PC Build Advice/Review II: 3090 or Bust.

[Krandor]

I'd recommend these if you don't want to have a dedicated sub

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W46668C..._wdg_tit_nw_mr

[Zealot]

Well, internet immediately went down as soon as I got everything working.

There's no possible way a monitor could interfere with internet signal, right? Super spotty on both wi-fi and ethernet.

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[Mrf]

I've had the Polk Monitor 70s as my main speakers hooked up to my TV for 10 years, so when I wanted to get some new PC speakers I bought the cheap bookshelf speakers in the same line (Polk Audio T15s). I'm not an audiophile, but I like the sound for my needs. Most of the time I am using headphones anyway.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RJLHB8 (Currently $100, but often go on sale for $70)

plus an amplifier for computer usage:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076P2VS9H

[Melena]

With my build, I just picked up a cheap pair of Creative Lab speakers for when i'm not using my headphones.

[Prothescar]

Will say that if you do care about sound quality for music/movies, avoid those cheap all in one sets and go for an amp and two good, powerful speakers to go with. You can add a sub and additional channels over time as budget permits. With sound equipment, you get what you pay for, and there's a reason a set of good speakers will start around $200-300 while logitech can cram an entire 7.1 channel system in for the same price.

[NynJa]

I had been running sound through my previous monitor before.

dude, what?

[Tyrath]

^ that was my reaction lol

[Zealot]

I have never cared about where my sound comes from as long as it's there.

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[Andalusian girls]

explains your love life

[Andalusian girls]

[Nitsuki]

I still rock some Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 for my PC, it’s now a 13 year old system but damn they still work pretty flawlessly. However after seeing what Zealot posted, i may consider getting the mini amp down the line, but i’m going to need something to work with a subwoofer as well.

[Boyiee]

My ultra wide has speakers built in.

I have higher end Sennheiser cans with an amp and dac but I pretty much exclusively use it for voice/discord now and just play game sounds through monitor.

I am interested in a soundbar actually, maybe a sale or refurbished Razer kraken.

[Cantih]

So one thing I could use some help with, is picking out an NVME drive.
Here's the range of what I'm looking at: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/in...000&sort=price

I only have 1TB included so that if a batshit deal shows up I don't miss it, it's really only going to be holding the OS, FF14, and the odd online game where a lightning fast load time is considerate to people I'm playing with, so 500gb is fine.
Anything single player will go on a good old HDD, I'm not an impatient person.

I'd rather not go above $60. What's good in 45-60, or what's close and "bookmark it to catch it drop into your price range"?

[Melena]

Windows can get bloated, so I'd still personally stick to a 1gb NVME drive.

I am a huge fan of Samsung SSD's (had a 256gb SATA in my old pc I just retired, and a 2TB NVME 980 Pro in my current) so I'd gladly spring a little extra for them.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-E...s%2C135&sr=8-2

[Bardicrune]

Either Samsung or Intel make good QLC NVME SSD's. I would probably go with the Intel 670p 512GB or Samsung 980 (non-Pro) in that $45-$60 range. If you want to wait for a slightly higher ($65) item, look at the Samsung 970 EVO+ to go on sale. It has much better sustained write speeds than any of the others in that price range.

Edit: Article comparing some - https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...e-ssd-review/2

[Cyn]

1gb NVME drive.

I know it was a mistake but I got a chuckle out of it, and thinking about 1gb HDDs really takes you back lol.

[Melena]

I know it was a mistake but I got a chuckle out of it, and thinking about 1gb HDDs really takes you back lol.

I started on an 8mb hard drive lol, I'm old

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[Yabby]

It is a weird feeling to look back on what used to be a lot. I'm shopping for a new SAN for one of my primary data centers and some of the numbers Dell/Netapp/Nimble were tossing at me were making me laugh. When they start using petabyte numbers, I start to get unconfrontable.

[Salodin]

I started on an 8mb hard drive lol, I'm old

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I remember buying a 60gb hard drive so I could fit all the video game trailers that were coming out and thinking it would last me forever



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[Bardicrune]

Fuck, you guys are noobs. I started on 5.25" floppies and data cassettes (looked like an audio cassette and even used audio cassette type media). We didn't even have HDD's for personal rigs at the time.