first build log

Devon68 · Apr 10, 2015

Maybe your friends house doesn't have proper grounding or something. But the main thing is it works @ home. There's no place like home

NTM2003 · Apr 10, 2015

Ya that was strange but least its working now

thebluebumblebee · Apr 10, 2015

I believe that everyone should have an outlet tester in their toolbox. Cheap insurance before plugging something into an unknown outlet. I'm not sure what the differences are, but there seems to be two levels of testers, the ~$10 level and the ~$40 level. I think the more expensive one will tell you how something is wrong while the cheaper one will just tell you something's wrong. Clear as mud? Me too.
~$10:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GYBFAE/?tag=tec06d-20
~$40
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BZXA2UY/?tag=tec06d-20

Devon68 · Apr 10, 2015

Even my houses outlet is not normal. My previous case used to do this. When the PC was turned on or off and if you touch any metal part of the case and then any other grounded metal you will be hit by a small jolt of electricity, but the PC works so no problems.

thebluebumblebee · Apr 10, 2015

Devon68 said:
Even my houses outlet is not normal. My previous case used to do this. When the PC was turned on or off and if you touch any metal part of the case and then any other grounded metal you will be hit by a small jolt of electricity, but the PC works so no problems.

That NEEDS to be fixed!

Devon68 · Apr 10, 2015

That NEEDS to be fixed!

Maybe one day.

NTM2003 · Apr 12, 2015

I think I made the good choice on the i5 CPU its so powerful I can play the Sims 3 without a GPU in 1920x1080 in 1080p my cooler comes in tomorrow so now i be able to oc the CPU

Devon68 · Apr 12, 2015

You cant go wrong with an i5,only if you buy an i3 you might regret not going one more step and getting an i5.

NTM2003 · Apr 12, 2015

Yup I have almost saved up for the gtx 970 so I prob be buying that in the next few weeks

NTM2003 · Apr 13, 2015

so I tried to install the H80i so that was crap nothing would fit right so im going for the cooler master 212

peche · Apr 14, 2015

NTM2003 said:
so I tried to install the H80i so that was crap nothing would fit right so im going for the cooler master 212

You are telling us nothing about it....
Reasons, problems, what happened there?

Regards,

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

it was very difficult to install the screws did not fit on the right parts I was using all the right parts the manual did not show details on how to install it like which part to use for what I tried all the parts it just did not go on right maybe it was just to big for my case, I have watched 2 or 3 videos on how to install this part but still

peche · Apr 14, 2015

well ....
there is always a hot fix for this... dont screw more money ...

The easy and proper way

the hard way:

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

well I already returned it so I am looking at the cooler master 212 but that came out in 2011 I was looking for something newer the 612 might be to big for my case, I may not even have to oc this i5 its a very good cpu turbo goes up to 3.9ghz with no oc

peche · Apr 14, 2015

well but ... on a NZXT Guardian 921 almost every cooler will fit, dont understand your problem, even when all AIO are little complicated to install,

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

for now I am going to use the stock intel cooling I'm not going to oc it till I get my gpu or prob not at all I can play the sims 3 with just the intel i5 no gpu

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

does anyone know if best buy can install my H80i cooler

Toothless · Apr 14, 2015

1. Stop double posting; it makes the thread look messy. There is an edit button.

2. I've found BestBuy techs unable to do anything but offer the worst for the customer. (Personal visits there)

3. Have a local computer shop do it. Otherwise refer to a Youtube video and follow the instructions.

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

i'm going to give best buy a shot I don't see why they cant do it if not I just look for some local shops I've already tired installing it was just to difficult for me and don't want to end up braking anything.

NTM2003 · Apr 14, 2015

I'm going to look for a local shop I just found a bunch around here but I'm sure install price will be more then 50$

erocker · Apr 14, 2015

NTM2003 said:
does anyone know if best buy can install my H80i cooler

Yes, they can.

NTM2003 · Apr 17, 2015

so I used old thermal paste on the cpu with stock fan it started running temps at 35-54c seems a little high so I just applied new thermal paste and running at 32-38c is that still a little to high? it goes up to 54c when running disk clean up is that normal?

update: the thermal paste I had used at first was several years old and kind of hard so I guess it only lasted a few days so I applied new thermal paste I got today now it seems to be back to normal at 28-32c but still when I run disk clean up it runs 38-54c then goes back to normal, so I guess that's normal for the cpu temps to go up when using programs such as disk clean up.

Mindweaver · Apr 17, 2015

54c is not high. It should be fine.

NTM2003 · Apr 17, 2015

so what is to high for the temps?

t_ski · Apr 17, 2015

Usually the max temp by Intel standards is around 85 degrees C, depending on the chip of course.

System Name	Ryzen 2023
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Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
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Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

first build log

Devon68

NTM2003

thebluebumblebee

Devon68

thebluebumblebee

Devon68

NTM2003

Devon68

NTM2003

NTM2003

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

NTM2003

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

NTM2003

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

NTM2003

NTM2003

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

NTM2003

NTM2003

erocker

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NTM2003

Mindweaver

Moderato®™

NTM2003

t_ski

Former Staff

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