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Christian Miller48 said:Does anyone know where I can snag a 250GB SSD for the best price? I was kind of leaning toward getting a Samsung EVO, but honestly, I'd be down for anything in that ballpark if the value is actually there. I don't really care if I order it online or just pick something up locally here in the States, as long as the price isn't totally ridiculous...
I'd say your best bet is probably checking Amazon.com, though you might want to double-check a few other spots just to be sure.
Timothy Kim60 said:I suppose the real question is what kind of software we're actually talking about here and how many cores or threads he really needs. I find it a little hard to believe that a Ryzen 7 1700 wouldn't cut it, and if that's the case, you'd probably save quite a bit of money by sticking with it, as you mentioned.
Well, there’s this one program called PIO—you might want to look into it to see how it handles things depending on what you're trying to achieve and how fast you need it to run. For me, whenever I'm working on something particularly complex, I often have to just leave the computer running all night long, which honestly doesn't feel very efficient, though I guess that sounds a bit strange if you aren't really into this kind of work, but yeah...
wiredotter14 said:
I guess I’d probably lean toward something more like this.
The AMD Threadripper 1950X is actually quite a bit more powerful than the 7900X, I suppose.
Since you're already stepping up to a High-End Desktop platform, it just seems logical to go with four RAM sticks to take advantage of quad-channel memory.
If you don't go the quad-channel route, then you're basically stuck being pretty close in performance to a Ryzen 7, which is miles cheaper on its own platform.
If anyone happens to have a better suggestion for RAM specifically for a Threadripper, that would be awesome. Maybe let me know where you usually shop.
I went ahead and put in a weaker graphics card since you probably won't need anything crazy—you could always swap in an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or something similar.
A high-quality air cooler should probably be plenty for a Threadripper, as they tend to perform right around the same level as those AIO liquid coolers anyway.
P.S.
You might want to consider starting a new thread, since this one is mostly focused on gaming rigs.
Thanks for the post! Would you mind sharing your Skype name or maybe a phone number? I'd love to add you so we can hash out all the details properly—and of course, I wouldn't expect this for free.
Intel Core i9-7900X PC Build
So, I finally sat down to hammer out the actual component list for this build, and I was wondering if you guys might have some suggestions on what I should swap out or fix up.
wiredotter14 said:If you're looking to save some serious cash, I guess a Core i7 would be a solid choice.
But if you’re doing this for pro work and dropping something like $15,000 on a rig isn't really an issue, then honestly, a Threadripper 1950 x way to go.
Does a budget like that even sound realistic to you?
Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of maybe $2,500 total, plus maybe another $500 just in case things get crazy, haha.
crimsonstag84 said:It doesn't really make sense to me that an i9 7900X works for you, but an Intel Xeon with only 6 cores wouldn't. I mean, how many cores does that poker software actually utilize most of the time?
I guess you're right, and honestly, I didn't even double-check my own math there—that's totally on me. When I was looking at the Ryzen specs earlier, I think I was actually looking at a Ryzen 7 series chip instead. So, yeah, I'll probably just end up going with the Intel Xeon.
Zachary Nguyen2 said:With that kind of budget, you could honestly just grab an Apple iPhone, which would be a way better move.
Thanks, I guess, but my main focus right now is really just the i9 7900x; once that's settled, I'm mostly looking for suggestions on everything else to pair with it.
wiredotter14 said:What kind of budget are we looking at to get started?
For the price of a 10-core 7900X, you could actually grab an Intel Core i9-9900K 16-core which I guess might be a better value!
Intel isn't really what I'm looking for given my specific needs, and honestly, my budget is just whatever it takes to put together a solid machine—though I don't want to drop more than about $400 on a GPU, even if that means picking up something used, since I'm not too picky about that part.
Hey everyone, so I’ve run into a bit of a dilemma. I’m planning on dropping some serious cash into a new PC build, but I really don't want to just wing it and accidentally end up with a bunch of parts that don't play nice together. It's not like I'm some kind of hardware expert or anything, so if you guys could point me in the right direction, I’d really appreciate it. Basically, my work involves running this specific poker software, and because of that, I know I'm going to need a powerhouse processor—I was looking at an Intel i9-7900X, for instance—but honestly, I have no clue what else I should pair with it. Just to clarify, I don't play any video games on this machine, so there's really no need for a top-tier, high-end graphics card; I just need something that works well enough, whatever that means, haha. As for the setup, I already have a 27-inch monitor, and I'm thinking about either grabbing another one exactly like it or maybe even switching to two smaller ones. I'm a little worried two smaller screens might take up too much desk space, and it feels a bit weird to have one big screen and one small one, so I'm feeling pretty undecided. I'm open to pretty much any suggestions you might have... I hope this isn't too much of a silly question, and thanks so much in advance for the help!!
neonfox12 said:The DHCP pool on any L3 device can be pretty massive, but since service providers usually hand you equipment that's capped at maybe 16 clients or devices, you're kind of limited there.
If you're forced to run things through a radio link—you know, using antennas—then I guess you don't really have much of a choice in the matter. As far as better gear for your Wi-Fi goes, a MikroTik hAP lite is probably your best bet for value. But honestly, if you've got money to burn, you should probably just hire a networking pro to set everything up and maintain it for you.
I mean, a real networking expert (someone with at least a CCNP certification, I suppose) could probably pull off a much cleaner setup than anyone else.
I definitely don't have money to throw away... :P hehe... thanks, I'll take your advice to heart and try to get this working myself.. 😉 Reddit thanks once more
Andrew Peterson2 said:I guess he just realized there might be an even easier way to simplify things. You could basically just whip up a batch file that launches the browser while running those commands simultaneously 😉 and then just rename that batch file to "Google Chrome" or "Mozilla Firefox."
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Thanks, but I think the original idea was actually much better, haha..
neonfox12 said:Man, talk about a total cloud of confusion in one single thread. 🤦
@wanderingpanther21/">@@wanderingpanther21, I have to say, I really admire how you're tackling this problem; you're definitely an outlier here. 👍
I think what you might want to look into next—and maybe you could just paste the results right here for us—would be these things:
1. Run ipconfig /all—both when everything is running smoothly and once it starts acting up.
2. Try to ping your default gateway (basically the address for your TP-Link).
3. Ping 8.8.8.8 and try to ping google.com, checking both when it’s working and when it isn't.
4. Take a peek at those TP-Link settings. What’s the lease time looking like? How big is the DHCP pool? And how exactly is that TP-Link connected? I guess I'm mostly interested in seeing the path from your computer all the way to the exit point of your internet connection (that modem you got from your service provider).
I've pretty much tried most of that stuff already... and honestly, everything seems fine right now...
But since you brought up that fourth question... I'm currently using this router http://www.tp-link.com/no/products/d...L-WR841ND.html. If you happen to know of any top-tier models that won't give me grief—and maybe have a DHCP pool larger than this one (which I'm guessing is just cheap junk since it came free from my service provider)—I'd love a recommendation.
My setup involves some multi-point connections where the antenna is on the roof, the router is on the first floor, and I'm down on the ground floor connecting via Wi-Fi... basically, having reliable internet is huge for me, and I'm more than willing to shell out a decent amount of cash just to make sure I don't run into these kinds of headaches again in the future.
It's not like I chose this specific provider by choice; circumstances kind of forced my hand this year/summer, so once I'm able to, I'll look into whatever options are out there. I'm totally open to any suggestions or advice you might have.
John Turner34 said:just head over to your power settings..
if you set the Wi-Fi to maximum performance there, so it isn't constantly trying to save energy, it should start working for you... I don't think any of the other settings really matter for what you're dealing with.
It’s honestly the biggest headache when you're using a laptop.
Give that a shot first; it only takes a minute to tweak and you'll see if it works. Usually, it does the trick.
Whenever I fix this for people, all those connection drops and weird glitches just vanish... I've even seen cases where it suddenly jumps to some wrong gateway or messed up IP address... just endless nonsense that manufacturers and Microsoft program into these things.
Sometimes software issues just resolve themselves, but nowadays it feels like they release products before they're even ready; for like 25 years now, companies just push stuff to market if it kind of works, and then they try to patch it later if they even bother at all... it's just a world full of incompetent programmers, and I guess that's just the reality we have to live with today.
I'd also recommend turning off Windows Update. I mean, what do you actually think is so great about those Windows updates anyway?
well, generally speaking, I haven't really used updates or antivirus much in the last 5 or 6 years because I feel like it's unnecessary, though I did trigger an update recently just to grab maybe some missing components like a framework or something, since it occurred to me that maybe that could be part of the issue, so I just did it to give myself some peace of mind.
Reddit thanks for the reply. I actually stumbled upon an old thread where someone was asking something pretty similar to what you’re dealing with, so I decided to give their suggestion a shot. And, well, it looks like that actually did the trick—turns out the issue was just some weirdness with the DHCP pool settings on my router. Right now, I'm just connecting via Wi-Fi using my TP-Link TL-WN721N, but I'm planning to switch over to a wired connection next summer, which will hopefully save me from all this headache, I guess, haha..
So, here’s the deal: whenever I’m surfing the web, everything seems totally fine for maybe five or ten minutes at most, but then suddenly nothing will load—it just sits there on "loading" forever. The weird thing is, if I open the Command Prompt and type in ( ipconfig/renew ), everything starts working perfectly again... which is incredibly frustrating because I shouldn't have to do that every single time. I guess I'm looking for some help here. I’ve tried pretty much everything I could find online, scouring through countless YouTube tutorials, but since I’m not exactly a tech expert, I might have just been spinning my wheels. Just to save everyone some time and prevent people from asking me what I've already attempted, here is a quick rundown of what I've done so far. For my connection, I'm currently using a TP-Link TL-WN721N. If anyone can actually fix this for me, I’m more than happy to offer a cash reward—we can easily work out an amount that makes it worth your while!
1. I ran these commands in cmd: netsh int ip reset, restarted the computer, then did ipconfig/release and ipconfig/renew (though, as I mentioned, just doing ipconfig/renew seems to be what actually works)
2. I messed around with the IPv4 settings and tried changing the DNS server to automatic
3. In the power settings, I went into change advanced power settings, expanded USB settings, and made sure that USB selective suspend was disabled
4. And, of course, I installed the latest drivers for my TP-Link TL-WN721N
5. I even did a factory reset on the router; yesterday, some technicians came by and basically told me everything was "fine" now, apparently because there was some issue with how addresses were being assigned via the DHCP pool—so, whatever the case may be, that part is supposedly resolved
6. I also installed all the available Windows Updates
Like I said, I don't really know what I'm doing, and I suspect I might have just wasted a lot of effort since I haven't pinpointed the actual cause of the problem... I'm really hoping someone can step in and help me out