Looking for cheap replacement 5.1 soundcard

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I believe that I shorted my on-board sound a while ago by using an under-powered power supply unit. To fix this I am looking to buy a reasonably good soundcard, not really anything fancy just something that lets me use my z506 logitech speakers while video gaming. Ideally under $50 would be good.

Any advice is appreciated thank you.
 
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It seems that these speakers use analogue connection (front l/r, back l/r, center), so any soundcard compatible with your computer would work.

Open your computer, and see what free slots you have (PCI or PCI/Express), then go to your local electronic store and spend $20 for a soundcard.

You can also go USB route, with something like this
It seems that these speakers use analogue connection (front l/r, back l/r, center), so any soundcard compatible with your computer would work.

Open your computer, and see what free slots you have (PCI or PCI/Express), then go to your local electronic store and spend $20 for a soundcard.

You can also go USB route, with something like this
 
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