[Mad Lust Envy]

Hmm... perhaps I'll have to try the DSS2 at some point, to see how it stacks up to Dolby Headphone.

 

[Eric_C]

HD 600 on a MixAmp:
Mix--fully on "Game"
Volume--about 1 o'clock
 
Tested on Mass Effect 3 (campaign), running around Citadel and a short, indoors side mission.
 
Dialogue was fine; speech was perfectly intelligible, always. This included when I hit the nightclub on Citadel; bass was nice and thumping but I could still make out all of the speech with dialogue trees, and most of it when eavesdropping on NPCs. 
 
Jumping mass effect relays produced a satisfying "THOOM", but I did hear a crackle just prior to making the jump--is this part of the intended SFX?
 
Positional audio was okay. I could detect well enough when shots were fired 'somewhere' behind me, and during dialogue sequences I think the 6 o'clock was a bit clearer than on my DT880. Could more or less tell when people were further away, but since this isn't a sneaky game, positional audio only comes into play in all-out firefights. 
 
Combat took place in the same type of environment as the talky bits, so there was no audible difference in the way stuff sounded (e.g. in an echo-y chamber vs in a small room).
 
It was overall an okay experience, nothing to complain or write home about. 600 was a bit clampy, but it is 3 days new...

 

[Jodiuh]

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You crazy? Either go quad SLI or go home

 
***Pushing the limits of OT***
 
Look what I found @ Fry's...
 

 

 

[AxelDaemon]

I'm more curious as to what price tag did you have to pay for that.  Or this is you at Fry's just taking a picture of the box?

 

[Jodiuh]

$550, but they're cool about price matching. Told me to come back within 30 days w/ just the receipt.
 
I prefer to buy locally whenever possible as I'm a pretty discerning user. For instance, the noise from this card is much greater than my previous Galaxy GTX 580 w/ the 3 92mm fans. Although, it's only noticeable when gaming and headphones/speakers would drown it right out.
 
Just to give you an idea of performance per watt...
 
Dirt 3 Benchmark 1680x1050 8xMSAA Ultra
 
GTX 580 @ 900Mhz Core 4400Mhz Memory 1.1Volts
103 Avg, 89 Min
 
GTX 680 @ stock speeds 
121 Avg, 103 Min
 
But the big shocker? 680 is pulling One Hundred and Six watts LESS than the 580 from the wall!!!
 
***Sorry for so much off topic guys***
 

 

[Roller]

The noise is understandable due to reference design and cooling, while the Galaxy GTX 580 has both modified design and cooling.
 
Nvidia went with improving performance per watt metrics, and ended up having a card that's both more quiet, with lower temps, lower power draw, both idling and under load, as well as outperforming the AMD competing flaship, HD7970, in all aspects including price that is matched. Overall, it's the best single GPU card available right now.

 

[Jodiuh]

CPU temps are down over 10 C though. That Galaxy spits out all the heat right on my 2600K, lol. Kinda of nice to have the heat split up again. Also, case and hdd temps went down too. This probably means I can get away w/ adding a controller to the SFLEX E's and lower them from 1200 to 800 RPM or so!

 

[our martin]

i am waiting for the amd 7990s to come out and i will be using two with the new ivy bridge..p.s i seen in your profile you like running and are thinking about mountain biking.. check this bike out it's very light and looks nice..

 

[Jodiuh]

I've got a Jamis Dakar Sport from 2006, so full squishy. Although, it's been a LONG time since I've been riding, hurt my achilles tendon. :/
 
Sweet dirt jumper though!

 

[our martin]

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I've got a Jamis Dakar Sport from 2006, so full squishy. Although, it's been a LONG time since I've been riding, hurt my achilles tendon. :/
 
Sweet dirt jumper though!

i have a 2011 marin downhill quad it's a professional bike but i don't ride that much..the orange miii is super light and i think i will be getting one for riding through central park..i live in england but have an apartment at central park west..well that's my excuse to buy it anyway..
 

 

[hamzatm]

Dt880 premium 250ohm vs Sennhesier HD598 in gaming.
 
Your thoughts?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

DT880 by a mile, unless FPS gaming is a priority.

Again guys, talk about that PC related stuff on the PC thread.

 

[NamelessPFG]

Lifehacker's doing a Hive Five on headsets with attached microphones.
 
Distressingly, most of the headsets voted for are not Sennheiser PC360s or Beyerdynamic MMX300s...not that I've tried either, but I'd certainly trust those more than most "gaming" headsets you see mentioned in there.
 
Perhaps it's a good time to make sure the good headsets make it into the top 5?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

I'm willing to bet that the Senns and MMX300 wouldn't be popular because they don't have 'OMG BASS'. Remember, life outside of Head-fi tends to prefer bass emphasis. Typical consumers wouldn't typically like the Senns or the MMX300s (which are apparently bass light as of late).

I like my bass plentiful, though not on a headset.

I can't say I comletely blame ignorance, as if I only had ONE pair of headphones/headset, it'd have to be good for my taste in music too, so bass emphasis would be something I'd go for myself. However, since I can't see myself with just ONE headphone for absolutely everything, I'll pick a balanced headset, and a bassy headphone.

 

[NamelessPFG]

I thought it was because they weren't as heavily marketed as all of those "gaming" headsets...well, that and price.
 
As for "OMG BASS", I almost forgot about that...can't say I'm very fond of everyone's general obsession with bass while ignoring mids and treble, especially when they drive down the road and I can still hear the thumping in my house several feet away and through the walls. I mean, rumbling, cavernous explosions are nice, but I like crystal-clear voices and instruments, too.
 
I even once heard about some cheesy "gaming" headset that had a built-in rumble motor that vibrated whenever bass notes were playing. Yes, really.