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What did you tweak and how did you do it? My X2HR came in yesterday and they sound great for music (better than my SR850, which were already pretty good), but for gaming I don't seem to get quite the accuracy as my SR850's. It seems as though maybe they're just a bit too heavy on bass.

Thanks for the suggestion. That looks like a nice pair. Is there a good place to attach a mod mic to one of the cans? Also would you describe them as open/closed/semi-open?

Hi! I purchased some Samson SR850 headphones probably almost 10 years ago now. They've been fantastic, but after so much use (and many drops) I'm starting to hear some crackling at "gaming" volume. Any recommendations for a replacement? I use modmic, so I'd like to stick with a really nice pair...

Well I was able to solve this -- I simply put my GPU tuning preset into "Power Saver" mode. No clock increase during the time I was in RDP (circled)

Hello, So I'm working from home and remote desktop into my work laptop from my gaming PC. I have a Radeon Vega 56. I noticed this morning when I RDP into my laptop there was a slight buzzing (coil whine?) sound. After a little bit of investigation, it appears as though this is coming from my...

Is there any particular brand? Last time I searched for KVM switch that included HDMI and audio ports (for calls w/ headset) they were several hundred dollars, which is tough to justify. More reasonably priced ones always had VGA connections...

Hi Since I've been working from home, I've been connecting my gaming PC peripherals into my work laptop via a cheap USB 3 hub I purchased at Best Buy. This is working really well, but is kind of a pain to plug everything in/out every morning as I plug them back into my PC at night to game. It...

In regards to your performance, it's odd, but turning off Steam overlay or Steam FPS counter really boosted my fps. Many others are reporting the same issue.

I was an early adopter of Ryzen, I built my computer in March of 2017 -- My 1700X CPU has been fantastic. I've never once experienced any weird issues or any crashes. I came from a Phenom II and the difference of course is night and day. The first thing I noticed performance wise that really was...

Really hoping for a future patch to include it. id Software supported 2016's multiplayer really well with additional maps, game types, demons, etc.

I am so ready. Just pre-loaded; can't wait for Friday.

Thanks for the write up. I enjoy these types of reviews — particularly useful for real world situations... when upgrading most people are in fact upgrading from something a few years old and want to see what their options are relative to where they’re coming from.

Yeah have to take what you can get I suppose. I want a new monitor but unfortunately there are so many drawbacks with every display type...

Is that true even for the high refresh rate VA monitors?

The last monitor I purchased was an Asus IPS monitor in 2014. The monitor provides great colors but leaves something to be desired in dark scenes. I’d love to upgrade to a fast refresh rate monitor but I am hoping that contrast has improved in the past 5 years? Is that the case? If not, are...

I presume this type of scaling works with any games? So I have a very demanding game that I run at 960x540 and scale up to 1080p with extremely little performance loss? Sounds good to me.

Is 8GB really viable for a gaming PC (even entry level)? I would have subbed out such a large SSD for more RAM.

Great review. Will need to reread it in more detail but took a high level look and was impressed. I was a very early adopter of a Ryzen 1700X and have had a great experience with it. Seeing as how the 3000 series compares to the 2000 series makes upgrading from my 1000 series very, very tempting.

I used to get sponsors for our small lanparties back in the day. Generally, the companies that were 'friendly' towards sponsoring lan parties would make inquiry readily available on their websites. However, since lan parties are "rare" these days, I'm not sure lan party sponsorship is really...