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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/28 14:16:21 (permalink)
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How about the ever escalating prices on hardware, specifically GPU's. I suppose we have progressed in performance, it just seems a tad bit out of control. Seems like that's the price we pay for not much competition.


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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/28 14:25:38 (permalink)
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How about the ever escalating prices on hardware, specifically GPU's. I suppose we have progressed in performance, it just seems a tad bit out of control. Seems like that's the price we pay for not much competition.


We've talked about it many times. We need AMD to come out guns a blazing!!!

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/28 14:50:41 (permalink)
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/29 16:46:20 (permalink)
Cables!
 
Wish they would just up the pci to 175watts from the current 75watts per 16x lane, and do away with pcie cables....
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/29 21:53:46 (permalink)
Trying to replace a HDD on a laptop but you need to unscrew 12 screws and go through the motions as if you're replacing a motherboard.

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/29 22:34:29 (permalink)
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Cables!
 
Wish they would just up the pci to 175watts from the current 75watts per 16x lane, and do away with pcie cables....




That would be good for guys like me. No need for 8 pin, 6 pin etc.
 
Someone more in to circuits, circuitry etc should tell us why this cant happen or is happening.

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/29 23:51:41 (permalink)
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Trying to replace a HDD on a laptop but you need to unscrew 12 screws and go through the motions as if you're replacing a motherboard.



And this is why I buy business-class laptops. Had multiple Dells, and only need to remove 1-2 screws to access the HDD. 
 
What annoys me about building a PC? Not much these days. People make it out to be a chore, but compared to the "olden times", it's dead simple for the most part. You no longer need three ribbon cables to install two hard drives. Heck, nothing even uses ribbon cables at all now (remember when the "in" thing was rounding your IDE cables? ). Can't plug the PSU into the motherboard backwards. No jumpers for overclocking, or setting IRQs. No tubes of caterpillar chips to upgrade your RAM.
 
However, the one thing that annoys me? Even with all the unification in PC architecture, you have to choose a board based on the CPU brand. I miss the Socket7/Super7 days. 
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 00:19:36 (permalink)
I want to do Gaming play and screen shoot and distribution（twitch etc.) can be done with one PC.
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 04:12:16 (permalink)
When the space between the motherboard and case are to thin to hide cables.


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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 15:04:05 (permalink)
Hm, biggest peeve is investing & building a new rig, and discovering all the bugs or issues with the BIOS/UEFI. Like the UEFI not listing what the default CPU VID/voltage is since those vary by chip.  Another example is ASUS has a quickboot selection menu on the very first UEFI screen, but this doesn't actually show all drives compared to the list shown under the boot section deeper in the UEFI. 
 
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When the space between the motherboard and case are to thin to hide cables.




So much this. I thought a motherboard tray with cable routing cutouts out have designed enough room back there for cables but that wasn't the case with mine.  Thought I'd build a proper clean rig to show off, then had to give up on most cable management with my current build.


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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 15:38:57 (permalink)
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When I watercool, I always forgot something, so I order something again, and then as I am building, I realize I need another something so I have to order a third time.




this^
 
forgetting and then having to order anything really.
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 16:52:22 (permalink)
Think pc building is a lot easier today with all the tutorials out there.
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/30 17:10:34 (permalink)
How about an aftermarket cooler? 
 
My mobo has an opening in the back under the CPU thats uncovered, but the mount still wouldnt fit. Had to clip off the AMD parts to get it to fit.

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/01/31 10:51:34 (permalink)
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Trying to replace a HDD on a laptop but you need to unscrew 12 screws and go through the motions as if you're replacing a motherboard.

^ This & what someone else said about ten year old computers and also getting a new system up to date seems like it takes forever

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/17 08:19:34 (permalink)
Backing up data with USB 2.0 / 1.0 speeds.

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/17 11:53:15 (permalink)
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Backing up data with USB 2.0 / 1.0 speeds.



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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/17 23:00:16 (permalink)
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Backing up data with USB 2.0 / 1.0 speeds.



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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/17 23:30:30 (permalink)
The thing that annoys me the most when starting a build, is to find parts that match together when you build in a case with a window.
The last couple of years really have been a (Deleted for inappropriate Language) to find hardware that both performed and looked great, and didn't had kinds of different colors that the manufacturer forced down on you. 
I think that the best would be a more or less colour neutral piece of hardware and then with LED's to make up the color scheme, so the consumer can decide what color they want.
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/18 00:11:09 (permalink)
Lol. And then to find it stopped 3/4 of the way through because there was an error reading the drive. In this case, Teracopy (free) is very useful.

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/18 09:48:15 (permalink)
The sweating caused by fear of doing something wrong or breaking something. I always have a towel handy!
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/20 10:07:31 (permalink)
The ever changing terminology with each new generation of architecture.  I am someone who does not update mobo and CPU very often at all, and it's so frustrating when you master your bios for overclocking, and by the time you upgrade again, nothing is the same.  You have to learn a whole new language again if you want to OC.
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/21 07:34:21 (permalink)
Well yall's issues are all too new, mine is when I'm hooking up a computer with 2 opticals, a floppy, 2 hard drives, a front panel audio hookup ect, not having enough power connectors because the old one only came with 4 molex and one floppy connector :( 
 
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trying to remmber if its VCC, -, +, GND or VCC, +, -, GND or how to hook up that darned front panel audio plug with its 7 loose wires
 
 
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/21 09:00:37 (permalink)
Users telling Users not to buy EVGA Products Annoys me the most when Building or Assembling a computer ATM.
 

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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/21 10:43:56 (permalink)
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Users telling Users not to buy EVGA Products Annoys me the most when Building or Assembling a computer ATM.
 




Did the users say not to buy any EVGA products or did they just recommend checking out other companies products that might have better/more features?  I fail to see how that would be annoying when building a new system. 
 
What's wrong with trying to give users more information to consider, before purchasing hardware they might use for 5+ years.
 
I can't think of one company that makes computer hardware or peripherals, that i like every product they make.
 
 


 
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Re: Building computers: what annoys you? 2017/02/22 23:22:33 (permalink)
Scratches on a new case from the factory. Ugh.
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