Will a 5.1 surround sound speaker system work on my computer?

jmgearhead

I want to get 5.1 speakers such as these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121006
But I heard that having 5.1 audio requires a good sound card. So I am wondering if my computer and it's sound card will be able to handle it and also if I will need to reconfigure Windows and/or BIOS, or anything like that. Please fill me in if you can.

My computer:

Dell Inspiron 531

Sound CARD: Realtek High Definition Audio
AMD Athlon 63 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ 1.91 GHz
2 GB RAM
Video Card: NVIDEA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB

Answer
I should be fine. As long as the Realtek will output 5.1, you should be good to go. You can check by looking at the sound card options in your control panel. Make sure 5.1 is available. Then, look at the back of the computer and make sure your sound card has the Green, Black and Orange connectors. These are the normal colorings for Analog Multi-Chanel output by PC's

Computer speakers???

Q. what ones should i get i want them to have VERY good and loud boomy bass preferably surround sound VERY LOUD!!!!!!!!!

Answer
First of all, your sound card needs to support surround sound. Check the speaker ports in the back of your PC; if there are 3, then you can only do stereo. If there are six, then you can do 5.1 surround.

Any 5.1 surround PC speaker system will work just fine. Logitech makes good, reasonably priced ones.

If you have a laptop or your computer doesn't support it, you need to upgrade your sound card or get a new PC.

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logitech x-240 or logitech Z cinema?

michaelo43

Doesn't matter about the price its the sound quality and the 5.1 surround sound I want. Which one is better?

Answer
Is this a trick question? LOL

You can't get 5.1 surround sound from a system that doesn't have 5 speakers and a subwoofer hence the 5.1

Virtual surround sound is a hoax you can't trick your ears into thinking that sound is comming from somewhere that is isn't.

These systems should be called exactly what they really are STEREO sound with a subwoofer, and the Home theater and or surround sound title should be stripped from the box! 2 speakers can't "surround" anything.

Help!! Logitech z4 or Logitech x-240 ?

Eddy C

yea hello there which my brother keeps bragging that his speakers are better then mines which i dont think so i have the logitech z4 (http://www.techshout.com/images/logitech-z4-speakers.jpg ) and he has the logitech x-240 ( http://www.scarlet.an/store/images/logitech-X240.jpg )

can u just tell me which one is better please and thank you

Answer
A simple google search will easily reveal that the z-4 is a much better system than the x-240.

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