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?
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?
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- My build
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64 (Update 1)
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 3.4Ghz (965 Deneb)
- Motherboard
- MSI 970A-G46
- Memory
- Kingston 16GB DDR3 1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GTX 680 - 2GB - MSI Twin Frozr III OverClocked
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD 5.1 Audio - ALC892
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 32" 403 LCD Television
- Screen Resolution
- 1360 x 768
- Hard Drives
- Seagate - 500GB @7200 rpm (OS)
Hitachi - 500GB @7200 rpm (Data)
- PSU
- Thermaltake 600W TR2
- Case
- Thermaltake V3
- Cooling
- Corsair H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
- Keyboard
- Klip Xtreme Multimedia Keyboard
- Mouse
- Genius GX Gaming MAURUS
- Internet Speed
- 50Mbps (Flow Trinidad)
- Antivirus
- Symantec Endpoint Protection
- Browser
- Chrome / Opera / IE
- Other Info
- Speakers - Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound
