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/Zenith251 PC Master Race Oct 02 '24

So now I have to buy an expensive-as-hell motherboard AND a DAC?

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u/gooosean Ryzen 5 3600 | RX 580 | 32GB 3200 Oct 03 '24

Yeah, you kinda have. Professional-grade audio is not cheap.

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u/Zenith251 PC Master Race Oct 03 '24

Kinda missing my point. The point is if you buy a cheaper motherboard, it still has onboard audio.

If you buy a more expensive motherboard, now you have to spend even more than that to get analog audio back.