PC to BluRay 5.1

[nbradiation]

Hey everyone im in need of help with a problem of trying to get my pc to play 5.1. My motherboard is an Asus P8Z77-VLX and i have a Vantec 7.1 (UGT-S110) sound card. I am trying to run the sound to my blu ray player to play in 5.1. The player is a Samsung HT-D4500. Is this even possible or is there something I am missing? Thanks for any advice.
Also i am trying to use an optical cable if that matters.

 

[ssddx]

based on what i can see of the rear panel it only supports 2.0 stereo input in (rca red+white) which means other than stereo sound you will not be able to use your soundcard to connect.

it does however support hdmi ARC [audio return channel] which means you should be able to connect up to your pc via hdmi to your video card or motherboard [if hdmi arc is supported] (or if you use a tv as your display and it also supports ARC then for both pc and home theater... connect pc->tv and ht->tv and you should be able to pass sound by)

afaik the optical is output only not input. your only real options are rca input or via ARC.

 

[nbradiation]

Hey thanks for the quick reply and I am sorry but I am not well versed in pc audio but what are my options for producing 5.1 and using my speakers? Do I need an actual receiver or will this blu ray player suffice?
Also my TV does not support ARC so is that a problem too?
Finally the video card I am using is a GTX 960 and I cannot find if it is ARC compatible.
Again thank you for the quick response.

 

[ssddx]

they make hdmi arc adapters. perhaps look into one of those to see if they do what you need them to.

a receiver is a 100% fix (albiet an expensive one). not sure if you can get it going as-is or not. if you can get audio working over hdmi arc then yes, if not then no.