Build a PC: Simple Questions - April 29, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - April 29, 2020
- For those of you that are thinking about waiting for DDR5 before upgrading, keep in mind new generations of RAM are typically slower than the previous gen initially.
- New trying to build a pc. What do you think? Anything you would change? Budget $1000
- Update on RX 5700XT vs RTX 2070
- I'm Trying to build a pc for £800 I'm wondering if this is an good set up or if there is anything I should change?
- Noctua Copycat Build
- Feedback on mini-ITX gaming build?
- How bad of a bottleneck..
- Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WIFI and RX 5700 XT not entering BIOS / permanent Blackscreen fix. Phanteks Evolv Shift + Ryzen + Riser Cable + AMD GPU
- BIOS Update Warning
- Linux Media Center/Scientific Coding Budget Build (~800)
- Could I get a second set of eyes on this setup?
- AMD StoreMI - Opinions?
- I forgot how to do this
- Spray painting a case?
- Moved to the USA with a British PSU. Should I buy a transformer or a new PSU?
- Question about buying mid “CPU/GPU” cycles.
- Controlling system fans based on GPU temp?
- Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 vs. MSI Geforce GTX 1650 super
- Can i use 16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16 Dual Kit in B450 Tomahawk Max?
- Help/advice: PSU overheating and fan not working
- Anti static bracelet - where to connect the other end?
- Bought an RTX 2070 Super Mini, mistake?
- 5700XT
- Good USB WIFI
| Simple Questions - April 29, 2020 Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:11 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: 29 Apr 2020 08:35 AM PDT DDR4 launched at 2133MHz CL15, at a time when 2400MHz CL11 DDR3 was common. This led to some instances where a 4790K + DDR3 was outperforming the 6700K + DDR4 in memory intensive tasks. DDR5 most likely won't be a magical instant leap in performance. It will need a few years to mature and beat high end DDR4. Edit - I'm trying to say don't be worried about buying into DDR4 now, it'll take a while for DDR5 to match it on price and performance. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New trying to build a pc. What do you think? Anything you would change? Budget $1000 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 07:26 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Update on RX 5700XT vs RTX 2070 Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:10 PM PDT So i asked the same reddit (on another account) if i should change from 5700 XT to 2070. I asked this because i was experiencing Load/Performance issues. Now I am making this update to advise other 5700XT users experiencing the same problem or just for anyone interested. Someone said the RX 5700 XT is more similar to a 2080 and 2070 is worse (wich is true) and i provided my GPU load percentages/What performance issues i were experiencing. In the end of the day we came to the conclution that it may not be any issue and the card is just not running at a high load when at lower graphics etc. Anyhow 2 days later i bought the 2070 and my plan was to return the card if it was performing worse with than my 5700 XT i would try to return the card (note i was using the same components in my PC when testing the different cards and they are the following: Ryzen 5 2600 2x8 16GB RAM 3200 Mhz. Asus B450-M Motherboard. 850W PSU. After I installed the 2070 these were the results.
My experience. I have had problems with my RX 5700XT since i got it and it has been the worst experience ever with any GPU i have ever had. I have done everything you can possibly think about and i even had my 5700XT sent in for review by the manufacturers (wich i got told nothing is wrong). I have heard about many others who also switched to RTX cards after they bought the 5700XT. Why? Off what i understand AMD hasn't realeased a good graphics driver for the 5700XT and need to work on fixing the card via the drivers. Conclution. RX 5700XT is a powerful card but isn't capable of performing as it should for a lot of people. If you are experiencing the same issue i would recommend you take note that you should try and optimize the card to see if anything helps. But for many people it hasn't and some people even switched to RTX cards. I got better performance with a card that should perform worse with lower VRAM etc. Now i know it also depends on the PC itself when it comes to your GPU performance but when a lot of people are experiencing the same issue i think we all know its the GPU's fault in the most cases. So my advise would be to change to any RTX card 2070 and up. For a better experience especially on more FPS based gaming were you need performance over decent 60 fps on high graphics. Feel free to comment if i forgot to mention something or further questions. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:45 AM PDT
These are all amazon prices, also i already have some hard drives from my old pc that I'll be putting in [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 28 Apr 2020 07:55 PM PDT Build Help/Ready:So I'm upgrading from a 2013 Lenovo Y50 (GTX 860M/ 16GB RAM) and tyring to build as beefy of a gaming rig as possible for $1500 - $2000. I really like this build and want to do something similar, but as this is my first time building my own computer, I thought it'd be better to go with an ATX mid case for ease of access and future upgrades. This is what I have so far, but I figured I should get some feedback before I buy it. I'm debating about getting a different motherboard in case I want to add another graphics card in the future. Also considering getting 32GB of RAM since my current pc has 16GB and doesn't quite keep up. Thoughts? Anywhere I can cut costs? Anywhere I should think about spending more? Motherboard recommendations? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feedback on mini-ITX gaming build? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 12:54 PM PDT
A few specific questions:
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 08:55 AM PDT So i have a AMD fx-8350 cpu (4.01 Ghz) and a GTX 1660 6GB how bad of a frameloss will i get from this combo. I have 16gb of RAM and 60Hz monitor [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:03 PM PDT Hey guys, I just wanted to update/help everyone who encountered problems when building a new Computer with a PCI Express Riser Cable. My setup was the following: Case: Phanteks Evolv Shift with included PCIe gen 3 riser cable Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X (PCIe gen4) CPU Cooler: Be Quiet Silent Loop 120mm Graphics Card(GPU): Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 XT (AMD) (PCIe gen4) Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro Wifi (PCIe gen 4) RAM: 16GB GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200 SSD: 500GB Samsung Evo 970 Power Supply Unit(PSU): Corsair SF750 I encountered the problem that I wasn't getting a display output and wasn't able to enter the BIOS, no matter how often I checked all cable connections. The itx Motherboard doesn't have a Debugging LED Segement which is displaying the error Code etc... This didn't quite make it easier to figure out what the problem was. At the beginning I simply thought that the graphics card or the riser cable was broken due to the bend of the cable. After that I tested pretty much every component (RAM, GPU, riser cable, SSD, PSU) on my other build (Z370 Intel platform motherboard) and everything worked perfectly. I wasn't able to test the Motherboard or the CPU because I just had one AMD AM4 motherboard and one Ryzen CPU. How I fixed the problem: Just before being about to register a complaint about the CPU and the Motherboard I decided to test all components one more time outside of the case. I finally got a display output plugging the graphics card right into the the Motherboard, checking the BIOS and installed Windows 10 after that. Then I installed all the drivers for my motherboard and the graphics card and it worked flawlessly. The same setup with the risercable was still not working though. So I went back to Youtube and Google finding out that it might be due to the combination of PCIe generation 4 hardware with gen 3 cables. Taking a look into my motherboard manual I found a setting called PCI Express Slot Configuration. Under IO Ports/ Miscellaneous/ PCI Express Slot Configuration then select PCIe gen3... or something like that. From there on I was able to use the PC with the Riser Cable and was able to install everything! Summing it up I suggested to everyone planning to make a similar build with new hardware to set everything up on your desk with your graphics card directly connected to your motherboard first. Then you have to set your PCI Express slot to Generation 3 in the BIOS and that should do the trick. Hopefully I can help someone running into similar problems. Questions about how exactly I fixed it or if you need help are welcome! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:24 PM PDT Getting the following warning: Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions. Will this be an issue when going to build this PC? or should I upgrade the motherboard or downgrade the CPU?
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| Linux Media Center/Scientific Coding Budget Build (~800) Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:40 PM PDT Build Help/Ready:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yep! What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. This computer is going to be used for biological scientific coding (mostly in R & python) and as a media center. The coding should be fairly light (heavy things will be done at the university) but I still need to have some umph for running larger analyses. For the media center aspect, I'm looking for it to be fairly quiet and energy efficient. I'm planning on running Ubuntu, and potentially dualbooting in Windows. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) I do want to do some light gaming, but it's not the focus on the computer, so as long as I can run current games with average performance I'm happy on that end. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? $600-900, and I'm planning on buying parts used when possible. In what country are you purchasing your parts? USA Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!). PCPartPicker Part List
Provide any additional details you wish below. I'm planning on hooking it up to a ~40 inch 4k TV, since I'm not doing any serious game on it and I want it to also function as a TV. Any thoughts on this? Thanks so much y'all! :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Could I get a second set of eyes on this setup? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:19 PM PDT This is my second build ever, so I think it's worth a second set of eyes on the parts I've selected to make sure I didn't goof. This build's purpose is going to be primarily gaming. I'm willing to spend upwards of 1300 US, but I'm also not looking to build a monster for a monster's sake. The games I'm looking to play are MMOs so I'm looking for frame rate more than anything else, though running ReShade for some screenshots is an appealing thought. There's no video card here. For now, I'm going to cannibalize the 1050Ti from my current build (unless there's some reason I shouldn't do that) and look to upgrading the video card during Black Friday or some earlier sale if the performance seems decent enough to hold until then.
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:36 PM PDT Just built my first pc and only got a 240GB SSD (I know, I know...). I'm planning on getting a 2TB HDD later this week and just found out about AMD StoreMI. Anyone else using StoreMI? Is it worth the effort? I'm already using the SSD as my boot drive, also have a few monitoring programs, CSGO and Minecraft on there. Will setting up StoreMI reformat the SSD and wipe everything? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 11:19 AM PDT So basically, i built my first PC last week, since 2013.. I bought all new parts, except HDD. It was from my last PC. It's WD 500GB, and on it, is my life (2013-2020), so its very important to me. When i started to boot up the new PC, i just froze and forgot how to install WIN10 without deleting all my files.. I bought new SSD which i intended for the OS. If it matters, i had WIN7 on my HDD. I have no idea how to do install WIN10 without deleting my files :( Any help will be appreciated, and thanks in advance. English is my second language, so my bad for any typos. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:55 PM PDT Hey guys! Has anyone spray painted their case? I want to switch to white. I have a few concerns though. Do I have to do a base layer to get the paint to stick? Do I need a primer or something? I have a metal case, will it still be fine to spray paint it? Obviously I won't spray over any grates of filters on my case, and I'll completely disassemble it first. I have a Cooler Master MasterBox MB511. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moved to the USA with a British PSU. Should I buy a transformer or a new PSU? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:48 PM PDT I recently moved to the US and my PC won't boot, nor will my PSU turn on when I test it. I believe the problem is that my PSU is rated for 200-240V whereas the voltage here is 120V. I have a Corsair VS450 (Model 75-001835). Please see this poorly taken photo: https://ibb.co/QJtpPHp Is it wise/feasible to use a transformer, such as this one? If so, is 500W enough or do I need more of a buffer? Or do I have to buy a new 120V PSU (I'd rather try and avoid this as my current one isn't modular and I really don't want to reroute all the cables). Cheers! tl;dr my PSU is rated for 200-240V -- can I use a step-up transformer with it? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question about buying mid “CPU/GPU” cycles. Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:21 PM PDT I'm curious of your thoughts building a computer mid-cycle and purchasing strategies. Knowing late-fall is around the corner and I'm looking into building a computer, a couple questions have popped up: 1.) When new components come out, do you upgrade those and sell your used components? If so is it worth buying higher end components to get a higher resale price? 2.) Conversely, would it be better to invest in a better motherboard/motherboard/psu/monitor with the cheapest (bang for your buck) cpu/GPU chipset? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlling system fans based on GPU temp? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 10:30 AM PDT I'm trying to figure out how to increase the speed of my system fans when the temp of my GPU increases. I'm running an i7 8700k on a gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master mobo with a 2080 super. All my system fans are PWM controlled. In the bios you can set fan curves based on the CPU temperature but there's no option for the GPU. I also looked in to using speedfan but it's not compatible with my motherboard. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 vs. MSI Geforce GTX 1650 super Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:23 PM PDT First-time PC build with the Ryzen 5 2600. I understand that these two GPUs have very similar performance, however the Gigabyte RX 580 is about $240 and the MSI 1650 super is about $280 (in Canada)... I was wondering if that 40$ is worth risking it on the Gigabyte RX 580 as I've heard of some heat and fan speed/noise issues with it in the past. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can i use 16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16 Dual Kit in B450 Tomahawk Max? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:22 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Help/advice: PSU overheating and fan not working Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:19 PM PDT I have the below PSU in a water cooled PC; Fractal Design R3 Newton 1000w (White Edition). I bought this PC prebuilt off another person about 2 years ago and only really noticed this problem last summer when my flat got really warm. I'm hoping someone can suggest something I may be missing as I've tried everything I can think of. Basically the PSU gets really hot to the point the PC will turn off, and the fan inside the PSU never comes on (never has). My other temps (CPU & GPU) are perfect. The PC is really well built but everything is a tight fit in the case, I can take things out if need be but wanted to ask here first. So far without taking the PSU out of the case I have; - Checked for any unplugged fan headers but there are none that I can see. - Felt for a test switch to check if the PSU is functioning properly but couldn't find one, does anyone know if this PSU has one? Any ideas on what could be the issue and how I can fix it? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti static bracelet - where to connect the other end? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:05 PM PDT Sorry if this question has been asked a billion times, I've searched trusted boards & people but am getting conflicting responses. A person who runs a PC repair shop was permanently banned from Tom's hardware for suggesting grounding yourself via a plugged in power supply: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/where-do-i-attach-my-anti-static-wrist-strap.179674/#js-post-14365497 Linus says to ground yourself using a plugged in power supply (but turned off): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQRIzgEVsjI If I want to ground myself, should I plug in a power supply / computer and attach it to any metal (with the switch on the power supply/computer turned off)? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bought an RTX 2070 Super Mini, mistake? Posted: 29 Apr 2020 08:42 AM PDT I ended buying a Zotac RTX 2070 Super Mini because it was around $10 cheaper than any other 2070 Super and was from my favorite brand, Zotac. I second guessed myself a few days later and started reading reviews after I bought it. I read that the temps are around 80-85° under heavy load, and don't have much overclocking ability at all because of its size. My current 1060 runs at 73° max under heavy load, but I have not overclocked it. It should be arriving in 2 days so I'm most likely not going to return the card. I just want some "affirmation" from people more competent than me that I didn't make a mistake. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:55 PM PDT What's the deal with this graphics card these days? I remember they used to have really buggy bios but I'm not sure if they got fixed. I'd love to recommend one to my friend but he isn't that tech savy so I wouldn't recommend it if it was still having issues. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:55 PM PDT My friend upgraded to a new GPU but now his Wifi Adapter can't fit because the GPU is blocking the PCIE slot.He can't use LAN because his router is far.I don't know if this is a place to ask but are there any good USB WIFI recommendations? [link] [comments] |
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