RIP to onboard 5.1/7.1channel outputs on X870E motherboards, You will be missed by us in SpeakerGang
RIP to onboard 5.1/7.1channel outputs on X870E motherboards, You will be missed by us in SpeakerGang
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To add some context,
This is just a small selection of the 12 boards from the 4 major brands available to me where i live right now. (MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock and Asus)
Not a single one has more Audio jack then whats shown. They all support 5.1 and 7.1 by using the FRONT.FUCKING.JACKS!
Do they truly think us with a Surround sound setup are ok with stringing cables to be permanently connected to the Front IO?
I will give them credit for all having SPDIF, which is an option for most of us in SperakerGang, but not me personally.
Guess i have to start filling up my desk with extra audio stuff from now on.. shame.
Imagine using onboard audio.
This is why I’ve always used the top of the line Sound Blaster card. Never liked the sound out of onboard.
How many people still use 5.1+ 3.5mm audio? I have a set but I’m only utilizing 2.1 out of my 5.1 speakers and I have the headphones plugged in like 95% of the time. But if I ever need my 5.1 surround setup I still use my SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium. Works pretty good and is louder than the cheapo Realtek onboard.
Ever since Microsoft borked quality audio since Vista it doesn’t really matter anymore unless you have games that can utilize that 5.1+ setup. Movies do it through Dolby and other technologies and you need the external hardware or software decoder to support that.
As long as the newer motherboards have solid support for high power headphones then this might be the future for motherboards. That’s why sound cards exist for us minority, if even we utilize it….
This is bonkers… Oh, wait… I’m using a Sound Blaster AE-7. Never mind. Maybe this will push a small sound card comeback.
Can’t you just use 7.1 via the HDMI port? When i connect to my TV i can use the 5.1 just fine. You need a separate amplifier but it works i guess.
HDMI, Optical and USB are all better options for getting audio out of your PC than the *terrible* Realtek junkware on 99% of boards.
SPDIF is the way.
And with that, itx is even deader to me. Not that i could, cause of the 10GBit card, but a dedicated soundcard too? What is this? 2008?
Also, why tf do i need Wifi? Less crap could make it cheaper.
I’ve been using my Sound Blaster Omni Surround for I think 10 years now. These things last forever.
If you need 5.1 you probably have a decent setup. A soundcard is a worthy investment. External or otherwise.
As someone who uses a soundcard to drive my bookshelf speakers anyway this changes nothing for me.
I always wondered who these boatloads of audio ports were for