Do i need a new sound card to use these speakers?

[Monkeee]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121118

i just bought thoes speakers, and my friend told me i need a 5.1 Sound Card to use them. Right now i have a NF7-S motherboard and i'm using the integrated sound thingy on the motherboard.

[Seedler]

No you dont need a new 5.1 compliant sound card to use the speakers...

But if you want actual 5.1 surround sound, then yes get a Creative Lab sound card.

You can get a decent one for around $50-100.

[Monkeee]

i'm thinking about getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102001

is there a big difference to thoes two?

[Seedler]

i'm thinking about getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102001

is there a big difference to thoes two?

Both cards will work fine, but it's only a $20 price difference so go with the Audigy 2 because it's newer and have more support and features. IMO, it's worth the price difference.

[Monkeee]

hmm.... only 2 of my speakers are currently working, how come the other 3 doesen't work? do i need to get a new sound card?

[Appzalien]

You need to go into both windows and your sound app and activate 5 speakers in both.

[tesco]

hmm.... only 2 of my speakers are currently working, how come the other 3 doesen't work? do i need to get a new sound card?
I take it one of the wires you didn't have a spot to hook up on your sound card right?

[Monkeee]

actually all of the wires hooked up to my comp. The orange, green, and black all hooked up to my computer and i set my speakers to 5.1 and it still only plays only 2 speakers when i try to play the music.

[dudevenezuela]

actually all of the wires hooked up to my comp. The orange, green, and black all hooked up to my computer and i set my speakers to 5.1 and it still only plays only 2 speakers when i try to play the music.

That's because in 5.1 , 2 speaker for front, 2 speaker for back, and 1 center...

the ones for the back rarely sound just in dolby surround sounds..

You can get a special plug tu set all speakers to sounds

[Virtualbody1234]

actually all of the wires hooked up to my comp. The orange, green, and black all hooked up to my computer and i set my speakers to 5.1 and it still only plays only 2 speakers when i try to play the music.
Have you installed the sound app provided with the mobo?

[Duffman]

with abit, switch the black and orange so black is in orange and vice versa, took me a while to figure that out but it all works nice now.

[Monkeee]

with abit, switch the black and orange so black is in orange and vice versa, took me a while to figure that out but it all works nice now.

WOW, that actually worked!! thanks DUFFMAN!!!

[Duffman]

lmao, its retarded but what the fuck it works.