Will a GTX 1060 output DTS & Dolby Digital sound through my home theater system?

[kanegamer]

Total PC noob here.

Looking to build my first ever gaming PC. I want the best audio I can get, not just stereo sound for PC gaming.

This is the motherboard I will probably get: GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H. It supports 5.1 surround, but nothing stated about Dolby Digital or DTS sound.

My question: if I have a GTX 1060 and hook that HDMI connection to my home theater receiver (which can output Dolby Digital & DTS), will the receiver "take control" and output Dolby & DTS sound or does the motherboard "take control" for my sound output?

Or do I need a a Dolby / DTS sound card?

Do PC games even support DTS or Dolby surround?

 

[madmatt30]

If you're using HDMI to the receiver from the nvidia card then yes mate.

Supports DTS & upto Dolby 7.1

Some games have full Dolby support , some output 5.1 pcm .
Both should work , switching will be automatic - all decent receivers support pcm as well as Dolby.

 

[kanegamer]

ok thanks Matt