Posts by Raymond Turner7

Adam Moore3 said:AMD Ryzen 5 7600x box without cooler, (4.70-5.30GHz, AM5), 100-100000593WOF
2x DDR5 16GB (1x16) Adata 4800MHz, AD5U480016G-R
Asrock B650M PG Riptide, AM5, 90-MXBJ90-A0UAYZ
Xilence M705D cooler Intel/AMD
Western Digital 2TB 3.5" 7200rpm, 256MB, WD20EZBX, Blue
Kingston SSD 1TB, NV2, M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 4.0, SNV2S/1000G
Kolink Midi Tower Stronghold, glass window, White, 5999094002784
Seasonic 750w G12 GC 750, 80 PLUS Gold, G12-GC-750
XFX RX6800XT Speedster MERC319 Gaming 16GB, RX-68XTALFD9
Kingston SSD 250GB, NV2, M.2 2280 NVMe, SNV2S/250G

Total $1,790.00 Best Buy

You don't need a Ryzen 7 for gaming, honestly you could even go with a Ryzen 5 5xxx series, but since there's room in the budget... though I guess the 5xxx series still offers way better value than the 7xxx.

Check the case, see if you actually like how it looks.

Thanks for the help, this is good. The case? No, I hate it, it's an eyesore. I'll probably grab something up to $80; I think I have about $45 left over in the budget. And I can't stand white cases, only black. The Best Buy site is acting up so I'll look at everything in detail later. Just one question: will a Ryzen 7 fit on this motherboard? Asking because of future upgrades.
I'll pick one of these three cases
https://www.bestbuy.com/sharkoon-tg4-midi...66172/product/

https://www.bestbuy.com/sharkoon-skiller-...66158/product/

https://www.bestbuy.com/sharkoon-tg4-midi...66171/product/
Thanks again for the effort.

Look, I’m not trying to be a nuisance or act impatient here, but seriously... is anyone even around? If someone's here, please, just speak up.

Alright, look, help me put together a build for around $1,700 to $1,800. This is what I'm thinking
mainly for gaming. I’d probably just pick everything up at Micro Center with cash
1. AMD Ryzen 7 plus cooler
2. A GPU from the AMD 6700 series or better
3. 32 GB of RAM
4. A compatible AM5 motherboard
5. A 5400 RPM HDD for bulk storage
plus a 1TB SSD specifically for games
and a 250GB SSD just for Windows
6. A case with decent airflow and a solid power supply

That bundle I mentioned in my first post isn't even available at Micro Center anyway, so this is just what I'm aiming for. Thanks in advance

Looking for some input on this new build. My old rig is basically on life support, so if this thing dies, I'm in trouble. I'll be sticking with my old monitor for now since money is tight, but I'd appreciate any suggestions or tweaks—just keep it under $1,800.

... $725.00

... $570.00

... $110.00

... $115.00
Storage

... $75.00
Gaming

... $30.00
macOS

... $65.00

TOTAL: $1,790.00 - 5%
$1,700.50 USD

wiredotter14 said:Which CPU are we talking about?

Intel Core i7-2600K

My Intel Western Digital Black motherboard just kicked the bucket. Everything else in my rig seems fine—I actually had it checked out at Micro Center—but the board is toast. I need a replacement, though the whole build dates back to 2016.
Thanks.

Hey everyone

I guess I need a new Seagate HDD (even just 1 TB would work) for my OS. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.

wiredotter14 said:Are the drives SATA?

So you're torn between an external enclosure or just keeping them in a tray? I mean, why not just slap them straight into the PC
?

Honestly, I’d rather have them outside the case. I don't know, maybe they wouldn't even want me putting old HDDs into a brand-new build anyway—I can't even remember how many of them I have left, and besides, they're basically just extra storage at this point.

http://www.amazon.com/product/...&code=18676US

or which one makes more sense here?

http://www.amazon.com/product/...&code=84030US

Oh, I forgot to mention—this is going outside my budget. My old HDDs are still fine and I’ll just keep them as extra storage, so I don't have anything from my old rig to sell off. I'm definitely getting a monitor too. Between the PC and the screen, I'm looking at maybe $50 a month. If this thing actually lasts me seven years like my old one did, then whatever. I'll probably check what's available after work tomorrow and then finally make a call.
Thanks for now

Hey everyone

It’s been seven years since I bought my PC and now the damn thing is finally dying on me. My graphics card kicked the bucket so I switched to integrated graphics, then the network port crapped out on me and wouldn't connect to the web, so I had to buy some kind of USB Wi-Fi dongle or whatever just to get online. Anyway, I won't ramble. I need a new rig. I've still got this Dell UltraSharp 19-inch TFT LCD 4:3 monitor—listen, this thing has been running since 2007 and it's survived more abuse than any piece of junk I've ever seen🙂. If you think I don't need a new monitor, I'm willing to drop $650 on the tower itself. I don't need peripherals. But if you guys think the monitor needs replacing too, I can go up to $2500. I'll be buying from Micro Center on a 24-month installment plan, so I'm looking at that higher price point.
Ideally, I want a 250GB SSD for the OS and a 2TB Blue HDD, plus toss in a DVD drive. I'd prefer an AMD GPU and processor, and maybe an aftermarket CPU cooler
. I was thinking about something like this for the case

or maybe this one

You guys decide what's best. Thanks in advance

Joshua Garcia3 said:I think I’ve already told you this somewhere else, but look—XP and Win7 are two completely independent systems. What you do in XP has absolutely nothing to do with Win7, and vice versa. Period. 🙂

I managed to carve out an extra partition from my XP drive for W7 and it’s running like a charm. Thanks for the software recommendation.👍

Joshua Garcia3 said:Acronis Disk Director suite. 🙂

If I do all this from XP, and once I'm done and reboot into W7
will it actually show up.

So, I went ahead and installed Windows 7, but then I realized I totally forgot to set up two separate partitions. Does anyone know which program I can use to fix this? I really don't want to have to redo the whole Windows 7 installation from scratch if I can avoid it.

Thanks