A sound setup for pure gaming

AhellHound

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I'm new to the sound community, and I've wanted to upgrade my headphones (Logitech G930). So I wanted to get the real deal, and use a dedicated sound card.

Through Linus Tech Tips, I found the Asus Xonar Essence STX. It's within my budget, and I've only heard good things from it. But I've looked around for headphones that are compatible with the sound card, and will actually use the soundcard to some of it's potential. Now, the only results from searching are a plethora of headsets that I've never heard of, and i'm lost. Most are above the $200 mark, and don't have a mic attached to them (I believe it's called a boom mic, may be wrong).

I've also heard that quality headsets don't have mics, but I don't want a seperate mic I need to buy.

If you have any questions, please ask, but I'd like to know what you think I should use for headphones, and what Sound Card + Headphone combo you have.


Additions:
Here are some headset's I've looked at, so I'm wondering what's your opinion with them.

- Sennheiser PC 360
- (Still looking)



Thanks for the help!
 
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Real gaming audiophiles use a combo 'beam forming' mic on their desktop, as this lets your voice be as crystal clear to others as the rest of your audio set-up.
- Basically there's two mics and you get flawless sound.

I'd do a little more research before committing to anything.

Those people are right, good quality headsets do not have microphones but you can get adequate audio from almost any Sennheiser solution.

PheadJuice

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Get Sennheiser PC360 and ASUS Xonar Essence STX. It's what I'm using right now. They are phenomenal for gaming, video, music, and pretty much anything audio related. They have virtual surround sound(good for games/movies/videos/Skype) and you can turn that off for even higher quality audio(listening to music.) I got these a couple months back and they blew me away. Highly recommend them.
 
Real gaming audiophiles use a combo 'beam forming' mic on their desktop, as this lets your voice be as crystal clear to others as the rest of your audio set-up.
- Basically there's two mics and you get flawless sound.

I'd do a little more research before committing to anything.

Those people are right, good quality headsets do not have microphones but you can get adequate audio from almost any Sennheiser solution.
 
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