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Kingston HyperX Cloud VS Cloud II

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By Zackey_TNT
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Simple Question really,

What is the difference between the first version and the secound? For 40$ more in newzealand that thing better have some major differences.....

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USB 7.1 dac.

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Not worth $40 IMHO

 

All it has is 7.1 (it is a gimmick, don't use it)

and different colour scheme as far as I am concerned

 

I have the cloud 1's and they are great

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Not worth $40 IMHO

 

All it has is 7.1 (it is a gimmick, don't use it)

and different colour scheme as far as I am concerned

 

I have the cloud 1's and they are great

 

I see, Considering as far as i know there are soundcards that do that i will go with the cloud 1's Great they failed us and the hype was for thing

 

USB 7.1 dac.

Oh really? i totally want to use USB when i payed for a high end ASUS motherboard for there sound cards that are built in great...

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Oh really? i totally want to use USB when i payed for a high end ASUS motherboard for there sound cards that are built in great...

You can unplug headset from dac so you are left with 3.5mm

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Oh really? i totally want to use USB when i payed for a high end ASUS motherboard for there sound cards that are built in great...

 

To be honest soundcards barely even matter unless you have enthusiast grade headphones, and the clouds, while good for the price, are most certainly not there.

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To be honest soundcards barely even matter unless you have enthusiast grade headphones, and the clouds, while good for the price, are most certainly not there.

Agreed but why use USB if my motherboard has such a great audio card

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You can unplug headset from dac so you are left with 3.5mm

Useless for me i dont think i even have a 3.5mm

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Useless for me i dont think i even have a 3.5mm

Your fancy motherboard has it 99.9%

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Your fancy motherboard has it 99.9%

Yea i dont have it yet i plan on overhalling my computer

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Agreed but why use USB if my motherboard has such a great audio card

 

well, it does offer some plug and play features if you don't feel like messing with the drivers every time you want to use them. But they are things like virtual 7.1, so not a big deal anyway.

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Just get the original. Unless you need better connectability with a PS4 or an HTPC, just don't get the 2 if you are using it on high-end motherboards.

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Plenty of user reviews on YouTube for both versions. Watch the videos and make up your own mind about what one is best for you. And if the changes they made for the Cloud 2 is worth the price difference for you.

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