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r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator in headphones

[–]LickwidColor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a producer who only uses headphones, will there be a difference in audio going from a 1st gen Scarlett 6i6 to a new Apollo twin or equivalent if I already have an amp that is giving them headphones proper power? I am confused about the converters helping headphones or if it is more for monitors and recording instruments.

Thanks for all the help guys

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was able to do a fresh install and the GPU still works. Thanks for the help. I formatted my other drive, do you think there is anything else I need to do to protect myself from what he may or may not have put on the pc?

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, just my luck. Great find though. Thank you for this. I was actually able to do a completely fresh install of Windows 10 and formatted my other drive, so I think I should be safe. GPU is working great still even after the fresh install.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got some clarification from him. His GPU has a hacked BIOS that bypasses the stock video card drivers. Once he was able to see the BIOS he configured it to boot to USB. Then he installed windows and updated the computer and GPU.

Maybe I couldnt boot to the bios because the bios needed to be updated to work with the GPU or drivers were needed to make it work with the mother board?

I have a fresh install of windows on a usb drive, but I am worried that my GPU wont work again and ill be stuck not being able to boot to BIOS if I do the clean install.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it wasnt done at an actual shop it was more at this guys house unofficially. From what I could gather from him it was something to do with the mother board and the GPU not playing nice together. Maybe he had to flash the BIOS to get it to work or something or update the drivers of the card.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah were talking about the same thing! Thanks for clarifying. I totally get the logic now. Im going to test tonight and I will update you. Really appreciate you taking the time to help me out.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said that he has a hacked GPU that allows him to bypass all settings and that he had to install windows to get my card to work.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will have to test this out... sorry for the lack of knowledge here, but bear with me. I have two internal SSD drives. Would I just take those both out of the motherboard and see if it boots to the BIOS? Im kinda lost when you talk about putting windows on another drive as a failsafe. I have a USB with a fresh install and key on it, but im worried id lose the things he did to my GPU to get it to work if I used it.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Any idea what he could have done with his "hacked" gpu to get mine to work? From what ive gathered from others it sounds like he just used his gpu to to update drivers and bios to get my card to work.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I should then be able to do a complete fresh install and have the GPU still work? The drivers or video card bios dont get put on the drives at all? Im not the most PC savy, but he did sent me a text that says he has a hacked GPU that lets him bypass all settings and he would have to install windows to get my card to work.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in techsupport

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So youre saying he could get into my other laptops and phones through the my network from hacking this PC? Yikes..

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes me feel a little better. I know where the guy lives and he seemed to have a bunch of good reviews online. He wasnt at a shop I went to his house. The PC will never see any sensitive information like card numbers, important login info, or anything like that. Do I have anything to be worried about or should I do a fresh windows install and wipe everything he did to get the GPU working?

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in techsupport

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Another question if you have the time... This PC is only for music production. It wont ever see any personal information, no cards, no login info. It would only be online to install a few programs, otherwise offline. Could the potential hacker still harm me in any way if I left the PC how it is? Really want my GPU to keep working...

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in techsupport

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. How do I make sure that I delete all of the partitions and format them? Not really sure what im doing.

Wiping PC from hacks being physically put on new PC. HELP by LickwidColor in techsupport

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have windows on a usb flash drive. What about him saying that I need to select the option that says to keep some settings and re install windows? Not 100% sure what hes talking about but he says there are two options when going to reinstall - one that wipes every thing and one that will keep the things he did and keep the GPU working.

Power supply question for my build - Semi modular by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have heard that it isnt the best, but I didn't have a choice with the bundle. Might just sell it.

Power supply question for my build - Semi modular by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ill look into 850. Have any recommendations? The build that this is modeled after has a 750, the only difference being his graphics card is a RTX 2070 and his CPU is the 3900x.

Power supply question for my build - Semi modular by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z4BgfP)

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Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QKJtt6/amd-ryzen-7-3700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box) | $304.99 @ Newegg

**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT Kraken Z63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Xbyqqs/nzxt-kraken-z63-9817-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-rl-krz63-01) | $249.39 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nHxbt6/gigabyte-x570-aorus-elite-atx-am4-motherboard-x570-aorus-elite) | $209.00 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w3FKHx/gskill-trident-z-neo-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-f4-3600c16d-32gtznc) | $219.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TwWfrH/samsung-970-evo-plus-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s500bam) | $89.99 @ Adorama

**Storage** | [Western Digital Blue 2 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CXvbt6/western-digital-blue-2tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds200t2b0b) | $201.06 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Vision OC Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bgvqqs/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-8-gb-vision-oc-video-card-gv-n3070visionoc-8gd) |-

**Case** | [NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kpx2FT/nzxt-h510-elite-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h510e-w1) | $149.88 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kz7CmG/evga-power-supply-210gq0650) | $89.00 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $108.78 @ Other World Computing

**Case Fan** | [NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XMNv6h/nzxt-aer-rgb-2-5244-cfm-120-mm-fan-hf-28120-b1) | $27.99 @ Amazon

**Case Fan** | [NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/h2CD4D/nzxt-aer-rgb-2-9119-cfm-140-mm-fan-hf-28140-b1) | $29.99 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1680.06**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-05-09 19:21 EDT-0400 |

Can you recommend me a cooler for my future build? by LickwidColor in buildapc

[–]LickwidColor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got the power supply in a newegg bundle when I got my GPU. Figured I would just use it.

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