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So many people dont agree but i personally like the Audio technica M50X headphones. you now get a bluethooth and optional cable variant as well. but the sound signature is very balanced. Audio is suuuuper subjective and while these may not have the best highs, lows or mids, they have enough. they are great for editing and mixing and often the go to headset for many audio engineers. they add very little of their own tone and sound signature to the music, meaning... that while they may not sound as awesome as some sennheisers and other brands, its actually pretty good for recreating relatively unaltered audio. they arent great for gaming. i have a set and while the sound is fine, the leather cups tend to make me sweat. I would suggest these, but the biggest drawback for me, is the earcups. i think they need some work. its way too hot under there. at east for me, i wear them for 2-4 hours at a go.

dang that sucks! so basically need a second pc or HTPC? if thats what i need is there some way to share my OS and installs and everything between computers? you know so i dont actually have to reinstall everything and the second pc automatically has the same files and installs? or does this basically have to be an entirely separate system? second, does anyone know how much length of and HDMI cable would affect 4k at 120fps theres probably about 20-25 feet between my pc and tv across the den to the living room

thanks for the responses guys. how about using a super tiny computer over wifi or lan to stream from a desktop pc in another room, can anyone advise on if this would work or work well enough. like steam remote play or something like that? are there any alternate solutions you can think of? Just spit balling here. and if using a tiny pc is fine any recommendations on somethign like that, just to use steam remote play or really, battle.et or basically remote control my primary pc with no pixelation and minimal lag. Thanks in advance everyone

HI LTTians, I am looking to stream from my PC in my den to my 4k tv which can handle 4k at 120hz. any reccomendations on how to take advantage of the high refresh rate through wireless streaming? hopefully even HDR compatibility. Has anyone done this before or had any solutions? I will be running the Samsung Tizen OS on my TV.

Hi Guys, If any of the you are from Vancouver or Langley you may have heard about the fire. I lost my entire rig and setup but it's going to be quite a while before the insurance money comes in. If anyone has a decent laptop they are willing to rent out to me. I can't afford to buy one right now. I came to Canada 2 years ago and just don't have the income to support to mortgage and extra purchases. But I could manage a small monthly rental fee till I get insurance or something. If you know anyone or have a machine you want to get rid of that can handle a small -mid workload please let me know. I don't know how else to manage. All my documents my passport and residency were on my computer and I need to start all that all over again added to the tons of footage and ... Nvm you guys know and understand only too well how central a computer can be. Please let me know if anyone is willing to help me figure something out.

Update: I am managing to boot now after ensuring the boot drive is linked to the mobi as opposed to the exp card. However I'm showing on hdd and 4 ssds. I'm still missing 3 HDDs. All 3 are powered by the same cable from the psu but aren't showing. 2 out of these 3 are wd reds 6,tbs and one is a seagate. I doubt it's a power issue but that seems like the onlly common factor. How can I test this? I have tried a few diff cables

Hi LLTians, So I basically took on an over ambitious media server project and decided to scrap my dual xeon setup. But I chose to retain the 3 6tb wd red drives and the 2 256 gb Kingston ssds from the server and throw them into my already fully functional gaming rig. For this, I did have to get a pcie sata expansion card because I've already got 4, drives in the gaming system; 2*4tb Seagates and 2 samsung ssds. When I first booted the pc. It displayed 3 out of my 4 original drives but booted windows fine. I believe I have plugged one of my old ssds into the new exp card hence it wasn't showing. I went online to download the drivers for the card and did that and restarted. While restarting, It starts diagnosing windows on bootuo and trying to repair. I went into the bios and the ssds are showing but not the wd reds. Not sure how to proceed from here. I'm running a ryzen 7 2700, asus b450f strix mobo and the exp card is ths one I got off Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07T68Y2W5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IXS9EbKVYA5CN I am not great at this stuff and don't know where to begin. Please help

So I have a dual socket 2011 e-atx/ssi eeb mobo from intel and am using it with a phanteks enthooo primo. but, there are no holes for the top standoffs. while the ones on the bottom line up fine, i managed the get the top right to just about fit, bit there are no more holes or standoffs that line up despite the case supposedly being compatible. I dont think the mobo is supposed to hold steady just on the sturdy ness of the IO plate on the left and a single mounting screw on the right corner. is there any fix that doesnt involve drilling a hole into the case? i dont own a drill. I do however have plenty of mounting screws and the plastic tabs. as well as standoffs. do help

So, i wasw considering the v3 and v4's but the price multiplies several tiems over. a 2680 v2 costs like 300. and used is much roughly 100. so ill keep looking around and find out what works best but thanks for the great recco, really appreacite the help

are you sure about GPU transcoding? from what i've read Plex uses little to no GPU transcoding and they recommend a score of 17,000 cpumark for transcoding to 4k. for that basis my research, a dual xeon would be the most cost effective. I am still familiarizing myself with the chipset architecture for servers. from what i know, I would need an x79 motherboard to run a xeon e5-2680 or 2680 v2. and i belive that runs on a c602. how different is the c612?

Hello again LTTians, So im getting around to putting together an HTPC as well as a dedicated 2 in 1 NAS and Plex Media server in the hope of streaming some 4K content I've never even thought about server hardware until yesterday and have spent the last 24 hours teaching myself as much as possible. As of now I have figured that i need the following: 1. A CPU intensive system with enough juice to transcode to 4K (according to plex the CPU would ideally score around 17,000 on cpumark) - My solution is to run a dual Xeon 2680 setup or higher 2. A motherboard with dual Xeon support + ample SATA 3 or SAS ports (ideally 5 each or 8 SAS ports or something close to this split.) The mobo would also need2 pcie x16s and 2 x8s. I have plans to add a good network card, PCIE Sata expansions, etc. 3. 5x8TB/12TB SAS drives (or SATA) 4.A recommended power supply. My biggest trouble is finding the right motherboard and could really do with some help... I would

dang it! thank you that's some great info.

I was just watching the concrete cooling video and it got me thinking about using air conditioning of sorts via a peltier or TEC module. but that would probably introduce alot of moisture right? right? But what if you used the peltier to cool liquid that goes through the computer. https://youtu.be/pvtm7dFGl_4?t=238 just like making a DIY drink cooler, why not power some pc cooling. Keep the cooling unit external so there's no moisture introduced. Peltier modules can cool the crap out of anything. Please other LTTians, tell me this could be the next video :D

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okay so have installed the gtx 1080ti from evga. i tried booting via dp from the card into my asus pg279q monitor but, no show. so i swithced to an hdmi port on the mobo because i figured gpu drivers not installed yet but still no sign of the boot screen do help