AdmiralThunder Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) While I have always worked on the PC's I have owned (ie; hardware and software repairs/upgrades), I had never built a PC from scratch until this past January (2023). Always bought a Dell prebuilt. Decided late last fall (2022) that my old Dell XPS 8700 workhorse I bought new in 2013 was ready to retire. It still worked and did everything I needed for my web design and photo editing work (just getting slower over time), and played WOWS ok, but it was getting long in the tooth and didn't support Windows 11 (could install it and bypass compatibility checks and such but not worth it). It was time. So, this time, I decided to build my 1st one from scratch vs buying a prebuilt (especially after pricing a Dell out the way I wanted = YIKES! 😱). Spent a couple months deciding what I wanted (not the latest, greatest, and most powerful but still somewhat new and able to be upgraded as needed down the road - wanted 5-7 years out of it at least) and getting good deals on parts. Finally had it all, after a few restarts along the way (like returning a CPU for a different one), and put it together in January. I am really happy with it. Does all the "work" I need at blazing speeds and plays WOWS at 180fps +/- vs 70fps on the old Dell. 7+ months in and going strong. Probably won't ever do a prebuilt again as the whole process from research, to bargain hunting, to assembly was a blast. The new system... Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 CPU: Intel 13th Gen i5-13400 CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (Note - overkill for the CPU but was purchased for the original Intel 12th Gen i5-12600K I had and returned which needed it - just kept and used it anyway) PSU: Corsair RM750X Modular 750W / 80+ Certified / Gold GPU: PNY RTX 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Dual Fan PSU PCIe Cable: ARESGAME Corsair Compatible Single PCIe 8-Pin (6+2) Cable (for GPU so I wouldn't have extra plugs hanging) RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4 3200 MHz 32GB CL16 (2X16) Non-RGB Boot Drive: Kingston KC600 256GB SATA 2.5” SSD (just Windows on this) Storage/Programs Drive: Kingston FURY Renegade 1TB PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (all programs run off this drive and any saved files go on here) Case Fan (3X Intake & 1X Exhaust): Arctic P12 PWM PST A-RGB Black 120MM Case Fan (2X Exhaust): Arctic P14 PWM PST A-RGB Black 140MM (for use w/ CPU Cooler - the one I got didn't have A-RGB lighting - these actually were oirginally going to be my intake fans but then went with a liquid cooler vs air) PWM Fan Controller: Arctic 10 Fan PWM Control Hub SATA Power Extension Cable: Longdex 11.8” Black Sleeved (for use w/ PWM control hub) Motherboard Accessory Tray: Corsair CC-8900466 Black (for use w/ PWM control hub) PWM Extension Cables (for use w/ PWM control hub) A-RGB Fan LED Controller: Razer Chroma Addressable RGB Control Hub DVD/CD Drive: LG GP65NB60 USB External DVD/CD Burner Operating System: Windows 11 Home Keyboard: Razer Ornata Chroma RGB Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Essential Got all of the above for about $1400. Could get it cheaper right now but at the time the prices were good. For a similar Dell prebuilt it would have been 2K+/-. Edited August 21, 2023 by AdmiralThunder 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2009 vintage. Asus PQ5, Intel E8400 CPU (3GHz), 8GB RAM. Lots of HD and a small SSD. Nvidia GTX 1650S to an Asus 24" 1920x1200. Plenty of power. Hacked case. IBM Model M armored kybd, IBM Navigator mouse. Klipsch Promedia GMX A-2.1 speakers so I don't need headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawaii_shirasu_azusa Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) I7-10700F RTX-3070TI 16*2 DDR4 RAM 240G SSD Edited August 22, 2023 by Kawaii_shirasu_azusa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) Razen 5 3600 cpu B550 with wifi mother board 32gb corsair LED memory 500Gb SSID drive 1T hard drive 1T external hard drive 1 external DVD drive Geforce RTX 2060 super with 8mb GPU ROG glass side with internal LED case Blackweb multi colored backlight keyboard Thermatake red LED mouse 21" ASUS monitor 22" ACER monitor 15 button streamdeck Aluratek webcam Elgato2 mic on a telescopic arm Edited August 24, 2023 by Gaelic_knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ82 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Ryzen 5600 ( stock, no OC ) Asrock B550M Pro 4 2x8 GB Crucial Ballistix Radeon 6700 10G* Cooler Master Hyper T200 CPU cooler Phanteks P300A case FSP Hyper K 500W PSU* * Probably upgraded soon to Radeon 6800 or 6800 XT and some 600W+ PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lert Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, KJ82 said: ... and some 600W+ PSU Why? That 500w one will easily power that system with a 6800xt, especially if you don't overclock. The 6800xt has a 280w TDP, that 5600 is a 70w part, so that's 350 for the most power hungry components, at peak power draw, a situation you'll only get when purposely stressing the components with furmark and prime95, for example. The rest isn't going to draw an additional 150w - maybe 50w at that, especially if you don't have like 3 high end SSDs in there. So you still have headroom with a 500w unit. I mean, if you want to or just know you'll feel better upgrading the PSU, sure, go ahead, but you won't need to. Edited August 26, 2023 by Lert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ82 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Lert said: Why? That 500w one will easily power that system with a 6800xt, especially if you don't overclock. The 6800xt has a 280w TDP, that 5600 is a 70w part, so that's 350 for the most power hungry components, at peak power draw, a situation you'll only get when purposely stressing the components with furmark and prime95, for example. The rest isn't going to draw an additional 150w - maybe 50w at that, especially if you don't have like 3 high end SSDs in there. So you still have headroom with a 500w unit. I mean, if you want to or just know you'll feel better upgrading the PSU, sure, go ahead, but you won't need to. Past its warranty now by years. I thought if i replace the card, i buy something modular or semi-modular now, and as seeing the trend with cards to increase performance through consumption, i wouldnt mind if its more futureproof. Wont mind 10 year warranty either, some Seasonic models come with that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Everyday Machine AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Asus Prime X470-Pro Noctua NH-D15 Chroma.Black G-Skill 32GB DDR4-3200 EVGA RTX 2070 Samsung 970 Evo NVMe 250GB (Boot), Crucial MX500 500GB SATA (Games), OCZ Vertex450 120GB SATA (System Only, Temp, Window Updates etc) Asus PCE-AC88 EVGA 650w Gold Fully Modular PSU Windows 11 Enterprise x64 MSI Predator XB1 27" 2K Monitor Corsair K57 RGB Wireless Keyboard Corsair Core Pro SE Mouse Home built, starting too show age but still handling the games I through at it, so no rush, waiting for prices to come down to a more sensible level. Home Server Dell PowerEdge T610 2x Intel Xeon E5645 iDrac6 Enterprise 32GB DDR3-1333 EEC Gigabyte 120GB SATA (Boot), Crucial MX500 500GB SATA (Plex Database), PERC H700 - 8x 4TB Toshiba SAS Raid-5 (Plex Content etc) Matrox G200eW 2x QLogic BCM5709C Teamed Windows Server 2022 Standard Eaton Ellipse ECO 1200VA UPS Edited August 27, 2023 by Kratos The Unforgiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_Simpleton Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 4:01 PM, AdmiralThunder said: Does all the "work" I need at blazing speeds and plays WOWS at 180fps +/- vs 70fps on the old Dell. What differences have you noticed between the two speeds? I'm using Asus Tuf Gaming laptop. intel i5 core 9th gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralThunder Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Justin_Simpleton said: What differences have you noticed between the two speeds? I'm using Asus Tuf Gaming laptop. intel i5 core 9th gen. Although not speed related the graphics are better for one. That makes it more pleasing to view and helps me with my bad vision see better which helps with better aim and just seeing the game/battle as it unfolds easier. Speed wise specifically, a higher FPS means you get a better (more crisp/smoother) interaction with the game which does help with the gameplay a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzerys_Fate Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) Legion. Paid $881 due to work discount. Added 16 gb ddr 4 for 32gb total. Added usbc 470gb external ssd for WG games. Added 2 tb usb3 ssd for personal pics and docs. Added LG external R/W dvd. Edited August 29, 2023 by Mizzerys_Fate Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JER1971 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I built a new one in April to replace my 10 year old PC. 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K, 3400 Mhz, 16 Core(s), 24 Logical Processor(s) Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black ROG STRIX Z790-H GAMING WIFI Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32 GB - 6000Mhz PNY GeForce RTX 4080 Crucial 1TB M.2 SSD Crucial 2TB M.2 SSD Crucial 2 TB M.2 SSD LG Ultragear UHD 32" Gaming Monitor NZXT H5 Flow Case 8 - 120mm RGB Case Fans 850W Modular PSU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JER1971 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I also built another PC for my daughter...mostly to stream from Netflix/Amazon and play Sims 😞 When she was much younger, she used to sit on my lap and play the Southern Dragon in COOP (or she used to enjoy watching the cook roam the decks of the Missouri), but at 15....I have no chance to get her into Warships now. 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K, 3400 Mhz, 16 Core(s), 24 Logical Processor(s) Cooler Master Hyper 212 Gigabyte B760I Aorus Pro Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32 GB - 6000 Mhz Geforce 1050ti (my old graphics card) Crucial 1 TB M.2 SSD Crucial 1 TB M.2 SSD Toshiba 32" TV Corsair 2000D Airflow Case 6 - 120mm RGB Case Fans 1 - 140mm RGB Case Fan 850W SFX Modular PSU This one is really small. The MB is about 1' x 1'. I put Windows 11 on it since I couldn't get 10, seems to be OK. I just need to get everything mounted in her room. Sure beats the x286 I had at home when I was her age! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GandalfTehGray Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core 16-thread Desktop Processor CPU Cooler: Asus ROG RYUO AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 120 mm Radiator with Livedash OLED Panel GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING LHR Video Card MOBO: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard RAM: Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 32GB (16GBX2) STORAGE: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2_2280 NVME Solid State Drive PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 Ga, 80 Plus Gold 850W Fully Modular CASE: Fractal Design Torrent Gray E-ATX Tempered Glass Window High-Airflow Mid Tower GIGABYTE M28U 28" 144Hz Gaming Monitor, 3840 x 2160 SS IPS Display, Uctronics 7 Inch screen Secondary storage Crucial P3 4TB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaba_Gandalf Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 i5 6600k on a MSI z170 board with 16gb DDR4-3200 RAM GTX1070 graphics card 1x200gb +2x500gb SSD drives +1tb HDD for storage Dell 27" 1440p 60hz monitor basically a 2016 1k € rig with some minor upgrades (it came with a 960gtx and only one SDD drive) over the years. it's good enough for Wows and some old games, but it does run into issues with modern games due to it being a simple 4core cpu with no HT abilities and the old sdd drives slowing down load times in games like tw wh3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFagan_1987 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) I use an iBuyPower prebuild that I got back in 2020, it was an amazing deal at Costco and I knew the second I saw the PC and the components that it was a must buy. I've since upgraded the IBP branded PSU from 600w to an EVGA 650w as I was having issues with random crashes. Eventually I'd like to upgrade the RAM to 32GB and replace the IBP branded AIO with something from Corsair or Thermaltake. i7 9700f with an ASRock B365 motherboard with a 120mm AIO liquid cooler 16gb RAM DDR4 2666 500gb SSD+2tb HDD combo RTX 2060 Super Edited September 6, 2023 by CFagan_1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillhunter Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 With the help of my son-in-law and grandson I put together my first home build last Saturday (9/2/23). I'm very pleased so far. Corsair 4000D airflow case / 4 Corsair SP120 fans Corsair iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT Digital fan control ASRock B550 PG Velocita AM4 motherboard AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core 3.7 GHz AM4 65W CPU DeepCool AK620 CPU Cooler Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD GeForce RXT 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC 8GB GPU G.Skill Ripjaws V series 32GB Ram Corsair RM850 power supply HP 24mh FHD Monitor Logitech K800 Illuminated wireless keyboard Logitech MX Master wireless mouse. Windows 11 operating system 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_NASTY Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 UPDATED Case: Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL Black Displays: Main Gaming.. ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM 31.5" 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 240Hz Gaming Monitor ... 2X 4K Samsung UE510 28" Ultra HD X1 Samsung 58" 4K OLED CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache Technology MOBO: ASUS ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) ATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, on-Board WiFi 6 (802.11Ax), 2.5 Gbps LAN, USB 3.2, SATA, M.2, Node and Aura Sync RGB Lighting Graphics: Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3 Ram: 64 GB Trident Z NEO 3600 Mem DDR4 Primary Drives: Sabrent M.2 Gen 4 PLUS 2tb (OS) Sabrent M.2 Gen 4 1TB Primary Game Drive Samsung 860 EVO 2 TB ( Games ) Samsung M2 950 Pro 512gb,- Samsung 850 Pro 512 SSD x2 -1x 4tb Performance WD HDD - 1x 6TB WD Archive working - 1x10TB Main Media Archive and media server Drive. PSU: Seasonic PRIME 1000 Titanium SSR-1000TR 1000W 80+ Titanium ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular Cooling: DEEPCOOL Castle 360EX, Addressable RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Mouse: ELECOM HUGE Wired Trackball OS: Win 11 64 Pro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folded_1000_Times Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) See if you cant spot Mr. Mustachio, the oriental short hair cat. Edited September 13, 2023 by Folded_1000_Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogHammer Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Fur ball at 4 o'clock! I think you need at least one more monitor however 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzerys_Fate Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Lenova Legion T5. AMD Ryzen 7 5700G. 32 gb DDR 4. 256gb SSD c drive. 1 TB D drive. NVIDIA RTX 3060ti. 485 GB external SSD usbc. 2 TB external SSD usbc External DVD/CD R/W drive. 27" cruved moniter, 75 refresh rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFagan_1987 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) On 10/9/2023 at 11:36 PM, Mizzerys_Fate said: Lenova Legion T5. AMD Ryzen 7 5700G. 32 gb DDR 4. 256gb SSD c drive. 1 TB D drive. NVIDIA RTX 3060ti. 485 GB external SSD usbc. 2 TB external SSD usbc External DVD/CD R/W drive. 27" cruved moniter, 75 refresh rate. I saw one of these Lenovo Legion desktops at Costco about a year ago and it looked like a really good deal. It didn't have liquid cooling which is a dealbreaker for me so I ended up not getting it. Edited October 12, 2023 by CFagan_1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHeadShrimp Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Home made computer with the following Components Case: Thermaltake S300 with 1X 140mm fan and 5X 120mm fans PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-850 OS: Windows 11 Pro MB: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend CPU: Intel i9-10850K Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: 64GB GPU: Zotac Trinity RTX 3090 Drive: Boot Crucial P5 Plus 1TB NVME HD 2X Seagate 16TB Exos X16 Screen: Dell S2721DGF 27" KB: HyperX Alloy Origins Mouse: HyperX Pulsefire Haste Edited October 30, 2023 by BigHeadShrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMMF Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 6 Years old Acer Aspire E15 E5-575G🤣 Mostly vanilla stuffs but still things still run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamakaze Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Oh man, my PC being over 10 years old by now... Aside from few things being swapped there and there (e.g GTX 660 -> RX 560 -> 1070 Ti) System, is NixOS 23.11 i5-3450 MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB MSI - OPTIX G272 monitor Some cheap TFT Monitor of similar sizes, as second one G600 mouse HHKB keyboard (Topre switches are bless, and that kb layout, very comfy) Runs WoWs, Hunt Showdown, fairly decently, for what it is. Just.. One day, CPU upgrade.. At the end of the day though, it does get the job done, and I adore this PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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