Question about onboard audio vs Nvidia 3d audio

DCNo07

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I recently went to SLI and had to ditch my sound card because it was blocking some air flow :( I really enjoyed having quality sound so now I am trying to figure out -
1. Would the sound quality be better from my mobo (AsRock z77 Extreme6) or my GPU (670)..?
(probably 2 stupid questions-)
2. Does using Nvidias audio hurt performance at all?
3. With Nvidia audio how is that sound being output? I would assume only through HDMI but can I just have my speakers hooked up to the jack on my mobo?
Thanks for the help!
 
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Your mobo spec says you have "7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)" which is OK.

If you set up your sound output with hdmi from the gtx I think you'll get about the same quality.

I think the new alc1150 realtek chips are better though.
Your mobo spec says you have "7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)" which is OK.

If you set up your sound output with hdmi from the gtx I think you'll get about the same quality.

I think the new alc1150 realtek chips are better though.
 
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