CPU/Mobo alc888 g31 chipset surround?

[nfsfan]

hi all
my friend is looking to buy a new low cost mobo to handle his e2140.he wants to have the hackintosh compatibility as well.
so i suggested the 945gc or the g31 chipsets mobos either from gigabye or intel.no plans to overclock.

these have the alc888 chipset for 5.1 surround sound.but these have only 3 audio jacks ,ie line out,line in and mic in.he wants to connect a mic,and 2 2.1 speakers to front and rear respectively.can these be done on these motherboards , like changing line in to rear speaker output or they have the surround output through co-axial spdif only?

any other suggestions for a low cost mobo ie 2-3.3k which would be compatible with hackintosh?

 

[nfsfan]

nobody has an intel g31?? strange....

 

[sumedhmumbai]

hmm 5.1 then its alc 662 mostly
Audio Codec Comparison Table | Hardware Secrets

alc885 and alc889 ie modified alc885 are best in onboard sound class.. if u find any cheap MB supporing them pl post as i am intrested in it too

 

[nfsfan]

the 945gc-s2 from gigabyte has alc888 alright and its 7.1...

the other one being Intel® Desktop Board DG31PR Overview

which is primarily the one i am talking about,has 5.1 alc888. i just cant confirm to my friend how the speakers would be connected using the only 3 audio jacks!!

 

[gamepagol]

these have the alc888 chipset for 5.1 surround sound.but these have only 3 audio jacks ,ie line out,line in and mic in.he wants to connect a mic,and 2 2.1 speakers to front and rear respectively.can these be done on these motherboards?

sure :hap2:
just open HD Audio Manager I/O control options n u can manually set 1 for mic and 2/4 for sound output easily

 

[nfsfan]

thanx..
m still wondering..if someone really wants to use the 5.1 then he needs
1 for centre
1 for front
1 for rear
1 for the sub

but it has only 3 jacks..in that case what does one do?

 

[greenhorn]

center and sub are 1 channel each unlike front and rear which are in stereo.

so they share one jack