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    Low speed with two separate cables

    in Networking

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Scheer said:

    If any one of the eight wires are broken, it drops from 1gbps to 100mbps, you likely just have a bad spot in the cable somewhere.

     

    If you have a volt meter, you can do a continuity check on each wire on both the cables and adapter. If the cable and adapter test good it could be a setting in your network adapter, or you might be connected to a 100mbps port on a switch/router somewhere.

    After checking very carefully, one of the cables was problematic and limited the speed to 100Mbps. I tried using that cable alone and sometimes the speed was lower, as much as less than 10Mbps...

    I will replace it soon with a new cable.

    Thank you all for your help. Definitely something I learned from.

    Low speed with two separate cables

    in Networking

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Wufflez said:

    Are you able to test the speed using only the Cat5e and then test again only using the Cat6?

    I will order a CAT6 cable and check.

    It's probably a light pysical damage with the cable (Nothing visible but one of the cables I'm using is fairly old).

    I hope getting a new cable will fix this issue.

    Thanks for the help. I will update once I get the new cable.

    Low speed with two separate cables

    in Networking

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Wufflez said:

    Some Cat5e cables have a maximum bandwidth of 100Mbs, even less if it's a particularly very long cable

    I'm using two 5 meters cables...

    Would you suggest to get a 10 meters CAT6 cable or at least 2 CAT6 5 meters cables?

    Low speed with two separate cables

    in Networking

    Posted

    Hi.

     

    I am moving to the top floor in my house and am setting up a jank ethernet connection by connecting two cables through the window.

    The cable that's going down from the roof is a little squished by the windows (don't know if that's a problem).

    In any case, the cables i'm using are CAT5e and the adaptor between them is CAT6 and the speed I should get is 200Mbps but am only getting a little less than 100Mbps...

    What can cause that? How can this be fixed?

    Do I need a DAC&Amp for my HD 599?

    in Audio

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, oh,hi there said:

    no,like only the hd 6 series and on.most of the hd 5series have only 50 ohems

    I see.

    Do you think getting HD 6XX would provide a much nicer sound or not a big difference? I have bought the 599 very recently...

    If you think I should get the 6XX, which DAC&Headphone AMP should I get for it?

    Do I need a DAC&Amp for my HD 599?

    in Audio

    Posted

    6 hours ago, GamerDude said:

    Honestly, you would yield a better return on your investment with a better headphone (like the HD6XX), the HD599 would hardly scale (if at all) with better gear or hardware in your audio chain. Some headphones, like the HD6XX, scale better with better hardware, like good DAC stack/combo. Save up for better headphone and stick with your onboard audio for the time being.

     

    Thanks for the answer!

     

    Could you recommend the best Headphone AMP & DAC I can get for this future setup?

    Do I need a DAC&Amp for my HD 599?

    in Audio

    Posted

    1 hour ago, huilun02 said:

    I'm no audio specialist but I don't have to be one to see that the HD599 doesn't have high impedance (only 50Ω) and your motherboard has onboard headphone amps. Will a discrete sound card or dac/amp improve listening? That I don't know. Ear canal can be of different shape and different people have different sensitivity/preference of certain frequencies. So while some expensive gear might be regarded as an improvement in general, it could turn out to be really bad for you.

    That's what I think. And I don't hear any static noise because of using the mobo (I read online that this could be a problem sometimes).

    Thanks for your response. Hope some more people will share their thoughts.

    Do I need a DAC&Amp for my HD 599?

    in Audio

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I have recently bought the Sennheiser HD 599 and I am very pleased with the sound quality.

    I connect it directly to my mobo Asus ROG Z270E.

    I am also using the headphones with my turntable via the mobo's LINE IN and it works great.

     

    My question is if I should get a DAC / Amp (or both) at all? considering I am listening to records as well. Would that make a big difference or a noticeable difference at all in this case?

    If I should get one, what is your recommendation? Thanks.

    Looking for help with first gaming pc build

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Krismatic said:

    First post on the forum so forgive me for not adding tags, I really don't know what to tag this with.

     

    I currently own a Dell xps 15 9560 which I only upgraded to 24 gb of ram (I couldn't be bothered to get another 16 gb stick) and I use this for work. Just tried to play Monster Hunter World and cried at the frame rate, to be fair I wasn't expecting much out of it lol. I have no experience in building PC's what so ever but I am learning and have seen a few pc build guides like linus's $1,000 gaming pc build guide,.

     

    Anyways I'm looking to build a PC with these things in mind

    -PSU that supplies more power than the components need, so I can upgrade to better parts in the future if need be

    -Able to run triple A games at 4k 60fps at least

    -Smaller SSD for boot larger HDD for storage ofc

    -Non-overclocked CPU since this is a first build and I don't want to fiddle with that

     

    Budget is £1,500 but I am willing to go higher if there's reasonable justification to go higher. The budget is only for the PC itself, I already have plans to sort out the other extra stuff.

     

    With all that in mind I threw this build together, minus things like cpu cooling fan, thermal paste and cables, I really didn't know what to choose. (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3khPQZ) What do you think of this build? I really don't know what goes into deciding which PC parts are good and which are bad so a helping hand is always nice.

     

    I think the build is pretty good but you can get another mobo for this non-K processor.

    You mentioned that you want to run AAA games at 4k/60fps. You can get a 1080Ti instead of a 1080 (or just wait a little longer for the new NVIDIA GPUs) for better 4k performance but, it's still not really enough for a stable 60fps on most AAA games, I believe, without lowering the graphics settings.

    Is my system bottlenecked?

    in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, emosun said:

    should be said that this guy answered without even asking what game you're playing and immediately recommended spending money which is a tell tale sign of someone who isn't very good at pc diagnostics

    Hey, just trying to help. And in any case, I am just pretty sure that such system won't really give the best gaming experience especially compared to regular gaming PCs.

    Also according to what OP says, I don't think that there could be any other reason for that even though I don't know what the game is.

    Upgradability in such a system is a problem I believe, and OP asked about possible upgrading so that was my answer.

    Is my system bottlenecked?

    in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Vynil said:

    I've been experiencing doubts on the performance of my gtx1060 6gb graphics card, feeling as though I'm not getting the full load.

    Then I got to play the same games on my cousins gaming rig, with spectacular experiences, and he's got the same graphics card. :/

    It was truly a great difference..

     

    I'm running:

     

    Motherboard: Asus P6T6 WS Revolution

    Processor: Intel Xeon W3670 6-core 3.20 GHz

    Ram: 24GB DDR3

    Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB TURBO

     

    I am in no way a proffesional when it comes to computers and stuff,

    but I don't want to use a system with a graphics card that I wont be able to get the full potential out of.

    What would be the limiting factor here, and if I should upgrade anything.. what?

    Appreciate your reply. <3

    4

    That Xeon is bottlenecking your GPU...

    If you want a better experience, you should upgrade your PC entirely, including CPU, mobo and RAM.

    Upgrading Options for Newbie?

    in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    That really depends on what you usually play and what are your standards.

    In any case, I don't think you can go much further with this build while it will still be worth it. Other people would probably know but in my opinion, build something else and newer. RAM, mobo, CPU and GPU while of course keeping the rest of the parts if you want.

    New PC Build

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, LegendFrosty said:

    Hi! This is my first time building a pc and i was scared that i build a bottlenecked build. Can anyone help?

    My PC specs :

    Gigabyte GTX 1060 3GB GPU
    Intel I3 - 8100 CPU
    Gigabyte H110M-S2H Motherboard
    Corsair 8gb ram

    550 Watt Corsair Powersupply

    Edit:

    I am going to use this pc to Stream Battle royale games

    Hi,

     

    First of all, get another mobo. This one is not compatible with 8th Gen Intel processors.

    I am pretty sure that the CPU you picked will be a bottleneck for a 1060. See if you can get a more decent CPU like maybe an i7 8500 or even a 8600 and once again, a compatible mobo!

    In addition, would pick 16GB of RAM instead of 8. These days I believe this should be the standard for gaming PCs.

    Good luck!

    Should I get a better cooler for my 7700K?

    in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

    Posted

    Hi.

     

    I have a Corsair H80i V2 for my delidded 7700K at 5 GHz. This cooler has been enough for that but I think it is time for me to replace it.

    It's really hot here where I live and I have this cooler for a year and a half now and was always thinking, from the beginning, if a better cooler would make a big difference.

    So, what's the best cooler I can get for my CPU (price is not an issue) and at which point it will be an overkill? Once again, I live in a hot country so also, should I get a good air cooler or a liquid cooler? does it matter?

    Dead 750W Power Supply

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, Energycore said:

    The CX750M will be fine. Make sure it's got gray sticker so you get the latest revision. But even the older one is decent enough to get my blessing.

    Yup. Its got the gray sticker. I have tested the PC and it seems like only my old PSU died. Mobo seems fine as well as all of the other components.

    Thank you so much!

    Dead 750W Power Supply

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, Energycore said:

    A new 750W will be enough. But be weary of buying a bad 750W that'll die on you the first time you load it rather than after a long time (your PSU's probably at least 5 years old, yes?).

     

    If there's no motherboard damage then hopefully you can just get a new one and continue your way.

     

    Do you have online stores I can browse so I can point you to the best value?

    To be honest, since I need the PC for work (for tomorrow morning and it's night now where I live) I just went to the local store and asked for a 1000W, which they did not have and the only one they did have in stock is a Corsair CX750M Bronze.

    What do you think? My old PSU was 3.5 years old.

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