new rig + new soundcard = advice

[CyberFed]

ok buidling a new machine and i need a high quality soundcard for surround sound movies, gaming ect.. recommendations??

btw i use a stereo receiver and a full home theatre system in my room, no crappy computer speakers for me :D so i dont know if that would impact on what card i should get

[Johnny Knoxville]

m-audio revolution which is PIMPing or Terratec DMX 6 fire.

[Gnerma]

I'm going to agree with Johnny on this one. The M-Audio Revolution 7.1 is the card to get. It has the same sound chip that the DMX 6 fire and is much cheaper so, to me, it is the obvious choice.

These cards are both part of the 'next step up' in PC sound.

[Ugmore Baggage]

Get an Aopen TUBE motherboard
(dunno if it's any good, I just think it looks cool)