I recently got a 2.1 speaker set. The Logitech Z623 200W THX system and I was wondering, will it sound better if I get discreet sound card? Which one would you recommend? I don’t use a headset or plan on using one. I think I would prefer something from the ASUS line up. Thanks in advance!
It really depends on the motherboard and their choice of onboard audio. Something like the ASUS Maximus V or Crosshair V use pretty good audio chips and getting a reasonable dedicated card wouldn't offer much upgrade. Though, if you don't an awesome motherboard and it uses something like Realtek for audio, then a sound card would sound better. Personally, assuming a limited budget, I'd go for the ASUS Xonar DS. They have a PCI-e version called the Xonar DSX; other than the interface, they are identical.
Jerm1027 Thanks for the feedback first of all, I think I will get one of the sound cards from the DSX line then. I'm glad to hear that I will have a upgrade in sound from what I have now. I have a nice motherboard but it doesn’t have discreet level onboard sound, just Realtek. Thanks again!