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Okay, I currently have a Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2, X2 3800+, 7900GT with an NV Silencer on it, FusionHDTV Tuner, and a Lian Li PC-V300. I also have this computer hooked up to a Onkyo HT-S790. I have not been able to get the SPDIF to output 5.1, except if it is playing a DVD. It is only using the LR channels, and as a result I was thinking about getting a new motherboard or mobo+processor that had on-board SPDIF optical port versus using the PIN headers on the mobo itself. Now my question is, is it a worthy upgrade to buy a new mobo and get a cheap C2D, such as the E4300 for $80 from Fry's, or should I just buy another AM2 motherboard? Before anyone says it, the only slot where I could put a sound card would be the PCI-e 1x slot, but I haven't seen any sound cards that use that slot.

On a side note, what is the pin mod on the E4300?
 
I'm thinking you may need a sound card to get it to work. I'm remembering something about the way sound works through a digital output that limits it or something. I could be wrong though.

You may want to try posting in the audio section to see if you can get someone that knows more about such things.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1213175 - This thread may have more of an answer to your question as it's dealing with something very similar.
 
I think the name of the technology you want is Dolby Digital Live or its competitor, DTS connect. I would find a motherboard or soundcard that supports one of those technologies, and base your decision to upgrade on it's compatibility with your current hardware. I think your X2 is fine if you keep in mind that cpu's are not a bottleneck for many of today's games. Having said that, a socket LGA 775 motherboard is much more upgrade friendly than your socket AM2. I would say, if you want your system to last just another 1-2 years, get another socket AM2 mobo, if you want a system that will last about 3 years or more, get a socket LGA 775 motherboard.
 
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