building-and-recc-chat

[pseudo pollen]

Also this combo is close enough https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805411684258.html

[leaden mauve]

It makes more sense to get a single more powerful GPU over 2 lesser ones, generally

[pseudo pollen]

Makes sense, I just thought it would be fun to do something new and experiment

[leaden mauve]

ah they're 2696v3's not 99v3's thats good

[pseudo pollen]

they're the same cpus right?

one's just oem and one is for the consumer market

[leaden mauve]

yea, but the 96v3 has higher boost clocks by like 100MHz on a couple cores iirc

[pseudo pollen]

fair enough

I just chose this one because it was $2 cheaper than the other one

[leaden mauve]

I always recommend against buying the chinese boards for people in the US, but for the price of this combo, it's just too alluring

[pseudo pollen]

I was looking on ebay for similar deals, but I couldn't find any

[leaden mauve]

Yea

[pseudo pollen]

So most of the list is fine?

[leaden mauve]

I'm not familiar with the m.2 drive or PSU, but I'd suggest looking at the more commonly recommended ones.
As for the PSU, you wouldn't need a 1kW unit. ~700W or so (depending on which GPU you end up getting) will probably suffice.
I don't know if that m.2 drive is good, or good value, but considering you want to edit off of it, I'd consider getting one of the more popular drives. I forget which those are but someone like @potent portal would probably remember

[pseudo pollen]

The m.2 is a decent drive, and pretty fast as well, but I wanted to take a risk on a aliexpress drive

[leaden mauve]

aliexpress deal hunting can be fun yea lol

[pseudo pollen]

And the psu is just the cheapest decent one around, unless I wanted to get a 600w of the same model

[dawn iron]

what is a good monitor for about $300-$400

[pseudo pollen]

#old-monitors-and-tv

[pseudo pollen]

I'm pretty sure he said that this drive would be fine, S tier if it works and it's not a firmware hacked drive https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805031595721.html

[dusty coyote]

Okay I finally got my PC built but now I have some drivers that I have no clue how to update. They are as followed under the “other devices tab” PCI Device, PCI Device, PCI Device, PCI Device, RAID controller, SM Bus Controller, and unknown device. Any idea how I figure out how to update these?

[dusty coyote]

Ignore that last question. I finally figured it out. Any idea why my 4070 Ti GPU led fans are flickering then going on and then randomly flickering every so often.

[frigid night]

What brand GPU do you have?

[dusty coyote]

It’s a Gigabyte

[frigid night]

Are you using any RGB software?

[dusty coyote]

I was just trying to get the Asus software to recognize it but it wouldn’t so I downloaded the RGB Fusion app to make it work

[frigid night]

The flickering could be caused by some sort of incompatibility. I would uninstall RGB fusion and any other RGB software you have. Download OpenRGB and run as admin the first time and see if that fixes your issue.

https://openrgb.org/releases/release_0.8/OpenRGB_0.8_Windows_64_fb88964.zip

[frigid night]

You'll want to unzip the entire contents to its own folder before running.

[dusty coyote]

Thank you so my for your help!! I’ll try that in just a bit!

[lone flame]

never thought to check before but this is what is in my 5 year old prebuilt

[potent portal]

That doesn't meet the minimum spec on a lot of recent games

If you're not playing modern high graphics games it's probably ok though

[lone flame]

yeah no kidding

ive finally taken intrest in building my pc

i am thinking of biting the bullet and ordering the parts this week

[potent portal]

The good news is you can probably upgrade to a 5600 without changing anything else, as long as the bios gets updated to support it.

Or a 5700X if you really need the extra cores, 5800X3D if you really want the best that AM4 can give you.

[lone flame]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

this is my part list a couple in here helped me come up with

i know like nothing about pc building

just the very basics

so all these parts you're listing are basically gibberish lol

[potent portal]

Ah jumping straight to AM5, that works too. The 7600 would be about equal to the 5800X3D in a lot of games.

The main advantage being future upgradability on the new platform.

[lone flame]

are you talking about that list i just sent

[potent portal]

Yes

That's a new platform so it'll have a few more generations of CPU you can upgrade to later if you need/want.

[lone flame]

also going to get these

https://www.amazon.com/Asiahorse-Customization-Sleeve-Extension-Supply/dp/B07C735N9C/ref=asc_df_B07C735N9C/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642064378071&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11062971338116730837&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015271&hvtargid=pla-825354183060&psc=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqNqkBhDlARIsAFaxvwy2g4TJhxnGMx2-VLTIrqrgx5OQ0s1hKIn0P9F7IZu__3GxUw15u5kaApJVEALw_wcB

[lone flame]

eventually i'd love to watercool a pc in the distant future

but somewhat shortterm upgrades would be nice

getting a build under my belt should def help me understand this stuff better

[manic cloak]

hmm is there any power cables to be looking at? like that would likely be on sale during prime day or fantatech/deals

[desert gulch]

Power cables? For what?

[manic cloak]

power supply cables*

[mossy venture]

Power supply cables are specific to your power supply. Unless you mean extensions, risers, etc

[frigid night]

anyone here use a KVM switch for hdmi?

[potent portal]

Yeah, what did you want to know?

[frigid night]

I'm looking to hook my 4k tv to my pc so I can watch yt and whatnot when going to bed. Problem is, I'm already at my max outputs. While I know a KVM will solve this issue, I am wondering if there is a way that when I switch the display to my TV, that all other displays will stop displaying. If that makes sense.

[potent portal]

That's easy enough to do without anything extra. Just switch the PC from "extended" mode to single output mode. Windows 11 even remembers where everything goes after you switch back.

I'm guessing it's not a smart TV if it doesn't have youtube

[frigid night]

It is a 4k samsung tv. I'm just limited by certain.. restrictions with wifi

I use my phones data for my internet (has worked amazing the last 2 years) however, I have to be tethered to my pc because I have to use a couple lines in cmd to treat the traffic as if it's coming from my phone vs my pc.

[potent portal]

Well, you can find the multiple display toggles in display settings

[frigid night]

So what you are saying is once I switch over to the tv for the first time.. set it to only display on TV and it'll turn rest of displays off and when I switch back to the original monitor, all other monitors will display again in their original positions?

[potent portal]

You might need to get back into settings and switch it back to the extended desktop mode

But yeah it's pretty good about remembering where everything goes

[frigid night]

Ok, that's cool. I wonder if there is a way to do so from cmd/ps so just in case I can just double click an icon xD

Thank you Fal, I appreciate you.

[potent portal]

Actually there is. displayswitch.exe can be called via command line.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/275063/extend-my-windows-desktop-onto-this-monitor-programmatically

[frigid night]

ok cool. It looks like I'll need a copy of win10 displayswitch.exe

[potent portal]

It's on 11 too

[frigid night]

I am looking at the link it provided

[potent portal]

I'd test it myself but I'm only on one monitor right now. Kids smashed the secondary.

[frigid night]

rip

I'll test it rq

nope, it just pulled up windows+P

It's fine though. I'll just pull a the exe off my win10 pc

I have one more question though.. What would be a good inexpensive switch?

[potent portal]

Bonus points if you hotkey the batch file

How fast do you need it to go?

[frigid night]

yeah that's what I plan on doing

This is the one I was looking at.
https://www.amazon.com/Switcher-Benfei-Bi-Direction-Hub-HDCP-Passthrough-Supports/dp/B07DNB98HH

[frigid night]

my tv is 60hz

[potent portal]

Oh you mean KVM switch, I thought you meant ethernet switch so you can share the internet connection off the PC to the TV

[frigid night]

oh, no sorry

[frigid night]

but wait.. what?

I can ethernet from my pc to the tv?

[potent portal]

Yeah, plug an ethernet cable from one to the other and turn on sharing

[frigid night]

nvm, that'll end up creating a hop that'll tip that I'm using tethering

hm

I'm gonna test it out

That's cool

alright, in the event that it doesn't work out the way I need it to.. does the kvm switch I linked seem good?

I am totally gonna try the ethernet out though because that seems wayyy better

[potent portal]

If that has enough bandwidth for both the monitor and TV, yes

[frigid night]

I suck at bandwidth stuff so I'm not sure tbh

[potent portal]

I know the TV is 4k60 but what about the monitor

[frigid night]

1080p60

[potent portal]

Oh, no issue there then

Yeah that would work fine I think

[frigid night]

sweet

[potent portal]

Here's this to test the connection sharing. Instead of wifi you'll be sharing your phone modem. It connects through the PC still so there's a decent chance it works fine.
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-internet-connection-sharing-tool-guide/

[frigid night]

oo, I'll give this a try right now. I'll know instantly if it's being throttled.

I could possibly just set my hop up 1 more as well and see what happens

[frigid night]

yeah it's throttling me when using my tv. speeds on pc are still fine though

PC

TV

[frigid night]

VPN on my phone allows no throttle 🙂

Thank you Fal. I appreciate you a ton.

[potent portal]

Happy to help

[languid nimbus]

Does it matter that your ip is showing?

[runic spruce]

Probably but I doubt anyone here would know or care about doing anything with it

[potent portal]

People here know what can be done with it. Me for one.
Unless you're being targeted for some reason I don't see anyone caring, though.

[obsidian wigeon]

I have dynamic ip

Good luck catching me

[cyan ravine]

Found u

Get attacc'd

⚔️

[obsidian wigeon]

oh no

[cyan ravine]

Suprise MOTHERF-

[potent portal]

Hey want to join my private discord server that totally won't track your IP?

[cyan ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/megumin-konosuba-explosion-meledak-ledakan-gif-12327270

[obsidian wigeon]

sure

nothing will go wrong

[frigid night]

It changes. I use my phone for internet

Before I reinstalled windows a couple weeks ago, I think I was up to like network 340

[languid nimbus]

Ahhh gotcha gotcha

[leaden mauve]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1086145858359267350/1094812902877315152/2aervgw9n6f.gif

[lone flame]

Planning on ordering parts for my first build this week. Been watching videos and stuff. How big of an issue is static electricity when building?

[cyan ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/kaboom-boom-nuke-nuclear-bomb-gif-20734003

[little osprey]

Not bad

[untold badger]

I'm new here and don't know much. I am not even sure if this is the right place to ask this.
I am buying a ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023)

I want to upgrade the RAM and run two SSD in RAID 0

I'm trying to see if these components are compatible right out of the box:

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 18" Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX 4090, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JY-XS97

G.SKILL Ripjaws SO-DIMM 64GB (2 x 32GB) 262-Pin DDR5 SO-DIMM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Laptop Memory Model F5-5600S4040A32GX2-RS

Two of these to replace the two 1TB SSD the laptop ships with:
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 2TB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS200T2X0E

Also, if it were you and you wanted 64gb of DDR5 and two 2TB SSD what would YOU buy? 🙂

Thank you for your help.

[bold stone]

They released this

Are these good

[mossy venture]

3050 is similar to 1070/1660 super iirc

5500 is similar to 12100f/3600/10400f

[bold stone]

Soooo

Is it good....

[dim forge]

the monitor's price is okay-ish. Have you checked amazon? the tower is a bit overpriced considering it's an entry board and a 5500.

[bold stone]

Sales tax is the product's price here

Btw what does overclocking to 165hz mean?

Will it not run 165 hz?

[mossy venture]

Depends on price compared to the one you were going to buy previously

[mossy venture]

If 3050 build is within 50 jod , go for it.

[serene onyx]

I just bought the monitor in the first pic, and it arrived today

It's pretty good ngl

Really worth it

Sad thing is, no built in speakers

[livid shadow]

Hey there folks, is there something I should be out on the hunt to upgrade in the near future besides storage?

[potent portal]

Looks pretty good to me. The memory could be a bit faster, Ryzen likes between 3600 and 3800 typically which lets you run the infinity fabric faster. That's how the cores communicate with each other.

You could probably just overclock what you have. Let us know if that's something you want to do.

Besides that your next upgrade would be a stronger GPU and maybe PSU if what you have isn't enough. Used 3080s have been around $500.

[cyan ravine]

That would be the play

400MHz isn't worth a new kit any day of the week anymore

So overclocking would be the way to go

[livid shadow]

It should be running at 3200 which is weird why is it 1600

[cyan ravine]

It reports half

It's 3200 but it'll always say half as much

[livid shadow]

Ah, because dual channel

[livid shadow]

Already have a 1000W~ PSU

[obsidian wigeon]

no, it's because of ddr

double data rate

[bold stone]

Aight im getting it ig

[bold stone]

Are these goof

Good

@earnest olive ?

Sorry for pinging yall but I'm ordering now

[obsidian wigeon]

deathadder essential is good

keyboard fine

[bold stone]

Better keyboards you thunk?

ITS 500 jod now

So let's goo

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon

[obsidian wigeon]

nah

that's about as good as you're gonna get lol

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon which one is better

Cause monitors got no built in

[obsidian wigeon]

idk much about speakers tbh

they should work i guess

[earnest olive]

why me

i don't use prebuilt keyboards

if you're going to ping me at least ping me about something i know something about

all i know is that prebuilt keyboards are bad

[bold stone]

Sorry

@obsidian wigeon

This good?

[obsidian wigeon]

works

that's all i can say

[bold stone]

I mean if it works it works ig

So buy you reckon?

[obsidian wigeon]

mhm

yeah go for it

before you miss it again

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon is the case enough

For a WiFi adapter,mouse and keyboard,and this headset which only works on USB

[obsidian wigeon]

yes it will be

[bold stone]

Sui

@obsidian wigeon

Anything left?

Before I order

[obsidian wigeon]

nope

[bold stone]

Aight

The speaker is good?

[obsidian wigeon]

not sure lol

[bold stone]

Hmm

[obsidian wigeon]

just don't worry about it, they'll play sounds and stuff fine

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon

Same price

Which is better

[languid nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/its-not-working-frame-order-press-keyboard-computer-gif-19533256

[obsidian wigeon]

up to you lol

two has their pros and conns

[cyan ravine]

Probably the hotswap one cos then you can buy cheap switches if the stock ones suck

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon I'm getting k552

Red switches

28jd

[obsidian wigeon]

k552 is that popular hotswap one isn't it

i would pick it up if so

[bold stone]

Idk

Some are saying this sucks

Are they right

[obsidian wigeon]

Eh

It should be decent

There's no reviews but looking at a different one with VA panel this one should be good

[vague oracle]

K552 ain’t hotswap

And the few that are hotswapable are only compatible with outemu switches

[obsidian wigeon]

it depends on the revision

if you have the newer version, k552 is hotswap

akko has switches that are 3 pin

so that's not too bad

[vague oracle]

They started making them hotswap again?

[obsidian wigeon]

yeah

[vague oracle]

Actual hotswap or just the outemu hotswap?

[bold stone]

@vague oracle @obsidian wigeon

[cyan ravine]

K628

Cos hotswap

[obsidian wigeon]

K552 is hotswap these days

they just don't mention it

[bold stone]

@obsidian wigeon

Wait bro

Is A520M~K wifi

And Bluetooth

[obsidian wigeon]

No

It has to say wifi, ac, or ax

[bold stone]

So it has no WiFi nor Bluetooth

This one

[obsidian wigeon]

nope

no wifi

[bold stone]

Bluetooth?

[obsidian wigeon]

also no obviously

all wifi boards has bluetooth too lol

it's an expected combo

[frail valve]

Wait really?

[edgy jasper]

anyone know wherei plug in vdg cable on PRIME B660M-A AC D4 motherboard?

[obsidian wigeon]

yems

[frigid night]

How does this build look? The things listed as purchased are what I already have.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pChr2m

mainly games like valorant will be played.

[weary galleon]

for $30 more you could get a 6650xt

price/perf might actualy be pretty similar there, not sure

[frigid night]

yeah, honestly I'd prefer a 5700xt because cheaper, but better. However, I want to make sure it's a new gpu with a warranty for this customer.

[frigid night]

I was mainly concerned about the PSU though. Will 650w be fine?

[weary galleon]

650 will be more than enough for that build

can't speak for the quality of the unit though

[frigid night]

oops I meant 600

it's a c tier

[weary galleon]

still plenty

[frigid night]

I've used it before and it seemed pretty solid

2 now actually

[frigid night]

Thank you ❤️

[weary galleon]

60w cpu and <150w gpu

[frigid night]

now I just gotta remember what cpu cooler I had in mind

[zenith cargo]

bru

how do I fix it

why is my max 4.2 💀

[obsidian wigeon]

what cpu and what are you trying to do

[weary galleon]

thermalright assassin line is solid

[zenith cargo]

nvm im good yall

[frigid night]

yeah that's the one I got last time. I just had to look through my amazon order history 😛

[frigid night]

This is the new list. I remembered I had some cheaper ram I could use as well as added the cpu cooler. What would you consider a fair price for this build? All parts are brand new or used less than 40 hours.

[weary galleon]

link doesn't work

[frigid night]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wZd8W4

[weary galleon]

I would charge the price of components + the cost of your labor to build/test/ship

[frigid night]

Alright, thank you. Luckily he's local so I won't have to ship it.

[weary galleon]

that's nice

[zenith cargo]

bro

[weary galleon]

there is an asrock 6600 for $20 cheaper but if set on the eagle $200 isn't bad

[zenith cargo]

ITS STUCK AT 4.2

AHHH

HELP

AYUDA

😡

[frigid night]

yeah, I'm wanting a 3 fan card. This is a 19 year old who just got his first job and wants a good looking pc. I think a 3 fan card will make him happy.

[weary galleon]

yeah the eagle will look much nicer than the asrock challenger

[frigid night]

yeah ew lol

[cyan ravine]

Eagle is the overkill 6600

Nothing wrong with either but yeah $20 for aesthetics is ok

[potent portal]

What is? The CPU should only be boosting to its max when a single core is moderately active

[little osprey]

I took that personally

[serene onyx]

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-H60x-Elite-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B0C149K816/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2BH7FKJS0O4LQ&keywords=corsair+h60&qid=1687959688&sprefix=corsair+h60%2Caps%2C271&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/CoolerMaster-MasterLiquid-Close-Loop-Cooler-SickleFlow/dp/B086C1PK2Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?crid=2BH7FKJS0O4LQ&keywords=corsair+h60&qid=1687959622&sprefix=corsair+h60%2Caps%2C271&sr=8-6

Do yall think I should go the liquid cooling route?

If so, which one would be better for me to get

[obsidian wigeon]

None of those

They're all crap

[serene onyx]

Ur so right

So stick to air? 💀

MY CASE ARRIVES TODAY

Now I gotta wait till my check hits Friday, then I can buy all the parts 🥱

[obsidian wigeon]

ye stick to air cooler

[serene onyx]

Ight

Friday, will be the day

I am so ready for this

I'm boutta go on a spending spree Friday, might even buy speakers or a sound bar or something for my pc

[serene onyx]

U sure the 20$ cooler will work? Cause I'm a Lil bit worried about it

[little osprey]

120mm AIO 💀

[obsidian wigeon]

yes i am

[little osprey]

Try to get 280mm or above

IF you need one to begin with

[obsidian wigeon]

the cooler i picked is plenty for the cpu

$20 air cooler will do the job

[serene onyx]

Alright, cause I don't wanna mess up the cpu

🙏🏼

[little osprey]

What chip?

[serene onyx]

Ryzen 5 7600 6 core

[little osprey]

Yeah you'll be fine

[serene onyx]

Ok bet

[mossy venture]

120mm aios are pointless

if you want a better cooler, get pa120 se, ft120, ft140, and if you really want an aio thermaltake frozen notte is cheap

or felix what's that thermalright aio

[cyan ravine]

120mm aios are worse than the dual towers that cost less than them

Oh frozen notte

[mossy venture]

isn't that the thermaltake one?

[cyan ravine]

That's thermalright

Frozen notte and frozen magic

[mossy venture]

ah ok

[unreal vale]

Any obvious critiques? Kinda just threw it together

[mossy venture]

yes a lot, what are you using it for?

for $73 more, you can get a cpu with the same performance, and a gpu thats between the 3080-3090, varies game to game https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g999xs

or for $100 less, cpu with the same performance and gpu with 3070 performance https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mVnQjZ

[unreal vale]

Only reason I’d be using the 3060 is because I can get it for $150 used from a friend. It’d only be fore gaming

[mossy venture]

then the list i made with the 3060, apevia prestige for the psu

[unreal vale]

Thank you!

[bold stone]

Keyboard and mousepad arrived

[little osprey]

I think that Razer desk mat is pre-2016 because of the logo

[bold stone]

It was 7 dollars from the store I got the keyboard from

It looks clean tho so I'm not complaining at all

[little osprey]

It's cool none the less

The age makes it better to be fair

[bold stone]

Oh lol

It was this or a reddragon black one

The logo on bottom right corner

But like k552 is rainbow so it'd make more sense to take the razer one becuase the mouse has green lights

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GbPysL

So this is what I’m currently getting and I also have a 600 gb 80+ gold psu, what gpu do i get? I know to get at least 8gb or more but idk what kind to go for. Either a gpu I have to get or an idea of what kind to get

[mossy venture]

what's your budget for your gpu

also this mobo is better https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kvWJ7P/asrock-a620m-pro-rs-wifi-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-a620m-pro-rs-wifi

and comes with wifi

[little osprey]

I’m using Ethernet

[little osprey]

Don’t really have a budget because everything on that is being new, yk what I honestly didn’t think of this my bf has a gpu he’s giving me but idk if it’ll work with my stuff

Idk if he has a ddr5 or not tho

I’m gonna buy the gpu in 2 weeks anyway

He has a Msi 6500 xt @mossy venture

[little osprey]

Not a good card

I’d stay away from that

Why? What’s wrong with it?

Which one would I get then?

[little osprey]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/903768190717411339/1075245347657486426/image.png

On par with a 5500/5500 XT which are both previous generation and those are horrible cards as well

Ahhh

Okay

[little osprey]

6600/6600 XT used or new

Or if you’re willing to spend a bit more probably a 6700 XT used or new

Any brand fine? Does it matter?

[little osprey]

Stay away from MSI Ventus 2X/3X and Asus Dual cards, outside of those cards you’ll be fine

Model > Brand

So this is a no?

Just so I learn what I’m looking out for

And I do have a gpu now but idk if it’ll be compatible with running everything, it’s a Evga gtx 1060 8gb gddr5x

[mossy venture]

It'll work but it's low end

It would struggle with a lot of newer titles

[little osprey]

Ooo

[mossy venture]

I'd go for a 6700xt at $310, if that isn't too expensive
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CCJp99/asrock-challenger-d-oc-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12-gb-video-card-rx6700xt-cld-12go

[mossy venture]

That's OK, but 6650xt is a bit better and similarly priced

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NjM48d/asrock-radeon-rx-6650-xt-8-gb-challenger-d-oc-video-card-rx6650xt-cld-8go

So I'd get either the 6700xt or 6650xt for you

[little osprey]

Awesome, thank you so much I appreciate the help!

[mossy venture]

Happy to

[little osprey]

just to check to see if I can save some money, he has ram sticks. PNY (2x8gb) 3200 mhz ddr4 Xlr8

[lone flame]

what thermal paste should i use for this build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

idk how much brand matters

i dont want to be spending like 30 bucks on it tho

[jagged ember]

Mx4, mx5, nth1, nth2

[mossy venture]

That doesn't work with the 7600

You could get a 13400f with a b760 on ddr4, and reuse the ram

[mossy venture]

The cooler comes with some, that will be fine

I'd rather get a better cooler than get better paste, like the pa120 se for $35

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtZwbK this would work with that ram

It is worse than the 7600 though

[little osprey]

Well ion really wanna stick with Intel, been having a few lil problems with it because it’s expensive af to upgrade them

[little osprey]

Hm?

How so?

[potent portal]

Every time you upgrade you need a new motherboard too

[little osprey]

As of right now LGA1700 has some of the best price to performance chips

Well

Somewhat

When I was looking at upgrading with Intel because I have one rn it seems to be like $100 more than some amd

AM4 is a dead socket

So unless you're gonna get AM5 I'd recomend LGA1700 for the time being

13100F or 13400F would be fine

[potent portal]

13100 is just a slightly overclocked 12100

[little osprey]

Isn't 12100F like $90 brand new?

[potent portal]

Yeah

[lone flame]

So should I switch the cooler? Id like to try and keep it under 1k if possible

[mossy venture]

I'd either keep the 214xt and just use the paste that comes with it, or get the pa120 se

Because the difference in price will be very similar to 214xt+ new paste

And the pa120 se would be far better than 214xt with better paste

[mossy venture]

Then only choice is am5 with ddr5

[little osprey]

That’s fine!

[potent portal]

The 7600 comes with a stock cooler that's good enough https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4NPs6r

That's the lowest cost AM5 processor currently, unsure if there will be anything below it later

[little osprey]

Okay sounds good! Thank youuu

[manic cloak]

https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-T-Create-overclocking-3200MHz-Desktop/dp/B09GX8KPH8/ref=asc_df_B09GX8KPH8/? for two cents more

I think this might be worse though.

[untold vessel]

Everybody, I need your help and expertise.

For a $2.05 more than the cost of 2 Sets of next option, would this 64GB (32 x 2) Set of 3200Mhz 16-18-18-38 RAM:
https://www.newegg.com/mushkin-enhanced-64gb/p/N82E16820226984?Item=N82E16820226984

...be better than everybody's favorite set of RAM, the classic 32GB (16 x 2) Set of 3200Mhz CL16-18-18-38 RAM from Silicon Power?:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZCVHS8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[manic cloak]

well uh... why would you need 64gb of ram and like, what's the build for?

[stoic island]

The 2x32 option should be a better choice.

[mossy venture]

if you need 64gb, 2x32

if youre just gaming, 2x16

[serene onyx]

@obsidian wigeon THE CASE IS HERE, NOW WE WAIT FOR THE PARTS RAAAHHHH

[manic cloak]

worth?

[stoic island]

Yea

[mossy venture]

seconded

[obsidian wigeon]

worth, very

[little osprey]

Ask to see if the kit isn't dead

Have them run TestMem5

[little osprey]

I have a question I have a open air case no fans and my m.2s are on a stack heatsink and the bottom one idles at 58c and never goes above 67 during benchmark crystalmark

Is this ok

It's a windows 11 drive and apps. No games or anything those are on other drive

[untold vessel]

For what reason would 64GB ever be necessary? Can 64 gigs even be fully utilized in games?

[paper summit]

64gb could actually hurt performance lol because most of the time its slower if you're gaming

[mossy venture]

No

32gb is plenty for games. 64gb could be used for some workstation tasks, music creation (possibly? Not sure.) Virtual machines, and some other stuff I don't have a clue about

[runic spruce]

I’d guess 64gb is mainly used for high res video editing and maybe a small data server

And ofc Minecraft with shaders

[paper summit]

@austere condor Please tell me the ram isnt running at 1600

[austere condor]

itx 4x8 1600 C9

@paper summit

[paper summit]

RAHHH

Thats so slowww

[austere condor]

thats default DDR3?

[paper summit]

Sorry im adicted to overclocking

[austere condor]

would be like calling DDR4-3200 so slowwwww

[paper summit]

lmfao

[vague oracle]

Danny is just a bit special

[paper summit]

Maybe to you I am LMAO

[jagged ember]

It do only be xmp

[potent portal]

Quad channel DDR3 would have the same bandwidth at that speed as dual channel 3200 DDR4 too

But better latency

[lone flame]

@cyan ravine whats the cheapest 16x2 ram i can get thats good and compatable

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

decided the white with rgb isnt worth the extra money

[potent portal]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6JLFf7/teamgroup-t-force-vulcan-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl32-memory-flbd532g5600hc32dc01

[lone flame]

thats still like 80 bucks

how cheap can u go with 16x2

2x16*

[potent portal]

If you don't mind a little manual tuning you can get a bit cheaper

[lone flame]

with it still being

not crap

[lone flame]

uhh

wdym

[potent portal]

Well just about any kit of DDR5 48GB or less can get to 6000 pretty easily if you overclock it

[lone flame]

you are speaking gibberish to me this is my first build

[potent portal]

This is probably a samsung b die kit and it's limits are very well known.
You can copy someone else's tuning and it'll probably work.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qk9wrH/teamgroup-t-create-classic-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl46-memory-ctccd532g5600hc46dc01

Take that kit, plug in a few numbers into bios, and boom your $73 kit performs like a $120 kit

[lone flame]

idk if i want to do that for a first build

[potent portal]

Then for just running a profile and it working with little effort the first one I sent is the one to get

[lone flame]

ok'

ok

my psu is out of stock i was about to order it

crap

i just ordered my gpu

😄

[potent portal]

If you don't mind non-modular and the ketchup and mustard cables there's this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RXCFf7/apevia-prestige-1000-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-atx-pr1000w

[lone flame]

i was planning on getting white cable extentions

but what does non modular mean

[potent portal]

It means you can't take the extra cables you don't need off the power supply, it just takes up a little more room really

If you prefer having that flexibility you can get this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x96p99/corsair-cx650m-2021-650-w-80-bronze-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020221-na

[lone flame]

so do these cables show up front at all

i wanted to have white asia horse ones plugged into the gpu and stuff

[potent portal]

The 8 pin (4+4) for the CPU is usually well hidden at the top left but the main 24 pin would be showing

[obsidian wigeon]

extensions eliminates the visibility of the original cables however

you just keep the original cables behind the case, or inside psu basement

[lone flame]

ok

[potent portal]

Since it's corsair there's always the option of replacing the original cables with white anyway

[lone flame]

omg i did it again

sorry hold on

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

omg i am fumbling

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

there we go

omg my original psu is back in stock? https://www.newegg.com/p/1HU-0095-000J0?Item=9SIABP9B1K0027&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2F&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-obhQ9wvDvcBMAO5SjFTzDw

[potent portal]

That's a higher quality PSU so yeah if it's in stock go for it

[lone flame]

i think i will

the one thing ive learned is never cheap out on the psu

[potent portal]

That is an excellent lesson to learn, hopefully not the hard way

[lone flame]

no, just lots of tutorials and advice

lol

luckily not the hard way

psu has been ordered

[potent portal]

It's only the backbone of the entire computer, why should it be high quality? lol

[lone flame]

@potent portal @obsidian wigeon should i go with the case https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

i read a review that said the fans might be iffy

[obsidian wigeon]

it's fine

case is good

[lone flame]

part of me wants fans on the top

but ok

i am trusting u

[cyan ravine]

You can buy more fans for $15

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XYPQzy/thermalright-tl-c12c-s-6617-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-tl-c12cw-s-x3-d6

Not that they'd add any performance but if you want them anyway they're pennies and quite good for the pennies spent

[lone flame]

perhaps in the future

case, gpu, and psu have been ordered, will order remaining parts within the next 1-2 days @cyan ravine @obsidian wigeon @potent portal, ty for your help

[dusty cedar]

@analog hearth the pic you posted reminds me of the "are ya winnin yet son" meme with where everything is placed

[noble sinew]

Hi guys, I am asking questions about the phanteks case g360a, asus 450M-II Micro ATX motherboard, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler, and Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) ddr4 ram.

I am not sure how phanteks’ fans work, but I would like to buy one more. However, to use the pwm function, does all 4 fans have connections to my motherboard or would I have to connect them through splitters?
Also, does the current rgb hub or what phanteks use for it have enough slots for 4 total fans?
One more thing, will a 155mm cpu dual fan fit?
Even if the fans have to be raised a little for the ram clearance?

Here is my build list. I specifically asked about the ram because I might just go non rgb since I feel like the cpu cooler might block the ram sticks from view

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PLJb4s

[ornate solstice]

Hey guys I need 3 build lists, 1k 1.5k and 2k usd please send them. It will be used for mainly gaming but also want to try and start streaming. I trust y’all

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hBmkk9 I'd do this instead, and if you don't have a cpu to update the bios for the motherboard, go for the a520m plus wifi

Can definitely do without the second nvme drive

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FwPVtn
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KqkXXy
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mr7XXy

[unreal vale]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TL2Vtn ah hey figured out the actual GPU that my buddy is selling lol. He’s also selling that PSU for $50 so $200 for the GPU and PSU ain’t all that bad. Won’t work in a mini unfortunately lol.

Still have to change everything else up of course

Trying to save money where I can if I end up buying and building for my other friend.

[mossy venture]

Yeah the gpu and psu is a good deal

Mobo is super overpriced, cpu is 5600 performance for extra money, ram is $15 more than a silicon power kit of the exact same specs, and storage is super overpriced

M450 1tb plus a60 2tb

[unreal vale]

You’re a damn magician 🥹

Could you recommend a decent MOBO that could leave room for upgrading?

Mobo’s are where I really start getting lost on whats what lol

[cyan ravine]

All 3 motherboards are mighty fine for upgrades from what's been suggested

[unreal vale]

Oh the ones above just saw that

[cyan ravine]

You don't need anything crazy like x570s

That's for people that need to plug in lots of stuff

Like multiple gpus, raid cards, nics etc

If you don't know what these things are then you don't need the extra features of the higher end boards

[unreal vale]

No no I do lol. I doubt he’d be doing all of that, this is just something I may build over the next year for a buddy of mine.

He just needs a decent rig to be brought up to todays gaming, he’s stuck pretty much playing older titles right now with a very old PC

[cyan ravine]

For new gaming a b760m or a520m is fine

The one's we've suggested are plenty fine for that

[near spruce]

Hello, im not new to the labor of building but i am to part selection and i know there are genius's here that i wont find anywhere else! If you have any recommendations or changes please just DM them to me directly feel free to open the list make the changes and just copy that over as well! I am always open to finding better solutions for efficency and pricing! Primary purpose is Gaming right now i spend all my time on FF14 lol https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RYmHY9

[cyan ravine]

Hello mate. I can do you a far better gaming list for the same price

4090 instead of 4070ti, interested?

[untold vessel]

I'm loving where you're starting! There's a lot of improvements that we can make to your PC here

[near spruce]

yes im down!

[untold vessel]

I don’t know much about DDR5 RAM, but based off this build, I think we can definitely get him A 4090, a 4TB nvme SSD, a far nicer and larger motherboard, and perhaps a premium case. What’re your thoughts?

[untold vessel]

Hey, Nice! Your budget is incredible. Let’s do this!

[cyan ravine]

@near spruce this
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8DNPbK

[untold vessel]

Let’s run some major fixes for now, and then afterwards, we’ll fine-tune the choices for specific games and resolutions

[near spruce]

i also see the note where it says i might need a connection adapter for the CPU cooler and if that can be found for a just incase id appreciate it

im going for micro motherboard for keeping it cool in a mid tower

[obsidian wigeon]

4tb is still too expensive tbh

[cyan ravine]

Could save a few $ on case and ram but this is about as good as it gets

Maybe another $30 for a 2tb ssd instead

[near spruce]

sure thing felix i appreciate it!

[cyan ravine]

Np

[obsidian wigeon]

felix doing gud

[near spruce]

ty foxy~

[untold vessel]

Can’t can’t much better than this! Going all in on the GPU is definitely what I wish I’d done in the past

[cyan ravine]

It's peak gaming performance

[near spruce]

i mean technically anything is un upgarde at this point lol

im rockin a 1050ti right now

and an i5 intel

[untold vessel]

Not quite sure how much he wants massive storage, so in that case, let’s go all in with the GPU & CPU

[cyan ravine]

Same as 13900K stock but less power and easier platform to tease the best parts out of

And then the 4090

[untold vessel]

Not to mention those sweet sweet discounts

[cyan ravine]

The ssd is really the only thing, I would suggest a 2tb intel 670p if you want a bit more storage

[untold vessel]

Let’s get you the massive performance you deserve

[cyan ravine]

But 1tb is manageable

[near spruce]

true

[cyan ravine]

4090 will also run any monitor today

It's recommended for 4k tho

4k 120hz+

If you want to stick to something a bit less overkill we could dial things down a notch and save quite a bit of money

[untold vessel]

Agreed. I have 20+ AAA titles and never play more than 3 at any given time. Most are even forgotten about, so it’s better to save some money and just do the work of swapping in and swapping out titles

[cyan ravine]

Ye 2tb is more of a convenience thing

[near spruce]

i like the idea OF overkill but on the list you provided i was wondering what the "frame of life" looks like on that ryzen 7 being only 8 core which is great for today but like 8 years from nowits obsolete?

[cyan ravine]

Hmmmm

Well 13900k is 8 p cores anyway

[near spruce]

true! and im not a hardcore streamer im just an avid player

right

[cyan ravine]

So realistically scaling won't be much different

[near spruce]

diablo4 for example is almost maxing my memory right now

clocking it over 85% when i have like 1 google tab and discord running

where as in other games it is barley even scratching 50%

[cyan ravine]

Sounds like 16gb lol

[unreal vale]

Y’all are awesome thank you!

[lone flame]

@cyan ravine

[near spruce]

oh wanted to talk about fan cooling too just to make sure "case fans" where enough i was a victim of heat damage once upon a time so i try to make sure

[cyan ravine]

Hi

[cyan ravine]

Should be fine

Ap201 is a unique case but it's mostly mesh

And the cpu and gpu inside run innately very cool anyway

7800x3d can run on the most basic of coolers and 4090's were built to run a good 40-50% more power than they do

So both are running overkill cooling

[lone flame]

That psu is out of stock

I just got an email that said they couldn’t ship it

Idk what I do now

what should i use in place of it https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRxvzf

[cyan ravine]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v4L7YJ/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpg-0650fpcgus-r

Not quite as good, I'd probably wait for the other psu to be back in stock if they have an estimated time

There's also this
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pG6qqs/thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-600-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0600nnfagu-2

But I kinda feel like you'd want better for a 6700xt

Not so much the power but quality wise

[lone flame]

ye

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Slovskii/saved/zgMrGX

The RAM kit on this is fine for gaming, yes?

[paper summit]

Wayyyy too much lol

[little osprey]

Newegg supposedly has a deal running too where you get a free 64GB micro SD card with it

[paper summit]

unless u really want the tridents lmfao

[little osprey]

Not really, just like the slick black and RGB

I can go look at some different heat spreaders RQ

@paper summit https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P7RYcf/team-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl18-memory-tf3d432g3600hc18jdc01

The other kit that I had my eyes on

Though the Trident Z's just look more slick

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pdfnTW/gskill-trident-z-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-4000-cl18-memory-f4-4000c18d-32gtzr

4000CL18

$100 though for only 32GB

[manic cloak]

go for a 3200 cl16 imo

also I thought you bought an air cooler 😭 @little osprey

[little osprey]

I have a question and need some info. My build motherboard is the B650i Aorus and has the stacked M.2 with heatsink. I am running a open air case with no fans and the bottom drive idles around 58c-60c and never goes above 67-68c. Remember this is a open air case with no airflow over the M.2 is that safe. I have ran crystal benchmark and it bever gets above 70c

Am i ok with the m.2 or will i run into problems

Thanks in advance

[little osprey]

Frozen Notte is surprisingly good for the price

I just tossed my Phantom Spirit on my 12100F

(Overkill IK)

[manic cloak]

ah

I would buy it but I have a 13600k

[little osprey]

One second

[manic cloak]

nothing wrong with a 240 cooling a 13600k, 280's just have better plates for cooling the 13600 from what I heard

also war thunder grind 💪

[little osprey]

Yeah, somehow always draws me back

[manic cloak]

oh shoot

I wonder what the pa120se does tho

[little osprey]

I'd have to find the benchmarks

But for $53 a 240mm AIO that's actually competent is really nice

Also looks really cool too

@manic cloak, forgot to mention the 360mm version of the Frozen Notte is only $66

[manic cloak]

I got a 205 mesh type c

280 max rad for front or top

[little osprey]

Still a sexy looking case

[manic cloak]

fr

I want a case that's small but supports 360, still atx though. I can look for myself but I don't need to atm

[little osprey]

I would've grabbed a 280mm if it didn't look weird on the front of my G300A

[manic cloak]

wait they have a 280mm?

[little osprey]

G300A can support 360mm on the front and 240mm on the top

$70

Basically an improvement of the P300A which I have right now

G300A has the boxy shape that I really want, but still has it's charms

Phanteks is just my go to for cases

P400A, G360A, or whatever

[manic cloak]

they don't have a 280mm of it do they

[little osprey]

P400A

G360A

I think you can tell now I'm a Phanteks shill

[paper summit]

HEY I HAVE THAT CASE

[little osprey]

Their stuff is pretty well priced TBF, not crazy expensive but not dirt cheap either

Notable build quality and a good work room

[little osprey]

That reminds me when I get my paycheck next week I gotta grab those cable extensions

Gonna grab those, and the Hydro G Pro if that's still on sale for $85

Motherboard is supposed to get here July 5th

If not sooner if it gets in town a bit before the 4th of July

[manic cloak]

nonono I mean the AIO

[little osprey]

Oh the Frozen Notte?

Hmmmm

[manic cloak]

I don't see any sadly

idk how well it'd cool a 13600k too

[little osprey]

If it can cool a 13900K enough to get a good score on some benchmarks I think it'd be fine

[molten grotto]

Yo, anyone able to help with a custom cpu loop

I’m doing this p blind, need some guidance

[little osprey]

can anyone provide help

[little osprey]

With?

[lone flame]

@cyan ravine

does this ram and psu work https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mBRvLs

[mossy venture]

I'd switch to fsp g hydro 750

Cheaper for same tier

[lone flame]

thats what i was gonna go for originally but uh

https://www.newegg.com/p/1HU-0095-000J0?Item=9SIABP9B1K0027

[mossy venture]

If you want the ram to match the white them there's this
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bbJgXL/teamgroup-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl32-memory-ff4d532g5600hc32dc01

[mossy venture]

Oh damn, shows in stock on pcpartpicker, mb

Looks good then

[little osprey]

@mossy venture https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pdfnTW/gskill-trident-z-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-4000-cl18-memory-f4-4000c18d-32gtzr

$100 for 4000CL18

I'm sure there's better or others, just looking for a black heat spreader and RGB

[terse pebble]

Just want to ask. If one of my desktop fan goes brrrrr sometimes, is it the fan faulty or something wrong on the motherboard?

[mossy venture]

Meh

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FPYLrH/gskill-trident-z-rgb-32gb-2-x-16gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c16d-32gtzr

[frigid night]

Which fan is going brrr?

[little osprey]

Well this is the other one I was looking at

[manic cloak]

hydro fsp out of stock :(

[terse pebble]

Desktop fan 140mm. Set it up as exhaust.

[little osprey]

Actually?

[manic cloak]

check it out

[little osprey]

The 750W one is still in stock

Actually NVM

PC Part Picker lying to me again

[weary galleon]

It could be a faulty fan but it could also be the fan motor is trying to accelerate too fast

If it's a fixed speed fan it's most likely a bad bearing or something

[manic cloak]

https://www.newegg.com/p/1HU-0095-000J0?Item=9SIABP9B1K0027&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2F&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-uM_gZrtFXjiTfkMkSSxPBA

ye @little osprey lol

[little osprey]

Man that sucks

I was gonna order it next week

I guess I'm just gonna get cable extensions and RAM

[manic cloak]

there’s gonna be a lot on sale

for fantas and prime

[little osprey]

?

How would they sell something they don't have in stock?

[manic cloak]

@little osprey think.. if the 2 of the biggest online retailers do a sale on most of their items..

[little osprey]

Hmmm

OOOOOH

I thought you meant that specific PSU would be back

[manic cloak]

no 💀

[little osprey]

But yeah there'll be other PSU's I'm sure

[manic cloak]

ye

[little osprey]

Maybe RM750e will be at a good price

All I want is a black fully modular PSU that's a tier A or B

Wattage isn't a huge concern since I don't plan on using it on future builds

[obsidian wolf]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vVWtXy

What should I switch

My friend has 1500$ for budget for a pc as an overall where he wants to get also the monitor, mouse and keyboard

he also wants rgb so the ram price plays the value in there as well

[fossil cedar]

That rams not gonna run at those speeds on ryzen, also the psu suck

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8FXkk9

[fossil cedar]

Id do this instead
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GrcHVw

[mossy venture]

With monitor https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BbwgY9

[fossil cedar]

Or if they wanted a tower cooler (not needed) the id cooling se 214xt

[mossy venture]

The fsp g hydro isn't in stock pato, pcp is being stupid

[fossil cedar]

;-;

Dumby pcpp

[mossy venture]

Yeah, cxm is $90 or rme is $100

[potent portal]

It might with a bit of luck and tweaking

[obsidian wolf]

Is the ID cooling so good?

that I been seeing it a lot as of lately

[mossy venture]

It's among the cheapest coolers that's equal to or better than a stock cooler

And looks nice

[fossil cedar]

Ehh would almost basically need to lower speed of the ram plus not worth 40$ more anyway

[mossy venture]

Next cooler I'd get over it is pa 120 se at $34-$45, depending on if rgb version and sales

Or ps120

[fossil cedar]

It's definitely better but the stock cooler is not needed at all for the 7600

[potent portal]

This too, presumed C tier but not modular if that matters https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RXCFf7/apevia-prestige-1000-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-atx-pr1000w

[mossy venture]

Yeah that'd do fine with a 6800xt

[potent portal]

Agreed it's not worth it, especially since if you're needing to tweak anyway you might as well get the cheaper kit that overclocks almost as good

[fossil cedar]

Yep

[frigid night]

Is it on its own fan header?

[frigid night]

I like this PSU.

So far they are pretty solid ime with 2 of them.

[potent portal]

It's got enough overhead that the tier doesn't really matter as much too, not bad for the price

[bold stone]

If I don't over clock it

What's its hz

I'm scared to ruin smth while overclocking or the overclocking itself ruins the monitor long term

[potent portal]

165 is the rated max

Higher than that would be overclocking

[bold stone]

No

Overclock to 165hz

According to image atleast

[potent portal]

Where does it say that

Because the official product page on acer.com says 165Hz

[bold stone]

Oh lmao

[bold stone]

Image

Top right

[potent portal]

Well the image is wrong

Not uncommon

[bold stone]

Amazing

[mossy venture]

It's probably 144 hz over hdmi, 165 over dp

[potent portal]

That could be what they mean, a lot of the time it's a poor translation of a translation

[mossy venture]

Doesn't really make a difference either way though

[bold stone]

Btw what should I upgrade next year? Lemme send pics

[mossy venture]

That 21hz won't be seen

[mossy venture]

Gpu

[bold stone]

Oh also will the case look like the pic? I'm very very very confused cause on yt I can find blue lights only

[mossy venture]

5500, while disliked, is fine with a 3080/4070/6800xt at 1440p

First though I'd upgrade psu

[bold stone]

I'm so confused

[mossy venture]

Or same time as gpu

[bold stone]

I thought 5500 is worse than the gpu

[bold stone]

How urgent is it?

[mossy venture]

Nah, 3050 is 1660s perf, or thereabouts

[obsidian wigeon]

I would change psu first tho

[bold stone]

Wait which one is better actually💀

[potent portal]

The 5500 is like a 3600 without PCIe 4

[mossy venture]

I'd imagine it'll be fine with the 250w or so that'll pull

[obsidian wigeon]

The psu is like d tier

[mossy venture]

3050

[bold stone]

Which means?....

[mossy venture]

The psu isn't a fire hazard

It just isn't good

[bold stone]

Oh good

[obsidian wigeon]

It's not good, but not a fire hazard

[mossy venture]

I'd upgrade it when you upgrade your gpu

[bold stone]

How about this,upgrade psu and 1 extra tb of ssd next year

Then in 2025 upgrade gpu or whatever breaks

[obsidian wigeon]

Up to ya

[mossy venture]

That would be a good plan

[obsidian wigeon]

3050 can run a lot of stuff decently enough

[bold stone]

Amazing....

[bold stone]

I mean i hope

[mossy venture]

3050 can run any game that currently exists, afaik

Just will have to turn settings down

[obsidian wigeon]

Eh it's just two years from now, not like it's gonna get unusable by then

[bold stone]

My brother is abit too annoying but he keeps asking and I don't know,can he do things on unreal engine 5 with this set up?

[obsidian wigeon]

Yes lol

[mossy venture]

I dont see why not

[obsidian wigeon]

Of course he can

[bold stone]

Oh why did I think the pc will explode in my face if he turns it on

[obsidian wigeon]

But not extreme graphics stuff

[potent portal]

Might have to drop a couple down to 720p or use DLSS but yeah

[bold stone]

I mean he is 9 I doubt he will use it for more than 1 week

[mossy venture]

(It will, siblings and pcs are explosive when around eachother)

[obsidian wigeon]

lmaooo

[bold stone]

I am not letting him touch Any thing without my supervision lmao

[obsidian wigeon]

Talking about that my bro helped me unbox my new laptop

[bold stone]

I've banned food from being near the desk from now lmao

[obsidian wigeon]

Almost dropped it

[mossy venture]

That would also be a good plan, lol

[obsidian wigeon]

He almost did a linus

[bold stone]

And im forcing him to wash his hands before using the keyboard

[mossy venture]

Sounds about right

[obsidian wigeon]

I have a twin bro

[bold stone]

💀

[obsidian wigeon]

So he's same age as I am

[mossy venture]

I did not know this

[obsidian wigeon]

lol

[mossy venture]

Hell I didn't even know you had siblings lol

[bold stone]

I can't stop imagining rhe pc just falling over lmao

I feel like it'll happen

[mossy venture]

"DO A FLIP"

[obsidian wigeon]

Less likely with a whole ass pc being in a box

[bold stone]

Btw the case is 42cm and I have 44cm space... I should do smth to make more space right?

[obsidian wigeon]

My heart sank when he almost dropped my laptop lol

[bold stone]

I have an armoured tank on my phone,yet when I drop it on my bed I freak out lmao

[bold stone]

Today I'm gonna bottle flip using my life savings

[mossy venture]

I just realized I made a reference from American media to two non Americans

God I'm smart

[bold stone]

What a coincidence

I just learnt

My friend has the same mouse pad I got

[potent portal]

Nah that's a pretty common cultural slip up

[bold stone]

Abd my other friend will order the same mouse I got

LMFAOOOO

And my other friend has a 3050 and the mouse friend has a ryzen 5 5500

Might aswell just copy their set ups next time

Oh also my friend has a keyboard which is like mine but just bigger

Its funny af

[earnest olive]

I disagree with this

as someone who dailied a 3600x with a 3080 at 1440p

it was a pretty heavy bottleneck in anything except pure raster

[mossy venture]

My 3600 was fine with my 6800xt, definitely limited it but it wasn't terribly noticeable to me

[bold stone]

Can yall send me how you position your fingers on a keyboard

I am struggling with that... yeah I have a journey ahead

[lone flame]

@potent portal boo

me again

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mBRvLs

i changed the psu since the other one was out of stock

thoughts

[potent portal]

Looks good. If you wanted to save $25 there's another PSU you could get.

But it won't be as pretty

There's also a white kit of memory with the same specs and price

[bold stone]

Ffs

Someone said on youtube it had no audio so I just went with it

And got these speakers

Which I can't cancel

Ffs

Are they atleast good

[potent portal]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jZD7YJ/team-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl38-memory-ff4d532g6000hc38adc01
Or https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bbJgXL/teamgroup-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl32-memory-ff4d532g5600hc32dc01

[potent portal]

Better than the monitor speakers at least

And you can make it into a pseudo-surround setup if you wanted too with the 4 speakers

[bold stone]

They are 2 speakers

[potent portal]

Yes, 2 on the monitor and 2 separate

[bold stone]

Yeah but like

How can I confirm if it has audio or not

Idk how to cancel smth in the order omfg

I'll try calling them on Sunday

[potent portal]

Is it this monitor?

[bold stone]

Yes

[potent portal]

What's the exact model name because it doesn't say in that image

[bold stone]

Uh

1 sec

It should say it

[potent portal]

I got KG242Y but there's an extension like bmiipx

[dusty cedar]

so i cant figure this out and thought it was an audio driver issue before. its not that. my optical port for my audio just randomly switches from the spdif to a usb source and when i switch back to the spdif source, there's no audio being sent to it until i do a full restart on my pc. any fix to this?

[bold stone]

@potent portal

Only things I could find

Ignore the speaker pic oops

[potent portal]

pbmiipx ok

[bold stone]

So it has or not?

[potent portal]

Yes it has speakers

Acer names are stupid, it takes forever to decode

pbmiipx has audio but bmiipx doesn't, I hate acer so much

[lone flame]

could you make an edited list with those parts and send it my way?

😄

the gpu should be here tmr

[bold stone]

Ffs

What do I do with the speakers now

[lone flame]

honestly im good with the black RAM

whats the psu?

[potent portal]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/psWtXy

It's non-modular and has ketchup and mustard cables so it's not so pretty, but it's cheap and will get the job done

(plus if you want to use extensions you won't see the cables)

[lone flame]

can I dm rq

[potent portal]

Sure

[bold stone]

I need help

Jts 4am

And this thing popped up and I can't sleep

And the store is closed gill Sunday

Did I understand correctly?

I can return the speakers if I don't open the box

That's if they don't let me remove it from the order

[obsidian wigeon]

That's basically it

[bold stone]

Yeah aight

[obsidian wigeon]

Can return only if it's untouched

[bold stone]

Only a public execution from my parents

Not bad

I'm calling them 8am sharp Sunday

To avoid any excuses from them

And I messaged them on whatsapp

[obsidian wigeon]

Defective products are still under 7 days rma window tho

[bold stone]

What does that mean

[dusty cedar]

any help/ideas?

[obsidian wigeon]

But you don't get your money back, instead they'll perform repairs or replacements

Defective aka dead on arrival

Or damage caused by shipping

Not caused by user

[bold stone]

What abt returns

Also it doesn't have a warranty?

[obsidian wigeon]

It does, but this is an immediate rma window

[bold stone]

So after 7 days they will pretend I don't exist?

[obsidian wigeon]

Once that rma window is gone, you'll have to rely on manufacturers of the parts installed in the rig for warranty

[bold stone]

Oh...

Yeah I'm fked

[obsidian wigeon]

Cause in the end it's not a branded pc, it's just a prebuilt

No that's normal

It's not stuff like an asus, acer or branded stuff

[bold stone]

I live in Jordan,how will I get in touch with snth like msi

Or ryzen

[obsidian wigeon]

Those have branches all over the world, I doubt they don't exist in jordan

At least their service centers

As for cpu warranty, honestly it's basically non existent unless you know where you exactly bought the cpu from

Not like cpus die commonly anyway

Exceedingly rare for a cpu to die by itself

[bold stone]

Nice...

What does the warranty do then

Like their warranty

[obsidian wigeon]

RMAs, repairs and stuff

[bold stone]

Cause they do have one my friend's brother said

[obsidian wigeon]

But no refunds

[bold stone]

And a random Facebook reply

[bold stone]

So they repair it for free for the duration of the warranty

[obsidian wigeon]

Yes

[bold stone]

Oh good

Btw the returning thing gives me 100% of the money?

[obsidian wigeon]

Yeah

[bold stone]

Like 12jd speakers give me 12jd back

Oh ok less of a public execution,more of a private one

[obsidian wigeon]

You'll get 20% restocking fee tho

So do mind that

[bold stone]

So

They will give me like

Less than 12jd

[obsidian wigeon]

Just don't worry too much

Also try not to bypass the filter lol

Anything can happen but try to calm down and be positive

It's more likely you get them working than them not working

[bold stone]

Wdym

[bold stone]

I'm only scared from my parents tbh

Especially that it's 4 20 am and I'm tired lmao

[earnest olive]

well you were probably using raster

if I used rt or dlss the cpu bottleneck would become like 40%

even with pbo and manually oced 3800 ram

in raster it was 0-10%