Do sound cards make a big difference over integrated sound cards?

I have 5.1 surround speakers for my rigg and currently I'm just using an integrated sound card. Does anybody know if there will be a recognizable difference if I were to get an actual sound card?

If so what is a good card to get along with my speakers?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT:

I have an ASUS moboand it uses SoundMax.

And I use my speakers for music, gaming, movies, and for TV once I get a TV Tuner.

Post which mobo and onboard sound you have. Mine is an Asus with Realtek surround.

I use my onboard 7.1 sound purely for my headset and mic(for online gaming) and I have my 5.1 speakers runing through my X-Fi Music card. It's lacking some of the extra inputs that other cards have but Creative makes good, solid quality equipment. I never have to switch plugs that way.

I think you get more software processing options with soundcards but honestly, you'll probably never know the difference in the sound.

I have an old Audigy card that I use. Truth be told, I don't hear any difference from the onboard sound on my Asus P5K.

My last motherboard, Asus A7n8X or something, had much worse onboard sound. There was a big difference.

I have an Audigy, X-Fi, and Intel High Definition sound.

The integrated solution actually sounds better than the Audigy, and it's not that far behind the X-Fi.

So no, sound cards do not make a big difference over modern integrated solutions.

I have an Audigy, X-Fi, and Intel High Definition sound.

The integrated solution actually sounds better than the Audigy, and it's not that far behind the X-Fi.

So no, sound cards do not make a big difference over modern integrated solutions.

My_name_a_Borat

Now Video Cards on the other hand,even if its a FX 5200 PCI or something like that,its most certainly better than onboard video,trust me i have a FX 5200 PCI myself,i can play Rome: Total Realism MUCH better than the intergrated i used before.