I recently bought a Biostar M7NCD-A02 to replace my ECS K7S5A that's warning me it's about to die.

Is this a decent motherboard, any experiences?

Is the onboard ALC650 sound better or worse than a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?

I know I'll have to re-activate Windows after changing motherboards (I planned on a fresh install anyway).

I'm typing fast because the forum software logged me out and lost the post apparently because I took too long.

TIA