Update - I went to Microcenter...

"MUSASHI66" (musashi66)
10/21/2020 at 23:33 • Filed to: None

...and I bought:

- ASUS GTX1660 SUPER O6G PHOENIX

- PowerSpec Bronze 550W Power supply (old one should have been enough, but I will have 2 HDDs and 1 SSD and 1 M2 drive in this baby)

- 16GB of RAM to go with the existing 16GB

Tomorrow, I’ll have to dig for a screw to install my 512GB Samsung 970 Pro M2 drive and then I’ll have to clone my C drive from the existing SSD.

Lastly, I’ll have to install COD MW, and sell my (expensive, like new, with tons of games) XBOX. Now, I can run the new COD Black Ops Cold War as well! Yay for time wasters.

Thank you all for recommendations.

DISCUSSION (18)

MUSASHI66 > MUSASHI66
10/21/2020 at 23:54

Wow... Lightroom is flying! I thought I had enough RAM, but I guess doubling it made a huge difference.

bison78 > MUSASHI66
10/21/2020 at 23:57

TIL: that Microcenter still has stores.

barnie > MUSASHI66
10/22/2020 at 00:03

On Winders 10, how do you clone the C: drive to another and make it bootable?

MUSASHI66 > bison78
10/22/2020 at 00:06

Only computer store left in Denver. They are always super busy.

MUSASHI66 > barnie
10/22/2020 at 00:09

When I got my first SSD, I used another computer and connected two drives and used... something to clone them, maybe Samsung had something provided, can’t remember now.

I know you can do it with this

https://www.easeus.com/amp/tb-home-buy.html

CB > MUSASHI66
10/22/2020 at 00:15

Can confirm, running a 3600X and 32 gigs of ram, photoshop and Lightroom run like a dream.

MUSASHI66 > barnie
10/22/2020 at 00:25

Found a free solution, Macrium.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > barnie
10/22/2020 at 00:28

Program called Macrium I used successfully.

facw > barnie
10/22/2020 at 00:40

Like Rusty said, I used Macrium Reflect ( https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree ) when swapped a 512GB drive into my laptop this summer and it worked well (aside from the part where the stupid external M.2 housing I was using to hold the new drive while copying kept overheating and I had to hang it directly in front of my air conditioner to get through the clone).

facw > bison78
10/22/2020 at 00:43

Come on, it’s not like they are Fry’s...

Though honestly, even though I assume they are loss leaders, it’s surprising they can make money with their CPU prices and motherboard combo deals.

Last time I was in they did spray my hands with some liquid disinfectant which seemed odd. Trader Joe’s across the parking lot also required you to disinfect, so I assume it’s a Cambridge rule, but TJ’s used a normal hand sanitizer as opposed to just hitting you with some spray cleaner, which seemed considerably more normal.

For Sweden > MUSASHI66
10/22/2020 at 00:49

Just download more if you need it

barnie > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
10/22/2020 at 00:54

Holy Carp! Thanks, Folks. That answer was quick and succinct. Love ya long time!

bison78 > facw
10/22/2020 at 01:36

Come on, it’s not like they are Fry’s...

The Fry’s near me is still open. I can’t understand why — it’s almost empty of customers and some of the shelves are bare. I can only think the owners hope to sell the land for housing. I used to go in there almost weekly, but now I haven’t been in for about a year.

Grindintosecond > MUSASHI66
10/22/2020 at 09:02

Did you check any reviews on that PSU? 80+ ratings are not a quality assurance stamp, just a rating. It's a microcenter in house brand, and their PSX line is actually decent, but I worry about the cheaper in house lines.

MUSASHI66 > For Sweden
10/22/2020 at 09:10

I was thinking that RAM would be a bit less expensive, but it’s $60 per 16GB stick if I ever want to max out this box.

MUSASHI66 > Grindintosecond
10/22/2020 at 09:12

I didn’t... I actually bought a different model which they didn’t have so I had to look for another one while I was there.

Grindintosecond > MUSASHI66
10/22/2020 at 09:32

quality PSUs are scarce this year with the at home work/school rig building. Herres hoping microcenter made a good one there. Enjoy the build!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > barnie
10/22/2020 at 12:53

Thanks for the reply. It’s nice to be able to offer something useful here! It was here that someone recommended Macrium to me.