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Deskmini doesn't look easily available in NZ unfortunately. I'm thinking maybe a NUC12 Pro with the i5 1240P. The Asus Mini PC PN52 with the Ryzen 5 5600H looks OK too, at a similar price. I haven't looked closely at these barebones PCs before. Not much room for expansion, but should do the job I want it for now. I'm having trouble justifying the price though. With storage, it's basically the same price as a PS5. Might have to look at something much more basic. I just want to be able to run Stremio & handle the 4K decode without any issues. Having a browser & being able to use a keyboard & mouse is important though, so a Chromecast doesn't quite cut it.

My old gaming rig with a 4790K & GTX970 SLI has been operating as a very inefficient media PC for the last few years but it's doing some funky stuff. Time for an upgrade. I want to build a small form factor PC to live in my TV cabinet. It will be mainly used for streaming HD & 4K content. It should also be able to run some light games like Jackbox. I can stream games to my TV using Moonlight, but it would be good to be able to use Steam in-home streaming if I want to game on the big screen, using my gaming PC in the next room. Any build recommendations? Looking for a CPU that can easily handle streaming decode but operate quietly. I think I can get away without a discrete GPU. Any experience with this? Thanks in advance.

I've seriously considered Xperia the last couple of times I've needed a new phone. It has a bunch of pro camera stuff that I wouldn't use, but they still have really good specs all round. The slimmer design might suit Linus too. I ended up with a OnePlus 9 & kinda regret it. Their software is not what it used to be.

Can you elaborate? I'm having the same issue on a totally new PC with a different PSU from a different manufacturer. What is wrong with my PC's power?

I think the power in my house isn't very clean. Occasionally I get a blue screen & a shut down, even just while my PC is idling on the desktop. It's hard to tell from Event Viewer what went wrong, but it says kernel-power on the critical error. I built a new PC 18 months ago & I seem to have the same issues. It doesn't happen for weeks or months at a time, but then it happened 3 times yesterday. My PSU on my old PC died last year & I had to replace it. So yeah, I want to avoid random shutdowns, but I also want to avoid killing my PSU on my new machine. I'm running a 5800X & a RTX 3080 with a moderate overclock. I have a 850W PSU. I have a little power meter between my plugs, so I can see that my total system draw (including monitors & everything) can get up to just over 700W while in a game with a high CPU load. That's around 3.12A at 230V, so ~720VA So here's my questions: Will a UPS fix my problem? If so, what UPS do I need? I'm mainly concerned about clean power, & just giving myself enough time to shut it down properly in case of a full power cut. Here are a couple of models that seem to fit the numbers I'm looking at: Eaton 5E Tower UPS 1500VA/900W Dynamix UPSD1200 Defender 1200VA/720W

I put together a new PC in December last year & my old gaming PC moved to the lounge & became mostly a media PC. Running a 4790K & two 970s in SLI, it still has the capability to game, but it mainly ended up as an easy way to stream TV shows & movies. A few days ago, I woke the PC from sleep & my 9 year old Antec 750W High Current Pro 'popped'. I heard a pretty loud bang & smelled smoke. It doesn't power on any more Now I'm wondering what I should do. Should I just buy a new PSU & get it up & running again? It's really not a very efficient media PC. Should I sell it off for parts & build a new, more efficient media PC? I won't get a lot for my old hardware. NZ doesn't have a great resale market. Should I buy a used PSU? Again, NZ doesn't have a huge market, there are about 3 options right now. I'm a bit hesitant, but considering it.

I'd like to see LTT do this, but bigger & more ridiculous.

Ladies & gentlemen, may I present to you... ICEBREAKER It was mostly built in December last year, but I plastidipped the card recently & finally got my hands on some custom braided cables, so I'm calling it complete. CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra (with white Plastidip) Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro WiFi RAM: Gigabyte Aorus RGB 3600MHz 4X8GB Storage: Gigabyte Aorus NVMe Gen4 SSD 1TB PSU: Corsair RM850X CPU Cooler: EKWB EK-AIO 360 D-RGB Case Fans: Deepcool MF120 GT Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Graphics Card Mount: Phanteks Vertical GPU Bracket The desk is custom built with hardtop acacia wood & Ikea Alex drawers on one side. My personal favourite touch is the fans - most fans have the ugly bracket facing you if you want them pulling air in, so these were one of the few options available to avoid that. I wasn't able to get my first choice on components for everything due to supply shortages & what's generally available in New Zealand, but I think it came together pretty nicely.

I'm building a PC & most of the parts are arriving tomorrow, but I'm still waiting on an AIO cooler, which might be a couple of weeks away. (Also waiting on a graphics card, but I have a spare to use for the moment.) I can pick up a Wraith Stealth for cheap (NZ$10), or a Wraith Spire for a little more (NZ$20). I know it's definitely below spec for a 5800X at full load, but my question is, will a Stealth get me through installing Windows and some basic setup?

Yeah, mostly for gaming. I'd like to have the option to do some video editing, but realistically, I don't have any reason yet. Mostly, I just want an awesome gaming experience & I won't feel the need to upgrade for a good few years.

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($475.00 @ PC Force) Memory: Gigabyte AORUS RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($159.00 @ Computer Lounge) Memory: Gigabyte AORUS RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($159.00 @ Computer Lounge) Storage: Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($379.00 @ DTC Systems) Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case ($235.00 @ Computer Lounge) Power Supply: Corsair RMx White 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Case Fan: Deepcool MF GT 60.6 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($99.00 @ PC Force) Case Fan: Deepcool MF GT 60.6 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($99.00 @ PC Force) Total: $1605.00 Black & white theme. O11 Dynamic with a vertically mounted 3080 Strix. The 3080 is already on order. The 5900X is a placeholder part. I'm waiting for benchmarks before I decide on a CPU. I think the motherboard should be fine to get a decent OC for gaming, but I'm tempted to upgrade to the Master. Not sure if it will be worth it. I chose the 6 Deepcool MF120 GT intake fans because they don't have ugly frames on the back like most fans do. The Lian Li Galahad seems to be out of stock everywhere, but I really like the aesthetics. Any thoughts?

I came back to my PC after a year living overseas. I think I blew some canned air over the components, particularly the fans & filters. But yeah, it was & still is fine another year later. I actually replaced the thermal paste on my AIO with some Thermal Grizzly last month, anticipating the paste was dried out, but it was actually fine. I have the feeling my 5-year-old AIO may have suffered from a little evaporation & it's running a bit warmer than it used to, but zero problems with the thermal paste. I wouldn't worry after only 4 months unless you live in a desert or something.

I've been running two 2TB 7200rpm drives in RAID 0 since 2012. I've brought them with me to new systems for mass storage, but when I upgraded to SSD for gaming years ago, it wasn't even that much faster for load times, since the RAID 0 is so quick. In theory, 0 RAID makes you more susceptible to data loss because the likelihood of drive failure increases, but I've been running this for over 8 years & it's been fine. If you're using it for business, you should definitely have a backup anyway. Maybe don't store anything you absolutely can't lose on RAID 0, but it should be fine for raw footage. Just make sure to backup your finished edits.

Also, check the model of those Gigabyte SSDs. They have a SKU with no heat sync & another with the 70g copper heat sync which is more expensive. If you're planning to use the built-in heat sync on your motherboard, there's no point in paying for a bunch of extra copper.

Waiting for benchmarks. I've got an RTX3080 on order, hopefully arriving on December 1st. I'm planning a full new build & I want something pretty high end, mostly for gaming. The 5900X will be tempting, but I'm not going to overspend if the performance difference is negligible. Realistically, I don't do any video editing any more, so gaming performance is my main goal.