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If you really want to water cool your card, you could use a kraken G10 and a closed loop cooler.

In my opinion, the x41 isn't thick enough to make push/pull worth it. As far as the fan configuration, just make sure you have slightly positive pressure.

the M40x is recommended because of the better value. Strictly speaking the M50X is better but the price difference is more than the quality difference. I don't know anything about v-moda.

maybe this is overwhelming and i should reword it. which headset has the best audio quality? Is it almost as good as something like the m40x?

you probably should keep that to your own topic because you are not supposed to steal threads lol.

I don't haven't tried the zalman yet but from what I hear, its really good for the price. you probably could find some mic tests on youtube that should give you an idea.

it just seems like everyone is hopping on the hyperx hype train because of Linus' review.

What is wrong with steelseries? Linus gave them a pretty good review.

That picture does not look real if that's what you are asking.

I just realized a problem with the zalman mic. if it is on your chest does that mean you have to speak louder than one in front of your mouth? Often times when I am gaming I have to speak softly not to disturb others.

Don't worry about your English, it is perfect. you can clip one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411348628&sr=1-1&keywords=zalman+mic to the cord on the headphones for a mic or if you have room in your budget you could use one of these: http://www.modmic.com/collections/frontpage/products/modmic-4-0 which attaches to the side magnetically

So I guess I have decided that if I am gonna go the separate headphone route I am probably going to go with an M50/40X (comes with a fiio e6 btw) with one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0P1G44KZGWQM2QER7R4N Now the question is if i could find a gaming headset with quality almost as good in my budget. some that I have picked out are: hyper x cloud, razer kraken 7.1 (or tiamat), sennheiser pc 350 se, steelseries siberia elite or astro a40 (i know thats a lot but i knew you guys would narrow them down pretty quickly ) I forgot to mention my motherboard is an asus maximus VII hero so the on board audio should be sufficient. If i am not mistaken, I can use razer surround software with any headphone to give me good awareness when gaming correct?

I just thing used is kinda gross because you don't know where they came from. I'll say my budget is $200

I don't know why this topic isn't as popular as the other ones. Exactly how loud are open headphones for people around you? So there aren't gaming headsets that have good enough headphones just to be used as headphones? AT should just make a version of the M40 with a mic.

Yea but I don't really like the idea of used headphones so i'm fine with full price for new.

I don't really care about the mic that much because i don't have to hear it .

Hello LTT! I have been looking and researching for quite some time for an audio setup mostly for gaming (so virtual surround) and watching youtube videos. I understand that many gaming headsets come with bad headphones so i was looking at getting a decent pair of headphones and a separate mic. I would prefer closed back not to bother other people and for privacy. Exactly how loud are open headphones for people around you? I have bose headphones but the active noise cancellation sort of gives me a headache. I actually like the look of the ATH-M50x (don't ask me why that matters ) and they have very good reviews. Then there are other people who say that the ATH-700x has more balanced tones. Then I looked at gaming headsets because I remembered that it would be more convenient to have only one cable and have the mic attached. I was looking at the hyper x clouds (only because Linus liked them so much), the razer kraken 7.1 (although i heard they were bass heavy) or pc 350 se. I don't have very advanced knowledge of audio so any input is much appreciated! Thank you in advance!