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Probably the old computer will be re-purposed for something else so I have to build a new one, although I can reuse the SSD. I'm aware SSD tend to die at some point but samsung's software tells me I'm well withing what is acceptable.
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If my memory is correct: i7 920 P6-something asus board 6Gb DDR3 ram 2x HDD Only upgraded parts: Power supply (old one fried itself and the GPU back in 2013) GTX 660 Samsung SSD (850 EVO I think)
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Do you think it is worth considering Ryzen? I've never been a big AMD fan my current set-up rocks an i7-920 and it is working as strong as the first day.
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Roger that! New chips = new boards. Good job Intel!
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Thank you very much for your comments, I'm going to have a look on that list. I don't want or plan to do a massive overclock and I love the simplicity and life-span of air coolers. I am tempted to go for the 412s but as looks are not a problem (not a window on the case) I might squeeze the noctua in.
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Hi man, thank you very much for your help. 7700k are retailing for about 270-280€ here, might consider the new board with the "old" chip. Sorry about my question but, what exactly is Zen+? Some sort of Ryzen v2.0? Could you explain me a bit more about PSU's? What appeals to me about the RM series is its full modular design and the semi-fanless design. For less clutter and less noise.
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Thank you all for your comments. First of all having a 9 yo computer means I can wait 1 or 2 month to build a new one. I have already waited too long. Thanks for the insight on the SSD, I'll reuse mine then. There is also the option of building around the "old" 7700k in place of the new 8700k. It might not be cutting edge but still a very fast chip. What do you think?
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Hello everyone, I am on the quest for a new PC because my 9 year old one is showing its age lately, some time ago I tried to upgrade but the bitcoin fever caught on me and GPU prices rocketed. The main uses are photography editing, gaming and I am introducing myself to video editing (not streaming) and 3D modeling and 3D printing. In a future I might attempt some overclocking but not from the beginning. I live in Spain and my budget is around 1500€, 1750€ tops! I don't like that RGB trend and i want to aim for a PC that is not screaming "I'm here". Currently I am working with this part list: https://es.pcpartpicker.com/list/mcRXXH Do you find anything that might not work or need more investment? Storage wise, I am considering to reuse my HDD for mass storage and I have a samsung 512Gb EVO SSD from 2016. It might be possible to squeeze an M.2 SSD into the price. Also, it is not on the parts list but I might add some PWM noctua fans to swap the ones on the case and allow motherboard control. Thank you very much in advance!
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That is a sweet build! In fact my monitor is not any-sync. For the gpu was aiming for the best that fitted the budget.
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WOW man! I wasn't expecting this huge response so fast! First things first, the SSD is purely for SO and programs, all data is in secondary HDD’s. GTX 1080 ti is mostly out of the equation, really think there is no need for that overkill.
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Hello everyone, Right now I have my faithful PC boosting a powerful (eheeem) i7 920 and I have the feeling it is time to swap to something more modern. The issue comes to choosing some of the components and keeping in budget (max 1600€). My primary uses have changed over the years and now I don't play games as much but I edit tots of pictures (lightroom + photoshop) and some solidworks usage. I have some questions due to all these years of not upgrading: CPU wise i have always been an intel user, is it worth considering AMD Ryzen now? Never used liquid cooling (AIO), it represents an step-up from air cooling or a decent air cooler would perform as good? Aiming at 16Gb of 2400MHz DDR4 memory. Do you think is enough? Is it safe to reuse a 2 year old 500Gb Samsung SSD? Thank you very much for your help.
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Well "lots" seem to not be the case. I can barely find one or two on the stores (both online and physical) at this moment.
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Hello everyone, Are there any ATX cases with front I/O? My PC rests under my desk and I/O placed on top is a big pain and, now that I am planning to build a new PC, seems nearly no cases have the I/O on the front. Thanks everyone.
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Well, after many attempt and combinations and CMOS reset I came up with a plausible cause. It all fails when I connect the 8 pin dedicated to cpu power and it refuses to power up. Also with a multimeter it appears that the pins are shorted out (12v to ground). I am begging to feel bad about this, do you thing it's dead or it has some fancy solution? Thank you very much!!
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Thank you very much guys. It wasn't a cheap psu wen it was new was really expensive. It was simply old. Nothing posts or beeps or shows on screen and I can't test anything on a spare computer. This particular one is a lga1366 socket and the other I have access to is something from amd. This afternoon I'll try to troubleshoot slowly everything. If all fails I'll come back to you guys with questions about a new computer
