Quick Question About Sound

[bdearen]

So just installed Windows 7 and I had one question. Without any drivers my onboard realtek sound set to 7.1 is nice clear and Loud. When I install the latest realtek windows 7 drivers my volume is literaly cut in half. It's still loud enough but I don't get why wihtout drivers everything is so much louder. Is it ok to run without drivers and just use the windows 7 "default" high definition audio? thanks

 

[Grimhowl]

As long as you're happy with how it sounds, and you're not getting any weird errors, sure, there is no harm in running the 7 drivers instead of the official Realtek ones.

 

[bdearen]

ok cool it does kinda bother me a bit though lol whenever I switch from my headset and see "default windows high definition" haha I don't know why. something without a driver is like missing a shoe or something. gahh ima nerd I know

 

[bdearen]

gah yeah I don't now it kinda bothers me to have it without a driver..

 

[Grimhowl]

It's not missing a driver. It's using a generic driver. If it were missing a driver, it wouldn't work at all.

To use your shoes example, it's not that you're barefoot, you're just not wearing Air Jordans. As long as your feet are dry, who cares?