Poll
Question:
Yay or nay?
Option 1:
Yay! 
votes: 1
Option 2: Nay. I will explain my reasoning below.
votes: 0
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mXGKLP
I came home Friday night with a shiny new 10850k in hand.
No of course I don't nearly need it. nyandood;
Quote from: Hiro on March 13, 2021, 11:42:55 PMcan I find you some weird ass cases
yes please :3
i'm not entirely sure i want a new case just yet (i mean i'm only now getting a motherboard that properly fits my current one LOL) but i do kind of like the idea of an entirely new æsthetic and totally novel pc experience
tbh your case seems pretty decent, plus having a disc drive takes out a lot of options these days
oh the case on pcpicker is actually just a placeholder lol
my actual one is the much older version of this
https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-11-353-136
all black, no rgb
i do like it v. much but i'm also not opposed to getting something entirely new if y'all've any suggestions
I mean, I will need something to keep the old still fully functional components fully functioning in. sillydood;
Is the disc drive a requirement then? If not I think the Fractal Meshify 2 Compact would be good for you
this also seems decent: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-nr600-with-odd/
I personally really like small form factor cases but I understand if you don't
cant you just pull the disk drive out and throw a hdd/sdd in their? you could in the 90s
Quote from: Hiro on March 14, 2021, 05:28:15 PMIs the disc drive a requirement then?
I suppose not... it wouldn't be hard to mount an external drive to a bayless case. befuddlement
Sooo I just bought this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B087BVJ1KN/). nyandood;
(https://i.imgur.com/YMXpTNi.jpg) sillydood;
i am going to insist on 4, or
at least 3 frontal usb ports though lol
Alright boyos hit me with your best cases in the <$130 range. A bit of æsthetix would please me, somewhat. bassir;
The Masterbate nr69™ might be a little
too brutalistic. (https://i.imgur.com/99Wm27F.png)
the meshify is kinda nice but also kinda... crumpled huhdoodame;
Also I found 16gb of Intel Optane™ for $10. goowan
also, fuck; newegg
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sjX2FT/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk
COLORLESS MONOLITH
COLORLESS
M O N O L I T H
Quote from: Magyarorszag on March 20, 2021, 07:33:40 AMalso, fuck; newegg
wow rude
Quote from: Thyme on March 20, 2021, 09:35:57 AMhttps://pcpartpicker.com/product/sjX2FT/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk
COLORLESS MONOLITH
COLORLESS
M O N O L I T H
i like this implementation of brütalism much more than the nr600's, and BOY do i appreciate a case with 4 usb frontal ports
Why the fuck; is that so rare? Who the fuck; can survive on just two? psyduck;
still i would prefer something a tad more intriguing to look at lol
Quote from: Thyme on March 20, 2021, 09:35:57 AMQuote from: Magyarorszag on March 20, 2021, 07:33:40 AMalso, fuck; newegg
wow rude
i wish it weren't so but they are complete and total ass dude
I purchased this motherboard from Newegg last week.
(https://i.imgur.com/lHS9Omg.png) (https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z490-f-gaming/p/N82E16813119269R?)
Seemed like a decent enough discount. befuddlement
But there was a catch (that you're probably intended not to catch).
(https://i.imgur.com/HKRushX.png)
See anything unusual? I didn't either. Gee, you'd think such an important detail as "OPEN BOX" would be more prominently featured on the listing, and
especially in the link to the fuck; ing listing. goonish
Yesterday I received a generic white box containing the board alone and literally nothing else. Without its accessories it is a functionally useless piece of plastic. I had no way whatsoever of knowing this is what I purchased, as "open box" clearly does not appear in the item's link. psyduck;
It took me ONE AND A HALF HOURS of half-intoxicated debating with their poor overexploited underappreciated customer service person last night before she would recognize that this was OBVIOUSLY not my fault. They wanted
over $50 in shipping and """restocking""" fees for me to return
their mislabeled, incomplete and defective product. goonish
I'm quite pleased to announce that I debated her down to $0. happydood;
i REALLY hate that i had to waste so much of both of our time on this stupidity though, just fukken acknowledge that your website design is poor at best and malicious at worst, and take back the garbage you sent me when i purchased something in good faith reasonably expecting it not to be garbage
jesus fuck; ing christ is that SO hard
i am so glad they send us chat transcripts, you should see how utterly ridiculous this conversation was LOL
https://www.docdroid.net/XAj3zrt/gmail-newegg-your-chat-transcript-with-newegg-customer-service2-pdf
I willingly spent nearly $400 on Newegg as recently as a week ago. Now they will likely never see my business again. happydood;
And I sincerely hope this representative will find a better employer in the future. smth;
oof damn, well i'm glad you were able to return it for free wrench;
and of course you would do this over chat n_u
i would too
it's funny you say that because i actually dread fuck; ing """chatting""" with customer service reps
i go out of my way to avoid it, i MUCH prefer calling
shitass newegg's hotline however was closed and """chat""" was my only option
And honestly I think that turned out to be a good thing. Discussing this over text allowed me ample time to develop reasonable counterpoints to Newegg's loads of bullshi. happydood;
the customer service feedback i left after the HOUR AND A HALF it took for them to do the BARE MINIMUM to correct the problem THEY caused ME:
"The customer service person I spoke to was wonderful. Newegg's policies are not. I can only hope she'll soon find a better employer."
LMAO goodjob;
and in addition to the hour and a half of my invaluable time i lost to this nonsense, and the even more time and money and slightly-more-expensive-these-days-but-still-WILDLY-underpriced gas i'll also have to spend to take the damn thing to ups..........
I had fully intended on having this computer completed by tonight. I have all other necessary components. Yet I'm now delayed by AT LEAST another week. SocksDood;
honestly they should have provided me restitution for pain, suffering, lost time and lost money i COULD'VE made in a week's worth of ethereum mining as well
fuck; newegg
that whole discussion was hilarious
are you opposed to glass side panels? you don't seem to like rgb but you also don't want a black monolith, but don't like the meshify so I dunno what else there is akudood;
cooler master seems to have a lot of good options actually, maybe the silencio s600 or the n400?
also you might want to consider something like this if you need a lot of ports and whatnot https://www.amazon.com/TSUPY-Extended-Compatible-Laptops-Tablets/dp/B07V6VWWKL/ref=sr_1_3
Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 04:18:36 PMare you opposed to glass side panels?
oh no of course not lol, even my current case has a glass side panel
that's basically the standard these days, which i don't mind at all
I
do still want glass. I don't particularly want a black monolith, unless it's
really æsthetic. goodjob;
And while my current PC is unlit, I'm actually not at all opposed to a bit of
tasteful, easily disabled RGB. :3
Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 04:18:36 PMcooler master seems to have a lot of good options actually, maybe the silencio s600 or the n400?
you know what's kinda piqued my interests
this monstrosity
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07G5M7P4C/
Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 05:02:37 PMalso you might want to consider something like this if you need a lot of ports and whatnot https://www.amazon.com/TSUPY-Extended-Compatible-Laptops-Tablets/dp/B07V6VWWKL/ref=sr_1_3
i actually do own a usb hub already
https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Monitor-Edge-Desk-Edge-Space-Saving-Ultra-Portable/dp/B07QXB4BWS
i have it clamped under my desk drawer lol
And it's
still not enough. 5thgrade;
Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 04:09:18 PMthat whole discussion was hilarious
rofl ikr sillydood;
I just prepared it for shipping. You'll be pleased to know I deliberately packed it into an inappropriately sized Amazon box. ifeelbetter;
That'll teach 'em. nyandood;
alright i think i'm narrowing down potential case choices
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07G5M7P4C
How does this make you feel? y/n
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07YZT3XLW
How does this make you feel? y/n
ugh rosewill is a newegg label ugly; but okay i'll keep it in the running for now
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07DRVHBWK
...How does this make you feel? y/n
i feel like it's a little ugly judging by those amazon pics but i also feel like it might be less ugly in person, idk
HELP
also if you know of any others roughly akin to those examples plz feel free to share happydood;
i made a disgusted face irl when i saw the third one
the rosewill is my favorite
https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Tempered-Panoramic-Wall-Mount-CA-1G4-00M1WN-06/dp/B07BFGB8Z6
...how does this make you feel y/n
why is it missing the side panels
i guess it could be nice used as a table sillydood;
I like the thermaltake one, they have a version with curved glass that goes around the front too
the rosewill one looks the best out of those three but i also have never heard anything good about rosewill ever
I have heard great things about the fractal meshify on the other hand, great thermals and whatnot
Quote from: Thyme on March 22, 2021, 05:51:51 PMwhy is it missing the side panels
i was concerned about this as well but having reviewed some reviews, it looks like partly exposed components aren't as much of a liability as i expected they would be befuddlement
it's arguably easier to keep clean because, well, there's no enclosed space for dust to get trapped lol
it would be nice to not have to disassemble my pc just to dust it out every now and again (jesus christ you should see what my current one looks like lol)
Quote from: Thyme on March 22, 2021, 05:51:51 PMi guess it could be nice used as a table sillydood;
a legitimate use according to the reviews sillydood;
Quote from: Hiro on March 22, 2021, 06:04:31 PMI have heard great things about the fractal meshify on the other hand, great thermals and whatnot
me too, but it's so...
crumpled >.<
and also extremely common which as a hipster displeases me somewhat
Quote from: Hiro on March 22, 2021, 06:04:31 PMI like the thermaltake one, they have a version with curved glass that goes around the front too
what where :O
Quote from: Hiro on March 22, 2021, 06:04:31 PMthe rosewill one looks the best out of those three
it genuinely is æsthetic but
Quote from: Hiro on March 22, 2021, 06:04:31 PMi also have never heard anything good about rosewill ever
same awdood;
to make matters worse, i just discovered that same case on ebay on sale for just $50....... awdood;
Quote from: Magyarorszag on March 22, 2021, 07:53:20 PMme too, but it's so... crumpled >.<
and also extremely common which as a hipster displeases me somewhat
I feel like I see thermaltake, lian li, and nxzt in every generic fancy setup anyway, and cooler master and corsair are p. common as well. I'd just get the case you like the best regardless of popularity.
Also I think the crumple is a nice subtle decoration that doesn't look like edgy gamer shit that so many cases have
Quote from: Magyarorszag on March 22, 2021, 07:53:20 PMwhat where :O
https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/core-p3-tempered-glass-curved-edition.html
but yeah my understanding is these cases are generally best for liquid cooling setups as they can't create much of an air current for cooling
imagine screwing up so badly as a retailer that even EBAY begins to look like a reasonable option
that's how i ended up getting my board lol
Brand new, unopened, performs well beyond my expectations, for $10 less than I paid for the single helpless piece of plastic Newegg tried and failed to scam me into buying. Thanks random eBay stranger! wrench;
and as for the progress update... the cpu cooler turned out to be too large for the case
(https://i.imgur.com/heBxn9x.jpg)
I can't fully close the side panel with it installed. smithicide;
And the search for a suitable alternative has complicated the assembly process dramatically. This was supposed to be a one-day, maybe one-weekend project.
I had gathered all planned components by late March and expected to be done three Saturdays ago.
And to this day, I'm still not finished. (https://i.imgur.com/CfHJqQh.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/fdq40H8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BKsIAyQ.gif)
oh no akudood;
chug those trulys homie it will come together shortly thereafter
damn that sucks, pc build issues are the worst. i had a some build problems a few years back and it was one of the most disappointing feelings ever. was the build fine other than the cooler being too large?
Quote from: ikanaide on April 24, 2021, 03:42:49 AMdamn that sucks, pc build issues are the worst. i had a some build problems a few years back and it was one of the most disappointing feelings ever.
I subsequently cycled through
three separate coolers before finally finding a suitable alternative. (https://i.imgur.com/BKsIAyQ.gif)
the first was too darn big, the
second was too darn big in another dimension, the third was flat-out broken goonish
I've now settled on cooler number four. goodjob;
Quote from: C.Mongler on April 20, 2021, 09:20:44 AMchug those trulys homie it will come together shortly thereafter
I took your advice.
(https://i.imgur.com/WWlyBlg.jpg)
You won't
believe what happened next.
(https://i.imgur.com/Gret3lt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Jv8zMCv.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/3j6gv65.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cyz1xzM.jpg)
congrats wrench;
basado
now that right there, is epic
this build sponsored by trulys
Quote from: Magyarorszag on April 17, 2021, 10:15:57 AMand as for the progress update... the cpu cooler turned out to be too large for the case
(https://i.imgur.com/heBxn9x.jpg)
I can't fully close the side panel with it installed. smithicide;
And the search for a suitable alternative has complicated the assembly process dramatically. This was supposed to be a one-day, maybe one-weekend project.
I had gathered all planned components by late March and expected to be done three Saturdays ago.
And to this day, I'm still not finished. (https://i.imgur.com/CfHJqQh.gif)
sweetie what is going on with that dust filter
nvm i see that you fixed it later fuck;
noice
My dearest Boyah:
We've achieved 5.5GHz.
(https://i.imgur.com/DUvtLm3.png)
Yes, that's right.
5.5 (FIVE-POINT-FIVE)
GHZ (GIGAHERTZ)
WOOOOOOOOO vuvudood;
man my 2700 is already feelin' old lol but i'm trying to hold out for DDR5 before i upgrade my mobo n cpu n etc
like the absolute heathen he is