Would an ALC888s audio card be ok/good to use for Battlefield 3?

I have just recently upgraded my HP pavillion p6310y so that it can handle Battlefield 3. but i was just wondering if this audio card would work on battlefield 3. i think it will, but i am just looking for an answer from a more experienced person than me in computers because this is my first big pc game.Would an ALC888s audio card be ok/good to use for Battlefield 3?
hi bryan

as aaron mentioned you have a intergrated audio processor...... these are built into the motherboard and rely on the cpu ..... however dedicated soundcards are pretty cheap and you can buy a impressive soundcard like the "Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card "( http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component鈥?/a> ) ..for just 拢24 .... and this is actually a very good soundcard

it also includes a headphone amp which is actually ideal for battlefeild 3 especially when playing online... however combined with a decent speaker set up you will get some excellent audio reproduction

also when using a dedicated soundcard like the Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card this takes the strain from the cpu leaving more resources to run the game..... infact some people beleive your game frame rates can improve when using a dedicated soundcard ..... the same applies when using a dedicated ethernet (Lan) card.... basically the more the cpu has to support ( in the shape of intergrated hardware ) this will obviously affect performance in games and programs... so by offloading these tasks to dedicated cards .... equals more resources for the cpu... equals better performance....

hope this helps mate.. any problems let me know

good luck bryan !
That isn't a sound card, it's an integrated motherboard audio chip from Realtek. Yes, naturally it's compatible with games. But a dedicated / discrete sound card generally provides better audio quality than integrated motherboard audio. Want better sound? Consider grabbing an ASUS Xonar DX card, or Creative X-Fi Titanium card.Would an ALC888s audio card be ok/good to use for Battlefield 3?
The onboard sound is always good enough. The processor doesn't come close to using enough resources on the sound to justify buying a soundcard.

You only need a good soundcard if you have just bought expensive speakers of an expensive headset.

If you consider yourself an Audiophile and are willing to shell out a ton on the speakers, then getting a good soundcard is a smart move.Would an ALC888s audio card be ok/good to use for Battlefield 3?
With a fast multicore processor like you have, you should be OK. It's a software sound chain, but you SHOULD have the spare cycles to run it just fine.



~~ ScienceMikey