Help setting up xbox 360 on pc please?

[MxZeal]

hey guys i have an xbox 360 i want to connect to my pc monitor and have sound what exactly do i need? I want to use my speakers or usb headset for sound and connect hdmi for video but how can i get sound to work on it easy? i  want to be able to switch between xbox and pc easy my monitor can switch from hdmi and vga and dvi with a button click is that all i need? but what about sound? also i have a soundcard will that benefit from it?  thanks

 

and what exacly do i need if i need 3rd party components? 

 

PS im noob help me out 

[mc141]

id use this to get rca out for the audio and still use hdmi

http://www.target.com/p/xbox-360-hdmi-headset-adapter-black-xbox-360/-/A-14226168?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|14226168&CPNG=Electronics&kpid=14226168&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14226168

 

 

then id use a 2 in one out hdmi swich box and

id get 1 male rca to male 3.5mm to go from an rca swichbox to computer

one rca cable to go to between the rca switch box and xbox

and one rca male to 3.5mm female to go to the splitter

 

i know its a bit crazy and im sure theres an easier way but thats what i did for my 2nd pc/cablebox on my 22 inch in the computer room.

p.s i had an old madcatz component swichtbox and an old rca 4 port hdmi from back when tvs only had one component input and only had one hdmi input. so i had already had the cables and switchboxes collecting dust in a crate in the attic and decided to make use of them again.

[MxZeal]

im sorry you just confused the shit out of me lol

what about this ?

 

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Meters/dp/B003L1ZYYM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1370917177&sr=1-3&keywords=xbox+audio

 

it saids its hdmi that supports audio would that work?

[mc141]

just remembered  i did this on my xbox to use the optical and hdmi on the 360(wasnt paying 50 bucks when they first sold the adapter) just add a female rca to female 3.5($1 on ebay) and that should work to hook up speakers directly to xbox.

 

[mc141]

that will work if u have speakers on your monitor

[mc141]

lol yeah im more of a diagram person then a word person

[MxZeal]

just remembered  i did this on my xbox to use the optical and hdmi on the 360(wasnt paying 50 bucks when they first sold the adapter) just add a female rca to female 3.5($1 on ebay) and that should work to hook up speakers directly to xbox.

 

 

ok thats perfect but my speakers are plugged into my pc.. if i want to use my Pc speakers i have to unplug my speakers then plug it into xbox then switch whem im done.. ive seen people on twitch .tv press a button to switch to xbox with audio and they kept their headset and didnt have to change any plugs.. how do i do that?

[mc141]

ok thats perfect but my speakers are plugged into my pc.. if i want to use my Pc speakers i have to unplug my speakers then plug it into xbox then switch whem im done.. ive seen people on twitch .tv press a button to switch to xbox with audio and they kept their headset and didnt have to change any plugs.

take one of these

http://www.amazon.com/3-Way-Switch-Selector-Splitter-XBOX360/dp/B004T8KZCM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918267&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+switch

and one of these(computer to switch)

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-Cable-Splitter-1-Mini/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918309&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

and one of these(switch to speaker)

http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Y-Cable-6-Inch/dp/B000I23TTE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918360&sr=8-3&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

i already had these laying around so it didnt cost me anything but im sure its the budget route

it wont be pretty but it works great i did that with my cablebox and 2nd computer using one set of speakers

[mc141]

just call me mcguyver lol

[mc141]

so

 

 

                                      speakers

                                             |

                                             |

                                      switch box

                                     |               |

                                     |               |

                                 xbox      computer

[MxZeal]

take one of these

http://www.amazon.com/3-Way-Switch-Selector-Splitter-XBOX360/dp/B004T8KZCM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918267&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+switch

and one of these(computer to switch)

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-Cable-Splitter-1-Mini/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918309&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

and one of these(switch to speaker)

http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Y-Cable-6-Inch/dp/B000I23TTE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918360&sr=8-3&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

 

 

i already had these laying around so it didnt cost me anything but im sure its the budget route

it wont be pretty but it works great i did that with my cablebox and 2nd computer.

thats but im really ocnfused how do i connect the splitter to my pc?

[mc141]

u would use a rca to 3.5mm cable

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-Cable-Splitter-1-Mini/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370918309&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

[MxZeal]

ok i have this soundcard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132052

which color jack do i connect the rca 3.5mm cable into

currently my speakers are connected to the green one

[mc141]

i always used soundblaster and on sound blaster and any sound card ive used green is always the speaker jack

[mc141]

i dont know how to upload pics but id take pics of my setup if i knew how and it wasnt dark in the room.

[MxZeal]

these parts look correct just gota know what to plug into what

[mc141]

ok lemme try this one more time

 

 

step one take the 3.55 mm to rca adapter and plug one end of the wire into the output of the switch and the other to the speakers.

step two take the xbox red and white rca and put it into one of the inputs on the switch.

take the rca  to 3.5mm male cable and plug one end into the switch and the other to the green jack on the computer.

now all u have to do is switch inputs to switch xbox and computer