New gaming headset needed...

[aarro]

The title pretty much says it all. My current green razer craken mic is on its way out so I'll be needing to buy a new headset soon. Any feedback to which to get and why would be great.

I tend to go for ones that are nice on the eye but if the quality out does the look then that may change. cheers

[Deleted]

Budget?

For something fairly cheap with decent quality, I recommend taking a look at HyperX Cloud II from Kingston.

[aarro]

I would say £100 but if its really worth going over that budget then i may do

[prwraith]

I use the razer tiamat 7.1 love these bad boys

[Nyoken]

Sennheiser G4ME ZERO. They make quality stuff, Sennheiser that is. Really nice comforting headset to have on your head, with some very clear accurate sound in them. The microphone is really high quality aswell.

[Artorius]

"Gaming" peripherals are normally not so good and on top of it they're always overpriced, I'd look at Sennheiser/Koss/Audio-Technica/JVC for headphones and then some cheap attachable microphone like this:

[aarro]

The Razer Tiamat maybe a tad over-priced for what you get based on over all reviews.. The Hyperx 2 out reviews the Tiamat nearly every time and its half the price. as goes for the Sennheiser G4ME ZERO which do look great but a little pricey

The HyperX Cloud II is till in the lead so far :P

[Deleted]

I spent a fair bit on Tt shock headset, the audio was best I`ve ever had, but the software was atrocious (having to switch USB ports so it would work again lol).
Razer Carcharias was okay, but the mic on mute sounded like a plane to others on voip, plus it only lasted 14months.

Then I bought Pantronics 780 for around £40, wasn`t expecting much, but the sound is great, as is the mic. Software only has turn dolby on/off & music/game option, but this set has lasted me ages & I`d buy them again should the need arise.

[Static]

Get a nice pair of headphones like the Beyerdynamic DT-990s or the DT-770s with a ModMic. You'll thank me for it.

[aarro]

Get a nice pair of headphones like the Beyerdynamic DT-990s or the DT-770s with a ModMic. You'll thank me for it.

I'll look in to it

[Artorius]

Get a nice pair of headphones like the Beyerdynamic DT-990s or the DT-770s with a ModMic. You'll thank me for it.

Yeah but the DT-990 is way above his budget isn't it?

It's 249,00 € at their website.

[aarro]

haha! forget them then!! I thought there would be more response here seeing as most people do have a headset....

[Gamer2k1]

I've used a bunch of Gaming Headsets / Phones, I won a pair of a $300 headset which I will not post here. If you had to get a headset then go for the Hyper X Cloud, otherwise go after a pair of headphones & get a mic far better.

[NPI]

My Tiamat broke after 1.5 years (on my head, not from some accident)

[aarro]

My Tiamat broke after 1.5 years (on my head, not from some accident)

Yea id prefer a headset rather than just headphones & mic

[Acelius]

I've had great experience with the Steelseries Siberia V2 headset.

[BicycleMafioso]

Creative Aurvana Live! are great.
Takstar Hi 2050 as well.

I strooooongly recommend against the Siberia v2 that I've seen crop up in the thread. Utter garbage.
I haven't personally tried Tiamat, but not impressed.
I don't buy into any of the marketting surrounding the Hyper X ones.

Even with your preference to complete gaming headsets, they are not a good choice until you get into way more expensive price ranges.

[reef]

I'd suggest a pair of Sennheiser HD 598's with a ModMic attachment.

[Deleted]

Yea id prefer a headset rather than just headphones & mic

If you want quality in your sounds, headphone and mic is where its at, I own 6-7 headphones with about 2 of them being headsets ;/

[athleet]

Corsair h2100,wireless headset, good quality, comfortable for long hours, decent wireless range, all for 89$ US dollars. Definitely worth considering I'd be surprised if you'd be more satisfied with something in a similar price range