New Build Advice for a .NET C# developer machine

Karl · 4 May 2021 at 17:03

Ah okay, is it worth flashing the bios first thing then before sticking the chip on or anything else? First job on the list type thing, as soon as it's in the case?

mickyflinn · 4 May 2021 at 17:06

Karl said:
Ah okay, is it worth flashing the bios first thing then before sticking the chip on or anything else? First job on the list type thing, as soon as it's in the case?

Yes unless the motherboard box says 5000 series ready on it.

Do it on the box with just the psu connected like in the vidoe

Dont use beta bios.

Karl · 4 May 2021 at 17:31

Right okay, gotcha. Thanks mate.

mickyflinn · 4 May 2021 at 17:58

Karl said:
Right okay, gotcha. Thanks mate.

Your welcome, use the qoute button or tag me in, will give me an alert if ypu need more.

Enjoy.

Karl · 13 May 2021 at 11:46

mickyflinn said:
Your welcome, use the qoute button or tag me in, will give me an alert if ypu need more.

Enjoy.

Hi mate, one quick question for you (or whoever may see this) if you have a mo, will I be able to swap that GT 1030 card out for something higher spec later on if the mood takes me? Not likely to be for 6 months or longer, just wondering if there are any restrictions around case size, PSU power, so forth.

Cheers!

mickyflinn · 13 May 2021 at 12:12

Karl said:
Hi mate, one quick question for you (or whoever may see this) if you have a mo, will I be able to swap that GT 1030 card out for something higher spec later on if the mood takes me? Not likely to be for 6 months or longer, just wondering if there are any restrictions around case size, PSU power, so forth.

Cheers!

Yes think we specced a 650w unit so you should be good up to a 3070 or amd 6800.

Case Meshify c
Graphics card length limit: Max 315mm with front fan mounted

Correct me if i got the above wrong.

Karl · 13 May 2021 at 12:47

mickyflinn said:
Yes think we specced a 650w unit so you should be good up to a 3070 or amd 6800.

Case Meshify c
Graphics card length limit: Max 315mm with front fan mounted

Correct me if i got the above wrong.

I did get that unit, yes.

That's worth knowing, thanks very much mate!

mickyflinn · 13 May 2021 at 12:50

Karl said:
I did get that unit, yes.

That's worth knowing, thanks very much mate!

Sorted a monitor yet ?

Karl · 13 May 2021 at 15:26

Yes mate - went for this one in the end:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-3...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-15f-lg.html

So far so good, takes up roughly about the same footprint as my old iMac, and sourced a decent monitor arm for it too, so it hangs quite nicely without taking any real desk space:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/posts/34785697

Pretty happy with it!

mickyflinn · 22 Jun 2021 at 11:22

Hi @Karl see your selling your psu cus you got a new graphics card , what gpu did you get ?

simc1978 · 22 Jun 2021 at 11:49

Karl said:
This is terrific stuff, thanks mate! More cores, more RAM, ability to swap out graphics card if needed later on down the line, all looks great!

Pardon my out of date questions, but when I order all this, apart from some arctic silver which I'll get on top, will I need to buy anything additional accessory wise to build this? Any internal cabling or anything, or is it all supplied? I guess no cables for NVMe and it slots in to the mobo, and PSU cabling's all attached to the PSU!

Cheers mate, brilliant. Really appreciate it.

The arctic freezer will come with perfectly good thermal paste. I would avoid the metal based pastes for fear of shorting if any of it goes where it shouldn't

Karl · 22 Jun 2021 at 14:55

simc1978 said:
The arctic freezer will come with perfectly good thermal paste. I would avoid the metal based pastes for fear of shorting if any of it goes where it shouldn't

Thanks for the advice, appreciate the thought - Ended up getting a tube of arctic silver which has done the job fine, and it's gone quite sticky so is unlikely to go too far, and I didn't apply too much, temps are fine, so it's worked out well.

mickyflinn said:
Hi @Karl see your selling your psu cus you got a new graphics card , what gpu did you get ?

Ha! Yes mate, my intentions were to leave it for a bit, but then thought I wouldn't mind a 3070, and then just happened to stumble across an 'add to basket' for a 3080TI FE, so ended up getting an RM750 to make sure it was up to the job, which it has been, but am now selling the PSU as a result. Going to lose a few bob on it, but that'll teach me for being indecisive, won't it