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Do I neee to buy a sound card or amp for the sennheiser pc350 se

MacStuR

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Dec 18, 2016
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My motherboard is a z170-hd3 and it comes with a alc887 sound card. I will only be using this headset for gaming as I mainly play csgo and h1z1, so fps games ide say. Will this headset be good with my onboard sound card?
 
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onboard audio is at most low end although in many cases it will work good enough. a bigger question is if you notice distortion, buzzing, low volume or tinny sound which may mean an upgrade is certainly warranted.
onboard audio is at most low end although in many cases it will work good enough. a bigger question is if you notice distortion, buzzing, low volume or tinny sound which may mean an upgrade is certainly warranted.
 
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