Sound Card Question
 

I am planning on buying the Auzentech Forte to connect my 5.1 Speakers to via a Digital Optical cable. I will be using this with my gaming setup there should not be any problem with connecting the Sound Card to the receiver right?

There is no reason to spend so much on a soundcard if all you are going to use it for is optical out. Optical out is bit perfect no matter what source it comes from.

I have heard that you must get a soundcard in order for it to decode the audio signal from the game in order to output it as a Digital Signal though? A normal Motherboard Digital Optical Out would not do this would it?

What motherboard? Almost all newer motherboards can output 5.1 over digital toslink. Even for games.

The Evga X58 SLI. Although a Sound Card would be much better quality and support more games than a standard Motherboard Digital Optical right? If not the Auzentech Forte I was considering the Bravura, but I heard a few bad things about it.

No sound quality won't be any better when using optical output. The real reason people go w/ expensive sound cards is for there much higher quality analog output. If you are going to use optical out i would just stick w/ onboard.

Ok great thanks! I will just stick with the onboard then.

Are you going from your optical out to speakers specifically or is it going to a receiver of some sort? If so all the audio processing is done at the speakers/receiver and non along the optical signal