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Building it today. This used to be my server, so it's attached to an ANCIENT 19" screen (like 19" LCDs were a new hot thing when I got it).
What monitor setup do people here use? Does anyone use ultrawide or curved screens? I use a 2x27" for work, but if this one is more gaming/fun, a single screen would be desired.
What monitor setup do people here use? Does anyone use ultrawide or curved screens? I use a 2x27" for work, but if this one is more gaming/fun, a single screen would be desired.
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OMG, the new PC is so quiet. I used a Corsair HX750 PSU with a Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C case.
I mean, it only has 2 SSDs in it, and is barely doing anything, but it's so much quieter than my super tower 8 drive RAID configuration was. Same old MoBo, CPU, and GPU.
I even managed to wire it up to the mobo and PSU first try.
I know I swore off building a new PC again, but it was pretty fun and brought back nice memories doing it.
I mean, it only has 2 SSDs in it, and is barely doing anything, but it's so much quieter than my super tower 8 drive RAID configuration was. Same old MoBo, CPU, and GPU.
I even managed to wire it up to the mobo and PSU first try.
I know I swore off building a new PC again, but it was pretty fun and brought back nice memories doing it.
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I think it may be easier to build a PC, than it used to be. I didn't have to set a single jumper last time.
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Hah! Or worry about bending a pin on each memory chip.
It's still a little annoying to plug in the connectors (power switch, etc). But that was probably the hardest part.
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I'm the most paranoid about the screwdriver slipping and scratching the mobo, when putting in those little screws. I've done that before and killed the mobo.
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I like that the newer power supplies have a "only plug in cables that you need" configuration. Keeps everything cleaner.
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Yes, the one I bought is that, and I left half the cables out of the PC entirely, which is awesome. Not toooo great if I ever do need to plug them in, but there's room in the case. It's a mid-tower.
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WIth the M.2 storage device, the only reason I needed to plug in a SATA power cable at all was because the case fans required it.
Was a little weird that the case has zero slots in case I planned to install an optical disk drive.
Was a little weird that the case has zero slots in case I planned to install an optical disk drive.
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The SATA -> Fan thing was nice. This one had a hub where you could plug in about 6 fans, then do a single SATA to power them.
A lot of cases don't have optical disk drives now. This one does, but I don't plan to put one in there.
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I was slightly worried about that, but with the Win10 USB drive install, no biggie. Figured if I needed one, I'd have a $20 external from amazon in 2 days.
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My CPU is from late 2015. My GPU is from 2013. Hmmmm. Might have to upgrade something.
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Crap. I looked into stealing something from my wife, but her desktop is from 2012.
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Anyone built a machine lately? Looks like AMD has taken over desktop performance?
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I just did an I7. My kid did all the research and that's what he wanted for gaming.
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Gotcha. Safe choice. Choice to try out the Ryzen 7 3700x. This is for my wife who mostly does Photoshop, so I based it on price-performance for Photoshop/Lightroom only. $1,200 for parts. We'll see how it goes.
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Mine was also 1200 parts
Hard part was finding an instock mobo for the I7 at the good price point. Didn't want to wait weeks for a drop ship from China.
Hard part was finding an instock mobo for the I7 at the good price point. Didn't want to wait weeks for a drop ship from China.
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Yeah, I had to pick/choose a few things to get it from Amazon faster (and make sure it was solid directly from Amazon, not a 3rd party), but everything should be here next week.
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I priced out a similarly specced PC from a customer builder and they priced theirs around $3,000. Theirs was a $150 more CPU and $150 more GPU, but smaller SSD ($50). That's a lot of $$ to build the PC. Oh, and Windows license which I don't need.
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I was surprised how many different damn specs there are for the Intel CPU chipsets. There's the I7, but then you have to get the mobo that works on a specific generation, and there's at least 4 of them out there. Then a diff set of specs for the I5. And a different set for the I9. So if my kid wants to make a small upgrade to his CPU in a year or two, he also needs a new Mobo, guaranteed. Crazy.
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The AMD stuff didn't REQUIRE an upgrade like that, but if you wanted whatever full capabilities, you COULD upgrade.GORDON wrote: There's the I7, but then you have to get the mobo that works on a specific generation, and there's at least 4 of them out there. Then a diff set of specs for the I5. And a different set for the I9. So if my kid wants to make a small upgrade to his CPU in a year or two, he also needs a new Mobo, guaranteed. Crazy.
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