Build a PC: Simple Questions - June 22, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - June 22, 2020
- Gift for Boyfriends PC
- UPDATE: Gift for boyfriends PC
- First post got no attention. Please help with a home dedicated gaming server? <$1500
- Buying a used pc to refurb?
- Suggestions on updating 2014 era build
- My first pc!
- First Build, Gaming PC
- Building a music producing/gaming PC for around $600 USD?
- Building PC from scratch with $3,000 budget
- RX 5600 xt or GTX 1660 Super
- Mid-Tier Gaming-Streaming PC! [1080p]
- Black screen and GPU 100% fans
- Is this pc good for $1000
- pc build 1500 - 1600 euro
- AMD stock cooler question?
- Ram to tall to be clicked in to motherboard?!
- Any suggestions for this build? Thanks!
- First build - any advice/insight would be much appreciated
- First gaming PC
- Is the rx580 8gb gpu strong enough to stream league of legends flawlessly?
- First Gaming Build Parts Pick
- Professional Data Science Shock Resilient Build
- Upgrade from i5 6500/1060 6GB to R7 3700X/2070S.
- First build - Thanks everyone for all your help
| Simple Questions - June 22, 2020 Posted: 22 Jun 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: 22 Jun 2020 07:17 AM PDT Edit 3: His CPU is running at 80% usage, not temperature. Apparently it fluctuates. His temperatures are normal so he doesn't think it's overheating. He's already factory reset, updated most of his drivers, and monitored the CPU cooling. However, none of those have solved his issue. He normally gets high CPU usage when playing video games or anytime his CPU is under a large load. He plans to take it to a professional and have them run a diagnostic to see the issue. He believes it could be a faulty CPU. Again, thank you so so much everyone for all of your help. Your community is amazing! My inbox is flooded so I'm gonna send him the post to look through all of your recommendations! Edit 2:here are his specs MB: ASUS Prime Z370-P CPU: Core I7 8700K GPU: Nvidia 1080 He just replaced his old power source with a EVGA 850W G5 GOLD I'm gonna start off by saying I know absolutely jack about PC's hence my coming here for advice. So my boyfriend just yesterday replaced his power supply because his computer was crashing and cpu was running poorly. That helped, but still didn't fix his cpu issue. I think he said it's running at 80%, I could be wrong. I wanted to surprise him with a new cpu and I found one that seems good but again I have no idea. It's the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked. He has a Cyberpower PC. Would this be a good option? Let alone compatible with his PC? I dunno if I should include that he uses it to stream video games. Edit: thank you so much everyone for your help and kind words! I just did an update post with all of his specs :) [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UPDATE: Gift for boyfriends PC Posted: 22 Jun 2020 11:45 AM PDT Edit 2: His CPU is running at 80% usage, not temperature. Apparently it fluctuates. His temperatures are normal so he doesn't think it's overheating. He's already factory reset, updated most of his drivers, and monitored the CPU cooling. However, none of those have solved his issue. He normally gets high CPU usage when playing video games or anytime his CPU is under a large load. He plans to take it to a professional and have them run a diagnostic to see the issue. He believes it could be a faulty CPU. Again, thank you so so much everyone for all of your help. Your community is amazing! My inbox is flooded so I'm gonna send him the post to look through all of your recommendations! First of all, I didn't not expect that many responses.. thank you all so much for your help and kind words! I posted a few hours ago about getting my boyfriend a new CPU for his PC. Everyone said I need more info such as his current CPU, motherboard, etc. so here it is! MB: ASUS Prime Z370-P CPU: Core I7 8700K GPU: Nvidia 1080 He just replaced his old power source with a EVGA 850W G5 GOLD Before he replaced the power source, his pc was crashing and the CPU was running high. He said it was a bit better after the replacement but still running at 80%. Last night while streaming it even hit upwards of 100%. Any help on how we can improve it is much appreciated! :) Edit: link to original post - https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/hdt53e/gift_for_boyfriends_pc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First post got no attention. Please help with a home dedicated gaming server? <$1500 Posted: 21 Jun 2020 05:49 PM PDT I want to build a home gaming server. I've never really put much thought into this so I'm not exactly sure where my budget should be going. So far I've been using rented hosts for games. The types of games I host are MMO type survival games and I would like to be able to reliably host up to 200 players on the server. I would likely only be hosting one or two games at a time on the machine. Where can I save money/improve my build?
Edit: I saw a few posts assuming that I use a preconfigured host already and that I wouldn't understand the software side of things. I want to assure everyone that I do not use a preconfigured host. I rent a normal dedicated Windows Server and configure everything myself. I am familiar with using Windows Server OS, writing the batch files, dealing with windows firewall, etc. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 03:52 AM PDT So I've managed to find a used pc that was bought in jan selling for $665. It contains a ryzen 5 3600, asus prime b450-plus, corsair 16gb ddr4 3200mhz, 512gb nvme ssd, 1tb Seagate barracuda hdd, 650w corsair psu and a rx 5700xt gpu. Is it worth buying it so dismantle it and put it in my own case? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suggestions on updating 2014 era build Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:51 AM PDT I currently have an i5-4690k, 16gb ddr3, 750ti, tons of disk space (both SSD and hdd) that I use as my primary PC for gaming, emulation, development etc... I also have an i3-6100 with 8gb ddr4 in a headless Nas/Plex server (running sonarr, radarr, qbittorrent-nox, jackett, glances, cockpit, ombi, and more). My thoughts on updating my build would probably be to move my 750ti over to the new PC for the time being untill I can afford a 1660s or something similar. Then get rid of my server (sell the CPU/Mobo keep the ram just in case) move my server setup (Nas, Plex, etc...) To my i5-4690k to squeeze more life out of those parts. I'd rather stick with nvida for graphics because I use moonlight often to stream my games over to my psvita or my various rpis. I also use steam link to stream games but moonlight works better for somethings I've noticed. This is what I'm currently thinking of going with PCPartPicker Part List
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| Posted: 21 Jun 2020 07:41 PM PDT I built my first ever gaming pc for $800! I could not be more excited. Today I spent 3 hours working and when I was done I had quite the scare. The system didn't post the first time but when I tried pushing to see if any of the cables were loose it seemed to do the trick! I would just like to thank all the wonderful people on this subreddit for being patient and answering my questions. You guys are truly the best! Now I have something to do during quarantine and I can even put this on my college application 😉. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:08 AM PDT Hi, this is my first post after following this thread for a while. I just moved to a new flat and I finally have space for my own modest man cave. I used to play on my laptop but after 10 years it has served its purpose and then some. The fan is busted, the graphics card no longer works, it takes 10 minutes to boot so I decided to take the leap and build my own PC. It's going to be strictly for gaming and some light video editing. Specs: PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/88pqn7 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€170.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (€129.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€76.89 @ Alternate) Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€63.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€62.29 @ Mindfactory) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card (€407.80 @ Mindfactory) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€99.89 @ Alternate) Monitor: ViewSonic VX2458-mhd 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (€159.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Disregard the vendors and the price. Most if not all of the parts will be ordered on MindFactory. I'm aware of the 5700XT driver issues but most of them seem to have been resolved. I went with the Phanteks P400A. I read some reviews and it seems to have decent out of the box air flow, which seems to be important for these cards since they tend to run hot. Does anyone have any experience with this case? Is there a better option for a similar price? I also considered buying a 5700 and then flashing the bios to 5700XT but decided against it. I would much rather just fork over the extra 50 euros than deal with any potential problems. Is 650W enough for these specs and some future upgrading or should I go with 750W? I chose the cheapest 144hz monitor I could find. I'm not expecting premium grade quality but I'm guessing it should do its job just fine. If you have any suggestions, comments, advice where I can make improvements, please let me know. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building a music producing/gaming PC for around $600 USD? Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:54 AM PDT Hey everyone, I'm trying to build a PC that I can use for music production and for some gaming. In terms of gaming I won't really be playing anything much higher than Fortnite, CoD, league, and valorant. I also already have a monitor and mouse so that budget is for everything else! Let me know if you have any questions and thank you so much ! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building PC from scratch with $3,000 budget Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:06 AM PDT I just got a job as a machine learning engineer at a start up. They are giving me $3000 to build my own PC to run my deep learning models on. I have a master's degree in Data but don't know much about hardware. Can you build me a powerful computer? Thank you! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:54 AM PDT Hey guys! So I'm pretty new at this PC building thing, been wanting one for a while now and after a TON of research I managed to learn everything I need to buy and assemble my first PC, for my specific purpose. But, I did not consider one small thing, I was gifted a Samsung C27F390 monitor that goes up to 72 hz and supposedly supports freesync (it isn't labeled in the box, but it is stated on its website). So after all the research I did I'm just finding out about screen tearing, g-sync, freesync, etc. Which have made me doubt everything. I was initially going to buy a MSI 1660 Super gaming X, but as I found out Nvidia uses g-sync now I started looking at AMD equivalents and found the 5600 xt to be the best option for my budget and needs. Out of all the brands I was going for sapphire as it is highly recommended but there's another problem, the LED color of the card can't be changed and you guys know how much aesthetics matter lol so I was thinking about MSI as well which raises the price a lot for me because I live abroad and I pay shipping by weight, and this card weighs double what a 1660 super weighs. Anyways, I've also read that some freesync monitors started supporting g-sync and I saw a Google drive list online. However my monitor was not present in that list. Anyone got it to work? It is important to say that the monitor has only HDMI. Anyways guys, any advice would be appreciated, should I just go for the sapphire? Any other brand any of you had a good experience with? Could I use g-sync with that monitor? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Tier Gaming-Streaming PC! [1080p] Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:59 AM PDT Hello dear redditors, I'm looking forward to upgrade my pc soon, and here I come asking for your advice. Before I talk you about the future, I'll say something about my actual PC built in 2014/2015. This is the build i'm coming from: CPU : I5-4670k GPU : Gygabite GTX770 MOBO : Z87 EXTREME 4 RAM : 2*4 GB 1600 mhz corsair HDD : 500 GB SSD : 120 GB 840 evo SATA COOLING : CM HYPER 412S PSU : ??? Sorry I can't find the model but anyway, I will substitute it. CASE : Corsair Carbide 300r I really love this PC, it never failed me and by reading other people's experience I understood how lucky I have been. In my mind, I was going to wait for series 3000 (and the new consoles, which hardware usually set's the standard for the games of the next years). But in these uncertain times, I felt like this was the right moment to upgrade to a mid-tier pc that could last for 3/4 years. I'm worried about global situation this fall (probably a second wave of Corona will slow the global market of pc component) so I decided to act now. Honestly, I'm a little bit out of touch with the component industry, So I started from a build I saw on Tom's Hardware Italian Forum (Yes, I'm Italian and Building from Italy). My target is 1080p gaming with ultra settings at 60 fps(minimum). I'll also use this PC to stream on twitch (Not a competitive gamer, so no need for 144 fps). Last but not least, I would like to build something as solid as my previous pc, in terms of bugs/issues between components. I want to ask your opinion about this build: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: MSI 1660s VENTUS 6gb (or similar) MOBO: MSI B450 A-PRO MAX (or similar) RAM: 2*8 Crucial Ballistix 3600 This is the core of the build. I'll now ask you few things about the missing components. 1) Is it fine if I keep using my old case (corsair carbide 300r)? 2) Can you suggest me a solid PSU for this machine? 3) Is it still possible to keep my Hyper 412s for cooling? 4) Which 1660s Should I choose? 5) Which SSD should I buy nowadays? I know, I really asked you a lot of things. Thank you for helping me. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black screen and GPU 100% fans Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:08 AM PDT Firstly my build which is no longer than 10 months old: Asrock Z370M i7 8700 Corsair 2x8GB RAM at 2800mhz Asus RTX 2070. (4-5 months old) Cooler master VS650 PSU (Its 3-4 years old but I never used it until 9-10 months ago) Razer Viper wireless mouse Crucial MX500 SSD 500gb (Boot drive) Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB Crucial MX100 256GB I have had this PC for around 10 months and the GPU for around 4 months and in the last week or so I have been having an issue where my screens would both go black and my GPU fan would go to 100% and I would be forced to restart my PC.. I can still hear sounds but I have no signal. This first happened maybe 3 days ago when I had a stream open and was playing Destiny 2 and I thought nothing of it.. My GPU never goes above 70c either btw and CPU maxes at 75C. Today I was watching a stream and launched WoW and the second I entered the main city it happened again in a totally different game and now I am worried/wondering what is going on because WoW and destiny 2 are completely different games in terms of requirements. I ran OCCT stress testing my PC for 15-20minutes and had zero issues and I ran it again to stress test my CPU and had no issues with anything. I ran Aida extreme as well and had no issues and I also ran heaven benchmark and had zero issues and my GPU never went above 66C. Edit: I forgot to say this all happened on my old driver version and the latest driver version with nvidia as well [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:07 AM PDT https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3fk4Wb I already have my mouse, keyboard, and headset. I also have a 240hz 1080p monitor [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:08 AM PDT If u wondering why all of that is with questions and awnser it is because i copied this from my post in an other group. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using. The pc will be used for gaming/ little streaming, video editing and school work (coding). The game will mostly be triple a and some others like gta v, rdr2, rainbow siege, fps games and more.
Tower and monitor
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:50 AM PDT I'm going to buy Noctua NH-U12S tomorrow, but I am worried about removing my stock cooler. I have read some stories about CPUs sticking to coolers and when removing the cooler pins on the CPU get bent. I want to avoid that happening. So my question is: How do I remove the cooler without lifting my CPU out of the socket? Should I twist it, just pull it up or smth else....? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ram to tall to be clicked in to motherboard?! Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:16 PM PDT So the ram like "fits," in temrs of theres nothing in the way per say, rather the thing that would lock it in is way to short Ram: trident Z rgb ddr4 Motherboard: gigabyte c246 wu4 It seems the ram is slightly too tall to be clicked into the motherboard?!?! Dunno why though! They are both compaitabile ddr4 ports Am I just being a dummy?! This is my first pc ;( https://youtu.be/Hw1hnt4VXTo clip showing what I mean [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Any suggestions for this build? Thanks! Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:31 PM PDT So Im building this PC, will be using my old 1070 until the new 3xxx release and see if its worth upgrading. My needs are gaming (not particularly high end) and general use for my Masters (data science w/ AI). If you have suggestions, such as 'hey spend an extra couple hundred and buy this future proofed X or this monitor Y' Id be open to suggestions, as my budget is flexible for a few hundred pounds. If you think something is overkill, also happy to reduce. Just open to advice really. A little side question, I have a Rode NT1A and a steinberg ur22, when i play audio out of headphones plugged into that steinberg, is that the same as having an aduio card in the motherboard? You always need an audio interface for this mic right? Thanks, H
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| First build - any advice/insight would be much appreciated Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:04 PM PDT I'm looking to really get back into gaming after falling behind the times a little bit. I've only ever had consoles in the past, but am in a weird place between getting a PS4 or waiting for the PS5. However, based on what I've been reading, it seems like a PC could suit my all-around needs better, but I know next to nothing about PCs and their parts. I'm looking to mostly play already released games like GTA V, Skyrim, RDR2, Witcher 3, as well as emulating some Gamecube games on Dolphin. I'm also interested in potentially streaming gameplay at some point so something that could handle that. Other than that, maybe some DJ software and just general web browsing. I'm definitely not looking for 4K 140fps best of the best graphics, but something that will run all of the above games and most others at at least 1080p 60fps. I'm looking to get several years out of this PC and to use it as my primary gaming console, and would love for it to have room to be easily upgraded in the future, in case I'm looking to play a newer, more demanding game. Ideally, I would like to spend around $800-$1000 (unless my needs can be met for even less, I'm not sure). Could maybe spend a little more if it's justifiable. I'll be needing all peripherals as well, so I want to make sure I budget accordingly. PS I know the consensus on prebuilts is that they're generally overpriced and not worth it, but I am still open to them as well if anyone knows of some good value builds that would be upgradable in the future. My biggest concern is the actual building of the PC and damaging one or more of the parts [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:04 PM PDT Build Help:Hey this is the first PC i am goint to build. I could use some tips if everything is good or if i should change something. Thanks kind stranger. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is the rx580 8gb gpu strong enough to stream league of legends flawlessly? Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:05 AM PDT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:25 AM PDT Purpose: 1080p 60Fps gaming is primarily what I would like this build to do, however I am not sure if I'm going about this right considering this is the first time I've ever built a computer. I primarily plan on playing games like DayZ, Escape From Tarkov, R6, and possibly some triple AAA games in the future. Below is the parts list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xFktp Any criticism of part choice is welcome and encouraged. Thank you very much. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Data Science Shock Resilient Build Posted: 22 Jun 2020 09:56 AM PDT I was looking into setting up a local server to run projects off grid in an RV for professional data science work. Trying to stay under $15-20k. Beyond just putting the beefiest components in there, I need the system to be resilient to the shocks and bumps that come with off grid/rv living. Any thoughts? inb4 run on AWS, as this will be a very niche use case where I'd have access to power but not nesciearly internet. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upgrade from i5 6500/1060 6GB to R7 3700X/2070S. Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:31 PM PDT Hello, i'm planning to get an upgrade from i5 6500, 24Gb @2133MHz, 1060 6Gb to r7 3700x, 32Gb @3200MHz, 2070 super. I'm keeping my drives from my current build, also keeping the cpu cooler (Be quiet pure rock (150W)) and will borrow some fans from it too if needed. I'm currently gaming on 1440p and with most recent games I start feeling struggle to even get 60 fps in a lot of games unless going to very low graphics. My goal here is to be able to play 1440p at high/ultra in most recent and future games at 60+ fps, and the build being future proof too. I'd appreciate your thoughts, tips about the build, will it fulfill my hopes,etc.. Also I'm not very sure about the PSU wattage, the results on the calculators are kind of chaotic so I'm thinking either 850W 80+ Gold or 750W 80+ Platinum but feel free to help me on that, would appreciate. Here's the parts listing: PCPartPicker Part List
Do you think it'll be a good build for 1440p high/ultra gaming at 60+ fps? What changes could be done otherwise? Thanks for the help in advance. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First build - Thanks everyone for all your help Posted: 22 Jun 2020 11:19 AM PDT Hey everyone, just finished building my first pc. Thanks for all your help with questions over the last few days, it was terrifying. Having to give up my desk for my girlfriend laptop to work at home for now so this isn't where it will live for much longer. Specs are: Ryzen 5 3600 with wraith prism MSI B450 gaming pro carbon ac Sapphire pulse 5600XT HyperX fury 16gb 3200mhz WD blue SN550 1TB m.2 EVGA supernova G2 550w Phanteks P400A RGB Thanks for looking [link] [comments] |
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