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KinkyJohn posted:Is it a bad idea to get wasted before I put together my new system? Nope  PC Building Megathread - Is it a bad idea to get wasted before I put together my new system?
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KinkyJohn posted:Is it a bad idea to get wasted before I put together my new system?
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Feb 5, 2021 18:09
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KinkyJohn posted:Is it a bad idea to get wasted before I put together my new system? I have never built a computer without being at least a little bit drunk. They usually never work on the first try. No this is unrelated.
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Feb 5, 2021 18:22
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KinkyJohn posted:Is it a bad idea to get wasted before I put together my new system? Did mine high and the worst that came from it was losing the m.2 screw for my NVME HD
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Feb 5, 2021 18:23
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Just don't cut yourself somehow on the motherboard. Then you're golden. (I was sober when this happened. I still don't know how I managed to do that.)
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Feb 5, 2021 18:57
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I cut myself on my last build and I also was sober. If I did it drunk I’d probably be dead.
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Feb 5, 2021 18:58
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Fallom posted:I cut myself on my last build and I also was sober. If I did it drunk I’d probably be dead. Back in the good old days before cases had rolled edges, if you didn't lose a pint of your own blood in the process of building a PC, you didn't do it right. 
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Feb 5, 2021 19:28
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Stroop There It Is posted:Just don't cut yourself somehow on the motherboard. Then you're golden. I/O plate. They're typically sharp as gently caress. Some manufactures include a "NOT SHARP I/O PLATE" as part of their marketing.
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Feb 5, 2021 19:32
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:I/O plate. They're typically sharp as gently caress. Some manufactures include a "NOT SHARP I/O PLATE" as part of their marketing. 
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Feb 5, 2021 19:39
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PSU bleeder here.
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Feb 5, 2021 19:45
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Stroop There It Is posted:Just don't cut yourself somehow on the motherboard. Then you're golden. Cases are better than they used to be, but new builds still require blood sacrifice.
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Feb 5, 2021 19:48
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:I/O plate. They're typically sharp as gently caress. Some manufactures include a "NOT SHARP I/O PLATE" as part of their marketing. Who has a not sharp plate? That's incredible. I've cut myself every time on the I/O plate typically because I forget to install it or otherwise gently caress it up
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Feb 5, 2021 20:10
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So I've managed to finally get a new GPU, and need to start building around it from scratch. What I dont know is what CPU will power this: https://www.powercolor.com/product?id=1606116634 I'm assuming the CPU market isnt pure bot fuckery like GPU is at the moment? This is what I've got so far: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CHKKdD Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.00 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Adorama) (Already Bought) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Red Dragon OC Video Card ($1119.98 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($109.98 @ Newegg) Total: $603.94 Edit: This box is 100% for gaming, i have other stuff for storage and work tyrelhill fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Feb 5, 2021 |
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Feb 5, 2021 20:14
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Who has a not sharp plate? That's incredible. I've cut myself every time on the I/O plate typically because I forget to install it or otherwise gently caress it up Some newer ASUS Boards. Not sure who else.
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Feb 5, 2021 20:18
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Fancy mobos nowdays have the plate integrated
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Feb 5, 2021 20:36
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So for the b550 aorus elite v2 I see the latest bios version is F13a (which probably means alpha?) And it features the AGESA ComboV2 1.2.0.0 update which helps with 5600x performance. gently caress but it's not a stable release right? So I don't want to install some alpha poo poo because I'm probably going to be too lazy to want to flash the bios ever again But am I going to be missing out on those fabled 5600x performance gains if I just flash to F12 or should I wait for a later bios update? I think I'm going to sober up before I build this poo poo. Back in my day you only had to put the parts together and it (hopefully) worked, none of this flashy bios shite
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Feb 5, 2021 21:11
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tyrelhill posted:I'm assuming the CPU market isnt pure bot fuckery like GPU is at the moment? You assume wrongly! But it's not quite as crazy as the GPU market. Ideally you want a Ryzen 5600x, but a 3600 or 3700 would also be good options if you can wait for the former to come in stock. KinkyJohn posted:I think I'm going to sober up before I build this poo poo. Back in my day you only had to put the parts together and it (hopefully) worked, none of this flashy bios shite 1. Yes do that. 2. Definitely not true.
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Feb 5, 2021 21:51
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Butterfly Valley posted:You assume wrongly! But it's not quite as crazy as the GPU market. Ideally you want a Ryzen 5600x, but a 3600 or 3700 would also be good options if you can wait for the former to come in stock. I just looked at my local Microcenter and they have some Ryzen 5 5600x in stock so I think i am gonna pick one of those up. I'll probably pick up my motherboard there too so they can help me get the BIOS right with the new chipsets... Thanks!
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Feb 5, 2021 22:09
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Would there be any major concerns in terms of reduced performance by getting a M.2 PCI-E card, and to stick it into the second 16x PCI-E 3.0 slot I have? I only have 1 M.2 slot on my mobo and I want to add another
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Feb 5, 2021 22:15
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Would there be any major concerns in terms of reduced performance by getting a M.2 PCI-E card, and to stick it into the second 16x PCI-E 3.0 slot I have? Is there a reason you don't want to just run additional 2.5" SSDs? The cost would be so much cheaper.
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Feb 5, 2021 22:18
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Is there a reason you don't want to just run additional 2.5" SSDs? The cost would be so much cheaper. Speed, mostly. I guess I could just get a regular SSD I suppose. Also I was looking at 2TB which seems about $10 cheaper for a 2.5"
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Feb 5, 2021 22:20
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Speed, mostly. I guess I could just get a regular SSD I suppose. Ignoring the cost of the nvme adapter, sure. For nearly all use cases a 2.5” vs an Nvme won’t matter too much.
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Feb 5, 2021 22:24
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Can someone recommend me a good semi-modular 850w to 900w PSU? Gonna be doing some slight upgrades and this is one that's needed. Also, is there any relevance to the rankings system with bronze, silver, gold, platinum besides efficiency if I recall? If I can keep it below $150(preference is for $110) even better.
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Feb 5, 2021 22:51
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doomrider7 posted:Can someone recommend me a good semi-modular 850w to 900w PSU? Gonna be doing some slight upgrades and this is one that's needed. Also, is there any relevance to the rankings system with bronze, silver, gold, platinum besides efficiency if I recall? If I can keep it below $150(preference is for $110) even better.
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Feb 5, 2021 22:53
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FlamingLiberal posted:I am using a Corsair RMx 850 right now and it works fine. It’s one of the better rated PSUs. Forgot to add that it needs to be semi-modular. Reason being that most of the time I've had issues with full modular ones where they don't post due to the CPU not getting power or something to that effect since they don't have the cable for it and I need to buy one. That said, I'll definetly keep this one in mind. Also, they have the i9 10900k for $445 at my local Microcenter and while I know the Ryzen's are doing better this Gen, my old rig ran an i7 7700k which was upgraded from an i7 4790k with no need for any Windows reinstall hence my preference to the Intel's. Thoughts? Found these two PSU's and want to know which one to go with. 
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Feb 5, 2021 22:57
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Sketch as gently caress. No description, no image of the product, and seller has only one sales feedback that's negative and sketchy. Yeah that's what I was assuming, but still had to ask haha, times are tough out here. But hot drat, I'm seeing a bunch of them being sold for $150 on hardwareswap. Thanks! 
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Feb 5, 2021 23:55
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doomrider7 posted:Also, they have the i9 10900k for $445 at my local Microcenter and while I know the Ryzen's are doing better this Gen, my old rig ran an i7 7700k which was upgraded from an i7 4790k with no need for any Windows reinstall hence my preference to the Intel's. Thoughts? This seems an arbitrary and dumb reason to not choose a processor. It's possible to change the motherboard and cpu on an AMD based system without having to reinstall windows too.
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Feb 6, 2021 00:49
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Butterfly Valley posted:This seems an arbitrary and dumb reason to not choose a processor. It's possible to change the motherboard and cpu on an AMD based system without having to reinstall windows too. Possibly, but I've heard so much mixed stuff in terms of how to go about doing things that I'd rather not risk it and gently caress my stuff up so I went with the i9 over the Ryzen. It helps that the prices and performances are pretty much identical at this point with a slight edge going for the Ryzen. I dunno, I just want to gut my current build and swap out the mobo and cpu and start it without running into any issues like I did last time. I was also able to score a REALLY good mobo for it on sale so I'm happy with it. I also went with the Seasonic over the EVGA since it was a Gold. This does put some of my other upgrade plans on hold, but I can live with that. Edit: Yes I'm aware it's arbitrary and kind of dumb, but I have read of people running into SOME issues involving crashes and for that I'd rather just keep Intel where BIOS should effectively be the same if not similar. doomrider7 fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Feb 6, 2021 |
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Feb 6, 2021 01:01
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Just reinstall. If you’re rocking a 5+ year old windows install it’s probably full of dumb junk and hosed up.
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Feb 6, 2021 01:44
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Would there be any major concerns in terms of reduced performance by getting a M.2 PCI-E card, and to stick it into the second 16x PCI-E 3.0 slot I have? Minor limitation is that the second x16 slot runs at x4 speed, which is fine for NVMe, but if you use any of the x1 slots then that also drops to x1 speed. Manual page 29. doomrider7 posted:Forgot to add that it needs to be semi-modular. Reason being that most of the time I've had issues with full modular ones where they don't post due to the CPU not getting power or something to that effect since they don't have the cable for it and I need to buy one. That said, I'll definetly keep this one in mind. What kind of motherboards have you used, since all modular PSUs come with the required cables.
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Feb 6, 2021 02:42
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Just reinstall. I like my dumb junk and over the top amount of open tabs on my browsers along with other miscellaneous. It's...comforting. Saukkis posted:Minor limitation is that the second x16 slot runs at x4 speed, which is fine for NVMe, but if you use any of the x1 slots then that also drops to x1 speed. Manual page 29. I already bought one so it's fine, but it was a PSU issue more than anything.
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Feb 6, 2021 03:24
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change my name posted:Did mine high and the worst that came from it was losing the m.2 screw for my NVME HD High, drunk, sober, doesn’t matter. You’re losing at least one M2 screw. As for the i9, I like mine just fine. I could probably stand to cool it better but it’s served me well so far, not like I can tell a qualitative difference between that and my i7-9700 in my last computer though.
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Feb 6, 2021 03:38
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Ugly In The Morning posted:High, drunk, sober, doesn’t matter. You’re losing at least one M2 screw. This is kind of how I feel about the Ryzen 7 5800x and the i9 10900k. The margins are so close(granted in slight favor of AMD), that I'd rather stick with what I know I can rebuild my stuff around and not lose my beloved accumulated junk.
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Feb 6, 2021 04:35
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Ugly In The Morning posted:High, drunk, sober, doesn’t matter. You’re losing at least one M2 screw. Oh yeah? Not on meth, smart guy!
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Feb 6, 2021 05:21
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just make a different kind of screw fit
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Feb 6, 2021 05:26
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taqueso posted:just make a different kind of screw fit I shoved an m3 screw in there with a spacer, hasn't crapped out yet
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Feb 6, 2021 05:46
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Oh yeah? Not on meth, smart guy! I would think on meth you’d lose more of them with greater speed and enthusiasm.
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Feb 6, 2021 05:52
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I'm looking to upgrade my case fans, the ones that came with it just don't move all that much air. I hear good things about the Arctic A12/A14 PWM - not quite as good as Noctua but a fraction of the price. Should I buy the A14 or the airflow optimized one? Not sure if it's like Noctua where the A12/A14 are basically better at everything or if I should seek out the airflow optimized ones (which I believe are F14).
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Feb 6, 2021 05:55
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So my Hyper 212 Black Edition cooler is being delivered on Tuesday rather than today. Is it a bad idea to use the Hyper 212 EVO from my 9 year old build and replace it when the new one arrives on Tuesday? Are the mounting brackets the same? Old build is Intel, new one is AMD.
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Feb 6, 2021 15:29
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WattsvilleBlues posted:So my Hyper 212 Black Edition cooler is being delivered on Tuesday rather than today. AM4 needs a different mounting bracket, otherwise it would be fine, though unless your case has access to the back of the socket, changing coolers requires removing the whole mobo.
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