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any thoughts an advice on new case an mods for my old build an layout as ill soon be transferring my previous LITTLE YELLOW BEAST to my new case the nzxt h5 flow - paint job still in the works the case needs two more even coats long with the io & pci plates hard drive , bottom angled fan mount an rad mount brackets before gear would be transferred still waiting on vertical mount to arrive so i can paint that to all the previous setup's gear is to be moved aside from a ram upgrade im going from 32gb to 64gb my current game plan for gear layout in the new case is to vertical mount gpu as before but with Coolermaster Universal Vertical GPU Holder Kit Ver.2 an to mount the aio in the front top fan position in the pull config with both 120mm fans as front exhaust on the outer of the rad bracket mount also with the bottom angled fan as exhaust to an a 120mm Fan Size Cooler Exhaust Shroud on the other side of the aio as a intake scoop aimed torwards the top front fan to be set as intake along with the other an rear also as intake ther are two main reasons i down with some of my builds 1.positive pressure with some case an my room air flow an temps an gear just works better 2.cleaning my home has a shitty stucco ceiling the just flaks fine paint dust that cake my filter on pc's an other gear a as the home is a rental i cant do a thing about it so ease of cleaning is a must especially not having to open up the case every week to clean but rather just taking my shopvac over the outside to off an out the filters is better an iv got some good filter mesh to put between the top an rear fans that iv used before the collects the paint fleck an does hinder air flow so thats the jest your thought advice , or gentle criticism 06/22/23 update 2nd & 3rd paint coat update these 6 pixs are of the 2nd & 3rd coatsthis side of the front panel looks better on the other side more pixs later plus the io pci plates an drive an fan tray mounts an fittings will be coated later to day then a final pic with all together before the pc gut are transferred

Budget (including currency): NPR 4,83,000/- ~4025USD Excuse my Third World Country Tax Country: NEPAL Mostly for 2D and 3D graphics Work and Gaming When Free CPU :- R9 5900x NPR 1,05,000 ~ USD 875 GPU :- MSI Gaming X Trio 3080 NPR 1,30,000 ~ 1083 USD MOBO :- MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus NPR 27,000 ~225 USD PSU :- Corsair RM850 80+Gold NPR 28,000 ~ 235 USD Cooler:- Cooler Master ML360l V2 NPR 20,000 ~ 167 USD Case :- MSI Gungnir 100D NPR 18 000 ~ 150 USD RAM:- Corsair Vengeance 32(2x16) GB CL 18 NPR 45,000 ~ 375 USD SSD:- Samsung 970 evo Plus NVME 500GB for Boot NPR 15,000 ~ 125 USD Samsung 870Evo 1tb for Storage NPR 20,000 ~ 167 USD (I already have 8TB external Storage Bay so this should be enough for my internal need) Monitor: Benq PD2700U (Primary) NPR 75,000 ~625 USD and MI Monitor 1C Secondary NPR 20,000 ~167 USD Except for Primary Monitor I have received all items and now assembling it This week(Desk is being ready) and I have no idea which wire goes where. and I am afraid of breaking any parts. Could someone guide me where those wires from CASE(Front Panel) and Exhaust goes? How to properly manage Cables in above MOBO and PSU. I can't afford custom cables (extremally expensive here) and have to settle with included cables from RM850) Thanks Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

After Linus' review of the Aorus gaming "monitor" for his personal PC, I ended up getting it as a monitor for my pc and I'm kind of disappointed the viewing angles suck when I draw I can see a colour change as I move my art around the screen. I'm also siting back 3 feet from the display, as Linus suggested to do. But some days I feel like he was paid to sell the product and that he doesn't actually use himself. I don't know, I know Linus has good taste in tech so I thought it would have been perfect so I spent the extra money for it. I will try to see if he's using it on the Wanshow this week I guess. I wonder if Linus could give a fast opinion on it after using it for a few weeks. Also I don't hate the monitor just disappointed by the viewing angles. so TL;DR: Do you think Linus is using the monitor that he said he was switching too? or, do you think he just changed it back after the video was done like he did with the last monitor?

I was looking for a 1440p 144Hz monitor and found out about this monitor after looking at a local online retailer and it really seems intriguing to me. What do you guys think about this particular monitor? Here's a few links for reference: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/UM.CX0AA.P05 https://store.acer.com/en-my/nitro-xv340ck-p I couldn't find reviews for them and the few I found were saying it's a good monitor for the price but with a few drawbacks like brightness at 250nits, flat screen and the maybe some nitpicks that doesn't really concern me. I'm not too sure whats the difference between the model names as some stores I find the model names with/without the P at the end. Though looking at the spec sheets, it seems to be the same thing. I currently only have a single 24" 1080p monitor (Viewsonic XG2402) and honestly feel like at this point anything is an upgrade from it. It seems that in the US it's selling for $600? However, in my country I can find it for $400 which is the cheapest ultrawide monitor I could find with the specs it offers. Other monitors of note: Acer CB342CK - $350 - This model is basically the same monitor as the XV340CK except its only 75Hz. However, I'd probably spend the extra $50 to get XV340CK for its 144Hz. Acer X34p - $700 - I'd take that the X34p is much better than the XV340CK but the price tag is steering me away from it. MSI MAG341CQ - $610 - Similar specs to the XV340CK, difference is this is VA panel, 100 Hz only with 8ms response time, but at least its curved. But honestly at this price range, I'd probably get the X34p over this. Edit1: Also, I will mainly use this monitor for gaming; Apex Legends or other FPs games, Monster Hunter World and other various RPG games like Division 2. I also do coding on the side and watch Youtube/videos/movies etc. Any input from you guys would be appreciated.

So ive been reading up on the rumours and leaks surrounding the upcoming AMD Vega cards and their placement in the market seems interesting to say the least. The top Vega card looks like it will be much better than the Titan XP or the 1080Ti which will most likely make it too expensive for the average user. The 2nd best Vega card tho, looks to be a sweet spot between the 1080 and the 1080Ti. Since 2kliksphilip has shown us how a 1080 cant truly run games at the highest possible settings in 1080p and the 1080Ti is too much but still too little for a true stable 4K experience, this Vega card seems to be the best of the bunch. It really depends on how will AMD price these cards and if they actually deliver on all these promises and trailers with big numbers. The 1080Ti seemed atleast as a good future proof piece of hardware, after a while i realized that once HBM2 and High Bandwith Cache become the industry standard in the near future, it´ll seem nearly obsolete. In conclusion, AMD might just have the next big thing on the horizon but it is not worth waiting 3months for the upgrade as the recent price drop of the 1080s place it just 100€ above the 1070 and 250-350€ under the 1080Ti´s price. I just wanted to put my thoughts into words, but tell me your opinions guys, ill be closely monitoring this thread.

With ryzen growing closer and closer, leaks become greater and greater. Lastest leaks like this one https://www.techpowerup.com/230227/amd-zen-cpu-complexes-indivisible-dont-expect-6-core-ryzen-report suggest that ryzen will more then likely come in 8c/16t, 8c/8t and 4c/8t models. This i find just very bizzare as it makes the 4/8 and 8c models basically the same, though 8 cores are faster than a quad core with 4 smt threads. But still doesn't make too much sense with there possibly being a large price delta between the chips. Reading into ryzen more, it seems like the chips are made of two 4c modules, at least for the high end chip, obviously the 4 core model only being 1 module. This is where my theory comes in. It is is possible we could see a 8c/12t processor. Now this does sound really odd, but it is possible. Since ryzen features two 4 core modules, one module could be fully featured with SMT to form a 8c/12t model which would compete with the 6800k which would make a lot more sense then a flat 8 core model. Now i fully understand that ALL OF THIS should be taken with a grain of salt and may or may not be true but it was just a thought that i had, one for all of us to ponder over in the commets, none of this is conformed so dont take this like i am telling the truth. But leave a comment below telling me what you think

So I'm looking into getting the MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC card for my build. Here is the PCPP link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9NZ2FT/msi-radeon-rx-480-4gb-video-card-rx-480-armor-4g-oc any thoughts or experiences with this card?

Imagine the world is going to its end, and everyone just starts committing crimes, terrorists attacking different countries, armies gives up on defending, some one launching nukes and missiles. then... people found out that it was just a giant astroid traveling super close to the Earth, and what has been done can't be taken back.

Hi. I've been looking around for a custom rig to build and I have become very interested in this one. The issue is, price is too high. $1,500 to $2,000 will work for me. Also, things you would change? I'd like to know.

So I found the Prostar Clevo N850HP6 on Newegg and it seemed like an amazing deal, coming in at $1199 with a GTX 1060 6GB and a 120GB M.2 SSD boot drive with 1TB HDD. The only problem is that I can't find any reviews online whatsoever. Has anyone heard anything good about it, or has anyone here decided to be the brave soul and purchase it? Thanks

Hey everyone, trying to get over to the 1440p rez game master race and need help deciding between these 3 awesome monitors. All input is welcome that could be helpful. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAB895AP4807 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009997 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABHJ4D85604

I was looking into braided sleeves and found you can use materials like diamond braid poly rope. But I was wondering what steps would have to be take to make the rope myself so I can add a design into it with different colors. Since I wanted to make a special gift for friend since their birthday past.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xXpLBP Component Selection Price CPU Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $338.34 Buy Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4266 Memory $272.85 Buy G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4266 Memory $272.85 Buy Storage Samsung 850 EVO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $660.24 Buy Samsung 960 Pro 2.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $1297.00 Buy Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $224.98 Buy Power Supply be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $214.99 Buy Optical Drive Asus BC-12D2HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $112.00 Buy Other BenQ XL2540 XL Series 25" Screen LED-lit Monitor $499.00 Buy ASUS ROG Maximus IX Extreme LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 Z270 EATX Motherboard with onboard AC Wifi $630.00 Buy Total: $4522.25 GPU : GALAX 1080 TI HOF x2 LIQUID COOLING: http://www.xtremerigs.net/2016/01/27/extreme-rigs-best-of-water-cooling-kit/ CASE IDEAS: Inwin Tou 2.0 | DARK BASE PRO 900 | etc Was thinking I'd need some help on a few things as to case design, water cooling color choice, etc Need Maybe Some lighting kits etc and any ideas you have, this is all going into a custom room in my basement where I will do some live streams, gaming, etc Also if you have any ideas on some filler items for the space dont be afraid to drop it down below Gimme some ideas on what you think I want to make it look smooth Was also maybe going to do some hydro dipping on the case to get the paneling unique Customizing my corsair strafe, my razer mambe te (or replacing it and then doing the paint on it) Desk IDEAS: https://shop.prospecdesigns.eu/product/r2s-polar-tiger/ https://shop.prospecdesigns.eu/product/r2s-austronaut/ https://shop.prospecdesigns.eu/product/r2s-stealth-wolf/ The monitor is also x2 but was also looking into 4k options for the wall behind me Also getting an hd webcam for the heck of it from logitech A Blue yeti pro Blue Satellite headphones Mouse Bungee Stand Some custom lighting Mini Fridge (if you dont agree state some option on all of this your thoughts are much appreciated )

Connectivity Audio Display Rear Camera Front Camera Multimedia In The Box Basic Parameters Dimensions 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm Weight 158 g Material Anodized aluminum Color Gunmetal / Soft Gold Operating System OxygenOS based on Android™ Nougat CPU Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 821 Quad Core, Kryo™: 2x 2.35 GHz, 2x 1.6 GHz GPU Adreno™ 530 RAM 6GB LPDDR4 Storage 64GB / 128GB UFS 2.0* Please note that the Soft Gold version is only available in 64GB. Sensors Fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, Accelerometor, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor and Electronic Compass Ports USB 2.0, Type-C Dual nano-SIM slot 3.5 mm audio jack Battery 3,400 mAh (typical value, non-removable) Dash Charge (5V, 4A) Buttons Hardware keys and on-screen navigation support SAR Values Standard: FCC Near the ear: 0.995W/kg(1g) Worn on the body: 0.645W/kg(1g) Other Alert Slider Custom icon packs Gesture Control (Display On + Display Off) OnePlus Shelf Vibration motor RGB LED notification light Connectivity Network GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 4G LTE (Cat. 6) North America model WCDMA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8 FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/8/12/17/30 CDMA EVDO: BC0 Europe / Asia model WCDMA: Bands 1/2/5/8 FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20 TDD-LTE: Bands 38/40 China model WCDMA: Bands 1/2/5/8 FDD-LTE : Bands 1/3/5/7/8 TDD-LTE: Bands 38/39/40/41 TD-SCDMA : Bands 34/39 CDMA EVDO: BC0 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth Bluetooth® 4.2 NFC NFC Enabled Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou Audio Speakers Bottom-facing speaker Microphones Dual-microphone with noise cancellation Features OnePlus Music Technology Dirac HD Sound® Display Size 5.5 inch Resolution 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 401 ppi Bezel 0.755 mm Cover Glass Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 Type Optic AMOLED Aspect Ratio 16 : 9 Features Night Mode Display Light / Dark Theme Accent Colors Rear Camera Sensor Sony IMX 298 Sensor 16 MP 1.12 µm OIS Yes EIS Yes Autofocus PDAF Aperture f/2.0 Video 4K resolution video at 30fps Slow Motion 720p video at 120fps RAW Image support Yes Lens Cover Sapphire crystal lens cover Features Auto-HDR, Dynamic Denoise, Manual Control, HQ Front Camera Sensor Samsung 3P8SP Sensor 16 MP 1.0 µm EIS Yes Autofocus Fixed Focus Aperture f/2.0 Video 1080p video at 30fps Auto selfie Smile Capture Multimedia Audio Supported Formats Playback: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA (v9 and v10), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, WAV, OGG Recording: WAV AAC AMR EVRC QCELP Video Supported Formats Playback: HEVC (H.265), H.264, MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, MPEG-2, MP4, MOV, 3GP, AVI, MKV, ASF Recording: AVC Image Supported Formats Playback: JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF Output: JPEG In The Box 1x OnePlus 3T 1x Screen Protector (pre-applied) 1x Dash Type-C Cable 1x Dash Power Adapter 1x SIM Tray Ejector 1x Quick Start Guide 1x Safety Information Was wondering about people's thoughts on is the phone worth for its specifications, performance, and over all its sleek design vs that of other androids. I personally like it, but I'd like to make sure before I make the buy, root kit it, download multiple things, and essentially make it a ethical hackers delight phone. Also going to test if you can game on it

I'm building my very first gaming PC based on AMD technology. This is what I have: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GZXKbj As you may noticed this is a budget build and I wanna keep cost low. The purpose of this PC is playing at: 1080p, 60fps, Ultra-High settings, Anti-Aliasing on. I'm not gonna play such demanding games like The Witcher 3 or Crysis 3 (rarely play MMORPG) I'm more into first person shooters like: Battlefield 1, COD Black Ops 3, with some exceptions like GTA V, Dark Souls 3 and War Thuder.

so this is what I got so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JdGrhq I wanna see if it has any problems like: compatibility, bottle neck and some other stuff like that. Also I wanna ask what is it capable of and if it would last for 5 or 6 years.

Hey guys I'm building my very first gaming PC. This is what I have: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hmt2f8 The purpose of this build is for playing at 1080p, 60fps, ultra-high settings. I wanna it to last long for around 5 to 6 years, and this also means that I don't want to upgrade it during that time. I'm not gonna play demanding games like The Witcher 3 or Crysis 3. I do prefer first person shooter rather than MMORPG. Some games that I will use it for are: GTA V, Dark Souls, Far Cry 3, Battlefield 1, Battlefield 4, COD Black Ops 3, COD 4 Remastered, War Thunder. Please let me know what do you guys think and what would you change of it. P.S: I would like to have a variant of this PC with the NEW Ryzen 5-1500X and a RX 480 8GB, however I don't know which Mobo supports AMD and which is the best RX 480 8GB (If it is possible I'd like an ATX Mobo)

Hello LTT community its been forever since I made a post on here, and today I bring you 2 possible AMD RYZEN 5 builds that have been hovering on my PCPartPicker parts list for months. Tired of Intel Pricing and the X99 Architecture though aging, it's still overly expensive. Almost got Kabylake, but I'm glad I waited for RYZEN which is slowly getting better and better especially since BIOSs have been updating and such. Need your thoughts on both as well as suggestions and If I should change parts on either. And lastly, help me decide which build to go with. Mainly using for gaming, some vid editing and a wee bit of content creation. See PCPP Links below and help me out!! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N4GjQV - White/Blue Theme RYZEN 5 1600 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/29Yhr7 - Black/Turquoise/White accents Theme RYZEN 5 1600X (I really like this unique theme since White and Blue has been done frequently and this is different) Thanks in advance and enjoy!!!

I am building my first computer later in the year and i am most likely going to purchase the ASUS 1080ti strix mainly for it being cooler temperature wise than the 1080ti founders edition and also because the design of the card will go better with the rest of the parts i am planning on getting and the custom rgb helps too. i just want to know peoples thoughts on this card especially people who have used it or have one currently. thanks!

So reading this before wondering what people's thought are on it ? http://www.techradar.com/news/amd-ryzen-9-leak-hints-at-cpus-that-could-outperform-intels-core-i9

Hey everyone, what do you all recommend for efficient cooling radiator-wise for a decent CPU overclock and slightly OCed GTX 1080s? Was thinking since they are preicey right now was planning to get one now and the minute the Price drops significant enough, buy another and SLI. I am looking to seriously get into 1440p gaming. CPU I was looking at was an i7 6850K and an OC from 3.6GHz to at least 4.3-4.5 roughly nothing crazy just a decent OC and was trying to get the 1080s as close to 2100MHz as possible without over exerting the GPU. Will be gaming heavily but casually and want enough GPU OC to get a score I can be proud of in BenchMarks. 240mm, 360mm,480mm...which rad for cpu? and for 2nd Rad for GPUs 240mm or a 360mm for dual 1080s ? These are the two I was looking at, rly am an EVGA fan through an through, but when I saw this 1 i fell in love but at same time felt like I would be cheating on EVGA lol. (GUILTY CONSCIENCE MUCH???)Let me know which ones would you all get as well. http://galaxstore.net/GALAX-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1080-HOF-8GB_p_39.html http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487245&cm_re=evga_gtx_1080_ftw-_-14-487-245-_-Product Let me know, and also if I should get separate loops which I know is a hassle or use a single loop with 2 rads. Thanks in advance!!

Hey everyone, finally got some promising leaks on the new Kabylake CPU Specs & Pricing. With that being said here is my predicted gaming rig build when Kaby comes out. Let me hear your thoughts etc on you on this setup. =) Enjoy!!! http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6c6YXH Leak Sources: http://wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-core-i7-7700k-cpu-leaked/ http://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-7700k-core-i5-7600k-overclock/

Is there really a big difference between 8700 and 8700k. Now that K is hard to find in the market is it worth going for 8700? Building my first PC so, how big a difference having over clocking ability? Is 7700K better than 8700? Thanks! Usage: Coding, gaming, streaming, etc.

This is my new build that I plan on buying. Please let me know if you have an critiques! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RwsCRG

Hey folks, I'm going to build a complete new PC. My aim with this build is to play games like LOL with 100+fps in 1440p and AAA titles with 60+fps. The PC should be quiet but still powerful. Do you see any compatibility issues, or would you swap some parts? The parts I would like to use: GPU: GTX 1080 Palit Super Jetstream CPU: RYZEN 1600X Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Two fans included) Fan: Fractal Design Dynamic GP-14 RAM: 16GB G.Skill RipJaws V black DDR4-3200 PSU: 600 Watt be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM SSD: 250GB Samsung 960 Evo (M.2) Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 MB: MSI B350 Gaming Plus AM4 Mount: Noctua NM-AM4 Also throwing in a 3tb HDD... My budget is around 1500€ (I'm from germany) If you have further questions please ask me! Greetings, Lemmy PC.ods