#pc upgrade

[moonzycat]

Great Summer News!! Ran is helping me upgrade/fix my computer so I can actually run shit again!! That means stream schedule shall resume soon, yippee!! 😸😸 proof + Shirley temple as a filler ♥️

[kingcvst]

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[frogblast-the-ventcore]

New PC acquired!!

My old PC is 8 years old. It was time for an upgrade.

I would say this counts as a big upgrade, considering the old one was running an i7-8700K, a 2070, and 16 GB of RAM - everything on Ultra settings, here I come. Gonna install my old HDD in the new one for an extra 2 TB of storage, too.

And all that for $2300 (most to all of which I won't be paying myself, because it's a gift!)

And special thanks to @fictionalafvsmybeloved for helping me with the search.

[cheust]

I found my family's old Dell Inspiron 530 desktop in my parents basement and I really want to try and turn it into a gaming pc.

My problem is I know no one who builds pcs and I'm too shy to ask reddit.

Has anyone on here turned an old desktop into a gaming pc? Here's some pictures to show what I'm working with.

[babs-n-baubles]

I am SO fucking excited!

I finally upgraded my PC! I may have cut myself during the process, but its all done!

[belladovah]

I upgraded my PC & am starting fresh!

I built my first PC in 2017, and the other day I basically rebuilt it!

CPU: intel i7 6700K -> Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU: MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X -> ASUS RTX 4070 Dual OC

RAM: 32GB DDR4 2400MHz -> 32GB DDR5 5200MHz

Storage: 250GB SSD + 1TB SSD + 3TB HDD -> 1TB M.2 SSD + 4TB M.2 SSD

What this means for my Sims 2:

While I still have all my old files on my old drives, I do not plan on copying anything over. This means, I am starting my Sims 2 Downloads folder over from scratch. So, I definitely won't be playing the game for quite some time. I am unsure if this is the end of my Veronaville - I left it in a really random spot and I was getting bored, but I am very attached to those sims so I may see if its playable with all my CC changed one day.

I can't promise I will maintain motivation and get back to the game quicky, but expect to see mod releases and videos along the way.

More info in the form of my 2024 Simming Goals coming soon.

[greetings-inferiors]

I’m thinking of rebooting my pc, but then I thought instead of (or maybe on top of) rebooting my pc (which would clear a lot of the shit my younger self installed, but is a great excuse to switch to Firefox and stuff), I should see if I can improve my PC’s hardware. Then I realised I straight up don’t have an ssd? So I… should probably get one. And I’m meaning to get a second monitor anyway, so I might just do some tech shopping???

If anyone knows of any cheap ssds (I think m.2 is the open slot), monitors, and I guess graphics cards too, couldn’t hurt (I have a gtx 1060, like it’s alright but could be better), let me know (I am in the uk though bear in mind)

[undinoble]

PC Upgrade Journey!

(the picture is my old/current one)

I've mentioned here before how I've wanted to upgrade my almost 4 years old pc to something nicer, but I'm very against changing stuff for luxury instead of replacing things that no longer work, and it lasted for 3,5 long years, fortunately. The funniest part is that the upgrade hype really kicked in because my power supply broke.

So as I'm very invested now in getting some things in better shape I thought it might be funny to document the changes and see the final result vs the start!

And here's a special thank you for my lovely commissioners who support me and make it possible for me to enhance my work tools/work space!! 💖

Starting by my original configurations that are soon to change:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F;

Asus PRIME H410M-E DDR4 LGA1200;

T-Force Vulcan Pichau 16GB DDR4 3600MHz red (2x, only 1 originally);

Afox GeForce GTX 1050TI 4GB;

Lexar NS100 128GB 2.5" Sata III;

HD Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" Sata III;

Mancer Thunder 500W Bronze 80 Plus (it broke and i bought the exact same, bc it worked long enough);

Mancer Fans 120mm Z100 in blue, green and red (i was so dumb choosing those fr);

Cabinet Pichau Gaming Kronen;

The whole setup costed exactly R$4,000 in February 2021 (around $750 at the time), it was custom settings and the store put it together before sending my way.

You served me well old friend 🫡

Right now I'm planning to make long term upgrades, starting by aesthetics and then weaker parts. Great news is that my computer is really well kept and all it's parts are in good condition, so I'll sell the old ones here in my country after upgrading

I'm aiming at a pleasant white and black PC with aRGB LEDs, inspired by my goal video card RTX 4060 Aero OC Gigabyte 8GB, I want to make a beautiful (and strong) setup!

Plans are: cabinet and fans are already bought, I'll buy the video card on black friday and, after I'm done paying it, a new motherboard + CPU and possibly new vRAM next year around second semester (depending on my financial situation).

This will be a wild run!