Hardware acceleration enables you to shift the audio tasks from the CPU to the sound card so that the CPU isn't slowed down by audio requests and so that games and other audio-intensive applications ...

What is the differences between the settings, or a link that explains them? My google skills just lead to a bunch of links that describe how to change it and maybe why. But not what the differences ...

In simple terms, Hardware Acceleration means using the computer’s hardware to perform a task faster than would be possible with software alone. This also allows for smooth rendering of graphics. In ...