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Processor | I5 8400 |
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Motherboard | H310M DS2 |
Cooling | 1 stock case fan |
Memory | 2x8GB 2400 |
Video Card(s) | Inno3D GTX 1070 TWIN x2 v3 |
Storage | CT240BX200SSD1 (240GB SSD) + TOSHIBAHDWE140 (4TB HDD) |
Display(s) | G246HL 1080p 60hz |
Case | Thermaltake V3 Black Edition |
Power Supply | Seasonic M12II-520 EVO |
Mouse | Madcatz MMO TE |
Software | OS : Windows 10 Pro 64 bits |
Hello there !
My 2 year old headset just died. It was shit. It was a cheap french off-brand gaming headset that I got for 30€, before I acquired a proper appreciation for money and quality.
I have now, though, and I want something durable and good quality that can last me for a decade. I don't want to spend more than 100€ though as I'm also saving for a pc upgrade.
So I spent the last few hours looking at options, and I'm leaning towards the HyperX Cloud 2 headset, which I read is the best out of all the gaming headset "shit show". Lowest I found here was 70€.
If I look at separate headphones + mic options, I can see popular options that are sadly rather expensive. Sony MDR 7506/Audio Technica ATH-M40x for 98€, Sennheiser HD 429 for 79€, Monoprice 108323 for 52€. There's also the Superlux hd681 at 20€ which fits into the budget ... but is open (more on this later).
As far as mics go I read that the zalman clip-on mic was shit. The other 2 that stand out are the Antlion ModMic 4 at 47€ and the VModa Boom Mic at 15€.
Here are a few details on how I plan to use the headphones :
- Mainly gaming, also watching shows and movies and listening to music. I'm no audiophile, but I still enjoy good audio quality.
- Won't be transporting them often, if ever.
- Comfort is a big factor, for long gaming sessions. I don't have a big head or big ears though.
- I'm reluctant to use open headphones both because I don't want to wake up people sleeping in an adjacent room and because there can be at times a lot of noise that breaks my immersion.
- The mic is an important part because I'm often playing with friends and communicating in online games. I'm also reluctant to use a desk mic because my mechanical keyboard and sometimes noisy background would get picked up and annoy everyone.
- A huge thing that bothered me about my now dead headset was the mic picking up sound from the headphones. I was told that cheap headsets tend to do that. So, I really want to be rid of this problem now.
I'm looking for opinions before making my choice. Should I go for the HyperX Cloud 2 or non-gaming headphones with a separate mic ? If the latter, am I losing much by going for closed headphones ? Is the sound coming from open headphones as loud as I think or is it more like mumbling ? Sound isolation here is shit. Finally, any opinion about the 3 mics I wrote about ?
Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to read
My 2 year old headset just died. It was shit. It was a cheap french off-brand gaming headset that I got for 30€, before I acquired a proper appreciation for money and quality.
I have now, though, and I want something durable and good quality that can last me for a decade. I don't want to spend more than 100€ though as I'm also saving for a pc upgrade.
So I spent the last few hours looking at options, and I'm leaning towards the HyperX Cloud 2 headset, which I read is the best out of all the gaming headset "shit show". Lowest I found here was 70€.
If I look at separate headphones + mic options, I can see popular options that are sadly rather expensive. Sony MDR 7506/Audio Technica ATH-M40x for 98€, Sennheiser HD 429 for 79€, Monoprice 108323 for 52€. There's also the Superlux hd681 at 20€ which fits into the budget ... but is open (more on this later).
As far as mics go I read that the zalman clip-on mic was shit. The other 2 that stand out are the Antlion ModMic 4 at 47€ and the VModa Boom Mic at 15€.
Here are a few details on how I plan to use the headphones :
- Mainly gaming, also watching shows and movies and listening to music. I'm no audiophile, but I still enjoy good audio quality.
- Won't be transporting them often, if ever.
- Comfort is a big factor, for long gaming sessions. I don't have a big head or big ears though.
- I'm reluctant to use open headphones both because I don't want to wake up people sleeping in an adjacent room and because there can be at times a lot of noise that breaks my immersion.
- The mic is an important part because I'm often playing with friends and communicating in online games. I'm also reluctant to use a desk mic because my mechanical keyboard and sometimes noisy background would get picked up and annoy everyone.
- A huge thing that bothered me about my now dead headset was the mic picking up sound from the headphones. I was told that cheap headsets tend to do that. So, I really want to be rid of this problem now.
I'm looking for opinions before making my choice. Should I go for the HyperX Cloud 2 or non-gaming headphones with a separate mic ? If the latter, am I losing much by going for closed headphones ? Is the sound coming from open headphones as loud as I think or is it more like mumbling ? Sound isolation here is shit. Finally, any opinion about the 3 mics I wrote about ?
Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to read