Build a PC: Simple Questions - June 24, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - June 24, 2020
- buildapc has three new mods!
- 8 Years of Dreaming Later
- Does running a youtube video while playing game at the same time decrease your performance?
- Installing Windows 10 on new build getting blue screen of death
- Thank you buildapc and Cooler Master!
- Don't make the same mistake I made 2 years ago !!
- What's so wrong with RGB?
- My newest build is finally taking shape.
- Can I get a nvme 1 tb ssd and then a 2tb western digital hardrive? Is it a good pair my mobo is the b550 as rock b phantom or something
- What cpu and gpu should i upgrade to for Valorant at 144fps
- Why not just use a TV instead of a “gaming monitor?”
- 299.99 EVGA RTX 2060 KO or 289.99 SAPPHIRE RX 5600XT
- Need help with swapping my HDD after purchasing a new SSD! Please help this noob
- Need Help Choosing Motherboard (1st Builder = Clueless)
- [BUYING TODAY] need build help/advice
- Is this pc worth $900?
- Worst pc problem ever happend in history
- Planning on building my first gaming pc, rate my build.
- Will this processor run Modern Warfare well?
- Advice for my upgrade
- Graphics card
- Need help with transferring windows and files to a new PC.
| Simple Questions - June 24, 2020 Posted: 24 Jun 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: 24 Jun 2020 07:47 AM PDT Hello everyone, hope y'all are having a great day! First, we'd like to thank everyone that applied to be a moderator, we are super happy that so many of you are interested in helping out! We had many great applications, and it was very tough to narrow it down. After long deliberation, we would like to formally welcome aboard our 3 new mods (2 for Reddit, 1 for Discord)! These members displayed a level of wholesomeness and helpfulness that leapt right off of the google form.
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:26 PM PDT I began my journey 8 years ago watching people play the newly released CS:GO after my 12th birthday. I knew right then I wanted to build a computer. So, fast forward 8 years, I am about to turn 20 in a month, and I decided now was the time to finally do it. I finally am truly apart of the PC Master Race. This is gonna be a wonderful ride and absolute hell on my wallet. Cheers! P.S. The 2013 Deathadder is still kicking :D [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/x6hK9G) **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor] **Motherboard** | [Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard] **Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory] **Storage** | [Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] **Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card] **Case** | [Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case] **Power Supply** | [Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply] **Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit] **Wireless Network Adapter** | [Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter] **Monitor** | [Asus TUF GAMING VG249Q 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor] | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-06-24 16:17 EDT-0400 | [link] [comments] |
| Does running a youtube video while playing game at the same time decrease your performance? Posted: 24 Jun 2020 05:23 AM PDT I mean, obviously the answer is yes, but to what extend? I usually have lots of youtube video pages opened in my chrome tab that I will get to while I game, and I would listen to a youtube video while half watching it on the 2nd monitor while I game on the main monitor. How much impact do these habits have on my gaming performance (fps, frametime / stuttering)? Am I decreasing my GPU or CPU performance in any meaningful way by doing these while I game? I play very gpu/cpu heavy titles like bf5, I have a 3900x (upgraded from a 3600 to hopefully fix my bf5 stuttering issue, only improved by a little bit), 1660 ti and 16 gb 3200mhz rams (about to be 32 gb rams). [link] [comments] |
| Installing Windows 10 on new build getting blue screen of death Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:09 AM PDT Hi, I've just built my first PC and the BIOS seems to work fine and it recognizes everything. Parts List
Error Description So, I've got into BIOS and configured my USB as my bootable drive. I'm using an exFAT formatted USB with the Windows 10 iso. I had to install it from a Mac, since that's all I own. But going to a friend's to use their PC to format in NTFS or FAT32. But Windows 10 iso is over 4GB, which is why I used exFAT. My system recognizes the USB as bootable, tries to load it up, and then just meets me with a Blue Screen of Death, error varies, but STOP CODE: CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED is one of them. Any ideas on what's failed? Is it the hardware? Or just Windows and the exFAT format? Thanks for all the help! Solution I am not a smart man, and needed to update my BIOS. [link] [comments] |
| Thank you buildapc and Cooler Master! Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:24 PM PDT Last year around Christmas, buildapc hosted an Extra Life charity stream on Twitch in collaboration with Cooler Master. There were a bunch of items given away throughout the stream, and I ended up winning a cooler! After the winners were announced, I wasn't contacted by buildapc or Cooler Master to claim my prize. I messaged a buildapc admin who collected my shipping info, but I never heard anything else of it. I figured it would arrive at some point.. It didn't. I left another admin mail and it was never responded to. I was pretty disappointed. As a final attempt, almost six months after the charity stream, I contacted Cooler Master directly. I explained the issue to them, and they said they were looking into it. A few weeks went by and suddenly I got a UPS tracking number in my inbox! I was thrilled. When the box arrived, I was shocked-- why send such a big box for just an AIO? To my surprise, Cooler Master had sent me a whole bunch of goodies including a mouse, earbuds, a bunch of swag, and of course, the AIO! (https://imgur.com/rOkK3fL) Overall, while it did take quite a long time to arrive, I'm so thankful that they handled my situation swiftly and I can't thank them enough for going above and beyond. Thank you buildapc and Cooler Master! [link] [comments] |
| Don't make the same mistake I made 2 years ago !! Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:01 AM PDT Almost 2 years ago, I built my first pc, and since this day, I made a big mistake, here's my story, so you don't make the same. Also sorry for bad English ! So 2 years I built a PC, and was very happy about it. Was just to play some time, not a very powerful pc, with a i5-7600k, a 980 ti, and 8go 2166mhz. One day, I learned about overclocking, and I did so with my CPU. Everything was running well at 4.2Ghz (base 3.8Ghz) and I was not having any thermal issue or so. Some time later, I got interested in high level gaming, especially in rainbow six siege. I was able to have full 60fps, as my monitor was only a 60hz display. It was running pretty smooth, a bit of stuttering, but I blamed my monitor, for the low frame rate. After a while playing on this monitor, I decided to buy a 144hz display, as it fitted better my style of gaming, because I needed more frames (as most of you know the importance of high frame rate and low latency). Sadly, my graphics card died, and I was able to play on a GTX 680, so I was playing r6 in the lowest settings, but was still able to get around 110fps, with some stuttering. This time, I blamed my graphics card, as it wasn't powerful enough to get a smooth gaming experience. A few days ago, I bought a GTX 1080, and I got back on high quality, high speed competitive gaming, and everything was kinda smooth, was happy about it. But there was still a bit a stuttering. I launched one of my favorite title, DOOM 2016, to see how many frames I was getting with this new card. And what a surprise, and not in the right way ! While I was getting around 250fps on r6, I was getting only 70-80fps on low settings, with A LOT of stuttering. Pretty graphic intensive game you would say. But not with a little beast like the 1080. So I turned on a setting, which was giving me information on the performance of the CPU, gpu, and the frame times I was getting. Turns out my CPU was having like a jump every 2-3 sec, having a huge stutter spike... (I was also having a lot more stuttering on no man's sky, and it was unplayable, even though I had a good card.) I looked on the internet to find if I was the only one with this issue on this CPU, and I was a bit disappointed I found nothing on the subject, only some of them saying the CPU was bottlenecking. Some of them said it was an older bios, too old to handle the CPU. I updated the bios, nothing happened. I came on a website saying it was the result of bad overclocking. So I made my test, downclocked my CPU to its factory settings, and surprise !! I was not only getting a smooth and stutter free gaming experience, but I jumped from 80fps on low settings, to around 170-200fps on highest settings ! (Game engine capped at 200fps) In conclusion, all this time, since I overclocked my CPU, I was running into stutter issues, and all this time, it was because I did a bad overclock... Guys, if you want a smooth experience out of the box, right after your build, don't overclock your CPU like I did, or get a good overclock guide on your specific CPU, to get the best out of it. Don't be attracted by the "high GHz", the best being lower GHz, but your CPU being a lot more stable, and smoother framerates. Wish this thread will help some of you in the near future for your builds. Happy building, and stay cool. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:37 PM PDT It's probably the biggest meme in this "pc building community" if that's even a thing, but I just want to know, is it really so wrong? I know it gets memed a lot because people overdo it, but is having rgb on your ram really so great a sin? You know what? I do want all my peripherals to glow all the colors of the rainbow, and yeah, I do want to see inside my PC, all the bits and bobs do look cooler glowing violently red. I ask of you, is it all that bad to have a little fun? [link] [comments] |
| My newest build is finally taking shape. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:49 AM PDT [link] [comments] |
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| What cpu and gpu should i upgrade to for Valorant at 144fps Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:19 PM PDT I already have all of these parts https://pcpartpicker.com/list/snNzTC, but i don't have a graphics card and my processor is outdated and i assume i don't need to build a whole new pc to get 144 fps on valorant [link] [comments] |
| Why not just use a TV instead of a “gaming monitor?” Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:58 PM PDT So I've been looking through 1440P 144hz gaming monitors and prices are wild and way out of my budget. Meanwhile, there are "comparable" TVs for nearly half the price. So why not just buy a TV, what are the perks of a certified "gaming monitor?" And an add on to this question, if I did purchase an actual computer monitor for my main screen, would a TV work as a second monitor? Edit: I do think I'll purchase a monitor in the near future, but I'll probably just use my TV in the meantime while I save up for a decent one. [link] [comments] |
| 299.99 EVGA RTX 2060 KO or 289.99 SAPPHIRE RX 5600XT Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:28 AM PDT The CPU that I am looking to use is the Ryzen 5 3600 [link] [comments] |
| Need help with swapping my HDD after purchasing a new SSD! Please help this noob Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:31 PM PDT I currently have a Dell XPS-15 (9570), which came with a 1TB HDD. I purchased a 1 TB 970 Evo SSD, but am unsure of how to go about the next steps. I've watched several youtube videos on xps upgrades, but they are usually from SSD to SSD. In this case I am currently cloning my HDD to the SSD, and I've created a USB to install win.10 in case it goes sideways. Questions are: Am I able to change the boot priority for the computer to use the SSD without removing the HDD? Can I then use the HDD as additional storage? Any help would go a long way! Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Need Help Choosing Motherboard (1st Builder = Clueless) Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:33 PM PDT I just need help, how much help, well to me a lot. I'm building my first PC and I'm super excited about it. I haven't stopped looking at videos, sales pages, guides everything. But one thing that has really stumped me is the motherboard, I need help choosing one for my system. Background, I'll probably be using this for gaming and school (business major). The games I primarily play are COD, Red Dead 2, LOL, and hoping to get into some valorant. I'm hoping to run them at high settings, preferably 1440p and upwards of 144hz if possible. I don't know if that'll help but that's all the info I have. Below I've attached my current build, I already started buying starting with the SSD. What my biggest concern is that I've heard a lot of different people tell me different things about motherboards so right now I am unsure of what to get. I understand that the B450 sometimes needs to be updated for the 3000 series Ryzen chips, but I also heard that the X570 is overkill for my system. I don't know what to choose, and even after choosing between the X570 or the B450 I don't know which company to pick and which model. Anythings helps, and if you got this far thanks for bearing with me. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor$159.99 CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $35.99 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $199.99 @ Best Buy Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $81.99 @ Newegg Storage Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State DrivePurchased For $150.00 Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $399.99 @ Best Buy Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $106.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $94.99 @ Best Buy Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1284.91 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-24 16:21 EDT-0400 📷 [link] [comments] |
| [BUYING TODAY] need build help/advice Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:35 AM PDT This is the start of my new build and I have these 3 items in my cart and I am ready to purchase them today. Any bottlenecks in the build that you see? I will be buying a 2080 super and M.2 ssd next week. I have an ASUS VG27AQ and OD11 case already purchased. Will these 3 products work well together, is there a better or faster Motherboard that I should be looking at. These are the products I picked because they were in my price range and are in stock at Newegg today. Thanks for your time and help!! ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) ATX Motherboardhttps://www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus/p/N82E16813119197?Item=9SIAH41BGB5895 AMD RYZEN 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6 GHzhttps://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-7-3700x/p/N82E16819113567?Item=N82E16819113567 G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 4400https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232758?Item=N82E16820232758 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:15 PM PDT Hello everyone, hope you guys are safe and well during these times. As far as posting it's my first time on this sub. I've been lurking and I've seen how much insight the community has so I decided to give it a go. My question is simple, I'm buying a recently built pc online from someone and they are asking for $900. Below are the specs , I'm thinking It's worth the trip but I'm not a pc building guru. Any help is appreciated Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor Ryzen Wraith Stealth CPU Cooler (5 total fans) Asus Prime B450 M-A , Micro ATX Motherboard ADATA XPG 16 GB DDR4 RGB Ram Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2 NVME SSD Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8GB Nitro+ Video Card EVGA 550 W ATX Power Supply Windows 10 Pro Edition [link] [comments] |
| Worst pc problem ever happend in history Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:07 PM PDT I wouldn't actually ask about my problem here but I'm just interested in opinions if someone has some thoughts. However 5 weeks ago my pc while I was playing Gwent litteraly just shutted down.For the first moment I thought that I might have pluged out power cable or there was power shortage or something, but everything was connected propertly.I tried to turn on my pc but it was not turning on so I assumed that my PSU or Motherboard have died although there was an light diode ligting on GPU.Since I bought every component except GPU and RAM memory in store and I still had a guarantee I sent my pc to get fixed...Guy told me that it is a motherboard that died and they are gonna fix it.After two weeks my pc was ready and I thought the failure has been repaired. However day and half after BoOoom the same shit happens, this time i couldn't turn it on after I woke up...So I sent it to repair again and waited for 3 weeks, but now they gave a me new motherboard and not even an hour booom again the same shit... My conclusion is that some component is causing motherboard to die but I don't know which one, because it works normally for few hours and then problem occurs... It would be easy to ask for a new pc if I bought it already completed but I can't since GPU and rams were already mine. I don't really know what to do,this was not an cheap pc so I can't just say that I don't care about it, but ofc I would like to find a fix for it. I was thinking to sell my components to other people and buy a new pc with that money [link] [comments] |
| Planning on building my first gaming pc, rate my build. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:45 PM PDT [PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/9qCrjp) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | $259.99 @ Newegg Canada **CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/hHDJ7P/cooler-master-hyper-212-rgb-black-edition-573-cfm-cpu-cooler-rr-212s-20pc-r1) | $54.50 @ Vuugo **Motherboard** | [MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max) | $269.99 @ Amazon Canada **Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZzK8/gskill-ripjaws-v-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16d-16gvkc) | $109.99 @ Memory Express **Storage** | [PNY CS900 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/dF448d/pny-cs900-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-ssd7cs900-240-rb) | $71.17 @ Amazon Canada **Storage** | [Silicon Power Ace A55 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kh9tt6/silicon-power-ace-a55-256-gb-25-solid-state-drive-sp256gbss3a55s25) | $70.59 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace **Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/mwrYcf/seagate-barracuda-computer-2-tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm008) | $74.75 @ Vuugo **Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YcRgXL/gigabyte-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-aorus-video-card-gv-r57xtaorus-8gd) | $629.00 @ Canada Computers **Case** | [Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/gfn8TW/cooler-master-masterbox-td500-mesh-white-w-controller-atx-mid-tower-case-mcb-d500d-wgnn-s01) |- **Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB Sync Edition 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/GC97YJ/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-sync-edition-750w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-fanless-atx-power-supply-ps-tpg-0750fpcgus-s) |- **Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $148.75 @ Vuugo | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1688.73** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-06-24 15:44 EDT-0400 | [link] [comments] |
| Will this processor run Modern Warfare well? Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:24 PM PDT |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:23 PM PDT Good day fellas, I am currently looking to upgrade my gaming rig. As of now I run an Asus Rog Strix GTX 1080 OC Edition along with an Intel i7 7700 cooled by a Cryorig R1 Ultimate. Currently having Corsair Vengeance 16gb Memory. Running on a MSI gaming motherboard M3 something. This Rig allowed me to play every game on ultra with 120-140fps (on 1080p) and will probably still be quite good for a few years but since i finished school and I'm going to work, I could afford an upgrade. I thought about changing to an AMD Ryzen 9 3900x (or maybe a 3950x) along with a RTX 2080ti. Obviously I would have to buy a new Motherboard too, would upgrade to a radiator for the CPU and 32gb memory. What do yall say? Wich CPU is better (not only for gaming but in general) and should I wait for the new Nvidia cards to come out? Any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:21 PM PDT RTX 2060 Super, AMD Radeon 5700 XT, or RTX 2070? I'd like it to be sub-$420 [link] [comments] |
| Need help with transferring windows and files to a new PC. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:13 PM PDT I need help with building a new pc. I am purchasing a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM and I am not sure if i will be able to reuse the same SSD and Hard drive that I am currently using with my old PC. I currently have a PC with the following relevant specs: AMD fx- 8350 processor MSI 970 gaming motherboard Samsung 850 EVO 250gb (which i'm running windows on) 2tb Seagate drive (for my games) I am purchasing a Ryzen 3600, and an ASUS ROG STRIX B450 motherboard. I don't want to purchase Windows 10 again and I am not sure if I can just plug in my drives and it will boot or what I need to do. Please help if you can. [link] [comments] |
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