First time buying a gaming headset. Suggestions? (THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE RESPONSES!)

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For those who are already happy users of a good headsets, have you done the surround sound test in practice mode? Tried turning on/off the game Atmos/headset surround mode to check the difference?

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Not gonna lie, Hyper X Clouds or Steel Series Arctis headphones are good enough even when you do get your own PC. No need to go any higher realistically. Both offer great build quality, great warranties, and superior sound. $90 for a pair of headphones should be the highest average gamers should spend. Anything more is overkill and overpriced.

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Thanks for all of your responses! I’m probably going to just get a the cloud 2, but I’ll probably upgrade later, cuz I have to share this PC with my brother currently

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Enjoy your new cans, Egg and have fun, always. =)

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You too, really appreciated your help :wink: in the future, when i have my own PC, do you think it’s worth buying a more expensive headset?

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Buying a separate mic with separate headphones will get you better sound quality for the same price. You lose out on some convenience though. Also with any headphones look at the frequency response & impedance charts. This will show you how modified the lows, mids, and highs are. A flat EQ means you will hear things more like the way sounds were recorded. Typically for games you want something with louder lows for more bass (“fun headphones”)

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My first gaming headset was a Razer Kraken 7.1 sound was good, mic quality was good, and the price was decent for what I got. After it broke I had to get a cheap $20 headset and I hate this thing and am looking forward to when I can get another razer headset or a hyper x headset.
this thing I’m wearing right now is so uncomfortable and has a real crappy mic.

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Thanks for asking, Egg and you always Welcome.

I saw you change your title back. Wonderful! I hope that it would be a good reference resource for the community. I would like this to my thread about PC rigs, if you don’t mind so that people can toggle between the two?

Ok, well, the Kingston HyperX Cloud 2 is a really good headset:

I think that it really depends on how far into the future you are looking at and if you are still playing competitive games. For me personally, when i get a gaming peripheral, i typically look into at least 3 years’ worth of usage and to see if it can be multi-functional. The Cloud 2 looks to be a decent headset for both gaming and music on the go and from what little i have read off forums while researching for my own headsets and my daughter’s, the Cloud 2 is durable.

So, to answer your answer, i guess that you should only change if you have a discreet sound card or DAC because the Cloud 2 would not be able to fully bring out the audio ability of the sound card or DAC. If you are using onboard sound chips, then probably the Cloud 2 would still be serviceable.

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I have a Corsair Void Wireless, and can only say that I really like it when it works. It’s one of those headsets with its own driver and auxiliary program, meaning you have a lot of control over the sound you get, with a toggle for stereo vs. Dolby surround (makes a big difference IMO) and EQ sliders.

Downside is that having its own driver and program means it has a boot time and can crash. Yes, your headset can crash independently of your computer and you have to restart it and the program potentially while in the middle of a game. For this reason I would not personally buy it again, but as I said, 99% of the time it works fine and has a ton of audio features to play with, not to mention a battery that lasts all day and solid range throughout my apartment.

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I got the HyperX Cloud 2. I had heard good things, and some bad reviews of the Razer models cinched the deal.

So far it’s been good. Decent build, fairly comfortable (I have large ears).
Friends say mic quality is excellent (I.e., they can hear me).

Before that I used a desk mic and speakers.

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Yes, having their own drivers and software can be an issue due to memory leakage and incompatibility with other software running the background.

That is why it is often advised to monitor the RAM usage when possible as well as have as little background software running when working or gaming seriously.

That is why i stick to just one platform as much as i can, in this case it would be Razer because i have been using it since 2006.

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What about the mic quality, is it good? And silenthill, I wouldn’t mind it at all if you linked this i think that’s a great idea!

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Thanks, Egg. Linking. =)

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Ok, this is the thread.
Hopefully, peeps would post their rigs or peripherals or settings in game or even all 3. I think that it may become a good guide for the community as we build up a database, of sorts.
I mean, Steam does hardware surveys regularly and the data can be very useful.

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I haven’t listened to myself, but according to the people I play with, the mic quality is good.

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Cool. And damn, nice specs! I got a 1060, i5 8400, that stuff.

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I just recently got some new gaming headphones after a long search.
For me the number one thing was comfort. Having headphones hurt after wearing them for a while wasnt an option for me. Comfort and of course they have to have pretty good sound as well. These were my top choices.

Hyperx cloud Alphas or II
Steelseries Arctic’s 3,5, or 7’s
Razer Kraken pro v.2
Corsair HS60 9r 50’s
Creative Sounds Blaster X H7 (7.1) or H5 (not 7.1)

I ended up going with the Creative Sound blasterX H7
It was the most comfortable for me out of all the other ones I tried. The sound is really good and the mic is decent and it has 7.1 if I want it. I can also turn it off.
2nd place for me would probably be the hyperx Alphas or II’s.

PS. All the ones I listed are very comfortable I just went with the one that work for me the best for my head size, and also that sounded pretty good.

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Nice. My final choice is the cloud 2s, but I’ll definitely look into it!

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Thanks, Egg. My motherboard and CPU are more than 5 years old, actually. So they could be considered kind of obsolete. My soundcard is like 11 years old! Haha! :rofl:

I only bought the GTX 1080, which is 2nd hand, because of the new (second) monitor only because i wanted to play with Render Scale at 100% instead of 75% with my GTX 970, which is not as good as your GTX 1060.

So what that means is that technically, you can game with a 34" monitor with your GTX 1060 at ~120fps if you tweak the graphics settings a little.
Which also means that at any resolution less than 3440x1440, a GTX 1060 (or a GTX 970) can run the game at ~120fps and more. Anyone can make that conclusion if they look at the specs and settings of the community.

Hopefully, the database would just build.

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Cool. Im currently waiting for a sale for the clouds, because the place I’m buying them from, where I got the parts, beet the price of any item if you can find a cheaper price. I’m watching Amazon Canada, Newegg Canada, and Bestbuy Canada. Know any other online places?

And this goes for everyone, this whole community. I’m quite new to these forums, and I’ve found that everyone on here is very suppportive, and helpful. Alothough I’ve already said it, THANK YOU to every single one of you, and I really look forward to comimg back here! :wink:

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