| System Name | Back in Black |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Motherboard | MSI B450 Tomahawk |
| Cooling | ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) 3000mhz C15 |
| Video Card(s) | Asus Rog Strix GTX 1070 TI Advanced Edition |
| Storage | Crucial MX500 500GB / Solidigm P41 Plus 1TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung 32" TV 1080p |
| Case | Montech Air X Black |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 750W Gold |
| Mouse | Redragon M711 Cobra |
| Keyboard | Corsair K55 |
If you don't hear any noise from the headphones/headset when using integrated audio and everything sounds clear, then you are fine. A DAC helps isolate the audio to outside the PC which is quite a noisy environment. The amplifier is mostly to make sure the headphones get enough power to be loud at your typical listening volumes without clipping or again having noise/distortion in the signal. This particular set is best used with more demanding headphones, especially the amplifier.
| System Name | Multiple desktop/server builds |
|---|---|
| Processor | Desktops: 13900K, 5800X3D, 12900K | Servers: 2 x 3900X, 2 x 5950X, 3950X, 2950X, 8700K |
| Motherboard | Z690 Apex, X570 Aorus Xtreme, Z690-I Strix |
| Cooling | All watercooled |
| Memory | DDR5-6400C32, DDR4-3600C14, DDR5-6000C36 |
| Video Card(s) | 4090 Gaming OC, 4090 TUF OC, 2 x 3090, 2 x 2080Ti, 1080Ti Gaming X EK, 2 x 1070, 2 x 1060 |
| Storage | dozens of TBs of SSDs, 112TB NAS, 140TB NAS |
| Display(s) | Odyssey Neo G9, PG35VQ, P75QX-H1 |
| Case | Caselabs S8, Enthoo Elite, Meshlicious, Cerberus X, Cerberus, 2 x Velka 7, MM U2-UFO, Define C |
| Audio Device(s) | Schiit Modius + SMSL SP200, Grace DAC + Drop THX AAA, Sony HT-A9, Nakamichi 9.2.4 |
| Power Supply | AX1200, Dark Power Pro 12 1500W |
| Mouse | G Pro X Superlight Black + White |
| Keyboard | Wooting 60HE, Moonlander |
| VR HMD | Index, Oculus CV1 |
