Solved Does disabling your sound card save resources?

jago86

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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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Any savings would be negligible, and the possible bad side effects would likely outweigh any advantages. Translation, "I'd leave it alone" ;)

A Guy
 

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ok cool,thanks!
 

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
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