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Ok, I'm not a huge audiophile, infact I really don't know a whole lot about audio equipment. CPU's, RAM, and video cards are my meat'n'taters 
Anyways, for the last 2 years I've been using an Abit NF-7s 2.0 and some Klipsch Promedia GMX 5.1 speakers. They haven't done me wrong. However, in building my new system with the new Nforce 4 DFI board, I noticed it does not have the digital optical S/PDIF out as the Nforce 2 chipsets had with the Soundstorm.
And from what I have read, the Audigy cards don't reproduce a proper 5.1 enviroment (in games with EAX at least as I understand it) unless you use the analog connectors, which the Klipsch GMX series lacks.
So, what would be my cheapest option to get proper 5.1/EAX output? The little Klipsch pre-amp/decoder/whatever thing has an optical in, coax in, and a L/R analog in. If I find a sound card that properly uses one of these inputs, can I avoid the whole Audigy/GMX/EAX fiasco while getting/keeping true 5.1 and EAX 1/2/3/4/whatever support?
EDIT: Like this?
M-AUDIO 7.1 Channel PCI Sound Card, Model "Revolution 7.1" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=29-121-101&depa=0
I think that has the digital coaxial oupout, that would go into the coax in on the Klipsch box?
Turtle Beach 7.1-Channel PCI Sound Card, Model "CATALINA"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-118-106&depa=0
This only supports EAX 2, aren't they up to like 4 now? =/
Anyways, for the last 2 years I've been using an Abit NF-7s 2.0 and some Klipsch Promedia GMX 5.1 speakers. They haven't done me wrong. However, in building my new system with the new Nforce 4 DFI board, I noticed it does not have the digital optical S/PDIF out as the Nforce 2 chipsets had with the Soundstorm.
And from what I have read, the Audigy cards don't reproduce a proper 5.1 enviroment (in games with EAX at least as I understand it) unless you use the analog connectors, which the Klipsch GMX series lacks.
So, what would be my cheapest option to get proper 5.1/EAX output? The little Klipsch pre-amp/decoder/whatever thing has an optical in, coax in, and a L/R analog in. If I find a sound card that properly uses one of these inputs, can I avoid the whole Audigy/GMX/EAX fiasco while getting/keeping true 5.1 and EAX 1/2/3/4/whatever support?
EDIT: Like this?
M-AUDIO 7.1 Channel PCI Sound Card, Model "Revolution 7.1" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=29-121-101&depa=0
I think that has the digital coaxial oupout, that would go into the coax in on the Klipsch box?
Turtle Beach 7.1-Channel PCI Sound Card, Model "CATALINA"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-118-106&depa=0
This only supports EAX 2, aren't they up to like 4 now? =/
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