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Originally Posted by JD

These would probably give you some improvement. However I can't say how noticeable it will be.

Newegg.com - ASUS Xonar D1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Newegg.com - ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

Newegg.com - Creative 70SB088000004 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express 1x Interface PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
Newegg.com - Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

All of these cards are great, but a bit out of my price range. I've been looking at a lot of the ASUS cards. I've owned a lot of their hardware and have been thoroughly impressed thus far.

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

If you gamed more, I would suggest an X-Fi; however, there are better and cheaper options for mainly music. Having said this, what listening gear are you using? There may be no point in upgrading if your gear isn't up to snuff.

Most of the time I'm using a Sony TA-AV561 receiver, Philips CS-3400 5.1 channel speakers (satellite speakers, and subwoofer) and for headphones I've been using a pair of SteelSeries 7H.