#PCBuilding

2025-07-23

I had a PC, ASUS ROG Strix X570-E MB with Ryzen 7 5800X ans 128GB ram. early last year it kept rebooting/blue screening for no reason. Even tested fresh installs and even linux. Well, it didn't even make it past the install of Ubuntu. I picked up a new CPU, Ryzen 9 5900X. Didn't work. Eventually settled on a new MB but my old MB was no longer in stock and on the hard to find list. I opted to get a MSI MAX X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI. Same chipset so my memory and CPU would work. I also needed to support a few other things, and reading the confusing docs I thought I might have been getting a PCIe slot upgrade in the process. I later leaned I was wrong. I needed 2 16x PCIe4 slots, tall ask. The ASUS had one 16x and one 8x. The MSI had one 16x and one 4x -_-, that was a downgrade. BUT it no longer rebooted or blue-screened. I've lived with it since. I also found out the internal audi was so crappy and noisy that I have never used it beyond initial testing. I am using a 10+ year old USB2.0 audio adapter whenever I want to use my desk speakers. SMH.

Flash forward to 4 months after I moved over and settled in. I look at the old MB and decide to toss it into a NZXT case I had. The case was nice and sleek and had highlights of electric blue. I could get behind that. So I ripped out the crappier and also not working MB ad tossed my ASUS in it. I ordered 32GB of ram, tossed that in with my old Ryzen 7 and a SSD. I started to dig down and find that the issue was memory timings. If I used different timings (also slower) the blue-screening stopped. I'm willing to live with this, but I was already moved into the other MB. So I installed Linux and made it a test server/desktop. Its been off for the past 4 months

Also adding in during my initial testing when it first went wrong, I swapped my MB in and out of the case many times. To the point that the front panel combo connector started to disintegrate. The last move part of the connector was left in the socket and I needed to use a long nose pliers to get it out. I managed to reassemble it and put it back into use but apparently damaged the connectivity of the USB 2.0 port on the front panel. -_-

So what to do, well here we are over 6 months more and I wanna go back to the ASUS but that connector is not gonna survive it. So I had this idea, move to the NZXT case. This way I don't need to move the MB, just the gear. BRILLIANT! The NZXT has two HDD mounts hidden under a bottom baffle, two 2.5" mounts on top of said baffle. And the front side has TWO USB 3.x ports!! WOOT!! But...

My water cooling radiator will not fit. It's a self contained unit and it has served me well for years. Even getting a new one won't help because the case really doesn't have the space for it in general.

Third option is maybe its time for a new case. This also brings up the thought that a new water cooler may be in order. It's likely time. Money isn't there yet.

#pcbuilding #homecomputer #windows #pcsupport #asus #msi #ryzen

2025-07-10

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2025-07-10

time to build! 🛠️

#pcbuilding #amd #rtx5070ti

pc parts: 5070ti, amd ryzen 9, aorus elite, montech case, liquid cooling
2025-07-07

Welp.

My computer broke. I'm guessing it's the CPU, but in order to test it I'd need new parts and it's time to buy a new case anyway so...

Looking for PC case recommendations. I would prefer silent cases with no window, but really open to anything that looks nice. Just curious what the fediverse is rocking or what they think looks good. #computers #pcbuilding

2025-06-25

Gibt es hier Leute die noch ihre #CPU übertakten / untertakten?

Das war vor 10-15 Jahren voll das Ding. Da hat jeder den ich kannte irgendwie an seinem #Prozessor rumgebastelt. Größerer Kühler, mehr Volt, höhere Taktung und weiteres 😁

Oder in die andere Richtung. Untertaktet für einen passiven Kühler.

Neben Videos auf YouTube bekomme ich davon gar nichts mehr mit 🧐

#pcbuilding

I never did a follow-up to my Framework 13 first look video back in 2023. But with the recent troubleshooting/RMA experience I had, maybe it's time to write a new video. Only slightly clickbaity.

#Framework #FrameworkLaptop #FrameworkLaptop13 #opensource #pcbuilding

A screenshot of a document in a word processor. It reads: "While going through the troubleshooting and RMA process with Framework support, I needed to pick up my ten-year-old Surface as a backup computer. I’d since put Ubuntu on it and set it aside as a little project computer. But it booted the second I touched it. And while I waited for yet another replacement part, I started to wonder: will this Framework be the last laptop I’ll ever buy – or is this laptop the last Framework I’ll ever buy?"

I DID IT. :party_porg: :party_porg: :party_porg: :party_porg: :party_porg: :party_porg: :party_porg:

My parts: pcpartpicker.com/list/9zvbzP :catuwu:
#pcbuild2025 #pcbuilding #yaayayayaya

MY FINISHED (mid-range) PC BUILD!!!!!!!! Featuring a Ryzen 77000X, Radeon 6600 XT, Peerless Assassin 120, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage (yet to arrive) all in a white Lancool 207.
TECC :archlinux:73CC@social.tchncs.de
2025-06-10

Where’s the #AMD #Radeon 9080 at? 🤔 It’s about time AMD drops some official info! The rumor mill is buzzing, but there’s still nothing concrete.

Will the #9080 meet expectations? Or are we gonna be waiting even longer?

#Gaming #PCBuilding #AMD #Radeon #GPU #TechNews #Hardware #PCGaming #FutureTech

2025-06-04

Is there any way to obtain small quantities of M2x3mm screws?
Need one for an M.2 slot, but don't need 50 of it.
#pcBuilding #screws #engineering #diy

2025-05-28

i would really like a lego themed pc case, i think that would be really awesome

#pcbuild #pcbuilding #pccase #PCcases

Phillip :usa_distress:phillip@social.lol
2025-05-23

PC upgrade alert 🚨

Upgraded to an RX 9070 and the Fractal Terra (since the 9070 couldn’t fit in my Ghost S1). Been looking for an excuse to buy this case ever since it launched, and I’m so glad that I finally had a reason!

#Gaming #LinuxGaming (Endeavour OS is my new fav 🫶) #PCBuilding #TinyPC #SFFPC

Side profile of my mini ITX PC with the side panel off. The power supply is mounted on the left, and the giant, silver CPU cooler is covering the motherboard on the right. The power supply cables are routed in the minimal empty space.Side profile of the other side of my PC with the side panel off. The triple fan graphics card is slotted in vertically, either a decent making of space leftover underneath and to the right of it. There is an SSD moistness underneath it.An angled photo of my PC with all of the side panels on. It is a metallic, jade green with slits along the side of ventilation. The front is solid jade, with a walnut wood panel on the bottom with the power button and front panel IO.
Alan Wright 🇬🇧 🇮🇲LordFlashheart@c.im
2025-05-23

THE BAREKNUCKLE SSD INSTALLATION OATH
By Alan, Retired Jumper-Setting Legend

I, Alan, do solemnly swear upon this ungrounded carpet,
That I shall install this SSD with no wrist strap,
No anti-static mat,
And absolutely no regard for the gods of ESD.

I shall:

Grip this NVMe drive with the same bare hands that once re-seated a 486 CPU while smoking a rollie

Open this enclosure tool-free, not because it’s designed that way, but because I fear no screw

Insert this drive at a 30-degree angle, the way nature intended—and maybe swear if it doesn’t click first try

Connect my superfuckoff USB-C cable like a knight unsheathing Excalibur

Format the drive in exFAT, not because it’s cross-platform—but because I don’t remember what FAT32 stands for anymore

And should this drive:

Boot,

Mount,

And store 600GB of Takeout files without exploding...

Then I shall sit back, arms folded, and proclaim:

“I told you—never used a bloody earthing strap.”

Signed under no duress, no RMA,
and no bloody jumper caps.

🖖
#TechNostalgia
#RetroComputing
#SSDUpgrade
#NoStrapNoFear
#OldSchoolGeek
#BuiltDifferent
#PCBuilding
#DigitalWarfare
#ModernRetro
#GroundedInChaos
#MastodonTech
#DIYOrDie
#BareknuckleBuilder

2025-05-20
A photo of the insides of an open PC. The PC is on and RGB fan coolers are whirring.
2025-05-15
It's amazing how for roughly the same disk space of just #RedDeadRedemption2 you could fit all these games back in the day.

#windows #windowsxp #xp #retro #retrogaming #retrocomputing #cyberpunk2077 #edgerunners #cyberpunkedgerunners #pcbuilding
A close-up photo of a Windows XP desktop showing several vertical rows of game icons.
Pixel Bandits :verified:PixelBandits@nerdculture.de
2025-05-13

Here we go. My very first PC build. Live on stream. I'm terrified. Join me now at twitch.tv/pixelbandits ❤️

#VideoGames #Gaming #pcbuild #pcbuilding

2025-05-11
2025-05-10

Case PC Pure Base 501: Im Lặng Mà Vẫn Mạnh Mẽ! Đánh giá Tháp Midi Hoàn Hảo!

## Case PC Pure Base 501: Im Lặng Mà Vẫn Mạnh Mẽ! Đánh giá Tháp Midi Hoàn Hảo! Nhà sản xuất phần cứng đến từ Đức, be quiet!, nổi tiếng toàn cầu với những bộ nguồn chất lượng cao và vận hành cực kỳ êm ái. Tuy nhiên, be quiet! cũng là một thế lực đáng gờm trong lĩnh vực case máy tính và tản nhiệt CPU trong…

doogee.io.vn/264236/case-pc-pu

2025-05-10

SAS controller in my #TrueNAS was not fixed properly. It was holding only by PCIe slot and a wire giving me anxiety. Because the card itself was small enough for the #Jonsbo N1, but it’s backplate was huge.
I finally found a low-profile plate from another card and it fitted almost perfectly! No more anxiety because of unfixed hardware.
#anxiety #pcbuild #pcbuilding #serverbuild #hardware #diynas #homelab #jonsbon1

2025-05-09
#Achievement unlocked: childhood complete part 4. #Happinessis building a retro PC that can play #Crysis at 60 fps with high graphics!

#retrocomputing #retro #crytek #gaming #windows #xp #windowsxp #rgb #pcbuilding
A photo of a computer monitor with a webcam on top, showing the game Crysis running on full screen.A photo of the box of an Artek mafe GeForce 750ti GPU on top of which there is an embroidered Tux plushie.A photo of a GPU atop an antistatic bag, near an embroidered Tux plushie and with the contents of the GPU box strewn about.

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