Need help buying pc
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Is it running windows 10?
Storage drives, some may well be worth swapping into a new build, What are the fans like? Or does it come with a controller?
Im sure there would be some stuff worth harvesting.
Storage drives, some may well be worth swapping into a new build, What are the fans like? Or does it come with a controller?
Im sure there would be some stuff worth harvesting.
Windows 7 i think i havent used it in so long. It has a GA-78LMT-Usb3 motherboard.
AMD PILEDRIVER FX-6350 Gaming PC (AMD FX-6350 Six Core 4.20GHz CPU, NVIDIA GTX960 2GB HDMI Graphics Card, 1TB Hard Drive, 8GB DDR3 Memory, HDMI 10 [ASIN: B00MRBFE8I
Thats all i know
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They were still upgrading Win 7 to Win 10 for free.... and it can save you £100 quid on the new build if you transfer it to teh new one and install it yourself.
If you power it up, log onto microsoft and upgrade (or try to). Search the site for media creation tool, and it will have th eoption of "upgrade this PC" on the site. Win 10 is then free, if they are still doing it, and will be associated to your microsoft account (or if not, you can do this yourself very easily...)
Then you'll have a copy of Win 10 that you can swap over, when the new machine turns up, log onto microsoft to remove the old pc from the account (Win 10 licence stays as its now a digital one associated with your microsoft account) and you can load it onto the new machine and activate using your microsoft account as your login when you set the PC up (you can switch back to a local profile after easy enough if you just want to use it to activate only)
1TB hard drive could be useful to keep (HDD or SSD?) just as extra storage, not much else would be of use/value really.
If you power it up, log onto microsoft and upgrade (or try to). Search the site for media creation tool, and it will have th eoption of "upgrade this PC" on the site. Win 10 is then free, if they are still doing it, and will be associated to your microsoft account (or if not, you can do this yourself very easily...)
Then you'll have a copy of Win 10 that you can swap over, when the new machine turns up, log onto microsoft to remove the old pc from the account (Win 10 licence stays as its now a digital one associated with your microsoft account) and you can load it onto the new machine and activate using your microsoft account as your login when you set the PC up (you can switch back to a local profile after easy enough if you just want to use it to activate only)
1TB hard drive could be useful to keep (HDD or SSD?) just as extra storage, not much else would be of use/value really.
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If you go for one of the cases from PCS, a lot of them have RGB fans included. The Lian Li is a good budget option, the Cooler Master TD500 Mesh is a good mid tier option and the Corsair 5000X is a good top end option that all include RGB fans. A number of the CPU AIO’s also have RGB fans. Then you can add an RGB strip for about £10 than can be controlled using motherboard software.
Just made the changes to @SpyderTracks build. This is very OTT RGB though, we can scale back on the extra 5 fans etc
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
5x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,271.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/j9Fv87wK0e/
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
5x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,271.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/j9Fv87wK0e/
JUNI0R
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They will use the same base 3070 tech, then change the cooling solutions etc, add rgb. EVGA are generally fantastic cards. The performance difference like fps, between the best and worst cards, will be very limited. However, Asus will make the ROG Strix clock higher, run cooler and therefore boost more, but the difference will only be small - so a rog strix 3060ti will not even touch a bottom 3070 card