Tell me about building a PC
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If it’s a decent power supply - the fail safe will trigger when overburdened and your pc will shut down / crash / restart.
If it’s a crappy power supply you may smell burning electronics and the power supply will eventually fail (potentially - but not likely taking other components with it)
Your cpu will not taper down performance due to insufficient power. The parts assume the required power will be available.
If the power supply has a fan, put your hand and ear near it at load. If your power supply is struggling it’ll get noticeably hotter and louder
(though it’s hard to isolate from the CPU which should also be doing the same).If your power supply isn’t struggling - then that tells you it’s not your problem, if it is - this is still not always an indication of a problem (some power supplies are just loud and hot)
The best way to check if your power supply is overburdened is to add the max power rating of your CPU and motherboard (is you know the model number) together and see if it’s anywhere close to the rating on your power supply.
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Here is what is currently in my cart at Newegg.com
CPU: Intel Intel Core i9-7940X Skylake X 14-Core 3.1 GHz LGA 2066 165W BX80673I97940X Desktop Processor
https://www.newegg.com/core-i9-x-series-intel-core-i9-7940x/p/N82E16819117834Motherboard: ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore LGA 2066 Intel X299 SATA 6Gb/s Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-rampage-vi-extreme-encore/p/N82E16813119216?Item=N82E16813119216Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 1300W 80+ Gold, ECO Fanless & Silent Mode, Full Modular Power Supply, Dual Ball Bearing Fan, SF-1300F14MG
https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-gold-sf-1300f14mg-1300w/p/1HU-024C-00013?Item=9SIAMNPB056032Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 128GB (4 x 32GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C18Q-128GVK
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-128gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820374005?Item=N82E16820374005Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER BLACK GAMING, 08G-P4-3081-KR, 8GB GDDR6
https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-super-08g-p4-3081-kr/p/N82E16814487461?Item=N82E16814487461HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
https://www.newegg.com/arctic-silver-as5-3-5g/p/N82E16835100007?Item=N82E16835100007Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Black rev. 2
https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-0037-00035?Item=9SIA68V7ER7618Monitor: TBD
Keyboard: TBD
Mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse TrackBall
https://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Expert-Trackball-Mouse-K64325/dp/B00009KH63 -
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
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I am reevaluating the HDD choice. I might opt for the faster PCIe 4.0 interface that provides Max Sequential Reads of 5000 vs. 3500 MB/ps and Max Sequential Writes of 4400 vs. 3300 MB/ps.
Sabrent 2TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Maximum Performance Solid State Drive With Heatsink (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-HTSK-2TB)
https://www.newegg.com/sabrent-rocket-nvme-4-0-2tb/p/0D9-001Y-00023 -
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
$3.8k
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@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
If I add a 4 year parts/labor/shipping warranty on all the major components, it is $4.2k
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@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
$3.8k
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
$3.8k
CPU - $958
Motherboard - $750
Power supply $230
RAM - $490
Video Card $720
SSD - $430
Case $270
Trackball - $85
External Drive $150Total $4,083.
Add a monitor and keyboard....
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@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
If I add a 4 year parts/labor/shipping warranty on all the major components, it is $4.2k
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
If I add a 4 year parts/labor/shipping warranty on all the major components, it is $4.2k
Ah! I forgot the external drive. lol I have a 4 TB right now that would suffice so that is an optional purchase.
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Already have a 30" monitor but will be adding a new one possibly 2. The new video card supports 4 monitors and a max resolution of 7680 x 4320. I'm seriously thinking about one ultra wide and the 30" or maybe a 4k (42" or so) TV. The possibilities are fun.
Keyboard and Mouse, I have the Mouse. Keyboard will most likely be a gaming keyboard, wired of course.
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@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
If I add a 4 year parts/labor/shipping warranty on all the major components, it is $4.2k
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@George-K said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark said in Tell me about building a PC:
@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark holy crap that’s one powerful rig! Although you might want to add a hard drive lolz. Def SSD.
HDD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 2TB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-2tb/p/N82E16820147744Added it above. There will also be an 8TB External HDD for backup and misc. storage.
So, now you're up to about $4.2 K, right?
If I add a 4 year parts/labor/shipping warranty on all the major components, it is $4.2k
Forget the PC - you could get a really nice monitor stand for that, and also help fund H's pension.
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Here’s a really cool case that knocks off the Mac Pro aesthetic.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dune-pro-pc-case#/
Doesn’t seem widely available though. More like some sort of Kickstarter type offering.
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@89th said in Tell me about building a PC:
@mark that’s so good. Sounds like the best computer EVAH
It should be a good one. I build them to last 8 to 10 years. My current build is going on 10 years old. Started out life as a First Generation i7 with 4 cores and 8 threads. It was also a Windows 7 machine. It's maxed out at 12 GB of ram. lol The new one will go to 256 GB ram. I decided that 10x my current memory or 128 GB would more than suffice. It was kinder to the budget than to just max it out right out of the gate. Upgrades are always fun.
Forgot the CPU cooler. I need to go back and look at them.
I was considering the 16 core / 32 thread, AMD Threadripper processor but I have always had good luck with Intel processors so I decided to stay with them this time around. The have a 32 core / 64 thread version but it runs $1,500. Intel maxes out at 18 cores and costs as much and more than the AMD 32 core. It's tempting to throw caution to the wind and get the 32 core AMD but I am not sure I want to go there. I certainly don't need it. No, 14 cores will be plenty. lol
