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How good is the onboard audio for Motherboards these days?

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Is it worth buying a sound card or is the on board audio good?

 

I am looking at

Gigabyte Z790 UD AC - WiFi

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - WiFi

MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI

My Main PC

  • CPU: 13700KF
  • Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk
  • RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) DDR5-6000MHz TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta
  • GPU: RTX 4070 ASUS Dual
  • Case: RAIDMAX X603
  • Storage: WD SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair RM850X Fully Modular
  • Cooling: DEEPCOOL LS720
  • Display(s): Gigabyte G24F2 & Dell S2318HN/NX
  • Keyboard: Logitech G512 Carbon (GX Blue)
  • Mouse: Logitech
  • Sound: Bose Headphone & Creative SBS260
  • Operating System: Windows 11 Pro

Laptop: Alienware m15 R1

  • CPU: 9750H
  • MB: OEM
  • RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 2666Mhz
  • GPU: RTX 2060 Mobile)

Phone: Galaxy A50

Other: Nintendo Switch

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2 minutes ago, Azurael said:

Is it worth buying a sound card or is the on board audio good?

 

I am looking at

Gigabyte Z790 UD AC - WiFi

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - WiFi

MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI

depends what kind of audio your using or going to use

Mark the solution as solution 

Take my advice with a grain of salt. 

 

As a great AI once said (fictional): '"Whenever your futurists envision the advent of artificial intelligence, their predictions invariably end with humanity attempting to destroy its unholy AI creation before it can destroy them. Why do you think that is?"'

And a distrusting human replies '"Because the ungrateful AI always seems to decide that humans are inferior and need to be eliminated'" 

This isn't the right mindset we should welcome AI, not attack them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is either a huge mistake or intentional

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Just now, Azurael said:

Is it worth buying a sound card or is the on board audio good?

Depends what you're doing and if you actually use it.

 

The realtek 1220 chip is very good for motherboard sound.

 

What do you listen to or what are your demands?

 

What audio do you have in your car or phone?

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself

 

Onyx - AMD Ryzen 7 7700x (-30 PBO, 5.45GHz all core) - MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio - Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX - G. Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 32GB (EXPO) - Samsung 980 1TB x3 - Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 - EK-AIO 360 Basic - Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C - AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz - Mackie CR5BT - Corsair Virtuoso SE - Cherry MX Board 3.0 - Logitech G502 - THANK YOU, MICROCENTER for the FREE DDR5 and $629 6900xt!!!!

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200Mhz - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Plex : Ryzen 5 1600 - Gigabyte B450M-DS3H - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - 840 EVO 256GB + Toshiba P300 3TB - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500 - Antec Nine Hundred - Spectre 24" 

 

Raven:  Intel i3 10100F - ASRock H410M-HDV - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2666Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Inland 256GB SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27"

 

OnePlus 11 - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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How "good" are you talking? If you're serious about audio quality, just invest in a DAC. Otherwise, motherboard audio is fine - has been for a long time.

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5 minutes ago, Azurael said:

Is it worth buying a sound card or is the on board audio good?

 

I am looking at

Gigabyte Z790 UD AC - WiFi

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - WiFi

MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI

 

2 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

How "good" are you talking? If you're serious about audio quality, just invest in a DAC. Otherwise, motherboard audio is fine - has been for a long time.

agree with this, unless you want to do some serious audio editing or are a pro music artist than the onboard audio on mobos are fine

Mark the solution as solution 

Take my advice with a grain of salt. 

 

As a great AI once said (fictional): '"Whenever your futurists envision the advent of artificial intelligence, their predictions invariably end with humanity attempting to destroy its unholy AI creation before it can destroy them. Why do you think that is?"'

And a distrusting human replies '"Because the ungrateful AI always seems to decide that humans are inferior and need to be eliminated'" 

This isn't the right mindset we should welcome AI, not attack them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is either a huge mistake or intentional

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Just now, filpo said:

pro music artist

by pro i mean like does it for a living

Mark the solution as solution 

Take my advice with a grain of salt. 

 

As a great AI once said (fictional): '"Whenever your futurists envision the advent of artificial intelligence, their predictions invariably end with humanity attempting to destroy its unholy AI creation before it can destroy them. Why do you think that is?"'

And a distrusting human replies '"Because the ungrateful AI always seems to decide that humans are inferior and need to be eliminated'" 

This isn't the right mindset we should welcome AI, not attack them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is either a huge mistake or intentional

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"good enough" to be right at the starting point of where diminishing returns hits HARD.

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1 hour ago, Dedayog said:

Depends what you're doing and if you actually use it.

 

The realtek 1220 chip is very good for motherboard sound.

 

What do you listen to or what are your demands?

 

What audio do you have in your car or phone?

I play a lot of games and listen to a lot of music. So good quality sound is important to me. I have a Samsung Galaxy A50 phone and I use Bose headphones. I don't know sbout my Car.

My Main PC

  • CPU: 13700KF
  • Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk
  • RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) DDR5-6000MHz TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta
  • GPU: RTX 4070 ASUS Dual
  • Case: RAIDMAX X603
  • Storage: WD SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair RM850X Fully Modular
  • Cooling: DEEPCOOL LS720
  • Display(s): Gigabyte G24F2 & Dell S2318HN/NX
  • Keyboard: Logitech G512 Carbon (GX Blue)
  • Mouse: Logitech
  • Sound: Bose Headphone & Creative SBS260
  • Operating System: Windows 11 Pro

Laptop: Alienware m15 R1

  • CPU: 9750H
  • MB: OEM
  • RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 2666Mhz
  • GPU: RTX 2060 Mobile)

Phone: Galaxy A50

Other: Nintendo Switch

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35 minutes ago, Azurael said:

I play a lot of games and listen to a lot of music. So good quality sound is important to me. I have a Samsung Galaxy A50 phone and I use Bose headphones. I don't know sbout my Car.

For gaming and listening it'll be more than fine.

 

It's on par with what you have in the iphone or anything Bose produces.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself

 

Onyx - AMD Ryzen 7 7700x (-30 PBO, 5.45GHz all core) - MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio - Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX - G. Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 32GB (EXPO) - Samsung 980 1TB x3 - Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 - EK-AIO 360 Basic - Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C - AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz - Mackie CR5BT - Corsair Virtuoso SE - Cherry MX Board 3.0 - Logitech G502 - THANK YOU, MICROCENTER for the FREE DDR5 and $629 6900xt!!!!

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200Mhz - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Plex : Ryzen 5 1600 - Gigabyte B450M-DS3H - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - 840 EVO 256GB + Toshiba P300 3TB - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500 - Antec Nine Hundred - Spectre 24" 

 

Raven:  Intel i3 10100F - ASRock H410M-HDV - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2666Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Inland 256GB SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27"

 

OnePlus 11 - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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