Finally! I was super busy earlier since a lot of stuff was going on. I now moved to start my master’s degree and wanted to build my own PC. New laptop’s pricing are insane these days :(( I’m kinda on a budget of around 1500$ and below is probably the best that I could afford right now.
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p3bX3y
CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA G5 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ EVGA)
—————-update 9/19/2022—————
The 650w power supply might not be enough. I am now switching to 850w.
Please do not make the same mistake as I did 🙁
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Total: $1299.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Also with the case: DEEPCOOL MACUBE 310
Monitor: LG 24QP500
After hours of putting things into their place, it’s finally done. I plugged it in, connected the dp to the monitor, and hoped that it would work fine. Fingers crossed.
It was not. The green boot signal on the motherboard was on. I decided to get some food.
After that I tried to switch to HDMI; double checked the input signal is correct on the monitor – did not work either.
And I pulled the memory out, wiped it, and put it back – did not work. I turned it on again, only to find that the DRAM sign was on this time.
I was frustrated. I started to doubt if the memory was broken – or worse- if the motherboard was broken.
Since I installed the memory at #2 and #4 slots, I began to test each slot with each memory. Time passed. Neither worked. In the end, I realized that I need to push hard at the other side even after the “clip” sound. Which is pretty hard since I did not want to destroy anything. The G.Skill memory that I bought seems to be even thinner than other memories, so I need extra attention and patience (And my hand hurt a lot).
Now that the DRAM light was no longer on. The boot is on. I repeated the previous checks and all of a sudden I realized some fact that I have forgotten after the long day: My 12600KF does not have integrated graphics.
What a surprise.
Since it was my first time picking/installing my own PC, I still think I did an ok job.
Some test reults:
Also I changed my old laptop’s battery after that.
Get some rest my old friend.
Much cleaner than I thought to be honest.
Didn’t open it since I bought it back in June 2015. Nostalgia kicking in.
All right, that’s for this post.
