[SOLVED] External 5.1 Audio Card?

[qba1500]

Hello,

I have a PC that only has green audio input, my audio set is on black, orange and green cable. I suppose i need an audio card for 5.1 to work? Can you reccomend anything?

Thanks

 

[geofelt]

What is the make/model of your motherboard?
It must be a very old one to not include 5.1 sound.
If you have an available pci/pcie slot, that is where a discrete sound card can go.

 

[geofelt]

If you have an available pcie slot, buy a discrete sound card.
For example:
https://www.newegg.com/creative-sound-blaster-audigy-fx/p/N82E16829102062

 

[qba1500]

Its actually DeskMini GTX1060 (B250), so it has no pcie slots, therefore i need something like this on USB.

 

[geofelt]

A very cute pc.
There are no sound outputs on the back panel.
I think the pc was designed to use the front audio with headphones.
If your monitor has speakers, hdmi should be able to direct sound to them.
Normally monitor speakers are crummy sounding.
If you have a speaker set with a green cable, I think you could plug it into the front instead of headphones.
Here is one product I found that might serve:
https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Shop-External-Channel-Surround/dp/B00Q4WQ7XW

 

[qba1500]

So i found SoundBlaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Card, and it works great, has a remote and i can use headphones and 5.1 system at same time.
Got 5.1 fully working, time for Mandalorian