Since Windows 10 was released, I've been seeing zillions of posts that say the ISO won't fit on a single layer DVD. I just DL'd the Media Creation Tool from MS, set it for 64 bit and created the ISO.
Then I used ImgBurn and burnt the ISO to a single layer (4.7GB) DVD... no problems. I even had ImgBurn "verify" it after burning.

Most on here know that I still like and use DVDs. This makes me suspect that maybe USB thumb drive manufacturers have been the ones making all those "it won't fit on a single layer DVD", posts.




I'm not exactly sure what the Media Creation Tool does, with respect to the computer that the DVD is made on. I'm running Win 7 Home, so I assume the image I just burned will be for Win 10 Home.
It could be a generic Windows 10 DVD I guess. Then it would be my product key that determines which version of Windows 10 gets installed. Anyway, I was happy to see that it fit on a single layer DVD.





/e Why you ask, did I do all this... well I finally got my stimulus check and I'm going to upgrade. The problem that remains is that all the decent ASUS x570 chipset motherboards, just went out of stock, like 2 days before the stimulus check arrived (direct deposit, not really a check).









This post was edited by Ghot on Apr 29 2020 03:36am

Well... this is what I just ordered. I will grab the vid card in July... for now I'll just keep using the GTX 780 Ti


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxhxCL









/e I also have a Cooler Master ATCS 840 case (black), optical drive and 3x 2TB hard drives. Have a really old PC Power & Cooling 750W power supply (actually I have 2 of them).
As for peripherals... DELL U3011 30" monitor, Klipsch 2.1 Pro Media speakers and both a Ducky Shine 2 and a Shine 3 keyboard(s).

This post was edited by Ghot on Apr 29 2020 04:54am

What? You're building a new PC?

I think we need pics of the ancient ghot PC so we can say fairwell lol

nice mobo

but question is why that mobo?

Well the new will look pretty much like the old. Same case, PSU and hard drives. Even the same CPU cooler, and SATA cables. Anyway here is a pic of the current beast....









Here is the parts list of the current build. Only the parts with four asterisks will change now. Vid card and case will change in July.



**** Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1

**** AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard ( 2901 BIOS)
EVGA 03G-P4-2883-KR GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-bit GDDR5
**** CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz RAM CMD16GX3M2A1866C9
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 CPU Cooler (push/pull)

**** WD 500GB Velociraptor - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
LG GH22LS30 CD/DVD Burner

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V

DELL Ultrasharp U3011, 30" monitor
Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 THX Speakers (Black)
Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry MX Black)
Logitech Optical M-100

COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower Case
3x230mm, 1x120mm, Optional: 3x Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm (installed)





/e For the present I am assuming a 2060 super and a Fractal Design Define R6 case.


/ee



It's built like a tank. ASUS WS boards always are. WS = workstation. Here's the ASUS link to the mobo... https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Pro-WS-X570-ACE/

With this build I'm most concerned with longevity.













/eee First choice for mobo... went out of stock EVERYwhere, 2 days before check came: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/whMTwP/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-plus

Fortunately I remembered the WS boards. I have three other ones...still running, from way the hell long ago. Back in the day, they were called Deluxe boards... then they changed it to WS.

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_990FX_R20/overview/ <---- current motherboard.

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4N82_Deluxe/#download

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M2N32SLI_DeluxeWireless_Edition/overview/ <--- still running.

and the earliest one: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe

This post was edited by Ghot on Apr 29 2020 09:22am

they were built like tanks been through few ws boards or alike and shit rma process
especially on z87ws they didnt do shit for replacement or fixing

dual lan is amazing though

think I might be done with asus if asrock keeps rocking me needs for much cheaper
havent had one fail yet (knocks on wood)


on another note if i was upgrading I prolly would have gone sub 200 mobo and 3900x for same price
but you prolly dont have things that could take advantage of 12 cores with smt

something like this 50 cheaper for bigger ssd/gpu or a bag/bottle

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C9GRhg

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Apr 29 2020 11:19am

I considered the 3900X, but it's 105w vs 65w and not that much faster. I doubt I'll need 12 cores anyhow.

I think his amd refund is paying for the new build!

LOL. My AMD settlement, came out to $30.42. Apparently there were a LOT of people with legit claims.

I fully expect a RGB build Ghot....