"In the game" experience is more about buying the biggest baddest monitor u can get. Then add the biggest baddest graphics card u can get to power that big bad monitor. That's the main thing that gets u "in the game". U shud c how FPS games look on a 30" monitor. The hand n the gun is life size! In games like Oblivion too, the hands r life sized. Now, that's what u call "in the game". There's no point having a rm1000 soundcard when all u c is a puny lil 17 or 19" monitor.

Anyway, what's the point of investing in PC sound? MP3s sound like crap. N if u play CDs then it's so much better to invest in proper Hi-Fi.