#building-and-recc-chat

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deep skiff
round flare
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I thought only the 1080ti was better than the 5700xt not the normal 1080

deep skiff
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yeah it is

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but thats a 1080 listing, which the 5700 xt beats

austere mango
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JUST got my mouse

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Corsair Harpoon ITs LIT

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changes DPI with its EGB Color

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RGB

latent bronze
austere mango
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i click the button to change mines color and it goes higher or lower depending on the color

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ITs LIVE

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gonna get a feel for it on FN

latent bronze
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You do see the 2 arrows on it right

austere mango
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on urs?

latent bronze
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Also that red button next to the left click i can program it to do like 15 clicks so if i am playing a FPS game it can fire a pistol like a SMG lol

austere mango
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;olo

latent bronze
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oh and the side there is 3 buttons

austere condor
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no I didnt @latent bronze

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what video?

latent bronze
austere condor
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wow

latent bronze
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oh and he sold locally 3 Kingston A400 240gb for the same price each

austere condor
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lol

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essentially just giving it away

latent bronze
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yep

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could pretty much build a full budget esports machine with those parts for under 100

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and because the G5400 is 1151 there is a future upgrade path

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I believe Atarii said before he wouldn't even buy the 460

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which i said you could flip that to make a profit instead

sand ravine
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@austere condor do you take these photos you post yourself? what camera are you using? the photos are really incredible

austere condor
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i use a Pixel 3 XL

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lighting is everything though

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@sand ravine

latent bronze
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Ive seen those walls in a YouTube video before

sand ravine
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fancier than anything we have. I had a graphic design teacher in high school who drew students from all over the district *for his class. he had a whole cabinet full of Rebels and different kinds of Canons and Nikons. like a $10k printer for printing large artwork and a lab full of ~40 iMacs with the entire Adobe Creative Suite. the district gave him anything he wanted because students would transfer from all over the city to our school for this specific class. I still keep in touch with him. he'd loan out those cameras to good students too, honor system. never had a single one stolen in all of my 4 years or the previous 15 years he'd been there. I love that guy. I miss that class too.

he turned out good students as well, most of us went on to college and postgraduate education, often in the mixed media field. one of my classmates is now an associate editor on Hollywood films.

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sorry for the rant. your setup reminded me of his classroom as it looked during my freshman year

austere condor
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ah thats really cool

next tangle
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I have an FX 6300, RX 560 2GB, 2x4GB 1600MHz RAM, I just ordered a 2700X, 2x8GB 3000MHz RAM off Newegg and ordering a MSI B450-A Pro tomorrow off B&H.

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Upgrade finally in progress 😄

austere condor
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Gonna be a night and day difference! Awesome man!

sudden turret
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dang demon, clean your desk 😐

rotund radish
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How did you get pic pf my desk

little osprey
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an empty desk is a waste of space half /s

molten sage
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Hi all. I am new here. I just upgraded my video card from gtx 260 to gtx 1660ti. My problem is there is a great video cable hook up difference. All other cables and pins fit. It's just the cable from my TV to the video card is different.

coarse coral
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hi @molten sage what kind of connection is your tv? i assume your graphics card uses hdmi and displayport

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newer tvs should have a HDMI connection

molten sage
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Oh!! Hi theo_yells. Maybe I just need to plug in an HDMI cable? I will go check that out right away. Anyway, pass or fail, I'll let ya all know. I am on my lap top right now. I'll be back,

coarse coral
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check your tv

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and see if it has an hdmi port first

molten sage
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Yep, it sure are. has a HDMI cable receptacle. Now, gonna take a break (74 years old, gotta rest), button it all up, then try again. Thanks again theo_yells.

coarse coral
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no problem @molten sage enjoy your weekend 😄

elfin quest
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Ok so boomer question

coarse coral
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hi

elfin quest
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But what's the difference between a monitor and a regular tv besides the style

coarse coral
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okay so

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lets start with resolution

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FULL HD tv is 1080p, a lot of newer tv are 4k resolution

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computer monitors can do 1080p, 1440p or 4k

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also TV usually just does 60Hz or the rate images are displayed per second

elfin quest
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They have different resolution settings?

coarse coral
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high refresh monitors can go past 60 for high motion gaming or videos

elfin quest
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Or do you mean they're capable

coarse coral
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capable depending if the TV or monitor was MADE for that resolution

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monitors on the other hand have the option to switch to lower resolution t han their intended purpose

elfin quest
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144 hz good enough?

coarse coral
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144hz is really really good for high motion gaming and video viewing

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theres 60 (which is basic monitor frame rate), 75, 144 (for really good gaming and video experiance), 165 and then 240 (for the crazy competitive players)

elfin quest
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$85 a good deal for 144 hz 1080x1920 ?

coarse coral
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when shopping the product page specs will tell you what resolution it is rated to run at and the refresh rate.

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144hz 1080p monitor at 85 is a good deal depending on the size of the monitor

elfin quest
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24"

coarse coral
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yes then. a good 144hz 1080p screen usually goes for $180 for a premium one. i dont know what brand that $85 screen is that you're looking at tho.

elfin quest
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It's a used Asus

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I know thier monitors are good just from doing shopping on other sites

coarse coral
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yes its good

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i think i know which one you're looking at

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ASUS VG248QE

elfin quest
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I've never been shopping for monitors always just had one but mine had dead pixels

coarse coral
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ahh yeah

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thats the terror of shoping for monitors

elfin quest
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Idk the model number he told me specs

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Said 85

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I'll see it running later and get the model number

coarse coral
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yeah!

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give us the model number

elfin quest
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I'm out of money cause it's the end of the month ;-;

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So I cant go buy a brand new one

coarse coral
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i know that feels

next tangle
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@austere condor Agreed! Thinking of getting a GPU for Christmas! 😀

latent bronze
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I got paid yesterday lol

livid storm
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Question. They’re only $20 apart. Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 2700x?

coarse coral
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3600

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7%+ faster @livid storm

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even more if you get the 3600x

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3600x is 199.99

livid storm
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I did see that but was wondering if there was anything beyond the speed that should be considered. Have seen posts about the cores and threads being important even though the 3600 is faster.

round flare
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depends

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are you doing workstation tasks

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or streaming

livid storm
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No streaming. Will also use it for menial schoolwork and things like that.

coarse coral
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the new zen2 architecture is wayyyyy more optimized

round flare
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yeah

coarse coral
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which is crushing intel in terms of performance and budget

round flare
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go 3600

coarse coral
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3600 or 3600x will pay off in long run

round flare
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^

livid storm
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Understood. Thanks!

sudden turret
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agreed

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I dont stream and use 3700x

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way to much for what I do lol

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but I had to have it.

round flare
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but that's because you're box

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I mean

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not box

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actual box would have better judgement LUL

sudden turret
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-_-

austere mango
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Lol

coarse coral
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do i break my rule

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and do 3 intakes 6 exhaust on my next case

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just for LOOKS

sudden turret
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theo bb

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you can do whatever makes you happy.

latent bronze
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theo you don't have any rules remember

coarse coral
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i do

sudden turret
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his own rules

coarse coral
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i follow my equal exhaust to intake rule

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or more intake then exhaust

sudden turret
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all exhaust

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be a rebel

lime forge
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make it go in a circle

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create tornado

fossil hedge
round flare
next tangle
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@coarse coral well it really depends what he's gonna use the PC for

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I'm gonna be using it for streaming a lot so I went with the 2700X

coarse coral
next tangle
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and I will be recording, render and editing a lot

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If he just plays games mainly then he should go with the 3600

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If not, 2700X

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I like that emoji

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I think it's my favorite now

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it fits you perfectly too, theo

coarse coral
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3600 still a great by even for productivity

next tangle
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true

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But I'd still go with the 2700X for the productivity

round flare
coarse coral
round flare
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I spend ages searching for this

elder canyon
orchid quartz
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Best gaming pc under 1000

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?

round flare
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prebuilt?

sudden turret
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probably

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that is every gaming pc newegg has 1,000 and under listed highest price first.

round flare
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dude why is safari telling me I have no internet

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like

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I clearly do

next tangle
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Would a RX 560 2GB bottleneck a 2700X?

latent bronze
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Why would anyone want to get a 560 with a 2700X?

next tangle
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I bought a 2700x, ram and a mobo

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and using my 560

west finch
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Yes that gpu will definitely bottleneck your system

little osprey
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Is the ryzen 5 any good

sand rampart
round flare
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that is an expensive x570 board

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but if you want something nice

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treat yourself

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strix stuff is usually good so

sand rampart
round flare
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I mean

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strx boards are more premium

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It also supports higher clocked memory

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it's really down to how much you want the board

fossil hedge
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thats a free cumputer

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Its a giveaway

polar holly
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Thats the cyberpunk giveaway from Origin

little osprey
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Anyone with a b450 tomahawk in here with a sata m.2 boot drive?

long rock
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Funny you say that because I'm trying to finalize my build around a B450 Tomahawk before I decide to buy my parts!

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So, I've been planning and wanting to do this big upgrade on my PC I've had for a year now, for quite a while, I've got the means and the money and wanted to see what y'all throught of my build parts wise and make sure everything is compatible

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Current setup is a AMD FX6300, Nividia GT710, 8 gigs of 1666 DDR3, 1TB hard drive, and a 400 watt power supply.

My new setup is gonna hopefully keep the hard drive, and switch everything else out. Components; MSI B450 Tomahawk, AMD Ryzen 5 2600x, Nividia GTX 1660, 8 gigs of 2800 DDR4, and a 650 Watt Corsair PSU.

round flare
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You'd want 16 gb of ram

long rock
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Oh right lol, I meant to say 16

round flare
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oh ok

long rock
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Yeahhh

round flare
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Which kit

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there's 16gb kits at 3200 speed for under 60

long rock
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Hmm, I haven't looked specifically but it's like 70 bucks I think

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I'd do faster ram if it was cheaper

round flare
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54

long rock
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Oh cool, I'll keep that in mind. Hoping to pull the trigger later this week

round flare
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alrighty

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just say cause ryzen likes fast ram

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saying

long rock
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Yeee

round flare
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do you live near a microcenter

coarse coral
round flare
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oh hey theo

long rock
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I don't think so. Does Best Buy count?

round flare
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I mean bestbuy doesn't have a 2700x for 130

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that's what I was gonna recommend

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It's only a little more than the 2600x

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if you buy at microcenter at least

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your board choice is solid

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cpu solod

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solid

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lol

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gpu

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you could go with a 1660s

long rock
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Yeah, I'm still looking at stuff, I may fidget with the GPU a tad bit

round flare
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they're not listed much higher than a normal 1660

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And it's a pretty nice bump to performance

long rock
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Ehh, it depends on how much I've got on this card from my work I've still got funds on

round flare
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what case are you putting it in

long rock
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It's an IBuyPower case, I'll try and post a pic

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You can kinda see it there near the bottom

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I'm not at my desk atm, I'll get better pics here In a dee

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Few$

round flare
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alright

long rock
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Ye. So I may look at CPUs more, tryna keep it at under 200, and if ya can find anything better than the 2600d

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2600x*

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I'm thinking maybe an older Ryzen 7 buy I'll have to look around and see

round flare
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oh under than 200?

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easy

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3600

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or 2700x

deep skiff
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don't a 2700x if its over 170

round flare
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^

deep skiff
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if u live near a microcenter u can get it for 130 sometimes

round flare
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it is right now

long rock
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Hmm. Ye, I did see those. So a 3600 or 2700x possibly

deep skiff
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yeah

long rock
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😁 😁 😁

round flare
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however if you go 3600 you gotta update bios

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so to have easier life

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buy tomahawk max

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it's like 5 more dollars

long rock
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And then you said a 1660S isn't that much more expensive than a 1660? Is bios updating hard?

round flare
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and comes preupdated

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1660s is lime 220

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a good evga one

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like 230

long rock
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Ooh yeah, I could do that.

round flare
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1660 hovers somewhere a little underneath

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sometimes the same

long rock
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The real determining factor is how much is on this card from work, cause I've got leftover funds I the ,6-700 dollar range, but don't want to spend all of it, because the rest is going in my first car fund

round flare
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Understandable

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If so you could wait for the release of the 5500

long rock
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Soo, I'll find that out, and then mess with my numbers a bit and see if I can wedge any more into this thing

round flare
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it's under 200

long rock
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Yeah, I'm also considering that

round flare
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and has a little more performance than 590 if I remember

long rock
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Waiting till the 5550 drops, and maybe doing that

round flare
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yup

long rock
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It's finally gonna happen bois!!!!!

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I've litterally wanted to do this since like, 3 weeks after I bought this PC

round flare
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lol

long rock
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The whole 400 bucks for a "gaming rig" with 8 year old components wasn't gonna fly with me

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Impulse bought my first PC. And this is how it's turned out lol

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Like, I did reserch but then I had a friend push me to buy this one and now I see what I screwed up on lol

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Black Friday shenanigans

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Ight. 679 bucks, I think as my numbers stand right now, I'm at 519 bucks on the build, so I've got a little wiggle room

round flare
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are you buying anything else other than parts

long rock
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Don't think so. Probably just oarts

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Parts

round flare
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is that number with all the parts you listed above

long rock
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Yeah, I've got the spefics somewhere else, I'll try and copy em

finite sable
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3dmark11 is 1.99$ rn

long rock
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Ight, so 70 on the 16 gigs of DDR4, 110 on the Tomahawk, 230 on the 1660, 85 on the 650 Corsair PSU, 124 on the Ryzen 2600, and uh, hmm, looks like I came amout at around 600 looking at my notes

round flare
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orrr

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you could go with the 54 dollar kit I gave u

long rock
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Ye, so gah, I need to write this down somewhere lol

round flare
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This build should be goof

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good

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idk if you need the 2700x or 3600 upgrade

finite sable
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go 3600x

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or 3600

deep skiff
coarse coral
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What ghost said

long rock
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Alrighty. So I've got the 598 and stuff down, so taking out the DDR4 I've got for 70, replace with the 54 dollar kit, lemme see here, 582

deep skiff
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the tomahawk is overkill for the 2600, even the 2700x/3600. if going ryzen 2xxx, i'd go for a $70ish board like the msi gaming plus b450, which should be fine for a stock 3950x/3900x

long rock
deep skiff
long rock
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Got it, so I could go cheaper on the board?

deep skiff
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yeah

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the one i linked is a solid pick, @little osprey probably knows more about b450 boards than me

little osprey
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I just look at the charts too tbh - I recommend getting one with bios flashback.

deep skiff
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wait don't you live near a microcenter @long rock

long rock
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I don't think so., Never heard of one

deep skiff
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oh

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if you did, they automatically flash the ryzen 3000 bios on older boards, so you wouldn't really need bios flashback

long rock
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So, what's the bios and stuff? I'ma noob when it comes to all the super in detail stiff

little osprey
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It's a valuable feature because bios updates are far more important and frequent as of late.

round flare
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menu you spam f11 to get into

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where you do

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schtuff

long rock
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Interesting

round flare
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ya

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I bet

long rock
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So at 554, I've got a bit of wiggle room, so I could prolly ether try for a better CPU or shoot for a 1660 Super or wait till the 5500 series comes out

little osprey
long rock
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Yeah, I'll mess with that tommorow when I've got a bit of free time

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I think I've done pretty good for today lol

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Oh, and I know AMD likes to run hot, do you think imma need liquid cooling?

round flare
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no

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in fact it's the opposite

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at least my 3600 doesn't run hot

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a nice aircooler should do

finite sable
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my max temp is 70c

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70f

long rock
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That's good, I've heard the AMD stuff likes to run toasty, but the 3600 sounds like it runs daily cool, so that's good

finite sable
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yea but i might want it colder

long rock
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Oh yeah....I haven't factored In a CPU Cooler yet lol

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How much do the air coolers run usually?

round flare
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depends how much performance you want

finite sable
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@long rock the 212 evo is on sale rn for 25

round flare
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could go with a dh15 chromax black

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or a hyper212

finite sable
long rock
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Ooh, that sounds guudddd, 25 isn't expensive, I think I'm probably gonna be sticking with the 1660 then, to make up for the cooler cost

finite sable
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@long rock thats what i have onj my 3600 and max temp for me is 70f

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and thats with 1 fan

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you could put 2 fans on it

long rock
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That's not bad at all, I've got 1 in my case too, the big main one and the CPU cooler, the 710 is passively cooled

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🙄

finite sable
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710?

long rock
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The GT710, yeah I know it's an ancient card

finite sable
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oh gt710 yea thats ancient

long rock
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There's IBuyPower for ya lol

finite sable
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lol

long rock
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First PC lol

finite sable
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i was working last night and i had my 6600gt gpu catch on fire

long rock
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Only had it a year and will be upgrading it here soon I f ya couldn't see lol

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I've heard the 9800GT from that family was a monster for it's day

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Or 8800 GTX or something

finite sable
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it looks like one of the trace blew up

long rock
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Oofers

finite sable
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smoke and fire

long rock
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Rhats like 3 or 4 years older than my 710 isn't it?

finite sable
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it came from 2006

long rock
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👀 👀 👀

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Jesus

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Friggin like 17 years old lol

finite sable
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luckily that thing was not in a server bercasue that would be bad

long rock
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Yeah....

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So how was that card treating you? Could you game on it at all still?

finite sable
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the pc just kept on running the psu didnt power off

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it was just some gpu i found at work in a system

long rock
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Oh that's cool lol

finite sable
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i literally used it for a grand total of like 5 mins lol

long rock
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Sounds like they may be slightly out of date lmao

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Just a year or two lol

finite sable
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i mean compared to my 1070 gpu it is 1000000000 worse then it

long rock
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Yeah. From 2006 id say so lol

finite sable
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😄

long rock
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And Dave thought his 710 was trash

finite sable
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funny thing is that it has a sli finger

little osprey
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8800gt was known for great performance/$, 8800gtx was like "back then's " 1080 ti

finite sable
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it was a 6600gty

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gt

long rock
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Ight. See my little like, thing in build pics

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Aye, it is an MSI, so it may be overclocked lol

finite sable
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what specs?

valid horizon
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Hi, I have an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO mother board and I am a gamer. I like to buy 64GB of memory assuming DDR3. Can anyone recommend the correct one for me please?

austere condor
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DDR3 doesnt come in 16gb dimms for a board like that

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and what the heck are you doing that you think you need 64GB of ram?

foggy hazel
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@valid horizon your board does not support 16 gig sticks. I have just looked at the QVL list for your board to confirm this. Also, this is from the spec sheet for your mainboard https://puu.sh/EKSVf/006c55b7ba.png

rotund radish
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gamers rise up

dim nova
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I'm looking to build a gaming pc right now. My budget is $800. Anyone up for the challenge?

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Actually, after I grab some breakfast.

sudden turret
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@dim nova challenge accepted.

dim nova
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Let me throw some requirements out there.
I'm a software developer that is "pc gaming curious", so I need speed.
Fast processor (AMD please, as I believe Intel is overpriced)
Fast hard drive (SSD - 500GB NVME with a secondary spinning drive would be nice)
Fast RAM
I don't want lights on my case or anything for that matter.

little osprey
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You ok with used parts?

sudden turret
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probably best to find 'open box' deals

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I love me some open box deals

little osprey
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I'd say 3600, x570 deal combo, if you use gcc9, the 3600, moreso the 3900x blazes through something like a monday morning compile. Get 3600c18 memory. I recomend an open box 970 pro boot 512GB for $120 ebay new. If not, $80 1TB inlands drive or whatever others suggest here will be fine. Tell the 660p people you don't like riding a horse to work.

dim nova
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I prefer new parts, just for peace of mind

sudden turret
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I got a few openboxed from newegg, like this monitor. all parts came 🙂

little osprey
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100% fine. Preference > perfect min-maxing IMO. Options for ssd's are fantastic rn.

sudden turret
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thirdparty openbox I'd be worried

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ssds dirt cheap!

tidal bluff
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just make sure it says sold by newegg

little osprey
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fwiw - I've bought (used ) 2 970 pros, a 905p, 20 2TB sas drives used server pulls along with a P4800x. The only drives to die on me have been a new OCZ 60GB ssd and a few samsung sata 3.5" hDDs lol. N=1 ofc 🙂

hearty pilot
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Is there any way to tell for sure if you're buying the correct version of RAM for a system that's finicky on compatibility?

sudden turret
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check the QVL list

tidal bluff
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i bought a miner 1070 still under warranty works fine

hearty pilot
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Newegg chat cut me off and sent me here before I even got to my question, lol

sudden turret
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qualified vendor list Mark.

hearty pilot
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well my specific issue, I'm using a b350m bazooka and ryzen 5 1700, and corsair is a good affordable option

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the list shows model number compatible, but specifically ver. 4.31

sudden turret
hearty pilot
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and anywhere I search to buy, i don't see the version listed anywhere in the info

sudden turret
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what ram do you have now?

hearty pilot
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corsair vengeance lpx cmk16gx4m2b3200c16 but it's not the right version so I could never get it to accept at higher speeds

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looking at buying CMK16GX4M2B3200C16R that's on sale atm, but it has to be ver. 4.31 to be compatible and run at 3200

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but no vendors seem to list version anywhere...just have to buy and look at the box pretty much

tidal bluff
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i use gskill myself

hearty pilot
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or find some 3rd party to contact personally

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yeah, there were a couple ripjaws I saw that might work

sudden turret
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Trident Z NEO

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specifically for ryzen

hearty pilot
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I saw one of those I think browsing pcpartpicker, but it didn't come up on the list

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I may just go with the ripjaw since it did come up on qvl...i was just hesitant because it shows Hynix chipset

little osprey
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Would you be open to a motherboard and cpu upgrade?

hearty pilot
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and that's the issue with the LPX...the compatible version has samsung components whereas the version I got has hynix

little osprey
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Any ram willwork in that board/chip with custom settings, but only the lower speed ratings will likely run plug and play. Assuming the CPU can run at given memory strap

hearty pilot
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really not looking to spend much atm, just trying to take advantage of cyber monday sale to finally get off of just 8gb lol

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the corsair LPX is $60 plus 20% off atm for 16gb, it just has to be ver. 4.31, so I was just wondering if there's anyway to find out if it's the right version before buying

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yeah I messed around with a calculator and thaiphoon...not too familiar with a lot of the finer ins and outs, but I tried it with many different settings, and finally read where someone said my version of that particular ram wouldn't work with my setup

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which made sense when I realized it was diff version than the qvl showed

little osprey
#

1700/b350m running 3200c16 is possible - but expect to be ready to troubleshoot if needed.

hearty pilot
#

idk, I guess maybe I'll just give the ripjaws a try since it's on the qvl, even tho it's hynix

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what I get for buying a budget black friday build

little osprey
#

Does this have wifi built in or do i need an adapter

tidal bluff
#

my asrock x370 runs 3200

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my ram isnt available anymore tho

little osprey
#

Royals on my next build

coarse coral
maiden iron
#

Lol

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With the RGB

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Smh

little osprey
#

They’re the best lookin sticks imo

chilly scaffold
#

hello team

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i am looking to buy a new laptop for programing aka coding

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mainly data science and a bit of front end web development

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i was looking at the macbook pro but the price tag just scares me

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so now i am looking at this option

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what do you think

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thanks in advance for your input

latent bronze
chilly scaffold
#

ehhh

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not into that

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kind of too thick

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looks heavy

latent bronze
#

Well workstation laptops are meant to look bigger than a multimedia laptop

chilly scaffold
#

so the one i posted is not good?

latent bronze
#

its ok but like you said you want to do programing and coding which a workstation laptop would be better

foggy hazel
#

@chilly scaffold it is a bit more complicated than that.

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@latent bronze it is recommended to provide numbers/facts over opinion.

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for compile work, that 10th gen sure looks nice.

latent bronze
#

@foggy hazel You do know that is also a very low powered CPU the 10th gen which will be boosting at all times right

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Oh ya and lets not forget one is more meant for a workstation while the other is more for media

little osprey
#

Naed is right

foggy hazel
#

@latent bronze facts over fiction.

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Instead of jumping straight to pressing what you think. Ask the customer what they think they need and why they think they need that.

latent bronze
#

Well he has mentioned what he needs a system for

foggy hazel
#

and like just about any customer, there are things he has not mentioned at all

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fx, need for battery life

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point being: The customer rarely knows what they actually need.

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it is your job as the "expert" to kindly remind/ask them about those things that they have not thought about.

latent bronze
#

Well if someone asks for a gaming system i would suggest a gaming system if someone asks for a media system i would suggest a media system and if someone is asking for something like programing and coding i would suggest a workstation system it is pretty obvious

foggy hazel
#

How many people that buy a "workstation" machine because they got recommended one, do you think ACTUALLY need one?

little osprey
#

Sure, but it's only helpful to give advice when you're familiar with the subject matter. If you're not confident, it's important to at least make that clear.

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e.g. If someone said they want a $2k gaming rig and they also do a bit of video production / youtube lets plays, the gaming use case is by far a priority to commonly multi-threaded video editing software

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That E5 xeon is a 45 watt tdp chip (intel's tdp numbers weren't nearly 9900k level a joke back then, or on that platform) while the 10th gen ultra low voltage quad core with HT sips power at 15W .

sudden turret
#

I didn't even know 10th gen stuff was out yet :p

latent bronze
#

I believe it is a 6 core

foggy hazel
#

been for a while now

sudden turret
#

where the heck have I been

latent bronze
#

Box for laptops they always bring it out earlier

sudden turret
#

OH! in ryzen land 😉

foggy hazel
#

@latent bronze look in the ARK link i posted earlier.

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both cpu's are there.

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no need to believe when you can know.

little osprey
#

All said - that P71 would be a fantastic machine (in 2015) for said "desktop replacement" type of usage I mentioned in the other thread, but really only for one where the software could really benefit from the quadro card's added features, and/or the xeon chip's ECC support , maybe VT-X/d? idk

foggy hazel
#

and i would easily agree on that @little osprey IF the user had a need for that

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( VT-d/x is on both :) )

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sidenote: the insane segmentation that intel does is well ... insane.

little osprey
#

IME the xeon sku equivalent would probably be same or nearly the same equivalent cost, the quadro though.... lol

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That was certainly during the "golden age" of Intel's server cpu line

foggy hazel
#

that reminds me, was it you that had a "meh, it will be alright" stance in regards to QVL ?

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(asking out of curiosity here)

little osprey
#

Kinda, probably. It can be meaningful for those who want to XMP plug and play since it could imply the bios profile has something other than garbage support for secondary/tertiary timings on said sticks.

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Haha hope that's sarcasm - I thought I compared the XMP pdf to the onion last time (I meant that I don't give any attention to it myself)

foggy hazel
#

for the easiest/simplest setup experience (for a new builder) i am very much a fan of taking some modules from the QVL

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simply because it can be a royal pain for people to exchange modules (in regards to returns etc)

little osprey
#

Ya, with how cheap fast ddr4 is now - one really has to pinch pennies or be on the other end of the (not needing the xmp list) spectrum to have trouble finding a kit on there

foggy hazel
#

well... yeah-ish

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unless we are talking Asus here

little osprey
#

Just one less thing someone can blame me for if/when error is between keyboard and chair

foggy hazel
#

they are so effing narrow in their QVL

sudden turret
little osprey
#

Now I'm curious if any of my sticks are on any qvl lol

#

I'm sure all the b-die is

foggy hazel
#

normally yes, all the samsung b-die is

little osprey
#

At 3200c14 is absolutely should be on all but the most potato a320 boards or something. 4800c19 - nobody should be XMP plug and playing that anyway

foggy hazel
#

:)

coarse coral
#

the sticks i ordered are qvl, if the revision numbers are the same

harsh smelt
#

does anybody know why my pc has been freezing?
my build:
AMD A10-7850K processor
AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB gpu
8GB RAM
1TB SSD
850watt psu

it freezes when doing large tasks, like games at high settings, hd rendering in blender, etc.
all my drivers are up to date, and my system stays nice and cool.
i've even reinstalled windows 10, but the problem stays.

It's been like this for maybe 3 months, and i've had it since august.
you guys know what the problem is? i've tried so many things lmao

polar holly
#

@harsh smelt what cooling are you running

harsh smelt
#

My case has 3 fans, my gpu has 2, and the processor has a small water cooler. it stays at around 60 degrees C.

polar holly
#

is that at idle or during a load

harsh smelt
#

during a load
idle gets to like 40-ish

frosty moat
#

Hello, I have a question regarding the i9-9820X, Newegg has a bundled deal with motherboard MSI X299M-A Micro. I should have looked at this sooner as the items are almost arriving to me; however-- The MSI website states it supports X-Series, Kaby Lake only, which if I'm mistaken, does not support the i9-9820X

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I would think that Newegg wouldn't bundle CPUs together with incapable hardware.

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Is the MSI X299M-A Micro incompatible with my CPU?

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Well yeah, it's the same socket

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But if it's incompatible then certain features will not function properly

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I am

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I was wondering maybe if someone can point me to a reasonably priced mobo to replace it then?

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With thunderbolt support

#

Can you vouch for any lga 2066 mobos?

polar holly
lime forge
#

ive used that one ^

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it works very well

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great for having a ton of pcie lanes and 8 slots for ram while maintaining the ATX form factor

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also, RGB clubpenguin_dance clubpenguin_dance clubpenguin_dance

deep skiff
#

thats not urs that ur dads :/

polar holly
#

The new threadrippers are so good

round flare
frosty moat
#

Asus TUF looks like a reliable board

lime forge
#

@deep skiff what did i say in my message that indicated that it was mine?

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all i said was ive used it

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which is true

little osprey
#

Do all x299 boards with the same cpu have that man lanes? is 8 slots for memory an inherent advantage for every config?

round flare
#

Bigger numbers is better evil_kermit

deep skiff
#

🤔

#

bigger debt

latent bronze
#

Well 1650 is bigger than 580 so it must be true

deep skiff
#

and 5700 must be better than the 2080 ti

round flare
#

^

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and the 10980xe is the best cpu

lime forge
#

my intel hd graphics 6000 kills all of your crap gpus.

round flare
#

not much better than the 5700

lime forge
#

its also tiny.

round flare
#

also isn't there a nvidia gpu that's like 6300

lime forge
#

probably theo_dumb

deep skiff
#

no contest

round flare
latent bronze
#

zack your 8700 has the Intel UHD Graphics 630

round flare
#

amd reigns supreme

deep skiff
#

smh

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my macbook has a 6100 therefor its better than a 2080 ti confirmed

latent bronze
#

There is a GTX 9800 as well

deep skiff
round flare
latent bronze
round flare
#

xt sounds cooler than plus

latent bronze
#

but plus sounds greater

round flare
#

xtreme

foggy hazel
#

FirePro S10000

deep skiff
#

extra>+

round flare
obtuse hamlet
#

Sorry to Interrupt, Is a Ryzen 7 2700x Sufficient for basic gaming needs?

round flare
#

yes

obtuse hamlet
#

OK. I thought so, thank you.

finite sable
#

try to get the 3600 or 3600x

round flare
#

make sure not to but it anywhere above 150

#

buy

obtuse hamlet
#

Yeah its 129.99

round flare
#

oh nice microcenter deal

obtuse hamlet
#

I have an 8700k but im trying to buy for someone else

#

Yes that

round flare
#

ye that's a steal

obtuse hamlet
#

Yeah, i started working with ryzen recently. Always been intel. Thank you.

round flare
#

np

latent bronze
#

2600 is 109.99 😛

round flare
#

2700x has rgb cooler

obtuse hamlet
#

Yes ik lol

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its not a bad cooler

#

I use AIOS though

finite sable
#

why not a 3600x?

obtuse hamlet
#

Out of price range

round flare
#

because that's a lot more than 130

finite sable
#

its 200

round flare
#

yeah

finite sable
#

the 3600 is like 185

obtuse hamlet
#

ik AND THE 2700X IS 129.99

round flare
#

70 bucks is 70 bucks

obtuse hamlet
#

cAPS LOCK

round flare
#

especially when on a budget

obtuse hamlet
#

omg

latent bronze
#

70$ more for almost the same performance

obtuse hamlet
#

^^^

round flare
#

that too

obtuse hamlet
#

Honestly i dont think you need a 3600x

#

games today dont really need a good cpu

round flare
#

I mean

#

Yeah but the 3600 also isn't exactly high end

latent bronze
#

The average games i have seen usually would recommend a 1600 anyways

finite sable
#

the 3600 is about 10% better then the 2700x

obtuse hamlet
#

Thats why im not upgrading my 8700k until its completly useless

round flare
#

I have a 3600 and i'm content

obtuse hamlet
#

I want to switch over to ryzen

#

Maybe when they release 4XXX or 5XXX

latent bronze
#

Calus could of used that 70$ for a better GPU like a 2060 😛

obtuse hamlet
#

Exactly

foggy hazel
#

switch to whatever makes sense for you, when you build. Not based on wishfull thinking years in advance :)

obtuse hamlet
#

Thats what im doing

finite sable
#

i have a 3600 on a x570 itx board

obtuse hamlet
#

Yeah. Everyone in my HS got word i build computers lol. Now everyone is coming to me

finite sable
#

with a 1070 and a 1tb nvme ssd

round flare
#

no

#

I'll always take a 5700xt

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over anything up to a 2080

obtuse hamlet
#

1070 think

finite sable
#

yea but it gets quite toasty

obtuse hamlet
#

which one?

finite sable
#

@obtuse hamlet hey i got it for 192 shipped

obtuse hamlet
#

used?

finite sable
#

@obtuse hamlet the asus strix one

obtuse hamlet
#

or nib

finite sable
#

lightly used

obtuse hamlet
#

i regret getting a strix lol

#

its too big

round flare
#

have you not seen the xfx thicc cards

obtuse hamlet
#

Well.

round flare
#

they're like over a foot long

foggy hazel
#

so, you regret not doing research before you bought it.

obtuse hamlet
#

You got me there.

latent bronze
#

the 570 Strix i got back then had poor thermal paste job done on it

obtuse hamlet
#

I did research, its that i bought it because my motherboard at the time was ASUS

#

But i switched to gigabyte

finite sable
#

ive always went for asus boards

obtuse hamlet
#

Actually i shouldnt say the size, its the mix of different brands.

finite sable
#

my board atm is the asus x570-i itx

deep skiff
#

o nice itx

obtuse hamlet
#

Im not a fan of asus boards

#

Is your case itx?

finite sable
#

yes

obtuse hamlet
#

I dont think it would be with the strix

finite sable
#

its the bitfenix prodigy

latent bronze
#

it is a cube

finite sable
#

yes its old damit but its airflow is really good

maiden iron
#

@round flare they are Soo thiccc

obtuse hamlet
#

Its not really a cube more of a thicc rectangle

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and short

finite sable
#

hey the 1070 strix fits in it

obtuse hamlet
#

idk how it does lol

#

My card only has like 2-3 in of clearence

finite sable
#

theres a 2 in gap at the end

obtuse hamlet
#

Yeah i actually take that back i have about 4-5

#

3.5 maybe

finite sable
#

i dont like the power butten on the left side tho

obtuse hamlet
#

Do you know of any cheap 600-650 Watt Modular PSUs?

latent bronze
slate vine
#

Hey, really quick. Is the whole "mixing ram kits" still a no go type thing, even when bought as the same brand/same time? The ram I'm wanting is only sold in 2x8gb lots and not 4x8gb

obtuse hamlet
#

I HAD ONE OF THOSE

#

THEY SUCK

latent bronze
#

Well this EVGA 1660 is actually very good

obtuse hamlet
#

I had a 2060 XC The one fan one

round flare
#

no don't buy two of the same kit

latent bronze
round flare
#

some techie said something something bdie cdie

maiden iron
#

@round flare why didn't you tell me this earlier

round flare
#

no worky

latent bronze
#

idle temps is 29c and gaming full load is 60c

obtuse hamlet
#

I had that exact one but i had the 2060

#

IK im my case it was like 65c

slate vine
#

Well I guess I'm screwed trying to get what I want. clownSMILE

maiden iron
#

No worky???

latent bronze
#

65c isn't even high

maiden iron
#

Saddnessss

round flare
#

65 is good

obtuse hamlet
#

Yeah but not underload

round flare
#

My card pushed 82

#

don't complain

obtuse hamlet
#

Underload it was like 75 ish at best

#

now im like 50c underload lol

#

55*

latent bronze
finite sable
#

is 70f under full load okey for a 3600?

latent bronze
#

love my case i don't think i would ever replace it

obtuse hamlet
#

I hate those fronts

latent bronze
#

i like it

round flare
#

why does it remind you of a waterbottle of all things

latent bronze
#

look at the bottle

obtuse hamlet
#

The top of the bottle neck

round flare
#

I see

#

but

#

watterbottle

obtuse hamlet
#

Its tall like the case

#

IDK man

latent bronze
#

I like my system and it stays very cool so

round flare
obtuse hamlet
#

Will a Pentium 4 and Geforce 4 Ti 4200 Be good for XP Gaming?

latent bronze
#

If this was like 2001 then yes 😛

obtuse hamlet
#

ok lol

#

Cause i am thinking of a pentium 4 build

#

for old games

latent bronze
#

I have a Pentium III build

#

with a Nvidia nForce N6200

#

I still keep the system when playing my old star wars games

little osprey
#

If i connect my router and modem to my apartment's ethernet wall plug, will ethernet work in like the other rooms of my apartment?

foggy hazel
#

@little osprey impossible for us to say. IF there is a x-field/cross-connector/hub in your apartment. There is most likely also a dedicated "incomming" port somewhere.

pseudo osprey
#

Friend is building a pc does anyone know what these cables are for?

pliant walrus
#

anyone know a good monitor to pair with a 1660ti?

knotty sluice
#

having an issue with my ram i just got. i just bought Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 x2 (so 4 cards all together) and i am trying to get it going on my MSI PERFORMANCE GAMING X470 GAMING PRO CARBON. i have put the ram in, but, it is showing red led's. is that showing that they are connected or that there is an issue? i have done a lot of research and looks like it only glows red if there is an issues

sudden turret
#

@pseudo osprey the big one is ARGB header.

#

@knotty sluice try running just one stick of ram to start.

knotty sluice
#

keep it just in the first slot? then add one to the 3rd if that works?

sudden turret
#

what mother boarrd

#

there should be a diagram to show

#

is this the first boot up? or was it working before?

knotty sluice
#

its the msi x470 gaming pro carbon

#

first boot up

sudden turret
#

try slot two, second away from cpu

#

what cpu do you have?matisse?

knotty sluice
#

AMD RYZEN 7 2700 8-Core 3.2 GHz

sudden turret
#

I have to get my kid ready for school bbiab

#

also what red deblug was on. was it solid/flashing

knotty sluice
#

solid above all 4 ddr4 ram cards.

sudden turret
#

off to send the kid to school, if you can send a clear picture of the motherboard so we can inspect further.

knotty sluice
#

not home at the time. that is the best i have at the moment

sudden turret
#

are you sure thats the LED DEBUG lights?

round flare
#

oh he has one of those special rgb wraith spires

knotty sluice
#

yes it is right above each ram slot.

#

sorry i have not done much with computers in a while. i do not remember all the terms for each thing

knotty sluice
#

@round flare yeah i bought it stock and it came with it. i put it on to test it. i see you had no input on the issue which makes it seem like your one to just talk.

round flare
#

?

#

I was complementing you?

#

but ok lmao

cloud plume
#

🙂

little osprey
#

🤡

harsh smelt
#

i solved my freezing problem stated yesterday
my processor is being bottlenecked by the gpu, meaning i ask my friend if he has my old gpu, and i save up for a stronger processor in the meantime.

i'm just glad i figured out what the issue was lmao

knotty sluice
#

nice to see you were able to figure it out

little osprey
#

@pliant walrus any monitor 144hz and up. 4ms-1ms

pliant walrus
#

thanks @little osprey I have a 1080p 60hz 1ms ASUS that's probably a decade old and have it overclocked to 72hz.

lime forge
#

HOLD ON

pliant walrus
#

Its kind of ridiculous how much a new monitor that's slightly better in any way is going to cost

little osprey
#

Well since your gpu puts out 100+ fps then u wanna get 144hz

lime forge
#

LOOK

#

SO GOOD

little osprey
#

I highly recommend msi tho

#

Price wise

#

I think mine cost a little over 200

latent bronze
pliant walrus
latent bronze
#

Little too thicc for my taste

pliant walrus
#

Well... it was in my basement for a brief period and my wife threw it across the room onto the concrete and its still mint 😄

#

Definitely a MIL SPEC monitor haha

golden forge
#

Anything I should do to prepare for when I upgrade my mobo and CPU? I know about linking my windows key to my Microsoft account, but anything else?

round flare
#

Get the one zack recommended if you're on a tight budget

#

it's great

deep skiff
#

ayy it’s back

lime forge
#

dangit

#

its $250 again

#

wait no

#

thats a different one

deep skiff
#

no pretty sure it’s the same but I could be wrong

lime forge
#

its different

#

the one i linked was $100 and 24 inches

#

mine sold out lol

round flare
#

it's a rly good deal

lime forge
#

yeah

little osprey
#

Newegg had a 34” alienware for 50% off

#

To bad i only have $5 in the bank

latent bronze
#

34" is too big

deep skiff
#

not really for ultrawide

latent bronze
#

and yes that is what she said in case someone was to point that out

deep skiff
#

1440p ultrawide is good at 34", its like the 27" for 1440p 16:9

latent bronze
#

For me ill stick with the 27" i want

dense gull
#

Hello. I have just purchased a toshiba x300 hard drive. What do I need to do to transfer all my old files from old hard drive to this new one?

little osprey
#

Install windows clean on new drive, attach old drive, use guides on 10forums to ensure proper data handling

dense gull
#

Oh

#

Okay

#

You can't do it in the bios?

#

plug and play

foggy hazel
#

no

dense gull
#

Okay

foggy hazel
#

you are missing the (quite important) detail that cloning it will only work if he has a base to clone from.

#

so again @latent bronze, facts over fiction.

little osprey
#

If u put the new drive on of the old drive and smash it with a sledgehammer itll work. I heard its the fastest way

#

My airflow is as follows. Howd I do?

lime forge
#

i would make the top fan exhaust

little osprey
#

Switch another one to exhaust

sudden turret
#

top fan exhaust, yes.

deep skiff
#

imagine if gpu fans were in a push config

#

pulling air from the heatsink out towards the shroud

#

that'd suck

lime forge
#

if you switch the top fan to exhaust, heat naturally rises which helps, and the air will move like this

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sudden turret
#

wish you could control which way fans spin.

little osprey
#

Yeah, same

deep skiff
#

o are those industrial noctuas

little osprey
#

Yeah

deep skiff
#

nice

little osprey
#

Noctua ftw

pliant walrus
#

where is the PSU?

sudden turret
#

backside

lime forge
#

probably in the back

sudden turret
#

of mobo

lime forge
#

ooh, is that the corsair case i think it is?

maiden iron
#

What do you mean control which way they spin? Can't you switch the polarity of the voltage supplied by the mobo?

pliant walrus
#

looks better than mine right now

maiden iron
#

You could on my old board

pliant walrus
#

my motherboard is laying on an EVGA GPU box

little osprey
#

My case has really high positive pressure... i figured the heat would just blow out the top, pcie mount rails, and holes arpund the sides

#

I thought just 1 exhaust would do

lime forge
#

if you switch the top fan to exhaust it wont be working against the bottom fans

deep skiff
#

cant wait for a12x25 chromax

pliant walrus
#

Positive pressure isn't a good thing though. All your fans that are blowing in aren't working efficiently this way

#

Which is 6 of 7

deep skiff
#

i mean every setup can be good in certain situations

pliant walrus
#

and the top fan is working against the natural direction of hot air movement

little osprey
#

☝️

deep skiff
#

but yeah flip that top fan

little osprey
#

My motherboard has heatsinks on top of the cpu and on top left to cool the dimms.. i thought the top fan would cool the best

lime forge
#

i have 3 exhaust and 2 intake in a case that has bad airflow. I also vertical mount my gpu right up against the glass. my temps are fine, never hit over 70

little osprey
#

Okay ill flip it now

#

Thanks

deep skiff
#

the vrm's shouldn't need direct airflow in the majority of situations

#

eww that vert mount is bad

lime forge
maiden iron
little osprey
maiden iron
#

👌

little osprey
maiden iron
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Wait why don't we have an OK boomer emoji in this server?

lime forge
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dont want people spamming it

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

little osprey
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Do we

maiden iron
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Makes sense

deep skiff
fair pollen
maiden iron
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@little osprey AMD >> Intel & Nvidia change my mind

little osprey
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🤢🤮

fair pollen
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Intel cost an arm and a leg

pliant walrus
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@little osprey I don't know if you've thought about this yet or not, but if you could gasket the space below and around your bottom fans you'll get even better flow. Right now those fans are pulling a bit of air from inside the case which creates turbulence.

little osprey
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I got a cataract just seeing that

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@fair pollen if ur doing a budget build. All looks good

fair pollen
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thanks

maiden iron
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@little osprey lol Intel is the big capitalism

little osprey
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Should i pit dust covers over exhaust fans or leave em open??

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Megnetic dust covers

lime forge
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cant hurt to leave them on

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i definitely would

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mines caught a lot of dust

little osprey
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@pliant walrus how would I gasket it?

pliant walrus
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Logic tells me that dust covers only work on intake openings of the case.

little osprey
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@pliant walrus how would i gasket it without it looking ghetto asf

lime forge
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nah, my old pc would just be lagging.

little osprey
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Ive been waiting all day for my case

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🥺

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Its officially done. Thanks for all the airflow tips! Ive fixed it!!!

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Gave newegg 50 extra bucks for 1 day shipping and it looks like its gonna take 2

pliant walrus
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Well, I'm not a huge fan (no pun intended) of the stamped fan locating holes in the bottom of your case. They were stamped to add rigidity which is fine but this also creates a gap (the problem) between the case and fan. You're using smaller sized fans which just makes the problem worse.

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@little osprey

little osprey
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Get a open case and call it a day

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Ah true... thats fair. Figured 120 mms would do just fine since thats the size they included with the case

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I shoulda went 14s tho

pliant walrus
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You have a 2080ti so I'm assuming money is no issue... I'd get larger fans and then use something like a black double-sided foam or sound proofing mat to seal everything up.

little osprey
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More like he put all his money into the gpu and nothing else

pliant walrus
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Yeah lol

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I'd just get a big sheet of dynamat and trim it to the same size as the floor of the case, then trim out some square openings for the fans to sit over then bolt em down. Two birds with one stone

little osprey
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All of it into my gpu? Dude this is a z390 master mobo, 32 gb of ram, 9900k watercooled

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Not to mention the case was almost $300

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@little osprey

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Wow

pliant walrus
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And then I'd do the same exact thing for the front, between your radiator and case

little osprey
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U got ripped off on thats case then

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Lmao

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Its nice. Money isnt an issue for me because i have a good job xD

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And im sure that watercooler wasnt that expensive

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Search up what an h150i costs xD

pliant walrus
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I'd just buy a bstock evga for half that but thats me. My motherboard is sitting on a GPU box

little osprey
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Thanks for all the tips roxxia. I think not having a psu and rats nest of wires in the way helps with the airflow alot too

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Ahahaha

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I was gonna get an evga dark, but theyre pricy

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Not thats much more than the h100

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And those fans cost what. Like 5 buks

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Hahaha

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Yeah the gpu was definitely the most expensive. Its a 2080 ti UXC2

pliant walrus
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Im talking about water cooler

little osprey
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Ah, yeah they do actually make decent coolers

pliant walrus
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I like the fans

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on the watercooler

little osprey
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Not that much of a difference from a ti and super

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Besides that 300+ price gap

pliant walrus
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Anyways.. flip your top fan (add a second one) and use something like dynamat to seal everything up and you'll be looking real nice

little osprey
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My uxc2 overclocks stable to 2200 mhz under load lol. Id say its a pretty big difference.

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Very high quality pcb

pliant walrus
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Yeah.. its black haha

deep skiff
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🤔 the ti is at least 15% faster than the super

little osprey
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Lolol

sick bane
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Good enough to run GTA V?

deep skiff
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1650 is pretty weak, I’ll see if I can find a better spec’d one real quick

sick bane
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Looking at these two also

hearty fern
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You just missed Cyber monday and black friday

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Wait for a deal

round flare
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1650 won't do much gaming

sick bane
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The MSI GL Series GL65 9SDK-034 was on sale to $849 but was sold out quick

round flare
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the 2nd and third one are better by quite a bit

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but I'm not sure if it's worth buying now

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idk tho

sick bane
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Hold off til Jan?

round flare
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don't know much about laptop pricing

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maybe?

sick bane
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im not in a great rush

round flare
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yeah wait to see if you find better deals

sick bane
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Thank you

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Does anyone else have any other recomendations

pliant walrus
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Are you looking to spend that much money? There are cheaper laptops out there in the used market. I just bought my wife one for less than $350 and its pretty amazing

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it has a 4th gen i7 and sli 750's in it

round flare
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you can sli in a laptop

pliant walrus
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😄

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it even came with SSD boot and HDD for storage.. great deal if you ask me

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I'm going to swap the spinning drive for another ssd and add a AX wifi card too

little osprey
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Lol

hearty fern
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lmao

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I didn't read it

little osprey
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These comments on neweggs post are funny asf

fossil hedge
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I made a jet engine nozzel

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defiantly not as optimized as a Chinese rocket engine.

hearty fern
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Are you sure?

little osprey
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Does the ultra xc2 use the reference pcb

little osprey
grizzled escarp
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Was wondering if someone could help me out with a psu recommendation for either a rosewill glacier 700w or a apevia Prestige 800w gold psu for my build

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A calculator said my power draw would be 568 watts with everything on the pc running w a overclock on the cpu n gpu should I get a 700 or a 800w psu?

sudden turret
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what cpu and gpu do you have.

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I haven't heard this apevia brand, so I'd rather go with rosewill. do you have a budget in mind @grizzled escarp

grizzled escarp
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I'm running a ryzen 2600 and a amd HD 6970 gpu I'm upgrading everything but the gpu right now. 16gb 3200mhz ram 240gb ssd along with a 1tb I hhd I already have, deepcool gammaxx 400 cooler deep cool tesseract case. Only thing I didn't buy was psu n optical drive since was going to use out of my old system but now I'm thinking about using those too

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Old psu is a Thermaltake 750 bronze that still works like new but it's a rat nest in the antec 900 case to deal with.

sudden turret
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almost a 10 year old gpu 🙂 that's awesome

grizzled escarp
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@sudden turret psu budget is 50 to 65 since I just spent 400 on parts n don't really want to spend more but I know not to cheap out on a psu

sudden turret
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do you know what gpu you want to upgrade to later on?

grizzled escarp
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@iambox ya it still runs like new even on a overclock. I tried taking it apart to apply new thermal paste but couldn't get the 4 screws off where the die sits so blew can air threw all the holes and crannies put screws back in an it runs about 20c cooler so instead of it being at 70 to 80c while testing its now at 65 to 70c

sudden turret
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oh nice!

grizzled escarp
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@iambox a amd rx 590, rx 5700 or a gtx 1660ti

sudden turret
grizzled escarp
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What kind of screwdriver will let me fully take apart that gpu for new thermal paste?

sudden turret
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10% off w/ promo code 38CWDL27

foggy hazel
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what type of screwdriver: Depends on the specific board model. Generally a mix of torx/philips bits will do the trick

sudden turret
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it

grizzled escarp
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Ya I was looking at that one but the reviews had me second guest it

sudden turret
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it's good to have a screwdriver kit 🙂

grizzled escarp
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It looks like a small Phillips but that didn't work

sudden turret
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I have a kobalt one with about 30 different sized heads

foggy hazel
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check that there are not some small stickers that are covering some screws

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by small stickers, i mean stickers the size of the screw heads

grizzled escarp
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There's 2 but I didn't peel them off since the other two wouldn't turn on the screw head

foggy hazel
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that sounds odd

sudden turret
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these?

grizzled escarp
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Yes

sudden turret
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should be just a standard philips

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small

foggy hazel
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they can be "stupidly" tight. I know that from experience. But they should turn.

sudden turret
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yeah

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while pushing down with pressure, should be able to turn them loose

foggy hazel
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you can remove the stickers safely

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and try those 2 other screws

sudden turret
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stickers are just for warranty.. given it's 10 years old, don't worry about tearing the stickers lol

foggy hazel
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might be a case of slighty uneven pressure making it "stick"

grizzled escarp
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@iambox I tryed and it didn't seem to do anything

foggy hazel
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(sidenote: the warranty stickers are void just about everywhere in the world iirc)

grizzled escarp
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I don't care about warranty it's 10 years old just don't want to break it otherwise I'm screwed

sudden turret
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worst thing you can do would be stripping it

foggy hazel
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could you grab 2 photos, one from the front and one from the back?

sudden turret
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good idea

foggy hazel
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would like to get a visual on what you are seeing :)

grizzled escarp
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Not right now it's installed In my old pc n not removing it again till I have other parts since. Last time I removed it and re installed it it wouldn't post into windows

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Actually on a side not I did take a pic while it was out just a sec

foggy hazel
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IF it is that "cranky" already. i would personally not take it apart.

sudden turret
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lol

foggy hazel
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Salute it, and thank it for its service and go buy a new card is my suggestion.

sudden turret
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plays taps