So ever since I got my second R9 290 in. I haven't been able to use my Asus Xonar D2 since the PCI slot has been covered by AMD awesomeness, and now I am using the integrated Realtek ALC 1150 :unsure: on my Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 5 which even though it sounds alright while not gaming.
the features are terrible and the sound in-game is like a bull having diarrhea since the cross-talk from the motherboard is almost louder than the music that i am listening to. SO the only solution is to go USB. Now i have been looking around, and the only promising option is the Asus Xonar U7. which supports 7.1 stereo expansion ? which is something the realtek does not do well. and it is a necessity for me since i use a multi speaker setup. it does not need to have a good headphone out since i already have something else for that. Is this a good choice or are there any other options ?