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Should I buy a sound card for my new gaming rig?

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June 20, 2013 10:49:03 AM

I currently spend over $1300 on a gaming rig including a 28" LED screen. I am going to connect it to my AV receiver to play. However, for some strategy games I need to sit in front of the PC. For those situtations I just have an HDMI connector on the motherboard. I was planning to use the Turtlebeach X5 in those cases, but I noticed it only have optical audio connector, so I cant connect it to the board. Should I buy a sound card? If so which one? I really dont want to spend more then $100 only to use headphones.
This is my board Gigabyte LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX DDR3 1600 Motherboards GA-B75M-D3H http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007R9CRGW/ref=oh_deta...

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June 20, 2013 10:57:07 AM

If you are connecting to an AV receiver, one would usually connect with fiber optic, but the board you picked doesn't have it. Any card will do that has this port on it.
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June 20, 2013 10:59:03 AM

Try it without the sound card first and decide. The ALC887 isn't top of the line, so you may want something better. As to suggesting actual products, I am deaf in one ear so I'm really not the best source of information on sound cards.
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June 20, 2013 10:59:31 AM

That board has an audio output (the green jack) so what's the problem? Try it first and if you don't like what you hear buy a sound card.
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June 20, 2013 10:59:47 AM

Fiber optic limits you to 5.1. With HDMI you can get up to 9.1. Also, with HDMI you can simulate more your sound. Anyway, which sound card, if I need it thought, would be a budget concious card?
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June 20, 2013 11:14:13 AM

Is not top of the line. I am not a heavy PC gamer. However audio is very important to. That is why I bought the Turtle beach X5. I would like to unlock their full potential when playing games and chatting.
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