yeah
#building-and-recc-chat
plucky timber
Just someone with way too much time
plucky timber
Is it just touching it
plucky timber
Uh oh
vague idol
Is it fine if I bend it a Lil lol
plucky timber
Don't squish it too hard
plucky timber
Push it with the panel
vague idol
Gotta cable manage
leaden mauve
what has you looking at LGA2066 chips? just curious
earnest olive
not much reason to buy these for daily anymore
mostly for overclocking interests I'd think
cheaper modern systems will smash them in gaming or productivity
earnest olive
How much would you pay for this
even if there's a heavy discount on the CPU you have to consider the x299 motherboard typically being quite expensive
and then the cooling and psu considerations cause these chips can go crazy with power if you're pushing them
makes 14900k look tame
leaden mauve
even if there's a heavy discount on the CPU you have to consider the x299 mother...
not to mention first gen x299 boards suck so youd have to shell out the money for a 2nd/3rd revision board
earnest olive
it will lose to the i3-12100 in most games and stands no chance against higher end chips
earnest olive
unless it's a game that makes uniquely good use of parallelism
which are few and far between
earnest olive
these are all reasons as to why X79 is better
of course
x79 uses the superior memory type
earnest olive
doesn't x79 actually have a higher maximum core count than x299 lol
cause you can toss xeons on it
think they locked that down for x299 could be wrong tho
leaden mauve
doesn't x79 actually have a higher maximum core count than x299 lol
definitely not
2066 goes up to 18 cores, 2011 goes up to 12
earnest olive
maybe I'm thinking of x99
earnest olive
yeah I was thinking of a 22 core
earnest olive
do you know how different the sockets are?
wonder if it would even be theoretically possible to do a coffeetime-esque mod lol
for science
leaden mauve
yea the pinout is all different, i think itd be pretty complicated to try something like that though tbf i havent tried or looked into it
earnest olive
oof
leaden mauve
plus theres more physical pins needed
earnest olive
yeah if you have to reroute any pins it's game over I think, signal integrity penalty will kill the dream
leaden mauve
probably needed
earnest olive
love how on lga1151-1 you just have to block the pin that says explode if 8th gen
lmao
leaden mauve
its not even a dead short, just 0vcore. probably just a bad SMD? idk
earnest olive
good luck fixing it
leaden mauve
doesnt trip OCP or anything
earnest olive
the more of those old boards that stay out of the landfill the better
leaden mauve
especially something as unique as an R4BE
its cleaner than my main r4be too
like it was barely used or just taken well care of
earnest olive
do you even bother to clean coating off of a board after prepping it for sub ambient
looks tedious
leaden mauve
what do you mean clean coating off a board after
earnest olive
like when you have to coat it to avoid damage from condensation
leaden mauve
oh no i dont remove the coating because then that defeats the purpose of putting it there in the first place
earnest olive
can't imagine removing that would ever be worth it when you're probably just gonna use it for sub ambient again
leaden mauve
i use liquid electrical tape
earnest olive
yeah I was just curious what you meant by cleaner
leaden mauve
can't imagine removing that would ever be worth it when you're probably just gon...
yea id only do that if ill sell the board or something but even then id keep it on because im likely selling it to an overclocker
earnest olive
like lack of dust or lack of liquid electrical tape lol
leaden mauve
both 
earnest olive
yeah can't imagine too many non overclockers are in the market for that
leaden mauve
i wouldnt sell an r4be to a non overclocker
earnest olive
mom rocking an r4be in her office PC 🔥
leaden mauve
@austere condor I STILL REMEMBER
earnest olive
oh no
leaden mauve
😭
earnest olive
did he buy one for a flip
earnest olive
that r4be is spending its life playing fortnite now
leaden mauve
fr
earnest olive
3820 non k?
leaden mauve
theres no 3820k yea
earnest olive
earnest olive
probably some generic ddr3 running xmp
leaden mauve
hopefully s2d
earnest olive
that poor board
earnest olive
needs to be liberated
earnest olive
its a partially unlocked 4 core
the 7740x before the 7740x lol
I see
the cpu to buy if you just want to say you're on hedt for some reason
well at least it's not as gimped as the 7740x
a while back I saw someone selling their old gaming system on HWS with a 7640x + 1060
can't believe someone actually bought that crap for a budget gaming rig 😭
probably could have just gone 7600k + 1070 and had a much better 5 years
leaden mauve
i get buying into HEDT if you really need a specific feature or something for work
but for an enthusiast? nah.
leaden mauve
i want daily zen 4 threadripper :)
earnest olive
and acted like a regular 7600k/7700k that just happened to sit in x299
they disabled half of the memory channels and all the extra pcie
LOL
leaden mauve
earnest olive
actual meme products
poor guy fell for the marketing
cut his gpu budget for that SUPER COOL i5 extreme edition!!!
(it's the same thing but costs more money)
vague idol
can someone help me my computer is like broken the mother board turns on and thats all and for the gpu it has a red light
potent portal
What CPU do you have
vague idol
ryzen 9 7950x3d
vague idol
What CPU do you have
@potent portal
potent portal
Ok so that does have an iGPU which will help with troubleshooting
Take out your GPU and unplug it, and plug the monitor cable into the motherboard. Then see if it turns on.
vague idol
huh
im sorry if im difficult this is my first pc and im sturggling lol
ive only tried plugging it into a outlet and hitting the power button
and thats what happened
potent portal
Right, and the light on the motherboard is next to the "GPU" label correct?
potent portal
Oh well that usually indicates the power cable isn't in all the way
potent portal
Which is a huge issue on the 40 series, it takes a lot of force
potent portal
It's not just you it's a poorly designed cable lol
Yes it should go ALL the way in and sit flush against the connector
potent portal
Both
vague idol
alr
ill go try again
and for the fans not going crazy
or ram lighing up or whatever
lol
everythings plugged in right
but tthe card ig
let me go try and ill text you and tell you how it goes?
potent portal
If the GPU isn't getting power then it'll fail the power on self test (POST) and refuse to do anything, so the fans staying ramped up isn't a surprise
potent portal
That's a bit too blurry to tell on my end
Is that the adapter cable that came with the GPU?
potent portal
Does it have 2 or 3 of the 8 pin connectors on the other end
potent portal
Both are plugged in?
potent portal
Did you use 2 cables or the daisy chain on one cable
potent portal
Ok and both are in the correct spot in the motherboard, fully inserted as well?
vague idol
Yes
potent portal
Hmm. What kind of video cable are you using and where is it plugged in?
vague idol
What's a video cable lol
potent portal
Ah, actually some GPUs will fail to start if they don't detect a video cable
That might be the case here
vague idol
Really
.
Imma go get a monitor
So um
I pulled it into a monitor
AND redlighted me again
@potent portal
..
potent portal
Ok. What about lights on the motherboard? There's usually a stack of 4 lights near the 24 pin connector, see if one is lit or if they're all off.
potent portal
Interesting
vague idol
Is the card bad.. :/
potent portal
There's 2 routes to take here.
Wait a few minutes with it on to see if anything comes up on the monitor.
Take out the GPU and try with the iGPU.
vague idol
What igpu
vague idol
What is it tho
What if I take it to best buy to the qeek squad
🤑💰
Also it's really hard to take it out
So what's my other opion
potent portal
What is it tho
It's a basic integrated GPU in the CPU, iGPU. They're good enough for running up to a 4k monitor browsing the web but not gaming on.
vague idol
Is it possible the graphics card is broken :/
potent portal
It's probably hard to take out because of the PCIe slot lock on the end, it can be tricky to get to.
It's possible the card is bad but lets rule everything else out first
potent portal
What if I take it to best buy to the qeek squad
What if I told you in store geek squad aren't even allowed to diagnose hardware and they have to ship it to the regional repair center, so they can charge you even more money
potent portal
If it is bad think they would let me return it
100%
vague idol
Oh ok
No the qeek squad is free for me
Well my mom
Actually
Because she has the premium crap
potent portal
Oh you've got the membership thing? Eh could be worth using then if you don't want to deal with it
vague idol
Ok
Well my appointment mwnt is in a hour
SO well see what they think
Any last efforts
potent portal
Besides what I said and taking out the GPU to see if the computer successfully turns on at all? No
vague idol
I'll just let them do they stuff ig
potent portal
Good luck to you then
Amazon is really good about replacing or refunding bad parts so you're set if that's it
serene onyx
Hey guys
What can I build with this
😭
Can I build anything functional with this?
potent portal
You could make a NAS or a OPNsense router
potent portal
It could run fortnite on low settings
serene onyx
Hit me with a build
potent portal
Do you know what chipset it is at least? And what kind of budget for the rest of the PC?
serene onyx
Uhhh
It's a i5-4590 Vpro?
And like 500
Or as cheap as it can get
Idk the chipset
potent portal
Or as cheap as it can get
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mr4Wz6
CPU and motherboard are placeholders
Could get the memory cheaper on ebay probably
little osprey
Ouch
serene onyx
Thanks
potent portal
Yes ouch. If the budget was $600 you could do a full computer on AM4. But this would be what you can do with what you have.
An example of what you can do with $600 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YXjxRK
obsidian wigeon
yes
cyan ravine
Yes
leaden mauve
Yes
marsh kiln
Someone able to help please pc won't boot after building
low path
Someone able to help please pc won't boot after building
Can you send a video of the pc when it shuts off
Is there any lights
marsh kiln
Is there any lights
Yes
marsh kiln
Was that your pc?
No the other person in the room
pseudo pollen
The light is above "DRAM" label
That means something is wrong with the ram, either the slot or the stick itself
Try just one stick of ram, if that doesn't work try the other stick
if neither works it might be the slot, in that case try just one ram stick in other slots
marsh kiln
if neither works it might be the slot, in that case try just one ram stick in ot...
I'm guessing slots are bad
plucky timber
WAIT
There's nothing in the CPU_FAN headwr
Some boards don't start if there's nothing plugged into that header
Plug the fan from your cpu cooler into the CPU_FAN header
marsh kiln
I had my fans in it and it was doing same thing
plucky timber
Still plug something into that one
The fans from your cpu cooler into CPU_FAN
Other fans go in the other fan headers
plucky timber
Just have something plugged into that
marsh kiln
I do now
plucky timber
ok
marsh kiln
Also when I flip the power supply switch my led fans flash
manic cloak
that should be normal
but if you turn it on and theres a light(s) on then there's an issue
plucky timber
What other motherboard connections do you have?
manic cloak
@marsh kiln do you have specs?
marsh kiln
What other motherboard connections do you have?
Only ones showed in photos
marsh kiln
Where's the front panel headers or USB?
Front panel
manic cloak
Front panel
specs? 😭
marsh kiln
Front usb
manic cloak
hmm
plucky timber
I doubt that's it
manic cloak
is the psu on? 😏
marsh kiln
It's not booting at all
plucky timber
so it turns on but doesn't post?
marsh kiln
And a big red light over the label "DRAM"
marsh kiln
Yes
stoic island
some boards get get picky about the extra 4 pin, do try to have that plugged in if you can, and re-insert the 24pin cable, it might not be fully in
plucky timber
oh
they do?
that's probably the problem for the other guy as well then
@vague idol
marsh kiln
I put the 4 pin back in so it's in the 8pin spot
marsh kiln
Ok so I have to run two 8 pins and split one of them
plucky timber
yes
marsh kiln
That's so odd?
stoic island
with the rm850x, you should get 3 separate 4+4 cables
plucky timber
That's so odd?
not at all
plucky timber
some motherboards (with bad design) have stuff next to the 4 pin
like a capacitor
so if you can't split it then you can't plug it in
marsh kiln
Nope just two 8 pins that split into 2 4 pins
plucky timber
Nope just two 8 pins that split into 2 4 pins
yes that is the 4+4
marsh kiln
and then just the 4pin of another into the 4 pin
Got another idea?
Besides just enjoy my 1k paper weight
stoic island
keep messing with the 24pin for a bit until you get bored and then clear cmos with battery method for a couple minutes
marsh kiln
My 24 pin does have a connection pin empty in like the middle of it
On the cable
But ok I'll try and wedge the battery out
Kinda sounds like yall are running out of ideas as well
pseudo pollen
the dram led is the best indicator
marsh kiln
keep messing with the 24pin for a bit until you get bored and then clear cmos wi...
What if this does not work?
pseudo pollen
we're trying to find out what the problem is, or at least narrow it down
marsh kiln
Might just have to order more ram and hope it works get a slower cheaper less amount and see if that works maybe
pseudo pollen
either ram or mobo imo
marsh kiln
Welp so much for a cheap pc this just doubled in cost pretty much
pseudo pollen
return the broken ones
no price increase, just rma both parts or return them and get new ones
marsh kiln
So send everything back besides cooler and case and ask for new parts?
plucky timber
it could be something you missed
marsh kiln
Cpu is plugged in, fans, gpu, m.2, front panel, and psu
plucky timber
you didn't plug a floppy connector into the motherboard by any chance?
marsh kiln
you didn't plug a floppy connector into the motherboard by any chance?
For a floppy drive?
plucky timber
yes
marsh kiln
Nope
pseudo pollen
So send everything back besides cooler and case and ask for new parts?
keep cpu, cooler, ssd, gpu, and psu
plucky timber
yeah probably return the ram and get new ones
maybe the shipping people dropped it
🤷
plucky timber
yeah well
pseudo pollen
2 weeks?
plucky timber
that's the downside of building your own pc
marsh kiln
I'll have to ask to get slower ones probably
pseudo pollen
where are you getting this ram from
plucky timber
I'll have to ask to get slower ones probably
slower ones?
marsh kiln
where are you getting this ram from
Newegg
marsh kiln
slower ones?
This kit says it's to fast so a slower kit will clear out that problem
pseudo pollen
The ram is completely fine, speeds and cl timing is fine, model is fine, just the specific kit that you got isn't working
pseudo pollen
plucky timber
I ran 3200MHz ram on a board and cpu that officially only supports 2933
pseudo pollen
most cpus only say they support 4800 ddr5, but that's a lie
plucky timber
yeah
my 1500X said it supported up to 2933
ran 3200MHz with no issue
ran even better really
ryzen's not cool with slow memory
marsh kiln
So send the ram back and get a new kit and then probably find something else wrong with it ngl
marsh kiln
Sell this thing is another thing since it clearly won't work because it will actually make me happy
plucky timber
it's harder to sell a pc that doesn't work
marsh kiln
For 300 I could sell it
plucky timber
$300?
marsh kiln
Yea
plucky timber
for a non working PC?
marsh kiln
It's no use to me
marsh kiln
Fine 10 dollars
marsh kiln
I'll have to wait until my next pay check probably
lyric thistle
I had to do stuff to my prebuilt to get it to work
psu died 5 years in because it's weak
pseudo pollen
When I built my first pc the mobo and/or cpu didn't work, so I had to return them and get new ones
hasn't happened to me since though
marsh kiln
hasn't happened to me since though
Glad to hear you have good luck
pseudo pollen
it was just bad luck that my first pc was like that
I know that you're frustrated right now, but you'll be able to fix it
marsh kiln
Hopefully
Only will take a month
So much for having a computer I can edit photos on
marsh kiln
I'll have to probably wait until I get paid so I can pay for shipping it back and for a new kit
pseudo pollen
free returns iirc
marsh kiln
Maybe
Next step is the awful task of trying to pack this entire worthless thing and put it in my car and drive home and unload it all without smashing this pc
pseudo pollen
strap it in with a seatbelt and make sure it's tight, it'll be fine
marsh kiln
Yea but me putting it together and moving it might not be ok
pseudo pollen
Pcs are surprisingly resilient when In a pc for transport
if you're really worried, take out the gpu
marsh kiln
I'm more worried about how badly I want to just smash it
pseudo pollen
You're taking this a bit too far
it's a simple return, shouldn't take too long
better than not knowing what the problem is
marsh kiln
Yes but with how I have been feeling I wanted this pc so I could edit photos and actually feel like I might matter at all still and give me some sort of purpose
So I was looking forward to having a pc to edit on but no I'm stuck with a 7 2700x for another month
pseudo pollen
2700x ain't bad
marsh kiln
Since newegg won't spend money on fast shipping
marsh kiln
2700x ain't bad
For me it is now
pseudo pollen
I used a i7 3770 for 3 years, for everything
pseudo pollen
Yes but with how I have been feeling I wanted this pc so I could edit photos and...
Maybe talk to a therapist? Can't really help you on that front
marsh kiln
Maybe talk to a therapist? Can't really help you on that front
Can't costs to much plus I have to spend my money on dealing with this pc
pseudo pollen
ah
alright, if you need any help I'll be here, just ping me or someone else who's online
marsh kiln
Ok thanks for trying I guess
austere basalt
Anyone ever have problems with iCUE before? I've been trying to figure out why my PC experiences stutters in game, even on the ufo fps test on chrome. Turns out it's iCUE.
pseudo pollen
I only used it for my corsair hs65 headset, and it worked fine for that
marsh kiln
I use it for my mouse and no problem
pseudo pollen
But I've heard of it using absurd amounts of resources when controlling rgb
marsh kiln
I used a i7 3770 for 3 years, for everything
I'm trying to run luminar ai so it can't run it
marsh kiln
My cpu goes to 100% any time it runs my gpu goes to 15%
pseudo pollen
did you check vram usage?
and anyways, that makes sense then
I'd get something with more cores though
austere basalt
Yeah it's controlling my fan speeds and RGB, it has absurd microstructures. I get constant 200+ fps and it'll drop to like, sub 50 fps for a split second
cyan ravine
Yeah it's controlling my fan speeds and RGB, it has absurd microstructures. I ge...
Icue is hot rubbish
Avoid it as much as possible
marsh kiln
I really don't want to do this hour drive home feeling this way
I'm safer not behind the wheel probably
austere basalt
@cyan ravine what should i do? when I uninstall iCUE my fans don't even turn on, even under load
cyan ravine
Are your fans connected to an icue controller
austere basalt
Yeah
cyan ravine
That's why
cyan ravine
If you can connect the fans straight to mobo it should work fine
pseudo pollen
I'm safer not behind the wheel probably
Why are you building a pc at a place an hour away from your house if you don't mind me asking?
also, music usually helps in those situations
austere basalt
If you can connect the fans straight to mobo it should work fine
I do but I don't have spaces for all the rgb connections
cyan ravine
Not rgb
Just fan
Leave rgb in controller
Then try open rgb instead
Or
Run hardware lighting only
Uninstall icue
You should have a fan header in each icue fan unless you bought those new usb ones
austere basalt
Gotcha, thanks. I got the commander core because the included RGB controller (I have a Corsair case) was one of two slots short for rgb
Nope I have headers
cyan ravine
Ok sweet, this should work
Remember to plug your aio as well, do that first, if you have one
austere basalt
so to clarify, plug in all the fan power connections to the MoBo, leave the rgb in the commander pro
marsh kiln
Why are you building a pc at a place an hour away from your house if you don't m...
It's like a 20 min drive but it's super super bad bumpy dirt roads so it takes like 30 ish minutes to do the 3 miles of dirt but I'm at a friend's house because I wanted to build it with him
austere basalt
And see if iCUE runs better just on RGB?
pseudo pollen
It's like a 20 min drive but it's super super bad bumpy dirt roads so it takes l...
talk to him then, calm down a bit, then you can make the drive
cyan ravine
so to clarify, plug in all the fan power connections to the MoBo, leave the rgb ...
Ye
cyan ravine
And see if iCUE runs better just on RGB?
Can, I'd try openrgb though
Or set your hardware lighting (what it swaps too without icue running) and just uninstall icue
marsh kiln
I just want to actually be happy for once in a long time like bro you are a pc do your job and make me happy it's why I spent 1.5 months worth of paychecks on
pseudo pollen
Yeah, I get you
potent portal
It wanted to make sure you understood and got the full PC experience though
pseudo pollen
Happened to me plenty of times, but it isn't the end of the world
austere basalt
Oh, can hardware lighting do the same thing even while having the RGB nodes plugged into the commander core?
pseudo pollen
It wanted to make sure you understood and got the full PC experience though
Honestly yeah, I feel like first builds always have something go wrong
austere basalt
Honestly yeah, I feel like first builds always have something go wrong
Bruh TELL ME ABOUT IT
potent portal
Forget first builds, my 8th build still has issues
marsh kiln
Honestly yeah, I feel like first builds always have something go wrong
What's worse is its my 3rd I built the same friends pc and he is on it next to me right now
And it when perfect
pseudo pollen
that means you're not doing anything wrong
pseudo pollen
I think it's just the gskill ram tho
marsh kiln
I also tore apart my pc and put it back together 2 times as well
pseudo pollen
I read a newegg review, and he said there's a 50% failure rate on that kit
I've done that 20 times at this point
marsh kiln
Wow maybe I should have just bought the corsair ones then
pseudo pollen
corsair is worse lol
tforce delta rgb should be good, if you don't like rgb then there are other options
marsh kiln
It might have worked at least
pseudo pollen
possibly
marsh kiln
I mean Jesus this was ram that I was told was good from people here but yet here we are
potent portal
Honestly I don't know a single RAM brand that doesn't have occasional issues
pseudo pollen
My gkill ram works, but crashes occasionally
potent portal
And yes sometimes that's the fault of the platform, doing incorrect voltage in particular
pseudo pollen
I've been getting the PFN_LIST_CORRUPT bluescreen error for over a year lol
marsh kiln
I missed my McDonald's for this as well, I'm shivering from being cold, and I'm hungry
Time to pack up go home and go to bed since I had bacon for breakfast I don't need dinner
potent portal
Well then you better load up your space heater (new computer) with a game
marsh kiln
Only works when the paper weight works
austere basalt
also y'all have an aio pump making a clicking sound?
Temps are always fine I figured it's just air bubbles, haven't been able to work them out though
potent portal
What AIO
austere basalt
Corsair h100x
potent portal
Everything except power supplies and some cases yes
marsh kiln
Time to put panels on rip
austere basalt
Everything except power supplies and some cases yes
Good to know
pseudo pollen
Time to put panels on rip
might wanna secure those fans first
marsh kiln
Sure
pseudo pollen
austere basalt
Oh, can hardware lighting do the same thing even while having the RGB nodes plug...
?
pseudo pollen
uhh idk
cyan ravine
Oh, can hardware lighting do the same thing even while having the RGB nodes plug...
It gives basic lighting options, if it's available
So yes
It can substitute over open rgb
austere basalt
So leave all the rgb cables in the hub and commander
Plug in the aio pump to the CPU hand header
And then the case fans and aio fans into MoBo headers?
pseudo pollen
👍
austere basalt
I guess I'm just confused how a new lighting software will recognize the controllers
marsh kiln
That's what she looks like
potent portal
It's simply better software. Even though it's free and from an independent programmer, it supports nearly every type of RGB and controller.
Plus lots of plugins are available, I use a few myself for monitoring temps and changing colors accordingly
I like practical uses for things like that
austere basalt
Good to know. Tomorrow I'll plug in the power cables elsewhere. Is there anyway to change the color of my ram then? Corsair also
potent portal
Openrgb does RAM too
You'll probably need to get your chipset drivers installed before it reads it
austere basalt
What are those?
potent portal
Do you have AMD or Intel
cyan ravine
nice meme 💀
lyric thistle
smart cookie
austere basalt
@potent portal Intel
marsh kiln
might wanna secure those fans first
Made it home I had to stop and get Cheetos and ate them as I drove home and now not feeling to wel
So imma go inside in my room and eat more
marsh kiln
Nah don't make it worse
Actually I think the cheetos helped
I'm not in a omg smash this thing kind of mood now
I'm still pissed don't get me wrong but meh also driving on empty roads at night with music helped a lot
little osprey
Just a curiosity, is there an AM4 CPU that pairs well with the 4090?
cyan ravine
mmmmm
leaden mauve
ryzen 5 1600
cyan ravine
the 5800x3d kinda at 4K?
leaden mauve
(jk)
olive cypress
Put it in rice
plucky timber
Is $40 worth it for a haswell pc?
I kinda just want something to rip my blu rays with
lyric thistle
my pc's msrp was 1k lol
plucky timber
Rip stuff
Then flip it
Tho i might look into skylake or kaby
If they're cheap enough
Or even a ryzen
I kinda just want something with a decent amount of cpu power
How big of a jump is haswell to zen/zen+?
obsidian wigeon
not big enough
obsidian wigeon
they're basically equal lol
obsidian wigeon
zen+ is better but zen isn't
lyric thistle
just use an e3-1271v3
obsidian wigeon
what zen had going for was forcing intel to up the core count
lyric thistle
half the price of an i7-4790 or something
plucky timber
I wonder if i can get X79 or X99 for the same price as haswell
obsidian wigeon
hm
plucky timber
Dumb idea but chinese market
plucky timber
hehe
what's the difference between a 2650 v2 and a 2650 v3
holy cores
ooooo
I might get a 2650 v2 bundle
guys
guess what
2666 V3, X99 board, 16GB RAM and a cooler for $54
baby I'm gonna spend the whole holiday flipping pcs\
probably gonna find a used psu. gpu and ssd
I'm gonna end up spending wayyy to much money on this
but boy I'm gonna get a bit of profit
What's the best gpu I can pair with a 2666 V3 that doesn't get bottlenecked?
obsidian wigeon
yo that fan looks sick in the case
noble tapir
I got sent a faulty graphics card 😔 how long does the rma process for Newegg take?
vague idol
Yo @plucky timber I got it all to light up but got a ram light so best buy is fixing it and downloading windows and the virus software thank you so much for helping me out though lol
vague idol
The cable to the left of the gpu cable the 4pin thats missing what is that cable called?
obsidian wigeon
you don't need that extra cable
pseudo pollen
I'm still pissed don't get me wrong but meh also driving on empty roads at night...
Yeah, music really does help
low path
Look at how my PSU came
leaden mauve
safe and sound
low path
safe and sound
is it o_O
leaden mauve
i hope lol
low path
me to lol ill find out in a week once the rest of my parts come
quaint ledge
Excluding i7s and ryzen 7s because they're dummy overpriced
ryzen 7’s are priced good wdym? you can get the ryzen 7 7800x3d right now for $350
low path
ryzen 7’s are priced good wdym? you can get the ryzen 7 7800x3d right now for $3...
fr i got one
quaint ledge
fr i got one
I’m getting one too with a 4070
any motherboard reccomendations? i was gonna get the gigabyte b650 aorus ax
cyan ravine
any motherboard reccomendations? i was gonna get the gigabyte b650 aorus ax
What's your total budget and pc use case
quaint ledge
What's your total budget and pc use case
my case is NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case
and I can spend up to $250 on a motherboard
cyan ravine
And your total budget for the entire pc
quaint ledge
1400 but i’ve already picked everything out but the mobo
i found everything on sale so
yea
cyan ravine
You've already bought everything?
quaint ledge
No I was just picking stuff out
ryzen 7 7800x3d, Corsair vengeance ddr5 32gb 6000mhz i believe, gigabyte b650 aorus ax, the case i said, cpu cooler, 850w psu
cyan ravine
Ok so you haven't bought anything
quaint ledge
not yet
cyan ravine
I'm going to send you a list of what I thknk you should do for the budget
quaint ledge
Okay
cyan ravine
And from the sounds of it, there's a lot of savings or performance on the table
quaint ledge
but the thing is i found a $330 4070 MSI gaming slim
cyan ravine
Probably what I'd do (ignore the compatibility warning, it has all the necessary connectors)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N7rkWt
And that's factoring in the gaming slim for 330
Frankly that's a good price
Wait I put the ram twice
There we go lol
And have a much better fps result
Hell the 7600 is more than enough for a 4070 anyway
quaint ledge
would the 7800x3d be a bottleneck?
cyan ravine
The 4070 is the bottleneck
quaint ledge
Yea i meant would it be too much for the 4070
cyan ravine
That's not really a thing for pc's
quaint ledge
Oh
cyan ravine
They go together and it runs
It's just a matter of what's holding the other back in what application
quaint ledge
is there much of a difference from the 4070 slim and the 4070?
ive looked up some stuff and seen that they were similar
cyan ravine
No arguable difference worth talking about
cyan ravine
Np
Actually hell, I forgot there was an itx option
Brb
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dQ7VmD @quaint ledge one more
ITX if you want ITX
vague idol
you don't need that extra cable
But what's it called
steel musk
This build good? Budget $900-$1100 no Win key needed
low path
Felix I should of gotten a ryzen 9 with my build
Instead of the ryzen 7
Might return my cpu and get that cpu instead
cyan ravine
Might return my cpu and get that cpu instead
Can tell you right now from first hand experience, the R9's are a bad time with x3d
7800x3d is the play
celest horizon
Yeah, they should've made them 8+4 instead
potent portal
He meant the 7900X, not even the 3D. He told me in a DM. I set him straight lol.
obsidian wigeon
7900x would actually be slower in games
low path
Fal did u see how my psu came in
manic cloak
So many people ask for 150$ on my 6650xt :/
potent portal
Yeah I saw, lucky there's like an inch and half of foam in those things
manic cloak
This build good? Budget $900-$1100 no Win key needed
https://pcpartpicker.com/l...
Familiar with the tiktok shop?
steel musk
No
obsidian wigeon
that setup ain't the best
manic cloak
It really isn’t
steel musk
how could it be better?
manic cloak
Well
steel musk
Do you have access to it?
Don’t trust TikTok
manic cloak
Why?
You’re gonna be ordering through neweggs tiktok shop to save a bit of money
Not some random 3rd party
manic cloak
how could it be better?
Ddr4 is still viable but as ddr5 is becoming the new norm, your build will eventually become outdated in the next few years give or take. Just like ddr3
Prices keep on dropping, last year ddr5 was 2-3x its price as of now
Lowest I saw was 80$ for a real good kit of 5600-cl32
Anyways @steel musk do you not trust tiktok itself or the shop?
steel musk
Both
manic cloak
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JVxwyg
Change psu ngl
Probably cheaper for same quality
manic cloak
Ah
steel musk
Case, m&kb and headset fine?
manic cloak
@steel musk Two things, why don’t you trust tiktok and would you mind a white build if it was cheaper or nah?
manic cloak
Not really
He doesn’t have tiktok
For the further process perhaps
But tiktok doesn’t have any new customer coupons anymore
They have the deals but the 30% off with a max of 30% exists for everybody, just new customers/ppl who’ve never ordered before get discounted items.
And my alt accounts I’ve made have the new customer stuff even though before it didn’t
steel musk
<@326428467946061835> Two things, why don’t you trust tiktok and would you mind ...
Don’t trust TikTok because I don’t think the shops are legitimate sources; seems to be just resellers
I don’t think my friend would mind a white build
noble tapir
I believe I have been sent a dead gpu (the vga light is on and there is no post and my other gpu works in the system Does anyone know a fox before I send it back
manic cloak
Don’t trust TikTok because I don’t think the shops are legitimate sources; seems...
Ah. Well Newegg is verified on Tiktok and they also promote their tiktok shop on the website
But do you know your sales tax
Like 8.75%?
steel musk
You mean sales tax where I’m at?
manic cloak
Mhm
I can calculate the final price
Cause if it’s for your friend
Likely you guys live nearby
Unless it’s across the country 😭
steel musk
His sales tax should be 4.45%. I’m just giving him the list
vague idol
No one answered me
manic cloak
His sales tax should be 4.45%. I’m just giving him the list
100%?
Cause that’s real low
noble tapir
I believe I have been sent a dead gpu (the vga light is on and there is no post and my other gpu works in the system Does anyone know a fox before I send it back
manic cloak
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v2qt9c - 6800xt before tax build
vague idol
That's the cable I need for the connector right? The 4 pin next to the gpu
steel musk
You were told that you didn’t need the cable
Why do you suddenly feel like you need it
manic cloak
That's the cable I need for the connector right? The 4 pin next to the gpu
For the top left of motherboard near the cpu?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QqLGbL 6800 build and then 6800xt build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v2qt9c
Oops. @steel musk meant to reply to you
I didn’t calculate tax because tiktok was weird.
But each item has 20$ off and shipping cost accounted for it.
manic cloak
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s3rKKX
Considering I got you something similars at the same price to Foxys build for a better graphics card with tiktok is nice
steel musk
So it’s better than 5600?
manic cloak
Way better
low path
Yeah I saw, lucky there's like an inch and half of foam in those things
fr but the hole wasnt near the psu only the cords but the cords was in a their own box thingy
manic cloak
So it’s better than 5600?
Can compare up to the 13600k (practically intels gaming beast)
But only when OC’d
steel musk
don’t think that’s a good idea really
manic cloak
Wdym
steel musk
wouldn’t overclocking risk damage to the cpu?
manic cloak
No
I mean if you incorrectly did it
But they wouldn’t put a feature like that if it 100% damaged the cpu 
You have more than enough power for OCing too so don’t need to worry
it’s also fine without over clocking, just a preference for your friend
steel musk
Guess I’ll go with the 6800 one because he can’t go over $1100
manic cloak
I believe I have been sent a dead gpu (the vga light is on and there is no post ...
Hi there
What does your system consist of? Like ALL of the parts
manic cloak
Guess I’ll go with the 6800 one because he can’t go over $1100
FYI though you do need tiktok shop for the 6800 build with the parts that are at an edited price
Order each part separately and use a different account each time, make sure it’s through newegg too.
You’ll need a VPN for the account creating, if you got a pc use bluestacks and proton vpn
steel musk
you can’t use a phone for this?
noble tapir
What does your system consist of? Like ALL of the parts
Nzxt 750w Psu,Corsair vengeance 32 gb, teamgroup mp34 nvme ssd, 7600x, 6800,Corsair airflow 4000D
manic cloak
Nzxt 750w Psu,Corsair vengeance 32 gb, teamgroup mp34 nvme ssd, 7600x, 6800,Cors...
Motherboard? Also specific model of ram and psu
noble tapir
Motherboard? Also specific model of ram and psu
cooler master 360l aio cooler and gigabyte b650 gaming x ax, ram is CMH32GX5M2E6000C36 Psu is - PA-7G1BB-US -
manic cloak
cooler master 360l aio cooler and gigabyte b650 gaming x ax, ram is CMH32GX5M2E6...
Are you able to send pics of your pc?
Like the motherboard
noble tapir
Yes
manic cloak
Like the glass panel off
Showing the whole setup
Don’t zoom in anywhere
I gotta see if you’re missing anything
noble tapir
On or off
noble tapir
Yes
It’s the 1050 3gb
Also the fans and the rgb turn on
Wait I can’t sent pics here
Am I allowed to dm u?
steel musk
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QqLGbL 6800 build and then 6800xt build https://pc...
Damn, he told me he didn’t want the peripherals
Think I could get the 6800xt build for under $1100?
manic cloak
Damn, he told me he didn’t want the peripherals
Like the keyboard and etc?
manic cloak
Damn
manic cloak
not even a headset
Then ya get the 6800xt
I’d recommend the 7800xt but it’s suffering from after blsck Friday deals
So it’s back at msrp I believe
obsidian wigeon
<@214044000556941312> any say in this? ^
ya bump up on gpu then
low path
7900xtx is 940 rn
manic cloak
Isn't 6800xt like 550 rn
Some are
obsidian wigeon
one is 490 rn
manic cloak
Phantom is 469.99 I think
low path
Isn't 6800xt like 550 rn
my ram came today O_O
manic cloak
Nvm it’s 489.99
cyan ravine
Oh one is 510 rn
cyan ravine
Yeah all I saw was the powercolor earlier for 569
I specifically remember that
7800xt is 510 as well
manic cloak
6800xt is at a decent price
manic cloak
7800xt is 510 as well
Where?
manic cloak
Wtf
obsidian wigeon
isn't 4070 that much too
cyan ravine
isn't 4070 that much too
4070 is never worth it unless it was that guy who came in earlier saying he got one for 330
obsidian wigeon
fair
cyan ravine
4070 has to be like
Well 470 (ironic)
Before I'd say good buy
Has yet to happen
Maybe even lower
Like 450
It only offers one advantage over a used 3080 and that's av1 encode
Everything else it falls flat on
cyan ravine
I mean yeah, but 6800xt has been as low as like 450-ish
So it's just a win there
And used 3080 has been lower
It's really really hard to justify a 4070
steel musk
I’d recommend the 7800xt but it’s suffering from after blsck Friday deals
I’ve done it
7800xt included
steel musk
I don’t need the thermal paste?
huh, didn’t think it came with that
apparently the stock cooler is terrible (according to Reddit) so I just swapped it out
manic cloak
apparently the stock cooler is terrible (according to Reddit) so I just swapped ...
it cools the 7600 just fine
it's not THE best, but it keeps it at decent temps
the 7600 is the am5 version of the 5600, doesn't get hot that much
steel musk
What if he wanted to overclock?
Alright I’ll remove the cooler and thermal paste…but for the items where the place to buy is unmarked, it’s TikTok shop?
obsidian wigeon
btw
7800x3d ran fine on amd stock cooler
so that's something about am5
they don't require a lot of cooling
and ocing is near irrelevant for am5
lyric thistle
Sounds like the perfect platform for me
When I get around to building a new PC never
plucky timber
X79
obsidian wigeon
@steel musk if you really need to put a cooler on, just get $19 coolers lol
otherwise stock is fine
manic cloak
@obsidian wigeon do I need this with a 7800xt 
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=44522
165$ after 20$ off
steel musk
Oh good, time to send him a list for the third time in a row
steel musk
Yeah $185 og price for a 4K monitor sounds kind of crappy
upper condor
any suggestions to improve? making a build for a friend
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rsrNxH
hes just gaming at a high refresh rate and streaming a bit
upper condor
hes pretty set on the case im kinda out of practice for this stuff
idk whats good value cooler/ram/mobo
i thought that cooler was really good though
manic cloak
@upper condor you use tiktok shop?
manic cloak
no clue if they still do ram swaps @upper condor cause I did this with my 12600k to 12700k to 13600k last year
considering it was in the same price range of 299.99 to 279.99
(12600k + z690 bundle and they charge the 299.99 to the cpu)
obsidian wigeon
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qLgGbL @upper condor
see if he likes this case
if not that's ok
manic cloak
do the lian li 216 and call it a day
obsidian wigeon
cool
forest lava
What's the difference between X and X3D? Is the difference meaningful for gameplay and everyday use?
Also, would it be better to go for a 7700X and a 7800XT, or a 7800X3D and a 7700XT?
manic cloak
What's the difference between X and X3D? Is the difference meaningful for gamepl...
depends what game
obsidian wigeon
Also, would it be better to go for a 7700X and a 7800XT, or a 7800X3D and a 7700...
the xt's you're talking about are gpus
and x3d cpus are faster than x ones by a lot
due to 3d cache
forest lava
the xt's you're talking about are gpus
I know, I was just asking what would be a better pair to go for
forest lava
depends what game
Any really, I play a ton
forest lava
Alright