May sound an odd question, but a recent problem I've been having with a game sparked a question. The problem I have with the game seems to be audio related; I notice that at the back of the case it mentions "not supported by all integrated sound/graphics solutions". And also sometimes you find games that say they don't work at all with integrated GPU's, they need a video card, so, could the same be said for sound cards? Would it be better to have one to ensure compatibility with most games you come across, new or old?
I'm just thinking perhaps developers program audio to be done in a PCI-E slot, rather than on a random area on a motherboard or some other chip like a video card and could cause problems within the game or software itself.