[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Foxscotch]

this one is 3.5" and seems to connect with esata
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V5BV2074
it takes regular size SD cards and microSD, along with a few other things

it's from a company I've never heard of before, but it's just a card reader, so I can't imagine there's a whole lot of room for error

[Ad Bot]

[Pentium]

That one requires an external drive bay which espio's case doesn't have.

[Foxscotch]

what? how the hell does he plan to use an internal card reader then lmao

[Insert Name Here²]

This is why I recommend cases with actual external bays because you never know when you'll need one

The case I plan on getting has an external 5.25" and a 3.5" so if I need to use them, I can (I will be using the 5.25" for a CD/DVD-RW/BD drive)

[Mr Queeba]

linus did a video on x299/core i9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFzWRoVNnE
tl;dr the whole platform is extremely confusing; intel saw amd was going to kick their butt and they just rushed out marketing without sharing out actual details. intel continues its practice of price-gouging consumers with its expensive processors, plus expensive motherboards, plus you need to buy a special key for the mobo for like $100 to do RAID 1 or 10, and you need to spend $200 for RAID 5. and theres a rumor that you'll only be able to use intel's nvme ssds which arent even the best ones out on the market

[Metario]

not a rumor you can only use intel drives for it
pretty handicapped imho and they just seem to be rebranding xeons

[Insert Name Here²]

linus did a video on x299/core i9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFzWRoVNnE
tl;dr the whole platform is extremely confusing; intel saw amd was going to kick their butt and they just rushed out marketing without sharing out actual details. intel continues its practice of price-gouging consumers with its expensive processors, plus expensive motherboards, plus you need to buy a special key for the mobo for like $100 to do RAID 1 or 10, and you need to spend $200 for RAID 5. and theres a rumor that you'll only be able to use intel's nvme ssds which arent even the best ones out on the market

more of a reason to go with AMD at this current time of PC hardware

[espio100]

Should I?
It seems p cheap for what youre getting but I have no clue what I will use it for once I get it.

[Zloff]

getting paid to upgrade my sister's boyfriend's pc, he doesn't really know what he wants and didn't even give me a budget after i asked like 3 times. all he specified is that he wants at least 12gb of ram and to be able to play battlegrounds at more than 5 fps at min settings with the lowest resolution which is basically where he's at right now

the only good thing in his build is a 700w ps. i'm thinking of just pairing my old [m5a99fx pro r2 + 8320e + 2x4 gb ripjaws] with 2 more 4gb ripjaw sticks (~$60) and a 6gb 1060 (~$240) then sell him the finished product for maybe $450. he's an underwater welder so ik hes got stacks, but despite what i told him he thinks all he really needs is more ram even tho he's running an ancient amd chip and a basic gpu that's like the size of my wallet

[McJob]

Thought I'd give this topic a bump.

Because I'm going to get two copies of Destiny (PS4 for the exclusives and Collector's Edition, PC to play with friends), it sounds about time that I gave my PC Rig a big upgrade to remove the aging i7-4790 that's holding me back. Since this requires a motherboard replacement, it's also an appropriate time to get a boost in the GPU and RAM department and also just switch out my Hybrid HDD as it's on the way out (I'll look to properly replace it with a standard HDD next year).

I went for a Non-K CPU and a H-Board because I have no interest in overclocking myself, and I would then need to fork over more cash for a better cooling system. Furthermore, while I could probably save a bit more for a GTX 1080 Ti, there's a minimum $500 price difference, and frankly without a 4K Monitor (and they are bloody expensive) it doesn't feel worth it. I'm only interesting in 1080p60 on my PC; my consoles are 4K on the TV, which has that input lag which I'd like to avoid with PC shooters. I have to buy a new copy of Windows 10 because of the way activation works, it won't recognise my PC any more (and it's actually probably a really good idea to do a fresh install anyway).

Things in Green I own, no need to repurchase them (although, the case needs a really good de-dusting and I'm going to need some cable remanagement). I didn't add in my second stuffty old DELL monitor, my special streaming Microphone or my other components that don't factor into anything.


PCPartPicker part list

CPU:	Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor	($429.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte - GA-H270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	($165.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory:	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card:	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card	($769.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System:	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage:	Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	($145.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage:	Seagate - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
Case:	Thermaltake - Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply:	Cooler Master - V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive:	LG - CH12LS28 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Monitor:	BenQ - RL2455HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Keyboard:	Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse:	Thermaltake - BLACK V2 Wired Laser Mouse
Headphones:	Razer - KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel  Headset
Total:	$1836.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 13:12 AEST+1000


Any problems for feedback?

[Renderman In A Bowl]

Thought I'd give this topic a bump.

Because I'm going to get two copies of Destiny (PS4 for the exclusives and Collector's Edition, PC to play with friends), it sounds about time that I gave my PC Rig a big upgrade to remove the aging i7-4790 that's holding me back. Since this requires a motherboard replacement, it's also an appropriate time to get a boost in the GPU and RAM department and also just switch out my Hybrid HDD as it's on the way out (I'll look to properly replace it with a standard HDD next year).

I went for a Non-K CPU and a H-Board because I have no interest in overclocking myself, and I would then need to fork over more cash for a better cooling system. Furthermore, while I could probably save a bit more for a GTX 1080 Ti, there's a minimum $500 price difference, and frankly without a 4K Monitor (and they are bloody expensive) it doesn't feel worth it. I'm only interesting in 1080p60 on my PC; my consoles are 4K on the TV, which has that input lag which I'd like to avoid with PC shooters. I have to buy a new copy of Windows 10 because of the way activation works, it won't recognise my PC any more (and it's actually probably a really good idea to do a fresh install anyway).

Things in Green I own, no need to repurchase them (although, the case needs a really good de-dusting and I'm going to need some cable remanagement). I didn't add in my second stuffty old DELL monitor, my special streaming Microphone or my other components that don't factor into anything.


PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($429.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)  
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($769.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Thermaltake - Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master - V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG - CH12LS28 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: BenQ - RL2455HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Thermaltake - BLACK V2 Wired Laser Mouse
Headphones: Razer - KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel  Headset
Total: $1846.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 13:12 AEST+1000


Any problems for feedback?

you can downgrade the graphics card to like a 1070 if you want to do 1080p 60fps for a while. Also get 2 sticks of ram instead of 2. Its better if you want to upgrade to 32gb instead

[16-Bit]

if McJob buys a 1080 within two weeks of now he can get a free copy of Destiny 2

[Willco2]

uhhhhhh is this any good, obviously the (purchased) parts are parts ive already purchased
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TMLVQV
the reason i chose a $200 motherboard is because i didnt want to cheap out on it and wanted something high quality to last me a long time

[Renderman In A Bowl]

uhhhhhh is this any good, obviously the (purchased) parts are parts ive already purchased
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TMLVQV
the reason i chose a $200 motherboard is because i didnt want to cheap out on it and wanted something high quality to last me a long time

anywhere from $150-$250 doesn't matter that much with anything on a am4 motherboard

[16-Bit]

rate my stuffty budget Ryzen 5 1600 build
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/PhrozenFlame/saved/KR8NGX
im skeptical on the durability of the power supply