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Is your room treated? Don't get the ATH-M50x.

pretty sure they're supported, my ASUS Z370-A got a 9th Gen BIOS update a few months ago.

Can't really go wrong with so many options, just stay away from cheap OTL tube amps. It may sound enticing to pair with your HD6XXs with promises of a warm smooth sound.
 
At best, it sounds limp, overly warm and a sense of buyer's remorse. At worst, the sound won't be the only thing that's warm. Your whole house will be on fire, sounds warm enough to me.

G502 is trash. 100+ grams without the cable and removable weights. Only redeeming feature is its shape and sensor when it first came out. Now other mice are better in all these aspects and the cherry on the topping is the shitty braided cable.
 
OP if you don't mind pure wireless with AA battery you can check out the G305/G304 (different names depending on region). That's the best wireless mouse I can think of that fits in your budget but it lacks macro keys. You could check out the /r/mousereview subreddit for more in-depth recommendations.

just buy the 2080, do you really want to look back at your life and not have it raytraced. 

If the miner undervolted his GPUs and always kept the GPUs running constant and well maintained it would actually last quite long. The problem is that miners kill the fans on the GPU so if you can get those replaced it would be quite reliable I'd reckon.

Intensive titles do, but fortnite is defo not intensive. 

The 2080 Ti is shopped. Its actually a 1070 Ti. Hehehe.

Performance wise, looks really solid. You could try to OC the i7-8700K to 5GHz. I got mine stable at 5.2GHz 1.37V for 24/7 use but you might have to delid it. 
Aesthetics wise, you could try repositioning the LED strip so that the diodes face the components as mentioned above. If you want more RGB I'd say replace the black fan with something else but get something that adds diffused lighting instead of direct. 

If you're not getting it until December then isn't this premature?  You'll be able to get better by then.  And the 2950X might be worth a look.  You may find a black friday deal on it in December. 
 
And congrats on the new job. 

Yes, very helpful. Thanks. My mind has been made up.

Hi, first time posting my 3DMark scores to this forum. Upgraded my PC from i7-4790/GTX970 to i7-8700K/GTX1080Ti.  Very lucky to get a stable 5.3GHz @ 1.410V with AVX offset 2. CPU is delidded and runs in a custom loop without the GPU. For 24/7 use I dial back to 5.2GHz @ 1.370V with AVX offset 1. GPU is still air cooled for now and it is a Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080 Ti non-extreme. Anyway, these are my scores, hoping to break 5k in Time Spy Extreme soon!
 
Benchmark: Time Spy Extreme 1.0
CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Core: 2,063 MHz
GPU Memory: 1,510 MHz
Score: 4,924
3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/spy/4340555
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmbn9J
 
Benchmark: Time Spy 1.0
CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Core: 2,076 MHz
GPU Memory: 1,510 MHz
Score: 10,547
3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/28388255
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmbn9J
 
Benchmark: Fire Strike 1.1
CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Core: 2,063 MHz
GPU Memory: 1,499 MHz
Score: 25,879
3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/28385363
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmbn9J
 
Benchmark: Fire Strike Extreme 1.1
CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Core: 2,063 MHz
GPU Memory: 1,510 MHz
Score: 14,780
3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/28389145
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmbn9J
 
Benchmark: Fire Strike Ultra 1.1
CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Core: 2,063 MHz
GPU Memory: 1,510 MHz
Score: 7,873
3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/28389214
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmbn9J
 
Some pics:
https://imgur.com/a/DGrlCWE

Why bother?

Here's the thing, the M50x is a poor value at its price point, no argument in that. However, this "M50x is bad" notion has been beaten to death a la beats. If people are happy with it, more power to them. There was no need for such a tone in your original post.

Here's the thing, the M50x is a poor value at its price point, no argument in that. However, this "M50x is bad" notion has been beaten to death a la beats. If people are happy with it, more power to them. There was no need for such a tone in your original post.

The HD800s aren't inside the list...

Stock, they are a good value. One of the most detailed headphones ever, with a really wide soundstage and the best headphone for imaging. No contest. However, modded, it becomes a different headphone. Whatever you felt was bad about the HD800 is fixed. Overly wide soundstage, too diffuse, upper mid dip, 6k peak + ringing, all gone. The presentation relaxes from a headphone that throws detail in your face to something nearer to a HD600/HD650. A bit smoother, but more detail, and almost better everything. Timbre still loses to HD6x0 stuff. Extremely good value considering you can get one for about $500-600 used and mod it. 
 
Cons:
- Extremely picky with source
- Still bright
- Dust covers ruin the sound
- Connectors are quite tight

Because playnars have screwed staging and ringing. Next estat they are releasing is probably the baby orpheus 2 but it's not out yet.

I'd agree with that, except that it should be:
HD6XX > HD58X >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>M50X 
 
I've heard good things about the Massdrop HFM HE4XX from scouring the net, as well as from one REALLY enthusiastic fanboy here. Anyway, as previously stated, I do have a HD6XX and have recently agreed with a seller to buy his HE4XX at about 150USD, which is actually lower than the drop price, should get it by end of the week. I shall compare it directly against my HD6XX using my iFi Micro iDSD BL.....and perhaps my Oppo HA1 as well.

YMMV, but I hated the Little Dot Mk3. It belongs in the trash. I wasn't hearing any of the clarity or bass of the HD650s. The bass was gooey and muddy, overwhelming the mids and the tube haze was really bad with the HD650s. Even the onboard headamp powered it better. My suggestion: Get the Valhalla 2, tube roll it to your choice. Here are a few choices you can look at:
- Russian 6n23ps
-Western Electric 396A + 6922>396a adapter
-Electro harmonix 6922

You could give the Schiit Valhalla 2 a shot since it has a low output impedance for an OTL tube amp. It lets you hear the softness of an OTL but is neutral enough to work with many headphones. Also it's $350 instead.

Cheap tube amps (below $700) are warm and distorted and suck at neutrality. I like the Bottlehead Crack though, it doesn't try to hide what it is and once fully upgraded is actually quite a decent amp. Avoid the Darkvoice or Little Dots, they are known to cause fires. 
 
Garage1217 stuff is pretty decent I heard so that could be another choice.

Darker means more bassy. In this case there is not a large difference but the HD650s are still considered "darker" than the HD600s. Likewise bright means treble-inclined. The HD800s are bright, Beyerdynamic headphones are bright. You get the gist.

>Good
>Bluetooth
>$50
 
Pick 2.

>Good
>Bluetooth
>$50
 
Pick 2.

>Good
>Bluetooth
>$50
 
Pick 2.