11-20-2024, 12:53 PM
Update, build and cost in Can.
This build is obviously custom. My plan is to work with an enthusiast budget, use whatever I could on my existing i5 build to keep cost down and being able to upgrade components.
My builds have averaged 8 to 10 years before being obsolete. I have a good Fractal ATX size case so that was the first spec to work with.
Compoents
Asus ROG Stix X970-A Gaming Wifi $559.99 (ATX size, AM5 type for AMD Rysen). My gaming has dwindled done to nothing but wanted a mobo that could have components upgraded.
Corseair Vengeance RBG DDR5 Ram 32GB $144.99.
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO $66.36, I had to replace the cooler as my old Noctua would not fit
Ausus Dual GeForce RTX 4060 TI EVO $705.59, very decent but older
MSI Mag A850 PCIE 5 power supply $145.59. Didn't expect to replace the PSU but cables did not jive.
Artic MX-4 Thermal paste $12.31
Noctua NF-P14s case fans (3) $65.70. Didn't expect to replace these either but my older cable are 3 pin, newer are 4 pin for speed control
USB adaptor cable $10.00.
Asus USB-BT500 Bluetooth 5 USB adapter $27.98. Didn't expect to replace but older unit does not work with window 11
Window 11 Pro $13.01. New from Microsoft with cost $180 and up. I installed Windows 11 from Microsoft and then used Code form third party
Office pro plus $39.42. Same ^^^
Total $2205.93. I saved myself the labor and got the parts I wanted though my computer engineer kid told be I was slightly overdoing it.
So there you have it. The only thing I manage to keep with the computer case worth about $200.
Getting the unit up and running was not without some difficulty and is always the case. Total hours of dicking around getting the system to boot, installing updates, acquiring codes, and installing programs and apps worked out to be 8 hours min.
This computer Rips!
What I have learnt ; I would buy all the components (or just buy a prebuild) and sell the old rig as one instead of piecing it out. I didn't realize how many simple parts were obsolete.
I would never build a computer for someone else without a long talk about expectations, costs and problems that can occur.
This build is obviously custom. My plan is to work with an enthusiast budget, use whatever I could on my existing i5 build to keep cost down and being able to upgrade components.
My builds have averaged 8 to 10 years before being obsolete. I have a good Fractal ATX size case so that was the first spec to work with.
Compoents
Asus ROG Stix X970-A Gaming Wifi $559.99 (ATX size, AM5 type for AMD Rysen). My gaming has dwindled done to nothing but wanted a mobo that could have components upgraded.
Corseair Vengeance RBG DDR5 Ram 32GB $144.99.
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO $66.36, I had to replace the cooler as my old Noctua would not fit
Ausus Dual GeForce RTX 4060 TI EVO $705.59, very decent but older
MSI Mag A850 PCIE 5 power supply $145.59. Didn't expect to replace the PSU but cables did not jive.
Artic MX-4 Thermal paste $12.31
Noctua NF-P14s case fans (3) $65.70. Didn't expect to replace these either but my older cable are 3 pin, newer are 4 pin for speed control
USB adaptor cable $10.00.
Asus USB-BT500 Bluetooth 5 USB adapter $27.98. Didn't expect to replace but older unit does not work with window 11
Window 11 Pro $13.01. New from Microsoft with cost $180 and up. I installed Windows 11 from Microsoft and then used Code form third party
Office pro plus $39.42. Same ^^^
Total $2205.93. I saved myself the labor and got the parts I wanted though my computer engineer kid told be I was slightly overdoing it.
So there you have it. The only thing I manage to keep with the computer case worth about $200.
Getting the unit up and running was not without some difficulty and is always the case. Total hours of dicking around getting the system to boot, installing updates, acquiring codes, and installing programs and apps worked out to be 8 hours min.
This computer Rips!
What I have learnt ; I would buy all the components (or just buy a prebuild) and sell the old rig as one instead of piecing it out. I didn't realize how many simple parts were obsolete.
I would never build a computer for someone else without a long talk about expectations, costs and problems that can occur.
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