Your PC ATM

Valentine · Feb 7, 2023

BetrayerX said:
So many variables. A generic one maybe 15 minutes. But a fully customized one with a lot of cable management could take hours. Mine took around 4 hours and I had to custom fit the water cooler because the damn build has the slot for it to be installed, BUT NO VENTILATION for the radiator 0_0. Took my time doing all as well (enjoying it).

Yeah I thought building in a full length midtower like the Meshify would make it quicker because less bs on cable management with the larger space and the fan hub, nope. I do however have 3 sata drives and 1 m.2 drive with enough lanes to fill out all 3 m.2 slots.

Still the end result was cleaner than it ever did while my system was back in the O11 Air Mini, main reason why I passed the case down to my sister.

Also with the O11 Air, if you remove the back panel with the expansion slots and shit to make it easier to install the motherboard, don't screw the board in yet - just place it in with the standoff holes being mostly aligned. If you screw it in, you can't place the back panel back on.

That was a lesson I only needed to learn once.

tabascosauz · Feb 7, 2023

Okay, I get it, the WD sticker is ugly. No more sticker. I can just hide the other 2TB Blue in the drive caddy under the 1TB that has no sticker :laugh:

I hope to get a windowed top soon for the S3

Count von Schwalbe · Feb 7, 2023

Valentine said:
I actually wonder how long on average does one build a pc

3 hours for the build I did today - although I am rusty and the case/PSU combination isn't the best.

stinger608 · Feb 8, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
3 hours for the build I did today - although I am rusty and the case/PSU combination isn't the best.

And then, another 3 hours to install Windows and get all the updates. :roll:

Space Lynx · Feb 8, 2023

stinger608 said:
And then, another 3 hours to install Windows and get all the updates.

it takes me 30-40 minutes to build my PC's, and about 1 hour for all updates/reboots. y'all are crazy as fuck or have slow internet lol

Fangio1951 · Feb 8, 2023

Space Lynx said:
it takes me 30-40 minutes to build my PC's, and about 1 hour for all updates/reboots. y'all are crazy as fuck or have slow internet lol

Veeeeerrrrryyyy slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow internet if u r in Australia :roll:

lexluthermiester · Feb 8, 2023

Space Lynx said:
it takes me 30-40 minutes to build my PC's, and about 1 hour for all updates/reboots. y'all are crazy as fuck or have slow internet lol

OR we have custom configurations that take time to implement. From start to finish, no breaks, it takes me a solid 4 hours to properly setup Windows 11 on my system. You know me, I have VERY strict methods were security and customizations are concerned.

Space Lynx · Feb 8, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
OR we have custom configurations that take time to implement. From start to finish, no breaks, it takes me a solid 4 hours to properly setup Windows 11 on my system. You know me, I have VERY strict methods were security and customizations are concerned.

yeah I get that, all i do is steam these days, so i stopped caring about all of that

lexluthermiester · Feb 8, 2023

Space Lynx said:
yeah I get that, all i do is steam these days, so i stopped caring about all of that

Debloating is still important to gaming performance. That's part of what I do.

80-watt Hamster · Feb 8, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Debloating is still important to gaming performance. That's part of what I do.

Is there an existing guide for that you've shared or can recommend?

ThrashZone · Feb 8, 2023

80-watt Hamster said:
Is there an existing guide for that you've shared or can recommend?

Hi,
You can start here

Windows 11 Tweaks for GPU Benchmark

Updated for 22H2 - Install without Internet - When it prompts you to go online, press Shift+F10 and type "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" (that's an o not a zero at the end). After the automatic reboot you can install without network - Install on systems without TPM, UEFI or other requirements...

www.techpowerup.com

lexluthermiester · Feb 8, 2023

80-watt Hamster said:
Is there an existing guide for that you've shared or can recommend?

Your actually the second person who's ask for one, but the problem I'm encountering is that with every point release the method needs to be altered slightly to account for changes made by microsoft. I can make a generalized one if you all would really like one. Keep in mind, I really do tear things out of Windows to achieve what I would consider an acceptable result.

So should we have a poll?...

ThrashZone · Feb 8, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Your actually the second person who's ask for one, but the problem I'm encountering is that with every point release the method needs to be altered slightly to account for changes made by microsoft. I can make a generalized one if you all would really like one. Keep in mind, I really do tear things out of Windows to achieve what I would consider an acceptable result.

So should we have a poll?...

Hi,
Even Jerry Springer has a poll just in case

Sensates · Feb 9, 2023

freeagent said:
Back to my X3D and stock case minus filters.. ahh so quiet.. thinking about putting my white FC140 back in.. should have got the black

Looks good, how's the temperature? Can't imagine doing the same thing in my area (hot humid with no ac).

freeagent · Feb 9, 2023

Sensates said:
Looks good, how's the temperature? Can't imagine doing the same thing in my area (hot humid with no ac).

Not bad, fans on low it idles low 30s, under 80 with WCG @ 4450

Valentine · Feb 12, 2023

@freeagent

How well does the Torrent's fan hub work with your motherboard's pwm fan header?

My Meshify 2's fan hub doesn't work with my motherboard unfortunately, so at the moment all my case fans are all running maxed until I could be assed to fix it by plugging them directly to the fan headers themselves.

Strangely it used to work (or maybe not) with my previous board, Z490 Aorus Pro.

Board brand, type, whatever shouldn't really affect it since fan headers are standardized.

micropage7 · Feb 12, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Okay, I get it, the WD sticker is ugly. No more sticker. I can just hide the other 2TB Blue in the drive caddy under the 1TB that has no sticker

I hope to get a windowed top soon for the S3

View attachment 282796

why you don't put another like carbon sticker over that

tabascosauz · Feb 12, 2023

micropage7 said:
why you don't put another like carbon sticker over that

I thought about it but decided it might be too flashy

It's usually buttoned up (but with acrylic window removed from panel for GPU airflow), so none of the drives are visible.

freeagent · Feb 12, 2023

Valentine said:
@freeagent

How well does the Torrent's fan hub work with your motherboard's pwm fan header?

No problem, I did have to have one fan on each channel to get it to work.

ThrashZone · Feb 12, 2023

tabascosauz said:
I thought about it but decided it might be too flashy

It's usually buttoned up (but with acrylic window removed from panel for GPU airflow), so none of the drives are visible.

View attachment 283453

Hi,
See that blue WD ssd made no difference :cool:

freeagent · Feb 13, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Okay, I get it, the WD sticker is ugly. No more sticker. I can just hide the other 2TB Blue in the drive caddy under the 1TB that has no sticker

I hope to get a windowed top soon for the S3

View attachment 282796

I actually didn’t mind the Blue, it just looked a bit out of place.. on the plus side you’re WD is now a Black

Edit:

While I am here..

SN2716057 · Feb 13, 2023

Small update on Aorus Ryzen until more components arrive

It works! Not that I was unsure but I'm always relieved when it boots into the OS.

Kodehawa · Feb 14, 2023

Space Lynx said:
it takes me 30-40 minutes to build my PC's, and about 1 hour for all updates/reboots. y'all are crazy as fuck or have slow internet lol

I have to install dev tools, emulators, setup SSH stuff, setup environment variables... argh.

3 hours is honestly little, I dread when I have to reinstall Windows, and I really do it as little as possible.

Kodehawa · Feb 18, 2023

New motherboard + tidied up cable management.

edit: yes, the CPU cooler fan orientation was wrong, just fixed it

Valentine · Feb 19, 2023

Kodehawa said:
New motherboard + tidied up cable management.
View attachment 284480

edit: yes, the CPU cooler fan orientation was wrong, just fixed it

Have you considered a backwards airflow?

Let the top and back fans be intake (let's ignore the lack of filters for now) and let the front be the exhaust?

The typical airflow layout isn't good for the gpu since it sucks air through the pcie covers, having weak air flow from the front causes (I think) dead zones around the gpu making it hard to breathe.

At least that's my experience with the S340 Elite.

Also a pcie gpu bracket would be a good purchase; I'm seeing a slight sag on your gpu.

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