X-fi performance

[Maxiius]

How much a performance benefit do you get by having a sound card do sound processing stuff compared the the MB/cpu processor doing it?

 

[uncle_ben]

Depends on app and the rest of the system. Note that this card does EAX 3, 4 and 5 that are not processed by onboard audio at all...
Have a look here for some benchmarks:
http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/soundblaster-x-fi/index.x?pg=6
http://www.guru3d.com/article/sound/246/13
http://www.nordichardware.com/Articles/?page=24&skrivelse=441

 

[Maxiius]

Eh? If all i'm gonna get is about 3-4 more FPS by using a sound card, its not worth it to me heh. I play CS sometimes, but mainly MMORPGs, my sounds is mostly from teamspeak / ventrillo chatting.

 

[Vile]

lol don't get a soundcard if that's the case. You probably won't notice the difference unless you got high quality speakers. Plus you use it for CSS and teamspeak, so there's no really a point that justifies a soundcard.

 

[Maxiius]

lol don't get a soundcard if that's the case. You probably won't notice the difference unless you got high quality speakers. Plus you use it for CSS and teamspeak, so there's no really a point that justifies a soundcard.

Agreed 8)