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"Are either the NForce 2.0 or VIA KT600 chipsets better than the other?"

I want to know as I've found two m/bs' for the same price with comparable features, is either better than the other?

Yeah that is about the height of it.

As for wireless satellite speakers, yeah it would be *techinically* possible. Although to be fully wireless they would need to be battery powered, requiring either small size and output so as not to drain the battery too quickly. Or really big to accomodate a big battery.

I would appreciate even just wireless speakers that had power cables, at least then I could position them pretty much where I wanted instead of where the length of wire let me.

The problems start to come in when you build the things. For 5.1 you would be looking at multiple channels to broadcast, all on different carrier frequencies so that the sound came out on the correct speakers. It would need to be very precise broadcasting. It is doable though in a room the size of a living room, the signal would not have to be that strong as there would be little to interfere with it or to get in the way.

The other problem would be finding a radio frequency that is unused by anything else and would not interfere with other equipment.

But it is possible.

Turbonutter wrote:
> Those digital CD-in cables give great audio quality.

I take it from these posts that the IDE Cable would be fine for a second DVD/CD-RW, but the drive connected with a CD-IN cable would get better sound transfer/quality?

Nah not possible.

7.1 is only worth it if you go THX. Never seen the point in 7.1, have enough cables lying around, wouldn't want to risk self harm by adding more. Would be nice if I could find wireless sattelite speakers though!

Those digital CD-in cables give great audio quality.

Alexrose1uk wrote:
> as my M/B only has one CD-In.

I dont even use those.

Power + IDE cable = Fine

Yeah they used to be quite good - in fact they used to be the best. Recently they are a load of hassle though.

Turbonutter wrote:
> Via chipsets are notoriously poor.

Crikey, I must have struck lucky with my VIA Motherboard then. Excellent features, cheap price and not a single hitch since buying it quite a while ago.

Do you have a 7 speaker surround sound set? If not, are you likely to buy one? Bear in mind that most things only come in 5.1 at best. If you are never going to get the speakers for it, then the card is pretty much redundant and a waste of money.

Turbonutter wrote:
> Alexrose1uk wrote:
> I do have the money to buy a motherboard. I DO NOT YET have the
> money
> to buy a better soundcard, as I currently earn between £20-30
> a
> week.
>
> What I meant was that I couldn't afford the better DFI jobby, and I
> am planning on getting a better sound card later on, so there was
> no
> point on shelling out for a motherboard with better sound.
>
> This makes no sense, the DFI has exactly the same sound unit as the
> NF7, and both are better than "the cheaper PCI 5.1 card".
> Furthermore they're also better quality than the 7.1 Live, they just
> don't come with 7 speaker outputs. But then, you don't even need 7
> speakers. I have 5 speakers at the moment and I'm in the process of
> replacing them with two bookshelf speakers, because almost all 5
> speaker systems are terrible quality - and 5 speakers are useless!

LOL! Oops... that's just me ranting in anger.... I forgot the motherboard had 5.1 sound, and was merely arguing against Miserableman's post.

If I don't get the 7.1, I probably won't get another soundcard, unless I need more than one sound input from the CD-ROM drive, as my M/B only has one CD-In. I'll keep you're quality remark in mind when I consider this, as well.

Oh... and I've been co-erced into saying that HipHopBitch says 'lo!

Not my fault...