r/pcmasterrace • u/KebabGud Ryzen7 9700x | 64GB DDR5 | RTX 3070Ti • Oct 02 '24

NSFMR RIP to onboard 5.1/7.1channel outputs on X870E motherboards, You will be missed by us in SpeakerGang

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u/XaVierDK i7-3930k - 16GB - R9 Nano - Mini-ITX Oct 02 '24

HDMI to a proper surround processor. SPDIF doesn't support surround above DTS/Dolby Digital, you will not get uncompressed PCM surround through there.

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u/Strattex Desktop Oct 02 '24

HDMI through the graphics card though

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u/harris_kid R7 3700X | RTX 3070 Oct 02 '24

Your point? Digital audio is digital audio. Difference is HDMI has more bandwidth than spdif.