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Taffer posted:...What? I didn't even talk about 'gaming headsets' in my post, I was talking purely about surround sound. Generally I would say yes, you're often paying more than you should for stuff labeled for 'gaming' but it's not what I was talking about at all. I was just adding my opinion. Everyone in this thread needs to cool their jets. New page, new 'tudes.
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Jetsetlemming posted:I use a USB Microsoft LifeChat headset. Sounds good, good mic. I paid ten dollars for it. I have no idea if it can do 7.1 or even 5.1, but I get a vague directional sound with them so it can do stereo at least even when I'm just plugging it into the standard ("green") 3.5 mm speaker and microphone ports.
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Chortles posted:Which version, and was it at discount? I didn't see any frequency info on them, unlike by "beloved" RH-40C. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105209 It doesn't have the frequency info on that page either. But it sounds better than any other headset/earbud/speaker set I've had.
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There's a good headphones thread in A/V Arena too: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2387142 May not be obvious as to where it's hiding, I know I had to search a bit to find it. Kilometers Davis posted:I love my Sennheiser 555s for literally everything. Sure they're not 7.1 pure gaming surround sound elite pro level but they're Sennheiser HD555s. Everything I've read about the HD555s has said they're very comfortable, and I really hope so because I've had no luck so far with finding a set of comfortable headphones. My ears/head are shaped funny or something, I don't know. SpartanIV posted:Just build your own 5.1 headphones like I did RightClickSaveAs fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Feb 5, 2011 |
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I use a wireless headset my girlfriend bought me because they're wireless and my keyboard and mouse are wireless and i am living in the future
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:I use a wireless headset my girlfriend bought me because they're wireless and my keyboard and mouse are wireless and i am living in the future Heh, I'm still running wired everything even though I have a Core i7 with 12GBs of RAM. I'm still very distrustful of wireless mice.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:OK that's pretty cool. How long did that take you? and the only wireless thing I'm running is my mouse. I don't even use wifi 
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:I use a wireless headset my girlfriend bought me because they're wireless and my keyboard and mouse are wireless and i am living in the future
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Amrosorma posted:Heh, I'm still running wired everything even though I have a Core i7 with 12GBs of RAM. I'm still very distrustful of wireless mice. Ditto, but I have 8 Gigs of RAM at the moment.
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Why would you even need so much RAM for a gaming machine anyway? If you're doing memory intensive work like image or video editing it can help, but if you're using your PC solely for gaming 4 Gigs is more than enough.
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I am using mine for web design, Photoshop, illustrator and after effects, among other programs for my university course. The game suggestions on the first page are great, quite a few I managed to miss this year because my old rig broke and I had to buy a new one. Does anybody have the image with all of the top PC game covers from 2010? I've been trying to find it but with no luck.
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I don't think it's too terrible of an idea to pick up 8GB for a gaming machine given its price. It's usually been the case that within a single generation of RAM you end up with recommendations being capacity of the previous gen and then eventually doubling it - for DDR, it was 1GB then 2GB, for DDR2 first 2GB then 4GB, and for DDR3 now it's 4GB. Since DDR3 is Ridiculously Cheap right now, it's not a terrible idea to think ahead a little bit. 16GB is stupid though.
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They're great headphones, but they were extremely uncomfortable, to me at least. They grip your head like a vise, to the point where I would literally have a headache after 30 minutes of wearing them. Great sound, but not worth the pain. I had to take them back and get a different set of headphones.
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Taffer posted:They're great headphones, but they were extremely uncomfortable, to me at least. They grip your head like a vise, to the point where I would literally have a headache after 30 minutes of wearing them. Great sound, but not worth the pain. I had to take them back and get a different set of headphones.  That's the problem I've had with other sets of larger headphones, they just crush my ears. If I have problems with these then I just give up.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Ahhh gently caress, that doesn't sound good I own a pair of HD555s and I think they're the most comfortable headphones I've ever owned, so opinions vary. They're circumaural so they rest around your ears, not on them. If they grip your head too tightly, leave them on a stack of books slightly larger than your head to break them in.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Ahhh gently caress, that doesn't sound good I should have been a little more specific, they don't actually crush your ears. Like brainwrinkle said, they're circumaural. But they press on your entire head. of course everyones head size and preference is different so you might actually like it, but just giving you a fair warning. I have a pretty big head, so maybe that's it.
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kiph posted:Why would you even need so much RAM for a gaming machine anyway? If you're doing memory intensive work like image or video editing it can help, but if you're using your PC solely for gaming 4 Gigs is more than enough. I do audio production and video editing (and it's amazing for building the lighting on my level designer's UDK maps). 
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Taffer posted:They're great headphones, but they were extremely uncomfortable, to me at least. They grip your head like a vise, to the point where I would literally have a headache after 30 minutes of wearing them. Great sound, but not worth the pain. I had to take them back and get a different set of headphones. Yeah that is my problem with most of the higher quality headphones with ear pieces that covers the ears completely. I managed to "solve" that problem by "curing" these headphones by mounting these headphones over the top of my PC whenever I am not using them. That way, the grip of these headphones becomes loose over time and much more comfortable to wear over extended periods of time. However, it doesn't solve the problem of sweat, esp. when I used to raid in WoW. Which caused me to finally switch to in-ear earbuds. I used E.D.G.E GX400 headset (it has a very sensitive and unobtrusive in-line mic as well) for many long gaming nights. But... It was still not perfect... Since there is still the issue of being tethered by the headphone wire. Which got me go on a long search for a pair of good wireless headphones for gaming, movies and music. After wasting too much money on too many pairs of headphones I finally found the perfect pair of wireless headphone for me, the Sleek Audio's SA6 wireless headphones. (Can't wait for the SA7, if it ever gets released...)
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Taffer posted:I should have been a little more specific, they don't actually crush your ears. Like brainwrinkle said, they're circumaural. But they press on your entire head. of course everyones head size and preference is different so you might actually like it, but just giving you a fair warning. I have a pretty big head, so maybe that's it. Either way the new pair should get here next week sometime so I will report back!
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I hate posting the same thing over and over but anybody looking for comfortable open-air headphones should really at least look into the AD700s. They are cheaper than the HD555s on average, have equal or better sound quality, and are ridiculously comfortable because of their design. I've heard the "Sennheiser vicegrip" complaint more than once and that's what tipped me toward the AD700s.
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What the hell... I use my Astro A40 with mixamp, and I'm very happy. The biggest bonus is comfort. You don't feel you are even wearing them, you can game for hours and it's never uncomfortable. Also the ability to change mic volumes on the fly is great, you can find that sweet spot between game music and voice communication with a twist of a dial. They are kind of pricey but worth the cost of admission. Just my 50 pence.
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While the topic of good quality headphones is out and about, I want to ask a question or two about amps. I hear a lot of talk from some people I know about how there isn't a point to even using higher-end headphones if you're not using one of those desk amps or something. Honestly I'm not really sure what they mean, because I feel like my headphones work just fine. Am I missing out on something here by not having an amp? Does anyone have any suggestions for a good one?
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That's kind of silly. Most modern 1/8" jacks are perfectly suited for desktop gaming.
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Red Baron posted:While the topic of good quality headphones is out and about, I want to ask a question or two about amps. I hear a lot of talk from some people I know about how there isn't a point to even using higher-end headphones if you're not using one of those desk amps or something. Honestly I'm not really sure what they mean, because I feel like my headphones work just fine. You won't gain anything from an amp unless you have a very high end set of headphones with a really high impedance. If you don't notice lack of sound quality or a pretty low volume limit, you don't need an amp.
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Any way to train hand-eye coordination for first-person shooters so that I can actually track a moving target with a mouse during a twitch shooter? (I'm looking at you, Call of Duty.) P.S. You'd think it was easier with a mouse than with a controller... for me it's not, I'm sucktastic at tracking-a-moving-target with either.
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Chortles posted:Any way to train hand-eye coordination for first-person shooters so that I can actually track a moving target with a mouse during a twitch shooter? (I'm looking at you, Call of Duty.) It takes practice and getting used to the FOV and change in input modality. Why not practice with the single player?
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Chortles posted:Any way to train hand-eye coordination for first-person shooters so that I can actually track a moving target with a mouse during a twitch shooter? (I'm looking at you, Call of Duty.) How are you with normal computing tasks, like just moving a mouse around in Windows? It seems bizarre that you wouldn't be able to do it at all.
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Yaos posted:I used to use wireless but constantly dropping out and battery warnings sent me running back to wired controls. Even on the PS3 and 360 I'll leave the controllers plugged in while playing so I don't have to worry about the battery. This let me find out that the standard 360 controller is wireless only, while the PS3 controller will switch to wired if you leave it plugged in. So does this mean that wireless keyboards and mice still suck for gaming? I want to try hooking up my desktop to my TV and just playing PC games that way since I really hated trying to play at my uncomfy desk (also, 40" LED TV > monitor). A wired keyboard and mouse isn't out of the question but wireless would be a bit more convenient.
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HondaCivet posted:So does this mean that wireless keyboards and mice still suck for gaming? I want to try hooking up my desktop to my TV and just playing PC games that way since I really hated trying to play at my uncomfy desk (also, 40" LED TV > monitor). A wired keyboard and mouse isn't out of the question but wireless would be a bit more convenient. They're fine now. I don't have any issues with mine. Just don't cheap out on them.
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HondaCivet posted:So does this mean that wireless keyboards and mice still suck for gaming? I want to try hooking up my desktop to my TV and just playing PC games that way since I really hated trying to play at my uncomfy desk (also, 40" LED TV > monitor). A wired keyboard and mouse isn't out of the question but wireless would be a bit more convenient. I use a wireless mouse, no issues with lag or anything. Laptop so no wireless keyboard obviously. The mouse gets stuttery if my laptop gets warm but that's more the laptop's fault.
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PROTIP: Never sit down (much less in the dark) if you don't know where your peripherals are. I JUST sat on and broke a "gaming" headset for the second time now. First a Turtle Beach X1, now the Rosewill RH-40C. Usually force of habit had me putting it aside, but I guess it must have slid off of the couch armrest or I must have just left it for once (I can be incredible inattentive of even actions that I'm performing physically), and now...
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Amrosorma posted:Why not practice with the single player? Vertigus posted:How are you with normal computing tasks, like just moving a mouse around in Windows? Of course, Black Ops' woes on PC (I usually tend from 15-30 fps... yes, I know how fatal 15 fps is in a twitch shooter, and I sometimes have severe lag spikes) don't help at all.
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Chortles posted:Of course, Black Ops' woes on PC (I usually tend from 15-30 fps... yes, I know how fatal 15 fps is in a twitch shooter, and I sometimes have severe lag spikes) don't help at all. How old is your PC that you only get 15-30fps in Blops? My PC is hardly top of the line and still pegs over 150fps.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:How old is your PC that you only get 15-30fps in Blops? My PC is hardly top of the line and still pegs over 150fps. Blops is one of those games where if it works for you then it's great, but if it doesn't work it really doesn't work. Plenty of people have brand new top of the line PCs that chug like crazy on it because of some bizarre fluke that Treyarch hasn't figured out entirely yet.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:How old is your PC that you only get 15-30fps in Blops? My PC is hardly top of the line and still pegs over 150fps. Speaking only of MP, of course. In SP it would run super smooth on one level and super choppy on another.
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Chortles posted:Any way to train hand-eye coordination for first-person shooters so that I can actually track a moving target with a mouse during a twitch shooter? (I'm looking at you, Call of Duty.) Your sensitivity is likely WAY the gently caress too high (I play with 7" to a 360, that's probably a fairly good target for a game like COD), and you're probably playing with vsync on which in the case of black ops introduces massive input lag. You also probably have mouse acceleration on, which makes the amount you turn for 1" of mouse movement vary based on the speed you move your mouse at, which is loving poo poo. To fix that make sure enhance pointer precision in the windows mouse control panel is unchecked, also leave the speed slider at 6/11 or your mouse will perform unreliably, adjusting DPI is a better way to control pointer speed. Your frame rate is at least as big a problem as any of that other poo poo but in the case of Black Ops there isn't much you can do because the game is a POS. K8.0 fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Feb 7, 2011 |
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sethsez posted:Plenty of people have brand new top of the line PCs that chug like crazy on it because of some bizarre fluke that Treyarch hasn't figured out entirely yet. This is one of those uncommon-but-bound-to-happen-a-few-times sorta things in PC gaming. You may have hardware on the midrange/lower end, and you're getting decent FPS. But everyone with the latest hardware is getting FPS usually at or below your level with none of the eye candy on. Or...you could find yourself in the position where you have bleeding edge hardware, but you're sporting 5-6FPS for whatever terrible reason.
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Chortles posted:Any way to train hand-eye coordination for first-person shooters so that I can actually track a moving target with a mouse during a twitch shooter? (I'm looking at you, Call of Duty.) Play a shooter that has hordes of enemies, like Killing Floor. It's a bit slower paced than Call of Duty, but you still need to shoot accurately to get a headshot. Also, it's really fun.
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brainwrinkle posted:I own a pair of HD555s and I think they're the most comfortable headphones I've ever owned, so opinions vary. They're circumaural so they rest around your ears, not on them. If they grip your head too tightly, leave them on a stack of books slightly larger than your head to break them in. I can see why someone would say that they're tight, but they're so much better than what I've been using that I don't think it's going to be an issue for me. I'll see what they're like after a couple hours but I can already tell these are going to be the most comfortable I've used. The only issue I have so far is they come with that gigantic 1/4" plug, and the included adapter to turn it into a normal-sized plug is bulky, making the whole thing too big to fit all the way into my speaker's headphone jack (it's recessed a little bit). Not a huge deal though because I can just plug it into the sound card, which is probably better anyway.
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