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    Onboard Audio @ 2016 vs Dedicated Sound card?

    As far as I understand, modern sound cards don't really do any processing on-board. What you are buying, essentially, is DACs, amps and a software package.
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    Onboard Audio @ 2016 vs Dedicated Sound card?

    If you really like the best sound - yes, you would need a higher-end sound card. Otherwise - no. I bought an Asus Strix Raid DLX recently. Before that I used whatever dongle Kingston HyperX cloud2 uses and, while I could hear a difference when switching between the two, it's not really massive...
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    Bluetooth Headphones Question

    I don't really have favorite brands. Some Sony wireless models are good at the moment, but you should start looking at reviews and roundups, then look at what you can afford or want to buy. Bose, as always, are up there. I would steer clear of Beats - they seem to be getting good reviews, but...
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    HyperX Cloud II not recognized by USB

    Does the dongle light up at least? IIRC there is a red led on the Cloud 2 dongle. I assume you are using latest Asus usb drivers (3.0 and 2.0). If so, try uninstalling them from dm and using whatever windows installs. If it has them, use 2.0 ports as there is probably a higher chance to have...
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    HyperX Cloud II not recognized by USB

    Does it at least come up in device manager as "unknown device" when you plug it in? EDIT: Just realised that DM stands for device manager. What motherboard are you using?
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    Bluetooth Headphones Question

    If you spend a lot of time with headphones then over ear is usually the best solution. In-ear is probably best for noise isolation, but not that comfortable. Don't really know what's the point of on-ear, as they usually start crushing one's ears yet sound worse than in-ear or over-ear. I suggest...
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    No-latency overclockable (up to 1080p@~270Hz) monitor controller board

    Is this compatible with HP ZR2440w?
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    980TI case issue

    The 980ti uses a vapor chamber, not heatpipes. Not sure if that changes the result of vertcal vs horizontal, though.
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    Bluetooth Headphones Question

    I doubt any modern headphones transmit analog sound via radio waves. They use bluetooth or some better/faster digital transmission and have built-in DACs and amps.
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    Custom case/airflow question

    Well, I'm planning my own case as well and for hidden intakes I think the gap's area should be close to that of the total area of fans that will be using the gap. Maybe a bit less, as they will have impeded airflow from the radiator. You would need around 17.5 in^2 per 120mm fan. May be a bit...
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    Repurpose CPU block to GPU? Custom mill/adapter?

    Your image does not seem to load. I would not bother water-cooling anything other than the GPU chip in this situation - VRMs and memory chips seem to be happy enough with small heatsinks and some airflow. As for mounting - I would probably use a thin steel plate, maybe around 1mm. Cut/mill a...
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    Fan to floor clearance?

    After testing my own fans to figure out needed clearance, it seems that you need at least ~20mm, going above 25-30mm (~1inch) airflow does not seem to increase anymore.
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Ok, so, new post. Received the card today. Compared it to my USB dongle that came with the HyperX Cloud 2. I know these aren't audiophile grade headphones, but as far as I know they are quite good. Anyway, listened to some music (FLAC) switching back and forth. There is a difference, clearly...
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    My CPU is too hot. Watercooling advice needed.

    As far as I know, loop order does not really impact temperatures that much, a couple of degrees at most. You either mounted the blocks wrong, connected in/out wrong, didn't clean the loop and something is stuck in there, or maybe just running the fans too slow.
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Guys, relax. When I'm watching movies I'm using my receiver via HDMI. When I'm gaming I'm using my headset. The headset will be connected to the sound card via a splitter, to get microphone + headphones working. The stock HyperX Cloud 2 USB dongle has popping issues, so I used the headset via a...
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Ordered the Raid DLX. Might as well get the best as it will probably be good for many years to come... I'll let you know how it goes.
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    Hmmm. I'm not a fan of external radiators, but may do this if I can't figure out a good way of keeping things inside.
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    Unsure if memory pads from ek wb are hitting my 980Ti

    Just measure what you have and order thicker from EK or somewhere else. Doubt there is a large difference between manufacturers. As long as you get thicker pads it should be okay.
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    I've already finished fitting the gpu block inside the shroud, there was very little modification involved. How often do you have to clean the dust off the radiator?
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    Unsure if memory pads from ek wb are hitting my 980Ti

    Is there any way to see the thermal pads from the side? If it was possible to shine some light from behind you would easily see if there is a gap between the pads and vram chips. Also, I've read some guides overclocking 980tis, seems they may be fickle and unstable if you increase the memory...
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    EK parts shipped! Now I have questions!

    How are the results?
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    I will be using EKWB Supremacy VGA universal block on my gpu. I love the way that gpu shroud looks and that little thing fits nicely under it with just the fittings poking through the holes in the tiny window it has. The gpu will be sitting vertically. Cpu block is EKWB Supremacy EVO nickel +...
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    Oh, it's a lovely sickness. It all started when I thought "hey, it would be nice to replace the h100i with something a bit better". And here we are now. The hardware to be cooled by this is actually quite... underwhelming? I think that's the right word? It's a 3570k with a 980ti. That's it. I...
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    Well, I have been thinking constantly about this and it seems that I should try to match the intake cfm to exhaust cfm, with intake cfm being just slightly more than exhaust. If I had all radiators as intakes and just 1 or 2 120mm fans as exhausts, it would probably impede intake fans even...
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    I can make a place for a 120mm in the rear. The plan was to mod a corsair 600t, but there is no way I can fit all of the wc gear inside it, so I'm building a case. Currently it's just in Solidworks, but this is the best time to figure everything out.
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    I can make the flow order as you said. I'm also thinking of selling both 240mm radiators and buying a single 2x180 - that way I would be getting more surface area with better overall dimensions. I have two bitfenix spectre pro 200mm fans which can easily be modded onto that radiator. But the...
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    Installing Bitspower hard-line fittings.

    Well, if it's something like the EK HDC fittings, then you are supposed to unscrew the top a bit (loosen it up or completely remove it and put on the tube), slide the tube into the fitting as deep as it goes and then screw the top back on. The bottom o-ring provides sealing, so you have to be...
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    EK parts shipped! Now I have questions!

    You could try sticking the SSD's behind the motherboard tray, either drill holes for screws or use double-sided tape. The larger HDD might be able to go in some space between the front radiator and the PSU on the bottom of the case or maybe somewhere into the 5.25 bay, depends on what you have...
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    Where to mount 420mm + 2x240mm radiators? Custom case. Parallel radiators?

    Recently got my hands on a pair of used EK PE240 radiators and an Alphacool UT60 420mm radiator. I will be building a custom case for them and need to figure out the most space-efficient way of mounting them. The case will be a bit similar to CaseLabs SM8. I don't want to have any grilles on the...
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    the decreasing need for huge radiators

    I am running a Corsair h75 AIO on a GTX980 Ti with a Kraken G10 bracket and it is seriously overwhelmed. I can see that the GPU is pegged at 70 degrees without overclocking, which means it can't even reach maximum boost on stock clocks. Using a single SP120 QE at ~1000RPM. Can't see how a single...
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    Question about push/pull config

    You could also use one pair of fans in one spot (e.g. if you have a 240mm rad mounted vertically you could put both AP-15s on the top part and cougars on the bottom part). That way you wouldn't have to worry if one fan matches the other. The only downside I can see is the looks.
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    EK parts shipped! Now I have questions!

    The best temperature-wise would be to mount the radiator in the front and pull cold air from the outside in either push, pull, push/pull. The difference between push and pull is very small, so choose whatever fits best. Push/Pull would give a slightly better performance, but you would be getting...
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Well, the only ones available in Norway (or at least the only ones I can find) from the ones you mentioned are the Creative Z/Zx/ZxR and the Asus Strix line. I'm currently leaning towards the Strix DLX. Maybe I won't hear much of a difference, but I might as well buy the best one available - it...
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Well, honestly - I'm not sure what features are needed because I have no idea what is useful, available and actually good - there are so many things that makers boast these days that it's hard to figure out from all the marketing whether or not it's actually good. The reason why I want to buy...
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    Asus Strix Soar vs Creative SB Z vs ??

    Hello everyone. I'm thinking of buying a dedicated sound card, but where I live there aren't that many options. Anyway, I'm pretty much choosing between Creative SoundBlaster Z and Asus Strix Soar. I coulf also pick up a used Asus Essence STX for the price of the Strix Soar. Maybe the higher...
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    Build Recommendations

    As I said, the stock mounting system was crap. It put almost no pressure whatsoever. I had to use four 2mm washers, because I could see that it was loose without them. I've installed numerous coolers on different systems but this one was clearly badly made. Maybe the cpu/mobo combo resulted in...
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    Build Recommendations

    I suggest a different cooler, though. I've just finished a build with a seidon 120v2 and the result was 60deg C at idle on a 4690k i5. The stock screws/mounting were not providing enough clamping. I've installed a few Corsair H series coolers (and own a H100) and have never had a problem like...
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    PC crashes when HDMI connected to GPU.

    Tried to reseat the RAM, not the cpu, yet. No changes. One thing, though - RAM slot #1 seems to be bad, because using ram in it causes the pc to crash after booting within minutes. I assume the mobo is bad and maybe not only the ram slot is faulty but also maybe the pcie lanes.
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    PC crashes when HDMI connected to GPU.

    My friend built a new PC and for the first three weeks everything worked fine. Afterwards the PC started crashing. The screen would get pixelated and then would bluescreen. We thought that maybe the GPU was bad, so got a replacement. Now it's a bit different - nVidia drivers crash and the PC...
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    Damaged motherboard?

    It was probably not the weigth, but the overall pressure on the CPU socket that bowed the motherboard. There's obviously a lot of it - i had both the cpu and hsf lapped and you can see a cpu imprint on the base of the heatsink. They should start using 3-4mm+ thick steel plates as backplates, not...
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