(http://i.imgur.com/6LfOhFr.jpg)
Looks great M8 bassir;
I just noticed the order confirmation you posted last week. It looks like you changed up some parts last minute. You switched motherboards (from ATX to microATX, from 4 RAM slots to 2), you switched processors (from i5 to Pentium), and you switched power supply and case. Is there an SSD hidden in there?
I never did take a picture of the mini desktop I just got this summer. Maybe I'll take one soon to post here.
Those should be the parts I order unless you're thinking of something Kaz posted. And no SSD yet, but I will be getting one. Though, I wish I had gotten an ATX mobo instead
Quote from: infinite luxury on December 20, 2014, 11:42:51 AM
Looks great M8 bassir;
grathias
Quote from: David on December 20, 2014, 05:28:36 PM
Those should be the parts I order unless you're thinking of something Kaz posted. And no SSD yet, but I will be getting one. Though, I wish I had gotten an ATX mobo instead
I meant in comparison to the parts you posted earlier in that thread, but I didn't realize how long it's been since then.
Why do you wish you had gotten an ATX board? Are you referring to the lack of RAM slots, or is there something else? Some microATX boards (including the one Kaz ended up choosing) have 4 slots.
Quote from: bluaki on December 20, 2014, 06:34:15 PM
Quote from: David on December 20, 2014, 05:28:36 PM
Those should be the parts I order unless you're thinking of something Kaz posted. And no SSD yet, but I will be getting one. Though, I wish I had gotten an ATX mobo instead
I meant in comparison to the parts you posted earlier in that thread, but I didn't realize how long it's been since then.
Why do you wish you had gotten an ATX board? Are you referring to the lack of RAM slots, or is there something else? Some microATX boards (including the one Kaz ended up choosing) have 4 slots.
the ram slots are unfortunate, but 8gb has been great so far.
more the size. my front fan wasn't able to reach the first fan header so
also it just looks tiny. at least the brown pcb isn't too bad
also, it's nice nzxt tied down the preinstalled cabling, but the fact it used a zip tie meant i would have to cut it to rout the rear fan to the other fan header on the mobo lol awdood;
but can it run tf2
can't wait to see @kaz's results
Quote from: David on December 21, 2014, 09:44:53 AM
can't wait to see @kaz's results
"mdr mon ordi est meilleur que celui de thym" -david
Quote from: David on December 21, 2014, 09:44:53 AM
can't wait to see @kaz's results
Still waiting on a few parts but I got most of them. Soon, David.
Here's my current main desktop:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/H6hfrlz.jpg)[/spoiler]
It's pretty hard to get a picture that really shows anything without taking some stuff out. Hidden in there is a miniITX motherboard, an SSD, and one HDD.
I also have another miniITX computer that I use for a server and media player. That one is similar, but in a different case (Node 304) and without a video card.
shoulda taken a pic of kaz's for him since his case was open :|
[Spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/weghmyc.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/seHzL33.jpg)[/spoiler]
What gpu do u have David
r7 260x
(http://i.cubeupload.com/z2IcHk.png)
that case is comically oversized for what would otherwise have been a mini itx build lol sillydood;
final build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2BHGGf
except i don't own the 480 yet, i'll get that once the aftermarket cards are out
because of this big case, looks tidy and clean
window + LED = COOL
Tec, why didn't you spare dosh on the mobo and get 16GB of RAM myface;
maybe safe to have a better motherboard when there is a cheap psu + rx 480 befuddlement
Quote from: ikanaide on July 13, 2016, 06:33:23 AM
because of this big case, looks tidy and clean
window + LED = COOL
ty icandy giggle; giggle;
also there actually aren't any leds built into the case, i temporarily illuminated it with an led flashlight for purely photogenic reasons (otherwise the window is too reflective to get a clear shot of the inside)
and the window itself is of pretty much no use to me anyway as the tower's permanent spot is an inch to the right of my desk lol sillydood;
i pulled it out again just to take that picture
[spoiler=also, i was curious]
(http://i.cubeupload.com/7B4H3J.png)
looks pretty neat but oh boyo would that be insanely distracting at night lol, and i'm sure the novelty would wear of pretty quickly
so no leds for me [/spoiler]
Quote from: David on July 13, 2016, 11:29:24 AM
Tec, why didn't you spare dosh on the mobo and get 16GB of RAM myface;
tfw two days after i had already ordered my measly 8gb 2400mhz ram for $30, i found 16gb of 3000mhz for $55 smithicide;
i have space for a second module so i can always add another should i find myself needing it (right now it hasn't been constraining me at all but i also haven't really experimented with gaming yet lol), but my gourd do i regret not waiting a few days before ordering lol
also yeah i probably could have spent less on a motherboard, but there are very few options with wifi/bluetooth in the <$99 range and i'd also be limited to 2133mhz memory (i have yet to decide whether those features are worth the extra ~$50, i could very well have bought cheap external bluetooth and wifi adapters and ram frequency is apparently rarely a bottleneck)
I rate your guts, Tec, so much
i'd post my guts but i'm a lazy motherfucker and made no effort to manage cables and everyone will laugh at me :(
do it
Quote from: Tectron on July 13, 2016, 03:58:13 PM
distracting at night
you can turn it off at night confuseddood;
T...turning off a PC? befuddlement
it'd still be an issue if i were playing a game or a movie or smth at night, or if for some reason i found myself needing to keep my pc on overnight, unless i could find case leds with easily accessible external controls
but really i'm just not interested enough in having an illuminated case to justify the extra expense lol, in order to even appreciate them i'd have to move the entire tower to some inconvenient location
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:45:26 AM
i'd post my guts but i'm a lazy motherfucker and made no effort to manage cables and everyone will laugh at me :(
that didn't stop me. I'm not sure that my cables were manageable though.
Quote from: Tectron on July 14, 2016, 03:26:27 PM
T...turning off a PC? befuddlement
it'd still be an issue if i were playing a game or a movie or smth at night, or if for some reason i found myself needing to keep my pc on overnight, unless i could find case leds with easily accessible external controls
but really i'm just not interested enough in having an illuminated case to justify the extra expense lol, in order to even appreciate them i'd have to move the entire tower to some inconvenient location
yeah my case has a window and both the fans it came with have blue leds on them, but what gets really annoying is the front led, especially when I put it in sleep mode and it flashes.
okay i took a couple pics, excuse the jpeg, and the fact that my organization is shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. i have a CPU cooler to install at some point, so i might actually organize this shit when i upgrade to an i7 eventually. anyway here she is normally:
(http://i.imgur.com/tc1Qsr9.jpg)
and when she's feelin' naughty
(http://i.imgur.com/qXCoAB8.jpg)
so yeah it's a fuckin mess lmao, but here's whats in it
gpu: msi superclocked nvidia gtx 1070
psu: roswell 600w
mobo: MSI Z87 MPOWER
cpu: intel i5 4690k, 3.50 ghz
RAM: two 8GB sticks of kingston ddr3
also have two 1 TB HDDs internal, one 5 TB external, and a shitty dvd-rw drive i ripped out of my old computer
it gets the job done i guess lol
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
Quote from: Tectron on July 13, 2016, 03:58:13 PM
Quote from: ikanaide on July 13, 2016, 06:33:23 AM
because of this big case, looks tidy and clean
window + LED = COOL
ty icandy giggle; giggle;
also there actually aren't any leds built into the case, i temporarily illuminated it with an led flashlight for purely photogenic reasons (otherwise the window is too reflective to get a clear shot of the inside)
and the window itself is of pretty much no use to me anyway as the tower's permanent spot is an inch to the right of my desk lol sillydood;
i pulled it out again just to take that picture
[spoiler=also, i was curious]
(http://i.cubeupload.com/7B4H3J.png)
looks pretty neat but oh boyo would that be insanely distracting at night lol, and i'm sure the novelty would wear of pretty quickly
so no leds for me [/spoiler]
lmao
good place to hide shit now
Quote from: antmaster5000 on July 14, 2016, 06:14:50 PM
Quote from: Tectron on July 13, 2016, 03:58:13 PM
Quote from: ikanaide on July 13, 2016, 06:33:23 AM
because of this big case, looks tidy and clean
window + LED = COOL
ty icandy giggle; giggle;
also there actually aren't any leds built into the case, i temporarily illuminated it with an led flashlight for purely photogenic reasons (otherwise the window is too reflective to get a clear shot of the inside)
and the window itself is of pretty much no use to me anyway as the tower's permanent spot is an inch to the right of my desk lol sillydood;
i pulled it out again just to take that picture
[spoiler=also, i was curious]
(http://i.cubeupload.com/7B4H3J.png)
looks pretty neat but oh boyo would that be insanely distracting at night lol, and i'm sure the novelty would wear of pretty quickly
so no leds for me [/spoiler]
lmao
good place to hide shit now
now Tec can hide his porn in his computer
Quote from: â," on July 14, 2016, 05:44:44 PM
Quote from: Tectron on July 14, 2016, 03:26:27 PM
T...turning off a PC? befuddlement
it'd still be an issue if i were playing a game or a movie or smth at night, or if for some reason i found myself needing to keep my pc on overnight, unless i could find case leds with easily accessible external controls
but really i'm just not interested enough in having an illuminated case to justify the extra expense lol, in order to even appreciate them i'd have to move the entire tower to some inconvenient location
yeah my case has a window and both the fans it came with have blue leds on them, but what gets really annoying is the front led, especially when I put it in sleep mode and it flashes.
yeah, the extra hassle of leds (even if it only amounts to fllipping an extra switch at night) sounds like it would quickly outweigh the two days' worth of novelty they would provide
Quote from: antmaster5000 on July 14, 2016, 06:14:50 PM
Quote from: Tectron on July 13, 2016, 03:58:13 PM
Quote from: ikanaide on July 13, 2016, 06:33:23 AM
because of this big case, looks tidy and clean
window + LED = COOL
ty icandy giggle; giggle;
also there actually aren't any leds built into the case, i temporarily illuminated it with an led flashlight for purely photogenic reasons (otherwise the window is too reflective to get a clear shot of the inside)
and the window itself is of pretty much no use to me anyway as the tower's permanent spot is an inch to the right of my desk lol sillydood;
i pulled it out again just to take that picture
[spoiler=also, i was curious]
(http://i.cubeupload.com/7B4H3J.png)
looks pretty neat but oh boyo would that be insanely distracting at night lol, and i'm sure the novelty would wear of pretty quickly
so no leds for me [/spoiler]
lmao
good place to hide shit now
once i throw a gpu in there it'll double as a competent oven, all that extra space will make broiling salmon very convenient
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
mine's on the floor too but i put a spare shelf board underneath it so at least it isn't sitting directly on carpet lol
also how's that 1070 treating you
i'm almost tempted to go $150 overbudget for that thing
god i hope the aftermarket 480s don't disappoint lol
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 05:56:45 PM
so yeah it's a fuckin mess lmao, but here's whats in it
not modular PSU = fuckin mess
can't be helped hocuspocus;
Quote from: ikanaide on July 15, 2016, 05:52:46 AM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 05:56:45 PM
so yeah it's a fuckin mess lmao, but here's whats in it
not modular PSU = fuckin mess
can't be helped hocuspocus;
hah, i guess that's a fair statement. i've had this damn thing for like 7 years now and it works, it's just got too much extra shit and i don't feel like spending the extra like 100 bucks to go modular.
Quote from: Tectron on July 14, 2016, 09:33:44 PM
also how's that 1070 treating you
real niiiiiiice. it's quiet as can be (at least compared to my old jet engine 660ti), and so far it's run everything i've thrown at it flawlessly. still havent fucked around with it too much tho lol ive been busy but i did play through all of doom and it was beautiful
(http://i.imgur.com/n9CCcsQ.png)
akudood;
what a nice fan :)
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 15, 2016, 10:57:46 AM
what a nice fan :)
it looks nice but it is poor performance n_u
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
u should flip over ur psu until then
Quote from: ikanaide on July 15, 2016, 09:38:38 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/n9CCcsQ.png)
akudood;
hiroto are you still in the uk?
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:44:40 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
u should flip over ur psu until then
i'd need a new case to do that sir
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 15, 2016, 02:01:57 PM
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:44:40 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
u should flip over ur psu until then
i'd need a new case to do that sir
ur case only lets you mount it fan down? fug, well as long as it hasn't overheated so far fuck;
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 15, 2016, 02:01:57 PM
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:44:40 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
u should flip over ur psu until then
i'd need a new case to do that sir
put without screws befuddlement
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:48:38 PM
hiroto are you still in the uk?
yes, the same place
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 02:27:42 PM
ur case only lets you mount it fan down? fug, well as long as it hasn't overheated so far fuck;
i mean my case has pretty large nobbie legs that you can't really see, so it's not like on the floor on the floor; there's like a half inch of clearance that if can vent out of. and it vents out the back too, but yeah temps haven't been alarming or anything ever lol
Quote from: ikanaide on July 15, 2016, 02:31:11 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 15, 2016, 02:01:57 PM
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:44:40 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 14, 2016, 06:12:31 PM
and yes i do plan on getting my pc off the floor at some point too its just not really possible in my current living arrangement lol
u should flip over ur psu until then
i'd need a new case to do that sir
put without screws befuddlement
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 01:48:38 PM
hiroto are you still in the uk?
yes, the same place
is your cousin nicer now
Quote from: C.Mongler on July 17, 2016, 08:52:13 PM
Quote from: David on July 15, 2016, 02:27:42 PM
ur case only lets you mount it fan down? fug, well as long as it hasn't overheated so far fuck;
i mean my case has pretty large nobbie legs that you can't really see, so it's not like on the floor on the floor; there's like a half inch of clearance that if can vent out of. and it vents out the back too, but yeah temps haven't been alarming or anything ever lol
oh okay lol
NOT GUTS BUT KINDA GUTS: i got a new 144 hz monitor today, playing overwatch at 140 fps is fucking weird
weird = COOL?? y/n
yes! i guess! i just mean i've never experience moving pictures in a framerate higher than 60 fps tbh, so it's a new experience for me. so it is both very cool but very jarring because everything is ridiculously slick and smooth, whereas 6 months ago my shit would output at like 40 fps on average because of my old shit GPU (gtx 660ti)
i still maintain 48 fps is the optimal viewing experience for the human eye
i maintain your eyes are broken and this monitor has made anything below 60 look like hot garbage. i played bloodborne on this thing yesterday and my god, the jagginess
also one of those 1 TB HDD died last week too lol so i now have a new 2 TB SSHD to replace it, neato
does 60 divide into 144 evenly
(http://i.cubeupload.com/7Bzbnz.jpg)
it ended up being a good thing i got such an enormous case, the fury is 12" long lol, i'm not sure it would have fit into the one i was originally eyeing
but even so, probably about 1/2 of this case will remain empty space, it's definitely too tall for my needs
final specs:
Quote from: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CNyLPs
i5 6500
r9 fury
8gb 2400mhz memory (i intend to upgrade to 16gb Soon™)
240gb ssd + 1tb hdd
psu/mobo/case/disc drive etc.
total: $780
rudimentary benchmarx:
http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/1690172
90th percentile happydood; happydood; happydood;
[spoiler]
tfw i
finally have a competent 1080p/60fps machine while the rest of the world is well on its way to adopting 4k and 1440p/144fps as base standards ~lmao~[/spoiler]
also, it's amazing how quickly thick layers of dust can form on/in these things
i envy your cpu
i should have gotten the 6600k smithicide;
also is that a water cooling unit i see
tfw i might do this next year smithicide;
tfw boyah won't be there for me to tell you guys about it smithicide;
Quote from: Thyme on October 20, 2016, 07:15:08 PM
tfw i might do this next year smithicide;
DO IT
Quote from: Thyme on October 20, 2016, 07:15:42 PM
tfw boyah won't be there for me to tell you guys about it smithicide;
i'll be sure to stick around just for this n_n
cool guts snowy dawg
OK nerds I'm looking to invest $800 into a gaming rig and I'm starting g the research today anyone want to give me any useful tips or jumping off points?
O already invested in the build I posted in the other thread. Too lazy to copy the specs but it has been working great performance wise. Could have gone for an even smaller case but it's all good mine was pretty easy to work with and was large enough to where I didn't have to do any cable management
Quote from: antmaster5000 on February 16, 2017, 09:45:53 AM
O already invested in the build I posted in the other thread. Too lazy to copy the specs but it has been working great performance wise. Could have gone for an even smaller case but it's all good mine was pretty easy to work with and was large enough to where I didn't have to do any cable management
pics
I'll post some when I get back. The case way bigger than anticipated lol
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/vz4FMVH.png)[/spoiler]
+RYZEN
+DDR4
+M.2
dam that's pretty
Quote from: ikanaide on March 15, 2017, 08:03:55 PM
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/vz4FMVH.png)[/spoiler]
+RYZEN
+DDR4
+M.2
noice
how are you liking ryzen, what made you choose it over a comparable intel processor lol
Quote from: Tectron on March 19, 2017, 05:08:33 PM
noice
how are you liking ryzen, what made you choose it over a comparable intel processor lol
i'm AMD fanboy n_u
ryzen is very fine, it's a big difference to fx. fx is always working hard and suffering but ryzen is relaxing with even a big load.
i'm happy, finally there is a good CPU for AMD. fx was very painful myface;
Quote from: ikanaide on March 20, 2017, 01:40:13 AM
Quote from: Tectron on March 19, 2017, 05:08:33 PM
noice
how are you liking ryzen, what made you choose it over a comparable intel processor lol
i'm AMD fanboy n_u
ryzen is very fine, it's a big difference to fx. fx is always working hard and suffering but ryzen is relaxing with even a big load.
i'm happy, finally there is a good CPU for AMD. fx was very painful myface;
the entire bulldozer product line was suffering from day one lol myface;
i'm so glad to see that amd is remotely competitive in the cpu industry again, lord knows intel could use a kick in the pants after seven years unchallenged
now if only they'd release a gpu series competitive with nvidia's flagship products
#pray4vega >.<
I like the quality tape
Quote from: donʼt letʼs on April 17, 2017, 05:17:15 PM
I like the quality tape
Me too. giggle;
also lote your current username is great because it triggers me something awful
[spoiler]
[glow=black,2,300]Thoughts[/glow]?[/spoiler]
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on April 25, 2017, 12:05:26 PM
Quote from: donʼt letʼs on April 17, 2017, 05:17:15 PM
I like the quality tape
Me too. giggle;
also lote your current username is great because it triggers me something awful
[spoiler]
[glow=black,2,300]Thoughts[/glow]?[/spoiler]
madood;
It always confuses me for a couple seconds whenever I read it in a book because it sounds so wrong.
"Do not let us". Yeah, I get it, but I always stumble on it too because it's an unnecessarily difficult pair of contractions to parse in an instant. argh;
which is why it's seriously a GREAT name choice lol i trip up every time
probably gonna buy a modular psu, a new mobo, and finally, A NEW FUCKIN CPU soon. especially if i lose this xbox one bid on ebay lel
think im probably just gonna get a skylake i7, kaby lake i7 doesnt really seem like all that much of an upgrade. maybe a kaby i5, i dunno help
My computer isn't even a year old and I'm already thinking about upgrading from a Fury to a Vega GPU. sillydood;
i hope they don't suck but we'll see (god dammit amd please don't shit out yet Another Massive Disappointment)
I'm also a little tempted to upgrade my CPU at the same time, but to go from an i5 6500 to a i7 within one generation of each other would really just be an expensive e-peen enhancement with little actual performance gain.
But the Fury will be two generations old by the time Vega launches, and I think upgrading every two or three architectural generations is a lot more reasonable as easier to justify.
i have an i5 4690k currently; it's not terrible but it definitely bottlenecks on some shit
oh, i'm not sure i'd want to upgrade from that even now, that's still a v. good cpu
Are you playing at 2.5k or more?
not playing ultra HD, just 1080p, but i do try and hit 144 fps on games that allow for it. i mean it could also just be my cpu getting too dang hot, i should do more testing. i really need to install this big bitchin fan i bought forever ago but i would need to unmount my mobo to do it, and i kind of hate my mobo so if i do that i just want to get a new one and if im doin' all that whats another 300 bucks amirite
but also my computer's spot isnt the best ventilated either, i need to move my fuckin game shelf but i got nowhere for it to go unless i get a storage unit in the baement then maybe i can move this bitch out there
thanks for talking this through with me bb, maybe i'll just get a modular psu (cuz i want one) and a new mobo and call it a day. gotta test SOME SHIT
Quote from: C.Mongler on April 26, 2017, 01:05:50 PM
but i do try and hit 144 fps on games that allow for it
oh okay i see, i just assumed you were aiming for 60
if a regular >100fps is your goal then yeah you might actually benefit from a cpu upgrade
but absolutely the only option that would make sense for you is the i7 7700k, anything else would be notably inferior in terms of price/performance for 144fps/1080p
Quote from: C.Mongler on April 26, 2017, 01:10:35 PM
thanks for talking this through with me bb, maybe i'll just get a modular psu (cuz i want one) and a new mobo and call it a day. gotta test SOME SHIT
i actually love sperging out about tech specs (and tech decks) lol
noice wrench;
what was it you had before lol
and why did you not pick a comparable intel cpu
imo ryzen has proven to be great competition in gaming for all but intel's two super-overclockers: the 7600k and the 7700k, which objectively remain the kings of the gaming hill
that being said,
Quote from: Snowy on May 10, 2017, 06:23:12 PM
way faster than my old CPU so I can't complain
looking at the benchmarx, they're actually surprisingly close
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600X/2432vs3920
and you probably could have cut your costs by a further $20 or so by opting for the 1600 (non-x), since they're both overclockable out of the box anyway and the 1600 can hit up to 3.8ghz without too much trouble
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600/2432vs3919
finally, i have definitely seen the 7600k available on sale for around $200-$220, but you do have to
look for it, plus you'd have to buy your own cooler
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600/3885vs3919
on the other hand, you get a much newer architecture/chipset, 4 extra cores, lower temperatures, ostensibly smoother gameplay, and superior desktop performance, so i think it all works out in the end lol
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-A10-5700-APU-vs-Intel-Core-i5-7400/2939vs3886
thyme old cpu vs potential new cpu
lol
Quote from: Thyme on May 10, 2017, 07:24:07 PM
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-A10-5700-APU-vs-Intel-Core-i5-7400/2939vs3886
thyme old cpu vs potential new cpu
lol
this is going to be slightly harder of an evaluation to make with the canadian ruble in mind, but i'll do my best later
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 10, 2017, 07:35:40 PM
this is going to be slightly harder of an evaluation to make with the canadian ruble in mind, but i'll do my best later
myface;
idk this is just what pcpartpicker tells me would be an ok not-too-expensive cpu that comes with a cooler
so this weekend i FINALLY put this fucking thing into my PC that i have had for like 5 years now sitting in a box:
(http://hardwareoverclock.com/kuehler/Coolermaster_Hyper_212-026.jpg)
(not my rig, but its a CoolMaster Hyper 212 EVO)
The difference is night n FUCKIN DAY. but i was using a stock cooler before so thats really not a fucking surprise. before games would cook my god damn CPU, the fan would run at fucking BLAST OFF speeds constantly, and it would idle at the temps my cpu now is at under LOAD. fuckin' sik. i also learned that a lot of the thermal paste had wore off my stock sink so that probably wasnt helping lol but now my pc is cool and best of all its fucking quiet; shit doesnt even blast off anymore. my cpu is OC'd at 4.00 ghz but i might be able to kick it up a slight notch now heh heh
Quote from: Thyme on May 10, 2017, 07:43:22 PM
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 10, 2017, 07:35:40 PM
this is going to be slightly harder of an evaluation to make with the canadian ruble in mind, but i'll do my best later
myface;
idk this is just what pcpartpicker tells me would be an ok not-too-expensive cpu that comes with a cooler
among non-overclockable i5 cpus, i think you're better off with the 7500
looking at typical canadian pricing, it's a ~10% performance increase for an ~8% price increase
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7500-vs-Intel-Core-i5-7400/3648vs3886
as in, you can increase the performance of your entire system by 10% for 20 canadian rubles
exactly in between the 7400 and the 7500 in terms of price and performance is the r5 1500x
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X-vs-Intel-Core-i5-7500/3921vs3648
out of the box, it's closer to the 7400 in general performance, but it has a few advantages:
- 4 extra threads
- free overclocking
you could probably bring the 1500x's frequency up to 3.7 or 3.8ghz (up from 3.4 by default) at no extra cost, which would bring it closer to the 7500 in performance
strictly for gaming, the 7500 is the moderately superior choice, but for hrdxxxre computing/work or heavily multithreaded games, the 1500x would be generally superior
between those two i personally wouldn't consider the 7400 at all lol, unless your budget is extremely strict
it looks like the canadian pricing for the r5 1600 is absolutely awful but if you could somehow find that at a decent price, it'd probably be ideal
i went back to my list and it appears i have a 7500 on there
so either i made a typo in that first post or i changed it in my list afterwards and forgot
sillydood;
an excellent choice thumbup;
i have the 6500 myself lol
i don't trust myself to be able to install or handle water cooling lol
what gpu is that anyway y/n
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/thyme1152/saved/pmyGXL
tfw i might do this as soon as next week sillydood;
so now's a good time to point out where i may be goofing up in this list
[spoiler]except for the lack of an SSD, which is intentional; it's just not a priority right now goowan[/spoiler]
motherboard looks good, although a tad expensive (but then again i'm not familiar with canadian pricing)
ram looks good
i would personally recommend getting a small ssd for your operating systems and essential programs but if it's really out of the question, you should at the very least try to get a 7200rpm hdd lol
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#X=0,16946&S=800000,4000000&t=7200&sort=-capacity&page=1
i feel like you could spend less on a case
also isn't that disc reader kind of expe- oh wait bluray nvm lol
and finally, if you can find an r5 1600 for a similar price to the 7500, you might want to consider that, because when overclocked (and they pretty much all overclock, and it's free to overclock) it's at least equal to the 7500 in gaming benchmarks (on average), and marginally better than the 7500 in all other measures
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 04, 2017, 10:11:44 PM
motherboard looks good, although a tad expensive (but then again i'm not familiar with canadian pricing)
ram looks good
i would personally recommend getting a small ssd for your operating systems and essential programs but if it's really out of the question, you should at the very least try to get a 7200rpm hdd lol
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#X=0,16946&S=800000,4000000&t=7200&sort=-capacity&page=1
i feel like you could spend less on a case
also isn't that disc reader kind of expe- oh wait bluray nvm lol
and finally, if you can find an r5 1600 for a similar price to the 7500, you might want to consider that, because when overclocked (and they pretty much all overclock, and it's free to overclock) it's at least equal to the 7500 in gaming benchmarks (on average), and marginally better than the 7500 in all other measures
motherboard: yeah it might be the trudeaucoins, it's described as "entry level", idk i'm going mostly with reviews here, and the alleged ease of use
MSI is out of the question because apparently they come with a lot of bloatware ugh idk
SSD: eeeeehhhhh i didn't want to discuss it but you see the reason i'm so hesitant is because i'm not dealing with an OS, but two OSes, and installing partitions on a HDD was already complicated enough for a dumbfuck like me, on a SSD it seems even more daunting and at least now with just a HDD i stay in familiar territory
tbh this whole operation is already daunting as it is and i just don't want to make it worse >.<
case: idk man that's what comes up with those parametric filters, fractal design is my E S T H É T I Q U E and the other filters aren't THAT demanding, at least four stars, no side window...
trudeaucoins, maybe?
i guess i could look one last time for another manufacturer with similar designs
overclocking: lmao no >.<
snowy: watercooling isn't out of the question, but i guess it can wait, i just don't want to spend too much at once, i'll monitor the temps and if it gets too hot i'll consider it
at least i've got the watts to spare lol
oh and mind you those prices had tax included, which is 15 fucking percent in quebec, so of course they're going to look a bit bloated lol
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 05, 2017, 04:53:47 AM
SSD: eeeeehhhhh i didn't want to discuss it but you see the reason i'm so hesitant is because i'm not dealing with an OS, but two OSes, and installing partitions on a HDD was already complicated enough for a dumbfuck like me, on a SSD it seems even more daunting and at least now with just a HDD i stay in familiar territory
tbh this whole operation is already daunting as it is and i just don't want to make it worse >.<
Why would it be any more difficult than partitioning an HDD? befuddlement
[spoiler]
no, seriously, i can't imagine why it would be any different
signed, tec, who has somehow gone his entire life without needing to partition a drive sillydood;[/spoiler]
also i find the notion of you struggling over something that's purportedly so basic kind of hilarious
aren't you a web designer, i'm sure it's not that hard lol
In any case, if you do ultimately decide against an SSD, you absolutely should not be looking at slowest-of-the-slow 5400RPM HDDs. 7200RPM is the bare minimum necessary for survival. myface;
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 04:04:00 AM
Yeah I would recommend an SSD for your OS. I got a 120g one for like $40 a while ago. And if you do decide to overclocked, make sure you get a watercooler. An air cooler can't keep up with the heat being generated. Hell, even without overclocking my 1600X runs a bit warm.
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 05, 2017, 04:53:47 AM
snowy: watercooling isn't out of the question, but i guess it can wait, i just don't want to spend too much at once, i'll monitor the temps and if it gets too hot i'll consider it
at least i've got the watts to spare lol
When/how often is watercooling ever actually useful? befuddlement
i find that in the overwhelming majority of cases, the stock fan cooler is sufficient,
unless you happen to be overclocking to extreme levels
and even then, you could spend like $30 on a third-party cooler and that in most cases is enough
as opposed to spending $100+ on a watercooling setup, which i feel is only ever really necessary when you, for whatever reason, need to eke every last drop of performance out of your machine, and simply buying better processors is, again for whatever reason, completely out of the question
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 05, 2017, 04:53:47 AM
overclocking: lmao no >.<
it's easier than you think it is
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yMLKcaFirw[/youtube]
and note that there was no third-party fan or watercooler necessary
Now if only it were this simple for non-K Intel CPUs. smithicide;
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 10:31:47 AM
Also keep in mind, out of the box the 1600X doesn't come with a cooler lmao. You'd have to get one separately.
which is why i would only specifically recommend the 1600, as it's $30 less (in ameribux) than the 1600x, comes with its own v. good cooler, and the overwhelming majority of 1600s can be easily overclocked to 1600x levels (and at that level it's superior to the 7500)
so in your case watercooling makes sense, but thyme lives in canada lol
although your overheating problems sound especially bad, even despite your climate
when was the last time you examined your thermal paste or did a full case cleaning y/n
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 02:37:22 PM
Oh the standard 1600 comes with one? I heard the spire wraith or w/e it's called is really good. I also heard the one that comes with the 1700 and 1800 is pretty baller as well.
yes, and it's supposedly v. good, and it's the same one that comes with the 1700 lol
the 1700x and 1800x have even better ones
and while overclocking may not be necessary, if you can reasonably overclock at no extra cost, then there's no reason not to imo
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 02:41:30 PM
also tec did you ever buy ram to replace the set you never got?
if you haven't get G-Skill
it lights up
No. awdood;
http://boyah.net/forums/index.php/topic,59090.msg1550958.html#msg1550958
smithicide;
and i'm 2poor4rgb
revised: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/thyme1152/saved/pmyGXL
added an SSD, switched the HDD to a 7200, removed the blu-ray reader because that can wait i guess awdood;
i'm sticking with the non-k i5 7500 because it comes with a cooler 5thgrade;
[spoiler]and because i won't fall for tec's amd shilling baddood;[/spoiler]
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 05, 2017, 03:00:38 PM
[spoiler]and because i won't fall for tec's amd shilling baddood;[/spoiler]
cry;
b-but muh benchmarx
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7500-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600X/3648vs3920
and the 1600 does come with its own cooler lol
but yes, at your budget, honestly either the 7500 or the 1600 is a good choice
i myself have the 6500, which performs more like a 7400 5thgrade;
overall with either cpu it's a v. good build
also at a cursory glance it looks like seagate and toshiba hdds with identical advertised specs are less expensive, but then again wd has historically been more reliable to me than seagate so lol
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 05, 2017, 03:11:41 PM
also at a cursory glance it looks like seagate and toshiba hdds with identical advertised specs are less expensive, but then again wd has historically been more reliable to me than seagate so lol
ikr O_0
i was originally going for a seagate barracuda but then i looked up the failure rates and i was like "lol staying far away from seagate"
and idk toshiba feels cheap as well
i have a moderately recent toshiba tv and it's not even smart goowan
iirc the HDD i put in my tripple a long time ago was a toshiba and i've had various issues with it
WD just seemed like a safer bet, idk :/
i've had two drives fail or become extremely error-prone in the past, and at least one of them was a seagate, if not both
but yeah i judge my hdd purchases off the most recent failure rate stats too lol
toshiba doesn't seem too bad, but between wd and seagate, i'd generally take the wd if priced near equally
[spoiler]
also my tv isn't """smart""" either but i absolutely prefer it that way girl;[/spoiler]
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 05:41:56 PM
That's awful lol. What kind/speed are you going to get now?
G-Skill has a 2 pack of 8gb stick for $150 which isn't tooooo much more than what you were spending before.
i'll settle for nothing less than 3200mhz
$150 is literally 1.5x what i'm willing to spend, which is already 1.5x what i was previously willing to spend lol myface;
also, http://boyah.net/forums/index.php/topic,59090.msg1551084.html#msg1551084
lmao psyduck;
me: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kb7g8w/pc-gaming-is-still-way-too-hard
pc gaming is the dark souls of gaming
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 05, 2017, 07:09:44 PM
me: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kb7g8w/pc-gaming-is-still-way-too-hard
pc gaming is the dark souls of gaming
This is true. srsly
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 07:12:04 PM
Tec I don't think that ram actually exists
I suspect that this is also true. srsly
quick question, how did you guys transfer windows to your new computers?
i just used their tool to put an image of windows 10 on my usb drive, and i linked my license to my microsoft account so i can use that instead of my product key, so i should already be set i think, but are there any pitfalls i may not have thought about? confuseddood;
or did you just buy a new one?
[spoiler]or did you just not buy a new one? ifeelbetter;[/spoiler]
used student privilege to get a new license
i didn't have any other pc from which i could have transferred, so it was either that or (not) buy lol
final list >.<
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/84LDHN
tomatoes;
wrench;
honestly i think i might have ended up buying too small a psu myself befuddlement
600w is sufficient but doesn't leave much room to play with, i find
Quote from: Snowy on July 05, 2017, 05:46:00 PM
I used a WD Black 2TB HDD for my games and stuff in my tower and I've never had problems with it. Seagate are super cheap but way less reliable.
I wanna spring for the 6tb one and when I googled for it I kept finding it listed at $300+, $400+, or even $500+. Sometimes for a used listing. Even though it's only $286 on the WD website.
are you a data hoarder, lote myface;
[spoiler]
i feel like the answer to this is probably obvious sillydood;[/spoiler]
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 08, 2017, 04:38:03 PM
are you a data hoarder, lote myface;
[spoiler]
i feel like the answer to this is probably obvious sillydood;[/spoiler]
yes :(
Though I only have a 1tb drive in my desktop. And a couple 1tb external portable drives and a 2tb backup drive. I need to go through those and declutter and consolidate them and delete any duplicate files.
that sounds all too familiar lol smithicide;
although i probably only have around 1tb of useful pc data total, it's just disorganized and spread among several drives (1.24tb internal, and a cumulative total of maybe 2tb external, and only 1/3 that total 3.24tb is actually in use for something other than backups)
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 08, 2017, 04:38:03 PM
are you a data hoarder, lote myface;
[spoiler]
i feel like the answer to this is probably obvious sillydood;[/spoiler]
I'm probably the biggest data hoarder here. I save all the anime. And some other stuff like source code, ROMs, ISOs, VMs, etc.
I have a computer I use as a general-purpose home server for NAS, seedbox, VMs, programming, etc. It currently is filled with a bunch of drives: 2x 4TB, 2x 2TB, 1x 1TB, and an SSD. I have each 4TB+2TB pair set up in a RAID0-of-sorts (using btrfs) with automatic hourly and daily snapshots and automatic daily sync between them for backup.
I'm currently using about 4TB/6TB in that setup, with 2TB free.
My laptop and desktop have exclusively SSD storage.
oh my jesus christ blu
i though i had a problem lol, but you're somehow much more of a hoarder than even lote
how likely are you to go back and actually revisit 90% of that data at any given moment lol
and i like how you mentioned source code, i bet all of your source code combined probably takes up less than 10gb total, and even that would be extremely high for pure code lol
having a home server certainly would be ne@, though befuddlement
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 09, 2017, 01:32:47 PM
and i like how you mentioned source code, i bet all of your source code combined probably takes up less than 10gb total, and even that would be extremely high for pure code lol
I believe downloading and compiling all of AOSP (Android) consumes somewhere between 50GB-100GB. That's including source code in a working tree, git data, and intermediary build files.
I don't do this as much at home, but keeping multiple trees checked out for different major versions of Android multiplies that even bigger and can easily burn hundreds of gigabytes. Even more if multiple architectures are involved.
A full build takes 30-60mins even with 24 Xeon cores, way more than that on consumer CPUs, so keeping build artifacts is pretty important.
but yeah, just hoarding the repository data (without build files or any working copies) is probably more like 10-20GB
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 09, 2017, 01:32:47 PM
how likely are you to go back and actually revisit 90% of that data at any given moment lol
Probably not very. But this 4TB of used space is even after deleting a handful of shows that I've decided are awful and never worth looking at again or showing/giving to anyone. And this is even after avoiding all 1080p releases (TV anime's normally made for 720p so I think it's a waste), flac audio, and other oversized releases.
My anime folder has 280 directories at the top level, with a lot of nested subdirectories for different seasons and movies (like 10 bakemonogatari things in one, a few seasons and all the movies for pokemon in another, 9 precure shows in a third, etc)
hm, i guess i should have, but i never realized that by choosing the case i went with i was relinquishing the privilege of ever having an internal optical drive of any kind sillydood;
i guess i can always get a usb one
to be honest, you probably won't even need to use a disc drive more than maybe once every six months lol
i kind of wanted to watch movies on it tbh :(
if they were movies i already owned, even i would just
uh
'''digitize''' them as a matter of convenience lol ifeelbetter;
http://boyah.net/forums/index.php/topic,59090.msg1551822.html#msg1551822
it's a christman miracle
lol
it looks nice
but i'm not sure i could handle the distraction of colorful bright lights in a dark room
i keep mine on a small table so any illumination whatsoever is visible throughout the room in the dark lol
even the flashing of the hdd access indicator sometimes keeps me up when i need to leave it running overnight
everything turns on so fast omg RUB IT
Aren't you glad you made the choice you did? giggle;
i need to upgrade to a larger ssd myself tbh
I just saw an RX 560 4GB available to order on Amazon for $120, so I grabbed it. It's not actually in stock until Mon Jul 17 though. This is the Gigabyte one; Asus and Sapphire aren't available.
I'm still not sure whether getting a 570 instead would be worth it, but it's not in stock so whatever. I have almost a week left to cancel before it ships anyway in case I change my mind by then.
I saw a 570 in stock very briefly on Prime Day for like $230 (list price). I saw it too late to get a chance to even see whether it was eligible for any Prime discounts before it disappeared. I think $230 seems too high for that card, shouldn't it be more like $170? I think the 580 is probably worth about that much.
Quote from: bluaki on July 12, 2017, 08:50:45 PM
I just saw an RX 560 4GB available to order on Amazon for $120, so I grabbed it. It's not actually in stock until Mon Jul 17 though. This is the Gigabyte one; Asus and Sapphire aren't available.
I'm still not sure whether getting a 570 instead would be worth it, but it's not in stock so whatever. I have almost a week left to cancel before it ships anyway in case I change my mind by then.
I saw a 570 in stock very briefly on Prime Day for like $230 (list price). I saw it too late to get a chance to even see whether it was eligible for any Prime discounts before it disappeared. I think $230 seems too high for that card, shouldn't it be more like $170? I think the 580 is probably worth about that much.
all of amd's gpus are heinously overpriced at the moment because of the cryptocurrency meme
you're right about the 570 and 580, they're not really worth today's makret prices
how urgently do you need to upgrade, anyway
it might be worth considering waiting4vegaâ,,¢ to see if it shifts prices downwards across the industry
Quote from: Snowy on July 13, 2017, 10:42:42 AM
So I figured out why my PC would just turn off randomly.
When I installed my watercooler, it wasn't seated correctly, I don't think. So I reinstalled it and applied better thermal paste. I also found out that because of the 20º C offset, it was tripping my mobo's thermal throttling measures.
It's finally fixed.
when i first assembled my pc, i accidentally [glow=black,2,300]added a layer of thermal paste to my cpu, on which there was already a factory-applied layer of thermal paste[/glow]
amazingly enough, doubling up on the paste doesn't seem to have caused any cooling or performance issues lol 5thgrade;
a few things almost went wrong during my build lol
i touched the thermal paste on the underside of my OEM processor fan with my thumb myface;
doesn't seem to have consequences just yet lol
a few pins on the AAFP socket (front panel audio connector) were bent so i had to unbend them with this one tool that looks like tweezers but bigger, it was horrifying myface;
it worked girl;
i had to move (and rotate) my HDD three times because the wires couldn't get to it lol
and in the end i had to purchase a windows license saddood;
the anxiety over damaging components is half the fun lol
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 13, 2017, 07:46:45 PM
and in the end i had to purchase a windows license saddood;
But this is truly unfortunate. awdood;
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 13, 2017, 07:55:34 PM
the anxiety over damaging components is half the fun lol
I don't like it madood;
But I'm sure you liked the relief of finally getting it working in full. vuvudood;
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 13, 2017, 07:27:43 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 12, 2017, 08:50:45 PM
I just saw an RX 560 4GB available to order on Amazon for $120, so I grabbed it. It's not actually in stock until Mon Jul 17 though. This is the Gigabyte one; Asus and Sapphire aren't available.
I'm still not sure whether getting a 570 instead would be worth it, but it's not in stock so whatever. I have almost a week left to cancel before it ships anyway in case I change my mind by then.
I saw a 570 in stock very briefly on Prime Day for like $230 (list price). I saw it too late to get a chance to even see whether it was eligible for any Prime discounts before it disappeared. I think $230 seems too high for that card, shouldn't it be more like $170? I think the 580 is probably worth about that much.
all of amd's gpus are heinously overpriced at the moment because of the cryptocurrency meme
you're right about the 570 and 580, they're not really worth today's makret prices
how urgently do you need to upgrade, anyway
it might be worth considering waiting4vegaâ,,¢ to see if it shifts prices downwards across the industry
Well, it was Prime Day, so that RX 570 might've actually been at a good effective price if I had been able to check. Maybe it matched the ~$180 MSRP after Prime "discount", maybe it was even lower like $160. It's pretty typical for a sale like Prime Day to raise the base price of an item only to make a sale look more appealing than it is. It was shipped and sold by Amazon, not a third-party seller.
I don't really care enough to get a 580 and especially not Vega. Vega might even outdo what my PSU can comfortably handle. As far as I can tell, 560 significantly outperforms the PS4 and 570 beats the PS4 Pro, so that's good enough for me. I'm sticking to 1080p60 for what very little 3D PC gaming I'll ever do, so 570 would probably be ideal.
i wasn't suggesting buying a vega card (i certainly wouldn't and my psu couldn't handle it either lol), but rather waiting a few weeks to see if the release of vega shifts the prices of the 500 series downward
if you do urgently need to upgrade, though, then $120 for a 560 isn't too bad
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 14, 2017, 07:54:04 PM
i wasn't suggesting buying a vega card (i certainly wouldn't and my psu couldn't handle it either lol), but rather waiting a few weeks to see if the release of vega shifts the prices of the 500 series downward
if you do urgently need to upgrade, though, then $120 for a 560 isn't too bad
I really doubt Vega will affect the pricing of these lower-end cards.
The stock situation is bad enough that I have little reason to believe I'll get another chance in the near future. It's not like I need it right now, but I'd rather not wait months.
I believe the price I got is not driven up by demand, that's MSRP. AMD says it's $100, manufacturers turned that into $110 with the custom cooler and overclocking (that every single card happens to have), and they raise it further to $120 for the 4GB version.
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on July 12, 2017, 04:00:03 PM
Aren't you glad you made the choice you did? giggle;
i need to upgrade to a larger ssd myself tbh
yes giggle;
also a few days ago i learned the HDD on my old pc was 7200 rpm, so i'm glad i didn't unknowingly downgrade there goowan
Quote from: bluaki on July 14, 2017, 11:43:01 PM
I really doubt Vega will affect the pricing of these lower-end cards.
The stock situation is bad enough that I have little reason to believe I'll get another chance in the near future. It's not like I need it right now, but I'd rather not wait months.
I believe the price I got is not driven up by demand, that's MSRP. AMD says it's $100, manufacturers turned that into $110 with the custom cooler and overclocking (that every single card happens to have), and they raise it further to $120 for the 4GB version.
having just taken a look at the 560's historical pricing, you're right, that's about as good as it gets
Quote from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on July 15, 2017, 08:36:09 AM
yes giggle;
also a few days ago i learned the HDD on my old pc was 7200 rpm, so i'm glad i didn't unknowingly downgrade there goowan
my god, i can only imagine how frustrated with your brand new machine you might have been had you gone with that 5400rpm drive alone smth;
Not me. SocksDood;
i'll just wait around for a 1080ti price drop or smth lol
vega is so bad that i'll probably be waiting a while
but that power draw myface;
and the fact that it's still technically weaker than the 1080 which has by now been available for over a year lol
you can't just make such a huge cosmetic upgrade without showing off pix :|
noice srsly
my pc has such poor æsthetix in comparison lol
i have to wonder how much rgbifying your entire system must have cost you lol sillydood;
Quote from: Snowy on August 21, 2017, 02:04:12 PM
The case and RAM together were $300. My GPU was $500 when I bought it, but 99% of aftermarket GPUs are RGB nowadays. I think my water cooler was... $175? My mobo has built in RGB stuff as well, but it's only the line down the side anyways.
i guess that doesn't seem too bad, depending on the gpu model
Quote from: Snowy on August 21, 2017, 02:46:37 PM
tfw you win the silicon lottery and can take your 1600X to 4GHZ RUB IT
noice srsly
Quote from: Snowy on August 22, 2017, 06:18:02 PM
It's a GTX 980. At the time it was top of the line. I'm gonna wait for the 11xx's to come out before I make a decision on what to upgrade to.
a sound decision
my gpu came out in 2015 and i've been tempted to upgrade to a 1080i, but on the other hand, it's only a bottleneck in a handful of games and the 11xx series is probably less than a year away >.<
lol
though unless they run into manufacturing or supply issues, i would be surprised if volta came out as late as next holiday season
pascal came in early summer 2016
good god myface;
why are those 128gb ssds so expensive, you should be able to find ~240gb ones for those prices
also you could probably find 3200mhz ram for around that price, and for ryzen you really do want the fastest ram you can afford
#choice
Good job snowy
v. nice
v. jealous
my cpu and gpu sure are getting long in the tooth >.<
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/6/17433146/nvidia-next-geforce-announcement-wont-be-for-long-time
(https://i.imgur.com/6YLYqZd.gif)
guess i'll be stuck with my current cpu and gpu for a while
Quote from: Snowy on June 09, 2018, 08:53:26 PM
what cpu do you have again? Ryzen 2xxx are getting stellar reviews rn, and GPUs on the secondhand market are dropping like a stone. I thinka 1080 these days are... about $400? I plan on picking up a 2nd 1080 and a SLI bridge for funsies.
i5 6500, which in retrospect was a poor choice even when i bought it
i should have gone for
at least the 6600k, that would have probably kept me comfortable for significantly longer
oh well i've learned my lesson: never take advice from [glow=black,2,300]r*ddit[/glow] ugly;
it doesn't really make sense for me to upgrade to anything right now though because gaming performance on the ryzen side isn't nearly $400 (cpu + mobo) better than what the 6500 offers, and on the intel side, i would be crazy to """upgrade""" from a 14nm cpu to another 14nm cpu lol
i'll wait for intel's 10nm cannon lake to FINALLY arrive in 2019 (assuming they don't delay
again) before i seriously consider a cpu upgrade
on the gpu side, i have a fury, and really its biggest limitation is the 4gb of vram
though again, upgrading now seems silly because pascal is so old and gpu prices so absurd and nothing short of a 1080ti would make any sense as an upgrade from a fury
so i'll just be patient and wait4volta
but it means i'll be stuck on this build for at least another year before i make any significant changes to it
[spoiler]
but honestly i play so few cutting-edge games at launch that i hardly even feel its limitations lol
in truth, i'm just a consumerist whore :'([/spoiler]
Quote from: Snowy on June 15, 2018, 10:20:07 PM
Oh you have a fury? That's the one with the little watercooler right? That card is super great. I probably would have gotten one if it have more ram honestly.
the fury x is the one with the water cooler, the standard fury is just beneath the x in performance and uses traditional fan-based cooling lol
honestly it's a mostly adequate card for my needs, but the 4gb of ram really does bottleneck it sometimes
what was amd thinking
if it'd had even 6gb it'd have much greater longevity
one day i will post my rebuild in this thread
It's hard to believe my own is now over 3 years old. SocksDood;
i'd say it's about time for an upgrade, but gpu prices right now are absolute arse and while cpu options are better they're still not quite good enough to justify the cost of a new motherboard
guess i'll just wait for the ddr5 era.................
oh i actually did a rebuild like 3 months ago
i just need to take a pic and post lol
Oh. What'd you get? :O
new case with tempered glass
a ryzen 2700
liquid cooler
32bg of ram
beyond that, actually managed my cable this time around so it looks nice lol
i did this in prep to grab a new GPU this upcoming year, however AMD's GPU showing this year was kinda meh, and the NVIDIA Super line is pretty underwhelming from the rumors thus far. But maybe if Super pushes the 20XX line's price down a bit, MAYBE, but probs waiting til 2020 now on that lol.
my budget build just to play one game decently lmao
https://i.imgur.com/V6NceVs.jpg
i want an i5-9400 or close and an rx580 8gb
but i just cant atm
rip
Quote from: Snowy on July 08, 2019, 07:35:34 PMhttps://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/18199916
lmao ayyyy
holy shit lol wrench;
I'm considering maybe building a PC in the Fall, here's what I came up with:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LKxP29
The first one I did was like $600 more expensive, mostly because I had a different graphics card and a different case.
Dunno if I should get a better monitor or just deal with the one I have currently since it's not super horrible.
Opinions? Too much? anything else I need to consider?
Quote from: Hiro on July 24, 2019, 10:27:51 PMI'm considering maybe building a PC in the Fall, here's what I came up with:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LKxP29
The first one I did was like $600 more expensive, mostly because I had a different graphics card and a different case.
Dunno if I should get a better monitor or just deal with the one I have currently since it's not super horrible.
Opinions? Too much? anything else I need to consider?
A couple notes:
- Unless you plan on streaming/doing 3d modeling/lots of video rendering, a 3900X is probably extremely overkill. Don't get more than a 3700X. Hell, a 2700X will almost certainly do you fine too, and that's half the price. with the cooler you went with you wont be able to get the max benefit of a 3900X anyway.
- 32 GB of ram is probably also overkill, tho a more acceptable level of overkill. 16gb of 3200 ddr4 will probably do you just peachy tbh.
- just to note, you can cop a 1 TB ssd for about $100 these days if you keep your eyes peeled for basic deals. jsut noting cuz pcpartpiker has it listed as over $200; don't pay that much.
as far as the ssd yeah I figured
what exactly makes the 3900X not worth the money though? If it's super great and all, it should last me longer, right?
I didn't really know what I was looking for in regards to a processor cooler so if there's a better one that's decent priced lemme know
compaq
Quote from: Hiro on July 26, 2019, 08:37:29 PMas far as the ssd yeah I figured
what exactly makes the 3900X not worth the money though? If it's super great and all, it should last me longer, right?
I didn't really know what I was looking for in regards to a processor cooler so if there's a better one that's decent priced lemme know
kind of, but not really? like the issue is
it's too good. unless you're doing specific cpu-demanding stuff on your rig you're never going to utilize it's full potential. the extra potential isn't really going to expand it's utility years from now in any meaningful way; you'll be looking at an upgrade around the same time whether you go 3700x or the 3900x really. most games are far more GPU dependent these days anyway.
also without a high-end cooling solution too, you're decreasing your ability to ever hit that max potential anyway. i think for a decently
high end gaming focused rig though, the cooling you've got is probably fine.
yea the 3700x is totally fine, if not even light overkill in itself lol. ive been there, i almost got an i9 a few months ago but then i was like am i really going to use this thing like that
and the answer is hell naw lol
guys, if i have a budget of $150, what should i even get to replace my gtx 760?
then i should prob replace my i3 8100, but ehh i gotta be saving tbh
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on August 01, 2019, 08:06:55 PMguys, if i have a budget of $150, what should i even get to replace my gtx 760?
then i should prob replace my i3 8100, but ehh i gotta be saving tbh
the 8300 is FAR less a limitation for you than the 760 is lol
Are you open to buying used? befuddlement
the 570 would be a big upgrade and the 580 a huge one, and then the 590 would be more than 2x the performance of your current card hocuspocus;
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 01, 2019, 08:21:03 PMQuote from: 6M69I69B9 on August 01, 2019, 08:06:55 PMguys, if i have a budget of $150, what should i even get to replace my gtx 760?
then i should prob replace my i3 8100, but ehh i gotta be saving tbh
the 8300 is FAR less a limitation for you than the 760 is lol
Are you open to buying used? befuddlement
the 570 would be a big upgrade and the 580 a huge one, and then the 590 would be more than 2x the performance of your current card hocuspocus;
id be down for used
i remember seeing some listings having rx570s and 80s used but they overclocked them while cryptomining- no returns allowed too- is that shady to you enough to not get it lol?
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on August 01, 2019, 08:06:55 PMguys, if i have a budget of $150, what should i even get to replace my gtx 760?
then i should prob replace my i3 8100, but ehh i gotta be saving tbh
literally anything else? lol
$150 is pretty tight for a new GPU though. you're gonna have to wait for a nice lil sale or buy used at that budget
the RX 580 is probably your best bet if that's your budget for max gains compared to a 760. there's been sales that have been putting it around $150 new; i'd keep a look out for one
if you can save more dosh, the rtx 2060 keeps dipping below $300 and would be a much heftier upgrade.
UserBenchmarks: Game 81%, Desk 98%, Work 89% (https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/18962373)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/AMD-Ryzen-7-2700/Rating/3957) - 72.5%
GPU: AMD RX 590 (https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/AMD-RX-590/Rating/4033) - 80.7%
SSD: WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 500GB (https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/701228/WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0) - 230.9%
SSD: WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB (https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/706068/WDC--WDS100T2B0A-00SM50) - 103.9%
HDD: WD Black 2TB (2013) (https://hdd.userbenchmark.com/WD-Black-2TB-2013/Rating/1821) - 87.4%
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) (https://hdd.userbenchmark.com/WD-Blue-1TB-2012/Rating/1779) - 76.3%
USB: WD My Passport 1TB (https://usb.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1272/WD-My-Passport-0748) - 29.6%
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB (https://ram.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/516098/Corsair-CMW16GX4M2C3200C16-2x8GB) - 97.4%
MBD: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING (https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Asus-ROG-STRIX-X470-F-GAMING/85903)
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on August 01, 2019, 08:23:10 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 01, 2019, 08:21:03 PMQuote from: 6M69I69B9 on August 01, 2019, 08:06:55 PMguys, if i have a budget of $150, what should i even get to replace my gtx 760?
then i should prob replace my i3 8100, but ehh i gotta be saving tbh
the 8300 is FAR less a limitation for you than the 760 is lol
Are you open to buying used? befuddlement
the 570 would be a big upgrade and the 580 a huge one, and then the 590 would be more than 2x the performance of your current card hocuspocus;
id be down for used
i remember seeing some listings having rx570s and 80s used but they overclocked them while cryptomining- no returns allowed too- is that shady to you enough to not get it lol?
HURRY GET THIS WHILE YOU CAN
https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-r9-fury-100379ntoc-sr/p/N82E16814202340
that's the absolute most power you can get for $125 by far lol
and the 90 day warranty is better than the 0 day warranty you'd get out of a used card
otherwise these ($190) are equally as powerful but have 2x the vram
https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-590-100415p8gl/p/N82E16814202333
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-590-rx-590p8dfd6/p/N82E16814150817
on the nvidia side the closest equivalent is the 1660 which is ~$220
but if you genuinely can't afford to spend more than $150 and don't want that furry then a used 580 is easily your best bet, it's only ~10% less powerful than the fury but also has 2x the vram
and here's a brand new 8gb 570 for $150 after rebate
https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-570-rx-570-armor-mk2-8g-oc/p/N82E16814137291
but the difference in power between the 570 and the 590/fury is like 30%
Quote from: Snowy on July 29, 2019, 03:35:15 PMI had told Hiro on discord to move down to the 3700X, hell even the 3600 is amazing and invest in a 240mm AIO water cooler. Never been happier with any cooling solution than a water cooler. The 3900X is really cool, but unless you're streaming on twitch daily, encoding/rendering video, more workbench loads instead of gaming, the 3900X is wasted money tbh.
I mean I am partly thinking about building this for work purposes, like rendering video. Gaming too yeah but not entirely for that.
Also are you rendering 4k content or 1080p stuff? If you're not working in 4k, probs fine with a 3700x tbh
i got a used rx 580, 8gb vram for $130 LMAO
apparently it was used for cryptomining but w/e
had to use long-nose pliers to straighten out some stuff but it seems to be working good
was concerned when it said microsoft basic display @ first but it seems to have configured itself after 15min of powering on my pc
vkool
link for anybody who's interested
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Radeon-RX-580-Armor-OC-8GB-GDDR5-Video-Card-/133147674516?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true
Quote from: Snowy on August 31, 2019, 07:54:01 AMStock photos are usually pretty sketchy. How did it look when you got it? What did you have to straighten out?
i realized, but since I saw at the very least, one purchase from some guy who actually paid over $200 for a gpu, and had a positive feedback from him, I just set aside my judgments...and GAMBLED
and all i had to straighten up was (https://i.imgur.com/IJI6Twv.png)
been working fine for now. tfw so happy with it
lol you willin' bro. 580s been hittin $150 or so pretty regularly, i probably woulda went with that for the peace of mind with a new new for $20 more, but if youre strapped for cash i get it. hope it works well for a long time cuz them mining cards been put through their paces i tell u wut
well i did try to find one for $150 but was always finding them at like $180/$200 lmao
hell i even asked here some time ago what i could do with $150
RIP
w/e, its fine for now. it's slightly cooler than that gtx 760 i had lmao
and plus im not truly demanding w/ it, i mean im just gonna be playing dbd at ultra/high for the most part w/ it
the most modern game im ever gonna play with it, is blair witch lol
tfw you guys were right about being sketchy
tfw gambling on a used gpu was too good to be true, esp used for crypto
one of the fans fell out while i was streaming. i didnt really give a shit bc i was streaming and plus i was just using the elgato and not playing dbd or anything on pc. i couldnt even look then. but before i went to sleep, i noticed it fell off, and i was just so disappointed
but anyway yeah so umm i put it back on and it seems like it's staying in. but it's protruding out a bit more than the other fan inside, and im scared of it falling again
tfw i just wanted to play on a gpu with no issues. being broke sux.
i might just go back to that shit ass gtx 760 if things dont get better
i just messaged the seller so it's gonna be a while before i can get a reply
keep waitin cuz u aint getting a reply LOL
damn bro that sux, i hope u get a response/refund but tommy might be right lol
but yea crypto cards are a damn crapshoot, especially if no TLC went into refurbing them. its a card that runs at max capacity for months, 24/7, so its not super surprising to see one literally fall apart.
maybe a tru pc repair store could fix the fan properly if u got one near u? idk lol might be more than its worth tho
Quote from: tommy_no_ice on September 05, 2019, 05:02:38 AMkeep waitin cuz u aint getting a reply LOL
made sure i bought from someone that accepted returns LMAO
Quote from: C.Mongler on September 05, 2019, 07:37:55 AMdamn bro that sux, i hope u get a response/refund but tommy might be right lol
but yea crypto cards are a damn crapshoot, especially if no TLC went into refurbing them. its a card that runs at max capacity for months, 24/7, so its not super surprising to see one literally fall apart.
maybe a tru pc repair store could fix the fan properly if u got one near u? idk lol might be more than its worth tho
it's just that one fan, everything else has been fine. cleaned it before i put it back in at the very least.
tried prying it out myself, and couldn't pull it out
then i played dbd on max settings and it hasn't been coming out...for now LMAO
If he doesn't message you back, get a refund directly through Paypal.
ok so he actually responded back, and he told me to pm him to see how it preforms after pushing it back in
fell down again eventually lmao
the thing is i tried prying it out myself and it wouldn't budge when i put it back the first time. guess it happens over time
if shit goes down im just gonna do the refund
tfw i actually wanted it to work
just wanna play dbd with no flaws (at least on my end, dbd is known for being a mess sometimes lmao)
the first bad sign was having to unbend the damn thing when it arrived.its fujed bro get the refund
lol so i returned it
tbh i didnt mind if only the fan didnt fall out LMAO
ok but now i dont mind going with new now that ive saved enough and can afford it. but still wanna save $$ if i can
just gonna go around browsing for rx580s/90s. but does vram rly make a difference if all im gonna do is play dbd at ultra and stream games? i do ok with my gtx 760 for now lol, so maybe getting 4gb models wont be so bad?
EDIT:
wait actually
that msi rx580 i had was so damn hot i thought my shit was gonna succumb to flames
and noticed power consumption is terrible
i might opt for a gtx 1060
but anybody know better sites than ebay/amazon? i found one for $200
EDIT EDIT:
i bought a used zotac gtx 1060 for $157
seller claims to have used it only a few weeks- has the original box at the very least
lol fk it im down
guy has more feedback than the former seller too
best of luck my dude goodjob;
ok so i bought an i5 9400f damnnn lmao
installed it
had issues with powering up my pc as a whole
until i learned- after plugging in back and forth the main power connector and the f panel cables again and again, that i can just take out the cable for the power switch and literally stick a screwdriver in it for a second so it can boot up
the thing is, lmao what is my next step to make things back to normal??? i dont want to use my screwdriver to turn it on every time
also, the gtx 1060 is so much better on temperature and sound wise holy shit, that rx 580 was steaming hot shit
im sorry waht now lol where are u sticking a screw driver
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on September 23, 2019, 12:42:34 PMok so i bought an i5 9400f damnnn lmao
installed it
had issues with powering up my pc as a whole
until i learned- after plugging in back and forth the main power connector and the f panel cables again and again, that i can just take out the cable for the power switch and literally stick a screwdriver in it for a second so it can boot up
the thing is, lmao what is my next step to make things back to normal??? i dont want to use my screwdriver to turn it on every time
also, the gtx 1060 is so much better on temperature and sound wise holy shit, that rx 580 was steaming hot shit
brother what the holy heck are you doing g LOL
https://youtu.be/FuPZlliGqBw?t=55
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on September 25, 2019, 08:24:31 PMhttps://youtu.be/FuPZlliGqBw?t=55
boy you gotta treat yourself to a power button
i just wanted to show u guys what was up
bc it actually works
only have to do it for a second
i actually spent HOURS trying to figure out wtf was going on bc i KNEW that i put it all together correctly and seeing that it wouldnt turn on after putting in the new cpu, just bewildered me to hell
>wasn't any of the cables from the power supply
>9th gen cpu actually works on my mobo so dont know why it wouldnt start up
>in the end, turns out it was the fuckin TOWER that was screwing it up
after learning all it took was putting your screwdriver/anything metal to the prongs of where the power sw cable should be hooked on, i've been good this whole time
im prob gonna get to the power button when i have more time and have it worked on or smth, but for now ive just been putting it to sleep so i dont have to do it so much. actually i havent turned it off since lmao
but yea anyway damn my gtx 1060 has been so cool using, cannot believe ive let myself be on low graphics for so long lmao
ok so i realized my mootherboard has a m2 nvme slot and now i bought a samsung 970 500gb nvme ssd
:3
pretty much rebuilding my whole pc now
just bought an RX 5700xt and a ryzen 5 3600x
also bought a 1440p 144hz monitor a couple weeks ago. just need a new mobo now
PCPartPicker Part List (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WmVbL2)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X570M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KZLwrH/asrock-x570m-pro4-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-x570m-pro4) ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO X AMD Edition 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFzZxr/geil-evo-x-amd-edition-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-gaexy416gb3200c16adc)
Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x28H99/sandisk-ssd-plus-480gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-480g-g26) ($53.96 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g) ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QMp323/thermaltake-case-ca1d500s1wn00) ($64.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na) ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 24.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vvH323/asus-monitor-vx248h) ($167.48 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqp323/acer-monitor-xf270hu) ($491.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1616.40
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For anyone interested
hope ur using ur old harddrive 2 becauase 480 gb is skimpy
Quote from: tommy_no_ice on December 07, 2019, 06:27:14 AMhope ur using ur old harddrive 2 becauase 480 gb is skimpy
that is my old harddrive lol
i'm sure i'll upgrade it at some point but honestly i never have more than 200gb filled up so it doesn't seem super necessary.
200 gb is like 2 games in 2019 brother
Quote from: Snowy on December 15, 2019, 10:56:13 AMis a 450W PSU going to be enough?
i think so? pcpartpicker says its okay
built everything up yesterday and everything worked out of the box on my old ssd which was very nice. realizing that i don't have any games that really show off what my computer is capable of lol
Hell yeah 8)
bought an asus KO 3060ti
this thing is nuts for streaming, never could stream a game at 1080 without some stuttering
processing videos might even be better (i like archiving my gameplay, idk)
$487 with taxes, s&h
felt like i shouldnt have financially, but I know that it's basically an investment since crypto can go up at any time, and plus, this is the cheapest I could find this GPU, which used to be about $1,200-$1,400
idk what im gonna do with my old 1060, might honestly keep it and hope to sell it at a higher price
that is a good buy tbh
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) ($104.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G6VG3C/asrock-b550m-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550m-itxac) ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO X AMD Edition 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFzZxr/geil-evo-x-amd-edition-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-gaexy416gb3200c16adc)
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Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g) ($318.56 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kd2bt6/cooler-master-masterbox-nr200-mini-itx-desktop-case-mcb-nr200-knnn-s00) ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair SF600 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BtsmP6/corsair-sf600-600-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-sfx-power-supply-cp-9020182-na) ($184.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 24.0" 1920 x 1080 60 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vvH323/asus-monitor-vx248h)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqp323/acer-monitor-xf270hu)
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did some upgrades bassir;
old motherboard had a fucked up fan that made crazy ass noises. had a script that ran on startup to adjust the thresholds but it was super annoying whenever i turned my computer on. also wanted to try a small form factor pc case, really like how the NR200 looks on my desk
also finally using an m.2 ssd which feels nice (also finally have 1tb instead of half that lol)
other than that still using my old 5700xt and Ryzen 5 3600, no complaints from performance there
Quote from: strongbad on March 15, 2023, 05:34:15 PMPCPartPicker Part List (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r3wcwc)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) ($104.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G6VG3C/asrock-b550m-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550m-itxac) ($129.99 @ Newegg)
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Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kd2bt6/cooler-master-masterbox-nr200-mini-itx-desktop-case-mcb-nr200-knnn-s00) ($84.99 @ Newegg)
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did some upgrades bassir;
old motherboard had a fucked up fan that made crazy ass noises. had a script that ran on startup to adjust the thresholds but it was super annoying whenever i turned my computer on. also wanted to try a small form factor pc case, really like how the NR200 looks on my desk
also finally using an m.2 ssd which feels nice (also finally have 1tb instead of half that lol)
other than that still using my old 5700xt and Ryzen 5 3600, no complaints from performance there
surprised u would opt for at least 2tb of storage
sounds nice though goodjob;
despite being previously apprehensive about buying the 3060ti
it definitely was a quality of life change for content making, archiving plays, rendering vids, streaming, and ofc gaming, even if i dont play anything too intense
still need to sell that gtx 1060 lol
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on March 15, 2023, 09:51:04 PMdespite being previously apprehensive about buying the 3060ti
it definitely was a quality of life change for content making, archiving plays, rendering vids, streaming, and ofc gaming, even if i dont play anything too intense
still need to sell that gtx 1060 lol
Quote from: strongbad on March 15, 2023, 05:34:15 PMPCPartPicker Part List (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r3wcwc)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) ($104.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G6VG3C/asrock-b550m-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550m-itxac) ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO X AMD Edition 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFzZxr/geil-evo-x-amd-edition-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-gaexy416gb3200c16adc)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zxw7YJ/samsung-970-evo-plus-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s1t0bam) ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g) ($318.56 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kd2bt6/cooler-master-masterbox-nr200-mini-itx-desktop-case-mcb-nr200-knnn-s00) ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair SF600 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BtsmP6/corsair-sf600-600-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-sfx-power-supply-cp-9020182-na) ($184.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 24.0" 1920 x 1080 60 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vvH323/asus-monitor-vx248h)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqp323/acer-monitor-xf270hu)
Total: $892.51
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did some upgrades bassir;
old motherboard had a fucked up fan that made crazy ass noises. had a script that ran on startup to adjust the thresholds but it was super annoying whenever i turned my computer on. also wanted to try a small form factor pc case, really like how the NR200 looks on my desk
also finally using an m.2 ssd which feels nice (also finally have 1tb instead of half that lol)
other than that still using my old 5700xt and Ryzen 5 3600, no complaints from performance there
m2s are so bomb
one of the best investments I've made on my computer for the long run too
Quote from: ME## on March 15, 2023, 07:19:43 PMQuote from: strongbad on March 15, 2023, 05:34:15 PMPCPartPicker Part List (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r3wcwc)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) ($104.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G6VG3C/asrock-b550m-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550m-itxac) ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO X AMD Edition 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFzZxr/geil-evo-x-amd-edition-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-gaexy416gb3200c16adc)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zxw7YJ/samsung-970-evo-plus-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s1t0bam) ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g) ($318.56 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kd2bt6/cooler-master-masterbox-nr200-mini-itx-desktop-case-mcb-nr200-knnn-s00) ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair SF600 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BtsmP6/corsair-sf600-600-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-sfx-power-supply-cp-9020182-na) ($184.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 24.0" 1920 x 1080 60 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vvH323/asus-monitor-vx248h)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqp323/acer-monitor-xf270hu)
Total: $892.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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did some upgrades bassir;
old motherboard had a fucked up fan that made crazy ass noises. had a script that ran on startup to adjust the thresholds but it was super annoying whenever i turned my computer on. also wanted to try a small form factor pc case, really like how the NR200 looks on my desk
also finally using an m.2 ssd which feels nice (also finally have 1tb instead of half that lol)
other than that still using my old 5700xt and Ryzen 5 3600, no complaints from performance there
surprised u would opt for at least 2tb of storage
sounds nice though goodjob;
Ya I was already doing fine with 480gb so imagine I'll be fine with a 1tb. Still haven't old ssd that I can get hooked up if I need it
i got a new cpu Ryzen 7 5800X3D a few months ago but other than that haven't upgraded my pc since radeon rx vega came out maybe like 5(?) years ago which i bought on release, don't regret the purchase but i think i severely overpaid for it as there were stock shortages when it first came out
other than that i built a pc for my wife last week so we can play games together which is near enough identical to strongbad pc with the 3600 and 5700-xt, B550 motherboard, 1 tb storage and two monitors. rather than building from scratch i kinda just repurposed my old pc that had a R9 390 and AMD FX cpu and made some upgrades so I didn't have to buy the case, power supply, etc. spent about 550 pounds overall (about $700), mostly used parts.
honestly our specs are plenty enough for just about anything these days, no need to spend a mountain of cash on the latest gen i feel like it's only really for enthusiast people who care about 4k gaming. have been a bit tempted by OLED monitors tho to be fair, they look pretty damn nice and i'm getting a bit fed up of always having monitors with washed out colours but they cost more than the price of my whole setup
Currently set up a little fund to start a new computer build. giggle;
For now I don't have much locked in. I'm debating between the 4070 and 7800 XT. Honestly not sure at all in terms of processor that I want.... I need to remind myself that I'm probably not going to be playing the most intensse games ever on it. I really want it so the games I do play play extremely much more smoothly than my rapidly obsolescing PC I built at the beginning of this thread. But I don't need top of the line bleeding edge for everything.
I haven't settled on a monitor yet, but I'm eyeing the new Alienware ones. They look mighty nice, or maybe Dell will be nice and make a Dell-branded variant that's slightly cheaper.
I think I'm going to aim for the Fractal North for case. My current case is ooookkkkaaaay. It definitely lacks modern cooling considerations and honestly I don't need a bunch of HDD and drive bays taking up the front third of the space.
I don't think I'll do much in terms of gaudy RGB lighting. At least not inside the case, it seems mostly pointless.
Games I'll probably be playing the most:
American Truck Simulator
Euro Truck Sim
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
GTAV
RDR2
I'm intrigued by Starfield and def don't want to buy an Xbone just to play it
Cities Skylines 2
have you considered a steam deck
Quote from: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on February 03, 2024, 04:06:05 PMhave you considered a steam deck
Yeah, I thought about it. But I also want a better computer than I have now.
Like getting the Steam Deck+Laptop could be an option, but so many non-shite laptops are so overpriced and would basically put me back to where I would be spending it on a decent computer set up lol :(
good choice on the fractal north i've been eyeing up it for a while now it's honestly such a nice looking case definitely gonna get me one of those at some point as well
i think for the processor, if i were in your position i would just go for anything in the ryzen 7000 series like a 7600x or 7800x3d if you want a bit more, but TBH i don't think the difference between the two would be super noticeable. and if AM4 is anything to go by, getting in on AM5 now will leave you plenty of upgrade potential without having to replace your motherboard and RAM too
Yeah, I've been eyeing the 7600X, it seems to be a nice sweet spot and like you said hopefully AM5 won't be a dead platform in 1-3 CPU gens
Honestly pretty hype about the prospect of building a new computer lol
Quote from: 6M69I69B9 on March 15, 2023, 09:51:04 PMdespite being previously apprehensive about buying the 3060ti
it definitely was a quality of life change for content making, archiving plays, rendering vids, streaming, and ofc gaming, even if i dont play anything too intense
still need to sell that gtx 1060 lol
STILL need to sell it lol
ugh just been putting that on the back burner
also i havent needed to tune up my pc in a while
3060ti rly was the move