Build a PC: Simple Questions - March 24, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - March 24, 2021
- I would like to thank you all about helping others because it saved mine too.
- My RTX 3090 just died
- A simple question: Ryzen 7 2700x or Ryzen 5 3600?
- PC bricked from damaged USB?
- Best way to transport a PC a short distance?
- Is it even worth building a PC right now or just buy a prebuild?
- Should I buy the parts for my new PC build now and just use my current GPU from my PC onto the build until I finally get an RTX 3070/80 series card, or should I just wait until I get a RTX card, and THEN buy the other parts?
- Experience for 3080 & 6800 XT
- Rtx 2060 Super..
- Case and GPU question
- Butter fingers
- Chair for gaming and watching
- First pc build
- PC randomly shut down
- Urgent.
- Manufacturer changed the pre-build's GPU, need advice
- Have I been scammed?
- Is this worth it?or should I wait till price go down
- Modular Power Supply cable question?
- Alternative GPUs
- No keyboard & mouse power
- I messed up major and need advice please
- Scrapping my pc parts and wanna get new parts
- Broke of the entire usb 3.0
| Simple Questions - March 24, 2021 Posted: 24 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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| I would like to thank you all about helping others because it saved mine too. Posted: 24 Mar 2021 05:52 AM PDT While I was just a lurker here and sometimes read about pc problems which I didnt expect that it would be too useful to me. My PC has just experienced the same thing as someone who has a rat peed on their GPU, in my case I wasn't using that PC for a week and when I came to use it, won't boot up, opening the PC I saw that there are small bits of paper inside it and the GPU is wet which is half dry including the pins which has some green thing on them. Then I remember all the advice you all made about others who experienced the same, which I immediately cleaned it throughly then waited about a day to use it, and it worked that is why I am grateful to all of you who helped others and making someone like me avoid mistakes early on. Honestly I don't want to break my PC because it was the money I saved up using my launch money on 2019 and completed all the parts early 2020, I don't have parts to spare and the GPU I bought in was RX 580 the fastest GPU I can afford with my launch money which I saved up for a few months, losing it now plus lockdown means that I cant buy a part after covid subsided or until I found a job as a student. So for me I am truly grateful for all of you, without your advice here It would probably be too late before I found a solution to it. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:07 AM PDT Hey fellas, I build myself a complete system two months ago. Gaming with and working on it was a complete blast and I had nothing to complain about. But yesterday during my daily gaming routine, my screen went black and the RGB on my Gigabyte RTX 3090 stopped working. I tried rebooting but still my screen kept black. Luckily I still had an old GTX 930 from my old system to try if my system works fine with a different GPU and yeah it did. So thats it.. my RTX 3090 is dead and now I have to send it in for repairing, hoping that I'll get it back soon. Wish me luck :( [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A simple question: Ryzen 7 2700x or Ryzen 5 3600? Posted: 24 Mar 2021 10:30 AM PDT Im going to make a new pc pretty soon and i got everything i need except the CPU i can either take the R7 2700X or the R5 3600 (In my country they only have a 10$ difference so i don't care about which one is cheaper.) I'm planning on using my computer for gaming mostly so yeah thats about it. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:15 AM PDT I have GTX 1070, ryzen 5 1600 that I've built and I've had for the past 2 years. Yesterday I inserted a damaged USB into a USB slot on the PC. Literal flame and black smoke came from the cable where there was live wire and I immediately removed it. I wasn't paying attention and didnt realize it was so badly damaged beforehand. I unplugged everything, waited a while and booted up the PC. It seemed fine at first but eventually my browser freezes each time. And if I attempt to boot up games like CS or Valorant, the pc instantly freezes. I sense my computer is permanently bricked. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best way to transport a PC a short distance? Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:35 AM PDT I would like to take my computer tower to a Best Buy that is like 10 miles away, but I want to know the best/safest way to transport it (positioning, packaging, etc.). I do still have the box and the two foam sides that come in it, btw. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is it even worth building a PC right now or just buy a prebuild? Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:32 PM PDT I'm new here, I need a new PC for grad research and was going to build one for the first time, but with the market for GPU's so messed up I'm wondering if I should just buy a prebuilt pc and swap out components later when everything goes back to normal. Is this a good idea, or should I just bite the bullet and spend a chunk of money on a GPU? This was the sort of build I was thinking of going with https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J7TPdD [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:16 PM PDT Because the GPU market is having a pretty bad shortage, and now that I am able to build my first PC, it will probably be extremely difficult for me to be able to get one of the new cards. So I have considered buying the other parts (CPU, motherboard, etc) for my PC build now and I'll use my current GPU (GTX 1060 6gb) from my computer (upgraded prebuilt from 2016) for it until I have a RTX 3070. Is this a good idea or should I just wait until I am able to get a 3070, and then buy the other parts? Sorry if I asked a bad question, this is my first build. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 10:57 AM PDT Used both. upgraded from 1050 Ti. first got lucky with 3080 - Mainly playing Forza horizon 4, BFV & CS GO. Can't complain. Give it to friend and got 6800 XT yesterday. - Same games. no complain. a little better performance on 1440p in my opinion. YMMV. For Forza on 1080p 144 fps, 3080 used almost 99% GPU all the time barely hitting 140-142 fps, where 6800 XT I played yesterday - 89-90% GPU with 143-144 fps stable. To be honest, both are good. the choice is the extra features you use. I only use for games and CAD software so both are good for me. I do not play games with ray tracing or DLSS so I like 6800 XT as same as 3080. The new 6800 XT software that I use yesterday is surprisingly good (AMD can be pain for drivers sometimes) Hope this helps for your selection. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:35 PM PDT Hello I am planning to upgrade my pc to the these specs Ryzen 5 3500 16 gb ram Rtx 2060 Super 256 gb ssd external 2tb expansion Will my current 400 watt 80+ platinum be enough? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:31 PM PDT So, though my chances of getting a 6800xt is obviously low, I've been looking at the Sapphire 6800xt, which says is 310mm. I have the Silverstone RV02b-EW case and states it can fit up to 309mm length cards. If, hypothetically I managed to get this card, would the extra mm on the Sapphire really matter and just require some finesse or is the 309 a hard cap and I'm out of luck? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:18 PM PDT Hi, I'm building my first PC and I keep getting nervous I'm going to break the circuit boards and shit by grabbing it wrong... My hands are sweating like a waterfall and I'm getting hand sweat all over the components... Is this going to ruin my computer? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:36 AM PDT Hello im looking for a nice comfy chair (~300€) which should me nice to work and game on pc with. It would be nice if it has something for the feet to lay on and can lean back, maybe swiffle back? And as i was searching the day for infos, i conclude that I am happy about any information to learn and buy the right chair as not even reddit has any top 10 or recommendation for buying a chair like r/HeadphoneAdvice orr/GamingChairAdvice with way to few members. So I would love to push getting a real awesome chair advice :)[link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:24 AM PDT Hi as the title says this is my first build that I'm planning to put together. I was just looking for any suggestions or tips on it. I think my only question is if the ryzen 5 5600x is a good fit with an rtx 3080 or if I should upgrade the cpu a step? Also I'm planning to use this mainly for gaming Thank you!! Edit: I am aware of the nightmare of getting your hands on a gpu and plan wait on that first
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| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:11 AM PDT PC randomly shutdown and pressing power button did nothing. I unplugged everything and didxpaperclip test fan spin for 1 second. I spent all day upset and randomly tested it again. PC turned on and instant burning came from gpu. I unplugged gpu and it smells burnt. PC turns on but now no monitor display on integrated graphics. PC turns on with no monitor loading up. What should I do? Could my psu actually be broken despite pc turning on? I'm so depressed i only have my phone to try and fix stuff. If i buy new mobo with i lose all my windows and files? I7 6700k 16gb 980ti Corsair supernova 850 g2 Samsung ssd [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:10 AM PDT So i have the rx 5700 xt and it has been running fine until recently when i have started getting just random drops of fps to like 60 for couple of seconds. it also doesnt run anything over 165 fps it just caps it there. any fixes? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer changed the pre-build's GPU, need advice Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:29 PM PDT Hello everyone, a couple of weeks ago i decided to get a pre-build because i was tired of gpu hunting. I was very happy with my purchase but last week the manufacturer contacted me letting my know that the gpu selected in my build (rx 6800) couldn't be included because all their amd cards deliveries were cancelled out of the blue. So they decided to replace the rx 6800 with an rtx 3070. In their email they also included A LOT of benchmarks to let me know that the rtx 3070 performs better than the rx 6800. They also offered to refund me 50€ for the trouble caused. Thing is i was planning on playing in 4K and while the 3070 is great and has DLSS it seems that in 4K it's limited by it's 8gb of VRAM in current games so i'm a bit worried about the future. So i wanted to ask you guys if i'm worried for nothing, if i'm better off with a 3070 and if not should i ask for more than 50€? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:22 PM PDT I bought an nvidia 1050ti graphics card, fairly cheap but not ridiculously so, fella seemed trustworthy and let me pay via PayPal, nvidia drivers will not install (black screen midway through install and only way to fix seems to be rebooting PC), and GPU-Z shows this... have I been scammed or am I doing something wrong? THANKS IN ADVANCE [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is this worth it?or should I wait till price go down Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:09 PM PDT I'm paying 1150 dollars for these GPU:GTX 1660 super Cpu- intel core i5 10400f Motherboard-msi b460m pro vdh wifi micro ATX Memory-corsair vengeance Lpx 8gb (×2) Sdd- Kingston a400 240 gb Hdd- Seagate barracuda compute 2tb Case- corsair 275r airflow Monitor- Samsung s24r350 [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modular Power Supply cable question? Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:06 PM PDT So I have built my PC and am fairly familiar with electronics (I work in IT). My modular power supply is a: Leadex III 80 Gold HG Series 850W By Super Flower My question is, are the cables that come with modular power supplies universal? I dislike how many "dongles" are attached to one sata line and would prefer cables that terminate in single ends. Am I able to purchase just any after market cables or will that fry my system? It does not look like Super Flower sells cables, just full PSU systems. Thanks!! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:51 AM PDT Afther saving up my money for 4 years i wanted to start getting my build list started, and i noticed that the GPU market is a total shitstorm, my friend explained that all the mining basically fucked nvidias market. For refrence my original list was going to be something like this give or take, and the budget was 1500€ max but 1200 was the general goal (my views pc parts were outdate by 3 years): Also if its smarter and the GPU market is THAT bad i am willing to wait, so just say if waiting is better then buying at high prices TL;DR The gpu that i wanted to buy originally was GTX 1080 but since the GPU market is fucked i need tips on alternatives or i can wait for it all to chill out if thats smarter [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:00 PM PDT So I was booting my pc and actually felt like looking into my bios so i booted into it and turned on xmp default settings en fast boot then I restarted and I got a windows blue screen but that's going to be the boot settings So I wasn't worried. So I restarted the pc and saw my keyboard and mouse do not turn on but my usb to audio lights up so my usb isn't broken but now I cannot operate my Desktop. Idk what to do now because I can't interact my PC [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I messed up major and need advice please Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:38 AM PDT First PC build and I made a major unforgivable error. I think I might have fried everything and could use some help. Everything worked fine for a few months, and then the blue screens of death came. The past few days I've tried to install windows probably 100 times with various blue screens of death and error messages. Once I actually managed to install windows only for it to crash a few hours later. I tried various installation sticks, new ram, different GPU, new hard drive, bios update, and nothing helped. I have just now found what I did wrong. I had the 10-pin CPU power cable that should be plugged into the 10-pin P8/P4 slot on the PSU plugged in to the top 10 slots of the 12-pin PCIe slot. This must be the problem. I've rectified the problem now, but I still can't install windows. I'm assuming the motherboard is fried. Will the CPU also be fried? How about the PSU, have I fried that? Is there a chance that I fried the GPU? This was a very expensive build. I'm a moron. Please help. Specs - Processor - AMD Ryzen 5800x GPU - Nvidia RTX 3060 TI RAM - 2 x 16gb CorsVengLPX DDR4 Motherboard - ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WiFi Storage - Samsung 1TB 970 EVO Plus Power supply - 650W be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scrapping my pc parts and wanna get new parts Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:48 PM PDT I have an Omen 870-224 and I was thinking about buying an h150, a new motherboard, and a new CPU but I wanted to know if I could use the PSU and Storage device that comes with the Omen on the pc I'm planning to build. I've upgraded my graphics card to an RTX 2060 and I upgraded the Ram already I would just like to know whats a good motherboard for a ryzen 5 2600 and if I could use those parts. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:46 PM PDT So when i installed my usb 3.0 I wanted to remove it and when I did i pulled out the entire thing, like the black thing and the blue usb cable. But the pins are till on the motherboard. So is it okey if I try to put it back the black thing back or will I damage my motherboard. [link] [comments] |
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