PC Pc Gaming/building thread

[dwwaino]

Photos too regardless if it's a pre-built.

 

[Purple Suit]

Ahhh little help, I got my prebuilt today (yes I suck) and I've set it up and connected the monitor and PC but I power on PC and and comes up with no signal on the monitor?

Don't feel bad, I ordered one too. The right Pre-built deal seems to be on or infront of building your own from a cost point of view if you're starting from scratch. Sure, some of the parts are probably going to be bad but tinkering with the components is a good start and you can build your own next time.

That was my thoughts anyway, managed to get a 6900XT, 5800X, 32G Ram, 1 TB SSD for 3K. I was initially going for a 3080 build but the deal seemed too good and I have never seen the big deal about ray tracing. Should future proof me for a bit too unless I get the bug. My son is keen to start tinkering so I figured he can build the next one.

 

[dwwaino]

The worst part about building yourself is when you finish it. I love when it's new build times. Reading reviews and researching all the different parts of every make and model, the planning, the aesthetics, the feeling when picking up a part or a part coming in the mail. Then build day clearing the space, getting everything in order and putting the parts together. There is that moment of trepidation before turning it on the first time, then when it all works it's time to install software and drivers when all you want to do is road test it. Finally it's all done and while you've got a nice new toy to be proud of but the excitement of the build up is all over.

 

[sataris]

The worst part about building yourself is when you finish it. I love when it's new build times. Reading reviews and researching all the different parts of every make and model, the planning, the aesthetics, the feeling when picking up a part or a part coming in the mail. Then build day clearing the space, getting everything in order and putting the parts together. There is that moment of trepidation before turning it on the first time, then when it all works it's time to install software and drivers when all you want to do is road test it. Finally it's all done and while you've got a nice new toy to be proud of but the excitement of the build up is all over.

So much this ,the anticipation, the stocpiling of parts is something that I think most people won't understand.

I've got bits an pieces of patch panels, keystone jacks (which i never knew were a thing) lying around. Can't wait to pull the trigger and finally start building.

And then when it's done... now what?

 

[Knighta21]

Photos too regardless if it's a pre-built.

I'll post some tomorrow. Its nothing flashy, just our home computer that I said to my fiance that I'll get so it can play games

 

[sataris]

I'll post some tomorrow. Its nothing flashy, just our home computer that I said to my fiance that I'll get so it can play games

dwwaino

Prepare the boot.

 

[dwwaino]

dwwaino

Prepare the boot.

It's ok, a PC is a PC. We love them all the same.

 

[sataris]

It's ok, a PC is a PC. We love them all the same.

I meant in case he doesn't post pics!

 

[blackshadow]

dwwaino

Prepare the boot.

 

[Knighta21]

This is a look at it



-Phanteks Eclipse P300A RGB Mesh Edition TG Black Case
-Intel Core i7 11700F Processor
-be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Cooler
-ASUS TUF Gaming B560M-Plus Wi-Fi Motherboard
-MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB
-Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) 3600MHz CL18 DDR4
-Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 500GB
-Seagate Barracuda 4TB ST4000DM004 3.5in Hard Drive
-Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W Power Supply
- Logitech G512 Carbon keyboard
-Logitech G PRO Wireless RGB Gaming Mouse

 

[sataris]

This is a look at it
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-Phanteks Eclipse P300A RGB Mesh Edition TG Black Case
-Intel Core i7 11700F Processor
-be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Cooler
-ASUS TUF Gaming B560M-Plus Wi-Fi Motherboard
-MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB
-Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) 3600MHz CL18 DDR4
-Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 500GB
-Seagate Barracuda 4TB ST4000DM004 3.5in Hard Drive
-Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W Power Supply
- Logitech G512 Carbon keyboard
-Logitech G PRO Wireless RGB Gaming Mouse

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That looks great!

dwwaino You may de-boot.

 

[blackshadow]

Nice [emoji106]

 

[Xtreme]

This is a look at it
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-Phanteks Eclipse P300A RGB Mesh Edition TG Black Case
-Intel Core i7 11700F Processor
-be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Cooler
-ASUS TUF Gaming B560M-Plus Wi-Fi Motherboard
-MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB
-Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) 3600MHz CL18 DDR4
-Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 500GB
-Seagate Barracuda 4TB ST4000DM004 3.5in Hard Drive
-Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W Power Supply
- Logitech G512 Carbon keyboard
-Logitech G PRO Wireless RGB Gaming Mouse

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Looks pretty!!!!

I'm still going through the motions, have my heart set on small form factor... yet I still want the bells and whistles (bluray burner so I can continue to rip movies), so a small step might be required. There are so many optionsI just need to pick one!!

 

[sataris]

Looks pretty!!!!

I'm still going through the motions, have my heart set on small form factor... yet I still want the bells and whistles (bluray burner so I can continue to rip movies), so a small step might be required. There are so many optionsI just need to pick one!!

Careful ripping content you own is piracy!?!1

 

[blackshadow]

Looks pretty!!!!

I'm still going through the motions, have my heart set on small form factor... yet I still want the bells and whistles (bluray burner so I can continue to rip movies), so a small step might be required. There are so many optionsI just need to pick one!!

External drive plus SFF?

 

[Xtreme]

Careful ripping content you own is piracy!?!1

External drive plus SFF?

Have considered it, and I do use an external drive connected to my laptop (rip 2 movies at the same time with my desktop). But at the rate I rip movies I'd probably have to buy multiple externals a year due to wearing them out.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/33788/fractal-design-core-500-mini-itx-case-black

is what I'd like to build in, but I'd have to get a less than desirable video card if I want to keep my internal bluray burner dream alive!!

 

[dwwaino]

Optical drives, I remember those.

 

[sataris]

Have considered it, and I do use an external drive connected to my laptop (rip 2 movies at the same time with my desktop). But at the rate I rip movies I'd probably have to buy multiple externals a year due to wearing them out.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/33788/fractal-design-core-500-mini-itx-case-black

is what I'd like to build in, but I'd have to get a less than desirable video card if I want to keep my internal bluray burner dream alive!!

Rip music CD's, so much better thatn the shit quality on streaming services these days.

 

[Xtreme]

Optical drives, I remember those.

While I'm slowly coming around on streaming (I do watch the occasional show on Apple TV for example), I still enjoy ripping and watching my dvd/bluray/4k purchases (granted I've only been buying bluray or 4k titles in recent months).

Rip music CD's, so much better thatn the sh*t quality on streaming services these days.

I still rip my music cd purchases as well, FLAC all the way!

 

[drd23]

There are SFF cases that still have 5.25" bays?

 

[sataris]

There are SFF cases that still have 5.25" bays?

If you get the fractal Node 804, you can have 8 5.25" bays and a slim optical drive...

 

[blackshadow]

Have considered it, and I do use an external drive connected to my laptop (rip 2 movies at the same time with my desktop). But at the rate I rip movies I'd probably have to buy multiple externals a year due to wearing them out.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/33788/fractal-design-core-500-mini-itx-case-black

is what I'd like to build in, but I'd have to get a less than desirable video card if I want to keep my internal bluray burner dream alive!!

Looks as ugly as a hatfull of arseholes to me!

Surely there must be better looking cases out there that meet your needs.

What GPU are you looking at?

Seriously how many blu rays are you ripping?

This looks like it might meet your needs. Will accommodate pretty decent GPU and has optical drive bay. Looks pretty decent too.

https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/cases/mini-itx/84287-sst-sg14b

 

[Xtreme]

Looks as ugly as a hatfull of arseholes to me!

Surely there must be better looking cases out there that meet your needs.

What GPU are you looking at?

Seriously how many blu rays are you ripping?

I posted the same 'goal' on here almost a year ago before I shelved it shortly before getting the gaming laptop (I was also torn to shreds lol).

I rip movies regularly (usually straight after buying them. Sometimes due to time constraints I'll do it weeks later and by then I have a backlog to get through... DVDs take 10-20 minutes, blurays 20-30 and 4ks anywhere from 50 - 90 minutes.

Ideally I'd love to recycle my 2080ti and have the bluray burner, but to do that in the case I've suggested (or the Silverstone gd09), I'd have to mod the cases in some way (as I've seen on the pc building sites that mish-mash different combos together).

I'm keener on the small form compared to a tower as my goal is to make it easier to lug around (moving my Fractal R3 desktop from room to room is annoyingly awkward to carry). As it is my computers main location is a spare room dubbed the computer room.... it rarely stays there (I do my ripping on my kitchen bench and if I want to play serious games or watch the content directly I'll move it to my lounge room on the 4k tv).

 

[drd23]

If you get the fractal Node 804, you can have 8 5.25" bays and a slim optical drive...

Do you mean 3.5" bays (i.e. normal HDD sizes)?

Also maybe I have a diff definition of SFF, but I don't think a micro-ATX case meets the definition. When I think SFF, I think of cases like the Cooler Master NR200, Dan Case A4, NCase M1 etc (i.e. under 10-12L in capacity)

 

[blackshadow]

I posted the same 'goal' on here almost a year ago before I shelved it shortly before getting the gaming laptop (I was also torn to shreds lol).

I rip movies regularly (usually straight after buying them. Sometimes due to time constraints I'll do it weeks later and by then I have a backlog to get through... DVDs take 10-20 minutes, blurays 20-30 and 4ks anywhere from 50 - 90 minutes.

Ideally I'd love to recycle my 2080ti and have the bluray burner, but to do that in the case I've suggested (or the Silverstone gd09), I'd have to mod the cases in some way (as I've seen on the pc building sites that mish-mash different combos together).

I'm keener on the small form compared to a tower as my goal is to make it easier to lug around (moving my Fractal R3 desktop from room to room is annoyingly awkward to carry). As it is my computers main location is a spare room dubbed the computer room.... it rarely stays there (I do my ripping on my kitchen bench and if I want to play serious games or watch the content directly I'll move it to my lounge room on the 4k tv).

This one if you need the optical drive internal. Should accommodate your GPU.

https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/cases/mini-itx/84287-sst-sg14b

The internal optical drive requirement really limits your SFF case options.

Are we talking a blu ray a day, a couple a week, a few a month?

Another option could be to gut your R3 build and turn it into a dedicated ripping box and media server and leave in computer room. It's an ideal case for a home server build.

Build a SFF gaming/media streaming rig and have it in the lounge room.