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    Troyathy reacted to HKZeroFive in Planning to buy VIDEO CARD need help!!!   
    Please define the 'budget' and the rest of your specs. Otherwise, I'll just recommend the GTX 980Ti.
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    Troyathy reacted to Jacktastic-Mofo in De-Cancer-ifing Local Radios Website   
    So my local AM radio places website is COMPLETE and utter cancer, and so I took it upon myself to reach out to them and design them a new website, so here is what it used to look like-


    *this was recently updated
     
    and here's what it looks like now!


     
    Any suggestions before it goes up?
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    Troyathy got a reaction from handymanshandle in How Does my Upcoming Build Look?   
    If you are planning to build sometime in the summer as you indicated, then just take a look at Polaris before making the final decision (assuming that everything launches in the summer as usual). 
     
    I would be wary of crossfire. Especially with a 380. Better off with a more powerful single GPU. However, maybe DX12 will help out with crossfire. At the very least, your AMD card with see awesome boosts from DX12's utilization asynchronous compute!
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    Troyathy reacted to Peter Vaughan Truslow in How Does my Upcoming Build Look?   
    my $0.02 is that you should be spending more money on the parts that will make your computer a joy to use whether gaming or browsing forums. a good monitor, keyboard, and mouse will do a lot more for you than a $300 Motherboard, (a $125 mobo would be fine)
    don't do crossfire. when you need more performance, sell your current GPU and buy the best you can. crossfire is unnecessarily noisy and sucks power, not to mention relying on support of crossfire with that title.
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    Troyathy reacted to Pomfinator in HD 598's is a waste   
    You're comparing apples to oranges. Comparing full-size open headphones to in-ears is dumb and unfruitful.  We don't know your source or even what kind of music you listen to.
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    Troyathy reacted to Klefth in HD 598's is a waste   
    It's called snake oil, and yes, a DAC can improve audio quality. Just put your nice headphones on an old motherboard's integrated audio or a cheap phone and prepare to cringe. There is a point where higher end DACs don't matter as much, though, due to diminishing returns (i.e. 32-bit DACs).
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    Troyathy reacted to SeanAngelo in HD 598's is a waste   
    are you using a dac/amp??
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    Troyathy reacted to Philosobyte in Custom cables   
    I'm not sure if Redco ships to West Europe, but it seems to be a popular site on Gearslutz. If you don't get any other answers here, you might want to ask there. 
    http://www.redco.com/
    https://www.gearslutz.com/board/
    What kind of cable are you looking for, anyway?
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    Troyathy reacted to Angry Postman in My HTPC, in mineral oil, in a fish tank.   
    I've been urged to put this here in my build log.  So let's see if I can figure this forum nonsense out...  Later I'll post a video, I'm better at video, it's actually my profession.
     
    My Problem:
    I needed to separate my computer from the TV so I can work while everyone else in the house can watch TV.  WOW that sounds sad now that I type it out!
    Solution 1:  Use a Raspberry Pi.  That worked for a while but it got tired after a while so I decided to upgrade.
    Solution 2:  Buy an actual Android TV box thing.  That only worked for a month and the thing kept dropping the digital sound signal!
    Solution 3:  Get a refund and combine two projects that I've been wanting to do for a LONG time and go ALL out.  This consisted of buying proper PC hardware, designing a custom perspex "tank", getting oil with which to fill it up, getting a fish tank to put the perspex tank in, guilting the girlfriend into buying fish for the fish tank because she killed the last one.
     
    The Parts:
    Mobo:  GA-B85M-HD3-A (rev. 1.0)
    Chip:  i5 4460
    RAM:  Some sort of Kingston 1600 Mhz low profile nonsense (2 x 4Gig)
    SSD:  Samsung EVO 850 120Gig SSD
    PSU:  Raidmax RX-450
    Computer Tank:  Custom design (ask me for drawings)
    Mineral Oil:  Engen's Poweroil TO 1020 (60U)
    Fish Tank:  Juwel Vision 180
    Keyboard/Mouse:  Rii i25
     
    Parts added later in the build:
    Radiator:  XSPC EX240
    Fans:  Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm
    Fish tank pump:  Some random SP2500 ssubmersible thing I had laying about.
     
    As you can see, nothing special in the machine component department.  The fish tank I will say is fantastic as a standalone thing but that's not the point of this post.  Now please forgive me if I make this post wrong, I'm a dumass deep down
     
    The procedure (The pictures aren't great, I was too excited!):
     
    First thing was to get the tank, some fish, and some decorations from my local pet shop and let the tank "cycle" before I actually get to doing anything.
     

     
    Next step were the bits and pieces of the computer and getting them fit and ready for use and to test it all out with my entertainment system.
     
    I ended up installing Windows 10 and Kodi.  I then got the network up and running using a little WiFi dongle I had laying about.  Then downstairs I hardwired it to the network and tested the audio.  Then let Kodi do its thing and categorise all my stuff.
     

     
    This part was me testing to see if I could output digital audio through the HDMI properly from a "normal" computer... success!!
     

     
    Custom tank finally arrives a few days later from a local perspex company.
     

     
    Next step was to put everything into the case and test it out.
     

     
    Yes I was watching a review of Duke Nukem 3D   And here are a couple more pics of it in the oil tank without oil...
     

     
    In the mean time my fish can go into the tank since it's been long enough for the water to cycle.
     

     
    At this point some of the more unobservant of you are freaking out: "DON'T PUT THE FISH IN OIL!! YOU'LL KILL THEM!!!"
     
    No I won't...  End of discussion
     
    After a few days my oil arrives so it's time to begin filling the oil tank
     

     
    Now here's where I hit my first PROPER snag.  The CPU fan won't properly engage once the machine shuts down... OH NOES!!!
     
    After some back and forth and a lot of help from this forum (I'm calling @Stefan1024 out here to say thanks) it finally came to light that this little fan will NOT start in oil.  The PSU fan runs just fine!  I then decided to get myself a radiator, some fans, and pipe plus sundries for this whole activity.  Like I said before, I'm a dumass, I'm GUESSING my way through this whole project
     

     
    Here's the proper Frankenstein bit.  Basically now the oil is being pumped out of the tank via that silly little fish pump through the pipes, through the radiator, and back into the tank.  See that black thing just above my left foot shoe?  That's the pump.  Also for those REALLY paying attention you'll see I've made myself a "front panel" out of some plastic that I found from the fish tank cover with some recycled LEDs a NEW USB 3.0 header and some buttons (this fails later).
     
    Now comes my temperature tests.  I ran it in a few different circumstances to see what the best would be and also bought some submersible temperature gauges so I can properly see what's going on.  Totally guessing here!  Also bare in mind I'm going by memory here so I could be wrong.  You'll notice I've measured the water as well so I can see what happens.
     

    I let the pump sit doing nothing to see what "normal" was and I got about 40 degrees. I ran the pump with no fans and got about 37 degrees (no surprise here). I then ran the pump with the fans going using the machine "normally" and it came down to about 29 degrees (I do some research and the fish actually prefer it.) I also experimented with the position of the oil's "in" and "out" points and found that the best heat reduction came from pulling the hot oil from the top, cooling it, and pushing the cold oil to the bottom.  This sounds counter intuitive but my cheap, little, blue temperature gauge doesn't lie. Finally decided that it was time to put it into the tank. These 16 liters of oil with components and perspex are HEAVY!!!!! I removed about half the oil so I can lift it without it slipping out my hands, removed about 30 liters of water from the tank (I'm being cautious OK!) and IN IT GOES with the help of my girlfriend cable bashing for me!  What a laugh!  I didn't think that the thing would float; but hey, that's how boats work! LOL!
     

     
    Once everything has equalized out after a day or two of "normal" use both the fish tank temps and the oil temps are at 27 degrees.  PERFECT!  And here's what it finally looks like after I bought one or two extra fake plants.
     

     
    Conclusion:
     
    It performs VERY well as an HTPC.  I'm going to connect the main media drive in the built in cupboard below soon so it doesn't have to talk through the network all the time for media.  But all in all I'm VERY happy with the result!
     
    What I learned:
    Oil is messy.  It WILL invade everything, your fingers, your food, your hair, your house, even your nose!  Once all has settled though all of that goes away... until you have to change a stick of RAM! I would definitely redesign the case to have handles and to have the motherboard mounting board removable.  MANY times I found myself going "Oh S!@# I can't reach whatever" and ending up with a HUGE struggle that wasn't necessary. Plan MORE.  That "front panel" I made was suppose to fit directly into a hole on top of the fish tank that the original plastic came from.  Great idea in theory but the wires dangle in the water which is less than ideal so now it sits on top rather than neatly in place.  This actually resulted in a minor oil spill from the wires; lucky me, the fish survived. It seems as though my Mobo can't control the fans properly.  The board outputs either 12v or PWM for some control.  So they're both running at full blast now but they're not actually all that loud.  I'd buy different fans for anyone following. I probably should have made some sort of "lid" for the oil tank.  I'm finding that the bubbles popping and water condensation on the fish tank "roof" are causing water to build up on the top edges of the oil tank.  Weather this is getting INTO the oil or not (Or EVEN THE MOTHERBOARD) I don't know yet... If I costed this whole project before hand I probably wouldn't have done it.  But I don't regret a single moment of failure or Rand spent (My currency). I've learned a lot from this build and also gained a FULLY FUNCTIONAL HTPC that the smaller and cheaper alternatives just can't live up to. All in all, I'm VERY happy.  I'm going to be posting a video some time soon given enough free time!
     
    Throw me any questions you want.  Compliments and criticisms welcome (I can always learn more).
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    Troyathy reacted to Syntaxvgm in My HTPC, in mineral oil, in a fish tank.   
    FUCK YEA! 
    Exactly what I want to see more people do, put it in an actual fish tank. 
    Just be careful it doesn't leak, I mean it'll kill your fish. you probably know that. 
    But I would have double layered it with a gap  for that reason and to prevent temp changes in the fish tank and contain leaks. But I don't know if that would look as seamless. 
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    Troyathy reacted to EndlessOyster in home cinema o:)   
    I can spec you a cinema but it will cost you a couple hundred grand.
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    Troyathy reacted to SSL in Cloud II 48000hz issue   
    And changing the sample rate will help?
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    Troyathy reacted to SSL in Wanting Advice for Sound Setup Upgrade   
    Clearly if you have a Magni there is no point in replacing it with an inferior combo device.
     
    My conclusion is that you should save money on account of not needing a DAC.
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    Troyathy reacted to Aytex in Getting a new Intel CPU   
    just get a 4790k and call it a day
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    Troyathy got a reaction from Rocko in Getting a new Intel CPU   
    If you were looking at the 4790k anyway, I would go with that over any skylake CPU. With that said, the 4th gen i5's are also great CPU's, plus like you said, not upgrading to ddr4 would be a huge advantage.
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    Troyathy reacted to TheAmazingCookieFromSquare in CPU upgrade - from AMD to Intel   
    Personally I would go with i5-6600K but all the other guys on the fourm are going to say i7-4790K
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    Troyathy reacted to Oshino Shinobu in Would anyone like a copy of a game I bought on accident twice (anime fans this is 4 u)   
    If it has Sakura in the name, it's likely got lots of cleavage. 

    I'd gladly have it if it's still available xD
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    Troyathy reacted to TheAmazingCookieFromSquare in Would anyone like a copy of a game I bought on accident twice (anime fans this is 4 u)   
    So I bought 2 of the same copies of this game on steam
    Its called Sakura Swim Club
    Yeah Yeah call me or anyone else who wants it weaboo idgaf lol
    Just who wants the other copy because steam keeps giving me notifications on my phone that I have a second copy.......
     
    I will put everyones name into random name choser and then the winner there will get it so follow this post
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    Troyathy reacted to Badazzz in Skylake DDR3 Support.....   
    Creating a topic for every question you have is also unhelpful.
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    Troyathy reacted to Badazzz in Skylake DDR3 Support.....   
    Try google http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/319013-30-what-ddr3l
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    Troyathy reacted to IPickle in Reputable External Sound Cards   
    This?
    http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Blaster-Audigy-Performance-Headphone/dp/B00EO6X4XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1454283955&sr=1-1&keywords=pcie+sound+card
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    Troyathy reacted to spwath in Value amp for HD 800   
    Hmm, that's nice, i live in Rochester, I'll have to go their if I'm arround buffalo
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    Troyathy reacted to SSL in Don't know wether I should give a signal to my powered sub woofer from my receiver or through RCA from the source   
    RCA doesn't provide power. It's a line-level connection.
     
    Do not try to solder a high-level speaker connection to a line-level input. Even if this doesn't spectacularly break something, it is still dumb and not how these things work.
     
    Do not connect to speakers to one channel. This defeats the purpose of heaving two speakers in the first place as they will not output stereo sound.
     
    Use something like this (a splitter adapter, NOT a converter):
     
    https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021815&p_id=5598&seq=1&format=2
     
    Use an additional RCA splitter for one of the channels (doesn't matter which) to send to the sub.
     
    http://www.amazon.com/Video-Audio-Splitter-Adapter-Female/dp/B003L1AI8O
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    Troyathy reacted to SSL in The Audio Board's Recommended Gear   
    How to Allocate a Budget
    Under $200: Get the headphone you want. Under $1000: Get the headphone you want and an amp. $1000 and up: Get the headphone you want and split the difference between an amp and DAC. If on a tight budget: only buy a DAC if your onboard has issues; only buy a soundcard if you want the software features.
     
    Make Any Headphone Into a Headset
     
    Over-Ear Headphones
    $50 or less
     
    $50 - $100
     
    $100 - $300
     
    $300 - $500
     
    $500 - $1000
     
    In-Ear Monitors (thanks to @KaminKevCrew)
    $100 or less
     
    $100 - $300
     
    $300 - $500
     
    $500 - $1000

    IEM Cables
     
    Headphone Amplifiers and DACs
     
     
    Suggestions and Stuff Not on the List
    This list is not exhaustive. It is intended as a good starting point for someone with limited knowledge of the personal audio space. I highly recommend doing research, including reading this thread for additional ideas. This also means that I may decline to add some headphones that I deem to be too expensive, too niche, or too unfriendly to the inexperienced. If you have additional suggestions, post them below. Unless your suggestion is monumentally off-base, we'll try to work it in. This list is not exhaustive and will change over time. It is not intended as an official endorsement of any product or company and does not reflect the views of official LTT staff.
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    Troyathy reacted to sacamoises in air or water and which?   
    Wow, thanks a lot Troyathy I really appreciate it
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