Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

**KSUowls** · 03-09-2023, 02:19 PM

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Originally posted by p_rushing

The kvm wouldn't work for that. It's used generally for more than 1 PC and using 1 keyboard & mouse on 1 monitor. When you switch to a different PC, the switch handles sending the keyboard to the right PC.

Windows is handling it as it should. If you are switching inputs on the monitor, then on the PC that is no longer active windows sees that as no longer being connected and has to have a main screen.

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I use KVM only for monitor switch (I originally bought it with the intention of doing the whole KVM, but ended up only using the monitor portion). Specifically one with EDID simulation, but I use it for my 2nd monitor. That particular feature holds in memory what the monitor's settings are, and I thought that might simulate what Canes was going for. But yeah Windows needs a "main" monitor.

Originally I praised how silent this new rig was, but the cooling pumps (not sure if the one inside the GPU or the other AIO) do have a soft but noticeable whine, even at idle. It's more like white noise, but it is a little bit annoying.

**Gotmadskillzson** · 05-10-2023, 01:27 AM

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Upgrade to my rig

I already had an i9-12900K CPU. Paired that with my Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 4K HDR 240hz monitor I got on Saturday, I am in PC heaven right now.

**tdawg3782** · 05-15-2023, 05:51 PM

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Synology DS1522+ Diskless System Network Storage

Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS Hard Drive 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s CMR 3.5" Internal HDD for RAID Network Attached Storage NE-ST12000VN0008

Finally pulled the trigger on my NAS build. Been wanting to do this for awhile but it's pretty damn expensive. Gonna suck it up for now because it was still very expensive lol. Went with 5 of the Seagate drive for a total of 60TB. Haven't decided what RAID to run yet for redundancy so I'm not getting the fill 60TB but regardless I should be set pretty much for anything. Especially since I still have a bunch of External HDDs I'm currently using. I'm very excited to get it up and running. Especially for Plex streaming.

**Gotmadskillzson** · 05-15-2023, 09:16 PM

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Tech is pricey, sometimes you just have to put stuff in the cart and hurry up and click place order before you start thinking too much about it.

**49UNCFan** · 05-16-2023, 04:04 PM

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Need some help. Looking to upgrade to a 4090, Need some suggestions. I currently am running a 2080 with 850w power source and 32gb memory

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 4.05 GHz
Prime X470-PRO motherboard

Anything I need to upgrade besides CPU

**KSUowls** · 05-16-2023, 06:45 PM

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

Originally posted by 49UNCFan

Need some help. Looking to upgrade to a 4090, Need some suggestions. I currently am running a 2080 with 850w power source and 32gb memory

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 4.05 GHz
Prime X470-PRO motherboard

Anything I need to upgrade besides CPU

Other than the CPU and GPU that you have already mentioned, you may want a bigger power supply. 850w is considered the minimum for any 4090 build, but it may be sufficient.

Good news is that you shouldn't have to upgrade your mobo newer cpus will work on AM4.

Also, just make sure that your current case can support a 4090. They are quite large and can make wiring difficult in smaller cases.

**Gotmadskillzson** · 05-16-2023, 09:04 PM

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Get a 1200 watt power supply. My 4090 routinely draws 400 watts of power with majority of games I play. And games with a ton of ray tracing up in there, it will jump to the mid 450s. I would highly recommend getting a power supply that is atx 3.0 certified, that way you will just have ONE 12 pin cord running to the RTX 4090 and not 3 or 4 with adapters running to it. Like KSU said, this card is very huge and it puts out a ton of heat too, so make sure your case has good air flow.

**ODogg** · 05-19-2023, 06:44 PM

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I received Alienware - AW3423DWF 34" Quantum Dot OLED Curved Ultrawide. from Best Buy Tech Insider for a fair and unbiased review. MSRP $1099.

This monitor is absolutely the best money can buy!

I have been envious of OLED owners, despite owning a perfectly good Acer Predator 27" IPS 165Hz gaming monitor. When I saw an opportunity to get this Alienware monitor I jumped at it. I do own another Alienware monitor, the 38" Alienware LCD screen, and it's a fantastic monitor. I once considered it the best product in my house. Until this one arrived that is.

The unboxing is very nicely done and gives you a real opportunity to get most of the work done while the monitor itself is still sitting in the egg shell and protected. One should reference the sheet that accompanies the monitor with pictures and explanations. There are not many steps to setting this monitor up. One tip I can tell everyone is that go ahead and connect ALL cables you might want to use right now. In fact, I recommend that you setup ALL the cables that the monitor can take, and leave the ones that you don't need right now in a nice little tie-up or cable catch, for in the future when/if you connect up something such as a Playstation 5 to this monitor.

Why? Well because attempting to connect up a cable to this thing when it's sitting on your desk is nigh impossible, at least for me. It takes me forever and a lot of cursing trying to plug in anything to a monitor like this. I learned this the hard way with my 38" Alienware.

Once you are setup then it's time to enjoy. You will want to learn how to go into the menus and edit the settings. This monitor has a lot to tweak and update and you should seriously consider reading the manual quite thoroughly. You may want to do like I did and just use it and then go back and figure stuff out, but either way I would be remiss if I did not say that to get the full use of this monitor you do need to read a bit and understand what is what. I will also give you a tip that perplexed me, and that is, once you pull up the menu you press up (or towards the back of the monitor) to get to the full menu.

Playing games in this is a dream and movies as well, especially ones that take full advantage of the HDR features. I read a lot about it and it seems that most gamers believe the full 1000 feature of the HDR is what one should use, but some recommend the 400 option, which gives you more brightness in certain areas. Now that I think about it I can't really recall if I have that backwards or not but I did use both and ultimately went with the HDR Peak 1000 option.

There are also game specific type settings as well to use if you desire.

There's also a lot of options to do picture by picture, or picture in picture, and all types of %'s either way so you can effectively use this monitor to replace 2 monitors and it is very simple and easy to use, unlike some software that I have seen. It really is something I was wanting when I bought my 38" but was forced to forego due to the 38" monitor simply not having these features. This adds incredible value to this monitor..

The refresh rate, the HDR, the panel itself, how you can move it up and down and swivel, everything here is fantastic. The only real downside to this panel is the Alienware Command Center software, which if you've used Alienware products before, you know that the software can be kind of a cranky baby. Other than that this monitor is a beast! PC Gamer crowned it the best gaming monitor that one can buy right now (take that 49" ultrawides!) and I concur, it just doesn't get any better than this for us gamers.

**Gotmadskillzson** · 05-31-2023, 10:09 PM

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Q3 2023

Glad to see Corsair has finally adapted to modern times. I wanted this from them for a while now.

KG · 06-01-2023, 08:19 AM

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Originally posted by Gotmadskillzson

Upgrade to my rig

I already had an i9-12900K CPU. Paired that with my Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 4K HDR 240hz monitor I got on Saturday, I am in PC heaven right now.

What did you upgrade from?

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**Gotmadskillzson** · 06-01-2023, 10:24 AM

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Originally posted by KG

What did you upgrade from?

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RTX 2080ti and 850 watt power supply

**49UNCFan** · 08-20-2023, 08:09 PM

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I was going to upgrade my PC but just decided to build a new one.

Going with the Ryzen 7800X3D and 4090 in the ITX case since this will just be for gaming only.

Going to get rid of my Halo Series X and just keep the PC/PS5/Switch Pro(Hopefully)

Just purchased this case

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**49UNCFan** · 08-21-2023, 12:19 PM

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Just waiting for Best Buy to restock FE 4090
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**49UNCFan** · 08-28-2023, 11:50 AM

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Just waiting on my case to arrive 71493056391__239B89FD-2744-4F28-85A5-F98ADE559AFC.jpg

**49UNCFan** · 09-13-2023, 08:32 PM

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Hopefully I can have this put together this weekend. It’s going to be a challenge lol

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