The Best Headsets for Gaming

Written by: Simon Hill • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Updated Nov 15, 2009 • Related Guides: Gaming Headset

As more and more games include voice chat functionality you'll want to invest in a headset for your gaming sessions. Headphones also offer more immersion and better quality sound. Here is a rundown of ten of the best to suit any budget.

To fully immerse yourself in a game and get the full benefit of the sound it is best to play wearing headphones. As games have increasingly added voice chat as a feature you may want to look at purchasing a gaming headset which will give you headphones and a microphone as well. In this article we have a look at the top ten gaming headsets on the market. You may also want to check out our article on the Top Ten Gaming Keyboards.

Sennheiser Communications PC 350 Mega

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This is a large and comfortable headset which delivers full quality Hi-Fi sound so you could use the headphones to listen to music as well. There’s a handy microphone attached for gaming or Skype and it connects virtually to any PC sound card. The microphone is designed to cut out background sound and you can also mute it if you need to. The 3 metre cable should be plenty but this high quality headset does not come cheap at around $220.

Medusa 5.1 ProGamer Headset

This headset offers great 5.1 sound quality and comes with a detachable microphone. It also has comfortable collapsible earpads, a USB plug and will connect to any sound card. While this headset offers great sound quality at a relatively low price reviews report that it is flimsy and prone to breaking. This headset will cost you around $60.

Creative HS Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

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This is a reasonably priced headset coming in at under $60. It is lightweight and designed to sit comfortably on your head for tense gaming sessions. Taking the name Fatal1ty because FPS star Johnathan Wendel has lent his tag to the product this is a user friendly headset with decent headphones and a noise cancelling microphone. It features a fast USB connection and Sound Blaster X-Fi technology built in. Looks like a good choice in the mid price range category with many positive reviews.

Creative HS950 USB Gaming Headset

This headset is at the cheap end of the market and the lightweight design offers decent quality sound and a good microphone. It claims to have accurate 3D positional sound and a noise cancelling microphone for clear speech but the reviews are mixed. This is a good option for people on a budget since they retail at around $40.

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The Best Headsets for Gaming

Sennheiser Communications PC 350 Mega

Medusa 5.1 ProGamer Headset

Creative HS Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Creative HS950 USB Gaming Headset

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