[SOLVED] Do I need a Card?

[mralex42]

So I bought a sweet sound system to watch movies and listen to movies (Logitech-Z506) but my motherboard (Asus-M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+) only has a green audio port, not the orange and black one... What am I missing out on? Is it worth buying an audio card? Is an audioard worth buying over a new motherboard?

 

[stevenjemint]

Are you sure? Here is an image of the MB from the ASUS website and it shows them present - https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/2TinR0vmf3nCJ2GF/H2JbS1gTrbCmYsl5_500.jpg

 

[guanyu210379]

For cheap speaker systems like Z506, an on-board soundcard like on your M5A78L is already enough.
You won't get the surround and subwoofer outputs from the mainboard but I dunno if getting an extra soundcard or new mainboard is worth the price for that cheapo Z506.
I would rather live with the current audio setup and by the next time you upgrade your PC, get a mainboard with needed audio outputs.
Your current platform (AM3+) is not among the best anymore anyhow, you would want to get an upgrade to newer platform quite soon.

 

[guanyu210379]

Are you sure? Here is an image of the MB from the ASUS website and it shows them present - https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/2TinR0vmf3nCJ2GF/H2JbS1gTrbCmYsl5_500.jpg

The picture is a it different than the M5A78L I knew.
https://www.asus.com/de/Motherboards/M5A78L/
Could it be that the mainboard comes in several variants?

 

[stevenjemint]

Are you sure? Here is an image of the MB from the ASUS website and it shows them present - https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/2TinR0vmf3nCJ2GF/H2JbS1gTrbCmYsl5_500.jpg

The picture is a it different than the M5A78L I knew.
https://www.asus.com/de/Motherboards/M5A78L/
Could it be that the mainboard comes in several variants?

Yes i think you're right by the looks of it