I built a computer!

Well, I broke my old one first. Then, using my expert detective skills, I diagnosed and fixed my old one by replacing the graphics card. It worked! For two days, then it broke again, proving it had nothing to do with the graphics card. Rather than trusting my skills I went for a full upgrade, so, as a testament to my impatience, I ordered all new parts on next day delivery while doing pretty little research:

TypePart
CaseCorsair Carbide Spec-06 White
CPU AMD Ryzen 1600x
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus
GraphicsSapphire Radeon 570x 4gb
RAMCorsair Vengeance C16 2x16gb 2666mhz
PSUCorsair TX750W-M Semi Modular
CPU HeatsinkDeepcool Gammaxx 400 CPU Red
Case FansCorsair Quiet 12cm Red
Hard DriveCrucial P1 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD

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Then the glass window to my new case shattered immediately after being unscrewed (below). Some awkward chit chat with Amazon later and a new case was coming in 2 days.

THEN I built a computer, with a little help from Ravi and Chiraag. Okay, I basically got them tea (beer) while they built a computer, but I’m still claiming full credit.

Running it a little overclocked at 4ghz with the ram at 2933mhz. It seems to be stable, and idles at around 30 degrees, at 40% CPU load it jumps up to about 45 degrees.

Okay, I’ve bored myself, so….PICS:

Box of swag
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Some hiccups along the way…
Wiring somewhat neatened up
Running, I should’ve bought more fans. I am so sorely tempted to buy this monstrosity
I should really have waited for my wife to come home and use her Samsung for these pics…
this is how it looks if you turn the flash on with your phone

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