[quote=Omnifarious;5648 However, for the price I paid for the computer, I'm not complaining

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I hear that, can't really see spending serious money on computers these days unless you really need it. Is your system got the Realtek HD audio--I also have a Acer and you can use that to send sound to your reciever
There is plenty of info here on the HD 2000 series: [url]http://www./avs-vb/showthread.php?t=872538[/url]
Sorry about the link half the time this site won't allow them-relating to other forums. But over at AVS forum they have a bunch of info on setting these cards up