Headset and Speaker

[Aiden2k13]

Hello, I am getting the Razer Tiamat 7.1 and Asus Maximus VIII Extreme mobo . Now, I saw that I need all the audio ports for the Tiamat to give 7.1 surround sound. But I also have a 5.1 speaker system. So, do I need to get a 7.1 sound card if I wanna have both the headset and the speaker connected together ?

 

[basroil]

Hello, I am getting the Razer Tiamat 7.1 and Asus Maximus VIII Extreme mobo . Now, I saw that I need all the audio ports for the Tiamat to give 7.1 surround sound. But I also have a 5.1 speaker system. So, do I need to get a 7.1 sound card if I wanna have both the headset and the speaker connected together ?

Yes, though you might as well just get a real headphone instead and make it easier on you. Managing multiple sound devices is going to cause you more headaches than it's worth. You can usually find the very good ATH-AD500X and HD558 for about $100, and then decent mics from ~$10 to $50 (modmic + ATH-AD500X is about the same as the tiamat on amazon)