building-and-recc-chat

[tired bronze]

i get that, but does removing the right one completely, or putting it where the arrow is change anything?

[dusky hearth]

no

well, removing it, yes

putting it where the arrow is, no

[mossy venture]

it will change something

just so negligble it isn't notable

[tired bronze]

so basically having where it is rn is the best temp wise
2nd best would be moving it to the arrow
3rd best would be removing it completely?

[mossy venture]

it will not affect the performance, longevity, or lifespan of your pc

yes

[tired bronze]

ok thank you

[tawny violet]

Honestly you might be able to boot it without even having a heatsink on it if you really wanted to

Or just blow on it like hot soup and still keep temps under control lmao

[glacial knoll]

hey i’m tryna plug my gpu into this diff pc n there’s this one piece that’s not fitting into the pcie like it has nowhere to go

anyone willing to help prob just dm me so i can send a pic

[sullen spoke]

could this be the pcie clip on the right of the slot?

[glacial knoll]

no it’s on the left

[sullen spoke]

you can send the pic here

[glacial knoll]

idk y it’s upside down

put it all in booted it up then it ain’t display so i checked again n saw that

unless i maybe plugged the cables in wrong and that little yellow piece has nothing to do with it

[stoic island]

uh isn't that in backwards?

oh wait

[glacial knoll]

no cus the bracket thingy where i screw it in is right there

[stoic island]

discord is compressing it a bit too much

[glacial knoll]

let me check my settings

[sullen spoke]

ye it's a bit hard to see but i think that is normal?

[stoic island]

Red needs to be plugged in, green doesn't

[muted patio]

It's fine

99.9% certain what's shown in video is green

I don't see any metal connectors

Can clearly see gap between tabs already in the slot

[sullen spoke]

also looks too short

maybe the problem is a power connector or display connection

[muted patio]

That tab doesn't do anything

Forget it exists

[glacial knoll]

i took his gpu out and put mine in and his ram out and mine in

could i have plugged these cables in wrong?

[mossy venture]

send a top down picture

[sullen spoke]

was this supposed to be for an upgrade or were you troubleshooting?

[muted patio]

If you swapped RAM, need to clear CMOS

Might be hitching the giddy up

[tired bronze]

my friend bought a 500w psu but he needed 6pin for his gpu, but his psu only has a 4 pin output, could this adapter cable be a solution to his problem, or should he buy a new psu? because a 500w is more than enough for what he has imo https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/862327053742768138/1266097454974107778/image.png?ex=66a3e8a4&is=66a29724&hm=a1682b30f4fd676b25bfd957a69e9ed2960e1434e297a80bdc8e8a285abed513&

[glacial knoll]

so my pcs mobo was cooked but i don’t remember the guy at the store telling me that my other parts were compromised so im puttting my gpu n ram into his pc to see if they’ll work and then i’m gonna put my sad in too

[glacial knoll]

of what?

[mossy venture]

what gpu does he have

[tired bronze]

1660 super, it requires a 6pin

[glacial knoll]

idk what that is but can i do it if the pcs not even displaying

[mossy venture]

and what psu is it?

[tired bronze]

what brand?

[mossy venture]

model preferably

[muted patio]

Buy a new PSU. Sata to GPU power is a good way to fry things. Sata can't supply enough power. They're only rated for ~50 watts

[tired bronze]

this one xD

[muted patio]

1660 is rated at 125 watts which is the absolute MAX of slot plus SATA. Don't use that adapter

[tired bronze]

what about something like that then?

[mossy venture]

i would highly suggest replacing the psu

if possible, return it

[muted patio]

Yes, yes you can. The little button cell battery, remove it for a couple minutes and then put it back

[sullen spoke]

oh my. In that case I would recommend only swapping one piece at a time. That way you know for sure which parts work and which don't. perhaps put the original components back in and try only swapping the ram or gpu not both

[muted patio]

No

Do not use SATA power for anything more than fans, RGB or Sata drives

[tired bronze]

yeah i used sata power today for my pc fans

[muted patio]

If you have a Molex connector, use that instead

They're rated for ~125 ish watts

This kind

[tired bronze]

he probably has that on it tbf

[muted patio]

That would work for the 1660 and keep you under the rated power draw

[glacial knoll]

put his ram back in and gpu stayed and it boots so my gpu works

so should o put his gpu in and put my ram back and see if it boots?

and then i can put his gpu and ram back and then my ssd and see if it boots and if all 3 work im green right?

[muted patio]

unplug from wall. Remove button cell. Wait a few minutes. Replace button cell. Put all the parts in you want to be in it and it should boot.

RAM auto detect is holding up boot probably with the RAM swap

[sullen spoke]

if your gpu works you can keep it in and then follow what vintage said before you boot with the ram in

[dusky hearth]

https://tenor.com/view/pirómano-meme-jeje-odio-bomberos-gif-15722930

[tired bronze]

🤣

bro i can barely find any info about this power supply online

only on reseller sites

https://www.amazon.com/Tecnoware-ATX-Power-Supply-Connectors/dp/B086Z89GNF?th=1

i think its literally this one, but in my country it costs 25 euros instead of 85$

[analog hearth]

Oh yeah nice

[obsidian wigeon]

tecnoware

hazardware

[tired bronze]

whats wrong with that type?

is it ancient?

🤣

[obsidian wigeon]

it is

[analog hearth]

yes lol

[obsidian wigeon]

and indicates to a very crappy psu

[tired bronze]

yeah my mate had a low budget at the time and forgot to notice that it didnt have a 6pin connector

so you reckon its better to not risk with any adapters and just get one with a 6pin?

[analog hearth]

@cyan ravine How does it look?
https://easily-googleable.terracasa.cc/

the CSS is acting goofy for me

should look like this but it doesn't on my screen. looks like this when testing but not when it's on the Internet

[sullen spoke]

Generally not a good idea to risk it, especially when it comes to power

[tired bronze]

whats a brand that is like kind of cheap, but still good quality?

not rly looking for overpriced stuff even though with psus its kind of important

[stoic island]

For PSUs, just check the tier list

[bold turret]

Hello there
I think my pc motherboard is started to die in my 4 year old build and it keeps giving me overcurrent has been detected on your usb device.
People are telling me that the MOB is dead so I am thinking to upgrade this is my current build what would you have me change? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Cs38pB

[plucky timber]

^

Budget?

Could be as simple as swapping out the cpu, motherboard and ram

gpu could still last a couple years

[cyan ravine]

More likely whatever is plugged into it

Overcurrent via usb is quite literally a usb plug has detected a short

[bold turret]

Removed everything

[cyan ravine]

Be it a usb slot is bent or damaged

[bold turret]

Still same issue

Not any bent pins in the outside

[cyan ravine]

Check the tabs in the slots for bends

[bold turret]

No bents

[cyan ravine]

Did you change anything recently before it happened

Anything at all

I would also check things like m.2 cards or storage via sata

[bold turret]

Nop

[cyan ravine]

Anything that works via serial input can cause that error

[bold turret]

Can join vc

[cyan ravine]

Nope

[bold turret]

Rip

[cyan ravine]

I leave in like 5 minutes

Lol

[bold turret]

Ill put it in a voice note

[cyan ravine]

Send pictures of the usb ports

It can really be even the tiniest of tabs just disjointed

[bold turret]

I really checked it dont see anything wrong with them

[cyan ravine]

Ya that error I've had on my unify board in the past

It's specifically an overcurrent via a usb-based input

This can be anything via pcie or internal ports as well

It'll pop up in like, command prompt text right?

[cyan ravine]

Then it shuts itself off

Yep that's the one

If windows is detecting it then it's definitely a detected short on the io

[cyan ravine]

This can surface in a few ways

Even from hdmi

Mice, keyboards, headphones

Anything can cause it when plugged in

I stress this as you need to really check ALL of these things, they could be the prominent factor

[bold turret]

I think might be my keyboard

[cyan ravine]

Try another keyboard if you're suspicious

[bold turret]

As it did turn on and off on and off

When it started at beginin3

[cyan ravine]

That does sound a little sus

[bold turret]

Rn I can't turn of the rgb on it

[cyan ravine]

But be thorough as you could change the whole pc and the same thing happens

[bold turret]

I did unplug it tho

And still get the notis

[cyan ravine]

could be the cable itself

Or the keyboard is reacting to the overcurrent

so it's something else

[bold turret]

Maybe

Not sure I got windows on rn

[cyan ravine]

Either way I highly encourage being extra sure you've checked it all

[bold turret]

But i unplug everything

And still going on

[cyan ravine]

Mmmm

Tried removing parts?

[bold turret]

Well the thing is

[cyan ravine]

ssd, gpu (If possible)

[bold turret]

I barrely got it on

I dont know If I can get it on again

But yeah took rams and m.2 and gpu offs

And the issue keep happing

[cyan ravine]

What about the monitor

[bold turret]

What about it?

[cyan ravine]

Have you tried a different cable and ports

A short can really come from ANYTHING

[bold turret]

I did I got 2 monitors

[cyan ravine]

I see

[bold turret]

Tried using one at a time

Tho I did notice smth

[cyan ravine]

Well I have to go now, but I would just, be extra sure it's unfixable before we get to the making a list part

[bold turret]

I did plug smth in same socket as my monitor

And monitor went off for a few sec

[cyan ravine]

Either way just really think it through

Cos you could buy a new pc and it's not fixed

Which is the worst case scenario

[bold turret]

What should do then?

As been here all day

Is almost 12am now

[cyan ravine]

Just keep testing individual things to see if you can trace the error to a failing part

Everything, fans, ccables, peripherals, storage

Anything that can be removed that isn't the cpu or cpu cooler, try it

It's a very black or white error, it will go if it really is a normal overcurrent error

[bold turret]

When would you be back

[cyan ravine]

But it will save a huge headache later doing the same thing with a new pc

[bold turret]

I could use your help to walk me through

[cyan ravine]

I'm going to be out for like

Well I got a bit of shopping first then I'm working

Idk when

10 hours?

[bold turret]

Well im off to sleep

[cyan ravine]

Maybe bit longer

Lol

[bold turret]

So when im awake

Prob ya back

[cyan ravine]

I really gotta go but good luck with it, everyone here can help with unplugging each part one by one

That's all this really is

Good luck

[bold turret]

People just want me to buy part

Until one fixes it

I got tons of laptops

Just not a extra pc

To swap parts

[dusky hearth]

Ah yes, the shotgun approach

[bold turret]

More like a rpg method for my wallet

[stable cove]

Can’t you just buy individual parts when you want to upgrade instead of buying a whole new computer?

[dusky hearth]

yes

at least certain parts

at some point after like 5+ years, you would likely need to buy pretty much a whole new computer though

[winter marsh]

https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-z-se Is this worth installing in a micro ATX media center pc build?

[jagged ember]

Unless you need all of those ports for a physical surround setup with cables not really imo

or unless it has specific features you want

[winter marsh]

https://us-store.msi.com/PRO-B550M-VC-WIFI The mobo doesn't have a digital output and it will be connected to a THX Reciever

[jagged ember]

ah

so you need optical

?

[winter marsh]

trying to keep prices down since media is supplied via 20tb HD rather than SSD or M.2 due to storage requirements

[jagged ember]

mm

[winter marsh]

Yes the optical would be desired over HDMI audio

Or I could just slave it as Network Server to a WiFi Blueray DvD as I do with my gaming pc

[jagged ember]

so an alternative to that that i can think of would be the Modi DAC from schiit

its got optical which checks that box

[winter marsh]

At issue is I need a Always on Media Server

[jagged ember]

it's also real small and usb powered

hm

well i was gonna say a NAS

but that could also be a computer lol

https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-plus

if you were interested, it frees up an m.2 slot for your drives

[winter marsh]

Going with a AMD Ryzen 5700GT for the cpu/gpu

[jagged ember]

But the sound blaster should do just fine as well

Schiit is just a brand well known for great audio quality

[winter marsh]

My gaming pc has a 8tb storage HD which is almost full, transferring the burden helps my temperamental 5800X3D setup

[jagged ember]

Crazy It's almost full

[jagged ember]

Though all that being said this isn't a bad idea either

[winter marsh]

I have movies, anime, tv shows, kareoke, music videos and mp3's

I'm tired of rotating them

You can see the WiFi dvd is also listed

And I haven't transfered new media back to storage yet

[ocean lantern]

Need some opinions on a pc I recently bought and need to know if I should refund or not. DMs are open

I need to know if I wasted my money or not 🤣

[obsidian wigeon]

@ocean lantern got a link to it?

[ocean lantern]

Stratos Aqua Gaming PC - Intel i7 14700F - GeForce RTX 4060 - DLSS 3.5 - AI-Powered Performance - 32GB DDR5 6000MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD - SA14700F4060 https://www.newegg.com/abs-sa14700f4060-stratos-aqua/p/N82E16883360466C?Item=N82E16883360466C&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-360-466C-_-07262024

My buddy recommended it

[ocean lantern]

How is it?

[obsidian wigeon]

you got it for 849 i assume?

if so that's very good

as far as prebuilts go

32 gigs of ram

that's pretty hard to find for this price range

[jagged ember]

only thing is it's a 14th gen intel chip

[obsidian wigeon]

ya

it can be an issue

mostly because of fabrication issue

oxidation could occur

[potent portal]

That was part of it. All of the chips are vulnerable to the rapid degradation, but the ones with the oxidation issue crash faster.
Another piece of the puzzle seems to be the CPU requesting WAY too much voltage, and I'm feeling like there's even more still to the problem.

[severe oar]

Hey, it's my first time building a mini ATX pc, does anyone know a LGA1200 MB with 4 ram slots?

[mossy venture]

Did you already buy anything?

I wouldnt suggest buying a non current gen mobo new

Or a cpu before 12th gen/5000 series

[severe oar]

i want to convert my full ATX to mini atx

so ideally i just need to buy a new MB and case

[analog hearth]

https://easily-googleable.terracasa.cc/articles/computer-building/LGA1200-mobos-with-four-ram-slots.html

@cyan ravine

[severe oar]

ty

[analog hearth]

no problem. I'm adding more to that list but the motherboards may be hard to find given that it's a dying platform

Probably going to try to add photos as well (this might take a while tbh)

[severe oar]

oof

they are all so expensive

[analog hearth]

Yep. Dying platform moment lol

[mossy venture]

None of those are ITX too

So none available new

You'd have to check ebay

[dusky hearth]

smh it's the modern internet and you still have the file suffix in your urls

shame shame shame

[analog hearth]

Haven't figured that out yet lol

[dusky hearth]

are you using like, nginx

[analog hearth]

IIS (for now)

[dusky hearth]

oh windows server

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23374674/remove-html-extension-from-urls-in-windows-server

[analog hearth]

On a Windows Pro machine 💀

[analog hearth]

Oh thanks bro

[ocean lantern]

Is there anything I can do to prevent it from being an issue?

[obsidian wigeon]

By not touching anything

You're already safe with the cpu and board combo

It's probably a B series board, which allows no overclocking

Running stock should prevent most of the degradation

[ocean lantern]

Do you think that since it’s refurbished it’ll be another issue?

Sorry for bugging you but I’m tripping about this lmao

[obsidian wigeon]

Nah it's fine

[jagged ember]

Probably will be fine still

[mossy venture]

Well it depends on his luck pretty much

He can't do anything to prevent it beyond the cpu being locked, but if it's one of the cpus affected it will still run into issues eventually

[ocean lantern]

So basically im kinda screwed in the long run, how long will an intel chip last?

Isn’t there going to be a patch in mid August for 13th and 14th gen?

[mossy venture]

Supposedly yes

But from what I know about the issue, it isn't something a microcode patch could fix

I think they just said that to postpone having to address the issue

[vague oracle]

Just set your power limits to stock limits and you’ll be fine

[mossy venture]

This is not true.

It is not just the voltage and how many watts the cpu is pulling that is causing issues

[analog hearth]

Doesn't work. I'm gonna keep showing the suffix and prove that raw dogging with HTML is still possible

[dusky hearth]

idk how to do it on iis lmao

i've only used nginx

[analog hearth]

Yeah I shouldn't be using IIS 💀

I need a proper Debian server tbh

[manic cloak]

Alright

I have an issue with my system in where it likes to turn on randomly after shutting down.

Last night I turned it off and when I woke up, for some reason the fans were on and task manager said it was on for about an hour

And just about an hour ago I turned it off and I was right at my desk, not touching anything and it just turned on.

I pressed shut down, not lock, not sleep, none of that.

[muted patio]

In the BIOS there are various Wake On XXX settings like wake on lan, etc. check those

Make sure they're off

[manic cloak]

Ya something was on

I turned it off

[stuck laurel]

@mossy venture will this fit in my pc case I have a lianli lan cool 216

[mossy venture]

Yes

[stuck laurel]

Ok because I got nervous because when I was putting it in and I couldn’t tell if the holes lined up because it’s in clear plastic and I don’t want to take it out with my bare hands

[dusky hearth]

oh bacca already answered you
Also bare hands is fine, just avoid touching the smd components

the pcb is perfectly fine to handle though

[crimson zinc]

Any suggestions for a very budget $300 build?

[rose musk]

What kind of screwdriver or screwdriver kit would you guys recommend for building a pc? Looking to get an all in one

[dusky hearth]

pretty much anything
i mean, the ltt screwdriver is nice but i do refrain from recommending that due to a high cost

[crimson zinc]

I always use a standard small screwdriver.
But there’s better ones out there.

[rose musk]

Holyyy I just looked up the price for that lmaoo

[dusky hearth]

i would say the quality does match the price

but not everyone needs such an expensive screwdriver

lmao

[rose musk]

Yeah no I’m not a handy man so I’ll just need it for building this really😭

[dusky hearth]

same with ifixit, i would recommend that but most people dont need lifetime warranty and such, and a cheap set from aliexpress/amazon would suffice

[rose musk]

Hmm I’m looking for one at Home Depot

I have a screwdriver but I need one to remove the brackets off of my mobo, I literally installed everything else

[crimson zinc]

I bought a toolset for my place for general repairs and stuff at Walmart
It’s screwdrivers we’re fine

[dusky hearth]

yeah a regular one would be fine

if you want a high quality screwdriver, for much cheaper than the ltt one (about half the price), the megapro rachet screwdriver is also good

[rose musk]

Alright I’ll look that up thank youu

[dusky hearth]

lower number = higher score (chart from projectfarm)

https://youtu.be/845HUaWYSQA here's the video if you're interested

[cyan plaza]

Honestly ltt is a good screw driver but ya there are better cheaper ones part probably has to do with large business vs small business

[cyan plaza]

Craftsman best lifetime warranty back in the day

You could be missing half the thing and sears would still replace it

[dusky hearth]

no wonder sears went bankrupt

[half iron]

can someone help me figure out if I can make a pc for 500 USD that can play roblox and do simple work stuff asking for a friend

[dusky hearth]

yeah you can

you would want to get used parts though

[half iron]

ummmm

idk if they will like that

[dusky hearth]

idk how well a new system would be able to handle roblox at least

[mossy venture]

If they could buy a used gpu that would be ideal

One sec, I'll grab a list

Here

This is all new, $507
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JvDnPF

Any cheaper I would grab a used 1080, 5700/xt, 6600/xt, 2060 super, or similar

Actually could do a bit cheaper new
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sZWmXk

[strong raft]

@minor garnet edit: link in case you wanted to easier check 1 out: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F9ZQMVR

[minor garnet]

I got one installed under my desk but my extension bar is too wide I need a slimmer one. Thanks anyway 😊

[stuck laurel]

@mossy venture since my motherboard didn’t come with screws what do I do ?

[strong raft]

Mobos come w/ a few screws that it needs. Cases are what come w/ "mobo screws", since we don't usually need them w/o a case. Lots of websites to buy these from though.

[stuck laurel]

Mine didn’t

[strong raft]

it didn't, or you didn't yet find the lil cardboard box? Not assuming, since sometimes the case accessory box is missing.

[stuck laurel]

There is a box but I only see metal plates

[strong raft]

pic?

[stable cove]

So right now there’s a little bit of dust laying on the floor of the inside of my computer? Isn’t there something I could use like a dust brush or so to wipe it off from the inside of the computer? It’s obvious we can’t use anything wet but an air compressor might just blow it everywhere.

Probably just needs to be wiped out the computer with something dry

[dusky hearth]

you can use ipa (99% ideal) or even technically distilled water

personally, blower/air compressor outside, then do some more fine detail work with... well, i use the shop towels since they tend to be softer, and a little bit of IPA when needed

though in my case, since it's not visible, i just simply get off the surface dust and stuff off and call it a day

[stable cove]

What does ipa stand for?

[dusky hearth]

isopropyl alcohol

you can get it for fairly cheap

[stable cove]

Yeah that’s what I was thinking with a cotton ball maybe

[dusky hearth]

the 2 things you really need is paper towel and q tips ig
i dont think cotton balls are as good of an idea due to them tending to leave some cotton strands and getting caught in places

[stable cove]

Alright I’m just keeping an eye on the inside of my pc. I have a glass panel so I can see dust when I flash a light.

[dusky hearth]

an air compressor (regulated to a slightly lower pressure) and avoiding blowing close to smd components, and holding down fans to keep them from free spinning goes a long way

you get the majority of the dust out just from that

the stuff you do after that is basically only for aesthetics

[stable cove]

That sounds really easy to do

[stuck laurel]

Ok one sec just got back home

[stuck laurel]

These ?

[strong raft]

probably. Usually it's a plain lil cardboard box. Cases come w/ mobo screws because don't need them unless a mobo is used in the case.

[stuck laurel]

Gotcha

[violet nexus]

Anybody got a list of things a gaming pc needs? I don’t have my meds and I know I’m forgetting stuff

[mossy venture]

Cpu, cooler, mobo, ram, ssd, gpu, case, psu

[obsidian wigeon]

What a pc needs in general are those parts anyway

[stable cove]

Well great news I used a flashlight and checked the parts inside my computer and there’s only been very little specs of dust but everything seems just fine.

Just barely any at all

[violet nexus]

Ily 🤟🏻

Can someone rate this online 1 being really bad and 10 being hella good!

This is the graphics card GPU
4070 super
This is the core processor
Ryzen 5 7600x
This is the motherboard
Aorus Elite Ax
This is the SSD
Itel Gen4
This is the ram
Vengeance RGB 32gb
This is the tower
H6 flow
This is the cooler
Corsair 120mm Fans QX120
This is the CPU
Intel core i9
This is the PSU
PMX Gold 80

It’ll be my second one built and i know I’m not skilled enough for liquid cooling

[mossy venture]

Both a 7600x and core i9?

What is your budget and country

[cyan ravine]

Lacking a fair bit of context too

Like what is a pmx

The fans ram and tower are a hard pass

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R78x89

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n3yL89

[violet nexus]

America and my budget is $1000-$3000

[mossy venture]

Very wide budget lol

Check out the two above

[sand pagoda]

does anyone have a good build or recommendations for an 1k$ pc build?

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZWcy6D

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y9CMz6

[violet nexus]

I appreciate that thank you, it’ll help me in the short run. I need to get more familiar with this

[sand pagoda]

i want nivida graphics card😔😔💔💔

[cyan ravine]

I mean not a whole lot of good choices on 40 series rn

If you could do used, 2080TI, Titan Xp, 1080 Ti, 3070

Those are all decent

3080, 3080 TI

[sand pagoda]

i dont know tech bud can you dumb it down

[cyan ravine]

Those are all nvidia cards

[sand pagoda]

i just want solid build for 1k&

which one would be the best to fit the budget

[sand pagoda]

with this build

[cyan ravine]

Used 3080 10GB probably

If not 3070 if you can't find one for 350

Odds are you'd be looking at 370-425-ish for 3080

Preferably with 12GB not 10GB on it

I can't make this any simpler either, you'll have to read the descriptions of these to figure out which are which

And make sure the seller has a good history

[sand pagoda]

not to be a bother but can you make me a build with one of those nvidia cards?

the tech builder site kinda confuses me

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TDwC7R

[cyan ravine]

Don't do the 4070

[mossy venture]

Like felix said, nvidia cards new are horrible value

[cyan ravine]

It's the 2nd worst lmao

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jQyL89

There we go

[cyan ravine]

Better

My take
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R9KN89

[mossy venture]

https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-d40700h-10smp-o

@sand pagoda

[cyan ravine]

A lot better but still loses to a 480 7800xt

Probably the best mid-low end deal on a 40 series though

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rZQL89

And this is... a thing
https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-d40600p-10smp-o

[cyan ravine]

D3HP also sketch

[mossy venture]

It's passable

[cyan ravine]

Got almost no upgrades on the socket tho

Do HDV if you want 130

[mossy venture]

If 9800x3d has a similar power profile to 7800x3d that'd be fine

[cyan ravine]

I'm saying it's barely enough for 65W lmao

[mossy venture]

?

[cyan ravine]

D3HP was vastly overstated for a board

It's one of the worst AM5 VRM's

[sand pagoda]

i want a full build with nvidia card

bud

[mossy venture]

My guy

[cyan ravine]

He linked it

[mossy venture]

.

[cyan ravine]

It's right there

[mossy venture]

Eyes

[cyan ravine]

I can barely beat that list

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lx9Rrv

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805937115185.html <<< 7500F

https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-d40700h-10smp-o

That's almost about as minmaxed as physically possible

[sand pagoda]

sorry thanks

[cyan ravine]

Got it under 1K
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pGxVxH

There's $7 more in it, not worth

Only drawback is no wifi on this motherboard if wifi matters

In which case the other lists are better

[thorn mural]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/802311009070088234/1266651588387405876/IMG_6979.mov?ex=66a5ecb7&is=66a49b37&hm=5e3633e4d500a7b9a9ba7dc417b5379fd8b7e8cdf777be3fdd5ae44536852296&

A friend of mine with a lenovo legion cant boot into his pc and his motherboard immediately starts beeping after powering on

I already had him move the ram around and test the graphics card but neither of those seemed to be the issue

[little osprey]

so.. I decided to sell my previous parts, thinking of just redoing my next setup plan since I havent actually bought anything yet and Im gonna get some extra money from selling my previous parts

And I need help to get a new build, I need something small and Iæm not very experienced with anything under atx

Im gonna try and make a build plan, if someone can correct me or give me better recommendations once im done, that would be nice

[plucky timber]

budget?

[little osprey]

i wanna try and keep it either under 1.2k and keep it aesthetically pleasing

[plucky timber]

hmm

[little osprey]

gonna go for a clean setup

[plucky timber]

I assume you don't have all the money yet

[little osprey]

no not yet

i dont plan on buying everything all at once either

[plucky timber]

the market fluctuates a lot so a good list this week might end up being terrible value next week

[plucky timber]

yeah I'd recommend buying everything at once for the reason above

• if a new cpu launches then you're stuck with older parts

[little osprey]

how about just picking the aesthetically pleasing parts first, then i can wait a bit for the cpu and gpu?

so i can buy both at once when i can afford that

[plucky timber]

I still wouldn't do that

[little osprey]

i see

[plucky timber]

and also there's an increased risk

if say the motherboard was damaged by shipping

you might miss the return window

[little osprey]

how would i miss it?

[plucky timber]

depends on the return policy

some sellers have a short return window

[little osprey]

hm

[plucky timber]

it's generally a good idea to just buy everything at once

a ssd that's $200 now could be $150 next month

[little osprey]

yeah, im just really bad at saving but i guess this could be a good practice

[plucky timber]

you'd probably end up saving yourself some money if you buy it all at once so

win win

[little osprey]

yea true

i usually get 200 every week, so i should have enough in a month and a half

[plucky timber]

and plus when the new cpu & gpus launch the current gen is going to devalue by quite a bit

could get yourself a significantly better deal

[little osprey]

i know, im just in a huge rush to buy a new pc lol

my current pc is shutting down on me

[plucky timber]

hmm

[little osprey]

telegram wont run without crashing, cant even download google chrome

[plucky timber]

you are nearing launch dates so

[little osprey]

search bar doesnt work

[plucky timber]

have you tried reinstalling windows?

[little osprey]

yep, twice

gonna upgrade this pc to windows 11 even though my pc says no

[plucky timber]

did you do it through a usb?

[little osprey]

no

i did it via the settings

[plucky timber]

sometimes if you just reset it from the OS the bugs carry over

[little osprey]

well it fixed everything for like

2 days

[plucky timber]

It might be worthwhile to do a fresh install of windows

[little osprey]

ill have to work on that another time

[plucky timber]

there's a chance your windows install is just corrupted

which is pretty common actually

[little osprey]

ill try and work on this tomorrow or when i have a chance but atm i wanna try and plan out a bit of my setup

mainly the case, fans, accessories

[plucky timber]

what's your case budget?

[little osprey]

dont really have one but i wanna try and get a smaller case

[plucky timber]

smaller than an O11D?

[little osprey]

..not sure, i have a mid atx case and its just barely about to touch the edges of where i want it

by lian li

[plucky timber]

the O11D is mid tower so

smaller than that probs

[little osprey]

here ill send a pic

[plucky timber]

the O11D is on the larger side of mid towers so

[little osprey]

does the sizes affect the performance? you were really specific on the case so

here’s what it looks like rn, a mess atm

[plucky timber]

oh no

I generally use the O11D as a reference for case prices

cases sizes don't really affect performance

case design does tho

[little osprey]

i see

[plucky timber]

benefit of smaller cases is that they're generally cheaper as well

[little osprey]

i saw one earlier that looks really good to me too

[plucky timber]

hmm

that's a pretty standard mid tower

[little osprey]

but its too wide

[little osprey]

yeah i have a small desk

[plucky timber]

that looks like an O11D-like

yeah that's quite a bit bigger

[little osprey]

i was thinking of doing something similar to that

just not as big

[plucky timber]

that could be tricky

those kind of cases are generally on the larger side

[little osprey]

hmmm

[plucky timber]

I'm gonna look at the matx section

[stuck laurel]

Do I have to buy thermal paste separately or does it come with cpu

[plucky timber]

you won't be able to use an atx board but shouldn't be too much of an issue

[plucky timber]

what's your cpu?

[stuck laurel]

Ryzen 7 7800x3d

[little osprey]

ill have to find a way to make more space or to find more space on my desk

because i wanna be able to see the inners of my pc

[plucky timber]

found something for you

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gFrqqs/apevia-prism-microatx-mid-tower-case-prism-bk

still kinda wide but it's a bit smaller

[stuck laurel]

Ryzen 7 7800x3d

[plucky timber]

hold up

[stuck laurel]

Ok

[plucky timber]

would you be using the stock cooler?

[little osprey]

oh yea, the little risers for my monitor i could probably take off

[stuck laurel]

No

[plucky timber]

hmm

some aftermarket coolers come with thermal paste

not all of them

[plucky timber]

not sure if that one comes with paste

[stuck laurel]

Gotcha

[plucky timber]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YR88TW/jonsbo-d300-microatx-mid-tower-case-d300-black

I found another case but it's quite a bit more expensive

[little osprey]

price wont matter for me when it comes to the case

just as long as im not spending the same amount for a gpu for a case

[plucky timber]

the apvia looks quite a bit smaller

[little osprey]

apvia?

[plucky timber]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gFrqqs/apevia-prism-microatx-mid-tower-case-prism-bk

this one

[little osprey]

Oh yea

[plucky timber]

the other link I posted is kinda the same size as your current case

at least in height

[stuck laurel]

I think it does does this mean it does ?

[plucky timber]

if the marketing material is accurate then yeah

it should come with paste

[plucky timber]

ok turns out the apavia is shorter but quite a bit wider

so it probably won't fit on your desk

[mossy venture]

Also check out the montech xr

If you need small z20 plus, d31, or an im01 variant

Im01 being the smallest, followed by z20 plus

[crimson zinc]

That’s a smol boi

[cold imp]

pc people of newegg, will the phanteks xt view be a reasonable sub for this case
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Bcn9TW/sama-argb-q5-microatx-mini-tower-case-argb-q5-w

afaik the xt view is bigger and so a matx mobo will look weird but we dont really care

[mossy venture]

Yes

Also montech xr

903 base, air 1000 premium, g360a are a few other options

[vale epoch]

I can vouch for the 903 air

[lone flame]

What do I do, just DEL for bios?

I just board swapped

[strong raft]

Read the screen, hit Y

[lone flame]

I don’t know what it means bro 💀

[analog hearth]

Y

[cold imp]

thank you

seems like the xt view comes in white and the montechs dont so imight stickwith it but i appreciate that you provided options

[hexed oxide]

Guys

Hello

Can someone recommend a good case for me?

[potent portal]

What kind of a case are you looking for? What features do you need/want and what's your budget?

[hexed oxide]

Last I can put for the case is 120$

[potent portal]

Is that CAD? Guessing since you have the $ at the end

[hexed oxide]

120 bucks

[potent portal]

USD then?

[hexed oxide]

Yes

[potent portal]

Ok, there's lots of good cases under that budget. What do you need it to have?

[crimson zinc]

Montech 903 max

https://www.amazon.com/Montech-AIR-903-MAX-Pre-installed/dp/B0C98RRPXL/

[potent portal]

That is a good option if you have enough room for it

[hexed oxide]

Well, I'm heading to get this building

cpu : i7 gen 11
gpu : rtx 3060 12gb vram
psu : MSI MAG A600DN 600 WATT 80+ BRONZE
ram : 32gb ( 16x2 ) DDR4
case : still thinking
motherboard: MSI PRO B560-P DDR4

?

[potent portal]

Funny that the seller states they're a Newegg subsidiary

[hexed oxide]

@potent portal I want to know your opinion about this prebuilding

[potent portal]

That'll make a decent budget PC. That 903 Max case would fit the build well.
https://youtu.be/GZSe3ftTqAU?si=gUTu23nr0ZZub2-4

[hexed oxide]

That's a good pricing

[thorn mural]

anyone? i know its kinda hard to dig up info for this stuff but i'm out of ideas

[potent portal]

It's trying to tell you what the problem is
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505216-post-beep-symptoms-thinkcentre

[indigo bay]

im having an issue with my pc

[hexed oxide]

@fringe meadow

[dusky hearth]

Fyi in Canada we also use the slang of calling dollars "bucks" so that honestly doesn't really clarify it lmao

[dusky hearth]

Don't ask to ask, just ask
Nobody can help you if they don't know what the issue is

[hexed oxide]

Oh, didn't know. Sorry for being unclear

[dusky hearth]

Honestly they also say bucks in Australia as well

I think it's fairly universal in places that use the word dollars

[hexed oxide]

@dusky hearth sooo I'm new to pc's world so I don't know how to make a building. I asked some people but it's confusing. Any help?

[dusky hearth]

What was your question? About the pricing?

[hexed oxide]

Balancing the price and quality

My budget is around 1200

[dusky hearth]

Oh

You can get way better than that kinda

[hexed oxide]

As I said, I'm new to pc's so idk

[dusky hearth]

Are you just gaming or do you have some specific work software that you need to use e.g. blender / Autodesk / première pro / etc.

Why did my autocorrect change it to première

Lmao

[hexed oxide]

It is for gaming and editing and maybe graphic design ( someone suggested me to learn the last one )

[dusky hearth]

1200 for PC and keeb, mouse, and monitor? Or just the tower

[hexed oxide]

Just the tower

[dusky hearth]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dqz7t7 stealing the list Felix made mwahahaha

1k budget tower

[hexed oxide]

What's the vram of RX 7700 XT?

[dusky hearth]

Iirc 16gb

Oh it's 12

Still should be good enough for most uses

I'm assuming you're only gaming, using video editors? And something like krita or similar for graphic design

With your budget of 1.2k though, I think you can bump your cpu up to a .... 7700x3d I think was the name

Crap

7800x3d

So close

[hexed oxide]

Are you sure this is for 1k only?

[dusky hearth]

Hmm?

If you're in the US, yes

Those are the current prices for those parts

[hexed oxide]

Sorry, I didn't expect it to be for 1k , I thought it would be more expensive.

[hexed oxide]

I'm not, but I can order them to my country.

[dusky hearth]

Without brand loyalty, you can get stuff for pretty good value

Oh
What country are you in?

[jagged ember]

I love ASUS (this is a terrible mistake)

[runic spruce]

Corsair rgb increases pc performance

[hexed oxide]

Sorry again, I lost connection. Umm I'm from Algeria and we speak french too

[dusky hearth]

welp no region for that in pcpp

closest would be spain

[hexed oxide]

What's pcpp?

[river goblet]

Currently I am having low fps in games like roblox and dying light, i have a 6650xt gpu and ryzen 5 7600 cpu and it's my first build

[dusky hearth]

the site that i sent the build in earlier; pc part picker
https://es.pcpartpicker.com/list/FpyZVW here's spain pricing, it probably isnt the most optimized for your region but it's almost 1am here so i should go sleep

though it's a bit above your budget

switching the cpu to a higher end one put us a bit over

you can edit it and switch back to the 7600

[mossy venture]

Ima make a diff list

[dusky hearth]

yeah that probably would be for the best

idk if spain is the best place to import your parts from; though it does appear to be the closest region

[hexed oxide]

France is closer and have friends there

[dusky hearth]

oh

@mossy venture switch region to france

[mossy venture]

Budget?

[dusky hearth]

1.2k (usd i believe)

which is more like 1.3k euro

or maybe just stick with 1.2k euro

[mossy venture]

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/hj3j6D

@hexed oxide

[hexed oxide]

Hmm lemme see

[hexed oxide]

Is Ryzen better than intel?

( pardon my ignorance )

[mossy venture]

13th/14th gen are suffering major quality control issues

I don't feel like explaining the whole thing rn

[hexed oxide]

Yea I heard that on some server

[mossy venture]

But the 7600 is better value anyways, unless you're doing some workstation tasks that needs multi core perf

Or video editing

[hexed oxide]

It's for gaming

[mossy venture]

Ye 7600/7800x3d fs

[hexed oxide]

Ik I asked about many things and I might be annoying but can you check this and tell me if anything is wrong there

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w4yZVW/add_to_cart/

[obsidian wigeon]

please don't build a pc with just a hard drive

it'll cause you pain and suffering

also if possible, don't buy from one place only

[hexed oxide]

May I ask why?

[obsidian wigeon]

prices

[hexed oxide]

Oh

[obsidian wigeon]

you miss out on good deals

that list needs a lot of adjustments

[hexed oxide]

I don't know any websites for pc parts

[obsidian wigeon]

i'd take bacca's advice

they're a good one

[oak sequoia]

could someone help my friend out

[obsidian wigeon]

what's the rest of the pc's specs?

[river goblet]

1TB SSD, 16 gigs of ram, b650 motherboard

[obsidian wigeon]

Is xmp/expo turned on in bios?

[river goblet]

yeah its turned on

[obsidian wigeon]

Hm ok

What's the psu in it?

[river goblet]

550 watt psu from corsair

[obsidian wigeon]

Sorry for asking a lot, but which specific model?

Anyway, for starters

Open command prompt or terminal

Type sfc /scannow

[river goblet]

CX series

[obsidian wigeon]

Ah that's fine then

Doubt that's a problem

[river goblet]

alr gimme a moment

[obsidian wigeon]

If that doesn't work, maybe run ddu and reinstall gpu drivers

?ddu

[jolly river]

DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Guide by Pato
https://github.com/NeweggTechie/Graphics-cards/wiki/How-to-use-DDU

[river goblet]

if uninstall the graphics driver would that crash it?

[obsidian wigeon]

Nope

It just cleans everything up

Lets you fully clean install drivers

[brittle spindle]

I’m struggling to choose between these two laptops, I need at least i7 or ryzen 7 and a good gpu (college website says intergrated graphics is good enough but I want more) 16gb of ram and at least 512gb of ram

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-zenbook-14-oled-14-wuxga-touch-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-intel-evo-edition-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-jasper-gray/6568761.p?skuId=6568761&extStoreId=1064&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=18102332633&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIibMnz5TGFgSn1wybuoq11cv&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjq2iyf_IhwMVV0T_AR3s3hqHEAQYASABEgLWoPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-slim-pro-7-14-90hz-2-5k-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey/6533954.p?skuId=6533954&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=18535537418&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIiEQpFrfBZtOkpVjzGxQwjch&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlp_bp4HJhwMV907_AR3tHhCQEAQYASABEgKHVvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I would love to hear y’all’s suggestions

[cyan ravine]

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lenovo-loq-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7840hs-with-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4050-6gb-512gb-ssd-storm-grey/6534465/openbox
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-nitro-v-anv15-41-r2y3-gaming-laptop-15-6-full-hd-144hz-amd-ryzen-5-7535hs-geforce-rtx-4050-16gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-obsidian-black/6576633.p?skuId=6576633

One of these 3

[obsidian wigeon]

btw felix

7435HS LACKS igpu

[cyan ravine]

Oh

Why

[obsidian wigeon]

so batt life takes a dive

idk ask amd

they don't stick to their naming

7235hs and 7435hs are igpu-less

[cyan ravine]

Ok well one of these 2 then

[obsidian wigeon]

with 7235hs being r5 ofc

[cyan ravine]

Nitro probably better cos 16gb

[obsidian wigeon]

mhm

similarly specced 4050 too

wait 75w

but 16gb from factory sure is nice

tho the loq is better with extra ram

[cyan ravine]

75W is close to the 98W total draw

It's fine

[brittle spindle]

I’m really considering this one

[brittle spindle]

This seems like it’s heavy and loud lol

I need it for college engineering

[cyan ravine]

Engineering all the more so

You're speaking to one

You want discrete graphics for modelling

[cyan ravine]

3050 is terrible

780M in some laptops can almost keep pace with it

[brittle spindle]

Idk why they want an intel cpu so bad

[cyan ravine]

Ok and I've gone through an engineering degree

They use quadro systems at university with old i7s

A ryzen laptop of today with a good vram gpu will hose those

You want a mobile workstation if you honestly could

I simply can't recommend a thin n lite for engineering

Like at all lol

Not when we look for systems that can run like threadrippers lol

Especially oled

Youllbe in a bright classroom right?

Oled is the worst kind of screen for daytime viewing

[brittle spindle]

I’m pretty sure

So what do you think I get?

[cyan ravine]

It's the reason why oled phones have like 5000 nit peak brightness now

[brittle spindle]

The nitro

[cyan ravine]

Yes tbh

The nitro sounds like the most comprehensive choice

You get decent ram, a not terrible gpu, and a solid 6 core zen 3+

It's a light cad system and will do ample work in solidworks and the like

[brittle spindle]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-loq-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7435hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-512gb-ssd-luna-grey/6578511.p?skuId=6578511&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=18530632494&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIhwgB-zAprEu5qXnFN0k1rz1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI17ymiIDJhwMVkkb_AR2qLhYAEAQYASABEgKwjfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

How about this

[cyan ravine]

I previously linked that but foxxy said it has no igpu

So that's a pass

Unless you want to spend the day stuck to a charger

[brittle spindle]

Why do I need a igpu?

[cyan ravine]

You want an igpu so you can at least use optimus and save battery life

[brittle spindle]

Oh it switches?

[cyan ravine]

Mux/optimus = battery life++++

Yes

Mux is even better

[brittle spindle]

That’s cool af

[cyan ravine]

Mux turns off the gpu completely

And it acts like a thin n light

So you get the thin n light battery life

So using your laptop for 6 hours becomes somewhat realistic

[brittle spindle]

What is the nitro is it mux?

[cyan ravine]

I don't recall

I would look at reviews

Even if it's not, it's between those two laptops

I would consider upgrading to 32gb if possible as well

More ram helps sooooo much for cad

It's not even funny

Throttling out on basic cad designs with even 16gb sometimes lol

Any time you need to do like a simulation for a project, those things eat ram

[brittle spindle]

Hmm

[cyan ravine]

Engineers are the kinds of people that buy threadrippers to use them properly

Make of that statement what you will

[brittle spindle]

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/latitude-14-7450-2-in-1-laptop/s018l7450usvp?tfcid=91049735&dgc=opl&gacd=9684992-1105-5761040-266906002-0&dgc=ST&SA360CID=71700000109860325&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4pbnvorJhwMVHzUIBR2lKwo0EAQYASABEgIlMvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

This is what the school reccomnds

Minimum

Why is dell so expensive, are you paying for brand or is there something more

[obsidian wigeon]

Nitro has no mux

But it indeed supports caso

Also it's because it's a latitude

Latitudes are "work" laptops

Don't listen to the school tho

They bulk buy dells so it's cheap for em

[cyan ravine]

Hmmm 7535 is a bit weaker that an ultra 165 but it's a joke cos no discrete graphics for engineering at all

[brittle spindle]

An

[cyan ravine]

7735hs would match the 165h

[obsidian wigeon]

ya

[brittle spindle]

Ok something like this but is there a stronger option like maybe a ryzen 7 or i7?

[brittle spindle]

Right

[obsidian wigeon]

might wanna increase budget

[brittle spindle]

I can go higher

[obsidian wigeon]

if you want ryzen 7 with 16gb and 4050

[brittle spindle]

Can I do 32? Or 24 maybe

[obsidian wigeon]

depends on how high you're willing to go with

[brittle spindle]

I will be using the laptop for at least 4 years so I do want something nice but I’m not ballin out either 😂

[cyan ravine]

Foxy does G15 have mux

[obsidian wigeon]

but imo id upgrade ram instead

yes g15 has mux

as long as it's 2023+

[brittle spindle]

Some ram is soldified

To the mb

[obsidian wigeon]

not a biggie

just slap 16gb stick

[cyan ravine]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g15-15-6-fhd-120hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-1tb-ssd-dark-shadow-gray-w-black-thermal-shelf/6576920.p?skuId=6576920

[obsidian wigeon]

you have 24

[brittle spindle]

Let’s say I can go up to 1k

[brittle spindle]

It looks so weird lol

[cyan ravine]

Why does it need to look good

Lol

[brittle spindle]

That’s true but just a regular laptop look, the screen looks like it’s trying to escape

[cyan ravine]

This is ok, IF you can find one

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-zephyrus-g16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-intel-13th-gen-core-i7-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-512gb-ssd-eclipse-gray/6535496/openbox?condition=good

[obsidian wigeon]

not sure it has mux or na but

[cyan ravine]

Zeph will have mux

[obsidian wigeon]

the i5 version nbc reviewed has 7h of batt lifr

nbc*

of the dell i mean

[cyan ravine]

The thing with the zeph is it's the slowest 4060 laptop here

[obsidian wigeon]

either way decent price

[cyan ravine]

DDR4

[obsidian wigeon]

tru

[cyan ravine]

The G15 will be nippier

[brittle spindle]

Is this good

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-ips-intel-i7-13620h-with-32gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-1tb-ssd-black/6576659.p?skuId=6576659&utm_source=feed

Btw what screen size would be good?

I was thinking 14-15

[cyan ravine]

That one isn't too bad

[obsidian wigeon]

15 is standard gaming laptop

G6, hmm

[cyan ravine]

32gb

32gb and you keep warranty no questions

[obsidian wigeon]

mux less i reckon

[cyan ravine]

Probably

[brittle spindle]

It is on the pricer side

[obsidian wigeon]

but i mean

the ram amount is worth it

[brittle spindle]

I’m not gonna lie 32 seems over kill in hindsight

[cyan ravine]

I would call that worth it if you don't want to upgrade this to 32

It's not

32 does a LOT

If you do any classes on aerodynamics

You will thank me later

[brittle spindle]

I’m going into computer engineering so I don’t believe so

[cyan ravine]

Sadge

[obsidian wigeon]

https://youtu.be/cWTvIg6gTJM?si=YfAPDcStbPdok4-n

[cyan ravine]

Can't say if computer engineering needs 32 ig

Civil and Mech/aero does

[obsidian wigeon]

questionable quality tho

hinges may be a concern

[cyan ravine]

The upshot though is at least, that $1100 laptop is a full fledged pc

Basically a 13600/3060ti system more or less

[brittle spindle]

Never owned a gigabyte laptop so I don’t have any experience with it

[obsidian wigeon]

but ye felix is spot on

[brittle spindle]

I’m looking it up they saying xps 15 is good and a think pad

[cyan ravine]

I would do reviewer takes rather than reddit opinions on these

I've heard from a ton of people thinkpads are great and also a ton of people that thinkpads are garbage

With no specific year in mind 💀

[brittle spindle]

😂

[obsidian wigeon]

for laptops i recc a cooling pad that actually works

[brittle spindle]

Why do I see a computer this expensive but no dedicated gpu?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpade/lenovo-thinkpad-e16-gen-2-(16-inch-intel)/21ma0037us?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F&cid=us:sem|se|google|pmax_smb_pcs|||21MA0037US|18337003604|||shopping|mix|commercialconsumer&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADnnO-U4nNDY6IxnthRYIE6hN-UPS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj4rn543JhwMVbjIIBR2qfCq3EAQYAiABEgL6fvD_BwE

[obsidian wigeon]

llano i think

[cyan ravine]

Jarrodstech is very good for suggestions, he put me onto the TUF A15 and I love it

[obsidian wigeon]

pricey but it legit helps them a lot

[cyan ravine]

His recommendations takes EVERYTHING into account

[obsidian wigeon]

powerful fan, foam insulation

[cyan ravine]

Notebookcheck is great too

[obsidian wigeon]

^

[cyan ravine]

You can check engineering benchmarks there

Look at the specviewperf stuff

And CREO

[obsidian wigeon]

i bought a15 cuz of jarrod and nbc

[brittle spindle]

Shoot I should have researched this way sooner tax free weekend ends tmr

To many options

Idk what I need

[cyan ravine]

Cos thin n lites suck for value

[obsidian wigeon]

g6x imo

go with it

[cyan ravine]

ya the gigabyte is good, or the dell g15

[brittle spindle]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-slim-5-16-gaming-laptop-wqxga-ryzen-7-7840hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-512gb-ssd-storm-grey/6534470.p?skuId=6534470&extStoreId=170&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=20903165221&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIh2kXzIEF1GKUfS2GIV_1tAc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx_3Os47JhwMVJzYIBR2M9AYIEAQYASABEgKuJ_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

This one

[cyan ravine]

Pricey

A decent laptop but not for that price

[brittle spindle]

Yea

[cyan ravine]

That's an awful price for what is basically the LOQ I posted earlier but with RGB

[brittle spindle]

Btw does a cooling pad use a usb port or something like that

Or it need a a wall

[obsidian wigeon]

yeah

[cyan ravine]

Cooling pads are a meme

[obsidian wigeon]

but this one's extra strong so maybe?

there's stuff that truly works tho felix

[cyan ravine]

Go buy a fold up laptop stand that fits in your bag lad

[obsidian wigeon]

it's amazing

[cyan ravine]

Why

Why take something that big to uni

[obsidian wigeon]

but true

[cyan ravine]

That's so much weight

[obsidian wigeon]

it's bulky af

[cyan ravine]

$10

[obsidian wigeon]

makes sense to go for a stand

[cyan ravine]

Watch

$10 and I can find a foldable stand

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Silicone-Foldable-Ventilated-Tablet-Black/dp/B08G84P8ZX/

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Aluminum-Computer-Ergonomic-Compatible/dp/B07WBYCTNX/

[obsidian wigeon]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHYFBhSyTxmURXHEh4vlsV0J3Bd4jd3dj-t8HTcLQl9tbfPyvhuH1P0NOi&s=10

[cyan ravine]

2nd one is better

[obsidian wigeon]

This massive thing

[cyan ravine]

Looks so excessive

💀

[obsidian wigeon]

Not good for portability lmaoo

[brittle spindle]

Hell nah

[cyan ravine]

That's gonna be a pain to pack

[obsidian wigeon]

exactly

[cyan ravine]

Meanwhile this slots in a bag if you want to take it and works well too

[brittle spindle]

Do I really need something stronger than a 3050?

[cyan ravine]

It's a terrible dgpu

If you want to do anything with a dgpu make it not that one

[brittle spindle]

Ig it’s expensive for that price too

[obsidian wigeon]

there's so many variants of it too

[brittle spindle]

It’s the 6gb one

[cyan ravine]

It's so bad

💀

[obsidian wigeon]

nvidia is making an ada 4gb 3050 for laptops too

like why

[cyan ravine]

God stop

[obsidian wigeon]

AD106 core

[cyan ravine]

Also bopping

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Essential-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B094Q1GJSD/

That for working

[brittle spindle]

I’m thinking about a g305

[cyan ravine]

That's a good one too

If you prefer it go for it

[obsidian wigeon]

g305 is pretty nice

get a rechargeable AA and blam

fun

or run the stock batt first

it lasts for months

[brittle spindle]

I wish I had 3k to spend so I can get a thin razor laptop

With a 4070

[obsidian wigeon]

eh nope

that's 4090 pc price

[brittle spindle]

Dang

[cyan ravine]

Wh-

What's this divot

There's a mark on my edge

What

[obsidian wigeon]

wuh

[brittle spindle]

Spit on it and wipe it

[cyan ravine]

No it moves with the browser

My browser has a mark

????

[brittle spindle]

What laptop is that

[cyan ravine]

My pc

[brittle spindle]

I will make sure to not get that one

[cyan ravine]

Look I'll send pic