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deceit · 19-09-2019 7:04am

Shlippery wrote: »

PULL THE PLASTIC OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.

I had a spare pc (Phantex evolv) and left the plastic on for over a year to torment my mate who would think about it even while he couldn't see it

:P

deceit · 19-09-2019 7:06am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

First time ever building a PC from scratch.

Specs;
Case|Phanteks Eclipse P300
CPU|Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4GHz
GPU|Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC 6GB
RAM|16GB DDR4 3000MHz
PSU|Corsair RM650

I have a few other things as well such as a 500GB SSD and 2TB HDD.
Everything was recommended by someone on Reddit who gave me a build compiled using PC Part Picker.

So far, it's running flawless. I love it. It's so fast!!!

Looks nice, one thing if your comfortable with opening the pc tidy up the psu cables and would look alot better

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 19-09-2019 8:25am

deceit wrote: »

Looks nice, one thing if your comfortable with opening the pc tidy up the psu cables and would look alot better

They're underneath, hidden. That's what that long "box" is underneath where the glass stops.

EDIT: Oh sorry I thought you were talking about the PSU itself.

I didn't even notice them. I have a few cable tidies I've yet to use

EoinHef · 19-09-2019 11:51am

Having cables tidy will help down the road with maintainence and cleanouts.

Nice job on your first PC though. Congrats on makin the step:)

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 19-09-2019 2:45pm

EoinHef wrote: »

Having cables tidy will help down the road with maintainence and cleanouts.

Nice job on your first PC though. Congrats on makin the step:)

I was actually stressing out a lot during the whole process. At the time I was saying to myself "how in the hell do people enjoy doing this so much?" I guess I was in over my head going into it but once I figured everything out I flew through it.

The only thing I ever did to the inside of a computer prior to this one was upgrade the GPU and install a couple of sticks of ram, and add one or two hard drives. I never installed a CPU before so the whole thermal paste/heatsink was my biggest fear.

Temperature is between 40 and 50 on average so I must've done it right

Shlippery · 19-09-2019 4:10pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I was actually stressing out a lot during the whole process. At the time I was saying to myself "how in the hell do people enjoy doing this so much?" I guess I was in over my head going into it but once I figured everything out I flew through it.

The only thing I ever did to the inside of a computer prior to this one was upgrade the GPU and install a couple of sticks of ram, and add one or two hard drives. I never installed a CPU before so the whole thermal paste/heatsink was my biggest fear.

Temperature is between 40 and 50 on average so I must've done it right

Sure it's a bit nervy at the start (especially with the CPU) but the reward at the end makes it all worth it! :pac:

EoinHef · 19-09-2019 5:00pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I was actually stressing out a lot during the whole process. At the time I was saying to myself "how in the hell do people enjoy doing this so much?" I guess I was in over my head going into it but once I figured everything out I flew through it.

The only thing I ever did to the inside of a computer prior to this one was upgrade the GPU and install a couple of sticks of ram, and add one or two hard drives. I never installed a CPU before so the whole thermal paste/heatsink was my biggest fear.

Temperature is between 40 and 50 on average so I must've done it right

Id say thats pretty normal building your first one:)

Everyone worries about the amount of paste initially!!

Its a lot of money for most of us so the fear of damaging something is real.

Also its self taught,relying on people/videos/guides online to help intially so ye can find your feet. That can bring a scariness of its own.

But once your done i think its a great feeling. The more ye do it the more things like the cabling will take care of themselves with experience. Just good to start as you mean to continue.

Whats the first game on the list?

Skerries · 19-09-2019 7:11pm

Candy Crush

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 19-09-2019 10:30pm

EoinHef wrote: »

Whats the first game on the list?

Oh it was definitely Total War: Three Kingdoms.

My last rig was an APU A8-660K Quad Core with a Radeon R7 260X v2 Sapphire OC (1GB)
Didn't stand a chance and my motherboard was outdated so I couldn't upgrade any further

Its announcement last year was the reason I said I was gonna go for a fresh new computer entirely. Granted it took me long enough but I got there.

z0oT · 20-09-2019 3:01pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

So far, it's running flawless. I love it. It's so fast!!!

I bet you got a great feeling when you pressed the power button for the 1st time? The way everything whirrs to life and you're presented with the BIOS setting screen.

Savor it - it becomes less thrilling the more you do it.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 20-09-2019 6:14pm

z0oT wrote: »

I bet you got a great feeling when you pressed the power button for the 1st time? The way everything whirrs to life and you're presented with the BIOS setting screen.

Savor it - it becomes less thrilling the more you do it.

Well the first time I pressed the power button it didnt turn on lol.

I had the Power SW cable in the wrong slot (super tiny writing on the board I could barely read it) and then when I finally turned it on the rear fan wasn't spinning. I missed that cable too.

There is one cable I didn't plug in yet because i just don't know where it goes but it's a 4pin connector and it says something along the lines of RGB "something" but I only assume it's for something I don't actually have(?)

BloodBath · 20-09-2019 6:30pm

I really wish that those tiny connections were standardised into 1 bigger block connector.

I've had some boards that had a block that you could put all the connectors into outside of the case then just slot the block into the board. So handy but hardly anyone does it for some reason.

Tazzimus · 20-09-2019 7:20pm

Motherboard manual is great for when the writing is tiny.

I've had cases where those wires were individual connectors, as in each cable was a separate connection. Got rid of that case as soon as possible.

uchimata83 · 20-09-2019 7:29pm

That case (which is an absolute beast btw) looks like it has an integrated RGB strip near the PSU, which may be the connection you're looking for.

Great job on your first build

z0oT · 20-09-2019 8:29pm

BloodBath wrote: »

I really wish that those tiny connections were standardised into 1 bigger block connector.

I've had some boards that had a block that you could put all the connectors into outside of the case then just slot the block into the board. So handy but hardly anyone does it for some reason.

Asus used to be the main motherboard company that used to do that, but usually only on their high end boards.

Although... I haven't owned a high end Asus board since the original Rampage Formula with the 775 socket & X48 chipset way back in 2008, which had that block connector for the front panel. Every board I've had since hasn't had it.

Have they completely stopped doing that now?

wotzgoingon · 20-09-2019 11:23pm

z0oT wrote: »

Have they completely stopped doing that now?

No some boards still do it. Not that I have experience with it since I haven't bought a new boards in years but I seen it mentioned in some motherboard reviews on YouTube.

As mentioned above it seems to be only high end models that get it. Must be cost saving for not using it on all boards.

.G. · 21-09-2019 10:19am

BloodBath wrote: »

I really wish that those tiny connections were standardised into 1 bigger block connector.

I've had some boards that had a block that you could put all the connectors into outside of the case then just slot the block into the board. So handy but hardly anyone does it for some reason.

Yeah I got one with my first ever build, an Asus board, I've kept that block for every build since.

K.O.Kiki · 21-09-2019 11:13am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Well the first time I pressed the power button it didnt turn on lol.

I had the Power SW cable in the wrong slot (super tiny writing on the board I could barely read it) and then when I finally turned it on the rear fan wasn't spinning. I missed that cable too.

There is one cable I didn't plug in yet because i just don't know where it goes but it's a 4pin connector and it says something along the lines of RGB "something" but I only assume it's for something I don't actually have(?)

Did you read the manual?

Tazzimus · 21-09-2019 12:51pm

OSI wrote: »

You would think so, but my current Gigabyte board came with an instruction manual that is flat out wrong. If you didn’t know what you were doing and followed it blindly the machine would never boot.

Interesting, haven't had that misfortune yet.
My last few boards have been Asus though, so there's some consistency with them at least.

21-09-2019 12:56pm

All new Aorus mobo's come with that front panel connector gizmo. Very handy indeed.

z0oT · 21-09-2019 1:19pm

OSI wrote: »

You would think so, but my current Gigabyte board came with an instruction manual that is flat out wrong. If you didn’t know what you were doing and followed it blindly the machine would never boot.

The Asus board I have in my server (B450M-A) required you to scan a QR code in the manual that took you to some shady looking Chinese site before you got the pinout for the front panel header. It's the worst I've ever had.

The board was cheap and it's been solid since though, so I can forgive.

Deleted User wrote: »

All new Aorus mobo's come with that front panel connector gizmo. Very handy indeed.

Really? The Aorus board I have didn't come with it.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 21-09-2019 8:12pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Did you read the manual?

I couldn't find anything in the manual relating to it. Either that or it's in there and I missed it.

I'm not at home until Monday so I'll have another look when I get back

Skerries · 24-09-2019 7:39pm

z0oT wrote: »

Really? The Aorus board I have didn't come with it.

my X470 ultra Gaming came with a G connector

EoinHef · 24-09-2019 8:24pm

Z390 Aorus Elite came with one aswell

25-09-2019 8:33am

Yea, that's the yoke that was with my X570 Elite.

Shiminay · 25-09-2019 9:58am

I had a high end Asus board before about 12 or 13 years ago and it had one of those blocks for plugging those small pins together, it was one of my favourite features cause of how fiddly those things can be. Seems mad that it never became a standard feature.

z0oT · 26-09-2019 8:30am

The ATX standard really is ancient at this point - dating back over 20 years.

It's really in need of an update - standardizing that front panel connector is just one of the things that could be done.

Venom · 26-09-2019 11:22am

z0oT wrote: »

The ATX standard really is ancient at this point - dating back over 20 years.

It's really in need of an update - standardizing that front panel connector is just one of the things that could be done.

The front panel connections are already standardised and have been for decades, that's how they work with all motherboard and case pairings

A new connector type containing all the various headers would be a nice idea but I don't see it happening.

Shiminay · 26-09-2019 11:59am

Found a site selling the Asus one: https://www.moddiy.com/products/Asus-Q%252dConnector-%252d-USB-Connector-%2810%252d1-Pin%29-%7B47%7D-System-Panel-Connector-%2820%252d8-Pin%29.html

K.O.Kiki · 26-09-2019 12:17pm

Shiminay wrote: »

Found a site selling the Asus one: https://www.moddiy.com/products/Asus-Q%252dConnector-%252d-USB-Connector-%2810%252d1-Pin%29-%7B47%7D-System-Panel-Connector-%2820%252d8-Pin%29.html

Found similar, cheaper yokes on AliExpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1940519451.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.1af27785rKh2Me&algo_pvid=33b8fc0b-57f7-47fc-8989-fd2b624402d5&algo_expid=33b8fc0b-57f7-47fc-8989-fd2b624402d5-2&btsid=90a757ba-aa13-4768-ba86-285361abb839&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5,searchweb201603_53

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32880112526.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.5.51641abfCmKqCG&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.13338.146400.0&scm_id=1007.13338.146400.0&scm-url=1007.13338.146400.0&pvid=c0f955f0-b72e-49ca-91f4-a23c61961088

Venom · 27-09-2019 3:58pm

RTX is on and that's the last upgrade for a while.

Possibly

Rob2D · 30-09-2019 12:23pm

Upgrades. Y'all need to get on my level:

Shlippery · 30-09-2019 1:25pm

Rob2D wrote: »

Upgrades. Y'all need to get on my level:

There's a lot to digest there :pac:

deceit · 06-10-2019 5:45pm

My new WIP Ryzen build:

BloodBath · 06-10-2019 8:20pm

That' some slick tube work there. Nice work.

06-10-2019 8:55pm

Are they the Corsair Hydro X parts?

deceit · 06-10-2019 9:52pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Are they the Corsair Hydro X parts?

Only the res/pump combo is.

The corsair fittings are rebranded bitspower fittings. I would rather then just get the originals.
The blocks are all EK. I much prefer the look of EK blocks and I'm really not a fan of Corsair GPU blocks.

z0oT · 09-10-2019 1:01pm

deceit wrote: »

Only the res/pump combo is.

The corsair fittings are rebranded bitspower fittings. I would rather then just get the originals.
The blocks are all EK. I much prefer the look of EK blocks and I'm really not a fan of Corsair GPU blocks.

Nice work with the liquid cooling.

What CPU have you got in there currently? Are you still hanging on for a 3950X?

deceit · 09-10-2019 4:02pm

z0oT wrote: »

Nice work with the liquid cooling.

What CPU have you got in there currently? Are you still hanging on for a 3950X?

Thanks, I bought a 3700x as a temp cpu until the 3950x is out. I will order the 3950x the day its released.
I was just rambling through mediamarkt when I seen it on a shelf. Decided I have to have it until the other is out

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K.O.Kiki · 09-10-2019 7:18pm

Had to redo the layout but my Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 is installed.

Homelander · 09-10-2019 7:26pm

What's the point to that ugly 120mm shoved infront of the cpu block KO Kiki? Will it really make any functional difference?

K.O.Kiki · 09-10-2019 9:03pm

Homelander wrote: »

What's the point to that ugly 120mm shoved infront of the cpu block KO Kiki? Will it really make any functional difference?

140mm actually.
Just more airflow to the VRM area. And because I didn't want to put it in a box.
I don't have a case window so it can be as ugly as I like

Homelander · 09-10-2019 9:07pm

But why? I know you've obviously said more airflow to VRMs which in isolation of course makes sense but unless going for champion overclocks, is there a functional purpose? Just curious really!

K.O.Kiki · 09-10-2019 10:54pm

I have been informed by my mate that I've mounted the rad upside-down - tubes should be on the bottom.
:pac:

Headshot · 14-10-2019 9:06pm

Headshot has upgraded again

New additions

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro 100i RGB Platinum SE

And the rest:

Monitor: Dell Alienware 34" Curved UltraWide WQHD G-SYNC
Mobo: Aorus X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x8GB
Storage: Kingston Technology SSD A1000 960GB M.2
Storage: Samsung MZ-V7S500BW 970 EVO Plus 500 GB M.2
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2

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14-10-2019 9:14pm

Lovely stuff. You should invest in some nice custom sleeved cables. It's a pity that there aren't more white mobo's on the market.

Headshot · 14-10-2019 9:19pm

Forgot to add my PSU in the previous post

I've edit that now

It's a EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2

Deleted User wrote: »

Lovely stuff. You should invest in some nice custom sleeved cables. It's a pity that there aren't more white mobo's on the market.

It's funny I've been on the look out for white sleeved ones but they always seem to be coming from the USA

I'd love to have cables that have just one connection directly to my GPU without another cable hanging down

14-10-2019 9:26pm

Headshot wrote: »

Forgot to add my PSU in the previous post

I've edit that now

It's a EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2

It's funny I've been on the look out for white sleeved ones but they always seem to be coming from the USA

I'd love to have cables that have just one connection directly to my GPU without another cable hanging down

Yea. Corsair do sets that work for their PSU's but are expensive. Use extensions myself and they look great.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakmods-Motherboard-Heatshrinkless-Sleeved-Extension/dp/B0716GPDSP/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=shakmods&qid=1571084745&sr=8-4

wotzgoingon · 14-10-2019 9:50pm

Headshot wrote: »

I'd love to have cables that have just one connection directly to my GPU without another cable hanging down

I just cut mine off at different offsets so they don't short out and wrapped with black insulation tape. you wouldn't even notice even if you were up close looking.

Venom · 15-10-2019 12:37pm

Headshot wrote: »

Forgot to add my PSU in the previous post

I've edit that now

It's a EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2

It's funny I've been on the look out for white sleeved ones but they always seem to be coming from the USA

I'd love to have cables that have just one connection directly to my GPU without another cable hanging down

Phanteks do braided cable extensions that work with all PSU's in various colors for around €30. These are not real cable replacements like you get from Cablemods but are plugged into your existing cables so will result in more mess behind the motherboard tray.

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