AH, but you see, I didn't spend any money on these speakers!!!!
My girlfriend paid for them originally when she was with her ex, and the ex finally gave them back to her. (I don't even really know the product name, just the company that makes them.)
Anyway, if a soundcard that'll handle a 5.1 surround system is available for as little as $20, maybe I'll ask for one for Christmas.
The funniest thing is that I
don't really game (past D2 TCP/IP with the g/f), and I watch DVDs on our cheap little 15" tv/dvd combo. I
do, however, have an extensive music collection and no non-PC sound system. (Well, there's the cheap little 15" tv/dvd combo.) These new speakers deliver concert-quality sound, and I love `em already.