What does the Nforce2 give you?

[Dnana]

I am sort of new to this, about to build a system after a few years and not keeping up with developments - I am not quite sure what the Nforce2 gives you in terms of features. What I mean is do you need a sound card in addition the the motherboard? Also, I see that some of these come with a Firewire port - do you need a firewire card as well? One final stupid question, I am looking at some cases that have USB 2.0 jacks in the front - if the motherboard has its own located in the rear, can you use the ones provided by the case or are those just useless extras - what I am trying to get at is if you want USB 2.0 jacks on the front of your computer do you need to buy a motherboard that has the jacks located on the front as opposed to the rear of the board?

 

[buckchoi]

The sound quality is good enough so that you do not need to get a sound card.
Other integrated features include firewire, USB 2, and up to 2 network adapters onboard.
You will not need a firewire card.....just need to plug in the cables to the rear panel included.
With the case....you should be able to plug the ports straight onto the motherboard.