They both do different things. nVidia will be audio over HDMI from you GPU. Realtek will be for the audio ports on your mobo. So install both.

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Hey, thanks~

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it's fine to install both but i once had an issue with them and had to disable nvidia's hd audio in device manager to make my audio work again, so there's that lol

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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@Moonzy I've had this problem as well. Since then I always check that thing off the installer.

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Lol guess I am back to where I started...

Hmm, I think I will check it off as well.

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This is probably off topic but after I troubleshooted my GPU back into a correct resolution, I no longer had any sound coming out of the HDMI port to go to my TV, instead, the front headphone jack is the only way I currently can have any sound at all. So while it might be a good idea to not use nVidia's driver for an all in one cable/feed, I am at a loss as to how to resolve that issue by myself.

Again, I apologies if this isn't on topic but I feel it kind of is as I don't want to have another troubleshoot convoluted nightmare again... or be constantly next to my PC if I want sound...

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I recommend not installing the nVidia HDMI audio drivers if you are not going to use it. As others have found, it can cause problems.

5 hours ago, Jean-Nicholas said:

This is probably off topic but after I troubleshooted my GPU back into a correct resolution, I no longer had any sound coming out of the HDMI port to go to my TV, instead, the front headphone jack is the only way I currently can have any sound at all. So while it might be a good idea to not use nVidia's driver for an all in one cable/feed, I am at a loss as to how to resolve that issue by myself.

Again, I apologies if this isn't on topic but I feel it kind of is as I don't want to have another troubleshoot convoluted nightmare again... or be constantly nwxt to my PC if I want sound...

Is the nVidia HD audio driver installed? Is your GPU (HDMI) selected as the default output device?

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Yes and most definetly Yes! It was just my TV with ir's speakers disabled, believe it or not, that was the "problem"

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  On ‎2016‎년 ‎5‎월 ‎19‎일 at 3:09 AM, SSL said:

I recommend not installing the nVidia HDMI audio drivers if you are not going to use it. As others have found, it can cause problems.

Is the nVidia HD audio driver installed? Is your GPU (HDMI) selected as the default output device?

Well, actually I am using the nVidia HDMI audio. My monitor is connected to it via the HDMI cable. I don't have separate speakers.

Does that mean I should uninstall the motherboard's Realtek driver instead?

I'm so confused.

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18 minutes ago, libykim said:

Well, actually I am using the nVidia HDMI audio. My monitor is connected to it via the HDMI cable. I don't have separate speakers.

Does that mean I should uninstall the motherboard's Realtek driver instead?

I'm so confused.

Would have helped if you mentioned that, huh? Yes, uninstall drivers and disable the on-board audio.

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  2 minutes ago, SSL said:

Would have helped if you mentioned that, huh? Yes, uninstall drivers and disable the on-board audio.

Yeah, sorry about that.

Anyway, much thanks for the advice~

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7 minutes ago, libykim said:

Yeah, sorry about that.

Anyway, much thanks for the advice~

Mm hm. It's always best to have as few drivers installed as possible, as each one you have creates the potential for performance and stability impacts, especially with audio.

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Interestingly enough - at one point my 5.1 surround sound wasn't working, I installed nvidia drivers, and then it worked properly after that. Go figure.

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• 1 year later...

Well i have a little bit of a different problem.

after reinstating win 10 i cant get the hd manager up i have uninstalled nvidia's drivers and all i am left wit is realtek high definition audio and high definition audio device. After hd manager not showing up AGAIN i reinstalled realtek and still got nothing. Any help?

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• 6 months later...

I had this problem after i updated NVidia drivers i had no sound from any on-board realtek outputs....the solution is to uninstall the realtek from device manager,after uninstall it will be called HD audio device, then reinstall it and you should have sound from both again.

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I have a similar issue with headphones running thrust a g110 USB keyboard working great but GTX 970 my hdmi audio sounds like its playing in a tin can, broken up and garbled.