Well, I had finally went through with getting a fancy new gaming PC a while back. I went with a custom on ibuypower, so I only had certain options available. However there were a lot of things I didn't know about or consider when it came to how much has changed since I got my last PC 10 years ago.
Like full vs mid tower cases. Computer cases have always been a general size! I wanted the pretty one but its a full tower case and I can't even carry it by myself. When I pulled it out of the box with the help of my mom, I was already hit with anxiety.
So much goes in to mounting the motherboard and everything, I'd probably take it to someone if I were to put it in a smaller case. but I don't know if all the fans will fit. I don't know if the AIO liquid cooler with the 3 fans along it's radiator is too long for mid cases. People have told me about miniature build cases, but how do they keep good airflow? tempted to ditch the case all together and leave my motherboard laying out with a fan pointed at it. I did want it to look cool, but man RGB with all these fans lights up my entire room. I have to manually shut off the RGB ram before sleep mode or else my room is lit all night (cuz it doesnt turn off in sleep??)
Apparently Deepcool AIO's have fan bearing issues too. After 5 months I already need a replacement fan (And I already feel like I need to take it to a guy to replace one fan because dealing with the roof mounted thing seems like a nightmare. If I can keep the pump plugged in while changing the fan, let me know! But of course the one I need to get to has case parts in the way...)
Some people have said my build is kinda crazy. I did spend probably like 100 more on aesthetics alone, but in the face of 2k for something I hope lasts 10+ years, that's not too wild.
Honestly my gaming load is kinda light but sometimes I feel like I need this extra power for chrome alone. I do wanna make 3d animations and renders though, so I kinda future proofed myself on performance there, even if I'm not playing high end games just yet (been too busy for games).
Sometimes I feel like people say 1k is plenty, others say 5k or bust. I dunno. It's hard to gauge needs when tech is getting unecessarily more intensive all the time. Maybe spending more (For a higher quality part) is worth it for future proofing. But my last one I got for $720 was bottom of the barrel parts at the time, and look how it lasted me! But i know they "don't make em like they used to"..
Anyway though, I'm not sure if I'm just too anxious being met with more things I didn't consider or expect of a new PC, or if I was a total idiot and should've just upgraded my current one (however theres no way a gpu would survive an inch above the power supply in this case.. if those long ones these days would fit in it at all.)
Writing this from my previous windows 7 because the fan bearing is too loud to bear while I await the replacement doesn't help, since I'm reminded how much I love this PC (and windows 7 over 11...)
Maybe the anxiety will pass as I start to learn my new build better. But if anyone has insight on what can go into a mid tower case, or how to get buff enough to lift this one, I'd love to hear that. I don't know, it feels like I get in over my head sometimes which is harder to deal with when money you don't really have is involved. Not everyone who goes custom PC routes should have to be an expert on every part, but sometimes there's just so much to consider it's easy to miss things. Even apparently seemingly obvious ones.
Hope the rant is ok, obviously a lot of it is lack of understanding on my own part, and anxiety coming from money, and even feeling guilty to get something nice for myself when my old pc still works in most programs "well enough."
It's definitely a good and beautiful looking PC, but so much about all of it makes me so anxious it can just be stressful.
Like full vs mid tower cases. Computer cases have always been a general size! I wanted the pretty one but its a full tower case and I can't even carry it by myself. When I pulled it out of the box with the help of my mom, I was already hit with anxiety.
So much goes in to mounting the motherboard and everything, I'd probably take it to someone if I were to put it in a smaller case. but I don't know if all the fans will fit. I don't know if the AIO liquid cooler with the 3 fans along it's radiator is too long for mid cases. People have told me about miniature build cases, but how do they keep good airflow? tempted to ditch the case all together and leave my motherboard laying out with a fan pointed at it. I did want it to look cool, but man RGB with all these fans lights up my entire room. I have to manually shut off the RGB ram before sleep mode or else my room is lit all night (cuz it doesnt turn off in sleep??)
Apparently Deepcool AIO's have fan bearing issues too. After 5 months I already need a replacement fan (And I already feel like I need to take it to a guy to replace one fan because dealing with the roof mounted thing seems like a nightmare. If I can keep the pump plugged in while changing the fan, let me know! But of course the one I need to get to has case parts in the way...)
Some people have said my build is kinda crazy. I did spend probably like 100 more on aesthetics alone, but in the face of 2k for something I hope lasts 10+ years, that's not too wild.
Honestly my gaming load is kinda light but sometimes I feel like I need this extra power for chrome alone. I do wanna make 3d animations and renders though, so I kinda future proofed myself on performance there, even if I'm not playing high end games just yet (been too busy for games).
Sometimes I feel like people say 1k is plenty, others say 5k or bust. I dunno. It's hard to gauge needs when tech is getting unecessarily more intensive all the time. Maybe spending more (For a higher quality part) is worth it for future proofing. But my last one I got for $720 was bottom of the barrel parts at the time, and look how it lasted me! But i know they "don't make em like they used to"..
Anyway though, I'm not sure if I'm just too anxious being met with more things I didn't consider or expect of a new PC, or if I was a total idiot and should've just upgraded my current one (however theres no way a gpu would survive an inch above the power supply in this case.. if those long ones these days would fit in it at all.)
Writing this from my previous windows 7 because the fan bearing is too loud to bear while I await the replacement doesn't help, since I'm reminded how much I love this PC (and windows 7 over 11...)
Maybe the anxiety will pass as I start to learn my new build better. But if anyone has insight on what can go into a mid tower case, or how to get buff enough to lift this one, I'd love to hear that. I don't know, it feels like I get in over my head sometimes which is harder to deal with when money you don't really have is involved. Not everyone who goes custom PC routes should have to be an expert on every part, but sometimes there's just so much to consider it's easy to miss things. Even apparently seemingly obvious ones.
Hope the rant is ok, obviously a lot of it is lack of understanding on my own part, and anxiety coming from money, and even feeling guilty to get something nice for myself when my old pc still works in most programs "well enough."
It's definitely a good and beautiful looking PC, but so much about all of it makes me so anxious it can just be stressful.
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