i register all my evga products and get great suppoirt
#building-and-recc-chat
tidal bluff
when my gtx 780 went out it was ouit of warranty and they sent me a used 970 anyways
little osprey
Oh, ya, that's a great reason imo - I'm very vocal for my support in that manner
tidal bluff
i have thier gpu,case,aio,psu
little osprey
Can u change the fan in the psu?
tidal bluff
anytime fans are iffy i get new ones for free so i cant argue
idk im not gonna open it up
little osprey
Currently in the test bench, psu, mobo, , well, that's it, but 3 other psus
oh, gpu, and other dead gpu
tidal bluff
are there boards better than say strix?
little osprey
Blanket statement - but even so, no because board(s) plural
rough loom
what like motherboards?
some are better than others. depends on design and features
short answer yes
rotund radish
yeah
little osprey
Basically - evga has had disappoiinting mobo's since the sr-2 until the z390 dark.
rotund radish
more expensive ones
little osprey
Oh, the x299 dark I mean, then the z390 dark after that was just as great
rough loom
I wait for the day EVGA makes amd boards
tidal bluff
yea i cant spend 500 on a mobo
little osprey
Meanwhile the benchmark recordbooks are asus XI apex or asrock z170 MOCF, XI gene, msi etc down the line
x299 dark is often 200 - 350 on sale - but ya, asus has the marketshare advantage by a mile
Bios support, community consensus of inertia further contributing to a large knowlege base to help users troubleshoot
tidal bluff
hopefully the new intel boards wont be too expensive
if i was gonna spend 300 id get this one tbh https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119150?Description=z390 asus&cm_re=z390_asus-_-13-119-150-_-Product
little osprey
Theo has one. I'd pay $150 or so for one personally
tidal bluff
the maximus?
little osprey
Actually no I'd still rather coffe mod an M9A or M11E, or just a Gene any gen
Any good
Not tryna spend to much money
Only hav a 1500 budget
little osprey
I dont care for msi better
Is there a asusu mobo similar to this one
Preferably less than 250
tidal bluff
maybe the asus strix z390-e i think it is theyre the same price i believe
little osprey
mid tier z390 msi board. if you like it, go for it
Im jus buildin a cheap pc for now
tidal bluff
this is the i was gonna buy https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119151
but after lookin g at the maximus might spend the extra 100
little osprey
Then gonna start gettin the high end parts for my next build
Board, cpu, memory , cooler, psu - really everything is contingent on other selections due to total budget constraint alone
Best to start a parts list, revise and fork as necessary.
Ya I already planned it out mostly
Im just makin sure im not buying crappy parts
TL;DR - aorus pro, and better, the ultra are superior hardware, at least on paper. Objectively. The Asus boards , say the code - ignore hero/formula - has a bios that is, however, preferrable to many.
tidal bluff
something im working on for new small screen on side panel
need to pay for aida lol
finite sable
lol
little osprey
Im just not a fan of ryzen
tidal bluff
im going back intel; when 10 hits
finite sable
what is that?
tidal bluff
@finite sable u mean the picture?
finite sable
depends on what cpu u have
little osprey
I7-8700
finite sable
okey intel is less pciky so yea it should work
finite sable
heck my ryzen 5 3600 is running on 2400mhz ram lol
tidal bluff
i run mine on 3200mhz
finite sable
i can oc them put its very little performance increase
newegg has 2tb nvme ssds for 195 btw
little osprey
Tridents on sale on newegg also
tidal bluff
i can go higher but it gets unstable and i kno nothing about OC memory timings so i leave it be
tidal bluff
firecuda is the new m.2
finite sable
yea but to get a 2tb firecuda its like 450 us
little osprey
Ya i was lookin at those but theyβre a bit pricey
tidal bluff
i have 3200 read 1800 write atm i could only imagine 5000 read and 4000 write
finite sable
no imagine 2 in raid 0
tidal bluff
but i think u need x570
tidal bluff
theyre pcie4
finite sable
i have the asus x570-i itx
tidal bluff
hopefully intel 10 series boards will have pcie4
little osprey
Save the trouble, don't raid
finite sable
planning on going no hdds
little osprey
Or, just backup important stuff first
finite sable
my board can support 2 m.2 ssds
tidal bluff
i never worry about files anymore i have the onedrive it saves all my documents
my x370 has 2
finite sable
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-Strix-X570-I-Gaming/ thats my board
little osprey
Ah, well, if I didn't care about my files either, I'd raid away as well haha
Just be careful
tidal bluff
i never raid
little osprey
What I mean is, liekly diminishing gains
tidal bluff
doesnt it heat up ur drives?
little osprey
access latency could increase or remain within margin of error - windows file management, microsoft defender, and single thread processing power limits could only let the drives run full speed in a handful of situations - but hey, maybe you're far more experienced at confiduring tieried storage than I had guessed, they're nice drives, they'll be fast regardless of config.
tidal bluff
when im ready to get on etheyll most likely be cheaper
finite sable
@tidal bluff what do u think of this one? https://www.microcenter.com/product/608455/inland-performance-1tb-ssd-3d-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-40-x4-internal-solid-state-drive
tidal bluff
hmmm no clue its not a known namebrand atleast not to me
snow stag
CPU- Ryzen 5 2600 (115)
Motherboard- B450m Steel Legend M-ATX (80)
GPU- GTX 1080FE (360)
PSU- 700w Bronze+ (40)
Storage- Team Group 512 SSD (40)
Gave my cousin 16GB of ram and Wraith Prism cooler
Is this a good build for $763 dollars? (budget was like $800)
did i do good :[
oop correction $772
that comes with tax
includes tax*
tropic estuary
Pretty good
Gonan spend sub 1000 on a FE1070, 2700x, 500gb nvme, 750 gold PSU, and 16gb 3200mhz ram
unreal pilot
So I'm trying to build my own pc and would like to take advantage of the holiday to purchase some of the pricier components. If I'm being completely honest, I know very little about what to select. I would like to future proof a little bit and make sure that it is capable of comfortably running VR (leaning towards rift, if that matters). I don't really know what to look for when it comes to bundles. I think I'm leaning towards an i7-9700K. I don't know the first thing about overclocking, so I'm not too worried about that. I know that I'm going to want a motherboard that supports all the extra bells and whistles. I'm not sure what's better when it comes to ram - to get 2 16 gb sticks or 4 8 gb sticks. I know I want a lot of storage for movies and games and music and photos. I would like a nice cooling system, but I'm not looking to make the shiniest box or the most high tech, so the extra little LEDs don't feel necessary and I'm not sure that liquid cooling is necessary.
I was talking to a Newegg customer service rep and they pointed me this direction. Anyone got a crash course on what I should be looking for?
latent bronze
For gaming i would lean more towards the Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700
unreal pilot
Is asking "why" silly? Or just annoying.
latent bronze
price to performance
Or you can even go for the 3800X which this is like the performance difference https://i.gyazo.com/cacbcf4c4d68470ad921f10285336a14.png
unreal pilot
that seems like the obvious choice would be the 3800X. What, if anything, is being sacrificed in the process?
tidal bluff
for gaming i would go 9700k
rough loom
eh. overclocking potential. The whole appeal to the 9700k is you can crank it up to atleast 4.8 ghz all core with decent cooling
latent bronze
id disagree with you Otroud
tidal bluff
well since u showing user bench lets show the whole userbench
latent bronze
Why don't you show the right processor
tidal bluff
the 9700k 4th place the 3700x 12th
im comparing the 2 cpus at the same price 3800x is 400
rough loom
mainly because the 3800x is just a binned 3700x with basically the same overclocking potential
effectively paying more money instead of just ging into your bios and adjusting the multiplier from 36 to 39
if not at the same voltage as each other
latent bronze
How are they also the same price since on your image there is like a 35$ difference
unreal pilot
I guess my question is not necessarily what is newest/most recent, but what is tried and true and will stand the test of time? From what I've heard Ryzen is becoming increasingly respected in the pc community, but Intel has been at this craft for a long time
rough loom
your probably gonna get more life out of a ryzen realisticly
unreal pilot
I'm willing to spend over a grand on a computer. Potentially up to 2.
tidal bluff
latent bronze
Overall i would go with Ryzen since the boards as well there will be future upgrade paths while with the 9700K if you plan on replacing it in the future you need to buy a new motherboard
Dood 329 and 339 is still not the same price
rough loom
well we dont really know how long the am4 socket is going to stay the same
tidal bluff
youve always had to buy new boards with intel thats nothing new
rough loom
atleast through next year
tidal bluff
its 10 dollars different quit nitpicking
rough loom
2021 I think was where they said it might change depending on if they need to adjust things in the socket
latent bronze
If AMD was to do AM4+ good chance that would be in like 6 to 10 years
unreal pilot
horse shoes, hand grenades, and pc components π
latent bronze
difference not different
tidal bluff
they already saidafter zen3 they will change socket
rough loom
yea its not gonna be the same socket for that long
unreal pilot
so this is part of where it becomes greek to me
narrow marlin
okay im building a computer for the first time and i dont have a ton of money, i just want it to be compatible with a gigabit internet connection, and i want it to be able to run 4-8 apps simultaneously that are realtime music making apps (native instruments. serato, presonus studio 1, and browser and possibly other effects chains software.
i had my heart set on intel, but after speaking with someone here last night it came to my attention ryzen may be better
im open to any builds was trying to take advantage of black friday and i have a list of parts on sale
can anyone help?
tidal bluff
ryzen is getting good but i wouldnt say better
narrow marlin
i wouldnt say better either.. cuz im a intel fanboy but my wallet wants me to check into it. lots of articles saying they are about the same online.
latent bronze
Ryzen is actually getting better and better
narrow marlin
but they used to say that even when intel was WAY better. i just dont wanna be left behind. i want this to grow with m e
last desktop lasted me ten years
its still kickin, the i5 just is too slow.
i already upgraded to samsung evo ssd and it didnt help.
rough loom
for multiple apps at once ryzen with more cores is going to treat you better
budget determines what parts
narrow marlin
i can get a thread ripper for 1900x for 149$
yay nay?
if yes, mother board recommendations?
and then, gpu? im broke and my friend ran my computer over with their car.. craziest thing ive ever seen.. #techpancake
rough loom
I wouldnt reccomend TR unless you need the PCI express lanes
motherboards are expensive comparatively and its dead end now
narrow marlin
yes i am seeing this now
deep skiff
:l
you never trust userbenchmark on cpu's
they just made it worse again, ranking gaming fps over everything else in looks and they made multicore even less important
limpid merlin
if you don't have an "big" budget I'd say go with an r5 3600 @narrow marlin
sand rampart
I'm trying to find cheap card for my PC what do you think about MSI Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 it will be connected with ASUS ROG x570 STRIX E. As I told yesterday I don't need good graphics card - just display port for monitor π
limpid merlin
I would say get a cheaper mobo and put the extra budget towards a better gpu
sand rampart
@limpid merlin I'm thinking about Ryzen 3900x
limpid merlin
3900x, strix x570, and an rx570 is a weird combo
ur gonna be bottlenecking your cpu a ton in any kind of gaming
sand rampart
this PC won't be for gaming just for CAD and simulation
I would put extra budget for a RAM or M.2 SSD
little osprey
I dont need case fans for the thermaltake p3 do i
little osprey
I still look at usberbench comparison - takes 10 secs, if the data is obviously not valuable to the question at hand - ctrl+t (x gpu) vs (hit enter) look at most recnet video card reviews by toms, andandtech, guru3d, TPU, HWUB, GN the usuals, I try to find the most recent video card reviews that also include the card in question
peak stag
Anyone able to go in call with me to help me build my pc
coarse coral
@peak stag what exactly you need help with?
peak stag
The general building of it
floral barn
@peak stag YouTube brings, got me through majority of the build, then when I had questions @coarse coral was there to save the day
trim sky
Hey everyone, I'm not very knowledgeable on pc parts and I really need advice on what to buy to improve my pc with newer parts.
coarse coral
whats your current build
trim sky
Easy way to share that? I don't know off the top of my head
sudden turret
b-85 chipset wow π
trim sky
Don't know what that is lol
sudden turret
your motherboard chipset... she pretty old π
trim sky
oh ok
sudden turret
not really much you -can- improve on honestly.
trim sky
What do you recommend then
trim sky
Just buying a new prebuilt computer?
trim sky
Like the ssd is just poor in general?
sudden turret
no the ssd is great.
little osprey
I'd sell cpu, mobo, ram, psu, almost certainly if planning on upgrade, maybe keep gpu, can always retain option for future upgrade, bu
sudden turret
I think he has the ssd plugged into the wrong slot
sudden turret
little osprey
Oh, maybe , but issue #1 is the 14GB of free space on boot 120GB drive haha
Since peak read is 252 - that would imply sata 6, no?
minor issue tho
trim sky
So is buying a prebuild PC a good option? and be able to use some of my good current parts as upgrades?
little osprey
Building saves $, buying saves time/effort , howmuch depends no your level of interest in this kind of stuff as well as experience
trim sky
Buying sounds safer and more appealing because I have almost zero experience in building and don't really want to have to spend extra time buying every part and researching parts
But I wouldn't know a good PC to buy.
gaunt fiber
whats your top dollar to spend
trim sky
No more than 1.5k
gaunt fiber
oh shoot ight
gaunt fiber
give me a bit
sudden turret
no
gaunt fiber
no!
sudden turret
you can make a super good build/prebuilt
and not worry about upgrading for the longest time
trim sky
thats what i want
sudden turret
so mid-high tier pc
trim sky
Isn't AMD bad?
sudden turret
lol no
gaunt fiber
sudden turret
amd Ryzen has the leg up right now.
trim sky
ok whatever
sudden turret
I wouldn't get that one
trim sky
So looking at these links all I recognize is the prices, I don't know how to decide other than price because I don't know what all these specs are
gaunt fiber
no?
gaunt fiber
ahhh didn't catch that my bad
trim sky
If you can send your like top 2 or three recommendations and say the differences in them
trim sky
or not lol
gaunt fiber
theres sooooo many to choose from though
sudden turret
all those builds linked will run the games you want on high/ultra
gaunt fiber
from 1k to 1.5
sudden turret
if I had a pocket full of cash, i'd get https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-mage-m-ala154/p/N82E16883102838
trim sky
Im more familar with nvidia because thats what i have now
but is there nothing to worry about switching
?
gaunt fiber
yeah id probably go with that or the first one I linked
sudden turret
switching?
trim sky
swtiching from nvidia to amd
sudden turret
you mean intel?
gaunt fiber
sorry 2nd one I linked
little osprey
Can't go wrong with a 3700x, 2060 or higher, decent nvme boot, and 3200 (3600 best :)- 16/32GB mem in a pre-built
little osprey
It'll go a long, long way until, or if you ever end up feeling like any part of such a system is weak - 2019 is a great year for PC
sudden turret
especially right now, this very moment.,
gaunt fiber
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-gl10dh-nh764/p/N82E16883221574 or the one notbox put up
sudden turret
such killer deals
little osprey
Yep, easily $40 off top tier memory kits, $20 + off similar ssd's, same stuff I'm typing from tbh
sudden turret
yeah
thats for the one Vapelord linked
3700x is over kill for games if that helps you.
you'd probably never need to upgrade for the next... I don't know.. 10 years.
gaunt fiber
lmao
trim sky
lol okay
little osprey
One note - swapping the cooler out yourself is an optino - the prism makes for a nice tree ornament - but it's a little involved pc internals wise for those unacquainted
Tiny performance gain - but could be dead silent if that's a priority
trim sky
Not really concerned with pc noise
little osprey
Good news, newegg sells fans as loud as you want them
sudden turret
hahhaa
little osprey
Should I post that fan eating paper gif
sudden turret
yes
little osprey
sudden turret
you know newegg has a compare button? π
little osprey
half speed haha
gaunt fiber
I want the 5700xt anniversary edition and eventually watercool it
little osprey
Unnamed parts in the build info is kinda a "let's look into this sign"
sudden turret
the more expensive PC has better graphics, better ram, more storage
better motherboard
bigger PSU
little osprey
You'll find the users here pretty split over Team red/green preference, the 5700 xt vs 2070 super split is paticularly divisive
gaunt fiber
so besides being a blower, performance wise 5700xt anniversary or 2060s
sudden turret
2060S
gaunt fiber
really @sudden turret
elder canyon
Get a blower 5700xt water cool it
gaunt fiber
buuut id water cool it
elder canyon
@sudden turret liquid devil 
elder canyon
PG here
little osprey
So, if you have a strong interest in water cooling, budget must be a bit more relaxed, have you considered the 5700 xt strix? Robust card for OC potential, waterblocks should be widely available despite non referene
elder canyon
@little osprey Can always get the liquid devil card
sudden turret
but he didn't say anything about water cooling
granite ridge
Can someone help me with a laptop?
elder canyon
It comes with a waterblock
little osprey
On that note, EVGA is having a sale on waterblocks for ost cards
elder canyon
Kingpin
granite ridge
Hello. I am wondering that if I buy an MSI GS65 from your website with 16 gb of ram, will I be able to upgrade it to 32gb for 3D modeling and rendering? If so, how much ?would it cost and what ram would I use? Thanks!!!!!!
little osprey
I thought he did
gaunt fiber
if I get the anniversary it wont be watercooled for a bit
but yes I want to watercool my whole pc
little osprey
Nice, it's a fun endeavor, just budget accordingly
elder canyon
@granite ridge yeah u can
gaunt fiber
yeah something new to try out
granite ridge
@elder canyon what ram should i use. I have no experience
sudden turret
@granite ridge
gaunt fiber
I heard they sell kits to make the blower 5700xt watercooled
elder canyon
@sudden turret so does it already have 32gbs?
granite ridge
Does the GS65 have two ram slots? If so, what ram would I use to get 32gb? What part?
I have 16
I need 32
elder canyon
Oh thats a kit
elder canyon
Just find another 16gb stick
trim sky
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare?CompareItemList=83-102-838%2C83-221-574 These don't have hard drives right?
granite ridge
What part works the best? I have no clue what ram to get?
sudden turret
can you link the exact laptop you got
gaunt fiber
no @trim sky
coarse coral
sudden turret
I found that here : https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/MSI-(Micro-Star)/gs65-stealth-thin-037
granite ridge
Thanks. Is there anything cheaper? Or is that the only kind.
elder canyon
@sudden turret doesnt he only need 1 stick
coarse coral
gaunt fiber
https://www.aquatuning.us/water-cooling/kits-systems-and-aios/all-in-one-gpu/25246/alphacool-eiswolf-240-gpx-pro-amd-radeon-rx-5700/5700xt-m01-black would this be suitable for the 5700xt @little osprey
trim sky
@gaunt fiber so would I need to buy a harddrive then and just put it in
gaunt fiber
yes @trim sky
trim sky
or could I check if my current harddrive would work?
gaunt fiber
your current will work
little osprey
Sure - but I would really research more to ensure that that product is going to perform /bring about the performance benefits you expect from it
gaunt fiber
okay for sure
sudden turret
@granite ridge I need to know what mhz your ram is
granite ridge
how do i find it
little osprey
That is - buy it because you like it for looks, if it works well, makes you happy, w/e - but not because you feel like you need it in order for the card to "shine"
sudden turret
download CPU-Z or Speccy
granite ridge
β’ 16 GB DDR4 2400MHz System Memory (32 GB Max)
sudden turret
ok
granite ridge
it says that on newegg
gaunt fiber
oh yeah for sure @little osprey
sudden turret
ah ok I didn't se
little osprey
Avoid speccy these days, same with hwmonitor
granite ridge
do i need two 16gb sticks?
sudden turret
if you want 32gb yes. unless you already have a 1x16 installed.
granite ridge
Oh
little osprey
I just gave specy a try for curiosity sake - seems like it read every thing correctly - it's missing a lot, but no blatant errors. last time it toldme I had a 7700 laptop
granite ridge
Thanks!
little osprey
But go into a certain unnamed build uh pc discord and say "speccy" and you'll see what I mean abuot the current dogma
trim sky
So if I buy a prebuild pc with 16gb of ram should I put my current 16gb of ram in also? is that a thing
little osprey
Without extensive research yourself, or just asking us - probably not worth the unused benefit- unless you hit photoshop/premier hard
trim sky
So probably don't then?
elder canyon
If you only play games nah
trim sky
oh ok
gaunt fiber
hey what would happen then
if you put different MHz ram together?
or sorry ddr3 and ddr4
coarse coral
it will usually clock down to lowest speed ram
gaunt fiber
oh ok kinda obvious lmao
not even sure why I asked that type of question......
lol
trim sky
Well that doesn't sound good
sudden turret
shouldn't have to on an $1,100 machine
gaunt fiber
yeah very true
sudden turret
I'd go with something that is well ventilated
gaunt fiber
probably not
gaunt fiber
if it has even an aio cooler that would help
trim sky
What should look for then for good ventilation
gaunt fiber
which it doesn't
sudden turret
front panel intake / mesh
bottom/top intake
like the case I linked you π
lol
can probably find one not as expensive.
gaunt fiber
I want to get a new case so I have more room to fiddle around with lol
trim sky
yeah id like the find one cheaper that is ventilated
gaunt fiber
my case is tight rn
trim sky
never heard of abs
sudden turret
and it has 16 good reviews
gaunt fiber
never heard of the brand but still lol
sudden turret
Overall Review: Great all the way through, met and exceeded my expectations, 5/5 would purchase again.
I think we've found your build!
trim sky
Power supply is fine?
trim sky
its not rated though right? like gold
trim sky
is that not a bad power supply @sudden turret
gaunt fiber
that wont tell me
trim sky
oh then im not sure how to tell
gaunt fiber
if your psu is visible it should say
sudden turret
IT
gaunt fiber
basically if your psu is more than 500 then swap them
gaunt fiber
I asked him what psu he had
sudden turret
" if your psu is more than 500 then swap them"
gaunt fiber
500w
told him to change the psu if his currently is more than 500w
like swap them out from his other pc lol
sudden turret
I doubt that it is. :p
gaunt fiber
lol
sudden turret
given the specs.
sudden turret
how can you help.
gaunt fiber
idk
gaunt fiber
because I asked what his price range was and looked for him
π
lmao
I am a noob tbh
austere mango
What u need help with?
gaunt fiber
hes looking for a pre built for 1000 to 1500 max
austere mango
600 watt psu are about 60 dollars
U should look in tech deals
People post good PCs there
Prebuilt
gaunt fiber
hes not to familiar with pc
trim sky
^
what about this
Doesn't have a hard drive but I could take my TB one out of my current pc and put it in this?
austere mango
Thatβs solid
But if u wanted to build ur own u could do slightly better processor
But thatβs a pretty good deal
gaunt fiber
also if it doesn't come with an extra sata cable and the other lol for your hdd then use the ones from your old pc
I forget the other cable name lol
trim sky
huh?
austere mango
Itβs really easy if u can look at YouTube videos but if not then thatβs a good pc for 1k
gaunt fiber
theres 2 cables that plug into your hard drive
the new pc probably wont come with them
austere mango
I personally wanted to build my Pc but I wasnβt trusted by my parents and I end up having to buy a gpu and psu to upgrade my prebuilt
gaunt fiber
so use the cables that are on your current pc and plug them into the new pc
long rock
I want to do a complete rebuild of mine but it's a complicated story lol
austere mango
No
trim sky
so vape,
gaunt fiber
no?
austere mango
Keep the cables that come with ur monitor and just plug those in to the prebuilt pc ur getting
And ur set to go
gaunt fiber
yeah but he wants to hook his hdd to the new pc
trim sky
I have a TB hard drive in my current pc that I'd want to put in the new pc
long rock
I just wish I would've waited longer to buy mine because I got screwed over by Worst Buy
austere mango
1 tb is good enough for most people for storage
And u got a ssd
So u should be good?
long rock
1TB should be plenty
gaunt fiber
ive had to delete so many games to get other games
long rock
Wait, on a HDD or SSD?
gaunt fiber
I meant personally not enough
austere mango
O thatβs thought
long rock
1tb not being enough?
long rock
I've just got a 1tb hard drive and I'm doing fine as is
austere mango
But I can install a SSD if I want to upgrade if I ever get a problem
trim sky
Do I have to worry about compatibility for taking my current hard drive and putting it in the new pc
long rock
I think I want to try and get an SSD if and when I ever do this massive rebuild
austere mango
Thereβs specific cables u need to plug a hard drive into from the motherboard so I donβt know if that pc will have those cables
Yea SSDs are really worth in every Pc
gaunt fiber
That's why I said use the old ones
long rock
Only had the stupid thing 1 year and am wanting to dump more money into my rig to get it where i want it. Essentially I bought on impulse, it's my first rig
austere mango
What was it?
austere mango
Ooof I heard they sometimes sell defective PCs
long rock
I'm so mad I bought it last year
peak stag
Anyone able to help me with my build in
little osprey
austere mango
Wow that Pc
long rock
400 bucks after being discounted 100 or so for black friday
little osprey
Ya
austere mango
I got a acer aspire PC for 300 8 gb ddr4 ram i3 7100 and inte he graphics
Hd
π₯³ππ
austere mango
But the upside is everything except the processor on that pc is upgradeable
Yea
Itβs 2 core clocked at a high 3 gigahertz
little osprey
I still need my mobo/cpu/case/psu
long rock
Yeah, I want to do a complete rebuild and put everything I want in it. I ended up building a few rigs online before I bought mine and they came out around 700 bucks, and at the time I didn't have the money
little osprey
1700
austere mango
Yea I did al my research and picked all the parts I wanted but
Ryzen 7 3700X is a Good CPU if u are looking for one
Or if u like intel i7 8700k
little osprey
I dropped out m.2 and just got a 500gig ssd for the time being
long rock
I did all the reserch and Newegg somehow didn't have anything in my price range, so I went WorstBuy and got screwed over
austere mango
A 600-700 watt PsU I think is good for ur pc
long rock
Gah, I want to do everything new except the hard drive and case
long rock
Mines only 400 as of now, I think 650-700 should be a good PSU
little osprey
And i saw that Newegg prices were higher than bestbuy
austere mango
Yea those are good wattage s for PSU but it depends on the graphics care as well
long rock
I just know they screwed me over on an entire rig last year, best buy
Yeah, I've got a cringe GT710, and want to prolly put in a 1650 Super or 1660
trim sky
how does nvidia geforce 1660ti 6gb compare to the top of line gfx cards
trim sky
what does that mean
long rock
Raytracing is annoyingly overrated
austere mango
But it can play every game u want at ultra
little osprey
I was gonna just buy a pre built pc. But after lookin id rather spend that extra little bit
austere mango
Itβs a good graphics card
long rock
Yeah, I think this time I prolly wanna order all the parts online or something
austere mango
Yea discounts and special bundle offers are good
How much u gonna try and spend on ur bld!
?
long rock
Not sure. I've said like anywhere from 4-700 but thats just a guess
little osprey
So 650w or 750w
long rock
I know my mothervoard, GPU and CPU I want
austere mango
Ok nice
sudden turret
Recommended PSU: 650W for that GPU you have @little osprey
long rock
Ive heard really good reviews on the MSI Tomahawk, and I wanna get a AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
sudden turret
so I'd go with 700w.
coarse coral
@trim sky top of the line gpu are wayyyyyyy stronger
little osprey
Alright
long rock
π π
austere mango
Evga
long rock
I kinda wanna go Corsair on a PSU but idk
austere mango
Evga Corsair are both good brands for psu a
long rock
See, I know what I wanna do, I just have no idea on when or how it's gonna happen
sudden turret
especially the SuperNovas
little osprey
austere mango
@little osprey what CPU do u want gal?
little osprey
I7-8700
little osprey
Ya k
little osprey
9700 cheaper than 8700
long rock
Honestly I'm defenetly going AMD, prices for performance is sooo much better.
little osprey
Prolly gonna go with 9700then
austere mango
Yea I favor AMD over intel
little osprey
I dont like amd
trim sky
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16883289038?Item=N82E16883289038 I'm thinking about this one? Opinions?
long rock
Yeah, my FX6300 is a pretty strong unif for being 8 years old, new as of last year
sudden turret
back in the day I always wanted INTEL, but had to stick to AMD cause I couldn't afford intel
now AMD is back on top. and I'm glad to have Ryzen system.
little osprey
And i might oc. When i learn how
sudden turret
@little osprey with that mobo, it probably has a 1-click OC method.
long rock
Yeah, I defenetly wanna do AMD, the Nividia 16 series really looks good, I just am waiting on 5500 reviews for AMD
austere mango
I got 20 frames on a good day π
little osprey
Oh bet. Then Iβll definitely take a look
trim sky
@coarse coral what do you mean by that
coarse coral
it will run games at 1080p med-high just fine
austere mango
He means u can play any game at max settings
little osprey
Definitely wanna get the gpu ocd
sudden turret
I almost bought that case too
sudden turret
that's a good build for being a pre-built
trim sky
the onei linked notbox?
coarse coral
its 160 for 2700 atm, 2060super is 300-400, 16gb ram is 75 right now for 3200c16, mobo is 75-150
hdd/ssd? depends on how much you want
sudden turret
I mean we probably could coach him along building it..
we've done it before here.
π
little osprey
Lol. My friend ordering a pc from digital storm.
sudden turret
yikes
little osprey
Told him hes gettin ripped off
trim sky
whats the diff between 3.2 ghz 3.6ghz cpu
austere mango
Nzxt BLD is good for ordering PCS prebuilt
sudden turret
PRICE
sudden turret
breaks, you're paying extra for someone to build it, so on top of that, and table-fees
but for people who don't know much, and just want a nice PC.. it works.
little osprey
Diy will always b cheaper
trim sky
I'm fine with paying extra for it being built.
austere mango
Why they make good cases lol
sudden turret
yes
little osprey
I hate their cases
austere mango
Ya
sudden turret
boosts up to 4.1ghz
sudden turret
r7 2700 is a great cpu.
little osprey
Thermaltake is my go to
austere mango
Kraken is nice
little osprey
I checked out the BLD site - I like the idea, totally get the preference for "take my money, give me a gamer rig" but it's hard to put a price on that convenience and piece of mind factor
long rock
I'm probably gonna get a Ryzen 5 2600X
austere mango
Yessir
long rock
3600x seems expensive
austere mango
His budget is 700 Theo
long rock
Hmmm
coarse coral
austere mango
What gpu u got in mind?
little osprey
I was gona jus cop a 2060
long rock
Like a 1650 Super or 1660 or a 5500 AMD
little osprey
But the 2080 made me wet
sudden turret
lol
sudden turret
I put the 5700xt in my newegg cart about 5 times today
little osprey
Lol
long rock
Yeah, that's what's for me excited too, it's pretty price effective, I wanna see what AMD cops before I make my mind up
austere mango
Zack?
lime forge
im not even here smh
austere mango
Lol
austere mango
I just need a keyboard and I need to put my mini fridge into my room then Iβll have my whole setup π
Got everything else
long rock
Lol, I can't have my dream set-up till I move out
long rock
Yeah, my room is smallish so I'm up In our finished attic
sudden turret
frog room?
austere mango
Iβm scared of my attic
long rock
LOL
sudden turret
Guess it's better than the dungeon.
long rock
Our attic is furnished
sudden turret
aka basement
austere mango
Never went up
sudden turret
but, better temps in the basement.
austere mango
Ye
I donβt know why but my laundry room and bathrooms are the coldest place in my house
long rock
We have the pupper in the basement, so I wasn't gonna risk getting it super dirty
austere mango
Hurts to sit on the cold toilet seat π₯Ά
long rock
π
austere mango
We cook in the garage
We donβt have basements where I live
The soil sucks
My mouse just got shipped
Yay
Now I just need a good keyboard any recommendations?
coarse coral
budget>?'
coarse coral
and mechanical switch preference
austere mango
100 or less
austere mango
I donβt care if mechanical
I was thinking Corsair k55 but I heard membrane was bad
coarse coral
clicky or non clicky @austere mango
sudden turret
membrane isn't bad at all
austere mango
Non
austere mango
Donβt wanna wake anyone up when I play at night
sudden turret
people get to hung up on the mechanical train.
i'd go with a nice membrane then.
with a mech feel
coarse coral
i dont like membrane
sudden turret
membrane is our roots Theo
round flare
same
coarse coral
I DONT CARE
sudden turret
I know you dont
coarse coral
THOSE ARE OUTDATED THOUGHTS
sudden turret
it shows π¦
austere mango
Ooof
round flare
did you just ok boomer him
sudden turret
β€οΈ
austere mango
π₯
coarse coral
you want a corsair k68, k70 or k63
sudden turret
k70
coarse coral
@austere mango
coarse coral
it uses cherry mx red switches
which are linear and non clicky
good for first person shooters and typing
coarse coral
round flare
yeah I said it
coarse coral
i use cherry speed/silver
sudden turret
can we bans him .
round flare
I didn't break any rules 
round flare
Where is box anyway
sudden turret
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
round flare
You're using his pfp isn't that a little weird
sudden turret
Yeah.
austere mango
@coarse coral what uses cherry mx switches
round flare
ok notboX
coarse coral
huh?
round flare
the k70
coarse coral
which cherry mx switch
round flare
and most of corsair keyboards
austere mango
The one u were talking about up there π
sudden turret
most quiet or the SILENT
austere mango
Silent?
coarse coral
sudden turret
I use them,they are nice
austere mango
Ok Iβll see about the k70
sudden turret
true
round flare
we aren't financial advisors
coarse coral
austere mango
Lol
coarse coral
i personally use this one but in black color
bright thicket
looking for thoughts. I've got an old, but still serviceable r9 390 video card, I've had to rebuild as a lot of parts died recently, the last one I was considering replacing is the video card. It can do everything I want at the moment, but CyberPunk 2077 approaches. I've got almost no budget left to replace it with, save gift cards that would get me a Red Devil 5700 xt. Folks think I would be better to get what I can now and enjoy it for a long time or skrimp and save to find out what the market offers closer to the release date (april)?
round flare
RES DEVIL
austere mango
Ooo that seems glorious
sudden turret
Red Devil 5700 xt
round flare
sudden turret
yes
round flare
^
bright thicket
benchmark dont' put it at the same level as the 1080 ti that cp2077 was demoing at, so I was concerned.
sudden turret
yeah
round flare
and it's also very expensive to buy new
sudden turret
can't really go off benchmarks on something that isn't even released yet in my opinion
round flare
^
bright thicket
fair point.
round flare
the red devil will serve you well
sudden turret
but I'm sure it'll handle it just fine.
bright thicket
seems unlikely ^_^
bright thicket
a refeurb on newegg is going for a mere 700. (choke)
sudden turret
if it was a buy now, you wouldn't have even seen it
round flare
lol
gaunt fiber
Lol true
sudden turret
let us know how you like it
and show us a pic in #build-pics so they can show it off on stream!
bright thicket
such a good deal that it's sold out. sigh
sudden turret
no, it's the Red Dragon
er thats the one I meant to link
10 off with promo code
round flare
why not point them to the sapphire nitro +
sudden turret
π
sudden turret
I can count 600 of them
austere mango
π₯π€‘ β½οΈ
round flare
wait actually
lime forge
bright thicket
I'd been looking at the triple fan.
Sapphire Nitro good or should I wait till the red devil's back in stock?
little osprey
dudes I have an issue with bluetooth. every time I load a game, the sound gets muted even other apps like spotify. once the game is closed, the sounds starts working again. any ideas? thanks.
sudden turret
oh the joys of BT.
tidal bluff
i can find a 1080fe easily i use facebook marketplace
350
@round flare
try using facebook marketplace around your area
deep skiff
isn't that like rx 5700 xt price almost