Many thanks.
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Do you know the capacitors function on this motherboard
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Many thanks.
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Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.
The reason for the question, i built a htpc and am using the hdmi out from the pc sent to a screen to reproduce the picture.
The pc has analog 7.1 output via 3.5mm jacks which i am running to several power amps to produce the audio.
Picture is okay, sound is not so good.
I just liked the idea of an all in one compact package with the pc doing all the sound functions, volume control, dsp, eq etc, and the picture is output via hdmi. Now it seems i made a mistake.
I want to improve the audio more than anything else. The obvious way as most of my searching has revealed is hdmi out from the pc to a receiver.
Or hdmi out from pc to an av preamp, then to the power amps.
Am leaning more towards the preamp route as there appears to be a general consensus on the net that seperates are better than receivers.
But some spectators feel modern receivers are excellent and good enough for most people.
What do you think. What would you do. If you feel receivers, which one would you go for, and why.
If av preamp, which would you go for.
Many thanks.
The reason for the question, i built a htpc and am using the hdmi out from the pc sent to a screen to reproduce the picture.
The pc has analog 7.1 output via 3.5mm jacks which i am running to several power amps to produce the audio.
Picture is okay, sound is not so good.
I just liked the idea of an all in one compact package with the pc doing all the sound functions, volume control, dsp, eq etc, and the picture is output via hdmi. Now it seems i made a mistake.
I want to improve the audio more than anything else. The obvious way as most of my searching has revealed is hdmi out from the pc to a receiver.
Or hdmi out from pc to an av preamp, then to the power amps.
Am leaning more towards the preamp route as there appears to be a general consensus on the net that seperates are better than receivers.
But some spectators feel modern receivers are excellent and good enough for most people.
What do you think. What would you do. If you feel receivers, which one would you go for, and why.
If av preamp, which would you go for.
Many thanks.
As Hotwired mentioned upgrading the mobo is an option or perhaps a discrete card, which of the two would you go for.
Also would the mobo affect the discrete card's performance IE Would the discrete card perform better on a full size mobo or a small form factor.
Thanks
Also would the mobo affect the discrete card's performance IE Would the discrete card perform better on a full size mobo or a small form factor.
Thanks
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