Sound card question

z00m2k8

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I recently bought an Astro a40 which comes with the Astro mixamp. Since it hasn't shipped yet (will take 1 more week) I was wondering about the following things.

First of all, I'm using a Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 which has digital outputs and it also supports the Dolby Digital Live 5.1:

1. I know its not necessary to get a soundcard for the headset but if I do will I be able to notice the difference? (Using the digital outputs)
2. Is the mixamp alone comparable to a soundcard ($100-$200)?

Thanks in advance.
 

th3_ory

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A sound card will let you hear a much "crisper" sound since it can output more hz (24 instead of 16).

The mixamp would allow you to play with the frequencies but I dont think you will notice a very big difference with a sound card with it