Build a PC: Simple Questions - August 27, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - August 27, 2021
- No one cares but I installed new RAM on my PC for the first time in my life.
- Is approx $3000 to much for a water cooled pc with a 3070 and amd 5 5600x?
- Hey everyone I have a funny post (and I may just fucking kill myself haha)
- I bought an Asus Rtx 3060 oc for 1200$.
- Do you have any recommendations for my first-time PC build?
- What's gonna look better? 1440p with medium settings or 1080p on ultra settings?
- Gaming PC for my son...CPU choice...
- Does the speed difference matter on these ssds?
- Surge Protectors
- Just another high schooler who needs advice on a budget gaming pc build
- My PC shut itself off earlier today and won't come back on
- Prebuilt Pc has serious trouble with most games
- I need more RGB and I think I've maxed out my motherboard's capability - What are my options?
- What can go wrong with a PSU?
- ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-plus (WiFi), wifi not working
- Confused about RAM compatibility
- Pc requires password
- Is a warranty really "void" if you remove the sticker?
- RTX 2060 6GB for £380 new
- Looking for opinions before building
- Does the same RAM module at different prices and brands matter?
- Is now the time to buy?
- what setup is better for my buck? for light gaming (LoL/fortnite)
| Simple Questions - August 27, 2021 Posted: 27 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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| No one cares but I installed new RAM on my PC for the first time in my life. Posted: 27 Aug 2021 08:25 AM PDT I got really scared of fucking up but as soon as I heard the click sound I got more relieved. I still cannot believe I did it. It did not broke, it did not failed to detect, the lights turned on as soon as I turned on my PC. This is a dream, right? I'm still shaking. EDIT: Thanks for the support everyone! [link] [comments] |
| Is approx $3000 to much for a water cooled pc with a 3070 and amd 5 5600x? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:10 AM PDT Note: I am doing this because I think building it would be fun and water cooled units look fantastic to me [link] [comments] |
| Hey everyone I have a funny post (and I may just fucking kill myself haha) Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:33 PM PDT I just got a new monitor, right? And this monitor was G-Sync compatible. Awesome. For some reason, in my nVidia Control Panel, I didn't have a "video" tab. After reading through some forums posts, I found out that the reason is because I had my monitor (and by extension, my old monitor) plugged into my motherboard, which was apparently NOT what you're supposed to do. I have been playing like this for 3+ years. [link] [comments] |
| I bought an Asus Rtx 3060 oc for 1200$. Posted: 27 Aug 2021 05:37 AM PDT In where I live goverment adds 100 percent price to stuff that comes in from border and plus greedy sellers . It's a mess Ryzen 7 3800xt Asus tuf rtx 3060 oc Asus rog strix 550w Gold Ram 16 GB 8x2 g.skill ripjaws v series ddr4 3200 Asus tuf gaming b550-plus Western digital sn550 250GB M.2 Coolermaster masterliquid ML120L v2 Can you there is no issue with the parts compatibility? Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Do you have any recommendations for my first-time PC build? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:59 PM PDT Hey everyone, If you had told me 3 months ago I would be making this now, I would've never believed you. But an absolutely random trip to Microcenter scored me a 3070 Ti and now it's time to get the rest of the parts. I have never built a PC before, and my only real knowledge of PC building is what I have learned over the last few months of looking. I am hoping to primarily build a pc for gaming, but I also do photography and a bit of videography, so I will also be doing a small amount of editing. As far as gaming is concerned, I don't need 4k. Coming from a console, if I can get close to 1440p, 100hz, and 60+ fps, I would be happy. I play a wide mix of games from Cyberpunk to Battlefield. I was originally hoping to keep the cost as close to $1,000 as possible, but with the GPU price increases and limited supply, I had to spend most of that on the GPU. I would still like to get the rest of the parts as close to $1,000 as possible though. There may be some places where I am spending a bit more than needed, like my motherboard, but I keep seeing reviews recommending a B550. [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vz8k2V) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QKJtt6/amd-ryzen-7-3700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box) | $279.99 @ B&H **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2Bwkcf/gigabyte-b550m-aorus-pro-p-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-aorus-pro-p) | $129.99 @ Amazon **Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6RFf7/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16) | $69.99 @ Newegg **Storage** | [Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BhmFf7/western-digital-blue-sn550-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds100t2b0c) | $99.00 @ Amazon **Storage** | [\*Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mwrYcf/seagate-barracuda-computer-2-tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm008) | $52.99 @ Amazon **Video Card** | [MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 3X OC Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2cDkcf/msi-geforce-rtx-3070-8-gb-ventus-3x-oc-video-card-rtx-3070-ventus-3x-oc) |- **Case** | [Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/d82bt6/lian-li-lancool-ii-mesh-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-ii-mesh-rgb-black) | $118.99 @ Newegg **Power Supply** | [Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6Y66Mp/corsair-rm-2019-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020195-na) | $114.99 @ Newegg **Monitor** | [\*LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qcxRsY/lg-27gn800-b-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-27gn800-b) | $298.41 @ Walmart | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1164.35** | \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria | | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-08-27 16:59 EDT-0400 | [link] [comments] |
| What's gonna look better? 1440p with medium settings or 1080p on ultra settings? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 06:08 AM PDT |
| Gaming PC for my son...CPU choice... Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:33 PM PDT My son's old AMD FX-6300 & GTX 760 machine is showing its age ;) Plus, he's shown interest in building his own pc for the first time. Planning on a build this weekend and am looking for some advice. I was thinking about going with a Ryzen 5600G paired with a fast 16 GB ram kit, but I'm second guessing this.....would he be better off with a 5600X and re-using the GTX 760 until video card prices aren't stupid? He's mainly into stuff like Fortnite, Rocket League, Minecraft Java. [link] [comments] |
| Does the speed difference matter on these ssds? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:11 PM PDT I wanna buy a new 1 tb ssd and I'm think I'm choosing from Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB SSD and Kingston NV1 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB The kingston is cheaper but slower. Which one should I get? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:50 AM PDT I'm planning on building my first pc soon and I've been wondering if I should buy a surge protector and if so how many joules should it be rated for, I can post the list of components if needed. [link] [comments] |
| Just another high schooler who needs advice on a budget gaming pc build Posted: 27 Aug 2021 10:38 AM PDT Aloha strangers! I'm a high schooler with very minimal pc experience trying to build his first gaming pc. Below I've linked the build I've managed to concoct after an extensive 30-minute google search, and I was wondering if it was... well any good, and any recommendations that (very preferably) adhere under my 1 grand budget. I'm not looking for anything crazy, just something I can stream and record the likes of Minecraft on. Much obliged good people of Reddit! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tgqJJf (also, I was told Amazon is the only platform I could use because that's the only one my family trusts >.>) Edit: Now know my cpu has better graphics than the 7 year old GPU I picked out, so uh, that's a thing. [link] [comments] |
| My PC shut itself off earlier today and won't come back on Posted: 27 Aug 2021 08:58 AM PDT Trying to figure out where to start with troubleshooting. I'm pretty sure the PSU is fine as turning it on/off produces audible "thunks" in my speakers and lights up my audio interface. I'm afraid it could either be the CPU or GPU but I don't know how to determine this. When I press the power button on the tower I can hear something trying to happen (like a slight electrical buzz for a second) but it does not start up. I took the side panel off and cleared out a bunch of dust, it wasn't anything too crazy as I do try to dust it out every so often, but there was definitely quite a bit of dust in there. Cleaning it out didn't change anything though. This PC is ~4 or 5 years old. Nvidia 1080, i7-7700K with a corsair H115i water cooler, and a GIGABYTE GA-Z270MX motherboard. Here's a pic of the internals if it helps at all. I don't really know where to start with troubleshooting this issue. Thanks for any help [link] [comments] |
| Prebuilt Pc has serious trouble with most games Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:55 PM PDT I bought a prebuilt pc with a 1650 and an i5 6500. These are much more than enough for Rocket league and some of the other games I've been trying. I'm getting like 7 fps and there is a 2 second delay on every input I make. I have checked task manager and don't see anything wrong and I have tried minimizing graphics. Anyone know what's going on? Edit: 16 gigs ram too and my GPU hasn't gone above 45° [link] [comments] |
| I need more RGB and I think I've maxed out my motherboard's capability - What are my options? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:04 PM PDT Alright, I am going to try my best to keep this as short and sweet as possible. My case is a Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance. My motherboard is an ASUS Maximus XII Hero Wi-Fi. It has two 5v RGB headers, two 12v RGB headers, and two USB headers. With my current setup:
So in total, both 5v RGB headers are in use. Both USB headers are in use. None of the 12v RGB headers are in use. What I also have and want to include in my build are the Phanteks Neons. There are 3 different types that all vary in length (totaling four cables). I have all 3 types. Problem is, they require 5v RGB headers. I know I CANNOT install them on the 12v RGB headers and I currently do NOT plan to use a converter. I reached out to Phantek and they recommended using a splitter (https://www.phanteksusa.com/collections/digital-rgb-products/products/phanteks-digital-rgb-3-pin-splitter-extension-cable). However, I am already using a splitter on one 5v RGB header and the other 5v RGB header is utilizing the Lian Li Strimer plus but Lian Li says to NOT use a splitter with the Strimer plus controller on their website. So using a splitter seems out of the question since I would either exceed the 3 Amps the 5v RGB header can handle. Here are the Phanteks Neons amperage: Combo strips are 0.84A each, M1 is 2.1A each, M5 is 1.14A each. Another option Phantek suggested is using their Digital Controller Hub (https://www.phanteksusa.com/collections/digital-rgb-products/products/digital-controller-hub). I feel this could work but it looks like this requires to be plugged into a USB header, which I do not have available. If I wanted to add more USB headers I could purchase an Internal USB Hub (https://nzxt.com/product/internal-usb-hub-gen-3). However, I am unsure of the reliability of such a device. All in all, I feel I hit a brick wall and am seeking help to see if there are any solutions to my problem or if I am indeed maxed out on everything I can install. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 09:06 AM PDT I am building a system, and have most of the parts excluding the CPU, RAM and unsurprisingly the GPU. I got a good deal for my PSU which is a corsair RM650x off of ebay. It was in the condition "Opened never used", and seems to be in perfect condition from looks alone. Though I know ebay can be sketchy, and I'm regretting buying from there, so I'm skeptical as to whether or not it is working or damaged at all. If I built the system with the PSU and it failed, could it possibly damage my other components? I have a system which I can test it on now, but don't really want to damage it either. [link] [comments] |
| ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-plus (WiFi), wifi not working Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:49 PM PDT As the title says wifi isnt working for my new mobo.I had to flash the bios to get my new cpu to work (5800x) and after booting i find out my wifi isnt working, good thing i had a cable lying around to plug my pc into, i downloaded the drivers zip file and tried installing them multiple times it opens a few command windows and then nothing, it doesnt seem like it worked i tried again and again nothing, i deleted the drivers and reinstalled them, restarted pc multiple times, tried windows update but wifi just isnt showing up. TLDR;new mobo and cpu, wifi not working. i tried the following:installing, deleting and reinstalling drivers.restarting pcwindows updates. [link] [comments] |
| Confused about RAM compatibility Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:23 PM PDT Hi, I built my first PC a few years ago, if you're interested, these are the specs;
I'm happy with the PC, but aside from the GPU, which is a problem I mentioned, I'm also having issues with my RAM memory. It's apparently 2400 MHz, however, CPU-Z is telling me the DRAM and NB frequencies are 1197 MHz? I turned on D.O.C.P. in my BIOS, and it told me that it's set to 2400 MHz there, so I don't understand why it's being read differently in CPU-Z. I don't feel like the RAM isn't preforming well, I'm pretty sure I am playing video games on the level the RAM is meant to be, but maybe I just got used to it? I don't know. This isn't the main issue though. I have been looking to buy new RAM, 2x8gb of HyperX Fury 3200 MHz, but there is so much info on how to know which RAM will fit your system that countless videos couldn't explain to me what the deal is. Is it important that the RAM I'm trying to buy is or isn't on my motherboard / CPU QVL list? Is RAM memory and CPU memory tied? Is there something else I'm missing? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:16 PM PDT Okay so I know this page is about building PCs but I was wondering if someone could help me so I don't like having to use my password every time I turn my pic on I already went into settings and turned off the require password setting but it still keeps making enter it in how do I completely get rid of that it's annoying and it only started doing it after my last pc update can anyone help me? [link] [comments] |
| Is a warranty really "void" if you remove the sticker? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 08:24 AM PDT In all of the tech youtubers videos like JayzTwoCents or Bitwit or Linus, they all remove the PSU sticker. The stickers clearly say "Warranty void if removed." Is that really true? I remember in one of his more recent videos, I can't remember which one specifically, Jay had a whole rant about how that warning is really just BS and they'll still warranty the product. Is that true? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 09:54 AM PDT The RTX 2060 6GB is currently going for £380 new. That's the lowest I've seen it go so far. I'm very tempted to buy considering this GTX 750 Ti is unplayable. Is it worth it or should I wait? [link] [comments] |
| Looking for opinions before building Posted: 27 Aug 2021 11:58 AM PDT I'm about ready to purchase everything, just want some advice on everything. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nWR8p2 (My graphics card is coming pre owned from eBay) [link] [comments] |
| Does the same RAM module at different prices and brands matter? Posted: 27 Aug 2021 11:50 AM PDT Right now I'm looking at: Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory 1.5V and A-Tech 8GB DDR3 1600MHz DIMM PC3-12800 UDIMM Non-ECC 2Rx8 Dual Rank 1.5V CL11 240-Pin Desktop Computer RAM Memory Upgrade Module The former is $50 and the latter is $30. Is there gonna be any significant performance difference? I want to combine one of these 8gb sticks with a DDR3 1600MHz 4gb stick I already have installed. Motherboad: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 CPU: Intel i5-4460 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 07:59 AM PDT With the cost of the materials being passed down the chain is now the cheapest time to buy with expected price increases or am I better sitting on my hands longer? Ten year old pc well overdue an update. [link] [comments] |
| what setup is better for my buck? for light gaming (LoL/fortnite) Posted: 27 Aug 2021 11:43 AM PDT PC #1 AMD Six Core Ryzen 5 3500X Up to 4.1Ghz AM4 + COOLER ASUS Prime B450M-A II AURA SYNC XPG 8G DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 GAMMIX D20 BLACK Intel 660P 512G NVMe Read/Wrire 1500MB/s / 1000MB/s Gigabyte GTX1650 Super Up To 1755MHz 4GB WindForce2 OC GAMDIAS ARGUS E2 Elite TEMPERED GLASS RGB Gamdias Kratos 500W RGB 3 Years Warranty PC #2 Intel Core I5-11400F 2.6GHz - 4.4GHz 12MB 6 cores Asus Prime H510M-E 1200 Kingston KVR 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 Kingston A400 480GB Palit GeForce 1050 Ti StormX 4GB GDDR5 PC #1 costs about 30$ less, which PC is better value for its money, and which is better for light gaming such as LoL/fortnite? please help [link] [comments] |
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