What to use as rear surrounds speakers with a pair of Gigaworks T20s (as fronts)..

Im looking at buying a Creative Labs Soundblaster X-FI XTREME MUSIC Soundcard and a set of Cardsome Gigaworks T20s for MP3s (I like my music!) and gaming...
What I dont know is what to use as my rear surrounds for gaming (for real 5.1 music sound Id use my stereo system downstairs!)
A pair of the cheaper Inspire 280s? Or will this combo sound crap by mixing the two..!?
(and thats chewing up alot of desk space with speakers..!)
Any suggestions appreciated folks..!?

secretsam007,
If you're really into gaming and looking for a 5.1 setup, I would suggest getting a proper 5.1 speaker system rather than hooking 2 pair of stereo speakers.
Jason

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