Computer Internal (yes, inside the case) speakers?

Harcees · Oct 4, 2014

Hi!

I'm raised with Macs, so I don't know much. But I'm learning and I just took the switch to "building" a Windows PC due to several reasons. It's actually fun, but as I said I'm far from an expert.

However, there is one feature I miss from my old powermac, and that is internal speakers inside the computer(that I know even some Dell computers have). Not the motherboard "beep" sound, but actual internal speakers connected to the motherboard. I've googled and googled but could not find anything.
I'm surprised no builders add this feature or at least consider it? What is my options here? Is it possible?
Of course I don't expect any quality sound. Thank you!

Nickum32 · Oct 7, 2014

Nobody puts speakers in the tower because the tower is often pushed underneath the desk or somewhere that it will not be able to provide any good sound. My advice to you is to use your monitor's built-in speakers, as most monitors include them.

Tjj226 Angel · Oct 7, 2014

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Originally Posted by Nickum32

Nobody puts speakers in the tower because the tower is often pushed underneath the desk or somewhere that it will not be able to provide any good sound. My advice to you is to use your monitor's built-in speakers, as most monitors include them.

Pretty much this.

It is not that you can't do it, but it is really a pain in the behind when you have a large collection of monitors that have speakers built into them.

I just finished building a PC in which I installed OSX.

The customer had an old iMac that had the speakers built into it, and the screen that we got for him (asus PB278Q) actually had better built in speakers.

CynicalUnicorn · Oct 7, 2014

It's possible if you use the internal HD audio header. It won't be well-balanced sound, however, unless your case is in the middle of your desk or something. I recommend you keep any speakers away from mechanical drives. Magnets can ruin them. Don't worry about other components; solid-state electronics are not affected by magnets that weak.

There are cases that exist that can be mounted to the back of a VESA-compatible monitor. The M350 is a classic example. $40, mini ITX, but can't fit any PCIe cards (offering extra SATA or USB ports, graphics, WiFi, etc.) in its main slot, only the potential mini slots onboard. You can probably modify the case to add speakers, or create your own VESA mount for them alone (albeit not internal). Actually, that sounds like a good idea. I might need to try that one day.

Computer Internal (yes, inside the case) speakers?

Harcees

Nickum32

Tjj226 Angel

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