Gaming headset advice (SHORTLISTED)

Get a Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha, it's pretty cheap and good

go for a Sennheiser product the best quality but very expensive

fatal1ty hs-800 can be bought for cheap now and are really decent for price

I got a really bad headset from a store called "5 below." The actual headphones sucked but the mic worked significantly better than my built in mic. If you are fine with whatever headphones you use just try finding a cheep mic like that.

Would help if you actually gave us a budget so people didn't keep offering suggestions out of your range.

SteelSeries Siberia V2 - £72
Corsair Vengeance 1500 - £72
Razer Carcharias - £65
Turtle Beach X12 - £35 (Xbox 360 Compatible)

I realise a couple of those are nearer the £70 mark than the £60, but it was a little difficult to find good quality headsets below £60, hopefully this gives you some idea though.

razer carcharias

I spent a while looking for a gaming headset but the general vibe I got online is that you might as well get a decent pair of headphones and a separate mic. The quality of headphones will be better for less money. I don't know I'm no expert. Good luck!

For headsets marketed towards gamers, the ASUS Vulcan ROG is the best wired headset you can get. Best wireless is the Logitech G930

You will find that even cheaper Sennheiser headphones will sound better, but you will need a separate mic.

I spent MANY hours (must have been at least 20 hours+) a few months ago reading lots of reviews and forum posts. I ended up with some Audio-Technica ATH M50's

I am using Roccat Kave 5.1.

I`m using my pioneer m390 as Headset, and a microsoft vx1000 webcam as the mic. Best sound in and out for under 100$.

The CM Storm Sirus 5.1 is really good. Excellent stuff, just activate the equalizer from the headset driver and you're all set with music too!

I am using Steelseries 3H headset.

Quality is amazing. / They are in cheap price. /
Micraphone quality is amazing too.

link. - http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-3H-Gaming-Headset-Black/dp/B003ZXKVJE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351770591&sr=8-1&keywords=Steelseries+3h

Well i've got a Turtle Beach Z2 Headset, which I find very good, and which costs about 70$ (though i'm sure you can get it on UK amazon to avoid paying large shipping prices)

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I had a quick look, and I found them for £50 on Amazon.co.uk. As for the bad reviews it has, I completely disagree with them (at least for the product I got). I've had them since last Christmas, and I've never had the slightest problem with them, and they feel anything but "cheap", they feel comfortable and professional :)

Do you really need the integrated mic?

I had a few gaming headsets and my opinion is that quality-wise they are WAY overpriced, nowadays I just use my sennheiser 415(not expensive but nice and incredibly comfortable) and a webcam for mic. Only times I use the old gaming headsets are in lan parties, but not everyone goes to those so...

The only thing I miss is 5.1(actual 5.1, not emulated surround, my sound card can do that with any 2.0 headphones) but then again my 5.1 headphones were HEAVY and sounded like shit for music/movies compared with the sennheiser.

Logitech G930.

None, get a decent set of headphones that fit your budget and get a ZM-MIC to go along with it.

You're buying into a gimmick when you get "gaming headset", the companies are not reputable in headphones or microphones, so why would their combined units be any good? ZM-MIC is an amazing clip on microphone that you can use with any headphone and match it with a pair of Sennheiser HD515 or HD202 depending your budget.

I assure you, this will deliver better sound quality for games, music and movies as well as clear and crisp microphone. You may be missing out on some "5.1 surround sound" or some other gimmick, but the quality should be what matters.

dont go with razer headsets, i own a razer megalodon and it is too damn sensitive even if i set it to the lowest amount, it makes talking to others annoying because they can hear the tiniest sound in the background

I use my turtle beach X41's with an adapter to make them work on the pc instead of xbox...good enough for me, but theres a lot of options out there

Fatality is an easy to break crap

I did a lot of headset research before I got my Corsair HS1. Then I had issues w/ the cord tangling onto itself so bad that I had to get another headset. I picked up the Creative Tactic 3D Omega wireless somethin headset. Expensive and not worth it. It broke after 6 months and they wouldn't RMA it, but did anyway because I don't know. Anyway, if I were to get one now, it'd be the Corsair Vengeance 1500 or 2000.