Best Sound Card 2016. This external sound card by Creative features channel 71 and is ideal for immersive 3D PC audio gaming. Dark Rock Pro 4 1xCorsair ML120 Pro5xML140 Pro Creative all the way.
You can then choose to update the driver. Next to Sound Video and Game Controllers click the sign. If you are going to go with a Sound Card only it makes sense to go for a higher-end model like a Sound Blaster ZxR or X-Fi Titanium HD as they have high quality DACs built in.
One of the most extravagant pieces of technology I saw at CES 2016 was Creatives X-Fi.
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus SABRE32-class Hi-res 32-bit384 kHz PCIe Gaming. Next to Sound Video and Game Controllers click the sign. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy PCIe RX 71 Sound Card with High Performance. TechSpot Metascore greater than 90 80 70 60 50.