Build a PC: Simple Questions - December 17, 2019 |
- Simple Questions - December 17, 2019
- Thank you all! My girlfriend's first PC as X-MAS gift.
- Managed to score a Gigabyte RTX 2070 open box for $355 at Microcenter!
- Rubbing alcohol on cpu pins
- My Own PC Build Guides - December 2019
- M.2 Storage Concern
- Fast PC can't handle 3440x1440@144Hz gaming? Freeze with audio looping/buzzing, have to power off to reset.
- 980 ti strix- next step?
- GTX 1070 vs GTX 1660 Ti
- I Just build A PC and didnt put 1 standoff for the motherboard is there risk?
- A weekend , no experience , a Build.
- PC that can run Valve Index at a smooth 120Hz on most titles at a decent supersampling
- Son lives with mother, I want to buy him a nice PC for Christmas. Thoughts on my build?
- Build
- 5700 xt or 2070?
- Computer was Freezing Randomly.
- How can I get original AC power for EVGA 1000W Power Supply
- Is buying a used or refurbished CPU on eBay a safe option?
- CPU voltage suddenly not enough after rebuild?
- New pc won’t boot
- Can you advise please if these parts will work well together?
- For people with experience: Can you actually tell the difference between 5ms ans 1ms monitors?
- No Power New Build: Troubleshooting
- Dark Rock Pro 4 Vs. Noctua NHD15
- Need help choosing between 2 case fans
| Simple Questions - December 17, 2019 Posted: 17 Dec 2019 04:09 AM PST This thread is for simple questions that don't warrant their own thread (although we strongly suggest checking the sidebar and the wiki before posting!). Please don't post involved questions that are better suited to a [Build Help], [Build Ready] or [Build Complete] post. Examples of questions:
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| Thank you all! My girlfriend's first PC as X-MAS gift. Posted: 17 Dec 2019 06:23 AM PST Hi everyone, I just want to share my story. First, i wanna thank u all for help and knowledge i have about pc's and pc building today. I'm a gamer for over 10 years now, and after i met my girlfriend i introduced her into gaming world. Being a student, her parents bought her laptop because its easier to store and carry around. She was struggling to get 35 FPS in Fortnite. So she spent her free time playing Overwatch or Fortnite on my pc. 5 years later, she graduated as an electronics engineer and started working as developer. She desperately needed new pc. Because X-mas is coming, with the help of her parents and me, we set her budget around 800 Euros (900 USD). Since we live in Croatia, PC parts cost insane here. I managed to pick all the parts listed below for 740 Euros (820 USD) with discount and my lurking around. Original price for these parts from store would cost around 1100 Euros (~1200 USD). Here is list:
Together with my old keyboard, mouse, headphones and monitor, here is result: I'm so happy how this build ended :D Her smile was priceless :) Now we are looking for AOC 24G2U as a next upgrade with the money left. Thanks for reading and have a nice day! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managed to score a Gigabyte RTX 2070 open box for $355 at Microcenter! Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:17 AM PST none of my friends are into PC gaming and I really wanted to share. So earlier this month I figured I'd upgrade to 1440p so I grabbed an RX 5700 and I rocked it for about 2 weeks before I had enough of the random almost daily crashes. Went to the store and they happened to have a 2070 at a really good price and now I'm team geforce again. no pics cuz itx case not designed for showing off :( [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:40 AM PST I'm swapping cpus and got a drop of rubbing alcohol on the cpu pins of my old cpu. I won't be using it so I plenty of time to dry it but assuming I dry it out it should be fine right? Edit: thanks guys. Secondary question, I got a tiny bit of thermal paste on the board next to the socket. Do I need to remove it(non conductive) and if I do how should I go about it? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Own PC Build Guides - December 2019 Posted: 17 Dec 2019 07:15 AM PST I wanted to try and simplify the format this month; make it a lot less wordy. I decided instead of my traditional mass list, I'd treat it like a tier list, starting from C and going to S. This is a bit of a test, so if you have any recommendations or would prefer for me to try something else out, please let me know. Due to the nature of the setup, it does also lack a bit of explanation, so if you need a breakdown on a guide or whatever, again, don't hesitate. DISCLAIMER: THESE BUILDS WERE DESIGNED BY A 16 YEAR OLD ENTHUSIAST BUILDER (ME) WITH ABOUT 2.5 YEARS OF PC BUILDING EXPERIENCE. I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE A PROFESSIONAL (although I was just accepted as a computer engineering major for Fall 2020) SECOND DISCLAIMER: THERE IS AN INHERENT RISK IN USED HARDWARE, INCLUDING THE PARTS FROM ALI EXPRESS. REMEMBER TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS. These builds are:
Class C: (Office tasks, 1080p media, indie/esports gaming) $100 - Ol' Reliable - "Legacy" Intel (1155) - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zPVxHB $200 - Ol' Reliable + - "Legacy" Intel (1366) - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2mk28M $200 - One-for-All - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JGkcx6 $250 - Balance - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JZf2x6 $300 - Talent - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VCTDZf Class B: (1080p AAA gaming, 4k media, VR capable) $300 - Facist Engineering - Server Intel - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FP7L9G $400 - Finesse - AMD- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VkwpK4 $500 - Sturdy Boy - Intel - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fgg89G $600 - Middle Child - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wtW6Qq $700 - Thanos - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K3HQdm Class A: (1440p esports, High Refresh-Rate 1080p AAA, Streaming) $800 - Aphrodite - AMD and Intel AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XRz9CL Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VZF3wh $900 - Ares - AMD and Intel AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7jW6Qq Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bvq9CL $1000 - Zeus - AMD - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g2W6Qq $1100 - Chronos - Intel - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RvDKq3 Class S: (High Refresh @ 1440p, 60fps 4K, VR Perfection) $1250 - Taskmaster - AMD and Intel AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cmzYdm Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qXVHWb $1500 - Chief - AMD and Intel AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4vGGJb Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qCQZcq $2000 - All-for-One - AMD and Intel AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3TwxHB Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HfyGPn $2500 - RUINER - AMD and Intel [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:09 AM PST Hey guys, So I've already built my PC but I came a cross something interesting when reading about how M.2 slots work. So M.2 slots to my understanding share PCI-E lanes with the processor and graphics card to where when you install an M.2, it may reduce bandwidth for the GPU. Now this issue becomes even more of a concern with ASrock motherboards like mine that brand an ULTRA M.2 slot that uses PCI-E 3.0 lanes, same as the gpu. I'm wondering if by having my m.2 ssd, installed in the ULTRA M.2, am I bottlenecking my build? My MOBO: ASRock fatality X470 Gaming K4 | My cpu: Ryzen 2700 | Gpu: GTX 1070 | M.2: Samsung 970 EVO [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 08:27 AM PST Troubleshooting Help:What is your parts list? Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive. My computer freezes up (hard-lock, have to hold down power to turn off) and audio loops/buzzing during 'heavy' (144fps 3440x1440) gaming workloads in multiple games. e.g. Forza Horizon 4, Path of Exile, Halo: Reach (MCC). Temperatures look good to my understanding of "under load" temps. 40C in the case, 50C at the CPU core (peaks of 60C), 65-70C at the GPU. Things I have tried:
Previous thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/e6c70t/computer_crashing_freeze_hard_lockup_with_new/ If you've read this far, thank you. I really appreciate any ideas anyone might have about this situation. EDIT: I am not doing any additional overclocking! The GPU is factory-overclocked by EVGA. The RAM is running an XMP profile that matches its stock latency and clock (but is still "XMP-enabled", so not the spec clockrate for the CPU). EDIT 2: After discovering my own stupidity, XMP is properly enabled now. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 02:13 PM PST Back in 2014, I spent close to 1400 USD on 2 Asus 980 ti strix GPUs that I currently run in SLI. They perform absolutely great at 1080, but can't quite make the jump to 4K I just got done buying everything I need to bring me into the DDR4 world. New processor, new mobo, new ram, new PSU, etc. Full Asus ROG build. I plan on keeping these 980s in place for a bit, but was wondering what a good replacement may be these days. The 980s have 6gb gddr5. Any thoughts or helpful tips are appreciated! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 12:37 PM PST I had a video card fail in my son's computer, and after some effort in trying to repair it I've opted to buy a replacement computer. Honestly the actual plan is to just give him my 3 year old computer. However, before I turn things over I wanted to confirm which video card was better. The GTX 1070, or the GTX 1660 Ti? In googling benchmarks it seems as though the 1070 is better, though the 1660 Ti is newer. Long term I plan to get a VR system, so whichever is better for that helps as well. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Just build A PC and didnt put 1 standoff for the motherboard is there risk? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:39 PM PST So i just build this : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6DXtn7 And somehow 1 stand off wouldnt lign up properly with the case so I just decided to not put it . Its the one on the upper left ... Should I re-do my build i think I have to restart pretty much from the start or leave it like this ? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A weekend , no experience , a Build. Posted: 16 Dec 2019 05:28 PM PST Hi guys , former console peasant here ! ( sic) So a little ... thing happened over the weekend. I had an epiphany and started furiously ordering parts online to build a pc , now mind you I had never built a pc nor had any previous experience fondling the innards of any machine ... it just happened. So I wanted to present to you my beauty, my queen , I even went as far as to do cable management and the whole shabang, I was ecstatic and barely slept. It was a rough couple of days for me trying to understand how the whole thing worked and so I had to come here at least a dozen time a day for guidance. I learned a lot and so I wanted to thank each and every one of you, lurker or poster for being a part of this subreddit and giving the opportunity to people that have no previous knowledge on PC building to actually acquire this competence and make it happen. Here are photos of the beast : If you want to know more about the pc : MOBO: AORUS Z390 PRO-WIFI CPU : Intel I5 9600KF not yet oc GPU : ASUS ROG STRIC 2060 GAMING OC MEMORY : G=SKILL NEO DDR4 3200Mhz M.2 SSD : KINGSTON A200 500go HDD : SEAGATE BARRACUDA 2To AIO: CORSAIR H110I Platinium FANS : Corsair LL120 BLACK & WHITE It litteraly creates fps out of a hole in the spacetime fabric I swear i had never seen >30 fps before and now I'm living that sweet 144hz life. Thanks again. <3 TL;DR : I did not know how to build a pc at all and managed to pull it off in 2 days thanks to this sub so here's a thank you and photos of my rig. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC that can run Valve Index at a smooth 120Hz on most titles at a decent supersampling Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:18 PM PST Hello. I am among those in Valve Index backorder purgatory, and I have a suspicious feeling that my laptop may not be the best choice by which to power it. I plan to make my first pilgrimage to a Micro Center in the next few weeks. I'd like to put something together like the below build, making subs if there are good deals at the store. Looking for any advice on whether the below build seems a reasonable base shopping list. The below build is ~$2400 but I'd be willing to go up to $3k unless that'd be a complete waste
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| Son lives with mother, I want to buy him a nice PC for Christmas. Thoughts on my build? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:31 AM PST I am planning on purchasing all these today. Are there any last second items you guys recommend I switch out? I want to build this with my son, want to know if the build is ok? I notice at the bottom, there is a warning of possible BIOS incompatibility. Any recommendations to switch out?
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Want to use this for my son to game on max settings. Around $1000 and under In what country are you purchasing your parts? United States [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 12:22 PM PST Hi guys! All I have left to purchase is my GPU, what do you guy reckon, I have spending limit of €450 ~ £375. I know the 5700 XT preforms overall slightly better than the 2070 however I've heard there to be issues with team red such as crashing. What should be the choice? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computer was Freezing Randomly. Posted: 17 Dec 2019 12:46 AM PST This post might sound a bit stupid because i resolved the issue but it was an issue that did plague my pizza for a while. My computer just freezes randomly, no BSOD or anything and when it does it just makes a weird sound through the speakers as well. this did occur more often times when i was gaming though it did happen even though i wasn't gaming. At first it happened rarely but then it became more re-occuring. I suspected Overheating of either CPU or GPU, however temps were fine and it was occuring more frequently even though the temperatures were cooling down as it was approaching winter. Though i could find nothing through my Regular troubleshooting found out nothing until my friend told me it could be my PSU, which is a possibility since it was a cheap one i used when i built it in 2015 Specs as of the time built RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB 1600mhz CPU: FX-8350 Motherboard: gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Storage: Seagate barracuda 2TB Graphics card: Gigabyte HD7950 (which later then replaced with a 7970 3 years later) Power Supply: thermaltake litepower 700w I then swapped out my Power supply for a EVGA 700GD 700W which then after i had no further issues Moral of the story? It could be a shite psu. thought i would post this somewhere to see if it could help anyone else. in the future. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How can I get original AC power for EVGA 1000W Power Supply Posted: 17 Dec 2019 02:21 PM PST Most recommend I get the EVGA cable to replace the lost cable. What should I do make sure it's correct. Not sure who/where I should contact? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JN1TT2M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Qsv-DbZDPT6Z0 [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is buying a used or refurbished CPU on eBay a safe option? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 05:21 AM PST I'm looking at upgrading my computer from a 6 core Xeon CPU to a 12 core, specifically the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12 core. I found new on Newegg for around $500, OWC has them refurbished for around the same price, and then there are lots of deals around a couple hundred bucks on eBAy. Is there anything to look for when buying a used CPU? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPU voltage suddenly not enough after rebuild? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 02:00 PM PST So I have a Ryzen 2400G that I setup with a small overclock of 3.7 GHz on 1.3v. I was able to play games and do work without encountering a single BSOD for a long time. But a few days ago I decided to replace the cheap case I got, with a case that has better airflow. After putting back together my PC on that new case, I immediately encountered an issue, when my B450 mortar indicated a CPU error. I shut it down and cleared CMOS, then increased the voltage to 1.3125. PC boots no problem, but when I started playing a game, I got a BSOD and a CPU error once more. Cleared CMOS again and left everything at default. Now things are working fine for a day now. I just find it weird that my overclocking with 1.3v does not work anymore. I was just wondering did the re-assembly of my PC triggered this? The only change I've made is add two new RGB fans, but I doubt those can have an effect on my CPUs voltage. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:54 PM PST Hi folks, I just finished building my new pc and sadly I need your help because it won't boot. First of all the specs: 9700k Msi Z390 gaming edge ac 32 gb Crucial Ballistix sport 3200mhz ram Msi 2070 super trio Corsair mp510 ssd Corsair rm750x psu BeQuiet dark rock 4 pro Building went without big problems. The pc starts fine and I can enter the bios. From what I know everything there looks fine. CPU, ram & ssd are recognized. All fans are spinning and the CPU is nice and cool. Enabling stuff like xmp works fine. The problem starts when I try to boot from my windows install usb stick. The stick itself works fine, I just tested it in another laptop. When the pc starts to boot from usb I get the 'spinning dots' for a couple of seconds, then they just freeze and nothing happens even after more then 30 minutes. I have a feeling that the CPU could be responsible, since I don't get any video signal when connecting my monitor to the mainboard hdmi or display ports. I remembered reading something about the 8+4 pin CPU connector on here some time ago and double checked if I connected the CPU correctly to the PSU. I think I did. I have one 8 pin to 8 pin cable connected to CPU PWR 1 and one 8 pin to 8 pin cable of which only 4 are connected to the CPU PWR2 (one end of the cable can be split in 2 x 4 pin plugs. I than did the test and unplugged the CPU PWR2 and I got the same behavior, pc freezes seconds after trying to boot. Therefore I think something with my CPU power is not working properly. Attached you will find some pictures of the bios screens (sorry for the bad quality, I obviously couldn't take screenshots ;) I really hope you guys can help me, I build a few PCs before and never had any problems, but it has been 4 years since my last build and I might be a bit rusty. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can you advise please if these parts will work well together? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:38 AM PST Hello fellow Redditors, I was thinking of buying and building a PC for myself but because it is my first time building one, I told my friend who advised me to write on a PC building forum where there are much more experienced people than me and will most of the time know if something is wrong with my build just so I don't screw it up myself. I was just wondering if these parts would go well together with each other before I built them into one PC. This build is aiming to be below 400 USD CPU (Already bought) - AMD Ryzen 3 2200g with stock Wraith Stealth cooler and Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Motherboard - Gigabyte b450m ds3h RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) 3000 MHz DDR4 (I'm not sure whether this will work very well as I read somewhere that dual-channel memory works well with the Ryzen 3 2200g so for that I also have the option of Patriot Memory VIPER 4 Series 3000MHz 8GB (2 x 4GB) Dual Channel DDR4 Kit) PSU - Corsair VS650 650W 80 PLUS SSD - Crucial BX500 240GB internal SSD Case - CiT F3 Gaming Case 12cm Red LED Fan Micro ATX/ Mini ITX Support I will also have Windows 10 Home which I have also already bought a licence key for. This is meant to be a PC for school, home and pretty light gaming (games like Minecraft that don't require a lot of CPU power) Thanks everyone, pc-builder-the-beginner :p [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For people with experience: Can you actually tell the difference between 5ms ans 1ms monitors? Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:48 PM PST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Power New Build: Troubleshooting Posted: 17 Dec 2019 11:34 AM PST Parts list: (Upgraded from THIS build
*TO THIS BUILD * PCPartPicker Part List
ProblemNo power to PC when I try to turn it on. Attempted to fix, following Wiki GuideCPU Checklist
Other Connections (pics)The SATA and power cables are connected to my SSD and Hard Drive Mystery CableI can't discern what this cable is used for, It comes from the case cables where the case fans and the USB/Power/Headphone/Mic jack are on the top of the case. I've tested booting connecting this to the CPU FAN pin and the JUSB pin. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dark Rock Pro 4 Vs. Noctua NHD15 Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:31 PM PST As of recently, the Noctua NHD15 has gotten much praise for beating even the best AIOs for cooling, but for 2nd place for air CPU coolers goes to what? I was thinking maybe the Dark Rock pro 4 for myself, not only because it looks cleaner, but it will work well with what will be my case (dark base 900 rev 2). Is the NHD15 a noticeable difference from the dark rock pro 4? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Need help choosing between 2 case fans Posted: 17 Dec 2019 01:29 PM PST Which of these fans is better? Are they loud? Will they fit on top of my CoolerMaster H500 case? CoolerMaster MasterFan MF200 or BitFenix Spectre All Black Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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