Setting up a mic and headset

[XeiroFlora]

I like playing a lot of team based games, not just on steam, and I am new to P.C to some point still, and this stupid Realtek crap keeps getting in the way of the most simple actions ever, I have these cheap but working mic/headset ear buds, Ifrogz, every time I dare to plug it in I get a buch of crap, it should just work, I need help getting around this issue that will not stop, I need litterly every step, from where to plug it in, what to do...I have been trying for five hours and failing.

[ReBoot]

Those earbuds tend to have one 4-pin plug while sound cards tend to have 2 separate receptacles, one for audio out, one for audio in.
Does that describe your situation?

[XeiroFlora]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Those earbuds tend to have one 4-pin plug while sound cards tend to have 2 separate receptacles, one for audio out, one for audio in.
Does that describe your situation?

I think so...but the same buds work fine on PS4, I use them to talk all the time to my friend on PS4 and simply plug in...so, I don't know the issue really

[ReBoot]

If it really is the case, you need an adapror. One with one 4-pin receptacle and with 2 3-pin plugs. Or with 1 3-pin plug and 1 2-pin plug, microphones (especially those of earplug headsets) tend to be mono.

[XeiroFlora]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

If it really is the case, you need an adapror. One with one 4-pin receptacle and with 2 3-pin plugs. Or with 1 3-pin plug and 1 2-pin plug, microphones (especially those of earplug headsets) tend to be mono.

You lost me at adapror, I am very, very new to computers more advance functions. But what your saying is just getting a real headset, will fix my issue?

[ReBoot]

Thats not what im saying at all. However, getting another headset will indeed solve the issue. I recommend a USB one as this will bypass this "stupid Realtek crap" of yours entirely. Actually its not as stupid as youd like it to be as youve plugged in stuff that cant work physically. Still, running a dedicated sound "card" (which USB headsets have) bypasses many potential problems.
I recommend https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B018UHKYRI
While it sucks for music, its great for gaming, allows for acoustical environment perception (meaning i can tell where the Fleshpound is coming from) and doesnt cost a leg.

PS: Adaptors, especially audio ones, are all but "computers advanced functions" audio adaptors have been in existence long before computers started.

[Cathulhu]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41puGVLXWuL.jpg
An adapter like this, or a "real" headset, yes.