24yrs, Chilean 🇨🇱 Computer Engineer & Tech Geek 🎮
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I gave “Down by the River” a listen and i really liked it! 😁
So much indeed that i included it on a new list:
Yeah, when Vista came out it basically killed off sound cards as a mainstream product, both because of the new way the system interacted with the sound card and because of the big increase on CPU (and even GPU) requirements.
But once Windows 8 came out in 2012, and x64 finally became standard, it seems sound card manufacturers wanted to give one last hurrah by optimizing their drivers for Windows 8 (which makes them compatible with Win 10 & 11 almost by default).
Now, the sound industry is still pretty much dead to anyone who isn’t an audiophile. But i’m happy to say that they are still products that can enhance your audio, production and gaming experience if you know how to use them. :)
I reccomend you watch the following video:
https://youtu.be/aFy9jZzDSnY?si=2RA9NI0BOT6PFYn8
But basically, just as it has been since the dawn of PC Gaming, it’s a case by case scenario.
However!
If you are dealing with intensive, single thread tasks (AKA Emulating PS2 and higher, or video rendering), you should get a noticeble increase on performance due to the CPU being relegated of audio-related tasks.
And finally, 99.9% of PC users don’t need an output higher than 48Khz, 16-Bit. So if you aren’t the exception, put your settings around those numbers to enjoy a bit of extra performance.
The same article also says:
“Before the coup, then-President Nixon had given direct orders to CIA Director Richard Helms to “save Chile” by instigating a military coup to oust Allende, the National Security Archive showed.”
Someone didin’t do their job by writting both “possible support” and “direct orders” in the same page.
EA finally realized that re-releasing DLC non stop was not gonna generate new sales.