5.1 Analog Output

Huntsman1 · 25 Apr 2025 at 21:43

Looking at the rear IO of these new motherboards I see one socket going in and one going out.
What are you guys doing about supplying 5.1 sounds systems like Logitech?

Huntsman1 · 26 Apr 2025 at 08:57

A sound card seems an option, since I would like to keep my old, but fully functioning Logitech X-540 system with remove volume control.
There seem a lot of comments about driver problems and I'm wondering if sound cards are supported in windows 11 and modern games/simulators?

Huntsman1 · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:29

I'm pondering on one of these...

StarTech.com 7.1 USB Sound Card. It is not a sound card it is an external usb box that plugs into a usb socket and should give me the outputs I need for my Logitech X-540 Multimedia Speaker System. I'm hoping that since it is a USB gizmo windows 11 will know what to do with it.

Huntsman1 · 26 Apr 2025 at 17:45

All motherboards I have looked at for my new build, have just in and out plus that optical thing on the rear panel.

5.1 Analog Output

StarTech.com 7.1 USB Sound Card. It is not a sound card it is an external usb box that plugs into a usb socket and should give me the outputs I need for my Logitech X-540 Multimedia Speaker System. I'm hoping that since it is a USB gizmo windows 11 will know what to do with it.​

StarTech.com 7.1 USB Sound Card. It is not a sound card it is an external usb box that plugs into a usb socket and should give me the outputs I need for my Logitech X-540 Multimedia Speaker System. I'm hoping that since it is a USB gizmo windows 11 will know what to do with it.