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Are these any better than the normal internel cards,I've got AKG 701 headphones that I use all the time on the pc.
If you are gaming I can highly recommend the Creative AE-5 - it has a reasonably decent amp onboard that can drive most consumer headphones no hassle combined with a good quality DAC and a good selection of software sound processing options like virtual surround if that is to your taste.