Does disabling your sound card save resources?


  1. jago86
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    Does disabling your sound card save resources?


    I'm using a television as a monitor connected to the computer through a HDMI cable.
    Is there any benefit to disabling my sound card, since I get sound and video through the HDMI setup?

    If so, does it save on cpu, ram resources? And should I disable it in the BIOS as well?
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  3. A Guy
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    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Any savings would be negligible, and the possible bad side effects would likely outweigh any advantages. Translation, "I'd leave it alone"

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  4. jago86
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    ok cool,thanks!
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