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Hey guys,

 

So I am looking for a good desktop microphone to use. I have a set of headphones with a built in mic, but i'm a pretty casual gamer now and I don't like to use headphones anymore. I'm looking for a good enough desktop mic to use to Skype with friends while playing games and just casual use. Not looking to spend a ton of money.

 

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Blue Snowflake. Snowball and Yeti are too expensive for what you need.

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I own the Blue Eyeball, which is the Blue Snowflake with a webcam and I personally love it for using on Skype/Razer Comms and In-game. Also worked very well for me to record Youtube commentaries after a bit of tinkering in Audacity.

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Apparently (did some searching) and I would go with the Snowflake, like they said, since it seems to be a good mic for your purposes.

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Would this be sufficient? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/snowball-ice-usb-microphone/3242031.p?id=1218391072901&skuId=3242031&st=Blue%20Snowball&cp=1&lp=1

 

 

The snowflakes I have found are $80.

My build:


CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.0GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 RAM: 12GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 Storage: Samsung 120GB 840 SSD Cooling: Corsair H100 with Noctuas Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2


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LOL the Snowball is even better than the Snowflake :P

Go for it if you have the money, the Snowball is great :D

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I have a audio technica at 2020, but for what your doing even a Blue Snowballs almost to OP

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LOL the Snowball is even better than the Snowflake :P

Go for it if you have the money, the Snowball is great :D

 

That's what I thought. Should also mention I may use this for YouTube in the future though it's unlikely. But if I ever have time, that may happen.

 

Thanks guys!

My build:


CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.0GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 RAM: 12GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 Storage: Samsung 120GB 840 SSD Cooling: Corsair H100 with Noctuas Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2


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That's what I thought. Should also mention I may use this for YouTube in the future though it's unlikely. But if I ever have time, that may happen.

 

Thanks guys!

Well my Snowflake was just fine for Youtube so the Snowball will be excellent. (Plus many big Youtubers still use a Blue Snowball as their main mic)

My Current Build: 

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz 1.11V, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, Asus GTX 760 DCII Overclocked, Corsair CX600M

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Hey guys,

 

So I am looking for a good desktop microphone to use. I have a set of headphones with a built in mic, but i'm a pretty casual gamer now and I don't like to use headphones anymore. I'm looking for a good enough desktop mic to use to Skype with friends while playing games and just casual use. Not looking to spend a ton of money.

 

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I got the samson meteor mic for exactly your reasons.. 

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