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Idk if there is a public, free software to do this same thing with random routers...but this should at least push you down the correct track.
 
maybe this ?
 
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/how-to-turn-old-router-into-wifi-extender,review-5166.html

Yea, I keep convincing myself that it's just $50...

PCPartPicker PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $194.79 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.89 @ OutletPC Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg Storage Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.98 @ Amazon Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $413.98 @ Newegg Case Silverstone RL06 ATX Mid Tower Case $91.98 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA GD (2019) 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $50.98 @ Newegg   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1058.59   Mail-in rebates -$25.00   Total $1033.59   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 18:54 EDT-0400   Part Li

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Cooler Noctua NH-C14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $74.90 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S 55.44 CFM CPU Cooler $49.90 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $48.89 @ OutletPC CPU Cooler Scythe Ninja 5 43.03 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Scythe Big Shuriken 3 50.79 CFM CPU Cooler $46.89 @ OutletPC CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler $99.90 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total $380.47   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 18:59 EDT-0400    

I believe that it's a similar chipset to a optiplex 790. I placed a xeon e3-1240 in one of those.
 
E3-1240 $38
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F174040948075
 
New power supply $40
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6902773/EVGA-BR-Power-Supply-Internal-120/
 
Better power supply $53
https://www.newegg.com/corsair-cx-series-cx450-450w/p/N82E16817139201
 
If you have 1 4gb stick of ram add a second stick. Try to search for the same model # on Ebay. Should be around $10
 
256gb SSD $35
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K8A2A0E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IkTMDbMZDK0XY
 
RX 470 used. offer $55 plus $10 shipping
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183965191289
 
$190 - $215 all in

Hello everyone!
 
I was hoping I could get your comments on my list of parts for a new build.
 
Nothing has been purchased yet.
Willing to wait 'til Black Friday if I know there will be sales on the higher prices items.
 
My BIG FOCUS is on TEMPS. I'm not a big fan of noise, but I don't mind it as much I do temps.
The 280x supports a 150mm cpu cooler, so I went with the scythe fuma rev b.
Needed the clearance so I'm hoping I'll get that with the vengeance LPX non rgb.
And a 2080 super card, I don't mind which one I go for so long as the fans are quiet and keeps the card cool.
 
I plan to run vms, but not very often. A'm a full stack developer doing web and mobile.
 
Running dual S2716DGR
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Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $328.90 @ OutletPC CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA Rev.B 79 CFM CPU Cooler - Motherboard ASRock X570M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $165.89 @ OutletPC Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $85.99 @ Amazon Storage Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $148.48 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $683.98 @ Newegg Case Corsair Crystal 280X MicroATX Mid Tower Case $115.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1709.21   Mail-in rebates -$60.00   Total $1649.21   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-07 01:38 EDT-0400      

First of all - what is the point to moving programs to slower drive and have ssd only for system? It's like to buy 30 years ago hdd for dos and still keeping all programs on floppy disks.

a 1660ti is not a price/performance GPU right now....The Vega 56 would be a much better price/perf. or upgrade to a 5700/5700xt or even a 2060$uper........or even downgrade to a 580 or 570(or go used.)

if playing new games that utilize mutl-core then you are definitely leaving performance on the table......but if your at least planning an upgrade at some point within the next 8 months....

I would probaby see about a used GPU to pair with that system (like a 980 or a 1060 6g ) and sell that system when upgrading full system later.

There is a way,
Move games and movies to a new partition on the HDD,
Then shrink the Windows partition,then you can mirror both the windows and boot partitions to the SSD.

Yeah all we have right now are the reference cards, which aren't really to my liking. I've been checking on it frequently for restocking signs but to no luck at all. And I also seen/read about the Evoke, and as much as possible, I don't want to consider it an option really
 
The MSI X470 was another option I am currently looking at, and now that you mention it I'll try to think about it more for a while

All credit goes to TronicsFix, he uses them in all his videos.
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOrKQtC1tDfGf_fFVb8pYw

Yeah and to be honest though doing those stuff haven't really crossed my mind. I would prefer just getting an aftermarket 5700 to have the GPU temps problem solve themselves, and from the reviews I've read/seen the Sapphire Pulse is as good as it can get so far.
 
I Googled that board you mentioned and I haven't really took a liking to it. Was just also thinking about getting an MSI B450 Tomahawk instead and get a wireless adapter for it.
 
I also wouldn't mind spending a little extra for an upgrade but if the market is just taking advantage of the money-grabbing opportunity because of the supply/demand situation here, I'd rather just wait it out( Slow and agonizing wait :< )

Yea I forgot the PSU but wouldn't *any* be pretty OK? ?
 
The GPU I'm not married to anything. I'll check out the Vega 56. I'm prob not gonna game much but I'm open to doing some gaming.

Just make sure to get a VEGA 56 with a good 3rd party cooler from one of the AIB's - like PowerColor, Sapphire, Gigabyte, Asus. I'm a big fan of PowerColor Red Devil series myself and am waiting for a Red Devil NAVI 21/23.

This looks pretty awesome....

Though I would say the GPU is not price/perf. You can get a Vega 56 at that price.

and I would recommend a 5700xp Aftermarket cooler for 420$ or even a 2070$uper for $500+ 

also...PSU?

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $98.90 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.89 @ OutletPC Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $38.99 @ Newegg Storage Inland 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $32.99 @ Amazon Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card $119.99 @ Newegg Case Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case $33.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $49.89 @ OutletPC   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $504.63   Mail-in rebates -$45.00   Total $459.63   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-24 17:06 EDT-0400   This would be best. price/perf without compromising on quality. (though...I did choose single channel RAM for future upgrade, longtime value, and for being almost 25% cheaper than 2x4gb) 

obviously if you want another case. get another one...but at this price bracket...costs skyrocketed from the ChineseUS tariffs.
 
also..if you are anywhere close to a microcenter..you can save enough money on deals that you could maybe swing for a r5 2600 for same cost. with their CPU/Motherboard Combos
 
BIOS Flashback allows you to update the BIOS version of a mb with a USB thumbdrive. 

using a computer.

You go to https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450-A-PRO

and read the BIOS versions...get any downloads required to update to a bios that is compatible with Ryzen 3

Get a USB thumbdrive and place the bios and other files onto it.
 
boot with the usb drive in the correct ubs slot.
 
go to bios update area of the UserInterface and you should be able to see your files and choose them.
 
 

Just install Linux then if you consider "features" to be bloatware. While Win10 does have a few things in it that really shouldn't be there, like telemetry, it's helpful for MS to make the OS better (or at least that's what the claim...), not to mention most of it all can be disabled... and barely shows any difference in performances, proving that even if you left them alone, it wouldn't make a difference.

SSHDs are a good way to waste money. Avoid them.
 
ANd yes - SSD is better. Get one.

SSHD is like a HDD with a small bit of super fast storage. Think of it kind of like Intel Optane, it accelerates frequently accessed files but they are generally pretty crap. I would go with a 240GB SSD to start with and then toss in a HDD later on down the line.

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $327.89 @ B&H Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.89 @ OutletPC Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $89.99 @ Newegg Storage Inland Premium 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Amazon Storage Toshiba X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $109.89 @ OutletPC Video Card MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card $159.99 @ Newegg Case Silverstone RL06 ATX Mid Tower Case $91.98 @ Newegg Power Supply BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $75.99 @ SuperBiiz   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1095.61   Mail-in rebates -$35.00   Total $1060.61   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-24 16:17 EDT-0400    

so some gpus and such have two bios chips??  
 
 just in-case you f--k something up on a flash(mining rigs.) I am not extremely familiar, but def see why you would think that from the name....
 
again i am not familiar...just have heard about it on older  gpus during the mining craze...so.....

VRM info
 

https://premiumbuilds.com/motherboards/list-of-motherboards-with-usb-bios-flashback/
 
From what I know...All BIOS flash style features are the same as each other.
 
Though if you look at AsRocks Cpu Compatibility on their mb page. they suggest almost all of their boards are compatible with 3000 series no matter the BIOS
 
though I generally do not like AsRock.

Ordered an i9-9900X and got a Xeon W3520 inside of an i9-9900X box. It was still sealed whenever I received it and I damn near almost put it in the socket.


My work is building 4 identical workstations and this actually sets us back quite a bit.
Yes, I've tried reaching out to B&H.
Yes, we should have ordered Ryzen to begin with.
I would expect this shit when ordering from Wish or Ebay, but a respected retailer like B&H? Sad really.
 
Mainly posting this to spread awareness and see if this has happened to anybody else.

Seriously...keep calling...if you used a credit card. then tell them it is under contention and is possible fraud.....call B+H customer service...call their offices....make a bbb report. post comments online. Twitter the hell out of it.