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BarackOBatman

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Cleveland
  • Interests
    (Music) Depeche Mode, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Cocteau Twins, MGMT, Boy Harsher, The Smiths, Drab Majesty, Chelsea Wolfe, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Smashing Pumpkins, Virgin Prunes, Sky Ferreira, London After Midnight, Jonathan Coulton, Alvvays, Clan of Xymox, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Anna Von Hausswolff, Joy Division, Sisters of Mercy, She Wants Revenge, The Frozen Autumn, My Bloody Valentine, Type O Negative, The Birthday Party, Leonard Cohen, Switchblade Symphony, Metallica, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Eagles, Elton John, Billy Joel.

    (Games) PUBG, Metro Series, Command and Conquer games, Warhammer 40,000 games, Company of Heroes (2), RDR2, CoD4

    (Other) Going to the goth club, Firearms, Building PCs (Especially budget PC builds), Playing instruments (Guitar, Piano APP for PC, Otamatone, Trombone) Camping, Board Games
  • Occupation
    Product Costing (Quoting) for Electronics Manufacturing (EMS)
  • Member title
    Goth Kid

System

  • CPU
    Core i7-8700k (Delidded by Silicon Lottery. Binned at 5.1 GHz)
  • Motherboard
    Z390 Aorus Master
  • RAM
    2X8 GB Trizent Z RGB 3200MHz CL16
  • GPU
    RTX 2080 TI Gaming OC
  • Case
    Silverstone RL06 (SST-RL06BR-PRO)
  • Storage
    500GB Samsung 970EVO + 500GB Samsung 960EVO NVME RAID
  • PSU
    Seasonic PX-850
  • Display(s)
    Acer Predator XB271HK
  • Cooling
    Dark Rock PRO 4
  • Keyboard
    Steelseries Apex M750
  • Mouse
    Steelseries Sensei 310
  • Sound
    Sennheiser HD600, Schiit Modi 3, Schiit Magni 3+
    Logitech Z623 2.1 Speakers
  • Operating System
    WIN 10 Home
  • Laptop
    Sager NP9130 (Kitted with GTX 670MX and i7 3630qm)

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  1. Anyone else think it would be a good idea for display manufacturers to come out with new production 1280x720 19" or 18" (or other lower res) gaming monitors? I think there is a potential new, untapped market of low-budget oriented gamers running low end GPUs such as integrated Vega graphics that could really take advantage of such a product until low-budget midrange GPUs are a commonly available product again. A 18" 720p monitor for example has identical pixel density (and therefore equal image quality at the same viewing distance) to a 27" 1920x1080 monitor, and would be a pretty ok compromise in my opinion. Yeah 18" is kinda small, but it's considerably bigger than most laptops. These new displays could have new features like 90 or 120hz refresh rate, adaptive refresh rate, ips panels, improved contrast and improved peak brightness versus currently available lower end monitors. The closest thing I can currently find that kind of fits this idea is a 2021 TN 1600x900 20" 75hz adaptive refresh model from Spectre with a pretty undesirable stand that sits way too low to the desk on its own. Thoughts?
  2. any idea on the gleam secret code entry?
  3. Video Idea: $h!t Manufacturers Say: EVGA Power Boost improves PCIe stability for overclocking https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-MB-PB01-BR
  4. Maybe a bit of a silly question... Any recommendations on what hardware (CD player) and software to listen to CDs on with the best quality? My PC does not have an optical drive but I do own an external one .https://www.newegg.com/nurbenn-model-gll-121-cd-rom-drive/p/105-005S-00001?Item=9SIAH197TP2724 Will this do?
  5. The one in the video is the 120GB model. The one in the link is the 240 GB.
  6. I'm really only familiar with US pricing. Perhaps someone else here can comment? These are usually in the $400-$420 USD price range over here (320-335 GBP)
  7. RTX 2070 is better than RTX 2060 Super RTX 2070 is slightly better depending on use case than RX 5700XT I'd go with RTX 2070 over the 5700 XT personally, but its really a bit of a toss up.
  8. I got my order in. I'll let you all know if it works. Also, this may be price error, yes, but other retailers might price match to corsair's official store, so there's also that option.
  9. I don't have any personal experience with these two. They're likely very very similar. I'm sure there is a negligible difference like 1% in performance. If you need a definite yes or no as to which is better, perhaps someone with more knowledge on these specific models can answer. Personally, I'd pick whichever is less expensive.
  10. People will joke that ASUS charges an "asus tax" just for the brand name alone. I'd go with the Sapphire Nitro+ The difference is just the cooler and any preconfigured overclock/power settings. These factors are pretty negligible for a gpu of this caliber so cheaper is usually a better deal. Another thing to check though is the number GB of VRAM onboard, they make two different capacities, 4GB and 8GB. If this ASUS is 8GB anf the Nitro+ is 4GB then that could be the reason it cost so much more.
  11. RX 570 would be my pick of these two.
  12. Okay perfect Thanks for your answer. Gaming is really my primary concern since I mostly listen to music in the car. I'll put the money toward that. And yes I really though the gunshot or car engine would be nicer LOL! Especially since EVGA advertises that their nu audio soundcards improve you gaming experience, I though this was a thing. evga.com/articles/01281/evga-nu-audio/
  13. Hello, I am looking for some advice. Here's some background for my current setup and it's use case. Speakers: Logitech Z623 2.1 Headphones: Sennheiser HD 429s Sound Card: Z390 Aorus Master Onboard (According to the MFG page, ALC1220-VB and ESS SABRE (reference DAC ES9118)) https://www.aorus.com/blog-detail.php?i=309 Microphone: Blue Microphones Yeti Studio Considering I have top end Gaming setup, I'd like to have a pretty nice audio setup to go along. I mostly use the headphones for FPS games, chatting on discord, and also any team game that requires voice chat for that matter. I use the speakers for everything else including music listening and all other gaming. I generally prefer NOT wearing headphones if i don't need them. Its about 50/50 as far as usage goes though because i play a decent amount of FPS. I feel it is safe to say that the headphones are certainly the weakest link. Regarding open back VS closed back, there is a varying noise floor where I game. For starters, my PC is kept on my desk and is kinda noisy since I run the fans at max in pursuit of chasing that last degree of cooling in order to achieve the fastest overclock attainable for the best frametime performance possible while gaming. I cant notice it when i'm wearing my HD 429s headphones though. I frequently have have guests in the area where I game as I live with my dad and brother who are doing their own thing in the man-cave. There is also a loud dehumidifier that we run in the warmer months which I can hear over the headphones and certainly puts a damper on the audio experience. (I sometimes turn it off and turn it back on when i'm done.) I'm mainly considering upgrading to a better headphones, but I'll consider upgrading other areas of my setup if any of you guys think it could use it. My budget is $100-$400. I like to go the best "bang for buck" or value proposition. I was considering this open box Shure SRH1440 for $198.51 (after %5 discount for microcenter card) which includes the 2 year manufacturer warranty. https://www.microcenter.com/product/617685/shure-srh1440-professional-open-back-headphones---black?ob=1 Also, should i purchase Dolby Atmos for $15? is it worth it over the free windows sonic? If its not worth upgrading at all and I should just keep my current setup, I'll consider that as well of course. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.
  14. Perhaps consider a B-stock EVGA RTX 2060 for $260? https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-2060-RX The catch is, it only comes with a 1 year warranty
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