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Time for the actual build

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  • 89th8 Offline
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    89th
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    #10

    Honestly, you guys would be lost without me.

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      jon-nyc
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      #11

      My guess George is the 3rd or 4th one you do takes less than 30m, and the first one takes hours.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        My guess George is the 3rd or 4th one you do takes less than 30m, and the first one takes hours.

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        xenon
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        #12

        @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

        My guess George is the 3rd or 4th one you do takes less than 30m, and the first one takes hours.

        I love doing the cable management on the back panel - takes time though (example):
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        Know one will ever know but you though.

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #13

          It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

          "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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          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            Well, this weekend.

            Mark, Xenon, Ax, Klaus, D’Oh and anyone else

            Does this intel guide seem spot on to you?

            https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc.html

            Should I buy an anti static mat and clips?

            Is it really true that all I need is a screwdriver? I’m happy to go to microcenter today and get special tools if they’ll prevent frustration later.

            What else should I have?

            Thanks in advance

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            Klaus
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            #14

            @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

            Should I buy an anti static mat

            Only if you are a sissy.

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            • George KG George K

              It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

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              jon-nyc
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              @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

              It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

              CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
              GPU - Evga GeForce RTX 3070
              Motherboard- Asus X570-Pro
              SSD - Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 980
              RAM - TridentZ RGB DDR4 32GB
              LianLi AIO 360 liquid cooler
              Seasonic GX-850 power supply

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

                It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

                CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
                GPU - Evga GeForce RTX 3070
                Motherboard- Asus X570-Pro
                SSD - Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 980
                RAM - TridentZ RGB DDR4 32GB
                LianLi AIO 360 liquid cooler
                Seasonic GX-850 power supply

                George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #16

                @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

                @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

                It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

                CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
                GPU - Evga GeForce RTX 3070
                Motherboard- Asus X570-Pro
                SSD - Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 980
                RAM - TridentZ RGB DDR4 32GB
                LianLi AIO 360 liquid cooler
                Seasonic GX-850 power supply

                So, using the cheapest case, you're in for about $1200.

                Add a monitor and you could've gotten an iMa....

                Just yanking your chain.

                I get it, why it might be fun, etc....

                "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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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

                  It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

                  CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
                  GPU - Evga GeForce RTX 3070
                  Motherboard- Asus X570-Pro
                  SSD - Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 980
                  RAM - TridentZ RGB DDR4 32GB
                  LianLi AIO 360 liquid cooler
                  Seasonic GX-850 power supply

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                  @jon-nyc Nice hardware! You have the "one version better" of the GPU and SSD than I have. Actually, across the (mother)board your specs are about one level higher than what I have... and I recently bought a pretty darn nice desktop!

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                    Horace
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                    @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

                    Nice rig! Happy gaming, or mining, or whatever it is you'll do with all that power.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • jon-nycJ Online
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                      jon-nyc
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                      #19

                      It’s for the boy to own his buddies in whatever the fuck games they play.

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                      • George KG George K

                        @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

                        @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

                        It might be in the other thread, so I missed it what with all of Mark's gloating. What components did you ultimately get?

                        CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
                        GPU - Evga GeForce RTX 3070
                        Motherboard- Asus X570-Pro
                        SSD - Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 980
                        RAM - TridentZ RGB DDR4 32GB
                        LianLi AIO 360 liquid cooler
                        Seasonic GX-850 power supply

                        So, using the cheapest case, you're in for about $1200.

                        Add a monitor and you could've gotten an iMa....

                        Just yanking your chain.

                        I get it, why it might be fun, etc....

                        jon-nycJ Online
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #20

                        @george-k I didn’t add it all up but I’m in for somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          @george-k I didn’t add it all up but I’m in for somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500.

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                          @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

                          @george-k I didn’t add it all up but I’m in for somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500.

                          I went to NewEgg and plugged in your purchases.

                          Of course, keyboard, mouse and monitor will add cash.

                          I'm not, by any means criticizing your decision to do this. Hell, I bought a PC about 15 years ago, just to "play" with it - I installed Linux, by the way.

                          If you're a Windows guy, it's probably a reasonable amount to pay for a mid-range PC, though I'll defer to others for that judgment.

                          But for less, you could have gotten a Mac...

                          I really don't want to derail this, but a similarly equipped MacMini would cost about $1300 plus mouse, monitor and keyboard.

                          If you're interested in gaming, etc, probably not a bad deal!

                          "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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                            jon-nyc
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                            #22

                            I have a Mac. This is for the boy.

                            By the way, the boy also has a Mac. And a Chromebook.

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              I have a Mac. This is for the boy.

                              By the way, the boy also has a Mac. And a Chromebook.

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                              George K
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                              #23

                              @jon-nyc said in Time for the actual build:

                              I have a Mac.

                              I know, and I believe that's what you use most of the time.

                              This is for the boy.

                              I know that as well. It's a fun project, and you're a good dad for engaging him in it.

                              By the way, the boy also has a Mac. And a Chromebook.

                              Which does he use most of the time, and which Mac? Why?

                              "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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                                He uses the PC mostly and the chromebook for school. He got a used MacBook Air last week for the hell of it.

                                Well, it was a hard-to-spell-Jewish-holiday gift but he wanted it for the hell of it.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  #25

                                  Macs are not optimal for gaming and only have one option for VR.

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                                    Macs are not optimal for gaming and only have one option for VR.

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                                    George K
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                                    @mark said in Time for the actual build:

                                    Macs are not optimal for gaming

                                    I wasn't aware of any, tbh.

                                    and only have one option for VR.

                                    So far...

                                    They'll probably establish their own (proprietary) system for doing that in 2-3 years, 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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                                    • George KG George K

                                      @mark said in Time for the actual build:

                                      Macs are not optimal for gaming

                                      I wasn't aware of any, tbh.

                                      and only have one option for VR.

                                      So far...

                                      They'll probably establish their own (proprietary) system for doing that in 2-3 years, right?

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                                      @george-k said in Time for the actual build:

                                      @mark said in Time for the actual build:

                                      Macs are not optimal for gaming

                                      I wasn't aware of any, tbh.

                                      and only have one option for VR.

                                      So far...

                                      They'll probably establish their own (proprietary) system for doing that in 2-3 years, right?

                                      Have you heard of any plans for that? Seems like a "too little, too late" kind of thing, unless they have something game changing to show us.

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                                        Yes, Macs are a bad idea for gamers. The only Mac that might work for games is a Mac Pro with Windows on it. But that’s a little absurd.

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                                          Questions around bench test…

                                          1). Can I do it without the cooling system installed? The motherboard instructions say not to install liquid cooling systems until it’s in the case and I want to do the bench test out of the case (obviously)

                                          2). Motherboard instructions have me install gpu after the motherboard is in the case. I need to do it outside the case first if I want to do a bench test. If I temporarily attach the gpu to the motherboard, can I easily get it off?

                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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