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Serephucus

I have them. They're probably my most-used headphones at the moment.

They're bright, very bright. They can honestly get tiring to listen to if you're listening to stuff with lots of highs, but they're very crisp as well, which is something I like. Bass is surprisingly punchy too. The mids are there of course, but being so bright they can get overpowered a bit.

wheresmahbombs

I've just got bog-standard Panasonic headphones, nothing special.

How's the 7.1 surround sound on the Tiamat?

ED E

Serephucus wrote: »

I have them. They're probably my most-used headphones at the moment.

They're bright, very bright. They can honestly get tiring to listen to if you're listening to stuff with lots of highs, but they're very crisp as well, which is something I like. Bass is surprisingly punchy too. The mids are there of course, but being so bright they can get overpowered a bit.

Which version have you got?

Ive the 280ohm pros but honestly my 2.1 system at my feet gets 99.5% of the usage.

Serephucus

The 600Ω version. Premium, I think it is?

My 2.1 setup would normally get much more use, but since I've moved back home I've had to tone things down a bit.

Squaredude

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

I've just got bog-standard Panasonic headphones, nothing special.

How's the 7.1 surround sound on the Tiamat?

It's not bad.Good for gaming not really great for much else. The ear cups are starting to fall apart and the control unit is a little seized up due to a coffee spill earlier in the year, so it's time for a replacement

ED E wrote: »

my 2.1 system at my feet gets 99.5% of the usage.

I use my 2.1 quite a lot but prefer headphones/headset for gaming

wheresmahbombs

I'm not that familiar with surround sound at all.
I visited someone's house last night, and I got a chance to experience surround sound for the first time in a while outside a cinema playing GTA V.
This may be off-topic, but what level of surround sound is used in cinemas?

ED E

Pretty similar response.


I need to get a better hanger/cable setup to the Fiio so Im more likely to use them and the modmic.

glynf

ED E wrote: »

If anyone happens to have a ST31000528AS they arent using I'd love to buy it off ya.

I have about 8-10 2TB 7.2k WD Blacks (WD2003FZEX) if you are interested, been meaning to put them on adverts for a while now. They're 3 years old but light usage as they were installed on failover NVRs.

Blitz17

I need a mic for chatting online, anyone have a nice cheap suggestion? I use AKG K7xx/DT990 for sound.

Was looking at modmic but seen mixed opinions about it.

ED E

glynf wrote: »

I have about 8-10 2TB 7.2k WD Blacks (WD2003FZEX) if you are interested, been meaning to put them on adverts for a while now. They're 3 years old but light usage as they were installed on failover NVRs.

Thanks but its specifically that drive I need, want to steal the PCB for some amteur hour data recovery (Not all the family listened to my 3 2 1 preaching).

wheresmahbombs

Do you think 1366x768 is acceptable in 2017?

wheresmahbombs

I find it to be restrictive, especially from a guy who is accustomed to 1920x1080. Screen real estate is limited, which makes researching and producing presentations at the same time more difficult on higher-res monitors.

EoinHef

Anbody ever have a CPU cooler fan go a bit eratic in a lenovo tower?

Bought a system off adverts for a friend
i7 2600
8gb ram
750 ti

Board,cpu and cooler were taken from a Lenovo M91p Think Centre,no real issue with that but the CPU cooler fan keeps ramping up but ive yet to see it go over ~50C. It pretty much has the appearance of a stock intel heatsink. Its VERY loud in use and doesnt just happen under load. It looks to be missing a thermal sensor that plugs into a header on the board. Seemingly lenovo used this instead of one applied directly to the borad which is so cheap.

Ive to try clearing the CMOS and maybe check what i can do with 3rd party software but id rather find a permanent solution if i can as neither of them will work in the long run i think.

Contacted the seller but he doesnt seem keen to do anything about it. I told him id try the above before getting back to him.

Anybody else got suggestions i could try?


The attached is a pic of the missing thermal sensor.

Cuddlesworth

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

Do you think 1366x768 is acceptable in 2017?

Nope.

Serephucus

ED E wrote: »

Thanks but its specifically that drive I need, want to steal the PCB for some amteur hour data recovery (Not all the family listened to my 3 2 1 preaching).

In the same vein: If anyone has a dead drive from an 8TB Easystore (WD80EMAZ), I could use the PCB...

wotzgoingon

EoinHef wrote: »

Anbody ever have a CPU cooler fan go a bit eratic in a lenovo tower?

Bought a system off adverts for a friend
i7 2600
8gb ram
750 ti

Board,cpu and cooler were taken from a Lenovo M91p Think Centre,no real issue with that but the CPU cooler fan keeps ramping up but ive yet to see it go over ~50C. It pretty much has the appearance of a stock intel heatsink. Its VERY loud in use and doesnt just happen under load. It looks to be missing a thermal sensor that plugs into a header on the board. Seemingly lenovo used this instead of one applied directly to the borad which is so cheap.

Ive to try clearing the CMOS and maybe check what i can do with 3rd party software but id rather find a permanent solution if i can as neither of them will work in the long run i think.

Contacted the seller but he doesnt seem keen to do anything about it. I told him id try the above before getting back to him.

Anybody else got suggestions i could try?


The attached is a pic of the missing thermal sensor.

Tbh just pick up a aftermarket cooler you can get them for awful cheap and it would do a far better job at cooling than the current one and be more silent as well.

EoinHef

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Tbh just pick up a aftermarket cooler you can get them for awful cheap and it would do a far better job at cooling than the current one and be more silent as well.

The cooler is not the problem though,its that the fan is being ramped up for no reason. Just thought someone may have had a similar problem amd had an idea how to fix it

wheresmahbombs

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Nope.

100% agreed. It becomes irritating to use with workloads that require a lot of screen real estate.

Alpha8

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Nope.

I'm still stuck with 720p

wheresmahbombs

Alpha8 wrote: »

I'm still stuck with 720p

Is that 1280x720 or 1366x768?

wotzgoingon

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Well my desktop is out of action the past few days and I have had to use my laptop and phone. How I miss my desktop, I do not know how anyone can use a phone and laptop full time.

I am waiting on a CPU as my backup bios only works with the first gen CPU on my system and if that doesn't work I will have to pickup a pre flashed bios and desolder the old one off and resolder the new one on. I'm not too bothered as I'm fairly handy with a soldering iron it's just as a last resort but I would prefer not to go down that route due to risks involved.

Well received the CPU to enable the backup bios to flash the main bios. So delighted to have my PC back. I also flashed the backup bios with the newer CPU code to enable my own CPU to work if I ever do a bad flash again.

It's so much better on the desktop than the laptop and phone and my back is delighted also. I have a bad back and using a phone for prolonged periods makes it act up.

Alpha8

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

Is that 1280x720 or 1366x768?

1280x720

wheresmahbombs

Hmm... are you using a TV as a monitor?

Alpha8

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

Hmm... are you using a TV as a monitor?

Nope it's a dell

wheresmahbombs

Interesting. 720p monitors seem to be very rare.

wotzgoingon

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

Interesting. 720p monitors seem to be very rare.

I thought it was a Tv as well with that resolution.

wheresmahbombs

Why do you think 1366x768 is more commonly used in monitors than 1280x720?

ED E

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

Why do you think 1366x768 is more commonly used in monitors than 1280x720?

Laptops. The physical shape suits them better and thus those panels are manufactured in bulk.

K.O.Kiki

Found a pair of 4770Ks on eBay for €210/220
1 is Malay, 1 is Costa Rica.

Too good to be true?

* I could grab an OC board for another hundred, and sell my current CPU/mobo €200-odd I think.
** Turns out noone is shipping this board to Ireland: https://geizhals.eu/asrock-z87m-oc-formula-90-mxgq70-a0uayz-a954086.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu

wheresmahbombs

Do you mean 2 4770Ks for €210 or €220, or €210 or €220 for each 4770K?

Was looking at a C2D E8400 for €6 at CeX last Friday. I felt pretty intrigued to get one.