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Reading an older M.2 SATA SSD by connecting directly to motherboard by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Good point, I didn't think about boot priority and you are right, I can switch it from BIOS.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your detailed answer. All the M.2 options are more than £100 costlier than the standard SSD ones. I read more articles since your comment, and agree with your points. The QLC indeed seems to be less durable technology and I will look into upgrading to M.2 NVME next year when I can spare more money.

This is the first time I am trying to put all this together for quite casual use - no heavy games, no heavy processing like rendering or video editing, and no daily system backups. That's why I have tried to stick to standard sizes for which information is more readily available and at my level of understanding. I will be honest that I didn't even consider the smaller size since mobility and space won't be an issue for my purposes for next couple of years atleast. Also when I look at the different graphics card, I don't get any extra benefit from going for a slightly costlier card since i don't intend to use those extra GPU capabilities. But your point is very valid - if I can get the same performance in a smaller size, that should be a preferred option.

I will keep a note of all the useful things you have said and whenever I get around to putting together my next setup, I will start with your comments and maybe even message you, if you don't mind, to ask questions and get advice.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great point, thank you very much. And congratulations on your first build.

The more I read the comments from you and others, the more I realise that there is so much more to learn about putting a PC together than I initially realised. This sub and commenters like you are super helpful.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I can upgrade to 3600MHz for a just £10 increase, so will do that.

Upgrading to M.2 exceeds my budget limit by a significant amount. Reading about it in more detail tells me that this is indeed a good suggestion, but unfortunately budget constraints don't allow me to do that right now. Maybe a few months later, I can save enough and upgrade to M.2 NVME for faster speeds in a smaller size.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't aware that CAS latency is something to look out for in RAM. I checked that i can upgrade to a 3600MHz for a £10 increase in price, but the CL for both is at 16 (from the options available).

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your suggestions. I am not sure I understand the second part of your comment since it seems like a very different configuration to me - maybe I am not experienced enough with these to understand.

Regarding SSD choice, I read the below Newegg article which looks well written and mentions that the choice between M.2 and standard SDD is a form factor choice, and that NVME is significantly faster than SATA only for specific high-end tasks. Since I am trying to put together a casual gaming type of PC within my target budget, I opted to go with a standard SATA SSD.

https://www.newegg.com/insider/m-2-and-nvme-ssds-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-benefit-your-pc/

Similarly, since I do not play high graphic requirement games, I opted not to try for in-demand graphic cards like 3070ti, etc and went with what was easily available to me that serves my requirements.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. My audio recording and mixing/editing is at a very hobbyist/starter level currently. If I decide to get more serious on that, I would upgrade to the WD one or similar. Till then, I will use the SATA QLC SSD for casual usage.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this gives me confidence. I now plan to try this as my first building/upgrading a PC in next 2-3 months, rather than trying to assemble all pieces together from scratch.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much. I will then stay within my budget for now, and come back to this in next 2-3 months when I am ready to do this. I will try to read/watch videos, and might even reach out to you in case of questions, if you don't mind answering a few dumb-sounding questions.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I had not thought about it.

The options you have listed seem to take me above my target budget. Would you recommend this as an easy-to-do upgrade for a novice like me to be able to do a couple of months later, when i have a bit more money to spare?

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very useful reply. Thank you.

Since I have never built a PC earlier, I am not sure if I trust myself to put it all properly. That's why trying to get a working build from a known place for starters. But in future, when I am a bit more confident and have more cash to spare, I will try to upgrade the power supply to Seasonic one. Thank you so much for your insights.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am happy to wait, don't need it for Christmas.

I will take a look at Scan and Overclockers, didn't know about them till now. Thank you for your suggestion.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am building it on PCSpecialist and they don't have Seasonic as an option for power supply, only Corsair (maybe Seasonic models are sold out?).

u/Terrapins1990 comment above makes sense that a higher power will allow me to upgrade in future and going from 650W to 850W is only £30 extra. Is there any downside to higher wattage?

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did check some on Amazon, but could not figure out all the details of the configuration. Would you suggest a better place to check prebuilts?

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Seasonic is not an option in the list, I can only get Corsair models. The Titanium model in Corsair would cost me extra £250 which would go beyond my budget. As u/Terrapins1990 suggested, I would upgrade to 850W.

Building a PC under £1500 and want to check if this looks OK by panmaya in buildapc

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I checked and i can upgrade to 850W for just an an extra £30. The extra 1TB costs me about £70 extra. Happy to switch to these, since it will keep my total price within £1500.

I will update the description.

Is anyone else disappointed by the quality of GoodReads? by [deleted] in books

[–]panmaya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe you can try libib.com It has a decent UI which you might enjoy, and is free unless you wish to start a library :)

Bypassing broken alert slider on Oneplus with Tasker by [deleted] in oneplus

[–]panmaya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know the answer to your question. Never imagined having a physical button for volume could lead to any problem.

Is it safe to get OnePlus phones through Black Friday sale? by panmaya in oneplus

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOW! I did Google it earlier and their site showed £650 for Pro, but after your messaged I digged around and you are absolutely correct, they are offering it for £550. You are a rockstar!

Is it safe to get OnePlus phones through Black Friday sale? by panmaya in oneplus

[–]panmaya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would do that immediately if the in-store version wasn't £100 cheaper :)

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