Best Sound Card @5k Budget PCI-E x4 compactible.

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Hi Guys i want a best all round sound card capable of producing good high quality sound on all round sound , movies, games and music collections. Also capable of passing HD, DTS-HD all HD movies sound files.

I will be using HD player so wanted the best all round card capable of producing extreme sound quality.

I have only x4 slot available as my dual card setup consumes all other pci and x1 slots.

I had seen that the third pci-e in my board can be set to x1 speed. But i dont want to limit for the same.

Not sure if x1 card can be fitted to the x4 slot.

Let me know is ASUS/Auzentech/CREATIVE the best sound reproduction.

Get Asus Xonar DX..

Yup MegaMind is right . Take Asus Xonar DX . Best in ur budget .

DX is too old right. Any other alternative.

I need the best sound card i can stretch a bit say 2000 more

Let me know one solid card with upgradable option

I use it for music , recording, HD video, and games.

macho84 said:
DX is too old right. Any other alternative.

There isn't such a thing in audio dept.
If u don't like xonar DX, you can search for Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 ~9K..

Is it D2X is outdated or ok to go for a long run audio card. I am newbie to Audio techs let me know guys

macho84 said:
Is it D2X is outdated or ok to go for a long run audio card. I am newbie to Audio techs let me know guys

X-Fi Forte is a better choice..

Which speakers are you using?

I am using ordinary creative 2.1 channel but i have logitech z550 and will use it over a long run. As soon as i switch my home theater to dedicated ONE with A/V receivers.