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[RCBrutus]

Santa was good to me in the gift card department this year so I decided to upgrade my home brewing equipment. Just got my new 4 gallon fermenter and plan to put it to work this weekend!




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[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

Sweet.... SSD? What OS

Windows 10 64-Bit. Although, I haven't yet decided if I'll stick with 'Home', or go with 'Pro'...I'm leaning towards 'Home', as I have no real "need" for 'Pro'.

Originally Posted by Phildirt

Nice setup. My wife does CAD and prefers a laptop so we have to get really good ones as far as graphics/memory and I've never built one but wouldn't mind taking a crack at it one day. We've been through every brand you can think of and believe it or not settled on a DELL (Alienware) this time around. She upgrades every 2 years or so.

When I shop for her I don't look at production/home/office crap, I go straight to gaming because they are generally bad ass.

Dell/Alienware is quite good, but there are others that are equally good, if not better. A perfect example would be Razer. Their laptops are probably even better then the MacBooks...and, geared towards gaming, they are equally good for CAD & video editing (both of which utilize GPU acceleration). Building a desktop is actually fairly easy (building a laptop is all but impossible), as is selecting proper components.

Believe it, or not, the hardest part of building a computer is usually deciding on a case. I know that sounds strange, but you have to first understand that not all cases support all motherboard formats. For example, you can't install an ATX motherboard inside a Mini-ITX case...and, while a Mini-ITX motherboard will physically fit inside almost any case, not all cases have motherboard mount screw holes positioned for a Mini-ITX motherboard. On top of that...and, as I'm sure you're aware...cases come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, footprints (ie. width & depth), as well as having different features. As I wanted a case with the smallest footprint possible, plus a case that mounts the graphics card vertically, that limited my possibilities, making the selection simultaneously easier, and more difficult (as compromises end up having to be made).

As for the actual assembly of a desktop, depending on the complexity of the build, it's actually possible to fully assembled a basic desktop in as little as 15 minutes (there are actually competitions on how quickly an assembler can build a computer to completing POST, ie. Power-On Self Test). More complex builds...especially those with custom closed-loop liquid cooling systems...can easily take 1-2 days, depending on how complex. The system I'm planning, including all internal customization, should take me no more than 3hrs...but, it's the external customizing, which I'll have to complete before I even start the build, that could take longer. That last point is something very few people do, as it's primarily "personalizing" the computer, so that my NZXT H1 case doesn't look like everyone else's NZXT H1 case.


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[mikemcE]

Originally Posted by Panther6834

Windows 10 64-Bit. Although, I haven't yet decided if I'll stick with 'Home', or go with 'Pro'...I'm leaning towards 'Home', as I have no real "need" for 'Pro'.

That’s what I run, only reason I see for Pro is the Remote Desktop function, I do like using that for some projects.


Hang up and Drive

[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

That’s what I run, only reason I see for Pro is the Remote Desktop function, I do like using that for some projects.


Hang up and Drive

Tutns out, with this build, selecting the case won't turn out to be the most difficult part...selecting the graphics card will. Due to the minimal amount of internal space, dimensions for potential graphics cards are very specific. On top of that, the maximum length of any graphics card is dependant on the height (cards longer then a certain length must be shorter in height then longer cards). The worst part is the card's width, as cards no wider than 52mm can be used...except that NZXT doesn't publish that info (the great majority of RTX 3000-series cards are fairly "thick").

Thankfully, now that I know the actual maximum graphics card dimensions (it was like pulling teeth to get the info from them), to I can finally start narrowing down the possibilities.


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[Neilo68]

got this comming to build

[durok]

That's to DIE for, MAN!

Jeeperz... maybe my fave caged-back yet.

Color me green with envy!

[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by durok

That's to DIE for, MAN!



Jeeperz... maybe my fave caged-back yet.



Color me green with envy!

Maybe he should paint it primarily green, and name it "Green With Envy"?


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[Neilo68]

it will be green cab

[Fricker08]

Not necessarily a purchase, but traded one of my Capra’s for a corrupt carbon works land shark, Dlux hamburger trans and scx10 ii slider with ssd diamond housings gmade xd103 aeration shocks and high clearance links as well as a JP1 body that’s never been mounted






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[Sniper4370]

New build in the works. Decided to bite the bullet and get better tools.

[BJoe]

Got a few Holmes Hobbies motors today, three 21t 550s and three 45t 550s, all Trailmasters!

[BJoe]

More goodies, this time for my MF-01x Jimny

[Panther6834]

Let the building commence...no, not another RC...but, my new computer. Already purchased: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I motherboard, Intel 10th-Gen Core i7-10700K (unlocked, for OCing), 32GB (2x 16GB of Corsair Vengeance LP 3600MHz RAM, Corsair ML140mm fan (for the closed loop liquid cooling), 2x Corsair iCUE QL140mm fans (for back exhaust), and 1x Samsung M.2 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSDs (for 1TB RAID 0 Windows boot drive).
Still needing 2x Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SATA SSDs (for 2TB RAID 0 data drive), and an RTX 3070 graphics card...oh, yes, and the OS...duh...lol


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[B-MOW71]

Picked up the Axial standard axle conversion kit. The LHS just got one kit in today and I was lucky enough to be the first to ask about them.

I initially planned on installing these on my 10.3 JLU, but now I'm thinking these may go on my GCM J2 Skeleton build that I have been trying to complete for the past couple years. The offset pumpkin on the front axle will work out great with the setup that I'm using.

Or maybe I'll put these on my spare VP Chassis Kit with the VFD trans. Hell, I don't know! Since the weather is crap now, I've got plenty of time to figure it out!

[B-MOW71]

My Bowhouse RC order arrived late last night. These aluminum pieces are made to fix the slop and bump steer on the Element IFS kit. I will be replacing the stock plastic parts on my IFS Trailwalker with these.




Also found this at my local Sam's Club today for $14 bucks. A nice assortment of bits in a handy carrying case.



@Fricker08 nice looking rig you picked up!

[smog]

[LJ802]

got my self a 4x4 slash and some upgraded rear drive shafts, my first fast rig and very impressed, also got some hex bits so they can go in my impact make life a little easier.



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[Panther6834]

Had a few batteries get delivered today...that's all.


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[hpiguy]

Had my front windows tinted, and got some yellow LaminX overlays for my fog lights.

[2xDeadbolt]

Originally Posted by hpiguy

Had my front windows tinted, and got some yellow LaminX overlays for my fog lights.

You like yellow better for fog lights?