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Pretty new to this audio stuff. Looking at buying the T50RP MK3's just wanting to know if the JDS Labs The Element will be ok in terms of power. I hear these are quite power hungry. 

Could anyone advise?

Thanks guys, 

Hi,

I'm trying to understand why my new 970 Evo NVMe drive in M.2 is working at half the rated speed. The drive is rated for over 3000Mbps transfer rates. but I'm getting less than half.

Looking into it Samsung Magician software says its connected PCIe Gen 2 x 2. On my Gigabyte gaming 7 Z98 board with an i7 4790k.

I'm confused is my NVMe drive limited in a way? is the port on the board just naturally slower? Because the promo stuff says that the port can transfer at 10Gbps (Image) 

My board is also PCIe 3.0 supported. would it be better to get a PCI adapter for the M.2 drive?

Thanks in advanced!

3 hours ago, GamerDude said:

Yes, this is one way to resolve the issue the OP has, though whether the onboard audio output for the HE400i would be loud enough for OP's need. I just realized that OP had stated 'I can plug both them and the headset in', so that makes 3 devices (the HE400i, HK Soundstick III and a headset), did I get this right, OP? What's your primary focus for this setup......gaming or music appreciation?

Correction. There are only 2 Devices to be connected. One is the 400i's and the other is the HK III's. I'm running them currently through my old Asus Xonar DX on a Z97 (Pretty sure that information is irrelevant but just making sure) Which I feel is just lacking the power the 400i's need. The HK III's manage and sound great through them. But I'm not sure how can upgrade my audio setup currently. To provide a powerful and also seamless experience. Gaming will be the main focus from CS:GO to Smite and other fast-paced action games. The budget would be around £300 ish happy to go higher if the convenience or end result is there.

Thanks again.  

(Edit: Grammar) 

Hi, Thanks for getting back. Yes, it mainly will be Amazon in the UK. I'm not against ordering from other websites if you're aware of some good ones.

Thanks 

Hi Guys,

Firstly Merry Christmas, I've received some HiFi Man 400i's for Christmas and very happy with them but I need to invest in an audio solution to use them. I have some Sound Sticks III for H&K and not sure what device I need where I can plug both them and the headset in. and just switch over when I need them.

Sorry for the silly question. But I'm really out of my area in this knowledge zone. 

I can confirm that this is Windows Misreading the temps of my CPU - I have USB booted Linux and done the same test and the max temps, i got was around 60c which is far more what I'm expecting with a base temp of 30c. 

13 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Reset bios back to defaults and update bios. Use the stock fan to do a comparison test.

Already done this. This is where i currently am now with now understanding of fixing the problem as i can't adjust northbridge settings. 

54 minutes ago, SaintPosum said:

what type of paste are you running and how restricted is your rad/what fans are cooling it.  I would probably agree that the pump isnt running correctly.  

It was originally the stuff that comes on the H100i but that dried up so i swapped it for some CoolerMaster Hyper Performance (it's all my local PC store hand in a pinch) 

40 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Some say the pump needs to be running at 1800 to 2000 rpm constant, to indicate it's working. Air bubbles in AIO?

Happened to a machine i was working on. Before I removed to clean it, cpu was like in the 40C. Uninstall aio from case cleaned it up and reinstall it. Now at idle, temp would skyrocket to 100C and thermal shutdown. Tried holding the AIO in various positions and even shaking it, and after 3 hours of doing that, it was fix!

 

Thanks for that comment, But I can actually feel the pump if I put my hand on it so I feel its still working. and the odd things is i have no thermal throttling issues. even with the temps shown here this is why i think its a sensor issue. 

Currently, my CPU is running at 35-40c for an i7 4790K, on a GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 with 8GB ram and a GTX 970. Doing a stress test my temps will curve from 40c to 90c in a blink. As seen below in the image. and will stay at 90+c. I've checked my H100i and reapplied new paste and reseated the Cooler all with no luck being unsure what's causing this. 

As you can see in the other photo below I can see 3 TEMPIN sensors for my board. I've worked out that Temin0 is the mobo and TEMPIN1 is the CPU Socket which I would be suspecting to be hot if the CPU is 90c

But TEMPIN2 is the Northbridge which apparently is at 91c and I have no idea why this is so high. I've ran furmark to see if it's just an odd sensor but it doesn't spike if I run a GPU stress test just a CPU one. The northbridge and also the CPU pump are both cool to the touch. 

Any ideas on how to fix this issue or even what's causing it? and should i be worried with just a high level Northbridge as it throws all my other CPU readings out of wack.

Thank you. 

1 hour ago, mok said:

Next time research the product and its capabilities before buying it?

I did research into it? im also asking if anyone who has done this could help me understand the process? 

I thought this forum was pro-help the user? 

Hi All,

I recently just got a new Chromebook (Acer Chromebook CB3-431 Linux) upgrading from a C720 i had Linux on it, and i want to do the same with the new one has anyone had any experience with this Chromebook I'm struggling to find any info on it like i did for the C720. Any pros/Cons? I've heard I have to install custom firmware I've never done

Thanks for your help 

Alcohol should be just fine for the keycaps.  Unless they have really crappy painted on letters.  But just dry them really good before reinstalling them.

I have a Ducky Shine 2 

About time i cleaned my keyboard and i've bought some 70% Isopropyl alcohol, am i ok filling a bowl and just putting all the keycaps inside or will i damage the caps?

Thanks 

I have a Asus Xonar DX and also some Harmon Kardon Soundstick III's and also some 3.5mm headphones but i don't wanna keep going behind the back of my PC so swap sources.

Is there a good quality audio switcher around if that sort of product exists? 

Thanks

The actual compute cores 

by saying 32-bit cores what are you refering to?

A friend of mine said the Titan Z's Cores are 32 bit cores, I'm struggling to find any documentation to support this. so i'm asking would anybody know?

Thanks!

A sound card will not necessarily make any difference to improving your audio, just saying for the money spent you are better off buying better audio gear

 

There are guides online (cant really google them right now sorry) that show you how to use autohotkey to set up windows shortcut to switch audio device

"A sound card will not necessarily make any difference to improving your audio"  I think that is more your personal pref, i feel it does and im happy with the audio equipment i have now i was simply asking if anyone knows of any soundcards having 2 outputs 

2 outputs....not two inputs (My Bad)

 

You dont need 2, you can use your motherboard for your Soundsticks and use the soundcard for your headset - and just set up autohotkey to switch between them (or just do it in sound options)

I know i dont need it, i want it, i would like a better sound quality then my onboard audio would offer i have an Xonar DX and its served me well for many years and now i dont want to have a lackluster experience with my music. Also may you elaborate on this 'Autohotkey' ? 

Hi, 

I'm looking for a soundcard which can support both my 3.5 mm Audio Techncia gaming headset and also my Harmon Kordon sound sticks,

Anyone know any cards around £250 that has this ?  
 

Thanks! 

Hi looking to get my car fitted with a Apple Carplay

but i'm not sure if its worth it as i don't really know anyone who has it saying its worth it

Also i would like to ask if SoundCloud has support for it as that's mainly where my music is based

Thanks!

Hi Guys my exam is like 2 days away and i feel a million times better about it thanks to you guys!

There just one question stumping me again.

how is a breadth first search performed on a graph?

So some help on this and i feel like im set to do well in this one

Thanks guys! 

You guys where the best at helping me with my last question so i thought ill try it with this one (Plus my lecture takes forever to reply)

Explain the effect of a small change in the input to a good hashing algorithm has on its output. Use a real-world example to help explain your answer.

Im sure hashing would is used to create a shorter fixed length value or am i on the wrong topic??

Thanks guys!

Pretty much i failed my exam on programming and i need to retake (not my strongest point) and this is one of the questions, 

In the language of your choice, show an implementation of the quick sort algorithm. It does not matter if the sort is in-place, returns a new sequence or takes a pointer to an empty list as a parameter. (python) 

So if anyone could show me how this is done and what each line is doing i may have a chance

Thanks

Im stuck at the first time setup part where it keeps trying to install Microsoft VC Redist Package (step 2 of 3) been doing it for about 10 mins, 

This is the second time i've downloaded too.

http://puu.sh/heERU/ee3dc79587.png

any ideas guys? 

Maybe it's different for that model, I'm using the North American model, my phone was bought right from Samsung.

Well at least theres updates out just gotta wait my turn!