New ghost 80HE!

[faint lance]

My new Wooting 80HE keyboard came in today and I am loving it!

[soft sequoia]

Looks very saxy can’t lie nice setup

[faint lance]

I am planning to get the white aluminum case once it comes out, and the white double shot PBT keycaps

[faint lance]

Thanks

Once I get the Lamzu Maya X mouse and maybe the Kanto Ora speakers I will have a complete setup.

Monitor:
Koorui 24" 165 Hz
Keyboard:
Wooting 80HE ghost w/ black double-shot PBT and White wrist rest.
VR setup:
Meta quest 3 w/ boboVR s3 headstrap and the boboVR d3 charging dock.
PC:
Skytech prebuilt vr ready gaming pc.
Nvidia GeForce 3060 Ti
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

[hard umbra]

one more thing, id suggest u get a boom arm for ur mic

its crucial for preventing boomy sounds when using ur keyboard and other things on ur desk

[faint lance]

Oh yeah i was looking at that earlier, forgot to mention it

I would get a whole new mic since mine is only 60 but its good for now since I dont use it much.

[faint lance]

Only problem is that I dont know how many are compatible with my desk

[hard umbra]

if u want a good overall mic that wont break the bank then a sm58 or a se v7, both for 100$, would be really good as a starter

those are xlr mics so u do need an audio interface which would be about 100$ aswell for a proper, non hissing audio interface

scarlett solo 4th gen is what i'd recommend you as a beginner, 4th gen is important if u like to mess with the volume of your headset seperately from the volume of your mic (older versions only have 1 knob to turn up/down everything alltogether)

[hard umbra]

i'd say majority of boom arms are compatible with pretty much every desk

not with mine because mine is like 10-12 cm thick but i have a specific-to-my-situation solution

i would suggest a rode psa1 or psa1+ since the psa1+ is just the upgraded version (slightly more expensive)

i personally have a psa1 and its great, i love it, but if i had the chance to buy either psa1 or psa1+ i would go for the + just cuz it has the sleeve so u wont be making (too loud) sounds while moving it around, side to side, back and fourth and so on

also the psa1+ supports lighter mics (minimum 97g) so that wont be an issue for you ever if you go with psa1+

[faint lance]

Yes but I have the secretlab magnus pro desk which is compatible with a very limited amount of 3rd party products

[faint lance]

Yeah funny enough, thats the one I was looking at

Thanks a ton man

[hard umbra]

ofc brother :) any questions just ask im only here to help

[faint lance]

Really the only problem is this:

[hard umbra]

is it because it cant fit "around" your desk?

[faint lance]

This is the desk: https://secretlab.co/products/magnus-pro?sku=4MPB2-W15B-SILSU

It has a cable management tray that has a relatively small opening in it once its clamped close

[faint lance]

Are these both studio microphones for singing and such? Becuase whenever I search it up, thats what pops up

[hard umbra]

yes they are and theyre also for spoken word

[faint lance]

I could put it on the side or front but the back is just nice

[faint lance]

Ok

[hard umbra]

theyre basically a very good allrounder

and for that price its amazing

its a thing that ppl claim that the sm58 (100$) can sound like the sm7b (450$ + 100$ for cloudlifter) if u eq it properly

[faint lance]

Woah

Only problem is the looks :/

I think that a rectangular look like every "gaming microphone" just looks cleaner

[hard umbra]

i mean

sure

but you're going to speak into it not stare at it ;)

[faint lance]

Lol

[hard umbra]

im just teasing

[faint lance]

Well I will keep that microphone in mind, although I rarely use it so I dont think it matters to get a new mic, I will just get a boom arm that hopefully fits my desk

[hard umbra]

👍

if u ever get tired of your mic quality its about 200$ for the setup (audio interface + mic) and ur good

also if thats too much u can get a mic for 20$ (+100 for the audio inferface still) that is better than your mic guaranteed

its called the behringer xm8500

have u ever seen No Text To Speech on youtube?

he uses the xm8500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zXfuL4IAZQ

[faint lance]

Do boom arms usually go on the back of desks? or is it fine with it being on the side if it doesnt fit

[hard umbra]

^ just a random video

[faint lance]

Yeah!

[hard umbra]

mine is on the side

[faint lance]

Ok gotcha

[hard umbra]

i love mine on the side

but its just personal preference tbh

[faint lance]

Yeah

[hard umbra]

some ppl say its for the looks, some say its more practical, i say its about where YOU want it and where YOU think itll fit best and not be a pain in the ass for you

[faint lance]

Do you think the Kanto Ora's are good speakers... even though the price is alot

These guys: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCW8SN37/ref=twister_B0DF85FLL2?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

I also found a cheaper one but these just look and sound good

[hard umbra]

your best friend would be reddit reviews for stuff like that

even tho reddit tends to be a shithole, ppl are honest as fuck on it

[faint lance]

Yeah that can be true

[hard umbra]

so whatever you want a general opinion on you just do "kanto ora review" and add reddit at the end

"kanto ora review reddit"

[faint lance]

I'm planning to get the Maya X mouse, maybe the kanto ora speakers, and then I think I'm good. Until the white aluminum case comes out for my 80HE

And I cant forget the boom arm

[hard umbra]

no ofc not haha

[hard umbra]

sounds good :) im glad u got something out of this conversation

[faint lance]

Yeah thanks a lot

Its funny because I got a ton of new things for my setup in the past month (desk, keyboard and a monitor arm)

It used to look really bad

Ah cant forget gamer lights

GAMER

[hard umbra]

sounds like it as abt time to upgrade

[faint lance]

LIGHTTSS

[faint lance]

Definitely

[hard umbra]

the past 3 months ive modded my keyboard to the literal limit (even bought extra stuff), bought a completely new flagship pc, new mouse (viper v3 pro) and ordered some artisan mousepads

i get these bursts of just wanting to spend money on stuff

cant wait for 5070 ti, 5080 and 5090's official price reveal

the 5070ti is supposed to have 16 gb of vram so thats hype since 4070ti (even ti super) only had 12

[faint lance]

Man its gonna be like 3k+

But having a 3060 ti is making me want a 4090 SO BAD

I get lag spikes kinda often, but i can still play games smoothly

I know I need RGB I just dont know where to put it

[hard umbra]

i have a 7800X3D with a GTX 1070

i NEED AN UPGRADE

[faint lance]

Lol

Can you even run games

[hard umbra]

yh i run val at 500-700 fps, cs at 300-400 fps and siege at 140-260 fps (heavily depends on map)

[faint lance]

WIAW)GTYH(

Wow

[hard umbra]

yeah the 7800X3D carries me hard

[faint lance]

I'm going to get one from secretlab to put behind my desk in the cable management tray but I definitely want something on the wall

[faint lance]

Jeez

[hard umbra]

oo also im gonna get the 480hz 1440p oled monitor

cant wait for it ive been on shitty monitors all my life and still play really well

i have a horrible 240hz va monitor currently

[faint lance]

Woah, I've been using the koorui 24" 165HZ and its good but its only 100 so I do REALLY want an oled

[faint lance]

How much?

[hard umbra]

about 1000$ usd

so definitely expensive

[faint lance]

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Compatible-Glare-Free-Warranty-LS32DG802SNXZA/dp/B0DB9L4KJZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33AHTGINV6QX8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1BjW59EsZwvjOFbEroEqzWKKzryJyiJrg-1qhh8VkQ2TOkQa0hy0eWrJXJv8DH-LaHmF-Tr_BVD4Vs-hTT7rPcJsUczADXmJE3q1Ykf9JkfDIW4XeV0SRMvKXJ6h6NKzmt3_OI_haG-CbI_IxHrFYcv2ano04q4_xC49Vj0cDy_3xTlqUcwJ_74ZQcPY19ij0AxKh_1qfKVzmKeqsKNRtdsG8wOGvG2z5aHcfgqgXCs.eoHi05VTA-YhJCOET9bk-L3oSTuM7Nzxpr_Brv_azwg&dib_tag=se&keywords=samsung%2B32-inch%2Bodyssey%2Boled%2Bg8%2Bg80sd%2Bseries%2B4k%2Buhd&qid=1731982579&sprefix=Samsung%2B32-inch%2BOdyssey%2Boled%2Bg%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1&th=1

[hard umbra]

but its gonna be used for more than 6 yrs

[faint lance]

This one is on sale for 800

[faint lance]

Which is crazy

I've been eyeing it down for a couple days

[hard umbra]

this one is very different from the one i mentioned, not my prefered monitor but many many people really enjoy 32inch 4k curved oleds

[faint lance]

I really want it before the sale goes off but I dont want to spend all my money

[faint lance]

It would work with my monitor arm and I've never tried curve so it would be fun

[hard umbra]

im a hertz fiend tho

[faint lance]

Ha

[hard umbra]

480hz oled literally makes me hard

[faint lance]

I've been wanting another pair of eyes on this. What should I put here, displate or RGB

I could do thos cool hexagon RGB, or a couple pictures

Also, any thoughts on screenbars like these? https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-Controller-Adjustable-Brightness-Temperature/dp/B08WT889V3?crid=24ASQSLV83YLO&keywords=benq+halo&qid=1659751164&sprefix=benq+h,aps,491&sr=8-2&linkCode=sl1&tag=andrewethan06-20&linkId=e70f13c19d876ffc0d24b28b5d0f0c6a&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

(so many questions, sorry)

Oh forgot to mention, my desk is alive.

[sharp solar]

Am I cooked I have a blue yeti still

[hard umbra]

for now i do too, i sold my c214 a little while back to an old buddy of mine

i never mentioned which audio interface to get btw; focusrite scarlett solo 4th gen is definitely the best one and its important to get 4th gen. if u wanna know why just ask away

i might get a tlm102 but i was also looking at the se4100 and t1

[sharp solar]

I’ve had this a while, and idk why but it just sounds so shit in games, idk why, it seems to be fine in discord but for some reason in actual games my mic is terrible, tried changing tons of settings but nothing. I use no like amps or anything just the mic and i did use an arm but it didn’t fit how i wanted it when i got my new desk so I went back to the arm it came with

[hard umbra]

u havent eq'ed it have u?

[sharp solar]

I don’t think so no, I’ve had this mic for like 6 years or something maybe more lol

[faint lance]

Does it by chance come in white?

[hard umbra]

no, scarletts are known for only coming in that colorway

but you can do a custom paint job on it if u really wish to

[faint lance]

Ok

[rotund relic]

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[faint lance]

Any thoughts on what to improve besides the microphone arm, mouse, and new speakers?

[sharp solar]

2nd monitor

game changer

[faint lance]

Well, I want to get a OLED monitor and when I get that, I’ll probably put my second one on another monitor arm or maybe get the Magnus 2 monitor arm set.

I am probably still able to exchange the monitor arm since I just got it

[sharp solar]

I’ve been using a 2nd monitor for about 10 years now and I don’t think I can ever go back, there’s been instances I’ve had to use 1 monitor and I hated it, genuinely could not

[rotund relic]

If u want to get a Oled monitor choose a Asus ROG Oled monitor or a Dell Alienware monitor oled

[faint lance]

I just need it below 34” and 17.6 lbs

[rotund relic]

Oh ok

[hard umbra]

super clean as always

everyone has already stated what u should upgrade

i found a nice offer for a 360hz oled a few days ago

its a preorder but 600$ for the g60sd

27" 1440p 360hz qd-oled