I currently use a zalman clip on Mic. I use it for things like Skype and Teamspeak. My friends always complain the cant hear me and i turn up the db boost in windows it fixes it, but then white noise appears. <_< Is their a good microphone i can buy for a maximum of $40 that i can buy that wont pick background noise but yet my friends will be able to hear me. Also with the Zalman mic, It somehow has not too good of quality. My $90 web cam has better quality than it. I guess i got a bad unit. My friends want me to use my turtle beach x12's but i refuse to go back into the headset life. They believe headsets are superior. HA