Soundcard recommendation for £30?

[notsobig]

What about Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio

Yes, that's the one I put the link on previous page I think. Is this any good? Can I play openAL games with this?

[Pob255]

Remember to check the game's settings as well.
You'll want surround sound or simular turned off.

Must say that while graphics settings on most games have got better with more controllable options most sound settings have become almost non existant

EDIT: also check your motherboard makers web page for uptodate sound drivers, if you've not done that already.

[notsobig]

In game setting is set to "Generic Software", quality "Medium" with EAX tured on. Well that's how the game detected my audio hardware so I left it like that. Driver is up to date, I think A4.00 or something like that which I got straight off from realtek website.