#building-and-recc-chat | Newegg | Page 511

potent prairie Apr 30, 2020, 11:45 PM

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For asthetics, I like the rog Helios. But tempered glass so not great w/ cooling

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:46 PM

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ah, "that" monstrosity

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overpriced for what it is imo

potent prairie Apr 30, 2020, 11:46 PM

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It's really big lol but I love it

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Yeah

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:46 PM

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and not that nice to build in imo

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been a while thou

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:46 PM

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That chonky boi

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:47 PM

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to some extent it reminds me of the CM stacker

potent prairie Apr 30, 2020, 11:47 PM

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Well I'll see :)
Puting the Mobo in by myself was a challenge, all I gotta do is gpu and cables

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:47 PM

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in the "useless degrees of useless" case category

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:47 PM

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What is that Naed?

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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CM stacker?

mental kraken Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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well sweet thanks guys!

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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Yea

potent prairie Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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I got mine for 200, so I'm pretty happy

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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old-ish case from Cooler Master

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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Ah

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200 is still a lot to spend on a case

mental kraken Apr 30, 2020, 11:48 PM

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might just go to goodwill and get and old school POS case and mod that and make sleeper looking thing... goals

potent prairie Apr 30, 2020, 11:49 PM

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Yeah. Definitely still pricey but I'll be happy with it

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:50 PM

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@stoic island https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/893/cooler_master_stacker_830_full_tower_enclosure/index.html <- this thing

TweakTown

Cooler Master Stacker 830 Full Tower Enclosure

James spent time looking at the Cooler Master Stacker 830. He says it's one of the best cases he has ever seen but why?

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:53 PM

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Lmao I had to get a refresher on the Helios case and that intro...
https://youtu.be/ONGbgF6t03w

YouTube

Gamers Nexus

ASUS ROG Strix Helios Case Review: $280 First Try

ASUS is getting into case manufacturing with the ASUS ROG Strix Helios case, which we've reviewed for build quality, thermals, value, and more.
Ad: Buy Deepcool's Captain 240 Pro AIO (https://geni.us/CvnK - Amazon)

Find the ASUS ROG Strix Helios on Newegg: https://geni.us/cim...

▶ Play video

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I mean that stacker case looks pretty good in terms of capability

foggy hazel Apr 30, 2020, 11:55 PM

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it was a silly case, for a silly time

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its some .. 10+ years old by now

stoic island Apr 30, 2020, 11:56 PM

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Ah

potent prairie May 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

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It 10 years old? I thought it launched last year

stoic island May 1, 2020, 12:01 AM

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Stacker

potent prairie May 1, 2020, 12:01 AM

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Oh okie

little osprey May 1, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Will this board support DDR4 TridentZ NEO 3600mhz RAM? https://www.newegg.com/asrock-x570-pro4/p/N82E16813157886

low karma May 1, 2020, 12:16 AM

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@foggy hazel So I have been playing Valorant for about 1 hour and 45 minutes now and no crash because I am borrowing a Corsair 850 watt psu and it seems to be working good!

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:17 AM

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so, a cautious conclusion @low karma is that your old PSU has some kind of fault

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but, give it some time

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if you can, borrow the PSU for a couple of days

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and then see if things are still good

low karma May 1, 2020, 12:22 AM

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I'm going to ask him

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:23 AM

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anybody can help me out with my wiring for my build. It’s my first build and I’m having trouble figuring out what goes where

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:23 AM

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@last cypress got a list of parts?

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Sure let me write it out

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:24 AM

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just psu model and mainboard model really

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and case model

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those are a good start :)

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:26 AM

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Okay case is NZXT H500i

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Mother board is Asus Rog Strix Z39-E gaming

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PSU is EVGA supernova 750 G3

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:28 AM

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is it only wiring you havnt done?

silk estuary May 1, 2020, 12:30 AM

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What motherboard would you all recommend for a ryzen 7 3800x and a 2060 super? Preferably under 300, but definitely under 400

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:31 AM

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@silk estuary https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dmGnTW/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-wi-fi

Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:37 AM

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Yeah wiring and adding GPU

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:38 AM

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okay, so what are your specific questions @last cypress

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Well right now I’m trying to figure out how to wire my fans

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I went with Corsair H100i RGB platinum and I’m trying to figure out the wiring

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 12:45 AM

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there should be a manual in the box for that

last cypress May 1, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Okay thanks I’ll go look

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 1:55 AM

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@sacred chasm on your 3 monitor setup, is that a pair of 990's i spot on the bottom left?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 1:57 AM

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They're the 770 closed 🙂

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250 Ohm

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@foggy hazel

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I didn't know they made a open-back one

long escarp May 1, 2020, 1:57 AM

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@foggy hazel looking to buy a new graphics card tonight. between the 2060 xc or 2070 xc. both evga b-stock. wondering if its worth the extra $100 to jump up. currently running a R9 280.

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 1:57 AM

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ah, the shoulders make them seem identical my 990's, also the 250ohm variants :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 1:58 AM

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:)))

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I'm using a scarlet solo to power them

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and I also have it hooked up to my bose surround sound system

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 1:58 AM

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if on the go, its a dacport slim for me

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 1:59 AM

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I have a pair Hd 598's for my Open-Ear ones

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 1:59 AM

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and a homebrewed amp here at home

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 1:59 AM

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on the go I use my sony whx3000s 🙂

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gotta block out the haters LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 1:59 AM

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:)

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i just dont do well with closed

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my ears just hate me for it

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 1:59 AM

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I started off with ATH M20s

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They weren't that great

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then I moved on to the Sennhesiers

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Those were a god send but they had no real weight to them

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and I when I upgraded to the full set-up I wanted a 250 Ohm variant of something

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and the one that got recommended to me was the 770s

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:00 AM

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thats a general theme imo for a lot of sennheisers

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their soundstage is just ... weird ..

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:00 AM

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Yeaaah

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But don't get me wrong

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they're still high quality

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:01 AM

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oh yeah

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no doubt

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just not for me personally

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:01 AM

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Yeah I've been experimenting with my headphones for a long time

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and I think I've finally reached a happy place LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:01 AM

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i love the "open" sounds that the semi-open/open cans can deliver, and i especially enjoy the 990's

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:02 AM

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Open sounds are nice, but I feel like you can miss out on the little things due to it

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The closed really helps me pick out the minute stuff

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:02 AM

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if you get the chance, try the 990's and give them some juice to work with

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as in, you need juice

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:03 AM

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YEah definitely

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:03 AM

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they just scoff loudly at your phone if you connect that

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:03 AM

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Ahhh lol

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I'm a home audio listener

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my mobile audio all belongs to my airpods pro and the Sony headphones 🙂

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:04 AM

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when i said "out and about" i should have clarified.

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i didnt mean: out and walking around

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i mean, out and working on site somewhere etc

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:04 AM

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ahhh

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I prefer my ANC for my headphones

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:04 AM

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i dont do walking and listening

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:04 AM

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They work a lot better when I'm trying to focus

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:05 AM

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mainly because skating/biking does not go well with listening to things if you want to not collide with cars :)

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i prefer the open cans for working around other people (i hate surprises from people sneaking up on me)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:06 AM

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ahhh

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I don't usually listen to music when I'm walking around for the same reason LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:06 AM

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so again, my gear is tailored to my style :)

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just like yours is :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:06 AM

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true true

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:06 AM

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side question about your prod setup picture

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is that a fixed frame for the monitors ?

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or individual arms?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:07 AM

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uh which one

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:07 AM

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3 monitor setup

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:07 AM

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ah

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Its a single arm

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lemme see if I can find it for you

low karma May 1, 2020, 2:07 AM

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@foggy hazel When you get a minute let me know

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:07 AM

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no need, just curious about the choice really

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@low karma just ask :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:08 AM

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It was the only one I could really find on amazon that catered to my taste

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:08 AM

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but why fixed?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:08 AM

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I wanted something that was centered to the central monitor

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Fixed as in?

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the individual monitors can be rotated and adjusted

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:08 AM

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fixed as in, not individual position freely

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yes, but only on that "plane" right?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:09 AM

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Oh no they can be positioned freely within horizontal bar

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Yeah

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I wanted them to be in line with each other

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:09 AM

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yeah, i am big fan of verticals

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:09 AM

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do you mean like stacked on stop of each other?

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on top

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:09 AM

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no.

low karma May 1, 2020, 2:10 AM

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@foggy hazel So I have been gaming on this psu for about 4 hours now and no crashes. Also I have noticed playing Call of Duty that it is EXTREMELY quiet. My GPU temps have dropped about 8 C and am actually getting a steady frame rate.

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:10 AM

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think H shaped for 3 monitors

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@low karma as i said, run for longer

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not trying to burst your bubble

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but it would suck if you got your hopes up too high

low karma May 1, 2020, 2:11 AM

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Yeah going all night to see what happens

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Going to push my pc hard

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:12 AM

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@sacred chasm as mentioned, H shaped, so that you have a vertical for documents on one side, main monitor in landscape in the middle, and another vertical for news feeds etc on the other side of that one

long escarp May 1, 2020, 2:12 AM

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@foggy hazel looking to buy a new graphics card tonight. between the 2060 xc or 2070 xc. both evga b-stock. wondering if its worth the extra $100 to jump up. currently running a R9 280.

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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@long escarp i saw you the first time, i saw you the second.

long escarp May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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lol my bad

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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and i saw you before you started tagging me in the questions.

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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Note for PSUs, you have cross load regulation to test, transient response, high load vs low load

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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@foggy hazel ah yes

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 2:13 AM

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So PSU tests on a PC get a bit whack

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:14 AM

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your setups seems more ... regimented @sacred chasm ?

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as in: it kinda HAS to be "this" way

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is that a wrong observation?

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@sacred chasm aye, like that, but normally with a bit bigger monitor in the middle

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:16 AM

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yeah

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:16 AM

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but yes, that makes the horizontal setup "moot"

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:16 AM

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I wanted to go for a very very linear sett up if that makes sense

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:16 AM

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it does :)

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your setups makes ME happy

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because they are not rainbow barf left/right/center

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and there is actually a clear design choice visible in them :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:17 AM

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Yeeeee

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The nice thing about it is that it's very interchangeable

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like yeah It's very "solid"

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:17 AM

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aye

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:17 AM

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but the colors can be changed easily

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white happens to go with all the bright colors so it works

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:18 AM

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its a "lets get productive" feel

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:18 AM

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Really LOL?

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thats my gaming set up

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:19 AM

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and?

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:)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:19 AM

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^^

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That was the idea

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it was supposed to be something that is able to be focused

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:19 AM

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sorry in advance (not really, but .. :D )

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you know about ergotron arms?

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https://store.ergotron.com/mx-desk-monitor-arm.html

Ergotron Online Store | MX Desk Mount Monitor Arm | Ergotron

The sleek, adjustable MX LCD Arm accommodates larger monitors and all-in-one computers weighing up to 30 lbs (13.6 kg).

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:20 AM

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yes

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My monitor arm costs half of that LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:20 AM

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they are NOT cheap, but holy heck are they nice to use

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and it doesnt hurt that they look pretty too :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:21 AM

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i agree

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My other desk uses something similar

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its one from vivo

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:23 AM

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https://www.ergotron.com/en-gb/products/product-details/hxdesktriplemonitorarm#/

HX Desk Triple Monitor Arm | Ergotron

Serious working takes serious technology. Combine the HX Desk Arm with the HX Triple Bow Kit to easily position three monitors up to 24" while still enhancing your workspace with a sleek design. The hinged bow lets you easily pan your monitors for screen sharing and the most c...

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and you really dont want to know the price on that last one :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:23 AM

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i looked at that actually

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it made me want to mald

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:24 AM

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:)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:24 AM

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it seems really nice but like

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I don

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don't need it for what im doing lol

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:24 AM

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:)

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:24 AM

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thats like 3/4 of my monitor price naed :v

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:24 AM

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^

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:25 AM

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the ergotron products are NOT for everyone

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:25 AM

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They're definitely not for some people either my dude

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they're for the very few LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:25 AM

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but, if you workday involves changing the position of the monitor a lot?

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it takes about 1 day for you to refuse working with any other mount

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:26 AM

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maybe for my other desk LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:26 AM

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:)

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i know a fair number of illustrators that use them

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:27 AM

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actually LOL

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For my prod desk

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its powered by my 2-in1 xps tablet laptop

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2-1 xps

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so I whip it out when I'm taking notes

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:27 AM

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anyway, all of this is a long slow way of saying: You have a lovely setup, and you should be proud of it :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:27 AM

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❤️

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ty it costed a lot of money and brain power

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trying to figure out where the hell to put everything

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:28 AM

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and as mentioned, it is especially nice to see a NOT rainbow setup

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:28 AM

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I honestly wanna go with a blue set up

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Like a light blue

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:28 AM

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you wont ever figure it out 100%

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:28 AM

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but there was no wallpaper that matched the resolution of my monitors 😦

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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commission one?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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who knew finding a wallpaper for 3 1440p monitors that could span across all three would be hard

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I never thought about that actually

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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:)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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but I have a single thing in mind when it comes to it

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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just s t r e t c h one lol jk

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:29 AM

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find an artist/designer you like

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and have a chat with them

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:30 AM

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📎 201325.png

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:30 AM

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cant hurt to ask

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:30 AM

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From the movie Kimo no wa 🙂

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(your name)

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:30 AM

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aye

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on the right type of monitor, that would "pop" like crazy

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:30 AM

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I wanted to get something that could span across the whole screen without looking weird

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:31 AM

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you can google 7680x1440 wallpaper and there are a lot of results

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:31 AM

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None of them really popped to me 😦

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also did you calculate that LOL

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:31 AM

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yeah like 70% of them are space sham

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no i googled it

full seal May 1, 2020, 2:32 AM

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Is it tricky to set up a single wallpaper for a bunch of monitors of different resolutions?

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:32 AM

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and just took the resolution of the first image and assumed it looked right

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:32 AM

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Yeah but they're too colorful

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@full seal yes

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:32 AM

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@full seal different resolutions means things "stretch" in weird ways between them

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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@deep skiff i looked at a lot of them and none of them had the color i wanted to go far

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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think there are websites for monitor setups of different resolutions

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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Its kinda funky ngl LOL

full seal May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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I suppose I could take an image that was high enough resolution, cut it up and scale each part for each monitor.

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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what kind of wallpaper are you looking for?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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Idk lol

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I'm kinda of happy with the one I got

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but the monochrome kinda idea

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:33 AM

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ic

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:34 AM

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or like the one i sent in chat

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One that pops

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but doesn't burn your eyes

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or in my set up

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it was very hard to find one that i liked

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:34 AM

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i just found some photographer on reddit with good shots lol

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:35 AM

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of irl ones?

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:35 AM

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yeah

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:35 AM

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mm

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my monitors aren't really that vibrant for that

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and its also for the gamer vibe lol

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:35 AM

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yea

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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I feel like the IRL ones should be reserved for macs

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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📎 9xwucv8qvus41.png

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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The display on macs is so nice for those kinds of wallpapers

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Yeah that doesn't scream gamer to me LOL

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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lmao yea

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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@sacred chasm as i said, on the right monitor :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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Lmao imagine playing doom on that set up

stoic island May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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perfect doom setup

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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also he has nice keeb and itx build so i automatically approve of him lol

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:36 AM

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@foggy hazel you right bb

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I like the Sennhesiers in that

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:37 AM

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that setup is impractical like heck

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the one above that is

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that window is going to eff you over with light

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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idk mans got 2 keyboards and mice thats like dual the productivity

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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maybe he's ambidextrous and uses both mice at the same time

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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How do you troubleshoot a pc that won't display on a monitor

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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dual wielding mouse user

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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(PC is prebuilt)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:38 AM

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Well that's a problem LOL

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:39 AM

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i dont like dual mouses at once that scares me

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:39 AM

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also, that offset cable routing/stand is annoying the heck out of me

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:39 AM

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:)

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:39 AM

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Advice

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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@cloud drum you start by giving a list of hardware :)

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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as long as he has a cool keyboard and plants im fine with it

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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@foggy hazel it's amazing you even like my set up with how picky you are LOL

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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580 8gb 3600 AMD Mobo is unknown

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8gb of ram

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Psu unknown

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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we all know he doesnt like that set up because of the rgb lol

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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yours has purpose @sacred chasm

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that one above? ... not so much

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:40 AM

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LOL

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:41 AM

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@deep skiff the RGB does not help it, that is very correct

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@cloud drum where is the monitor actually plugged?

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:41 AM

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naed you clearly havent been on r/battlestations lmao they love setups like that

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:41 AM

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GPU

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HDMI port

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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@deep skiff oh i have, i have built plenty of them for customers

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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CPU doesn't have interested graphics

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Integrated

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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@cloud drum i know, but that does not prevent people from connecting to the mainboard hdmi/dp ports :)

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hence the question

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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Sell idk

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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🤔 @foggy hazel i cant see you going in that subreddit

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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Idk

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Ohh

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:42 AM

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:)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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@cloud drum idk what to tell you

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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@cloud drum next question: does the fans spin when you power on?

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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Yah and it turns off

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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@cloud drum does the computer even work

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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I'm asking for a friend

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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kappa

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:43 AM

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@cloud drum Any onboard debug LEDS?

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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I gotta ask him that

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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@cloud drum i would strongly recommend that you get him to join here

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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Yes

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There's so many nerds here

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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K i sent him a invite

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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and some of us actually do things beyond sending memes all day

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:44 AM

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Haha nice

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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i'm a college student 🙂

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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@deep skiff thank you for the praise :)

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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who has no money because he spent it all on his set up

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LOL

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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o

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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that must mean i am doing something right

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:45 AM

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I have a ok PC with some money

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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true @foggy hazel

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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Still rocking the 1060

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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pff

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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Skrt skrt

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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i got a 980

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Try me

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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Oh fam

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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My 980 works like a champ with the triple 1440p 144hz set up tho

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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😛

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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i would flex but then naed would pull out his 9900k and 2080 ti so im not gonna

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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I need a better cpu tho

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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i dont have that at all @deep skiff

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

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its all about the ryzen 9 dude

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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I'm bottleneck so hard

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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Intel gotta shutdown

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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my personal machines are fairly small

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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Is ryzen better than Intel now

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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dont u have a 9900k tho

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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Honestly after seeing so many atx builds

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I want one now

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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@deep skiff nope

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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o thought you did

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huh

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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@cloud drum they're new cpu line outdid intel this year

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like

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in all aspects

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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Oh fam

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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but that's the beauty of a competitive marke

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market

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:47 AM

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200Sad

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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the machine i am on currently, is my tinker box, and thats a old 4770s

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in its little shoebox case

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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What clu do you have

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P

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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Me?

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I 7 6700k

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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Yes sir

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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I think

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But my pc is alsoa prebuilt 🙂

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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I have a uhhh

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:48 AM

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I just put nice fans on it

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:49 AM

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Ryzen 5 1400....

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Yawy

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:49 AM

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@sacred chasm side question: what is missing from the setup above?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:49 AM

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Mine?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:49 AM

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no, the plany mc planty one

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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bro that is so far up now

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/589689072692494356/705608475169914921/9xwucv8qvus41.png

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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hmm

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honestly

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its nice

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like

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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its something dear to your heart that is missing

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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for whoever its for

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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Updating the bios is pretty ez right?

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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it looks completely

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headphones :D?

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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You just need a USB drive?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:50 AM

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amps

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there is nothing there

still roostBOT May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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The Rudester#8147 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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oh you're right

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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That your set

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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Oops

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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@foggy hazel

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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I swore

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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no no @cloud drum

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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no no

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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Oh

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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looks pretty complete it has an ae86

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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don't offend naed like that

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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Lol wym

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:51 AM

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The headphones aren't powered 😦

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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That keyboard maybe

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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yall better not be dissing that keyboard

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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@cloud drum re: bios update: depends on the mainboard, but yes, usb stick generally needed

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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I have a MSI

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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oof

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when I get the money

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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And a USB

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:52 AM

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I definitely want

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A nice actual mechanical keyboard

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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I have a Japanese one

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Oof oof

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How do I send pic

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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You're already way better than mine LOL

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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@sacred chasm this one is in group buy rn https://groupbuys.mechboards.co.uk/shop/hyper-7-keyboard-r3/ lmao

Mechboards Group Buys

MBUK

Hyper 7 Keyboard R3

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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I can't what the

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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you have to be level 3 to send pics

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:53 AM

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bro why does that have so many keys

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That's actually excessive LOL

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The only use for that i could see is tha you're a programmer dude

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:54 AM

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its a newer space cadet

📎 omr4LgPnNuIhiLlLA5YUurzGM6xxQUyhd69gmqkyf_UdzLv7wB3DjysvmRYUwqJnGIS337viD_YRS9tSu2e-bz6bQFvole-ruPVj.png

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:55 AM

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the missing amp(s), lack of power on headphones (because of missing amp(s) ), the (extra) powered mouse under the desk stand ... these are all parts of why i said that it wasnt a ... real setup

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its a nice picture... but it doesnt look like something that is actually used

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as in, actually used for working/enjoying

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:56 AM

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I didn't even notice the extra mouse Naed

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:56 AM

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okay this wasnt roastmybuild but ig were here now

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:56 AM

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Roast mine

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do it

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:56 AM

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re: hyper 7: there are a bunch of light programmers that i know that would KILL for that keyboard

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:56 AM

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my set up has actually come a long way

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:57 AM

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you can get a hyper 7+keycaps for like under $500 rn pretty sure with the groupbuys

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:57 AM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/500085440221806603/574740748801540107/665481915180253184

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 2:57 AM

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@sacred chasm only thing that bugs me about yours is the non-centered stand on the single monitor setup

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:58 AM

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here's my set up's baby pictures

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/574740748801540107/665481909874196480/IMG_20200111_005255.jpg?width=960&height=720

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There you go

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:58 AM

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fix those cables in the back right

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:58 AM

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I DID

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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fix them more

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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that was its baby pic 😦

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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thats no excuse jk

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/493670009457868800/705590919327645797/image0.jpg?width=960&height=720

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HERE

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i fixed it

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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o i approve of the outrun wallpaper

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 2:59 AM

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oh

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you haven't seen it yet lol

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Gimme a sec

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its dark now

thorny bronze May 1, 2020, 3:00 AM

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Best $500 gaming pc

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Its for my little brothers bday

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:01 AM

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prebuilt or nah

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:01 AM

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500 for a machine with monitor?

thorny bronze May 1, 2020, 3:01 AM

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I will build it. I have my own pc which is a 2080ti and a i9 and my brother loves it so i am gonna build him his own

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No monitor

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:02 AM

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okay, so it moved from, "not happening" to " still not happening"

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parts are currently too expensive for anything that is actually worth buying

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at that end of the spektrum

thorny bronze May 1, 2020, 3:02 AM

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$700?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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doable, not pretty, but doable

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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yeah the markets kinda messed up rn with psus and other parts

thorny bronze May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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I just built my friend a $800 one but im not very good with any cheaper

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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not trying to annoy you @thorny bronze but stock levels etc are just effed up

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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📎 image0.jpg

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:03 AM

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o

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v nice

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:04 AM

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Ye 🙂

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my pride and joy looks a lot better at night

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:05 AM

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dang its 11 already

thorny bronze May 1, 2020, 3:05 AM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/DHTwrH/entry-level-amd-gaming-build. Is that any good

Entry Level AMD Gaming Build

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:05 AM

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its "a" build

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:06 AM

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cpu is pretty messed up from the market rn

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its almost twice the normal price

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:06 AM

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i think rn is the worst time to build a computer

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prebuilt is your best option imo

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but don't quote me

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my pc is a prebuilt from 4 years ago

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 3:06 AM

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@thorny bronze what is your deadline?

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:08 AM

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tbh i'd check r/hws is about has any 2600/x at a decent price, for a budget 6 cores its $145 rn

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if the deadline is soon

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:11 AM

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if your brother is young

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and only plays minecraft

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Just buy a cheap case

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and put rgb fans on it

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LOL

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and figure out the rest

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also @foggy hazel another reason why three individual monitors is because I can use my switch and use my computer at the same time

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 3:14 AM

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@foggy hazel which OS, Linux or windows for my server, currently its my sandbox environment, but I prefer Linux, but have winodows loaded so I can learn and play (and break things and then reload), considering a second server and loading one with windows and one with linux 😄

ebon fulcrum May 1, 2020, 3:37 AM

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should i rather buy a Seagate Barracuda Compute (2TB) for its $54.98 USD or buy a Samsung 970 Evo 1TB? ion now seagate lookin kinda sketch • - •

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know*

modern shadow May 1, 2020, 3:38 AM

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is this a good deal? https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.3958748&Description=amd bundle

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 3:41 AM

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what is the price of the 970 Evo 1TB? @ebon fulcrum you seem to have left out that critical piece of info

ebon fulcrum May 1, 2020, 3:46 AM

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the evo 1TB is $179.99

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:47 AM

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if youre cheap

ebon fulcrum May 1, 2020, 3:47 AM

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Seagate says it’s 7200RPM and i have no idea what that means compared to SSD

sacred chasm May 1, 2020, 3:47 AM

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go for the 2TB

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HDD's are always better for mass storage

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SSD imo after for important files/programs you want that are fast

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Or games

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if you're into that too

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 3:48 AM

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970 evo is pretty overpriced, an a80 will do everything 99.9% as fast for $40-50 less

ebon fulcrum May 1, 2020, 3:50 AM

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yeah its all for gaming but I dont think ill own over 30 games so

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 3:57 AM

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Or, just get a 512gb A80 for $68 and a 2tb HDD for $58 totaling $126.

ebon fulcrum May 1, 2020, 4:02 AM

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@cursive wharf Which 2TB HDD?

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:05 AM

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Seagate barracuda.

waxen horizon May 1, 2020, 4:14 AM

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So I’m building a PC for $600. What CPU and GPU should I get for that price for gaming?

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:15 AM

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Best idea is to just wait for Corona to be over

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Prices are all over the place rn

waxen horizon May 1, 2020, 4:17 AM

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Ight

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:24 AM

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So Im pretty new to PC building and I want a really nice rig. Just wanna know if I have a good combination of parts here. I dont plan on ordering this stuff soon, I'm just kinda dreaming.

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stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:26 AM

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@snow blade I suggest just linking your pcpp list and not a screenshot

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:26 AM

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oh duh

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PvL8sk

System Builder

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:27 AM

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Thank you.

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Before I jump to my conclusions, whats the purpose of the build?

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:28 AM

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lots of gaming. I wanna run stuff at max settings

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and maybe use Fusion 360 smoothly

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:28 AM

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Oh, then that is not a great setup at all..

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Is aesthetics very important to you?

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:29 AM

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well sorta

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not highest priority

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:29 AM

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Because I see a lot of money being spent on pure aesthetics

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Also, why so much ram lmao

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:30 AM

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idk. I'm new to this. I got no clue how much I'd need.

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:30 AM

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Alright, usually all you need for gaming is 16gb.

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:30 AM

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Doesnt Fusion 360 use up a bunch?

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maybe I shoulda checked that hmm

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:31 AM

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Rgb software? Idrk about fusion 360, but MSI mystic lights takes like 300mb total usually :p

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Like if you want overkill, sure 32gb might be fun, but 16gb is all you need.

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Anyways give me one second, I'll make a 2000$ build focused on performance to show you some things I might do

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 4:32 AM

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yea 64gb is overkill for 99% of uses

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:33 AM

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ok I'll switch out the ram

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 4:33 AM

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most I’ve seen used on a normal basis was like 50gb in photoshop

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:33 AM

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Also, mostly just gaming? Not really doing stuff like video editing?

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Wtf how does Photoshop take so much

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 4:33 AM

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idk

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:33 AM

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I cannot find a way to use all of 32gb reasonably

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Like

deep skiff May 1, 2020, 4:34 AM

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dude was doing heavy work and had like 40gb used on a single photo

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:34 AM

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I mean I don't do much professional work so

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Idrk

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I can't use it all up

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You may

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Back to list making

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:35 AM

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I dont do video editing ThinkingEgg

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also i feel like I should have more than just the 2TB SSD

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so much wasted space for HDDs in that case

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:39 AM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vM8ftp

System Builder

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This is a performance focused build for gaming

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3600+2080ti

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And God damn have prices been wack, like a week ago the cheapest 2080ti was a EVGA black at like 999$, now it's like 110$

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:40 AM

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tomahawk hate intensifies

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:40 AM

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Hei, b450 pro OOS

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Tomahawk is still a good board

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Not great, but good

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:40 AM

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it usually comes back in stock within a week or two tho

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:41 AM

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Can't bank on that due to Corona sadly

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:41 AM

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I'd also spend the extra $7 for this

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43BTwP/gigabyte-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10

Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:42 AM

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Sure go for it

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:42 AM

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dual M2, better LAN/Audio chip

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:42 AM

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ok so over half the budget goes into the graphics card?

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:42 AM

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But it was demonstration build :p

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Nic, lemme just break it down.
Gaming depends HEAVILY on the GPU performance, and CPU being next in line.

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:43 AM

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most gaming builds have 40% - 50% of the budget to GPU

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:44 AM

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CPU cooler wise, the AMD Ryzen lineup has decent stock coolers, no need to drop another hundred on a cooler unless you're overclocking.

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Thermal paste usually comes with cooler. For Ryzen stock coolers, it comes preapplied.

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:45 AM

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It is an "eh" option to spend $25 on a cooler for quieter operation tho

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Gammaxx 400 is $25 - $30 rn iirc

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:45 AM

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(as I said, demonstration build)

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Just saying spending another 130$ doesn't make sense

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Noise wise, sure you can invest in a 50$ cooler, there's enough room in the budget.

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:46 AM

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and I shall put in extra notes when I think they should be added, as you didnt specify much on lower end coolers

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:46 AM

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Fair enough

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What's next, SSD?

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Samsung SSDs are generally overpriced, Silicon Power A80 provide similar speed and good endurance at a much lower cost, also, it usually makes sense for a SSD+HDD combo, as not all programs need to be placed in the SSD, with HDDs being much cheaper.

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:48 AM

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@ebon fulcrum sorry don't know if anyone already answered for me or not, but I would go with the 2TB, will be a hair slower then SSD, but value wise you get more, you also have the option of 4 TB for about $70 USD (note when I picked this drive up I only paid $40 for it

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:49 AM

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yeah thats what I was thinking. Put All the stuff I wanna load up fast in the SSD, put everything else in the HDD

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:49 AM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/your-account/order-history/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_pagination_3_4?ie=UTF8&orderFilter=year-2019&search=&startIndex=30 (the 4tb drive if your interested)

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:49 AM

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RAM technically. Long story short, higher freq gives better perf for Ryzen. Tho there is a limit (cant really put in 4800 RAM and have it truly increase perf) and some other variables to include. Such as timings. Which this RAM has decent timings, good enough for what you need

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:50 AM

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don't forget about the infinity fabric (cpu related more so then ram related)

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:50 AM

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Case is personal preference most of the time, went for a 'generic' case at the usual price range.

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Eh, above 3600mhz on the ram and you'll be dealing with either IF OC or decoupling IF and ram speeds

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:51 AM

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Also, so long as there is only one major operation on the HDD being ran (download, game, OS, etc) then it's fine. It gets issues when two major things are running on it. Say for example; OS and game. Wont go too well. Or game and game download. Also wont go too well

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But if you just run one game at a time with doing no other "major operation" an HDD is barely slower then SSD

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So having an SSD for OS and HDD for games is ideal due to that

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:52 AM

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PSU wise, I'm too tired to look for a better deal, RM series PSU are pretty good, good enoug price. 750w is way more than you need, but can't be bothered rn.

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PSU stock gets wacky

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:53 AM

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PSU has been one of the few rollercoasters in the Human Malware adventure pricing and stock wise

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:54 AM

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Lets say I care a bit more about aesthetics 😂 I want a clean white theme and I really like that particular case

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:55 AM

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Problem is airflow

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:55 AM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yj2Xp8 it got more expensive... damn gpu

System Builder

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:55 AM

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case doesnt have great airflow

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:55 AM

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Remember what I said about the ram?

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And the CPU cooler?

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Swap those two out and that's easily 200$ saved

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:55 AM

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yeah but. I like the way those look lol

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I'll look for other options

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:56 AM

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...

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:56 AM

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Money isnt a huge consideration right now anyway

stoic island May 1, 2020, 4:57 AM

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Then you really should get a 2080ti that's not a blower lol

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Also, faster ram

snow blade May 1, 2020, 4:59 AM

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how much faster

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3600?

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 4:59 AM

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If you want a more white build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dnpXp8

snow blade May 1, 2020, 5:00 AM

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I went with a mATX mobo because I wanted it to be a bit smaller but the case I chose is kinda huge anyway

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maybe I should restart

stoic island May 1, 2020, 5:03 AM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/43RDXv
My suggestion, with some aesthetics in mind.

System Builder

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TD500 mesh is back in stock so I'm happy I can recommend a good looking case again

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@snow blade What do you think about that case?

snow blade May 1, 2020, 5:14 AM

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I think mine looks a whole lot better for only $35 more. btw I would be able to paint just about any color case white

stoic island May 1, 2020, 5:15 AM

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I'm going to sleep now, good luck, and get your sleep too.

snow blade May 1, 2020, 5:15 AM

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I appreciate the help.

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I feel very stupid now but at least I wont feel stupid later after wasting a lot of money

stoic island May 1, 2020, 5:16 AM

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What I can tell you is that case limits you in both part options, and airflow. Not the best imo, but if you can't find anything better,

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

snow blade May 1, 2020, 5:16 AM

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I think I can make the micro ATX work.

stoic island May 1, 2020, 5:17 AM

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Alright you do you, good luck for the month of May.

open brook May 1, 2020, 5:51 AM

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hello does getting a 2080ti graphics card upgrading since my gtx980 ti died will that effect anything if i also get a 144 plus mghz monitor sorry i dont know how to ask this question im seeing if since my cpu and mother board are in great condition as well as other parts power supply and ram will a old 6700k skylake core i 7 make the megahurts lower on the new monitor with also adding the 2080 ti

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my old monitorr is 60hz

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and the one i want to get is 2k res and 165hz

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or if i get the 2080ti and replace the dead 980 and also get the monitor give me the frames and megahurts on the new monitor?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:57 AM

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if by "megahurts" you mean hz, in the context of refresh rate. Then yes and no.

open brook May 1, 2020, 5:57 AM

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yea i mean hz

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refresh rate

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so i should get the monitor and 2080 ti right?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:58 AM

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i would personally NOT buy a 2080 TI

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it is simply too expensive for what you get

open brook May 1, 2020, 5:58 AM

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witch one do u choose for me

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:58 AM

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2080 Super

open brook May 1, 2020, 5:58 AM

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kk

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i look up on newegg now

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:58 AM

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think about it like this

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the 2080TI is supposed to be 999 usd

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it is not really close to that

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:00 AM

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yea i was thinking the rtx level graphics card been out for a while i think in 6 months there guna come out with new gpus?

potent prairie May 1, 2020, 6:00 AM

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Might be more than 6 months with the virus

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:00 AM

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the rumour is "sometime this year"

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:00 AM

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oh yea everything is slow gotcha

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:00 AM

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we dont know if that is december 30th or august 1st

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the only thing that is 100% certain right now, is that the HPC part will be released in the fall

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because Nvidia has a contract for one of the supercomputers (which uses that part)

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(and that is where a lot of the rumours about the consumer parts come from)

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i hope that makes sense :)

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:02 AM

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the problem im having since my graphics card died i spent 1400 dollars on a msi laptop with 9th gen core i7 and a 1660 ti but when i read the specs it was all good but for what im trying to do is stream and record for youtube but my stream labs health reports 49 dropped frames in 8 hour stream in the low 720p downscale main scalee is 1080p

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but when i dont record or stream i get 144 frames with the maximum settings in all games

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:03 AM

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any straight monitor recommendations? i need 2

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(it can wait)

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:03 AM

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because you simply dont have the headroom to keep your cpu cool @open brook

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(thats the very simplified reason)

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:03 AM

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ohh

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:04 AM

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also, here is a suggestion for a 2080 Super

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https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-2080-super-rtx-2080-super-ventus-xs-oc/p/N82E16814137469

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700-ish is a fair deal different to 1200 ish

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:04 AM

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so its not the cpu technology in the laptop its that tthe cpu is reaching a super high tempature

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:05 AM

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aye, the cpu in theory is fine

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its just being limited because it is "in" the laptop

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:05 AM

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ok ok

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:05 AM

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if you could stick a kilo of metal on the cpu as a heatsink, it would do wonders for performance

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again, very simplified

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a couple of questions for you thou

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have you got a ssd?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:06 AM

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my old desktop or new msi laptop

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:06 AM

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the 6700k

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:06 AM

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yea the desktop has 500 intel ssd gb

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and 2 terabyte mechancal

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i recently bought a usb 3.0 external 4 tb that im guna put on the desktop and take it out of the laptop

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:07 AM

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okay, i ask, because a ssd, just about any model, will give a heck of a lot of "snappiness" to a older system like yours

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:07 AM

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yea

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:07 AM

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keep the following things in mind

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your cpu (6700) is not all that fantastic core count wise

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so, a new GPU will only be able to do "so" much

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:08 AM

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so when i get the new monitor make it 1080p not 2k and set the stream output and downscale both to 1080p?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:09 AM

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there is a fair chance that you can run into simply running out of processing power

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that is for you to play around with

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:09 AM

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kk

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:09 AM

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just dont expect the trees to grow to the moon okay?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:09 AM

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kk

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:09 AM

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another thing to keep in mind is your PSU

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reason i mention that is you saying your old 980 TI died

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they are notoriously long lived normally

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so i have to ask: How did it die?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:10 AM

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one day

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i turned on the pc

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i presseedd space bar

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to turn it on

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and it went to the america trends page

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but it was all red

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once the windows logo came out it was red in the back

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and the display went black

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lost signal

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:11 AM

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hm, that sounds like it quite simply just gave up the ghost finally

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fair enough

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its just something i kinda have to ask about. Because people sometimes forget to mention the "detail" that their PSU blew up or something like that

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:12 AM

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yea

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:12 AM

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Do you know what model your PSU is?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:12 AM

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i think the duration this pc build lasted was from 2016 to 2020

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thermaltake tough power series 80 gold 650wattt

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:13 AM

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so, not that old, and IF the psu was bought new in 2016, it is most likely still in warranty

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:13 AM

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yea

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warranty is good

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i also wonder if it has something to do where i live in taiwan i dont know if american outlets are better or something either

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u know where u plug in the power cord?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:15 AM

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if anything, i think your power balance is better than the average US

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:15 AM

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yea never had a shutdown ever since i moved from cali to taiwan

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:15 AM

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the electrical grid in the US is not known for being super stable :)

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@open brook do you need recommendations for specific cards or is the 2080 Super part enough?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:18 AM

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yea i can get the right one i know a lane in the capitol where i live where its a pure electronic blocks for pc parts they have retailers also name brand stores where u can get the parts like asus msi etc

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:19 AM

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just know this: anything much beyond 700 is gouging

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i know, not local currency, but that is the baseline you have to work with

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:20 AM

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naw its all goood i recently bought a meddicine for my psorasis that cost 10k a syringe for 6 month treatment lol 700 is ok

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:20 AM

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What is a good 1tb m.2 ssd pci-e 3.0 for general use

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:20 AM

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You got questions about monitors or?

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@trim harbor the A80, which is about 130 usd is a solid choice

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:21 AM

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let me know the link when ever u get the chance naed

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:21 AM

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on which @open brook ?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:22 AM

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the 2080

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:23 AM

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you can get any you want @open brook

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:23 AM

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ok cool

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:23 AM

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just dont get a radial fan one (also known as a blower style)

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and you should be good

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radial fan models = 1 fan on the card

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they make a heck of a lot of noise for no real reasons (in the consumer space)

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@open orchid still need recommendations?

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:24 AM

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the ones im looking at for the 2080 super look amazing upgrading from 6gb to 8

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:25 AM

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the 2080 Super is a nice chip :)

open brook May 1, 2020, 6:25 AM

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its also gddr6

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:25 AM

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if i dont have any plans to stream or play anything above 1080p because i dont want to buy a new monitor is there any real reason to go with a 2070 instead of a 2060 when it comes to price

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:26 AM

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@trim harbor consider looking into what resolution upscaling/downscaling can do for you

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specifically, rendering a game at a higher resolution and then scaling down to your monitors supported resolution

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@open brook any other questions?

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:28 AM

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would you wait till the next gen gpus come out? Like i already have a rx580 8gb and it runs everything just fine but I can see down the road not having everything to run newer games

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Liek do GPU prices drop when the next gen comes out

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:29 AM

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@trim harbor lets take those questions one at time

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:29 AM

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Im sorry

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:30 AM

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nothing to be sorry about

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its just easier to answer them one at a time, so i dont end up confusing you :)

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:30 AM

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ok

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:30 AM

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re: do gpu prices drop when a new gen comes out?: In theory, yes. In practice? no.

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there MIGHT be a few more sales etc, but it is not something i would hold my breath for

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and the current Covid situation is not helping on that front either

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any questions about what i just said?

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:32 AM

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no not that i could think of

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:32 AM

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i just got the notification i’m sorry :/

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but yea i can move to displays if that’s more appropriate

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:32 AM

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re: would i wait until the next gen? : If i dont need a card, i dont buy a card

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:33 AM

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i’m looking for under 250 for a straight monitor cuz i want 2 lol

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:33 AM

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so in that sense, you could say i am always waiting, until i am not, and then i buy what i want at that point in time. And then i am waiting again :)

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a different answer would be this:

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If you are not currently in need of more GPU power

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why buy a new card?

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@open orchid https://pcpartpicker.com/product/k33mP6/msi-optix-g24c4-236-1920x1080-144-hz-monitor-optix-g24c4 <- fairly solid one

MSI Optix G24C4 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:34 AM

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Thank you

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:34 AM

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you are very welcome @trim harbor

trim harbor May 1, 2020, 6:35 AM

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Have a good night everyone

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:35 AM

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thanks you naed again with the best help <33

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:35 AM

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@open orchid this one is a bit more "my" type https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pXMTwP/msi-optix-g241-238-1920x1080-144-hz-monitor-optix-g241

MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

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likewise :)

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you are very welcome @open orchid

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:36 AM

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what’s the biggest difference of the 2

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:36 AM

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Panel type

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one is VA

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the other is IPS

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:36 AM

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ok

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gotta do some research brb

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:36 AM

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https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1890-panel-comparison-tn-ips-pls-va-crt

Display Panel Type Differences Defined - TN vs. IPS, PLS, VA, & More

Today we will be focusing on the differences between IPS, TN, PLS, and VA panels, but we will also be covering CRT for grounding, despite CRT not being an LCD panel type. -

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thats the article you start with @open orchid

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yes, it is 5 years old

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and yes, it is still valid enough

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:39 AM

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thank you naed <3

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i appreciate it

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:41 AM

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you are very welcome :) best of luck figuring things out :)

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:42 AM

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i might go with that AMD build or something close to it you sent me

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if another ryzen comes out thats better for gaming i might upgrade tbh but we'll see

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:43 AM

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the next "interesting" time for CPU's seems to be may 21st

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:43 AM

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with intel releasing their new one?

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:43 AM

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amd

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but its on the low end

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but they are interesting in price and potentially in performance

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why/how? its complicated

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just nod your head and say yes really :)

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:44 AM

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so i guess whenever reviews come out we'll see what tops what i guess

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:44 AM

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aye

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it might shuffle things around a bit on the bottom end

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time will tell

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:44 AM

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ive learned to nod my head and say yes to most PC related things recently

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:45 AM

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a lot of things you really dont need to know the details of

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i can tell you the details, if you really want

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:45 AM

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im okay lol

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ill learn with time and see if this becomes a hobby of mine first xD

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:45 AM

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but i can also almost guarantee that your eyes will cross, multiple times, in the first 20 minutes

open orchid May 1, 2020, 6:45 AM

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lol im okay ill learn with time

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 6:45 AM

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:)

exotic lichen May 1, 2020, 1:26 PM

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Is water cooling worth it if you're not overclocking?

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 1:28 PM

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it would most just be for looks, air has better value

exotic lichen May 1, 2020, 1:30 PM

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I see

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 1:48 PM

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user preference

jovial ruin May 1, 2020, 4:16 PM

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so i dont generally order online very much, and i know with whats going on in the world sometimes shipping can get messed up.. but is it normal that one out of 4 packages has been stuck at "in transit to UPS facility", while the others went past that yesterday or the day before, and all are in my area or already ready for pickup. Purposefully ordered it in a way that itd all be here by today, figuring maybe tomorrow if it got delayed a little, but its yet to have any scans on the tracking at all for like 2 days. Should I assume its just not coming? like its the psu ofc too, so I cant even just build the pc and wait on like the gfx card or something.. i just cant do anything until it gets here, and was trying to build it this weekend.

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:21 PM

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I would keep an eye on it, I have about 7 packages that are still "in transit" where 3 have already made it into my hands, remember with rona being a thing people are being more reliant on the postal system(s) so it may take slightly longer for things to happen then usual, I would say if needed wait 4 days (from date it should have arrived) and then may your enquiry as needed

pallid garnet May 1, 2020, 4:26 PM

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hello guys. I have a question. Can I mix a 216 GB kit with a 28 GB kit the same module and timing in my build? Motherboard is dual channel though

lyric thistle May 1, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Four slot boards with dual channel CPUs are always two dimms per channel

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It might work, not confident, but if it works it works

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And if it doesn't, it doesn't

pallid garnet May 1, 2020, 4:30 PM

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thanks

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:37 PM

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I'm updating my BIOS

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Hopefully I don't fk it up

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:40 PM

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@jovial ruin send a DM to @fresh garden they might can help you track down your package

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:41 PM

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@pallid garnet what type of memory? you can't mix non-ECC with ECC memory

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@cloud drum just let it do its thing, and read 5 times and press once, just don't rush things and your fine

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Read what 5 times

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:42 PM

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@pallid garnet it will normally work

still roostBOT May 1, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Tifa#0001 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:42 PM

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-_-

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:43 PM

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any directions that are presented as applicable

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:43 PM

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My PC thredn black

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Turned

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:43 PM

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it may be restarting, BIOS updates usually will restart at least once during the process (Mine usually do)

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:43 PM

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@cloud drum your machine worked yesterday did it not?

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

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@foggy hazel yesterday was asking for a friend

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I'm on my own PC

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

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thats what it was.

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

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worst thing you can do is freak out and power down / restart during a bios update

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

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I'm upgrading CPU

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From a AMD 1400 to 3600

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

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big upgrade

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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Ohh hell yah it worked

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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woo \o/

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grats

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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So I just put the chip in the mobo

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And it's good now?

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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yep

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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Kk

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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clean old paste, apply fresh paste

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:45 PM

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nice, more then likely it is just rebooting its self for the new updates to take effect, and will finish out the install after reboot, once the pc is done rebooting, just shut down install new chip and heatsink and enjoy

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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Hmmm

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Ok thanks

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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you'll have to reconfig your Ram, if you had XMP enabled, or boot device

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in my case I do .. everytime a bios update it resets to default

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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which it should

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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ya

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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its "fun" when a bios doesnt btw

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:47 PM

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A what

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:47 PM

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speaking of pc things, I filled up my compressor, time to shut down and blow out all the bunnies.

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:48 PM

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"oh that series of settings from the other bios? lets just hold that on the backup bios and load that, but report we are using the new one"

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that is hours and hours of pure concentrated "fun"

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:49 PM

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ive run into that many times @foggy hazel please stop bring into my PTSD into this 😄

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 4:49 PM

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lol

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 4:50 PM

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NI!

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:52 PM

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think thats bad try dealing with 60+ production servers and three deciding "i'm going to go down just for random shizzles and giggles and then when trying to come up corrupt part of the bios requiring a reload....oh and never mind you updating me to the latest I am going to report nothing, use the older corrupted bios and make you think im on the latest bios so F you!"

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 4:52 PM

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So when I updated my BIOS i have to set my boot up to my ass again?

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SSD*

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 4:53 PM

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shouldn't have to, usually the computer will automatically boot into windows off the drive as normal

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:16 PM

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@pastel briar you got 2-3 hours of time that you dont need right now?

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:19 PM

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depends 😄

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time what is this time thing you speak of 😄 @foggy hazel

foggy hazel May 1, 2020, 5:20 PM

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see pm @pastel briar

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:20 PM

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ok

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@modest kraken hey bud, I understand you were needing some assistance with your computer? are you still needing help? let me know

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:30 PM

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Ya I am @pastel briar

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:31 PM

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ok cool, well let me know what your doing, what you need to do, what you want the end result to be, and we can take it from there

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:33 PM

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I connected a small pc that has a harddrive and I wanted to check what was on it so I could back up any important stuff and wipe the rest to use it on my pc I'm building and I connected it to my laptop and was wonder how I can see what is on the hdd from my laptop

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:34 PM

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ok, just to ensure I understand you:

1: you have connected an external drive of some type
2: you want to see what is on the drive
3: back up any data that you want to save (pictures, music, word files, ect)
4: format the drive and wipe it clean
5: install the currently external drive into your PC build for future use

is this correct?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:35 PM

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Yes exactly

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:37 PM

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ok, do you already have a device such like the one pictured (generic picture to show what I am referring to)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/705292630249963541/705831859409518652/s-l640.png

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it allows you to connect one end to the hard drive in question and the other end to your actual PC where you want the files to go

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:38 PM

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I don't have that

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:39 PM

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ok do you have a device similar to that? (again does not have to be exactly as pictured)

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:40 PM

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No no devices that would connect the hard drive to the computer directly

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:42 PM

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ok for what you want (and to ensure that the computer doesn't do any thing funky) we should get something like that, an external device, so we can connect that drive up and be able to treat it as an external HDD (Hard Disk Drive), then just like a USB flash drive we can locate the file you want to keep (if any) and move those to your production PC (name for a daily driver PC)

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then once that is done, we can erase/format (aka wipe) the drive and install in your new build

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Ok so I think I understand but to be clear

Get the USB to Sata adapter and connect it then choose the files move them to the laptop and wipe the hdd?

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:45 PM

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correct (please NOTE this is assumeing the drive in question is ALREADY out of the PC/computer and is freely able to be moved about)

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if not you may want to remove the drive from what ever PC your taking it from

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but this is the simplest solution to use to get the results you are looking for

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:46 PM

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Right now it is in the pc and that is just bc I wanted to try connect the pc to the laptop to see if It could see what was on the hdd but I can be taken out with ease Ihave done it before

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:47 PM

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This is more or less the "end result" we are looking to achieve

📎 rBVaJFjqPc-AQIbyAAEnYiuI0lw257.png

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:47 PM

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With both usb ports? Or just 1

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:48 PM

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I see, well in that case we can do this one other way (yes there are more but they would involve getting more technical and I was told that you are perhaps not very familiar with PC so I am keeping it simple)

(about picture)
there are different versions of the same device, I have mentioned, one USB is power the other is data, but I don't want to confuse you

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:49 PM

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Ok so if I can find that one I will get it

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:49 PM

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if the drive is still in the other pc (going to be referred as oldPC) then we can use a USB flash drive and move your files that way to your Production PC (current PC or new PC)

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however EITHER option is a viable way and will work

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:51 PM

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Oh we are getting all the parts for the new pc so there isnt a place to store them but my laptop

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:52 PM

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This is a USB flash drive (also called , flash drive, flash memory, usb storage stick, pen drive, usb drive but all names mean the same thing)

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modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:53 PM

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I have one

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:53 PM

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this is the other option (probabibly about the same in cost, but much smaller and easier to move and transport and less wires)

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:53 PM

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Ok

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:54 PM

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I would use that to "grab" what ever files you need to keep (pictures, documents, ect), do you know how to do the "drag and drop" method?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:54 PM

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I dont know how to see what is on the hdd though?

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:55 PM

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"seeing" what is going on is not needed, the only thing we need to do is move files from point A to point B (in this case the old HDD and USB drive, does the PC (the one with the old HDD) still function and turn on?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:56 PM

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Yes

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:56 PM

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do you have the ability to use that PC? (screen turns on, you can log into windows, and do things like browse the web, ect)

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Yes but the only issue is that I dont have a keyboard

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:58 PM

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ok, do you have any keyboard/mouse in the house (sorry not trying to rhyme but apparently I did....)

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?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:58 PM

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I have a wired mouse and a keyboard on my laptop?

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:59 PM

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and those are both USB correct?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 5:59 PM

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Yes my mouse is usb and laptop has a usb port

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 5:59 PM

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what about keyboard?

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 6:00 PM

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It is the laptop's keyboard it is on the laptop

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 6:00 PM

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ok, so you just have external mouse, got ya

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ok

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Sorry if I didn't make that clear

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 6:04 PM

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so the best thing would be to do ONE of the following options

1: get a USB keyboard and USB mouse and your USB flash drive, connect all 3 devices to OLD PC, and move your documents, pictures, music (or anything you NEED to back up) on to USB flash drive

2: get the HDD adapter (preferrably with wall wart to supply stable power) and use that to do the same file move process to your lappy

as for making it clear no biggie, I'm used to Cooperate bigwigs that are a metric tone worse at this, you at least have a general idea so I can work with that 😉 so we are at least making progress

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 6:07 PM

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Ok I get it I'm gonna go with option 1 for right now because I have most of those stuff and I'm gonna get a keyboard anyway so I will follow up with you once I have all the components

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 6:08 PM

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kewl, if any of the things I said made no sense please don't hesitate to ask, that is why I am here, also we do have another option but I would rather reserve it for extreme situations (remote into the old PC and help you do the move)

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 6:09 PM

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I got it thanks for everything you have been really helpful thank goodness I came on this discord also Can I pm when I am ready to move on and have that parts should be soon in the next day or so

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 6:10 PM

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that is fine, I have nothing else going on so I am here just about 12h/7 you can also @ me as well

modest kraken May 1, 2020, 6:10 PM

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K thanks

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 6:10 PM

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np

little osprey May 1, 2020, 6:56 PM

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Hey there, I'm new to Discord. Newegg website sent me over here for some help choosing a laptop. Anyone able to assist?

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:04 PM

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what kind of laptop are you looking for and what budget?

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:05 PM

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I mostly stream movies, and use the DVD player, watch YouTube. The most challenging thing I'll be using it for is streaming the huge million-pixel NASA satellite images.

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Budge-wise, up to around $250 or $300?

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I've done okay with an off-the-shelf Gateway, WalMart level

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It's just their selection stinks

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:07 PM

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I can look around, do you need a dvd player built in the laptop or nah?

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Yes, please!

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Oh and the computer will be run through my television via HDMI cable--bad eyesight!

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 7:10 PM

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@little osprey welcome to the collective, if someone isn't already doing so I could help you out as well

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:11 PM

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It looks like TechGhost is on it, and thank you for the welcome!

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Feel free to join in crazy

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the more the merrier

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:12 PM

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LOL. I already read your advice to other customer, about moving images/documents with a thumb-drive. I can do that too, right?

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:24 PM

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Ok so for the budget this is what I could find, it's definitely not terribly fast but it should get the job done, only 2 issues i see is this might have issue driving to a high res tv like 4k and you would have to buy a separate dvd reader as the laptops I found did not have one.
1st: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1515403-REG/asus_r420ma_ds06_bl_laptop_celeron_n4000_4gb.html/specs
2nd:
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-3000-laptop/spd/inspiron-15-3580-laptop

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:25 PM

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Okay, I'll check those out--is the dvd reader connected via usb port?

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:26 PM

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yup, im looking for one rn

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:26 PM

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I guess it'll need multiple usb ports, as I use wireless keyboard/mouse

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I'm profoundly disabled, so I try not to have cords strung everywhere.

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:27 PM

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might need a cheap usb hub then

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:27 PM

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okay, good idea!

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:29 PM

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this looks like a good dvd reader https://www.newegg.com/lg-model-gp60ns50-slim-dvd-burner/p/N82E16827136266?Description=dvd drive external%3B&cm_re=dvd_drive_external%3B-_-27-136-266-_-Product

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

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Okay, and I should be able to find a usb hub by myself. Thank you so much for your help! Are you guys on here most of the time?

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:30 PM

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it's usually a bit quiet around this time of day, but there is usually always someone around

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:31 PM

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Okay. My son is a computer tech whiz, but I don't call him while he's at work. I may need to holler for help later, LOL. It sucks getting old!

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Thanks again, ou've been so much help!

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:32 PM

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Yeah you can always confirm that something like this will work for you, and no problem anytime

little osprey May 1, 2020, 7:32 PM

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Alright, see you guys soon!

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 7:32 PM

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see ya!

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 7:36 PM

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@little osprey yes anyone can do that, that is why I kept the directions as easy to understand as I could

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@little osprey don't worry, that is why people like my self are here, to help others, if you have questions ask away, I do this daily so.... 😉

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 7:50 PM

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Oh hey

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 8:05 PM

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@cloud drum heyo 😄

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wow.....I still have 9 items in transit 😄 I was busy.....

latent storm May 1, 2020, 8:20 PM

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so my motherboard kinda isn’t showing up at my house from amazon and i kinda decided i want one that has wifi built in, any suggestions?

lyric thistle May 1, 2020, 8:20 PM

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I guess you could return it if it arrives

sullen spoke May 1, 2020, 8:21 PM

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maybe you can track shipping

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:22 PM

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Hey everyone - great news for those who helped me - my PC is up and running successfully!!!

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that being said - my MOBO has red LED lights for CPU and DRAM on boot but goes away once it gets to BIOS page/Windows... should i be worried if everything else appears to work fine? gamed for 4-5 hours on it yesterday with no issues?

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:24 PM

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no that is suppose to.

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that's just going through startup phase

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:25 PM

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so thats normal? And on shutdown/restart the GPU and BOOT LED's light up red also

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but again goes away once you actually boot up

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and no LED stays on once PC is up and running

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:25 PM

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think of it like a system check.

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when you turn the key on in your car, and you get the intrument lights for a minute.

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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that is true

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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same thing.

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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had not thought of that

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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🙂

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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thanks bruv

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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it's when nothing happens, and you see the light on is when you know you have an issue

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:26 PM

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gotcha

sudden solstice May 1, 2020, 8:32 PM

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Is the Ryzen 5 3600 and sapphire pulse Radeon RX 580 a good combo

cloud drum May 1, 2020, 8:34 PM

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uhhh

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the ryzen 5 is more powerful

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but it will work

cursive wharf May 1, 2020, 8:36 PM

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1600AF/2600 + 1660S would probably be more ideal

stoic island May 1, 2020, 8:36 PM

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3100x when that comes out.

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:37 PM

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Mr1111

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you are always helpful

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what are your thoughts on my issue a few comments up?

stoic island May 1, 2020, 8:38 PM

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It's not an issue, thats pretty normal

simple stag May 1, 2020, 8:38 PM

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ok TY

sudden turret May 1, 2020, 8:51 PM

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didn't believe me spooky?

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I feel hurt..

latent storm May 1, 2020, 9:34 PM

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when my motherboard arrives i think i’m gonna return it and i’m gonna get one with wifi built in

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43BTwP/gigabyte-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10

Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard

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is there anything wrong with this?

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and does it support ryzen 3000 out of the box?

wary tundra May 1, 2020, 9:37 PM

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That board is fine

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You could just get a wifi adapter so you don't have to return it

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Or Ethernet

latent storm May 1, 2020, 9:41 PM

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i don’t think ethernet will be an option for a long time

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and i was looking into wifi adaptors and i know exactly nothing about it

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 9:48 PM

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you generally will have two types, USB and PCI card USB just plug in and go, PCI plug into case (internal) and install applicable driver (if even needed) and go, either option is more or less straight plug and play

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I use an internal wifi card currently

latent storm May 1, 2020, 9:49 PM

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i mean more of like the long string of numbers and letters

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i have no idea what it means and didn’t want to get the wrong thing

pastel briar May 1, 2020, 9:55 PM

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as in the "product names"?

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like for example "WI-FI N 1200AC"?

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there really isn't a "wrong thing" to buy, generally most people have (in todays modernized age) Wi-Fi N, "N" denoting the standard, some I have seen use G still though that is outdated, so as long as you get something with "Wireless N" or AC your perfectly fine