Sound Card - help

[CousinDave]

Okay so I built a Windows PC primarily to play Star Wars: The Old Republic and maybe use as a media center.

I got a video card with a HDMI output
turns out for audio to be carried on the HDMI I need a S/PDIF audio header, which my mother board does not have - so I need to get a sound card or another mother board.

I'd like to get a reasonably priced sound card that will handle multi channel audio

any suggestions???

 

[Your_Moms_Box]

I use a Sound Blaster X-Fi because it was the cheapest card with an optical ausio out (which I use for my receiver)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...oogle-_-Sound+Card-_-Creative+Labs-_-29102023

It is PCI-Express though.

If you don't have a PCI-E slot, then consider the following

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829126005

It's only $12 and I have no idea how good it is, but it will likely get the job done.

Also, a lot of sound cards have the SPDIF slot on them so that you can run the cord from it to your video card.

 

[CousinDave]

I do need PCI express

my biggest problem is finding one that I how has SPDIF connectors on it to run the cable to the video card

the descriptions at NewEgg, Tiger Direct, & Amazon just don't say

 

[Your_Moms_Box]

I do need PCI express

my biggest problem is finding one that I how has SPDIF connectors on it to run the cable to the video card

the descriptions at NewEgg, Tiger Direct, & Amazon just don't say

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829956002

This is the cheapest PCI-Express WITH SPDIF out.

Basically you are looking for the thing i circled...

 

[CousinDave]

Well that looks like it

This is the only one I could find on NewEgg that specifically stated:

S/PDIF Header:
Connects to compatible graphic cards for HDMI output

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010


But its $180 and I was trying to do this on the cheap