If you enjoy building computers?......

Manbatius

Manbatius

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Hi all,

So I enjoy building computers, I am currently considering a cheap ITX gaming build (super cheap)
I mainly just want to build something.... really I know it won't get used. But the research of getting bits and putting it all together I love.

Surely there are others on here like this?
If so.... how do you not have numerous machines? or more importantly get the build lout of your system?
I'm running out of reasons to build stuff and likely have too many machines as it is (not a brag, one of them is a Lubuntu based Am2 build that I built over a decade ago for family, which I received back and have refurbed)

Last build, Itx plex server rehoused into a tiny case with a laptop brick psu....
 
If you just want to build something, offer your services to other people.
You'll get some that are either full of inspirational ideas themselves or that allow you to get really creative and really apply your enthusiasm... and then you'll get some that have very exacting requirements, which present a real challenge in order for you to pull off what they're asking.

Nowt like someone who wants 8-GPU E-ATX mega-performance in a mini-micro-pocket-size form factor...
 
ttaskmaster said:
If you just want to build something, offer your services to other people.
You'll get some that are either full of inspirational ideas themselves or that allow you to get really creative and really apply your enthusiasm... and then you'll get some that have very exacting requirements, which present a real challenge in order for you to pull off what they're asking.

Nowt like someone who wants 8-GPU E-ATX mega-performance in a mini-micro-pocket-size form factor...
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I echo this, maybe record things and make videos of it for youtube.

If things build up too much give some of it away?
 
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Gerard said:
Used to, built so many over the years its a yawn fest for me these days. :o
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Same. Also over the last couple of decades they've made things so much easier - specific connectors, or orientation. I'd even go as far to say any idiot could build a PC these days, there's very little skill or technical know-how required.
 
Semple said:
Same. Also over the last couple of decades they've made things so much easier - specific connectors, or orientation. I'd even go as far to say any idiot could build a PC these days, there's very little skill or technical know-how required.
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It’s about as hard as a 4 piece jigsaw.
 
Gerard said:
It’s about as hard as a 4 piece jigsaw.
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Agree with how easy it is now, think that does not help as it is faster, there's no none booting as I forgot to adjust the jumper on the HDD to master!

When I refurbed the old Am2 plus build, I got the five year old to put most of it back together, while explaining what the bits do. He did drop the screwdriver at one point inside the case.
But that's the exact reason I was using stuff I am not fussed if it gets broken.

Currently working out what, if anything, to do with this bitfenix colossus mini itx case I have, probably the priciest case I have ever bought, so do not want to tip it, at the same time, rather large for mini itx. it's why it was released from plex duties.

I'm back on pc buildiing simulator 2.... may or may not have a lot of hours in the first one... maybe that is the answer.
Also thanks all for some of the suggestions, might look into recording some of it.
 
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Do you have any disk games you want to play? I enjoy building PCs and I have four or five old motherboards/CPU/ram combos ranging from 1998 Slot 1 through to socket 1150 Has well refresh Xeon system (plus my main pc). I have an old case with a dvd drive, poor ventilation and a fairly weak PSU and I enjoy building something that can run my old DVD games like No One Lives Forever, Unreal series, Sims 2, Mercedes World Racing and Quake 3. or build something as fast as I can within the constraints of the crappy case and psu and benchmark it
 
almoststew1990 said:
Do you have any disk games you want to play? I enjoy building PCs and I have four or five old motherboards/CPU/ram combos ranging from 1998 Slot 1 through to socket 1150 Has well refresh Xeon system (plus my main pc). I have an old case with a dvd drive, poor ventilation and a fairly weak PSU and I enjoy building something that can run my old DVD games like No One Lives Forever, Unreal series, Sims 2, Mercedes World Racing and Quake 3. or build something as fast as I can within the constraints of the crappy case and psu and benchmark it
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Cheers good shout, I think.... my only remaining disk games are AVP2 and Nomad soul of all things.

I need to pop in the loft later, may have a look.
 
Manbatius said:
Hi all,

So I enjoy building computers, I am currently considering a cheap ITX gaming build (super cheap)
I mainly just want to build something.... really I know it won't get used. But the research of getting bits and putting it all together I love.

Surely there are others on here like this?
If so.... how do you not have numerous machines? or more importantly get the build lout of your system?
I'm running out of reasons to build stuff and likely have too many machines as it is (not a brag, one of them is a Lubuntu based Am2 build that I built over a decade ago for family, which I received back and have refurbed)

Last build, Itx plex server rehoused into a tiny case with a laptop brick psu....
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Build them and then sell them if that's the case. At least then it's makes your hobby sustainable and you might even make a bit money on the side.

I used to enjoy researching what parts to buy and then building it but with component prices at an all time high with no sign of them ever coming down along with all the responsibilities I have all the joy has gone out of it for me. Besides all that cable management drives me up the wall.
 
I've always built and customizing PCs, investing a considerable amount over the years. However, in the past four years or so, I've only completed one personal build.

The expense has become a significant consideration, and there seems to be diminishing justification for upgrading nowadays.
 
Hodders said:
Still remember having to set IRQ numbers on the ISA cars themselves. Then the joy of being able to assign IRQs in the bios.

Then the challenge of freeing up 1k or 2k extra RAM in order to play a game in dos.
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Error
IRQ less than equal

didn't motherboards start sorting that out on their own from around 2000 anyway.

also you'd just move a pci card oto another slot if it happened and that would fix it most of the time, I doubt many people were assigning IRQs manually
 
ttaskmaster said:
If you just want to build something, offer your services to other people.
You'll get some that are either full of inspirational ideas themselves or that allow you to get really creative and really apply your enthusiasm... and then you'll get some that have very exacting requirements, which present a real challenge in order for you to pull off what they're asking.

Nowt like someone who wants 8-GPU E-ATX mega-performance in a mini-micro-pocket-size form factor...
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The problem with this is they then expect you to do it free/dirt cheap, go round and spend hours fixing it after they fill it with malware, or provide unlimited technical support. Also for free.
 
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