Is my onboard sound better or equal to usb sound card?

haru3173

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Hey all im currently using z97 ud5h mobo from gigabyte. Im looking for a microphone to try out cortana on windows 10 and i stumbled upon this usb sound card which also has a microphone. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EZT7RE4/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile.

My question is this better than the onboard sound i have? If not i'll just get a dedicated mic or a webcam with mic.

I also have some static sound when i hook up a headphone on the front of the cpu case ONLY when something is plugged in the front usb ports. So it could be a bad ground from the case. It also responds when i hover the mouse which is wierd.
 
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the ONLY reason to buy dedicated sound card is if you are a producer and you need to connect instruments and synthesizers etc...
It is better to buy just a new mic. only with the same price, the dedicated sound card will not increase microphones quality...

johnmanth

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the ONLY reason to buy dedicated sound card is if you are a producer and you need to connect instruments and synthesizers etc...
It is better to buy just a new mic. only with the same price, the dedicated sound card will not increase microphones quality...
 
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