Mic has started picking up pc sound

ryanfergo

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For more than 2 years now I've had a surround sound headset I use occasionally while gaming, and a cheap little clip on mic that i use with my speakers normally. I've always been able to play games/listen to music at a reasonable volume, and have my friends voices coming through without it picking up basically anything. Especially not peoples voices.
About 2 weeks ago I booted up my pc and hoped on discord and immediately people started complaining about my mic echoing. I went into a separate channel a found it was picking up really quiet game sounds and music too.
I hadn't changed any settings before this happened. I had reinstalled windows 2-3 weeks prior but the mic was working fine at first.

y? :(

Windows 10
MSI Z97 Gaming 3
i7 4790k
GTX 980ti
 

ryanfergo

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Jun 11, 2014
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The mic still works and sounds fine, and I've already bought a (more expensive) replacement and it has the same problem. I've tested the mics on my laptop and they work as I'd like them too.