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Old 12-03-2014, 10:13 PM   #1251
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I'd like for stereo sources like Youtube to make use of my center speaker vs that channel being empty. Via bitstream my receiver can add audio to empty channels via Dolby PL.



Where could I find that setting? I may have missed it, but if I recall correctly the only device that was an option was my Denon receiver from the pull down list.
On my Win7 system it is under "sounds" "Playback Devices". You can search "Manage Audio Devices"

On my Win 8x system it is under ""Sound" "Playback" you can search "Manage Audio Devices"

Same on my Win10 system.

I am sensing a pattern.
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Old 12-04-2014, 01:43 AM   #1252
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Anyone with a Samsung SSD use the Rapid feature? Going to put my 850 pro in tomorrow on a fresh install. Debating enabling it or not.
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Old 12-04-2014, 01:59 AM   #1253
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RAPID will actually hurt performance in many cases. I have mine off.


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Old 12-04-2014, 08:45 PM   #1254
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On my Win7 system it is under "sounds" "Playback Devices". You can search "Manage Audio Devices"

On my Win 8x system it is under ""Sound" "Playback" you can search "Manage Audio Devices"

Same on my Win10 system.

I am sensing a pattern.
I cant find where the option is for bitstreaming in the sound manager menu.
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Old 12-05-2014, 09:31 AM   #1255
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Do you have a bitstream capable device attached? Like an hdmi television?

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Old 12-08-2014, 09:47 AM   #1256
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The stars aligned yesterday and I got to build my new setup with my nephew (he wanted to see what's involved in a PC build). I'm still installing programs and transferring files (my Steam folder took a bit), but overall I'm thrilled with the speed and I haven't even played a game yet. I think the SSD and 8.1 are doing the trick thus far.

Here's how it turned out. Still need to do a little more with my cable management. I'll to that once I uninstall the old PC HDD.


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Old 12-08-2014, 09:56 AM   #1257
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Looks great! Time the startup from totally off to working desktop. I get about 7 seconds now...crazy.
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:59 AM   #1258
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C70 case?

Looks good, enjoy!
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Old 12-08-2014, 10:32 AM   #1259
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Looks great! Time the startup from totally off to working desktop. I get about 7 seconds now...crazy.
Thanks and 7 seconds is about it! My old machine from Hibernate didn't turn on this quick. I can't wait to really uncork it

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C70 case?

Looks good, enjoy!
Thank you and indeed it is! I like the rugged look, but the white makes it just a little more sleek, IMO. However, the lexan might need to go. The built in fan grill kills the view and stratifies the light, plus it's tinted far too dark. It seems to be a popular mod to replace the lexan with straight clear and shouldn't be too difficult, nor expensive.
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Old 12-08-2014, 10:46 AM   #1260
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I have 2 Noctua NF-F12 iPPC-3000 for sale at $20 each (basically new), PM if you want them.
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Old 12-08-2014, 11:26 AM   #1261
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Old 12-08-2014, 08:28 PM   #1262
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:34 PM   #1263
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I nearly bought the C70, until I stumbled upon the R4. First thing I was gonna do was replace the lean with the fan grills with a clean piece or some glass.
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:56 PM   #1264
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I nearly bought the C70, until I stumbled upon the R4. First thing I was gonna do was replace the lean with the fan grills with a clean piece or some glass.
Yeah, I thought about the army green one to use on my reloading bench. Too big though.
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Old 12-09-2014, 04:20 AM   #1265
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Anyone want to buy a apple G5 case. I have one I'm about to list on /r/hardwareswap
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Old 12-09-2014, 08:24 AM   #1266
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I did like the R4 for its simplicity, but in the end I like something a little flashier. The C70 in white was the ticket for me. I was a fan of the green, but I felt it would have been hard to match any kind of color theme to it outside of black.

But the meshed lexan has to go.
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Old 12-10-2014, 02:59 AM   #1267
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What brand of 970 have you guys gone with? I've pretty much made up my mind to dump the 290 in favor of a 970 since I acquired some Amazon gift cards. The 980 doesn't really seem worth it price/performance gain wise, and 780tis are going for more than 970s but benching lower.

The EVGA ACX2.0 SC is tempting, and IMO looks the best, but it's about $70 more than the Gigabyte G1 model which seems to perform and cool very well, and aesthetics are not a huge concern. Apparently EVGA also dropped the ball on the ACX1.0 heat pipe design, but that has allegedly been fixed in the 2.0 model.

Thoughts? I'm leaning towards the Gigabyte at $360.
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Old 12-10-2014, 07:21 AM   #1268
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What brand of 970 have you guys gone with? I've pretty much made up my mind to dump the 290 in favor of a 970 since I acquired some Amazon gift cards. The 980 doesn't really seem worth it price/performance gain wise, and 780tis are going for more than 970s but benching lower.

The EVGA ACX2.0 SC is tempting, and IMO looks the best, but it's about $70 more than the Gigabyte G1 model which seems to perform and cool very well, and aesthetics are not a huge concern. Apparently EVGA also dropped the ball on the ACX1.0 heat pipe design, but that has allegedly been fixed in the 2.0 model.

Thoughts? I'm leaning towards the Gigabyte at $360.
I'm not following where you say the EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX2.0 is $70 more than Gigabyte. See below

EVGA -> $350

Gigabyte -> $360

They both have 4/5 rating on Newegg with about the same amount of reviews.
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Old 12-10-2014, 07:34 AM   #1269
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I have the EVGA SC ACX 2.0 that is listed http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NVODXR4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Now, I've only had it running for a few days, but I've had two issues I'm trying to figure out that seem to look unrelated to EVGA:
-Coil whine EDIT: I can't pick it up anymore. It's either not there, or very faint/different frequency.
-Crashing during the 3DMark "skydiver" test.

Both seem to be somewhat common with 970s. It seems that a lot of people are having their 970s crash at the same point during the "Skydiver" demo (soon after she enters the pyramid), however, I scored well in "Firestrike" and had no issues running it. I'm chalking this up to a non-issue since, so far, game performance has been fine.

The Coil whine has improved. It was really strong in the beginning when I first tested SR4 and began using 3DMark to benchmark. However, as I tried to diagnose my "Skydiver" issue, the coil whine began to reduce. I played Skyrim for 2.5hrs last night without any noticeable whine. I did notice some whine with a quick SR4 test and during "Firestrike" in 3DMark, but not much at all.

With that said, I had both games set on ultra settings. Skyrim was pegged at the cap of 60fps and SR4 never dipped below 62. I'm happy. I'm hoping to get the chance this week to try out Far Cry 4 for a true test, but I can't promise.

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Old 12-10-2014, 05:04 PM   #1270
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Old 12-10-2014, 06:04 PM   #1271
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I have the EVGA card mentioned above...no problems whatsoever.

I have been playing Titanfall, BF4, War Thunder and Dragon Age Inquisition with it just fine.
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Old 12-10-2014, 08:01 PM   #1272
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What brand of 970 have you guys gone with? I've pretty much made up my mind to dump the 290 in favor of a 970 since I acquired some Amazon gift cards. The 980 doesn't really seem worth it price/performance gain wise, and 780tis are going for more than 970s but benching lower.

The EVGA ACX2.0 SC is tempting, and IMO looks the best, but it's about $70 more than the Gigabyte G1 model which seems to perform and cool very well, and aesthetics are not a huge concern. Apparently EVGA also dropped the ball on the ACX1.0 heat pipe design, but that has allegedly been fixed in the 2.0 model.

Thoughts? I'm leaning towards the Gigabyte at $360.
I have the EVGA 970 SC ACX 2.0. I have no coil whine at all. But I have had some stability problems, which I assume are driver related. I am in the process of sorting that out. Performance is really good though, better than I expected (except the stability issues, which may be another component - I am working through the possibilities). I paid $349 shipped from Newegg, not on sale.
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Old 12-10-2014, 10:16 PM   #1273
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Id opt for the EVGA since they have good support. Also I hear folding helps loads with reducing coil whine. I have an EVGA 980 and its perfect, no noise or instability. Hitting 1550Mhz with reference Nvidia Cooler.
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Old 12-11-2014, 08:02 AM   #1274
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I have the EVGA SC ACX 2.0 that is listed here. Now, I've only had it running for a few days, but I've had two issues I'm trying to figure out that seem to look unrelated to EVGA:
-Coil whine
-Crashing during the 3DMark "skydiver" test.

Both seem to be somewhat common with 970s. It seems that a lot of people are having their 970s crash at the same point during the "Skydiver" demo (soon after she enters the pyramid), however, I scored well in "Firestrike" and had no issues running it. I'm chalking this up to a non-issue since, so far, game performance has been fine.

The Coil whine has improved. It was really strong in the beginning when I first tested SR4 and began using 3DMark to benchmark. However, as I tried to diagnose my "Skydiver" issue, the coil whine began to reduce. I played Skyrim for 2.5hrs last night without any noticeable whine. I did notice some whine with a quick SR4 test and during "Firestrike" in 3DMark, but not much at all.

With that said, I had both games set on ultra settings. Skyrim was pegged at the cap of 60fps and SR4 never dipped below 62. I'm happy. I'm hoping to get the chance this week to try out Far Cry 4 for a true test, but I can't promise.
I tried out FC4 last night. I only mad it through the Prologue, but I had very little coil whine. I ran on ultra and pegged the 60 fps cap (although my res was off, as the native res didn't work well at all for some reason). I then played another 2 hours of Skyrim and didn't have any whine. So it seems to be improving and it looks like I'll be keeping the card. This thing is a beast.
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Old 12-11-2014, 08:37 AM   #1275
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Still haven't figured out how to set audio output to "bitstream", PCM for me it is
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