Build a PC: Simple Questions - April 20, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - April 20, 2020
- TIFU
- UPGRADE BUILD TIPS (For switching over, can also help new builders)
- Help with First build
- Build Help: $1,000 Target Budget
- GPU (RX 580) prices going back up?
- Rx 570
- Build help: First Build!
- Updating my PC after 12 year overclocked life with i7-920 and I forgot how to do this.
- Does the Gigabyte B450M motherboard support Quad-channel ram?
- 2020 Ryzen 7 Build - $1771
- Advice for new $1k pc build. Should I reuse old computer parts?
- First Ever PC Build
- Need opinions
- First PC build, about to buy. Good or no?
- Would like some advice on my pc parts list.
- Ryzen 5 2600x temps.
- Putting a build together for my friend, can I get some tips before I sent him the completed list?
- First ever build (goodbye laptop) ~£700
- Memory for R7 2700X
- Help with a first time build
- WiFi Card, USB WiFi Adapter, or WiFi extender with Ethernet ports
- Monitor Advice
- CPU 8+4 Connection on the Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA using a Corsair RMx 850w PSU. Do I need the 4 pin?
- First build parts help
- CPU or GPU Upgrade?
| Simple Questions - April 20, 2020 Posted: 20 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: 20 Apr 2020 06:02 AM PDT After 4 months of buying new replacement parts for my computer because I couldn't figure out why on earth my GPU wouldn't turn on. Today I figured it out. I hadn't plugged it in properly. I wanna neck myself. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UPGRADE BUILD TIPS (For switching over, can also help new builders) Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:41 PM PDT First I would love to say that this is one of the best communities I've ever seen. The fact that there are thousands of active users ready to help one another to achieve their goals is amazing. Thank you all for putting in the time to help one another. You can become a pro just by constantly reading the threads. So thank you everyone here. I recently made the switch to Ryzen and i couldnt be more happy. I've learned a few things along the way that can help those who are either making the switch, or are still hesitant to do so.
Also, if you are currently running DDR4 RAM on your intel system, you can use it for AMD, albeit the speeds might be slower for and AMD system(AMD loves fast RAM), but you can save money for the time being and upgrade, thats a cost effective option. 2) INSTALLATION : Assuming that you are switching out your CPU, MOBO, and RAM, installation is a breeze. All you have to do is remove all header connections on your current mobo, and install the new parts and plug everything back in. Its literally switching from one mobo to another. 3) FIRST BOOT : When everything is connected and plugged correctly, booting up for the first time might take a couple minutes. I guess that every part needs to communicate and verify itself before it can properly start up. My new Ryzen build took about 4 minutes to start into windows, it was a black screen and at first i was nervous but I remember reading that it can take a while for a new ryzen build to boot up. 4) ALWAYS BE AWARE : Before you finalized picking out your motherboard for your new Ryzen build, make sure that you have all the appropriate headers and connections that you had in your previous motherboard (ie usb ports, rgb headers, fan connectors, sata ports, m2 slots, etc). Because if you pick a new motherboard that doesn't have at least what your previous motherboard already had, you might put yourself in trouble. Also, there might be a chance that windows might start bugging you and say that your windows 10 isn't activated. When you change multiple parts on a system, your windows might think its and entire new computer and thinks you never activated windows. There is an easy fix to this, by going into your system settings and troubleshoot the activation of windows, it gives you an option to state that you changed parts, and it will reactivate windows for you. If anyone has any questions about this or about anything else, im more than happy to share my experience with you all. Paying it foward! EDIT : I also wanted to add these extra trips made by Human_no_4815162342 on this post (thank you so much for your insight!): Keep your data safe and do full backups before doing anything and if you can do it a clean install of the OS is better than moving an old one to the new machine. Don't forget to install the drivers needed, especially the graphics. For the programs start from ninite to get the most common free ones (browsers, utilities but also FOSS programs). Mounting hardware for aftermarket CPU coolers is different between Intel and AMD but on most coolers both are provided. Be careful of the pins on the CPU when you install it, align the marked corner and push down the lever, no force is required on the CPU itself you just have to gently put it in the right place. Ram usually goes in alternate slots to get dual channel speeds, refer to your motherboard manual but usually 2 and 4 are the main slots. If you buy new RAM check the motherboard QVL (qualified vendors list) if you want it to works out of the box without issues. If you make changes to your build check that the Power Supply is enough, if you buy a new one don't cheap out as the safety of the whole build depends on the quality of the PSU and don't over do it because when used wattages too much lower than what they are rated for power supplies lose efficiency. Get something that is enough for your build at maximum usage leaving some room for future upgrades. Finally for the case unless you are going from a smaller motherboard to a bigger one (mini itx < micro atx < atx) there shouldn' be problems, check the cooler height and the max supported height of your case and the max supported graphics card size. If the front connectivity doesn't match the connectors on your motherboard you can get connectors for cheap sacrificing some speed (ie USB 3.0 to internal USB 2.0) or get front panel expansions (5.25" or 3.5", not all case have them) or a pci panel not necessarily to a pci slot on your motherboard, many go to sata or USB connectors to add extra ports. Expansion slots can also be used as hard drive cages with the correct adapters. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 07:07 AM PDT
This is what i'm considering. I prefer to buy locally (portuguese stores, so prices may vary a bit from what you're accustomed to. I'm choosing the nzxt case or a fractal meshify one for airflow purposes and because the included fans should be good enough aswell (i think) I also chose to go with a 144hz 1080p monitor instead of 1440p Any tips? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Build Help: $1,000 Target Budget Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:15 AM PDT Hello All - I am helping my cousin put a PC together and I have tried tweaking his parts to reach our target budget of $1,000 but I am struggling. My cousin plans to use this PC for gaming/streaming and he is looking to play on 1080p. He needs a full build + peripherals for this target. If you would take a look at the list and point out where we can make changes, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU (RX 580) prices going back up? Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:07 PM PDT A friend asked to build a cheap 1080p 60fps gaming PC, and while looking up RX 480/580 prices, ive noticed they've actually gone up a bit on the used market, I used to be able to find 480 8GB's for like under 110 easily, now I can't even find one under 130, anyone noticed this? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:01 AM PDT I'm about to pull the trigger on an MSI rx 570 and I was just wondering thoughts? I am using it as a placeholder until I get a 2060 super. i have been currently using a R3 2200G APU. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:23 PM PDT Need help building my first PC. Currently on a laptop - MSI Apache Pro, GTX970M, i7 etc... Budget is $1500+ (Prefer to stay under $2k) - Gaming, FPS, very small scale 3D rendering, support 3 monitors (I work from home) No need for flair. Don't need/want fancy colors, lights, etc. Efficient cooling, power, stability are my priorities. Not really married to Intel or AMD though historically my systems have all run intel. Purchasing in the US. Help a guy out? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updating my PC after 12 year overclocked life with i7-920 and I forgot how to do this. Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:53 AM PDT So my PC is finally starting to have problems after more than a decade of heavy use and gaming while overclocked to 3.8ghz from the stock 2.6. When I built this thing, PC building was a hobby and I was up to date on all the hardware wars between AMD/Intel/Nvidia/Whoever and apparently knew how to make it last. Now, I have no idea... My hobby turned into an IT career and I lost track of everything PC hardware related (I work on servers and networks now) and I just want my PC to turn on and run games when I'm bored. I have recently put a new PSU and SSD drives into my current PC so I'm not in need of either of those yet but I do plan on getting an M.2 drive soon. Anyways, here is the list of parts I came up with after hours of looking around, things have changed A LOT since I last did this so any help in optimizing this would be appreciated. EDIT* Hope this works right....
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| Does the Gigabyte B450M motherboard support Quad-channel ram? Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:01 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:28 AM PDT Looking forward to my first build in about a decade, something that should stick around for many years: Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- CPU | [AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QKJtt6/amd-ryzen-7-3700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box) | $294.14 @ Amazon Motherboard | [MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/t797YJ/msi-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac) | $158.98 @ B&H Memory | [Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QDhKHx/corsair-vengeance-rgb-pro-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-cmw16gx4m2c3200c16) | $94.99 @ Best Buy Storage | [Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DgJtt6/western-digital-blue-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds100t2b0b) | $119.99 @ B&H Video Card | [EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/88drxr/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-black-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-3071-kr) | $489.99 @ Newegg Case | [Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww) | $182.99 @ Amazon Power Supply | [Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6Y66Mp/corsair-rm-2019-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020195-na) | $124.99 @ Best Buy Operating System | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $109.99 @ B&H Keyboard | [Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYtWGX/corsair-k95-rgb-platinum-wired-gaming-keyboard-ch-9127014-na) | $159.99 @ Best Buy Mouse | [Logitech G602 Wireless Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KFQypg/logitech-mouse-910003820) | $34.99 @ Best Buy | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1791.04 | Mail-in rebates | -$20.00 | **Total** | **$1771.04*\* | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-04-20 11:23 EDT-0400 | A few miscellaneous questions:
Thanks for any and all advice. Looking forward to pulling the trigger on this. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advice for new $1k pc build. Should I reuse old computer parts? Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:26 PM PDT Build Help:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yup What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. System is getting pretty slow even during day to day usage. Upgrading from my 3570k and gtx 670 If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) I am looking to utilize my 1440p 144hz monitor for upcoming games like cyberpunk on ultra hopefully. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? $1,000 before tax. Less is better ofc In what country are you purchasing your parts? Cali
Provide any additional details you wish below. 1) Should I reuse my old computer case, psu, cpu cooler, ssd? Parts are from around 2013. They are.. Fractal design midi r2, Antec Kuhler H2O 620, and EVGA Bronze 600w (can't find link) 2) Is stock cpu cooler ok for 3600? 3) Any downside to flashing a regular 5700 to 5700xt? Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:09 PM PDT I just ordered that parts for the first PC i'm going to build and I was wondering if I made any bad choices. I got a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Dual Video Card EVGA BQ 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:08 PM PDT Hey guys I'm looking to build my first PC and i would like som opinions on my part list. I'm also considering waiting for the Ryzen 4000 series and the nvidia 3000 series. What do you think i sould do?
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| First PC build, about to buy. Good or no? Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:01 PM PDT This is my first pc build. I'm going to be doing mostly gaming on it. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Would like some advice on my pc parts list. Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:00 PM PDT https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhcfCL [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 12:59 PM PDT Hello /r/buildapc, I'm here to ask if my temperatures are normal and safe. I built my pc about a week ago, and I've been monitoring my Temps using nzxt cam and Hw monitor. My specs are: • Ryzen 5 2600x(stock cooler) • EVGA rtx 2060 KO • Crucial ballistix gaming 3200mhz ram • Asrock b450m pro 4 • Cooler master q300l case • 500gb crucial nvme.2 and • 500w evga white psu. I have my psu fan facing down, the case came with a chassis fan flowing outwards in the top rear, I purchased two additional 120mm fans and mounted one on the top of the case flowing outwards, and then one on the front face of the case flowing inwards. My cpu Temps hover around 35 degrees Celsius no load, and when playing intensive games hover between 75 degrees and peak at 80 degrees. My GPA surprisingly follows similar temperatures, no load 35 degrees, loaded 80 to 85 degrees. I'm not having any decrease in performance, no throttling or anything of the sort, but I just want to be sure my fans are ideally set up and my temps are good. I plan to upgrade my cpu cooler in the future. Thank you for your time :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Putting a build together for my friend, can I get some tips before I sent him the completed list? Posted: 20 Apr 2020 11:17 AM PDT He will be using it for gaming and streaming / recording. Budget of up to $3500. I do have a question though, does anyone know if the RGB Fusion will play nice with the CPU cooler, Memory, and Case fans? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First ever build (goodbye laptop) ~£700 Posted: 20 Apr 2020 10:58 AM PDT Hi everyone, I'm spending my quarantine dreaming of a new pc, and while I can't afford anything for a while it'd be good to replace my 10yo Satellite once I have funds. Would finally be able to game! I'm probably brand new to all this, the list below is mostly suggestions from my brother (built his own years back) and bits of advice from here and there, couldn't remember where though. Plus I'm getting lost weighing up pros and cons with all the possible components. How's it looking? Would love to keep cost down so if there are cheaper alternatives, by all means throw them my way! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Queries: - Are open mesh-fronts for cases worth it? Seems to be sacrificing quietness for airflow but I'm A-OK with this. - I've seen people with similar priced set-ups but they spend much more on GPUs, do I need to do the same? - Got to be honest, I only chose the Tomahawk because it comes up a lot. What's better? EDIT: 2 Compatability Notes from PCPartPicker:
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| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 07:06 AM PDT Hey there, My computer has a R7 2700X on a ASUS Prime X370-Pro with a 16GB 2400MHz CL15 kit. Since Ryzen scales greatly with RAM speeds I wanted to go ahead and upgrade my RAM. I found two interesting kits: 3200MHz CL16-18-18-38 for 79€ (includes shipping) 3600MHz CL17-19-19-39 for 97€ (includes shipping) My motherboard says it supports RAM following the PC4-25600U norm. Since I don't know anything about that I'm not certain which to use. My current RAM is PC4-19200U and works. The 3200MHz RAM is PC4-25600U whereas the 3600MHz is 28800U. So I've got some questions:
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| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 07:43 AM PDT Hi everyone! I made a reddit just for this, lol. I'm doing a first time build geared toward gaming specifically for Ark survival evolved. I figure if it can run that it can run anything. I've gamed all kinds of consoles but never pcs. I've made a list on pcpartpicker and was wondering if you guys could take a look. See if I'm missing anything or any changes should be made? Specifically I'm wondering if that motherboard is ok? Also, for the video card I've been bouncing between the 5600 and 5700. From researching I think the 5600 is pretty solid and I dont know if the performance vs price is worth it to go with the 5700. And lastly, I dont know if it's worth upgrading the cpu from ryzen 3600 to the 3700. Really I'd like to keep the whole build under $1000 (I know right now once I add in monitor and windows itll be above that) but at the same time I want to be able to game and maybe stream in the future without problems. Thank you! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WiFi Card, USB WiFi Adapter, or WiFi extender with Ethernet ports Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:56 PM PDT Hey guys, my friend has been needing some sort of WiFi adapter for his build since his router is in the other room so connecting directly to the router with an ethernet cable is not an option for him. I've been debating between having him get either a WiFi card like this one. A USB WiFi adapter like this one. Or a WiFi extender with Ethernet ports like this one [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:46 AM PDT Hi all! Not sure if i can post this here? I'm looking for an ultrawide (34inch looks amazing) for both gaming and graphic design. So color accuracy is quite important. My first idea was the Asus ProArt PA34VC. but the Freesync bothered me. So now i'm thinking of the Acer Predator X34P. which looks the part, good colors after some calibrating, G-Sync, 10-bit, IPS, 1440p,... Most of my graphic design i do on a Macbook Pro (2020) but some also on the gaming machine (r7 3700x 32GB RAM 2080 Super), if its any help and i prefer to keep to 1440p instead of 4K for the moment. So my question is. is this a good choice or should i maybe look into the Alienware AW3420DW? Or do you guys recommend another monitor? Thanks in advance guys! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:43 PM PDT This is the build I'm assembling right now: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/cultmethod/saved/DxtNP6 On the Z390 AORUS ULTRA, the CPU power connection is 8x and a 4x which I read is for more extreme overclocking. Here's a pic of the board and the CPU cable that came with the RMx 850. I do plan on overclocking the 9900KF to at least 5ghz as it will be water-cooled. Do I need the additional 4x connection? If so, can someone kindly link me to the correct product? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:42 PM PDT hey! i'm incredibly new to pc building and, while i've done a lot of research for these parts, i would still appreciate some help and guidance! here is my parts list! general information: i live in the uk. this pc is currently at my max budget, and any suggestions which can take down the price without sacrificing much performance would be greatly appreciated. i'm getting a powerline adapter to use ethernet for it. i'm mostly going to be playing singleplayer games, but i'll still do multiplayer games occasionally! i'm also going to be streaming things to a discord server of my friends! it'll be the machine i run various art programs & coding programs on, like clip studio paint & atom editor. neither are very demanding, but it's worth mentioning! i currently have a single 1080p monitor, but in the future (when i'm not broke after buying this lol) i'm planning to get two more monitors. i also want to get an internal capture card at some point, but that will be a long time down the line. thank you so much! sorry if there's anything i've missed/etiquette i've mucked up, this is my first reddit post! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:40 PM PDT Almost a year ago I built my first PC, it's nothing high end, but it's served me well so far. The specs are alright for something entry level, but it could definitely do with an upgrade at some point (I'll admit, I'm thinking more about the future than the present with this, so it's not hugely important yet.) My CPU is a ryzen 5 1600, and my GPU is a 4gb rx570. I'll upgrade both over time, but I don't know whether I should upgrade my CPU or GPU first. I know a GPU upgrade would give me a bigger improvement in games, and it would also speed up my video editing. But from what I've heard, upgrading the CPU would make a bigger impact in video editing, and I feel like my current CPU could cause some bottlenecks in games especially with Ampere and Big Navi coming out by the end of this year. I'm pretty serious about getting into video editing, but I do quite a lot of gaming as well, so performance in both is equally important to me. I would appreciate any ideas about which one you think should be upgraded first. [link] [comments] |
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