building-and-recc-chat

[manic cloak]

these 3 lists, I think the 7600 is the best list

[mossy venture]

$40 more for 5-8% more single core perf, lower multicore (I think) and upgradability

[manic cloak]

?

[mossy venture]

7600 list vs 12600k list, 7600 list is those things

I agree 7600 list is better

[manic cloak]

ah alright

[mossy venture]

I'm tired as hell sorry for bad wording

[manic cloak]

dwdw

[mossy venture]

Oh side note b550m pg riptide is like 80 or smthn after coupon

One other thing, g300a with fans on tt is cheaper than g300a + c12cs

[low path]

Should I go live on tiktok building my PC?

[leaden mauve]

sure, stream in the vc here too, im bored

[low path]

I’ll do it Sunday once my mobo comes last part I’m waiting on😭

Bro this guy is on tiktok live he built his pc but it only turns on for a min then shuts off

I feel bad

[manic cloak]

ah

[violet nexus]

I just installed the AMD adrenaline drivers for the ryzen 6600 but i keep lagging and even freezes when I game, im not sure how to fix it? any suggestions?

[low path]

Let me see your AMD display options on the software

[low path]

Have you tried a differentgpu driver

[violet nexus]

adrenaline is best for gaming, from what ive researched.

[violet nexus]

im still really new to this, and honestly not the smartest. so anything would help. I play LOL and have changed the settings to be lower fps and have low res so i just dont know whats causing the freezing, it stays forzen and nothing works so i have to turn off my pc.

If you need. My specs are

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-core processor
Memory is 16g
Gpu: AMD Radeon RX 6600 Core 8GB
SSD: INLAND 2TB platinum
Ram: Triforce 16gb Vulcan
Psu: EVGA 700 b

[brittle tinsel]

Are there any antivirus better than malware bytes but also free? Computer started acting different today and I ran a scan but it doesn’t say anything is wrong. I would like to double check the pc if there is a better program out there.

[low path]

Does this do it with any other games

[violet nexus]

it lags on SOTF, slime rancher, and even stardew valley. not sure on other games

[rugged portal]

i have a quick question, is there a way to find out the bios version of my motherboard before booting it ?
i bought a B650E ASrock and im wondering if the bios would be compatiable with Ryzen 7 7800x3d

[potent portal]

What speed is your memory running at? You can find out in task manager

[violet nexus]

3200 MH

[potent portal]

At this point odds are good that it'll support it. If your model has flashback then you can update without the CPU if needed.

[potent portal]

It wouldn't happen to be Corsair memory would it

[violet nexus]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-core processor
Memory is 16g

[rugged portal]

yeah it does, that what i did, ty

[little osprey]

Where's the cut-off point with GPU's if you're using an EGPU Setup? Like what generation of GPU's or what specific GPU's do I avoid? Currently on a 570 which doesn't get bottlenecked but I'll eventually want to upgrade and want to make sure I won't end up being heavily bottlenecked and what not

I know the 6400/6500 XT are some of them right? Don't they heavily rely on 4x4?

[mossy venture]

I know 3080 egpus are a thing, but I think it depends on the enclosure

[little osprey]

Would I be out of my mind for wanting to do a case swap?

I don’t think I’m gonna be able to sell my PC

[little osprey]

Hmm, I don't think I even need 3080 perf tbh

Using a G300A currently for context

I just need 1080p 75

So like idk how vega fairs on an egpu

[mossy venture]

I wouldnt go from 570 to a vega

Well maybe, depends on price

Maybe a 2060, if you can find one cheap?

[manic cloak]

To get best bang for buck

Go for a used 6700-6750xt

That includes 6700xt

If you can find any for 200$ then woohoo

[little osprey]

And those would be fine on an egpu dock?

[mossy venture]

Believe so, also 6600 I think is $145 on tiktok shop with a coupon

Though you will lose performance with a 6600 in an enclosure, I dont know how much

[little osprey]

I probably can't but it now was asking for the near future

It's gotta be a GPU my 570 can mostly pay for 😭

[mossy venture]

570 you'd get like 80 for tops, that's pushing it I believe

I'd try saving an extra $75 or so if you can

Maybe a 5600xt?

Not sure how that does with enclosures, or an arc gpu

[little osprey]

I feel like arc would require more than tb 3x4? 🤔

[mossy venture]

I've no clue

[little osprey]

Oh they rely on rebar

Something egpus seen unable to do

[snow dragon]

I would get ddu and reinstall the drivers. If that doesn't work, try using the version before the one you just got. I remember having some issues with my rx580 a while ago so I reinstalled and didnt update since I dont play brand new games anyway

If I am remembering correctly maybe I rolled back and didnt even update while I had that card

[snow dragon]

I see rx580s for 70-80, so its gotta be even less

Some are even going down to the 60s

[pseudo pollen]

rx 480 and 580 are around the same performance, right?

[snow dragon]

But the vram matters too. If its 8 he can get away with like 65

[snow dragon]

In some games they are almost the same

*most actually lmao

So pretty much, yeah

[low path]

do they got a discord?

[weary galleon]

Not sure, I've only used the subreddits

[weary galleon]

Rx 500 series was just a rerelease of 400 iirc

570 is same chip as 470

[pseudo pollen]

makes sense

[snow dragon]

Yeah its a refresh

Its like a "if you didnt get a 480 when it was out get the 580 instead"

[pseudo pollen]

bigger number = better :)

[little osprey]

Yeah it'll probably be 50 bucks or something

So I know it won't fully pay it off unless I find some other tech to sell

[manic cloak]

Just work, get enough money for a pc, quit 😎

But honestly, sell your gpu and try to go for a 6600 if you really don’t wanna spend money, or go for what I recommended for best bang for buck.

[little osprey]

6600 is in the same price range?

If so that's surprising

Oh no it's not lol 😭

[manic cloak]

6600 is under 150 on tiktok shop or facebook

[little osprey]

And that'd drive 1080p 75 fine I assume?

[mossy venture]

100%

I'd double check how it is in enclosures, it suffers similar to how the 6500xt just nowhere near as bad with the pcie issues

It's just more like 8-10% instead of 25-30

[little osprey]

I saw like 2% somewhere

I was trying to look into it but didn't get much

just for good measure

I'll look at benchmarks and - by some average of the % decrease I see people saying enclosure gives 🤷🏾‍♀️

[weary galleon]

Also check out arc a750. It's dropped in price recently while the 6600 has risen

Might have to deal with some driver stuff but I hear Intel is pretty responsive for fixes

Oh it went up a bit

Was $180 for a while

$195 now

[little osprey]

A750 would suffer greatly from no rebar

[weary galleon]

Oh

Nevermind then

[little osprey]

though I'm seeing mixed signals

it looks like rebar is possible in some peoples configs

[potent portal]

Probably when they're using thunderbolt 4, which exposes the PCIe lanes directly to the GPU. But the bios would also need a toggle for it.

[plucky timber]

Rebar?

?

[austere basalt]

Hello all, any idea how to stop this harmonic sound coming from my fans? I've look all over Reddit and online, tried different fan curves, uninstalling and reinstalling the fans, and can't get it to go away. Max volume on the videos attached:

[little osprey]

?

Yeah that's rebar

I use it when pouring concrete

[violet nexus]

My computer was working fine last night and I just tried to boot it up and keep getting a windows error and the auto repair isn’t working I don’t know what to do

[little osprey]

I’m assuming the drive failed

Could be an overnight thing or something that happens over a span of time

It’s giving display, yes?

[violet nexus]

It’s the windows blue screen it’s not telling me much

[little osprey]

I would just recommend reinstalling Windows

[little osprey]

Try to find an error code

They usually have those

[plucky timber]

Have you try restarting

A lot of times if you reboot it'll go back to normal

Probably just a bad shutdown

[violet nexus]

Yes. Just keeps bringing me back to the same blue screen telling me to restart

It does that then diagnoses it

If I hit restart that it’ll just do the whole thing over again

[plucky timber]

@violet nexus try this

[little osprey]

I checked

[plucky timber]

But yeah like he said reinstalling windows is the easiest way to fix it

[little osprey]

Seems the install is corrupt

[plucky timber]

My partitions is literally set up in a way where it's just the OS and a bit of stuff in one partition

And main storage in another

Makes it easier to reinstall windows

[violet nexus]

How do I fix this? Uninstall windows? I wish I knew more I’m sorry I keep asking

[austere basalt]

Any ideas? @potent portal @cyan ravine

[plucky timber]

I'd recommend copying all your important data onto another drive and then fresh installing

[little matrix]

hey so I have been having a problem where my PC locks up/deadlocks

the last time it happened was 2 nights ago and before that 1 month ago

I took some advice and they said replace my ram and I had no problems for a month and then it locks up again

no crash message or bsod for either crash

like no minidump

[primal linden]

are kingspec ssd’s good

[obsidian wigeon]

no

[crimson zinc]

https://newegg.io/5bdb36b
Custom build a friend made. Any good? He’s adamant on the PSU, so that’s the only thing he won’t budge on.

[cyan ravine]

gaming?

[plucky timber]

Corsair ICue?

Surely there's cheaper cases that's just as good

But eh it's an aesthetic thing so

His choice really

[tranquil basin]

What are good stress tests to run on a new pc to make sure everything is good?

[plucky timber]

Games

Or just

Any really

Tho you have to keep in mind

Stress tests do not reflect real world usage

So if your cpu throttles under a stress test

It doesn't mean it'll throttle while under regular use cases

So yeah if you want realistic use cases

Run the heaviest game you have

At max settings

[tranquil basin]

Irl which stress test is reliable/safe to download since idk much about them

[plucky timber]

Tbh you only really need to stress test if you're overclocking

[vague oracle]

I think he needs a TR and 2x WX7900

[cyan ravine]

depends on the pc

systems like 14th/13th gen I'd advise against stress tests as high current through those cpus are known to degrade quite rapidly

unless you take proper precautions

[tranquil basin]

Soo far, there’s one game that has crashed my PC into freezing then restarting twice! It’s an Epic Games game called death stranding

But when i looked it up, it seemed like lota ppl had the same problem with this game

[plucky timber]

Drivers?

[cyan ravine]

yeah try ddu

?ddu

[jolly river]

DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Guide by Pato
https://github.com/NeweggTechie/Graphics-cards/wiki/How-to-use-DDU

[cyan ravine]

if you're not doing any overclocking, crashing frequently is not normal

try ddu, if still there? try a testmem5 stress test

you can be more thorough but anta777's config is pretty strong at finding errors

https://www.overclock.net/threads/memory-testing-with-testmem5-tm5-with-custom-configs.1751608/

aim for 3 cycles

ideally 5 imo

[tranquil basin]

Good to know! Thank you

[cyan ravine]

yeah stay away from things like cinebench

enough passes you can confirm the wax on the candle has started melting, if that makes any sense

[tranquil basin]

Thanks a ton!!

How do ik what gen my pc is 😅

[cyan ravine]

cpu-z and gpu-z have all the necessary details

download those for full system info

hwinfo64 is also a great performance analysis tool if you know what to look for with it too

using the sensors only section

[tranquil basin]

Okay thanks!

[crimson zinc]

He wanted to use it for his “streaming” he wants to get into.

(He is not very intelligent if that makes any sense)

[cyan ravine]

for that price he could do way better

he'd have to change the way he'd look at things tho

[crimson zinc]

I’ve told him
I asked a few others

This dude didn’t even know what liquid cooling was

[cyan ravine]

I will make him a list, to show him what better will look like for that price

you can send it over

[crimson zinc]

Sweet.

[cyan ravine]

@crimson zinc https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bhYWJy

I don't normally recommend a 13900k?

but this will send it loud and clear he can do better

hell let me put in the 13900k

it still fits in his budget

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DjqbRK

gpu performance is like, almost 40% improvement

cpu multicore is a good like, 30% improvement as well

ram same speed, psu almost same quality but 1000W for less spent

aio wayyyy cheaper for near same performance but you win through a cpu upgrade

you don't need to pay for windows

the headset in the list beats both the speakers and the mic and it's an all in one package

keyboard and mouse are way better

screen is way better and 240hz

ssd isn't a part of a major bricking scandal (980 pros are a huge avoid after the january issues nowadays)

just uh

pretty much all of it

it's a complete improvement in every single way

actually, I think even the SSD is slightly better if I'm not mistaken, over a 980 pro

lmao

OH WAIT

LOL

WRONG PSU

@crimson zinc I fixed it LOL
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwCrqR

[crimson zinc]

“Would you be able to make it as white as possible while keeping the quality” -Dan

[cyan ravine]

this is basically the pc I have rn ngl

uh

I can try yeah

is he ok with amd?

amd makes white easier

[crimson zinc]

I’m assuming so

[cyan ravine]

ok I will use ryzen

@crimson zinc does he want more fps in games or more multicore for making content

both choices are capable of doing both

[crimson zinc]

He’s not very good of a streamer, so I’m gonna make the choice for him of gaming

[cyan ravine]

ok sounds good

gonna upgrade his headset

@crimson zinc https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6jbkHG

he could maybe consider another ssd

for storing recordings (if he does that instead of streaming)

just another of the same

maybe if not a ps5 one, an mp33/mp34 2tb instead

so like this
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZpFXVW

$10 for a big ssd performance jump is kinda worth it tho, so 2 adata ps5 ssd's is good

[deep raven]

Y'all what do you think of this budget build?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/979889

I wanna ask around to know if there's any possible way for me to somehow squeeze down the specs to a more affordale price range, maybe even If I'll have to use an iGPU

[mossy venture]

Psu is known for catching fire

Aside from that looks good

[deep raven]

I was trying to see what I could find that wouldn't put too much strain on my teensy weensy wallet

but do I have any other options?

Like an iGPU budget build for casual gaming

I had that in mind but Idunno if leaving out a dedicated GPU would cut down the cost enough

[cyan ravine]

Pretty much what bacca said

Swap the psu to the apevia prestige 600w

Should be $52

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xLtKHx/apevia-prestige-600-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-atx-rp600w

Thermaltake smart is just a ticking bomb inside a psu case to begin with

They ship it with barely any electrical safety

The smart white series that is

some smarts are good

But definitely not the cheaper ones

[deep raven]

Understood

Though I'm sorta curious what would've happened had I gotten the thermaltake

[cyan ravine]

It would work

Most likely without issue

Until, something happens

[deep raven]

No I mean when it goes kablooey

[cyan ravine]

Oh

https://tenor.com/view/gigabyte-psu-explodes-gamers-nexus-power-supply-gif-23202345

^that

And parts fried

Sometimes shrapnel

[deep raven]

I thought it would've been something like blowing up and everything else inside the case being torn to shreds

[cyan ravine]

Sometimes an actual fire

Yes, it can, depending how bad

[deep raven]

Hmmm

I'll go check on and see if I can somehow push the price lower

perhaps sub 300 if I remove the dedicated GPU for an iGPU on a Ryzen G

[mossy venture]

Any lower and you'd seriously be cutting corners

The 4100 is already a bad idea imo

[cyan ravine]

It's only a $2 difference

[mossy venture]

I'd much rather find a used 3300x, 3500, 3600, or similar

[deep raven]

I'd have a hard time trying to do that tbh

I have no prior experience or any experience similar to this

[mossy venture]

Yeah but the 4100 is pretty much as bad as it gets

Even if you just went for a used gpu so you could spend a bit more on a new cpu

Used gpu is fairly easy to shop for

Or would you be willing to order parts off of tiktok shop, shipped and sold by newegg?

You can get some really good deals that way

[deep raven]

The $70 Dollars I put for the one in the PC Build that I sent was already the price of a used one from a chinese bitcoin miner

[cyan ravine]

We tend to set the bar for a decent entry pc at about, 600-650 usd

[mossy venture]

Ah

For $460 you can do something decent with titkok shop

Lemme grab some examples

[deep raven]

Oh damn, what are my other options If I don't hit that mark? Consoles and gaming phones?

[cyan ravine]

Listen to Bacca

We had someone make a solid pc for about 450 a month ago

[deep raven]

I'm all eyes so alright

[cyan ravine]

Using tiktok

[mossy venture]

This for case and psu

[deep raven]

👁️

Do those or similar sellers in TikTok shop do cash on delivery though? I can't really get those components otherwise

[mossy venture]

No you need to order it with a card

[deep raven]

Cripe

My options are now very much slimmed down

but can iGPU Ryzen builds still be an option In the worst case scenario? after all the games I'll be playing won't be too demanding, Something like L4D2

[mossy venture]

I mean, can do 5600g build and add a gpu when you can save more

But otherwise igpu builds tend to not be the best value, even for budget builds

Prolly these two, though can do cheaper on mobo if you don't wifi https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QXCbbh

[deep raven]

How come?

[mossy venture]

You just don't get good prices for what you're spending

[deep raven]

I 'spose I can wait around until sales come up for the 5600G

[cyan ravine]

For 500 you might have better luck with a used laptop

One with like a 1060/1070/3050/2060 etc

[deep raven]

Yeah that's also a good idea

my current laptop is horrendous now

i3-6006u processor and I've been on this thing for over 5 years now

[leaden mauve]

terrible deal

[mossy venture]

How? It's under $30 after coupon

Ok I lied 30.6 so yeah mediocre

[leaden mauve]

I dont see a reason to not buy used memory in this scenario

Huge money savings and potentially better hardware as well.

ebay is da bomb

[mossy venture]

https://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Green-Internal-Solid/dp/B0B6872HYV

[deep raven]

Hm?

What this about

I was busy eating a can of condensed cream

[mossy venture]

If you wanna grab them it's cheap for what it is, but if you don't need 2tb a 1tb drive is cheaper by like $5

[gentle pollen]

My CPU and board are arriving today 🙂

[leaden mauve]

whatd you get?

[gentle pollen]

7950x3D + X670-P.

Board just arrived!

Decided to be an early adopter on the 7950x3D.

• it was cheaper then 13/14th I9.

[gentle pollen]

There is a crack between the left hinge up to the back/front monitor frame's panel of my father's MSI Sword laptop, what do you guys suggest I use to seal/patch this crack?

[marsh kiln]

God I wish you great luck with your build

Ok what should I send back next my motherboard or cpu? Ram come in today I put it in and same problem as last time

Maybe psu it does make a noise when turned on

@plucky timber what should I send back next?

[mossy venture]

motherboard

though i also have no clue what the issue is

[marsh kiln]

Dram

[mossy venture]

yes

[marsh kiln]

That's the error code

[mossy venture]

that doesn't really tell me much. is it refusing to boot, are you bluescreening, is it the dram light on the mobo

[marsh kiln]

I push the button the psu makes a noise and there's a red light in the computer that's all that it does

[mossy venture]

parts list?

[marsh kiln]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wRWqPF

[mossy venture]

unlikely, but if the mobo has a bios flash feature try flashing the bios

well

likely the mobo has it

unlikely to be the issue

it sounds like either ram isn't in the slot fully, or the mobo

[marsh kiln]

It's in it the slot for sure

[mossy venture]

third option would be cpu having bad contact with socket, bent/missing pins, and possibly just faulty

[marsh kiln]

So send motherboard back and if that does not fix it send cpu back and if that does not fix it then psu

[pseudo pollen]

oh hey night, looks like you still having problems?

[marsh kiln]

Yea sadly replacement ram kit showed up today and still having same problem

Might rip out the psu in my old pc and see if that fixes it

[pseudo pollen]

ah man, that sucks, sorry for ya

[marsh kiln]

Thanks

[pseudo pollen]

I'd think it's mobo then, maybe cpu but I'm not sure

For me I just returned both when I couldn't get it to work

[marsh kiln]

Should I try another psu this one does make a noise

[pseudo pollen]

possibly

I mean yeah, why not

IF you can't get it to work I'd say return mobo + cpu

[marsh kiln]

God I hate computer building ngl

I loved it until this pc

[mossy venture]

it isn't psu

what noise is it making though

[pseudo pollen]

oh, so you just got another kit of ripjaws?

that makes sense I guess

[marsh kiln]

Yes

I just asked to get it replaced

I should probably return this entire thing and just buy a ryzen 7 5800x and upgrade next year

[mossy venture]

why

5800x is ass value

5700x is like 170 right now

cheper on tiktok

[marsh kiln]

Because this computer stands no change

[gentle pollen]

Thanks!

[mossy venture]

your money do what you want

[marsh kiln]

Does not matter much since my good computer does not stand a chance if I take this 24 pin out since they make it impossible to take out

[pseudo pollen]

agreed

[marsh kiln]

I did and it got me a 1300 dollar metal paper weight

[pseudo pollen]

pretty good looking paperweight if I do say so myself

[gentle pollen]

Ouch I know how that feels. Mine is like practically stuck. I am scared out of my mind everytime I need to unplug it lmao.

[pseudo pollen]

take out the 24 pin ❌

Break the entire motherboard ✅

[marsh kiln]

You have no idea how much I want to

[pseudo pollen]

go break a wall or something

[marsh kiln]

Worst invention ever was computers 100%

[gentle pollen]

I so look forward to being rid of using damned M-ATX boards lmao.

[pseudo pollen]

matx is so nice tho

[gentle pollen]

M-ATX is a pain to use in the Fractal-Torrent.

[marsh kiln]

Or at least letting people build them

[pseudo pollen]

I'll still do it honestly

[marsh kiln]

I know the 24 pin on my new psu is missing a pin

[gentle pollen]

Cables barely reach and it looks so weird.

[pseudo pollen]

thats normal iirc

[marsh kiln]

In the middle of it?

[pseudo pollen]

it's an matx mobo in an atx case

[gentle pollen]

fair, lmao.

[pseudo pollen]

hold on lemme check the pinout

here?

[marsh kiln]

Also yea no I have enough problems I'm not going to start dealing with tiktok shop

[marsh kiln]

Yea

[pseudo pollen]

that's normal

[marsh kiln]

Dang

[gentle pollen]

I wish there was a bigger version of the cougar gemini x case.

it looks so pretty.

[pseudo pollen]

how much is it

looks like $600

[marsh kiln]

So I guess time to ship my cpu and motherboard back and buy more thermal paste

[gentle pollen]

the case?

[pseudo pollen]

yeah

[gentle pollen]

Yeah it's pretty expensive... Solid build quality though.

[marsh kiln]

I swear I'm never going to have a working pc

[pseudo pollen]

sorry man, hope it works on the next try

[gentle pollen]

Have you considered just returning every part and getting a new one shipped?

[marsh kiln]

What if it doesn't?

[pseudo pollen]

Last resort get a prebuilt

[marsh kiln]

Buy slower ram would be my last option

[marsh kiln]

Eww no

[gentle pollen]

yeah prebuilts are a pain....

[marsh kiln]

I'm not spending 2500 on a pc I bought and built for 1300

[gentle pollen]

and always a gamble on what you'd actually get lmao.

[pseudo pollen]

I mean

kinda contradicting yourself

[pseudo pollen]

and this

[marsh kiln]

Simple solution is the company tests their products before shipping crap out since clearly there are problems and it's costing them money.

[mossy venture]

5700x still performs within 2% of a 5800x, runs much cooler, and is much cheaper

[gentle pollen]

After I upgrade my pc's important specs first thing I am doing is switching to Lian-Li fans... I never wanna deal with like 40 a-rgb cables again.

[mossy venture]

5600 still performs within 5% of a 5800x and is much cheaper

[pseudo pollen]

noooooo

just don't get rgb

[marsh kiln]

Not worried about cheaper dude

[mossy venture]

$170 for the 5700x

[gentle pollen]

I refuse to buy 0-rgb parts unless it's a server build.

[marsh kiln]

The idea of this pc was so I didn't need to upgrade my cpu ever 2 years

[gentle pollen]

I like colors.

[pseudo pollen]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1154547694191259708.webp?size=48&name=gasp~1&quality=lossless

[mossy venture]

The 5700x performs within 2% of the 5800x.

There is 0 point of the 5800x.

[marsh kiln]

Oh well

[pseudo pollen]

I have one rgb part and I didn't even mean for it to be rgb

evga logo on my gpu

[marsh kiln]

Nvm I won't get a new cpu for this one I'll just rock the ryzen 7 2700x if I decide this pc won't work at all

[mossy venture]

Any rgb in my pc just happened to be there on the well priced components I found

P360a has some and evga clc has some

And gpu logo

[pseudo pollen]

my rgb fans on my pa120 just stoppend working

which isn't the worst thing honestly

the fans work, just no rgb anymore lol

[mossy venture]

Weird

Maybe cable frayed or smthn

[pseudo pollen]

anyways, i need to write a chinese essay that's due in 15 minutes, cya

[mossy venture]

Or could be software

Oh fun, gl

[pseudo pollen]

👍

[gentle pollen]

rgb done right looks very good but also very easy to mess up.

[pseudo pollen]

spelling

[gentle pollen]

Sorry was typing on two different things at once lmao.

[pseudo pollen]

lol

bye

[gentle pollen]

I wanna try out one of those hand shaped keyboards with vertical stacked keys

[pseudo pollen]

$200

[marsh kiln]

Should I clean the thermal paste off the cpu before sending it back or nah?

[pseudo pollen]

do a quick clean, nothing too fancy

rubbing alchohol on a paper towel, and wipe off the majority

[gentle pollen]

heck, sometimes just a plain paper towel does the entire job lmao.

[tiny pebble]

it’s this one thing that got me trippin 🗣️🔊

[marsh kiln]

I took it out of the case and put it on the box and tried every ram combo again and nothing

I do have the thing to send cpu and motherboard back

[pseudo pollen]

yeah that sucks, good luck man

[marsh kiln]

Think I should keep the battery from the board?

[pseudo pollen]

yeah

[marsh kiln]

They told me I could keep the hello fresh coupon

That's the cpu and socket

[marsh kiln]

They are also not getting all of their screws for the Cooler mount back since one is missing

[pseudo pollen]

they probably have extras lol

they'll be fine

you could probably send in the wrong cpu and they wouldn't care

[marsh kiln]

Maybe

Not gonna bother this that tho

[crimson zinc]

Request. Fiancé wants a very pink or purple and white build.
She doesn’t need the most powerful stuff, but I would like to have no issues when playing Fallout 4+Skyrim with mods.

[leaden mauve]

FO4 with mods

[crimson zinc]

She gets intense with it

However:
Need peripherals too, but nothin too big. Needs to fit on a desk capable of having a wheelchair under it.

[mossy venture]

Budget?

[crimson zinc]

$2500.

[mossy venture]

Oh dope. Would she benefit from good multi core perf?

[crimson zinc]

She needs to be able to do college work for the next 6 years, and destiny 2 would be her most high demand game

[leaden mauve]

which mods?

[mossy venture]

Aio?

[leaden mauve]

I used to be huge into the modding scene

[crimson zinc]

Anything. Just give her the best.

[crimson zinc]

She likes to make everything look gorgeous. And every woman really hot for some reason.

She has like 4 mods for each female follower on Skyrim.

[leaden mauve]

LMAO

[mossy venture]

Case is interchangeable
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m3Hqrv

Maybe o11 if she likes the look

[leaden mauve]

im personally a huge fan of texture/lightning/sfx/vfx/enviroment overhaul mods as well as balance changes

[mossy venture]

7800x3d/7600 also good choices, just depends if you guys want the better multi core perf or better gaming value (and 7800x3d better perf)

[leaden mauve]

oh and animations

[mossy venture]

This maybe https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9YjBD3/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-por1a-03

[crimson zinc]

I enjoy myself a heap of texture mods.

[leaden mauve]

I

oops

I can suggest a few if youd like

Can you send me a list of the ones you use?

Though its been a few years since I was active in FO4 modding so my suggestions might be out of date...

[mossy venture]

Also sounds like gpu super overkill for her use case

Can easily do cheaper

[leaden mauve]

yea even a 1080ti is more than enough for a game like FO4 in most cases

[crimson zinc]

I’ve not played the game in a while, when my new build gets here, I’ll show you my list after I clean it up.

[crimson zinc]

How about a fancy white/pink one?

[leaden mauve]

oh cool what build? do you have a parts list?

so few people play FO4 these days, its cool to see someone else whos into modding it like i was

[crimson zinc]

Lemme find it rq
I have like 19 different builds for myself to think about

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jcGhvj

I think this is the closest thing

I can’t find my actual list

Might have a 13900f or something instead

[mossy venture]

Oh yeah forgot about that, one sec

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rgpQzy/galax-ex-gamer-1-click-oc-v2-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-12-gb-video-card-47iom7md8kwe
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fmrqqs/powercolor-hellhound-spectral-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-24-gb-video-card-rx7900xtx-24g-locwhite
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nh26Mp/sapphire-pure-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16-gb-video-card-11330-03-20g

Any of those three

[crimson zinc]

SHES GONNA HAVE A GOOD PC

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sQ9889 I made her this last night while I was fighting off NyQuil

[pseudo pollen]

I've never seen that case before in my life

[crimson zinc]

Neither have I

I don’t even remember it

[pseudo pollen]

lol

[crimson zinc]

Apparently 2 reviews

[vague oracle]

What’s your budget?

[crimson zinc]

$2500
Bacca made a few for me

I was just showing my NyQuil-induced list

[vague oracle]

Ahh

Yeah bacca is amazing

[pseudo pollen]

I FINALLY INSTALLED LINEAGE OS

(custom rom)

[crimson zinc]

This case is 9 years old now

9 years old

Isn’t bad for what it is, just less efficient airflow apparently

[cyan ravine]

purple you have a couple options

[crimson zinc]

Do provide more

[cyan ravine]

looking rn

[leaden mauve]

my case is 10 years old i think

[mossy venture]

I... would suggest otherwise lol

If she wants a white aio could do ls720/lt720 or basically any thermalright 240/280/360

There's tons in the $45-80 range

[crimson zinc]

It was while I was very very tired

[mossy venture]

No I get that

Should've seen me talking to skyheva last night lmao

[crimson zinc]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PRNhfv
This is the build I’ve been with for about 3 years

[cyan ravine]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NRn9wg try this

[leaden mauve]

1080 💪

[mossy venture]

Keychron my beloved

[crimson zinc]

It’s been a big boi for a while
My PSU has recently had issues keeping power flowing, so I needed to upgrade soon

[mossy venture]

Could also do orochi v2, kone pro air, or a good few other options for mouse

Evga BBQ

[plucky timber]

Very soon

[cyan ravine]

it's purple tho lol

so this works

[plucky timber]

If you're having issues with your psu

Do not risk it

[cyan ravine]

optical logi so it's half decent

[mossy venture]

Ah thought it was white

[cyan ravine]

yeah there are a lot more? purple options

this is what exists that doesn't cost a fortune

[mossy venture]

Kone pro air is white and has a purple rgb setting

That'd look pretty nice

[cyan ravine]

yeah?

idk, that's her call not mine lol

[mossy venture]

Yeah lol just another option

[crimson zinc]

It’s been off for two weeks
It’s very sad

[cyan ravine]

@crimson zinc just a note, the more neutral she makes the pc, the more she can make the rgb into whatever theme she likes

so if she gets bored of purple, she could change to say, orange

[crimson zinc]

This is true

[mossy venture]

Could also do white and black with purple rgb

[crimson zinc]

I’m just hoping when I build these builds irl, I have no issues lmao

[mossy venture]

Oh also look at rgb strips

[cyan ravine]

you shouldn't have issues

[cyan ravine]

tacky imo

I've grown out of anything not integrated

[mossy venture]

Depends how they're used

[cyan ravine]

yes

[mossy venture]

I'm not a fan typically but they can look nice

[cursive wharf]

RGB strips need diffusers

But they are insanely cheap on Aliexpress or smth

[cyan ravine]

they really do

I just gave up on the whole concept altogether

so much bother to make a hidden light, just use less

lol

random note, I don't like banana smoothies

[mossy venture]

big case but one more option https://www.amazon.com/VETROO-Computer-Opening-Tempered-Support/dp/B0CKX8WXRG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?

[cursive wharf]

Eh, not really that much more effort added when building PC. Just needs bit more planning and either actual diffusers or a PC layout with ways to hide LEDs.

[mossy venture]

I dont like strawberry milkshakes, smoothies, or drinks but I love strawberries

And chocolate covered strawberries

[cyan ravine]

I agree

[cursive wharf]

Im just too lazy or cheap to get smoothies

[crimson zinc]

Holy big

[mossy venture]

Yeah I figured it wouldn't fit the desk, but just not many options for pink cases

[cursive wharf]

Lol @ that one review for the case

[crimson zinc]

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Helicopter-Styled-Tempered-CA-1R4-00SAWN-00/dp/B08NXYG26J/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?crid=3KG3ZGKIEQYSD&keywords=pink+pc+case&qid=1702607665&sprefix=pink+pc+case%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-13

I just looked up “pink pc case”

What is this monster

[mossy venture]

This is a bit smaller than the one on amazon Check this out on @Newegg:Vetroo AL600 Pink Mid-Tower ATX PC Case, 3x 120mm ARGB Fans, 3x 120mm Regular Fans Pre-installed, Top 360mm Radiator Support Mesh Computer Gaming Case, Controller Hub Included Pink https://www.newegg.com/white-vetroo-al600-atx-mid-tower/p/2AM-02CE-000D7?Item=9SIBGX1JAJ2745&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIBGX1JAJ2745-_-12142023

Bro Samsung updated and it moved the "undo" button where the "paste" button was and I KEEP HITTING IT

Every time I post a link

[cursive wharf]

A helicopter, with no tail or porpellors, or really anything that makes it look helicoptery

[mossy venture]

Oh god

[cyan ravine]

I think the pop air in rose pink &white/black would look better

pop air is classy

[mossy venture]

Imo the black and pink doesn't look great, at least not in the listing

I haven't seen a build in one

[cyan ravine]

everyone says that about tg delta ram

they look way better in person lol

[mossy venture]

The black is just so dark it doesn't show the pink properly

If the front panel were fully black and didn't show the pink fans I think it'd look alright

But again that's just the listing, you're saying it's different in person so this doesn't really apply

[cyan ravine]

ye

[cyan ravine]

oh god

LOL

[crimson zinc]

That kediers pc would be nice if it didn’t look like someone was on crack designing it

[cyan ravine]

LOL

it looks like something out of star wars

[crimson zinc]

let’s give the pc case god damn legs

insert sniffing noise off screen

[cyan ravine]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F79bd9e33395debcfc368d5f46725e4aa%2Ftumblr_ngpvgtIqKA1qawu4fo1_400.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=d89dad683d2f7646f03f185ea6e85f26107470dc8ef7787bbdf3ef60ded2d61c&ipo=images

[crimson zinc]

LMAO

[mossy venture]

It looks like the child of something out of star wars and disco

[crimson zinc]

That first ked case looks neat

[cyan ravine]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.pccasegear.com%2Fimages%2F1602552147-PGW-CH-KOL-062-thb.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e95ef0efae6b7b873de725f3f01a61aaabd98ed4476da24341a997866a31d915&ipo=images

[cursive wharf]

Totally very cheap pink case
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802699112282.html

[crimson zinc]

This scares me

I WANT IT

[cyan ravine]

didn't gn build in one of those

or was it just the rocket ship

[crimson zinc]

I have no idea

That company apparently has some very good cases for sale

And unique

[cyan ravine]

you should try get this:

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techeblog.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2Fcooler-master-shark-x-pc-case-ces-2023.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3513c607a942d4f6c3ddc980b45e69cacb5eeedae89b560e0e6a9c2ec75a2a9a&ipo=images

[crimson zinc]

Oh god

[vague oracle]

Hmm, should i sell my 2x16 A-die kit now that i have a 2x24 kit?

@cyan ravine

[potent portal]

'twas Linus https://www.youtube.com/live/M7Lr3ujt4Ro?si=CjJDKAsOxx23Z0vF

[mossy lion]

hello does any one if there is like a site to see what parts you can upgrade your pc to something better? or maybe someone can explain some tips on how to know if something is a upgrade to your pc?

[harsh tinsel]

Anything wrong with Crucial SSDs? Very cheap compared to Samsung and WD

[ornate condor]

Alright trying to build something for like 1200$ -1300$ that will be used for work . Build this one but I'm not sure if I'm getting best performance for work https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FFRn9c

[fossil cedar]

What's the work?

And will it be used for gaming too?

[ornate condor]

Mostly 3Ds max and blender

[ornate condor]

No gaming isn't important

[fossil cedar]

Afaik they're all gpu accelerated?

But i might be wrong

[ornate condor]

3ds max loves cpu but blender rendering using more gpu

[fossil cedar]

Hmm

So you Def wanna balance of the 2

Do you care about rgb etc?

[ornate condor]

Better cpu means you can work more faster anyways so I think cpu is more important

[ornate condor]

No But I have tons of fans laying around so I can add rgb fans anyways

[fossil cedar]

Well depends about how much blender vs 3ds max is being used

[ornate condor]

I can't tell anything about it lol client just told he's gonna use it 3d modelling

[fossil cedar]

Is 3ds max single or multi threaded?

[ornate condor]

Mostly replying on single core while working. Eats multicore when you render

[fossil cedar]

Okay

[ornate condor]

I'm out of 12900k bundles from newegg lol

[fossil cedar]

Probably would do this
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LDBFmD

[analog hearth]

this may be random but I absolutely love that more companies are putting weird amounts of memory in RAM sticks. like 24GB per stick in that parts list

[fossil cedar]

It's not a weird amount they're actually 24gb modules on ddr5

They're not gluing a 8gb and 16gb together

Which is why we can have 48gb sticks too

[analog hearth]

yeah I know it's not really "weird" lol. imo it's what they should've done during the memory crysis a few years ago (I think around 2016-2017?), like making 2x6GB kits to make 12GB

[fossil cedar]

2 24gb modules

[ornate condor]

I was completely forgotten about 30series 😀

[fossil cedar]

Just wasn't a standard on ddr4, on ddr5, it is

[analog hearth]

interesting. didn't know that

[fossil cedar]

Much much stronger gpu, and better vram bus

[fossil cedar]

On ddr4 it was a max of 16gb modules which is why max amount of ram was 128gb, 4 32gb sticks which had 2 16gb modules, no max ram is 192

[ornate condor]

Yeah ikr . I just was forgot that . Been awhile only building with 40series

[fossil cedar]

4060 is just icky

[cyan ravine]

40 series bit bus = bad

it's enough for games not nearly enough for work

[analog hearth]

X060 is just a bad buy in general these days lol

[ornate condor]

Yeah mostly people wants it because they do cpu hungry stuff and just getting cheapest rtx gpu

[fossil cedar]

I mean there's igpu if that's all they need 😂

[analog hearth]

I'm getting a 5600G for Christmas lol

Just for my low(ish)-powered build. not for anything crazy obviously

[crimson zinc]

This may be the 2 1/2 hours of sleep talking
But why do companies do prebuilts with such garbage gpus and high end CPUs

Amazon recommends very bad things to me

[mossy venture]

It really is annoying

I would love pre builts like 7600+xtx, or 13600k+4080, or anything like that

But no instead we get 14900k and 4070

[crimson zinc]

I saw one this morning with a 1070ti and a 12600kf

[ornate condor]

I saw prebuild that have 12900k with intels stock cooler

[burnt spruce]

Anyone know how to remove this? I can use the mouse but I cant type coz of this

[severe hull]

Silly question for people running 2 monitors . I want to run one sideways for discord but I need a wall mount . Do I buy a normal wall mount and just mount it sideways?

[fossil cedar]

They usually let you swivel the monitor around anyway so should be able to mount it normally then swivel the monitor sideways

[severe hull]

Awesome

[bold stone]

Yo guys

Why is my screen bent like this

@potent portal @fossil cedar sorry for ping

[fossil cedar]

Looks flat just the stand is a slight downward angle

[bold stone]

Ye is that normal

Like look it's on a non 90⁰ angle

[little osprey]

Probably just a monitor stand thing

[bold stone]

Is it fixable

[little osprey]

What?

Yeah you just gotta adjust it

The stands are designed to be adjustable

They’re not built to be set in a fixed position

IIRC

[vague oracle]

Some are but that one doesn’t look like it

[cosmic sparrow]

I got a parts list for a pc that I want to use for streaming, video editing and playing the newest games with mods and VR playability. Would this setup work?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mwyBGP

[serene onyx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9KVbRK

Hey can someone check out this list and tell me if it's any good?

[cosmic sparrow]

I also got this one to go over the top as to not worry about underperforming

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tjkzXk

[gentle pollen]

CPU just arrived!

[manic cloak]

Should I sell my 6650xt for 175$?

[low path]

Hey I need a exhaust fan any suggestions

[mossy venture]

I would change some things but I'm busy atm, I gotchu in like an hour if you ping me

[mossy venture]

Looks solid

[cosmic sparrow]

I wouldn’t have to worry about it running hot or anything would I?

[mossy venture]

Nah, am5 just runs 70-90c most of the time because am5, no matter the cooler

7600 has stock cooler which is fine

You can get a cheaper same quality 750 or same quality 850 for same price

That's the only comment I have on yours

[serene onyx]

Alrighty

[frigid jackal]

can anyone suggest 2x16gb ram for asrock b365 motherboard

[manic cloak]

so uh my pc crashed randomly.

like out of the blue launching steam

and launching it back up I got a notification from AMD software saying my OC has been reverted to default cause of the system issue

[cosmic sparrow]

Should I use the one with he Ryzen 5 or the 7

Either way I’m cool with buying whatever set of parts

[mossy venture]

What cpu

[mossy venture]

If you dont need multi core perf, 7600

[cosmic sparrow]

I don’t think I need it

I’m gonna stick with the first one I posted

[mossy venture]

If you do need multi core perf, 13600k, 14600k, or 14700k

[cosmic sparrow]

Yeah I’m definitely not getting into that with this setup

I’m good thanks

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/psM6N6

[mossy venture]

Wait one thing

I'd change mobo to the msi one in the list I just linked

[cosmic sparrow]

Huh

[mossy venture]

It has much better vrms

And overall features

[low path]

Hey i need a extra fan any recommendations?

[mossy venture]

P12 or c12c

[frigid jackal]

i5 9400f

[mossy venture]

Cheapest 32gb 3200c16 kit you find

[low path]

Phanteks Eclipse G360A PH-EC360ATG_DMW02 Matte White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case this is my case

120 mm or 80mm

[mossy venture]

This

Either of those

I gtg, driving

[serene onyx]

Thank you

[frigid jackal]

https://a.co/d/9MXTYzP

is this decent?

[cyan ravine]

@cosmic sparrow
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jsvmN6

[cosmic sparrow]

This would be good for the stuff I wanna do right?

[cyan ravine]

I cleaned up the list, what is the build for?

Sorry I just got here lol

[cyan ravine]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WX3dGP

[cosmic sparrow]

I want a pc that can run vr, stream, video editing and play the new games that are out with good frame-rate and stable graphics

[cosmic sparrow]

That’s perfectly reasonable

[cyan ravine]

Yes, you should be able to accomplish that

I would maybe lean towards the 7900xt instead

Unless you plan to use like, blender etc

[cosmic sparrow]

I wouldn’t have to worry about high heat, and it can use ethernet cables right?

[cosmic sparrow]

Maybe

But I doubt it

[cyan ravine]

Yes and yes

If you don't use blender then 7900xt will be a bit more games competent

[low path]

Yo felix my ram came

[cosmic sparrow]

Ok then the build should be good to go then.

[cyan ravine]

@cosmic sparrow how much more can you spent in budget

[cosmic sparrow]

If you got that in a parts list for me I would greatly appreciate your help

[low path]

guessing this?

[cosmic sparrow]

I’m trying to keep it around $2,000

[cyan ravine]

2000 max?

Ok

[cosmic sparrow]

A little more, little less, preferably cheaper tho

[cyan ravine]

Too far?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tP9FmD

[low path]

looks familar xD

Is this a good fan?

[cyan ravine]

Mmm actually I think I'd do a better psu for a little bit

Yes

[low path]

my case didnt come with any when there suppose to gg

[cyan ravine]

@cosmic sparrow how about this
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6RHrqR

[low path]

any suggestions when building my case? do i download windows on a usb rn? or should i do my bios first bc i gatta update it for my cpu

[cosmic sparrow]

That’s actually really good holy crap

[cyan ravine]

Yeah I just had to bump up the psu a bit

750w kinda works but 850w has insurance

And they're both decent units

So $28 over budget before tax

[cosmic sparrow]

That’s perfectly fine

[cosmic sparrow]

That’s golden

[cyan ravine]

If that works for you, you'll get the bleeding edge

[cosmic sparrow]

I’m fine with that

[cyan ravine]

One more thing

For streaming, you'd have to use obs and h.265 or av1

If you use like, discord it can have issues on new amd

[cosmic sparrow]

Mind explaining that to me a little more (I’m tech illiterate)

[cosmic sparrow]

I can see that happening a lot

[cyan ravine]

Those are like, the languages the videos get made in

[cosmic sparrow]

Alrighty

[cyan ravine]

If this is an issue, go back to the 4070ti

Nvenc has better widespread support

(Nvidia's side of things)

[cosmic sparrow]

I’d prefer a wider range of streaming compatibility so I’m gonna go back to the 4070

[cyan ravine]

Wait until the day lol

[cosmic sparrow]

Could you post the exact one that I would need please?🙏

[cyan ravine]

4070ti ok

[cosmic sparrow]

Yeh

[cyan ravine]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/szWP89

Would be solid

Actually I can add white ram

[cosmic sparrow]

That sounds excellent

[cyan ravine]

Boop
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KpWP89

Then you just buy a white kit of psu extension cables

And it's totally white

Like $20?

If you dig that scheme, there are good full black builds too

[cosmic sparrow]

This will make my eyes happy

[cyan ravine]

Just search up antec psu extensions or asiahorse, or ez-diy fab

Cablemod if you want to pay a premium

[cosmic sparrow]

Alrighty

[cyan ravine]

You'll want at least 1 of each:
Motherboard 24 pin
Cpu eps 8 pin
12vhpwr extension

Some kits come with all 3

[low path]

i got all my parts im building it tommrow

[cyan ravine]

We drop tomorrow

[low path]

bett

[cosmic sparrow]

These right here?

[low path]

oh i meant pc instead of case my bad

xD

[cyan ravine]

Yes but that kit has pcie cables, not 12vhpwr

If you can find a whole kit with 12vhpwr in it, solid

Remember when you plug in the 12vhpwr btw, make double, TRIPLE sure you plug it in properly @cosmic sparrow

Be very strong with the cable if you have to, to make sure it's all the way plugged in

[cosmic sparrow]

I plan to take extreme caution to ensure no damage occurs

[vague oracle]

https://tenor.com/view/everything-is-fine-itsfine-burning-flame-my-life-going-so-far-gif-5182223

[cyan ravine]

Ye, just it's a first gen design so it doesn't plug in too well

[cosmic sparrow]

Understandable

[cyan ravine]

Leads to melting cables

But

If you do it right

Never a problem

Feel free to post in #cases-psu-and-cooling or #graphics-cards when you've plugged it in to double check @cosmic sparrow

We'll tell you if it's in properly

[cosmic sparrow]

Ok so I’m going with Antec and all the cables need to be 12vhpwr right

[cyan ravine]

No just one

Lol

[low path]

you see i wanna build my pc rn but ik if i have problems i wont get alot of responses bc its late

[cosmic sparrow]

I need a 24 pin for the Motherboard, a CPU eps 8 pin and a 12vhpwr extension

[cyan ravine]

Yes

[cosmic sparrow]

Got it

[cyan ravine]

I'm gone in the next 5 minutes mate sorry

I will be in and out today, if I see anything

Sure

[mossy lion]

hello does any one if there is like a site to see what parts you can upgrade your pc to something better? or maybe someone can explain some tips on how to know if something is a upgrade to your pc?

[weary galleon]

What are your current specs?

[cyan ravine]

Drop specs someone will say something

[cosmic sparrow]

Ok last thing I’ll ask: Is this the proper cable pack I should get

[cyan ravine]

That one's fine but you need a 12vhpwr

It doesn't have one

[mossy lion]

here is a link to my parts https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jrart4216/saved/6hgyFT

[mossy venture]

Could also do gf1 snow

[weary galleon]

It's private

[cosmic sparrow]

Got it

[cyan ravine]

Can

[mossy lion]

maybe now? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jrart4216/saved/mMmPzy

[mossy venture]

Should be same price as gf a3 + extentions

[cyan ravine]

No

[mossy venture]

Nope

[cyan ravine]

Like 40 more

Lol

[mossy venture]

Wait what?

Did price go up?

[cyan ravine]

Yes

[mossy venture]

Oh the gf a3 snow is $115

[cyan ravine]

What's with gboard today it keeps typing random letters

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vwHqqs/thermaltake-toughpower-gf-a3-snow-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0850fnfagu-n

[cyan ravine]

Could do that alternatively @cosmic sparrow

[mossy lion]

now? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MzjLdH

[cyan ravine]

Take the 8gb sticks out, change case if anything

It's fine otherwise

[mossy lion]

i was planning to change all of them to 32bg

[cyan ravine]

Eh

[cosmic sparrow]

You mean using a different power supply? The one @mossy venture posted?

[mossy lion]

any advice on a case something white?

[cyan ravine]

If just gaming 32gb is ample

[cyan ravine]

Pop air, p400a, montech x3 mesh, g360a white, jonsbo d41 mesh

[mossy lion]

so 128gb into is to much then?

total*

[cyan ravine]

Way too much for games

You'll outgrow everything else first

128 is for like, serious workstations lol

[mossy venture]

What do you own already?

[cyan ravine]

And will not be able to run as quick

They were saying upgrade so I assumed they own it all

[mossy venture]

Ahh

[cyan ravine]

If not then I'd do something way different lol

[mossy lion]

well this already built

is*

[mossy venture]

And what are you spending to upgrade

[mossy lion]

i am using it as we speak...

[mossy lion]

outgrow?

[cyan ravine]

Ye

You'll need to upgrade everything long before games need 128gb

[mossy lion]

oh ok that is what you meant

[cyan ravine]

Likely the same for 64gb

32gb is more than enough

[mossy venture]

If any game in the next 20 years needs 128gb of ram I will paypal you $1000

[cyan ravine]

It will don't hold to that

[mossy venture]

I could confidently make that number 1million, that's how impossible it would be

[cyan ravine]

20 years we went from like 512mb to 32gb lmao

[mossy venture]

That was meant to be 10

[mossy lion]

oh ok i see what you guys mean i have more then enough ram

[cyan ravine]

LOL

[cosmic sparrow]

So a 12vhpwr cable is used to supply power to the components and is different than the plug that goes into your wall right? I dunno why this is confusing me it seems so simple

[cyan ravine]

Yes

[mossy venture]

But still I highly highly highly doubt it in 20

[mossy venture]

Whatd you want to spend to upgrade?

[cyan ravine]

The 12vhpwr is the graphics card plug

And yes different

Each little thing needs power, that's what the psu cables are for

[mossy venture]

Also what resolution do you play at, and do you just game or use your pc for anything else

[cyan ravine]

Ok I'm out fr

[mossy venture]

Cya felix

[cyan ravine]

Good luck lads

[mossy lion]

i was just asking in general since i am still new to building a pc, and trying to understand if i ever want to upgrade something in my pc how to know if something is a upgrade or not

[cosmic sparrow]

Is this cable good to use then?If not I’m dumb and can’t figure out cables

[mossy lion]

100 hertz 1920x1080

[cyan ravine]

Yes

Match asiahorse with asiahorse

[mossy lion]

well i game and i at one point want to get into streaming

[cosmic sparrow]

OH THANK TECH JESUS

[cyan ravine]

I really gotta go bye

[cosmic sparrow]

Alright you have fun I’ll stop pestering you

[cosmic sparrow]

Got it

[mossy venture]

Ah alright

I'd say first for upgrade would be either cpu, mobo, and ram, or gpu

Could go either way

Though before that

Monitor 100%

1080p 100hz go to 1440p 144-180hz

[mossy lion]

any brands in mind?

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p8zXsY/acer-nitro-xv1-xv271u-270-2560-x-1440-180-hz-monitor-umhx1aa301
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JPrYcf/gigabyte-g27q-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-g27q
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3HkgXL/lg-32gn600-b-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-32gn600-b
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w44Zxr/hp-omen-27q-270-2560-x-1440-165-hz-monitor-780h5aa

I'd say any of those

Could spend more for better, just depends what you're looking for

[manic cloak]

oop

looks like discord is dying

[mossy lion]

ok i need to keep notes 🙂

[crimson relic]

Yo guys how much thermal paste should I use on a 12600kf

[cosmic sparrow]

Ok later tomorrow I wanna walk through my pc build to make sure I have EVERYTHING I need to build it (including tools and cable extensions), so for now I’m good

[mossy venture]

X method dots in between

[low path]

pic?

same goes for the ryzen 7 7800x3d?

[mossy venture]

It doesnt matter that much, matters a bit more for lga 1700 I think?

That's what I was told when I was pasting my 13600k

[limber oyster]

How?

[earnest olive]

what are we looking at

[fossil cedar]

Just an x if fine but by dots in between I assume they mean something that looks like this except in line with the X instead of so far away from it
.
•x•
.

And a but more centered

[low path]

Oh alright, I’m doing my build today but I have to update my bios to a dif version to support my cpu should I do that rn with no parts in?

[fossil cedar]

I'd build it and see if it turns on first even ahha

Sometimes you think you might but you actually don't need to because the manufacturer has flashed it

Also you need to connect power anyway so imo might as well build it first

[buoyant birch]

if I kinda need a new pc rn would a 4080 / 4070ti be worth considering that the supers are releasing soon

[fossil cedar]

Unless you care about ray tracing performance or some workstation stuff the 40 series isn't even really worth considering, the 7900xt/xtx would be the best choices

Cheaper and just as good as 4070ti/4080 respectively

[buoyant birch]

yeah I need cuda which is a problem

[fossil cedar]

Ah well then what you'd be doing , how soon you need the pc and your budget etc would come into play

Don't think there's a date for the super release

[buoyant birch]

doing cuda stuff in a few months but rn just looking for a second pc I can bring around and that can drive a 165hz 1080p monitor for some gaming and whatnot

and needs to last 5 years

[fossil cedar]

Might be better off just buying a 4080 now or something if you need that high end of a gpu anyways, if you have an existing gpu then sure hold on for a bit

[buoyant birch]

alright thanks

[fossil cedar]

Np

[low path]

what do i start with for pc building

im nervous

[low path]

whats the link to download windwos on a usb for my pc?

@cyan ravine are you on?

[mossy venture]

I know it's an hour late, but following a tutorial

Robeytech has a solid one

[thorn mural]

hello im trying to upgrade my laptop ram
I have a 2021 g14 with 8gb soldered and one sodimm slot populated with 8gb as well (16gb total in system)

the sodimm in the slot is 3200mhz (pc4-25600) but i am not sure what the timings are on it, is it okay if i just get a 16gb teamgroup 3200mhz (pc4-25600) stick to use instead?

[low path]

How much cpu paste should I use