Woodman567

Hi all,

I need some help finding good sounding headphones (by good sounding I mean a good balance between bass, mids, and highs, not mega bass heavy) that are also really comfortable. For reference, I've tried the Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones and those, while they sound good, are too small for me. The earcups are too small which is a big deal breaker. I need good comfy earcups, adjustable size, and good sound (preferably closed back too). No bluetooth, just wired is fine.

Another note: My current daily drivers are the HyperX Cloud II's and they are the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn, but they just don't sound great. I don't need a headset though I just need headphones.

Another another note: Forgot about price, looking to spend not more than $150 if possible

Hey all! Just built a new gaming/productivity rig and am currently using a sub-par usb wifi adapter since my router is on another floor.  Any suggestions on good PCI-e wifi cards?

Hello forum!  I have this super old spare laptop lying around and want to turn it into a classic game emulator but it is super slow.  The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite L305-S5955 with an Intel Celeron Dual Core processor in it and 2 GB of DDR2-800 memory (talk about old lol).  It also has a super old 160 GB HDD.  Because this laptop is so old I am wondering would upgrading the storage drive to an SSD be worth it, or should I not bother?

Thanks

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

It depends on the software development you'll be doing. If you're doing primarily smaller projects, CPU power is a non-factor. If you're going to do something like complicated applications, then something with more cores is better (mostly to lower compiling times)

I will probably be doing bigger projects down the road.  For the time being they are smaller but I might want to experiment with some bigger projects on my own.

Just now, Woodman567 said:

My job will most likely involve programming, possibly some virtualization and the such.  I am currently working on a Bachelor's in CS.

I only half answered your question, my bad.

Not really sure specific types of programming, but I do plan to possibly make games in my free time or be an indie dev at some point.

Just now, QuantumBit said:

When you say programming what do you mean? Like just typing

 

 

 

 

 

probably something obvious but im to stupid

My job will most likely involve programming, possibly some virtualization and the such.  I am currently working on a Bachelor's in CS.

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Hey! Do you have a budget? If money's not an issue I'd put you on a 12 or 16 core Threadripper, but if it is I'd give you an i7-8700K or for less a Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 5

Just edited the post, about $2000 USD

Hello!  I am planning a build for the future, and am thinking of what processor I should go with.  I want to game on this computer but I will probably also be doing a bunch of programming too, so I was wondering what CPU would be best optimized for this kind of build?

*Edit: the build budget will be ~$2000 USD

Just woke up from a super intense dream, but as it ended there was a squarespace sponsor slot for some convention that doesn't exist given by Linus. 

So I am just putting together a list of parts for fun for a future build I may do, and I was looking for a long term storage option (at least 2TB) other than the SSD for the OS. I looked at the WD Black because of the great performance, but then a few lines down, I see the same amount of storage on a Seagate Barracuda for half the price! What exactly is the difference that makes the WD Black so much more expensive? Is the extra price worth it?

I looked at the ATH-M40X and ModMic and almost went with it, but it went over budget a bit much, and didn't want to go used, so I went with the Cloud II's from HyperX because they have great performance and are built well for the price.

On 8/11/2016 at 0:28 PM, joshuaneigh said:

Just wondering, what did you end up grabbing?

lol this is so late, but I did end up getting this laptop  and it has suited me fantastically, and will throughout college and then some

Hello! I am looking for good suggestions on a gaming headset for around $100.

On 7/25/2016 at 10:22 AM, CosmicNations said:

plus lit keyboard for working in the dark

 

This laptop does have a lit keyboard

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($439.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($159.04 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Wired Laser Mouse  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1683.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-26 10:32 EDT-0400

5 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

You can get a 6700k with a $2k budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.75 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1830.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 11:18 EDT-0400

This fits perfectly even if you need a monitor/OS

I forgot to mention you should really go with DDR4 RAM in a build like this.  Other wise it's looking pretty solid

Just now, Petrikov96 said:

so a 4790 will do right ?

 

Maybe, but I would go with at least a 5th generation Core i7 with that modern graphics card.  Or if he is willing to, you could get a GTX 1070, and with the money saved get a 6th gen Core i7

If you're going to spend the money on a GTX 1080, you are going to want to get a Core i7 for maximum performance in gaming for more CPU intensive titles.  If you don't you may spend $2000 and find that you don't get the best performance you could be getting.

49 minutes ago, CosmicNations said:

get a   Asus ROG GL552  if you want a powerful laptop with a little gaming and durability on your freetime

I am not really looking for a gaming laptop, it's more for doing Computer Science projects and light video editing, and other school related stuff.

58 minutes ago, TeoIzAwezome said:

What will you do in school? Also, get something durable.

I will be taking a Computer Science class, do some music making, and possibly some light video editing

Here is the link to the laptop I am talking about: http://bit.ly/29yfBp8

I am looking around at laptops for school and don't really want to go over $1,000 (USD).  I found this one and the specs impressed me but I am not sure if I should go with it.  The laptop features a 6th Gen. Core i7-6500U processor, a 512GB ssd, 12GB of DDR4 SDRAM, and integrated intel graphics.  The screen also rotates all the way around into a tablet-ish looking mode.  The big question is, is it worth the money?