Good Headset/Sound Card?

[judson97]

I'm looking to buy a new headset and finally upgrade from my old Turtle Beach x11's...

Can anyone suggest a decent headset for around £50?

At the moment I'm looking at an Ozone Rage 7HX or a Logitech G430. With my current setup, my mic creates a very annoying static when idle and I'm using my on-board sound. I'm not sure whether it's the mic or the on-board sound though so should I buy a cheapish sound card aswell?
I just want a good headset that doesn't give this crappy, annoying static.

Thanks

 

[Skyl3r]

Hello judson97!

*snip*

I'll just comment on the soundcard thing.

In general, unless your doing some audio recording or have some intense home theater system you are playing on, you won't get much of a benefit. That being said, I've heard really good things about using Sound Blaster sound cards to get a larger range of audio from cheaper headphones. I've never tried it personally, but it's definitely something worth looking into.

 

[judson97]

Hello judson97!

*snip*

I'll just comment on the soundcard thing.

In general, unless your doing some audio recording or have some intense home theater system you are playing on, you won't get much of a benefit. That being said, I've heard really good things about using Sound Blaster sound cards to get a larger range of audio from cheaper headphones. I've never tried it personally, but it's definitely something worth looking into.

Oh, thank you!

I wasn't sure about the importance of sound cards so that does help... I'm still a little lost on headsets though... I just want one which isn't going to give off static when idle but I've read that this only happens if the headset uses a USB port :/