audiophile

So I am looking to upgrade my audio set up for my desktop. I am currently using a SHP9500 and a creative sound X3. I am no longer needing a sound card that has a dedicated mic input since I got a great deal on a Blue Yeti. So I am looking for the next step up. I am looking at the schiit stack...

Good day, I'm currently looking for a pair of TRUE 7.1 surround sound headphones not one of those virtual 7.1 headphones that comes with BS software. I want something that is just plug and play, no BS software. Also, I prefer wired ones and ones that comes from a reliable and reputable...

Hello all, I recently bought a new pc, which means I get to enjoy 1440p now. I own a pretty good audio receiver - stereo speaker system. I used to link my GPU on my last 1080p system to my receiver through an HDMI cable, which powered my stereo floorstanding speakers. From the receiver, a HDMI...

Hello, I'm debating buying a new pair of headphones but want something a bit more high end. My price point is about £105. I've looked and found the beyerdynamic dt 990's and 880's. I have also found a few other ones but all seem to be 250 Ohms. I don't have enough money to buy the headphones and...

Hi, I currently have a Gaming PC with a dedicated sound card, the Sound BlasterX AE-5 and a pair of Edifier audiophile grade stereo speakers along with the Sennheiser HD 600 headphones. I was wondering if it'd be worth it to get a high quality DAC in order to get a superior sound quality vs...

Looking for the best headphones to use on a PC. I mainly watch movies (4K) listen to music, and do some gaming. I do have a Sound Blaster Audigy FX (5.1) sound card. I tried the Sony WH-1000XM3 and they weren't what I needed. The HyperX Cloud Orbit (non "S" version) has Audeze™ 100mm planar...

Hi, i currently have the HyperX CloudII and they have awesome audio quality for gaming and music etc.. However, i am now looking for a new wireless headphones to get rid of all cables, and came across audiophiles, but i am lost as to what to buy.. can anyone point me towards the best one to get...

I’m needing to replace my headphones I use primarily for gaming. I’m thinking these because I’ve heard really good things not only about these, but open driver headphones in general. Reviews seem very split for them when it comes to gaming. A lot say they are great for directional awareness, but...

Hi, new to this place, but some help would be awesome; I have the below desktop and am looking to upgrade my graphics card to increase FPS performance within games. Current PC specs are as follows; Asus CM6830 Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD, DVDRW, NVIDIA GTX650...

So I have the RTX 2070 oc mini ZOTAC, it has some ports that idk the names of, Im new to pc gaming idk shit, so I have enough ports for the HTC Vive ? If not , what will need? Adaptors ? Idk

How can I fix my Sony STR-DE897 receiver from going into "protector" mode so much? I'm new to the whole audio setup idea with a receiver, subs, and monitors, but I'm running my MSI Z170i motherboard into the receiver via optical cable, out to 2 KEF C200 SW subwoofers, and out of those stem 2...

hi i want to convert an cd player that has an ide cd drive ,i want to convert it to a usb port to play music via usb intead of the cd drive > how can i covert that ?

Hi. I have an ASUS X550VXK laptop. It has am NVIDIA GTX 950M, Windows 10 (64 bit), and 1366x768 resolution. I recently got a monitor that has 1920x1080 resolution. However, I have a few problems. Some games do not recognize my higher resolution and only allow me to play on 1366x768. In...

hello, I am building a pc with the 280 mm nzxt kraken and im using the nzxt s340 elite. This means the only place i can put teh radiator is at the front, as an intake. will this intake enough air for the rest on my pc, so i can have the rest of my fans as an exhaust, or do i need more intake fans?

Hi, i just built a pc yesterday and it was working fine until i loaded into a game, after about 3 mins into the game the whole pc reboots. I’d appreciate any help.

HI! I successfully built my first computer and all worked well but when I went to plug it in to Ethernet it says "identifying network" and later changes to "unidentified network". If I troubleshoot it says "Ethernet doesn"t have a valid IP configuration i've tried everything i can find online. Help!

I am very confused. I recently got a new m.2 SSD and installed it into my system however my now the second ram slot is not reconising the ram and giving me a DRAM not detected or failed LED. I tried booting the PC with one RAM stick and the system always booted. But with two it gave me the same...

My PC's graphics are incredibly, mind numbingly terrible. I have no idea whats caused this but its gonna give me a seizure pretty soon. Heres a link: https://imgur.com/nuH5eoV Specs: Ryzen 3 1300x GTX 1050 ti 8gb Kingston RAM 2133 mhz Corsair CX550M PSU 1tb Seagate HDD MSI B350M GAMING PRO...

Here's the build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tk78RG Looking to game AAA titles (and everything else) in 4k (Don't want to go SLI) at times, most of the time I want to max out 1440p at 144hz or around that. The NVMe drive is just a "I have to have it" item (though if you know of a better...

Hi, I am looking at parts on a website for my gaming pc and I would like to know if they are compatible with each other. I'm looking at an intel dq67sw motherboard, an intel xeon e3-1220 3.1ghz quad core, and I have an his 7870 iceq turbo 2gb 1100mhz. Are they compatible with each other? Please...

MSI Forumn Hello, I have had a MSI GS60 Ghost Pro-064 laptop for a couple of years. It has always had major problems with drivers and things not working. Most importantly, the computer cannot detect the Nvidia GTX 970M graphics card. It does not show up in device manager, even when I select...

Jus like I said in the title...I plugged my headphones into the headphone jack on my new desktop and there was a visible static charge...will this damage my pc? I've ran several diagnostics tests and everything appears fine..should I be worried?

so i play alot of games. and alot of them are demanding. but i dont see the point in upgrading since im not getting any bottlenecks with my current PC. ive been able to max out any game that i play and never have i hit below 60 fps. so i was thinking that if i were to get a new GPU would i then...

My desktop is having various issues. I need some guidance to determine the cause of the following: - freezing during windows 10 logo upon startup - random freezing while in windows (playing games but also when just web browsing) - upon restarting after a freeze, my monitor light blinks and...

Hello, lately i've been having issues with my pc i keep getting blue screens out of nowhere while playing games like csgo, battlefield, rainbow six siege and others. I have been struggeling to find out what is wrong with installing all new drivers and also older versions, memtest, lowered...

After I click cancel the clone hard drive process. Now my laptop cannot recognise my new ssd and I can't do the cloning process again. Any solution can solve this kind of problems. The reason that i cancel the clone hard drive process is because the estimate time to finish is keep on...

Hi, recently i have been getting alot of frame drops in games (overwatch, Rainbow 6, Squad..ect) for the good majority my frames will be 60+ and very playable but every few minutes my game will lag and drop to 20-30 frames for 10 or so seconds and then go back to normal like nothing happened, i...

So my PC had some windows issue I didn't have the energy to sort out myself so I brought my PC to a repair shop, before it went in windows said I had 16 GB installed ram. The shop installed a new windows and fixed it. I come home plug in my PC and load up windows it now says I have 12 GB...

My Laptop is HP Envy. Recently, a rubber pin like thing came out from the back of my laptop. I was hoping to find out what it is used for . Also, my laptop recently had overheating issues(90-100C at High performance, with fan blowing very fast even though no hot air is coming out .I was...

I want to add a second hdd to my computer, but since i salvaged it from another pc (which doesnt work) it still has windows on it. Will this cause problems? if so how do i proceed?

I bought few 3TB Hitachi internal HDDs off of eBay but once I got them, they had this weird looking SATA connector where there is no seperation between data and power inputs (see pic) Can anybody tell me what this is called? So I can search for an adapter cable? upload an image

I had some problems with my fps, i really appreciate if there is some answer that might help me. Thanks Specs: AMD A8-7600 that gigabyte mobo 8 gb ram corsair vegeance gtx 750 ti 600w psu is it compatible to each other? since i have school days, and the computer stores are far away from...

I am looking to build my first gaming PC. I don't really have any experience on the subject and I was wondering if this is a good build. My budget is around $1000. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gpQcZL Could this build run games like witcher 3, just cause 3, fallout 4 and battlefield 4 at 1080p...

I need to know cause am planning to get an R9 380 G1 4GB, just curious if putting two 120mm fans below the front panel can help me with overclocking the card. Am planning to buy another one later on for Crossfire.

I'm unsure what triggered this change, but all of a sudden neither my keyboard nor my mouse work in Windows 8.1. I've tried an alternate keyboard as well as an alternate mouse and no luck. I've changed my mobo recently, but it was working for a week before this happened. Messing with legacy USB...

My laptop keyboard sometimes works perfectly , sometimes it just fail when I press on the keys ("-0p[;/") and space key, sometimes they work sometimes not. I have tried to open the laptop, then reset it to the default by taking out the cmos battery. It was running windows 8, but after I...

After my 7950 vapour x died on me I'm in the market for a new graphics card and have decided on the R9 280x Toxic. My only concern is that my PSU might not be able to keep up. Rest of my specs are: i5 3570k at stock. 120gb Samsung 840 300gb 7200 rpm WD. PSU is rated 44 amps on the +12v and is...

Hi everyone I'm looking for a touchscreen laptop with a bit of gaming features, Can anyone help me decide the best one --- Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 Laptop (4th Gen i7-4500U- 8 GB RAM- 1 TB HDD- 15.6 Inches Screen- Windows 8- 2GB AMD Radeon HD 8850M Graphics) Dell Inspiron 15 7537 Laptop...

Hey guys, Im working on setting up some lab enviroments at home, (long story short.. VCP5 studies) anyways.. I currently have.. zyxel PK5001z with a static Public address. It also currently runs my LAN (DHCP, wireless, as well as all routing to outside) a PFsense server set up on a Dell PE...