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White hardware aficionados, you'll want to prick up your ears for this hardware deal. Last week, I decried the fact that white hardware often comes at a premium, before expounding the virtues of the RTX 5070 model of the Thermaltake LCGS NE gaming PC (which is still only $1,400 from Newegg, by the way). This week I'd like to bend your ear for a gaming headset that matches that gaming PC's clean look.
As someone who wears makeup, a white gaming headset is not typically what I'd reach for, but I must admit the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X looks crisp. You may remember that I've already waxed lyrical about this wireless headset in my SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X review and, though my colorway of choice is lilac, much of the same praise still applies to the white version of the headset. That's just as well because it's only the white version of the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X that's $90 from Amazon.
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One more caveat before we get into the good stuff: this deep discount only applies to the version of the headset that features built-in connectivity to Xbox. You can still wirelessly connect to your PC and Nintendo Switch via both Bluetooth and the included 2.4 Ghz dongle, but Xbox gamers will already be well aware that Microsoft's console is very particular about the devices it will connect to. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P is the version you want if you're also a PlayStation gamer, but the white version of that still costs MSRP.
Right then—appealing colorways aside, why is the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X worth the deal spotlight shoutout? Well, for one thing it's the 40 mm set of cans I use everyday. Though primarily a gaming headset, its stylish looks, detachable mic arm, and extremely comfortable floating headband design make this a versatile bit of kit that I frequently wear far away from my desk. If your budget simply won't stretch to one audio device for your desktop and separate headphones for everywhere else, then the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X has you covered with its versatility.
It's certainly got the battery for adventures away from your desk too, offering up to 40 hours of play over a Bluetooth connection. Fast charge also means you get another nine hours of up time from only 15 minutes spent charging. Now, that's all well and good but we're PC Gamer, so how do these bad boys sound in-game?
The SteelSeries GG desktop app offers both customizable, game-specific EQ profiles as well as a few presets geared more towards media and music. Academics will know it's always a good day when you can quote yourself, so if you'll indulge me, here's what I said in my review last year:
"Over a 2.4 GHz connection, in-game audio is clear, detailed, and wonderfully immersive. For instance, Hi-Fi Rush enjoys a subtle bass boost that brings the rhythm running through its heart to even more vibrant life without upstaging the details of its brash soundscape.
"DOOM: The Dark Ages is bolstered by its own game-specific EQ profile, too. Gibbing demons is all the more immersive for one thing, as you really hear the viscera splatter across environments that could've done with a deep clean long before all hell broke loose. The slayer's footfalls enjoy a real sense of heft here, too, making it an absolute joy to crash through Khalim and beyond."
Now, if you're not a fan of the soundscapes SteelSeries has cooked up, the GG software's intuitive parametric UI makes it easy enough to put together an EQ profile more to your liking. The biggest drawback to this software is that you may end up accidentally stacking EQ settings over a Bluetooth connection, or if you've got Dolby Atmos enabled, resulting in deep fried audio.
Thankfully, this is only a minor annoyance as checking the software's Engine tab and setting the EQ to a flat profile usually fixes this. Besides, most PC Gamers will prefer to use a 2.4 GHz connection over Bluetooth, and thankfully that really is where the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X sings.
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