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First off, before you even think about investing in a 144Hz monitor, can your GPU give you the framerate you want in this game?

Beyond that, monitor technology is to the point where everything is pretty good. The more expensive ones support things like HDR or are ultrawides.

You have three panel techs, TN, VA, and IPS. TN is the older tech, it is cheaper to make and tends to have better response times. IPS has superior color and viewing angle, but the response times and refresh rates suffer as a result. VA panels are in the middle. You can still get excellent response times on VA and IPS monitors, but they will be a lot more expensive as a result.

Viewsonic and Acer makes some really good 1080p 144Hz monitors. They offer great budget TN panels. You can get 24 inches 1080p for about $200.

Viewsonic is probably the best budget option.

Samsung has some VA panel for a bit more. You'll get a nicer image.

If you have a good graphics card and are ok with spending a bit more Acer has a good 1440p monitor.

If you start going into higher end tech like HDR the prices start to go way up.

Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009S332TQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Have had these for about 2-3 weeks now. These are probably the best or one of the best for hearing footsteps (open back headsets) and they're about $100 cheaper than the hd 599 or dt 990.

I pretty much bought the 3 suggested items that Amazon recommends, headphones with modmic 5 and the e10k dac and it's great. Headband is weird but it's been fine for me and very comfortable wearing for multiple hours, no issues of falling/sliding for me, but everyone's head is different.. Mic sounds great, and the dac is good for me since I can really crank up the volume and power headphones to fullest potential (I leave the dac around 5 I think), but, depending on your mobo, you might not need it for these. These do lack in bass some, hence why so good for footsteps, but the dac has a bass boost switch on the front that I use when listening to music and its sounds great.

I was using a logitech 930 and wanted a wired (had a lot of disconnects when gaming) quality headset specifically for r6. Super happy with these. A lot of the reviews specifically mention fps or even r6 as their usage too.

I can't say for sure, but I'd guess it'd have minor conflicts like the HUD switching between control types every time you do anything. It'd be clunky, that's for certain.

I was actually in the same boat as you when I switched from console 3 years ago. Played console my whole life, then I built a PC about a week before Siege came out. Never followed the game before but got it free with my graphics card at the time. Ended up buying a Razer Orbweaver keypad because I just really dislike WASD movement. I've been using it every day since then, have put tons of time in the game and honestly it's so good that I've convinced my friend to also switch to it.

The Razer Orbweaver doesn't have an analogue stick so I can't vouch for the support, but I can tell you that the ease-of-setup with a 4-way stick like the Orbweaver is convenient and it still gives that "controller"-y feeling. What helps is that there's a hold-to-walk keybind for Siege, so analogue isn't necessary.

The main benefit for using a keypad in Siege is that you can free up your pointer and ring fingers to use for leaning, so you can lean and move in different directions freely.

It takes about a week or two to get fully used to the keypad but once you get it, there's no going back. I 100% recommend it, and if you do get it, you should let me know so I can recommend my keybinds as a starting point. I'm so used to it that I even use it for most other games, except any MMO or any game where full keyboard is more convenient.

A word of warning though: Razer quality control sucks garbage doodoo, I've burned through at least 3 Orbweavers and like 5 of a different Razer keypad model (but I stopped using those after I realized how badly made they were).

If you want to see some of my gameplay using it, I can link my YouTube, but I won't unless you ask because I'm not a self-promoting dweeb, I just upload for funsies.

Anyway, sorry I couldn't answer your original question but I hope I helped a bit because I had spent a good month or so deciding between the Logitech and the Razer keypad.

Don't buy any gaming headset, buy the philips shp9500 and a mod mic for the same exact price, and get something that isn't trash. Not to discount any gaming headset, but they are very gimmicky for what they are. A good set of real headphones starts around ~60-70 and the shp9500 is a great option within that range, then you simply pic up some sort of mod mic off of amazon and you got yourself a really solid experience for the same price, that won't fall apart within a year, and don't have gimmicky features like "7.1" when in reality they are more likely to give you false information in the first place. I have used many gaming headsets over the years, the kraken, which is not comfortable, has very poor audio for the price, and has frankly, pretty shitty build quality for the price is not one I'd recommend. The cloud II's are OK, fairly comfortable, pretty ok sound, but you can do better for ~$100. I got my brother what I'm recommending you, and it is by far one of the best options for the money as long as you can deal with open back headphones (which are better for music too!). Here is an example/review

• ARX w/ Acog & Muzzle. K1A w/ Holo Muzzle & Angled.
  
  I mean, 4 seasons is a lot, perhaps you've reached your MMR heaven; if you're enjoying yourself and your matches are for the most part not a shitshow then you're good to go already in my opinion. What's happening to you is literally what the ranked system was designed for.
  
  I never set myself off to try and break my last season's record or anything; I just play the game.
  
  NOW WITH THAT SAID; the game is incredibly complex and there's only one true way to get instantly better and that is to improve your raw aim. This video here will help you HEAPS, just watch it, trust me. And finally, completely shameful plug, I've wrote about this stuff in a book if you're REALLY interested in this sorta thing.

Sure here you go. That's including the CPU and HDD if you decide to go the "everything from Scorptec" route, I'd probably get this and this from Amazon instead unless shipping the HDD on Amazon makes that come out to be more than just including the HDD from Scorptec. I'd do whatever's cheaper on the HDD, the CPU I'd probably go with the 2700X which Scorptec doesn't have, but your call. If you decide you want to bring the price down a little that CPU wouldn't be a bad way to do so.

Another thing you could do to bring the price down if you'd like is go with a non-modular power supply but that makes building and cable management a lot more of a pain, plus generally isn't great for airflow since you'll have a bunch of unused cables jammed in your case. Semi-modular wouldn't be bad either, but at that point it probably is going to be very little price difference from fully modular.

And again I just picked a cheap case with good reviews so if you'd like a different case I'd just look for any ATX(not mini-ATX or micro-ATX) that you like that has good reviews and make sure it's one that you can put two case fans on the front and one in the rear.

Edit: By the way I just googled and put in a random Sydney, Australia postal code to see if it would offer free shipping or anything, the cheapest shipping it offered was $35. So if your actual shipping isn't far off from that then that's not too bad.

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Amp

The amp is fantastic for gaming but it really shines listening to music with the DT770s. For Siege I rarely put the volume over 36/100 and that's with the gain on low. Basically that means those headphones and amp will blow out your ear drums if you crank it haha. I use the optical link connection on the amp for the most clarity as sometimes transmitting sound through USB can cause interference.


And mic

It's very cheap but don't let that fool you on quality. I was speculative at first but that mic has been traveling around with me for 6 years now and still sounds great. You can clip it to your shirt or do what I did and wrap it around the headphone cord, then clip it on the headphone cord at mouth height to make your own headset.

I recommend giving low-end audiophile-quality headphones a try, with a low-cost separate mic.

Madlustenvy's guide (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-5-6-2019-hifiman-ananda-added.534479/) is a great resource for folks getting more interested in gaining a competitive edge in gaming via sound.

• The Audiotecnica ATH-AD 700xs are on sale: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-AD700X-Audiophile-Open-Air-Headphones/dp/B009S332TQ
  
• The Zalman isn't fancy but will get the job done and is cheap: https://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=zalman+mic&qid=1558825303&s=electronics&sr=1-1-spell
  
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• Staying within your budget, you could also spring for the CAD u37 as a better quality mic: https://www.amazon.com/CAD-Studio-Condenser-Recording-Microphone/dp/B001AIQGUO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=26DAFE61J5FP1&keywords=cad+u37+microphone&qid=1558825317&s=electronics&sprefix=cad+u%2Celectronics%2C132&sr=1-3
  
• Finally, the Antlion (https://www.amazon.com/d/Computer-Microphones/Antlion-Audio-ModMic-Attachable-Microphone/B00R98JVVU) is popular, though I had one a while back and didn't like how the adhesive wore down so quickly. Been using the CAD for years now and like it.

Probably in the minority here, but sometime back I needed a better pair of headphones than my cheap China ones for R6, and also for casual music listening. Did a lot of research because I wanted the best bang for my buck (can't bear to spend too much on material items), and I settled for this Samson SR850 pair.

Its not too expensive, and the reviews are stellar, comparable with headphones of a much higher price bracket. I haven't had the chance to try out the much more expensive headphones, but so far for R6, sometimes when spectating a friend who I know is using HyperX Cloud, I am able to pinpoint sound more accurately than he could.

Simple answer is, use whatever you feel like is going to be comfortable, I don't know if he still uses these but Beaulo uses these earbuds and KingGeorge uses samsung earbuds that comes with a samsung phone.

One of the biggest misconceptions in gaming is that you need a good headset in order to play shooters in general competitively, the only must for an audio peripheral to have is that it has to be at least be on a stereo channel. Especially with how sound is designed in siege, theirs some advantages in having either a surround sound over a stereo headset but its not a night and day difference.

Make sure it has a microphone or you at least have a separate microphone

A lot of pros use earbuds because when they are at LAN, they were noise cancelling headphones with earbuds under them in order to silence out the crowd, they wear them while streaming to get used to them.

I use a pair of DT990 pro headphones and attached one of these magnetic microphones.

I'd pick up a pair of over-ear headphones if you see one in your price range. If you need a mic you can pick up a lapel microphone for pretty cheap. I just find that most gaming headsets are overpriced for the sound quality.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AOC-G2460VQ6-Monitor-DisplayPort-response/dp/B015510R4M/ref=sr_1_6?fst=as%3Aoff&keywords=144&qid=1556217586&refinements=p_89%3AAOC+International&rnid=1632651031&s=computers&sr=1-6

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I think, not for sure though (I thing that I have 120hz), I went from playing on Geforce Now on a Mac to playing on a beefy computer

I use the HyperX Cloud II. I like it.

I have one of these on my Sennheiser headphones that didn't have a mic.

Antlion Audio ModMic Attachable Boom Microphone - Noise Cancelling Without Mute Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R98O6R4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hClxDbH2ZND81

These games are designed with standard stereo in mind. These gaming headsets with 7.1 are 100% faking directional audio to get the effect of real 7.1 surround. E.x if someone is to your left, the headphones make your right ear hear the footstep less than a millisecond after your left ear to fake a surround sound. Real 7.1 Surround has 7 individual speakers and simply use volume not delays to get a convoicing surround effect.

I always recommend studio headphones with a flat frequency response in order to hear the game as intended, and not be inhibited by fake surround sound or super bass heavy headphones that muddy up the small details in the game audio

Depends what you want from sound. For 20-30 I would go for:

Superlux HD668bs -

Incredible value sounding very similar to Beyerdynamic DT 990s (£120ish), these headphones have a very large soundstage (good for shooters to gauge distance), great detail. Downsides are the plastic feels a bit weak, but it's no worse than what you would find on a gaming headset.

I've used these frequently over two years and highly attest to their quality. Open back so sound leaks out (preferred).

£30 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Studio-Headphones/Superlux-HD668B-Headphones-Black/B003JOETX8

EDIT - I was gonna suggest the Takstar Pro 80s (the headphone Hyper X Cloud II is based off) as they used to be around £25. However, they seem to be completely unavailable. If you can find them, they're a solid choice. They are closed back, but preferred if you game in a very loud environment.