surround sound

I own a Sound Blaster X3 and bought a new set of Logitech Z906 5.1 speakers to replace my blown Logitech Z607's during the post-Christmas sales. I want to use analog speakers for gaming and movies that use codecs other than Dolby Digital (Sound Blaster X3 only supports Dolby Digital Live for...

Hi, I am trying to setup a new Logitech Z906 5.1 audio system to a PC with a GIGABYTE Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard. I am experienced in the world of PC hardware, and dealing with PC software issues, however I am very new to the audio world. The two are connected via the "6 channel direct...

I have a Sound Blaster Rx/5 that runs my 5.1 surround sound home theater system and was wondering if the Creative ALchemy program that came with it does anything beneficial. I use Windows 10 64-bit Home and if there's any other info that would be helpful I could give let me know. Thanks for your...

I'm just getting into the basics of a 5.1 speaker system for my primary purposes of PC gaming. All I can say is wow! The complexity behind surround sound is far more than I appreciated. After several hours of research, I finally feel as if I know enough to ask a question: 1. Traditional 5.1...

Good day, I'm currently looking for a pair of TRUE 7.1 surround sound headphones not one of those virtual 7.1 headphones that comes with BS software. I want something that is just plug and play, no BS software. Also, I prefer wired ones and ones that comes from a reliable and reputable...

Hello! I'm thinking of picking up this complete set up for a home theater setup (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01FWRZR94?tag=camelcasearches-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&language=en_CA) I can save a bit of money buying the package then buying them separately. Each speaker seems to be rated for 100-145...

Hi everyone so I got the Corsair hs45 surround headset that supports 7.1 virtual surround and it’s sounding really good compared to stereo. I play over watch and some other games and of them in over watch I turned on the Dolby atmos for headphones and am getting really great spatial awareness...

Hello! So I have some old-ish LG speakers a subwoofer and a DAC (amplifier) however I never thought about doing a 5.1 surround sound setup on my room with my PC because mainly I didn't knew how I got the gist of it however I'm in between buying a cheap USB OEM Sound Card (around 20 dollars) or...

Hi everybody! I was looking at the Hyperx Cloud Stinger headset series and there's both a wireless version and a wireless with 7.1 surround sound version. Considering that the 7.1 surround sound comes completely from software AND I think their software is free, can't I just buy the wireless...

I bought one for myself while it was on sale and there's lots of good reviews but is it mainly for gaming? And how good is the surround sound? Is it good enough to clearly hear where the enemy is and was it a good choice for a new pair of gaming headphones?

I have bought a pa system that has a big sub and two big speakers. They aren't surround (i mean left and right separated) but I now want to use the system for my computer and would like to have left and right side sound designated to each speaker. is there any hardware that would allow me to do...

I'm thinking about buying a HyperX Cloud 2 headset as they're one of the highest rated gaming headsets on the market. But I heard a rumor that using a 7.1 Surround Sound setup (Headset or speakers) for something that doesn't properly support surround sound (like some older games/console ports or...

Hello, so I wanted to know if anyone here has seen/purchased any small bluetooth speakers. I'm looking to have two of them, one on each side of my bed so I can play rain sound effects at night, as I find them soothing. I want to be able to just connect them to my phone, and have it play almost...

My PC audio, whether it be watching Netflix, YouTube, or anything unrelated to Steam games, is perfectly normal. At 100% max volume, it's loud, clear, and all the above. However, when I open a Steam game and play it, such as CSGO or Rust, the volume sounds so quiet (when compared to it before)...

Hi all, Going to format that post as best as possible, hopefully everything is clear. My equipment Pioneer Elite Plasma TV (paired with the Pioneer PRO-R06U). Yamaha Receiver RX-V1800 Xfinity Cable box (latest) 5.1 surround sound setup all wired into the Yamaha Receiver. The Problem I am...

Red hdmi is my current setup. Blue is my theoretical setup. Right now my PC has surround and so does my PS4, I just have to switch the input on the av receiver. Now that I use headphones for gaming, I don't need the surround sound. Currently when playing PS4, I can still use my other...

I am building a new gaming PC. I have already ordered a Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590, ASUS Tuf B450M motherboard, 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM, and other parts, case, etc. But the audio situation is a bit confusing to me at this point. Currently, I use an optical SPDIF out to a Turtle Beach DSS box which...

Ok so my current setup is a 60 hz refresh monitor with my 5.1 AV receiver. I want to get a 144hz with display port but my only problem is that I run hdmi passthrough on my receiver. The receiver only has hdmi and optical cable on the back. Can I run an hdmi from my gpu to my receiver and then...

I have what I think my PC is worth in mind, but I'm curious as to what others would throw out there. This is an older PC I'm just looking to part with. Sorry if this isn't allowed (didn't see anything against it). Specs (from summer 2015): View: http://imgur.com/gallery/NW05X0a

Hi there! I remember playing a game on a PC that we had when i was a kid (this could've been 12-15 years ago). All i can remember is there were tanks, that you either started the level with or created (I'm not sure about this). You could build these towers as machine guns on the map to battle...

Hello Folks, I'm from Malaysia, and just a heads up that I am a total newb. Please be nice and patient with me :D Seeking for advice from experts as I recently bought and set up a 10gbe NAS for the studio. There are 4 workstation that works on it. But after the setup of this NAS, we noticed...

Hi I had problem with my dell 5010 Hard drive . today i bought used HDD but when i want to install windows this Error will show up.:

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seems like pricewatch disappeared. is there an alternative in the US?

Hello guys, I'm new to the forums though I visit the site pretty often, in any case I need to ask you about a problem I think I'm having with my GPU. I finished building my new rig about 3 weeks ago, specs are the following: Ryzen 5 1600X OC @ 3.9Ghz Cooler Master Masterliquid lite 120 Asrock...

I heavily emphasize randomly because sometimes it's twice a day, sometimes it does it after 3 days; sometimes it resets 10 minutes after bootup, sometimes it takes 8 hours after bootup. It's seriously extremely random. I have no idea what is causing this, but it started happening after I...

So I have this Gigabyte r9 280 windforce which worked perfectly. But then after changing mobo and cpu it stopped working entirely. Like not even the fan is spinning. The die itself is heating up though. There were no smoke, no strange sounds etc. Now is there any way to check if it actually is...

Can I just login to my Microsoft account to activate windows 10 on my new PC? (My old PC’s HDD crashed so I’m building a whole new PC)

Hi guys, I have a Maximus IX hero on BIOS 1009, and i would like to ask a simple question: using the ME Tool update, which is included into Bios category on motherboard support, are there any changes in Bios settings like restore to default settings or not? is it simply a normal security update...

I have a i7 7700k and is running at 100º C. Right Now im waiting for a Thermaltake Water 3.0 360mm but the cpu has been used at 100º C the last 2 weeks and i have no idea until i just install the Speccy and i saw the cpu running in all the games at 99- 100º C. the damage is so serious? or it...

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Hey all. I've just rescued about 20 8GB DDR3 sticks destined for the trash can at work (got them just as the towers were heading out the door for 'nonfunctional' disposal). Most of these are going to go to go into people's workstations around the office, but I expect to have at least a couple of...

so i was playing cs-go with a lot of tabs open and it crashed so i pressed the power button on my pc to restart it and from that day on every couple of minutes my whole pc just starts running slow and stuttering i checked for any types of virus and its not that my ram and cpu seem fine from...

I use software that takes advantage of the gpu, specifically Nvidia Iray and some other 3D software, and am considering going to a second GTX 970 rather than swapping out to a 1080ti.. input welcome. There are tons of benchmarks out there for gaming comparisons, but I find very little when it...

I built a system for Video editing but I am having issue with the Render causing my system to crash. I have CUDA set on and think it has something to do with the CPU temps because as soon as I try to render my CPU temps will shoot up into the high 80 degrees C. Is it possible my H7 Cryorig...

I don't know how to find if my motherboard is compatible with an 8TB drive (it must be non-partitioned--I need max capacity over speed). I read through the specs, but I don't know what I'm looking for. This is to be a secondary data drive next to a SSD that holds the OS. My motherboard is: ASUS...

I want to upgrade mg gaming pcs graphics card from a nvidia geforce 630 2 gb. I have a amd 4300 processor and 8 gb ram. What should I upgrade to ?

My webcam is not detectable and it's not listed under the device manager's dropdown list

I've built an audio server to offload some of the VI processing for my work, and have it and my workstation connected to a ethernet switch which is connected to my router. I want to still allow my workstation access to the internet, but only allow the server to see the desktop on the LAN. Is...

Premise: im a new pc builder so i dont have much knowledge in that matter so forgive me I was having my daily gaming session with msi afterburner on to monitor fps and how fantasmagorically good my machine was running (for my expectations, at least), then i notice "CPU 80C 50%", i was kinda...