Build a PC: Simple Questions - February 21, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - February 21, 2020
- In theory, could I keep my pc outside when it’s chilly out?
- Check your motherboard vrm heatsink screws before declaring your build complete!
- First build after 9 years! Red/Black Ryzen 1440p/144Hz Build Complete
- Finished!! Ryzen 7 3700X/RTX 2070 Super build!
- Amazon sent me two motherboards like this. Should I keep it?
- Ryzen 7 2700x VS Ryzen 5 3600 for gaming
- m.2 screw not in mobo box
- What do you guys think? First ever pc and im very worried.
- I switched from Mac and built my first PC
- Is micro center worth the 1 hour drive?
- Can i move the PSU out of my Optiplex 3060 sff so i can fit my gpu?
- Mystery GPU
- What's this part
- Ill be using this build for gaming, what can I do to save money or improve it.
- Starting with a 2080ti to upgrade, need some advice
- How's my build looking if I get lucky and i can sell my old xbox and switch games and can afford the 2060 but otherwise my budget is 750$ and i would get a rx 580
- is it worth it to upgrade from an i7 7700k to the newest i7 or i9 for gaming?
- PSU DOA?
- Plugging PC to my wall outlet
- Question about adding 120mm case fan in HP OMEN Obelisk
- GPUs: How much of a difference do memory clock and memory bandwidth make, compared to boost clock?
- My first pc. Monitor won't display. Hdmi plugged in to Gpu and H150i pro fans don't spin.
- If my Mobo is 12v 4-pin RGB and I want to buy a 5v 3-pin ARGB fan, is there a converter for this? I'm sure this has been hashed out before with the popularity of the MSI Tomahawk, but I can't find anything.
- How do you know if certain power supply is powerful enough for future graphic cards?
| Simple Questions - February 21, 2020 Posted: 21 Feb 2020 04:12 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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| In theory, could I keep my pc outside when it’s chilly out? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 03:49 AM PST I don't plan on doing this, just wondering why or why not I could or couldn't do this. Thanks [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Check your motherboard vrm heatsink screws before declaring your build complete! Posted: 21 Feb 2020 04:28 AM PST Just installed a second ssd in my b450 tomahawk max, which requires removing the back side panel. Whenever I do so I generally check that the CPU cooler backplate is still nice and tight. This time I noticed two smaller black screws to the right of the backplate and saw that they were holding the
I've had this board since December and as far as I know the screws were never properly tightened until now. Edit: crap I just realised there are two heatsinks towards the top of the board and one near the bottom right and the other two are covered by the motherboard tray of my case, now I feel like I need to remove the mobo and check if they're tightened as well. RIP my afternoon. LOoks like I tightened the heatsink over the chokes but not that over the capacitors or the mosfet or something else. All should be (reasonably) tight. I'm referencing this (older, the design of modern mainboards may look a bit different) diagram to figure out which heatsinks I tightened. If anyone has a mainboard diagram for my Tomahawk Max I'd appreciate if you could link it. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First build after 9 years! Red/Black Ryzen 1440p/144Hz Build Complete Posted: 21 Feb 2020 06:57 AM PST After having an Intel 2500K gaming rig I built in 2011 for 9 years, I finally was tired of so many games having lower FPS in the past several years and had the cash to make a change. I actually crossed the dark side for the past 4 years or so (played Xbox One exclusively). Happy to be playing on mouse and keyboard again. I bought the parts across two weeks, managing to get every single part on sale (no mail in rebates for me, though), and built it over a Friday night with a few beers. I have ran some benchmarks/checked temps, installed and played games (1440p/144Hz is AWESOME), updated everything over the past two weeks and I'm finally ready to say it's completed! I am jumping into manual overclocking this weekend - pray for me.
PICTURES: https://imgur.com/a/fj8Zb0O (with clear glass cover off, with it on it reflects my entire desk which you don't see with your eyes normally) Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finished!! Ryzen 7 3700X/RTX 2070 Super build! Posted: 21 Feb 2020 06:52 AM PST So I used to help my dad build computers when I was like....12 (am 27 now) and I was an extra set of hands with a friend building hers a month or so ago, but I'm calling this my very first build. It was a roller coaster -- took way longer than it should've, but I did it! Quick shout out to r/buildapc and r/buildapcforme for helping me finalize the build and answering random ass questions I had. You guys are the best! Imgur album of the build process
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| Amazon sent me two motherboards like this. Should I keep it? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 04:35 AM PST Got my Mobo the other day like this and not inside a brown box wrapped in bubble wrap. Amazon parcels usually come like this: amazon parcel Contacted amazon who said they'll send a replacement. Got the replacement today and it came exactly the same!! Amazon said I can either return them for a refund or be given a 15% discount. It could be been damaged in transit for all I know. What should I do? Is it risky keeping it? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryzen 7 2700x VS Ryzen 5 3600 for gaming Posted: 21 Feb 2020 10:49 AM PST Which CPU would be better for gaming? the price is almost the same and i'm wondering which would be better for gaming use. and which is more future-proof? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:23 PM PST so my friend is upgrading his pc and hes got an intel 660p ssd, b450 asus prime mobo and he cant find the screw and standoff for it, is there anything else he can use and where can u order one? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What do you guys think? First ever pc and im very worried. Posted: 21 Feb 2020 03:30 AM PST Edit!! Here's some edits according to recommendations to cut off expenses while reducing performance by 5-10% Specs : -Ryzen 9 3900x -Msi 2080 super -Msi x570 carbon wifi -Trident z neo 16gb ram 3600mhz -Sabrent rocket 250 gb m.2 -Sabrent rocket Q 1tb m.2 -Nzxt h510 elite -Corsair 750w 80+ gold -Corsair h100i platinum -Corsair ll120 case fans 3 packs x2 -Lg 27gl850-b (already bought) -Here's the build in pcpartpicker : [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I switched from Mac and built my first PC Posted: 21 Feb 2020 07:02 AM PST Hi ! I build my first PC in the beginning of january (switching from Mac) :
I also added an homemade display to be able to see some hardware info in real time (temp, usage, etc...). See this post for more info. I just wanted to share it with you and thank you for all the info I found browsing this sub ! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is micro center worth the 1 hour drive? Posted: 20 Feb 2020 08:37 PM PST I live an hour from micro center, in about 2 months roughly I will be building a pc for the first time. I know micro center has a website for each location but for me it was finicky I put items in my cart that said in store then when I went to my cart they said un available so I'm just wondering in the general senses does micro center have better deals than online? Also it being my first time building do they offer a service where they would help me build it not do it for me but help? If it helps my budget would be 1600-1700 trying to get a 2070 super r5 3600 preferably 2 tb of ssd nothing fancy as I know the affect on gaming is minuscule. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can i move the PSU out of my Optiplex 3060 sff so i can fit my gpu? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 11:59 AM PST I want to get a gtx 1650 low profile but it will not fit in my case as my pcie lane is right next to my psu, can i move the psu outside of the case and use it externally? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 04:26 AM PST Two years ago, I bought a used 1050. It seemed to run fine. I recall playing a little Battlefield on it but didn't really use that desktop much at all. Fast forward two years and I decided the barely used build was taking up valuable space and collecting dust. I put the components up for sale and quickly sold the ram, SSD and PSU. The 1050 was also garnering a lot of interest. I received an email pointing out the the vid card was definitely NOT a 1050. The 1050 does not have HDMI and VGA. Anyway, I thanked the person for pointing it out and pulled the ad. https://photos.app.goo.gl/iyFkPoCHfiiJfcFcA I actually had no problem with the card and want to know what it actually is. Is it enough to find a matching HDMI, VGA, DVI video card with the same layout to determine what my card actually is? I bought a fake video card and am hoping folks can help me figure out what actually is? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 06:24 AM PST My little brother gave me his semi old alienware, so I was gonna throw it in a prettier case and give it to my daughters for paw patrol. But what is the little subboard off to the right? Can I just eliminate that to move to a new case? I'm thinking it's just a fan controller or something Alienware https://imgur.com/gallery/xq54fkY [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ill be using this build for gaming, what can I do to save money or improve it. Posted: 21 Feb 2020 10:01 AM PST what should I improve for this build? Ill be using it for gaming [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting with a 2080ti to upgrade, need some advice Posted: 21 Feb 2020 10:00 AM PST So I'm going to slowly upgrade over time, but was wondering what parts I can keep, meaning they won't substantially hurt performance if I don't upgrade them (this computer is solely used for gaming at 1440p, I don't do anything like complex video editing or the like). I'm mostly interested in knowing if I should upgrade my processor (will it bottleneck a 2080ti?) and motherboard (it's 4 years old). Currently, the only new thing I'm adding is the 2080ti, so I know everything functions together and PC Part Picker didn't recognize any problems. I'm sorry if this all sounds uninformed, I'm not very knowledgeable in this field.
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| is it worth it to upgrade from an i7 7700k to the newest i7 or i9 for gaming? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:44 PM PST i am planning on getting the lg 34GK950F to use with my pc with in this year and i know i need a gpu since i currently have an r9 390, but i was wondering if y'all think i need to upgrade my cpu also? for gpu i was planning on getting the rtx 2070 super or waiting for the new cards this yea maybe also if you think should and i did get one of current gen cpus, would my current cpu cooler for my current 1151 i7 7700k work with the new generation of new cpus? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 11:29 AM PST So, I'm fairly certain the PSU I recently got is DOA. But before I RMA it, I'd like to see if y'all have any ideas to try (short of opening it up). Why I think it's DOA:
For additional info, the unit is Phanteks AMP 750W. Apparently it's made by seasonic. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 11:28 AM PST So I am planning to get a desktop soon but I was wondering if I can plug it directly to my wall outlet(uk outlet)? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question about adding 120mm case fan in HP OMEN Obelisk Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:36 PM PST Purchasing this PC this week and want to do a couple of fan upgrades. There is a bracket pre installed for a 120mm fan on the top of the case but the motherboard only has an outlet free labeled "LC Pump" for a liquid cooler. Would it be okay to plug a normal 120mm air fan into that slot? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPUs: How much of a difference do memory clock and memory bandwidth make, compared to boost clock? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 09:47 AM PST Hey gang, I have all components ready to build my first PC; just need to finalize my decision on the GPU. First gaming system of any sort since my XBox 360, ha! I'm stuck between these two specific cards. I will mostly be playing on a 1440p monitor @ 60fps, but have always been a console couch potato, so whenever my 1080p TV dies and I replace it with 4k, I may play that more instead (even though I know input lag, etc will be a factor). Even though I have no immediate plans to game at 4k, future proofing is on my mind, as I don't plan on frequently upgrading once I have this build. You'll notice that specs are almost identical, although the updated version (ultra+) seems to perform closer to the 2080 super by most accounts. Memory clock and bandwidth are the key differences, although the boost clock is the same. I don't know a thing about manually overclocking, but I'm open to it, if the cheaper card could easily reach those numbers. Do you think the extra $115 is worth it in this case, assuming I'm trying to reach roughly 60FPS in the near future at 4k? FWIW, I'll be a running a Ryzen 5 3600x (the x seems to be a waste, but I picked it up on sale for the same price as the 3600). Here are the specs: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC ULTRA GAMING ($570, B-stock/refurb, 1 year warranty)
vs EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC ULTRA+, OVERCLOCKED (~ $685, new, 3 year warranty)
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| My first pc. Monitor won't display. Hdmi plugged in to Gpu and H150i pro fans don't spin. Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:24 PM PST Asus prime z370-A mb Intel 8700k Corsair H150i Pro rgb Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2x8 16gb ram Corsair RM850x psu [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:21 PM PST I have a MSI Tomahawk Max which only has 12v analog 4-pin JRGB headers and I'd like to add some 5v 3-pin ARGB fan covers. I know that they aren't directly compatible but I'm surprised that I'm having so much trouble finding an adapter or controller to accomplish this. Does anyone have a product that can accomplish this conversion? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do you know if certain power supply is powerful enough for future graphic cards? Posted: 21 Feb 2020 01:15 PM PST For example i plan to build a future proof pc that will be able to support future Ryzen 5950 XT im unsure if that's right name for next graphic card form ryzen or for example NVIDIA Ampere when it comes out. I'm looking at this power supply:https://www.winwin.rs/napajanje-1000w-raidmax-rx-1000ae-b-modular-80plus-gold-89-pfc-13-5cm-black-1163296.html Is it good enough if i plan to pair it with Ryzen 3700 and future graphic card form Ryzen or Nvidia? [link] [comments] |
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