Well since this has gone a little off topic, why the hell won't my mic get any louder unless it's just about inside my mouth? I got a new sound card few monthes back and that's when it started sucking the grass, mainly because the card won't let me choose mic boost. It'slisted as CMI8738/C3DX PCI , I can't remember the actual name. I got it for my 5.1 sourround sound set but now the MFer screwed up my mic. Any ideas? Driver updates?