Which audio port can I use?

Hey everyone, I've recently built a pc with an Audigy2 ZS Sound Card in it. However, the mobo came with Nvidia drivers for audio as well, so when I pull up my advanced sound settings, I'm showing bothe the Sound Blaster, and the Nvidia "Realtek Audio" options to select.

It automatically selected the Sound Blaster card when I installed it, but what I'm wondering is . . . do I have to use the Nvidia "Realtek Audio" selection, if I want to get audio to come to the front ports of my pc case - since they receive their audio from the mobo audio headers. I have no audio now on the front panel ports, and I'm wondering if I have to keep going back into the advanced settings and changing my audio "software" choice from Sound Blaster to Realtek Audio?

Anyone who can answer this questions will receive a years supply of camoflage condoms. JK

Thanks for any help though, StratMan23

 

What might be an idea is to disable onboard sound in the BIOS, and remove the drivers for it. That way you get no sound on the case-mounted ports (sorry!) but you do get sound from your Audigy2, and you don't have 2 sound cards installed (always a good thing).

Personally I don't see why you should use the motherboard's sound when you've got an Audigy2. Are there no headers on the card to let you connect the sockets on the case to the Audigy card? That'd be handy