Speaker/Sound Card ?

Major Noob · 09-04-2006, 06:19 PM

I was just wondering if i could use on-board sound to run these Speakers . Also if the on-board doesnt work, what would be a budget sound card taht would support it? i pretty much need to keep the total below $120. that total includes the speakers which are $60.

thx in advance

Trotter · 09-04-2006, 06:23 PM

The sound chips on newer mobos should handle that. I know mine can.

Major Noob · 09-04-2006, 06:27 PM

how about if i have an emachines... T6420 is the model if that helps? otherwise it only has the green input thing for sound.. lol... i obviously dont know much about sound cards or speakers

Trotter · 09-04-2006, 06:35 PM

Here's your motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130041 but with eMachine BIOS.

It has 8-channel sound, so it ought to work.

Major Noob · 09-04-2006, 06:36 PM

lol how'd you know that? anyway, thx for your help

Trotter · 09-04-2006, 07:39 PM

One of my secrets... But anyway-

I use this site to get the configuration of most eMachines (except for the newest models):
http://www.priorityonesupport.com/home.asp

Once I got the model of your motherboard, I googled it to get the manufacturer. Since it pulled it up as a variation of a standard one by MSI, I checked NewEgg. Once I found it there, I scolled down and looked at the audio of the board.

Simple, eh?

Major Noob · 09-04-2006, 07:52 PM

sounds pretty neat. when i was looking at the pictures of the speakers, i noticed there are alot more connectors than just the green one im used to. do i need to connect all of the red ones and stuff to play out of all speakers or will i only need that one green slot again?

thx again

Trotter · 09-04-2006, 07:56 PM

The one green one goes to the computer. Everything else plugs into the bass.

Major Noob · 09-04-2006, 08:14 PM

aight cool. when i saw it i was a little concerned lol. but thx again and hopefully that was the last thing i needed.

Furious5k · 09-04-2006, 08:49 PM

I seem to have the same exact speakers (except that I'm only using the subwoofer and the two main speakers.)

Anyway, what I was going to say was that it has more then just the "green" plug to go into the PC. Sure enough, a lot of the plugs go into the seperate speakers, but there is a total of 3 plugs for the PC.

I've only got one plugged in, but my guess is that if you want all 5 speakers for a complete surround sound, you will need to plug the other two in as well.

09-04-2006, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Major Noob True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 118	Speaker/Sound Card ? I was just wondering if i could use on-board sound to run these Speakers . Also if the on-board doesnt work, what would be a budget sound card taht would support it? i pretty much need to keep the total below $120. that total includes the speakers which are $60. thx in advance __________________

09-04-2006, 06:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,774	The sound chips on newer mobos should handle that. I know mine can. __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

09-04-2006, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Major Noob True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 118	how about if i have an emachines... T6420 is the model if that helps? otherwise it only has the green input thing for sound.. lol... i obviously dont know much about sound cards or speakers __________________

09-04-2006, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,774	Here's your motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130041 but with eMachine BIOS. It has 8-channel sound, so it ought to work. __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

09-04-2006, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Major Noob True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 118	lol how'd you know that? anyway, thx for your help __________________

09-04-2006, 07:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,774	One of my secrets... But anyway- I use this site to get the configuration of most eMachines (except for the newest models): http://www.priorityonesupport.com/home.asp Once I got the model of your motherboard, I googled it to get the manufacturer. Since it pulled it up as a variation of a standard one by MSI, I checked NewEgg. Once I found it there, I scolled down and looked at the audio of the board. Simple, eh? __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

09-04-2006, 07:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Major Noob True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 118	sounds pretty neat. when i was looking at the pictures of the speakers, i noticed there are alot more connectors than just the green one im used to. do i need to connect all of the red ones and stuff to play out of all speakers or will i only need that one green slot again? thx again __________________

09-04-2006, 07:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,774	The one green one goes to the computer. Everything else plugs into the bass. __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

09-04-2006, 08:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Major Noob True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 118	aight cool. when i saw it i was a little concerned lol. but thx again and hopefully that was the last thing i needed. __________________

09-04-2006, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Furious5k Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8	I seem to have the same exact speakers (except that I'm only using the subwoofer and the two main speakers.) Anyway, what I was going to say was that it has more then just the "green" plug to go into the PC. Sure enough, a lot of the plugs go into the seperate speakers, but there is a total of 3 plugs for the PC. I've only got one plugged in, but my guess is that if you want all 5 speakers for a complete surround sound, you will need to plug the other two in as well.

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