Ryoutarou97

I have an older PC with the linked PSU that just burned out (bridged the power button pins to test, it does a pulse and shuts down just like when it's plugged in). I'm looking to replace it quickly with another modular or semi-modular one so I don't have to replug cables, and I wanted to confirm that Antec hasn't changed the pinout on their modular PSU's since this one was made before driving out and getting one so I can just slide a new one in, plug the PSU ends in, and boot it up. https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16817103940 (Antec Neo Power 500)

Cool, thanks!

Thanks! I saw a lot of people suggesting it between here and PCPP, so I figured there was something wrong with it that I didn't know about. IMO OCing isn't a great idea at this price point because for the $20 extra you could almost just buy a better chip, and there's cooling to take into account, etc. I combined parts from a lot of suggestions (thanks for the 1050ti, btw, I didn't think I could fit one in the build) to come up with this build: PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q4yN4C Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q4yN4C/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($122.76 @ Jet) Case: Xion - XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($21.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA - BV 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Sceptre - E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($78.54 @ Jet) Other: Rii RK100 3-LED Colors Large Size Backlit usb Wired Mechanical Feeling Multimedia Gaming Keyboard ($18.99) Total: $648.01 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-24 11:08 EDT-0400

Thanks! I didn't actually find that one, though I had a good laugh at "mechanical feeling."

No need to OC, I don't think it's really missing any essential features, saves $20. I haven't really looked at parts since skylake was new, so I don't know the new stuff too well, does the A320 chipset have some problem?

A friend wanted to build a PC for CS:GO, Overwatch, and maybe some light video/audio editing. I went with the zen chap for the last two, adn because a GPU upgrade down the line is a lot easier than a CPU. The rx 460 because it can easily run OW and CS:GO at 60+ FPS (like 200 in CS because that is one easy game to run). The total budget was $650 including a monitor. A 250gb SSD because it's really only going to have a few programs and not too many large files. Fast RAM because it's pretty much the same price as slower stuff and Zen likes it, a good PSU, and cheapest of the cheap motherboard/case. I was wondering what all of your thoughts on the build were (been awhile since I looked at parts too much, so there might be good deals on some parts that I'm unaware of). and if anyone knew of a good monitor that will fit in the budget at 1080p/60hz. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8B4QvV Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8B4QvV/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.87 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($73.98 @ Newegg) Case: Xion - XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($21.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.88 @ OutletPC) Other: Rii RK100 3-LED Colors Large Size Backlit usb Wired Mechanical Feeling Multimedia Gaming Keyboard ($18.99) Total: $537.56 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-23 23:29 EDT-0400

So, uh, I didn't think of this. It's a year and a half later, but it helped someone at least. I'm surprised I remembered my password for LTT forums.

Unless the laptop is made to be upgraded with a backlit keyboard (never seen one) it's not happening.

If more people buy red then more red will be produced and price will drop b/c economies of scale, but I doubt that's the reason. I think it's more along the lines of the answer above me:

Hah like I'd buy that! Seems too fake. Real SSNs are more like 123-45-6789

Hey, I'd rather have the SSN. Can I have your SSN?

I think some manufacturers use that symbol for always on (unless all USB ports do that and I'm dumb) so you can close it and keep charging.

I doubt it. Seems to be software if none of the USB ports you have are working.

Try the keyboard in another computer. If it works it's your computer, if it doesn't it's the keyboard.

SSDs actually have a limited number of writes they can take, but it goes well into petabytes for even small ones (this was tested by tech report writing to them 24/7 for well over a year, maybe two, after which they could still read from them) so unless you're using it for something really intense you're fine. I've seen HDDs that are well over a decade old and still working, so unless you're looking to use them in some insanely edge case the answer to both is long enough.

I don't believe it's currently available, but looking at this link there are two answers concerning the availability date: and so it could be available soon, but I would bet more on q1 2017 than q4 2016 and after that there will probably be a pretty long assembly/shipping delay.As for where to buy it, I think massdrop would probably be the best place to check availability, though it seems to also be available here which could be better as massdrop doesn't have the best track record with shipping times and such. If you're going with mx browns, I suggest going with zealio switches instead (if you're up to building the board or they're available prebuilt this time. They've got the better bump of mx clears and are smoother than cherry switches, but are only about as heavy as mx browns. If not, gateron switches are generally considered smoother than cherry ones (also, cheaper. They're the bomb). It might take a while until the board is available, even longer before it arrives, and it is around $200, so fair warning, but the white fox is considered one of the best small board out there so I hope you enjoy it (or whatever else you go with).

My first suggestion is to use PCPartPicker.com...

That's a non-standard layout, but it's pretty close to a 60% keyboard in a pretty rare layout called a 65%. Some 65% boards have extra arrow keys added in, but the three standard layouts that you'll find most often as seen in the image a few posts above this one are 100%, 80%, 60%. Here's a link about 65% boards.

Instead of taking off a fan to fix a liquid cooler? Hey, I'll take it if you don't want it.

They're basically really small, cheap, weak computers that have a lot of functionality geared towards hobby electronics (such as i/o pins, and a really small form factor. They basically let you attach inputs and outputs then write what happens in between which allows for a good way to teach some computer science in schools, and for hobbyists lets you make projects that only need a small controller on the cheap. There are loads of these things (called micro controllers) in varying levels of power. People who build keyboard, for example, use a Teensy (usually 2.0) controller which is far less powerful that a raspberry pi, but also only half the price at $20. A Pi isn't useful really for running as a standalone desktop, but they are very good for things like (as other comments have mentioned) making dedicated emulators because a GBA is so weak that Moore's law makes a board the size of one powerful enough to emulate it. The Pi is actually powerful enough to do some of the kind of stuff you would want a dedicated computer for such as building a router on linux, running a low-cost server (note: not in any professional environment, but if you wanted one to upload docs to this would be a cheaper way to do it) , etc.

Bit late, but I can't load images now. I'll trust you that it looks great for now and check on less sketchy wifi tomorrow

If you have a larger heatsink/more fans, yeah it'll be cooler. The important thing isn't that it's cooler, though, but that it's cooler at the same noise level. A 212 is still probably the best bang for your buck, but the noctua d15 can maintain the same amount of heat dissipation at drastically lower RPMs thus keeping it quieter for the same temperature. If they want it cooler just speed up the fan a bit. To steal a beautifully MS paint-ish graph (ignore axis labels): if x axis is RPM and y is cooling, the big cooler is the outermost curve (production possibilities curve is the original, if you're wondering. Macro is so applicable!). At any given x value (RPM) it has higher cooling, or at any y value (cooling) it has lower RPM. Or a mix of the two.

I'm 99% sure even x8 PCIe 2.0, maybe even lower is fine. Crossfired cards for example sometimes run in x8 despite having to push more data across the bus than a single card.

Oh, alright then. In that case you could take the stems off the bottoms of those and put them on other caps if you're really set on it. reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards' wiki has a guide to stem modification/replacement.

I agree that it's a sketchy power supply. Personally I would go for a 250gb SSD with no HDD unless they need the space right off the bat as you can always upgrade. Otherwise, looks good.