Computer Building Thread
#801
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That's a nice looking case, I like it
#802
Burning Brakes
thanks for the kind words =)
heres an updated picture of the case. i ended up returning that graphics card for an aftermarket one that cycles through the RGB colors
on a side note akplaya has an even nicer case than mine. hopefully he can figure out how to build his computer
heres an updated picture of the case. i ended up returning that graphics card for an aftermarket one that cycles through the RGB colors
on a side note akplaya has an even nicer case than mine. hopefully he can figure out how to build his computer
#804
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I forgot I had posted my build on this forum. A small update that I've done 4-5 months ago.
The biggest hype at the time was the EVGA 1080 FTW cards. I kept trying to purchase (2x) of these at the time. I kept getting email notifications that they were in stock by the manufacture, but they kept selling out less than a two mins after the email. I decided to purchase (2x) MSI Geforce 1070 Gaming X cards instead. I got a better deal on them since most graphics card buyers were still holding out for the 1080 cards. The new cards were to replace my old (2x) Geforce 960 Gaming 4G cards. The new cards were slightly longer and had better cooling fans. Fitting them into my case was a bit of a PITA. Overall, 5 months later running SLI with them, zero issues. They keep up very well and stay cool. There are a few times you can hear them kick up the RPM's on the fans, but rarely do. At normal use (Not gaming) they are very quiet. The quality is great vs the 960 cards. Playing Dying light or Doom at highest settings, has incredible details vs what the 960 cards handled. I only have a few pictures of the setup.
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The biggest hype at the time was the EVGA 1080 FTW cards. I kept trying to purchase (2x) of these at the time. I kept getting email notifications that they were in stock by the manufacture, but they kept selling out less than a two mins after the email. I decided to purchase (2x) MSI Geforce 1070 Gaming X cards instead. I got a better deal on them since most graphics card buyers were still holding out for the 1080 cards. The new cards were to replace my old (2x) Geforce 960 Gaming 4G cards. The new cards were slightly longer and had better cooling fans. Fitting them into my case was a bit of a PITA. Overall, 5 months later running SLI with them, zero issues. They keep up very well and stay cool. There are a few times you can hear them kick up the RPM's on the fans, but rarely do. At normal use (Not gaming) they are very quiet. The quality is great vs the 960 cards. Playing Dying light or Doom at highest settings, has incredible details vs what the 960 cards handled. I only have a few pictures of the setup.
20160723_101719_zpsnfs8kewb.jpg
#805
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Nice looking build. That's a lot of LEDs!
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#806
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6 months later and I finally have everything that I need for my first build outside of a CPU cooler. Most of the reviews I read about coolers seem to be pretty hit or miss. Do you guys thinks the CPU cooler in my part list goes well with the rest of the items?
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/akplaya92/saved/GkfTWZ
Excited to spend my Christmas break building this thing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/akplaya92/saved/GkfTWZ
Excited to spend my Christmas break building this thing.
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^by the time you get it assembled, it will be outdated!
#808
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6 months later and I finally have everything that I need for my first build outside of a CPU cooler. Most of the reviews I read about coolers seem to be pretty hit or miss. Do you guys thinks the CPU cooler in my part list goes well with the rest of the items?
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/akplaya92/saved/GkfTWZ
Excited to spend my Christmas break building this thing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/akplaya92/saved/GkfTWZ
Excited to spend my Christmas break building this thing.
I bought a Cryorig H7 on Newegg for $29 (on sale). It dropped temps on my I7-8700 by 20 degrees C. It's huge, but it works well.
#810
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I took a stab last night at getting started on this build. I've got all of the major components on for the most part, but haven't finished wiring everything. Ran into two issues that may or may not even be issues.
1) My cooler has a 3 pin connector and my motherboard has a 4 pin slot. I simply attached it and left one of the pins unattended. Am I hurting anything by doing this?
2) The cooler I got is very, very large. This has resulted in it being a very tight fit. I was going to mount the cooler from the top due to its size, but the RAM gets in the way. I'm really not trying to pick up another cooler unless I absolutely have to....
1) My cooler has a 3 pin connector and my motherboard has a 4 pin slot. I simply attached it and left one of the pins unattended. Am I hurting anything by doing this?
2) The cooler I got is very, very large. This has resulted in it being a very tight fit. I was going to mount the cooler from the top due to its size, but the RAM gets in the way. I'm really not trying to pick up another cooler unless I absolutely have to....
#811
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1. No. You'll lose the ability for the bios to use PWM (pulse width modulation) to control the fan. There should be a line on the mobo next to the pin connector which shows you which 3 pins to connect to. It should also be noted in the manual.
#812
Burning Brakes
Should be fine for 3/4 pin thing. If you don't plug the cpu cooler connector into the motherboard connector for the CPU cooler, then your computer might throw an error. I would leave cooler as is as well if its not touching anything. Clearance issues are normal.
I'd focus on cable management when after you have all the parts hooked up.
I'd focus on cable management when after you have all the parts hooked up.
#813
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Sweet build!
I'd drop the expensive case for a cheaper one and apply those funds saved towards either jumping to a maxwell series video card or a nicer HSF and some extra nice case fans.
Air > water IMO! It's just not worth it. I'd take my Noctua over any of the corsair water kits any day.
64GB of ram????? I'd save the money and stick with 32. Like that's too much to begin with. Apply those funds towards raiding a second EVO or straight up saving it.
I'd drop the expensive case for a cheaper one and apply those funds saved towards either jumping to a maxwell series video card or a nicer HSF and some extra nice case fans.
Air > water IMO! It's just not worth it. I'd take my Noctua over any of the corsair water kits any day.
64GB of ram????? I'd save the money and stick with 32. Like that's too much to begin with. Apply those funds towards raiding a second EVO or straight up saving it.
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duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude....
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Do people not clean their homes?
#817
Sanest Florida Man
That's what happens if you smoke indoors. I know a guy who smokes a lot of pot in his apartment, his PC is just as bad. I scrape off that shit from the back of his PC case fan and give it back to him so put it in his bong and smoke it again LOL
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No, air. Seems to be doing fine with it (knock on wood), and I don't have the worry about the water system failing.
I would love to get a portable AC unit to blow on the two work machines, but getting approval to vent into the plenum space is like trying to get the name Tuttle changed to Buttle in the movie 'Brazil'.
I would love to get a portable AC unit to blow on the two work machines, but getting approval to vent into the plenum space is like trying to get the name Tuttle changed to Buttle in the movie 'Brazil'.
#820
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Oh man, late night Azine browsing and I find a place I can share my build. Last year I ditched console completely because I was tired of playing Destiny and Overwatch on a controller. The bulk of my build really were the monitors. I needed a sharp and fast main monitor for gaming and photography, and also for text editing when I'm working from home.
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Nice and clean!
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Very nice! I grabbed a pair of 27" QHD Asus monitors that have excellent color and contrast. It's incredible what you can get for only a few hundred these days.
#825
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Well, it's computer building time again...
My 2012 i7-3770 quad core machine with 32GB is starting to show it's age.
looking at pairing an i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 2066 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIAH417YP5135)
with an ASrocks Fatality X299 board (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E168131577759)
and then toss in 64GB RAM and two M.2 nvme (240GB OS, 1000GB Storage).
Planning on air cooling for simplicity.
Working through the configuration now.
My 2012 i7-3770 quad core machine with 32GB is starting to show it's age.
looking at pairing an i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 2066 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIAH417YP5135)
with an ASrocks Fatality X299 board (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E168131577759)
and then toss in 64GB RAM and two M.2 nvme (240GB OS, 1000GB Storage).
Planning on air cooling for simplicity.
Working through the configuration now.
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This is my newer i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz chugging away...
#828
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Here is the current build... I still need to add a CPU cooler, and a few other little things:
#832
Jesus, what do you use 64gb of RAM for?
I got a 1080 last year, still need to upgrade mobo, CPU, and RAM
Running on a 2013 era Radeon and 8gb of RAM. It's painful.
I got a 1080 last year, still need to upgrade mobo, CPU, and RAM
Running on a 2013 era Radeon and 8gb of RAM. It's painful.
#833
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Prices seem to have jumped considerably...
I regularly exceed 32 GB of RAM usage processing large data sets, so 64 GB makes sense.
I regularly exceed 32 GB of RAM usage processing large data sets, so 64 GB makes sense.
#834
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THat's a lot of HD porn buffering
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But it includes FREE POWER ON SELF TESTER!
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#840
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Damn a 1TB 970 Pro as your data drive? Must be nice...