Ive been debating on getting an after market sound card. My onboard audio is fine but im wondering if an Asus Sonar sound card would give a noticeable difference in sound or not. I welcome all input and money isn't an issue.
Heres my rig incase it might matter
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
Asetek 570LX Liquid Cooling system w/ 240MM Radiator and Dual Fans
[CrossFireX/SLI] Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Intel Z68 mATX Mainboard w/ ROG Connect, Lucid Virtu and Intel SRT & 7.1 SupremeFX Audio, GbLAN, HDMI, USB 3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16 & 1 PCIe X4
8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module Corsair Vengeance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card MSI Twin Frozr II/OC Powered By NVIDIA
1,000 Watts - Thermaltake TR2 RX Modular 80 Plus PSU - PN: TRX-1000M
1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (64-bit Edition)
LG UH12LS28K 12X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive

If you want to be able to hear things from across the map (almost literally) then upgrade.

A better sound card will provide sounds from further away? I know nothing really bout sound cards but I can only imagine it being better quality not an increase of sound distance. I mean volume is volume isn't it?

Certain sounds can only be heard with a decent sound card. 1.6 was known for it. Direction of sounds are also more precise.

If money isn't an issue, it's an easy upgrade.

What you know about Surround sound?

But yes, aftermarket cards are great for increasing sound quality, so it you can splurge, do it. Keep in mind though with any other tech, you get what you pay for.

Well I have decided to get one and think im gonna go with this one due to the good reviews but just wondering if someone had any input on a better one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829102049

Cannot go wrong with Creative. They make good stuff.

So I ordered my parents two laptops last week, decent ones too. I tried out cs with them and it was like flawless. Also, the sound was amazing compared to what i hear now. I was hearing birds chirphing and all sorts of shit. Definitely notice the difference.