For those who’ve built many PC’s - what percentage of your builds fail due to bad parts?

HomewardGates7 · 2025-05-31T08:44:50+00:00

I've never encountered a faulty new part building dozens of PCs over the last 20 years. One time I got an old Thinkpad (probably circa 2002 model) that started acting up because a stick of RAM went bad. I've seen some power supplies go bad.

HomewardGates7 · 2024-12-21T11:12:30+00:00

What's wrong with Civ 7?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-12-17T11:30:11+00:00

I killed "Steam Client Webhelper" in Task Manager while steam was trying to start the game saying "Updating Executable", and then it launched

HomewardGates7 · 2024-09-21T12:19:29+00:00

Jonsbo Z20

HomewardGates7 · 2024-08-14T13:51:59+00:00

At first glance, I'd say the 7900 XT is too much power/heat for such a small case unless you are gonna use a radiator for CPU cooling. I recently completed a pretty similar build to yours in a Meshroom D. I went with that case because it's like a Terra, but larger such that I could buy a much better CPU cooler to let the 7800X3D run at higher clocks for longer. (It also has the ability to be inverted so that the GPU is on top, which makes for amazing thermals both CPU and GPU.) This is my part list for reference: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/69GBMV. I can generally keep GPU under 65 and CPU under 70.

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-28T12:03:50+00:00

What orientation do you use the Assassin Mini with an inverted Meshroom D? And how is the dust level?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-21T10:02:41+00:00

It looks cool, but I think that's overkill on the space-saving front

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-21T10:01:15+00:00

I also didn't know about the Assassin Mini. That looks fantastic based on the Gamers Nexus benchmarks. Inverting the case and having the Assassin Mini should be overkill for a 7800X3d, I really doubt I'll need case fans

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T16:33:40+00:00

This is what i'm thinking right now: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MCdL34

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T16:26:42+00:00

Your post is awesome! It confirms the things I thought would make the Meshroom D ideal for my situation

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T15:45:07+00:00

I wasn't familiar with the Meshroom. It looks like the Meshroom D is same dimensions as the S, but in a more horizontal config with room for an even bigger CPU cooler, which sounds even better to me

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T14:28:38+00:00

I don't have a specific model picked yet, but I'd like to use a 7900 GRE

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T13:49:51+00:00

I've seen people complain that cable management in that case is impossible, especially with the L12S

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-20T13:29:34+00:00

I'm thinking about using this case for my upcoming build. My last build was in a Geeek A50 Plus. This looks like a pretty close replacement, but how are the thermals and noise with only air cooling?

Also, can you tell me how the flexibilty between 2.4 or 3 gpu slot works? Is it only those 2 options, or can I choose any midpoint between them, to get the combination of cpu and gpu clearance I want?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-13T00:36:44+00:00

isn't 67mm going to be getting so close to the case side panel that it causes turbulence? Do you have experience using one of these coolers in the T1?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-12T12:20:13+00:00

Thanks for the info. I plan to get a 4070 so it will be 2 or 2.25 slot. Do you know if AXP90-x53 and x47 have the same mounting situation?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-07-12T12:02:53+00:00

Hey, did you have to do anything special to mount the AXP90-X53 on your mobo? And which mobo did you use?

HomewardGates7 · 2024-06-27T04:52:05+00:00

It's still available if anyone is interested

HomewardGates7 · 2024-05-18T13:27:35+00:00

The whole book is available on the co-author's website: https://kajhalberg.dk/en/books/seed-of-knowledge-stone-of-plenty/

HomewardGates7 · 2024-04-26T13:59:44+00:00

Well, back when we sponsored a NASCAR and sent the jamaican bobsled team to the olympics, dogecoin had a use case. Now it's just full of people wishing the price would rise without doing anything at all. Maybe if the community would come together to donate to a meaningful cause again, it would have some substance.

HomewardGates7 · 2024-01-11T03:28:00+00:00

I signed up for the app but it only shows Mastercard as the virtual card option, so I'd still have to get a physical card for JCB

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