The Best Headsets for a Gaming PC

It weighs 280g and offers up to 60 hours with lighting off. On battery life it trails the group at 60 hours, while the Cloud III S runs for 120 hours. It matches the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed on weight (280g).

No other pick in this guide offers a lightspeed 2.4GHz connection; compare the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed, which has a HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connection. A 48kHz/16-bit microphone is unique to it among these picks, while the Cloud III S uses a detachable microphone. It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. Its price falls between the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed and the Cloud III S, based on our last check.

Its aluminium frame resists knocks, and a lifetime Spatial Audio activation adds 3D positioning on PC. Magnetic ear-cup plates can be swapped. Nothing else here matches its 120 hours battery life; the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed comes closest at 70 hours.

On driver size it leads this guide at 53mm, ahead of the Virtuoso MAX (50mm). You get a detachable microphone here, which sets it apart from the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed and its an included microphone. You also get memory foam cushions.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. The maker doesn't give its weight; if that figure matters, the G522 weighs 280g.

Its 50mm graphene drivers and Dolby Atmos spatial audio on PC suit story games, and ANC blocks room noise. It connects over 2.4GHz or Bluetooth. Its battery and wireless range suit moving away from the desk mid-session.

It connects over low-latency 2.4GHz or Bluetooth, and the mic handles voice chat. Its battery covers several days of play between charges. On driver size it ties with the HS65 Surround and the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed at 50mm.

It also offers active noise cancellation. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Only the Cloud III S came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks. There is no published battery life figure, whereas the Cloud III S runs for 120 hours.

On driver size it ties with the Virtuoso MAX and the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed at 50mm. On weight it trails the group at 282g, while the G522 weighs 280g. It is the only pick here with a flip-to-mute microphone; the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed has an included microphone instead.

You also get Dolby Atmos support. USB and 3.5mm options let it move between a PC and a controller. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed was closest. If you want a confirmed battery life, look to the Cloud III S instead: it runs for 120 hours, while this one gives no figure.

At 280g it is one of the two lightest headsets here. Its 70 hours battery life ranks second of 3 here, behind the Cloud III S (120 hours) and ahead of the G522 (60 hours). On driver size it ties with the Virtuoso MAX and the HS65 Surround at 50mm.

On weight it ties with the G522 at 280g. You get a HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connection here, which sets it apart from the G522 and its a lightspeed 2.4GHz connection. No other pick in this guide offers an included microphone; compare the HS65 Surround, which has a flip-to-mute microphone.

You also get an ultra-light 280g frame. It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. It was priced above the HS65 Surround and below the G522 at the time of writing. It gives ground on driver size, where the Cloud III S comes in at 53mm.