#cases-psu-and-cooling | Newegg | Page 47

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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Ye wifi 6 needs wifi 6 router too

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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............

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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you have a wifi 5 router

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if your wondering

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if you had a wifi 6 router, you would know

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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Yep

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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6 router ?

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let me check

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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If you didn't buy one, you don't have one.

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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you would have paid like a few hundred for it

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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I don't know of any provider that would give you one without charging like 200$ extra

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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oh really

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wow

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thanks

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didn't know that

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-RT-AX3000-802-11ax-Lifetime-Whole-Home/dp/B084BNH26P/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=ax+router&qid=1601746738&sr=8-4

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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I mean they are 100$+ anyways soo

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Point is

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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@surreal magnet Okay got it I definitely don't have that modern wifi

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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Fancy new stuff you don't use = wifi 6

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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thanks Mr1111

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and annoying profile pic

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@surreal magnet about the case ..............

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@surreal magnet I'm planning to build mid-tower

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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mid-tower doesnt mean anything

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theres ITX, mATX, and ATX

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mATX is the cheapest

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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@surreal magnet okay is mATX good enough ?

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serious question

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I mean

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after my first build

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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yes, you dont have to @ me every time lmao

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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I'll not upgrade naything

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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im right here

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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until next 5 years

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maybe 3-5 years

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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yeah, its literally the physical size of the board

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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I like your case

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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its, meaningless

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yeah, its on sale rn

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insanely good deal

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Okay

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here's a problem

minor portalBOT Oct 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Mrs.I'mNotGay#3716 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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I'm R-tarded

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and I've built a pc in my life

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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Bad words bad

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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is mATX gonna hard to build ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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No

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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no filter bypassing lmao

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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okay

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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ITX is hard, mATX is basically same thing as ATX

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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that's why I avoid mATX

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okay

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wow

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Mini ATX is extremely small

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Not really

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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to me

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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ITX is the small stuff

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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sir

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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mATX is just atx board with the bottom 30mm chopped off

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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oh my bad

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this's micro ATX

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not mini atx

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I googled the wrong case

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:46 PM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GhXXmg

System Builder

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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@surreal magnet I think u sent me the same pcpp

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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i changed the psu

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oh, also, are you sure you really need a tb of ssd?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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why not ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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i would say 512gb is the ideal size

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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Depends on what games

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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oh I chose 1tb

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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Sassy 1tb ssd is fine for primary storage tbh

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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because I'm not gonna use hhd

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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I'd go for it

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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most games dont even need the speeds that ssd offers

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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Mp34 so cheap

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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its still 110 dollars

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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Thats cheap

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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@elfin trout I'm gonna get this https://www.microcenter.com/product/600422/1TB_SSD_3D_NAND_M2_2280_PCIe_NVMe_30_x4_Internal_Solid_State_Drive

Micro Center

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elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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Remember, 512gb ssd + 2tb hdd is about same price

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63+55$

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Hell

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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ya, thats an extra 1.5tb

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for the same price

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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It's more expensive nowadays

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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@surreal magnet I also learning coding and drawing on tablet sir

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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And if they are normal people that game

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And want fast speeds and stuff

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I'd grab them a 1tb ssd

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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i mean its totally overkill

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but ok

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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And they can grab a 2tb hdd in the future when they fill it up

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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I think 1tb is good enough for me

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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that costs more tho

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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I have ~700gb used up on my SSD

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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The only real difference is loading times im pretty sure

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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loading times? hardly

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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I'm using 1tb hhd and 256 gb now

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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And I personally offload things I don't use to my HDD

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Sooo

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There's definitely an use case

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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SSD is ideal for OS though

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Correct me if im wrong

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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imo, your gonna want to install games, and its gonna fill up a tb fast

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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@tired oak OS ?

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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Operating system

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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@surreal magnet sir can I buy 850W psu ?

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for the furture ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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Sassy that's what I mean, and you'll want that on an SSD.

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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why 850w?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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I don't want to upgrade PSU

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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soooo, he should get 2tb of ssd?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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no no

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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If they have that much, yes.

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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1tb is good enough for me

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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thats what i thought

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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I don't need more than that TBH

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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But a normal person wants more than 512gb of game+os space

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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how much do you game? what games do you play the most rn

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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Not really much

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like

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2 3 hours

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If I want to play

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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do you play any fps games?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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no I hate fps games

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............

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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I'm still on the 1tb ssd for games and programs, gotta go

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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@elfin trout take care Mr1111 you saved my ass and money sir

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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hmmm, well i guess game storage wont be that big of an issue

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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If fast loading time is important for you, get a larger ssd

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If not, get 250gb for OS only

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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@surreal magnet my laptop has 1tb hhd and 256gb ssd

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I still have 500gb storage to fill

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because my laptop can't handle a lot of game in low setting

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so I deleted most of them

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.................

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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?

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what does this have to do with anything

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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@surreal magnet so what do you think about 850w ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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850w overkill

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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future-proof ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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650w is all you need for this system, and as components get more power efficient, even 650w could be overkill

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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oh okay

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750w then ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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"future proofing" a system is more complicated than bigger = better

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650w

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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<(")

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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not 750, not 850

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the peak power draw of that system will be under 650w

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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okay sir

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<(")

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you saved me 200$

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god damn it sir I luv you

minor portalBOT Oct 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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Mrs.I'mNotGay#3716 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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and by the time you are ready to upgrade the system, the ATXv0 spec will have taken over, and the psu will be useless

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so

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:56 PM

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oh okay

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you've got the point there

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got it

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:56 PM

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back to the ssd vs ssd+hdd, if you arent playing a ton of large games, then just getting ssd should be fine

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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man

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Is wd blue hhd good?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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yeah its fine

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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oh yeay @surreal magnet are Read/Write matter ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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they are all marketing terms

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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not really specific on game

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I mean

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Operating system

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program

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Bak

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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I'm gonna to program and drawing stuff a lot

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in the future

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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R/W is almost complete marketing BS that we ignore

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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12vo will be an interesting thing to keep an eye on, who knows if it'll get adopted or something else

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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god damn it marketing

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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im expecting 12v0 to take over

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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12 pin ?

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12 pins ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Read write is just a ballpark estimate

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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and im kinda excited about it

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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so basically all ssd the same ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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I mean, it's theoretically more efficient and all

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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so how do we even know which ssd is better than the others ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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@scenic lance no, you can check the ballpark of the speeds, but don't chase the 100mb/s differences

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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we base our ssd choices off of real testing done to ssds

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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@elfin trout oh okay

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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so places like toms hardware have tested almost every ssd you can buy rn

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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And there are diminishing returns

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Especially past the 3000mb/s mark

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

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yeay my ssd I'm gonna get is 3100read and 2800 write

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I think it should be good enough

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hey

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do you think

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GPU in the future

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is gonna take more than 2 slots in case ?

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because mATX has only 3 slots

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my bad

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4

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GPU needs 2

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:01 PM

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you are misunderstanding what "slots" mean

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 6:01 PM

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GPU "slots" is a measurement of the thickness, and doesn't really correlate to where the physical slots on the motherboard are

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:02 PM

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https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImage/13-119-086-V07.jpg <- take this one for example

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:02 PM

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IDK what term to use

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but you've got the idea what I'm trying to say

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:02 PM

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yes/no

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 6:02 PM

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Gpu slot thickness might make more sense if you look at the cutouts on the case

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:03 PM

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https://cdn.pcpartpicker.com/static/forever/images/product/8f8baff091bfd5ef531c7ddb1a602ca4.1600.jpg

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better example

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the above mainboard has two pci-e x16 slots on it

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and a single x1 slot

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:03 PM

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that's not the slot

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I'm talking about

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:03 PM

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have patience

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the spacing between the 2 x16 is 2 "slots" of distance

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there could have been a 4 slot between the two x16. But because most GPU's are 2 slot or above

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:04 PM

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📎 download.jpg

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:05 PM

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there is generally a free/empty slot beneath the first x16 slot on any board

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however, depending on the case that you place a mainboard in

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you have physical room for way bigger cards

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nothing prevents you from taking the above board and installing it in a case like the one you linked

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that would enable you to install a 3 slot "thick" card in the bottom slot

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:07 PM

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okay cool thank you

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:07 PM

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and you would be using the marked in red slots on your picture

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📎 unknown.png

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:08 PM

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@tender root what do you call that ?

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holes ?

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:08 PM

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the marked in red sections?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:08 PM

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yeay

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:08 PM

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technically, slot covers, but only when you have the context of talking about a case

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:09 PM

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@surreal magnet do you use mATX ?

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case

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:10 PM

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iirc, he uses a ATX board

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:10 PM

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okay

tired oak Oct 3, 2020, 6:11 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081Q13VQV?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 https://www.newegg.com/black-corsair-carbide-series-175r-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811139141 Which is better?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 6:11 PM

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i got a good deal on an ATX board, and the case i wanted was ATX, sooo

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also i needed a ton of pcie slots

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:11 PM

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@tired oak I don't see the airflow in the first one whatsover

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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the first one has better airflow, but still not that great

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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@tired oak what about a MX330-G air

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For 60$

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3 fans

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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LOL

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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@scenic lance first one has vents up along the sides (on the front panel that is)

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:13 PM

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my build cut from 1600-1700$ to 1500$ i

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@elfin trout @surreal magnet what case fan do you guys recommend ?

elfin trout Oct 3, 2020, 6:16 PM

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Arctic P12

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and also stock fans are usually good nuff

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:17 PM

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okay

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then I'll not invest in pc case then

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how about cpu fan ?

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I'm planning using cpu stock fan

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 6:18 PM

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noctua, simply for their silly good service

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IF you need/want one beyond the stock cooler that is

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 6:20 PM

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okay thanks

proud steeple Oct 3, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Is there a way to know all of the cables you need plugged in to your psu?

tender python Oct 3, 2020, 9:15 PM

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Turn it on and see what works

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Should have mobo plugged in

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Cpu power

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Gpu

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Sata for any drives

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Possibly fans if they’re aren’t run off mobo

proud steeple Oct 3, 2020, 9:19 PM

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All the fans are off the mobo. Just making sure I have the right cables in ty

tender python Oct 3, 2020, 9:44 PM

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You can do it

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I believe in your

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Abilities

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But really that was just a typo and supposed to say you.

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:23 PM

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@surreal magnet hey are u there ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:24 PM

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yesh

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mario

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:24 PM

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I just found out

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there're two type of mATX

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mini tower

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and mid tower

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..............

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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i mean, kinda, but they dont really mean anything compatibility wise

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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thats the case size

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on the "outside"

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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the one you recommended me is mini tower

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mATX mini tower

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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it literally has to do with the physical size of the case

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ok and?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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so

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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so what

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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I mean it's the same

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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and?

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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but just sligtly bigger

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?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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yes

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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god damn it marketing

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:25 PM

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dude it doesnt matter

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its an mATX case, mATX mobo goes in it

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done

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problem solved

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:26 PM

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<(")

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I was thinking about

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going smaller mobo

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<(")

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mini mobo

tender root Oct 3, 2020, 10:27 PM

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itx is the name of that

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:27 PM

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that costs more and is more annoying to work with

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usually

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:28 PM

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oh okay

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:28 PM

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the case i suggested is quite small already

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:29 PM

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what's your monitor ?

surreal magnet Oct 3, 2020, 10:29 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DNTXJ6

scenic lance Oct 3, 2020, 10:30 PM

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hmmm

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noice

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okay ty dude

vivid forge Oct 4, 2020, 1:00 AM

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so if anyones willing I'd love some case suggestions with good air flow. I have a build ill be putting together soon and originally I had a Phanteks P400a, but it fell and shattered across the floor soooo before I go and work out getting another P400a I thought about seeing if theres any other options out there that could work.

fickle forge Oct 4, 2020, 1:01 AM

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P500a Smile

vivid forge Oct 4, 2020, 1:01 AM

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steveconfused

pliant cypress Oct 4, 2020, 1:02 AM

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Yeah another Phanteks case would work

vivid forge Oct 4, 2020, 1:23 AM

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Yeah I figured

forest sapphire Oct 4, 2020, 2:18 PM

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Lian li Lancool II white?

orchid magnet Oct 4, 2020, 8:45 PM

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Lian Li cool II Mesh RGB is pretty nice. If you got a micro center they have it in stock for $119 or $109 I think

soft basin Oct 4, 2020, 10:34 PM

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i found a pretty interesting case

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Psu and Hard cage area is vented

📎 Acrylic-Side-Panels-Gaming-Computer-Case-ATX-MATX-MITX-USB3-0-Supports-120mm-Water-Cooling-PC.png

unreal garden Oct 4, 2020, 10:51 PM

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Could maybe mount the psu the other direction then

chrome iris Oct 4, 2020, 11:23 PM

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A lot of cases have holes on top of the psu shroud. I love that for flips cause you wan ways wanna mount fan up for flips. Never know when the customer is gonna put their psu on carpet

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Never seen holes in the sides though

unreal garden Oct 4, 2020, 11:59 PM

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Any good cases on sale for a good price preferably a midtower that comes with at least a fan or two?

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thinking the $40-70

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 12:01 AM

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@unreal garden Mx330-g air

unreal garden Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 AM

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@elfin trout that's funny i was looking at that one a week ago

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 AM

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:P

unreal garden Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 AM

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good price

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 AM

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there's a 70% chance I recommended it a week ago

unreal garden Oct 5, 2020, 12:06 AM

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🤓

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 12:33 AM

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look at some diypc ones

unreal garden Oct 5, 2020, 1:16 AM

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Yeah I been looking at those too pretty good prices

tribal pawn Oct 5, 2020, 6:04 AM

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Do you guys think a slightly used 850x fully modular Corsair psu is worth for $125?

tribal pawn Oct 5, 2020, 6:28 AM

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Also paired with a 3080

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:14 PM

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Is the PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply good?

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:19 PM

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@vital horizon its ok

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@tribal pawn im pretty sure you can just get one new for not much more. Used can be iffy

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:22 PM

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@chrome iris what do you reccomend

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:22 PM

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for what CPU + GPU?

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and how much you wanna spend?

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:23 PM

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@chrome iris do you want to take a look at the list?

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GPU - Max 110 USD I think

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:24 PM

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sure

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let me take a look

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$110 max for the PSU?

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:27 PM

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https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=852101aa-020e-4e22-9f03-0ea22d70cd70@chrome iris

Micro Center

Custom PC Builder | Micro Center

Create your dream PC with our Custom PC Builder tool and get everything you need to complete the PC build at your local Micro Center.

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Both Microcenter and PCPP say around 325

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:29 PM

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i say get around a 500w PSU

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https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

Linus Tech Tips

[psucultists] PSU Tier List

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.4 Last Update: 10-09-2020 Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue color in tier A) Blue - quiet operation under moderate load Green - small form-factor See spreadsheet for changelog, methodology, detailed description of colors, s...

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500w+

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technically 450w would work but for 2060s i prefer 500 for the little headroom

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but look at this PSU tier list. Shoot for tier B.

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:31 PM

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I say 500w because 450w units can only have a single 8 pin

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and that isn't good for upgradability

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:31 PM

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some do some dont

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:31 PM

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ya

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:31 PM

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450 BR does CX450 doesnt

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:31 PM

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that's why it's nice to just say

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br 500, dew it

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:32 PM

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500 BR would be ok

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if you can spend more, CX550, Pure power 10/11

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Neo Eco gold (zen or not)

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:34 PM

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@chrome iris im trying to get a semi modular one

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:34 PM

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mm

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:34 PM

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ofc

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if you can spend more, spend more

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:35 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LIXf8uzN-o

YouTube

Insane Potatoz

Non modular power supplies aren’t that bad

Made this video to convince a friend that he doesn’t need to spend extra on a modular power supply when you have a psu shroud.

▶ Play video

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:35 PM

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br 500 is the lowest one I'd go for

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so it's default cheapest psu for list

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:35 PM

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This is eo confusing

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:36 PM

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this video is actually using a 500 br lol

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:36 PM

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ya

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@vital horizon so, what do you need to understand?

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:36 PM

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How the lunis list works

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:37 PM

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modular is cool, but i've built 15-20 computers, and only once used modular. Never once have I regretted getting non modular

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oh, the PSU tier list

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:37 PM

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Yes

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:37 PM

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so, theres 5 different tiers
tier A, B, C, D, and E

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A is the best, B is next, C after that and etc

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for this cpu + GPU, I'd reccomend a tier B one

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Tier C minimum

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:38 PM

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and the spreadsheet is linked for reviews

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:38 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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All these power supply units under tier B

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on the left is the brand, on the right is the models

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when theyre gold and not black, theyre the best units in the tier

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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Ok since im dymb and dont know much of the psu which one would be the best for these requirements
1.Semi Modular
2.110 or under
3. 650 w

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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"best"?

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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why 650w tho

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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Best would be a seasonic gm 650w at 107$

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that I can think of

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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550?

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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but you can get cheaper for your specific situation

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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I mean idk

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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Yams can you check pricing?

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cx550 maybe?

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:42 PM

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500w is enough, 550w is good

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CX550 is liek what, $80 rn?

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:43 PM

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550 then i think

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:43 PM

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CX550 is $75 rn

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 3:43 PM

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not great pricing

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:43 PM

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Im in art class rn

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:52 PM

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the cheapest tier B 550w PSU is the CX550

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from what i can see on PCPP

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Oops

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My teacher called on me

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And i dont have anything 😔

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Ugh art

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:53 PM

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lmao

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gotta get ur work done

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:53 PM

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I dislike art

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My art

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:53 PM

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schoolwork > PCs

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Other ppls art is good

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But i hate my own

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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everybody hates their own

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i bet its good

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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@chrome iris i have nothing...

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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oh

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well

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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I have to draw

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A 3d room

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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if you do have something i bet its good

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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With stuff in it

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:54 PM

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hey i had to do a 3d room last year when i was in art

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:55 PM

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I cant find my ruler

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 3:55 PM

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bruh

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use a pencil or something idk

vital horizon Oct 5, 2020, 3:55 PM

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Found it

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It was where my chargers and cables were

chrome iris Oct 5, 2020, 4:02 PM

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nice

iron ether Oct 5, 2020, 6:00 PM

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just grabbed an evga g3 850w on newegg - pgood psu?

surreal magnet Oct 5, 2020, 6:01 PM

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g3 👍

iron ether Oct 5, 2020, 6:01 PM

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I've been getting a few crash into reboots after installing a new gpu, although, the psu is the oldest thing in my build &+ years

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7+*

plush tulip Oct 5, 2020, 9:45 PM

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So I currently have a Corsair Carbide Spec 06 case which has a front panel that greatly reduces airflow. I’m looking for a new ATX case which has high airflow but also looks nice. I have seen lots of models with where it’s mesh in the front or lots of holes for air like in the new Corsair 4000D Airflow. I want it to be black as well as having a tempered glass side panel. I’m less concerned with price as long is it isn’t too expensive. I’m looking for close to $100 but some over is fine. My current idea is to go with the 4000D Airflow since it meets my criteria but there seem to be lots of case options and I am wondering if anyone knows of any that have better thermal performance. Also I use a Noctua NH-D15 which is huge and sticks out far so that is also a concern. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

elfin trout Oct 5, 2020, 9:47 PM

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Coolermaster td500 mesh black

plush tulip Oct 5, 2020, 9:49 PM

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I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion

oak creek Oct 5, 2020, 10:27 PM

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hello!

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i have a DeepCool GamerStorm DQ850 M V2 850Watts 80 Plus Gold and wanted to ask i need an extra PCIE power cable for my GPU and do you recommend any brand of cables that is compatible with Deepcool?

pallid elk Oct 5, 2020, 10:29 PM

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Isn’t it fully modular

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It should have come with more cables

oak creek Oct 5, 2020, 10:32 PM

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i'm not good with pc building and sorry with my poor english but it came with splitted 6+2 pin so that 2x 6+2 for each cable and i want to get the new rtx 3080 strix which needs 3x 8 pin would work or will be bad for my gpu?

pallid elk Oct 5, 2020, 10:34 PM

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Oh ok yea you need to get a new power supply you can’t add more cables

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I would recommend getting a different card

oak creek Oct 5, 2020, 10:35 PM

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no i can add more cables but idk which cables to get

pallid elk Oct 5, 2020, 10:35 PM

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There should be cables in the box of the power supply then

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It should’ve come with extra

oak creek Oct 5, 2020, 10:36 PM

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only got like 2x pcie 6+2 one installed to my old gpu and one extra

pallid elk Oct 5, 2020, 10:37 PM

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Hmm

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There should be a 4+4 pin cable there too

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You’re going to want to plug the 4+4 pin one and the 6+2 ones into the Strix card

oak creek Oct 5, 2020, 10:43 PM

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thanks! will look into more 🙂

silver temple Oct 6, 2020, 2:28 AM

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loking for a solid case under 80

elfin trout Oct 6, 2020, 2:30 AM

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@silver temple Mx330-g air

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https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811553054

silver temple Oct 6, 2020, 2:38 AM

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what wattage should i get for 2060 super r3 3300x 16 gb no oc

willow hollow Oct 6, 2020, 4:40 AM

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u could live with 450w

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but for future maybe 750w

scenic lance Oct 6, 2020, 6:02 AM

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Best cheap psu

elfin trout Oct 6, 2020, 11:33 AM

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Br 500

young osprey Oct 6, 2020, 4:48 PM

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@plush tulip also check out Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh, and Phanteks P400a and P500a mesh

plush tulip Oct 6, 2020, 4:57 PM

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ok ill check those out

scenic lance Oct 6, 2020, 7:09 PM

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im looking of getting a phanteks p600s for my r9 3900x build, is it a good case or should i rethink it? thanks!

young osprey Oct 6, 2020, 7:50 PM

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for a P600s you would want to take off the front and top panels to allow any air to get in

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that said, i think P500a looks better, and probably performs better than the P600s

pliant cypress Oct 6, 2020, 7:54 PM

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Yeah

hearty bolt Oct 6, 2020, 8:26 PM

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P500a is in stock for a few hours at a time before it gets sold out again

pliant cypress Oct 6, 2020, 8:52 PM

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Was it in stock

shell elm Oct 6, 2020, 8:54 PM

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my 250 watt non 80+ psu is doing just fine with my AMD EPYC and my 2 3090's in SLI

pliant cypress Oct 6, 2020, 8:54 PM

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unreal garden Oct 6, 2020, 9:05 PM

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@shell elm what site do you use to download your RAM?

shell elm Oct 6, 2020, 9:07 PM

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i use https://downloadmoreram.com

DownloadMoreRAM.com - CloudRAM 2.0

unreal garden Oct 6, 2020, 9:08 PM

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bouta have 64 GB of ram on my 2006 Pentinum

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🤓

shell elm Oct 6, 2020, 9:08 PM

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nah

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im gonna have 1.5 tb

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with my 1978 intel iAPX 86

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📎 lmao.png

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just downloaded 32 gigs!

iron ether Oct 6, 2020, 11:49 PM

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Installed a 3080 gigabyte oc up from a 2070 super. I had suspicions that I'd be close to my max power draw, now I'm getting crashes with Kernel 41 errors. This means I need a more powerful psu, correct?

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I've had a crash to desktop or 2 as well, but I was just chalking that up to unstable 3080 drivers, but I can't be sure personally

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It's very random and I'm not sure how to replicate the crashes, either. Most of them (both the total system crash into a reboot + games crashing to desktop) appears to be when I get passed a main menu or into a match.

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But I can sometimes do a full day's gaming session without any problems, then sometimes, I just can't play anything it seems.

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I have a i7 9700k, 3080 gigabyte gaming oc, h100i aio, 6x corsair LL fans, 32g corsair vengeance rgb, 2x m.2's and corsair controller on a 750w evga bronze rated psu as well as tons of peripherals (stream deck, usb samson g track pro mic, wireless corsair virtuoso headset, external corsair headset stand/sound card, corsair k65, glorious model D)

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On the chance that it was failing, I just ordered a new EVGA G3 850w.

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 12:06 AM

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Well, I personally don't think it was the PSU, but do come back again after testing with the G3. @iron ether have you been keeping up with the news of 3080s crashing? I'm not completely up to date but it sounded like there were some driver-side issues that should've been fixed with new Nvidia drivers

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 12:06 AM

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Sure have been, although, I’ve seen no reports of crash into full reboot from 3080

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It’s not just games crashing. I will most commonly get a crash with no bsod and just full reboot

young osprey Oct 7, 2020, 1:03 AM

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check for bios update for the card

soft basin Oct 7, 2020, 2:00 AM

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hiddy ho

rich briar Oct 7, 2020, 4:56 AM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6Y66Mp/corsair-rm-2019-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020195-na

Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power ...

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v6gzK8/cooler-master-mwe-gold-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpy-7501-afaag-us

Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX P...

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@thick marten ^

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either of those for the bare minimum for your PC

somber ibex Oct 7, 2020, 5:54 AM

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disagree with both

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antec has cheaper and better

surreal magnet Oct 7, 2020, 6:00 AM

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MWE gold pretty good

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120 kinda alot for what it is tho

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also do you really need 750w?

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 6:05 AM

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Found my problem

📎 120826464_800498787393465_6578968924096351251_n.png

thick marten Oct 7, 2020, 6:56 AM

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Would this work well? ThinkingEgg

📎 hmmmmm.PNG

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NVM saw corsair sells em directly with free shipping going with em jensen2

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 11:25 AM

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@thick marten uhhh the CXm isn't great, if looking at the product pic, but CX is fine

unreal garden Oct 7, 2020, 12:26 PM

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Maybe don't get bronze

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The rest of the pc is expensive stuff maybe don't skimp on the psu

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 12:46 PM

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CX isn't bad by any standards

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it ain't no cheap br

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it's a solid PSU

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(CXm is not, but CX is great)

pliant cypress Oct 7, 2020, 12:46 PM

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Thoughts on Seasonic GX vs Cosair RMx which is better?

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 12:47 PM

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GX might have better warranty, RMx might have better quality.

novel flax Oct 7, 2020, 1:47 PM

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any off brand non liam li desk cases or just a glasstop desk? anything cheaper than lian li's 1500$ option

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:19 PM

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Anyone know of some good pc cases that have an "infinity mirror"

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Preferably under $100

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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No :p

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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Atm im going with a meshify c case

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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What do you call a infinity mirror?

ruby oak Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/GameMax-Included-Infinity-Support-Water-Cooling/dp/B08522J1J8/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=InWin+805+Infinity&qid=1602084056&sr=8-12

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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📎 71DMYndZaL._AC_SL1200_.jpg

ruby oak Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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like this

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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Idk the name, just assumed thats what its called

elfin trout Oct 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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Like the only infinity mirror I know is the displays on really high end motherboards

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Oh then no

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Not for under 100$ afaik

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I don't even know cases that has that

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:23 PM

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Oh yeah i was gonna ask if anyone knew of any other cases that had that like display for the window thats clear until turned on or whatever. Idk what they cost but id be willing to go higher than $100 obviously

ruby oak Oct 7, 2020, 3:23 PM

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“6 Bulit-in fans”

📎 image0.png

lofty pewter Oct 7, 2020, 3:25 PM

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@iron ether very unlikely to be hitting wattage limit. If it is PSU problems, probably smth like voltage regulation, transient perf, or lemon PSU.

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:25 PM

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@lofty pewter look just a few messages below 🙂

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I was very close

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@languid mantle just be careful depending on what gpu you’re slapping in

lofty pewter Oct 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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ah ye, I see now

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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I have a mesh as well, it doesn’t quite fit 330mm custom GPUs

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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I'm going with a 3070fe

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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You should be fine then

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I have a gigabyte 3080 oc and had to remove front Intakes just to get it to fit

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:29 PM

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Ah

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:29 PM

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Also what mobo are you using

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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Like depending on the board you might have ram clearance problems if using an aio

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I'm using the stock cooler

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I think am4 boards have a lower profile though

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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For now

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Would it be possible to make a clear lcd screen for the pc window?

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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📎 image0.jpg

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As a visual reference

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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Or could u buy one somewhere?

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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I had to change out a fan on the radiator to get it to fit

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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Wow

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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Don’t get me wrong, I love the case

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It’s just got a few flaws if not planned properly

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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What case did u use again?

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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Meshify c

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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I'm still saving up so nothing "finalized". So im still looking at cases

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Though I really like the geometric mesh on the front

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:33 PM

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Like if I could go back and do it all over

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I’d actually consider the lian dynamic as cliche as it sounds

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Like infinite room to upgrade

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The larger meshify is also kind of nice

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Same design just wider and slightly taller

languid mantle Oct 7, 2020, 3:34 PM

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I like the h1 case nzxt has. That really small one that goes up

iron ether Oct 7, 2020, 3:35 PM

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Yeah I was very specific about having a compact non micro atx build this case has done it lol

tender root Oct 7, 2020, 6:07 PM

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@languid mantle the H1 is just a bad FT03-mini [edit: it was FT03, not ft01]

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:26 AM

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hi i have a question

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when does newegg restock usually

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:26 AM

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Depends on when they get the items themselves

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They don't have a schedule for restocking afaik

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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rip

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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They just do it when they get it

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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i wanted to rlly get this case

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i guess ill just try to wait

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or get a new case

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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What case?

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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p500a mesh non rgb

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i live in usa

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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Oh yea p500a already got restocked and sold out already lol

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People want that case :p

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:28 AM

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;-;

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ill try to get a different non rgb case i guess

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:28 AM

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I mean

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You can just turn rgb off if you want

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Also, 10-30 day back order isn't that bad

scenic lance Oct 8, 2020, 11:30 AM

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oh its only 10-30 days?

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i can wait that long

elfin trout Oct 8, 2020, 11:31 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/black-phanteks-eclipse-p500a-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854102?&quicklink=true

novel flax Oct 8, 2020, 11:53 AM

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kek

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and he's gone

cunning cobalt Oct 8, 2020, 11:59 PM

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Does anyone know any good mini itx cases?

willow hollow Oct 9, 2020, 12:12 AM

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silverstone sugo sg13

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fits atx psu:D

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 12:55 PM

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I'm doing my first build, and I'm not sure what wattage PSU I need. pcpartpicker has me rated at 350W, but thats just the collective TDP of all the parts. I know I want to over that to be safe and have some room for expansion in the future, but I'm not sure how high I should go. I'm going with an 850W PSU right now, but I know thats probably a little high. Any advice?

daring marsh Oct 9, 2020, 1:31 PM

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550 is enough

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For future proofing 850 is fine

young osprey Oct 9, 2020, 1:58 PM

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550 should be plenty. in your case i wouldn't go over 650

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 2:47 PM

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@lofty pagoda for what CPU + GPU?

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:26 PM

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@chrome iris ryzen 7 3700x + rtx 3070

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:27 PM

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id go with 650w if you can

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Fractal Ion+ platinum 660w
Corsair RM or RMx 650w
Enermax Revolution D. F. 650w

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:28 PM

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I'm keep leading myself down the path of well, the 750 watt one is only 20$ more, and then the 850W is only 20% more than that...

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:28 PM

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this is from Mr1111:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mr1111/saved/ry3RvK

PSU stuffz

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click the "paramic selection" and itll show you a bunch of good psus

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extra wattage isnt needed unless youre "future proofing"

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:29 PM

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so right now I'll looking at a corsair 850W https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VgQG3C/corsair-rmx-2018-850w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020180-na

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:30 PM

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Corsair RMx are good PSUs

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:31 PM

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what does it mean if I get the corsair rmx (2018) vs the rmx (2019)? Is there even any difference?

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:32 PM

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theres a 2019 RMx?

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or do you mean 2019 RM (non x)?

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:32 PM

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yeah

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non x

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:33 PM

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RMx is a little better

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:33 PM

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so the year is irrelevant?

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:33 PM

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RM was made to be a slightly cheaper replacement to the RMx

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i think it was just made a year later

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idk

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i think

lofty pagoda Oct 9, 2020, 4:34 PM

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ok, thanks

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 4:34 PM

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np

elfin trout Oct 9, 2020, 5:10 PM

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There was also a RMx 2015 that's slightly worse than RMx 2018.

chrome iris Oct 9, 2020, 5:17 PM

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yeah

waxen quartz Oct 9, 2020, 6:39 PM

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So I’m working on upgrading my pc because I’m selling some parts to a friend for his new pc. Would I be fine with 850w RMx psu or would that mess things up on a build that is about 470w for now and will be around 550ish w when it is upgraded?

fickle forge Oct 9, 2020, 7:07 PM

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if psu watt is overkill its okay

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if its under then its bad

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also dont cheap out on psu

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They say they reach certain watt

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but thats only in a freezer -2c

waxen quartz Oct 9, 2020, 8:20 PM

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Ok just wanted to be sure. I knew under wattages is bad but I wasn’t sure about higher wattage since it was mixed reports from what I read. The psu I’m getting is Corsair 850w RMx gold

elfin trout Oct 9, 2020, 8:28 PM

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@waxen quartz higher wattage just means bigger dent in your wallet

waxen quartz Oct 9, 2020, 10:03 PM

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Ok just wanted to sure

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:02 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/montech-century-850-850w/p/1HU-0236-00010?Item=9SIAK91B579104&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIAK91B579104-_-10092020

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Anyone have any idea if these psu are any count?

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Gotta get a new one for my 3080

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:04 AM

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basic specs tell me it's a meh 850w, not one I'd get cuz single rail 850w so no OCP on 12v rail

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but still could be close to RM quality, need to check that

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:05 AM

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Any in particular? I was looking at the EVGA supernova I think, but shipping was super expensive

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“Super expensive” being like $35

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:05 AM

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Enermax DF is the cheapest and good high wattage multi rail PSU being

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usually cheapest*

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:07 AM

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Cool, cool, thanks! I just know that I want fully modular and at least 850w. Would prefer gold rating, but I guess that’s not technically as important, not really sure

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:08 AM

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Also wait

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def dont get the Century PSU

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unless you live in a place with 240v AC wall power

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:09 AM

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nope, don’t think I do

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Found the enermax df, but it’s shipping from China and may not be here for a month and I need it by ~20-25th of this month, rip

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:13 AM

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MOSFETs on the Century are terrible, if your AC input drops below 100v... You gonna have a bad time, usually really bad from what I can tell (as in at least a nice pop and bad electronics smell - mini explosion). It's rather normal to see AC voltage drop under load, if you're pushing a lot of load on the PC and throughout the rest of whatever is on that specific fuse switch from your house fuse box, then you could see a 10v drop easily I'd say. 20v drop would probably be hard but possible to do

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:13 AM

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Ahh, yeah that’s a no go then

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See, I messed up and got the TT Smart right now, so I’ve got to replace it either way

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ticking time bomb

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:14 AM

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yeah pretty much

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:15 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rmx-series-rm850x-cp-9020180-na-850w/p/N82E16817139234?Item=9SIAR88C5N6606&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIAR88C5N6606-_-10092020

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okay well this one is 55% off so Thonk

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:16 AM

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also dont get the one that ships from china. That seller is bad. Get the official Newegg one.

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Heqi has bad ratings

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:18 AM

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you’ve got it for $125 and cheapest on mine is $145 from Newegg, but that’ll do then. My build is mostly Corsair anyways so that’d go along with it

lofty pewter Oct 10, 2020, 1:21 AM

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ye, should be good then

ruby oak Oct 10, 2020, 1:24 AM

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Appreciate the help!

scenic lance Oct 10, 2020, 2:28 AM

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Noob question. Do you take out the PSU Extension Cable plastic piece that keeps the cord together?

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 2:35 AM

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The cable comb?

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I keep those in. It makes it look cleaner.
If it doesn’t affect performance, then you can take it out. I usually just keep them in cause it makes them a lot neater

scenic lance Oct 10, 2020, 2:38 AM

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Ahh okie. Gotcha. Tenks

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:35 PM

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Thoughts on 275r airflow?

novel flax Oct 10, 2020, 7:42 PM

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@gusty wadi good case

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it's 80$ right?

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for 90 u can do tdmesh 500 which is way better, and for 100 u can do 220t airflow which is best

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:54 PM

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@novel flax have you ever had or used one of these cases

novel flax Oct 10, 2020, 7:54 PM

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@gusty wadi all 3!

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:54 PM

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Are they pretty tight for space

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They seem to be

novel flax Oct 10, 2020, 7:55 PM

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not really

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it's your standard atx mid tower

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tdmesh 500 is a lil bit bigger tho

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:55 PM

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But you’d recommend the 220t

novel flax Oct 10, 2020, 7:56 PM

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yep

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@gusty wadi

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they all have enough space

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unless u have 3090

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:56 PM

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Nope

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I’m gonna try and get a 3070

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Check this out on @Newegg: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow CC-9011173-WW Black Steel / Plastic / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case https://www.newegg.com/black-corsair-icue-220t-rgb-airflow-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811139142?Item=N82E16811139142&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-11-139-142-_-10102020

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My case

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 7:59 PM

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@novel flax the psu will fit with the hard drive cage in

novel flax Oct 10, 2020, 7:59 PM

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it'll all fit

gusty wadi Oct 10, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Ok I guess I’ll get that one

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Thanks @novel flax

fickle forge Oct 10, 2020, 9:00 PM

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is it worth to get p500a or lian li o11

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same price

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 10:54 PM

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https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-arc-series-arc-450-continuous-450w-at-40-degrees-celsius/p/N82E16817182295?Item=N82E16817182295&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-17-182-295-_-10102020

https://www.newegg.com/cougar-vte-series-vte500-500w/p/N82E16817553037?Item=N82E16817553037&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-17-553-037-_-10102020

Are there any major differences between these two PSUs? (Other than wattage)

fickle forge Oct 10, 2020, 11:14 PM

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should i get asus xii maximus hero

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mobo

waxen quartz Oct 10, 2020, 11:29 PM

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Can you plug a case fan into cpu_opt or will that mess things up?

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 11:46 PM

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@chrome iris I suggest you go with the rosewill one

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What are you putting in your system

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 11:47 PM

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i5-7400 and RX 580

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Rosewill one is cheaper. Just need something that’ll work. It’s a PC flip. Just wondering if the fan on the rosewill is louder or something like that

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 11:48 PM

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Seems like a decent psu

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You got an estimated wattage for your system?

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 11:49 PM

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Nah. But I know 450w would be fine

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 11:50 PM

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Ok then the rosewill should be a very good fit for your situation

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 11:50 PM

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K

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Thanks

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 11:51 PM

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Ok wait a sec

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I read a few reviews

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A few say its pretty loud

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 11:51 PM

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Dang

torpid urchin Oct 10, 2020, 11:54 PM

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Ok but most of the ratings include that its quiet so I think you should be fine, theres only 2 or three 3 ratings that say its loud so if when you get it, its loud probs contact the company

chrome iris Oct 10, 2020, 11:54 PM

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Alrighty

pliant girder Oct 11, 2020, 4:13 AM

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does anyone know if you can remove the HD bays fully for the lian li o11 XL?

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i'm trying to get more space for cable management

quasi dirge Oct 11, 2020, 12:25 PM

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You should be able to. Does it say that in the manual? @pliant girder

pliant girder Oct 11, 2020, 5:26 PM

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It actually doesn’t cus I guess they assume you’d know lol, I figured it out just screws it off, thanks!

summer totem Oct 11, 2020, 5:56 PM

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Can someone help me with dimensions here?

tender root Oct 11, 2020, 5:58 PM

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ask. and people will decide if they can help or want to help.

summer totem Oct 11, 2020, 6:01 PM

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https://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-Icue-Mid-Tower-Smart-Black/dp/B07WLNSSBW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Corsair%2BiCUE%2B465X%2BRGB%2BMid-Tower%2BATX%2BSmart%2BComputer%2BCase&qid=1600469041&s=electronics&sr=1-1&th=1

https://www.newegg.ca/asus-rog-strix-x570-e-gaming/p/N82E16813119111?Item=N82E16813119111&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-CAN&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-CAN&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fca.pcpartpicker.com%2Fproduct%2FCLkgXL%2Fasus-rog-strix-x570-e-gaming-atx-am4-motherboard-rog-strix-x570-e-gaming&ranMID=44589&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-olzUAL.zoBzcGL8hks5YzA

https://www.newegg.ca/p/pl?d=rtx+3090+trio

Will the RTX 3090 fit?

tender root Oct 11, 2020, 6:05 PM

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lookup the cases on the manufacturers website. ALWAYS do this.

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@summer totem that way you have the actual info.

summer totem Oct 11, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Well, why would I ask here if I've already searched their sites...

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Like I've gotten info but don't know much about how actually calculate it for a case as it may be different somehow.

tender root Oct 11, 2020, 6:39 PM

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the numbers you need are on their sites

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and lookup the numbers on the GPU manufacturers site for the card itself

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length of the card and GPU max length are the numbers you generally need

pliant cypress Oct 11, 2020, 6:53 PM

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Hello can i use my fan header i got with my old fans and use them on my new ones that come with the case?

young osprey Oct 11, 2020, 7:58 PM

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can you elaborate on what the fan header actually is?

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since fan headers usually refer to a plug on the MB

pliant cypress Oct 11, 2020, 8:38 PM

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@young osprey sorry i meant the fan splitter

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It came with the aigo dr12 fans can i still use the splitter

young osprey Oct 12, 2020, 12:08 AM

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if its a 4-pin splitter it will work with 3 or 4 pin fans. a 3-pin splitter will only work with 3pin fans

pliant cypress Oct 12, 2020, 12:39 AM

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Its sata powered

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Fan hub is the word im looking for my bad

young osprey Oct 12, 2020, 2:13 AM

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well...

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does it have the right pins to power the fans? either 3 or 4 pin?

scenic lance Oct 12, 2020, 5:25 AM

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@elfin trout are the 3 fans in the mx 330g air rgb or are they only blue?

elfin trout Oct 12, 2020, 10:34 AM

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I think rgb

scenic lance Oct 12, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Hmm because in the description of the case on cougars website it says led and not rgb

fickle forge Oct 12, 2020, 6:04 PM

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led is rgb

chrome iris Oct 12, 2020, 6:07 PM

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no its not

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i dont think its RGB

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i think just blue

scenic lance Oct 12, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Damn ight

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Thanks for letting me.know

sudden bobcat Oct 12, 2020, 7:38 PM

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Thoughts on cuboid case?

scenic lance Oct 12, 2020, 8:36 PM

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thoughts on the new razer case?

north monolith Oct 12, 2020, 10:55 PM

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Anyone got a good looking case with god airflow?

vocal tartan Oct 12, 2020, 11:11 PM

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budget?

elfin trout Oct 12, 2020, 11:11 PM

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Td500 mesh

golden kestrel Oct 12, 2020, 11:17 PM

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^ don't even need a budget 😁

lapis epoch Oct 12, 2020, 11:58 PM

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😳

vocal talon Oct 13, 2020, 2:13 AM

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sliger op https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/ja1iu9/sliger_customer_service/?sort=top

r/sffpc - Sliger customer service

33 votes and 12 comments so far on Reddit

soft basin Oct 13, 2020, 4:18 PM

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I have purchased God

📎 Zalman_RGB.JPG

soft basin Oct 13, 2020, 4:43 PM

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It's enough RGB to put Elmo in a coma.

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 5:02 PM

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you obviously haven't seen my PC...

soft basin Oct 13, 2020, 5:34 PM

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No I meant in the terms of fans, although I am skipping the two top and psu shroud fans plus any RGB cabling and strip lights.

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But by comparison to my current rigs it's fancy

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I love ring fans of any kind

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This controller will will handle more than my ole Cooler Master Box did...

📎 ABW9S200610u2Vun.png

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And this Zalman is both mesh and stylish, perfect for my retro build...

📎 ABW9S200427KQ8Ui.png

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:55 PM

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Hey I need help with something

elfin trout Oct 13, 2020, 5:55 PM

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dontasktoask.com

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jk, go ahead

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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📎 20201013_185626.jpg

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I'm tryna plug in my gpu

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Sry internet is rly slow

elfin trout Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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is ok

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yup

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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So I need to know what goes where

elfin trout Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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6+2

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goes into gpu

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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those

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:57 PM

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My psu says that the 6 and the 2 go in the psu

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Ok so just forget abt the type 4?

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So I presume the full block of 8 goes into my gpu

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Right?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:58 PM

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IF you gpu needs 6+2, yes

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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No the psu says 6+2

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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do note, you are not making things easy on us here :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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Huh?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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the cable you are holding

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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Yeh?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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which connectors are actually on it?

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yes, i can see 3 right now

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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Oh wait

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 5:59 PM

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but there should be a 4th

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Ok so I though one was a solid block of 8 and one was a 6+2 but they are both 6+2's

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

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yes

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

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My gpu beeds 8

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

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and the ones that are 6+2 <- those are the ones that plug INTO the gpu

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

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N*

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And what abt the type 4?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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the type 4, does it split into 4+4?

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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No

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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then i need a picture of ALL the connectors

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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Ok

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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(on that cable that is)

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because there should be 1 connector on that cable that splits into 4+4

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:02 PM

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📎 20201013_190227.jpg

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The block of 8 is the type 4 the 6 and 2's are the pcie's

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God y does my hand look so weird lol

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:03 PM

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and there is nothing else on that cable?

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:03 PM

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Nope

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:03 PM

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okay, type 4 is what goes into the psu

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:03 PM

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The psu says 6+2 tho

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:04 PM

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and what is at the other end of that cable?

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Huh?

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Oh wait

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:04 PM

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:)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Ok it says 4+4 cpu 6+2 pcie

unreal garden Oct 13, 2020, 6:04 PM

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https://www.newegg.com/black-rosewill-spectra-c100-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811147289?&quicklink=true

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This a good one?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:05 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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like that right ? @azure hearth

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:05 PM

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📎 20201013_190508.jpg

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Sry it's hard 2 get a pic of

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Yep thats it

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Sry rly rly bad wifi

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:05 PM

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no worries :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:06 PM

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Ok so do i plug the pcie in on the gpu and the psu end?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:06 PM

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the reason it says what it does. Is to give you a idea about what the cable is used for

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:06 PM

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Ah ok

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So what goes where

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:07 PM

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meaning, the one you are holding in the last picture is a cable that is used for a GPU

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:07 PM

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I'm holding them all in the last pic?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:08 PM

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Lets go at it from a different angle :)

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the sleeved cable that comes from the PSU

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:09 PM

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Yes?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:09 PM

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that one is the atx 20+4pin

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next to that. there is a 4+4pin cable

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:09 PM

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Yep

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:09 PM

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that 4+4 is the one that goes to the CPU

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the cable you are holding in the picture above is ONLY supposed to go to the GPU

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:10 PM

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So lemme get this straight

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The cable that i'm holding is only for the gpu?

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Yes

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:11 PM

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correct

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Ok

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:11 PM

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the type4 plug on it. is the part that goes INTO the psu

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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Wait

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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it only fits in 2 places :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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And the pcie goes into the gpu?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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correct

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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So 4+4 psu

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6+2 gpu

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:12 PM

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no

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:13 PM

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the type4 plug on it. is the part that goes INTO the psu
@tender root

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:13 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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yes, type4

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NOT 4+4

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:13 PM

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Oh thats what I meant sry

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:13 PM

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:)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:13 PM

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So type 4 psu

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:14 PM

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yes

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:14 PM

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6+2 gpu

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:14 PM

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and depending on your GPU.

IF it needs 8pin, you assemble the 6+2 into a 8pin BEFORE you plug it in :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:14 PM

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And what about the 2nd pcie cable?

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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if you dont need it, dont worry about it :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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Ok thankyou lol sry for being an idiot

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Xd

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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nothing to be sorry about

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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I'm 13 and it's my first time building a pc

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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as i say a lot :)

There are no stupid questions, only silly answers :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:15 PM

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Xd

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:16 PM

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i much prefer that you ask questions instead of just rushing ahead :)

azure hearth Oct 13, 2020, 6:16 PM

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Aights thats the last step lets hope it dosent blow up in my face

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Ok

tender root Oct 13, 2020, 6:16 PM

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it should not

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remember to check that the "latch" on the cables has clicked into place

soft basin Oct 13, 2020, 6:35 PM

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Hiddy ho, I actually had a different issue with my psu, it only came with sata cables tipped single molex 4 pin

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so I bought three of these to power my fans

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ended up only using one and saving the others

vocal crystal Oct 13, 2020, 7:38 PM

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What's a good 600-650w psu that you guys would recommend?

young osprey Oct 13, 2020, 7:53 PM

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EVGA G5

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 8:18 PM

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@elfin trout can you send me ur a tier psu thingy

elfin trout Oct 13, 2020, 8:19 PM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mr1111/saved/ry3RvK

PSU stuffz

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 8:19 PM

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@vocal crystal these ^

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hit "show paramic selection"

golden kestrel Oct 13, 2020, 9:15 PM

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Thoughts on running a i3 9100f and 1660ti off a 450w br?

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 9:43 PM

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Thoughts on running a i3 9100f and 1660ti off a 450w br?
@golden kestrel sure

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BR has been progressively going down the PSU tier list

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so you might want to get better

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like maybe a rosewill arc 450w or something

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but itll work

golden kestrel Oct 13, 2020, 9:44 PM

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Alr

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 9:44 PM

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(dont tell anyone about rosewill arc i dont want it raising in price and stuff)

golden kestrel Oct 13, 2020, 9:44 PM

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🤫

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Lips are sealed

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 9:44 PM

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What are good evga power supplies

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For 850W

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 9:45 PM

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why evga

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 9:46 PM

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Cause they having a sale

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I wanted to go w a RMx 850

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But if it’s for sale and cheaper might aswell

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Well not necessarily a sale but like the refurbished stuff

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 9:51 PM

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are 850w P2s on sale?

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iirc P2s are good

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 9:55 PM

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I cannot find one

lofty pewter Oct 13, 2020, 9:56 PM

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P2s are okay

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 9:56 PM

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Actually I did some wattage calculators and it said my usage would be 520w. But I plan to OC so should I go with a 850 or just a 750

unreal garden Oct 13, 2020, 9:57 PM

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https://www.newegg.com/black-rosewill-spectra-c100-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811147289 @chrome iris @elfin trout plz lemme know what you think of this. I think it's a great deal but lowkey afraid to commit

lofty pewter Oct 13, 2020, 9:57 PM

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they suffer from that thing that isnt proven to be dangerous or not with holdup_time and PWR_OK being whack, but still potentially theoretically dangerous.

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tho still single rail, so no OCP on 12v rail cuz too high wattage

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 10:00 PM

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@lofty pewter what would you recommend

lofty pewter Oct 13, 2020, 10:01 PM

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@hollow willow what components? PC Wattage calculators are usually kinda eh

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 10:02 PM

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Ryzen 3700x(will upgrade eventually) and 3080 8x2 ddr4(will upgrade)

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Idk what else to put

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@lofty pewter

lofty pewter Oct 13, 2020, 10:11 PM

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ye, 520w is an understatement. Should be around 600w min for your system. I'd just take a 650w PSU unless you shunt mod/XOC vBIOS flash your GPU or get a 12c+ CPU (3900x/3950x/5900x/5950x) and OC

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 10:11 PM

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@unreal garden idk why you pinged me of all people, but looks pretty good for the price you pay

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 10:17 PM

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What’s a shunt mod

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But alright thanks

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Ima go w a 750 RMx to cover everything

unreal garden Oct 13, 2020, 10:21 PM

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@chrome iris cuz I know you smart

chrome iris Oct 13, 2020, 10:21 PM

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That’s kind of you

lofty pewter Oct 13, 2020, 10:29 PM

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@hollow willow A shunt is basically a resistor. On GPUs it's used to detect how much power is being pushed through the card. Shunt modding is trying to lessen the resistance of the shunt to trick the card into thinking it's taking less power. So after a shunt mod, the card may think it'll be taking 300w when it's actually taking say 500w.

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this is to get around the Power Limit on GPUs. Some 3080s for example have a 375w PL and the only way to get around that is to flash a custom video card BIOS or shunt mod

hollow willow Oct 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

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Ooo i see. I was planning to do some msi afterburner work but nothing crazy

vital horizon Oct 14, 2020, 12:56 AM

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Guys will i need this?

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📎 20201013_205619.jpg

terse spade Oct 14, 2020, 12:58 AM

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Anyone have any idea when the Phanteks p500a drgb will be back in stock?

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Nvm just back ordered it

fickle forge Oct 14, 2020, 1:19 AM

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https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=28481

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in stock

elfin trout Oct 14, 2020, 1:33 AM

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@vital horizon bit hard to tell, might be standoff for the M.2 ssd?

scenic lance Oct 14, 2020, 2:13 AM

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hi

scenic lance Oct 14, 2020, 2:35 AM

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Hey any cases you guys recommend looking at. Starting a build

vocal tartan Oct 14, 2020, 2:36 AM

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td500 mesh

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meshify c

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220t

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phanteks has a lot of options

scenic lance Oct 14, 2020, 2:40 AM

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Yeah i really want the p500a but its always out of stock

plucky citrus Oct 14, 2020, 7:41 AM

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80+ PSU or no PSU.

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Remember that.

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Luldoge

vocal tree Oct 14, 2020, 8:05 AM

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Yes

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79 watts or less is bad for computer

north monolith Oct 14, 2020, 8:52 AM

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Is thermaltake a good psu

vocal tree Oct 14, 2020, 9:27 AM

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Not really

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They work evidently as people buy them

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But they're discouraged

lofty pewter Oct 14, 2020, 10:12 AM

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its good, till your PC doesnt feel so good

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and stops working

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failure rate is slightly above average, but the % of catastrophic failures that come out of the failure rate is way too high

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as in, most failures that happen is fire/frying time

unreal garden Oct 14, 2020, 12:00 PM

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It depends on the model

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There's some good ones

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 2:55 PM

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thermaltake is all over the place with quality

willow hollow Oct 14, 2020, 3:19 PM

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S M A R T

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 3:24 PM

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T R 2

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:05 PM

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https://www.newegg.com/montech-century-850-850w/p/1HU-0236-00010?Item=9SIAK91B579104&Description=PSU&cm_re=PSU-_-9SIAK91B579104-_-Product&nspcid=213721&nspgid=213722 This is a PSU I'm planning on getting, it seem too good to be true though. 850W, 80+ Gold, ATX, All Japanese capacitors, 100$. Just wondering if anyone has seen this one before, and knows anything about it.

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:06 PM

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I don't see much about it, but from what i can see, its not a good unit. Get like a corsair CX or something instead

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@lofty pagoda

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also, why do you need 850w?

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:09 PM

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High end ryzen processor and nvidia 30 series card

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also, I just like to feel safe, I just dont like the thought of having a psu thats not good enough

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:10 PM

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if you want a good PSU, youre gonna have to spend more money

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:10 PM

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true

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:10 PM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mr1111/saved/ry3RvK

PSU stuffz

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show the parametric selection

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:11 PM

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the way I see it, the psu has a five year warranty, if it dies I can just return it

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:11 PM

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for a bunch of really good psus

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the thermaltake smart also has a 5 year warranty and its trash

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:11 PM

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fair

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:11 PM

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and, if it does, it can take some other components down with it. those arent covered by warranty

lofty pagoda Oct 14, 2020, 4:12 PM

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ok, thanks, that makes sense

chrome iris Oct 14, 2020, 4:12 PM

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np

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 12:47 AM

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@lofty pagoda @chrome iris Century is bad if you live in a location with 120v AC outlet

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if AC voltage drops below 100v, PSU go bye bye - and maybe PC too idk

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you usually already see AC drop like 4v - 5v on a heavy load with a PC, now add a AC power strip, add extra load to whatever else is on the fuse in your fuse box, or even add load to AC power strip, that voltage can get rather close to 100v

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Also, power outages/blips

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actually considering last point, Century is bad in 240v locations too

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basically what happens: bad MOSFETs in PSU explode when given lower then 100v

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also note Squid, PSUs can have warranties but they usually dont cover a dead PC. If your PSU explodes and kills your PC they'll just send you only a new PSU and say "that sucks, better luck next time" basically for the rest of the PC.
Not to mention the I think maybe one manufacturer that does cover the entire PC (which idk if there is, I could be misremembering one of them) still wont recover your data if it kills your drives

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not to mention safety hazards that come with that

chrome iris Oct 15, 2020, 1:01 AM

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Thanks for the essay Hei

scenic lance Oct 15, 2020, 1:03 AM

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lol

vocal tree Oct 15, 2020, 1:17 AM

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Hei essay best essay

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 1:49 AM

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need the essay to make up for my inactivity

elfin trout Oct 15, 2020, 1:49 AM

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Yas Hei

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come back to us

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@lofty pewter what is Century?

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And I assume that's about holdup time and/or pwr_ok signal things?

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 1:51 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/montech-century-850-850w/p/1HU-0236-00010?Item=9SIAK91B579104

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Century is a PSU model, not some random spec thing (or at least I hope not)

elfin trout Oct 15, 2020, 1:51 AM

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ohhh it was a PSU model

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I thought like centurylink and I thought it was some kind of standard

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 1:52 AM

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if that is a random spec thingy... welp, more learning for me which goes against me being able to be lazy

elfin trout Oct 15, 2020, 1:52 AM

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Yea I don't think it is a spec thing

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Anyways, I assume that blob was about hold-up time upon voltage loss?

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or are there even more things for me to learn? :D

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 1:53 AM

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nah, I was talking about voltage from the wall and the I guess what'd be voltage regulation of the wall outlet

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(probably incorrect terms, but eh)

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if the actual wall outlet has voltage drop below 100v when supplying power to PSU, PSU does mini explosion

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usually PSU should just shut off

elfin trout Oct 15, 2020, 1:55 AM

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hm

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so basically literally doesn't have UVP?

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 2:05 AM

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it does, it has it on all the rails (3.3v, 5v, and 12v)

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but not on the 120v/240v input, dont think any ATX PSUs do

elfin trout Oct 15, 2020, 2:06 AM

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Oh interesting

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so PSUs have separate protection for input and output, and most are only checked on the output rail?

lofty pewter Oct 15, 2020, 2:07 AM

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ye

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like for example, why check SCP on input?

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let the fuse box deal with that