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SilentOtto · 10-09-07, 04:12 PM

I knew that about the sound card, but since mine was a little old, and I have recently upgraded the motherboard to a new one with flashy 6.1 sound and all, I gave it a try... (maybe) not surprisingly, I checked 10-12 more FPS using a 6 yr old SB Live!, always. Integrated sound is only good for "marginal" use, never for 3d multichannel sound. The CPU gets the load then, and in this kind of sims we cannot afford that!

Apart from that I agree the video card is crucial, more than RAM. But then RAM is also important, and CPU, and speedy HDs...

With a fast box you won't notice the 1-2GB difference _that_ much. I know I didn't when I finished my step-by-step upgrade (ram was last). On the other hand, with a slow box, anything you improve you will notice inmediately!

my 2 bit$...

10-09-07, 04:12 PM	#12
SilentOtto Engineer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BF79 Posts: 209 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	I knew that about the sound card, but since mine was a little old, and I have recently upgraded the motherboard to a new one with flashy 6.1 sound and all, I gave it a try... (maybe) not surprisingly, I checked 10-12 more FPS using a 6 yr old SB Live!, always. Integrated sound is only good for "marginal" use, never for 3d multichannel sound. The CPU gets the load then, and in this kind of sims we cannot afford that! Apart from that I agree the video card is crucial, more than RAM. But then RAM is also important, and CPU, and speedy HDs... With a fast box you won't notice the 1-2GB difference _that_ much. I know I didn't when I finished my step-by-step upgrade (ram was last). On the other hand, with a slow box, anything you improve you will notice inmediately! my 2 bit$...