A/V Best sub £50 gaming headset?

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  1. mattyh1995

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    As the title suggests. USB or analog so long as it sounds good with games.
     
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    fdbh96 What's a Dremel?

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    I have the corsair hs1a and I quite like it. Its comfortable, if a bit heavy, and produces decent enough sound. Also that leaves some of the budget left over for something like the asus xonar DG.
     
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    Nothing beats the JVC RX700 (with foam mod) and a clip on mic. Avoid USB headphones. Also don't get the asus xonar DG as your motherboard doesn't support PCI. You would have to get the asus xonar DGX, but I would fork out the extra cash and get the asus xonar DX.

    JVC RX700 http://www.amazon.co.uk/JVC-HA-RX70...1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1347656063&sr=1-1-catcorr
    Foam mod http://www.head-fi.org/t/435809/jvc-ha-rx700-mods
    Clip on mic http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speedlink-I...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347656119&sr=1-1
     
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    fdbh96 What's a Dremel?

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    Good spot :)
     
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    Why should you avoid usb headphones?
     
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    They tend to be noticeably worse compared to analogue headphones as you are forced to use whatever in built sound card comes with them.

    Analogues can be plugged into quality sound cards on the other hand, providing a future upgrade path.

    I would recommend the RX700s and clip on mic too, awesome budget headphones.
     
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    Thanks. I think I'll go for the RX700's :) They seem like a good choice
     
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    Wow that's cheap
     
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    Is that really 7.1 surround?! I've been looking for something like it for FPS gaming..
     
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    They are £39 aren't they?
     
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  13. el2k

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    We're £11.99 earlier, bought 2 pairs:thumb:
     
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    Bargain! :thumb:
     
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    Arg. Out of stock and they ancelled my order
     
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  16. Harty

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    ...In hindsight, I shouldn't have linked them, should've kept them to myself. ;)
    But I guess sharing is caring.
     
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  17. el2k

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    Yeah my order was cancelled too.
     
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  18. bagman

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    Trust me you don't want a 7.1 surround sound headset. The JVC RX700's I recommended are a lot better.
     
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