Re: The Ten Year PC Build
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:57 am
So the whole build went pretty well, I built it over the course of a couple of days, although I was working on some other projects, so it didn't take me nearly that long to build the PC. The only major hangup I had was that I didn't check to see if the little tabs on the I/O plate had seated properly, so I had to unscrew the motherboard for the second time (first time was a lost screw that got stuck) to get it re-seated properly. Other than that, everything went smoothly. The front port connections are always a massive PITA, but everything seems to work OK, so that's good. I had a previous PC build where I never got the front USB ports to work properly. The USB 3.0 cable is ridiculously thick and heavy, but I guess that's due to the spec's requirements for wire gauge and/or shielding. The cable management options in the case are incredible, and like nothing I've never seen. The ability to run everything behind the motherboard with a series of pass-through ports makes life a LOT easier. The case is larger than I imagined, but that's a good thing, as it has plenty of expandability and space to work.
The Seasonic Snow Silent PSU is pretty incredible. After reading the review on the [H], I was sold. It's way overkill for what I have now, but it could easily handle dual SLI cards and a bunch of HDDs, so I have plenty of room to grow. The fan comes on for a moment when first starting up, then turns off, and stays off. It doesn't seem to need the fan for a modest system like mine. The fully modular design is a joy to work with, and the included IEC cable is the thickest IEC cable I've ever seen. It probably makes absolutely no difference, but everything it comes with is built incredibly well.
The speed of the MyDigitalSSD drive is pretty incredible when installing stuff. Windows was really fast, as I got it on a USB key (much cheaper than digital download- go figure), so it flash to flash via USB 3, and that made for a very quick installation, unlike another computer I was working on where I had to install off of a DVD (I was upgrading a cheapie Dell with a cheap SATA SSD) that took forever and a half.
The only driver I had to install basically immediately was the graphics so that I could get up to the full resolution of my main monitor, 2560x1440 and get my wing monitor up and running at 1280x1024.
The Seasonic Snow Silent PSU is pretty incredible. After reading the review on the [H], I was sold. It's way overkill for what I have now, but it could easily handle dual SLI cards and a bunch of HDDs, so I have plenty of room to grow. The fan comes on for a moment when first starting up, then turns off, and stays off. It doesn't seem to need the fan for a modest system like mine. The fully modular design is a joy to work with, and the included IEC cable is the thickest IEC cable I've ever seen. It probably makes absolutely no difference, but everything it comes with is built incredibly well.
The speed of the MyDigitalSSD drive is pretty incredible when installing stuff. Windows was really fast, as I got it on a USB key (much cheaper than digital download- go figure), so it flash to flash via USB 3, and that made for a very quick installation, unlike another computer I was working on where I had to install off of a DVD (I was upgrading a cheapie Dell with a cheap SATA SSD) that took forever and a half.
The only driver I had to install basically immediately was the graphics so that I could get up to the full resolution of my main monitor, 2560x1440 and get my wing monitor up and running at 1280x1024.