Recent content by Rocket_Man

I am running a HTPC with Kodi outputting 5.1 LPCM surround sound and digital passthrough to my Denon AVR-E300 receiver through HDMI. Kodi upmixes the stereo FLAC files I have to fill the six channels without any issues. I have looked all around for a way to get stereo audio played through...

I have an XSPC AX360 radiator (and custom liquid cooling system) with 6 Cougar Vortex PWM fans. I have made 2 of my own 3-way Y-cables, with all four pins going to one fan and the other two fans getting just the positive and ground pins. The four female pins lead to the CPU and CPU_OPT headers...

You're better off using HDMI for audio to an a/v receiver rather than having a middleman sound card and an analog connection. Have the receiver's DAC do the work outside of a computer, and the nice thing about HDMI is that it supports 8-channel 192kHz/24-bit resolution audio. As for the...

I think RetiredChief has some good information here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/288952-28-voltage#2773826

If you upgrade frequently and you're willing to put down the dough for the X99 platform, I'd recommend going for the custom loop. If you get quality components (I love XSPC. Their Photon tube res's are awesome), and run the loop for a good 24 hours after you have built it with no issues, you're...

Those temps are just fine! Don't sweat it. If you want more airflow, would get some Cougar fans. I love them, they're just as good and quiet as the Noctuas that I had before, and they don't look terrible! Since this is a budget build, you probably got a cheaper case. You have no real need to...

Everyone seems to love the Hyper 212 Evo, it's nice and cheap and fits AM3+. I don't know about how much it costs in Europe, but in the US, the Cooler Master HAF 922 is $89.99 with a $10.00 rebate. My friend has the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, and it's worked out just fine for him. I'm an Intel guy...

Yes! All I have to say about it is that if you are/considering building or upgrading, I would shoot for higher capacity WD Black drives with maybe an SSD; and do you really need that many USB 3.0 ports? I love the Phantom series (I have a 630 myself), and it will look great with the LEDs once...