The PC Build Thread

[ponder]

Expect this thread to be flooded with me seeking advice on where and how get some of the games tbat I used to play (and newer ones of course) on my new system as I always stupidly just went and bought the physical copies

Check out GOG for legit older (and new) games with drm removed and updated to run on win10. Otherwise go Steam.
For the non-legit see FitGirl Repacks.

 

[GlassMirror]

Check out GOG for legit older (and new) games with drm removed and updated to run on win10. Otherwise go Steam.
For the non-legit see FitGirl Repacks.

Thanks man, now that PC must just come

Edit: How safe are the FitGirl Repacks?

 

[rambo919]

Thanks man, now that PC must just come

Edit: How safe are the FitGirl Repacks?

They are fine, very handy if you have either limited HDD space or bandwidth. Just be warned the larger one's need a strong CPU and SSD otherwise it takes a LONG time to unpack.

I always end up preferring either GOG releases or FitGirl repacks whether I buy a game or not, on a 2mb line smaller is better.

 

[GlassMirror]

They are fine, very handy if you have either limited HDD space or bandwidth. Just be warned the larger one's need a strong CPU and SSD otherwise it takes a LONG time to unpack.

I always end up preferring either GOG releases or FitGirl repacks whether I buy a game or not, on a 2mb line smaller is better.

Luckily I have a 50/50 fibre line so it'll be cool

 

[ponder]

Edit: How safe are the FitGirl Repacks?

Very safe. On the odd occasion your av might spit out a false positive but it's just that, a false positive.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Luckily I have a 50/50 fibre line so it'll be cool

If you have fast internet I wouldn't bother with repacks.

 

[GlassMirror]

If you have fast internet I wouldn't bother with repacks.

Why not?

 

[GlassMirror]

Very safe. On the odd occasion your av might spit out a false positive but it's just that, a false positive.

Great to hear that!

 

[Neoprod]

Why not?

They can take ages to install.

 

[rambo919]

They can take ages to install.

Think the longest I eve had was 40-60min.

 

[GlassMirror]

They can take ages to install.

Yeah but I really don't mind waiting. Download repack the previous night, which on my line would be 10-15 min minimum and then the morning when I wake up install them. Once brekkie is done then I can jam

 

[GlassMirror]

The day had finally come! Goodies arrived today, can't wait to open it up and set it up

 

[GlassMirror]

Everything packed out and ready, the RAM and drives are behind everything

 

[Soul Assassin]

Everything packed out and ready, the RAM and drives are behind everything
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The GPU box looks exactly like the 1660ti box.

 

[GlassMirror]

The GPU box looks exactly like the 1660ti box.

The GPU box looks exactly like the 1660ti box.

It's the Super, I saw the three boxes looks alike

 

[ponder]

The GPU box looks exactly like the 1660ti box.

It also performs about the same for R900 less...

 

[Soul Assassin]

It also performs about the same for R900 less...

I bought the Ti because my 1070 died on Sunday.

 

[Neoprod]

my stuff from Wootware also arrived...just motherboard and CPU (will be re-using everything else from my current machine). Farewell 4 threads (6600k) - hello 12 (3600+Tomahawk Max).

After trying to convert the first of my blu-rays to x265, decided it was time.

 

[ponder]

I bought the Ti because my 1070 died on Sunday.

there's only about 2-3 fps difference between the ti & super, dunno what nvidia was thinking competing against their own product.

 

[rambo919]

Odd how the PSU box is bigger than the mobo box....