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[BizCat]

Building my first ever PC!!!!!!

I pretty much have everything, just waiting on one SSD to be delivered.

Case: Antec Dark League DP502 Flux

PSU: Corsair RM750e

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon Wifi DDR5 LGA 1700

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB)

GPU: MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3060

Storage:
Seagate Firecuda 8TB HDD (to be main drive)
Samsung 870e EVO 2TB SSD (for Windows)
I'm supposed to be getting a 120GB SSD as a gift for the 2TB SSD shipping delay; not sure if I will use this or not.

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-F40 ARGB

[dyne]

Haha I know the feeling. I'm not even torn on the amount of ram, it's the memory bus that's been the thing giving me pause on pulling the trigger on the 4070 Super.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by dyne

Haha I know the feeling. I'm not even torn on the amount of ram, it's the memory bus that's been the thing giving me pause on pulling the trigger on the 4070 Super.

Agreed, but it was DLSS 3 that got me to do a double take. If there's any truth behind Nvidia's planned incremental tech updates conspiracy to keep suckers like me upgrading... well, there it is. <sigh>

[red_5ive]

So this is my current setup (from 2021) before I add the 4070 Super.

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X
MB: MSI Bazooka B450M
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32 GB (2x16)
PSU: Thermaltake SP-650P Smart Series 650W
Case: Don't remember. It's black and has a window.
HD #1 (OS/data): Samsung Evo 860 1TB SSD
HD #2 (Games): Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
HD# 3 (data only): 6 TB Disc Drive
KB #1: Logitech G710+
Mouse #1.1: Logitech G600 MMO mouse
Mouse #1.2: Logitech G902 Lightspeed
KB #2: Logitech G915 Lightspeed
Mouse #2: Logitech G604 Lightspeed
VR: Oculus Rift S

I have multiple machines between my rig and work, which is why I have multiple input devices. One set is on a 4-port HDMI 4k UHD 120 Hz KVM, the other is dedicated to my rig.

For audio, I have everything connected to a 5.4.2 Atmos configuration. Gear is in my sig under "Office HT/Mancave".

Hopefully no bottlenecking once I get the 4070 S running, but as it stands the 3070 itself is the bottle neck.




I also have a ASUS TUF F15 RTX 3070 gaming laptop. This has been my favored couch/mobile gaming device until recently.




My main monitor is a Samsung QLED 32:9 CHG9 49" super ultrawide. I originally got it for gaming, but it has become my productivity/work monitor for the real estate.

I also have a LG C1 48" OLED TV mounted above the Samsung, which I primarily game on now over the Samsung. Who says Windows HDR has to look like schidt?

My secondary monitor that I use with the laptop for living room/couch gaming or when I want to work in the main room and not in the mancave is a Alienware 34" QD/OLED Curved Ultrawide (AW3423DWF).

But now, the following are fast replacing the gaming laptop. So much easier with this setup not having to haul out my gear and just plop on the couch and hang with the wife on the evenings while she watches her shows. The augmented reality OLED glasses are an eye saver, which project the equivalent of a 200" screen. If you're like me and have been reluctant to pick up a handheld due to vision problems (I'm far sighted and small screens blur my vision), these are a great - if not perfect - solution. They should work with any device that can output video over USB-C (or with a hdmi dock + adapter), so they also work with the Steam Deck (and even your mobile).

ASUS ROG Ally Extreme



XReal Air AR Glasses

[Grim Reaper]

This is what I'm having but by digital storm.

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lynx

Processor: Intel Core i7-14700KF (5.6 GHz Turbo) (28-Thread) (20-Core) 3.4 GHz (14th Gen)

Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z790-P D5 (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z790 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI) (DDR5)

System Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz Kingston FURY Beast RGB

Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Performance Series (80 Plus Gold)

Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series) (NVM Express)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB (VR Ready)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)

Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)

Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)

Chassis Fans: Digital Storm Performance Series (RGB Fans)

CPU Boost: Turbo Boost Technology

OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)

Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows Installation (Format and Clean Install)

Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows)

[dyne]

I'm also running a 5600X but on an Asus X570 pro board.

[red_5ive]

Wasn't expecting it till Tuesday!

[guizhang]

all set up. 4060/i5 13400f with a new 27" 240mhz monitor.
perfect for 1080p. plays everything i've thrown at it so far at very high FPS.



and then i also have the limited version of the steam deck OLED for bed gaming either natively or streaming from pc for more demanding games

[tcripe]

All my parts have come in for my new rig! Just gotta build it now!

Going from a 5600x/3070 32gb 3200mhz to a 7800x3D/4070ti Super 32gb 6000mhz.

I'm so excited

[evoll]

Brought my old 900d out of retirement until i get all the parts for my new dynamic xl rog build. Here is some pics of me starting the 900d build and tweaking things to what it is right now. It has 3 480 rads, amd 5800x3d cpu, amd 6950 gpu and did midplate/hdd bay cover. This will be my back up gaming pc once the dynamic xl is done.
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[Bigdog]

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Quick pic of the finished build, still need to order a better cable extension for the gpu as i forgot they have a newer plug style now. I know this card is not the most powerful but damn do i like it's size, it is smaller than the 1070 it replaced....

[dyne]

Are all of your case fans pulling air out?

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by dyne

Are all of your case fans pulling air out?

3 front fans pull air in, the back and top push air out. I wanted the bottom fans to also push air in but the connector on these fans will not allow me to flip the fans around unfortunately, a flaw in this case design using these newer corsair fans.

[dyne]

I gotcha. I just looked at the logos on the hubs and thought “what the hell are they doing.” Now I see the crossbars on some and not on the others.

Red5ive, how’s the fan noise that two fan 4070S?

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by dyne

I gotcha. I just looked at the logos on the hubs and thought “what the hell are they doing.” Now I see the crossbars on some and not on the others.

Red5ive, how’s the fan noise that two fan 4070S?

Less than my 3-fan 3070.

Honestly though, the only time I notice it while under load is if I pause and alt+tab out of a game, but it definitely isn't louder, or even loud to me.

[SlaughterX]

Glad to see this thread still going strong! OP brings back a lot of memories! Forgot I had that dual drive BD/HD-DVD-ROM in that Dell I still have in my attic! I might go ahead and take it out and put it in one of my current rigs, because it makes more sense than hooking up an HD-DVD player (which I also still have, lol).

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by SlaughterX

Glad to see this thread still going strong! OP brings back a lot of memories! Forgot I had that dual drive BD/HD-DVD-ROM in that Dell I still have in my attic! I might go ahead and take it out and put it in one of my current rigs, because it makes more sense than hooking up an HD-DVD player (which I also still have, lol).

Your post has stood the test of time!

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by SlaughterX

Glad to see this thread still going strong! OP brings back a lot of memories! Forgot I had that dual drive BD/HD-DVD-ROM in that Dell I still have in my attic! I might go ahead and take it out and put it in one of my current rigs, because it makes more sense than hooking up an HD-DVD player (which I also still have, lol).

I still use my BD-R drive and have been transferring it to all my builds since I got it 12 or so years ago. Although these days it's mostly for ripping CDs. I'm a bit of an audio nut and still prefer to rip music to FLAC. I just happen to be ripping my ol' Simon & Garfunkel GH disc as I write this.

[SlaughterX]

Same... trying to play BDs on a PC is really more trouble than it's worth. I was able to switch the region on the BD-RW I have in this PC now to watch Region B BDs (basically just Berserk, which is about to come out domestically). I might put my old solid state drive (OG non M2 type) in my old Dell too. I wonder if I can install Windows 11... I doubt it the motherboard is ancient, but it might be worth installing 10... I have no idea what version of Windows is even on it now but I know it's before 10.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by SlaughterX

Same... trying to play BDs on a PC is really more trouble than it's worth. I was able to switch the region on the BD-RW I have in this PC now to watch Region B BDs (basically just Berserk, which is about to come out domestically). I might put my old solid state drive (OG non M2 type) in my old Dell too. I wonder if I can install Windows 11... I doubt it the motherboard is ancient, but it might be worth installing 10... I have no idea what version of Windows is even on it now but I know it's before 10.

Yeah that never really panned out, and there were very few 3rd party apps that could play discs, and at best were just good enough to do the job. And then there was getting uncompressed audio to work. I gave up. For a while there I ended up using the drive to back up data on rewritable media, but eventually hard drives got so cheap that it was just easier to go that route.

Speaking of old stuff, I finally went through and dumped all my legacy parts that I had taking up storage drawers in my garage. Until I cleaned house I still had a couple of 3.5" floppy drives and a bunch of floppies, multiple CD and DVD ROM drives, PS/2 gaming kb/mice, IDE drive AND cables, and even a 32-Bit VESA Local Bus video card lol.