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

[ultimamax]

"overpriced"

its mechanical it costs more money then the fukin membrane stuff

well it's your money and you want it.

tell them to think about it like this:
if it ends up being a waste of money, you've learned a valuable lesson about money, out of your own pocket. if it's not a waste of money, you get a cool keyboard, with no expense to them.

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[Momentum]

im going to modify the rooster out of it once i get it

oh baby

im getting white engraved keys to go with this bitch;
http://www.ttesports.com/products/product.aspx?p=29&g=ftr

and im going to resauter the scroll lock with an array of leds under the keyboard, so pressing scroll lock will activate a sort of "night mode" where the keys will be backlit.

stuff will be fun

im just worried about the cable being so fat

[Treynolds416]

Zip ties are so much neater, and much more secure

[Kimon]

Hey guys, I need some help. The firewall and virus issue from earlier is not getting any better. I tried a forget ton of stuff all day. I may just take it to someone who knows what to do but if I could just fix the firewall... I actually probably won't respond until later tomorrow but any insight would help.

[rockslide26]

IT'S TIME TO PLAY "GUYS DID I DO THIS RIGHT/GIVE ME FEEDBACK"

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Anmn

I'm working off a $750 budget but I'm stretching it a little ATM.

[Momentum]

remove sound card

add money to operating system budget

edit: it just occured to me what the motherboards soundcard is actually better than the asus one, port wise

[rockslide26]

remove sound card

add money to operating system budget

edit: it just occured to me what the motherboards soundcard is actually better than the asus one, port wise

Alrighty, I'll remove the sound card and put the money towards something else, I already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard.

[Momentum]

get some accescories with the 40 dollars

like an aftermarket heatsink, or more fans

[rockslide26]

Should I be scared that 4/5 of the reviews of that motherboard on Newegg say people got it DOA, and the other one says it's working great?

[Tokthree]

Should I be scared that 4/5 of the reviews of that motherboard on Newegg say people got it DOA, and the other one says it's working great?

I would be, look for something with a higher rating, such as this

It has a good average rating of 4/5 and a reasonably large number of reviews which only serves to bolster the validity of that average, not much more expensive, either

[King Leo]

Should I be scared that 4/5 of the reviews of that motherboard on Newegg say people got it DOA, and the other one says it's working great?

If it is DOA you will get a refund, right? What I'd be scared of is that the high failure rate reduces the life expectancy of your card, probabilistically speaking.

Oh and Mack: you should add the option "None / No cable management" to the poll :D

[rockslide26]

If it is DOA you will get a refund, right? What I'd be scared of is that the high failure rate reduces the life expectancy of your card, probabilistically speaking.

Oh and Mack: you should add the option "None / No cable management" to the poll :D

I'd rather go with Tokthree's option, it's not much more expensive, and I don't really want to wait for a new motherboard in case the first one dies.

I would be, look for something with a higher rating, such as this

It has a good average rating of 4/5 and a reasonably large number of reviews which only serves to bolster the validity of that average, not much more expensive, either

Thank you, I'd hate to get a DOA motherboard after waiting so long to build. I hope this build goes well, because it's my first time building something for myself. I've done some stuff for other people, but not a full build.

[Tokthree]

Just as a note, I have that motherboard, it's form-factor is listed as ATX but it's actually not as wide as a standard ATX board so you can't go off what your case says, the easiest method of making sure you're putting all the standoffs in the right places is to put the motherboard on a piece of paper and, with a pencil, mark each of the screw holes and then use that to put the standoffs in the right places

[rockslide26]

Just as a note, I have that motherboard, it's form-factor is listed as ATX but it's actually not as wide as a standard ATX board so you can't go off what your case says, the easiest method of making sure you're putting all the standoffs in the right places is to put the motherboard on a piece of paper and, with a pencil, mark each of the screw holes and then use that to put the standoffs in the right places

Did that cause any major issues for you while building?

[Tokthree]

Unless you count the fact that I didn't and I installed the standoffs for a regular ATX-sized board and I was having my brother help me with it so he just said "forget that, I'm not taking this back out, deal with it" and screwed it in, it's presently missing four standoff screws and I fear for my life every time I unplug a SATA cable.

I'll re-do it all once I buy my new parts in June though, so right now all I can do is make sure other people are aware of it