[noxarcana]

Just wondering how much different a good sound card makes in a computer. Is there huge difference in the sound quality...does it help gaming in fps at all to hear stuff better? lol idk just wondering

[Crysalis]

Huge. Won't help in FPS in terms of video, but will make a world of difference.

[DarkMortar]

Huge, and yes it can help fps, but very little.

[Ephexx793]

It probably won't help your FPS, if it will maybe just a little bit.. The main reason people buy sound cards is for a lot better sound quality, and you can hear things much further away, tell where things are coming from more clear, etc.

You should use a headset for gaming, especially if your going to buy a new sound card, to get the most out of your sound card.


~Ephexx

[molsen]

the range of human hearing is generally accepted as 20hz to 20khz. many built in soundcards have a response of only 40hz to 15khz @ 3db. this means the extreme low freqencies (explosions, some bass drums and bass notes) and high frequencies (detail in voice, cymbals, "airyness" of sound and music) are reduced. some built-in cards are a little better, others a little worse. an aftermarket soundcard upgrade will give full response and allow you to hear music/sound how it was meant to be heard.