Build a PC: Simple Questions - January 06, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - January 06, 2021
- If you vape near your PC, STOP!
- After completing my build last week I want to share the story of all the mistakes I made so you can avoid them
- I went from a Ryzen 5 2600 to a 7 5800x and I really did not expect such a big performance difference.
- Fixed an old HP desktop from ~10yrs ago, with a fresh copy of Windows 10 on an SSD, it performs unexpected well for daily use!
- please, clean out your PC and it's parts before asking questions about thermals.
- built my sffpc after 8 years from my first build!
- Is this good for budget gaming pc?
- is there an official name for a cpu fan connector?
- Just built my first PC! Thanks so much to everyone on this subreddit! I couldn’t have done it without your help!
- Please report listings for misleading scalped items that are high in demand.
- Built my first PC but currently having problems 5 months later
- Zen 3 ready motherboards
- Only one CPU fan header, using old cooler on new mobo
- Anyone knows a good RGB keyboard?
- Ryzen 7 3700x running at 4.4mhz out of box temps at 50c-60c
- PC loses power, almost like someone pulled the plug.
- MSI b450 tomahawk max m.2 and 2.5" SATA drive problem
- Trying to build a PC for my husband!
- Help regarding PSU cables
- My Second Build and Not At All Excessive Emu Box
- GPU Upgrade, Worse performance
- How good are the 180 degree 8 pin adapters for PSUs?
- Helppp
| Simple Questions - January 06, 2021 Posted: 06 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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| If you vape near your PC, STOP! Posted: 06 Jan 2021 08:14 AM PST I'm not going to preach to anyone about the dAnGeRs Of VaPiNg. I do it, constantly, all day long. I get it, you vape bro. I recently built a PC using Corsair's Spec Delta RGB case and bunch of LL 120 fans in a front to back airflow configuration. The case has been left with the side panels off as I've been constantly troubleshooting issues with this build from GPU failure to a B550 board not allowing me to control my own fan LEDs. I've been vaping, like an idiot, next to it the whole time. THIS IS NOT WHAT MESSED UP THE FANS When I go to clean things out, the dust is sticky, almost moist in most places. I can see droplets forming around the rim of my AMD Wraith Prism cooler. It's from all the moisture being put into the air when I exhale the vape. Very bad, potentially system ruining, situation. Just a crazy thing I thought some of the community might want a heads up on.
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| Posted: 05 Jan 2021 03:31 PM PST I ended up building a computer at the end of 2020 after years of window shopping for prebuilts that I probably would have regretted purchasing. I'm not new to pc gaming as I have a gaming laptop that's approaching 4 or so years old with a little over 1 TB of storage. With the laptop aging and with me wanting a more robust device for music production, VR, and possibly even streaming I decided around July that I probably wanted a desktop that was more capable than my laptop. I knew a little bit about computers but really immersed myself to learn as much as I could. I went from almost seriously considering an Alienware desktop back in July (eww) to taking seriously parts sourcing and looking at builders like VRLA and Redux who seemed to at the very least be transparent about what they were putting into their systems. When I realized there were a few custom things I wanted (massive amounts of storage, Vive wireless vr adapter) I said "f- it" because I was going to have to open up any build I'd purchase from one of these guys to add all the stuff I wanted. The actual building process was simultaneously less and more involved than I initially thought. It took me 3 days (Dec 25-28) and over 12 hours from opening up my motherboard's box and flashing my BIOS to turning on my computer for the first time. It was also a little stressful since slotting some of my components was more difficult to do than I initially believe. Regardless, despite the somewhat clumsy nature I went about this process, the build worked like a charm and I'm writing this post from the computer. Anyway, I want to go over the highlights to help new builders optimize their process. Purchasing components This is an admittedly dumb and stupid mistake but outside of the general research I did to understand building and some rudimentary knowledge of some of this year's newest components PCPartPicker was what I leveraged for information about stock and pricing. This generally isn't a huge deal but with prices being so volatile in 2020 (especially around the last quarter of the year) it means that I overpayed for some things. There were parts, like my 3080 that I was somewhat willing to do this for, but I had no idea how much above MSRP I'd ultimately paid for my Ryzen 5 5600x until it was too late. Here are the the biggest lessons I learned: Compare across multiple sites. The fact that I didn't know MSRP for my CPU was my fault and honestly if I wasn't using PCPartPicker as my only point of reference I would have known better. And even then, if I'd looked closely at the historical pricing section of the site I'd understand that the prices being given to me at the time weren't necessarily MSRP. This point is more or less also one that is meant to remind everyone to understand the breadth and scope of the tools they're using for research. It didn't help that I was making these decisions in the second and third weeks of December trying to build by Christmas. Last minute decision making can lead to bad decisions. Give yourself enough time. Kind of bleeding over from the last point, if you have to (or want to) build by a certain deadline, make sure you give yourself enough time. Not only to understand how to build and how computer components work together, but also time to understand price to performance differences between any components you're comparing. And for any of you trying to build soon, I'd caution unless you absolutely need to you just to wait until mid-spring/summer as the selection of parts is set to improve substantially. Don't get caught up in the hype. With the hype cycle surrounding this year's newest components it was very easy to fall into this. I suppose this was less of an issue for me because my budget had flex room, but all the same no one really seeks to spend as much as they possibly can when building (at least I hope). Initially in my build I'd allotted up to $400 for my CPU and was going to settle on getting a Ryzen 7 3800 with the hope of upgrading down the line. Deep down though, because of the hype surrounding Ryzen 5000 I wasn't satisfied with that, so at the first chance of getting one of these newer chips, I took it without thinking. It was a Ryzen 5600x (with stock cooler) for $445. I thought it was a good deal because a the time I mistakenly believed MSRP was $399. While $445 is cheaper than some CPUs, even Intel gen 10 chips, if I decide to upgrade I'll spend more over the life of my build. And for just a bit more if I'd gone with Intel I could have gotten an i7 or i9 for slightly better performance in gaming. You'll always learn something that will give you buyers regret. After I paid nearly $300 above MSPR for my 3080 the rumors of 3080TIs became louder. The Ryzen 5000 series will likely be the last of the AM4 chipset so I'm wondering if I should have just gone with Intel anyway. But at the end of the day I take pride in the build I have created and will put my lessons to use if I decide to do another build in the future. Building: Day 1 I was overprepared in the sense that I had a lot of things I ultimately didn't use. Antistatic gloves, for example, which I ended up ditching pretty quickly because the material kept getting caught on the underside of my mobo which freaked me the hell out. Just purchase an antistatic workspace or an antistatic brace and that'll be enough. I ultimately ended up building on my mobo's box while wearing an antistatic brace grounded to my PSU. In day one all I really only manged to flash the bios on my MSI X570 Tomahawk with a USB. It took me an hour to realize that although my 24 ATX and cpu power were connected on my mobo that the PSU and mobo wouldn't turn on until I pressed the "flash bios" button with a pen. I initially thought my PSU was defective and wasted a lot of time. After making Christmas dinner I then installed my case fans and rbg halos which also took me over an hour because I apparently didn't understand how fan screws worked... there's not much to say here other than that I'm an idiot (-_-). Day 2 The bulk of the building took place during day 2. I actually touched the mobo and installed the CPU and other components and put it into the case. One mistake I made early on was installing my CPU before confirming if the heat sink I wanted to use (Cooler Master 212 black) had its own plate. It most definitely did, and so I had to carefully remove the CPU I'd seated and put thermal paste on and place it elsewhere until I was ready to reseat it. The entire process was painful as Cooler Master's instructions were terrible and for about an hour I was under the impression that my motherboard would snap as I struggled to tighten the heatsink. I also struggled to put the cooler fan on the heatsink as the directions for the CPU fan clips were also abysmal. This video really saved me at a point were I thought I'd give up on the build. Nothing else of note happened other than my ram fell out the first time I placed my case upright because I didn't seat it properly. Day 3 Most of day 3 was mostly installing my graphics card and cables. One thing I learned was since the graphics card was so big and chunky and since it obstructed my view of the slot I was trying to place it in, it's easier to install it while the case is up right. I actually almost nearly scratched my mobo and my M2 drive with my graphics card while trying to align it. I also had to remove my gpu after I'd successfully installed it to clear a path for my exhaust fan cables. It was at this point I'd actually broke the latch in the PCIe slot holding the graphics card because I didn't check if it was still secure. It broke cleanly so I was able to put the latch back into the slot okay. As for the cabling, that took me over 4 hours because I eagerly began plugging my front panel cables and fans in, only to realize after I installed my PSU that these cables were obstructing where my ATX cables would be coming in. Once my cables were nearly done, I saw that one of my motherboard screws was missing. A missing screw isn't a big deal, but I couldn't account for where I might have lost it because I distinctly remembered using every mobo screw. I was freaked out because there was a possibility it was in my case, behind my motherboard. But I was so close to finishing that I didn't want to take out my motherboard just for one freaking screw. After 30 mins of retracing my process I resigned myself to removing my mobo out of caution. I undid the cabling I'd started (I was about halfway done). After undoing the 5th screw I started hearing a rattling in my case and after shaking the case the missing screw pops out. I guess loosening my motherboard from some of the standoffs gave the lost screw enough room to roll away. I had no idea it fell in there but I'm glad I caught that before turning my system on. About an hour later all systems were go. I'm not happy with my cable management but it's good enough. The only other thing that gave me trouble was the RGB in my system. This is mainly because Phanteks isn't very transparent about the types of adapters needed to power its 12V ARGB halos, but after buying their stupid adapter a day later I have glowing fans. Reflection One of the biggest things I learned was that it's important to map out the building process step-by-step. I think I ended up redoing things like cabling because while I had a high level understanding of the building process I wasn't really thinking through my next move as I completed each step. But all in all, while I had some difficulties, I'm ultimately proud of myself for doing this and I'm absolutely in love with my machine. I sadly haven't gotten much time to really put my build to the test. I have a few people asking me about temps. Hopefully in the next two weeks I can test that during a dedicated gaming session. Anyway, while I still don't think building is for everyone, I do recommend that anyone looking for a computer (esp a gaming computer) at least understand computer parts and how they work together so that they actually know what it is they're getting when they go to a builder. To this end, you should probably watch a bunch of computer building videos as if you were going to build and use that knowledge to inform what you buy. Still, regardless of whether or not you go with a builder you shouldn't be afraid of building. As you can probably tell from my story the building process is a lot more forgiving than newbies (myself included) might initially think. You don't have to be a handy person to build. I most certainly am not. I actually struggled to put together the table I built my computer on literally the night before I started building my PC. For anyone who is on the verge of getting ready to build I've created a YouTube playlist of vids that helped me build as well as my own video featuring my build and my own tips. Let me know if you have any questions. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 05 Jan 2021 04:39 PM PST I just upgraded from a Ryzen 5 2600 to a Ryzen 7 5800x and omg I went from 170 fps with drops in the 110s on Overwatch to 400 while streaming. These CPU's are insane (I have a 1070ti). Sorry I just had to brag because I'm actually so happy that I saved up enough to get myself something this good. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2021 01:58 AM PST This desktop was broken for a few years now, and I finally found the time to try and get it back up and running. Its PSU, CPU cooler, GT 545 and some rear IO ports were done, case was both rusty and moldy, but the old H67 motherboard and CPU was still working. Managed to transplant the old power/reset button, front IO and Wi-Fi antenna over to the cardboard box, which is held shut with a 140mm fan mounted with some elastic cord. Was able to use a Windows 7 key to activate Windows.
I had a Ryzen 3200G build some time ago, and for general usage, I think they're pretty even. I hope this might convince you have another look at an old computer. It might still be surprisingly competitive against today's budget offerings with just some spare parts! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| please, clean out your PC and it's parts before asking questions about thermals. Posted: 06 Jan 2021 10:30 AM PST just wanted to send this out to anyone who might read, last week i changed out my pc's motherboard after 11 months of use and in the process realised my GPU (RTX 2060 super) was full of dust. after cleaning it out my temperatures at full load decreased by 10 celsius. dust really does matter, and even if it doesnt look like it, your GPU is going to collect dust like your computer does if you dont clean it. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| built my sffpc after 8 years from my first build! Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:42 AM PST Thanks to this sub I was able to refresh my knowledge on building one. the graphics card fit like a glove in this case - had to remove the AIO cpu coolers and play tetris irl to put it in.
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| Is this good for budget gaming pc? Posted: 06 Jan 2021 05:43 AM PST PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cYFTt8 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($104.46 @ Amazon) Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Inland Premium 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card Case: Thermaltake S100 Snow Edition MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($63.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H) Total: $541.41 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-06 08:45 EST-0500 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| is there an official name for a cpu fan connector? Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:26 PM PST I want to rewire some fans. performancepcs and mainframe customers are both OOS. Amazon sells some with the connectors which I dont need but would accept, but has slow shipping. is there another name for these things that I could search for? I cant imagine these are some super special connector. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Please report listings for misleading scalped items that are high in demand. Posted: 06 Jan 2021 09:50 AM PST Take for example the RTX 3070, it was hoarded by scalpers and is now being sold on ebay for hundreds of dollars more, if not double the price. Within these listings, there are multiple listings scattered throughout like "Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition Box" with a photo of a new looking product. These are listed for similar prices as the scalped GPUs and have all the same keywords, however, if you look all the way down in the description somewhere is usually listed "Doesn't include electronics." One I just saw has 5 bids already. Obviously most people here know to read all the fine print with these things, but some who are unfamiliar with ebay like sites, or PC parts, or just see a better price than some other listings may miss this. I've heard of multiple people not getting their money back because it technically is listed in the description that it doesn't include the GPU. Please not only look out for this when purchasing off 3rd party sites, but also report things like this. On ebay you can report for search manipulation because the product is intentionally misleading. Although it may not be taken down, I think it's important to try so that for example a person whose unfamiliar with all of this doesn't basically fall for a legal scam. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built my first PC but currently having problems 5 months later Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:08 AM PST B450 Tomahawk max Rtx 2060 super Ryzen 5 3600x 16gb ddr4 ram I play 1080p on a 144hz monitor. For the past 5 months everything has ran smoothly and I casually stream at 720p 30-60fps depending on internet strain. My gpu and cpu have never really gone above 40-50% while keeping the games on high-ultra settings. Two days ago my Streamlabs obs crashed and now crashes consistently only telling me an error has occurred, but I'm less concerned about that situation and more concerned that after that pc crash, my gpu now runs 90-100% on any game. I play arguably and unhealthy amount of Apex Legends and since the dawn of my pc, I've played on high settings - my pc would crush this (120-140fps regularly). Even when I crank everything to the lowest settings it stays around 99% and eventually crashes giving no error. My discord window turns black and I can't see anything on it but functions normally and I have to reboot the application to fix this. I've always monitored my gpu/cpu usage but this seems bizarre and there's definitely something going on considering I play some of the newest titles on high with no hesitation. Ran a malware scan, updated all drivers and I'm not sure what I should do moving forward. This was my first build and this reddit helped me build it, once again I return for guidance. Hope somebody can help shed some light on this situation! Much appreciated. - Knox [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2021 06:11 AM PST Are there any motherboards that come out of the box ready for Zen 3. I'm a first time builder with a 5800x and was thinking about getting the x570 Strix-E. I believe I'll have to update the bios before installing the cpu and am not too sure how to do it [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only one CPU fan header, using old cooler on new mobo Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:11 PM PST Hi all, Looking to install my old Noctua NH-D14 into my B550 motherboard. I noticed that there's only CPU Fan header, but a ton of SYS Fan headers. Is it okay to use one of the SYS ones? Couple questions:
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| Anyone knows a good RGB keyboard? Posted: 06 Jan 2021 12:36 PM PST Hey, so I want to complete my build by buying a keyboard. My budget is around 60-70$ US and it should be RGB. Even better is if it is white, I just like them. Sooo, any recommendations? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryzen 7 3700x running at 4.4mhz out of box temps at 50c-60c Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:01 PM PST I have no idea wtf this is or why it's doing it or how to stop it. It shows 3600mhz in the bios but is doing this on idle at desktop. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC loses power, almost like someone pulled the plug. Posted: 06 Jan 2021 12:06 PM PST Hey all, I recently got a new new CPU, going from AMD-FX-6300 ——> Intel i5-9400. I put everything in, and whenever I get to playing CS:GO, my entire computer acts like someone pulled the plug. I'll list my specs below. I've reinstalled windows, ran stress tests, and everything seems fine. Temps are ~45° when playing for the short amount of time. Anybody got any ideas? Thanks all :) CPU: i5-9400 GPU: GTX 1050ti, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB MOBO: Asus Prime B365-A PSU: Brand new EVGA 600w 80+ SSD: 120gb PNY CS900 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSI b450 tomahawk max m.2 and 2.5" SATA drive problem Posted: 06 Jan 2021 03:30 AM PST Hello there fellow pc builders, in my yet to be built build I want to use the MSI b450 tomahawk max and I want to have an m.2 drive for the os and a SATA 2.5" for everything else, but Mr.pcpartpicker tells me that when the m.2 port is occupied two of the SATA ports will be disabled. I know on the motherboard there are 6 SATA ports so I'll still be able to use my SSD normally but is there any way I can know which of the two ports will be disabled without having to plug and unplug until one of them works? Sorry if this question sounds stupid but I'm new to this and because I want to build the pc myself with just help of youtube I want to know everything before building the machine. Thanks [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trying to build a PC for my husband! Posted: 05 Jan 2021 07:29 PM PST I need as much help as I can get! So I'm on Pc part picker and this is the link to the saved parts. Does everything work together? Am I missing anything or is there anything I need to change or delete? All comment are welcome Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Katelyn.shaffer00%40icloud.com/saved/ [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2021 06:16 AM PST Hello. I have built my first pc and I have some concerns regarding the PSU. First, I have 4 ports on the PSU labelled SATA/PATA and I wanted to know what PATA is. I have installed the HDD and an Optical Drive on 3rd and 4th sockets so will it cause any problems? Are the all the same? Second, I have recieved my PSU with the UK plug whereas I don't live there. I have an adapter socket and wanted to ask if it's safe for use. Thanks. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Second Build and Not At All Excessive Emu Box Posted: 06 Jan 2021 12:46 PM PST First of all, thanks to this whole community for helping me jump right back in this hobby after 20 years. I now present my ~$300-350 spare and cheap parts build. It was intended to be my all in one emu box (SNES, Dolphin, PPSSPP, others), but an older relative needed a work PC, so now it's theirs. Picture: https://imgur.com/a/sczrADY Super proud of my cable management despite how goddamn jank this case turned out to be PCPP List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hpNqW3 * *They didn't have 2x4 RAM I actually used so I chose the 2x8 [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU Upgrade, Worse performance Posted: 06 Jan 2021 11:12 AM PST A friend of mine upgraded his GPU. He recently upgraded from 1070 to 5700XT and he has worse performance than before. He removed NVIDIA drivers using DDU. Please help! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How good are the 180 degree 8 pin adapters for PSUs? Posted: 06 Jan 2021 02:07 PM PST I'm thinking of getting a set for my 3070, but I don't know if they're just Chinesium or work as intended. I also ran across the EVGA PowerLink which seems to be a better version. Looking for anyone who's actually tried them. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2021 06:33 AM PST Hey guys just asking but my PSU has been acting inconsistently and I'm thinking maybe it's underpowered. I'm currently using a seasonic core GX 650W 80+ Gold and I'm not sure if this is enough for my set up. Cpu: Ryzen 5 3600 Gpu: 3060Ti Asus Dual OC RAM: vengeance LPX 2x8 16 GB 3200mHz SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB. [link] [comments] |
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