Whats best onboard or PCI Sound ?

[Zaxxon]

I have a K7N2 Delta-ILSR Motherboard which has a built in sound processor
with

.. Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio
.. Dolby Digital 5.1 format

I also have PCI Sound Blaster Live Card, and was wondering would it make
any difference to game Performace using the Built-in Sound processor, then
using a PCI SB Card ?

3D Games ,, Halo, UT2003, Quake3, Star Trek Elite Force...

Thanks for any info
Zaxxon ......

 

[Conor]

I have a K7N2 Delta-ILSR Motherboard which has a built in sound processor
with

. Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio
. Dolby Digital 5.1 format

I also have PCI Sound Blaster Live Card, and was wondering would it make
any difference to game Performace using the Built-in Sound processor, then
using a PCI SB Card ?

It's going to have to be a case of try and see. I tend to prefer
standalone cards rather than integrated as I personally need to have a
bass/treble control so I can turn the treble right up. Somehow it never
seems the same doing it with an equalizer.

 

[Hackworth]

I have a K7N2 Delta-ILSR Motherboard which has a built in sound processor
with

. Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio
. Dolby Digital 5.1 format

I also have PCI Sound Blaster Live Card, and was wondering would it make
any difference to game Performace using the Built-in Sound processor, then
using a PCI SB Card ?

The Live has its own sound processing hardware and does not rely on your
system's CPU, thereby freeing up CPU processing cycles for more important
things... like running your games a little faster. Since you already have
the Live card, by all means use it, IMHO.

 

[JAD]

live cards can be problematic for some people, OB sound has come a ways, like someone said try it out...I was happy with a cmedia
setup awhile back...