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Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Ceemosp - 07-09-2006

Today I installed a new soundcard...moving away from the onboard solution....and guess WHAT ?????

Framerates went up on average betweeen 4-6 fps Smile

No more hickup's when atc get's busy, no freezing........

Get yourself one if haven't done so yet Smile

Greetz Carsten

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - AKLupine - 07-09-2006

Who would have thunk it? Wink

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Enzo - 07-09-2006

I followed your suggestion... and cant belive it!

I never had framerates above 20 in EDDF, now I do! Top

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - eazy - 07-09-2006

Thanks guys!! I always wondered about the slight stutters with RC4 even though I moved it to a different disk drive. Now it seems obvious.
Should have thought of earlier. Off to the store ...

Beer

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - DBE - 07-09-2006

This could prove to be too good to be true!

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - runibl - 07-09-2006

Yep, it's always best to use an addon soundcard, since the onboard once takes away resources.
I have known this for quite some time and always used an addon card. But this just reminded me that i turned onmy onboard soundcard a while back, for use with a headset when flying online.

I had totaly forgotten, I'm gonna turn it off again.

Post Edited ( 09-07-06 17:07 )

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - eazy - 07-09-2006

Quote:DBE wrote:
This could prove to be too good to be true!

Or not

Just bought an Audigy 4, disabled onboard sound, installed card, installed drivers, rebooted PC and... no sound at all - nada - nothing - nix!!
Either I stupidly missed something or they sold me a broken card.

OFF to the store ... Rant

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - aristoteles - 07-09-2006

Try to disable the onboard card from the BIOS...

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - eazy - 07-09-2006

That's what I did first Wink

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Dutch64 - 07-09-2006

Quote:eazy wrote:

Quote:DBE wrote:
This could prove to be too good to be true!
Or not
Just bought an Audigy 4, disabled onboard sound, installed card, installed drivers, rebooted PC and... no sound at all - nada - nothing - nix!!
Either I stupidly missed something or they sold me a broken card.

OFF to the store ...

Did you plug the speakers into the right card? Smile

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Ceemosp - 07-09-2006

Quote:Dutch64 wrote:

Quote:eazy wrote:

Quote:DBE wrote:
This could prove to be too good to be true!
Or not
Just bought an Audigy 4, disabled onboard sound, installed card, installed drivers, rebooted PC and... no sound at all - nada - nothing -
nix!!
Either I stupidly missed something or they sold me a broken card.

OFF to the store ...

Did you plug the speakers into the right card?

I hope he did switch on the PC lol

Another thing I just remembered: Do NOT install all the gimmickry that comes with the soundcard - just the essential bits (drivers and
absolutely neccessary software)

Greetz Carsten

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Dutch64 - 07-09-2006

Yep, I fully agree, only the drivers otherwise your pc will be slower than with your built in card Smile

I'm not interested in some sound scheme
accompanied by some neon desktop all setup by my sounddrivers just in case i want to play FreeCell Smile

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - Ceemosp - 07-09-2006

Quote:Dutch64 wrote:
Yep, I fully agree, only the drivers otherwise your pc will be slower than with your built in card I'm not interested in some sound scheme
accompanied by some neon desktop all setup by my sounddrivers just in case i want to play FreeCell

There is s sound scheme for FreeCell.....crappers....and I didn't install the windows games Hunappy

Greetz Carsten

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - DBE - 07-09-2006

Aahhh: Freecell! *SIGH*

Re: Soundcard vs onboard / Framerates - oldmcgroin - 07-09-2006

Do you have to uninstall the drivers for your onboard sound card too or will disabling it in the BIOS be enough?