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What is the audio connector on the 7900GT for?

An interesting engineering element on the reference board includes a set of 4-pin leads for what we are told is for an audio jack -- or at least the leads for an audio jack. If it is indeed an input for audio signals (appears to be SPDIF), then for upcoming graphics cards that boast HDMI connectivity, this would definitely make sense. As for the current reference design, there is no such connector featured and we will have to wait for final designs to see what happens.
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Maybe it's a fan connector and everyone was confused. 😛
 
The article is from February 21, 2006 😛

It's not too improbable. There has been talk that once video cards start coming with HDMI outputs, the sound stream can be routed from the sound card to the GPU so only one cable is required - which can be connected to a A/V receiver or a monitor/TV with speakers.
 
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