Build a PC: Simple Questions - March 18, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - March 18, 2021
- PC advice - GPU upgrade eclipses all my other components
- I need the ugliest (practical) ATX case possible.
- do you find it hard to shed your HDD habits after upgrading to SSD?
- 16, switching to pc after using gaming consoles my whole life, need advice on my current build. Roughly a budget of 1500-2000 but I am willing to go over if it is worth it.
- SSD not showing up in bios
- Building my first gaming PC and I'm very noob
- i7-10700k or Ryzen 5-5600x?
- Pc reboots while gaming
- Can you use different sizes of ram in dual channel?
- Upgraded to 6700xt and but no VGA
- Secured a GPU & CPU, looking for help on the rest.
- Airflow and other questions for my 4k-focused casual machine.
- Exactly what do I need to really build a pc like everything to build it and the cheapest pieces please help me
- CPU Decisions
- RX 6700 xt
- Looking to upgrade current build. Think it's my CPU that's the bottleneck, but I haven't thought about CPUs in nearly a decade. Looking for a nudge in the right direction.
- can anyone help with motherboard & CPU & power supply for audio & graphics workstation built around Ryzen 9?
- Is RAM upgrade worth it?
- Can I use a GPU that was made for mining, in a normal gaming pc?
- Help please
- First time PC builder, questions about cpu and gpu.
- Installed 8 GB ram yesterday, now my pc only boots without the older ram.
- Monitor display has horizontal green lines and is going black
- What's the cheapest graphics card I can get that allows me to do simple tasks in 1440p/144hz?
- Headset help!
| Simple Questions - March 18, 2021 Posted: 18 Mar 2021 05:00 AM PDT This thread is for simple questions that don't warrant their own thread (although we strongly suggest checking the sidebar and the wiki before posting!). Please don't post involved questions that are better suited to a [Build Help], [Build Ready] or [Build Complete] post.
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| PC advice - GPU upgrade eclipses all my other components Posted: 18 Mar 2021 07:30 AM PDT Hello all, Recently I decided to upgrade my GPU from a 1050Ti to a 1660 super. Unfortunately it seems that I rather jumped the gun, as looking at the rest of my pc specs it seems to be too powerful for the system around it. 60Hz 1080p monitor i3-6100 dual core @ 3.7Ghz Asus H110M-R micro ATX motherboard (LGA 1151 socket only supports 6th/7th gen CPUs) Corsair VS 350W Power supply 2x 4GB DDR4 RAM 2133MHz Budget: ~£200 ($280) Will be using my PC for gaming and VR. What would the right approach be at the moment? Do I go hunting for a suitable 6th/7th gen cpu and keep the motherboard and power supply? Or would it be more pragmatic to find a new motherboard and CPU combo which likely means I will need a better power supply? If the latter is a better option, what would be some good recommendations for the mobo + cpu that keep within the budget? Many thanks in advance. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I need the ugliest (practical) ATX case possible. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 10:50 AM PDT I'm working with a few friends to do a build for a financially unfortunate friend as a surprise. We have all the parts we need, but an important factor is that this friend is also an asshole, so since this PC will be free for him, and he doesn't know enough about PCs to do a case swap himself, we'd like to get him an extremely ugly case to put it in. He can't really do anything about it, so we want the sort of thing he'll have to explain to his wife and everyone else who enters his house and sees it. The only real requirement is that it fit an ATX board and a dual fan AIO. The uglier the better. Horrid colors, general ugly design, odd shape, hit me with your worst. We considered a sleeper build, but decided against it due to space and airflow concerns. Would have loved to have gone with this absolute abomination, but it's unfortunately too small. That's the caliber of hideous we're aiming for, though. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| do you find it hard to shed your HDD habits after upgrading to SSD? Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:36 AM PDT Years of working on an old HDD got me in the habit of walking away from my computer after I turned it on, finding something to busy myself like making breakfast because I knew it would take a while to start up. This is completely unnecessary now but I still tend to do it. It's hard to unlearn the habit and just start using the computer right away when you turn it on. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 05:56 AM PDT https://pcpartpicker.com/list/T6RPDc I'm looking to run games(mostly overwatch and valorant) on high fps, at least 140 maybe higher. I am also planning to do a lot of live streaming. I have watched lots of youtube videos explaining how to build and what each part does. I have a friend who works at micro center so getting any parts that are scarce(gpu) at retail price is not a problem. I am pretty sure I will wait for a deal on a good monitor, but if there is anything currently available that is a good quality and reasonable price please let me know. Thank you! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 11:11 AM PDT Hi, I have been able to get my pc to post, however the "boot option priorities" tab is greyed out and it doesn't recognize the ssd. I tried connecting it to a different cable, this did not work however. Any advice? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building my first gaming PC and I'm very noob Posted: 18 Mar 2021 10:05 AM PDT Hey guys, I have a friend that sent me a list of parts to get and most of them have come in and I'm just waiting for my GPU to come in today. Currently, I have an AIO Desktop that I installed an SSD into but plan to transfer the SSD to my new PC and put my old HDD back into my AIO Desktop. I used Samsung Magician to transfer from HDD to SSD last time, can I use the program to wipe my SSD clean if I plug my old HDD back in? Also, a friend was talking to me about getting a Windows 10 key and putting it on a USB stick. How does one do that? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:55 AM PDT Hi, i'm a bit unsure which processor i should go for... I mean the i7 has two more cores for a cheaper price here in Germany and the performance is pretty much the same in terms of Gaming... Any help would be much appreciated :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 12:59 PM PDT Hey all, So as the title says my pc randomly starts rebooting I did upgrade my pc from a ryzen 5 2600 to ryzen 5 5600x recently. I figured it was my psu going bad/not pumping out enough juice. So I went from a 750W to a 850W and it still restarts. My cpu is not over heating only gets to about 50-65C while gaming. I mainly play stuff like cold war, apex, destiny 2. I also ran windows memory diagnostics test and it found nothing wrong with my memory. I just hope I don't have a bad cpu :/ Specs: -Ryzen 5 5600x -PNY RTX 2070 -B550M Asrock Steel Legend -Nzxt 850w gold psu -16gb patriot 2400mhz ram -Fractal design s24 celsius Aio [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can you use different sizes of ram in dual channel? Posted: 18 Mar 2021 02:07 PM PDT Hi, im wondering if i can use a 8gb stick of gskill aegis 3000mhz with my 16gb stick of gskill aegis 3200mhz. I have checked and they both have same timings and cas latency. Just wondering because another 16gb stick costs almost 200 dollars, thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upgraded to 6700xt and but no VGA Posted: 18 Mar 2021 01:21 PM PDT So I upgraded my rx 580 to a 6700xt and now it won't post. Just gives me 1 long and 3 short beeps which just means so vga detected. The lights come on on card card but the fans don't spin. Bad power supply maybe? But it runs my rx 580 and my HD 7970 fine. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secured a GPU & CPU, looking for help on the rest. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 02:29 PM PDT I managed to get a RX 6700 xt & Ryzen 7 5800x at MC today - though I would've preferred a 3070, but who knows when I'll get a chance to snag a GPU at MSRP again. Anyways, now that I've got my GPU & CPU handled, I want to proceed with the rest of the build. This is what I've got so far. I've seen some builds include more storage, pairing an SSD and HDD for example, is that worthwhile? Or, am I going to be fine with this build as it is? If there are any other things that need changing feel free to say. I would appreciate any advice. Thanks for your time.
Just a note: (The wireless adapter is in there just in case the motherboard wifi isn't too good.) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airflow and other questions for my 4k-focused casual machine. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 12:48 PM PDT My goal is to have a machine that'll run games at 30-60 FPS fairly well at 4k, thus I'm skimping on everything but the GPU. I don't value upgrading outside of storage, where I will eventually add an NVME SSD for directstorage when they're reasonably priced. I like to replace my PC every 5 years. Parts I've settled on: CPU Intel i5 11400F ARESGAME Power Supply 650W Crucial Ballistix RGB 3200 MHz 16GB ASRock B560M-HDV Motherboard CASE - ??? GPU - Right now a 1070 until I can snag a 3070 or 3060 TI (or maybe a Radeon if they release their DLSS competition and it's good). Only thing I see as a gamble is the cheap mobo, but it's a pretty big value at 75 with PCIE 4 on both the GPU & an NVME4 slot. I don't need the expandability and the reviews are fine if you exclude people complaining about needing to manually install a LAN driver. So onto my question finally: how much will I really need to worry about airflow? I am not going to overclock, outside of maybe GPU tuning. Right now I'm looking at this case: https://www.amazon.com/Lian-Water-Cooling-Pre-Installed-LANCOOL-205/dp/B085YFY32L/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lancool%2B205M&qid=1616094787&sr=8-1&th=1 Comes with all the fans I'd need for a pretty good price. Thoughts? Obviously happy to hear any feedback. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 07:59 AM PDT Hello, I currently have an 8700k and am looking for an upgrade. I've been looking at the 10700kf (because super cheap and I have a gpu so why not), 5600x or possibly waiting on the 11700k release. However, I'd rather not go over the $350 range (i know the 5800x is $450). I have two monitors and usually have tons of tabs open and I stream sometimes. The 5600x vs 10700k in terms of fps benchmarks look really similar. What would be the best option for me? Extra: Would love to accompany this cpu with a nice white mobo, preferrably not above $250-275. edit: For everyone saying the 8700k is good and all, I agree. I am hwid banned in a game i have missed for over 2 years, which is the reason I'm upgrading my whole build. The gpu performance Im going for is anything around a 3070. Ofc i haven't been able to get my hands on one lol. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 06:42 AM PDT 8:59am: Excited to try and find GPU close to the MSRP of $499 9:00:01: All cards "out of stock" 9:02 AM eBay: in-hand RX 6700xt buy it now $1499 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ Edit: Newegg Shuffle is now listing all the cards. Ends soon! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:04 AM PDT Current build
Use cases / current hangups.
BudgetFlexible but preferably around/under $500-$600 if possible. I'm working part-time on-call shifts for play money so I have reasonable cashflow but I don't want to go full stupid on super-extreme G4M3R parts. Modern mid-range is probably fine. RAM upgrades can be incremental, I'll probably like to eventually target 64GB but for now 16-24 should be okay. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 06:04 AM PDT Hi, my current Pc a bit old and looking for an upgrade. I figure a Ryzen 9 should be a nice step up from my current processor (i73930K) i still have my corsair LPX ram and gtx1080 which is fine for the time being, i mostly do graphics and music production, so really looking for CPU, Mobo and maybe power supply if needed (i have a 650W Corsair CS650M) as best single core and multicore performance needed trying to get a good bang for buck if possible - oh - i use a LOT of usb devices, so if there is a solution that has a lot of USB ports or a better controller or whatever needed to help, that would be great i guess budget is around £750 but will stretch if need be many thanks [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 01:19 PM PDT Hello, Sorry for making a new post, instead of using comments in Simple questions, because new comment text field is not loading for me. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can I use a GPU that was made for mining, in a normal gaming pc? Posted: 18 Mar 2021 01:11 AM PDT I want to get a nvidia 1660 6gb but because of all the shortages of everything it's very difficult and I can only find the gpu available at a mining website, will this gpu work in any pc or just those made for cryptocurrency? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 11:38 AM PDT Hii, I need some advice. I want to buy a gtx 1050 ti, the only thing is I don't know if my motherboard will handle it. If any of you could help me a bit I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!!! :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First time PC builder, questions about cpu and gpu. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 10:20 AM PDT I've been planning out a build something that will have great specs for many years, I was looking at the i9-10900k, is that necessary? Can I go with something a little cheaper? I'd like to eventually get a 30 series gpu (yay optimism!) Now to gpu, since that would be a ways off am I still able to use the computer normally untill I get a gpu? Like just web browsing and stuff till then and get by with just the integrated graphics? EDIT: most intensive activity I'll be doing without a gpu is using roll20 and discord for dnd. Once I get a gpu I'll be playing plenty games and some light video editing [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed 8 GB ram yesterday, now my pc only boots without the older ram. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 12:56 PM PDT So I had one ddr4 8 gb 2133 MHz ram on my computer (motherboard is an asus prime b250m-k), and I wanted to put more 8 GB to get better performance, so I bought one and got it yesterday, it is a 8 GB ddr4 ram with 2400mhz but as soon as I installed my pc stopped working, I went for hours and hours trying to solve it but I couldn't, I then tried to switch rams and tried every combination possible with my ram sticks and the two times it worked was only when the new ram was slotted alone, I don't know what happened to the old one but I'd like to fix this since I want to get 16 gb and I'd also like to know if my old ram is actually dead, I don't think is is dead since it has always worked fine until now, any suggestions? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monitor display has horizontal green lines and is going black Posted: 18 Mar 2021 05:50 AM PDT So I just recently bought a prebuilt PC. I was getting everything set up yesterday, but when I hooked up my monitor, the screen had horizontal green lines taking up about 75% of the screen. My buddy suggested I update all the drivers and change the resolution settings, so I got connected to the internet and managed to download and install the drivers while the lines were still on the screen. After the download I was prompted to reset the PC, and when restarting, the PC started up again with the green lines displayed, but instead just went to a black screen. The monitor was indeed on, I could change input settings and brightness, etc, but there was no display. We went into the BIOS, tried reinstalling windows, and tried reseating the GPU and the monitor still won't display anything, and when it does show that windows is starting up, it has the green lines again and goes back to black eventually. My buddy thinks my graphics card may be have shown up DOA, so I just wanted to consult this sub before making any calls for some last minute advice. The card is a Gigabyte RTX 3070. Any help would be appreciated! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What's the cheapest graphics card I can get that allows me to do simple tasks in 1440p/144hz? Posted: 18 Mar 2021 02:48 PM PDT Tasks include: Programming Watching YouTube Browsing the web [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 12:35 PM PDT Hi there, looking to purchase a headset but no clue where to start. Been looking at Corsair virtuoso, arctis 7 or sennheiser GSP 370. Anyone have any experience with these? Or any recommendations that might be better? [link] [comments] |
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