"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
11/20/2014 at 11:21 • Filed to: PC
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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
11/20/2014 at 11:21 • Filed to: PC | 3
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Apart from the hard drive, which hasn't arrived yet, my custom PC is complete!
My roommate helped with the build because he's built one of his own. There were some irritating moments, like installing the CPU and the damn case manual that might as well have been written in Klingon, but it all turned out okay. The BIOS works well after the many hours of building.
The case has blue LEDS around the fans which look nice. The keyboard is also nice, since it's backlit by blue LEDs.
Seagate, y u ship from Pennsylvania and not from COI?
Here's a Toyota TS010 to make this post somewhat car-related.
extraspecialbitter
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:26 |
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Ooo... Specs! Stat!
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TheHondaBro
> extraspecialbitter
11/20/2014 at 11:29 |
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Intel Quad-Core 17-4790k 4.0Ghz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
8GB 1600 DDR3 SDRAM
2TB HDD
Brodieman
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:30 |
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Nice, I'm due for an overhaul of my build from 4 yrs ago. I love the case I got back then so much that I'll keep that and just get mostly new guts (Board, Processor, RAM, Graphics, SSHDD)
Nibby
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:30 |
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y u no SSD
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TheHondaBro
> Nibby
11/20/2014 at 11:31 |
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They 'spensive.
Mattbob
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:33 |
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it makes such a huge difference though!
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Mattbob
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:34 |
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Although I'm sure it turned out fine, your lack of anti-static precautions kills me inside. Especially in the winter when everything is dry.
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TheHondaBro
> Mattbob
11/20/2014 at 11:35 |
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But hard drives are still relevant! Besides, they are expensive. Maybe in the future.
Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:35 |
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Get a 250GB SSD for your OS and programs and stick your data on the HDD. Biggest performance boost you can get for the money.
Either way, that's a nice build and congrats on putting it together without anything kerploding.
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TheHondaBro
> Mattbob
11/20/2014 at 11:36 |
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It killed me too when my roommate mentioned static like halfway into the motherboard build.
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TheHondaBro
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/20/2014 at 11:37 |
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Yep. I guess that'll be Windows 10 for me.
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Nibby
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:38 |
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If you can afford an i7 and a GTX760, you can afford dropping $70-80 on a Crucial MX100 128GB. Install your OS on there, put your games and other stuff on the 2TB HD.
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extraspecialbitter
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:39 |
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Is it scaled to your needs though? Like, do you use almost all 2TB? If not, you could go 256GB SSD for your OS/Software, and use HDD from your old puter as a separate partition for media/docs.
Reason I'm asking is because SSD is too sex.
V8 Rustler
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:42 |
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Why just 8GB? Ram for desktop computers is very cheap.
Also, dat Core-17.
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Mattbob
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:42 |
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even a small one just for the OS is a HUGE upgrade. Boot times and responsiveness are majorly improved.
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Mattbob
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:45 |
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so much socks on carpet going on. Usually that stuff is pretty stout though. Just try to touch the case or something at least before touching components.
Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 11:50 |
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Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/20/2014 at 11:51 |
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Do this, it is seriously awesome and will make your computer feel so much faster.
treesmakewater
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 12:01 |
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Nice, im refreshing my gpu today (i have a gtx 460 and my 970 comes in today). I remember my first build like it was yesterday. When i built mine i was missing a part also (graphics card came in 4 days late)
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treesmakewater
> extraspecialbitter
11/20/2014 at 12:02 |
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I have a old mushkin 120 gb and it is still sex.
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extraspecialbitter
> treesmakewater
11/20/2014 at 12:15 |
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Old gpus for the yay! Radeon 4870 here.
JGrabowMSt
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 12:33 |
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CPU fan is backwards. Put it on the other side of the cooler and the make sure its pointed towards the rear. Youre filling your case with hot air right now.
the fan will have two arrows on it somewhere that designates the direction it spins and the direction of airflow. You want to point it towards the back of the case from the front side of the heatsink for best cooling.
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TheHondaBro
> JGrabowMSt
11/20/2014 at 13:12 |
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I fixed it. I'm lucky I got low-profile RAM, then.
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JGrabowMSt
> TheHondaBro
11/20/2014 at 13:28 |
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Very. You could hace opted for a taller heatsink too.
whats the inside look like all together?
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treesmakewater
> extraspecialbitter
11/20/2014 at 15:32 |
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My 460 is officially retired
Tstanisch
> TheHondaBro
11/21/2014 at 07:54 |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc…
Get it, you'll thank us later