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#126
#126
Freak said:
Looking sharp. Four exhaust fans?
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Negative pressure seems to work best for cooling in my experience, I just make sure to keep the insides cleaned out regularly since it will pull in air from any opening it can in that configuration, which means more dust in the machine.
 
#129
#129
CubsFanTN said:
Negative pressure seems to work best for cooling in my experience, I just make sure to keep the insides cleaned out regularly since it will pull in air from any opening it can in that configuration, which means more dust in the machine.
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Interesting.
 
#132
#132
BearCat204 said:
Love those colors, you using iCue software?
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Thanks, yeah, iCue is incredible, I've made some pretty cool stuff. That's actually a GIF on the AIO and it looks awesome :cool:. Congrats on the new card, I was excited for you when I saw that.
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#133
#133
CubsFanTN said:
Thanks, yeah, iCue is incredible, I've made some pretty cool stuff. That's actually a GIF on the AIO and it looks awesome :cool:. Congrats on the new card, I was excited for you when I saw that.
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Thanks, still need to install it, but excited. Decided I am going to just build a whole new PC with it and give my 3060ti build to my stepdaughter(13).
 
#137
#137
I have a Ryzen 3600 and looking to upgrade to a 5600 (which are about $149 at Microcenter) in the next few weeks. My graphics card is older (RX 590 8GB) that I bought on Ebay a year or so ago (for $180). Looking to upgrade that to a RX 6600 or 6700 again in the near future. I don't feel the need (or layout the cost) of being on the latest and greatest. I game at mostly 1400p/60FPS+ (Rust, Far Cry 4, Fallout 4) at Medium to High settings. Cyberpunk 2077, PubG, Escape from Tarkov is a bit less 40-60FPS at medium. I think a RX6600 or RX6700 would get me comfortably around 80-120FPS at 1440p in High settings.
 
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#138
#138
I really want to build a new machine... I've probably been on the verge of doing it for the past year or so. Maybe I'll pull the trigger this week, although I saw a pretty nice pre-built yesterday:

i7-12700F
16GB DDR4 3200
RTX 3070
1TB NVMe

$1399

Not a bad deal. Thoughts? I'd probably rather build, but I don't know if I could build that machine for that price. lol.
 
#139
#139
Freak said:
I really want to build a new machine... I've probably been on the verge of doing it for the past year or so. Maybe I'll pull the trigger this week, although I saw a pretty nice pre-built yesterday:

i7-12700F
16GB DDR4 3200
RTX 3070
1TB NVMe

$1399

Not a bad deal. Thoughts? I'd probably rather build, but I don't know if I could build that machine for that price. lol.
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Not a bad deal, really depends on the brands for motherboard, graphics card, ram and SSD. Cheap brands could make it less attractive to me. I admit, I'm an AMD fan. I worked there back in 2004-2005 (until they sold their memory business) and really like the company and people (although they were not at competitive with Intel since Athlon/2 until Ryzen came out). I'm also sticking with AMD Radeon since I triple boot my system (Window 10 for gaming, Linux and MacOS) and there aren't any (or good) Nvidia drivers for MacOS. Otherwise, I would definitely go with an RTX 3060 or 3070.
 
#140
#140
Freak said:
I really want to build a new machine... I've probably been on the verge of doing it for the past year or so. Maybe I'll pull the trigger this week, although I saw a pretty nice pre-built yesterday:

i7-12700F
16GB DDR4 3200
RTX 3070
1TB NVMe

$1399

Not a bad deal. Thoughts? I'd probably rather build, but I don't know if I could build that machine for that price. lol.
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I got those 4 pieces plotted out for $1002 pre-tax, all high quality brands - MSI, Corsair, Samsung. Those are easy upgrades if your current system is compatible. With a pre-built you may or may not get an "unbranded" GPU, memory, and/or RAM. 99% of the time you'll want to immediately swap out the PSU on a pre-built because they're typically cheaper and less reliable. I'm not anti-pre-built, but they tend to cut corners wherever they can. You can build in the same neighborhood, dollar-wise, and know exactly what you're getting.
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#141
#141
CubsFanTN said:
I got those 4 pieces plotted out for $1002 pre-tax, all high quality brands - MSI, Corsair, Samsung. Those are easy upgrades if your current system is compatible. With a pre-built you may or may not get an "unbranded" GPU, memory, and/or RAM. 99% of the time you'll want to immediately swap out the PSU on a pre-built because they're typically cheaper and less reliable. I'm not anti-pre-built, but they tend to cut corners wherever they can. You can build in the same neighborhood, dollar-wise, and know exactly what you're getting.
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Yeah, you're probably right. I'd just need cooling added to that. Plus, I have a windows license that's not tied to my motherboard, so that's $129 off.

I've also been considering Ryzen, but most of the reviews on the latest intel seem better. idk.
 
#142
#142
tomq_123 said:
Not a bad deal, really depends on the brands for motherboard, graphics card, ram and SSD. Cheap brands could make it less attractive to me. I admit, I'm an AMD fan. I worked there back in 2004-2005 (until they sold their memory business) and really like the company and people (although they were not at competitive with Intel since Athlon/2 until Ryzen came out). I'm also sticking with AMD Radeon since I triple boot my system (Window 10 for gaming, Linux and MacOS) and there aren't any (or good) Nvidia drivers for MacOS. Otherwise, I would definitely go with an RTX 3060 or 3070.
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Yeah, like I just posted, I'm still considering AMD for CPU.
 
#143
#143
CubsFanTN said:
I got those 4 pieces plotted out for $1002 pre-tax, all high quality brands - MSI, Corsair, Samsung. Those are easy upgrades if your current system is compatible. With a pre-built you may or may not get an "unbranded" GPU, memory, and/or RAM. 99% of the time you'll want to immediately swap out the PSU on a pre-built because they're typically cheaper and less reliable. I'm not anti-pre-built, but they tend to cut corners wherever they can. You can build in the same neighborhood, dollar-wise, and know exactly what you're getting.
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What's the wattage say on pcpartpicker? Seems like 650W might be a tad low.
 
#144
#144
Freak said:
Yeah, you're probably right. I'd just need cooling added to that. Plus, I have a windows license that's not tied to my motherboard, so that's $129 off.

I've also been considering Ryzen, but most of the reviews on the latest intel seem better. idk.
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Intel probably does have the edge in gaming and non-gaming performance right now. If I was heavy into CPU-intensive gaming that's how I would lean.
 
#147
#147
Freak said:
What's the wattage say on pcpartpicker? Seems like 650W might be a tad low.
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Estimated wattage is 500.. But, RTX 3070's can be power hogs. I would assume 750+ should be enough, but with little room to overclock. 850+ would be best.
 
#150
#150
tomq_123 said:
I have a Ryzen 3600 and looking to upgrade to a 5600 (which are about $149 at Microcenter) in the next few weeks. My graphics card is older (RX 590 8GB) that I bought on Ebay a year or so ago (for $180). Looking to upgrade that to a RX 6600 or 6700 again in the near future. I don't feel the need (or layout the cost) of being on the latest and greatest. I game at mostly 1400p/60FPS+ (Rust, Far Cry 4, Fallout 4) at Medium to High settings. Cyberpunk 2077, PubG, Escape from Tarkov is a bit less 40-60FPS at medium. I think a RX6600 or RX6700 would get me comfortably around 80-120FPS at 1440p in High settings.
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Speaking of Fallout 4, this is incredible.

 
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