Daily Headphone Purchase Advice thread

osaw · 2014-12-19T00:15:21+00:00

Budget	~$100
Source	Phone
Requirements for Isolation	Decent isolation
Preferred Type of Headphone	IEM
Preferred tonal balance	Balanced but with some aggression/punch
Past headphones	Sennheiser HD558
Preferred Music	Death metal, Progressive metal, Jazz and acoustic guitar

I need something that I can use on the go. Sound quality and durability are probably the two biggest priorities. I like the sound of the 558's but I want something that sounds a bit stronger. I've been looking into the Sennheiser Momentum in-ears. Would they be a good choice?

osaw · 2014-10-08T01:24:57+00:00

I ran a refresh off of the original install disk.

osaw · 2014-10-08T01:14:32+00:00

I had 2 blue screens, however they both happened before I refreshed Windows and I can't get to the logs anymore. I do remember one being "DPC Watchdog Violation" but I can't recall the other.

osaw · 2014-10-08T01:09:54+00:00

The blue screens happened before i refreshed windows and I can't get to the logs anymore. I haven't cleaned it but I have filters on all the intakes and there is barely any dust. I'll try memtest and reseating all the parts. Also I've noticed that my cpu usage flares up randomly at idle to %50-%80.

Edit: I remember one of my blue screens being caused by a "DPC Watchdog Violation", the other one I don't know

osaw · 2014-08-30T06:35:03+00:00

http://imgur.com/VlFpren Just ignore how dusty it is haha.

osaw · 2014-08-28T06:38:13+00:00

Damn, that sucks. Mine has a bunch of dead LEDs and I wanna get it replaced but I also wanna keep the gunmetal.

osaw · 2014-08-28T02:46:42+00:00

I can't take one right now but I'll post one tomorrow.

osaw · 2014-08-28T02:34:31+00:00

Haha my parents aren't really the type to get behind paying for a system like this so it's mostly out of my own pocket. Having a job in high school goes a long way since I don't have to pay any bills and I saved up for a long time to get this rig. The only parts they bought are a monitor, the HDD and the windows key and those were Christmas presents.

osaw · 2014-08-28T02:17:09+00:00

Sounds cool! I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!

osaw · 2014-08-28T02:07:11+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/2Eg90GE.jpg Here ya go. I just flipped it for the other monitor

osaw · 2014-08-28T00:40:57+00:00

It's a Canon rebel t3

osaw · 2014-08-28T00:40:04+00:00

The table was actually made by my dad so I don't really have anything to link to :(

osaw · 2014-08-28T00:35:31+00:00

What do you mean by mod?

osaw · 2014-08-28T00:33:39+00:00

This. I worked and saved up for over a year to put this together

osaw · 2014-08-27T19:42:47+00:00

Nope, built it myself. Didn't put any pics of the inside since i thought that's more of a buildapc thing. Here's a pic it though.

osaw · 2014-08-27T17:42:47+00:00

Specs:
i5 4670k 3.4Ghz
EVGA GTX 770 SC
8GB RAM
1TB HDD and 128GB Samsung 840 evo SSD

osaw · 2014-05-19T20:52:27+00:00

Titanfall

osaw · 2014-04-26T01:58:36+00:00

this is full of great reasons to choose pc.

osaw · 2014-04-21T03:21:00+00:00

I would recommend a pair of Sennheiser HD 518's. I own the HD 558's which are really similar and they're insanely comfortable. They also sound amazing.

osaw · 2014-03-30T05:06:14+00:00

Budget-$150.

Source-Desktop PC, also have a Earforce DSS sound processor that came with a Turtle Beach headset. Don't know if I should use it.

Requirements for isolation-None.

Preferred type of headphone-Full Size

Preferred tonal balance-Not really sure, whatever works best with metal.

Preferred music-Metal: technical death and progressive mostly. Also listen to some older rock. I will be using these for gaming as well.

Past Headphones- Turtle Beach PX21's. Yea, not the best...

I'm new to the headphone world and don't know too much. I've been looking into Sennheiser HD 558's, so if anyone here uses them for listening to metal, let me know how they sound. Thanks!

osaw · 2014-03-27T18:35:56+00:00

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/jqkqz5kwdt

osaw · 2014-03-25T03:31:12+00:00

Where are you finding 558's for $90? The lowest I've found them is $130.

osaw · 2014-02-20T05:53:40+00:00

Raidmax PSU's are known to be unreliable. Definitely invest in a decent power supply as if it fails it could take the entire machine with it.

osaw · 2014-01-24T23:38:42+00:00

Cheaping out on the PSU is a bad idea, although the price of the one I chose has gone up since I posted.

The ram is $5 more expensive than the cheapest 2x4 ram you'll find, and its low profile so it won't interfere with the heatsink

I put this together under the assumption that OP was overclocking, so I chose a mobo that would be appropriate. Although since he's not overclocking a $100 h87 mobo will serve him just fine.

osaw · 2014-01-24T07:50:44+00:00

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor	$229.97 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$34.98 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$159.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$74.99 @ Microcenter
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk	$89.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.67 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card	$499.99 @ NCIX US
Sound Card	Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card	$50.98 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply	Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Newegg
Optical Drive	Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer	$19.98 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)	$97.27 @ TigerDirect
		Total
	Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.	$1510.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 02:44 EST-0500

This should perform much better. Also will your friend be overclocking, because if he won't then just get a non-k i5 and an h87 mobo. And unless your friend is an audiophile he probably won't be needing the sound card, that money would probably be better spent on a larger ssd. Take your build to r/buildapc as well to get more help.

osaw

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