Q: Do I need to have a sound card for gaming? I'm building a gaming pc, and the motherboard basically already has a sound card built into it. I really don't care all that much about how good the sound is. So, are you required or anything to have a high tech sound card for gaming?
A: It's not really required these days for most good boards. It might help take a small load off of the processor if you do though, emphasis on small. If you did want higher quality though you would want a card for sure.