Build a PC: Simple Questions - August 17, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - August 17, 2021
- ExtraLife 2021 PC giveaway - winner announcement!
- Intending to upgrade GTX 1070 into RTX 3080 Ti. I Have some questions!
- 4790k owners… it’s time to let go.
- 3600mhz vs 3200mhz
- What sort of maintenance should we be doing to make sure our PCs runs at peak efficiency?
- Shipping GPU
- SSD upgrade for my omen 870-224
- 1080 ti worth it in 2021?
- 1st pc build
- BIOS Flashback
- What would be a normal price for a RTX 2080?
- How to get windows
- Mobo isnt getting power
- CPU temps while gaming
- Thinking about upgrading parts of my pc - but what should I prioritize?
- Where can I find a table of GPUs MSRP Prices?
- pc wont turn off for some reason
- Thoughts on my next build
- Motherboard Suggestions Needed!
- PC seems to have 0 power at all.
- Baby build a pc success story
- PC has suddenly been slow to boot and run
- I damaged my PC's power button and need a specific type to replace it. Please help.
- 10400/F vs ryzen 5 3600
- Intermittent video loss - this machine is sucking my will to live - detailed post
| Simple Questions - August 17, 2021 Posted: 17 Aug 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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| ExtraLife 2021 PC giveaway - winner announcement! Posted: 16 Aug 2021 06:22 PM PDT Hey everyone! What a wonderful few weeks this has been. The Sharkims & Friends Foundation are up to $12799 after their 24-hour fundraising marathon. A huge thank you to everyone that's participated - whether that be a small charitable donation, watching the stream, sharing the post, or even just entering the contest! Every little bit matters in raising awareness. Really thank you all so much! Also a big thanks once again to the Sharkims & Friends Foundation, NVIDIA, Cooler Master and the many others that helped make this possible. And now for the winner of the Buildapc PC: 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 ~~~ CONGRATULATIONS /u/LockManipulator! ~~~ I hope you use this PC for non nefarious lock manipulating escapades :D 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Just a reminder to everyone, there are still two more PC giveaways - one in the Sharkims & Friends community Discord (this one is unlocked and the giveaway is ongoing!) and one in the Cooler Master community Discord (this one unlocks at $14,000 - only $1,201 to go!). You can read more about those giveaways and the S&FF's fundraising efforts on their website at https://sharkimsandfriends.org/fundraiser/ And it's never too late to donate to the Seattle Children's Hospital! Every dollar counts when saving lives - and it also gets everyone closer to a third PC giveaway. You can donate here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=448764 Cheers! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intending to upgrade GTX 1070 into RTX 3080 Ti. I Have some questions! Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:25 AM PDT My spec: **I7-7700k GTX 1070 PSU SeaSonic Bronze 620W Z270 MSI gaming carbon motherboard 32 GB RAM TridentZ** My GTX 1070 has some problems after 2 years, so I now decide to replace it with RTX 3080 Ti. My primary purpose for this rig is to play high quality video games and do mundane office works, no video-making or hardcore rendering. I have a few questions. What are the requirements for RTX 3080 Ti from Nvidia? Is my spec good enough? EDIT: Here is my PSU calculation https://imgur.com/gallery/5CW5JpU EDIT 2: After listening to all of your brilliant suggestions, I decide to go with the Cooler Master MWE GOLD 850 - V2 850W ( 80 Plus Gold/Black/Full Modular), RTX 3080 TI VISION OC 12G, (still looking for 4k screen) but will buy it. I have no intention of wrecking up my whole build just for the new mobo and CPU at the moment, yet. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4790k owners… it’s time to let go. Posted: 17 Aug 2021 10:46 AM PDT My 4790k has been serving me well for the last 7 years. I intended to upgrade it along with my GPU once the nvidia 3000 series came out last fall…. That didn't happen lol. In my mind it was still fine and I wouldn't really see much of a difference. It was a line I'd been telling myself for years but I was so wrong. On a whim I upgraded to a 5600x and some fast DDR4 over the weekend and dear god… I instantly saw a 30% improvement at 1440p, steady 100% GPU usage, and cool temps… CPU pretty much boosts to 4.6ghz all the time when playing a game. It almost feels like I got a new GPU (currently have a GTX 1080). [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:54 AM PDT Hello guys! Idk is this stupid question or not, is it worth it to get 3600mhz ram over the 3200mhz? (I have ryzen 5 5600x) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What sort of maintenance should we be doing to make sure our PCs runs at peak efficiency? Posted: 17 Aug 2021 08:41 AM PDT Are there any programs people should download, updates they should be looking for? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 11:17 AM PDT Heyo. Shipping out a EVGA GTX 970 in original packaging. Was wondering if putting it in the plastic shell within the box would suffice? I don't have any antistatic bags. Thanks :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSD upgrade for my omen 870-224 Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:00 PM PDT Hey I was looking at buying a small ssd (either 100 or 200 gb one) just to install windows on and keep my hdd for all my games, etc. this is my pc https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05389962 although i've upgraded just about everything else over the years (gpu, cpu, ram) I don't wanna just buy any random ssd on amazon and have some sort of problem w it. i have no experience upgrading a hard drive so no idea what im doing thanks :p [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 12:19 PM PDT Hi all! I currently am running a rx 580 in my main rig and am planning to upgrade my gpu. Where I've been seeing my gpu lack the most is in vr. I've heard nvidia gpu's are better for vr... I've heard the 1080 ti is similar in performance to the 2080. But with the current gpu market a 1080 ti doesn't seem to badly priced. Open to suggestions! Current build specs listed below if interested 😀 Ryzen 7 2700x ROG X470-F motherboard 16gb crucial ballistix ddr4 500gb Samsung SSD Asus rx 580 8gb OC Edition Corsair rm1000x power supply Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:15 AM PDT hello everyone, im planning on buying my first pc, and i will be using it for gaming mainly but also university work, i plan on spending $1500-2000 AUD potentially a little more if it will last a lot longer. Could anyone please help me with this as i dont really have any idea on what im doing and what parts are compatible. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 01:15 PM PDT Can I flash my BIOS with all of my parts installed? I didn't realize my x570 board wasnt pre-updated until after I fully built the system. I heard somewhere that I should remove any SSDs or RAM, is this true? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What would be a normal price for a RTX 2080? Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:55 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 12:39 PM PDT I already have windows on my laptop with an account and everything, will I need to buy it again? and do I put it onto a usb stick to install into my pc? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:35 PM PDT All the fans and even the DVD player are working but the motherboard isnt getting power what could be wrong [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:35 PM PDT Hey guys! I know this probably has been asked a lot but I just want to double-check, since different threads have different opinions. So I've just built my first ever PC with Ryzen 7 3700x on board and I was a bit worried about my gaming temperatures. A little bit of details: I have OEM CPU with Arctic Cooling Freezer 34 CO cooler. The CPU itself is completely stock and I didn't change anything from the box since I'm quite newby. I'm playing on the 1440p and 144 Hz display. So, closer to the point. My idle temps are ~35-45° Celsius. However, when I'm playing games (so far I've tried only two: Witcher 3 and Dishonored 2 both set to the full ultra settings) my temps constantly jumps in the range of ~65-75° Celsius with rare few seconds spikes to 80° and super-rare (like few times at all) to 85°. Are these temps ok for this CPU considering that these games take maximum ~30% of CPU usage? Should I be worried about temperatures in games like Cyberpunk or RDR2 taking into account that they will use more CPU or they are going to stay pretty much the same? Thank you in advance to everyone who will give their time to my question! Any help very much appreciated! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thinking about upgrading parts of my pc - but what should I prioritize? Posted: 17 Aug 2021 06:23 AM PDT I recently got a new 1440p 144 Hz monitor, and it triggered the urge to start upgrading my PC as well. Current setup is; i7 6700K @ stock (cause unstable), GTX 1070, 16 GB RAM @ 2666 MHz (I think, not sure). I mainly play Escape from Tarkov, which is said to be a CPU-heavy game. Apart from that, I play Rocket League, strategy games like EU4 & Cities skylines, RDR2, and I plan on getting BF2042 once it's out. A bit of a mix, as you can tell. I dabble in music production every once in a while as well. The problem is I'm still in university, which means I can't justify going batshit crazy on spending. The options I'm considering is to upgrade my CPU/MB/RAM to something like a Ryzen 5600X or intel equivalent, or buy a new GPU (likely a 3070) once prices go down a little bit more. What upgrade would make the most sense here if any? Any ideas? I'm not really in a rush to do anything really, my PC still gets the job done, but it would be nice to reap the benefits of my new monitor. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Where can I find a table of GPUs MSRP Prices? Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:31 PM PDT Basically the title... I keep looking up each card, and I was wondering if y'all know somewhere where I might find the cards and their variants, as well as their MSRP prices. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pc wont turn off for some reason Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:26 PM PDT so i have this thing where when i press on the shutdown button for my pc or the windows one nothing happens and i can still use my pc normally and still open the chrome and stuff like that and till like 6-10 min later my pc begins to shutdown does anyone know how to fix this ? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:29 AM PDT Hi, i just want to share the next PC build i'm gonna do. It's for 1080p gaming, possibly @240 FPS, and also streaming. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 MOBO: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro Rev1.2 RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz CL16 (2 x 8GB) Memory: SSD Crucial P2 500GB NVME & SSD Samsung 870 EVO 2TB GPU: AMD RX570 Sapphire Nitro OC+ 4GB ( ! This part will probably bottleneck the system, i'm planning to buy a new graphics card when prices will drop ! ) Case: Lian Li Lancool Mesh II Performance + x6 Arctic P12 fan + x2 Arctic P14 fan PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 750W Gold Just want to know what are your thoughts on the build [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motherboard Suggestions Needed! Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:18 AM PDT I am currently in the process of finding parts for my first PC build. Currently I have decided on these parts. Anyone have any recommendations of motherboards that have good VRM's, can handle light-medium GPU overclocking, and only has necessary features. I don't mind RGB on it, but I would like to have at least 3 USB ports. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC seems to have 0 power at all. Posted: 17 Aug 2021 01:52 PM PDT Hi guys, I've been building my pc for some hours now, but it seems to have no power at all. I double checked the CPU power and 24-pin, aswell as the GPU power, but it seems like the PSU is completely dead. Have I forgotten about something that might make it seem like the pc gets no power at all? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Aug 2021 05:34 PM PDT Hey all! I know this is so small, but I wanted to share something I'm super proud of! I've been a long time non-builder on here as I haven't been able to afford parts in this crazy market. But today, my computer wouldn't turn on all the way - it would cycle between powering on and off after about a second. I was super frustrated! But I thought back to all of the posts I've seen on here about power supply connections being weak. So I took a deep breath, unscrewed the case, and explored my pc for the first time. I felt like I was doing heart surgery. I started tracing the cables from the PSU to various components, and decided to unplug and replug some of them. After a few rounds of this, and trying to power it on to see if it would work, it wouldn't and I was starting to think I'd have to take it to a pro to figure out what was really wrong. But then, I tried one last connection - the psu to the mobo connection - and it worked!! I know it's so minor compared to some of the stuff you all do - but it felt so cool to me to make it work again! Thanks for all of the advice you post. I indirectly benefit from it all and I appreciate it! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC has suddenly been slow to boot and run Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:44 AM PDT Troubleshooting Help:What is your parts list? Consider formatting your parts list.
Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive. I haven't received any error messages. My PC has sporadically been slow to start and run. Discord is extremely slow to open, and the app is laggy. Any game is unplayable because the frames are so bad. Sometimes a restart fixes things, but I've tried 3 times and still haven't fixed it. List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem. Restarted, ran an Avira optimization scan. Post relevant photos of build/parts here. N/A Provide any additional details you wish below. Replace this text with your answer. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I damaged my PC's power button and need a specific type to replace it. Please help. Posted: 17 Aug 2021 01:07 PM PDT This is what it looks like. If anyone knows the name of this type of button, or where I can purchase one inexpensively, please let me know. Many thanks. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intermittent video loss - this machine is sucking my will to live - detailed post Posted: 17 Aug 2021 09:15 AM PDT Full disclosure - I wanted to cross post this with /r/techsupport to get as many eyeballs on it as I could but didn't have the option, so I'm posting it here AND there. So, if you hang out in both places, don't flame me - I'm fragile and in need. I've got a machine in right now which has me shrugging my shoulders so here's to hoping one of you has a suggestion. This is very long, very detailed post. Since I'm a pro, I already know what information you'll need lol, so all I need now is someone smarter to guide me. The build:
The issue: The customer uses this machine for gaming. They brought it to me saying that randomly his two displays would just go black but the machine would continue to run. This problem got progressively worse over time. They claimed that loading some games would cause it to happen straight away, but other games would take a while until it happened. My initial diagnosis: I set the machine up on my test bench and connected it to my test display via DP. Booted up and as I was running some tools to inventory the hardware - display went black. Restarted it and had no video but the machine booted. At this point I removed the GPU and connected my display to the I/O panel's DP port since I have a K-sku chip. Booted up fine with display. Bad GPU right? wrong. Or at least, maybe wrong. Before rubber-stamping the GPU, I installed it into a test machine and away it booted - with display! Hmm..... Power supply? Reinstalled the GPU into the customer's machine but connected my own power supply to the GPU. Boots up with display. Tested the output of the customer's power supply to the GPU outputs and got 11.33v, a little low for my liking, so for good measure, and to properly exonerate the GPU, while connected to my power supply, I run Unigine2 SuperPosition on 4k max settings - 30 minutes test... PASSED! So... definitely the power supply right? Wrong. Or at least, maybe wrong. Reconnected the customer's power supply to the GPU and re-ran the test and guess what? 30 minutes and PASSED. Unreal. So I've got a good GPU and a good PSU. What else? Well, the customer told me they take this machine with them to work daily(night shift). The GPU was hanging down quite a bit and I finally decided it was a connection problem to the PCIe header. Every time they moved the tower, it jostled the GPU, which in turn made the connection worse which, once heated up, would drop the connection. I'm so smart! Sold the customer a GPU brace and sent them happily on their way. Then I got a text - same problem happening. WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL. Back in the shop: So I've got the tower and both of the customer's displays as I wanted the full replication. I asked which games would trigger the problem and was told one in particular usually triggers it on load. Connected everything up on the bench, using both of the customer's displays connected to the same GPU ports they use. Fired it up and launched the game. I started out in this little house and everything seemed ok. I walked to the door and opened it. Just as the world started rendering, LIGHTS OUT - displays go dark. Restarted the machine - no video. Thermal camera to the backplane of the GPU shows 100c. I waited until it was down to about 70c and tried again - no video. I removed the GPU and then connected both displays to the mobo I/O ports and restarted. Booted fine, loaded the same game and despite an expectedly poor frame rate, was able to walk around in the world just fine - no problem. I reinstalled the GPU and ran two stress tests on extreme 4k mode - passes both times. I'm completely dumfounded and not sure which rock to run over. I have one potential clue that I've yet to decipher.... You know, I did mention I'm a pro right? I mean, what pro would be doing these tests without logging? Yep! I have a log, and while it's a mile long at this point which I'll spare you, there is a TL;DR within it. Remember when I first got the machine back here, loaded that game and it crashed? I caught that on the log. The other interesting thing is that the log stopped there and I'm not sure why because the machine continued running. Here is the log, right when it crashed. Have a look at those voltage and current numbers. If you made it to here, you're a saint in my book. Send help! or holy water. or something. just. send. something... [link] [comments] |
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