Build a PC: Simple Questions - February 06, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - February 06, 2021
- The prices are just ridiculous, GTX 1660s for €550 ~ $600
- I did it!! I Finally built my PC!!
- So... when will prices finally go down?
- Buying used rtx 3070, need some advice
- Ghost S1 SFFPC Build Plan Help
- 10600k for $230 or 5600x for $300?
- Can an rgb header cause a short?
- Bought a used PC; can someone tell me what my CPU (AMD FX-6100 Six Core 3.30 GHz) is equivalent to for Intel chips?
- PC Crashes when Playing Games
- Is there anything I'm missing on this build before I pull the trigger?
- Looking for a good gpu that can handle 1080p 60fps and VR Oculus Quest 2 Link
- Help?!?! Just upgraded to gtx 1050ti and pc is stuck on hp boot screen?
- Is this a solid base for further upgrades?
- AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 2600?
- is the ryzen 7 3700x worth it over the ryzen 5 3600x?
- GPU keeps crashing GTX 980ti
- Okay, I'm going to order. Can someone confirm that my build is okay and that my PC isn't going to explode?
- XMP causes games to crash.
- About a year old build I made that I never had the chance to use until now
- Is GTS450 too old for MSI B550 Tomahawk?
- Outside cable management - from mess to clean(ish)
- Which one would be more bang for buck in 1440p? R7 3700x or R5 5600x?
- Having problems with dual channel ram
- Upgrading my PC and selling my current build to a friend.
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| The prices are just ridiculous, GTX 1660s for €550 ~ $600 Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:27 AM PST Prices are actually insane in Europe, if you have the luck of finding one in stock, it will cost ridiculous amounts of money. €550 for a GTX 1660S [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I did it!! I Finally built my PC!! Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:43 AM PST Thank you to all the people whom I've talked to on this subreddit and gave their insights when I first posted here 'bout the components!! After almost 3 months I've finally finished my build ❤️ As a complete beginner (NEVER BUILT A PC MY WHOLE LIFE) The amount of fear and frustration while building my PC can never beat the happiness I felt the moment I pushed that "on" button. This is such an achievement for me who never had any knowledge when it comes to building computers ❤️ and now I gained one! Ps. I actually thought I killed my PC the first time I turned it on lol turns out after flicking that PSU power I have to push that "on" button on the case LMAO I have to disassemble everything and figure out what I did wrong I even went to the point I have to jump start my PSU xD specs: ryzen 5 3600 aorus b550 pro ac corsair rgb pro 16gb baracuda hdd 2tb samsung 970 evo ssd 1tb radeon rx 5500xt corsair rm 650x nzxt h510 samsung crg5 series "24 led curved monitor corsair k55 rgb keyboard corsair m65 rgb elite (all in all total $1403.78 tax and sf included) here's the photo of my pc: edit: I appreciate all the medals guys! thank you so much. To all the boys and girls out there who are planning and are in the process of building, you can do it! Goodluck! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| So... when will prices finally go down? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 09:26 AM PST About a year ago I was planning to build a budget pc for 300. A year later and it's 420. Not bad, but quite high. But in a couple months, it raised up to 500. I already bought the case too, so the bulk of that price is from the CPU and motherboard. In a few weeks it'll be my birthday and I'll probably have 450, but even then the prices will probably rise even before that. When can I expect them to go down? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buying used rtx 3070, need some advice Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:07 PM PST Hey guys, thinking about getting an apparently 1 month used rtx 3070. The guy said he had a receipt on his order (from the local shop he got it from) and a 1 year warranty as well, which seems tempting. Only problem is I tried asking him if I could locally check out the gpu with furmark he says he cannot see me in person due to covid and he has a family, which is reasonable however he proposed as an alternative to record a video of the gpu inside the computer unedited with a benchmark for 5 mins. Is it still safe to buy or will I be in danger of getting scammed? I feel like this is enough to prove the authenticity of the deal but if im missing something id love to know. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghost S1 SFFPC Build Plan Help Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:38 PM 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. I am going to be using this computer as my daily driver. I mostly do programming and run Linux as my main OS. I don't think I write/run anything especially intensive. For reference, during normal use without Chrome, I consume under 1GB of RAM on my laptop and about 5GB with Chrome doing its thing :'). I do plan on dual booting Windows for games. In terms of games, I don't game that much and don't play any AAA titles. I will mainly run light-mid level games like Overwatch, Minecraft with shaders, League of Legends, Factorio, etc. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) My current setup consists of two 1440p monitors. My main monitor is a LG 27GL83A-B and my side monitor is a vertical ASUS PB258Q Ideally I want to be able to play on a single monitor (LG) at 1440p@144hz. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? My current budget is around $1.5k but I'm okay with going a little above (max maybe $2k). In what country are you purchasing your parts? USA Draft of Build. PCPartPicker Part List
Additional details I have already picked up the LOUQE Ghost S1 MKIII case and a friend is willing to sell his 2060 Super to me for $320, hence the price above. The main concerns I have with this build is if this is the best bang for buck I can get right now because I'm not exactly in need of the best of the best hardware since I don't play intensive AAA titles. I also do not know if I should wait for new gen stuff to come out or wait for restocks so prices can possibly drop. Additional details no one asked for I put this at the bottom to save people from having to read it from the start but I recently graduated and managed to get a decent first job so I wanted to reward myself with building this dream build of mine as my very first desktop pc. I've used a laptop to game on since I can remember so I am excited to join the glorious pc master race. I have been in love with the Ghost S1 case ever since I laid my eyes on it so this is definitely a very exciting time for me to be able to finally have my dream build come true! Thanks in advance to everyone!! :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10600k for $230 or 5600x for $300? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 08:04 AM PST I just got my Gigabyte 3070 and my 4790k is giving it's all, and I'm getting good fps and all, but my 4790k is definitely a bottleneck now. Considering the 10600k as it's 6 core 12 thread, for a nice $70 cheaper than the 5600x(plus it's in stock)... [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can an rgb header cause a short? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 12:04 PM PST Repost from another sub since nobody responded in 2 days since posting So I built my pc a few months ago and I got some rgb fans with it. Everything worked perfectly until like 3 weeks ago where it wouldn't turn on. I built it out of the case and it booted up. But when I plugged the bottom rgb fan cable (the one with 2 pins a blank and then one pin) I noticed it had the same behavior that it did when I wasn't booting up. So fast forward to now and the rgb on the fans will not work (happened somewhere between). I just tried to fix it but it's still not working. Also it's not just one group of 3 fans (they connect together to a splitter) but it's both. The small rgb accents on my motherboard work fine but the fans don't at all. Mind you they spin fine. But here's the thing. I had the problem rgb connection plugged into a different header and I switched it to the one I had it on before. And guess what? It stopped working. So my questions are how do I fix the rgb and why is the whole pc not turning on from one rgb header? I've never heard of a short or something from just an rgb header but can I happen? Thank you in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:26 PM PST https://i.imgur.com/2oYp8CW.png https://i.imgur.com/i8rn2NQ.png Bought my first PC that I will plan on upgrading, but I'm not sure if I will need to upgrade the CPU in the future. The GPU is definitely old for sure (Radeon 6800), and I looked it up on Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy list to see where it ranks among other GPUs. The CPU says it's a six core 3.30 GHz, but to my understanding, Intel i3-7, none of them are six cores, just 2, 4, and 8. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Feb 2021 12:19 AM PST Good day guys I'm stumped and hoping the wisdom of reddit helps me out troubleshooting. My PC, specs at the end, crashes randomly when playing some games CIV 6 and The Division 1/2 most recently. Initially i had though it was a Motherboard issue due booting issues and not detecting my GPU sometimes, got it RMAed by ASUS and was told it was working within specs (but did not want to test PCIE gen 4 for unknown reasons) once I received it still was still having issues. I bought a new motherboard to help the diagnostic process. After Testing GPU in separate system and confirming it worked I looked at the CPU, I RMAed it and received a replacement thinking the issue would be fixed. Sadly this also didn't resolve the issue. After all this I started thinking it was a power related issue due to now having to flip the PSU switch after my PC crashes, I started to think issue was with wiring in my home as it is very old and sometimes power is inconstant and I do now know the power tolerances of PC, so I had bought a UPS to assist. A few days after the UPS installation my PC has crashed again... This time I a grab a picture, but the jist is that RGB Ram was illuminated but nothing else was, and that I had to flip PSU switch to reboot. Now I am looking back and feeling I have made no progress and spend over 100 Canadian Dollars shipping stuff for RMA with no fix in sight. I am currently investigating further, but any wisdom is welcomed. I am thinking it is a PSU or RAM, maybe? SPECS CPU: AMD RYZEN 3700X usually (35-40C at idle, 60 under load) GPU: Aorus Master RTX3080(40C at idle, 65 under load) Old motherboard: Asus Tuf x570 Gaming New motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Unify CPU COOLER: NZXT Kraken Z73 RAM: G.Skill TridentZ 2 x 16GB (F4-360016D-32GTZRC) PSU: Corsair RMX 850 with cable mod PRO MODFlex Cable extensions Case: Lian li O11 Dynamic XL UPS: CyberPower Intelligent 900W UPS Battery Backup with LCD (CP1500AVRLCD) Troubleshooting: PSU: I already had 2 cables from PSU to GPU so I removed the cable extensions. GPU: ran Furmark with GPU Z to see Perf cap and returned Vop and VRel, meanings limited by operating voltage and Voltage reliability respectively with a power consumption % of about 80% throughout(this was done without cable extensions). RAM: downloading MEMtest86 to test my RAM (thanks PYRO266 never heard of that before) Edit1: added troubleshooting Flair Edit 2: added Troubleshooting section and added things attempted, as well as added UPS being used, Thanks for all the help so far! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is there anything I'm missing on this build before I pull the trigger? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 11:04 AM PST Hi there, I'd really appreciate a second pair of eyes on this build. The GPU is either this or a R9 290 (probably the 290 if I can get it here).
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| Looking for a good gpu that can handle 1080p 60fps and VR Oculus Quest 2 Link Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:10 PM PST I got a ryzen 2700x cpu to paired it with. Budget? No more than 500$ [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Help?!?! Just upgraded to gtx 1050ti and pc is stuck on hp boot screen? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:03 PM PST Specs Fx-8120 8 gigs of ram Windows 10 Hp Phoenix case 2TB hard drive It's just stuck on the startup screen. The keyboard won't work and it's just stuck and it keeps beeping. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? I put the card in properly because the fan is moving. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is this a solid base for further upgrades? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 10:09 AM PST [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HzYwK3) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HcPgXL/intel-core-i5-10600k-41-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8070110600k) | $224.99 @ Newegg **CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xCL7YJ/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15s) | $101.35 @ Amazon **Motherboard** | [Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING ATX LGA1200 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J9PgXL/asus-rog-strix-z490-e-gaming-atx-lga1200-motherboard-rog-strix-z490-e-gaming) | $299.99 @ Best Buy **Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KkqBD3/crucial-ballistix-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k16g36c16u4b) | $173.99 @ B&H **Storage** | [Patriot VPN100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NWNv6h/patriot-vpn100-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-vpn100-1tbm28h) | $129.99 @ Newegg **Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB AORUS Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MC7CmG/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-6gb-aorus-video-card-gv-n1060aorus-6gd) |- **Case** | [be quiet! Silent Base 601 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WtdxFT/be-quiet-silent-base-601-orange-atx-mid-tower-case-bg025) | $129.90 @ Amazon **Power Supply** | [be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7TBrxr/be-quiet-power-supply-bn253) | $199.90 @ Amazon | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1260.11** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-02-06 12:55 EST-0500 | Hi there, /r/buildapc community! This list was made for my friend who wants a solid, powerful and long-lasting build. As you may guess the 1060 is a leftover and is going to be used until he is able to buy 3080 in a reasonable price. 11900 is considered a further possible upgrade. Do these parts make sense together in your opinion? Any feedback will be deeply appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 2600? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:26 PM PST Quick question, what's the diffrence between these too? 2600 is currenutly out of stock and i found 1600 for affordable price so will I go wrong if i take 1600 instead of 2600? Thanks in advance! EDIT : I meant Ryzen 5 1600 AF, not stock one [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| is the ryzen 7 3700x worth it over the ryzen 5 3600x? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:24 PM PST i plan to use my pc for gaming e.g valorant, warzone, minecraft, gta5, and sometimes video editing and basically just normal stuff e.g. streaming movies, browsing the internet, etc. would the 5 be enough or is the 7 worth the extra £105? i just went a lil over the budget and i want to cut costs lol, heres my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dz9NZZ [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Feb 2021 11:42 AM PST as the title, i bought a used graphics card off a website and whenever i open games like fortnite/valorant i play for like 1 hour and then it instantly crashes, i wanna know if i bought a faulty card or is it a drivers issue, thanks in advance [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Feb 2021 09:23 AM PST
Grand total would be around $800. I do not play games competitively and just want something that will allow me to play in 1080 recent games and also do a bit of editing. (Also, does anyone have another Power Supply to rec? The Corsair one is like $100). [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:02 PM PST Hello, So i just bought a new gaming pc and whenever i turn on XMP my games crash after playing for a couple of minutes. I got an Asus z490 p with 2x8gb kingston rgb hyperX 3200mhz. Ive tried updating my bios, Windows and graphics drivers. Dont know if its relevant but i got an i7 10700k cooled with an aio ,rtx 3070 ,750W 80+ gold and the temps are fine. Any fixes or anyone got the same problem ? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About a year old build I made that I never had the chance to use until now Posted: 06 Feb 2021 11:27 AM PST It's giving me a bit of trouble, when I turn it on it shows a screen that says i need to insert my win10 disk and do some troubleshooting. Also, any tips on the best way to clean off the dust? (See pics) Also, I know. Bad wire management. Wires all over the place. Any tips for that would be helpful too [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is GTS450 too old for MSI B550 Tomahawk? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 12:43 PM PST I'm building a new PC which is gonna be mostly used through SSH and therefore a GPU is pretty useless for me. I have a very old but working PC that has an GTS450 inside so I had an idea to cheap out and use this GPU in my new PC. However when I boot up there's no video output and I hear a POST code - 1 long beep and 2 short beeps which as I've read suggests video memory problem. When I put the GPU back into the old PC it works just fine. Is it just too old for the B550 Tomahawk? Or does the problem lie elsewhere? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outside cable management - from mess to clean(ish) Posted: 06 Feb 2021 07:50 AM PST Hi all, I got my new computer recently and I love it - also the looks of it. It's a beast! However I still had a very messy outside cable management, with all the computer, router, USB station, Orbi, Philips Hue... stuff being connected here. This is what it looked like before: And now, tadaaaa : Cleaner! I am not really a "handyman" at all... I generally get along with my hands as on as there's a keyboard connected... so I'm proud of this (small) achievement and wanted to share it here! :-) Take care and stay safe! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Which one would be more bang for buck in 1440p? R7 3700x or R5 5600x? Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:34 PM PST Hello. Trying to put together a build that will last me 3 years. I'm really stuck on the CPU part on whether to go for 3700x or 5600x, In my country, 3700x would cost me $315 and 5600x will cost me $390. I saw some benchmarks but they were mostly done in 1080p where the 5600x just blew the 3700x out of the water, even in non-gaming applications.... Still, I kinda wanted to save my money hoping 1440p will even it out. But found this one benchmark where they included 1440p numbers and I'm particularly concerned about the RDR2 numbers because that's the game I wanted to play the most where the 5600x was getting like smooth 144 fps while the 3700x was getting like 125 fps, not great... But that's just one benchmark, I was hoping some of you guys have experience with 5600x and 3700x on 1440p so I could have some more insight on how often this happens even on higher resolution and whether I should save the money or go for the 5600x. Thanks for reading my post. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Having problems with dual channel ram Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:28 PM PST So i have a gigabyte aorus b450m mobo and the manual isn't helping a whole lot. So should i have 1dimm in channel A and 1 in B or 2 in A or B cuz it says that dimm slots 1 and 3 are channel A and 2 and 4 channel B. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upgrading my PC and selling my current build to a friend. Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:23 PM PST My friend is looking to build a modest gaming PC, and I offered to save him some money and work by selling him my current PC (minus the GPU) and spending a net ~$600 to build myself a new PC. I want to make sure that my new build is up to snuff, but I also want to make sure that I'm giving my friend a good deal. My new build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YhqVgt I already have an RTX 2080 that will be going into this. This build is for gaming and streaming. I mostly play Apex, and my current build gets anywhere from 100 to 144 fps (depending on how much shit is going on at once) on low-ish settings in 1440p while streaming at 1080/60. I've thought about buying a 240hz monitor, so it'd be nice if this build could handle ~190 fps while streaming Apex on low/1080 (I've read that Apex doesn't really handle framerates higher than that particularly well). Getting better performance in various single player games where I actually want the graphics cranked would be nice too, but this is less of a priority. I'm going a little over the top (for someone who mostly plays Apex) in the interest of future-proofing. I don't want to spend much more than a net of $600-700. Buying in the US, hoping to mostly use Amazon (I know, Amazon sucks, so do most massive retailers) both for free/fast shipping and for that sweet sweet 5% back. Some notes on my choices:
So that's my build, here's the build I'm selling to my friend: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/62VZvf He's getting a used 1660 super from someone else so he's covered in the GPU department. This computer has been used for just under 2 years, daily. I've never had any real issues with it, though my GPU runs a little hotter than I'd like (the 100r doesn't have the best airflow in the world, but this is likely also at least in part because the specific 2080 I have has some anecdotal evidence of poor QC when it comes to application of thermal paste). My friend is looking to use it for gaming, but he's a little bit less hardcore than I am, he may eventually get a 1440p/144hz monitor but I don't think he's looking to squeeze out frames for that extra edge. He'll likely be playing a lot of SP games + stuff like Battlefield and Apex, I think this build + a 1660S is going to serve him just fine. The real question is: How much is this build worth, two years used? Note that the mobo price doesn't show up on PCPP because it's out of stock, I think it was $80-100. So new, the build would be ~$700, I was thinking $450-550ish would be reasonable, but I wanna get some opinions from people not involved in the transaction. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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