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Broseidon, Lord of the Bro

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About Broseidon, Lord of the Bro

  • Birthday August 19

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    United States
  • Interests
    Photography, Videography, PC Gaming
  • Occupation
    Clerical/Dispatcher

System

  • CPU
    Ryzen 7 3700x
  • Motherboard
    Gigabyte X570 I Pro Wifi
  • RAM
    2x 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX
  • GPU
    EVGA 2070 Super XC Gaming
  • Case
    ZS Cases ZS-A4V2
  • Storage
    2x Samsung 860 Evo + WD 14tb External Drive
  • PSU
    Corsair SF600
  • Display(s)
    Cheap Toshiba TV (For now)
  • Cooling
    ID Cooling ID-60
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G513 Carbon
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
  • Sound
    Logitech Z706. Schiit Magni 3, Audio-Technica AT-M50xBt, Phillips SHP 9500S
  • Operating System
    Windows 10
  • Laptop
    Eluktronica MAG-15
  • Phone
    Google Pixel 2 XL

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  1. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I have been damn tempted by the MBP, now that they reversed course and added ports back. The big stickler is the lack of Upgradeability/repairability.
  2. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Title says it all, my current laptop (Eluktronics MAG-15) has served me well, but it's getting a bit outdated, and it's time for an upgrade. My main use case is Lightroom and Photoshop photo editing, and in the near future I will be editing 4k video. In terms of needs/wants: 1) Needs to run windows. Just never jived with MacOS personally. 2) 15-17 inch screen, with good brightness and color accuracy. Would prefer a non-oled model, as I still get wigged out about burn in 3) Full-size SD card slot. I dislike having to carry an adapter if at all possible. 4) Large battery, I know it won't last long during editing, but for when I'm doing other work or random browsing it would be nice not to be tethered to the wall. 5) Upgradeability. It would be nice to be able to change storage/ram or replace a dying battery. 6) Good speakers. Upward firing if possible, for when I don't need headphones, good audio would be nice. As far as budget goes: anything up to about $2500 USD would work, but if it goes slightly over it's not a deal breaker. Thanks a million in advance
  3. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
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  4. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I have made a decision, I picked up a Schitt Magni 3. Thanks everyone for the information!
  5. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So to make sure im following, if I hook up my speakers to the RCA outputs on the back, they will automatically get muted when I plug the headphones in? just making sure, because if that is the case, this may be the frontrunner for my options
  6. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Yes, I do plan on upgrading down the road. Mostly I said 300 and under because I know sometimes audio stuff can get pretty expensive, so I was covering my bases, lol
  7. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Ah, sorry, forgot to put that in. I do currently use M50x BT, mostly for portable use, but occasionly I will hook them up to the PC. I also have a pair of Phillips SHP 9500s that I use more frequently, and Im looking at sort of future proofing as I may be buying harder to drive headphones in the near future. The big reason for looking at getting the amp is that the line out from my PC is just waaaaaay to quiet, even with volume cranked Its hard to hear stuff sometimes, so I just want something that can push more power to avoid that.
  8. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Thanks Tigerleon, While that does look like a great option (I have bookmarked it to compare to other i'm looking at) Im not a huge fan of the shape, its a bit too tall, I was hoping for something a bit more rectangular so I could slide it underneath my monitor easily. Do you know of anything with similar features with a more low profile? I wouldn't need the screw in speaker connectors, just the RCA type connectors for my particular speakers, if that helps narrow it down. Thanks again
  9. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hello, I am new to the whole amp/dac scene, I am looking for a combo for driving my headphones because the output from my motherboard is really quiet. I have been browsing online but something that Im curious about is this: I also have a pair of Logitech Z625 speakers hooked up to my computer currently. I would like to be able to use these when I am not using headphones, and then be able to plug headphones into the Amp/Dac and have the speakers mute as they do when hooked up to my motherboard audio. Is this possible? I've looked around and have gotten conflicting information. Any reccomendations are appreciated. I'm trying to target a budget of 300 or lower, but if its slightly higher for features I want or better sound quality I would not be opposed. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to provide.
  10. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So i ended up trying those actually, (friends have both) and I wasn't a fan personally, what I ended up doing was going to my local best buy and micro center to try out their headphone offerings, I ended up picking up the Audio Technica ATH M50xBT bluetooth headphones, they actually have a standard 3.5mm jack so my modmic fits good, plus I can use em as normal BT headphones when not gaming Thanks for the Suggestion though! much appreciated.
  11. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    i guess its possible that I might have clicked one accidentally and not noticed, or maybe when the soundblaster control panel started up maybe it auto-selects something
  12. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Really? when I did it it improved pretty drastically. voices and music used to sound muffled and now they sound a lot better. Maybe im losing it, lol
  13. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So, been fiddling around with it a bit ( no major gaming test yet, my mouse took a dump so im waiting on a new one) but so far its really quite impressive, I undervolted the CPU a bit more then the OEM did to get a bit better temps and battery life, I average anywhere from 6-8 hours of general use browsing the web and watchin youtube videos. I also used it for the main reason I was looking at it: photo editing with Lightroom: I was able to edit a large catalog of photos doing some fairly in depth editing and didn't burn much battery, according to windows battery estimate It could do that for about 4-5 hours, and Id belive it, it did get a bit hot during this and the fans did kick up, but it was actually pretty well behaved as far as noise and temps go. If you do end up getting this laptop, UPDATE THE DRIVERS, Eluktronics has a list on their site, it improves a lot of things quite significantly, most noticably the speakers, they were garbage out the box, but a quick driver and software update and they are muuuuch better. if you wanna know anything else lemme know and i'll look into it.
  14. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hey all, I am in search of a pair of headphones that are compatiable with the V-Moda Boompro that are travel friendly (folding preferred but okay with them just being fairly small too.) I'd prefer over ear but id settle for on-ears if theres nothing else available. thanks for any help
  15. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Ima bookmark this thread and I'll let ya know, cause I ordered one of em. Got the 32gb 1660ti model cause I didn't feel the 2070 upgrade was worth the extra heat
  16. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Oh yeah, I forgot about A-Mount, lmao
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