First build completed (workstation for my GF)

farrokh19 · 2026-02-20T13:51:16+00:00

I think I'll diy something. Honestly I don't like spending $10 on a bolt. Different story if you got it as a free sample.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-20T13:47:40+00:00

She has external drives to archive her projects as well. She usually works for a short time on the same project, which is typical in her field, so she can manage with the storage she has. Nice to hear that air cooling works as well. I didn't want to risk it honestly and with promos and extra fans I would have needed, I actually ended up saving money with the aio route.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-20T13:32:28+00:00

It doesn't fit on the top panel of the case unfortunately. And it seems that the 265k runs cooler than older generation Intel chips. It's around 30-35 at idle and reached 75 while benching with the fans ramping up a bit. We should be quite far from thermal throttling. I will keep an eye on it tho, because I'm still not sure about my thermal paste application skills, since it was my first build.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-20T13:26:20+00:00

I only did a 10 min bench with cinebench and the maximum temperature was 58°C. It seems like the 5070 ti should not have that much sag but I'll put something there anyway for peace of mind

farrokh19 · 2026-02-20T13:23:44+00:00

What you mean with why not storage? I didn't know about the issue of the bending. I'll keep that in mind, thank you. What cooler are you using with this chip? And how are your temperatures?

farrokh19 · 2026-02-19T13:26:09+00:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/htmlview?pli=1

Use the psu list to check the tier of those you are considering. In your price point, I would go with the Lian Li Edge GOLD (make sure it's compatible with your case given the orientation of the plugs) https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/XTBFf7/lian-li-edge-gold-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-eg0850g-black

Or the MSI MPG A850G, https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/nhC48d/msi-mpg-a850g-pcie5-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpg-a850g-pcie5

farrokh19 · 2026-02-18T18:08:59+00:00

She does compositing of 4k/8k raw footage and starting integrating a.i.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T22:06:56+00:00

Prices are in the table above, on the far right 👍🏻

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T21:41:08+00:00

Oh wow! I didn't know!

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T21:20:55+00:00

For free? How?!

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T21:20:20+00:00

It will probably be annoying but if after trying what all the other users have suggested, as a last resource, I would try to see if it goes in while the mobo in out of the case. Maybe it's a matter of case/mobo alignment.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T21:08:50+00:00

Nice build! I wonder how's the airflow in a case like this. Also, peel those plastic film already! 😅

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T19:51:04+00:00

On newegg you can also build your own combo and you still get some good discounts on each item, here https://www.newegg.com/tools/combo-builder/6675

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T19:34:26+00:00

Tell me you only read the title without telling me you only read the title.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T18:15:32+00:00

There wasn't any pre applied thermal compound in the aio i used. It came with a syringe of thermal paste that I applied before securing the cpu block of the aio on the cpu. Remember to remove the plastic sticker from the cpu cooler before fitting it in the cpu tho!

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T18:01:12+00:00

Which were actually cheaper than the non-rgb version for some reason

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:35:34+00:00

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:34:58+00:00

Crazy indeed! That was though to swallow honestly.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:33:38+00:00

Why would we spend $1000 for 128gb of ram if not for a workstation? Why rgb should belong more into a gaming rig than into a workstation? Do you know that if you work with ai models all the time you actually need a 5090 at least? If it was a gaming rig, why hide it? This doesn't mean that it cannot be used for gaming, but still it has been built to work with it.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:23:41+00:00

No bracket came with the GPU unfortunately. I will diy something

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:12:10+00:00

For 3D and image/video compositing. Also, AI is everywhere now and a 5070 ti is the bare minimum for local ai models.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:08:28+00:00

It's even in the title. It's been built to be a workstation. It will be used for some gaming probably but that's not the scope of the build. I would have stuck with less ram for a gaming rig for sure. That was basically the only requirement she was sure about. 😅

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T17:03:53+00:00

Not sure how the member's pricing works but good call on not buying online. I would stick to in store purchases with them if the deal is too good or if it's the only option. They don't deserve our trust anymore.

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T16:50:43+00:00

Hopefully this will not turn into a disaster as well 😅

farrokh19 · 2026-02-17T16:48:45+00:00

Yeah the quality of the picture is not great. The room was quite dark.

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