Goatboy
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Really need HELP!! have ordered a Creative x-fi titanium sound card in my build spec, but not sure if i need it? I need to be able to output a Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 signal over Optical connection to my Yamaha home cinema amp, for games, blu-ray and dvd movies, as well as a massive music collection. I have searched and googled myself into a spin, but it's still unclear if the mobo's on-board sound chip can transcode and output a dolby digital/dts 5.1 digital signal to a home theatre amp via the onboard optical s/pdif? I am more than happy to have a lower spec cpu/graphics card if i do infact need the x-fi titanium (my choice out of the available creative cards). I just don't want to fork out for it and loose out on the better cpu etc if the on-board s/pdif can output the required dolby digital/dts 5.1 signal. I don't have the speakers that plug into the rca sockets. It needs to be an OPTICAL connection to my surround amp. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!
The motherboard is an ASUS® M4A78LT-M with VT1708S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
here's the full spec (revised) of the system I've ordered:
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD ATHLON II X4 645 (3.10GHz/2MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard ASUS® M4A78LT-M: mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£38)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£59)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options USB BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (£9)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
Mouse Black Logitech® Optical Wheel Mouse USB (£5)
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Total Order price (Ex VAT)
£758.30
Total Order Price
£891.00
The motherboard is an ASUS® M4A78LT-M with VT1708S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
here's the full spec (revised) of the system I've ordered:
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD ATHLON II X4 645 (3.10GHz/2MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard ASUS® M4A78LT-M: mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£38)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£59)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options USB BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (£9)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
Mouse Black Logitech® Optical Wheel Mouse USB (£5)
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Total Order price (Ex VAT)
£758.30
Total Order Price
£891.00
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