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I've only built two PCs but I can already say that picking out the parts and building the PC is more fun than actually using it.
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Yeah modern SSDs should be more durable. But your Seagate should have something like a 5 year warranty.
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Jun 30, 2021 08:29
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Maybe just buy a regular atx power supply and return the small one. They are cheaper too.
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Jul 6, 2021 03:22
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The price on it flucuates a lot. It was $200 even recently. https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B08K4NP5DQ?context=search
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Rascar Capac posted:I'm looking to change the 750GB HDD in my laptop for a 1TB SSD. Is there any reason I shouldn't go with the Crucial MX500? Which laptop do you have? It might support NVME drives which are faster than the MX500, though most people can't really tell the difference in speed. But there's almost no price difference between the two these days so might as well buy the faster one.
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Jul 9, 2021 19:49
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Well I have the MX500 in my gaming desktop since 2019 and it's been a champ.
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Jul 10, 2021 01:04
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The only difficult thing to buy right now is the graphics card. Everything else sells for msrp or cheaper.
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Jul 18, 2021 21:25
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tarbrush posted:Presumably testing the mobo with the CPU but without the heatsink installed won't be enough to cook the chip? Where did you buy the mobo? Unless it was at some abandoned electronic store doing a firesale before closing down it will have the latest BIOS.
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Saukkis posted:How is one supposed to survive if they are clueless about computers. Where do you start looking for the info and what is the minimum amount of research you need to get good results. Just now I did a Google search "good gaming computer". The first was a PCGamer article "The best gaming PC in 2021". You open the article and see the title picture, "Oh hey, isn't that the AlienWare Ryzen that Tech Jesus did the horror video just week a go". If the computer magazines are in on the scam the normal people have no chance. A lot of the $1200+ gaming laptops are pretty decent with good performance. And they seem to be built pretty well. If I wasn't going to build a desktop I'd get a gaming laptop like the Lenovo Legion and suggest others do it as well. I don't really trust any big companies to make a desktop.
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Jul 28, 2021 03:12
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When did you buy the motherboard? It probably has the bios update already if you bought it this year.
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Jul 31, 2021 19:23
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pisshead posted:Haven't bought it yet, it was on the list on pcpartpicker but it throws up a warning. I would get a B550 board instead then. They are usually cheaper and functionally the same. As a bonus they don't have a tiny fan on them like the 570.
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Jul 31, 2021 22:32
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You're fine. Just remember to enable xmp/docp in the BIOS to get the full RAM speed.
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Aug 1, 2021 04:11
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Aren't PSUs like RAM where two companies manufacture them for the whole world
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Aug 1, 2021 20:47
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What are you trying to add that won't fit? Hard drives?
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Aug 5, 2021 09:20
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Seeing as how the only games I play right now are Dead Cells or visual novels like Ace Attorney I think I'm just getting a steam deck to ride it out until video cards madness is over.
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Aug 15, 2021 08:55
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Do you need a lot of hard drive slots? Because the Meshify 2 is a relatively huge case meant to house like 8 drives. Most people are happy with the Meshify 2 Compact.
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Aug 19, 2021 04:51
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99% of people in this thread are getting the Ryzen 5600x and a B550 board. The MSI MAG B550M would be a fine choice.
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Aug 28, 2021 19:33
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If you want a good place to start the b550m pro vdh wifi is like $100 and well reviewed.
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Sep 1, 2021 18:44
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lol is that EVGA Geforce FTW literally named after "for the win"
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Sep 24, 2021 19:50
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Windows is like 99% functionctional without any key as well. If you don't care about changing your desktop background the free one works fine.
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Sep 27, 2021 23:46
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There's really no reason to use Windows 11 right now unless you're into schadenfreude. Just wait a year while the kinks get worked out.
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Oct 14, 2021 01:02
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I need the GTX 5000 to play my walking simulators in 4k with ray tracing. Firewatch never looked better.
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Nov 13, 2021 09:26
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What games are people even playing with these $1500 graphics cards. I thought everyone hated Cyberpunk.
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Nov 22, 2021 09:20
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The first generation Steam Deck is going to have all kinds of problems. And Valve doesn't have a good history with hardware and seem to give up on everything. I'm really excited about it but I'd wait until people have owned them a while.
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Nov 25, 2021 21:03
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The H510 is a good case that's worth $70 or so. Not the best airflow and I'd rather get the Corsair but it's not bad.
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Nov 28, 2021 10:02
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Building the first time is not easy even if you watched 5 hours of Youtube tutorials like I did. It probably took me half a day to get mine up and running because I was nervous about the tiny wires and I had trouble with some screws on the motherboard. But my second build only took like 90 minutes and it's way easier now.
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Hey I haven't kept up with PC parts for a long time. Is there anything cool around the corner or is now a good time to build a ~$1,000 desktop?
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Mar 12, 2023 19:50
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I like the case a lot but the negative pressure means dust city. Not that big of a deal but still.
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I built my first PC in 2019 thanks to this thread and it's still running great. Haven't had any issues in like three years and it still runs practically silently. I am thinking about building another PC now but only because I'm bored and want something new. I could honestly use this for another 10 years if it lasts that long.
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