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Subject: Want to build a PC? PC Building Guide and FAQ of The Flood

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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
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You want at least 128GB. The operating system takes up 16-20GB, the RAM takes up 1GB of space for every 1GB of RAM stick, and I have ~100GB of programs alone installed, not files.
What type of programs do you have installed?
All of these:

7-zip*, Better at compressing than WinRAR, no expiration, faster.
Any Video Converter, can use multiple threads.
Audacity, free audio editing and recording.
Bandicam, lower resource usage than Fraps, better quality, can upload straight to YouTube (full version costs money).
CCleaner, run this to get rid of those extra junk files.
Colorcop, identify the exact color of parts of an image or page.
CPU-ID*, Gives you info about various PC components, e.g. CPU clocks and RAM speeds.
Defraggler, thorough, sometimes fast, lots of options.
Fences, Organize your desktop.
Foobar, plays high-quality audio, TONS of plugins, e.g. Columns UI.
GIMP, dumbed down Photoshop with a larger learning curve.
Livestream Procaster, free, high resource demand.
MSI Afterburner*, Change dGPU clocks and fan speed, excludes laptops.
Mumble, less resources than Skype, Vent, Teamspeak, etc., better quality, open source.
Notepad++, cooler version of notepad that supports tabs, colors, paragraphs, etc.
PowerISO, For copying and burning discs.
Realtemp, Monitor CPU and GPU temps.
Revo Uninstaller, when you uninstall programs, some files are left in the registry. This makes sure that those are removed.
Speccy, Get your specs.
Stickies, Fun little notes.
Teracopy*, Speed up your copy and paste processes.
Unlocker*, Windows won't let you delete a file? Screw you Windows.
VLC*, For all forms of media, runs FLAC and other types of files.
WYSIWYG BBCode Editor, for copying forum codes.
XSplit, low resource streaming, low quality recording, costs money.
Avast!, my favorite anti-virus software. Uses less resources than AVG, but more than MSE.
AVG, used to be good, but I think it has fallen behind Avast!
Malwarebytes, download this even if you have either of the above ones. Use it to manually scan for viruses.
Plus FL Studio and a few other little programs.

  • 12.25.2012 10:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

I see. Well, do you strongly recommend the 128 GB SSD?

  • 12.25.2012 10:49 PM PDT

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You could do with a 64GB, but you wouldn't be able to fit the programs on it.

  • 12.25.2012 10:52 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

Well, I don't think it'd be that bad. I mean, the more space, the better. Do you think you could find me a fairly priced one?

  • 12.25.2012 10:53 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Well, I don't think it'd be that bad. I mean, the more space, the better. Do you think you could find me a fairly priced one?
A Samsung 830 Series is your best bet for an SSD.

  • 12.25.2012 10:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^


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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Well, I don't think it'd be that bad. I mean, the more space, the better. Do you think you could find me a fairly priced one?
A Samsung 830 Series is your best bet for an SSD.
Such as this?

  • 12.25.2012 10:57 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?

yes

  • 12.25.2012 10:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

Alright. And the recommended OS?
I was thinking probably Windows 7, or maybe a version of Linux.

  • 12.25.2012 10:59 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

Guys. I love my PC. I never realized what I was missing until now.

  • 12.25.2012 10:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Alright. And the recommended OS?
I was thinking probably Windows 7, or maybe a version of Linux.
Not many games and drivers are optimized well with Linux, so you would just want Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium.

  • 12.25.2012 11:02 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

Sounds good.
So, the build you showed me, plus the monitor, 128 GB SSD, and Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium is solid?

  • 12.25.2012 11:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Sounds good.
So, the build you showed me, plus the monitor, 128 GB SSD, and Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium is solid?
yes, here you go http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ub4V

  • 12.25.2012 11:08 PM PDT

Posted by: Falcon Saber
I like how your sub box is full of science and political videos but your recommendations are full of anime girls kissing each other.

Just Zoid being Zoid ^_^

Thanks a lot :)
Really appreciate it

  • 12.25.2012 11:09 PM PDT
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They don't think it be like it is...


But it do.

So I put everything into the case and now it doesn't turn on. Wtf.

  • 12.25.2012 11:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: superbunnie
So I put everything into the case and now it doesn't turn on. Wtf.
Make sure the switch on the PSU is on, then make sure all the cables are plugged in all the way, correctly, that the power sw and reset sw are plugged in their right locations.

  • 12.25.2012 11:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Guys. I love my PC. I never realized what I was missing until now.
Steam ID?

  • 12.26.2012 12:31 AM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

SpazticWonder

  • 12.26.2012 12:46 AM PDT
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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
SpazticWonder
Added.

  • 12.26.2012 12:56 AM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: ThirstyAvenge

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
SpazticWonder
Added.
Accepted.

  • 12.26.2012 1:03 AM PDT
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Got my new PSU.

Plugged everything back in and bam, just as new.

Got the SeaSonic M12II by the way.

  • 12.26.2012 5:01 AM PDT
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I like Cheese


Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
Got my new PSU.

Plugged everything back in and bam, just as new.

Got the SeaSonic M12II by the way.
That's good!

  • 12.26.2012 5:58 AM PDT

FLOOD QUOTES!
Posted by: G3N3RAL R3VAN
The Flood....... if it doesn't go anywhere else, stick it her pooper
Posted by: xflox231
Idiots. I'm surrounded by idiots
Posted by: ferrrari
the flood, there a bunch of jerks, but there my jerks.

Posted by: ThirstyAvenge

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
SpazticWonder
Added.

I second that.


[Edited on 12.26.2012 6:08 AM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 6:07 AM PDT
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They don't think it be like it is...


But it do.

Everything is plugged in... D:

  • 12.26.2012 7:10 AM PDT
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They don't think it be like it is...


But it do.

Ha. I just had to tighten the mobo power.

  • 12.26.2012 7:34 AM PDT
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Does it turn on now?

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Odd, the button on the front of my case that turns off the front fan lights now works. It didn't with my old PSU.

Anyway, SeaSonic kicks ass but the 8-pin EATX connector is too short so I can't run it from the other side of my case. I had to run the cable over the front of my mobo in order to connect it to the ports.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 7:47 AM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 7:41 AM PDT