Build a PC: Simple Questions - April 13, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - April 13, 2020
- I've been obsessed with r/buildapc and commenting for months and learned so much from you. Finally able to pull the trigger on my own.
- Budget PC Build (Repost)
- GeForce RTX 2070 Super or Radeon RX 5700 XL - £200 difference
- Newbie trying to build a $700 to $800 Budget PC Build
- Will DDR-3 RAM even work with my build?
- Is my machine too old to save?
- Unusual request: A PC case with good airflow that's easy to clean, any recommendations?
- Smaller PC Build Recommendations
- Help with my First PC Build
- RAM with lighting that remains on & with configured colors when pc is turned off?
- RAM Upgrade Please Help
- Is my Partpicker List good?
- About to give up been diagnosing for 2 weeks now, 50$ to whoever can solve it for me
- Noobie needs helping upgrading HDD to SSD.
- Need recommendations for graphics card
- Need some advice :)
- Rx 590 vs 1660
- Running Two Different GPUs
- Should I upgrade RAM before motherboard?
- I am Brand New to Pc building and I Need to know good cheap motherboard for Ryzen 3 3200g!!
- Need help upgrading my PC with limited budget. It's getting real old.
- Best SSDs?
- Advice/Opinion desperately needed before I buy a second hand pc
- Case recommendation for mATX build
| Simple Questions - April 13, 2020 Posted: 13 Apr 2020 05:16 AM PDT 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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| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 09:57 AM PDT I've been studying parts and your advice for a long time on here, I've considered many aspects of this build and I'm closing a sale within 2 weeks that will let me pull the trigger. I want to thank you all for the advice you've given me so far, I've really missed being knowledgeable about PC components. You guys are great at this and you are fueling my obsession with this. I want to get your opinions one more time. Sorry about the book.
CPU I went with the 3800X due to the 8 cores, mainly for next gen games but also the workhorse aspect with processing video. I don't plan on overclocking, so the stock cooler is fine for now. Is there anything you might recommend? Any thoughts on the GPU sitch? Edit: Wow. So... this blew up. I really, really appreciate all your help! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 09:32 AM PDT My dad's birthday is coming up and I wanted to build him a pc. As I'm only 13 years old I don't have any money of my own so my mum is willing to give me £350 to build a computer. I've never built a pc so I wanted to ask if this was a decent parts list for the price or if I can get something better within my budget. CPU: Ryzen 3 3200G £78 Mobo: Gigabyte B450M DS3H £71 RAM: Patriot Viper 2×4gb 3000Mhz £38 SSD: Western Digital 500gb m.2 £59 PSU: Cooler Master MWE 400W £33 Case: Cooler Master Q300L £42 I've reposted this because I got 0 replies on my old post :(. Any improvements/tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I'm very new to PC's. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GeForce RTX 2070 Super or Radeon RX 5700 XL - £200 difference Posted: 13 Apr 2020 06:27 AM PDT Been some time since looked at graphics cards. These two seem to top some lists. GeForce RTX 2070 Super being around £520 area and Radeon RX 5700 XL around £320. Is the RTX 2070 worth the £200 difference? One comment that stood out so far mentions drivers being a pain with AMDs, which maybe with my older motherboard might be a concern. Been nvidia graphics for most builds. Current is a 960, 4 years old, hence looking for some replacement. Also realize that the rest of the machine might need a replace at some point. Gaming, well been on this 960 playing newish games on ok settings, but got that card likely 2 years after it came out, so im not needy for the 2 second joy of the latest. MB: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 CPU: FX8320 Graphics: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960 OC Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (i don't need lights on any of my components) Soo for £200 difference, is it worth it for the graphics, or spend toward other parts? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newbie trying to build a $700 to $800 Budget PC Build Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:45 AM PDT Brief background: I have gamed on console during my entire lifetime, but always wanted to have my own gaming PC instead. During all of those years it seemed like building my own PC was way too complicated, so for the past 4-5 days I've been researching about PCs, the components that it requires, and how to build one in general. I managed to put one together for $750 and I need some feedback! I'm aware that I still need these parts: ~Case Fans ~Monitor (Hopefully a 144hz if this build is capable of pulling it off) ~Mouse ~Keyboard If you could recommend me any of these at really good prices, please let me know! I can surely save some money for some premium peripherals but I would like any budget but good ones.
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| Will DDR-3 RAM even work with my build? Posted: 13 Apr 2020 05:18 AM PDT I have an MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max motherboard, an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU and I'm also planning on getting the RTX 2080 for my build. Thought I might as well start looking for RAM, when my dad tells me to get DDR3 RAM, which should be, according to him, way cheaper and quicker. I told him it wouldn't be compatible. He told me, if the mobo supports DDR4, it'll support DDR3. So, since I'm no expert in this field, I'm asking you, if a this motherboard actually does have some kind if backwards compatibility, or if the other parts also play a role. Thanks for any help in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is my machine too old to save? Posted: 13 Apr 2020 04:11 AM PDT I've been out of the PC building game for a long time and the old boi I'm rocking is about 7 years old with zero upgrades. Gaming is one of the ways I connect with old friends from around the world and at the moment I have to sit and watch them because my PC is just too old and has no driver support for new releases. My question is, can i simply upgrade the graphics card or is this so out of date it needs an entire rebuild. Please see the current specs below:
If there's any information i've left out please let me know. It's likely the old boi needs putting out of his misery and shooting but if he can be saved I will. Thank you all for your help :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unusual request: A PC case with good airflow that's easy to clean, any recommendations? Posted: 13 Apr 2020 12:22 PM PDT I see a lot of well-reviewed cases that either have weird designs or architecture that looks like perfect dust traps that would be near impossible to completely clean the dust out of, or with solid panels that might reduce airflow. From your personal experience, does anyone know a nice mid-tower that should be easy to clean and provides great airflow? As an aside, i'm building a new rig and threw this together as a baseline, but I'll still be fine tuning and researching for at least another week, but feel free to provide any feedback. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smaller PC Build Recommendations Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:07 PM PDT Hey guys, After spending a semester and a half without my PC due to the size of my room, I have decided to finally pull the trigger and build a new one to use for the remainder of COVID-19 and the years to come at school. First, some details:
This is the build I've come up with but I would like any advice on where it can be improved. The main advice I am looking for is the GPU and if possible getting a cheaper one without decreasing the quality of game play all too much.
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| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 07:50 AM PDT Hello. I have spent most of my life gaming on a ps4 and recently decided that I want to build a PC. I have a budget of around 600 US dollars and I have already made a build. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xvRrPn. I already have an ssd and just trying to play games such as Rainbow 6, Gta 5, Warzone, and Fortnite. I would prefer to run the game at 144fps since I've got a 144hz monitor and will this be possible with these specs at 1080p. Any help is appreciated :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RAM with lighting that remains on & with configured colors when pc is turned off? Posted: 13 Apr 2020 10:08 AM PDT Oook so this might be a weird one, but I have a couple spare cases, fans and AiOs and thought of just having some PCs in my room, for example as a background for streaming. I will either have them turned on with Athlon CPUs or (preferred) off with just all lighting on. On my main pc I can set it to have MB lights on, GPU still turns off for some reason, Res does stay on (whatever, its my own pc so i dont bother to fix it xD), but ram just goes full rainbow, it's usually controlled by the gskill software. Is there a brand combination of mobo + ram where I can keep the set lighting (not all the same color) when the system is turned off? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 12:46 PM PDT I am currently looking to upgrade the RAM in my computer at the moment I am currently running 3x2GB of DDr3 RAM, however, I cannot find the make as it is cheap RAM and unbranded. I am looking to upgrade to anything above 12GB of RAM my specs are below; Intel Core i7-950 Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R ATX LGA1366 Motherboard GTX 1060 3GB I am looking to spend £70 and i have found some cheap RAM on Ebay but the RAM isn't listed on Gigabytes compatibility manual perhaps the manual is too old, my question is will any DDR3 RAM work in the motherboard? Kingston HyperX 12GB (6x2GB) 1600 MHz DDR3-1600 RAM KHX1600C9D3B1K2/2GX this is the ram on eBay I was looking at Thank you I appreciate any help. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 12:32 PM PDT Hey, so i am planning to build my first pc and wanted to ask if this build is good. (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fy2Xdm) I really want to use the corsair case as i only heard good things about it and it looks really good. Also i have a question about airflow as its confusing me a bit. Are the front fans on the case intake, if so how do i recognize this and would the radiator on the top with exhaust fans be good or what would be optimal for the airflow? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About to give up been diagnosing for 2 weeks now, 50$ to whoever can solve it for me Posted: 13 Apr 2020 06:26 AM PDT So I've been getting lag / stutter spikes that last about 1-2 seconds periodically within games such as Robo Recall. I checked the debug visible HUD and my refresh drops to 24 from 80 during these peaks, and my GPU headroom goes from 30% - 5%. Super sampling to 1.4. When I'm not super sampling, the game runs a bit smoother, but still the same problems just not as bad, but still shouldn't be there. Interestingly, when I restart the level after the first load, the lag stutters don't appear, and the game runs constant 80 hertz for the most part? System Specs: RTX 2080 Super i7-9700k 32 GB 3200 MHZ Corsair Vengeance RGB 500 GB SSD Samsung 850 EVO H100i Closed Loop Cooler MSI Gaming Edge MPG Z390M Micro ATX Motherboard. Here is what I've done so far: -Mem test 64 on all 4 modules for 6 hours passed. -CPU ran stress tests prime 95 etc, passed no OC -Replaced the PSU because I thought it might be the issue my parts with OC should be taking 500Watts, my PSU is a 850 W Corsair RMX Gold rated PSU. -Tried 5 different GPU's ranging from 2070S - 2080 S and GTX 1080 all do the same thing -Reformatted, reinstalled all drivers up to date and software bios for mobo etc -Made sure all cables are plugged in, OC vs not OC same lag stutters -Monitored temps and etc all doing fine -Monitored voltage rails only about 1% droop doing perfectly fine -Don't have Corsair ICUE running or even installed -Tried running on multiple hard drives, moving the games around reinstalling, no luck. -Checking CPU performance on task manager prior to starting VR at 3% -Motherboard has endured all the stress tests, benchmarks, and all ports functioning fine, and speeds temps etc so I don't think it's the problem. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noobie needs helping upgrading HDD to SSD. Posted: 13 Apr 2020 12:15 PM PDT Will this be compatible with my system?? Samsung 860 Evo 1TB Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME Z370-P If you need more info please let me know and tell me how to get it.. again i am a noob at this.. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Need recommendations for graphics card Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:07 PM PDT Here the link to the PC I'm building. I already have additional storage but I just need a graphics card. I'd like it to be anywhere between the $200 to $300 range. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:03 PM PDT So what is best the Rx 590 or 1660 if you are going to be playing games as Csgo,Mc,R6s And what is the fps Diffrence between 1660 and 1660 super. Also Im going for a more budget build so Price matter [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:03 PM PDT Hi, Is it possible to run two different GPUs at the same time? I currently have the EVGA Geforce 560 TI (i know, an old model looking to replace) and will be adding a AMD Firepro W4100 (courtesy of my work) in order to have multiple monitors as it greatly benefits my job and since I am currently wfh as most of us are. Will having both of these GPUs affect my computer immensely or can I program my computer so that certains (primarily games) runs on a different graphics card and what not? Thank you for the feedback!!! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Should I upgrade RAM before motherboard? Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:03 PM PDT I heard somewhere that RAM speed can have a heavy hit on performance. I currently have an Intel i7-7700 and I ordered a 5700XT that should be coming in the next couple of days. What should I upgrade next? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am Brand New to Pc building and I Need to know good cheap motherboard for Ryzen 3 3200g!! Posted: 13 Apr 2020 02:02 PM PDT I have been wanting to build a very budget friendly PC using the Ryzen 3 3200g but am having troubles knowing what motherboard is best but also cheap. I have looked at some options and can't decide. For now I don't plan on adding a dedicated graphics card for a little while but want a motherboard that would eventually be able to add a graphics card. These are the ones I looked at: ASRock Motherboard [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Need help upgrading my PC with limited budget. It's getting real old. Posted: 13 Apr 2020 01:59 PM PDT Hello Reddit, I am looking to upgrade my setup since is getting really old. Here it is:
My budget is 100 euro + selling the parts I will replace, So I would be getting extra 150€ for selling the CPU & MB and/or 100€ extra for selling the GPU. Im on Spain. My goal is mainly gaming but I also do a bit of video and photo editing, nothing too heavy. So what should I do? Can I see a real upgrade with that budget? Thank you so much guys. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 13 Apr 2020 07:59 AM PDT Looking for a 250 or 500 gb boot drive. Trying to pay >$70. Any recommendations? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advice/Opinion desperately needed before I buy a second hand pc Posted: 13 Apr 2020 01:49 PM PDT Hello everyone, Now my first question is, will this pc run most if not all modern games(Mainly 3rd person action games or first person shooter games) effortlessly and even more importantly, will it support VR gaming? Not just in general, but also for the forseable future. Can I relax after buying this pc and not worry about having to replace any parts any time soon? Another option would be to build a new pc with following components: I think there is quite a price difference and since I still want to buy a VR and monitor that will support UltraHd or 4k gaming, I'm leaning more towards the second hand build, but I don't know if this build is atleast a year or 2 futureproof, especially for VR gaming. Since my knowledge around Pc's is pretty outdated I'm also scared of the issues that a second hand pc might bring with it that I will not know how to solve :( I'd love to hear about is ASAP since I'm meeting the guy tomorrow. I asked him to download HWMonitor, Speccy and Valley benchmark for me to check tomorrow. Thank in advance everyone! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case recommendation for mATX build Posted: 13 Apr 2020 01:41 PM PDT US Based. Already have a machine I built a while back, but some recent upgrades and tweaks have finally made me have to consider the airflow issues that previous choices have brought on. Currently built into an InWin 301. It was fine when I had no overclocks and a lightweight GPU, but now that I'm running an overclocked Vega 56 and I've pushed the R5 1600 to its limits, I'm seeing temps that are...not bad, per se, but higher than I'd like. CPU is ~40C idle, pushing 80C under all core stress test. I'd like to drop that 5 or 10 degrees if possible, and I think decent airflow (along with maybe a beefier cooler) will help a lot. I'm looking for a case that:
Bonuses would be:
Cases I've already looked at include:
I haven't looked at any full size ATX mid-towers, but if you're aware of any that are compact and otherwise meet my goals, I'll happily take a look at them. Also, I'm not gonna say that price is no object, but a few days ago I was willing to drop $160 on the Crystal 280x, so...you know, I'll pay for a good case if I have to. Thanks everyone. Let me know if I left anything out. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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