Headset, Keyboard and mouse for gaming

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Could someone help me out here with a decent set.

There simply so many different models available all with contradictory reviews that I'm finding it a bit confusing.

Basically I want all 3. I have a budget of £100-£150.

Can anyone recommend me a decent set for that budget please?
 
Most of it comes down to personal preference.

With mice you are usually looking at Logitech G500 / MX518 or a Razer Deathadder, plus some offerings from Roccat.

Keyboard really depend on if you want to go mechanical or have a bunch of gizmos like quick macro / media keys etc.

And the headset is down to how much of an audiophile you are, pick up a decent pair of headphones with a clip on / desktop mic, or get something like the fatality / Corsair headset mic combos.

Mouse and keyboard I personally would pick up a G500 and G110 respectively, much prefer the ergonomics of Logitech mice.

Edit - im using a g500 and g510 now, used Razer products in the past but no desire to go back.
 
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Yup as above comes down to personal preference, but I highly reccomend a mechanical keyboard over a normal "gaming" one unless you absolutely must have tons of macros, etc.

Mouse wise personally I avoid laser sensors they are gash compared to a high end infared one like on the deathadders (tho I don't get on with the shape of most Razer mice) - my personal favorite gaming mouse is the MS Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1a tho they are hard to find now and don't suit everyone.
 
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It is all up for personal preference so it is very difficult to be objective.

As for the keyboard, you cannot really beat a Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard for £34.98. I do not own one, but it is one I would definitely get. Reviews are really good.

For the sound, I own and can recommend some Panasonic RP-HTF600E-S heaphones. These can be had for under £30 delivered. Pair these up with a Speedlink Spes Clip-On Metal Microphone for £6.98. The headphones will give you better audio than a headset and you can unclip the mic when you just want to listen to some tunes.

Mice, I cannot really recommend one as it is a very personal thing. I like quality and simplicity. I also 'claw grip' my mouse. My current one is a Steelseries XAI HD Gaming Mouse which I think is just the best. Bomb proof and simple, but so high quality. You can set up different settings and switch them on the fly if you so desire.

If you took my recommedation there is a few quid spare and if you have not got a sound card, I would get a Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card

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If you want to dabble with a mechanical I do not own one currently but am looking at getting a Noppoo Choc Mini with brown switches.
 
If you need macros then the X4 or logitechs are hard to beat, but if you don't then they have absolutely nothing on a good mechanical keyboard, prefer the blue or black switches myself - the Flicos are pretty good.

I'd also reccomend getting a good quality set of headphones over your average corsair, logitech, plantronics, etc. headsets you will notice so much extra depth and detail to the sound even for gaming - tho I quite like the Sennheiser PC333D and PC163D myself (tho they'd blow your budget in one go) as they combine convenient gaming features with good enough sound quality to satisfy all but the most hardened audiophile - if you go for headphones tho a set of comparable sound quality grado, denon, Audio Technica, etc. will cost you less money but will need a clip-on mic if you want to use voice.
 
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Rroff said:
tho I quite like the Sennheiser PC333D and PC163D myself (tho they'd blow your budget in one go) as they combine convenient gaming features with good enough sound quality to satisfy all but the most hardened audiophile
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This is a bone of contention for me. I listen to music, but mainly compressed MP3's and a lot of the time through youtube.

When you listen to those sources isn't spending £150+ on headphones akin to buying a Ferrari to pop to the shops?
 
If your listening exclusively to youtube then yes, however the difference, even on average onboard sound hardware let alone a decent soundcard is night and day for gaming tho.

I'm not saying you have to spend that kinda money tho, £40-60 headphones from the right makes can have great sound quality, whereas a £40-60 gaming headset will usually have very mediocre soundquality.
 
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My combo consists of a logitech g500 mouse, an old logitech g15 rev1 keyboard and a pair of goldring ns1000 headphones. The g500 is very comfortable to use and i like the g15 for the lcd display. The headphones cost 50 quid from the jersey store, but they can cost a lot more depending where you buy from. Really good sound particularly, with games and music, i save all my music in flac. Though due to being a closed design theyre not ideal for use with a mic when gaming.
 
I'm kind of heading towards the Sennheiser route now as I have just realised that before long, I may want to play my guitar through Guitar Rig. Hopefully a very good set will allow me to play late at night as well as game.

Rroff - You say the PC333D's are very good for both gaming and audio? What are their 7.1 soundstages like for films?
 
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I've only used them for gaming and music, I have a seperate home cinema setup with speakers for movies.

Couple of people recently posted in the sound forum that they got the 333Ds to hopefully someone can share their experiences - biggest draw for me tho is that the mic auto mutes when rotated back to the rest position I do a lot of multiplayer FPS and Eve fleet gaming both of which make heavy use of voice comms and its really handy.
 
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My weapons of choice are:

Headset - Corsair Gaming Audio Series HS1 USB
Keyboard - Saitek Cyborg V2(Still going strong!)
Mouse - Steelseries XAI
 
If you have a soundcard with which you can alter the levels then a Corsair HS1A is a BRILLIANT headset. For £35 I'm more than happy with mine and would consider myself an audiophile. However, without being able to adjust the output levels (ie if using onboard sound) avoid the HS1A like the plague - out of the box the bass levels are far too low and as such the headset sounds tinny.

Keyboard, Razer Black Widow. It's what I use and would recommend it to everyone for gaming all the benefits of a mechanical board with 5 macro keys to boot. The one problem is the cherry blue switches are loud and so the keyboard is rather clicky, if this is going to annoy you look for a keyboard with cherry brown switches but definitley look for a mechanical keyboard as they're VERY nice to type on.
 
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