Hey Guys, I have just bought new Creative pc works Lx520 5.1 Speakers. My problem is, i dont know which sound card i should use, or which one would give me the best sound. Its between the Onboard sound card which is a Realtek 8CH Hd audio Alc880 Model Soundcard, or a pci C-Media 8738LX 6Ch Soundcard. What do you guys think, The onboard Realtek card, or the Pci C-Media Card. Thanks, By the way, i really recommend the Creative PC Works LX520 5.1 Speakers. They have absolutly awsome sound and only costed me $79.00 AUD. Thanks, Granto2000

Hya Granto , if you already have the C-Media card then i would use that i think , but if you dont then i would just use the onboard chip.

Thanks for ya repley.....

One question, Why would you use the c-media over the onboard as i would like to know for future reference

To be honest in this case just because i don't like onboard sound/video chips.

I saw that pci card for $9 , so wich ever you choose doesn't matter to much in this case. There both good enough to get sound out of a 5.1 speaker set but don't expect to much from either.