Sound card questions

[Jeff7181]

I'm thinking of buying a new motherboard... the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe to be exact... but I don't see a game port... and I use a joystick that plugs into the game port.
I want to use the onboard sound on the motherboard to replace my Soundblaster 16 PCI... but then I won't have a game port... can I leave the SB16 in there and tell it to use the gameport on that, but use the onboard sound? How would I go about doing that?

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I'm thinking of buying a new motherboard... the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe to be exact... but I don't see a game port... and I use a joystick that plugs into the game port.
I want to use the onboard sound on the motherboard to replace my Soundblaster 16 PCI... but then I won't have a game port... can I leave the SB16 in there and tell it to use the gameport on that, but use the onboard sound? How would I go about doing that?

The A7N8X has a game port on a little panel that fits in the space where a PCI card would go.

See here.

 

[Jeff7181]

Does that come with it? Or do I have to order it/ask for it when I get the motherboard?

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Does that come with it? Or do I have to order it/ask for it when I get the motherboard?

Everything in the picture comes in the box.

 

[Jeff7181]

I don't see the gameport in the picture... does that mean it doesn't come with it?

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I don't see the gameport in the picture... does that mean it doesn't come with it?

It's in there...upper right corner above the SATA cables on the panel with 2 USB ports.

 

[Jeff7181]

What picture are you lookin at? All I see is a motherboard =)
BTW... I'm looking more... and it looks like I don't need the Deluxe model to get dual channel DDR???? Is that right?

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
What picture are you lookin at? All I see is a motherboard =)
BTW... I'm looking more... and it looks like I don't need the Deluxe model to get dual channel DDR???? Is that right?

Whaa...that link should take you to a pic of everything that comes in the box...at least it does for me.

Try these:

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/assets/aux_images/80051075_3.jpg
http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/assets/aux_images/80051075_4.jpg

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

BTW... I'm looking more... and it looks like I don't need the Deluxe model to get dual channel DDR???? Is that right?

If it's an nForce, it's dual channel.

 

[Jeff7181]

Ok... well I don't need or want SATA, or Firewire... so I guess I don't need the deluxe model.

I see those pictures... the first one isn't working for me... times out...

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181


I see those pictures... the first one isn't working for me... times out...

OK well just trust me, a gameport comes in the box. It's on a little plate and you just plug it into a header on the mobo.

 

[Jeff7181]

Thanks for the info.