might need to remake my USB boot drive.

Only issue is that I only have a Mac. So I’m making the boot drive from my 2012 machine via bootcamp. (my 2018 doesn’t give me the option)

worst case I’ll have to boot up my 2006 build and make a boot drive from that

 

so i have my Windows 7 DVD, I plugged in my USB DVD drive and my computer will boot to that and start the install process.

Would it be possible to install windows 7, then upgrade to windows 10? or is my hardware too new? i guess I could experiment later tonight.

 

No, that almost guaranteed won’t work. It’ll probably bsod if you try to boot to 7

 

Wait are you using the boot camp app on macOS to make the usb drive? That’ll probably be an issue because Apple doesn’t do it the normal way it slipstreams Apple driver files into the windows install process, I think there’s a custom config/xml file that they add to the install usb drive

 

What about a windows 10 iso can you make dvd from one? Not sure if it still fits on a single layer dvd

 

Yea I’ll need to buy a dual layer DVD. I tried earlier.

I’ll see if win7 works. Otherwise I’ll just buy some DVD+R DL off amazon.

 

or.... use bootcamp to install windows 10 on my 2018 Mac mini. Make USB boot drive then remove windows 10 install via bootcamp?

what a hassle.

 

That did it. My new build is alive!!!

gosh the idle temp is so low. For a the short time I had the system on, I saw it at 32ºC and around 1100rpm for the CPU fan.

I have my Mac Mini cpu fan at full blast 4400rpm and temp is 45-47ºC.
Setting the fan back to automatic 1800rpm and the temps go back up to like 55º

 

I think it's funny that when it comes to CPU/GPU temps Americans understand it best when using Celsius but using C for the weather is more confusing.

 

Older builds of 10 will fit on a single layer dvd, I got a few of those ISOs lying around that are under 4GB. I think only the newest builds won't fit on a single layer, they tried for years to keep it under that limit but they probably see now that only a very small percentage of users use DVD as install media

 

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

More cards up again, 3060/70. RX 6800/6800xt/6900xt Entered. Fingers crossed....

 

Signed up for the 3070.

although since there is stimulus coming, I kind of want to flex and get that 3080

 

Tidied up the birds nest of cables coming out of the PSU so they aren't pressing against the GPU.

There is still some sag on the GPU, I'd have to use the shim method from that youtube video, but it's so minor I think i'll leave it as is.
The ASUS TUF 3060 OC is just a thicc boi card.
Card and case manufacturers should really talk together and develop a universal bracket system kind of like how it was/is on the Mac Pro

I might at a later time add a rear case fan. Currently have the cooler fan pulling in air. I read around for this particular case its better in this config since it will pull in fresh air from the rear and not warm air from the GPU. The top fans are set to exhaust.
We shall see.

 

That looks tidy, man. Well done! Small form factor PCs are so esthetic

Do it. You'll probably make your money back on a used card with the way the market is.

 

 

 

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

3060, 3060ti & 6900xt

 

newegg shuffle has been for a few weeks now

 

Interesting. Didnt realize the notification window is 6 hours long this time.

 

Newegg shuffle for the 6700XT

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle


Bestbuy is predicted to drop today too. Any minute now.

 

saw this posted on r/pcmasterrace

Pretty neat. might do this with my boxes. I normally hoard them, but over the years have realized how useless that is.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrac...eb2x&context=3

 

I save them so I can resuse them when I resell it on eBay

 

Another shuffle.

3060
5900x
6700XT
3070

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

 

Yeah....having a oem box definitely can help with resale down the road

That's pretty cool. I like to keep my boxes for moving and future re-sell....

Yeah lot of meh....but entered nontheless cause the AMD/BB drop yesterday was sold out instantly....sigh....shuffle is my only chance honestly....

 

Shuffle is such BS.

I signed up for the 5900x (just to see) and of course I wasn’t picked.

guess what just dropped a few moments ago and I could’ve purchased if I wanted...

Same thing with how I got my 3060.

 

Another shuffle.

3060
PS5
3090 (all for over 2K )

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

 

lmao at all these comments im reading saying that Newegg is scalping now. People don't seem to understand that board partners can set whatever price they want.

If you want the MSRP then you'll have to hold off for like the founders edition or whatnot

 

I signed up for the 3090, I need my daily rejection letter

 

Another shuffle.

Asus Tuff 3060 OC
Asus Tuff 3070
Asus ROG Strix 3070

https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

 

AMD dropping right now!

https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us

6900xt

6800xt
5950x

5900x

 

strange. i only see the 6900xt. everything else is OOS. but people are posting they got stuff.

edit: showed up instock, but not able to buy. already gone.

 

another shuffle up.

WTF is up with those prices.

$800 for a 6700xt?
$1000 for a 6800xt??
$2240 for a 3090???

 

I think it has to do with the new tariffs. Linus Tech Tips got some stock and was selling last week but you had to add 25% of the price to compensate. I think the ROG 3090 was about that price - makes me not feel so bad to have splurged to get mine at MSRP. At least they had a good anti-bot system; they made you do a 15-question gamer quiz before you could be able to add it to the cart. Granted, it took me like 15 minutes to be able to get through it.

 

wait.. they already started the VAG ( ) program?

 

And yea i know about the tariffs and those are the prices set by the board partners. but dang. Significantly over MSRP. I mean the founders edition is at MSRP and EVGA sells much closer to it too

its like the 3060 i got from Asus. $519 for the TUF OC edition.

 

apparently LTT had a drop today.

not sure how the hell this is working. So when they drop a video, is it a different video and then they swap it after it goes out of stock?

Supposedly you had to listen to the video for the clues to the website URL and then answer some questions and pray it didnt go OOS during that time.

 

Looks like that’s exactly what they do.

LTT drops a video with a clip in the middle with Linus telling you how to get the card. Once it goes OOS, they swap it with a video that doesn’t have that bit.

you can see it at the 5 minute 11 second mark here.

https://fb.watch/4yl2-QOcfE/


funny enough if you turn on closed captions on the YouTube video, it still has captions for Linus talking how to get the card

this was the LTT store dot com link.

https://www.lttstore.com/pages/5233e...5cca596e66698c

 

I'm getting everything I need to get done done on computers I built almost ten years ago.

I'll wait for sanity to return before building another.

 

RX550 4gb is actually in stock. For now. For $199


https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-ra...1DW-001Z-00042

 

Time for another "You Weren’t Selected In The Newegg Shuffle" email