where should i install sound card to minimise interferences?

[Teeber]

below video card, above PSU or in the middle?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Which Sound Card and which Motherboard?

[Teeber]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Which Sound Card and which Motherboard?

asus xonar essence stx 2
gigabyte z390 ud

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I would suggest either the last PCIE X1 slot, or the last X16 slot
Which ever it fits best in.
But yes due to the large size of the card, I would not install it too close the GPU.

The card is decent quality so as long as you using a decent quality PSU also, then having it near that shouldn't matter.

Ensure to enter the BIOS and disable the Onboard Audio.

[Teeber]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

I would suggest either the last PCIE X1 slot, or the last X16 slot
Which ever it fits best in.
But yes due to the large size of the card, I would not install it too close the GPU.

The card is decent quality so as long as you using a decent quality PSU also, then having it near that shouldn't matter.

Ensure to enter the BIOS and disable the Onboard Audio.

yes, interference significantly lower near PSU.
even lower if i use external amplifier.\
i decided to buy pcie extender.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I can't see why anyone today would buy ANY internal sound card for a PC.
Something like a USB DAC w/ AMP is a much better option and you won't have to worry about Driver issues that plague Win10/11 users when it comes to Sound Cards from ASUS, Creative; etc. And you can use the same USB DAC on a Desktop or Laptop. And they work great under Linux as well.

[_I_]

the onboard realtek cards are almost as good as the best creative ones now
much better than onboards from 10-20 years ago

the only real reason for one would be if you need optical or a 2nd-3rd audio capture card
(realtek onboards can be set to work as 2, one for voip and other for game/system sounds)

the sound on gpus is also very good, hdmi true audio or atmos, which optical or analog cannot let an external receiver decode

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I wouldn't go that far. Anything Realtek is pure junk, even on the latest Motherboards.

[Teeber]

true, 80% of people are deaf and won't hear any difference.

[Bing Chilling]

whats even the point of a sound card for a regular consumer
are you making music for a company ? do you actually need it for your job?

cause if you're just gaming and watching youtube videos they are a total waste of money.