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Topic subjectRE: New Build, Old Case
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564951, RE: New Build, Old Case
Posted by arr2dee2, Fri Feb-02-18 01:56 AM
Forgot to say, of course the graphics card will work in the better slot, but as you know, I'd check for a Win 10 driver for sure first. I'd probably wait for those chips if I was building today too. Nice to have a backup if the graphics card quits, or if you simply don't need one.

If the motherboard you choose has an M.2 slot, I'd suggest you at least look at an NVME m.2 drive. They are higher than a regular SSD, but some are MUCH faster. Some of the cheaper ones aren't much faster though. They just plug into the mobo and use one screw, no cables. I got mine today, less than 10 minutes to install Windows. After the bios screen goes away, I can barely count "3"ish before the full desktop is up and usable. I've got about 50 gigs of photos and videos, I can freewheel my logitech mouse (disable the wheel clicker, it freewheels for scrolling very quickly), flip through with the Windows photo app, the previews display instantly. You don't need the speed probably (neither did I...), but if you haven't built in a while, something to look at. I primarily use Linux but haven't gotten to that yet. I am going to be scanning in more old printed photos, and editing some as I get some time (1000s), I like Photoshop Elements for that, so Windows is getting set up first (I could have imaged the drive, but like new installs).

Don't know what you're looking at for cases, they often have the cheaper ones with rebates on Newegg. I spent a bit more, but the build quality on these Fractal Silent is pretty good. The little ITX one is sometimes around $50. I wanted 4 ram slots, didn't have that with an ITX, and a bit bigger is nicer to work with anyway. They don't have places for CD drives though, I rarely need one, have another computer I can copy to iso with if needed, or I'll get a $10 usb one.