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When it comes to speakers and sound systems the options are so vast compared to tv's that you have to narrow it down if you want to have any hope of buying something you'll like. Start with your budget, because audio prices might as well be limitless, then the usage scenario (movies or music primarily) and room size. You might spend weeks to find the system you like only to have your woman tell you the speakers are too big or the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Judas any stereo system i've hooked up i use a 1000-1500 VA UPS by APC..... i've stayed away from surge bars you must be hooking up some crazy shit. I'd probably not hook it up to a cheap surge protector, the normal home theatre ones should be more than sufficient

I have to agree with Judas. If your onboard audio is a Realtek HD chip, then no, you "shouldn't" need a dedicated audio card.. or at least won't have a need to go rush out for one. Even then it's a matter of what "extra" stuff you need beyond what the onboard audio doesn't offer you. For instance some motherboards come with a Realtek HD audio chip, but have basic back panel audio headers...

best driver now is from realtek's website. www.realtek.com.tw Download the high definition Codec software. What version of windows are you running?

Alright we're making progress! haha, the computer is now recognizing the soundcard under sound, video and game controllers however it still doesn't have the proper driver. I have the windows update downloading now so when that's all finished i'll post the results back here. I cannot thank you enough for helping me with this, its my moms computer and she mainly uses it for watching and recording television so sound is pretty...

me personally am using my computer to watch movies, listen to music, play games. And I like good audio, so I use dedicated. But I was asking, not for myself but to discuss this, as I read so much about it on forums. the conclusion I can make here is that those blatantly saying dedicated is as good as onboard are just wrong.

That's exactly my problem Omega Red, then against Visuals are unique to the person so what looks better to me may not look better, I am very big on contrast ratios and vividness, HDTVS I understand, It's Sound systems and speakers etc, I have no idea on I'm the kind of guy that will buy the most awesome radio, the more buttons I can screw it up with the better, but then the speakers will probably only be mediocre.

well it depends what your using it for...gaming or mixing and sampling it all depends what your going to use...

Quote: Originally Posted by Judas I'd welcome any audio phile to come to one of my customers houses and with the ALC 1200 Realtek Onboard audio vs Azeuntech pci-ex decated audio, and tell the difference in anything. The difference will be quite audible to anyone with slightly trained ears if the speaker system is decent (no computer/multimedia sets), the source material is good (commercial CD, DVD-A - no MP3s) and the room is suitably...

Built new desktop with ASUS P5Q SE2 motherboard which has Realtek 1200 sound need help getting sound to work.