New thread for 2018.
Need to Know:
-There is a shortage of GPUs from AMD and Nvidia thanks to miners. As a result prices are insane.
-DDR4 is also in short supply. RAM prices are high.
-Ryzen+ is expected to release sometime in Q1/Q2
-Coffee Lake is the best gaming CPU right now
-X299 and X399 are Intel and AMDs HEDT platforms respectively (High End Desktop) (Skylake X and Threadripper)
-Meltdown and Spectre are causing huge disruptions in business and personal computing. https://meltdownattack.com/
-RGB is NOT in short supply
Some Stuff from CES 2018:
NVIDIA GFGD - 65'' GSYNC monitor
Corsair K63 Wireless Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard + Lapboard
This is a nice product for those who want to game on their PC on a big screen
New Corsair AIO coolers
RGB It All
PCPartPicker - Really good site to check prices of components and view builds
https://pcpartpicker.com/
Need to Know:
-There is a shortage of GPUs from AMD and Nvidia thanks to miners. As a result prices are insane.
-DDR4 is also in short supply. RAM prices are high.
-Ryzen+ is expected to release sometime in Q1/Q2
-Coffee Lake is the best gaming CPU right now
-X299 and X399 are Intel and AMDs HEDT platforms respectively (High End Desktop) (Skylake X and Threadripper)
-Meltdown and Spectre are causing huge disruptions in business and personal computing. https://meltdownattack.com/
-RGB is NOT in short supply
Some Stuff from CES 2018:
NVIDIA GFGD - 65'' GSYNC monitor
Corsair K63 Wireless Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard + Lapboard
This is a nice product for those who want to game on their PC on a big screen
New Corsair AIO coolers
RGB It All
PCPartPicker - Really good site to check prices of components and view builds
https://pcpartpicker.com/
By s y Go To PostAre you going to update the OP?
it's updated...
I actively want bitcoin miners and investors to crash hard into bankruptcy for making me sit and watch all this appalling RGB-as-innovation shit.
By Laboured Go To PostI actively want bitcoin miners and investors to crash hard into bankruptcy for making me sit and watch all this appalling RGB-as-innovation shit.
Nvidia was supposed to release a mining specific card.
I literally had to put off two builds due to 1070 card Hell. I remember positing past fricking June about this shit, we back to this data mining AGAIN??? Good news is that due to Chinese officials this one may only last a few weeks as opposed to all of last summer.
this is the worst time to buy a card
Cyberpunk is getting shown at E3 and you can build generational builds around prepping for a Projekt Red game
Cyberpunk is getting shown at E3 and you can build generational builds around prepping for a Projekt Red game
I'm moving on the Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD CT500MX500SSD1 tomorrow, It's cheaper than the 525 GB MX300 and I might as well think forward for once. Grabbing a StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable and looking for good free cloning programs for the SSD. Once I get that installed I can finally update my machine LOL.
I'm going to have to start laying the groundwork for the new MOBO in a few months. I've been skimping on my machine putting off upgrading it for so long the base components are outdated now.
I'm going to have to start laying the groundwork for the new MOBO in a few months. I've been skimping on my machine putting off upgrading it for so long the base components are outdated now.
Give me Toshiba RC100 for general storage or give me death. Wish it went up to 1TB from the start though.
By Zabojnik Go To PostGive me Toshiba RC100 for general storage or give me death. Wish it went up to 1TB from the start though.It's still a DRAM-less SSD. It's using a newer feature of NVMe that allows it to access system memory but a lot of the random access patterns that kill other DRAM-less drives will still cause it problems. It will be nice for bursty sequential workloads though.
Frankman, i think all Crucial drives come with Acronis TrueImage and it works pretty well.. not as easy to use as Samsung's software but it should be fine.
I’m back fams. That Corsair AIO shown at CES looks fucking lit.
Holiday’s over now. Planning to downsize to a ITX build by March. Looking towards the ASUS X370i, DAN Cases A4-SFX V2 and a SFX power supply. Need recommendations on the latter.
Also will need a good top flow CPU cooler because I highly doubt I’ll be able to cram my 212 in there.
Holiday’s over now. Planning to downsize to a ITX build by March. Looking towards the ASUS X370i, DAN Cases A4-SFX V2 and a SFX power supply. Need recommendations on the latter.
Also will need a good top flow CPU cooler because I highly doubt I’ll be able to cram my 212 in there.
Can't really help you with the power supply. I just tend to always get the highest efficiency rated one I can afford as those tend to be the most well-built and durable ones.
By diehard Go To PostFrankman, i think all Crucial drives come with Acronis TrueImage and it works pretty well.. not as easy to use as Samsung's software but it should be fine.The Acronis product they provide bricks the source SSD at least 40% of the time. I've read reviews from TWELVE sites from people who bought it (Amazon, NewEgg, Tom'sHardware, etc.), and it fucked the clone process in some way. And I've used Acronis True Image for cloning many times for my past computer builds so I dunno if what they are providing now is borked but Acronis certainly hasn't fixed the issue yet.
I mean, the cloning process isn't simple but I don't remember having to read this much shit to prevent a total fucking catastrophe. I dunno, maybe my memory is going or something.
EaseUS Todo Backup and the AOMEI products (AOMEI Backupper Free, AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard) processes are so much simpler to follow.
I've used the Acronis one i think like 4 times with 4 successes, Samsung one like ~30 times with 30 successes and one called "Minitool Partition wizard" about ~30 times but will often have a problem that requires rebuilding the MBR.
By Kibner Go To PostCan't really help you with the power supply. I just tend to always get the highest efficiency rated one I can afford as those tend to be the most well-built and durable ones.There’s a 600w Gold Silverstone SFF for a 100 quid I’ll probably go for. Won’t need that much, but it’ll give me some leg room to move up to a 1180Ti or whatever in the future.
While looking online earlier, I noticed Kolink have a new ITX case on the way that looks exactly like the DAN case, but a lot cheaper.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-rocket-aluminium-mini-itx-case-titanium-grey-ca-035-kk.html
Only downside is the max height for the CPU cooler is 54mm.
Made some changes to my original plan. Settling for the Cougar QBX since it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the next best ITX cases, supports a full length GPU, taller CPU coolers and just generally looks nice.
Went for the Asus B350i or X370i since I'm not seeing any real difference between the two as the boards are identical.
Weird quirk of the QBX seems to be that it supports 140mm PSUs, but not SFX PSUs without a bracket.
My girlfriend will probably beat the shit out of me for this like, but oh well.
Ok I am almost ready for this shit tonight. This is a 3 step procedure....
1) Using Acronis to clone my 64 GB OS SSD to a new 500 GB SSD
2) Once that's done and I do the boot order crap, install an old GeoForce 550Ti (I alluded to this last summer, I have no video card lol) and install the latest drivers for it.
3) once that's done, DL and update all my shit that I couldn't because my OS drive had no room.
1) Using Acronis to clone my 64 GB OS SSD to a new 500 GB SSD
2) Once that's done and I do the boot order crap, install an old GeoForce 550Ti (I alluded to this last summer, I have no video card lol) and install the latest drivers for it.
3) once that's done, DL and update all my shit that I couldn't because my OS drive had no room.
By Laboured Go To PostHave you thought about attaching some RGB lighting to your drive?Red makes it go faster.
Trying to delete crap off my C: again, I may have to delete Windows or something
By Laboured Go To PostHave you thought about attaching some RGB lighting to your drive?
By Kibner Go To PostRed makes it go faster.I hate you guys so much...
By Kibner Go To PostI assume you used the bult in Windows disk cleanup tools?Yeah, this is something I've been doing for a year or so to get room on my OS drive. I could just use another Clone tool that can install from my secondary drive, but I'm more familiar with Acronis and their tools auto-partition and other things I don't want to do manually.
Try removing your page file temporarily. And restore it after you get windows back up and running on the new drive.
(11:15 PM) Managed to free up enough space, now making a bootable Flash Drive in case everything goes belly up. About to start the cloning process and take out the old SSD and install the new one in its place. If everything blows up and I can't post again, I want to let everyone know thank you so much for the help, and it's all Kibner's fault.
(11:18 PM) EDIT: Forgot I can use my phone to post. I can blame Kibner in real-time now.
(11:18 PM) EDIT: Forgot I can use my phone to post. I can blame Kibner in real-time now.
(2:10 AM) - Step 1 after a BSOD and 5 failed boots is done. Now installing NVIDIA GeoForce drivers...
it's amazing shit you used to do routinely you forget easily when you don't work on machines for a few years. I used to build mid-range gaming machines and do salvage jobs and I feel like a noob again.
it's amazing shit you used to do routinely you forget easily when you don't work on machines for a few years. I used to build mid-range gaming machines and do salvage jobs and I feel like a noob again.
(3:05 AM): 550Ti looks like I remember on my sister's machine. Going from Integrated keyboard card to this is like going from a 1060 to a 1080Ti to me.
By diehard Go To PostGeoForce made me laughI'm sleep drunlk. I'm allowed spelling errors. BTW you should see the Season 6 intro of it... voted one of the Top Ten Worst Cartoon Intros of the 90s
Captain Planet's squad.
Got my Cougar QBX case today, still waiting for the other parts. Had a look at it though and I'm pretty happy with it. Looks really good, smaller than I expected too. The plastic top and front panels don't look or feel cheap either like I'd seen and read in reviews for it.
By HottestVapes Go To PostGot my Cougar QBX case today, still waiting for the other parts. Had a look at it though and I'm pretty happy with it. Looks really good, smaller than I expected too. The plastic top and front panels don't look or feel cheap either like I'd seen and read in reviews for it.I don't know when I'll replace my current case. I think I only replaced my Antec P-180 after nearly ten years and something significantly better had come out with a gimmick I liked (the Silverstone FT-02 with vertical orientation and more easily removable dust filters).
By Kibner Go To PostI don't know when I'll replace my current case. I think I only replaced my Antec P-180 after nearly ten years and something significantly better had come out with a gimmick I liked (the Silverstone FT-02 with vertical orientation and more easily removable dust filters).
I'm replacing my Core V21 after about 6 months of using it. Too bulky, too dusty at the front (and a pain to clean).
Replacing quite a lot to drop down to an ITX case. Swapping my ASRock B350M out for the Asus B350i, 550w ATX PSU for the Corsair SF600, Hyper 212 for a Noctua NH-D9L.
Gonna look fucking fine when it's all done though. Definitely going to be the nicest looking PC I've ever owed.
By Laboured Go To PostHave you thought about attaching some RGB lighting to your drive?
lol
Not really hardware related but I need help with my PC
The Photos app is fucking me in the ass atm.
I have easily been able to save videos on shadow play, then trim them in the Photos app.
For some reason after a Windows update, when I save the trimmed video, the colour is all washed out and looks dull.
I have found people with this issue online and nobody seems to have any fixes
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/77ks6q/trim_function_from_the_photos_app_borked/
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/apps_windows_10-photos-winpc/windows-10-photos-app-makes-my-videos-colors-dull/46034659-cfbf-4c38-b494-166469b5d713?auth=1
Fuck my ass
The Photos app is fucking me in the ass atm.
I have easily been able to save videos on shadow play, then trim them in the Photos app.
For some reason after a Windows update, when I save the trimmed video, the colour is all washed out and looks dull.
I have found people with this issue online and nobody seems to have any fixes
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/77ks6q/trim_function_from_the_photos_app_borked/
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/apps_windows_10-photos-winpc/windows-10-photos-app-makes-my-videos-colors-dull/46034659-cfbf-4c38-b494-166469b5d713?auth=1
Fuck my ass
If anyone knows any fixes, pls assist
If anyone knows another app, where I can trim a video in 2 clicks, that would also be helpful
If anyone knows another app, where I can trim a video in 2 clicks, that would also be helpful
So far so good. The QBX case has been a doddle to build in. Need to transfer my CPU, SSD/HDD, fans and GPU over next.
The Asus B350i is by far the nicest board I have ever seen. Even the I/O shield looks premium for it.
By FootbalIFan Go To PostIf anyone knows any fixes, pls assistI need to ask why just 2 clicks?
If anyone knows another app, where I can trim a video in 2 clicks, that would also be helpful
Are the 24pin cables always a pain in the dick to clip into modular PSUs?
It’s in the motherboard fine, about 1mm from clicking into the socket on the PSU though.
It’s in the motherboard fine, about 1mm from clicking into the socket on the PSU though.
By Kabro Go To PostI need to ask why just 2 clicks?Haha doesn't ACTUALLY have to be 2 clicks
But in photos app, you open the vid with it, click trim, select the start and end in seconds, and it saves the video in same folder and just adds "trim" to the end of the file name.
Its incredibly simple and fast. Every other app ive looked at its a whole extra 2-3 things you have to click which is inconvenient
By YungMagus Go To PostCan the following words be used together in a sentence:.. in a monitor? sure
"Cheap(700-900), 4k, prebulit"
By YungMagus Go To PostCan the following words be used together in a sentence:the graphics card alone will cost you that much.
"Cheap(700-900), 4k, prebulit"
thanks crypto!
By Kabro Go To Postthe graphics card alone will cost you that much.
thanks crypto!
Which is why I wanna go pre built
By YungMagus Go To PostCan the following words be used together in a sentence:
"Cheap(700-900), 4k, prebulit"
sure
xbox one x