Separate soundcard needed?

[VelikiPCguy]

Hey all, I'm building a gaming PC and I'm not sure if I need a separate soundcard, or if the inbuilt one in my motherboard (X570 Aorus Master) is enough.

 

I'm not a sound producer or anything, I'll mostly just be using it for gaming, listening to music, etc. I do have good speakers though, with separate bass and all, so would be nice to know if I need a good soundcard to go alongside that.

[synthaxe404]

It's enough

[doomsriker]

1 minute ago, NewwGuyy123 said:

Hey all, I'm building a gaming PC and I'm not sure if I need a separate soundcard, or if the inbuilt one in my motherboard (X570 Aorus Master) is enough.

 

I'm not a sound producer or anything, I'll mostly just be using it for gaming, listening to music, etc. I do have good speakers though, with separate bass and all, so would be nice to know if I need a good soundcard to go alongside that.

No need. Sound cards stopped being common about a decade ago and are just used for fringe applications nowadays. The sound built into your motherboard will be more than enough for what you need. 

[VelikiPCguy]

Got it, thanks!

[BecauseRussia]

As someone who had the audio output on their motherboard break. If the audio turns out to be lacking or breaks in the future, I would recommend this

[mon1ka]

20 minutes ago, BecauseRussia said:

As someone who had the audio output on their motherboard break. If the audio turns out to be lacking or breaks in the future, I would recommend this

i've used one like this in the past, gets the job done and thats all that matters.

 

To answer OP's question, you shouldn't need any sort of sound card, but depending on how much power the speakers need you could get an amp. 

[VelikiPCguy]

38 minutes ago, BecauseRussia said:

As someone who had the audio output on their motherboard break. If the audio turns out to be lacking or breaks in the future, I would recommend this

Do you know what caused it to break? Was it an older motherboard or do these things just happen?

[rice guru]

Unless you are running hard to drive headphones or you motherboard sounds like shit your good. 

[Tigerleon]

9 hours ago, NewwGuyy123 said:

Do you know what caused it to break? Was it an older motherboard or do these things just happen?

Do you think motherboard manufacturers prioritize on implementing a shitty realtek DAC chip in a good way?

[H713]

20 hours ago, NewwGuyy123 said:

Do you know what caused it to break? Was it an older motherboard or do these things just happen?

Random bad luck or user abuse, in all likelihood. It's not particularly common. The most common failure I've seen in this regard are damaged / tarnished connectors.

[BecauseRussia]

23 hours ago, NewwGuyy123 said:

Do you know what caused it to break? Was it an older motherboard or do these things just happen?

I was moving the PC while cleaning my desk and while I had a speaker plugged in. When I moved the PC my hand slipped and I hit the speaker plug pretty hard. Nothing came unplugged and/or snapped, but I could never get anything out of that port again except static. The mic port still works, not sure about any of the others.