Build a PC: Simple Questions - July 11, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - July 11, 2020
- At 32, I am proud of this.
- Built A White PC When Nearly Everything Was Sold Out
- I guess it is time for me to say 'Thank You'!
- I'll be damned, Stefan Etienne was right
- What is wrong with my newly build PC?
- Is 550W enough to power a Ryzen 5 3600 and an RX 5700 XT?
- Yeehaw!! 1st build
- Aorus B550 m.2 SSD Issue
- As a life long laptop user, all I can say is wow.
- First build!!
- I am planning to build a pc for the first time.
- SMOKING cable! Need help with Fan Controller!
- My First Pc Build
- Couldn’t have done it without this community! First ever build complete!
- Improving an almost 10 year old Dell
- Finally decided fuck it, 3300X ain't ever comin.
- What are some dangerous mistakes that a beginner PC builder can make?
- Does anyone else actually like the look of Noctua fans?
- What SSD should I get?
- Question about pc wattage
- Building my own PC today, excited and nervous!
- Aio problems
- Could I Run 1440p?
- Upgrade options
| Simple Questions - July 11, 2020 Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:09 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: 10 Jul 2020 10:04 PM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/e0v8GMW Edit: RIP my inbox. I fell asleep and woke up realizing I didn't post specs. Oops! Fractal Design Meshify C [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built A White PC When Nearly Everything Was Sold Out Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:32 PM PDT I know, stuff is even more sold out now. I started getting parts in at the end of May and had to make adjustments to my original plan. In this photo, the back fan is facing the wrong direction and has since been switched. Specs — Ryzen 9 3900x CPU ASUS Rog Strix GeForce 2080 Super GPU Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB DDR4 Ram ASUS Rog Strix X570-E Motherboard Corsair Hydro H100i Water Cooler Corsair LL120 Case Fans White PSU Extension Cables Nzxt H510i Case Keyboard - Corsair K70 Mouse - Corsair M65 Elite Mouse Pad - Razer Invicta Headset - SteelSeries Arctis Pro VR - Oculus Rift S [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I guess it is time for me to say 'Thank You'! Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:55 AM PDT I know, its very basic! No RGB or other cool stuff but I love the way it looks! Yes, I'm using SSD Trays to hide the cables. (Cable Management in N200 with a non-modular PSU is hard) I couldn't have done this without the help and tips from you guys. This is the result of saving and researching for over 6 months! Thank you for being a part of my journey which resulted in this. My Build :
Thank you guys a lot once again! A dedicated Community can make anything better, I'm glad to be part of such a great community! Stay safe and take care! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'll be damned, Stefan Etienne was right Posted: 10 Jul 2020 03:05 PM PDT Welp, it happened bois. I actually used an allen wrench for my PC today. Installed an Alphacool Eiswolf 240 GPX on my 5700 XT. 4 screws actually need to be screwed down with an allen wrench, although it is provided. On a serious note, he still shouldn't be let within a mile of a PC build. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is wrong with my newly build PC? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:45 AM PDT Hi there and thanks for checking in! I just finished building my first ever computer and promptly encountered a problem that is really bothering me, as I don't have a single clue of what could be wrong with my system. When I start the PC via the power button it starts booting multiple times in a row until it finally boots cleanly. As you can see in the attached video, my mainboard is checking the components. Thanks to the little led-dot on the mainboard, you are able to see how much time it takes checking the DRAM. When it is done checking the DRAM it jumps to the VGA. After that it immediatly seems to cut the power to nearly all components and restarts the boot-sequence. Here is a list of things I already tried and checked without success: In every case: The problem stayed. But here is the thing: Once the system has booted, it runs perfectly smooth! I already played some rounds of CoD Warzone and Battlefront II on highest settings for multiple hours without encountering any errors and having a perfect temperature. And CPU-Z and multiple other detection software recognize every single component - both RAM sticks included. My PC specs are the following: Link to the video: https://imgur.com/a/SQmgIML Right now I just can't manage to find the exact cause for the problem and certainly not the solution. Cheers and have a nice weekend! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is 550W enough to power a Ryzen 5 3600 and an RX 5700 XT? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:13 AM PDT I'm currently planning to build my first pc and was wondering if 550W is enough to power these parts for gaming, light overclocking and streaming [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 09:56 AM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/bq8gXAm 1st ever build completed without a hitch, that feel when turning on for the first time.... thank you community!! Edit: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YxmTyk AMD 3600x // ASUS RTX 2070 super 8GB dual fan // MSI B550 Tomahawk // H115i Platinum // LL140 fans // 16 GB (2x8) 3200 MHz Corsair DDR4 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:07 PM PDT I'm doing a new PC build, and I went with two m.2 SSDs. Both 1TB, one is PCIe gen4 and the other is PCIe gen 3. When the gen 4 ssd is in the gen 4 slot, and gen 3 ssd is in the gen 3 slot, the motherboard doesn't seem to recognize both. However, if I switch the two, they both show up in the BIOS. That obviously defeats the purpose of having paid the premium for a PCIe gen 4 m.2 ssd, so I'm hoping that's not the solution. I know that in the motherboard's manual, it says that if there's an m.2 ssd in the gen 3 slot that the neighboring PCIe gen 3 x4 slot is disabled, but that's not a problem as the only other thing plugged in is the GPU in the PCIe gen 4 x16 slot. Any ideas as to what I'm missing here? I've searched through the BIOS but I'm not seeing anything promising. Cheers! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a life long laptop user, all I can say is wow. Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:09 PM PDT A long time lurker of this sub but never had a desktop PC, till now.. I just finished my first build a few days ago and I couldn't be happier, I knew this would be faster than a laptop but damn. Everything about it is so much smoother, and I can actually game if I want, I look forward to doing anything on it. Also the build itself was fun and to my surprise pretty straight forward, I didn't run into any real problems. Watching the same "How to build a PC" videos 5+ times each definitely helped haha. Anyway, thank you r/buildapac for pushing me to build PC Build pic: https://imgur.com/a/Ui68LOC
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| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 06:33 AM PDT Finally finished my first build, it's been quite the journey. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am planning to build a pc for the first time. Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:57 AM PDT I don't understand the technical parts of the hardware very well , so i am not able to tell whether its good or not . I aim to build a gaming pc which is also moderate at creativity and programming. I plan to use the following hardware as i have a budget constraint. 1) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Desktop Processor 2) Inno3D GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5 Twin X2 Graphic Card 3)CORSAIR 16GB Vengeance LPX DDR4 4)Crucial BX500 240GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch SSD 5)Seagate New BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6)Corsair Spec 1 Cabinet+ 550W PSU. Open to suggestions , also i can't decide which motherboard to buy? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOKING cable! Need help with Fan Controller! Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:46 PM PDT Bought a Rosewill Cullinan RGB case with preinstalled fans and controller (pictured here,m but instead of a SATA cable it was a molex... which got interesting)/hub. Could not for the life of me figure out what I was supposed to do with the cables attached to the bottom of the fan hub. One cable (power) was a 4 pin female that became a male and female molex cable, which I figured just plugged into the PSU, so I did that. It started SMOKING. Unplugged it very quickly. It melted the cable and I am very certain that the fan hub may be out of order. Pin holes have a green-gray gunk around them which I'm fairly certain is self-made corrosion. Turns out the molex I had plugged in was 3 pin where the cable that was plugged into the controller had a 4 pin. The other three-pin cable inside is fine to my knowledge. Looks like it goes to my motherboard for something, but it turns out my z170x does NOT have an ARGB / LED pin header anywhere except for the IO panel, which is only 5v. I just want air intake in my fucking case. Please help, I need someone to think for me for a moment because I was so scared that my computer just fried that I cried. Alas, my PC turns on after having worked for a couple hours on transferring parts into this new Rosewill case, and my CPU is sitting at ~29C idle with fresh thermal paste and a new noctua exhaust for the 212 EVO and my 2080 super waterforce is sitting at ~31C idle. If I bought this and just plugged the fans that are currently plugged into the most-likely-fried Rosewill fan hub to get some kind of air flow into my case and sacrificing the RGB that I do NOT have capability for on my motherboard, would I have functioning fan intake in my case? As I understand it, I would just use a PSU-to-Sata cable and plug that into the controller, and then the fans into the controller, and... that's it? But then how do I connect that to my motherboard? Doesn't it need to be attached to my motherboard for variable speed? Or is it something like... as the computer draws more power, the PSU sends higher output to the fan hub, addressing their speed? If someone could also take a look at the gigabyte z170x gaming 7 and let me know if there is a way to get the RGB on the fans working, that would be great, but really I just need the fans to fucking spin. I am so stressed. Thank you for reading and for any advice you may have. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:07 PM PDT Hey I've been a casual PC gamer for a bit, but I finally decided to take the leap from my crappy 2015 Mac Air laptop to trying to build a PC. I had a friend who has built almost this exact pc except for a few components like the motherboard, case fans, case, and the keyboard. It seems to run really well for him, but I wanted to make this post to ask for advice from the community. If any of you have any suggestions to help make this build more efficient, but still at the $1500 price range feel free to leave suggestions in the comments. I'm still very new to pc gaming so I'll appreciate any suggestions. P.S. I know the motherboard does not have wireless capabilities and I already have a wireless network adapter to fix that. |Component |Selected Part|Price| |Cpu|AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor|$171.90| |Motherboard|MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard|$124.99| |Memory |Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory|$72.98| |Storage|Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive|$117.99| |Graphics Card|MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card|$319.99| |Case|Corsair 275R ATX Mid Tower Case|$79.99| |Power Supply |Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply|$54.99| |OS|Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit|$108.78| |Case Fan|Corsair iCUE SP140 RGB Pro 62 CFM 140 mm Fans 2-Pack|$58.80| |Monitor |MSI Optix MAG240VC 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor|$209.99| |Keyboard|Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Wired Standard Keyboard|$139.99| |||$1468.38| [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couldn’t have done it without this community! First ever build complete! Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:05 PM PDT I'm glad I came upon this community. You were all so helpful whenever I had a question to ask and now I have a build that I'm super proud of. 😁 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Improving an almost 10 year old Dell Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT I have six sticks of ram for a Dell that supports dual channel. Four sticks are Samsung 4gb ddr3. Old computer, I want the most out of it. The other two sticks are 8gb, I got them from my brother but they run different frequencies so I'm assuming they cannot be ran dual channel. Do I keep the 4 4gb in, or two 4gb and two 8gb sticks? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finally decided fuck it, 3300X ain't ever comin. Posted: 10 Jul 2020 09:11 PM PDT Got a 1600af instead, arrived in 3 days. This thing runs like a dream. I unfortunately can't show a picture cuz it's all boxed up for transport tommorow. I even got lucky and got some Samsung B-Die ram, although i know i wont be putting it to much use.
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| What are some dangerous mistakes that a beginner PC builder can make? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:30 PM PDT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does anyone else actually like the look of Noctua fans? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 03:09 AM PDT I do mean the standard brown/tan ones. Something about them makes me think premium. Everyone seems to dislike it but I don't mind it at all. Is it just me? Do they look worse in person than in videos? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:58 AM PDT I need a new, good quality, 1TB SSD for around £120 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:31 PM PDT Is a 500W bronze rated power supply enough for a 1660 super with a i5 8400? Thanks [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building my own PC today, excited and nervous! Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:56 AM PDT Today I'll be building my very own PC. I'm excited becuase I always had hand me down computers that yes I was happy to have but I just couldn't keep up with my friends 2.5ghz while I ran my 500 something mhz. Now years later, working hard and slowly saving up money, I can't wait for today. I wanted a build that was fast, solid and will last a very long time. I enjoy Game Development so I know I needed something a bit beefier and I love to game and stream too. I'm really looking forward to joining the PC MASTER RACE and I wanted to thank you guys for this subreddit, your knowledge and tips!! Here's my build named Arctic Blast. Arctic for the white and blast because hopefully it's fast haha Some Notes** I already have the acer monitor and a keyboard (not listed). There are some parts I wish I had some extra budget for like white rgb ram or an extra set of white fans, and I wish I realized the white PSU came with white cables (major facepalm) but now I can stay excited for upgrades! Yay! Thanks again guys! See you on the other side! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:27 PM PDT Im currently running a Ryzen 5 3600x with a Cooler Master Masterliquid Ml240 rgb v2. I have a situation where the aio pump would make a whinning/Ringing noise during gaming loads and the start up would have gurgling noises. Is there anything I could do to fix that? Also, when feeling the aio tubes, i can only feel one tube vibrating and the other a little less. Did custom fan curves. Should I switch out my fans to reduce noise over top the noise already produced from the pump? Help please (if need be, Im open to suggestions in changing my aio to another aio that serves quiet cooling along with performance) [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 06:55 AM PDT I'm not really concerned with Ultra settings, but would it be possible for me to run 1440p 140hz? CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 Motherboard: Tomahawk B450 Max Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Power Supply: Seasonic S12 III Memory: G.SKILL RipJaws V Series 16GB GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB NVMe M.2 HDD: HP/Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM Case: Fractal Design Meshify C [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:17 PM PDT Hi I upgraded my pc back in 2017 with a build which i think was mainly focused on getting good value for money. I'm interested in working out what the cost would be to get my build up to spec to run something like Monster Hunter World reasonably well- I realise that's probably gonna mean Motherboard/GPU/CPU all needing upgrading (my MB is FM2+). Full current specs are below, any recommendations are appreciated. (I also have a 1TB SATA storage not listed below but obviously I would be running any games from a SSD) If there's a staged upgrade path i can follow as well that would be helpful to know - ie if i upgrade my MB/CPU seperately to the GPU etc. [PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZpfTyk) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kWGj4D/amd-cpu-ad860kxbjabox) |- **CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 103 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/c3Crxr/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrh10322pbr1) | £19.99 @ Currys PC World **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Wz2kcf/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a88xmd3h) |- **Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1866 CL10 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/wjPfrH/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28) | £57.60 @ Amazon UK **Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 CL10 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yysKHx/kingston-memory-hx318c10fb8) | £38.01 @ Amazon UK **Storage** | [Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sNc48d/samsung-860-evo-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e250bam) | £50.26 @ CCL Computers **Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon RX 460 4 GB NITRO Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/wcH48d/sapphire-radeon-rx-460-4gb-nitro-video-card-11257-02) |- **Case** | [Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/f9xfrH/zalman-case-zmt4) | £39.86 @ Amazon UK **Power Supply** | [Corsair VS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/2cMwrH/corsair-vs-650-w-80-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020172-na) |- | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **£205.72** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-07-11 22:05 BST+0100 | Thanks [link] [comments] |
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