When I brought a 5.1 Sound System to link to my PC, stupid me forgot to get a sound card for it to work, so after a quick trip to PCWorld, This is what i came out with, This is Farley priced compared to its alternatives, i brought this as although I'm using it with a 5.1 sound system, it will go up to 7.1 in case I upgrade the speakers again in the future, This is a good PCI Card although i did have to mess around with the settings to get sound out of all 5 speakers when playing music, but no major problems so i would happily recommend this if someone asked for a SoundBlaster Sound Card on a Budget.