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OK so I went for it using Intel XTU, now running at 3.6Ghz (previous 3.4GHz) boost (The max the slider would allow etc), stress test was fine ran for 30mins and max temp was 82C. I took the voltage down -40mV which I believe helps with the temp it's all stable.
 
The actual impact was + 4 fps in Arma 3, which is good! I lock my frames at 50 max (with an in game temp of no more than 70C at any time) but the idea is to give me a bigger capacity when the shit hits the fan (when im on my own on our multiplayer server i'm pulling 120fps now) so my frames remain more constant.
 
In Arma im using around 30% total CPU and 60% GPU at 50fps locked, so room for the action to happen.
 
Granted its not the 4GHz I was dreaming of, but its an improvement and was fun working out.
 
Appreciate the help with all of this, and will no doubt look to improve on it moving forward but i'm limited re my laptop.

Recently I've been seeing a lot of misconceptions floating around the audio subforum among people who are looking for gaming headphones. For starters I am talking about people looking at actual headphones, not gaming headsets. If you have gotten that far, congratulations, you've seen the light and now understand how much better headphones are than gaming headsets. But, I still see a lot of misconceptions of what people are looking for. The most common thing I see people say is, "I want a pair of open back headphones with a wide soundstage to hear footsteps in games." To this I always say, "Why?" This is a very common misconception I see among people. Let me start off by saying that I agree with this notion that there are two categories of gamers and gaming headphones. In this thread I'm going to be using two headphones as my examples, the Fostex T50RP MK3, and the Monoprice Retro.
 
The first category is probably the most common, and that is the footstep category. These people are competitive gamers and want headphones to hear footsteps as accurately as possible. The misconception comes with them wanting a wide soundstage. I understand the logic, if you can hear sounds far away you can tell where they are. However, that is not true. What is more important is imaging. People don't seem to get the difference of the two so here's the explanation. Soundstage is how far away distant sounds sound like they are coming from. Once you have that soundstage, imaging is how accurately the headphones can place the sound within that defined soundstage. What happens in headphones is that headphones with a very wide soundstage tend to have poor imaging. Sounds sound like they are coming from far away, but the accuracy of where they are is very vague. Now don't get me wrong, you need some sound stage, headphones with zero soundstage also have poor imaging because there is no sense of left, right, front, and back. What you want is headphones with moderate soundstage and the best imaging possible. That way you have some sense of distance, but with the accuracy to pinpoint where they sounds are exactly coming from. This is why I will say to the day I die the Fostex T50RPs are the best gaming headphones there are for competitive gaming. They don't have a crazy wide soundstage, but their imaging is insane. Probably the best imaging on any headphone under $1000, I honestly can't believe how well they image, you can hear footsteps with scary pinpoint accuracy. That is why you will often see me quote this status update of mine.
Also, I don't see why everyone is obsessed with gaming headphones being open. I have no issues with gaming in open headphones, but honestly I would say I prefer closed because it blocks out the sound of my PC and keeps any sound from going into my mic. I get why people think they need open, because they want that wide soundstage, which is also another misconception, just because a headphone is open doesn't mean it has wide soundstage, but alas more often than not open headphones tend to have wider soundstage. But like I said, imaging is what matters more for footsteps.
 
The thing I also like about the T50s is that they have enough low end to also be fun in games without it becoming overpowering, they really are just amazing gaming headphones. Which leads us into our next category of gamers and gaming headphones, the fun category. 
 
The fun category is for the gamer who doesn't care about footsteps. Basically, this is for people who play single player games. In this category you will often want crazy low end, and soundstage. Now if you don't play games with explosions or gunshots, then you might want just really high fidelity headphones for beautiful sounds. But for example if you are playing GTA single player, you want to have some fun. That is where headphones like the Monoprice Retros come into play. These are cheap headphones, but my goodness these are fun. These have so much low end they are almost like wearing a subwoofer. They also have close to the widest sound stage of any headphones I've heard. In any single player game these are amazing. The gunshots and explosion feel almost real with intensity, and things that happen off in the distance sound very far away. However, with that wide soundstage comes poor imaging. BF1 is my test of footsteps in games because Battlefield games have very well done audio, and in that game the Retros barely even produce footsteps. Even people less than 10ft away you won't hear sometimes, which often gets me killed. On the flip side the gunshots and explosions sound amazing, but for a multiplayer games you need to hear those footsteps. Switch over to something like Watch Dogs 2, and you are almost laughing with how hilariously fun these are. For $30 these sound amazing, even in music, expect a full review soon.
 
So to summarize this entire thing. If you are doing competitive gaming, or anything online where you need to hear footsteps you want moderate soundstage with the best possible imaging. For single player games with gunshots and explosions you want bass and crazy soundstage.
 
Perfect example of competitive footstep headphones. (They also can be fun because of the bass) *disclaimer they are super hard to drive, you will need a Magni 3 minimum*
Fostex T50RP MK3
Shure 1540 Pads
 
Perfect example of fun gaming headphones.
Monoprice Retro
Brainwavz XL Pads

Sennheiser Game One - Very solid headset and easily one of, if not the best headset microphones. It has great sound, too. I don't own it myself, buy I've heard nothing but good things about it. My best friend's dad has a pair, and he still uses them. I met my friend 4+ years ago and I'm sure his dad has been using the headset since before then.

I'm cool mate.

I am very happy with my 1080ti for now and see no reason to consider upgrading until there is a more significant performance jump and effectively 4K 144hz is a thing in the games i tend to play. Which is likely a long way off as i mostly play hugely demanding, online multiplayer team shooters.

Yes I had exactly this issue and searched high and low, and found this
 
https://en.roccat.org/Mice/Kone-AIMO
 
It is superb, and bigger than G502. I have been using it for a couple of months and find it's superior for me.

You will love it, or hate it.

I hated it and returned it within 5minutes of setting it up. It just felt like looking through a letter box to me.

Be interested to see what you think, and I hope it works out for you (I was only gaming on it).

fair enough, all our eyes are different.

I don't care about price really, have poor eye sight, am old and play demanding ranged based FPS games, and i'm competitive in terms of trying to get better and win! In Squad, Arma, Post Scriptum etc I couldn't go back to 1080p myself.

But many of my friends, who are better shooters than me do just fine at 1080p.

For gaming I have found the 32, 16:9, 1440p, 144hz monitor size and format to be spot on personally.
 
I love my monitor,
 
https://www.asus.com/uk/Monitors/ROG-Strix-XG32VQ/

Ultrawide just wasn't all that exciting to me as I thought it would be. Also the wide screen makes it feel more cramped vertically than a normal aspect ratio.

Your Core i5-4570 (LGA 1150) has a PassMark CPU score of 7,117.
 
You could upgrade to a quicker LGA 1150 CPU.
 
These are those:
11,183 - Core i7-4790K (£195 on eBay UK) 10,098 - Core i7-4770K (£160 on eBay UK) 9,991 - Core i7-4790 (£150 on eBay UK) 9,788 - Core i7-4770 (£125 on eBay UK) 7,795 - Core i5-4690K (£109 on eBay UK) 7,652 - Core i5-4690 (£80 on eBay UK) 7,632 - Core i5-4670K (£90 on eBay UK) 7,432 - Core i5-4670 (£80 on eBay UK) You can sell your Core i5-4570 for around £73.

Good closed back headphones are a hard thing to find. Next one that comes to mind would be then Meze 99 Neo or Classic. Then after that the Audio Technica A1000Z, followed by the TH610. T50RP is really good for gaming, but insanely hard to drive, need mods and an Amp, but if done right are god level competitive headphones.

I'm having a blast in Escape from Tarkov - a truly outstanding title IMO.

Of course they need to fix the netcode and related, but that will come.

It's certainly much better than a couple of months ago.

Yes it is.
 
24 inch = 1080p
 
27 inch = 1440p
 
32 inch is perfect for 4K

I use modmic 4 for gaming and it's great.
 
I literally have zero complaints about voice comm's in games, which is basically all I need it for.

I think MSI Afterburner/Riva Tuner will do what you want, set it to X then manually change to Y whenever you want.

Put it on your lap. Give your nuts a good shake.

Hi guys, I recently overclocked my i5 7500k to 5Ghz at 1.28 volts. My temps under synthetic load max around 82 and seem to mostly hover in the mid to upper 70s. I was wondering if this would be a safe 24/7 overclock assuming it proves to be stable. Thanks.

Hello, I recently purchased a Magni 3 and Modi 2 and I want to know how to get the best sound out of them, like which position to put the little switch on the Modi 2.

I use the Fostex T50RP MK3 with Shure 1540 pads (do not use the stock pads) and a fancy alcantara headband with O2 amp off a decent ROG motherboard and the sound is glorious! I use a mod mic with this as well.

This is thanks to @Max_Settings assistance and experience.

My only concern was for decent audio, specifically direction and distance clarity in FPS titles like Squad and Escape from Tarkov. The set up delivers.

The side benefit is, it would seem my audio with anything now is very, very good.

I am looking for an external DAC and more powerful headphone amp, because I can but am in no hurry and am trying to work out what would suit me best.

I even listen to music on youtube these days, for fun and to relax - something I have never done before this set up!

You will need superior eyesight to spot the difference between 144Hz and 240Hz, even then the difference is only noticeable in a side by side comparison. Input lag is far more important, check for online reviews (but not buyers' reviews from selling sites, those are not professionals).

I use this monitor and love it, it kinda many boxes.
 
32 inch, 16:9, 144hz, 1440p, curved, low input lag, fast response rate
https://www.asus.com/uk/Monitors/ROG-Strix-XG32VQ/
 
Just throwing it in the mix as i think it's a solid all rounder.

The Roccat Kave XTD digital (or analogue) headset is a true 5.1 headset - or at least pretty darn close. It  uses 3 drivers in each ear cup to simulate position, but that's 6 drivers in total, and they work very well (according to me).  It works well. 
 
I've never listened using synthetic surround sound using a normal 1 driver/per earcup. The Roccat Kave XTD the headset to beat for me, and I have come across people complaining that synthetic surround is not as good (see Tom's Hardware). 
 
My use case for the Kave headset has often been Team Fortress 2 (an oldie but a goodie); I have been able to hear the exact direction spies were decloaking from, and turn to meet them (to about 5 degrees of accuracy). It hasn't saved me from quieter spies, but no headset can do that. It's also helped me just get a feel for virtual battlefields that I wasn't getting in stereo.  
Now if you want sound quality, then get your sennheiser headphones. But if you want good direction, I recommend a Kave XTD headset. Jay liked them too.
 
P.S. I know this is an old thread, but no one had suggested a true surround sound headset, and I feel I had something to contribute for any later readers. 

How was what I wrote offensive in any way?
 
ok thank you for your comment

Go to the gym and it wont be so heavy anymore.