Computer Forum Chat Thread

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

Ah damn. Audio stuff again?

The setup now for me is:
Samson Media ONE 4a - $150
Schiit Audio Bifrost Uber (dac) - $420
Schiit Audio Asgard 2 (amp) - $250
HifiMan HE-400 (headphones) - $400
Thinksound Rain IEM - $60

$1220 as of right now, not including what I gave to someone as a gift (~$260) nor the upgrades/extras I plan on getting.

New speakers, subwoofer, a second headphone amp and possibly new headphones will be added on sometime soon™

[DeltrusDisc]

New speakers, ey? Look no further than: http://www.presonus.com/products/Eris/techspecs

The E5s are great and have incredible bass, mids, and highs. The E8s should only be even more powerful and incredibly house-shaking!

[BicycleMafioso]

Steelseries Siberia v2 99 USD (thrown away, kept the 3m extention cable)
5.1 set ~400 USD (in a storage unit)
2.0 set 379 USD (muuch better, in storage unit)
Sennheiser HD650 454 USD (in a storage unit)
Xonar DX 106 USD (in a storage unit)
Sennheiser PC360 G4ME 211 USD
AKG K518 LE 76 USD
Fiio E5 31 USD

1 756 USD roughly. Unless I forgot something.

[DeltrusDisc]

lol oh heavens. If we're including stuff we aren't currently using then...

My old $200 Logitech 2.1 set of speakers
Plantronics headset $50
Samson MediaONE 3A studio monitors $100
Couple old Sony stereos, one around my drumset, one at the TV upstairs. $400 combined. :P

Shall I include the year 2000~ Bose 5.1 set around the basement TV? $2,000 I think.

I win now? :P

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

Actually Deltrus, I was thinking about the Rokits (new revision is out) and the matched sub.

And I was NOT including things that I don't currently use in the total :P

[BicycleMafioso]

Well. Most of that would be in use had I not been travelling and confined with my notebook!
Also the audiostuff bought since Dec 2010.

[Evil Inside]

You guys are nuts :P Logitech Z506/G930 with onboard soundcard master race reporting in!

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Yeah Aus emits some kind of weird quantum waves so everything nearby starts getting converted. NZ has resisted very well so far, but occasionally there's a particularly strong one and people here randomly start saying "mate" in every line instead of "bro". It's a curious phenomenon. Also only seems to affect white people XD

Haha I use "bro" as well. And no I'm not kiwi :P

[BicycleMafioso]

Filthy casual. :P

People use "bro" in a non-sarcastical way? Huh.

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

People use "bro" in a non-sarcastical way? Huh.

It's pretty amazing isn't it bro?

In all seriousness, I am going nuts over sound now. I am really looking forward to hearing more, and after reading about the Audeze LCD-XC, I think I will be looking into saving my ass off for them.

The walnut cups with lambskin ear-pads are just *droollllllll*

[apepi]

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx soundcard 154.98$
Sennheiser CX 685 Adidas Sports In-Ear Headphones +ear tips $96.43
Monoprice 109927 Enhanced Bass Hi-Fi Noise Isolating Earphones $12.21
JVC HAFX40B $22.79
COWON X9 $139.99
FiiO E11 $49.99
Beyerdynamic DT 880 $189.80
Sennheiser OCX 685i-WHITE SPORTS $59.95
Corsair Gaming Audio Speakers SP2500 $154.99
Monoprice Earbuds $5.99
Total $984.14
Failed Stuff
Cheap Headphones $27.99
2xASUS XONAR DG $49.10
Asus XONAR_DX $59.85
Total 136.94
All together 1121.08

Yeah I have bought a bunch of crap, lol. Asus sound cards have refused to work with my computer, the Soundblaster one just popped right in and worked.

Has anyone seen this?

Looks pretty nice. The lights do not look like the best but if they are going to do brown switches at the start then I am game.

[gegalfo]

Has anyone seen this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-GjMH8kQlc
Looks pretty nice. The lights do not look like the best but if they are going to do brown switches at the start then I am game.

whats wrong with the lights?

[protput]

So my dad bought himself an android tablet for christmas, and added a 32gb micro SD card to it. He tried a couple of those apps to move data to the SD card (he was trying to move some apps to it, which isn't possible (he found out too late ^^)), which have now locked his SD card to 16gb. He gets the other 16gb back when he purchases the app. FUCKING RIDICULOUS!

Formatting doesn't work, it just shows up as a 16 gb SD card... Any other options?

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

Looks pretty nice. The lights do not look like the best but if they are going to do brown switches at the start then I am game.

From what I saw from OC3D, there will be a choice of red/blue/brown to start.

I might be willing to fork out for a brown myself...

[BicycleMafioso]

So my dad bought himself an android tablet for christmas, and added a 32gb micro SD card to it. He tried a couple of those apps to move data to the SD card (he was trying to move some apps to it, which isn't possible (he found out too late ^^)), which have now locked his SD card to 16gb. He gets the other 16gb back when he purchases the app. FUCKING RIDICULOUS!

Formatting doesn't work, it just shows up as a 16 gb SD card... Any other options?

Even in a computer? Wow, that's harsh. Are you sure it's 32GB? Can you tell somehow?
AndroZip usually works for file management myself, I put it in airplane mode so I won't have to suffer ads during.

[protput]

Yep, even in a computer... I'm sure it's a 32gb cards because I was with him when we bought it. He can move all his stuff on it except apps. Manufacturer related is what the internet says...

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So I just purchased a evga 770 ftw, it should arrive tomorrow. I had the asus r9 280x but it suffers from random graphical glitches and I didn't want to go through the process of RMAing it so I am just going to return it to Amazon. What do you guys think? Should I just RMA the 280x or is the 770 worth the extra $150 (no money lost on it, i paid $309 for the 280x and I'll be getting that refunded and I had $150 amazon credit)

[Evil Inside]

So I just purchased a evga 770 ftw, it should arrive tomorrow. I had the asus r9 280x but it suffers from random graphical glitches and I didn't want to go through the process of RMAing it so I am just going to return it to Amazon. What do you guys think? Should I just RMA the 280x or is the 770 worth the extra $150 (no money lost on it, i paid $309 for the 280x and I'll be getting that refunded and I had $150 amazon credit)

Have you tried different drivers? Re-installing drivers etc..

[DeltrusDisc]

RMA that R9-280X. Pretty pointless to buy a GTX 770 nowadays.

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1037

[Ghâzh]

Apart from the sheer hatred towards AMD?

[Xuvial]

RMA that R9-280X. Pretty pointless to buy a GTX 770 nowadays.

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1037

Umm...unless he's a massive Company Of Heroes fan, that bench kinda puts 770 ahead of 280X overall >.>

Also 770 prices got slashed on Newegg, you can get an aftermarket one for ~$330-350 now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=-1&isNodeId=1
Aftermarket 280X's are floating around $400-420, so in that performance bracket nVidia is currently winning in price/performance :P