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THe title sums it up. I hear external soundcards are best for minimizing interference. Can I pair an external and internal soundcard (the x-fi for games and the external for music)? What are DACs and how are external DACs better? What are some external DAC options? Should I spend my money on an...

Okay I'm going to be buying two B&Ws (dm602) for stereo listening. I have a sub if the necessary bass can't be produced by the B&Ws. I was wondering if my X-Fi xtrememusic would be up to the task. If not what other sound card would be recommended? Also I'm planning on getting a DAC. What is a...

I was reading reviews on the Beyerdynamic DT 880s and sadly many of the reviews indicated that the 880s are unable to show agression in music which is primarily what i wish to use these cans for. What other alternatives do you suggest besides them? - or should I just go w/ the 880s and ignore...

The title says it all. When looking for a w/c kit I'm looking for the following in order of importance: 1. Easy Installation and Proven Reliability - I'm a total and complete n00b at this. I just recently built my first DIY computer. 2. Silence (I have two nexus 120mm quiet fans which can be...

I have a Scythe Ninja in a p180. I have a horizontal push-pull config with 2 Nexus 120mm @ approx 9v. I also have an Antec Tricool running on low that is pushing air into the Ninja. The ninja is ducted using the ninja packaging. I have used AS5 on the proc. Ambient Temperature: 23-25C...

I know this question has been asked many times by many others including myself once or twice. I've finally come down to my buying decision. The G.Skill DDR500 are 40 bucks cheaper than the corsair TWINX2048-4000PT which was reviewed at Anandtech and was able to reach DDR 580 @ 1T @ 1:1 when...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127230 I'm just waiting for reviews now. Hopefully, it will perform better than Asus' Xfire offering, the A8R-MVP.

The sad part is I can't get a seasonic because I'm planning to get an Asus mobo whether it be an NF4 chipset or the new rd580 chipset and most asus mobos (at least the one's I'm considering) have their aux 12 power connector at the top left corner of the mobo. As I already have bought a p180...

I just got a new Scythe Ninja heatsink and I was wondering if it was worth getting one of those $25 lapping kits w/ as5. There seems to be a scratch in the middle starting from the right(arrow) and one on the top left(not visible).

There's no more opteron 170 oems at monarch. Sucks! I wished to buy one next year ;) for my january build but now I have to buy the retail version which costs as much as an opteron 175 oem which is phooey. First the crappy Asus A8R bios now this, my luck is terrible!

I've seen on many forums, problems persisting with a faulty bios w/ Asus new A8R-MVP mobo and it's delaying my purchase. Why can't they get it right first and then release the damn thing? It's so stupid.... and aggravating for the customer.

I'm going to get a seasonic s12-500. I am going to get a cable extender for the 12v auxiliary cable. What about the other power connectors for the fans and the other drives such as my DVD-RW and CD-RW drives? Are the s12 cables long enough to reach those? Also is there any efficiency loss using...

I want to know what's up with my DVD-RW drive because my older panasonic slot-load dvd-rom drive can read the music fine but when i put the same cd in the DVD-RW drive the music starts sticking. The first note is kept playing continuously and the other notes are just added on. It's hard to...

Which psu would be best? I am looking to make this new computer last me for a while. It will be a non-sli setup. I was wondering which would be the best power supply. Price is an issue so I don't want to go with the 500 watt unless it is really needed to allow my comp to last out new updates...

What's the difference? Obviously this is purely educational as I would never in my life be able to afford such an expensive processor as the 870. I was merely trying to understand why someone would pay more for the different pin 940 vs 939....

Title is self-explanatory.

As simple as the title, can I use the headphone jack with the DFI Frontx with my X-Fi. If so, which pins do I plug in my frontx plug into on the soundcard?

I'm looking for some new headphones to accomodate my new X-Fi XtremeMusic. I'm not an audiophile but I can tell the difference between compressed/uncompressed audio (most of the times at least ). Anyway I was looking for some good headphones in the price range of $100-150 (150 being the absolute...

I'm going to overclock but I don't see how $60+ for the 2x 1mb cache is worth it on the opteron.... Are the x2s good overclockers?

After the Enquirer scare should I buy a 148 now or wait after Christmas. Do you guys think prices will go down or opterons will totally disappear?

What's a good processor to buy for not more than $233 to overclock?

Which ones a better choice for overclocking? THe Asus seemed to outperform the DFI in anandtech's review.

If one has 2gigs of ram and wants to use a divider, for example a 2:3 divider. Will overclocking the HTT frequency on an AMD 64 be hindered by the divider? A motherboard which can reach 300 htt frequency at 1:1 w/1gb ram, will the same motherboard be able to reach 300 at 2:3 w/2gigs of ram?

I have a dilemna. I want my computer to last me for approx 3 years or so. I'm planning to overclock my cpu and I'm going to get an Asus A8R-MVP mobo. I was planning on getting 1gb (2x512) OCZ Rev2 Platinum PC3200 ram. I, however, was advised to get 2gb(2x1024). The individual that suggested to...