Build a PC: Simple Questions - October 23, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - October 23, 2020
- Cooler Master (and more!) RTX 3070 (and more!!) Giveaway with Buildapc!
- I think a processor upgrade will solve my problem. Am I correct, and if so, what replacement would you recommend? Thanks for any help!
- Possible to read CPU & GPU temps using only hardware ? (maybe with a driver if need be)
- Too many fans
- Is it a crime to not use a 4K monitor with RTX 3080
- Looking for the least expensive 1TB SSD you can find.
- Careful, stay away from Newegg - They are enabling scams vendors - Especially with the current Ladex Gold PSU sales
- Friend needs a new gpu to play games what’s a good gpu he should get if he can’t get a 30 series?
- Is an SSD really necessary in a (budget) PC?
- I forgot about the io shield
- Pin damage on 3080?
- What 144hz monitor would you recommend?
- Will Intel Rocket Lake be worth waiting for with Ryzen 5000 imminent?
- Won't Turn On
- Not sure if CPU can run a 3080.
- Can I make my external drive a HDD?
- Need help with finding a good 1440p 144 hz monitor. thoughts on this?
- Building a PC for my youngest son for Christmas
- I got 300€ to upgrade my build
- MoBo for RX580/Ryzen 5 3600
- Gaming TV
- Where to get low cost parts..
- new to building a pc does my parts list look good
- Building a PC for gaming
- RTX 3070 release time question
| Simple Questions - October 23, 2020 Posted: 23 Oct 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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| Cooler Master (and more!) RTX 3070 (and more!!) Giveaway with Buildapc! Posted: 23 Oct 2020 10:43 AM PDT Hey there party people, it's Cooler Master Beardman! Cooler Master has partnered with a number of companies to bring a lucky winner a (mostly) full build. Sadly, we weren't high enough level to unlock the CPU, but still the rest of the system is there, and it's a beast! This build will definitely need assembly which is great because you're part of the 'build' a PC community. If you'd like a chance to win the build, all you need to do is leave a comment below on what you intend to do with this machine if you win. As well, fill out a quick Google doc for us. It helps us keep things in order when selecting a winner. With that out of the way, let's get to the components that will be given. Grand Prize
How to enter!Leave a comment on this post with what you'd use this system for if you were to win. Fill out a quick Google Form for us (only takes a few seconds). Boring, but necessary giveaway info.
Partners and extra info.[link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 06:12 AM PDT UPDATE: Thanks so much, everyone. Blown away by how helpful this has been. Going to read through all of these again before I pull the trigger, but thinking of starting with these two upgrades and seeing how that works: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 DRAM Memory Kit WD BLACK SN750 1TB SSD If this sounds stupid, please let me know. Sounds like it might put me on the right path, though... Hi all, I use my desktop almost exclusively for photo editing. I bought my current PC built by a local guy who I no longer know how to contact. I would love to be able to edit my photos more quickly, but am not 100% sure how to go about it. The issue is the lag time experienced when applying edits and merging files. Actions that I want to be instantaneous can take 3 seconds to 20 minutes depending on the action. Sometimes I want to merge (10) 85mb files, or swap large files between editing programs that eat a ton of computing power. I have given up on trying to run both programs at the same time on my current machine. What I have now just can't keep up. My guess is that upgrading the existing Ryzen 5 1600 w/16GB installed RAM is the right course of action. Is that right? Adding 500GB-1TB of internal storage would also help with my backup redundancy. I know only enough to be dangerous, but am not afraid to crack open the case and get my hands dirty. Just need to be pointed in the right direction. I have no idea what my budget should be in order to do a good job. If the answer is a few hundred bucks, then that's great (I don't expect the solution to be $59.99 at Best Buy). Sincere thanks in advance for any help. EDIT: Thanks u/17jwong and u/LosWafflos Here are what I think are the pertinent specs: Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 33 °C Summit Ridge 14nm Technology RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1199MHz (16-16-16-39) Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co. Ltd B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (AM4) 29 °C Graphics: U32J59x (3840x2160@64Hz) ATI Radeon RX 560 Series (MSI) Storage: 119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SATA (SSD)) 30 °C Optical Drives: No optical disk drives detected Audio: AMD High Definition Audio Device Humbly, N0_CAMELS Thanks u/Sergenant67 ! [link] [comments] |
| Possible to read CPU & GPU temps using only hardware ? (maybe with a driver if need be) Posted: 23 Oct 2020 05:25 AM PDT Basically the title. - I run mostly fedora(gnu/linux), but dual boot windows, so any software-first approach would likely not work or suck at compatability. - I dislike software-first approaches for these kinds of things, software bugs out, behaves weirdly in different environments(environments change), is not cross-os compatible etc. In my experience hardware-first gives less headache in the long term. I could maybe write a little driver, that is cross-os, but I'd rather not. Do you have any idea hwo pulling the data could be achieved using only hardware (maybe driver supported hardware) ? I have not found anything helpful regarding this, as most systems rely on some sort of software running in the OS. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 01:55 AM PDT Holy fuck. so im in the process of planning a watercooling build and am wondering what fans to get. there are WAY TOO MANY. and i cant find a good breakdown of which to get. please send help [link] [comments] |
| Is it a crime to not use a 4K monitor with RTX 3080 Posted: 23 Oct 2020 05:06 AM PDT Hi, I have a 3080 coming god knows when and am currently tossing up what monitor I should pair it with. Heard a lot of people saying that the 3080 doesn't stretch its wings until 4K - which I understand - however, due to the price of 4K 144hz monitors I am still considering 1440p 144hz. So is the price difference for a 4k monitor really worth the extra $$ ? [link] [comments] |
| Looking for the least expensive 1TB SSD you can find. Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:06 AM PDT I'm looking for the least expensive 1 TB SSD you can find. Preferrably from Aliexpress and others. The best price I found was a caseless model for 74€ incl. shipping (~US$ 88) on Aliexpress But we can definetely do better than this. Performance is not an issue here right now. Just the cheapest you can find. Thanks. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 02:23 PM PDT https://www.newegg.com/YCW-Tech-LTD/about I took advantage of the deal on 9/28. The vendor on the page I swore said shipped from US. But I couldn't be 100% when I saw shipping from China. After a long battle over tracking information for weeks, I finally get an item in the mail and its a damn keychain - https://imgur.com/ksXZWtp I have tried multiple times with Newegg to get this refunded. They keep trying to push off responsibility to the vendor. Well look now at all the reviews from others on 9/28. They got the same bullshit scam key chain. On the phone with Newegg now demanding a refund or I issue a charge back. This company has been a vendor since 2019, they have literally 0 excuses for this company to still be a vendor authorized on their site and they don't wasn't to take any responsibility for it. I was scammed but Newegg is responsible for every single order on their site, they authorized the vendor. And looking at other posts, they say the same things, said shipped from the US. Stay away and make sure when you get a tracking number for the new PSU sales, that it is being shipped from the same vendor you saw when you ordered. If its this company instead, cancel and run immediately. Edit full story: Bought on 9/28, given tracking number (tracking number A). Saw it was from China. Called and asked them what was up, page said it was from the US. But in the end I said fuck it, lets see what happens. 2 weeks later - No update. I ask them for the vendor to provide an update or cancel the order if they can't. Newegg sends an email to vendor, vendor sends me an unrelated tracking number (Tracking number B) with a package shipped 5 days prior before I made my inquiry. Asked them to email the vendor to confirm the shipping address and if they couldn't to cancel the order, vendor replied with just Tracking Number B. I see TN B is due in a week so decide, lets see what happens. Watch TN B, once it leaves the Chinese port, Tracking Number A updates. So I assumed one was for Chinese shipping and the other for US shipping. October 20th rolls around get a keychain in the mail. Didn't think anything other it, saw it said China but I didn't clue in. Tracking number A after all said in transit from Alaska still. Today rolls around, tracking number A updated as delivered in Alaska. I issue a request for a cancel/refund, they say they have to give the vendor time to respond and even then its up to the vendor if they issue the refund. I mention that I have requested 2 times for a refund/cancel of the order, how many chances do they need, but in the end I said fuck it, whats two more days. Then I clue in, wait...keychain. I check the 2nd tracking number they gave me, sure enough delivered October 20th. So I call Newegg, their excuse Vendor has to issue the refund. So I told them either they do it or I issue a charge back. So they started the process to refund and I should have it in 3-5 days, gave them until next Wednesday then I start the process. And no point in this process has Newegg tried to take any responsibility for allowing this third party vendor on their site for over a year with these reviews and these problems until I threatened them. Hell I imagine Newegg had to create the page that was originally up that said it was shipped from the US, so as far as I am concerned they assisted in the scam. I haven't ordered from Newegg in 6 years, now I never will again. I see their new Reputation is well earned. [link] [comments] |
| Friend needs a new gpu to play games what’s a good gpu he should get if he can’t get a 30 series? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:20 AM PDT The cpu is a ryzen 5 3600. He also has vr and wants to use it. He's not going to be playing very hardcore games but he wants to play Minecraft and maybe with a shader. Any help is appreciated [link] [comments] |
| Is an SSD really necessary in a (budget) PC? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:06 PM PDT If I'm planning on building a budget gaming PC, what would be the benefits on spending the extra money on an SSD, and what would be the consequences of just sticking with a hard drive? Edit: Would it be a cheaper alternative to use just an SSD instead of both? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 11:15 AM PDT I completed my pc build and It runs well but I recently realized I had completely forgot about my io shield. I can't fit it in from behind anymore at this point. What should I do? I'd rather not take out my entire motherboard and wires because it took a long time [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:02 AM PDT My 3080 got stuck in the motherboard because the PCIE latch wouldn't let go so I had to wiggle it around to finally get the latch to release. The pins all have minor scratches that I assume are wear and tear at this point, but does this look like an issue, or is it fine? PC still boots without a problem. Edit: looks like it's supposed to be like that and I'm just a panicky Nancy. I'll settle down, thanks for the responses. [link] [comments] |
| What 144hz monitor would you recommend? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:20 PM PDT Hi all. Looking to upgrade to the future here from my age old 60hz monitor to a 144hz as I've seen the differences and it makes my 60hz monitor feel like one of those old box monitors we used to use. Does anybody have any recommendations? Currently using a 29" LG Ultrawide Monitor x2 and have about £300-£350 to spend. Will push to £400 if its really worth it. (UK Based.) Many thanks and have a great weekend. [link] [comments] |
| Will Intel Rocket Lake be worth waiting for with Ryzen 5000 imminent? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 04:25 AM PDT Currently on a i7 6700K clocked to 4.8Ghz on a Asus Strix Z270E motherboard and a 2080 Ti with 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz, I'm feeling like now is time for a upgrade on the CPU and Motherboard front. My PC is just used for gaming, nothing production or streaming, I like the look of the Ryzen 5000 series but I'm curious if Intel Rocket Lake would be worth the wait. I'm aware that Intel will probably be stuck on 14nm as opposed to Ryzens 7nm but i'm also under the impression that the best gaming processors as of now are still Intel with the i7 10700K and the i9 10900K. So I'm currently thinking either a 5800X or a 5900X or potentially whatever Intel brings to the table start of next year. Any thoughts would be appreciated and lets avoid brand wars. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:41 AM PDT So I have been working on my PC for 3-5 days and I can not get it to turn on. I've redone all of the wiring and I've checked to make sure the motherboard is getting power, which it is. But I also have a H510i tower that seems to not get power (it did turn on but none of the fans did the other day). My build: Motherboard - GIGABYTE B550M DS3H AM4 AMD B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard with Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 1, PCIe 4.0 SSD - Western Digital WD Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T2B0C Graphics Card - Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super Overclocked 6GB Processor - AMD Ryzen 7 3800x Power Supply - Corsair 750 W [link] [comments] |
| Not sure if CPU can run a 3080. Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:48 PM PDT Hello, Im looking for a 3080, though im not sure my CPU can handle it (i7 9700k). I just want to make sure my CPU can not bottleneck while running a RTX 3080. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Can I make my external drive a HDD? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 06:58 AM PDT I have a WD Elements 4TB external drive and was wondering, can I save a few dollars on my PC build by not getting a really fast 1 TB ssd and just get a fast 500 GB one and make my external drive a HDD? The exact product numbers are WDBU6Y0040BBK-WESN and as I said it is a WD Elements 4 TB external so would this transition be possible and how would I go about doing this? I don't want to open up my drive and void the warranty if this isnt even a viable option. [link] [comments] |
| Need help with finding a good 1440p 144 hz monitor. thoughts on this? Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:38 AM PDT https://www.newegg.ca/p/N82E16824569005?Description=1440p%20144hz&cm_re=1440p_144hz-_-24-569-005-_-Product Thoughts on this monitor? Also any suggestions for bang for your buck 1440p 144hz monitors is welcome. thanks [link] [comments] |
| Building a PC for my youngest son for Christmas Posted: 23 Oct 2020 08:16 AM PDT Build Help/Ready:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yes What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. PC for 8 year old son to play along side me. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) 1080p 100 frames or so on Fortnite. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? 700.00 max In what country are you purchasing your parts? United States 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!). https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6DddXb Provide any additional details you wish below. I have the RX580 out of my old build I was wanting to use on his PC. Does anyone have any recommendations on cheaper/ better value parts? I am pretty much at my max budget and wife is not happy. He said he wants it to light up pretty. Do you guys have a suggestion on a pack of RGB fans? I have never dealt with RGB before. NOTE: You do not have to follow this format, but please be sure to answer these questions. Please do not ask to simply be given a build. You are welcome to delete this section. [link] [comments] |
| I got 300€ to upgrade my build Posted: 23 Oct 2020 04:46 AM PDT I want to upgrade my current build, and I got 300€(maybe I can stretch it to 400€). I can't decide which parts I should upgrade, and there's where I need help. Mainly I play arma 3, red dead 2, rust, dayz, warzone, and some single player titles like witcher 3, dark souls 3. The idea is to keep playing this games but with good looking graphics and decent fps. The pc parts would all be bought in Portugal. Current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gXVLQq [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 01:13 PM PDT Hi Everyone, I am a complete newbie to pc builds, this will be my first rig. So sorry in advance if the question is dumb or I should have looked it up somewhere rather than ask here. After some research I decided that I'd pick a RX 580 Sapphire with a Ryzen 5 3600. I was then wondering what motherboard I should pick to make the best out of these? I intend to mostly use this PC for gaming at 1080p. Along that, I will get 2x 16GB RAM and an SSD, if that matters for MoBo choice. Thanks for any help [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 07:11 AM PDT I'm not sure if this is the right sub to ask, but i didn't know any other place so here we go: My father in law wants to buy a new TV to use for gaming and well ... watching TV. He only plays singleplayer games like Assassins creed, Tomb Raider etc. and his PC is not the strongest. (It barely runs those games at an acceptable framerate) A local shop recommended this: gu43TU8079UXZG He doesnt care about the price and i already told him that hes not going to be able to run anything on 4k. I also assume that the "slow" reaction time of ~15ms in gaming mode wont affect him. Should i just tell him to buy it or is there anything that speaks against it? Kind regards tzzui0 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 02:46 PM PDT Hello. I have recently run into medical issues that leave me in a forced "work from home" situation from the foreseeable future, with the caveat that my salary has been significantly reduced and I am no longer "entitled to company property to perform my work". Problem is.. my work requires a computer and I do not own one. Anyways, not looking for a pity party but just laying out the foundation for my question which is... Are there places to find cheap parts? Do people ever just sell or give away old PCs?? My budget is honestly very low but I don't need anything fancy. As much as I'd love to play video games with my friends, my real goal is just to get something that can stream/cast my screen through wifi without glitching out. anyone have any good resources they could point me towards for finding cheap or charity-cost pieces? edit: I am in Southern Inland California [link] [comments] |
| new to building a pc does my parts list look good Posted: 23 Oct 2020 02:37 PM PDT [PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zRm29N) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | £230.00 **Motherboard** | [MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yKVG3C/msi-mpg-b550-gaming-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-mpg-b550-gaming-plus) | £139.97 @ Amazon UK **Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/crucial-ballistix-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k8g36c16u4b) | £68.39 @ Amazon UK **Storage** | [Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/zFK2FT/western-digital-blue-sn550-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0c) | £63.31 @ CCL Computers **Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £34.50 @ Amazon UK **Video Card** | [Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB DUAL Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MtDkcf/asus-geforce-rtx-3070-8-gb-dual-video-card-dual-rtx3070-8g) | £470.00 **Case** | [Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/QdXYcf/phanteks-eclipse-p400a-digital-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec400atg_dbk) | £64.98 @ Amazon UK **Power Supply** | [Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JfBrxr/corsair-txm-gold-750w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020131-na) | £89.98 @ Currys PC World Business | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **£1161.13** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-10-23 22:35 BST+0100 | [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 02:12 AM PDT Hi everyone, I'm currently in the process of building a PC primarily for playing games like the total war titles. I wanted a PC that can run them all on ultra settings with a little bit of extra give. Here is what I have so far... Case - THERMALTAKE V200 2.0 TEMPERED GLASS RGB EDITION GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) - AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard - Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - ARGB Ready Memory (RAM) - 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card - 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready! 1st Storage Drive - 500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) 2nd Storage Drive - 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Power Supply - CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 POWER SUPPLY This set up is coming in at around £1300, so any advise you guys can share on what might get me the same performance for cheaper etc that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all in advance! [link] [comments] |
| RTX 3070 release time question Posted: 23 Oct 2020 02:24 PM PDT Does anyone have a realistic time that the 3070 will drop next week? I'm trying to get one for a build and was wondering. EST time if possible [link] [comments] |
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