Motherboard onboard audio

[speud]

Hey guys, I had no luck with this in the audio section so I'm posting it here if that's ok.


So, I'm fairly new to audio. I am planning on buying a 5.1 gaming headset. The motherboard I'm getting has 8 channel audio. I'm wondering if I would need an external sound card to use the headset. I want to get the full 5.1 surround.

Here's the mobo by the way:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=p67a+g45

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Your board can do 7.1 audio and you only need it to do 5.1 audio. There should be a mode for that in the sound control panel.