Current Events > I just spent 3k on a new PC

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I'm getting a custom iBUYPOWER.
Here is the full spec list:



This is a huge upgrade from my 1050, i7, 8gig ram, machine that I'm currently using.

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Here's the text if you don't like the screenshot:
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 50ODX Tempered Glass Gaming Case - Black

Processor: Intel Core i9-10900KF Processor (10X 3.70 GHz /20MB L3 Cache)

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE AX - WIFI 6, ARGB Header (2), USB 3.2 Ports (1 Type-C, 5 Type-A), M.2 Slot (3)

Memory: 32 GB [16 GB x2] DDR4-3200 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO (RGB LED)

<span class-'extra-ship'>[PREORDER - Extra 6 Weeks Lead Time] </span>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 10GB GDDR6X (VR-Ready) Case Lighting: IBUYPOWER RGB Lighting - [FREE] 1 RGB Lighting Strip

Power Supply: 800 Watt - High Power - 80 PLUS Gold (White Cables)

Processor Cooling: IBUYPOWER 240mm Addressable RGB Liquid Cooling System - Black

Primary Hard Drive: 1TB WD Black 3D Series SN750 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD -- Read: 3470MB/s; Write:

Secondary Hard Drive: None

Sound Card: 30 Premium Surround Sound Onboard

Network Card: Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

Monitor: None

Operating System: Windows 10 Home - (64-bit)

Warranty: 3 Year Standard Warranty Service Rush Service: No Rush - Standard Service - Estimated Ship Out in 4 Weeks [ADDITIONAL lead time applied when preorder

Media Card Reader / Writer: None

IBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction: None

IBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion: None

USB Expansion Card: None

Case Engraving Service: None

Limited Time Offer: TODAY ONLYI $50 Off All Intel Powered Systems!!

Case Fans: 3x [ARGB] DEEPCOOL CF120 PLUS 120mm Addressable RGB Fan

Video Capture Device: None

SLI Bridge: None

Advanced Cabling Options: Professional Wiring - for all standard default cables inside the system

Advanced Build Options - Thermal Paste: None

Champion Apparel: None

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Well good luck I guess. Anything Ibuypower branded or just plain doesn't specify what brand it is will likely need to be replaced as they'll be cheap ass parts

lmao, imagine bragging about getting a prebuilt!!!

Axiom posted...

Well good luck I guess. Anything Ibuypower branded or just plain doesn't specify what brand it is will likely need to be replaced as they'll be cheap ass parts

That's why I made sure all the important bits were branded. The only iBUYPOWER stuff in it is the cooling.

rats5 posted...

lmao, imagine bragging about getting a prebuilt!!!

Not bragging, excited. There's a difference.
That said, I can see how you'd misinterpret that as my original post wasn't that clear.

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Cooling is an important bit.

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kirbyakaZ posted...

That's why I made sure all the important bits were branded. The only iBUYPOWER stuff in it is the cooling.

Not bragging, excited. There's a difference.
That said, I can see how you'd misinterpret that as my original post wasn't that clear.

That guy just jelly.
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damn. well, i mean thats just how it is these days with the pc market. its prebuilts or spend 3000 dollars on the video card alone.

but it really has a dedicated sound card? lol weird.

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and no that was not hyperbole

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=3080&_sacat=0

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Good for you, fuck the haters

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Nice rig. Nothing wrong with getting a pre-built if that's what you want to do. And you can always migrate the parts over to a new build in the future.

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congrats TC! that's one hell of a machine! should last you for a long time

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Did @guesswho33 sell it to you?

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Drunkie posted...

Did @guesswho33 sell it to you?

I hear @guesswho33 also has a PS5 to sell you.

_BlueMonk posted...

but it really has a dedicated sound card? lol weird.

It says "onboard"...

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Only 1tb storage? Dude, it's a gaming PC, not a console.

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_BlueMonk posted...

damn. well, i mean thats just how it is these days with the pc market. its prebuilts or spend 3000 dollars on the video card alone.

but it really has a dedicated sound card? lol weird.

Yeah in doing my research I saw how crazy expensive graphics cards and processors are.
And yeah the sound card was like $40 extra.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I didn't want a $20 t-shirt D:

008Zulu posted...

Only 1tb storage? Dude, it's a gaming PC, not a console.

Yeah I'm a bit worried about that. I'm currently using a 2tb hdd in my current machine, I figure I can throw that in there.

And thank you to everyone saying to ignore the haters, I appreciate it!

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Congrats!

I second adding the HDD from your old rig. Maybe you can get a 240GB SSD cheap and use that too? It'd be useful for the OS and stuff
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What the fuck is a sound card

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teep_ posted...

Congrats!

I second adding the HDD from your old rig. Maybe you can get a 240GB SSD cheap and use that too? It'd be useful for the OS and stuff

It has a 1TB SSD already. Not much reason to add a 240GB one on top of that.

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teep_ posted...

Congrats!

I second adding the HDD from your old rig. Maybe you can get a 240GB SSD cheap and use that too? It'd be useful for the OS and stuff

I currently have a 64gig ssd for my os and I regret it. It just got too full with system and temp files and such from over the years and sits at like 1% free, even with regular cleaning :(
But yeah, second hdd for sure!

Blue_Inigo posted...

What the fuck is a sound card

Many audiophiles recommend either an internal or external sound card to level out the sound and get the most out of your speakers and headphones.
The "Mojo DAC" is between $500-$600 which is an external sound card.
I'm not an audiophile, but I'd like to have something a bit better than the default onboard sound card.

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Sound cards are useful for people who work professionally with audio, and pretty much no one else.

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Sound cards are useful for people who work professionally with audio, and pretty much no one else.

Yeah that's why I'm not getting a high end one, just slightly better ya know?

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Trumble posted...

teep_ posted...

Congrats!

I second adding the HDD from your old rig. Maybe you can get a 240GB SSD cheap and use that too? It'd be useful for the OS and stuff

It has a 1TB SSD already. Not much reason to add a 240GB one on top of that.

I have a 1TB SSD, a 1TB HDD and a 240GB SSD which I use for my OS and it works for me
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kirbyakaZ posted...

I currently have a 64gig ssd for my os and I regret it. It just got too full with system and temp files and such from over the years and sits at like 1% free, even with regular cleaning :(
But yeah, second hdd for sure!

Holy fucking shit. I even generally advise people to avoid 128GB, let alone 64GB. Although 128GB as part of a small SSD + big HDD setup is generally okay for advanced users.

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Take it from someone who was gifted a Cyberpower computer a couple years ago. Your probably going to want to replace that cpu cooler. I'd grabbed a cooler masterliquid triple radiator when I had the chance. You don't necessarily need that one, but anything is better than the stock cpu fan that comes with those prebuilts.

teep_ posted...

I have a 1TB SSD, a 1TB HDD and a 240GB SSD which I use for my OS and it works for me

I have a 1tb NVME, 3tb HDD, 8tb HDD, 8tbb HDD, 8tb HDD, and a 14tb HDD.

I need more drives. Way more drives.

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ProfessorKukui posted...

my dudes got a hard-on against that sound card lol

Lol oh well, I'm looking forward to seeing if it makes my $200 headphones that recommend an external sound card better.

teep_ posted...

I have a 1TB SSD, a 1TB HDD and a 240GB SSD which I use for my OS and it works for me

I'm glad it works for you! I'm going to have a 1tb ssd and the 2tb hdd so I should be fine =]

Trumble posted...

Holy fucking shit. I even generally advise people to avoid 128GB, let alone 64GB. Although 128GB as part of a small SSD + big HDD setup is generally okay for advanced users.

Yeah I regret it. I was on a budget at the time and needed a new computer for work and wanted to build it myself. Oh well!

Ivany2008 posted...

Take it from someone who was gifted a Cyberpower computer a couple years ago. Your probably going to want to replace that cpu cooler. I'd grabbed a cooler masterliquid triple radiator when I had the chance. You don't necessarily need that one, but anything is better than the stock cpu fan that comes with those prebuilts.

It's a liquid cooler and the case will have 6 fans total iirc. I feel like that should be enough?

King Rial posted...

I have a 1tb NVME, 3tb HDD, 8tb HDD, 8tbb HDD, 8tb HDD, and a 14tb HDD.

I need more drives. Way more drives.

That's a ton of drives! I'm guessing you do video editing?
Also I feel like hardware knowledge is slipping from me, what's an NVME? If you feel like explaining of course. @King_Rial

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kirbyakaZ posted...

Also I feel like hardware knowledge is slipping from me, what's an NVME? If you feel like explaining of course. @King_Rial

NVMe is basically PCIe SSD, but using the M.2 connector instead of an actual PCIe slot.

Basically any SSD in a modern PC is probably going to be NVMe.

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kirbyakaZ posted...

Lol oh well, I'm looking forward to seeing if it makes my $200 headphones that recommend an external sound card better.

I'm glad it works for you! I'm going to have a 1tb ssd and the 2tb hdd so I should be fine =]

Yeah I regret it. I was on a budget at the time and needed a new computer for work and wanted to build it myself. Oh well!

It's a liquid cooler and the case will have 6 fans total iirc. I feel like that should be enough?

So was my Cyberpower. Didn't help jack shit. My computer room shot up 6 degrees every time I tried to play Borderlands 3. How much of that was the cpu cooler, how much of that was the garbage case it came in, whose to say. Replaced the CPU cooler and the case with a Lian Li 2 Performance, and Masterliquid and now I have to wear socks and slippers when I'm not gaming.

How much I have spent is up for debate because I have bought and sold a lot of parts for losses, but also sold a lot of parts for profits.

I think if you look at the prices of the parts I truly still have and forget sold ones, i am out around $2500. But I have also gotten over $2k profit, so if you look at it that way i spent maybe $500.

Anyway, I have 5900x, 980 pro, 970 evo plus, nr200 case, sf750 psu, 32gb 3600 bdie, b550 mobo (didnt need x570 and now no chipset fan to annoy me). I have a current gen nvidia gpu and current gen amd gpu, justd eciding which to keep.

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Ivany2008 posted...

So was my Cyberpower. Didn't help jack shit. My computer room shot up 6 degrees every time I tried to play Borderlands 3. How much of that was the cpu cooler, how much of that was the garbage case it came in, whose to say. Replaced the CPU cooler and the case with a Lian Li 2 Performance, and Masterliquid and now I have to wear socks and slippers when I'm not gaming.

I mean, technically, the room temperature increasing would mean the computer is doing well at venting the heat, wouldn't it?

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But anyway a lot are buying prebuilts because of how hard it is to get a gpu. since it ahs a 3080, pretty good deal rather than wait around trying to get one.

I am trying to decide whether to build mine next week or give myself one more month to try to get a 3080 or a 3070 ti if it really comes out next month...

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Trumble posted...

NVMe is basically PCIe SSD, but using the M.2 connector instead of an actual PCIe slot.

Basically any SSD in a modern PC is probably going to be NVMe.

That's really interesting, I should look more into it, thanks!

Ivany2008 posted...

So was my Cyberpower. Didn't help jack shit. My computer room shot up 6 degrees every time I tried to play Borderlands 3. How much of that was the cpu cooler, how much of that was the garbage case it came in, whose to say. Replaced the CPU cooler and the case with a Lian Li 2 Performance, and Masterliquid and now I have to wear socks and slippers when I'm not gaming.

Okay, I'll take that into consideration and keep an eye on it. If I run into any issues I'll be sure to upgrade my CPU cooling right away then!

guesswho33 posted...

How much I have spent is up for debate because I have bought and sold a lot of parts for losses, but also sold a lot of parts for profits.

I think if you look at the prices of the parts I truly still have and forget sold ones, i am out around $2500. But I have also gotten over $2k profit, so if you look at it that way i spent maybe $500.

Anyway, I have 5900x, 980 pro, 970 evo plus, nr200 case, sf750 psu, 32gb 3600 bdie, b550 mobo (didnt need x570 and now no chipset fan to annoy me). I have a current gen nvidia gpu and current gen amd gpu, justd eciding which to keep.

Sounds like hardware is a really fun and profitable hobby for you. That's awesome. Maybe you can get a job at a hardware website!

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kirbyakaZ posted...

That's really interesting, I should look more into it, thanks!

Definitely - it's basically the standard for SSDs these days; SATA is only generally used for HDDs now.

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kirbyakaZ posted...

That's really interesting, I should look more into it, thanks!

Okay, I'll take that into consideration and keep an eye on it. If I run into any issues I'll be sure to upgrade my CPU cooling right away then!

Sounds like hardware is a really fun and profitable hobby for you. That's awesome. Maybe you can get a job at a hardware website!

this is my first build. I just am a perfectionist so I keep buying and selling parts without building because by the time I get almost every part, a new part comes out that tempts me. lol.

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Trumble posted...

Definitely - it's basically the standard for SSDs these days; SATA is only generally used for HDDs now.

Man, I've got a lot to learn again.
It does sound like I can just throw my old hdd into a SATA port and be fine, right?

guesswho33 posted...

this is my first build. I just am a perfectionist so I keep buying and selling parts without building because by the time I get almost every part, a new part comes out that tempts me. lol.

I can understand that desire. Still, look into doing reviews! Since you're actively using them it'd become a work expense!

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kirbyakaZ posted...

I'm glad it works for you! I'm going to have a 1tb ssd and the 2tb hdd so I should be fine =]

Fair enough, I hope it works out!
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I mean, technically, the room temperature increasing would mean the computer is doing well at venting the heat, wouldn't it?

yeah, but my god it became unbearable to stay in. I hadn't been that hot since I accidently left the slow cooker on for 2 days. Took the damn pot out of it, cleaned it and put it back in the machine, forgot to turn it off. Thank god I run it in a safe area. I didn't say I wasn't forgetful lol.

Nice, but that 1 tb of space wont last long

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teep_ posted...

Fair enough, I hope it works out!

Thanks Teep!

Ivany2008 posted...

yeah, but my god it became unbearable to stay in. I hadn't been that hot since I accidently left the slow cooker on for 2 days. Took the damn pot out of it, cleaned it and put it back in the machine, forgot to turn it off. Thank god I run it in a safe area. I didn't say I wasn't forgetful lol.

Wow that sounds dangerous, glad you're safe.
Personally I get cold at my desk unless it's deep in summer, so as long as the computer is cool that's good enough for me?

jon1012 posted...

Nice, but that 1 tb of space wont last long

Thanks! And yeah I have my old/current 2gig hdd I'm going to throw in.

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kirbyakaZ posted...

That's a ton of drives! I'm guessing you do video editing?
Also I feel like hardware knowledge is slipping from me, what's an NVME? If you feel like explaining of course.

Uh, no. I'm just disgusting.

And I guess the NVME part was answered already.

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King Rial posted...

Uh, no. I'm just disgusting.

And I guess the NVME part was answered already.

Not disgusting! Just an interesting hobby.


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Oh no, I am disgusting. Ask anyone on CE. I'm a filthy pervert.

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King Rial posted...

Oh no, I am disgusting. Ask anyone on CE. I'm a filthy pervert.

Ooooh the hard drives are for "science research" got it.

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Today I got my drivers license (at 30, really late I know), and tomorrow I get my second shot.
Busy week, but very exciting!

#blogFaQs


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i think im blind. gpu?

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Rain_Dust posted...

i think im blind. gpu?

3080
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