She has arrived!

KippleKat

KippleKat

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After waiting patiently my new gaming PC has arrived. I must say I am very impressed! My last gaming PC was bought back in 2006 so I've been out of the PC master race club for a while now. 😅

What a nice thing to get on a Friday afternoon, especially as I find out if my job is at risk of redundancy next Wednesday.

I went with the great recommendations of this forum and adapted my spec to suit my needs and I also picked up the LG Ultragear 27" monitor on another good tip, when I can afford to I'm replacing my old work screen next to it with another LG Ultragear as it's great quality.

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My spec for those interested, my budget was £2k:


CaseCOOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
MotherboardASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
2nd Storage DriveNONE
1st M.2 SSD Drive256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED
Memory Card ReaderUSB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power SupplyCORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor CoolingCorsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
 

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Cobblers

Cobblers

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I'm pleased my technical expertise was able to help you get this rig over the line! :p

Looks really nice... quite jealous. Enjoy the lack of sleep this weekend.
 
KippleKat

KippleKat

Enthusiast
Cobblers said:
I'm pleased my technical expertise was able to help you get this rig over the line! :p

Looks really nice... quite jealous. Enjoy the lack of sleep this weekend.
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Thank you! I have a lot of games planned for this weekend for sure. I'm on call early hours Monday morning so I can see that one being fun :ROFLMAO:

CrowZer0 said:
I got the exact same Gpu as you, any idea how to change the colour of it or what model it is?
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I'm not actually sure, I have the manual for it so I'll have a little read through later and see what it says about changing the colours. I presumed it was fixed as green but maybe not. I'll let you know what the manual says.
 
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CrowZer0

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KippleKat said:
Thank you! I have a lot of games planned for this weekend for sure. I'm on call early hours Monday morning so I can see that one being fun :ROFLMAO:


I'm not actually sure, I have the manual for it so I'll have a little read through later and see what it says about changing the colours. I presumed it was fixed as green but maybe not. I'll let you know what the manual says.
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It isn't fixed it was flashing through colours in Bios, the fans say gainward so I assumed palit? I'm not sure. I just want to know how to change the colours of it and whethers its a button or through bios lol. I'm in the process of copying a lot of files over from old hard drives or I'd do it myself.
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

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The LG is a beast. I'm looking at a second screen at some point soon so i can still browse and have a full gaming screen.

My head is telling me just get a nice simple 1080 screen, don't need anything fancy but my heart is telling me getting another LG as it matches :ROFLMAO:
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
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CrowZer0 said:
It isn't fixed it was flashing through colours in Bios, the fans say gainward so I assumed palit?
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It’s not a Palit... it’s a Gainward. I used to have a 2070 Super made by them and it was an absolute beast of a card, really good quality. They’re one of the lesser known brands but I haven’t got a bad word to say about them 🙂👍
 
KippleKat

KippleKat

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Resistance100 said:
The LG is a beast. I'm looking at a second screen at some point soon so i can still browse and have a full gaming screen.

My head is telling me just get a nice simple 1080 screen, don't need anything fancy but my heart is telling me getting another LG as it matches :ROFLMAO:
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It was the most I’d spent on a pc monitor, but it’s definitely worth every penny. Superior quality to my work screen. I use both for work now and the old one pales in comparison. If I don’t lose my job I’ll start saving for a second.
Cobblers said:
I think we've lost KippleKat for at least two weeks :D
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I’m deep into settings and downloading everything I want on there right now. It’s so fast! 😃
 
Cobblers

Cobblers

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The green looks great in fairness. It's the colour I reckon my rig will end up with....

Enjoy though - part of the fun is the setting up.
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

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KippleKat said:
It was the most I’d spent on a pc monitor, but it’s definitely worth every penny. Superior quality to my work screen. I use both for work now and the old one pales in comparison. If I don’t lose my job I’ll start saving for a second.

I’m deep into settings and downloading everything I want on there right now. It’s so fast! 😃
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I might have just cracked and ordered one as Amazon warehouse had one for £220. Every payday is the same :ROFLMAO:
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

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KippleKat said:
£220?! :D That madness, wish I got it that cheap :cry:
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My first one wasn't that cheap trust me.

According to amazon this one is "Very good" with damaged packaging. So guessing it was a return. Still they're the only place i'd trust with "used" stuff. As 90% of it is unwanted returns and there customer service and returns policy if there's anything wrong is second to none :)

It looks like theres some still available at that price here

LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B 27 Inch Gaming Monitor QHD (2560 x 1440) IPS - 1ms Nvidia G-Sync Compatible, Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Buy
www.amazon.co.uk
 
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