What soundcard is best?

[DoolittleRaider]

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