#1 STUNNA

Holy fuck! My Dell 4k P2715Q monitor just came in. Windows 10 looks nice in 4K 60FPS

Picked it up at best buy for $475 (they price matched Newegg and saved me $75)

stogie1020

Just ordered the guts for a new i5 build... totaled right around $1000.

Going to pick up a pair of Dell U2412M monitors on black friday deal.


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Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
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SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM
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G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 ...
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LIAN LI PC-9NA Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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ASUS H170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
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Logitech K120 Wired Standard USB Keyboard - Black
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$12.99
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Logitech M570 910-001799 Black 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Trackball
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Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - OEM
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MaxMike93

Only going with integrated graphics? Don't see any GPU listed there. Looks pretty solid, but I would have gone with a 512GB Intel 600p NVMe SSD. Much faster, same capacity and it's only about $8 more than that 850 EVO on NewEgg. Saw the board has M.2 to support it.

Yvuru

nice build! looks like something i would put together with plenty of room for upgrades in the future. have a 750w supernova g2 in my rig and it looks/performs awesome

picked up one of these dxracer chairs to complete my gaming rig http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/prod...es/oh-df73-ng/

stogie1020

Interesting point, I have been keeping an eye on the Samsung 950/960 M.2 drives as I am pretty loyal to that brand, but the prices have not gotten where i need them. Also, this is a basic desktop office machine, not one of my processing machines, so it really doesn't need the M.2. the onboard graphics should be fine (530 set), but I am sure I will toss a card in there eventually.

I like to leave a lot of room for future proofing. Since I use this for work, reliability and longevity are paramount for me. I typically keep a desktop machine for 7-10 years with maybe a bump in the RAM and storage halfway.

SamDoe1

I have almost exactly this computer (different case and I stuck with the factory cooler) lol. It works awesome for just about everything other than gaming, which I don't care since I use my xbox instead but for PS/LR it does great.

stogie1020

Good to know, thanks Sam.

FYI, I will not be measuring barometric pressure inside this case.... Single 140mm in, single 120mm out.

SamDoe1

Should be fine. As long as the CFM rating for the in fan is more than the out fan, you should be good. Does the new case have filters for the fans to keep dust out?

Edit: This reminds me I need to clean my case filters...

stogie1020

lol, I was actually making a joke about Maharajmd's earlier comments about positive and negative pressure cases...

The case is a Lian Li. They send a very nice elderly cleaning woman by every month to lick the filters clean... It's included in the case price.

SamDoe1

I should buy more parts from Asian companies...

stogie1020

thoiboi

I caught it


Is she an illegal?



GRANDMA?!? What are you doing there?!?

stogie1020

she smells a little mothballish...

#1 STUNNA

I know a recently unemployed women who could wipe your drives with a cloth...

stogie1020

I just spit coffee out on the keyboard! That was too funny, and from you no less....

Machine posted on the first try and W10Pro installed. Updating and loading drivers now...

stogie1020

Crappy pic, but its up and running nicely.

Seems empty w/o any PCI cards...

Yvuru

assembling a new gaming rig for myself

bringing my cable management A game to this build =)

Costco

Is there an easy way to transfer all my SSD crap onto a larger SSD, including the OS? Or do I need a new copy of Windows? I'd back everything up on an external first

I'm still on Windows 7 but I don't really use my computer now for much besides gaming. And I still have an woefully undersized 80gb SSD...

thoiboi

There's tons of cloning software out there that can do just that

Yvuru

yeah there is cloning software out there. personally i've used the samsung one (comes with samsung SSD's) and it was ezpz click boom done

stogie1020

No.

Print it all out and then type it into the new machine.

Yvuru

thats a lot of 0's and 1's

Abe_Froman

iTrader: (5)

Noob here in need of some advice... I just purchased a desk for my home office (see picture below) and I'm interested in building my own computer. I'm not just interested in the end product, but the experience itself of building one. I don't need want to get into the building of the computer itself just yet, because there are other things I need help addressing first.

I have a docking station that I can use with my work computer which gives me the ability to use multiple monitors. For this reason alone I will def be buying multiple monitors. Leaning towards two over three right now unless someone can convince me otherwise. I want my docking station/laptop to be displaying on the monitors, and will obviously want my desktop to work with them as well. Can this be done without me physically removing removing the HDMI cable from my docking station and plugging it into my desktop? I assume they make a product that allows you to toggle back and fourth with a simple button?

For those of you using multiple monitors, what is an optimal monitor size when using multiple monitors like this? I'm not a PC gamer, but if I do become one in the future after my computer build, I figure I might as well buy monitors that can support the graphics of PC gaming (while allowing me to do my work functions on them as well). Please feel free to make any product recommendations.

svtmike

Something like this?

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Or if you want both monitors for both computers, a matrix switch like this?



As for size, I like a 27" 1920x1080 for that kind of distance. But I have old eyes.

MaxMike93

1080p at that size would be pretty cheap, but with all of the other high-resolutions available I would go with something higher, plus scaling helps to make things look crisper without being so small (Windows 10 without scaling on my 2560x1600 MacBook Pro is unusable, but Apple does it better across the OS). Have you considered an Ultrawide like what LG offers? Practically gives you the screen space of dual monitors but in a single screen. If you really want two monitors, 2x 24-inch seems to be a pretty common setup, and, as long as the monitor has them, you can switch the input on the monitors' OSD to switch between the systems.

There's a few YouTube channels that have some good guidelines on building - I find LinusTechTips pretty watchable and informative.

stogie1020

2x 24" would be fine and the switch you are referring to is called a KVM. It allows you to share a Keyboard Video and Mouse between multiple machines (but not at the same time). You toggle between machines as needed.

If you need "at the same time", look into software called Synergy that allows you to have one computer on monitor A and another on monitor B and you use the keyboard and mouse of one machine to control all of them. It can be a little tricky to set up but once you have it it works great.

stogie1020

I have a few of these and they are very nice monitors. 16:10, IPS panel, fully adjustable.

Dell 24 UltraSharp Monitor - U2412M | Dell United States

Mizouse

I have the older model Dell Ultrasharp 24" (U2410 iirc) love it. But I'm looking to upgrade to a 27"

also some of the newer Dell monitors have a KVM built in to them.

underdog

+1 on a switch (or switches) like Mike suggested. "Ganging" the product below (2 of them - 1 to drive monitor-1 and one for monitor-2)
is how I would go. That solution will automatically select the active input as its source for the monitor it drives so, if the laptop is not connected its
selecting your desktop for both inputs; when the laptop inputs go active it automatically toggles to select those as the source. It also lets
you manually select between multiple active sources as well.


As for the keyboard and mouse, I went with bluetooth connected multi-device options.
keyboard: Logitech K800
mouse: Logitech M720 (Triathalon)

Both the keyboard and mouse have switches that let you select which 1 of 3 devices it
will be actively connected to. I own both the keyboard and mouse listed above and they switch
computers pretty much instantaneously when you press the button.

Abe_Froman

iTrader: (5)

That is exactly what I need! Thanks for the help on that.

Stogie and Mizouse - So I believe there is even a newer version of the monitor that you both have out now. I think two of those in a 24 inch would be perfect for me. I found them to be much cheaper through Amazon than Dell directly. This kit also includes a stand with it:


I'll do some more research to see if I find something better, but this setup seems ideal for me.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

2x24" is what I run at work and at home, good size for me

Yvuru

i think your desk is perfect for running dual 24's

this is coming from someone who has a 27' and a 24'

Yvuru

dropped a pretty penny to complete my gaming rig




Really happy with the setup, it better last me 5 years+

Specs below if anyone interested

Intel Core i7-7700k
Gskill 16gb ddr4 3200mhz ram
Intel 600p 512gb nvme ssd
Samsung 850 evo 500gb ssd
Asus 1080ti gpu
Evga g2 750w psu
MSI gaming m3 Z270 mb
Rosewill AC1900 wifi adapter
Cryorig A80 AIO cooler
Phanteks Pro M tempered glass case

and a dvd drive

Mizouse

at the DVD drive.

if I built a new PC. I'd leave it out. Can't remember the last time I used one.

thoiboi

Blu ray drive for ripping movies

Mizouse

i used to extensively rip movies, I stopped doing it after I realized I rarely rewatched them, and how much space they take up.

thoiboi

An excuse to buy more TB's of storage

stogie1020

Looking good!

With your carpet, it may be worthwhile to put some filters on the open air vents. The higher flow filters dont restrict the airflow much and they really help keep dust out of the case. Unless of course you are monitoring barometric pressure in your case and maintaining a PPA...

Yvuru

i like the way you think

i took the dust situation seriously, as i had to deal with it on my old computer
the case comes with magnetic dust filters. i've setup the case fans to intake air from the top, and exhaust through the front of the case. it works really well!
as for maintaining pressure... tuned the case fans a bit so that when i hold a lighter (i know its a bad idea but it works) near some vent holes, like the back of the case, the flame blows away from the case

Abe_Froman

iTrader: (5)

The Dell S2417DG 24inch monitor I've wanted finally went on sale. I just ordered two of them. I'm super excited to use them when they arrive. I've never used a monitor of this magnitude in my life before.

Thanks to Yvuru, I have also put together my PC parts list. My first part should be here tomorrow (Intel i7-7700K).