DarkSideA8
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I've been looking at mobos lately - and not seeing the back panel connectors for surround sound.
Example: https://www.newegg.com/msi-mpg-x570...NG EDGE-_-13-144-261-_-Product&quicklink=true
But the mobo I bought over a year ago has these connectors which I do associate with good on-board sound: https://www.newegg.com/p/2MG-001K-0...CFSIJxQod_I8JbA&gclsrc=ds&Item=9SIAPMXBKR7888
To compound this - I've seen boards with only one PCIe slot (presumably for the GPU) - and back panels lacking the surround support... what is a gamer to do then?
Seeing as this is really a 'what are the current best practices" wrt surround sound; are mobos coming equipped with good onboard surround or are discrete cards still the norm (if so... what's a good one?)?
Example: https://www.newegg.com/msi-mpg-x570...NG EDGE-_-13-144-261-_-Product&quicklink=true
But the mobo I bought over a year ago has these connectors which I do associate with good on-board sound: https://www.newegg.com/p/2MG-001K-0...CFSIJxQod_I8JbA&gclsrc=ds&Item=9SIAPMXBKR7888
To compound this - I've seen boards with only one PCIe slot (presumably for the GPU) - and back panels lacking the surround support... what is a gamer to do then?
Seeing as this is really a 'what are the current best practices" wrt surround sound; are mobos coming equipped with good onboard surround or are discrete cards still the norm (if so... what's a good one?)?