PC cleaning, migration and cable management services

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I have an ageing 9900k rig inside a Phanteks Evolv X case and honesty I really like my current case. I'm thinking of going for a PC refresh with Ryzen + rtx 4080/4090. I basically want to retain this case but the internals will be new except the drives. So I'm wondering if there's anyone who does this service? I used to do all of this myself but as a dad, time is of the essence!
 

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I have an ageing 9900k rig inside a Phanteks Evolv X case and honesty I really like my current case. I'm thinking of going for a PC refresh with Ryzen + rtx 4080/4090. I basically want to retain this case but the internals will be new except the drives. So I'm wondering if there's anyone who does this service? I used to do all of this myself but as a dad, time is of the essence!
if there's demand there's a market. depends on how much you want to pay
 

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if there's demand there's a market. depends on how much you want to pay
Well, the figure I have in mind is about 60-80. I'm not sure if shops in sls do such services if I buy all the pc components from them. The main thing is the cleaning of the existing case and the workmanship on the cabling.
 

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Now school holidays. Carousell can find many kids on holidays who will do at that price.
 

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Well, the figure I have in mind is about 60-80. I'm not sure if shops in sls do such services if I buy all the pc components from them. The main thing is the cleaning of the existing case and the workmanship on the cabling.
if u do with pc themes, u can try asking, can be complimentary. i have not done my builds with SLS since 2003 since I have picked up the art and skill of doing it on my own.
 

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if u do with pc themes, u can try asking, can be complimentary. i have not done my builds with SLS since 2003 since I have picked up the art and skill of doing it on my own.
I used to do it for almost 20 years. It's just that if I open up the case and start, it's probably gonna take up the whole day 🥲
 

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Cool I have the same setup as you. Phanteks Evolv X case with the i9-9900K build last time too. Just upgraded to the Intel Z790 platform instead. But if you were to have bought your build during the Black Friday sale that just ended, then Ryzen platform would have been the way to go since it was cheaper than Intel's at that point.

Like you, I hate tearing down my builds. I would recommend only upgrading if you were using the RTX 4000 series of GPUs. That's when you'll feel the loss in performance. And even then, it depends on what the case may be. Like for me, I was using an M.2 PCIe Extender. It meant that my RTX 4090 was running at PCIe Gen 3 x8. Along with having that extender, it meant that I needed to mount my oversized Graphics Card to the front of the Phanteks Evolv X case or else, it will block my other PCIe slots. While it might fit, it was thermal throttling as the card had like 1cm of clearance from the glass. That's the only reason why I finally chose to upgrade to the current platform so as to reposition my card back horizontally and have accessible PCIe slots in case I needed them. But I bought a motherboard that supports all 4 of my M.2 SSDs while I did not use the 5th M.2 slot as it will cut my GPU's bandwidth in half again to PCIe gen 4 x8 which is still fine but. I'm going for maximum performance this time round.

Other than my rant, I did not have any issues on the Z390 platform. Everything was fast. But... I can tell you that there's some small little details that you'll notice when you upgrade. Like I use Stardock's Object Dock and on the i9-13900K, I noticed that it no longer hitches. It is just so smooth now. So there's some reason to upgrade. But it's really minor.

Like what others have suggested, I suggest looking for school holiday tertiary kids to help tear down and rebuild your PC. Even better if you can have them do it from your home.
 

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I have an ageing 9900k rig inside a Phanteks Evolv X case and honesty I really like my current case. I'm thinking of going for a PC refresh with Ryzen + rtx 4080/4090. I basically want to retain this case but the internals will be new except the drives. So I'm wondering if there's anyone who does this service? I used to do all of this myself but as a dad, time is of the essence!
Look for ITMasters101 on caoursell. Whatsapp or PM him on Caoursell first, let him know what you're looking to do with current rig. https://www.carousell.sg/u/itmasters101/
His FB Page https://www.facebook.com/itmasters101/
 

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Fortran used to have similar type of service, buy most of the parts from him, delivered to your home and setup from there. Probably can whatsapp him to check.
 
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