Best Gaming Headset for PC/PS4?

[Amon1995]

What do you guys think would be a good gaming headset with 7.1 surround sound, and a microphone?

I don't really want to spend too much, I'm currently looking at these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-Mobile/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436363487&sr=8-1&keywords=hyperx+cloud+2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NHJQ8C0/ref=twister_B00PGV96V2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[Garteal]

Best "gaming" headset isn't actually a gaming headset. And virtual 7.1 surround sound is just a gimmick. You can get the similar results with software such as Dolby Headphone, Razer Surround or CMSS-3D (if your soundcard supports it).
It's better to grab a good headphone + a standalone mic.
But if you really want a gaming headset, I got the Razer Kraken Pro atm and I love it (I have it combo'd with a desktop mic though). The earcups might be annoying depending on your earsize and shape and it does leak sound (as do most), but if that's no issue to you, grab it.

[Amon1995]

Also I want it to be multi-platform, so it works with PC and PS4.

[teh_speleegn_polease]

If you really want a good one, I'd definitely recommend getting headphones and separate mic like Garteal said. Back when I was searching for the same thing for myself, I found that the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 headphones would probably be among the best mid-range (as opposed to the high-ends that cost $500+) headphones for gaming and such... Buuuut they are discontinued and you can only pick up a new pair for like triple the normal price nowadays.

If you don't want to spend that much, I'd recommend the Sennheiser HD558 headphones, which are the ones I'm using right now. They've got great quality sound, pretty solid and durable, and all-around excellent.

A cheap $10 clip-on mic will be about the same quality as the mics of most headsets, no need to buy a dedicated microphone with a desktop stand or anything crazy like that.

[KHg8m3r]

I have the older version of these: http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Gold-Wireless-Stereo-Headset-4/dp/B00HVBPRUO and they're great for my PS3 and computer.

[Amon1995]

Hey guys, I've got the Tritton 720+ 7.1 gaming headset and I wanted to know if there's any good cheap 7.1 sound card I can buy with a optical port at the back, which I can use with this headset?

[NaturalViolence]

Almost any PC motherboard released in the last 10 years should have an optical spdif port. Since you have an ivy bridge cpu I'm willing to bet yours does too. So this begs the obvious question, what do you need the sound card for?

[DacoTaco]

(09-07-2015, 05:53 AM)Amon1995 Wrote: if there's any good cheap 7.1 sound card I can buy with a optical port at the back, which I can use with this headset?

be careful with what you want.

though soundcards are amazing imo, a cheap one will work and give you the opportunity to play around with the amps for superior quality but can cause alot of issues as well. cheap ones are often terribly shielded and are more prone to background noise.


the choice is yours, but i'd stick with onboard unless you REALLY want better quality audio...

[kinkinkijkin]

(09-07-2015, 02:47 PM)DacoTaco Wrote:

(09-07-2015, 05:53 AM)Amon1995 Wrote: if there's any good cheap 7.1 sound card I can buy with a optical port at the back, which I can use with this headset?

be careful with what you want.

though soundcards are amazing imo, a cheap one will work and give you the opportunity to play around with the amps for superior quality but can cause alot of issues as well. cheap ones are often terribly shielded and are more prone to background noise.


the choice is yours, but i'd stick with onboard unless you REALLY want better quality audio...

Unless you have realtek onboard. Almost every case, no shielding and no amp. Quiet sound with the hiss of whatever is happening within your computer.

[mbc07]

Well, I currently own a motherboard with a Realtek ALC1150 onboard sound and at least to me it sounds as good as a decent off-board sound card. It also got SPDIF and 7.1 channels output. However I'm not exactly an audiophile and people working with music would probably find differences...