Build a PC: Simple Questions - February 18, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - February 18, 2021
- An ant is stuck in my monitor
- Building a PC, worth it or no?
- Save up for an SSD instead of a HDD
- [Infographic] Performance boosts after completed PC upgrade
- Recently Built PC, just got a 3070 GPU upgrade. PC wont post (1st PC build in over 15 years)
- General PC Case Survey!
- Seemingly random restarts with Ryzen 3600 and 5600 XT Build. Any suggestions appreciated.
- Can i mix 2133 and 2400 speed RAM?
- First time build
- Waiting for the 3050...
- 2x16GB 3600Mhz CL16 Ram recommendations?
- New build GPU choice
- Looking for a monitor - 27", 1440p, > 60hz
- How's my build?
- Best options for VR
- Planning on using dual 3090s with Threadripper 3990X. Can anyone recommend mobos
- 3090 drops 30% FPS overnight. Fixed and Failed. S.O.S. Reward
- PC Build for graphic design, needs to run adobe suite "super fast" $1500(+/-)
- What was your first PC's specs?
- Hd 7970 in 2021
- Speed me up, Scotty
- Choosing a CPU for a new build
- Ram Placement
- My Ryzen 5950X looks Dead on Arrival on my ROG STRIX x570-E gaming.
- Help with upgrades to my pc
| Simple Questions - February 18, 2021 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST This thread is for simple questions that don't warrant their own thread (although we strongly suggest checking the sidebar and the wiki before posting!). Please don't post involved questions that are better suited to a [Build Help], [Build Ready] or [Build Complete] post. Examples of questions:
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| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:41 PM PST An ant just died in my monitor, in the middle of the screen. Losing my mind. Any help is appreciated [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building a PC, worth it or no? Posted: 18 Feb 2021 07:45 AM PST Please give me feed back, this is a school project and I'm in eleventh grade (last year in high school in Canada). Thanks for giving me your time! Here's a one page about my thought on building a computer (if you don't want to read just upvote or down vote, this way I can tell my teacher people read it!) Building a computer, worth it or no? I built my computer a few days ago, it cost me around 2200$ CAD. The computer that I built was based off a pre-built computer by ASUS, and they were selling it for the same price. So, is it worth spending time to build your own computer or no? The time I spent searching for my different PC parts was around two hours, making sure that my upgrades on the original build where compatible with all my components. In the end, I managed to upgrade my cooling system, my graphic card and power supply, but spent less on the case. When I received all my components, after two weeks of wait, I started building it, taking my time to not make mistakes during the process. Overall, I'd say it took my about 8 hours to build, but I'm definitely not the fastest one and that was my first build. I'm happy that I spent time to build it because if I need to change pieces or upgrade it in the future I'll know how to do it, but I think that buying a prebuilt PC and spending a bit more money will save you a lot of time, and during those hours saved, you can work to make money and, in the end, you will still probably save enough money to upgrade you computer. So, was it worth it? In terms of learning new things, yes, but time wise I think buying a pre-built computer will save a lot of trouble. Thanks for your time! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Save up for an SSD instead of a HDD Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:18 AM PST I don't know who needs to hear this, but I recently bought a 1TB HDD bcs my 500gb M.2 just wasn't cutting it. I wanted to download warzone and even before that I already used more than half of the storage. I spent weeks deliberating on whether to get another 500gb SSD or 1TB HDD. I mean buying the HDD saves me more than half of the price of the SSD (w double the storage!). Not to mention I was unsure if another 500gb would be enough in the long run. I weighed the pros and cons. The only cons of the HDD was the noise tbh. The last time I had used a HDD was more than 2 years ago on my laptop so I've pretty much forgotten the noise it made, and I never really saw anyone explicitly complain about the noise. Well, here I am complaining about the noise to those who have forgotten how annoying it is. It's annoying. Two days ago I bit the bullet and got myself the HDD. Installed it and everything seems to run smooth. Now I didn't really notice it on the first day, but the next day after I had downloaded games into it, I noticed it was kinda loud upon booting, but after 30 seconds or so it quiet down a bit. Now idk if it's because I'm so used to my pc being silent, but the sound is irritating me to hell and back. If I'm wearing headphones or put on music on speakers then it isn't such an issue, but when there's nothing to drown it out, that's when I get irritated. Anyway just a short rant to say I wish I had gone for the SSD lmao. Oh well will probably upgrade it when I start working. Am just a good ol' unemployed fresh grad for now. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Infographic] Performance boosts after completed PC upgrade Posted: 18 Feb 2021 08:53 AM PST After a good few months of research and building, I am finally done with my PC upgrade! For those that are interested, I have put together an infographic showing performance before and after upgrading, as well as some light overclocking: https://imgur.com/a/iyBYQz9 You can look at in interactive version here: https://create.piktochart.com/output/52602570-pc-upgrade-nocmj1 I am very relieved that I have seen pretty good boosts in performance after my upgrade. Thank you to everyone who offered help and advice here! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recently Built PC, just got a 3070 GPU upgrade. PC wont post (1st PC build in over 15 years) Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:16 AM PST In short, i built a new PC (see below) CPU: Ryzen 5800x MOBO: ROG 570x-i GPU: I used an old 970 I got second hand while I waited for a 3070. I received my 3070 this morning: TUF 3070 OC. After installing my 3070, all I get is a black screen. I reinstalled the 970, works perfectly. the 5800x doesn't have integrated graphics to boot into safe mode with no GPU, and I'm struggling to find material online on how to troubleshoot this. Any suggestions? Edit for solution: Issue: I was using a daisy-chained PUS cable for 3070 as it seems sufficient from the specs. Solution: 3070 needs two dedicated 8 pin cables. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 05:22 PM PST https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T79J2LM Hello /r/buildapc, official DeepCool rep here. I got the go-ahead from the mods to post a general PC case survey that's looking to take the current temperature of the PC case market. We're undergoing some new changes here at DeepCool, so we're hoping to collect some honest answers and opinions that will help guide us in ultimately providing a better product. No emails or personal information are required, so no marketing shenanigans here. Please help us fill out this simple questionnaire, if you have any questions then feel free to ask away. Cheers! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seemingly random restarts with Ryzen 3600 and 5600 XT Build. Any suggestions appreciated. Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:05 PM PST Troubleshooting Help:**What is your parts list?
Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive. Random shutdowns and restarts. They happen at idle as well as during load. Seems maybe slightly more frequently during idle/low usage like watching a video but that could just be because the majority of use is at lower usage. It will just turn off then reboot. Sometimes it won't do it again for a while, others you'll get several reboots in the span of 10-20 minutes or so. List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem. I've reseated all the power cables and checked for any obvious cuts or anything that might short. I have several times replaced the video card drivers (including doing so by removing the old drivers with DDU for as clean install as possible) as well as the chipset drivers. Some had better or worse performance but none solved the restart/shutdown issue. I reset Windows to a fresh install. Provide any additional details you wish below. As of now the only thing I can think of that I haven't tried is getting a PSU that has the additional 4 pin CPU connector (so 8(4+4) +4) that the B550 Steel Legend can accept. The mobo manual and the internet in general says this is optional and it's not like the stock 3600 draws a crazy amount of power, however the house this is in has really old (knob and tube, and yes I realize that is not good and is something that's being addressed when possible) wiring that is likely not providing the most stable/clean power so I wonder if having the extra 4 pin might help out in that regard. I'm thinking I might just take it to Microcenter (where the parts were bought) so they can take a look at it but before that I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone has ideas that I hadn't tried. Thanks for any help or suggestions. :) [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can i mix 2133 and 2400 speed RAM? Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:12 AM PST Currently have a 4gb RAM 2133 and can get a 2400 4 gb RAM 2400. Will these work together? Do i need to change any settings for this to work? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:41 PM PST Hello, I am currently trying to build my very first PC. I have been cautiously looking over everything to make sure they all fit together, however, I would really like a second opinion. I want to make sure I do this right so if you could please let me know if all the parts below will work together, I would be very appreciative! Case - Corsair ICUE 5000x RGB Mid Tower MoBo - Gigabyte Z390 Designare LGA 1151 ATX CPU - Intel I9 10900K Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ram - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32gb DDR4 3200 C16 SSD - Samsung 970 Evo Plus SSD HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB PSU - Corsair RMX series, RM750x 80+ Gold If you have any suggestions as well, I would very much like to hear them! Thank you in advance! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:18 PM PST Should I be waiting for the 3050 or just settle for a 1660? I'm looking to build a budget pc and the one thing that I really need is a GPU, I keep getting told to wait for the 3050 which is apparently going to be around the £200 mark. I'm also at a msi 1660 armor oc as it's somthing I could pick up when ever and not rely on speculation. What's your 2cents? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2x16GB 3600Mhz CL16 Ram recommendations? Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:50 PM PST Needing some recommendations for some ram. I'm wanting 2x16GB 3600Mhz CL16 ram for my build. I've been looking around for this spec of ram, but cannot find it neither in-stock nor at a reasonable price. I have been watching some Crucial Ballistix sticks for the longest time, but here in the UK they go like hot cakes so it's kind of hard to get them. Their 2x16GB kits used to be Dual Rank, but now they've changed the IC's and are now Single Rank. It sucks, but it's fine I guess. I just want extra capacity for streaming, so I'll only lose a few ~% or so. Sooo yeah. Throw me some kits of ram my way with that spec, or kits of ram that will OC to that spec please! Thanks for reading [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:54 AM PST Hey guys, I'm looking to start my first build. Been doing lots of research for the past 2 months and here's what I have so far. It's a budget build (Gaming wise). I'm not particularly huge on gaming but would occasionally be doing some. I run a lot of virtualization utilities as part of my software development. I also intend to run a home server on the PC. I need help picking a compatible GPU, mid to low end, preferably Radeon-based. Also, any thoughts and suggestions are welcome on the build itself. Thanks. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Looking for a monitor - 27", 1440p, > 60hz Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:38 AM PST Hi, I'm looking for a new monitor. Must be 27" or bigger, 1440p, and preferably faster than 60 HZ. A monitor with good ergonomic adjustments (height and tilt) is also a must. I'm not too familiar with the market for monitors so I'm honestly not too sure what my budget should be. I plan to use this mostly for school and work (I'm a Computer Science student so things like that). Other than school/work I do some light gaming and am also into photography so something nice for photoshop/lightroom would be nice. One option I came across was the Asus proart display pa278qv. What do you guys think of this? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:24 AM PST Hey all, console noob here looking to make the switch. Just wanted to see if there's anything strange, off, or just wrong about my build aside from those inflated prices. I'll be gaming at 1080p 144Hz and I'll usually be playing older stuff like modded Skyrim, but I'm definitely looking to be able to play some future AAA titles. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:19 AM PST I just built a nice gaming PC and now want to add the final piece, VR. I am fully aware that Valve Index is the best one you can get right now, but I'd like to see what other options there are. What are, let's say, the top VR sets to get currently? Someone recommended me the HP Reverb G2 a while back and it just released in Canada, but reviews seem iffy...So i'm not sure. My system is more than capable of running VR to the max, specs are: 5900x 3080 TUF OC 32GB 3600 CL16 RAM 32" Optix AG32C 1TB SSD/4TB HDD Space wise my apartment I've got approximately 15-20 feet from the front of my TV/Monitors, and 100 or so feet width wise from my PC to the other wall. I was looking at getting either the Valve Index or Reverb but didn't know if those were the two best options, which of the two was better, or if there were any other options that were better than even those. [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planning on using dual 3090s with Threadripper 3990X. Can anyone recommend mobos Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:05 PM PST Looking for mobo that can provide adequate spacing between two 3090s without pcie risers. Any recommendations? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3090 drops 30% FPS overnight. Fixed and Failed. S.O.S. Reward Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:51 AM PST Update: We've really hammered on this but so far nothing is working. I'll continue to update the thread until I find a solution. Stardate 2077 Three nights past, my 3090 was doing 70FPS+ in AC Valhalla on Ultra. The next morning, I boot up and can barely touch 50FPS. I troubleshoot and solve with a system restore point from Jan 12th. Everything fixed. Another night, another morning waking up to low FPS. The horror begins, my restore point has vanished and I begin my trouble shooting mega list. Hours later, I do a full system reinstall. Completely from scratch with a fresh download of Win10 Pro. I set everything back up and am barely touching 50 FPS again. I've buried myself on this one, hours of digging around and I have nothing. I would pay a professional service if I had a good recommendation. I'd love to reward some brave fool who has Dark Souls'd the shit out of this type of thing to advise me... Specs: Godlike z390 / i9-9900KS (5.0Ghz) / RTX 3090 / 32gb (3600mhz) / M.2 NVME 2TB / 3440x1440 / 1600w Plat+ (story) I think this whole mess may be related to some background windows or driver update. That may be why my restore point worked but my reinstall hasn't done anything. Maybe Realtek EDIT: Answers to some questions they have come up: Yes I've tried DDU, just before doing the full system reinstall. DDU didn't solve for me. After full reinstall I also tried using second to most recent Nvidia driver / no GeForce but that didn't help. I've now re-dl'd GeForce and latest driver GPU diagnostics via afterburner are normal. Temps relatively low. Overclock on/off doesn't make a difference Tested FPS against Valhalla, CyberPunk, and Apex Legends [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Build for graphic design, needs to run adobe suite "super fast" $1500(+/-) Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:59 AM PST What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Primarily Graphic design (photoshop/illustrator etc/ video editing) ideally the pc would run these programs as fast as possible What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? $1500 (+/-) In what country are you purchasing your parts? Purchasing in US Here's the link to my build draft let me know what you think. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b8Qrht I'm all set with peripherals. Thanks for any suggestions [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What was your first PC's specs? Posted: 17 Feb 2021 11:02 PM PST I'm really curious what specs do you had on your first PC/Laptop(if you remember ofc).And what were you playing on it?When did you get your first PC? Edit:I wanna thank you guys so much,this is my most commented post on reddit.I apreciate that you guys answered my questions and i disscused a little with you.Peace✌ [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:41 PM PST Hi. My gtx 780 ti is completely done. Is it worth buying hd 7970 3gb for 70$ for light gaming and home use till the shit with cards market will over. P.s. thought about rx580 8gb, but the price in my country is around 550$ [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:18 AM PST Hi all, I was very kindly given a PC several years ago (about 8 years ago) by my best friend so we can play games together and I have been meaning to upgrade it for quite a while. Whilst I have been told the processor is outdated (Which I agree with) and my PC is painfully slow, I have very little technical knowledge and have been nervous to make any changes for fear of burning the house down. Don't want to spend crazy money, but what are my best options? Looking to make it good enough to comfortably run Overwatch, CoD, Cyberpunk at medium settings without crazy loading speeds Any and all support would be appreciated to get me out of my predicament? Here's a couple of images showing my hardware, idle running state and inside the case - https://imgur.com/a/SpErJMx If you need more info, please let me know Thank you! [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choosing a CPU for a new build Posted: 18 Feb 2021 07:17 AM PST Hello I am trying to decide on my new build from scratch. PC will be used for gaming (4K 165HZ) and work (Programming, multiple VMs and such). Not sure about the GPU yet, will try to get 3080. I will probably OC the CPU a bit. One option is 9900KF for $188 from a friend of mine which is an Intel's employee. The other is 3600X for $300 which is out of stock pretty much everywhere. I also need a mATX board, and there almost nothing left for Z390 in this area... What do you guys think? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:14 PM PST PRIME Z390-A G.Skill Aegis Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin SDRAM PC4-25600 DDR4 3200 CL16-18-18-38 1.35V Dual Channel Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GIS I don't exactly know where to ask this... Hi, so I have a few questions regarding ram placement in A1 & B1 Opposed to A2 & B2, in the manual it says that dual channel memory architecture is supported not specifically for both channels but in this case I'm assuming its for both A1B1 & A2B2. The problem resides where A2B2 have asterisks meaning that you are supposed to occupy these first, I'm thinking this is where the dual channel is best supported? but when running the bios A2 would never become recognized it was only till I tried A1B1 that they were both recognized (I think I may have bent a pin installing the CPU cooler (NH-D15s)) Anyhow everything else is working fine assuming a cpu pin was bent which I have no idea if its just a defect in the A2 mobo slot. So do you think A1B1 would support the same dual channel feature that A2B2 would? [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Ryzen 5950X looks Dead on Arrival on my ROG STRIX x570-E gaming. Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:58 AM PST Did someone get such an issue ? I have this ASUS ROG Strix X570-E for more than one year, it works nicely with an Ryzen 9 3900X. The motherboard Bios is up to date. The day before I used it to test some 32Go 3600C18 Memory stick with a Ryzen 5600X. So most of the part of this build had been tested before. The issue is strange, the PC acts as if the power supply was dead, but, I by powering it on directly from pins it starts. I was so happy to boot a Ryzen 5950X + 128Go Memory + 2To nvme SSD … now I'm so sad... [link] [comments] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Feb 2021 01:39 PM PST I just got my old PC working by buying a new harddrive, I now want to upgrade it so I can play games at a decent frame rate. My current setup is as follow:
After running some perfromance tests I think I need to upgrade my graphics card and get an SSD? I want to play warzone so looked at what was a recomended graphics card for that and it said the NVIDIA GTX1660 ti/super I don't know much and not sure if my CPU might limit me with what I can get? Any help is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
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