- Mar 10, 2016
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Hey guys,
So, sadly but surely my six-year old rig has been starting the course of borderline life support. It was a pre-built I had ordered from CyberPowerPC back when I knew next to nothing about PC internals (and I'm still learning leaps and bounds with every hour I've spent looking at different parts).
I want to learn to put apart my own rig - and I'm committing a good chunk of cash ensuring that this'll give me the feeling I had when my new rig came in for a very, very long time.
I've put together a work-in-progress spec sheet here:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MPWzFt
I'm looking to keep this within the mid to upper 2k limit as much as possible.
I would greatly appreciate help on picking out a motherboard and seeing if you guys would recommend a different cooler than this liquid cooler right here, being that the reason I'm swapping out / doing maintenance on this rig is BECAUSE of a faulty liquid cooler. I've also considered downsizing the SSD to 512 GB - I don't need all that much space upfront, and I think I could just snatch a good-sized, cheaper SSD down the road to house my stuff.
Additionally, if I am missing any small things that I need such as thermal paste, nuts/bolts, or maybe holding spots/things to keep everything tied together then please PLEASE let me know. I know only the components in putting a rig together - I'm not too sure about the nit and grit of what goes into keeping it all together, if anything.
Any and all feedback on the whole setup would be greatly appreciated - anecdotal evidence, criticism, anything. I've done my best in cross-referencing each part and seeing that it won't bottleneck the next, but I am positive I've missed a few details that a seasoned hardware enthusiast would catch at first glance.
Thanks so much should you come in here and help me out - again, anything is appreciated. I'll be monitoring throughout the day as I'm working on my old rig and getting it into working condition once more.
So, sadly but surely my six-year old rig has been starting the course of borderline life support. It was a pre-built I had ordered from CyberPowerPC back when I knew next to nothing about PC internals (and I'm still learning leaps and bounds with every hour I've spent looking at different parts).
I want to learn to put apart my own rig - and I'm committing a good chunk of cash ensuring that this'll give me the feeling I had when my new rig came in for a very, very long time.
I've put together a work-in-progress spec sheet here:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MPWzFt
I'm looking to keep this within the mid to upper 2k limit as much as possible.
I would greatly appreciate help on picking out a motherboard and seeing if you guys would recommend a different cooler than this liquid cooler right here, being that the reason I'm swapping out / doing maintenance on this rig is BECAUSE of a faulty liquid cooler. I've also considered downsizing the SSD to 512 GB - I don't need all that much space upfront, and I think I could just snatch a good-sized, cheaper SSD down the road to house my stuff.
Additionally, if I am missing any small things that I need such as thermal paste, nuts/bolts, or maybe holding spots/things to keep everything tied together then please PLEASE let me know. I know only the components in putting a rig together - I'm not too sure about the nit and grit of what goes into keeping it all together, if anything.
Any and all feedback on the whole setup would be greatly appreciated - anecdotal evidence, criticism, anything. I've done my best in cross-referencing each part and seeing that it won't bottleneck the next, but I am positive I've missed a few details that a seasoned hardware enthusiast would catch at first glance.
Thanks so much should you come in here and help me out - again, anything is appreciated. I'll be monitoring throughout the day as I'm working on my old rig and getting it into working condition once more.
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