Need help upgrading GPU

[summersky1986]

Hi guys,

I'll be upgrading from a 780ti to a 980ti.. both are from EVGA and classified ed..

It's the first time I'm doing it, so wanna be sure.. do I just unplug the old gpu, plug in the new and the boot up? Do I have to reinstall driver? A friend told me no need as they use the same drivers.. so now I'm confused

 

[gld998]

Hi guys,

I'll be upgrading from a 780ti to a 980ti.. both are from EVGA and classified ed..

It's the first time I'm doing it, so wanna be sure.. do I just unplug the old gpu, plug in the new and the boot up? Do I have to reinstall driver? A friend told me no need as they use the same drivers.. so now I'm confused

need unplug power card connected to the psu as well. then plug in the power to your new gpu... During unplug your gtx 780ti, there is something to press on the pcie slot to release your card.. just be careful not to break ok?

Then sell me your 780ti cheap cheap ok?

 

[summersky1986]

need unplug power card connected to the psu as well. then plug in the power to your new gpu... During unplug your gtx 780ti, there is something to press on the pcie slot to release your card.. just be careful not to break ok?

Then sell me your 780ti cheap cheap ok?

Huh? Why need unplug power card? I see utube vid dun have that part leh..

on the pcie slot.. it's a lever kinda thing.. to press or lift to release the gpu right?

780ti im letting go cheap leh.. if keen pm me lor

 

[gld998]

Huh? Why need unplug power card? I see utube vid dun have that part leh..

on the pcie slot.. it's a lever kinda thing.. to press or lift to release the gpu right?

780ti im letting go cheap leh.. if keen pm me lor

unplug 2x8pin power cable from your gpu then plug in to your new gpu. Please dont power on until u plug in your 2x8pin power cable.

 

[summersky1986]

Bro how about soundcard? how I install? Thinking of getting a sound car leh

 

[enenyi]

Bro how about soundcard? how I install? Thinking of getting a sound car leh

If u r into sound, get an external USB DAC or external USB soundcard. Forget about internal soundcards, they were so last-gen and they induce a lot of unwanted EMI into the computer.

 

[summersky1986]

If u r into sound, get an external USB DAC or external USB soundcard. Forget about internal soundcards, they were so last-gen and they induce a lot of unwanted EMI into the computer.

Do you have any external DAC to recommend?

Can connect subwoofer + 2 speakers to the DAC right?

I'm looking at creative x7.. what do u think?

 

[enenyi]

Do you have any external DAC to recommend?

Can connect subwoofer + 2 speakers to the DAC right?

I'm looking at creative x7.. what do u think?

Buying Creative X7 to connect to Swans M50W is pretty much waste of money.

As a rule of thumb, follow the 1:2 rule. The speakers should cost roughly twice the price of the DAC/soundcard. So an Asus Xonar U7, Fiio E17, or any DAC around the $150-$200 price range will suffice.

 

[summersky1986]

Buying Creative X7 to connect to Swans M50W is pretty much waste of money.

As a rule of thumb, follow the 1:2 rule. The speakers should cost roughly twice the price of the DAC/soundcard. So an Asus Xonar U7, Fiio E17, or any DAC around the $150-$200 price range will suffice.

Well bro, I have plans to upgrade the m50w in the future.. maybe in 2016 3Q..

But i can connect a woofer + 2 speakers to the x7 right? how does it works the connection?

 

[enenyi]

Well bro, I have plans to upgrade the m50w in the future.. maybe in 2016 3Q..

But i can connect a woofer + 2 speakers to the x7 right? how does it works the connection?

Yes. It supports 5.1 channel audio. 2.1 channel works fine.

But since u r the buyer, most likely u will be the one operating it. So u shld find out and know something about that DAC: http://sg.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x7

 

[summersky1986]

Yes. It supports 5.1 channel audio. 2.1 channel works fine.

But since u r the buyer, most likely u will be the one operating it. So u shld find out and know something about that DAC: http://sg.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x7

Wow looks good man.. I'm definitely gonna want to transit into a 5.1 setup.. but space is a problem

 

[summersky1986]

Buying Creative X7 to connect to Swans M50W is pretty much waste of money.

As a rule of thumb, follow the 1:2 rule. The speakers should cost roughly twice the price of the DAC/soundcard. So an Asus Xonar U7, Fiio E17, or any DAC around the $150-$200 price range will suffice.

Bro.. if I could trouble u more..

I was told that my mobo has very decent onboard sound.. could you share your view on asus maximus 5 formula? I'm looking at u7 now.. I don't want to risk buying anything is lousier than what I have.. then I'd have shot myself in the foot

 

[enenyi]

Bro.. if I could trouble u more..

I was told that my mobo has very decent onboard sound.. could you share your view on asus maximus 5 formula? I'm looking at u7 now.. I don't want to risk buying anything is lousier than what I have.. then I'd have shot myself in the foot

To be frank, stick with ur onboard. Google a bit and u find that the U7 and ur Asus Maximus 6 Formula have the same DAC chip (Cirrus Logic CS4398). Upgrading (or side-grading as I would call it) to the Burr-Brown PCM1794 on the Creative X7 is gonna be a waste of money without real performance gains.

Found a thread on CS4398 vs PCM1794 (link: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/137976-experience-diy-dac-335.html). If u check post #3342 in that forum thread, the comment describes the difference very well: "CS4398 Rock n´roll PCM1794 HiFi".

 

[summersky1986]

To be frank, stick with ur onboard. Google a bit and u find that the U7 and ur Asus Maximus 6 Formula have the same DAC chip (Cirrus Logic CS4398). Upgrading (or side-grading as I would call it) to the Burr-Brown PCM1794 on the Creative X7 is gonna be a waste of money without real performance gains.

Found a thread on CS4398 vs PCM1794 (link: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/137976-experience-diy-dac-335.html). If u check post #3342 in that forum thread, the comment describes the difference very well: "CS4398 Rock n´roll PCM1794 HiFi".

Ah man

I didn't know my board's soundchip is decent to this extent..

But I got a sound problem.. Hope you can provide some insight.. Now whenever I need to use my headset.. I'd plug it into the audio jack/mic jack at the front of my cpu... then the speakers would auto mute...

Once I remove it.. the speakers unmute...

But it's really troublesome having to plug in plug out.. got a solution
I really don't even want to select output device on window..

 

[enenyi]

Ah man

I didn't know my board's soundchip is decent to this extent..

But I got a sound problem.. Hope you can provide some insight.. Now whenever I need to use my headset.. I'd plug it into the audio jack/mic jack at the front of my cpu... then the speakers would auto mute...

Once I remove it.. the speakers unmute...

But it's really troublesome having to plug in plug out.. got a solution
I really don't even want to select output device on window..

Set speakers to default playback device.

 

[summersky1986]

Get speakers to default playback device.

But i do need the speakers to be muted when im on headset..

My friend uses a DAC.. and there's a switch for him to switch betwen between speakers/headset.. at flick of finger..

 

[enenyi]

But i do need the speakers to be muted when im on headset..

My friend uses a DAC.. and there's a switch for him to switch betwen between speakers/headset.. at flick of finger..

Huh, so now when u plug in headset, do the speakers mute or unmute? Previous post u told me mute, now u tell me unmute...

Anyway there shld be a setting somewhere in the Asus SupremeFX software to handle this. Or just set headset as the default playback device. Windows will automatically switch for u if u set it correctly.

 

[summersky1986]

Huh, so now when u plug in headset, do the speakers mute or unmute? Previous post u told me mute, now u tell me unmute...

Anyway there shld be a setting somewhere in the Asus SupremeFX software to handle this. Or just set headset as the default playback device. Windows will automatically switch for u if u set it correctly.

When I plug in, speakers mute.. Plug out speakers unmute..

Thing is.. I want it to remain plug in but also able to switch to speakers whenever I want to on the fly

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[enenyi]

When I plug in, speakers mute.. Plug out speakers unmute..

Thing is.. I want it to remain plug in but also able to switch to speakers whenever I want to on the fly

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Oh, that one u need a dedicated button on the DAC/soundcard to do so. U have no such option on the onboard audio solution.

 

[summersky1986]

Oh, that one u need a dedicated button on the DAC/soundcard to do so. U have no such option on the onboard audio solution.

sian man.. okay let me think bout moving on to a 5.1 / x7 setup.. more money dump ahead