Thanks for the comments. I'll hunt around at Toms. I guess I remember
it too, come to think of it.
Hayes Elkins wrote:
X-fi is supposed to significantly reduce overhead, and that means less
work from your CPU and less heat. Real world tests show improvements
up to 10%, you'll have to search toms for the articles but I
distinctly remember that real world delta.
Integrated sound will take some CPU from you, especially if games are
using a complex 3D sound algorithm and you have a situation where you
have all channels saturated with activity.
Of the two main integrated sound chips, Sigmatel seems to be less
troublesome in my experience and Realtek is a RealPITA.
> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:24:56 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [H] Mobo Sound vs SB X-FI Xtreme Sound
>
> I'm using a Gigabyte p35-ds4 mobo that has "Intel high def" sound. The
> old PC had an SB X-fi Xtreme something or other in it. So far, I'm
using
> the sound right off the mobo as I can't see any reason to put in the SB
> other than to clutter up air flow and gen heat inside the case.
>
> Am I missing something here? Is cpu "overhead" really that much less
> with the SB than with the Realtek ALC889A codec? Is there a significant
> performance hit in games, for example?
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