Configuring Asus Xonar DX with HD 558's + (microphone later)

JBzOrg

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So I just got a pair of Sennheiser HD 558's, as well as a used Asus Xonar DX sound card. I will not be using a speaker setup with the card, only the headphones. Do I have to disable the audio drivers in my motherboard BIOS in order to take advantage of the sound card? And will disabling that affect the use of a standalone microphone down the road, since the USB input will have to be plugged into the motherboard?
 
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You don't have to disable the onboard audio, just set the Xonar as default ouptut device. Right-click the speaker icon in the system tray next to the clock and select "playback devices," and make sure the Xonar is the default.

Many prefer the third-party UniXonar drivers to the official ASUS drivers (the ASUS drivers are known to have high latency)

http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/

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You don't have to disable the onboard audio, just set the Xonar as default ouptut device. Right-click the speaker icon in the system tray next to the clock and select "playback devices," and make sure the Xonar is the default.

Many prefer the third-party UniXonar drivers to the official ASUS drivers (the ASUS drivers are known to have high latency)

http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/
 
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JBzOrg

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Excellent, thanks for the reply and the link!