- Oct 29, 2002
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I'm considering upgrading to an nForce mobo, primarily for the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio capabilities. The fact that the chipset is so highly rated is helping with the decision for sure.
My question is this: If I plan on using an external A/V receiver to decode the digital audio (DD5.1 etc.) signal, does it matter what sound card/chip the mobo has built in? For example, a lot of mobo's have the Realtek ALC650/655 audio codecs, which I hate. But I thought that if you use the digital output from the MCP of the nForce chipset, then you never really use the onboard audio anyway, right?
The board I'm considering is the Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2.
My current system:
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP (VIA KT400)
Gainward GeForce4 TI4200 64MB
ATHLON XP 2100+/266
512MB PC-2700 CORSAIR RAM
My question is this: If I plan on using an external A/V receiver to decode the digital audio (DD5.1 etc.) signal, does it matter what sound card/chip the mobo has built in? For example, a lot of mobo's have the Realtek ALC650/655 audio codecs, which I hate. But I thought that if you use the digital output from the MCP of the nForce chipset, then you never really use the onboard audio anyway, right?
The board I'm considering is the Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2.
My current system:
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP (VIA KT400)
Gainward GeForce4 TI4200 64MB
ATHLON XP 2100+/266
512MB PC-2700 CORSAIR RAM