A:Answer Nathan,
The sound chip is on the motherboard. The Hellion typically ships with a Realtek ALC887 codec, which can provide 2, 4, 5.1 or 7.1-channel High Definition Audio.
Please note that configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Our Friendly Customer Service Team would be glad to assist you with this, should you need.