Currently the cheapest I could find on this internal sound card after checking Amazon US/GB/FR/IT/CA, Staticice & Newegg though I'm waiting for potential 10% - 20% sales from eBay this and next month - it might go lower.
I want a 7.1 device on my pooter for PUBG and other possibly non-existent benefits to other multi-channel surround games ( see: convert multi-channel surround to binaural audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb6dMYkc6r8&feature=youtu.be ) and require a headphone amp - this is currently the best buy for me.
The Sound BlasterX AE-5 is a SABRE32 Ultra Class Hi-Resolution PCIe Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Xamp, a brand new discrete headphone amp utilizing bi-amplification technology. It delivers astonishingly pristine audio, and also shows off the Aurora Reactive Lighting System with 16.8 million customizable colors.
It has audiophiles, RGB, shark lasers etc:
https://us.creative.com/p/sound-cards/sound-blasterx-ae-5
Review:
https://hothardware.com/reviews/sound-blasterx-ae-5-review-a…
how does this compares to the Asus sound card?