my friends got this board, you can disable the integrated gr graphics very easily actually, besides, why would they give you an AGP port if you couldnt? and integrated sound isnt too bad if all your looking for is stereo sound, but if you wanna go surround sound, you might not be able to disable it without problems It has built in surround, but i dont think it will be too good, it should be ok if your not a sound fanatic, or you can just use stereo speakers BTW, if you need PC speakers ALWAYS buy Klipsche, those are the best.