Recent content by Ender_Wiggin

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    Hypothetical: Running games with just E7-8890v3

    As a hypothetical question, would a computer running just a Xeon e7-8890v3 processor (18 cores, 2.5 GHz, hyperthreaded) be able to run video games decently? If it would not, would a quad processor system such as the Supermicro quadprocessor mobo for the E7-8890v3. This would hypothetically be...
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    Best Sound Card All Around

    The last thing is the matrixing / upconverting / upscaling of 5.1 surround sound. Some A/V receivers can upscale from 5.1 to 7.1, does anyone know if the 7.1 matrixing is any different than what a 7.1 sound card could do.
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    Best Sound Card All Around

    *at colragland Do you have your receiver linked in a 5.1 or 7.1 set up?
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    Best Sound Card All Around

    Would I still get the same effect from a A/V receiver that matrixed 5.1 audio to 7.1 as I would out of a 7.1 sound card?
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    Best Sound Card All Around

    The hope is that the sound card would eventually feed out into some multichannel surround sound set up of speakers which seems to be a problem of it's own considering linking issues. I would use headphones to start with though. If I were to use my Tritton AX Pro's, I'm assuming I'd need to get a...
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    Best Sound Card All Around

    I am looking into building a system for all around entertainment purposes, but mainly music and gaming. I am unsure what sound card I should buy or even which brand I should buy. I understand Asus and Sound Blaster are the two main companies to get sound cards from. I was hoping for 7.1 but I am...