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Built my first PC today!

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#1 ·
Hello,

Been using a sony vaio laptop to game and stream on. Finally got to build a PC!
 
#3 ·
its not that hard right? my buddy in AZ was scared out of his mind to do it himself, i sent him a few links for tips and what not and helped him along the way with a few minor things and he was good to go in no time, now hes currently on a better PC than me D:
 
#5 ·
Yeah I agree it is easier than I first thought.

The only thing that gave me trouble was which cords to plug in where.

The manual for my PSU didn't think I'd be putting in a 1080ti with 2 8-pin power cables so that had me confused for a long time.

But once I plugged everything in it booted up and POSTed right away!
 
#6 ·
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Originally Posted by EXVAS3221 View Post

a laptop what is that??? lol. what is it, details...
give us the specs InTheSpaghetti

So far:

GPU: Non-founders GTX 1080Ti
PSU: Has manual and at least 2x 8-pin pcie connectors.
 
#7 ·
Here is the build

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/InTheSpaghetti/saved/#view=PGmLD3

I couldn't think of an easier way to share it.

The "Remaining" shows which things I haven't gotten yet.

Priority is on the UPS and will get 2 more monitors as sales/funds allow.
I want to do a 3 monitor setup with same size monitors so I might not get the ones listed if cheaper more sensible options are found. Will game on the one I have, other two would be for productivity stuff and showing stream preview, chat, and things like that so they don't need to be as amazing as the main monitor.

The aftermarket fans can wait, debating on getting those RGBs or just the Noctua NF14s.
IDK if I'll get get an optical drive, currently have an external one I took from my laptop to replace with a HDD bay. It plays BluRays so that should be fine.

I plan on getting another GPU to do SLI and might double the RAM when I get the funds, though I don't do anything that needs more than 16GB at the moment.

Was able to get Win 7 installed with the 8700k after tweaking the install files on my USB stick. Will install 10 on another SSD once it arrives to see if I can stand it yet.

Now I have to learn BIOS setup and then learn how to overclock the CPU and GPU. First though I have to get my Ram to run at 3333Hz instead of the stock 2130Hz my system is setting it to.





 
#8 ·
that is sweet! man. I love the white and the coffee lake just the way i like my women, black....with no cream.
:cheers:
EVGA - SuperNOVA 1000, why not go with something smaller? like with a 750 or a 850? i have a small one and it dose fine for me, my
PSU i mean.
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#9 ·
Hahaha,

I went with the 1000W so I don't have to upgrade when adding a second GPU. I could have gotten away with a 750W or 850W I think but with the ECO mode on the 1000W I can get away with the fan not spinning and having a quieter machine.

The idea was it's my first PC and I want to go all out and get my dream machine without compromising so the added expense wasn't much of a factor.
 
#11 ·
haha, it is mostly lego. The cords though, the mobo manual says one thing, the cooler manual says another. and then I gotta figure out if I want the fans plugged into the mobo or using the case fan controller.

I gotta unplug the case fans from the case controller so they can be controlled by the mobo. The build is meant for them to be off and spool up as needed. with the case I just get low/med/high. They start out on high so I always have to press a button to set them back to low everytime I boot up.

Want to get it so that I just hit Power on and everything is good to go.

As for the power - I had to figure out the GPU power because it has 2 8-pin slots and a Y splitter with 2 8-pins to 1 4-pin came with the GPU so I was confused if I was supposed to use that and have 1 8 pin connected to the GPU. I ended up just using 2 6+2-pin cables supplied with the PSU.

And having the RAM at the wrong speed without changing BIOS settings is annoying but I think it's an easy fix.
 
#12 ·
i know how you feel power supply wise. i recently went from a 750w to an 850w just for the silent run mode and fully modular cables
 
#13 ·
Went from a 600w to 850w just to make sure I could run my 480 which wouldn't run on the 600w. Of course the 600 is old so the caps could've degraded enough to fail with anything other than GPUs that don't require auxiliary power.
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Good job with the first. Now start compiling water cooling gear an get your feet wet. If you've a mind to of course.
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~Ceadder
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#14 ·
Thanks, Yeah I feel like 850W is the sweet spot for most setups.

That is the next logical step. I should start getting custom water cooling gear. My school made a completely submersed "water" cooled PC. It's some kind of oil I believe. I should look into how they did that. But also that might not be the most efficient solution.
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by InTheSpaghetti View Post

Thanks, Yeah I feel like 850W is the sweet spot for most setups.

That is the next logical step. I should start getting custom water cooling gear. My school made a completely submersed "water" cooled PC. It's some kind of oil I believe. I should look into how they did that. But also that might not be the most efficient solution.
that would be mineral oil. its a bloody mess to clean if you spill it, and it still needs to be circulated via pump otherwise you create heat pockets eventually. not to mention it will never come off your stuff completely
 
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