Build a PC: Simple Questions- January 02, 2021 |
- Simple Questions- January 02, 2021
- Just upgraded from laptop with I5 2450m which i'd use the IGPU to play games to Ryzen 5 1600af and blown away.
- Happy New Year Ryzen 5600x + RTX 3070 Build Complete!
- Fixing shi* by yourself feels so god damn good !
- Help, components are dying after getting a 3080.
- What processor should i buy? Ryzen 3600 or I5 10400f and does it worth it?
- Ryzen 7 5800x vs 2700x?
- Reminder: Disable Discord overlay
- Am I missing something on this deal?? Cost is $1,215 in USD
- Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 2700
- Finally Done!
- I got scammed. Please be careful when buying stuff on here.
- I need help with my first build.
- Have white graphics cards gone extinct?
- Question about motherboards
- My AIO is making a rattling/growling noise, should I be concerned? Will it damage the pc?
- Lightroom + Light 4k Gaming
- Fractal Meshify S2 - buying a glass case panel? What size/model works?
- Question: If I update my BIOS will I loose my BIOS settings?
- Upgrading from integrated graphics
- What should I upgrade first?
- I just put together my first PC. Could someone please take a look at it?
- i am building a pc in a briefcase and need help with finding a cooler.
- ok guys i need some help
- Having multiple issues with new Build
| Simple Questions- January 02, 2021 Posted: 02 Jan 2021 04:00 AM PST 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: 02 Jan 2021 03:58 AM PST I went the all decade with this laptop and i had of fun with it. It served well. I mostly played emu games and light web browsing. This year i had the urge play a newer games and i decided to give me new year gift. Just posting this because i read a lot of stuff that helped towards picking parts. Thank you redditors. You don't know but you may be helping someone without knowing. Parts breakdown: Ryzen 5 1600AF Cooler Master Hyper 212 Gigabyte B450m DS3H 32gb ram 3000mh CL16 from Crucial GTX 1660 Super Galax White SSD Samsumg 970 evo Plus 500gb, boot drive 2x SSD Team Group T-Force 480gb, no hard drivers anymore, Yay. My brother borrowed one of his spare cases, it's a segotep something. I haven't [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Happy New Year Ryzen 5600x + RTX 3070 Build Complete! Posted: 02 Jan 2021 03:28 AM PST I finally upgraded from an i5 4690k / GTX 970 to a Ryzen 5600x / RTX 3070, and I cannot believe how well it's turned out. A few things to note: 1. Getting a Ryzen 5600x - This was tough as parts have been scarce and way over-priced in the UK, but I managed to get the 5600x in a bundle deal with the MSI B550m Mortar. The Mortar probably wouldn't have been my first choice, but it reviewed well and meant I was guaranteed the 5600x before the end of the year. This bundle also allowed me to add Corsair Vengeance RAM (2x8gb) and a Cooler Master MWE Gold 80+ for a slightly reduced price and free shipping. Getting this bundle also meant the retailer would flash the bios, install the CPU, stock cooler and RAM for me. Nice! 2. Getting the RTX 3070 - I honestly thought I wouldn't get my hands on one until at least mid-January if not February. However thanks to PartAlert, managed to get the Founders Edition as soon as it came in to stock on Dec 21 - I have a video that details how I got it here I managed to install the GPU in the wrong PCIe slot (PCIe x4)! But after playing some Warzone and only getting 100-110fps average, I realised something wasn't right. Put the GPU in the x16 slot and am now averaging 140-150fps at 1440p. Phew! 3. Turning on for the first time - Thanks to the pre-built mobo/cpu bundle, the build posted first time. Nothing feels better! 4. 1440p / 144hz! - The LG 27GL83A is incredible, and after driver installation, Windows already had it at 144hz (I checked Nvidia as well). Buttery smooth! 5. Overclocking? - I haven't overclocked anything, other than setting the RAM at 3600MHz of course. But when the time comes, I may look into a better cooler and another case fan, but at the moment things are running really efficiently. Cool!
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| Fixing shi* by yourself feels so god damn good ! Posted: 02 Jan 2021 12:43 AM PST I used to be scared to diagnose my pc by myself, because once i dropped my cpu ... and i had to fix damn pins on it . that accident caused one ram slot to boil . so i had to use only one 4 gb ram. for a long time i was scared to remove any component and used to call someone else to help me. but now i search google and just do it myself . and it is great: it costs 0$ and feels so fuc*ing good :D P.S my monitor did not show anything , but pc fans all were spining. i fixed it by removing gpu and ram and placing them back. it works fine now :) [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Help, components are dying after getting a 3080. Posted: 02 Jan 2021 06:45 AM PST Old pc parts: CPU: Ryzen 3900x Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming plus Ram: 2x32gb Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3600mhz PSU: Corsair Rm750 BOOT SSD: Sabrent 1th Rocket pcie gen4 m.2 drive Keep in mind this setup worked fine for about 3 months straight. This started when I went to get my new Aorus 3080 on the 27th December. After getting home I swapped my old 1660S over to it and after about an hour it restarted, and kept restarting more frequently until it couldn't even boot windows. I then tried to diagnose the issue by reseating the ram, updating the bios and even swapping back to a GTX 710 which still resulted in crashes. Therefore I decided to take it to a repair shop ($90) which told me it's probably my power supply so I upgraded to a SilverStone 1000W Strider 80+ Platinum ($300) however this still resulted in restarting issues. I then swapped out the motherboard to an Asrock B550 Steel Legend AM4 ATX Motherboard ($250) thinking the 3080 might have pulled too much power through the pcie slot however this was also a bust. Due to some corruption I saw on the previous m.2 which I had to reinstall windows on several times I found this following thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/cztzfi/disabling_pcie40_for_stable_boot_with_rx_5700_xt/) which says: "After a lot of troubleshooting, driver updates, clean installs and cold boots. I can confirm PCIe4 is extremely unstable when your system boot drive and GPU are both PCIe4. " So I swapped out my pcie 4 m.2 for an older one I had around and had success for a a few hours. However at this time I noticed my 4tb hdd with l my data on was no longer spinning at all and is now dead ($150 + priceless data). However now I am running into corruption and freezing on the current m.2 and I really don't know how much more of this I can take and I have spent pretty much all I had on trying to get this working. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What processor should i buy? Ryzen 3600 or I5 10400f and does it worth it? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 08:43 AM PST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 12:41 AM PST I have a Geforce 3080. I do like to record my gameplays using OBS, but I do realize on some games it slows down my FPS - wondering if any of you veterans can point me in the right direction, should I upgrade? Or is it more of a software issue? Much thanks and respect. I have 32GB ram. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reminder: Disable Discord overlay Posted: 02 Jan 2021 11:48 AM PST Tldr; Discord overlay causes huge FPS drops when gaming. Disable it Hopefully this helps someone that may be running into FPS issues as this was the case for me and my friends. Long story short our friends like to stream their gameplay on discord while waiting and other stuff etc. so we would notice their FPS counter would be extremely low and laggy. One friend running a 1660 super and another running a 1070 were experiencing huge FPS drops when playing warzone and TFT. Another friend suggested they turn off the discord overlay... Then bam! Instant FPS boost. From ~50fps to 100+ FPS on low settings. It was an instant serotonin booster. We were relieved to see it. This may not work for everyone but hopefully it may make a difference for somebody out there going thru what my friends were experiencing... and hopefully someone from Discord will see and possibly fix this! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Am I missing something on this deal?? Cost is $1,215 in USD Posted: 02 Jan 2021 09:27 AM PST https://www.newegg.ca/abs-ala221/p/N82E16883360018 I originally was planning to custom build myself but I honestly tried to look at finding a way to build this myself but couldn't create a build that provided any substantial lower costs. Is it an okay build? Am I missing something such as sketchy parts? There's no other prebuild that offers a 3060 and Ryzen 5 that's even close to this price point. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 06:26 AM PST I will be doing 1080p gaming , Auto cad and solid works In India 2700 is nearly 4k rupees less than 3600 which I can use in a better mother board for over locking Which one to get Edit 1: 2700 also comes with better cooler for over clock and have RGB ,and we all know RGB means more FPS [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 02:40 AM PST Thanks Guys! Everyone here on r/buildapc has helped me so much with building my first PC and I couldn't be happier!!! From everything from answering my stupid questions to explaining the difference between parts, you guys have been so helpful. If anyone is wondering what the specs are here's the list of them: [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I got scammed. Please be careful when buying stuff on here. Posted: 02 Jan 2021 01:03 PM PST Please don't answer any questions or get any products from a dude on a Reddit named nightdicraw. I gave this man $750 for an rtx 3080 FE. And once I sent the money he said shipped it, but when I asked for a tracking number. He didn't want to respond. It's been 3 days. I've learned my lesson, and no red flags went off to me at first. The money was sent through Amazon gift card (I know that should've been a sign). When I sent him the money as he was quite "genuine" with what he said, he had images of the product working and everything. I still have them and conversation photos. So this just a fair warning to the people of this community on Reddit. Don't get scammed by people who will sell you stuff, and please be smarter than me when it comes to this. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I need help with my first build. Posted: 02 Jan 2021 10:41 AM PST I'm looking to build a PC with these specs Cpu: intel pentium g4560 Gpu: Gtx 750 ti Ram: 8gb Cooler: Fryst Galatine cpu air cooler rgb Motherboard: micro atx Ssd: Samsung 860 EvoPlus (I will get the hdd first and then save up money for this after the system is built.) Hdd: Western Digital 1tb Psu: Raidmax RX-500XT I already have the cpu, gpu, ram, and motherboard because they're my brother's old parts. I want to know if there is anything wrong with the parts I picked if there's things that aren't compatible or if I have better options. I have $140 right now. I know I'm asking a bit much since some of these parts are local to my region but I would really appreciate it if you guys helped me. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Have white graphics cards gone extinct? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 01:37 PM PST I'm looking for a good upgrade from my RTX 2060 and there seems to be absolutely zero white graphics cards that are available for purchase, i understand the stock with 3000 series but even 2000 series cards I just cant find at all. Does anyone know (preferably in the UK) where I can get a gpu in white to upgrade? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 01:28 PM PST Today I finally built my first pc however there was a big struggle I stumbled upon during the build. I bought a pretty expensive motherboard and it already had the IO Shield pre installed which brought up issues with my more budget friendly case (bought a cheap case until I can afford a nice one). My case had pre installed standoffs however I couldn't get all of them to align at all, I had 30 minutes or more of just pulling and pushing the board and it then came to my attention I was regularly letting the motherboard rest on standoffs and even at times scraping the back of the motherboard with the standoffs. Eventually I got 4 holes aligned and just settled with it, however now I'm wondering did I do any damage. My pc turns on and doesn't seem to have any issues but I'm just wondering if scratching the back of the motherboard or even just scratching it in general can decrease any aspect of performance, sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm really new to all of this. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My AIO is making a rattling/growling noise, should I be concerned? Will it damage the pc? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 01:10 PM PST I have a kraken x63 and I've had it for about 2-3 months now. It was fine at first but about 2 weeks ago I noticed it had a rattling or growling noise and it's constant. I've tried almost every solution, I reinstalled it with the tubes going from the bottom of the radiator to the pump and vice versa. I've tried taking the pump out and leaving the radiator on its side for 30 minutes, the growling continues. However, on the NZXT cam software, I'd I mess with the the cooling usage and put it to like 25-30% the rattling stops, when ours over 50% it starts to happen again. I don't really mind the noise it's not too loud but definitely noticeable. Should I RMA it? Is it dangerous to my pc? If it's not dangerous and it's just the noise I don't really care, just wondering if it will damage my cooler or the cpu. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 11:24 AM PST 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. Primarily photo editing in Lightroom with a bit of gaming (No Man's Sky, Witcher 3, TF2) If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) Hoping to do a bit of 4k/1440p at mid-high settings. Monitors are 2x Dell U2720q 4k @60hz though, so I don't need to go crazy chasing high FPS. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? Ideally <$1500, but a bit flexible if something is off. In what country are you purchasing your parts? US 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!).
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| Fractal Meshify S2 - buying a glass case panel? What size/model works? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 11:23 AM PST I got the solid panel Meshify S2 for a very cheap price and am looking to replace one of the sides with a glass panel. However, I'm not sure what fits. It doesn't look like the Fractal panels for the Meshify 2 fit, but do any of them? None of their official accessories mention the S2 specifically, unfortunately. These that fit the Define S look similar, but I'm just not sure: https://www.newegg.com/fractal-design-fd-acc-wnd-def-s-bk-tgl-black/p/N82E16811994065?Description=fractal%20side&cm_re=fractal_side-_-11-994-065-_-Product [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question: If I update my BIOS will I loose my BIOS settings? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 09:02 AM PST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upgrading from integrated graphics Posted: 02 Jan 2021 12:45 PM PST Computer that my 10 yr old kid uses has a i3-7100 with intel hd graphics 630, 8gb of ddr4 ram at 2400mhz, and a sata ssd. Figured we'd put a cheap graphics card in it. I'm looking at the nvidia gt 710 2gb with the gddr5 ram for $50. I'm assuming that it would be an upgrade for her, but I hate to assume anything with computers and thought to ask you guys first before I buy the part. Thanks. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 03:10 AM PST Hello! 1 year ago I bought a PC and I think it's time to upgrade. My specification is: RX 570 4GB Asus Prime H310m-r r2.0 i3-9100f 2x4 GB RAM My budget is about 200 USD. I mainly play Microsoft Flight Simulator (game I care the most) and Minecraft, sometimes Cities: Skylines or Euro Truck Simulator 2. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I just put together my first PC. Could someone please take a look at it? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 09:43 AM PST Hello! I'm currently building my first PC ever and spent the last few days trying to decide on what parts to use. I think I'm kinda finished now. You can see it here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4nt49N Could someone with more experience please take a look at it and give me some feedback if it's decent enough? I also have some more questions: 1) Will the Noctua NH-D15 fit into this build? (I'm mostly concerned about the RAM being too tall but I think the Corsair Vengeance LPX will just barely fit under it.) Are there any places where I could be running out of space or cutting it close? 2) PCPP warns me about the compatability between the motherboard and power supply. Will this really be an issue? If yes, are there any other good choices for the power supply that are compatible with the mainboard? 3) Is a 650W supply enough for this build? Thank you so much in advance! (and sorry for any errors, English isnt my first language) [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| i am building a pc in a briefcase and need help with finding a cooler. Posted: 02 Jan 2021 02:28 PM PST i am planing on building a pc in an old briefcase i found on secondhand, it has a depth of 7 cm on both halves, and one half is going to be covered with a screen, i need a low clearance mother board plus cooler combo that can fit, anyone got any ideas? btw i am using an am4 processor. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 02:22 PM PST So I just recently purchased the PNY 500gb CS900 SSD. I went to put it in and forgot to get a SATA cable (I have 2 hard drives one with windows and one with games and stuff) so I transferred the data I wanted to keep and use until I could get another SATA cable from my games hard drive to my os hard drive. Then I unhooked the games hard drive and plugged it into the SSD. I booted up my pc and looked in windows explorer and didn't see the SSD. I looked in Disk Management and still didn't find it. I moved the SATA cable around after turning the pc off again and tried that. Still didnt see it. So now I'm lost and not sure what to do. I'd really appreciate some help cause I just wanna play some Tarkov lol. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Having multiple issues with new Build Posted: 02 Jan 2021 02:21 PM PST Hello guys, I have recently been helping my dad build a new PC and we have run into multiple problems. He had a RTX 2070 Super and a 1TB HDD with windows from the other computer that he wanted to bring over, everything else is new. Specs: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/HGGwCz -Problem 1: If I insert the two RAM Sticks in the recommended dual channel setting (A2 and B2), PC will restart every 30 seconds and nothing will show on display (No post, no BIOS, nothing). Using RAM Stick "A", independent of location, won't cause this issue. However, using the other RAM stick "B" still restarts the PC every 30 seconds regardless which slot it's in. Having two RAM Sticks in other configurations other than recommended dual channel (A1-B1, A2-B1), PC will stay on but nothing will show on display. Steps taken to try solve this: Rechecked every single PSU connection on the motherboard and on the GPU, tried multiple different RAM arrangements, removed everything including CPU and CPU cooler and installed them again. Tried starting it without SSD and GPU and HDD, seems to have no effect. Problem 2: The SSD is not being detected in either BIOS or Windows Disk Manager or Windows Explorer. Tried M2_1 and M2_3 slots, reinstalling all motherboard drivers, reupdating BIOS and even installing the 1.31 BETA BIOS version, removing the HDD and loading only with SSD (wouldn't detect any storage). Apparently the motherboard doesn't support this specific type of WD SSD (WDS500G2B0C) but supports other WD ones such as WDS500G2X0C and WDS500G1B0C. Am I better off just returning this one? Problem 3: The HDD and windows is terribly slow. This HDD was used in his old PC configuration with lesser specs (i3 6000 series, 2x4gb RAM) and ran significantly faster. It is taking around 10 minutes to boot the PC. Tried replacing SATA cables, switching around SATA slots, and once again checked power connections. We are unsure if these are all caused by a faulty motherboard, faulty CPU, or they're all independent of each other. Please advise on what possible steps to take. I sent ASrock an email and will contact Newegg soon for an RMA but if someone has any ideas I'm all ears. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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