Also visit http://audiominds.com for more free reading material.

They have quite a bit of the basic information available there.

I agree with Ryszard above - don't buy equipment as a guess. (unless you have excess money you just want to throw at it)

With those two mics you should be able to get a decent recording.

Line out of mixer into line in of Soundcard, and proper drivers selected in the software should get you a decent sound.
You may just need to understand gain (and gain staging) to get better sound.

I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!