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Hey guys, thanks a lot for your insights. I'm more inclined now to get a 970 instead, for the sake of 'future proofing'.

Hi guys, based on your experience, will I max out the 960 if I exclusively play at 1080p only?

I read somewhere that those are the same tweeters that Monitor Audio is using for their flagship Platinum line (not confirmed though?). Usually, MA also gets those comments about sibilance or sharpness. Well, it's really a matter of preference, isn't it? I'm a MA user myself, by the way.

As a general comment, your master volume is jacked up to maximum, and this will introduce distortion too. Set it at around 75 to 80 percent, and compensate somewhere else (logitech controls) if you need to.

Handsome set-up kniff! How do you find the ribbon tweeters of your XTZs?

Hmmm.... 8 penguins! :D

Make sure you have selected 'SPDIF Passthrough' as your setting in the soundcard.

If ever you'll get a new receiver, I'd recommend one with multichannel inputs. This will give you the chance to compare for yourself SPDIF vs. multichannel analog outs. 1. Soundcard SPDIF Out or Digital Coaxial out -> Receiver SPDIF in or Digital Coaxial In -> Speakers/Sub 2. Soundcard...

Handsome MA GS.. :cool: Mine's RS6, and it's connected to my PC as well.

Before trying any of the more costly possible solutions, try using another cable. It could simply be shielding issues.

Set as 'use S/PDIF' in VLC, and set as ' S/PDIF passthrough' in your Soundcard.

Hey thanks! That's precisely my concern.. speed. And also, it's always good to know your options.. something new to learn everyday isn't bad at all. I'll check that out, thanks again.

Hi all. My two computers are both connected to a LAN, and directly to each other by firewire. During file transfers between the two computers, the transfer always goes through the LAN by default. Is there a way to choose the firewire connection without disconnecting the LAN connection of...

So, your speakers are directly connected to the PC huh? That means it's correct that you chose internal decoding on the soundcard. Make sure you also select SPDIF on your playback software, it's usually under the speaker configuration menu. I hope this helps.

Do you have your speakers directly connected to your PC or does it pass through an external decoder (receiver, etc)?

Since something must be going wrong with your monitor (softer images), go for the monitor.

Same here.

Does it happen randomly? It could be a driver issue. You could try reinstalling your soundcard drivers for a start.

I can only speak for Creative's Audigy2 ZS Platinum (my soundcard), which simultaneously outputs signal to both analog and digital ports. Just make sure you uncheck the "Digital Output Only" option.

That's right. And just to add, impedance (ohms) ratings are just nominal values, it also varies while the speakers are playing.

I've had a similar problem before, and the culprit turned out to be the graphics card. I even bought a new PSU then, thinking it was the problem. Just something to look into at as well. Good luck.

Hard disk checking has completed, and bad sectors were repaired by Western Digital's HDD utility. Now I've just completed a reformat, and windows reinstallation. Data transfer rate seems normal now... and stuttering's gone.. my system's looking good once more. :D I'll be observing this...

Alright, voltages are normal and steady at 12.08 and 5.10, respectively. I'm running WD's HDD utility right now on my PC, and it says test will be finished in 24 hours. As for the other tests you mentioned, I've been through all those, with the same results. Thanks for the tips again, and...

Lol, I wasn't reading carefully.. :D Oh well.. the best way to know I guess is to do a re-format and see how things go. From there I'd be able to move on to other options. It's an old system of more than 3 years, consisting of an Intel 915PGN mobo, a Prescott 3.2Ghz processor, with 4...

I see 3 slightly bulging caps.. is it enough to affect performance at this point, like the way I described in my o.p. ?

That sounds pretty scary.. do you mean it bricked your other components or just made them unusable until you got a new mobo? :confused:

Thanks a lot for the input. I've recently replaced a failing hard drive, which means both my main drive and windows installation are quite fresh. I'll still be checking the hard drive though, since it's possible that I got a lemon. As for the audio, I've tried switching between my...

1. cracking sounds when streaming audio 2. cracking sounds during windows startup 3. slow data transfer rates from a sata hard drive to another sata hard drive 4. slow data transfer rates from a sata hard drive to an external usb hard drive 5. stuttering when opening applications, and...

Just use it, lol.

I find these to be excellent for their price (Monitor Audio BR2). For the price range you're looking at.. my suggestion is to get the maximum possible amount allocated to the speakers, and the rest for the electronics and interconnects.

I've been using Foobar since about 4 years ago, after discovering the flac format.. :cool:

You would only need to select that aux input in your soundcard software, and it's good to go.

If your desktop soundcard has an aux in, you can feed your laptop output to it.

Oh wow, I totally forgot about the WD tool... thanks for the responses.

Hi all.. I've a new WD 500Gb HD. When I run checkdisk on it, it shows no errors, but the software 'hard disk sentinel' shows it to have 2 bad sectors and several weak sectors. :confused: Is windows checkdisk reliable? I think I'm more inclined to believe the 'hard disk sentinel' is more...

I'm well pleased that my 400W non-branded PSU, with only 18A rating on the +12V rail (although it's not one of those lightweight PSUs that come with the casings) can drive my rig with no problems. ;) I'm running an 8800GTS (G92), with 3 Sata HDDs, an old Prescott P4 3.2 CPU, an Audigy 2 ZS...

I keep mine at 60% all the time.. it idles at 43C and peaks at around 58C while gaming.

It would have been interesting if they utilized a 384-bit memory interface for the 8800GTS (G92).

Bad card perhaps?

I got lost somewhere along this thread... are there now 2 versions of this card using the Zalman cooling fan? :confused: Plus the original version with the stock cooling making it 3 versions all in all?