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I'm not suggesting the 5.1 because of it's 5.1 capabilities...I'm suggesting it because it has more raw sound-producing power than onboard sound (especially AC97). Many times, games will snap and crackle and make static noises instead of producing the correct sound effects due to the lack of hardware acceleration on onboard sound chips. Some games won't have this problem, but many will (Battlefield games like to do this on many computers). Like I said before, it's hardly noticeable while listening to music (unless you have another computer to compare with side-by-side, then it's blatantly obvious), but some games really push the sound systems of motherboard chipsets. I'd put in the SB Live to be safe.
-Lasereth
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