5.1 or 2.1 Speakers for Gaming which one to buy ?

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[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Depends on how much room you have. My setup has a home theater attached to it and my coffee table doubles as a desktop.

If you have the space and audio card for it, go with the 5.1 Surround Sound system.

[ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ]

5.1 is annoying to set up properly and you need a lot of space and large room for full effect.

2.1 is great for smaller rooms and less space. I personally use 2.1 for general use and gaming.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

5.1 is annoying to set up properly and you need a lot of space and large room for full effect.

2.1 is great for smaller rooms and less space. I personally use 2.1 for general use and gaming.

Pretty much this. Thanks Bun :-)

On the 5.1 setup. Some audio cards carry the stereo mix through to your HT via optical cable...so at least that part of it can be deligated to a single cable.

I own a Soundblaster ZX audio card and have it linked up to my Sony BDV-E580.

You are correct though. For general desk gaming 2.1 is an easier/better choice.

[Baosas]

Originally posted by Teh Spoopy Kitteh:

Depends on how much room you have. My setup has a home theater attached to it and my coffee table doubles as a desktop.

If you have the space and audio card for it, go with the 5.1 Surround Sound system.

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

5.1 is annoying to set up properly and you need a lot of space and large room for full effect.

2.1 is great for smaller rooms and less space. I personally use 2.1 for general use and gaming.

Seconded. You can take the surround route if you intend to connect your PC to much larger displays (TVs, projectors, NVIDIA's upcoming BFGDs), but it's not necessarily worth it on a desk.