using onboard sound but wanna get a sound card

[geeman74]

what is the best sound card available?
how much does onboard sound damage fps or is it a myth?

[glock19owner]

how much does onboard sound damage fps or is it a myth?

No, using the OBS is not a myth with frame rate loss...

This depends on your MB...with the NEO2's and the OBS enabled...it can hamper up to 60FPS in certain games...I still use my OBS anyways...just make sure to disable it in the BIOS when running benchmarks...

[geeman74]

its a dfi nf4 sli-d not tried running benchmarks with it disabled

what sound card should i look at getting?

[Emon]

Exactly what terms are you talking about? Pure high-fi sound quality, gaming, or a combination of both?

[geeman74]

only really play games on pc
got a home cinema so dont watch films on pc

[Emon]

In that case the Audigy 2 is your best choice. There are minimal, if any differences between the Audigy 2 (I think it's now called the Audigy 2 Value) and the Audigy 2 ZS, it's just marketing crap. The Audigy 4 is actually better, but not worth the price. EAX effects wise, most of that is software anyway, and the Audigy 2 and up do EAX 4.0.

[geeman74]

thanks that was actually the card i was thinking of getting

[stratcatprowlin]

No, using the OBS is not a myth with frame rate loss...

This depends on your MB...with the NEO2's and the OBS enabled...it can hamper up to 60FPS in certain games...I still use my OBS anyways...just make sure to disable it in the BIOS when running benchmarks...

I use a usb soundcard.Does that hurt fps also?

[Zuzzz]

Stat. . I am guessing it would effect frame rates as you will be using another resource to play your sounds. :D

Z