2.1 or 7.1 speakers

[Atreidae]

i am going to upgrade speakers soon when i build my new comp. i am mostly gonna be using them for music and games....so should i even mess w/ 7.1 surround speakers...or should i just go for a nice 2.1 set w/ a woofer....

 

[folken]

a 7.1 sound card is fairly expensive. Most onboard sound cards now days have at least 5.1 compatability and decent 5.1 speaker systems are fairly cheap. If you are very into music and gaming and there aren't any people around you that would be disturbed by lound music/games then go for a 5.1 system.

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[lb19984]

Go for a 2.1 or 5.1
like the logitech z-640's ($37 at amazon.com)
Also the 7.1 setup is a pain in the ass to install and too many wires

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