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    Help with PC build for SL!

    in General Second Life Tech Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

    No SSD? Really? I'd rather skip the HDD, perhaps you can reuse an one one... but never without a SSD anymore. Especially not in that price and performance range.

     

    The cooler cannot be mounted on an AM4 socket without an extra kit. Skip it completely and use the included Wraith Spire cooler for a start. It does an ok job.

     

    Did you pick the Aorus mainboard for the WiFi capability? An alternative would be a cheaper X470 board with a WiFi-plugin, either as internal card or as external solutions. 
    But preferably a wired connection.

     

    I'm not fully happy with the RAM choice.
    RAM has a huge impact on the overall performance of the Ryzen CPUs. The RipJaws are ok, but I'd rather use them for an Intel base. Ryzens favour DDR4-3200 CL14 kits in general, and the G.Skill Flare X kit I suggested is optimized for Ryzen. It is reported to be greatly compatible to multiple boards and easily reach the promised speed.

     

    What monitor do you currently got? If it's "only" a fullHD resolution and 60HZ refresh rate, perhaps you can save those ~ US$ 130 and stay in the RX 580 / GTX 1060 range.
    The plain 1070 is a bit unfortunate... for about US$ 30 on top, you can get a 1070ti and for US$550, we already got a 1080.

     

    Please mind that the ECLIPSE P400 does not come with intake fans in the front, but you can add some yourself. Alternatively, look at the Fractal Design Focus G with two included fans in the front... you could move one of them to the backside as outlet fan.

    I haven’t picked a monitor yet! I will look at switching what you suggested and repost. I’m torn on AMD or Intel for SL. I keep Hearing from different sides to get one or the other. 

    Help with PC build for SL!

    in General Second Life Tech Discussion

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

    My personal view: you're running a much greater risk as soon as you go out to the streets, as in "it's more likely that you're getting mugged, set on fire and thrown in front of a heavy load truck, getting run over multiple times". 

    Also my personal view: I'd avoid Intel for their attitude in the whole Spectre affair, but that's purely based on bias.

    The main technical advantage for AMD: the plattform isn't already "end of life", as in Intel's case. Current mainboards for AMD are meant to be compatible with the Zen 2 CPU generation further down the road.
    If you look at the development of the Zen CPUs, you'll see what a nice jump in performance we already got from going to the current Zen+ CPU refresh, like the 2600x. They have much better memory support compared to the original release. Performance has already increased ...

    Neither of the configs has serious "how could you?!?" potential. Pick the one for your preferred price and enjoy.

    ... and thanks for chiming back into the thread, that's uncommon ;)

    This is what I’ve come up with so far. It’s a little over budget. Any pointers to help bring price down some?

    [PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3JmMvn) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3JmMvn/by_merchant/)

    Type|Item|Price
    :----|:----|:----
    **CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6mm323/amd-ryzen-5-2600x-36ghz-6-core-processor-yd260xbcafbox) | $228.89 @ OutletPC 
    **CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hmtCmG/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $24.89 @ OutletPC 
    **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zytQzy/gigabyte-x470-aorus-gaming-5-wifi-atx-am4-motherboard-x470-aorus-gaming-5-wifi) | $179.99 @ Amazon 
    **Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LhgPxr/gskill-memory-f43000c15d16gvrb) | $179.99 @ Newegg 
    **Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $43.85 @ OutletPC 
    **Video Card** | [EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tv38TW/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-sc-gaming-acx-30-video-card-08g-p4-6173-kr) | $484.98 @ Newegg 
    **Case** | [Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gmJkcf/phanteks-eclipse-p400s-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec416pstg_wt) | $69.99 @ Newegg 
    **Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550) | $53.98 @ Newegg 
     | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
     | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1326.56
     | Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
     | **Total** | **$1266.56**
     | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-05-03 09:28 EDT-0400 |

    ISO Friends or partner in crime!

    in Make Friends

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    Coming back after a 5 year hiatus to find no one that I used To know plays anymore. In need of new friends to hang with or a partner in crime! SL is incredibly boring alone. 

    Interests: Exploring, Game sims, Photography, Shopping, Music... I’m open to anything! 

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