hey guys, here's my second topic. i'm considering upgrading my laptops sound card. my initial reason was to have superior sound quality when doing guitar recordings. now that i'm on this site i've heard a few things about a sound card putting out superior output sound as well. seems quite obvious actually. anyway, what are my possibilities? keep in mind i'm still under a budget. i don't have a specific budget as of now, but think in terms of college student. if it makes a difference, i'll be hooking up the sound card to a receiver (not sure specific model yet) to amplify the speakers.

i know this is all broad, i'm just looking for ideas.

thanks.