Sound card or external DAC?

dude98

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I just purchased and received Dayton B652's with a Lepai LP-2020A+ amp. I was upgrading my Logitech Z323 speaker set.

I'm wondering if a sound card or external DAC would help? I'm currently using on board ALC892.

I've been looking at the Creative Z, Asus DX and now the FiiO E10K DAC/amp, but I'm not sure what to choose. I mostly use my speakers for gaming, but music is also important. I have ATH-M50's to use too, but I mostly use them for music. I'm trying to keep the sound card or DAC under $100.

 
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