PDA

View Full Version : 8400 with dedicated HDMI port - logistics of getting the sound working!


coiler
16-09-09, 11:37
If I bought this card for a media centre pc, this card has a dedicated HDMI port. So I could simply use a HDMI to HDMI cable, would the GFX card handle the sound, or would I need to connect an internal cable to take the sound from the mobo to the GFX card?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/Gainward+GeForce+8400GS+Graphics+Card+512MB+PCI-E+VGA%2FDVI-I%2FHDMI+?productId=37041
alexnifty
16-09-09, 11:39
Admnim cat in 8400 purchase shocker!
coiler
16-09-09, 11:44
Ahahahahhaa OMG what have I done!

what actually happened was I searched for PCI-e HDMI and picked the cheapest one in the list

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products?search=pci-e+hdmi&p_order=price_asc&p=

honest :cop:
alexnifty
16-09-09, 11:47
You should ask Will about overclocking it :p Actually, he is very quiet these days, did he get banned again?
haroon
16-09-09, 11:52
Isn't there a cable which you connect fron graphics to M/B or sound card for sound through HDMI.
El Wayneo
16-09-09, 12:51
The HDMI cable will handle the sound fine. upto 5.1 i believe.
wonderlust
16-09-09, 12:57
only AMD cards have their own sound chips so a cable to the sound card will be needed
CMDR Furries
16-09-09, 13:10
The graphics card should have come with a SPDIF pass-thru cable. It should look like one of these:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/video_cards/ZOTAC_ZT-88TES3P-FCP/ZT-88TES3P-FCP_Digital_Audio.jpg

One end goes into the graphics card, the other to the SPDIF out header on your motherboard (assuming you have one).
wonderlust
16-09-09, 13:18
this shows one!

http://www.gainward.com/main/product/vga/pro/datasheet471846200-9900-00131.pdf
coiler
16-09-09, 15:40
Ahhhh cool so it really is that simple then.

But an ATI card would have the magic on the card and override your onboard / seperate soundcard?



Next question whats all this HDTV port some cards have? it looks like an S-video?
CMDR Furries
16-09-09, 16:18
Ahhhh cool so it really is that simple then.

But an ATI card would have the magic on the card and override your onboard / seperate soundcard?



Next question whats all this HDTV port some cards have? it looks like an S-video?

An ATI card has a sound built into the card, but it wouldn't take over any existing cards you have in the system. You would need to tell windows that you want to use the ATI sound system as your primary soundcard.

And the HDTV port does look like an S-video port, where you would plug component cables coming from your TV. It looks alot like: http://www.compupack.com/photo/hdtv.jpg
Snodge
17-09-09, 12:52
It's a 7-pin mini DIN. It'll accept a standard 4-pin S-Video connection as well as component video (YPbPr) usually supplied as an accessory cable with the graphics card which will usually do up to 1080i. None of them carry sound.