I have 2500k computer with HD 7970 card driving 3 monitors.
I just upgraded my AVR (to denon 3313) but unlike my old receiver, it
lacks analog external decoder inputs. My mobo (ASUS P7Z67V Pro Gen3)
has onboard realtek audio, which works with spdif stereo, but apparently not hdmi.
The digital audio is only pcm stereo, and I can't use the 7970 because all the
ports are in use driving monitors.
I'm thinking of adding an hd 6450 to drive external game audio? Will this work (well?) for 5.1 audio? Will the extra monitor port confuse my eyefinity settings? Should I consider a different card or method? If I use an nvidia card instead of ati,
would it improve physx games? Would it be more/less convenient to use the extra card to play movies on TV?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
P
I just upgraded my AVR (to denon 3313) but unlike my old receiver, it
lacks analog external decoder inputs. My mobo (ASUS P7Z67V Pro Gen3)
has onboard realtek audio, which works with spdif stereo, but apparently not hdmi.
The digital audio is only pcm stereo, and I can't use the 7970 because all the
ports are in use driving monitors.
I'm thinking of adding an hd 6450 to drive external game audio? Will this work (well?) for 5.1 audio? Will the extra monitor port confuse my eyefinity settings? Should I consider a different card or method? If I use an nvidia card instead of ati,
would it improve physx games? Would it be more/less convenient to use the extra card to play movies on TV?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
P