$100 gaming headset

[HardcoreGamer1]

As the title says, I'm in need of a gaming headset around $100 with surround sound 7.1. So far, the HyperX Cloud II has caught my attention. Is this a good headset to buy, or is there something better around this price? I will also be listening to music, and I want that to sound better than what my $30 headset does now.
Thanks!

 

[random stalker]

one question first - do you have a decent sound card or a integrated one?
if the later - save your money, there won't be any difference.
if the first - hyperX is not bad, but I'd personally go with decent headphones/clip-on microphone combo

 

[Gracodana]

As the title says, I'm in need of a gaming headset around $100 with surround sound 7.1. So far, the HyperX Cloud II has caught my attention. Is this a good headset to buy, or is there something better around this price? I will also be listening to music, and I want that to sound better than what my $30 headset does now.
Thanks!

I use the original cloud and it really is fantastic, I would recommend it.

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

random stalker, I have no idea what a sound card is xD. I'm guessing I have an integrated one. And Gracodana, the original cloud has a bad mic and no surround sound (im gonna be gaming). Also, I have a z87 pro, idk how good the sound card is on it.

 

[Gracodana]

random stalker, I have no idea what a sound card is xD. I'm guessing I have an integrated one. And Gracodana, the original cloud has a bad mic and no surround sound (im gonna be gaming). Also, I have a z87 pro, idk how good the sound card is on it.

The mics pretty good for me for a headset, I was actually saying to get the cloud II it's just an upgrade from the original sorry if there was confusion. What mobo exactly do you have?

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

random stalker, I have no idea what a sound card is xD. I'm guessing I have an integrated one. And Gracodana, the original cloud has a bad mic and no surround sound (im gonna be gaming). Also, I have a z87 pro, idk how good the sound card is on it.

The mics pretty good for me for a headset, I was actually saying to get the cloud II it's just an upgrade from the original sorry if there was confusion. What mobo exactly do you have?

z87 pro, forgot how much it costed me a little more than a year ago.

 

[Gracodana]

random stalker, I have no idea what a sound card is xD. I'm guessing I have an integrated one. And Gracodana, the original cloud has a bad mic and no surround sound (im gonna be gaming). Also, I have a z87 pro, idk how good the sound card is on it.

The mics pretty good for me for a headset, I was actually saying to get the cloud II it's just an upgrade from the original sorry if there was confusion. What mobo exactly do you have?

z87 pro, forgot how much it costed me a little more than a year ago.

What brand is it, MSI Gigabyte Asrock etc.

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

random stalker, I have no idea what a sound card is xD. I'm guessing I have an integrated one. And Gracodana, the original cloud has a bad mic and no surround sound (im gonna be gaming). Also, I have a z87 pro, idk how good the sound card is on it.

The mics pretty good for me for a headset, I was actually saying to get the cloud II it's just an upgrade from the original sorry if there was confusion. What mobo exactly do you have?

z87 pro, forgot how much it costed me a little more than a year ago.

What brand is it, MSI Gigabyte Asrock etc.

Asus, and it's Intel.

 

[random stalker]

first things first - integrated sound cards /aka the one that is on your motherboard/ really suck. so your best option is to get a decent discrete one /which fit into the pci or pcie slots like your gpu fe - xonar dg or dgx cost about $30 and is a huge improvement, sound blaster z or titanium hd cost way more but are currently the best for games/.

second - 5.1 or 7.1 doesn't matter much if you haven't got enough channels /aka small speakers in each cup/. and considering your budget there is no way your headphones will have more than 1 per ear.
so, the only way to get surround sound is to cheat a bit /see the barber shop https/youtu.be/IUDTlvagjJA and it's use of virtual surround/. that is what any decent sound card can do and that is what lots of usb headphones use /and have an integrated chip for that, what is the reason they are mostly utter overpriced pieces of garbage/

btw.. I have got hyperx for my mother and she doesn't nag, so I guess it is comfortable enough and the sound is clear enough /at least for skype, etc.../

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

So, do you have an exact xonar dg to recommend me? So many to choose from. Would the http/www.amazon.com/Creative-Blaster-Audigy-Performance-Headphone/dp/B00EO6X4XG/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426445309&sr=1-3&keywords=xonar+dg be good?
And, after searching a bit for headsets, I saw the Sennheiser PC 350 Special Edition headset for $125. What about that vs the Cloud II.
And again, why do you keep on using the / symbol?

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

Ummmm. Cloud II has usb, and I think that means it does its own sound. Do I still need a sound card?

 

[Gracodana]

Ummmm. Cloud II has usb, and I think that means it does its own sound. Do I still need a sound card?

I wouldn't have thought so but I don't use a sound card so i'm not an expert I didn't realise that they made a big difference which they aparantly do, I thought they were just for studio quality and music creation. If sound is really important to you it seems a good idea to get it but I think that you would be fine with just the headset.

 

[HardcoreGamer1]

Heres what it says on amazon. Noise Cancelling Microphone via Inline Sound Card. Echo Cancelling via Inline Sound Card. I.e. it has a Sound Card in it.