do i need a sound card for a Sennheiser PC 350 se

[Robinharm]

my trusty old razer kraken 7.1 died and i need a new headset so i looked at the Sennheiser PC 350 se but i don't know if i need a soundcard for it to run ore if i can run it from my motherboard (i have a msi pc mate h97) can the toms guide community help me?

 

[Alabalcho]

This page says that this headset has 2x3.5mm audio connectors (presumably, one for headphones, one for microphone), so you definitely need a soundcard with analog output and microphone input for them.

This could be either built-in soundard on almost every new desktop. On some laptops, you would need an adapter cable. However, spending $250, I would suggest spending $50 on a quality USB soundard for this headset.