If you have a sound card do you need on board sound?

geowal19 · 30 Jun 2009 at 22:42

If you have a sound card do you use the motherboard sound?

yashiro · 30 Jun 2009 at 22:43

You use whichever is best.

Benjyshwa · 30 Jun 2009 at 22:44

Can't see why you would need to, unless you're case had a headphone/microphone jack you couldn't get working with it??

RIZZEE · 30 Jun 2009 at 22:48

well, you mostly get a sound card if the MB sound isnt good enough for you, so youd use the sound card..

DannyStokie · 30 Jun 2009 at 23:05

I think means do you have to use the MB sound also?

JonJ678 · 30 Jun 2009 at 23:10

If you have a sound card do you use the motherboard sound?
No, but you will struggle to find a motherboard that does not include onboard sound

setter · 30 Jun 2009 at 23:13

Anytime ive installed a soundcard i disable the onboard sound to avoid any conflicts.

Ninja Please! · 1 Jul 2009 at 02:16

I've only had one pc where the sound card was actually better than the on board.

Sasso · 1 Jul 2009 at 02:19

well depends on th sound card really.... cos well if ya want EAX i dont think any onboard supports it.... what ya think.... my audigy2 or the onboard of my P5E?

sxndy · 1 Jul 2009 at 09:39

If it's a good mobo, the sound will most likely be good too.

I've never used a sound card for years, no need.

As said, it would be best to disable onboard sound if you want to use a sound card.

Ice Rich · 1 Jul 2009 at 12:17

Ninja Please! said:
I've only had one pc where the sound card was actually better than the on board.

You must have owned some good motherboards then as I recently upgraded from on-board to an Asus Xonar DX. Difference is like night and day.

As to the original question. You should be able to disable the on-board sound through the bios settings. Make sure the correct drivers are then doing used by the card in the audio settings.

geowal19 · 1 Jul 2009 at 16:26

I managed to break the sound chip on the mobo that's why