That just doesn't seem right. Maybe I did something wrong. I have always had my doubts about sound in Linux, and this confuses me even more. Does this mean there is nearly no benefit (other than perhaps better sound) running a discrete sound card over onboard? Maybe it's the card I'm using that just sucks (Audigy2 Value)? Someone please enlighten me.
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That just doesn't seem right. Maybe I did something wrong. I have always had my doubts about sound in Linux, and this confuses me even more. Does this mean there is nearly no benefit (other than perhaps better sound) running a discrete sound card over onboard? Maybe it's the card I'm using that just sucks (Audigy2 Value)? Someone please enlighten me.Tags: None
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Originally posted by Melcar View Posthttp://global.phoronix-test-suite.co...901-15426-8064
That just doesn't seem right. Maybe I did something wrong. I have always had my doubts about sound in Linux, and this confuses me even more. Does this mean there is nearly no benefit (other than perhaps better sound) running a discrete sound card over onboard? Maybe it's the card I'm using that just sucks (Audigy2 Value)? Someone please enlighten me.
and integrated parts to the same thing: DMA data from/to memory to/from
an DAC/ADCs. The onboard solutions usually have crappier analog filters,
but that's about it.
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I'm not buying it.
I have an Audigy 2ZS and when I put it in my older computer, the sound was louder, crisper and it solved an issue that the onboard had. I also had more settings in my KMix Equalizer settings. I think a discrete card is way more advantageous. I need to put the card in my new computer soon. The onboard sound for the DS3R (and I assume similar mobos with that particular sound chipset) is decent but I want to see if I can enhance the sound a bit more.
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Highend cards are pretty useless since Vista, because they are restricted by the driver modell - that's why Creative needed to provide workarounds for older games. The current HDA standard is better than AC97 and discreate cards have got no higher specs on paper. Maybe there are differences in analog signal quality, but when you would use SPDIF instead then it would be absolutely impossible to hear a difference.
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