Good! So all of the whacky shut downs and other crazy stuff that was going on before has stopped now?
FINALLY getting a new power supply!
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Slowly you'll start to take things into your own hands, do some modifications to your system that you were too scared to do before. Next step would be setting up properly your OS onto your SSD and programs and files on your HDD. It's the first thing I did when I booted my PC for the first time last summer. It's really easy too.
SSD has OS and a few games that I want to load fast (GTA V for example). Rest is on 2TB HDD. I love the seven seconds boot up
SSD has OS and a few games that I want to load fast (GTA V for example). Rest is on 2TB HDD. I love the seven seconds boot up
The VCR King
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I felt so good at that I replaced my power supply by myself, and this is coming from the kid who last year was too scared to install a case fan and paid someone else to do it. LOL
Yes and games are actually running stabler too. At least less FPS drops than before but in Fallout 4 even I'm getting a good 55-65FPS, no 35, 70, 45, jumping crapGood! So all of the whacky shut downs and other crazy stuff that was going on before has stopped now?
Building a computer from scratch is not harder than what you just did. For me the hardest part was choosing the components, which I was helped here. After that I just followed @Darren 's guide. Since I had installed a GPU, PSU and changed RAM and HDD before, it all went smooth. Basically you have enough knowledge to build one yourself. You just need confidence in yourself and remember, if in doubt ask here or watch tutorials.
The VCR King
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I know how to build a PC, many years ago when I was like 10 I built one from old parts I got from garage sales and thrift stores and that's what I used up until I got my current rig. I won't hesitate to work on an older machine but for some reason it's nerve wracking to work on my machine because I know it cost $2500 and if I screw up itd be gone.
Laquer Head
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WHAT>??!! LOL
2500$ WTF? Is it because you kept buying cheap parts that died? My 8 year old desktop cost me a total of 700€ with a GPU and PSU upgrade and was pretty close to your system apart from the RAM (add 80€ and I'm there...).
Laquer Head
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No offense but there if that is $2500 in 'value' I'd be out knocking heads
The VCR King
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I don't know if it's truly $2500 or not but when I took it into MicroCenter when I first got it for a Windows install they said my PC is worth at least $2500 as is.
Laquer Head
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It was the guys first day...
The VCR King
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Eh you're probably right. The PC might have been worth $2500 six years ago but now that its honestly an old gaming rig it's probably closer to $500-1000. IDK.
Laquer Head
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Well, that new PSU did make the value shoot way up...
This. I bought a 1090T and 6950 the day they came out, definitely not $2500 range. Hell my current rig isn't even $2500
That being said it's nice to hear that a lot of your issues have been resolved.
The VCR King
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Curious, do you remember the original cost of the 6950 and 1090T?
~$300 each, in 2010
The VCR King
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Ah, thanks!~$300 each, in 2010
No PC with an AMD CPU in it has been worth anything close to that for many, many years, if ever.
AMD X6 and a Radeon HD 6950 and the guy reckoned it was worth $2,500 TODAY! Sorry but that's quite funny!
There's no way it could have been worth $2,500 new. The X6 was a mid-priced CPU and the 6950 wasn't that expensive either when it was new. It was a fairly mid-range graphics card, probably equivalent to where the R9 380 stands today in the line up. Two of them would have probably cost less than one 6990.
It was maybe worth about $1,200 when it was all new in 2011 and that's because it had two graphics cards.
The VCR King
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Good news. As of now I have 24 hours of uptime on my new supply.
Also is there any software I can download that will allow me to monitor my PSU, more specifically, how many watts I'm actually consuming?
Also is there any software I can download that will allow me to monitor my PSU, more specifically, how many watts I'm actually consuming?
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