surround sound on a computer

[devil_warrior]

i got a home surround sound system and i was wondering if i can hook it up to my computer. what do i need? what ports cables cards etc.

 

[dale5605]

It will plug right into your sound card.

 

[Codeine]

Devil_warrior, is that really your system?? I never seen anyone with dual 6800 Ultras lol. Since you can afford something like that. Why dont you just get a creative labs 7.1 suround sound system?

 

[gregm]

You will need optical output to your stereo or something similar. And a home surround sound system will not have the same connectors that a computer surround sound system has. If you have optical out on your card and optical in on your reciever (or coaxial/digital) then you can do it.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

You will need to run digital or

1/8th inch to RCA jacks

 

[jppoulin]

There is a few ways you can do it. Run Digital Optical/Coxial out from computer to amp. However this will only result in stereo and not True surround sound. For true surround sound you would need to use the 1/8th jacks to RCA and plug them into a 5/6/7 channel input. The channel input is not on all amps.

 

[devil_warrior]

thats the computer im building dude, i have all the parts here ready to do it.

anyway about my question can someone post a few pictures of what the 1/8 jack port of the actual thing looks like?

and the back of my current computer has 1 audio input port, 1 that says s-out and one that says av-ou

my reciever is a pioneer vsx-d814

 

[willsko87]

just a quick question where are the 6th and 7th speaker of a 7.1 placed? I no how 5.1 is layed out but im not sure where the other two would go...