Sound Card Necessary?

[jaygatsby9]

I am getting a new F131 PC from Maingear, and it comes with an Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset motherboard. The cheapes sound card they offer is Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series for $150.00, and I really don't want to spend that much on a sound card. Any advice as to whether the motherboard is sufficient or if I should really spend the $150? Although I am a gamer, when it comes to sound, I care more about listenting to music than "positional audio" and stuff like that.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[Riccochet]

The on-board audio will work for your needs. But you'll get higher quality sound from an aftermarket card.

This might be a better choice for you:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024

It's only $95 and will put out a lot better sound, games and music, than the on-board audio.

 

[ColdNeutron]

Onboard sound is pretty good these days, I'm using it on my latest build, for the first time, and I'm happy with the sound. I've tried onboard before and the digital output was good but the analog was crap. Music is more important to me than gaming also. So, I would try the onboard and see how you like it. You can always get a sound card later.