EVGA X58 Motherboard Confirmed - don't get set on other offerings just yet!

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If you are a gamer, you know you cannot get 5.1 surround sound out of spdif, all that talk above was jiberish, nothing that make sense, shows alot about the poster. Also 3 way SLI scales pretty good, and im sure many people will want to try 3x 260gts sli for $850, thats the same as gtx 280 sli, its a good idea to think before talking.

If you are a true gamer you will use 2 channel stereo and a good pair of headphones. 5.1 sound is only needed for DD and DTS, which goes through SPDIF just fine. And even then, downmixed stereo + a good set of headphones will sound better unless you go spend 10 grand to build a really high end speaker system around your PC. It is indeed a good idea to think before talking, cuz not everbody shares the same opinion, for me 2 channel stereo pure sound is all that matters.

PS. You can also encode DD 5.1 Live on the fly, I'm not sure if there are any boards with onboard sound that feature this, I know sound cards do but thats against what were talking about. Anyways I never even tried using DD Live or DTS Connect, cuz frankly I dont really give a damn. I have two high end speakers, and a pair of high-end headphones, and thats all I need. Well actually I wish I could upgrade both, but it would still be Stereo.