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Extwofour

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    Extwofour reacted to Windows7ge in A very unique situation   
    This is a cheap ghetto solution, use the phone as a hotspot and connect to it using a laptop wirelessly. Then share the wireless connection out the 1Gbit/100Mbit port on the laptop and plug that line into the WAN port of the router and then plug all devices into the LAN ports on the router. Speeds to/from the internet will be crap but local communication should be limited to 1Gbit (125MBps max theoretical) between local devices. You can increase the number of devices if you include a Gbit switch between the router and the end devices.
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    Extwofour reacted to Whitemk2 in Super Budget Build! i3 + 470 + mAtx   
    Hi guys! just wanted to show off my newest build. I recently started studying so i've had to cut back on luxuries. 
    I sold my watercooled 4690k + r9 290x build a while ago but was getting bored of not having a computer I could play around with, so I started my search to build up a 1080p/60fps computer that'd i'd be able to overclock without living off noodles for the rest of my study life. 
    I live in New Zealand where parts are quite expensive (a GTX1080 is about $200 USD more expensive here than in the US) but I knew from previous experiences I could get a lot of parts shipped over from the US for a lot cheaper than buying here. 
    The amazon used marketplace became my best friend where I picked up my both my GPU and motherboard for 3 TIMES less than i'd pay in New Zealand. Both were used but condition was perfect. 
     
    Here is a breakdown on all parts used and how much I paid. 
     
    CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 @4.2 Ghz  =  $107.00
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler = $31.00
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard = $59.99 
    Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory = $35.00
    Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive = Free from Previous build
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive = Free from damaged external HDD
    Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB Gaming X Video Card @1376/1737 = $100.00
    Power Supply: Raidmax 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply = Free from a friends broken PC
    Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R Micro ATX Windowed = $60.00
    Lighting: RGB lighting from aliexpress = $4.00
    Cables & Combs: Aliexpress (WinFmod) = $10.00
    Total: $407.00
     


    I decided to go with the i3 6100 as I liked how you could use the older bios to overclock the non k cpu's. I could have searched around for say an i5 4460 which i could probably get near the same price, but I wanted to make my way into the skylake/DDR4 game. I have the i3 OC'd to 4.1 Ghz, and memory at 2666mhz. I plan to go higher on the cpu once I figure out what voltages I feel comfortable with. 
    I wanted to do a mAtx build as I had built both a full ATX and itx build before, which is why I picked the case. it was cheap and is quite good, however cable management is a pain, so I'm having a local sheet metal store fold me up a piece of sheet metal to make into a cable basement. I'll update the thread when I get that done.

    Would love to hear any suggestions or thoughts on the build!

    Excuse the terrible pictures as I only have a cheap phone to take them with.
    Internals:

    Internals:

    Whole Setup:

    Lighting:

     
     
     
     
     
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    Extwofour reacted to Whitemk2 in Super Budget Build! i3 + 470 + mAtx   
    i5 6400 Arrived today, dropped it in asap and am running stable at 4.5Ghz with memory at 2600~Mhz. 
    A huge upgrade from the i3, with showing near double framerates in some games, EG GTA 5 with Redux mod running at 90FPS on high.

    I picked up the sheet metal I had bent up for the basement, on second thought 2mm was probably a bit overkill, didnt really thing thickness through, however here is some pictures:
    Picked it up:

    My case has a drive bay that is secured to the case via a thumbscrew, so I marked where that hole was and tapped into that to hold the basement/shroud.

    Drilled the hole, then gave it a roughen up with some sandpaper then a couple of coats with a cheap can of flat black

    Then got it all mounted in the case, sorry the pictures are quite bad quality I didnt really think these ones through:


    Looks a lot better that it does below in my opinion!


    I also painted my Rx470 Black, however I'm going to find some Grey plastidip and re-do the Red accents in grey.
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    Extwofour got a reaction from NaLu in Personal Rig: X-24   
    Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. Figured I'd post my build and answer any questions anyone might have about all of the things involved. 
     
    Specs posted here will also be listed in the attached imgur gallery!
     
    Click me for pretty pictures!
     
    Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5  Intel i7 4790k / Noctua DH-14 (running @ 4.8GHz at the time of writing) GTX 980 G1 Windforce 4GB 32GB DDR3 @ 1333 Samsung 850 EVO - Windows 10  Toshiba THNSNJ256GCST - macOS Sierra  ADATA SP600 - Windows 10 Runoff  3.5TB Local Storage / Windows Backups  500GB 2.5" Toshiba HDD macOS Backups Corsair 750m  Rosewill Thor V2   
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    Let's talk about the build really fast! This has been the culmination of several "budget" builds I've had running for myself over the past 6-8 years. Aside from outright purchases, many pieces have been obtained through various trades, barter payments (mod your hardware for an SSD govna!), etc. etc. The newest piece has been the case, which was actually a gift. I'm personally not too crazy about the Thor V2 case aesthetic; however, the airflow is so much nicer than the previous silent Corsair Carbide case I was using (which got transplanted into my roommates build after the Thor came into play. Win-win!). A few slight aesthetic modifications later, and I'm a fair bit happier with it. I'm still not crazy about all of the angles and fins, but it feels a lot cleaner now. PSA: Don't be a total window licker like me and forget to where gloves when cutting, snapping, and shaving acrylic sheets by hand.
     
     

     
     
    The 4790k has been quite honestly the biggest "noticeable and practical" upgrade (coming from an AMD 6300) I've had since moving to SSD boot storage back in ~2012. A little behind on the generation, but I've got no complaints whatsoever. Every other processor I've owned has been an AMD AM2, AM3, AM3+ chip, so anything with the word "hyperthreading" printed on the package makes me giddy. My only problem was the well-aged and well-used stock fan/heatsink that came with it. The copper was worn, and I was hitting 95c temps under 100% load at stock speeds.... In comes the Noctua! I'd always drooled over the DH14; however, with my AMD builds I would just re-use the reigning champ, the Hyper 212 Evo. Only one problem... I lost the Intel mounting hardware for the 212 years ago as I never once needed it. I also needed some new fans for it...So, I figured I'd just bite the bullet and get something brand spankin' new. I couldn't be happier to be honest. The 212, although IMO it will always be king of price-to-performance for air cooling, was never this efficient. Fans are of course a part of the issue and I could have just as easily dropped Noctua fans on it, but dem heatpipes... 
     
    The GTX 980 was actually a gift when the previous owner upgraded to a 1080. Prior to that, I had once again stuck with AMD as my primary solution. 6870, 6950, and R9 290x, to be exact. As I said, the CPU was certainly the largest jump in performance. Although the 980 does technically outclass the 290x, the AMD card's performance was perfectly acceptable in all 2016 titles I threw at it after the processor upgrade. I was appalled at how much of a bottleneck the 6300 was for my GPU... I guess that's what happens when you're running such an aging architecture.. Still, the 980 has played perfectly well with the Intel build and has left nothing to be desired in gaming applications (then again, I'm not running any 4k panels except for my TV !). Good times all around. 
     
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    On the operating system side of things, I decided to run Windows 10 as my daily driver since the beginning of the year. I quite simply haven't had any issues whatsoever, and I like to keep as up-to-date as possible on as many fronts as possible. Plus, I was getting sick of the constant weird hangs and brainfarts from Windows 7.. 
     
    As for the Hackintosh half of the build... Well, I just noticed at one point that all of my current hardware was compatible. As a computer science student who just grabbed his A+ certification in a desperate attempt to become marketable, I figured it smart to get as much as experience with as many different software environments as possible. I don't run any Linux distro on any of my internal drives as I tend to use them on live USBs and on my ThinkPad. So far, though, color me impressed. I've had a good tinkering with macOS Sierra, but more importantly I've enjoyed pretty significant desktop performance and significantly lower idle power draws. I haven't had any complaints running any of my daily driver software, and oh my GOD the DPI scaling for my TV is just light years ahead of Windows. I've only had a small amount of time with Sierra, though, so time will tell if it becomes a suitable daily driver for productivity..
     
    Side note for macOS: I actually was able to install Yosemite Zone in a virtualbox on Windows, download Sierra within Yosemite, and create my USB installer with Clover and drivers with absolutely no issues post-installation. There were plenty of headaches along the way, but hey, it's worth noting that you do not need a Mac to create a Mac!
     
     
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    So that's my build! It's not the latest and greatest hardware, but it's certainly good enough for my current needs. A few light mods, and some fun on the Apple side of the fence has made me a very happy camper. I'm not sure what will get an upgrade next.. It really just depends. I might get an M.2 drive one of these days, but between the CPU and GPU it's just a toss up on what happens to get pushed too hard first. 
     
    Feel free to comment with your thoughts, suggestions for upgrades (maybe I'm missing out on some magnificent hardware upgrade that I don't even realize would be an upgrade?), criticisms, etc. etc. As a long time follower of the LTT channel and forum, I would love to hear from you guys! 
     
     




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    Extwofour reacted to DocSwag in wait for AMD Zen or update to I5 4690K?   
    It won't hurt to wait 2 days for amd's New Horizon event. We'll learn more about zen and it's performance so you should wait for that to see if zen is worth waiting for.
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    Extwofour reacted to espurritado in C# Infinite Program   
    WHY??
     
    you have an enormous memory leak, just do
    static void ContiniuousChecker() { while (true){ //Do stuff here Thread.Sleep(500); } }
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