Hi. So i have a gigabyte p35 ds3r board that supports 5.1/7.1 channel audio (has 6 audio jacks). I am planning to get a 5.1 speaker set.
However, the mobo also has SPDIF out and in connections. I tried searching couldnt really understand about this. Is SPDIF digital output while if I connect to audio jacks its analog? I mean could you connect 5.1 system through SPDIF out and would this connection be better? I am still not sure how SPDIF is used. Any clarification would be great.
The on board has Realtek ALC889A HD Audio, I hope its good for 5.1.
However, the mobo also has SPDIF out and in connections. I tried searching couldnt really understand about this. Is SPDIF digital output while if I connect to audio jacks its analog? I mean could you connect 5.1 system through SPDIF out and would this connection be better? I am still not sure how SPDIF is used. Any clarification would be great.
The on board has Realtek ALC889A HD Audio, I hope its good for 5.1.