Windows 10: HDMI 5.1 or 7.1 LPCM -- How?

Apparently, I absoutely need LPCM 5.1 or 7.1 in order to use my home theater.


How and where do I obtain such a driver?


Or is it a codec?

:)

 

Why exactly is ATi considered be better at HDMI?

I plug my HDMI cable into the card, then into my TV. Those are the steps that I have to do. All the steps you list make absolutely no sense to me.

 

How can I use 2 monitors with 1 HDMI port?

Typically the cheap HDMI splitters simply mirror the displays. There are some adapters that create a single virtual desktop over your two displays, but

1. they are expensive-ish
   
2. I think you have to have the same resolution for both displays or
   you will have issues
   
3. they are pretty terrible. The ones I've used before got
   extraordinarily hot and would cut out. Further, window snapping
   doesn't work as expected since Windows treats it as one monitor
   rather than two.
   

I know it's not what you are looking for, but I would really suggest just purchasing a cheapo graphics card. I'd imagine you could easily find a dual HDMI GPU for 50 dollars or so.

 

Is it possible to easily setup Raid-1 on this system ?

Get the six core CPU's I listed, at 3.3Ghz per core they will more than handle any calculations you throw at them for years to come, and with matching RAM in tri channel you will have a very strong setup.


My only other suggestion is a full RAID card like the one I listed with SSD's (in RAID 1)for the OS and programs, and then a RAID 5 array for backup and any large files on the board with a offsite final backup