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    Frenchy19951 got a reaction from gloop in Finished my Alienware Area51 R7 ThreadRipper Upgrades!   
    Hello community! I am brand-new to the PC scene and have just finished my first complete upgrade of my rig.
    When I started, I had about only high school level knowledge in computers, if that. Since my injury, which left me paralyzed from the neck down, I've had no use of my arms,hands,legs,etc. Total paralysis apart from my head. It's been 7yrs since and I have had to adjust and find new ways to be able to be autonomous. With the help of switches and sip&puff equipment, I've been able to get my "hands" back if only on a screen. Nobody can understand the importance of this until they've lost they're own. Trust me, I know. Thanks to https://www.quadstick.com/ I am able to operate modern game consoles such as Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo and most importantly a keyboard/mouse for a computer. The possibilities are endless! On console I can play +AAA titles and on PC.
     
    To setup the Quadstick   it requires Windows and a PC. When I first got the Quadstick 3yrs ago, I just bought a cheap $200 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B078SWRR4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to be able to setup the controls for console. Now, I've always been a console guy because as a kid we simply couldn't afford one. I never knew how much more you really got from a PC than console. Slowly with time I began to realize just how much value having a PC could add to my life, nevermind how many more games there are!
     
    So earlier this year in January, I bought a Alienware 15 R4 laptop for gaming. Not knowing anything about computers, I got one with a i5-8300H, GTX 1060, 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 @ 2666MHz, 256GB PCIe M.2, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, 180W Power Adapter and a 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz TN Display with 5ms response time. Knowing what I know now, I never would of bought it. I mean, an i5 & a 1060 for + $2000? In 2019? I think it's a ripoff. Don't get me wrong, it's a FANTASTIC gaming laptop, it's just that I wanted something that wouldn't be absolute in 2yrs. I would have gladly paid for it if I had known! I personally would have got the Alienware Area51m laptop with full upgradability. Had I known...
     
    I ended up buying a Graphics Amplifier & Vega 64. It worked fine but I could tell that the CPU was straining. Once I realized all I could do with the Quadstick on PC, I started to dabble in music with DAW's and 3D design/annimation. I couldn't believe I could do this! My issue, of course, was my CPU&GPU. This is also when I found out laptops were not as easily or at all upgradeable. This killed me! Man I was stunned.
    This was June. A good friend of mine saw my problem and was awesome enough to take the time and explain to me the basics of CPU/GPU/RAM/S.2/GHZ&MHZ and so on. Now he's no expert but definitely knew x100's more than me and with his info I was able to finally make an informed and respectable first buy of my gaming rig/workstation.
     
    Originally was a Alienware Area 51 R7 ThreadRipper with: ThreadRipper 2920X, RTX 2060 6GB VRAM (OC Ready), 16GB DDR4 XMP at 2933MHz Dual Channel HyperX, 128GB Class20 SATA M.2 SSD + 2TB 7200RPM HDD, Alienware 1500 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with modular cabling [80 Plus Gold]
    What a machine! Now we were talking! Ultra smooth gaming, fast rendering speeds and just felt great to use. I made sure to buy a upgradeable PC, damn sure. With this I was now able to run better software. Once I started using better software, my CPU usage went up, as well as my RAM and GPU. It was difficult to run +AAA games while running programs in the background. Now I didn't need to upgrade really, could of just not play games and run software at same time. But I had bought the Area51 just for this problem. I could upgrade. So I did.
    Put in the last piece couple weeks ago, I now have a: 2990wx, 2080TI XC Ultra 11gb, HyperX Predator 3200mhz 4x16gb DDR4 CL-16 DIMM XMP, 128GB Class20 SATA M.2 SSD + 5TB HDD + 2TB SSD.
    My rig is finished! Unless I can fit a third-party motherboard, there's nothing else I can add. I am so happy with the performance, I wanted to share with you how you could also create an incredible machine. Also thought it would make a good read, so here's to you dear readers! I hope you enjoyed it and if you have any questions about the PC, feel free to message me. Here's also a picture of the Quadstick. Sorry about my spelling, I'm french ?
    Enjoy!
     
    Quadstick Sip&Puff
    My RAM
     
    HyperX Predator 4x16gb DDR4 CL-16
    My GPU EVGA 2080TI 11gb XC Ultra
     
     
    My CPU
     
    ThreadRipper 2990wx
    Everything is on amazon. Hope this helps, thanks for reading!
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    Frenchy19951 got a reaction from Ben17 in Finished my Alienware Area51 R7 ThreadRipper Upgrades!   
    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year's friend!
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    Frenchy19951 got a reaction from Ben17 in Finished my Alienware Area51 R7 ThreadRipper Upgrades!   
    @Ben17 Thanks!
     
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    Frenchy19951 reacted to Ben17 in Finished my Alienware Area51 R7 ThreadRipper Upgrades!   
    nice build
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    Frenchy19951 got a reaction from Ben17 in Finished my Alienware Area51 R7 ThreadRipper Upgrades!   
    Hello community! I am brand-new to the PC scene and have just finished my first complete upgrade of my rig.
    When I started, I had about only high school level knowledge in computers, if that. Since my injury, which left me paralyzed from the neck down, I've had no use of my arms,hands,legs,etc. Total paralysis apart from my head. It's been 7yrs since and I have had to adjust and find new ways to be able to be autonomous. With the help of switches and sip&puff equipment, I've been able to get my "hands" back if only on a screen. Nobody can understand the importance of this until they've lost they're own. Trust me, I know. Thanks to https://www.quadstick.com/ I am able to operate modern game consoles such as Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo and most importantly a keyboard/mouse for a computer. The possibilities are endless! On console I can play +AAA titles and on PC.
     
    To setup the Quadstick   it requires Windows and a PC. When I first got the Quadstick 3yrs ago, I just bought a cheap $200 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B078SWRR4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to be able to setup the controls for console. Now, I've always been a console guy because as a kid we simply couldn't afford one. I never knew how much more you really got from a PC than console. Slowly with time I began to realize just how much value having a PC could add to my life, nevermind how many more games there are!
     
    So earlier this year in January, I bought a Alienware 15 R4 laptop for gaming. Not knowing anything about computers, I got one with a i5-8300H, GTX 1060, 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 @ 2666MHz, 256GB PCIe M.2, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, 180W Power Adapter and a 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz TN Display with 5ms response time. Knowing what I know now, I never would of bought it. I mean, an i5 & a 1060 for + $2000? In 2019? I think it's a ripoff. Don't get me wrong, it's a FANTASTIC gaming laptop, it's just that I wanted something that wouldn't be absolute in 2yrs. I would have gladly paid for it if I had known! I personally would have got the Alienware Area51m laptop with full upgradability. Had I known...
     
    I ended up buying a Graphics Amplifier & Vega 64. It worked fine but I could tell that the CPU was straining. Once I realized all I could do with the Quadstick on PC, I started to dabble in music with DAW's and 3D design/annimation. I couldn't believe I could do this! My issue, of course, was my CPU&GPU. This is also when I found out laptops were not as easily or at all upgradeable. This killed me! Man I was stunned.
    This was June. A good friend of mine saw my problem and was awesome enough to take the time and explain to me the basics of CPU/GPU/RAM/S.2/GHZ&MHZ and so on. Now he's no expert but definitely knew x100's more than me and with his info I was able to finally make an informed and respectable first buy of my gaming rig/workstation.
     
    Originally was a Alienware Area 51 R7 ThreadRipper with: ThreadRipper 2920X, RTX 2060 6GB VRAM (OC Ready), 16GB DDR4 XMP at 2933MHz Dual Channel HyperX, 128GB Class20 SATA M.2 SSD + 2TB 7200RPM HDD, Alienware 1500 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with modular cabling [80 Plus Gold]
    What a machine! Now we were talking! Ultra smooth gaming, fast rendering speeds and just felt great to use. I made sure to buy a upgradeable PC, damn sure. With this I was now able to run better software. Once I started using better software, my CPU usage went up, as well as my RAM and GPU. It was difficult to run +AAA games while running programs in the background. Now I didn't need to upgrade really, could of just not play games and run software at same time. But I had bought the Area51 just for this problem. I could upgrade. So I did.
    Put in the last piece couple weeks ago, I now have a: 2990wx, 2080TI XC Ultra 11gb, HyperX Predator 3200mhz 4x16gb DDR4 CL-16 DIMM XMP, 128GB Class20 SATA M.2 SSD + 5TB HDD + 2TB SSD.
    My rig is finished! Unless I can fit a third-party motherboard, there's nothing else I can add. I am so happy with the performance, I wanted to share with you how you could also create an incredible machine. Also thought it would make a good read, so here's to you dear readers! I hope you enjoyed it and if you have any questions about the PC, feel free to message me. Here's also a picture of the Quadstick. Sorry about my spelling, I'm french ?
    Enjoy!
     
    Quadstick Sip&Puff
    My RAM
     
    HyperX Predator 4x16gb DDR4 CL-16
    My GPU EVGA 2080TI 11gb XC Ultra
     
     
    My CPU
     
    ThreadRipper 2990wx
    Everything is on amazon. Hope this helps, thanks for reading!
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