Hardware Tempted to upgrade my desktop

[the_randomizer]

Just two; one LED fan in the front and one standard in the back. They're all 120mm, though, and 4 more total can be added after you buy it

Awesome, also still on the fence about motherboards; I don't want one that's cheap, but I don't want one that's super pricey either.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Awesome, also still on the fence about motherboards; I don't want one that's cheap, but I don't want one that's super pricey either.

Try this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813128863

Note that the one I got was DOA, but Gigabyte and Newegg both have decent customer service

 

[the_randomizer]

Try this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813128863

Note that the one I got was DOA, but Gigabyte and Newegg both have decent customer service

It says it's LGA 1150 and not 1151, so do you have a Haswell or Skylake CPU? Sorry I'm asking so many questions, as you can see, I haven't been following the latest stuff all the much


Edit: Whoops, had another link open, I see it's 1151, my bad XD

 

[Joe88]

I have a phanteks enthoo pro full tower case myself, usually goes around $80 when on sale
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854003

 

[the_randomizer]

I have a phanteks enthoo pro full tower case myself, usually goes around $80 when on sale
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854003

How many fans came with it?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

How many fans came with it?

"Enthoo Pro includes 1 x 200mm fan in front and 1 x 140mm fan in the rear. Ability to upgrade to additional fans is possible. All fans included are Phanteks' new redesigned and better performing SP series fans. Budget friendly case, Phanteks' Enthoo Pro, unleash unlimited possibilities."

 

[the_randomizer]

"Enthoo Pro includes 1 x 200mm fan in front and 1 x 140mm fan in the rear. Ability to upgrade to additional fans is possible. All fans included are Phanteks' new redesigned and better performing SP series fans. Budget friendly case, Phanteks' Enthoo Pro, unleash unlimited possibilities."

Just making sure, wouldn't hurt to get an extra fan or so, but then again with the PSU, CPU fan and GPU fan, that's three extra fans in a sense The fun part will be having to backip my data and reinstall Windows

 

[elBenyo]

You really should have your OS on an SSD. That's cheap and they last almost forever. The performance difference is baffling.

 

[the_randomizer]

You really should have your OS on an SSD. That's cheap and they last almost forever. The performance difference is baffling.

Hmm, trying to keep the budget at reasonable levels, so far I'm up to <$500 for all the parts thus far. Yeah, no doubt about that, how big and what brand of SSD? Will need to make sure the case, mobo, PSU, etc have all the right number of SATA connections for my two HDDs and the SSD.

 

[Alkéryn]

If you are gamming i would rather upgrade the graphic card than the cpu

 

[elBenyo]

Hmm, trying to keep the budget at reasonable levels, so far I'm up to <$500 for all the parts thus far. Yeah, no doubt about that, how big and what brand of SSD? Will need to make sure the case, mobo, PSU, etc have all the right number of SATA connections for my two HDDs and the SSD.

Fastest random write you can find is a good start, make sure it's SATA III. The random read and write speed is more important than the consecutive read and write speed because defragmenting wears them out faster. I only buy Western Digital, every Seagate I've had has had short lifespans. I'd also recommend a 250GB so you can install Adobe or torrent a little.

 

[the_randomizer]

If you are gamming i would rather upgrade the graphic card than the cpu

Hmm, not a high-end gamer, just want better CPU performance, but also to replace for the sake of replacing.

 

[Armadillo]

I had two Enthoo pros and sent them both back. The paint finish on them was shocking (poor finish, thin paint in areas, just overall poor, not what I expect from a case at that price) and the QC was just as bad, both of them had various little knicks and imperfections on the plastic parts, I wouldn't touch phanteks until they use some decent paint.

 

[the_randomizer]

I had two Enthoo pros and sent them both back. The paint finish on them was shocking (poor finish, thin paint in areas, just overall poor, not what I expect from a case at that price) and the QC was just as bad, both of them had various little knicks and imperfections on the plastic parts, I wouldn't touch phanteks until they use some decent paint.

What case do you recommend?

Fastest random write you can find is a good start, make sure it's SATA III. The random read and write speed is more important than the consecutive read and write speed because defragmenting wears them out faster. I'd also recommend a 250GB so you can install Adobe or torrent a little.

I don't trust torrents to be honest, but as for OSes, not entirely sure how to go about it since I don't have Windows 10 or a key for it.

 

[elBenyo]

What case do you recommend?



I don't trust torrents to be honest, but as for OSes, not entirely sure how to go about it since I don't have Windows 10 or a key for it.

I can't say exactly where, code of conduct, but I torrented an All in One Windows 10 torrent from " the most resilient torrent site on the web" just last night and fixed an old laptop. Just use peer protection if you don't own it, whereas I do and just didn't want to rip the disc.

 

[ItsKipz]

I can't say exactly where, code of conduct, but I torrented an All in One Windows 10 torrent from " the most resilient torrent site on the web" just last night and fixed an old laptop. Just use peer protection if you don't own it, whereas I do and just didn't want to rip the disc.

If you need windows 10 you can still upgrade from 7/8 for free, if that helps.

 

[Armadillo]

What case do you recommend?

I went with a Corsair 750D Airflow in the end. A bit on the expensive side and is huge, but I was limited by choice as I didn't want a side window or case that's covered in moulded plastic and those two options severely limited your choice (even with the 750d, I had to buy the solid side panel seperate).

 

[the_randomizer]

If you need windows 10 you can still upgrade from 7/8 for free, if that helps.

I thought that expired? Besides, I can't do that without losing 7, and I'd want it on another partition. You can't choose when to install it if you upgrade, unfortunately.

I went with a Corsair 750D Airflow in the end. A bit on the expensive side and is huge, but I was limited by choice as I didn't want a side window or case that's covered in moulded plastic and those two options severely limited your choice (even with the 750d, I had to buy the solid side panel seperate).

 

[ItsKipz]

I thought that expired? Besides, I can't do that without losing 7, and I'd want it on another partition. You can't choose when to install it if you upgrade, unfortunately.

Yeah, the normal upgrade is over, but they left it free for anyone who uses assistive services like magnifier, or TTS. It doesnt check if you use them though, so you can just download and install the update from Microsoft for free.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I don't trust torrents to be honest, but as for OSes, not entirely sure how to go about it since I don't have Windows 10 or a key for it.

There's an app called "Microsoft Toolkit" that's pretty neat *winking intensifies*