Greetings

I need some help to understand how I can connect 4 speakers to my PC, and I want to separate different sounds like engines sound to 2 rear speakers, and other sounds to 2 front speakers etc. 

So to achieve this, do I need external sound card(s), or I can just use either a receiver, amps or an audio interface? So this part I still don't get it. I googled that people use different types of audio setups. I don’t want to spend money on devices I don’t need and I don’t understand what they are for. 

I read about receivers, amps and interface, but it is very confusing. I just need some help to pony me to a right direction. 

I currently have PC, 4K TV and I use TVs speaker ad a default audio device. 

Thanks for looking. 

 

Found answer elsewhere. Thanks. 

12 hours ago, skysurfer said:

Found answer elsewhere. Thanks. 

in the interest of helping future users with the same question, please post your solution. 

There are different ways to organize audio system. For surround speakers I will need an AV receiver to connect non powered speakers. AV receiver is then connected to via HDMI cable to my 4KTV. 
For powered speakers I can just connect them to PC directly via analog line. 
If I want an additional audio channel, then I may need an external USB sound card connected to a amplifier. 
I had issues to understand how to connect all these audio hardware and a purpose of them. 

Edited September 21, 2025Sep 21 by skysurfer