on board audio sound quality

Rikmeister · 7 Sep 2020 at 21:59

I've seen a couple of motherboard reviews that have mentioned the sound quality of the motherboard with Realtek ACL1220 as being a step up from the more basic onboard audio (like the alc887). One review mentioned better signal to noise ratio.

Is there anything to consider regarding on board audio?

Rikmeister · 8 Sep 2020 at 01:54

Thanks for the reply. I should say I'm not looking for audiophile quality, just decent sound at a budget. Currently I put audio from my present PC through a Sony music system and I'm reasonably happy with that.

However, I'm planning on building a new system in a couple of months and if I'm looking at 2 motherboards and one offers better sound than the other it could swing my decision.

Rikmeister · 8 Sep 2020 at 11:48

Thanks Marsman. I'll have a look at sound cards and DACs.

Rikmeister · 8 Sep 2020 at 17:23

Thanks JasonM. I've decided to get a second hand ASUS Xonar DG. It will give me a point of comparison to the on board audio and if I decide to get better sound card or external DAC later I woun't have wasted much money.