Best Headphones for x-fi fatali

Hello,
i am planning to buy a soundblaster x-fi fatality next week.
Currently i am using the speedlink medusa 5. headset, but i am not pleased with this headset.
As long as i am buying a quite expensi've (imo) soundcard, I want the headset to match perfectly to that card.
I am going to use the headphones for the following purposes: playing games (Battlefield 2, Everquest 2, GT Legends, Age of Empires II) and listening to music.
I thought about buying the Sennheiser PC 60 Headset, but i am afraid, that this one doesn?t fit exactly to the x-fi: i read in a test, that the simulated surround sound works best with headphones, that cover the whole ear (hope that you know what i mean).
Does someone have experiences, with this hardware combination?
Or can you recommend some headsets?
Maybe it'ss even better to buy some good headphones and use a seperate microphone?
Thanks in advance for your help

You should do a forum search on this topic - it has been posted a few times and the responses contained the info you seek.
Good luck with your new card. I have a fatalty and like it very much. You will love how good BF2 sounds.

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