Many newer motherboards include 5.1 or 7.1 anyways.
The only reason to buy a separate card is if you really want some of the special "EAX" affects, and they are only available on Creative cards anyways.
I have a sound card, but on my next system (which, if I can't fix last night's "can no longer POST" issus, may be sooner than later) I won't bother.
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