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A Vanity seeking IT/PC info for building a new PC
11-19-2024 | Me

Posted on 11/19/2024 5:57:15 AM PST by sit-rep

Greetings,

I dabble extensively in video and graphics and my current laptop is showing signs of fatigue big time so its time to think of my next machine.

I want to go the gaming computer route with possibly 2 processors and at least 128gb(more if I can). I want to get into more 3D graphics as well and my current app Blender starts lagging big time after 30 or so objects stacked. So, that being said, I have no clue where to start or where to buy.  searching the net is just overwhelming and ya have no clue who is legit, and who is full of...


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any info from the tech savvy gurus here is appreciated...
1 posted on 11/19/2024 5:57:15 AM PST by sit-rep
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To: sit-rep

bttt


2 posted on 11/19/2024 5:58:17 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: sit-rep

PS!!! And a suggestion on an OS!! I dont need any crap!! word, internal games, and all the other garbage that comes with new!! I want to open the hood and see the engine nothing else!!


3 posted on 11/19/2024 6:00:47 AM PST by sit-rep
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Budget - what’s the budget?

It’s about the only real tough question I think :D


4 posted on 11/19/2024 6:13:57 AM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: sit-rep

These days more than ever, the old hotrodder adage applies: “speed is just a question of money. How fast do you want to go?”

If you want a monster that won’t choke on heavy processing loads, look at the AMD Threadripper processors.


5 posted on 11/19/2024 6:14:10 AM PST by Little Pig
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It sounds like your wallet is open!

First, in the era of multi-cores, multiple discrete processors are not needed for a gaming rig. Many of the games wouldn’t make good use of them, and those are mostly used for Enterprise VM farms or possibly hand-coded calculations (stock trading, bitcoin).

So, I will assume you do NOT want to go with the M-series from Apple. (Performance is great but game selection is comparatively limited).

Asus is the leader in gaming motherboards. Supermicros are aimed more at business, but are well built, and worthy of consideration, especially if you just want performance and don’t need extra flashing lights!

I personally go with Intel for the chipsets, but gamers tend to go with a top of the line AMD Ryzen processor. nVidia presently makes the highest performing graphics cards, and for your application, that is as important as the processor. Get high speed on-board m.2 SSD (not PCI-E or USB based).

For Internet playing, get a service with highest throughput, but also lowest latency (no satellite, OTA). Cable connection is probably the fastest consumer option.

Make sure your case/motherboard has plenty of cooling! Don’t skimp on the power supply, many are overspec’ed compared to actual performance.

Finally, if you use the keyboard for your gaming, get one with real switches instead of membrane. I prefer a “clicky” keyboard, but a gamer might prefer short-throw keys.

Tom’s Hardware is a good reference guide for gamers.


6 posted on 11/19/2024 6:16:45 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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The actual build experience should go smoothly if you are step-by-step and careful. Use a grounding strap.


7 posted on 11/19/2024 6:18:03 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: sit-rep; rdb3; JosephW; martin_fierro; Still Thinking; zeugma; Vinnie; ironman; Egon; raybbr; ...

8 posted on 11/19/2024 6:20:13 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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And a suggestion on an OS!! I dont need any crap!!

If you are good with going all Steam, Linux might be an excellent option. Get a distro that supports your hardware, and prune out the unneeded stuff. A discussion of good gaming Linux distros is beyond my knowledge and worthy of a separate thread.
9 posted on 11/19/2024 6:20:31 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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I strongly suggest you get over to pcpartpicker.com where you can find recommended builds, see builds others have made, and make proposed builds of your own using their excellent tools for gathering parts and taking into account compatibilities,

Maybe the most important section is the forums where you can ask people to design a system for you based on what you'd like to do, evaluate a system that you propose to build on your own, and, read what this set of experienced and sometimes insanely intense group of people who build PCs have to say about all of it because there's a lot to learn. In many ways, it's like this place and those science threads that I've marveled at for years over the depth of the discussions which are almost always so far over my head that I'm basically Shane Falco throwing passes underwater at the beginning of The Replacements.

10 posted on 11/19/2024 6:24:33 AM PST by Dahoser (The Harris campaign and media allies are not using JOY and FORWARD accidentally. Look them up.)
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Decide what processor you want..i7, i9..etc. Go to Amazon. Order processor, compatible motherboard, memory, ssd or hdd drive, nvidia based GPU, case , power supply. That’s it. Make sure you have plenty of power because the gpu will be a power hog.

Source: I have built at least 3 pc’s over the years before ditching pc for Mac.


11 posted on 11/19/2024 6:29:11 AM PST by libh8er
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12 posted on 11/19/2024 6:29:19 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (The loudest person in the room is also the dumbest )
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To: larrytown

when it comes to toys for... ...myself, there is a blank check! lol...


13 posted on 11/19/2024 6:35:49 AM PST by sit-rep
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You’ve got quite a few options with an open budget. For 3d rendering I would stick to AMD Threadripper CPU and get an Nvidia GPU - at least an rtx 4070 or better. I’d dual boot windows and Linux with that combo for best experience. Use Linux to render as it’s a bit quicker.
I’m an IT engineer that manages thousands of desktops, but I also do 3D stuff in my spare time. PM me if you want more info.


14 posted on 11/19/2024 6:36:53 AM PST by miliantnutcase
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Because OS is important to me (Windows for MS Visual Studio and MS SQL Server Express), I limited my options to machines that can run Windows.

The past 2 laptops I've bought, I've gotten good deals from HP. Last one was 3 years ago. I'm particular about the speed of processing, RAM (including both size and clock speed of RAM), and drive space and transfer rate (just saying it's SSD isn't enough). I was able to customize a laptop to make it basically a gamer's laptop minus the enhanced graphics, at IMHO a decent price. I didn't build it myself. It came built, but to my spec.

My 3-year-old laptop can casually run DB queries for my homemade projects like studying my solar inverter's telemetry export, while my C# app downloads market data into my investments DB (running in the same MS SQL service), while I'm watching or listening to a game. When I lead financial small groups, I'm sometimes asked, "But why should we invest if the market might go down like it did in year X?". I run a C# app I made that lets us choose a date range and sample portfolios, and within about 2 seconds it connects to the DB, queries it for closing prices of mutual funds within that portfolio, and display the chart to show that a 75% stock/25% bonds portfolio can handle all market downturns in the past few decades as long as you withdraw only 4% per year (as long as it's diversified across mutual funds in at least 40 asset classes).

15 posted on 11/19/2024 6:39:07 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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If you cant get one with bare os, then To avoid the bloat, or most of the bloat, when formatting and reinstalling windows, ehich is easy to do, when it comes to r3installing windows, and it gets to where you have to input the time zone, (one of the first choices when installing windows) put in “English world” from the drop down list instead of your location. Then later whe it asks again for time zone, then you can put in actual location. Apparently some nations refuse to to allow Microsoft to install crapware, so putting in “english world” bypasses a lot of the crapware. There will still be some, but there is a tool from Chris Titus that does away with almost all of what is left, turns off phone home crap, and makes the os almost a barebones install with just the os. Check out the tool by Chris on youtube.


16 posted on 11/19/2024 6:40:52 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Dr. Sivana
I dont plan on gaming. its primarily for 3D graphics. Instead of building one structure at a time. I want to build a city. currently I start clogging up on a high rise before its done. I want to build the buildings, add moving water and blowing trees and grass and be able to render it with out a glitch/a single stutter...
17 posted on 11/19/2024 6:44:23 AM PST by sit-rep
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I’m in construction and can build a skyscraper!! when it comes to tech, i’m like that rookie who shows up with the brand new tool belt but doesnt know how a cresent wrench works!! lol...

I’d have it built by someone else...


18 posted on 11/19/2024 6:48:02 AM PST by sit-rep
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To: sit-rep

PCPartPicker.com


19 posted on 11/19/2024 6:49:11 AM PST by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: miliantnutcase

btt!


20 posted on 11/19/2024 6:49:31 AM PST by sit-rep
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