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#33 Best mics? in Hardware

Also good luck finding a PCI soundcard for less than 5$.

EDIT:
#31
Of course there is absolutely no way a 5$ USB sound card can beat a 1$ onboard chip.

PCI sound cards are obviously more expensive because they are better, not because a PCB three times the size is more expensive to manufacture.

EDIT2:
OP:
Modmic on massdrop again, you might be able to get it and a decent sound card and still stay within budget.

posted about 8 years ago
#510 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#509
Imho overclocking isn't worth it.
The fps shouldn't be a problem.

mATX:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£198.62 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.24 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£269.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.54 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: be quiet! 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £769.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 16:12 BST+0100

ATX:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£198.62 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£269.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.29 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: be quiet! 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £771.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 16:12 BST+0100

#510
That's not how overclocking works. You can build coolers and mobos with unicorn tears and the power consumption would increase just like it would without unicorn tears.

Please just shut up about Corsair PSUs. I'm getting tired of repeating this. Corsair doesn't manufacture any PSUs. They don't design them either. They're not doing any QC or testing. Everything is done by an OEM, Corsair has no influence whatsoever on the performance or build quality. The only thing they control is the price. And guess what, they're overpriced. Back in the day they used to sell CWT and Seasonic built units. The CWTs were very cheap, but ok and the Seasonic ones were really good (it's Seasonic afterall) and they sold them at the same or slightly lower prices than Seasonic themselves.
That's how they got their reputation. And then they got greedy. They are now trying to sell CWT units at higher prices than Seasonic and SuperFlower PSUs that beat them at every single measurement imaginable. They managed to put a PSU on the market that needed two revisions before it even worked.
Recommending an older, slower CPU that's more expensive to save money? Great advice!
There's no way you're going to justify a 50£ difference for 16% more effective speed. It's on sale in the UK right now, but in the US where it's 25% more expensive or whenever the budget actually matters, it's just not a good idea.

posted about 8 years ago
#24 Best mics? in Hardware

#20
Realtek ALC898.
It's not ideal but it should work.
The ModMic 3.0 used to have problems with certain driver versions on the ALC898, but I'm not sure if that's still the case for the 4.0.
There will also be a faint white noise in the background.

posted about 8 years ago
#19 Best mics? in Hardware

Do you know which chip? Otherwise just tell me which mobo, I'll find out.

posted about 8 years ago
#17 Best mics? in Hardware

Please read properly. I didn't say anything about a preamp. I said onboard might not be able to handle it.
Literally any soundcard will have absolutely no problems, it's just some of the low end onboard realtek chips.

The ModMic produces an analog signal and you can bet your ass that analog signal goes through an amp before going into the ADC. It's called preamplification because it's done before the signal processing.

posted about 8 years ago
#11 Best mics? in Hardware

Keep in mind that the ModMic needs preamplification, onboard might not cut it.

posted about 8 years ago
#3 Weird Network-Related Lag in Q/A Help

It's a pain in the ass to even diagnose that without being on-site (frankly it would still be even then) and even if I can figure out what's causing it, it doesn't mean it can actually be fixed at all.

If you have the option to switch to wired, do so.

If not, here's some preliminary questions:
Is there anyone else on the same WLAN?
Are there other WLANs that might be interfering?

posted about 8 years ago
#13 Closed headphone users ASSEMBLE in Hardware
rainyI didn't buy them blind. You should stop assuming, that's twice now.

So you actually listened to them beforehand?
Well shame on me for assuming otherwise then.

rainyI never said I did. I still have, and will use, my old pair of open-air Audio Technica's if need be. I wanted the Beyerdynamic's because of the bass that open-air headphones lack.

I'm sorry but I still don't understand. In what world do closed headphones have better bass? Hell, in what world are closed headphones better than open headphones at anything except isolation?
I mean look at this graph:
http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=-1&graphID[]=2131&graphID[]=2751&graphID[]=2241&scale=15
You definitely didn't choose the DT770s over the DT990s for more bass, because that's not the case.
http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=3&graphID[]=2131&graphID[]=2751&graphID[]=2241&scale=15
Large driver movement (aka bass) getting choked on the DT770s by the pressure buildup inside the isolation, as it is expected for closed headphones. So it's not better bass either.

There are few legitimate reasons to chose the DT770s over open headphones if not only you don't need the isolation, but it's actually a drawback for you.

EDIT: I assumed (I know, I know) that you meant open-back with "open-air".

posted about 8 years ago
#10 Closed headphone users ASSEMBLE in Hardware

Well I guess now you know why buying headphones blind isn't a good idea.

posted about 8 years ago
#7 Closed headphone users ASSEMBLE in Hardware

I know it's not helping, but why did you get closed headphones if you wanted open headphones?

posted about 8 years ago
#507 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#506
Any GPU is compatible with any motherboard, you don't need to worry about that.

However you shouldn't upgrade just to upgrade.
Do you want/need more fps? No -> don't upgrade, save yourself that money.
If yes, which games and how many fps? Then if it's your GPU that's limiting the fps, pick one that'll get you enough fps, don't spend all the money you have, just because you can.

Even though my eye started twitching a little when I looked at the PSU I don't expect that system to fail anytime soon.

#507
280 should simply be much cheaper. 285 or 280X are also worth a thought, if there's one on sale.

posted about 8 years ago
#8 Major computer problems, in search of diagnosis in Hardware

Check SMART.

posted about 8 years ago
#504 PC Build Thread in Hardware

Would've gone for H97 for the usual reasons, but what's the point of going full ATX if you don't even get 2*x8. No one needs 4 x1 slots. Doesn't hurt that the PSU would allow for SLI/Xfire aswell.

If you want to save 10$ go mATX.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $456.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 12:07 EDT-0400

Another option would be the Z87-Pro for features.

posted about 8 years ago
#4 Custom folder in Customization

#1
The answer to your question would be yes.

posted about 8 years ago
#502 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#501
In that case my recommendation is building it yourself, if possible.

No idea regarding windows, sorry.

#502
That would've been my point, for 50$ you could go fanless and at least µATX, ECC RAM if you wanted to and so on. Phenom is just the complete opposite of what you'd want for a media server and no undervolting is going to change that.

The PSU should definitely be ok then, I guess you see why I don't trust the other 3 versions.

This is as low as I'd go:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $374.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 06:03 EDT-0400

It should get you enough fps, but just barely. So worst case TF2 spazzing out and you might get a CPU bound drop, 10v10 CS:GO worst case and you might get a GPU bound drop. With quite a bit of buffer (you never know when the next "performance" update hits) it would look like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $466.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 06:06 EDT-0400

posted about 8 years ago
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