[The Socialist Nerd]

That's too impressive sir!

 

[Redcarmoose]

My desk is a mess but here it is....

 

[Dobrescu George]

My desk is a mess but here it is....

ah , you still have those XB-700 from Sony LMAO. I want them for that heavenly comfort tho

 

[HAWKEYE7]

It's pretty old school, but it works well for me.

 

[Amish]

ah , you still have those XB-700 from Sony LMAO. I want them for that heavenly comfort tho

lol yup. the good ol XB-700. Super comfy and super warm if its hot. lol There was a time (back when these released) that I thought they sounded petty good. I've long since moved on but I can't let them go. lol

 

[Mawrchi]

My newly assembled mobile rig (minus the utopias + tia fourtes). Intel Nuc I5, Cradlepoint cellular router/hotspot, chord h2 and a microrendu. Audio bliss everywhere.

That's an interesting Hugo 2 case. Mind sharing the brand?

 

[Kukuk]

lol yup. the good ol XB-700. Super comfy and super warm if its hot. lol There was a time (back when these released) that I thought they sounded petty good. I've long since moved on but I can't let them go. lol

Are you me?

I still have my original XB700s. I sold them once, and they made their way back into my collection. They're a little worn and weathered, but I don't think they sound terrible. Particularly surprising is how clean the bass is with a proper amp behind them. You can basically EQ unlimited bass into them without turning them into a trainwreck.

What's the specs on the PC? It always catches my interest when I see a PC with two sets of DIMM slots.

 

[Amish]

@Kukuk

Specs for the PC:

Intel Core i7 7800X @ 4.7GHz / Corsair Hydro Series H115i 280mm / MSI Gaming M7 ACK X299 / CORSAIR Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3466 / EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 iCX / Intel 535 Series 2.5" 480GB SATA // WD Blue 1TB SSD // Radeon R7 240GB SSD // Seagate 1TB, and 4TB storage HDDs / Creative Sound Blaster ZX / Corsair HX1000i / Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 case / Windows 10


I have a second rig in the same room that I use as a dedicated VR station. It uses the same case and has the following specs:

Intel Core i5 6600K @ 4.6GHz / Corsair Hydo Series H110iGTX / MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 / CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 / EVGA GTX 1080 FE / WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 SSD / Corsair TX850 / Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 / Win 10


Yeah with some EQ those XB-700's can sound better. I always enjoyed them for the bass and using an EQ to bring out the mids and tame the highs works pretty well. Still, I can get great bass from my other headphones which all sound so much better.

 

[lcasadonte]

That's an interesting Hugo 2 case. Mind sharing the brand?

I love the case. Its a dignis. When I bought it moon audio didn't carry it. Here's a link to moon-audios site for convenience: https://www.moon-audio.com/dignis-chord-hugo2-case.html

 

[Kukuk]

@Kukuk

Specs for the PC:

Intel Core i7 7800X @ 4.7GHz / Corsair Hydro Series H115i 280mm / MSI Gaming M7 ACK X299 / CORSAIR Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3466 / EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 iCX / Intel 535 Series 2.5" 480GB SATA // WD Blue 1TB SSD // Radeon R7 240GB SSD // Seagate 1TB, and 4TB storage HDDs / Creative Sound Blaster ZX / Corsair HX1000i / Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 case / Windows 10


I have a second rig in the same room that I use as a dedicated VR station. It uses the same case and has the following specs:

Intel Core i5 6600K @ 4.6GHz / Corsair Hydo Series H110iGTX / MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 / CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 / EVGA GTX 1080 FE / WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 SSD / Corsair TX850 / Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 / Win 10


Yeah with some EQ those XB-700's can sound better. I always enjoyed them for the bass and using an EQ to bring out the mids and tame the highs works pretty well. Still, I can get great bass from my other headphones which all sound so much better.

Very nice, I've heard good things about the X299 platform. Back when it was first announced I remember people were up in arms, saying how it made no sense, stupid product, etc. But once it released, and people got their hands on it, it was pretty much nothing but praise. Especially the CPUs, as they are for the most part high-thread counts with high clock speeds.

I went X399/Threadripper, and I like it, but it's somewhat disappointing for gaming. Even at 1440p it was a bit of a step down from my old 4790k. I'm super excited to see what Zen2 Threadripper is going to bring.

 

[Amish]

Very nice, I've heard good things about the X299 platform. Back when it was first announced I remember people were up in arms, saying how it made no sense, stupid product, etc. But once it released, and people got their hands on it, it was pretty much nothing but praise. Especially the CPUs, as they are for the most part high-thread counts with high clock speeds.

I went X399/Threadripper, and I like it, but it's somewhat disappointing for gaming. Even at 1440p it was a bit of a step down from my old 4790k. I'm super excited to see what Zen2 Threadripper is going to bring.

I haven't played around with AMD in years. I really like Intel chips. The threadrippers are great chips though. I think the last AMD cpu I ran was back when the AMD AXIA batch chips were going strong.

 

[Kukuk]

I avoided AMD for years. They just released stinker after stinker, but they finally got it right with Ryzen. They still have some catching up to do with clock speed, but it looks like Zen2 is making a strong push in the right direction.

I'm hoping the Zen2 Threadripper chips can do at least 4.5Ghz. That would be a solid bump up from the 4Ghz I have on my 2950x. Combined with the higher IPC, I think it would be a worthwhile upgrade.

 

[Amish]

Agreed. One of the reasons I have stuck with Intel all these years is the overclocking potential. I have three chips that will hit 5GHz. Though temps are always an issue so I usually keep them at 4.5-4.7GHz.

 

[Marmite]

Very nice, I've heard good things about the X299 platform. Back when it was first announced I remember people were up in arms, saying how it made no sense, stupid product, etc. But once it released, and people got their hands on it, it was pretty much nothing but praise. Especially the CPUs, as they are for the most part high-thread counts with high clock speeds.

I went X399/Threadripper, and I like it, but it's somewhat disappointing for gaming. Even at 1440p it was a bit of a step down from my old 4790k. I'm super excited to see what Zen2 Threadripper is going to bring.

I've given up with AMD. Even with great specs on paper, Intel + Nvidia always works better for me and without the issues AMD gear always seem to have.

All my new company workstation PCs will be Intel moving forward as I take on new staff and gradually replace the poor performing AMD machines.

 

[Voxata]

AMD has worked perfect with (avoiding bulldozer series chips anyways) Ryzen especially as a workstation, HTPC/etc. AMD falls very short when it comes to high refresh rate gaming though. With a 240hz monitor I am dropping settings in certain games to get the highest FPS possible for smooth competitive level play. With Ryzen I struggle to get the frames up, seeing at times a 30-40% deficit vs my Intel PC. I notice a lot of reviewers just crank everything to Ultra in their reviews and base the entire CPU performance off of that. I've got both a Ryzen 1700 (3.8) & i7 9700K (5.0) running 3600Mhz ram and a 1080Ti for my testing. I play games like Hunt: Showdown, Apex Legends, PUBG, COD:Zombies and Dirt Rally - many more really.

With the Intel price cuts and a Microcenter nearby I figured now was a good time to build a sweet small form factor HT/Lan PC. I was able to buy an i5 9400F which is a cool running six core for $105. I took the bet Ryzen 3 wouldn't be much better at gaming than previous gens. Love the competition though and I do enjoy my Ryzen rigs even though they'll never function as main rig.