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Default Starter here< Need help deciding on a good external Sound Card

Last X-mas upon getting the parts and receiving and building my rig I bought a 5.1 Digital Surround Sound System 550 Watt by Logitec. It's very nice as the Sub itself puts out 195 watts with the four front back left and right heads doing about 50-65 watts each. Anyways I am looking for a good sound card between 100-150$ to pull the best out of my 5.1 System... as I am currently only using my On board sound card more so I am new to parts in general I'd like to get some real pros advice on what I should be looking for


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M-Audio is a great brand!

Those look like they would serve you quite well
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i recommend the X-Fi Surround

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102020
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Do you want it for music or games?
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Music for sure. I'm a huge guy for listening to to FLACs and 320 KBs+ quality music more so I want my Sound card as well as my system to be able to output the sound in the best possible quality. Any suggestions on a awesome sound card that has a Sub jack etc? Between 100-300$ ... Yes I'm paying a lot because I really want to find a Prime card.
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Any other advice or reccomendations? I know I seem a bit picky but music is alot of what I use my computer to utilize.
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