Recent content by Phaetos

Meaning it’s got rolled cables, would prefer flat, short of getting custom cables made and it’s bronze instead of gold.

Got my new build finally spec'd out on PC PartPicker and had compromised on an EVGA B3 full modular 550w unit. Now it's not in stock today. I can't find a PSU that's reputable with the options I want in stock anywhere. Looking for at least 80+ bronze, full modular, prefer FLAT cables and a...

Quite a bit more.

In the same camp as well. That’s $4 saved. Haha.

Can someone explain the difference in thermal paste he was speaking of?

Build Remake Made a couple changes to the SSD options after reading the manual on the mobo, the 2nd M.2 slot disables sata3/4 and you get gen3x2 speeds on it.

Ok, I see the mobo has 2 m.2 slots. The first one is full speed apparently, the second shares lanes with sata 3 & 4. Doesn’t this mean that if I put the intel on the 2nd slot, it would still only be as fast as a regular sata connected SSD? That would be defeating the purpose of it being in a...

Ok, explain please. Most of the paste I’ve ever used was what came with the cpu, or that one tube of Arctic Silver I bought years ago, mainly because they were the only brand available. I would like to know what makes them different now.

You are correct sir, it was aesthetic, this is my first system with RGB and they fit with the mobo. And they were reasonably priced for the design and speed rating.

After dealing with old-school psu’s for 20 yrs, the last Corsair I got ... 5 yrs ago(?) had semi-modular cables, meaning the main power cables were still attached. That was not a cheap PSU then either, but that thought process and ease of use changed my mind permanently. If available, I will...

So basically, y’all think it’s pretty solid? It’s been a long time since I’ve built a new pc and things have changed a lot.

All the PSU calculators I looked at nail it around 400w. Wanted 550w at least for future upgrades. And no, I don’t need both but I prefer keeping my game library separate from my OS install and I’m done with slow mechanical HDD’s.

AMD 2600 Build List I'm pretty sure my choices are all solid. I like the price point for sure. I only game at 1080p, so I really don't need anything more than that, I can't afford to replace my monitor along with the system. Add around $90 for the LanCool 2 case when it becomes available and...

If anyone has seen the post in the PSU section, could y’all give me a recommendation on one? I’ve had a Corsair in my last two builds but they are pricy now.

Thats what I was asking about the Pentiums years back.