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Opinion(s) and suggestions about my pcpartpicker setup (pcpartpicker.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Never built a PC before, but thought it was a good time to get started on it!

I already got the tower, CPU and motherboard. Someone was getting rid of that specific tower and they wanted it gone - it was basically free! (aka a glorified curbalert)

I chose that CPU cause I don't want to spend money on a GPU, yet. Not looking yet into AAA gaming, at most I'll start with my Steam indie backlog ๐Ÿ˜

Thanks!

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[โ€“] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I'm old school, I wouldn't spend a bunch on a liquid cooler unless I was going to overclock and do random high intensity stuff with it. I use a Noctua fan and never have issues, and I've got a chunky GPU in a pretty small case too. Still, fun setup! I hope you have a blast! Make sure the motherboard is flashed to the latest level for the CPU, or that you have a way to get that done, like a friend with an older CPU you can hijack for an afternoon. I had to do that with my first Ryzen. The store lent me an Athlon for a deposit.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    AIOs are just too convenient these days. You can "move" the heat right to the wall of your case and use slower fans for the radiator. They open up a ton of space for more efficient total airflow. After AIOs got refined after the first few generations, I am never going back to air cooling my CPU again. (I don't "power overclock" anymore, but I'll still kick my clocks up a little if it's 100% stable.)

    I debated a quality water loop for my last build but I couldn't justify the maintenance time. (Cost is not a huge factor, but that doesn't mean I don't still want one..)

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