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Hello Crew! I’m Phobia, I stream on twitch and I own a prebuilt pc. After having it for years I want to get into PC building and also stream myself building different gaming PC‘s. I wanted to ask you guys on advice. I bet a lot of you will tell me to dive in on a build to learn. But I want to know if Any if you know of a really really cheap build or if there is a kit that is specifically for people to build a dummy/cheap pc. something I can build to learn and gain confidence before I start building with some expensive parts. Please don’t hesitate to comment on the form. < content removed by staff >

Thanks💪🏽💪🏽

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Using your current prebuilt PC as a starter for upgrading can be a great place to begin. Use pcpartpicker.com to share a spec list and we can see what you've currently got, and recommend some new parts (if nothing proprietary is in your current PC)

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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35 minutes ago, LDGPhobia said:

dummy/cheap pc

All kinds of goodness at your local Goodwill, buy a bunch of those and practice on.

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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On 5/8/2020 at 1:55 PM, LDGPhobia said:

Hello Crew! I’m Phobia, I stream on twitch and I own a prebuilt pc. After having it for years I want to get into PC building and also stream myself building different gaming PC‘s. I wanted to ask you guys on advice. I bet a lot of you will tell me to dive in on a build to learn. But I want to know if Any if you know of a really really cheap build or if there is a kit that is specifically for people to build a dummy/cheap pc. something I can build to learn and gain confidence before I start building with some expensive parts. Please don’t hesitate to comment on the form.

Thanks💪🏽💪🏽

starting with prebuilts and upgrading / modifying it is a great way to learn! look for cheap prebuilts on the used market

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main pc : ryzen 5 2600, rtx 2060, 16gb 3200mhz ram, nzxt kraken x53, 550 watt psu, rog strix b450-f, 250 gb nvme, 500gb ssd, 2tb hdd, nzxt h500.

perhiperals: razer ornata, g502, coolermaster mp 750, bose headset (idk lol), 1 asus VG248QG, 2 Asus VG245HE

 

laptop: i7-3740qm, 8gb ram, 240gb ssd, 1920x1200 screen.

 

secondary pc: i5 2500, gtx 1050ti, 8gb ram, 120gb ssd, 1tb hdd, 180 watt psu...., lenovo prebuilt case   

peripherals: razer deathstalker, g502 og edition, g430 headset, razer goliathus, dell prebuilt screen and old af samsung monitor.

 

media pc: i5 2400, gt 710, 120gb ssd (only storage since im using my brothers plex server only) 16gb ram, hp low profile prebuilt case.

peripherals: logitech k400 +, 43'' samsung tv

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4 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

Using your current prebuilt PC as a starter for upgrading can be a great place to begin. Use pcpartpicker.com to share a spec list and we can see what you've currently got, and recommend some new parts (if nothing proprietary is in your current PC)

I don’t have my parts list. Is there a way to get all the parts names off of the pc?

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Just now, LDGPhobia said:

I don’t have my parts list. Is there a way to get all the parts names off of the pc?

CPU-Z will tell you almost everything you need to know, except the case and PSU. It's free software and I use it all the time.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Disassemble and reassemble your prebuilt a few times and you will have it down - cheapest way to get hands on.  I do this with my hardware regularly (basically try diff configs with my old hardware) to keep myself from buying shit I don't need but still scratching the builders itch.

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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2 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

CPU-Z will tell you almost everything you need to know, except the case and PSU. It's free software and I use it all the time.

Thanks a lot bro 

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