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[Fatboi1]

So you ain't gonna provide a link

https://amzn.to/2VAgSzI
It was $299 at Microcenter.

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

Coli brehs I need help
I need a good gaming headset I’m more interested in wired connection...theirs too many ones I can pick I need something that’s less then $100
Call of duty is coming out soon and I need a good headset to talk shyt

The Best Gaming Headsets for 2019

 

[Captain Crunch]

Unless you play every game, there's really no excuse to not have Game Pass.
Dishonored 2; Wolfenstein 2, Sunset Overdrive, Metro Exodus, Outer Worlds, etc.
Not to mention, we'll get Psychonaunts 2 and Ori 2 next year.
All of the above for $5/month

 

[GoldenGlove]

Anybody ever have issues with their USB 3.0 ports not working?

I'm looking at all of the ports in the Device Manager screen and I see one that has an error. I go to fix it or update its drivers, and it says it's up to date. My external capture card needs a USB 3 port to work so this shyt is irking me. I have three 3.0 ports and none of them are working.

Any suggestions?

 

[Afrodroid]

Anybody ever have issues with their USB 3.0 ports not working?

I'm looking at all of the ports in the Device Manager screen and I see one that has an error. I go to fix it or update its drivers, and it says it's up to date. My external capture card needs a USB 3 port to work so this shyt is irking me. I have three 3.0 ports and none of them are working.

Any suggestions?

Win 10?

When it started?

I had some issues with usb 3.0 and 3.1 when i was on 7 due to ryzen not being officially supported by this.

Workarounds:

Uninstall all your usb drivers and try to reinstall the latest motherboard chipset drivers available; Also, skip the automatic driver update feature

Or, install driver booster to see if there is a newer version including other components that may conflict with your usb controllers.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Win 10?

When it started?

I had some issues with usb 3.0 and 3.1 when i was on 7 due to ryzen not being officially supported by this.

Workarounds:

Uninstall all your usb drivers and try to reinstall the latest motherboard chipset drivers available; Also, skip the automatic driver update feature

Or, install driver booster to see if there is a newer version including other components that may conflict with your usb controllers.

I got it working, but I don't know how.

I uninstalled the 3.0 drivers, restarted my PC a few times, downloaded a couple driver booster type programs, and made sure the cable was connected fully to the motherboard.

Hopefully I'm good, shyts annoying, cause it was working fine then boom, nothing

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

I bought that disco elysium game on steam but haven't got to try it out yet. Looks fun

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

Coli brehs I need help
I need a good gaming headset I’m more interested in wired connection...theirs too many ones I can pick I need something that’s less then $100
Call of duty is coming out soon and I need a good headset to talk shyt

I just bought the hyperx cloud flight wireless headset and it's fire. Wireless >>>>> but it's like 135$. Worth it imo

 

[Barnett114]

install driver booster

 

[GoldenGlove]

Yeah, all those shyts were annoying and I hate installing software on my machine like that. Just happy it worked out and my USB 3.0 ports work.

 

[Ciggavelli]

I've been changing hobbies, moving on from gaming and on to audiophile musical equipment. I came across something that I thought was pretty cool. I got a power conditioner for my tube amp, and some relatively cheap audiophile cables. It really cleared up the background noise on my headphones (you gotta hear it to understand). I plugged in my 4K, 144hz ASUS monitor into the power conditioner, and bought another relatively cable to go from my PSU to power conditioner. You're probably not going to believe this, but my monitor got so much better. Clearer, deeper blacks, less fuzziness, brighter, more vivid colors, etc. It's actually mind-blowing how much better my monitor looks with the power conditioner and new high grade cables.

I bought this combo (which is on the low-end of power conditioners and cables specturm):

Furman Elite-15 PF i 13-Outlet Linear Filtering AC Power Source ($485)


Audioquest NRG-Y3 US Power Cord Low-Distortion 3-Pole Power Cable 2 Meters ($150)


Now, I'm sure many of you are gonna be like, nah, no way...it's digital to digital, how can it make a difference? I thought the same. But, it really does make a difference. I'm about to buy another power conditioner and set of cables for my LG 4K OLED TV.

It's definitely worth the extra money in my mind.

 

[StatUS]

I've been changing hobbies, moving on from gaming and on to audiophile musical equipment. I came across something that I thought was pretty cool. I got a power conditioner for my tube amp, and some relatively cheap audiophile cables. It really cleared up the background noise on my headphones (you gotta hear it to understand). I plugged in my 4K, 144hz ASUS monitor into the power conditioner, and bought another relatively cable to go from my PSU to power conditioner. You're probably not going to believe this, but my monitor got so much better. Clearer, deeper blacks, less fuzziness, brighter, more vivid colors, etc. It's actually mind-blowing how much better my monitor looks with the power conditioner and new high grade cables.

I bought this combo (which is on the low-end of power conditioners and cables specturm):

Furman Elite-15 PF i 13-Outlet Linear Filtering AC Power Source ($485)


Audioquest NRG-Y3 US Power Cord Low-Distortion 3-Pole Power Cable 2 Meters ($150)


Now, I'm sure many of you are gonna be like, nah, no way...it's digital to digital, how can it make a difference? I thought the same. But, it really does make a difference. I'm about to buy another power conditioner and set of cables for my LG 4K OLED TV.

It's definitely worth the extra money in my mind.

I have some experience in audio engineering. What you say is true about cabling. But for the price of that one cable and linear device you could have got a bunch of high quality ac cables and a power conditioner that does the same thing pretty much. But if you got it why not, that's some high end shyt there.

 

[MMA]

These new chipsets need to come out already, it's PC building season
I'm ready

@Ciggavelli do you feel slighted at what they did to skylake lineup. I'm seeing people selling 7980xe and 9980xe for 800 dollars

 

[Ciggavelli]

These new chipsets need to come out already, it's PC building season
I'm ready

@Ciggavelli do you feel slighted at what they did to skylake lineup. I'm seeing people selling 7980xe and 9980xe for 800 dollars

Yes, but it is what it is

But yeah, I'm excited about PC building season as well. I'm going to try and make an audiophile pc...silent, filters everywhere, USB re-generator, clocks, etc.

Once that 3080ti comes out, I'm gonna completely revamp my gaming rig.

 

[Ciggavelli]

If anybody is interested, this is what I'm rocking for my audiophile components at the moment.

Spoiler

(not my pictures, btw)


Headphone Amp: Woo Audio WA33.

WA33 Fully-balanced Headphone Amp/Preamplifier — Woo Audio

DAC: Chord Hugo TT2 with M-scaler

KT Radio

Headphones : Focal Utopia and Abyss AB 1266 Phi TC

Focal Utopia

// ABYSS AB-1266 Phi TC Audiophile Reference Headphone

Cables:

SOtM BNC (2x)
dCBL-BNC Cable

Danacables Power Cord, XLR interconnects, usb and headphone cables
Danacable – Marketed Exclusively Worldwide by Gingko Audio, Inc.

Also, chasing the best quality sound is almost a spiritual experience. When you upgrade a component and it is noticeably better, it's a combo of and