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Old 11-06-2012, 10:24 PM
DoolittleRaider DoolittleRaider is offline
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Default What soundcard is best?

I've got my new rig...See Specs way down below...

Problem is that I've now discovered, to my great surprise and disappointment, that the supposed 7.1 on-board sound with the GIGABYTE MOBO does not work with Windows 7, when it comes to driving a 5.1 Speaker setup. Sooo, I now need to add a Sound card. It seems I need a card with the Green, Black, and Gold connectors/cables to Z506 subwoofer/system.

I am looking for recommendations on best card, for gaming (ClOD and RoF and Battlefield 3 and Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, etc)....

I want best 5.1 surround sound.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!


i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB LGA1155
16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel
GIGABYTE Z77-DS3H, 7.1 HD Audio On-Board
NVIDIA GeForce GTX680 4GB
MONITOR: ASUS VS247H-P 24" LCD

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z506, 5.1 system

240GB Corsair SSD
2TB 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

LG 12X Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback
NZXT Switch 810 Hybrid Full Tower Gaming Case
CyberPower Xtreme Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit

Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
Cooler Master Power Supply 1050 Watts
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