BEHOLD!! Something I’ve been waiting for YEARS, has finally happened!! 😀
The parts came a bit later than most packages from USPS (around 4:34pm). The main parts (CPU/Board/PSU/Case screws) came in a big box that was just under 10 LBS.
OOF, was it heavy! The RAM was in a yellow envelope weighing at 0.4 LBS. So
roughly 10.3 LBS of PC parts.
And as you can see for the RAM, I do not have two packs of two sticks. The whole ‘2-pack’ thing on Amazon, is getting two sticks. A very minor (but expected) disappointment. I mean, REALLY?? I really thought I was going to get 32GB?! Bahaha. Hilarious.
…But I wanted 32GB (for the price of 16GB)! WAAAAAHHH!!!
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Let’s continue (lol).
Holding the 2nd gen Ryzen box in my hands, feels like something that would never happen in my life (how it felt it was so out of my grasp)? I can’t think of words right now. Though I should actually be saying this if I ever got my driver’s license, because THAT would feel like an achievement.
Either way, I’m extremely happy I finally got my hands on one (after being teased by so many Youtubers flashing their Ryzen boxes in my face).
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“You don’t need to reinstall Windows” says DJ
So I got the parts, now all I need to do is to *frustrated sigh*.. pick a day to go through the ‘fun’ of backing up the SSD that is my C drive.
But DJ claims I don’t have to do that. Says all I have to do is ‘get a key’ for Windows 10; no reinstall required, and gave me a few videos explaining the reasoning.
Remembering from nearly two years ago when I ‘did the impossible‘, I had to reinstall Windows. And to quote myself back then…;
“Yet just like before with the new hardware, it doesn’t seem to matter if it’s the same type of board for this specific CPU. Settings get changed, Windows says WTF.. gotta
reinstall.”
But DJ swears I don’t have to do that, claiming he swapped an Intel board with an AMD and never had to reinstall. But.. what I went through back then, I had no choice (because of the BSODs and stuff). And I bet Zagro’s going to prove him wrong (if he was willing).
However.. if I recall, back then was when I still had Windows 7 (I think, because I did mention “Maybe this is no longer an issue with Windows 10? I can only assume.”).
So… shrug.
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I have decided to try DJ’s idea (pay for a key), but still do the backup as a (literal) back-up plan (incase I was right and he wasn’t). I’ll be using my website (via FileZilla) to assist with this process (as my hosting plan offers Unlimited disk space). As of what day.. right now it’s hard to tell (as there’s more important things on my mind.. aka my father could die any time, with it now confirmed what was on his kidney is cancerous. They want to remove
it, but his insurance doesn’t cover the cost, nor can they give him a guarantee he’ll pull through)).
As for the key, DJ claimed he only paid $8 for a Windows 10 Pro key. Told him I got 10 Home (with the upgrade from 7), and he said it should be cheaper.
EDIT:
…I made a ‘boo-boo’ when I was telling Wuffer and Zagro what wattage my current PSU is. For some reason, my beautiful brain thought “ummm.. I think I have a 450W?” and went with it, as I couldn’t get the box the PSU came in, out of my closest. And even with the new 500W PSU here, I felt I had what I needed.. but something kind of bugged me about
that. A ‘truth’ came out when I was looking for that post I made this month in 2017. I went over the other posts and noticed the one I talked about my current PSU and wanted to know if I needed to worry about replacing it.
…And that is when I saw this;
“All I care about is knowing if it’s still producing 650W.”
I did a search on Amazon, and saw a very familiar box I remember opening to find the PSU installation manual (those two years ago).
The ironic thing is one of the reviews, states: ““
So yeah, this is my PSU. Fuck. I gave them the wrong wattage! And finally getting in my closet to get the box out, proved it.
Just spent $35 on a PSU I didn’t need (when I should had spent close to $80 on a
700W)! Dangit!!
With Zagro (possibly) getting surgery done on his eyes, and Wuffer (who I’m almost pretty sure) is no longer in speaking terms with me (as I told him off the day before over what Cyber told me), I have no-one that would be able to help me make a decision. Hell, I have no-one that would tell me if I even have worry about buying a PSU. Literally back at square one as I was back then.
Speaking to NapPie, he says “go look up ones from Corsair or EVGA” after showing me his 750W PSU from EVGA.. that’s $125. OW. No thank you.
Speaking to DJ, he says he has a 600W that pretty much has done everything for him. He also says to look up the ones from EVGA. And his sort of interests me. To downgrade in order to save money on a PSU (that’ll still work). ..bleh. I seriously need Zagroseckt, as he knows how to read the technical specs.
EDIT2: Without many options (and being desperate to undo this mistake), I did some searching on Amazon, and found the same PSU I bought (but 200W higher). This thing. $52.20. MUCH better than paying $125. And I’m almost sure Zagro would had told me to get this.
Bought it, and it should arrive by Tuesday or Friday of next week. So, this gives me
an ‘excuse’ not to work inside my computer ’till I get it. Because 1, I’m still leery over doing it, and 2, I don’t know how the current PSU will react to the (in my case) ‘higher-end’ hardware.
And when it arrives… it could arrive at a very sad time if my father actually does pass away on his birthday (the 11th). *sighs*
As for the 500W PSU, it’s not going to waste– I’m giving it to my mother to upgrade her computer with my current hardware (once I swap it with the newer hardware). I don’t know how old her PSU is either, and this would solve that problem. But, if what happens to father actually does happen, I seriously doubt mother’s going to care about
anything.. but him.
It’s going to be a rough month. I really wish I didn’t have the money until… *sighs* I just feel bad if I do the upgrade while my mother is mourning father’s loss, and I can’t do it at this time. She’ll need support and a shoulder to cry on, and I’m pretty sure most (if not all of you) agree.
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I almost feel like starting a GoFundMe account just to ask for money to pay for my father’s operation to remove his infected kidney, so he can live past his birthday.
EDIT3(5/9/19): Zagro unexpectedly called me this morning as I was checking my phone while in bed (to check up on the weather, as we have a severe risk today). He said the 500W would had worked (even though it feels like a downgrade from the 650W I currently have). But he said to not really worry about getting the best PSU I can, as that’s only if I want headroom for multiple graphics cards, RGB, and overclocking. And who
knows? Maybe I might if I feel the Ryzen 5 isn’t really pulling its weight in VR games.
I’ll find out once I get the 700W PSU.
EDIT4: There’s another reason why I’m delaying installing the hardware. .. This is the reason;
This is the hinge of my Lenovo Explorer (what connects the halo(the band that wraps around my head) to the actual VR device (that sits on my face)), and the cover of the right hinge has broken off.. exposing the hinge. I don’t know how in the fuck this happened, but I can’t VR like this.
I managed to find the cover, but it looks like it has been snapped in multiple places.
So.. this is likely going to be the first time I’ll use that hot glue gun, in order to secure it in place. Just need to unplug the headset from my computer, let it cool, and apply the hot glue.
But.. this means I’m going to have to hope I got the headset in a comfortable position on my face and around my head when I glue the hinge down (as the glue will try its best to stop the hinge from moving). In other words, I’m going to have to be extremely careful when I put it on my head (else the glue will loosen and crack and I’ll have to re-apply it).
Going to ask Mel, since he used hot glue to fix his headset, to see if he remembers it working well for him. Hopefully he says it did.
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There is another option (if the headset is still under warranty); contact Lenovo and see if they’ll be able to fix it (or even give me a new headset) for free. Need to get the serial number from inside the headset, and call them to see if it’s possible.
I feel it’s a 50/50 chance (as they might see it being my fault for not properly caring for
it). But then again, this is also a known issue with WMR headsets (from what I was told).
If I had $400 lying around (which I sadly don’t), I’d go on eBay and buy the original Oculus (as they’re no longer selling it due to the ‘Oculus Rift S’ that’s $500).
EDIT5 (5/11/19, final edit of this post):
Three things that are good;
1. (Possibly the best news of all) My father has survived past his birthday! Extremely happy for him. Unfortunately he’s not out of the woods yet, as doctors will be letting my mother know just how bad this cancer is, and if it can or can’t be covered by his insurance. We’ll probably find out this coming Monday. And also, thank you for your thoughts and prayers for him! It means a lot.
2. I managed to repair my headset with hot glue. Haven’t tried it on yet;
It worked better than expected, though. It’s acting like a brand new cover for the
hinge (still allows it to move, and it’s being held in place).
3. The new 700W PSU (to fix my fuck up) shipped this afternoon.. and will be arriving tomorrow! Very happy with this news. And with the pre-prep work complete, sometime this week I will do the install of the new hardware.