- Jan 15, 2015
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Hello everyone.
About a year and a half ago (January 2015) i asked all you good folks about advice for building my first PC. Now, ignorant and downright dumb i was, i hadn't read a thing or two about parts before i emptied my child savings account on parts that had been recommended to me.
It was only AFTER building my computer (and dealing with all the issues i've had) that i've learnt the basics about parts etc. I'm no expert, which is why i still would love and appreciate all the advice from you guys.
Here's a thread from back then about SOME of the issues i'd been dealing with.
Now, i managed to fix those issues - until they arrived again. Stubborn i was, i tried to fix the issues myself, eventually just giving up trying. Issues such as too many BSOD's, BIOS on bootup as well as the PC just dying sometimes would leave me near tears, and the reason why I didn't try to fix them anymore, was the fact that I had had all kinds of issues when i first built the PC.
The case i ordered (NZXT Phantom 410) had to be returned TWICE until they finally delivered a case that actually worked. Same thing happened to some other components, if i remember correctly.
Upon finally being able to boot up my PC and actually try it out after all the blood, sweat and tears, i was just happy that it could even turn on - which is why i couldn't be asked to bother with the issues that would arrive every third month or so.
Fast forward to now and i finally have a decent income, which means that i can finally upgrade my PC (the first thing i'm doing is getting a new case, 'cause damn that Phantom 410 has caused me so much grief - i don't get why it has so much acclaim).
I'd love to hear you guys' feedback and ideas about which parts would be good to upgrade first, and which parts to upgrade them to. I'm not trying to say that you guys didn't know what you were talking about as far as the parts for my first build, but something must have gone wrong, since i've had issue upon issue ever since i built it (Windows 10 is one of the biggest reasons why i think - i should have never upgraded to that !! 😛 )
I apologise for the long post, I've just been typing and typing.
Here's my current build:
CPU-Z: http://valid.x86.fr/3c3smv
Of the things i know i'm going to do, is:
- Upgrade my case (I've heard very great things about the Fractal Define R5!)
- Get another stick of ram (Perhaps get new mobo with DDR4? Your thoughts?)
- Get a new monitor? My current monitor is: http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/cpindex.pl?ctn=32PFL5606H/12&hlt=Link_Overview&scy=GB&slg=ENG Does it fully utilize my GTX 970?
I'd love to answer all questions, and i'm sorry if i'm missing something. It's been a while since i've been on this forum
Thanks in advance guys!
About a year and a half ago (January 2015) i asked all you good folks about advice for building my first PC. Now, ignorant and downright dumb i was, i hadn't read a thing or two about parts before i emptied my child savings account on parts that had been recommended to me.
It was only AFTER building my computer (and dealing with all the issues i've had) that i've learnt the basics about parts etc. I'm no expert, which is why i still would love and appreciate all the advice from you guys.
Here's a thread from back then about SOME of the issues i'd been dealing with.
Now, i managed to fix those issues - until they arrived again. Stubborn i was, i tried to fix the issues myself, eventually just giving up trying. Issues such as too many BSOD's, BIOS on bootup as well as the PC just dying sometimes would leave me near tears, and the reason why I didn't try to fix them anymore, was the fact that I had had all kinds of issues when i first built the PC.
The case i ordered (NZXT Phantom 410) had to be returned TWICE until they finally delivered a case that actually worked. Same thing happened to some other components, if i remember correctly.
Upon finally being able to boot up my PC and actually try it out after all the blood, sweat and tears, i was just happy that it could even turn on - which is why i couldn't be asked to bother with the issues that would arrive every third month or so.
Fast forward to now and i finally have a decent income, which means that i can finally upgrade my PC (the first thing i'm doing is getting a new case, 'cause damn that Phantom 410 has caused me so much grief - i don't get why it has so much acclaim).
I'd love to hear you guys' feedback and ideas about which parts would be good to upgrade first, and which parts to upgrade them to. I'm not trying to say that you guys didn't know what you were talking about as far as the parts for my first build, but something must have gone wrong, since i've had issue upon issue ever since i built it (Windows 10 is one of the biggest reasons why i think - i should have never upgraded to that !! 😛 )
I apologise for the long post, I've just been typing and typing.
Here's my current build:
CPU-Z: http://valid.x86.fr/3c3smv
Of the things i know i'm going to do, is:
- Upgrade my case (I've heard very great things about the Fractal Define R5!)
- Get another stick of ram (Perhaps get new mobo with DDR4? Your thoughts?)
- Get a new monitor? My current monitor is: http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/cpindex.pl?ctn=32PFL5606H/12&hlt=Link_Overview&scy=GB&slg=ENG Does it fully utilize my GTX 970?
I'd love to answer all questions, and i'm sorry if i'm missing something. It's been a while since i've been on this forum
Thanks in advance guys!
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