Desktop Computers

Joeboo · Jul 19, 2016

Mist_sl said:
Had to make a high quality cheap build for someone, might as well post for free.

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant

CPU:Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard:Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard($85.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive($92.00 @ Amazon)
Case:Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$627.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 10:28 EDT-0400

Insert video card of your choice.

Thats almost exactly my work PC build, except I got a 500GB Samsung Evo. Total cost =$550 thanks to Microcenter and some slick deals sales (EVGA 650W gold power supply was $55 after $15 rebate last week)

Falstaff · Jul 19, 2016

Mist_sl said:
Amazon.com: Dell Computer Ultrasharp U2415 24.0-Inch Screen LED Monitor: Computers Accessories

That uses a 100x100 Vesa mount.

This is what I have at work and while I was looking to spend less than this I will agree it's really nice.

Mist · Jul 19, 2016

Amazon.com: Dell UltraSharp U2717D 27-inch InfinityEdge Monitor LED-Lit Monitor: Computers Accessories

These are nice for big, non-gaming screens.

Joeboo · Jul 19, 2016

Mist_sl said:
Amazon.com: Dell UltraSharp U2717D 27-inch InfinityEdge Monitor LED-Lit Monitor: Computers Accessories

These are nice for big, non-gaming screens.

Question for anyone that has used these "infinity edge", Dell makes them, LG has an "Infinity Display" etc, where there's almost no bezel at all.

While I was in Microcenter I looked at multiple brands of these, and while every one had a tiny thin plastic bezel, probably thinner than a cheap mouse mat, the displayed desktop/picture on every single one didn't actually go to the edge of the physical screen. Each screen had probably 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch of black around it, as if it were more bezel, but it was actually just a black area of the screen itself. I even jacked with the display settings on several and couldn't get any of them to stretch to fill 100% of the screen, all had black edges on the screen.

Is that typical, or did Microcenter just have some jacked up settings on these things? Because while the plastic bezel is nicely tiny, that defeats the whole purpose if you have a black edge on the screen making it look like more bezel from a distance.

McShrimp · Jul 19, 2016

joeboo_sl said:
Each screen had probably 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch of black around it, as if it were more bezel, but it was actually just a black area of the screen itself.

I have one for my work monitor, and its pretty much this.

Kriptini · Jul 19, 2016

Does anyone have any recommendations for ultra-portable desktops?

I'm looking to get a new system for school starting in late August and unfortunately I don't think I can count on the 1070M/1080M being available by then, plus I think I can save some money by going ultra-portable desktop with peripherals I already own instead of a new laptop.

I'm going to be use it for intense gaming, video editing, and maybe VR, so I'm trying to find a build that can give me a Skylake i7, 32 GB of RAM, and a GTX 1070 or 1080 all while being ultra-portable. My budget is around $2,000.

Joeboo · Jul 19, 2016

McShrimp_sl said:
I have one for my work monitor, and its pretty much this.

Damnit, I was hoping that someone had better news. That pretty much defeats the point of an almost paper-thin small bezel then :/

Kriptini_sl said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ultra-portable desktops?

I've always thought these mini ITX cases were pretty sweet, and they don't break the bank

Graphite SeriesT 380T Portable Mini ITX Case

matsb84 · Jul 19, 2016

Big Phoenix_sl said:
We ahead and ordered;

NZXT RL-KRG10-B1 Sleeve Kraken G10 GPU Bracket - Newegg.com

CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 CW-9060013-WWRF Water Cooler Manufactured Recertified-Newegg.com

Dont like seeing 80c when not even OCing.

I installed the same exact setup on my vid card tonight. I had the h90 from a previous build sitting idle, so I used it with the g10. Went together fine. I don't really like the way the bracket looks, but my card is sitting in the low 20s and i dont have to look at the bracket anyhow.

Will have to re-work some things internally in my case at some point though, as its a bit crowded in that corner of my case now.

Mist · Jul 20, 2016

joeboo_sl said:
Question for anyone that has used these "infinity edge", Dell makes them, LG has an "Infinity Display" etc, where there's almost no bezel at all.

While I was in Microcenter I looked at multiple brands of these, and while every one had a tiny thin plastic bezel, probably thinner than a cheap mouse mat, the displayed desktop/picture on every single one didn't actually go to the edge of the physical screen. Each screen had probably 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch of black around it, as if it were more bezel, but it was actually just a black area of the screen itself. I even jacked with the display settings on several and couldn't get any of them to stretch to fill 100% of the screen, all had black edges on the screen.

Is that typical, or did Microcenter just have some jacked up settings on these things? Because while the plastic bezel is nicely tiny, that defeats the whole purpose if you have a black edge on the screen making it look like more bezel from a distance.

Shitty picture because my phone sucks and my camera is almost as bad, but here's my WIP battlestation with a Dell S2716DG and a U2717D.

Joeboo · Jul 20, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ultra-portable desktops?

I'm looking to get a new system for school starting in late August and unfortunately I don't think I can count on the 1070M/1080M being available by then, plus I think I can save some money by going ultra-portable desktop with peripherals I already own instead of a new laptop.

I'm going to be use it for intense gaming, video editing, and maybe VR, so I'm trying to find a build that can give me a Skylake i7, 32 GB of RAM, and a GTX 1070 or 1080 all while being ultra-portable. My budget is around $2,000.

Alternately, if you want a pre-made system with all of your specs while still being relatively small (mini ITX case, would probably fit in a backpack) you could look at something like this:

http://slickdeals.net/f/8943911-cybe...68-25-with-f-s

Can bump up that listed build to 32GB for an end price of about $1470

You get:
i7 6700k
480GB Intel SSD
EVGA Geforce 1070
32GB of DDR4 2800
EVGA 600W PSU
Razer Mechanical Keyboard
Win 10
Some random gaming headset/mouse/mousepad
3 year warranty + 1 year tech support.

Kriptini · Jul 20, 2016

joeboo_sl said:
Alternately, if you want a pre-made system with all of your specs while still being relatively small (mini ITX case, would probably fit in a backpack) you could look at something like this:

http://slickdeals.net/f/8943911-cybe...68-25-with-f-s

Can bump up that listed build to 32GB for an end price of about $1470

You get:
i7 6700k
480GB Intel SSD
EVGA Geforce 1070
32GB of DDR4 2800
EVGA 600W PSU
Razer Mechanical Keyboard
Win 10
Some random gaming headset/mouse/mousepad
3 year warranty + 1 year tech support.

Not bad, but I think I'm gonna try to fit in a smaller chassis. That one is only 13 inches tall, which is nice, but the 17 inches deep makes me think I can do better.

Picasso3 · Jul 20, 2016

Mist_sl said:
Shitty picture because my phone sucks and my camera is almost as bad, but here's my WIP battlestation with a Dell S2716DG and a U2717D.

Great setup working on a tight budget

Kriptini · Jul 20, 2016

Alright, here's my preliminary list, I really liked joeboo's suggestion of the Corsair case. I'm not very good at judging quality of motherboards, RAM, or PSUs so any advice there would be appreciated. I may be able to save the $40 on my hard drive because I already have one exactly like it, but it's been running kind of hot so I need to find out if that's normal.

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant

CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor($344.80 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler:Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive($91.81 @ Amazon)
Storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card($699.99 @ B&H)
Case:Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case($138.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($65.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan:Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan($11.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$1904.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 14:13 EDT-0400

Noodleface · Jul 20, 2016

That graphics card takes up two slots, does it fit into that motherboard if it only has one slot??

Flipmode · Jul 20, 2016

Noodleface_sl said:
That graphics card takes up two slots, does it fit into that motherboard if it only has one slot??

All ITX mobos have 1 slot. What matters is that the case can support 2 slots.

Noodleface · Jul 20, 2016

Cool, never built ITX so wasn't sure

Springbok · Jul 20, 2016

joeboo_sl said:
Alternately, if you want a pre-made system with all of your specs while still being relatively small (mini ITX case, would probably fit in a backpack) you could look at something like this:

http://slickdeals.net/f/8943911-cybe...68-25-with-f-s

Can bump up that listed build to 32GB for an end price of about $1470

You get:
i7 6700k
480GB Intel SSD
EVGA Geforce 1070
32GB of DDR4 2800
EVGA 600W PSU
Razer Mechanical Keyboard
Win 10
Some random gaming headset/mouse/mousepad
3 year warranty + 1 year tech support.

Seems like a fantastic deal in my eyes - especially with the 3 year warranty, plus the 1070 is the EVGA FTW which is a great card by all accounts.

TomServo · Jul 20, 2016

Springbok_sl said:
Seems like a fantastic deal in my eyes - especially with the 3 year warranty, plus the 1070 is the EVGA FTW which is a great card by all accounts.

Wow thats a great deal.

Joeboo · Jul 20, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Alright, here's my preliminary list, I really liked joeboo's suggestion of the Corsair case. I'm not very good at judging quality of motherboards, RAM, or PSUs so any advice there would be appreciated. I may be able to save the $40 on my hard drive because I already have one exactly like it, but it's been running kind of hot so I need to find out if that's normal.

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant

CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor($344.80 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler:Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive($91.81 @ Amazon)
Storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card($699.99 @ B&H)
Case:Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case($138.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($65.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan:Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan($11.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$1904.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 14:13 EDT-0400

I'd do some more research on if the radiator for your H100i water cooler would fit in a mini ITX case. The radiator is 275mm wide, meaning it's a little wider than the width of 2 120mm fans, so you need exterior venting in your case that supports 2 side-by-side 120mm fans + another inch or so of width. Looks like this:

Absolutely has to be mounted to exterior venting on your case, or it won't cool properly.

It can get a little tight on space even in a mid-tower case(I bought a full tower when I built a PC with an H100i)

Here's a typical mid-tower for spacing:

Kriptini · Jul 20, 2016

joeboo_sl said:
I'd do some more research on if the radiator for your H100i water cooler would fit in a mini ITX case. The radiator is 275mm wide, meaning it's a little wider than the width of 2 120mm fans, so you need exterior venting in your case that supports 2 side-by-side 120mm fans + another inch or so of width.

It should be able to, it's the same one as featured in this video:

https://youtu.be/vtKuWwRCPCY

Desktop Computers

Molten Core Raider

Ahn'Qiraj Raider

Eeyore Enthusiast

Molten Core Raider

Molten Core Raider

Vyemm Raider

Molten Core Raider

Silver Knight of the Realm

Eeyore Enthusiast

Molten Core Raider

Vyemm Raider

Silver Baronet of the Realm

Vyemm Raider

A Mod Real Quick

EQOA Refugee

A Mod Real Quick

Karen

Molten Core Raider

Vyemm Raider