The PC build thread

Everybody has their opinions when it comes to building. Unfortunately, it has become almost impossible for me to build because my hands shake! In fact, I had to switch to insulin pins from syringes because this shaking caused me to bend them. I am planning what most likely will be my last build sometime this spring. What I always tell people is to make sure you don't build more than what you need. For the average person, they would be better off buying OEM and reinstalling an OEM OS removing all the crapware. Just be careful to install the proper drivers afterward. If, however, you still want to build then make a budget for the said build. To start, right off you might as well figure 35% to 45% of that budget goes to the video card. If you stay patient keep watching sellers like Amazon, Best Buy, Frys, and Microcenter for deals and sales. It is amazing what some of these sellers will sell things for. A guy I know just bought a MOBO from Microcenter that had some cosmetic damage for about 75% off retail. Keep those eyes and ears open.

 

Several days ago I bought this device off Amazon and spent several hours yesterday installing it. I use two monitors and my work desk is rather small. This holder allows me to remove the monitor bases and actually get them closer to my eyes. At first, I thought this ole cheap thing was too rinky-dink but so far it feels solid and the compression connectors are holding.

 

It seems building a high end rig with any sort of graphics card is going to be extremely expensive right now. I've been trying to get a hold of AMD's new chips, but the only way to get it is to bot the stores or to buy from scalpers raising the price at least 2x.

 

Yep... Wait a year if you want to do a new build with the latest stuff. I'm still rockin' a 9900KF with a 1080ti. Works for me, but I already have the itch to do another build, but not willing to help a scalper out.

 

The other day someone I know was in a bind and asked me to make them an offer for this ----



I was happy with the Samsung 500GB I already had, but made an offer of $75 and bought it. I am pleased with it. This is my first WD Blue. Will see how it goes. Read and write speeds!