Is corsair peripherals any good for gaming ?

[koolrabbit]

Hi All,

Hope you all well.

 

I am pretty new to headset ,keyboard and mouse. Any recommendation for any gaming  ? ( I don't mind without RGB, I rather have more performance )

 

Games I will be playing:

Rise of the tomb raider, PUBG , Skyrim, middle earth shadow of war, battlefield 1, grand theft auto V , fallout 4 , assassin creed origins, Far cry 5, state of decay 2, the forest , Fortnite (battle Royale), Kingdom come eliverance , Wolfenstein 2 the new colossus, Divinity: orginal sin 2, superhot ,outlast 2, dark souls 3 , mass effect andromeda and final fantasy XV.

 

My build below

Below is my build

CPU: i78700k
Cooler: NH-D15
Memory Vengance Lpx 3000
Motherboard : Asus Strix Z370 H
Graphic card : Asus strix GTX 1080 8gb
Case: Fractal Design Define R6
Storage : 500GB Samsung 970 M.2 NVME
2TB Segate Firecuda 3.5 7200rpm
860 evo 500GB

Many thanks.
Koolrabbi

[xdeathshot20]

one keyboard over another isnt going to give you better preformance.  If your looking for some good peripherals then look at corsair and Logitech.  I currenlty run the corsair strafe rgb with cherry mx brown switches and for my mouse it is the logitech g502.  for headset hyper x cloud 2s

[DrJones]

Hi again!

I personally use a Corsair K70 with Cherry mx Browns (give you tactile feedback without the annoying click of Blues). I use their M65 Mouse also, has great weight to it and feels sturdy in my hand.

Headsets are a whole other story. 'Gaming headsets' are all about looking cool vs sounding good; They all come with built-in mic's and flashy colors. I use a pair of hifi headphones with a separate microphone. (I'm sort of an audiophile)
If you want the best 'Gaming headset' out there that doesn't sound like garbage, get a Sennheiser PC 373D
If you want a decent mid-line gaming headset, corsair's solutions aren't bad, but the mics on their headsets don't have foam mic muffs and sit right in your face, so they can pick up your breathing from time to time.

EDIT: Also Sennheiser just came out with their GSP 500 and 600 headsets. I don't know much about them, but may want to check those out too.

[Crosseyed Sniper]

II do not see a power supply listed in your build. If you don't already have one, you'll need to get one to complete that build. 

 

Best of luck to you!

[Taja]

Nice build, nice games... But the pheriperals are subjective.

I would recommend the logitech g502(or g402) because it is very good and the size/weight and extra buttons make it suitable for a huge range of games.

As for kb, search for one with the features you want. For headset, I would recommend the HyperX ones, I have the stinger but since you have the $$ you can get the Revolver or the Alpha.

[EsaT]

Needing some highly merketed brand, fashionable names etc is exactly what gaming brands are counting on.

 

For mouse you're likely already using something, so look for other mouses with similar shaping.

Unless being seriously f'ed up product some technical differences aren't anything compared bad/good comfort.

 

In keyboard you need to decide what kind switch you want:

Light linear with very little resistance before key press getting registered. (easy to accidentally press from resting finger)

Or non-linear switch with some initial resistance in upper portion of travel, before key press is registered.

Damn the noise, or as little unnecessary noise than possible?

"Everyone look at me" ADHD illumination or more controlled accentuating illumination...

(from case choise quieter switch might be favoured)

 

And as rule gaming headphones are cheapest Chinese trinkets at extreme overpricing.

Though depending on your budget some of the headsets sold for gaming are quite nice for price level. (Kingston HyperXes, QPADs)

Also with the sorry state of game sounds as not even secondary thing after graphics, graphics and some more graphics, algorithms giving good immersion with headphones is one of the strengths of separate sound card over typical "crammed lots of hype in there" integrated.

[koolrabbit]

On 27/06/2018 at 5:47 AM, Crosseyed Sniper said:

II do not see a power supply listed in your build. If you don't already have one, you'll need to get one to complete that build. 

 

Best of luck to you!

oop forgot to add that in :). seasonic SSR 650TR . I will be also overclocking

[koolrabbit]

On 27/06/2018 at 1:14 AM, xdeathshot20 said:

one keyboard over another isnt going to give you better preformance.  If your looking for some good peripherals then look at corsair and Logitech.  I currenlty run the corsair strafe rgb with cherry mx brown switches and for my mouse it is the logitech g502.  for headset hyper x cloud 2s

thanks xdeathshot20 will check it out

[koolrabbit]

On 27/06/2018 at 1:35 AM, DrJones said:

Hi again!

I personally use a Corsair K70 with Cherry mx Browns (give you tactile feedback without the annoying click of Blues). I use their M65 Mouse also, has great weight to it and feels sturdy in my hand.

Headsets are a whole other story. 'Gaming headsets' are all about looking cool vs sounding good; They all come with built-in mic's and flashy colors. I use a pair of hifi headphones with a separate microphone. (I'm sort of an audiophile)
If you want the best 'Gaming headset' out there that doesn't sound like garbage, get a Sennheiser PC 373D
If you want a decent mid-line gaming headset, corsair's solutions aren't bad, but the mics on their headsets don't have foam mic muffs and sit right in your face, so they can pick up your breathing from time to time.

EDIT: Also Sennheiser just came out with their GSP 500 and 600 headsets. I don't know much about them, but may want to check those out too.

Thanks DrJones  been very helpful. 

I will check out the recommend mouse and keyboard. 

 

So there isn't a good gaming headset with nice quality mic ? ( excluding Sennheiser PC 373D)

 

 

[koolrabbit]

On 27/06/2018 at 8:29 AM, Taja said:

Nice build, nice games... But the pheriperals are subjective.

I would recommend the logitech g502(or g402) because it is very good and the size/weight and extra buttons make it suitable for a huge range of games.

As for kb, search for one with the features you want. For headset, I would recommend the HyperX ones, I have the stinger but since you have the $$ you can get the Revolver or the Alpha.

Thanks Taja.  is there much different between the three hyper x head set ? how long have you been using your hyper x stinger ?

[koolrabbit]

On 27/06/2018 at 8:35 AM, EsaT said:

Needing some highly merketed brand, fashionable names etc is exactly what gaming brands are counting on.

 

For mouse you're likely already using something, so look for other mouses with similar shaping.

Unless being seriously f'ed up product some technical differences aren't anything compared bad/good comfort.

 

In keyboard you need to decide what kind switch you want:

Light linear with very little resistance before key press getting registered. (easy to accidentally press from resting finger)

Or non-linear switch with some initial resistance in upper portion of travel, before key press is registered.

Damn the noise, or as little unnecessary noise than possible?

"Everyone look at me" ADHD illumination or more controlled accentuating illumination...

(from case choise quieter switch might be favoured)

 

And as rule gaming headphones are cheapest Chinese trinkets at extreme overpricing.

Though depending on your budget some of the headsets sold for gaming are quite nice for price level. (Kingston HyperXes, QPADs)

Also with the sorry state of game sounds as not even secondary thing after graphics, graphics and some more graphics, algorithms giving good immersion with headphones is one of the strengths of separate sound card over typical "crammed lots of hype in there" integrated.

 

thanx EsaT What are you currently using ?

[EsaT]

1 hour ago, koolrabbit said:

 

thanx EsaT What are you currently using ?

Mouse is Logitech G700 from don't remember how many years ago.

I think got it after Roccat Kone failed to impress with its (lack of) durability.

 

During winter got Logitech G810 with Romer-Gs for keyboard after nearly five years of MX Brown.

It certainly felt weird at first, but after fair week that difference was forgotten.

And except for bigger keys with extra stabilizers sound is quieter with lot calmer/smoother noise profile.

 

For headphones I have three:

Half dozen years old above neutral bass punch good "fun factor" for gaming Beyerdynamic DT990 250 ohm Edition/Premium.

Which has basically every part available as spare part straight from Beyerdynamic, if something wears down. (wish others did that)

Then late last year bought second hand AKG K702 for neutral bass "detail whoring" reference.

They don't shine in "fun factor", but you can be sure game sound details are kept pronounced.

And with no speakers when having friend visiting bought at same time also K712, which has similar type sound to DT990.

(which is why I assembled two Objective2 hp amp kits half dozen years ago)

For sound card I have second hand Sound Blaster ZxR bought I guess five years ago.

Standard stereo sound of most games simply sucks with headphones.

Unless game has sound output options with headphones selectable, it can't produce good signal for headphone listening.

[Taja]

3 hours ago, koolrabbit said:

Thanks Taja.  is there much different between the three hyper x head set ? how long have you been using your hyper x stinger ?

Well, I never tried the others, just the Stinger. Im using it for 4-6 months, and really like it. As for a difference, I know that where I live the Revolver can cost 3x the price of the Stinger, so it better be good.