Solutions.

[AshleyAshes]

6 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

it's all in the front. no room for cable MGMT. 

My god, it's like you very purposefully want to give as little information as possible to those who would try to use the information to help you...

[openthatchest]

here's a pick to the cables.

 

[openthatchest]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

My god, it's like you very purposefully want to give as little information as possible to those who would try to use the information to help you...

I know... but it's true...

[AshleyAshes]

1 minute ago, openthatchest said:

here's a pick to the cables.

 

That card under the GPU wouldn't be the SoundBlaster X-Fi, would it be? >_>

[openthatchest]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

That card under the GPU wouldn't be the SoundBlaster X-Fi, would it be? >_>

that's a usb expander from 2001.

[AshleyAshes]

1 minute ago, openthatchest said:

that's a usb expander from 2001.

Good, now we know weather your machine has the optional X-Fi card or not.  It doesn't.

 

You need to go to Device Manager.  In there you will see a listing of devices.  Expand the 'Sound, Video, Game Controllers' one and tell us what's listed.  A screenshot would also be super.

ALSO the speaker icon in the bottom right next to the clock? Right click that and select 'PlayBack Devices'.  It should list all the playback devices that Windows has access too and only one can be set to 'Default' at a time.  Tell us which ones you see and which one is the default.  Again, a screenshot would make this easier than you just telling us.

[openthatchest]

3 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Good, now we know weather your machine has the optional X-Fi card or not.  It doesn't.

 

 Expand the 'Sound, Video, Game Controllers' one and tell us what's listed.  A screenshot would also be super.

 

list all the playback devices that Windows has access too and only one can be set to 'Default' at a time.  Tell us which ones you see and which one is the default.  Again, a screenshot would make this easier than you just telling us.

here you go:

[AshleyAshes]

2 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

Well that's interesting.  It doesn't think that it has any analog speakers at all...

 

Can you go back to device manager and find the driver version that it's using for the High Definition Audio Device?

[openthatchest]

1 minute ago, AshleyAshes said:

Well that's interesting.  It doesn't think that it has any analog speakers at all...

 

Can you go back to device manager and find the driver version that it's using for the High Definition Audio Device?

driver version: 10.0.14393.0

[openthatchest]

2 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

just get one of these for like $3 and be done with it

when u prefer 5.1 sound

[Damascus]

You aren't going  to get a soundcard new, cheapest on PCPP is $30

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qX8Zxr/syba-sound-card-sdpex63034

[openthatchest]

Just now, Sierra Fox said:

that can output 5.1 sound. what speakers are you trying to plug into it?

some Harman/kardon speakers (yes its 5.1)

[openthatchest]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

You aren't going  to get a soundcard new, cheapest on PCPP is $30

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qX8Zxr/syba-sound-card-sdpex63034

external or internal

[openthatchest]

1 minute ago, Sierra Fox said:

if it just connects using a standard 3.5mm jack (which unless you had a third party sounds card, which we determined you didn't, 3.5mm it will be) then 5.1 will work.

 

hell here's a 7.1 for $4.45

https://www.amazon.com/Channel-External-Sound-Adapter-Laptop/dp/B01LQENV8G

seems a little bs.

[openthatchest]

2 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

if it just connects using a standard 3.5mm jack (which unless you had a third party sounds card, which we determined you didn't, 3.5mm it will be) then 5.1 will work.

 

hell here's a 7.1 for $4.45

https://www.amazon.com/Channel-External-Sound-Adapter-Laptop/dp/B01LQENV8G

plus the top review is one star

[Damascus]

10 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

external or internal

Internal, just click the link dude

[IntMD]

2 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

plus the top review is one star

Ok, so you have been using your front panel audio from the sound of it? When you put your new graphics card in, you didn't unplug the front panel header for the audio by accident, did you? It will look something like one of these pictures if you don't know what it looks like.

[MEC-777]

@openthatchest Do you have any of the original CD's that came with the PC when you bought it?

[openthatchest]

14 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

@openthatchest Do you have any of the original CD's that came with the PC when you bought it?

no. It was an OEM someone game me that was taken apart, and I put it together.

[openthatchest]

15 minutes ago, IntMD said:

Ok, so you have been using your front panel audio from the sound of it? When you put your new graphics card in, you didn't unplug the front panel header for the audio by accident, did you? It will look something like one of these pictures if you don't know what it looks like.

no, and no.

[openthatchest]

18 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

so get a different one.

 

https://www.amazon.com/External-Adapter-Desktop-Notebook-Laptop/dp/B001MW92AE

333 reviews 3.5stars

still less than $5

 

otherwise get a $20 internal one, they do the exact same thing.

I'd like one with freakishly high reveiws

[MEC-777]

26 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

I'd like one with freakishly high reveiws

Have you tried searching or are you not sure how/where to search? 

 

Also, if you want a really good product, but don't want to pay much, you might have a hard time with that. Typically; you get what you pay for. 

[Enderman]

6 hours ago, openthatchest said:

My motherboard is actually an HP board, so it requires drivers that I can't get, because there is no version for windows 10. so, I need a sound card to make it so I have sound.

If you clean install windows it will probably fix it for you.

[openthatchest]

On ‎6‎/‎28‎/‎2017 at 0:28 PM, Enderman said:

If you clean install windows it will probably fix it for you.

already done. no luck.

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, openthatchest said:

already done. no luck.

Windows 10?

Did you check for windows updates and let it install all the drivers?