USD $270 and its $500 in Australia. Hardly budget :(
@alexandredpКүн бұрын
I recommend you stay away form this device until they fix their forced sleep "feature" where your bar will simply go silent and stop working after a few minutes of no sound input... then you have to wati fro up to 15 seconds each time to get it to wake up again... NO MATTER what setting you choose this pos will simply ignore your choice NOT to go to sleep...
@coolGUGOclanКүн бұрын
guys speakers is good but Subwoofer is really bad disappoint pity for Creative and last disappoint! if you want good sound you must buy charger for upgrade sound ))) so! super expensive !!!
@Shortvalley20252 күн бұрын
using mine for playing gta5 online on 120", working perfect, been doing it for over 1 year now, i will soon upgrade to ViewSonic X1-4KGPRO i hope it will be a little bit better for my gameplay experience
@johnpolk82303 күн бұрын
How does the Sound Blaster G8 compare to Sound Blaster X G6? Is there a noticeable difference in sound quality or is it worth the upgrade?
@BhendonWesley3 күн бұрын
Does that fit 4090 somehow?
@ryuhayabusa56093 күн бұрын
The SE sounded much better than the V2X in tis video :)
@belskhie3 күн бұрын
Hi, how do you connect all the drives? with limited sata port on motherboard?
@miguelveloso31055 күн бұрын
When you costum EQ how you activate on the device ? Is the SBX turn white or blue ?
@silver335 күн бұрын
Does BW have multipoint connection?
@Winthrop7874 күн бұрын
Yes
@Canela_5 күн бұрын
Olá, poderia me dizer se consigo usar o G8 com 2 PCS e misturar os dois áudios dos pcs ?
@A2KMedia5 күн бұрын
Você pode misturar o áudio de entrada de dois PCs, mas o microfone só estará conectado ao PC principal na USB1.
@Ladioz6 күн бұрын
Why would you say that fans at 100% speed are noticeable ? There is no card in the world that has silent fans above 40-50% fan speed. A common fan curve goes from 10%-20%-45% at the most for a nice quiet card, assuming you have enough intake into the case. I wish you gave us some noise samples... otherwise thank you for the review, its a nice card
@A2KMedia5 күн бұрын
Hey, I think there is a bit of a confusion. I've provided calculated decibel rating and shown stock to 100%. I would not recommend running it at 100%, but at stock it is really quiet even at full blast.
@PrinceGorman-yg9br6 күн бұрын
As for me I always want my tv mounted on the wall
@tg2467 күн бұрын
Not even close to the Rog 5080 Astral.
@bohanyuan85216 күн бұрын
It’s really close. You know what’s not close? The price
@Gtrip4208 күн бұрын
Still waiting for mine
@MagicNebula68728 күн бұрын
Can you test at all low settings?
@Superdeep909 күн бұрын
So refreshing to find an honest review not afraid to use the frame gen vs the 40 series. well done
@A2KMedia9 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@klaik309 күн бұрын
I dont see any arguments for using decimals in you FPS graph. It becomes quite cluttered and just makes it messier to compare at a glance. If you just round the numbers, the maximum error for each datapoint is 0.5 FPS, which is imperceivable (for a human). The point is to convey a rough idea of performance to the viewers either way so these sub 1 FPS rounding errors are really meaningless imo. Is there any particular reason you chose to include decimals in this case that might not be obvious at first? Really nice video otherwise!
@A2KMedia9 күн бұрын
good point. It was mostly to keep numbers as they come out of the tool to minimise accidental typos. Copy and paste is safer than messing around. Will adjust moving forward :)
@klaik309 күн бұрын
@@A2KMedia Yeah that makes sense. Maybe there is a setting on the tool to output numbers rounded to nearest integer? Another option is to cook up some simple python script (or let chatgpt do it) to parse and round the data if the output is in a structured format. Either way, not really a big deal. Just wanted to point it out as I saw this is a growing channel. Good luck!
@A2KMedia9 күн бұрын
much appreciated!
@YungBoaMusic9 күн бұрын
Shouldn't use frame gen in competitive games. Single player story type games is where I'd use it for a better experience
@hello_twentysix9 күн бұрын
How is the coil whine? Can you hear some on high fps or menu/loading screens?
@A2KMedia9 күн бұрын
great question. I didn't hear anything noticeable while on the bench and testing but I also did not use 1080p settings. Whole time was in 4k. I did see it spike to 400-500 fps in different modes without any noise
@hello_twentysix9 күн бұрын
@ thanks!
@Didney_Worl17 күн бұрын
Wow
@jaredweiman29879 күн бұрын
16GB is absolutely criminal. A lot of first time builders probably don't realize that they're going to hit VRAM limits well before their card should be considered, 'dated.'
@A2B2YT9 күн бұрын
not a single game that is out right now uses 16. the highest vram utilisation in a game as of now is the last of us pt1, where the vram util. is at ~12.7gb. there is no chance this is "dated" for a long while 😭and even if a couple games hit that 16gb threshold, the average game wont even be close. to put it simply, 16gb is perfectly fine for gaming in the future.
@Puddles4ETN9 күн бұрын
@@A2B2YT From what I've heard, Alan Wake 2 can use more than 16 if you want native 4K and path tracing. Can't confirm since I haven't tried it myself, but several people have reported high VRAM usage for this game.
@Superdeep909 күн бұрын
@@Puddles4ETN I can confirm Cyberpunk runs 4k all settings maxxed at a 12gb VRAM usage. Not tested alan wake yet.. but people have forgotten, the VRAM is 30-40% faster than the previous gen.. so you don't need as much.
@deluxebulls59399 күн бұрын
Only silvers play on max settings
@cvd19 күн бұрын
Fr, just play on 1080p low settings without dlss and you'll be fine
@A2KMedia9 күн бұрын
agreed, high settings in competitive games is not "ideal" but it would be weird to get 5080 and play 1080 low :)
@deluxebulls59399 күн бұрын
@ I have a 4090 and play 1440 low ultra performance dlss
@roshill20104 күн бұрын
I have a 3090 i play on 4k all settings low and the game still looks great.
@filosavage74759 күн бұрын
My god Marvel Rivals runs terrible.
@DrewDill2k7 күн бұрын
Honest question because I’m new to PC gaming.. what do you mean? I have a 5080 at 1440p and I get 250 fps most of the time, sometimes 300+ fps, so I think it runs great but im a noob so idk
@2bnator9 күн бұрын
Finally an english review of the card. I really hope I can get m hands on the Ice version.
@jaskomurtic471110 күн бұрын
Its a Overclocking Monster!!
@bad_atgames9 күн бұрын
cant wait to get mine in the mail im gonna max this mf out lol
@james.telfer10 күн бұрын
How did you manage to snag a card? 😁 It's practically a vaporware launch! 💨
@recklessthor49 күн бұрын
Yea the 5090 is 10x worse
@bad_atgames9 күн бұрын
if you're very diligent with trackers you can probably snag yourself a 5080 with some fast fingers and some luck, if you're trying for a 5090 though just give up its not happening lol, other commenter is right where its legit 10x worse.
@bad_atgames9 күн бұрын
look up fixitfixitfixit's stream it got me a 3080 during ampere in 2021 and a 5080 on launch
@Puddles4ETN10 күн бұрын
Finally some thermals and noise stats for this card! I bought the 5080 Master Ice yesterday, mainly because I've already got a white Aorus build going and this is one of the few GPUs available in that color scheme, but I've been unable to find any info on how the card actually performs until now. Glad to hear the extra fan doesn't add an excessive amount of noise, like the one on the Astral does according to reports. That said, I'm probably not going to end up using it, since it seems like kind of a waste to lose the clean esthetics of the card just to drop the temps by a couple degrees. Sadly, I wasn't able to nab any of the few GPUs in stock, but I have 8th place in the restock queue, so I should get one sometime in the near future. Time to play the waiting game.
@matelozo502510 күн бұрын
Where can you actually get in queue for restock? I’m in europe, maybe it’s a US thing, but no big shop offered it in EU
@Puddles4ETN10 күн бұрын
@ I'm in EU as well, and the only reason I was put in queue was because I was able to make a purchase the moment preorders opened up, before the store's system updated their stock to "sold out". As soon as they did, that was no longer possible. I don't think there's any way to get in queue here now, so you'd have to go with the "notify me" option on the website and wait for a message whenever there's a restock.
@matelozo502510 күн бұрын
@ yeah, I had it in my basket, went to pay, had it preset, so it was just like 2 clicks, but then as I clicked pay, it was loading as if it will confirm payment, but instead it gave me error msg saying it’s no longer available.
@Puddles4ETN10 күн бұрын
@@matelozo5025 Man, I feel for you. That's the story of too many people right now due to the abysmal number of GPUs that have actually made it to stores, combined with scalpers being scalpers. Sucks that it has to be this way.
@marcogoytia175510 күн бұрын
I also bought this card and in queue :]. Happy to finally see a review of this card!
@Techn9cian12312 күн бұрын
Two days ago, I almost bought this mobo, 32gb Corsair 6000 cl28 mem, and a scalped 9800X3D for $590 until I looked up the B850 chipset and saw it didn't have gen 5 GPU support. Yesterday, I learned that G5 GPU support is up to the manufacturer and this board has it. Just an hour ago I saw the 9800X3D back in stock and got it for retail! This will be replacing my 5800X3D, STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi II, and 32gb Corsair 3600 cl16.
@Kinda_alright12 күн бұрын
So if you use the two nvme slots below the GPU it turns your main PCIE gpu slot into x8? I’m kinda lost lol
@jswizzy62915 күн бұрын
Appreciate the video! Is the RGB on this motherboard customizable?
@A2KMedia14 күн бұрын
hey, thanks! the bit on the IO plate is. ASUS has examples where you can change modes on their webpage
@stahlreich16 күн бұрын
OK, but Phanteks EVOLV X2 looks better!
@Hyouka-Hates-Handles15 күн бұрын
nah
@LurchNZ17 күн бұрын
There are rubber gromets in the box you can install to cover the holes where the ATX and other cables travel which you haven't installed. This will fix the issue when in the traditional desktop layout over the tower position.
@A2KMedia17 күн бұрын
heya, good point! The cables would still be there though so BTF board would be better
@guitargas189418 күн бұрын
Just bought this card second hand for €190 hyped!
@lasersGoPewPew12318 күн бұрын
Im getting this monitor delivered tomorrow. Im very excited. It was a total impulse buy but it was between this or one of the high end oled ones. Decided to go with this because i work from home 40 hours a week and risk of burn in for me on an oled was too high. Im sure i wont be disappointed. I do wish though this was a glossy finish. Idk why its so hard for any miniled screen to be glossy but oh well
@vladertechnology378918 күн бұрын
hermoso
@jaxzor20 күн бұрын
holy shit that Aorus Master is Yuuuuuuuge
@Jawsjawsjawsrg21 күн бұрын
I have those Sony's, I love them. And they are still going strong for the most part. Every now and again I am having feed back loop problems with the noise canceling. But that is after many years of usage.
@PablotronixPL21 күн бұрын
That was the review I was looking for. Thank you so much! :) There is not much revievs about Aurvana Ace. This video with the comparsion probably made my choice.
@A2KMedia20 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful! If you're still shopping around, we are working on Aurvana Ace Mimi review now, should be up soon.
@jeffkennedy544821 күн бұрын
So, in cable management, you made no mention of the front panel connector (power button, specifically). My King 95 Pro, delivered 01/15/2025, came with a non-standard plug marked fr. panel. No adapter pigtail as referenced in the manual (if it can be called a "manual". Consequently , no means to connect the power button to the motherboard. Aside from this goof, a pretty nice PC case, albeit unusable. Hard to believe.
@HeWhoTookADumpOnAPorcupine23 күн бұрын
Could you also do a review of the GIGABYTE B850M DS3H? I’m considering it for my first gaming PC.
@bohanyuan852124 күн бұрын
Great video! Can I fit a core i9 14900ks? I’m planning on using this for a 5080 build
@A2KMedia23 күн бұрын
thanks! yep that would work
@hameed24 күн бұрын
BUDGET?! It's $300 USD lmao. Awful value
@tonybroussard108013 күн бұрын
Yes dork. Budget for the strix lineup. So many more features and higher quality software and audio output than any other “budget” board.
@hameed12 күн бұрын
@ what other features make this worth it over the ASRock riptide and steel legend? Both of those are 209, 199 even Asus’s b650 offerings were a ripoff
@koraykorac546311 күн бұрын
@@tonybroussard1080 Audio codec is problematic ALC 4080. I m avoiding ALC 4080 like a plauge.
@shushinho527426 күн бұрын
i have one too!
@stu100226 күн бұрын
Why the heck would you make the cables so short?
@tiagofilipe2726 күн бұрын
I can't go above 4.9Ghz with an Asus Rog Strix z490-A gaming. Before it was 5.0Ghz, is it because I updated the bios?
@mohammadrezakhalilishoja270126 күн бұрын
I recently purchased the HiDock H1, expecting a high-quality device as advertised, but my experience has been disappointing. The AI transcription feature, a major selling point, frequently fails to function properly, rendering it unreliable for meeting notes. Additionally, there's a noticeable audio delay during calls, which disrupts communication. When I reached out to customer support, they attributed the issues to server overloads, offering no concrete solutions. Considering these persistent problems and the lack of effective support, I regret investing in this product.
@falconverde27 күн бұрын
i dont like that power button, i will press accidentaly 100% secure XDD
@R6ex27 күн бұрын
Wise to put the RTX 5090 on these B850 boards? Or better put it on an X870 board? Will a hot and power-hungry GPU like that shorten the life of a midrange board more so than a highend board?
@alenspikic452326 күн бұрын
yeah, without a problem, you dont see much benefit from x870 boards unless you need all nvme slots to be pcie 5, usb 4 ports etc... in my scenario x870 is waste of money... and if you ask that question in yours aswell