Necessary GAS
Aug 7, 2021 21:25:05 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
My old PC was fast becoming a brick, so GAS pressure was dramatically increasing. I relieved it by replacing it with:
- Ryzen 5 5600
- 32 GB RAM
- AMD RADEON RT 6700 XT 12 GB
- 1 TB Corsair Nvme.2 ssd
It arrived late Friday but an extended power failure prevented me from unpacking it then, and prior commitments delayed doing it until Monday. After removing the top and front from the crate (Yes, I said crate, as in made of wood with the panels fastened together with 3 inch screws), I slid the heavy cardboard box out the front. I took the easy way out when removing the PC from the box by opening the bottom and top and sliding the box up and off. Next, the form-fitting, foam inserts came off, followed by removing the cloth bag and lifting it to the desk. Then I opened the case and removed the molded insert used to prevent movement of the components during shipment.
What follows it pretty much the normal stuff, connecting everything, checking connections, and counting down to lift-off. I thought I had a problem with the HDMI connection and called the technical support line. I was told that there was about a 5 minute wait. I was told wrong, the wait was really less than 2 minutes. After describing the conditions and telling the technician that there was only 1 HDMI connector on the back panel, he had me take pictures of the back panel, which was black, and from the side. He saw black rubber plugs in all of the connectors on the graphics card, plugs that neither my wife nor I had noticed.
After pulling the plugs and reconnecting the monitor to the correct receptacle, the system fired right up. There was absolutely no bloatware installed, just the O/S. I have since been installing all of my software and testing it. So far, there have been no problems and the performance is great. (e.g. DxO PL4 was taking 2-3 minutes to load on the old system; now, less than 20 seconds.) None of the problems that Dell blamed on application software, but which I was confident were squarely Dell's responsibility, have made an appearance.
- Ryzen 5 5600
- 32 GB RAM
- AMD RADEON RT 6700 XT 12 GB
- 1 TB Corsair Nvme.2 ssd
It arrived late Friday but an extended power failure prevented me from unpacking it then, and prior commitments delayed doing it until Monday. After removing the top and front from the crate (Yes, I said crate, as in made of wood with the panels fastened together with 3 inch screws), I slid the heavy cardboard box out the front. I took the easy way out when removing the PC from the box by opening the bottom and top and sliding the box up and off. Next, the form-fitting, foam inserts came off, followed by removing the cloth bag and lifting it to the desk. Then I opened the case and removed the molded insert used to prevent movement of the components during shipment.
What follows it pretty much the normal stuff, connecting everything, checking connections, and counting down to lift-off. I thought I had a problem with the HDMI connection and called the technical support line. I was told that there was about a 5 minute wait. I was told wrong, the wait was really less than 2 minutes. After describing the conditions and telling the technician that there was only 1 HDMI connector on the back panel, he had me take pictures of the back panel, which was black, and from the side. He saw black rubber plugs in all of the connectors on the graphics card, plugs that neither my wife nor I had noticed.
After pulling the plugs and reconnecting the monitor to the correct receptacle, the system fired right up. There was absolutely no bloatware installed, just the O/S. I have since been installing all of my software and testing it. So far, there have been no problems and the performance is great. (e.g. DxO PL4 was taking 2-3 minutes to load on the old system; now, less than 20 seconds.) None of the problems that Dell blamed on application software, but which I was confident were squarely Dell's responsibility, have made an appearance.
Aug 7, 2021 22:05:35 #
Sounds as though you are set for a while. Enjoy playing with the new set up !!
Aug 7, 2021 22:08:48 #
Aug 7, 2021 22:40:23 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Congrats, Shoe. But I'd have used a chain saw to get through the crate.
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
Aug 8, 2021 07:43:27 #
Aug 8, 2021 07:54:59 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
Is that one of them gaming computers that California is threatening to ban because it uses so much power it will destroy the planet and keep people from charging their electric cars? (If so, I think I want one - where did you get it?)
Aug 8, 2021 08:38:08 #
genocolo
Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
Cany143 wrote:
Congrats, Shoe. But I'd have used a chain saw to get through the crate.
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
Would you please expand on your suggestions?
Aug 8, 2021 15:07:32 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Cany143 wrote:
Congrats, Shoe. But I'd have used a chain saw to get through the crate.
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
But 1Tb SSD? Better to have gone with mebby a 250Gb SSD where the OS and the applications could live, then one or two 2-10Tb drives for "the good stuff" to usefully reside. Nuthin' wrong with creating partitions and such, but relegating stuff to "My Pictures" on a C Drive or some such nonsense is kind of.......... troglodyte-ish, isn't it?
I am currently using a 1TB spinner and a 2TB ssd, both portable, for the good stuff and I have never used the "My banana" files for anything.
Aug 8, 2021 15:21:41 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
wrangler5 wrote:
Is that one of them gaming computers that California is threatening to ban because it uses so much power it will destroy the planet and keep people from charging their electric cars? (If so, I think I want one - where did you get it?)
No, the Ryzen 5 and the RT6700 are too low in the power ratings and price for the gamers. My PSU is aslo way under the 1500W threshold needed by them. :smo2::smo2: I did get the machine from Origin PC (which was started by ex-employees of Alienware, but is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Corsair).
Aug 8, 2021 17:10:32 #
Cany143 wrote:
Congrats, Shoe. But I'd have used a chain saw to get through the crate...
I would not use my chain saw on a computer crate. No point in destroying a perfectly good chain.
I am getting to the point where I will be in the market for a replacement for my 2015 desktop computer. My Dell has 3 hard drives: 256MB SSD, and a 2TByte spinner and a 3TByte spinner. 24GB RAM. Still works fairly well but is starting to show some problems with the memory, and getting slow sometimes at random.
The replacement will have to have room for 2 internal drives in addition to the C: drive. Probably 3-5TBytes each. I have a pair of 12TByte external drives. I would really like 50 USB ports (seems like everything is USB connected these days) but will probably wind up using a couple external expansion modules. Would like at least 3 video outputs for monitors (using 2 at present).
Aug 8, 2021 17:24:08 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
DirtFarmer wrote:
I would not use my chain saw on a computer crate. ... (show quote)
It appears that you will have a difficult time satisfying all of those specs, especially the 50 USB ports. Powered hubs are likely in your future. My unit could handle the other requirements.
Aug 8, 2021 17:36:54 #
TheShoe wrote:
It appears that you will have a difficult time satisfying all of those specs, especially the 50 USB ports. Powered hubs are likely in your future. My unit could handle the other requirements.
At my age the recollection of words is poor.
Powered hubs are what I meant by "external expansion modules". Currently have 15 USB connections in use.
Age is not for cowards.
Aug 8, 2021 18:47:00 #
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