I Got A New Computer!

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Malwarebytes is a lot different since I last used it like 3 years ago before my Chromebook.

Anyway, I thought I'd have it scan my comp to see if it would say a PC I've had for under 24 hours had any issues. It made me trust it more when it came up with no issues found.
 
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scotchandcigar said:
I paid $88 for MS365 office, and it comes with that stuff.
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Oh fuck, is that the $99 a year thing? I'm pretty sure I'm paying for that too. I always get pissed off when i see the withdraw in my statement but I assumed it was something i needed since I still use hotmail and at some point they told me I was exceeding my storage limit and needed to get it.
 
scotchandcigar said:
I paid $88 for MS365 office, and it comes with that stuff.
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I have paid for MS365 for at least 2 years now and have not used any of it besides the extra Hotmail storage.

HOLY SHIT THANKS DUDE!!!!!!

Since you reminded me of it early today I downloaded the full 365 suite and MS Defender. Which for no logical reason is included with 365 but a seperate download.

I will likely never use anything besides Word, Defender, Excel and possibly PowerPoint.....in that order. It's really cool to have them.

Do you use any of the other ones? If so, for what?
 
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I think Word, Excel, and PowerPoint pretty much covers it.

But they told me to use MS Defender, and get rid of McAfee.
 
I used to go to Fry's Electronics until they all closed down. Now Phoenix has a Micro Center.

It's a bit of a start. I'm going to be building a new PC. I know computer part prices have gone through the roof, but I've been following certain items and they've started coming back down a bit. I might buy the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and storage this week.


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This computer is going to be fairly powerful. Besides the usual Windows and office/document tasks, it will primarily be used for gaming and getting back into some of my old interests in 3D design and modeling. I plan to use it for creating models for 3D printing and other design projects.

It may also be used for video editing, rendering, and other creative workloads, so I'd like it to have enough performance to handle those tasks comfortably.
 
Over the past couple of days, I built my new PC. It had been nearly a decade since I last built one, so there were a few challenges along the way. I ran into some issues with cable management and getting familiar with the newer motherboard components, but a few YouTube tutorials helped me figure everything out.

At this point, I have pretty much everything installed, and the system is running smoothly. I'm still experimenting with the LED touchscreen on the case, and I'll try to post a video of it soon.

In the near future, I plan to replace the top radiator fans once the Lian Li TL Wireless fans are back in stock. I'm also thinking about adding some RGB lighting to the bottom of the case, installing another Strimer cable for the GPU, and adding an internal USB hub so I can connect all the additional accessories I mentioned.

A list of PC parts that I put into into the computer.

Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite Dual-Chamber Mid-Tower ATX Case
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
CPU Cooler: TRYX Panorama 360 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler
Fans:
  • Lian Li UNI FAN TL Wireless LCD Reverse 140mm
  • Lian Li UNI FAN TL120 V2 LCD Wireless (Standard & Reverse)
GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5080 OC
Motherboard: MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
Operating System: Windows 11
Power Supply: Corsair HX1500i 1500W 80+ Platinum Fully Modular
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL38
Storage:
  • Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Miscellaneous:
  • Lian Li EDGE Hub (Universal USB & Fan Hub)
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HecticArt said:
Indeed!
That's a lotta fans!

Nice job Wolf.
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If you're counting them all, there are currently 14 fans in it.

I also ordered another fan for the top of the radiator, which is on back order. I'm planning to add it to create a push-pull configuration, which should lower the CPU temperature by a couple of degrees. It also improves airflow efficiency by increasing static pressure, resulting in better cooling performance, especially on thicker or higher-density radiators.

I can also add another fan to the GPU. If I install all of them, that would bring the total number of fans to 18.

I'm also reformatting my old PC, trying to sell it and now I want a new gaming desk.

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I'm also reformatting my old PC and trying to sell it.

Now I want a new gaming desk. Personally, I wouldn't mind an adjustable L-shaped gaming desk. Something similar to this.

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scotchandcigar said:
I got this Lenovo at BestBuy before they ran out.
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Aaron said:
We bought a Lenovo laptop similar to that just a couple of months ago. Super happy with it. Off and on really fast, never laggy. Bought it at Walmart.
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JHDK said:
I just bought a Lenovo like 15 mins ago.
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I've noticed an annoying thing about mine, that I've seen in discussions a lot. Most days, I don't use it. Between my work computer and my phone, it's just not needed. But I do use it for certain things. And when I open it up to start using it, it's in this weird hibernation mode. The LED on the right-side power button is slowly going on-and-off, but I can't get the laptop to wake-up. The screen is just black; hitting keys doesn't wake it up. CTRL-Alt-Delete doesn't work. Briefly pressing the power button doesn't work.

I end up having to hold the power button until the laptop shuts down, and then hit it again to start-up. I've never seen this with any other laptop. I'm wondering if there's a sleep setting that I need to change.
 
I've never encountered that issue with mine. That sounds annoying, hope the settings can fix that.
 
My guess is that there is a setting in power management. There likely is a magic key sequence or key to awaken it too.
 
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