just want something to use to listen to music or gaming on the computer
no more than 50 bucks? suggestions please! i'm fairly clueless as to where to start looking
Do you expect to use them for any length of time?
For the price, the Sennheiser HD497 are ok.
I would also look into the Beyerdynamic DT231 (velour ear pads........ ORGASMIC), and the akg's.
If I was going to buy a new headphone in the sub 60$ range, my first one to listen to and try on would be the DT231.
As always, strive to listen to headphones in person and try them on your head for feel and extended period comfort.
If your looking for a website that gives little opinions on headphones, check out headphone.com
Most of their reviews are pretty decent based on my experience.