How To Best Experience With Headphones?

[mojito_619]

Hi guys and gals, (sorry if this is in the wrong sub-category) I want to get some headphones for gaming and I was considering some turtle beach ones (open to any other suggestions, they need to be 5.1 though). Now, to the point, my mobo is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P and its onboard sound card supports up to 7.1. With the onboard card would I get a good audio experience, would a sound card drastically improve it? And finally, are those headphones amps good or worth the money?

Thx, Mojito

 

[gamerk316]

For 5.1, I usually recommend a soundcard. It comes down to if you are satisfied with what you get using onboard though...

 

[Bullheaded67]

I would recommend a sound card with a headphone amp such as the ASUS Essence STX. Here is a review:

http://hardwaretechreview.com/asus-essence-stx-sound-card-review