Sound OFF = 5-8 more FPS !

[Guest mondriver]

Seem to remember a thread (or two) about this with FS2002, but I missed any advice/fix.....If I press "Q" to turn the sound off, my FPS counter goes up minimum of 5FPS.I am using AMD 2600XP, Radeon 9800pro, Win XP and 512GB.Can't understand why it takes such a hit on fps for sound......any advice anyone..?!Thanks

[rhumbaflappy 113]

Hi mondriver.If your sound is from an onboard chip, the CPU may be used for the sound generation, and that would account for the rise in FPS when it is turned off.Dick

[Guest mondriver]

Thanks DickSorry...after all that, I forgot to mention the sound card.... !!I have a PCI (not on board) Creative Sounblaster Live!Any ideas

[Guest kilo_sierra17]

I have the same card, what I found is turning the sound acceleration from Full to Basic, and setting the sound quality to low in FS, I noticed no difference in any sound quality from changing those settings, now when I turn the sound off I might get 1 more frames instead of 5-8 more. Hope this helps!