Reply to Sound card suggestions?

So im rebuilding my desktop. I used to use sound blaster x-fi titanium and it still works so i could still use it. But i wanted something better for what i will be using it for.

I play guitar and would like to be able to plug my guitar straight into the sound card and start recording.
I also have a vci-100 that i will be using. I would love to be able to plug in my headphones and hear each track in a different ear. Ive seen external sound cards that people use for this, but idk if there are any internal sound cards that allow you to do this.

Im gonna be using this for all kinds of things from recording keyboard, guitar, singing, and using my vci-100, to listening to music on a 7.1 surround sound home theatre system that i have been trying to set up for about a year now lol.

Anyways can you guys give me some suggestions on what might be the best sound card for me?
-Thanks