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does a PCI soundcard over ride a towers front jacks?

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jbourne84   06-17-2008 at 04:17:31 PM

I have not built a system yet but will be soon and out of curiousity i am wondering this.

does the headphone jack on the front of a desktop tower tie into the motherboard in a way that is directly into the integrated soundcard, or will an upgraded soundcard take over the output for them?

thanks

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evongugg   06-17-2008 at 04:51:24 PM
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If you disable onboard sound as you should with a sound card present, you will need to use the sound card's mic port.
Some sound cards come with front panel bays.

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ghstbstr65   06-17-2008 at 04:51:55 PM
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I believe that if you have onboard sound the front audio plugs into the motherboard. If you get a sound card then I believe it plugs into there. I'm pretty sure but if someone could second it or change it that would be great.

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evongugg   06-17-2008 at 04:54:14 PM
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The headphone jack is usually tied to the motherboard. On some newer sound cards there is a connection for the case ports, which makes it much more convenient.

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