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13 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:
The PSU isn't overkill, but it's not a great choice. There are much higher quality ones you could get for that much money
Also, how much HDD storage do you need? 3 - 4 TB seems to be the sweetspot at the moment for $/GB
Also, check to see if the cost of that motherboard is more or less than the cost of another desirable board + a wifi card. You might be able to do it that way for less. And, one final thing after checking the images...
omfg are you kidding me!?
that's the stupidest looking IO area I've ever seen, what were they thinking!?
yo when did you become a mod
also regarding the spoiler, I think mobo designers are a bit out of touch... -
DT770 Pro's
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3 hours ago, DaftPansy said:In my experience of owning the DT 770 pros, if you want to block outside sound, you'll need to turn them up, and if you turn them up, you'll get sound leakage.
You might want to hear what they sound like on someone else first of you're worried about sound leakage.
I'm not too, too worried. It's just I don't want major sound leakage.
I can deal with having a bit of background noise because sometimes my family need help or w/e yaknow and they call me from the other room or smth.
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Very little makes me smile these days tbh.
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Wait you got a top tier i7 but used all the budget on it so you can't afford a gpu?
Are you planning on doing something that CPU intensive?
Man, just try and save some money or something, wouldn't want to pair something entry level with a cpu like that.
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1 minute ago, wcreek said:
Obviously one doesn't represent the whole group but I can see why some people still won't tolerate those of us that just want to live a life with the person I love who just happens to be a guy. But the fact that I like guys isn't something that I let define me or change how I go about my daily life. Since that's something I really don't think everyone under the sun wants or needs to know about me. It's not that I don't like that I like guys I mean I do or otherwise why would I be in a relationship with a guy? And it's not like I wouldn't want it any other way either. But I don't go preaching about it like it's a religion or I need to prove something. I don't. All the proof that you would ever need is by actions. I don't need to say that I'm gay if I give my SO a kiss or some other PDA. Which that is to be said, there is a place, time and amount of PDA that is acceptable. In some nearly most settings PDA isn't all that acceptable for straight or gay couples. But there are a few scenarios I could see PDA being okay within limit. I don't think a long face sucking session is exactly appropriate in any setting other than being home.
Pretty much how I look at it.
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5 minutes ago, wcreek said:
I think that's accurate too. I don't want or need to be making it very clear that I like gentlemen's sosig or that I am in a same sex relationship. Because most people don't care and it honestly causes more issues than it solves because those that don't tolerate you or support you are going to make it clear they dont like you and how you live.
The best way to fix that in my opinion is just be normal. Live normal lives. Like in TV shows and movies the whole "being gay" thing is way too forced. Why can't a character just happen to be a woman or just happen to be gay or just happen to be this or that.
There's legitimate reasons, then there's conspiracy reasons.
Both probably have some merit to them.
I personally despise the second category listed, not because they're gay, but because of how they go about it. In fact I just read something that I just saw on facebook and actually shared on my personal page.
Spoiler for those who may read this, if you're not as open minded as I am, do not read this as you'll likely just flame me anyways.
SpoilerI am Lewis, the child of gay parents, and this is my experience of gay parents. My mother and father were never married, and while my father was homosexual, my mother identified as bi-sexual, and had spent several years in a lesbian relationship sometime prior to my birth. I was born as a result of a “one-night stand” after mum and dad had been drinking.
My parents never lived together, and I was in and out of foster care until I was about 8 years old, and only occasionally lived or stayed with my mother. During the years up until I was 13 I was in and out of foster care. I never met my father until I was two years old, and then I did not meet him again until I was 13. At that time I went to live with my father and his gay lover, my mother wanted me to spend some time with my father after not being around for my childhood.
I never liked living with them. Their “gayness” was like a religion, they seemed to constantly need to reaffirm their “gayness” through their actions. They seemed to have to prove to me that they were gay. It was like a religion, their only identity, their badge of honour. They constantly talked about it. Their “gayness” was their number one topic, more than anything else. They would introduce themselves to people by saying things like “Hi, my name is Simon and I am gay”. Straight people don’t do that. They don’t come out and say “Hi, I am Simon and I am straight”, but Dad and his partner would announce it and force it onto people.
Sexual innuendo was in everything. They were always “checking out” other guys even though they had been together 13 years. They weren’t close, yet they stayed together and I didn’t understand why. We could be at the supermarket and they would look at other guys and say things like, “Isn’t he good looking”. I was totally embarrassed. I felt that I could not bring my friends over, everything was “gay” in the house. Their behaviour was gay, the way they talked, their actions, everything. It all seemed greatly overdone and unnatural, and I was afraid of what my friends would think. I couldn’t introduce my father because I was ashamed of him. They would often make sexual comments about my friends once they had left the house, and I found this repulsive.
Dad and his partner would kiss me on the cheek. I always found that uncomfortable. They would always do it, even in my late teens. I knew from my friends and from movies and TV that teenage boys didn’t normally get kissed by their fathers.
There were few boundaries. Every couple of months I would be hit as a child. I walked on egg shells. There was always fighting between dad and his partner, and they would throw plates and food. I never felt safe. I was constantly aware of what was going on around me in the house. I felt sexually vulnerable. There were concealed cameras around the house in my private areas. I even came across video footage of me in one of their computers.
Other people thought I was gay too, and all of this deeply embarrassed me. I felt it was wrong. I felt that there was an expectation upon me that I should be gay, even though I had no feelings for males. I was expected to be gay by my gay parents. This led to great confusion within me.
There was no consideration of my feelings. They would make me food for school that I could not stand to eat. There was no checking in with me on what I wanted, or how I felt about anything.
We went to a 40th birthday party. I thought we were guests. I didn’t know Dad was the entertainment. Next thing I knew he was dressed in drag and singing Abba…I had no warning. It’s like “fat shaming” someone. I was publicly embarrassed …a lot.
I couldn’t talk to them about my puberty issues because they were not “man” enough in their behaviour or attitudes. It was like talking to women. I ended up having that conversation with a respite carer.
I remained with them both until my father left his partner when I was 17 years of age and my Dad kicked me out.
Having nowhere else to go I continued to live with his ex-partner until I was 21. He was extremely controlling and took almost total control of my life, even down to making me sign a handwritten agreement giving him almost total authority over me in many areas of life, including total control over my bank account. Even after I had left there to make a life for myself, he still tried to contact me and exercise control over me until he was threatened with legal action.My experience of living with gay parents left me emotionally scarred and feeling that my upbringing was both confused and confusing. There was a great void in my life that needed to be filled and never was, as I did not feel loved at any stage.
Yet, like others who have emerged from deeply disturbing backgrounds I have gone onto rekindle a growing relationship with both of my parents and also have found peace with the conservative values I now hold. Their values are not my values, but I still honour them for being my parents. To be honest without these experiences I would not have the clarity of the real issues involved in this matter.
Gays do look at straight people as homophobes if we don’t agree with their lifestyle. After living with them for all those years it left me with the view that being gay is often a “put-on” lifestyle. It’s a show. It’s all about “me, me, me” and not an ideal environment for raising children
Consequently, I will be voting against same-sex marriage in the postal plebiscite, and I urge you to also vote NO, for the sake of the protection of children.
Now, I'm not saying all gay people are like this. I'd wager the majority are very respectable people, just like everyone else. This story is the result of the second category of people listed under "the second category" in the discussion Wcreek and I are having.If you read it and are going to flame me I will report you.
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3 minutes ago, Hockeybalboa said:
The ultrawide is coming. I burnt through my savings on this thing but I will have enough funds for a new screen soon.
Trust me it's well worth it (IMO).
I recently got a U3415W on sale on newegg, it's fantastic. -
I pirated Stardust Crusader's because I wanted to watch it on a roadtrip.
That's literally it. Would've been happy to pay for it.
IIRC most money in anime especially (movies less so) comes from selling blu ray and dvd's/merch after the run on tv stations (they still do that right?). -
That's a shiny desk my friend.
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1 minute ago, wcreek said:
It means a bundle of sticks in other places and as someone who is gay myself, I don't really consider it that offensive but then again I'm not like those stereotype propagators.
I have a gay friend who once told me "you know (name), there's a difference between gays and f@ggots" and told me about how he sees the difference between the two. (Basically the latter being the flamboyant people who let it consume their identity instead of just being a part of them).
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I think it's a funny situation.
Doesn't change my opinion of the guy at all.
He's not funny all the time but definitely has his moments.
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I can tell you this, love is a lot more than basic attraction.
Love is something that is built off attraction, it happens as you get to know someone.
From what you've said in OP, I'd say no, not yet. Strongly attracted, yes. In love? No.On 9/10/2017 at 0:30 PM, PartyWire said:It ain't worth it with a long time friend. keep it in the friend zone, No matter what your heart says. Don't listen to it. You'll be more heart broken when you break up, Better give up now It will be a lot less hurtful. Trust me.
I second this, can back it up with personal experience.
Also here's a really helpful article.
https://kidshelpphone.ca/article/what-love-welcome-world-dating-0
P.S: You may be asking in the wrong place. :^)
This is a tech forum after all, mostly populated with people <16 years old. -
2 hours ago, spwath said:
No, shouldn't be. Not sure how that would have haened
This is the best post both with and without context on this forum.
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14 hours ago, nicobombai said:I agree with Daniel. Great & fun headphone for casual gaming, music and movies. Love the bass!
Its not mandatory but IF you have extra cash laying around, go for Massdrop x fostex TH-X00, its semi open (very minimal to no sound leakage tho), large soundstage, smooth vocals, awesome bass, i got both and love the TH-X00, just overall better headphone.
Yeah the problem with open back is my pc is actually currently in a public space and I don't see that changing in the immediate future, hence why I said in OP closed back was a requirement if someone was to suggest something.
I'll talk to spwath about the fostex tho.8 hours ago, spwath said:i am selling mine too... You can pm if interested.
they are quite nice headphones.
We'll see.
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Heyo, so you I've made some threads in the last couple months regarding headphones etc.
I think I may have finally decided (with the help of this subforum, which, might I add, has been very good).
The DT770 Pro being the pair I've chosen. Now, I want to know a little more about them, I've read quite a few reviews etc etc. But none of those tell me how they are for playing video games, which will be one of the main things I'll be doing with them.From the reviews I've gotten that the soundstage is quite good, and that the sound signature is fairly even. I however would like to know a bit more, mostly how they perform in games, etc. Most of these reviews just focused on music and fancy terms I (as a non-audiophile) don't actually fully understand the meaning of, especially considering the only headset/pair of headphones I'd had before were the HyperX Cloud's.
I'll be going with (most likely) a Schiit Magni-2 amp.
Just trying to get the best setup I can for my money, and so far these seem to be a good setup to achieve that.
P.S: Before you suggest a different pair in response to the sentence above, please note I can ONLY use closed back headphones due to where my PC is.
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On 9/8/2017 at 8:36 PM, doits said:
Look at beyerdynamic dt770
Will give those a look!
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Just now, GDRRiley said:
ok then drop down the the ath-m30xs
The specific reason was that the M50x's were quite over rated and there were much better headsets. Of course last time I didn't specify closed back so all I got was open back suggestions :^(
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Just now, GDRRiley said:
ath-m50s
Was warned to stay away from those.
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Hello friends we are back with another thread because none of the other threads bore fruit.
Basically looking for a pair of headphones that are closed back have a decently even sound balance, a good soundstage.
Used to listen to music and play games.
Has to have a 3.5mm jack as I run it through a passthrough on my blue yeti.
Budget is 250 CAD (200 USD) or under.
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17 hours ago, MVPernula said:
Since you have the blue yeti I suggest headphones! You can get inspiration here:
Sennheiser 558's are super popular and offer good sound for the money.
I personally use the 559's.
For gaming I suggest you go for open back ones.
"Sennheiser HD 558
Good intro to "audiophile" open-back headphones. Balanced sound with slight mid-bass emphasis. Good soundstage. Removable 3.5mm cable, compatible with V-Moda Boompro mic with minor modification. "PC not in a private space, hence openback is a no go.
That is, if I'm understanding how that works. (Open back bleeds noise into the environment).
Edit: I'm dumb. Only checked 559s. 558's are closed back, woops.
Edit 2: I'm dumb, both are open. Too bad, they sounded (ha) like exactly what I was looking for. -
Just now, MVPernula said:
Headphones = No mic
Headset = Mic
So you mean that you consider looking for headphones also?
Some people use headset and headphones interchangeably, hence both of them being in the title. Specified in the thread don't need a mic.
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Just now, MVPernula said:
Generally I'd say most people here think the HyperX Cloud (II)'s is the way to go if you want a headset.
I've tested the Cloud II's, my girlfriend has them, and they seem perfectly fine and they offer comfort I lack on my Sennheiser 599's.
Even though I know the mic is removable, I'm still paying for it when I could be paying for a better headset overall.
Although I've definitely kept those on the table as an option.
that's the stupidest looking IO area I've ever seen, what were they thinking!?
Anyone know how to stop steam from updating arma 3?
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To answer the question posed in OP, uninstall arma 3.