{"id":462,"date":"2023-10-21T22:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcunboxing.com\/?p=462"},"modified":"2023-10-21T22:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:26:08","slug":"2023-newegg-pc-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcunboxing.com\/en\/2023-newegg-pc-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Newegg PC Builder Computer Assembly Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hello everyone, I am the Ancient Psychic Two-Headed War Elephant! This time, I'm participating in the offline activities as a gamer again! Unlike the last overclocking battle, this time, it's the \"Newegg PC Builder Computer Assembly Competition\", which is a little bit easier for PC DIY gamers like us. After all, we all know how to install computers, right? After all, we all know how to set up a computer, right?<\/div>\n
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The event was organized by Newegg in the Clapper Studio on the 5th floor of Sanchuang. Although the author was born in Taipei and is a computer hardware gamer, to be honest .... I don't really come to Guanghwa or Sanchuang that often. After all, if I need parts, I can just buy them online, so I can't really find a reason to walk around to Zhongxiao and get wet in the sun, so maybe that's the difference between our generation and the past, isn't it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The main rule of this competition is that within 60 minutes, 5 contestants have to complete the assembly of the hardware menu of their choice within the stipulated time and test it on the spot by themselves to boot up the computer into BIOS, and then they will be able to take the whole set of computers home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The event lets participants decide on their own assembly menu when they sign up for the event, with some having many hardware options and some having very few, and the menu is then adjusted according to the manufacturer's inventory, which is why the 13700K with a single-tower cooler is such a strange configuration.<\/div>\n
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Here's what I ended up with this time<\/div>\n
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K<\/div>\n
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER<\/div>\n
Graphics: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ELITE 12G<\/div>\n
Case: Antec Torque Phantom_Black & White<\/div>\n
Memory: V-color DDR5 XPrism Hynix A-DIE 32GB(16GBx2) 7200MT\/S<\/div>\n
Hard Drive: Neo Forza eSports NFP455 2TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 SSD<\/div>\n
Power Supply: Montech Titan Gold 1000W<\/div>\n
Fan: Scythe Kaze Flex All Black Edition Fan (3)<\/div>\n
Cooler: Scythe KOTETSU MARK 3 TIGER THREE<\/div>\n
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\u2206 Event check-in desk.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 Audience.<\/div>\n
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Besides the race booth and the spectator stand, there were several other booths next to it, but I only photographed two of them before I ran off to do other things, and then I forgot to take additional photos haha ....<\/div>\n
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\u2206 Vendor Booth.<\/div>\n
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Demonstration of \u2206 SSUPD split water-cooled mainframe.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 The audience is gradually entering the venue.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 My seating area.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 My installation area.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 The moderator kicks off the game.<\/div>\n
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This contest is actually like an hour-long speed run. Usually, PC DIYers like us don't test how long it takes to build a PC, but this Newegg PC Builder contest is a chance for us to see how long it takes to build a PC.<\/div>\n
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I heard that most of the entrants chose the O11D and other common models, while the other finalists used the Sky Two or the Performance 1. However, most of the chassis I chose had been unboxed and I knew how they were built and how to install them, except for the Antec Torque Phantom, which I have always been interested in, but have never built ( for no other reason than because it was too expensive). I've never assembled one (for reasons that can only be explained by the fact that it's too expensive).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a chassis junkie, it would be boring for me to choose an ordinary chassis for this challenge, wouldn't it? It would be a shame for my title and professionalism, so I chose to build a case that I have never touched before in an hour-long contest! Although everyone in the audience was wondering why I chose such a difficult chassis to build, I did it for the fun of it.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 This man doesn't know that he's going to flip his car in half an hour.<\/div>\n
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In fact, after the admission Newegg announced at the scene of the event, the original i7 13700K processor Intel upgraded to i9 13900K, the processor upgraded Why Not which player will say no it, not knowing that the steering wheel a hit directly out of the tail turn over ... ...<\/div>\n
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\u2206 Start loading.<\/div>\n
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\u2206 There's really no other advantage to this chassis other than its good looks.<\/div>\n
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\nIn the end, it only took me about 33-35 minutes to set up the computer, come on, who am I? Power on! The screen lit up easily... Boss? Why didn't the screen light up? VGA and motherboard lights are on and working, chassis fan, VGA card, and tower are spinning, but the Z790 AORUS MASTER code debugging light is not showing at all, and the EZ DeBug light is always on CPU, remember what I just said about upgrading to a 13900K? In fact, the upgraded i9 processor provided by Intel is an \"unofficial sales version\" of the bulk processor, what is it... I won't say more about it so you can guess by yourself.<\/p>\n

The EZ DeBug light was constantly on for the CPU and then the code debugging light didn't show up at all, so I was very intuitive and straight to the point of saying that it was definitely the processor that was bad, and I got a lot of feedback from the audience and reviewers about how to debug it, such as loosening up the towers for a reinstallation, checking to see if there were any bends in the pins on the motherboard, or that the RAM might not be supported by the QVL, so that's why it was screwed up, and so on, and it took me about 20 minutes of debugging before I was able to get everyone to believe me: \"The CPU is faulty. It took me more than 20 minutes of troubleshooting to convince everyone that I was right: \"The CPU is faulty\", and then I went home and used another MSI Z790 to test the same thing, so I'm pretty sure it's a CPU problem.<\/p>\n

I may not be able to install as many machines as the Ruthless Installing Robot (Installing Engineer) of the Original Price House, but I certainly have more than the average PC DIY player. It's the first time I've encountered this kind of thing when my processor breaks down, but it's a real cry when I encounter it in a competition. My personality doesn't like to be slowed down by the progress, so today, when I had this kind of hardware problem in the time limit, to be honest, my face was completely devastated and I was unhappy! I'm sorry to all the viewers and staff, my face is really fierce when I'm upset.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Newegg was very kind and probably saw that I wasn't very happy and told me, \"It's okay! It's ok if you install it first and the graphics card and motherboard light up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2206 The coolest machine in the room worth about $100,000 but can't light up.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone, I am the Ancient Psychic Two-Headed War Elephant! This time, I'm participating in the offline activities as a gamer again! Unlike the last overclocking battle, this time, it's the \"Newegg PC Builder Computer Assembly Competition\", which is a little bit easier for PC DIY gamers like us. After all, we all know how to install computers, right? After all, we all know how to build a computer, right? The event was organized by Newegg in the Clapper Studio on the 5th floor of Sanchuang. Although the author was born in Taipei and is a computer hardware gamer, frankly speaking, I don't really come to .... often. I don't really come to Guanghwa or Sanchuang that often. After all, if I need parts, I can just buy them online, so I can't really find a reason to walk around to Zhongxiao and get wet in the sun, so maybe that's the difference between our generation and the past, isn't it? The main rule of this event is that within 60 minutes, 5 contestants have to complete the assembly of the hardware menu of their choice within the stipulated time, and test it on-site to see if it can be booted up and run into the BIOS, and then they can take the whole set of computers home. During the registration process for this event, participants were given the opportunity to decide on their own hardware menu, with some having a lot of options and some having very few, and the menu was then adjusted according to the manufacturer's inventory, which is why the 13700K with a single-tower cooler is such a strange setup. Here is my final menu CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER Graphics card: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ELITE 12G Chassis: Antec Torque Phantom_Black and White Memory: V-color DDR5 XPrism Hi-Mo. color DDR5 XPrism Hynix A-DIE 32GB(16GBx2) 7200MT\/S HDD: Neo Forza eSports NFP455 2TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 SSD Power Supply: Montech Titan Gold 1000W Fan: Scythe Kaze Flex All Black Edition Fans (three) Cooler: Scythe KOTETSU MARK 3 TORCHE III \u2206 Event check-in. \u2206 Spectator's seat. In addition to the competition booth and the spectator stand, there were several other booths, but I only took pictures of two of them before I went to work on other things, and then I forgot to take pictures of them haha. .... \u2206 Vendor's booth. \u2206 SSUPD split-system water-cooled mainframe display. \u2206 Visitors are gradually entering the booth. \u2206 My seating area. \u2206 My installation area. \u2206 Host starts the competition. This is actually a one hour speed run, usually PC DIYers like us don't test how long it will take to install our PCs, but this Newegg PC Builder competition is a good opportunity to see how long it will take me to install my PC. I've heard that most of the entrants chose the O11D as their case of choice, while the other finalists used the Sky Two or the Performance 1. However, I've opened the boxes of most of the cases I've chosen, and I know how they're constructed and how to install them, except for the Antec Torque Phantom, which is the only one that I've always been interested in, but I haven't ever built (because it's just too expensive). I've never assembled one (for reasons that I can't imagine). As a chassis junkie, it's a bit boring for me to challenge myself with an ordinary chassis, isn't it? It would be a shame for my title and professionalism, so I chose to assemble a chassis that I have never touched before in an hour-long time trial! Although everyone in the audience was wondering why I chose a case that was so difficult to assemble, it was just for fun. This guy \u2206 didn't know that he was going to flip his car in half an hour. In fact, Newegg announced at the event that the original i7 13700K processor Intel had upgraded to an i9 13900K. With the upgraded processor, why wouldn't any gamer say no? \u2206 The chassis has nothing but good looks. In the end, it only took me about 33~35 minutes to finish the installation. Power on! The screen lit up easily... Boss? Why didn't the screen light up? VGA and motherboard lights are on and working, chassis fan, VGA card, and tower are spinning, but the Z790 AORUS MASTER code debugging light is not showing at all, and the EZ DeBug light is always on CPU, remember what I just said about upgrading to a 13900K? In fact, the upgraded i9 processor provided by Intel is the \"unofficial sale version\" of the bulk processor, what is it... I won't say more about it so you can guess by yourself. The EZ DeBug light is always on for the CPU and then the code debugging light doesn't show up at all, so it was very intuitive of me to say that the processor was definitely bad. There were many viewers and reviewers who provided me with debugging advice, such as loosening up the tower and reinstalling it, looking at the motherboard to see if the pins were bent, and the memory might not be supporting the QVL, so that's why it's screwed up, and so on. It took me more than 20 minutes to debug the CPU before I got everyone to believe me: \"The CPU is faulty. It took me more than 20 minutes of debugging to convince everyone that I was right: \"The CPU is faulty\", and then I went home and used another MSI Z790 test platform with the same condition, so I'm pretty sure it's a CPU problem. I may not have installed as many computers as the Ruthless Installing Robot (Installing Engineer) in the original price house, but I certainly have installed more computers than the average PC DIY gamer, and it's the first time I've encountered this kind of thing when my processor breaks down, but it's a real cry when I encountered it in a competition. My personality doesn't really like to be slowed down in the progress, so today, when I encountered this kind of hardware problem in the time limit situation, to be honest, my face was completely collapsed and I wasn't happy! I'm sorry to all the viewers and staff, my face is really fierce when I'm upset. 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