Any performance benefit to not using onboard sound/network???

[parxuk]

I am an avid user of FSX and need to get the maximum performance from my machine (dont we all!)

Just wondering what the consensus was, performance wise for using separate sound or network cars as opposed to ones that are on the motherboard.

I believe it used to be the case that it was best to get separate as this used to free up the processor for other things, but dont know if this is still true, or makes any difference.

Anybody out there with any personal experience on this???? Wouldn't mind getting individual cards if it helped with performance and gave me those all important extra few FPS!!

Thx

Craig

 

[parxuk]

OK guys thanks very much.

I cant justify an all singing and dancing card as i only listen to game sounds through headphones anyway. I have gone for a creative audigy se, dirt cheap but seems to get good reviews so will see how i get on

thx again