sound card for creative inspire T7900

I'm looking for a sound card for my creative T7900 7.1 speaker set. I guess one limiting factor is that my Dell Dimension 8300 (2003) only accepts PCI cards and not PCI express cards or others. I'm also very confused because the T7900 cable colors do not match any of the sound card color slots I've looked at on the internet. These cables have the following colors: gray, green, black, and orange. They connect the subwoofer to the sound card. I would really appreciate some help. syrk

 

Try these links for more info.:

http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=40153

http://support.creative.com/Product...dfaq:PRODFAQ_10321,VARSET=CategoryID:4&page=0

The first link deals specifically with the 7.1 setup; the second link is the complete knowledge base for the T7900. Based on these, my impression is the color coding on the speakers themselves isn't that important - at worst, you may have to do some trial and error to match up the correct ports for the front/rear speakers.

Based on these articles, it appears you should be able to set the speakers up on as simple as a 5.1 card with 4 outputs. To get the full sound experience, here's a link to an inexpensive 7.1 PCI card from a top US retailer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1&cm_re=sound_card_pci-_-29-111-001-_-Product

You should be able to find the same (or similar model) from a retailer in the EU.

Hope this helps.