SuperAxilla

I feel like an idiot, but I think I made a mistake and "Hijacked" a thread. I'm relatively new and I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure whether to report myself or contact an admin (which I've been hesitant to do because I'm sure the admin are inundated will multiple problems). So, I'm not sure if I can have my posting (and responses) moved to a completely different thread (which I should have done to begin with). I feel bad about it. The thread is: http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/574389-upgrading-old-pc-building-new-one/page__p__4648254__fromsearch__1#entry4648254

I'm stoked. I pre-ordered it from Gamestop and it comes with a "limited edition" collectors case. I'm looking forward this one being set in America during the Revolutionary War. Who knows? Maybe one day Ubisoft will develop an Assassin's Creed that takes place during the American Civil War (but how could the Templars be tied into a Civil War setting?, I would imagine they would have to be completely revamped and modernized to somehow fit in).

It definitely is quite different looking, lol. Quite a bizarre and different design. I think I can do W/C on it, if you're talking about the ability to add liquid cooling. At least that is from what I read on the specs. For me it wasn't an expensive upgrade and honestly I'm lucky enough to be able to afford to change any of the components (since I am using it for the business too & well tax write-off etc.). I did think it was kind of cool that BMW was in on the design of it and the whole "colorshift" fan thing is neat. Not going to lie, I do want it to look pretty and cool. :facepalm: But, yeah if I really get into this, then I can see eventually changing out the chassis or maybe even modding it if I can learn enough, as well as upgrading from a standard mobo but I'll have to see how well it all runs and whether it suits me well overall. I did forget to mention that I went with the AMD 7970 only and did not add a second graphics card (just yet). Just like Fmod said, that the selection of different cards did not make sense. I kinda suspected that would be the case. So yeah, I went with just the one 7970.

Building a PC is not as hard as it sounds. When they were creating the architecture, the whole idea was that users would buy the pieces and assemble them on their own. It's as easy as it gets, you just insert one thing into another and fix it with a few screws. And everything is new and clean, it's not like crawling under a car. The only part that requires some caution is dropping in the CPU, but the worst that can happen is you bend a socket pin that's easily fixed back with a needle, and you have to be careless to do that. A first-time build will probably take you the whole day, if you take your time to read the manuals through, but the experience will stay with you and will be useful throughout the PC's lifetime. And it's not all about cost, it's about quality. When you control exactly what components go into your build and how exactly, you can get a solid, lasting, quiet system. I can turn the amp off in the middle of a demanding game, squeezing 4.8 GHz out of the CPU, and only hear my own breath, the mouse sliding, an occasional noise outside. You don't get that with systems coming in a box. Well, you can, but for outrageous kind of money. For me it just took the right case, the right cooling, the right voltages on everything (voltages are a very big deal), and the right fan speed curves. Thermaltake PSU are OK (unlike the baseline 500W unit), but not the best. If it's TR2, it's just old. If it's Toughpower Grand, it's overpriced - inside there is a cheap CWT DSG platform that Corsair only has in their TX series. If you haven't bought it yet, Better take Corsair 750TXV2. They have it, it's a Seasonic platform (note that PSU simply built by them aren't necessarily as good as the ones they choose to sell under their own brand), and it's an improvement over TX's and Thermaltake's CWT platforms. If you were considering something more expensive, going all the way to 750AX also makes sense. AX is rebranded Seasonic Gold, the best PSU line on that list. TXV2 can be a little loud (still quieter than what you were considering), AX is completely silent when not gaming. Thanks, My order is still in the "warehouse" so I might be able to give them a call and switch the power supply to the Corsair and if they don't have it, I can always order it elsewhere. I've heard great things about the Corsair brand. I guess one of reasons why I chose the GT 10 is because it looked like something roomy enough to where I could get into up-grading. What's I find kind of funny is maybe that this setup with the GT 10 has a big chassis but will be a bit empty and lacking on some of higher performing/quality components for such a big chassis. What you said about about building a PC is reassuring for me so when I begin to upgrade, I won't feel as nervous about doing it myself. I'm glad I'm not just buying a Dell or HP pre-built, so maybe this will be something I can have some fun with, experiment and get into building and upgrading to some higher quality components. So, I'll definitely be making notes from your reply on the Corsair 750TXV2 and the warning about dropping in the CPU. That makes sense and I wouldn't want to mess that up. Thank you again.

Sorry.

Thank You. Sorry if I "hijacked" this thread. Perhaps I should have made a different one. The info provided helped me out a lot. While I kinda figured I would be overpaying, I don't mind to much as I would be leery to piece together and assemble it myself. I'll probably upgrade the 800 power supply to a Thermaltake. I did change the second hard drive to an inexpensive SSD (probably unnecessary, but I'm curious to learn how they compare and at least have a second HD), when I placed the order they did knock off a few redundant parts within the configuration. I changed the chassis to a Thermaltake Level GT 10. I liked how roomy it is and the upgrade-ability. As far as the business, I'll be doing quite a lot of scanning and image editing with this PC. I also have my notebook that will be good for back-up and when I travel. As of now, I don't plan on web-hosting with the PC, so it should be alright for my scans and listing online. I'd rather have overdone it to safe and hopefully the GT 10 will leave me some room for future upgrades. Hopefully, this will give me the opportunity to learn more about PC hardware.

I see the mods that "kill kids" & the nude or chain mail bikini mods. I'm wondering if anyone knows if you can do these on xbox, and if so, how? If anyone knows, I'd appreciate info. FYI, I don't agree with killing children, etc. But it's just a game, so why not have fun. Plus, some of the kids can be annoying.