Arctis 3 challenges everything you know about gaming headsets with completely overhauled audio, a new mic design with unmatched clarity, and improved comfort with materials inspired by athletic clothing. This gaming headset brings pure performance and style, featuring SteelSeries 7.1 Surround Sound.
Out of the box, it feels nice with quality materials. Hardware seemed great. After getting it plugged in, I learned that I needed to register it with steelseries in order to get the software for it. That seemed a bit odd, but I went ahead and did it, which was simple enough. Installed the steelseries software and updated everything, but no sound came from the headset. Verified that I was using the correct audio jack and that it was plugged in all the way. Still nothing. Not only that, but the steelseries software was cutting my fps down to about 15-20 from my normal 60, which still wouldn't have been acceptable even if I did get sound. I'll be returning this and getting a Razer Kraken Chroma instead, even if it is $20 more. steelseries failed at this first impression and I'll never use their line of products ever again.