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#building-and-recc-chat
sand falcon
drifting timber
what do you guys think of the other components
lyric thistle
not Windows 95 vms :)
drifting timber
hmm
sand falcon
Go with 4x16 CL16 ram
drifting timber
thx
stoic island
motherboard you don't need a 360$ board
a good x570 is all you need
tuf gaming plus wifi as kinda placeholder
whatever good x570 is in stock whenever you buy
Ram for the reason we talked about
SSD and HDD for the reason we talked about
(moar storage)
sand falcon
Do you really thing WD black is necessary? they're pricey
stoic island
eh not really just slapped a random drive on
barracuda 3tb and maybe 4tb had failure issues so I went and grabbed a random WD 7200rpm drive
lyric thistle
SN750 at 500GB is a good price right?
stoic island
at 70$ it's good
lyric thistle
yee
sand falcon
I got 660p 1TB at 85 π
brittle spindle
I gotta upgrade my monitor for Xmas
lyric thistle
ST2000DM008 is also good innit
brittle spindle
I got a 75hz one
sand falcon
Newegg has been good to me
lyric thistle
π
lyric thistle
I couldn't π
stoic island
good imo
lyric thistle
only got two SATA III ports
sand falcon
or 3x2tb barracuda and make a raid5
lyric thistle
other one is SATA II I think
stoic island
what was raid 5
sand falcon
raid 5 is distributed parity
brittle spindle
Hey how do you take advantage of your max hz
lyric thistle
I could put another drive on via USB tho
stoic island
confused
drifting timber
anyone got a suggestion for monitor size do you guys think 32 is too big?
sand falcon
32 is big for gaming, great for other stuff
brittle spindle
I gotta check mine when I get home because I upgraded my HDMI cable and now I should be able to run 75hz @8k
drifting timber
4k
lyric thistle
go to Display settings, Advanced display settings, and display adapter properties
sand falcon
4k you want big π
brittle spindle
Yeah I say 24" is perfect
drifting timber
hmm
sand falcon
Gaming 24-28" at 1440p
drifting timber
how about refresh rate ?
stoic island
I believe 32inch 2160p is perfect
lyric thistle
you get a little popup window that you can change your refresh rate in
sand falcon
120hz-144hz is good
drifting timber
hmm
stoic island
144hz usually
brittle spindle
At the very least 75hz
sand falcon
For gaming
stoic island
I havn't seen any prevalent 120hz monitors
lyric thistle
sand falcon
For productivity, just get a big 4k at 60hz
drifting timber
i was looking for a 32 144 4k but i dont think they make that
sand falcon
yeah
stoic island
unless you have a 2080ti you won't even get close to 144fps
drifting timber
144 hz i mean
stoic island
Mhm
brittle spindle
What CPU u got
sand falcon
I'd recommend a dual monitor. One smaller high refresh rate for gaming, one large 60hz for other stuff
stoic island
hz and fps equate
drifting timber
2700x
stoic island
144hz can show up to 144fps
brittle spindle
Thats what I have @sand falcon
sand falcon
2700x gang π
stoic island
if you can't put out 144fps, having a 144hz monitor doesn't help it
drifting timber
i got 32 60hz 4k right now
brittle spindle
Bruh
drifting timber
few year old
stoic island
I had a 2700
sand falcon
Keep that monitor. It's a nice one, then add like a 28, 144hz 1440p one
2700x is a good chip
stoic island
Yeaa
sand falcon
Newegg was good to me there too. Got it for 180
sand falcon
I'm running a 1660s
drifting timber
when they were ripping off everyone
stoic island
@sand falcon how does raid 5 work with speeds?
because the parity has to be calculated from other drives
drifting timber
how much difference do you think ill notice with the ram
sand falcon
I usually see a decent improvement on read, but not that much on write
stoic island
wdym difference with the ram
sand falcon
raid can be ram hungry
stoic island
I mean matrix
sand falcon
If you're able to cache the entire stripe before writing back, you get faster write speeds, so the ram will improve things
drifting timber
i saw an article saying wait for next gen gpu but i dont think i want to wait
brittle spindle
I have an X570...So that way I can upgrade to the next gen M.2s, GPUs, and AMD
If I wanted to
drifting timber
which x570?
brittle spindle
MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI
The only problem I have with that motherboard is the ez debug bug
Took me 3 hours to get the PC to boot to BIOS
stoic island
wdym
drifting timber
i have had the worst experience with asus rma so i think i wont go asus again
msi has lots of good reviews
drifting timber
the ace i mean
brittle spindle
There's a common problem with that motherboard. The ez debug light will go on and say something is wrong with your RAM or CPU. It could be very difficult to get your PC to boot up
drifting timber
i like godlike but its too damn expensive
brittle spindle
When I first got it to boot correctly, it only recognized one of my RAM sticks, so I restarted It and it took another 30 minutes for me to get it to boot again
stoic island
..?
brittle spindle
Repeatedly switching off the PSU and holding the power button
For 3 hours...
Brb
stoic island
why did you do that..?
brittle spindle
Because the motherboard wouldn't boot my PC. I also re installed my RAM twice and then it finally worked
stoic island
because just switching off the psu and holding power button doesn't do anything by itself..?
drifting timber
what benchmarks do you guys run to make sure your system is running optimally?
sand falcon
Phoronix
slender cliff
Hey guys, this is my first build, so I don't know what to expect in terms of desktop cpu behavior, but this is looking unusual to me for idle. Can any of you confirm?
The cpu clock is all over the place, and my temp is like a sawtooth wave jumping between 45 and 55C
As a result, my fans keep ramping up and down which is very annoying.
slender cliff
NZXT case fans and Arctic PWM fans. 4 in total in my H210i
brittle spindle
how are they set up?
intake and outtake wise
Install the necessary apps for those fans so you can control them
if you havent already
slender cliff
The Arctic 140mm fans are intake, NZXT are exhaust. But the fans aren't the issue here, it's the cpu clock.
shadow mango
Does a rog strix mother board only fit a amd cpu
brittle spindle
yeah but you may be able to control the fans running fast, as you claim
shadow mango
???
slender cliff
Yes I can control the fans, but I want to solve the root of the problem rather than a bandaid to stop the noise.
shadow mango
shadow mango
Imma neck my self ive waited so long fuckkkk
brittle spindle
you cannot install an Intel CPU on that particular motherboard
shadow mango
What mother board can i then
shadow mango
What mother board shouldni get??
brittle spindle
and not reallt worth it
little osprey
@little osprey Whatcha got?
shadow mango
I mean already bought it so
stoic island
@slender cliff clock speeds are fine
stoic island
Just mess with your fan curve so it doesn't ramp up and down idle
brittle spindle
AMD reigns supreme when it comes to gaming @shadow mango
brittle spindle
10th gen*
brittle spindle
when AMD hasnt released their 4th gen
yeah thats what I'm saying
He probably doesnt have a 10th gen Intel
shadow mango
@brittle spindle and do i need a ryzen cpu for that or can i use an intel for that
I have a intel cpu
stoic island
you need Ryzen cpu with that
sand falcon
What CPU do you have?
untold trail
the mobo i was getting jumped up to like 300 π©
stoic island
intel cpu uses a completely different way of putting the CPU in :P
brittle spindle
yay now I'm on 75herz
stoic island
AMD CPUs the pins are on the CPU, Intel CPUs the pins are on the motherboard with contacts on the CPU.
brittle spindle
@shadow mango wtf is your cpu?
shadow mango
Intellllll
brittle spindle
okay fantastic. which one?
shadow mango
so should i get a new mother board or a new cpu
brittle spindle
i5 ??
sand falcon
Which intel i5?
brittle spindle
^^^
sand falcon
Just i5 means nothing
sand falcon
We could also give a different mobo
sand falcon
motherboard
stoic island
Which specific CPU do they have
brittle spindle
and since he already has the motherboard just get the CPU
sand falcon
He also already has the cpu it sounds like
shadow mango
i5-7640x
brittle spindle
okay
sand falcon
I was a bout to say some i5's are good
shadow mango
is that bad
sand falcon
Yes
sand falcon
It's a bit better than a potato
shadow mango
i got it for cheap asf ccause my friends dad works at intel
sand falcon
How much?
shadow mango
100
little osprey
plus small cache memory, I would definitely go for a ryzen 5 over that any day
lyric thistle
only 100 
sand falcon
Okay figment, that's a 3800x you linked to
little osprey
I have ryzen 5 2600x, it's keeping up with a RTX 2070 and it works very well
brittle spindle
well now that he says it costed him $100, definitely Ryzen 5
sand falcon
100 dollars is overpriced for that CPU
stoic island
yea lol
shadow mango
oh well ill just off my self
brittle spindle
sand falcon
Yup
shadow mango
witch one i just got sent 2 dif ones
stoic island
same one
brittle spindle
get the 3600
brittle spindle
not the 3600x
shadow mango
oh okay bet
sand falcon
The 3600
brittle spindle
get the 3600 and you'll be gucci
may I ask how you are cooling your PC @shadow mango
?
shadow mango
okay i wonderif some computer place wll take this intell off my hand
sand falcon
Can you not just return it?
sand falcon
His friend ripped him off
stoic island
mhm
sand falcon
I'll check ebay prices
brittle spindle
whats your case
shadow mango
carbide 275r
stoic island
expensive
sand falcon
This cpu hasn't been run on cinebench r20 yet
brittle spindle
can he fit that AIO? he should be able to right?
shadow mango
i can
brittle spindle
good choice then π
stoic island
ripppp
shadow mango
thanks i just didnt know the motherboard and cpu thing
ive been researching alot latley
brittle spindle
yeah shouldve looked more into that
sand falcon
So good news
shadow mango
ahhh opkay
brittle spindle
@sand falcon
sand falcon
The intel cpu is going for like 200 in ebay rn
still roostBOT
Pixifyγ#9848 has been warned
brittle spindle
Which one
brittle spindle
He isn't getting that
shadow mango
yea thats the same one
sand falcon
That's the one he needs to get rid of
shadow mango
yea
brittle spindle
We know
sand falcon
Put it on there for 200, undercut the other folks, make a $40 profit, and get a better performing computer
shadow mango
so i feel like that will take for ever to sell so i might call some places tomorrow and see if they will buy it off of me
i got it for 100 so i could sell it for 150
i dont need profit i just want my money back
stoic island
Yea
shadow mango
im not really worried about making money off it
sand falcon
See if you can comp the difference to the AMD chips price though
shadow mango
thanks for the help everyone i wonder if any computer stores near me sell that cpu so i can start working on it tomorrow and not have to wait another week that would be very nice
stoic island
Try walmart
severe bloom
If your in the us microcenter is your best bet for a local store with stock. Can check online
shadow mango
there is one at best buy but 190 instead of 160
π¦
or 170 i mean
190 instead 170
shadow mango
@severe bloom i dont hjave that where i live
well i do its an hour an 20 mins and i got work tomorrow
inland atlas
Any good cheap set of fans pwm non rgb
shadow mango
well the cpu is gonna be 204$ cause sales tax π¦
thats tough
i wanna cry my self to sleep tn
little osprey
Pix
shadow mango
yo
little osprey
Are you desperate to do a new build?
severe bloom
Corsair ML120 Pro, 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Cooling Fan CO-9050040-WW https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5I6O4Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ibU4EbGDPEE6V are good but they donβt come in a 3 pack
little osprey
I'm abnout to upgrade my ryzen 5 2600 to a ryzen 9
shadow mango
i have everything but my cpu i got an intel so it didnt fit
little osprey
If you pay shipping, I might be able to send you the processor for just shipping
shadow mango
i get paid tomorrow so im not worried about the money lol
little osprey
Oh nvm
shadow mango
yea i was like i work 40 hours a week so im not slcaking the extra cash
im good thanks for the offer tho i appreciate it
little osprey
No problem!
sand falcon
Hate to say this but Rule 9 π¦
signal drift
Not that I'd buy it cause I already have 9900k, but im surprized the 10900k is still out of stock
Ml120pro do get quite loud though so you know
sand falcon
It was in stock for a bit today. Went away very fast though
severe bloom
Considering intel has had so many process issues and problems keeping other gen CPUs stocked on their release Iβm not surprised.
sand falcon
Did you see the newest security bug?
signal drift
Wonder when the samsung odyssey g9 will be out though supposed to be and of this month
Wow there is a list on sites for it now 1,699 for it yikes.. I'll stick to the crg9
scenic heath
whats a nice motherboard tht comes in white?
stoic island
Intel or amd
safe field
scenic heath
intel
I was lookin and seen that the MSI H310M GAMING ARCTIC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
is really good
analog pulsar
hey i ordered a @sand falcon the reason i asked is bc i bought a ryzen 5 just yesterday but if i can return it and get my money back i can use some money to get a ryzen 9
sand falcon
You should be able to. Just talk to customer support
analog pulsar
its 11;47pm so they asleep
sand falcon
Has the order already shipped? If not, you might be able to cancel it yourself
analog pulsar
No I already have the cpu but could I return it
sand falcon
Okay
analog pulsar
I have the box and everything
sand falcon
Could also sell on ebay if not
analog pulsar
The sticker is still in its spot
I will never use ebay
How much could I get for the Ryzen 5 3600 and fan
Also I have an Ryzen 3 2200G I could sell
But the numbers a little wore
elder oriole
Could anyone help me with an AIO Iβm putting in my new build I have an H115 platinum but I donβt know how I should Install my fans and what side of the case I should install the rad
elder oriole
The Corsair carbide 275 R
wary tundra
$700 build?
silk estuary
@pliant finch nice!!
meager otter
we just built a pc ryzen 7 3700x geforce rtx 2060 super and 3tb hard drive and 480gb nvme ssd
and 16 gb of corsair rgb vengance ram
stoic island
Ok
jagged ember
Ram timing
magic bough
i was thinking about a 2080 build but idk if its worth.
jagged ember
Storage drive is good, but overpriced cause it's samsung lmao
magic bough
ah
jagged ember
also, if you already own a windows device you don't need to buy windows
magic bough
oh ok how would i put it on the other pc?
jagged ember
so you'll need to find the serial number of the windows on your other computer
magic bough
can i find that in my pc?
jagged ember
Open commandprompt, and type
wmic bios get serialnumber
magic bough
do i have to run as admin?
jagged ember
Wait bloody hell ignore what i just wrote
I think i had a stroke
that gets your pc serial number lmao
magic bough
lol
jagged ember
Run powershell, type
(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey
whoops
it'll give you the product key for your windows license
and you can just copy it down somewhere and paste it when you're setting up windows on your new device
jagged ember
@magic bough As for SSDs, check out this list
it's pinned in #storage-devices if you need further reference later
but it gives you a good idea what you're going to get from an SSD
magic bough
i was gonna get the 1tb mp34
jagged ember
ooh good
magic bough
should i instead?
magic bough
suggestions?
magic bough
how many?
jagged ember
it costs 80
magic bough
whats ur favorite or do you recommened?
drifting timber
anyone up
little osprey
Yea, driving myself crazy tracking my last to parts for my build. Now been delayed till Monday. So one last weekend of xbox one.
drifting timber
what are you waiting on
im thinking of this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VcjNV7
found all the parts except the case
little osprey
My gtx 1650 super, an my psu. Have the rest. ASRock B365M Pro 4, i5 9400, 16 gb ram, 2tb hdd. And a deepcool matrexx 30 case.
Getting high airflow fans for the case and high airflow heatsink next week.
little osprey
It's a budget build with tons future upgrades to be made.
little osprey
Very nice, of only I made 3k . I'd be one happy camper. But at least I'm getting to build and have a pc again
After almost 3 years on the xbox one.
drifting timber
thx
i got that case already i want to get another one
cant find it
probably cause this damn coronavirus affect supply chain
meager otter
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little osprey
Oh yea it's insane. The minute I bought my psu it went out of stock. Only reason I wen intel, and not amd
Is because all the mini itx motherboards I could afford were out of stock.
So I'm going micro atx intel build
drifting timber
yea its annoying situation we are all dealing with
evga out of psu
except one
its too much
1600w
atleast corsair has some
little osprey
Yea all the cheap ones of all the brands are pretty much gone. It crazy, more people than ever are building pc and most are 1st time builders.
little osprey
I dont really overclock that much, and the i5 9400 doesn't get that hot. So a high airflow heatsink will be more than enough for my needs, but maybe some day I might
drifting timber
yea a lot of personal preference
i got a 2700x right now
using cooler it came with
dont really need to oc
its enough
it was a pain to install the cooler though
aio is easier
little osprey
Yea, I was originally thinking of getting one still might. Going see what best buy has in store, before ordering online. Plus they price match with newegg. So win win.
drifting timber
ya i would say go for aio
little osprey
Can only be a 120mm rad though. Though in all honesty , might get a case that has more case fans in it. My only has two. It was on sale for 32$ so I foolishly grabbed it. So that's another thing I have to buy before I start building. Still has to be a mini/micro case due to limited space.
So on the hunt I go
drifting timber
ya case is importnat
little osprey
That's ok my girlfriend will end up with it. Going to build her a low end system. Most likely an amd A10 apu and no gpu, she's really hot a gamer.
Those A10s run stupid cool. Had one years ago and with an air cooler, never went above 65-70 Celsius.
drifting timber
sounds good
little osprey
Last one I built for her only cost 450$
drifting timber
cool
little osprey
Found a fractal design focus g mini with up to 6 case fans, for 54$ might get it.
drifting timber
link?
little osprey
Phones being stupid, just got to newegg and look up the fractal design focus g mini.
cursive wharf
@drifting timber why a 1000w PSU tho..... Sure most PSUs are out of stock but can still on average find a 550w - 750w PSU for half the price of that 1000w
Can easily get a 2080Ti in there for the same budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MCJPk6
deep skiff
isnβt that ssd overkill/expensive or is there something Iβm missing
median cloud
hi everyone, just joined, and have limited pc knowledge.
could i get some advice on a game audio pc build, i have some recommendations if it helps, thnaks
inland atlas
I dont know if they do. But I got mine from best buy a few days back
Corsair rm850x
carmine cosmos
Making my first build soon only got a Β£550 budget so am going for an overall performance instead of one sector
teal tartan
Hey guys! Im building a new PC with this partlist and am looking for a case to house it all in, preferably one with RGB and a tempered glass pannel to show it off through. My main concern in airflow, I live in key west florida and the room my computer is in can get pretty warm just from the temperature outside. Thanks so much for any help or advice I really appreciate it π
https:// pcpartpicker.com/list/fvLpvW (just remove the space, idk why newegg support sent me here if I cant share my partlist especially when they link to newegg lol)
sand falcon
690 USD for reference
stoic island
Lol mee6 doing the thing
teal tartan
ah, well that makes sense I just joined lol
sand falcon
There ya go
sand falcon
Big
stoic island
9900k lol
sand falcon
Not the best chip
sand falcon
The motherboard is a bit pricey
teal tartan
what Im not getting a futurama dodecahedron of power box with it? 
teal tartan
that.. actually makes sense lol
stoic island
But what's the total budget?
teal tartan
Vr gaming and possibly streaming
My total budget was 2500 but im willing to go a little over for a nice case thatll protect my other parts
jagged ember
Where's PSU tho
teal tartan
I also have a half a tb ssd and a 750 power source from my old pc im canabalizing
stoic island
Good PSU?
teal tartan
Id say its pretty good l, maybe a little dusty but im getting 10 cans of air on a deal so i dont mind wasting a whole one cleaning it out lol
jagged ember
What brand is it?
teal tartan
Is there a way to check from my system settings?
stoic island
no
stoic island
take a look at it
jagged ember
Under the side panel
shadow mango
Bag secure
jagged ember
Ryzen to the top my man
stoic island
lol
teal tartan
Cx650m
jagged ember
Yeah that's a fine PSU
shadow mango
Thanks for all the help again boysβ€οΈβ€οΈ
jagged ember
That's what we do
sand falcon
Will it have enough power for this build though?
jagged ember
Oh yeah it's Intel cpu
sand falcon
Yeah
jagged ember
I forget about power draw for intel
teal tartan
Should i upgrade the psu?
sand falcon
Probably
teal tartan
The vr unit im getting is a valve index if that makes a difference
sand falcon
Especially if you want to OC
sand falcon
I'm looking what wattage rn
stoic island
went for a stupid big case for reasons but here
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PmNZmg
everything together at 2389$
sand falcon
650w might actually cut it, but it would be really tight
stoic island
10900k is out of stock right now, but it's a placeholder
could get a 10600kf rn for 300$
It's better ram, better ssd.
sand falcon
Would you consider a bigger rad?
stoic island
eh h500m can fit 360 up top
deep skiff
you could probably get a good 360 for that price
stoic island
could get like a h150i or smth
stoic island
this is with a x73
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8VfCQq
teal tartan
All the parts on that list were in stock when i put my cart together ignore the site lol
sand falcon
10900k can dump a lot of power when overclocked
deep skiff
also that case looks like its from 2015 ngl
stoic island
can't find 1900k in stock rn tho
lol idc it's big it's nice it's got good airflow
argb fans too
sand falcon
Didn't it gulp 300W+ in the benchmarks?
stoic island
OCed yea it did
teal tartan
Thats actually the case i was considering
stoic island
heh
teal tartan
It was pretty hard to find a case that actually had top clearance for the 280 radiator
stoic island
that case has clearance for 360mm up top xD
sand falcon
It should come with all the cables you need
teal tartan
Cool jw ive never ordered from that retailer before didnt know
thx for the psu and case recommendation guys parts are on the way youll prob hear from me again when I run into easily fixable issues while setting it up lol
cursive wharf
I mean if clearance was an issue could also go x63 instead of x73. 280mm and 360mm are basically the same in cooling perf
also note that if stock comes to be an issue. As well as x62/x72 options. Main difference is coldplate being flatter in the newer models.
That or Arctic Freezer II
stoic island
@cursive wharf I wanted 360mm in that build bc 10900k OCing... Also it looks nicer when the rad stretches across the entire top, also x63 was at a really high price for some reason. Freezer 2 also oos.
cursive wharf
believe me 280 works fine
highly used in high end GPU AIO stuff
which is easily 375w stock peak
modern shadow
A couple 480s should do lmao
cursive wharf
but, people aint running on stock. 400w+ BIOSes and all
severe bloom
I tried an x62 on a TR 3970x and without overclocking it would run in high 80s and the cpu pulls 280w
inland atlas
Ew intel
cursive wharf
I mean TR likes the big cold plates tho
sand falcon
Also threadripper has considerably more computing power than the 10900k
cursive wharf
Here is what 280mm can do
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/572831419835875329/640624141371834368/gpu_pump_rpm.PNG
real gorge
Dumb question my I got my motherboard today and it was not sealed in the static bag, is it gonna be okay?
potent prairie
It's probably OK, but if it was supposed to be new you should complain. Test it and if everything appears to work I would say you are good
real gorge
I'll test it when the rest comes. I bought I from new egg I figured it was opened to check pins but the dang bag was open it's supposed to be new.
I'll keep fingers crossed.
stoic island
usually it isn't sealed I think? it's just in the bag inside the box
potent prairie
Oh... yeah, I thought you meant it didn't come in an anti-static bag at all
real gorge
Yeah it's in the bag.
Just the dang thing is open a little.
This is my first build by myself so in a little cautious, I haven't built one since my dad passed. So I was a little worried.
stoic island
yea it's normal
real gorge
Cool beans.
severe bloom
Yeah they may be open and just kind of folded under the board. They used to put a small piece of tape but I havenβt seen them do that since Haswell era.
At least not asus, msi or gigabyte only board brands I have ever purchased.
stoic island
ye
shy otter
Anyone recommend getting microcenter to build my Pc?
sand falcon
Cool beans.
@real gorge
I'm not the only one!
tidal sky
anyone here
stoic island
Yes
severe bloom
@shy otter if youβre really not comfortable itβs an ok choice to have them build it but itβs not hard to throw together watch a few videos and just take your time.
shy otter
Itβs mainly out of fear that Iβll break something. Iβve been considered inviting some buddies over to help me out. But itβs a lot of money to have in your friends hands @severe bloom
inland atlas
Lloyd do what makes you the most conformable
comfortable
fear is okay. Its an emotion we all experience
severe bloom
Cable management is the hardest part but if you go slow itβs not so bad. Is it the fear of bending pins or just damage in general?
potent prairie
@little osprey Awesome. Thought it was my rig for a sec there
inland atlas
Microcenter is one one of the top services
Its okay if someone else builds it for you. You are still a gamer at heart
shy otter
I think building my own would be badass but Iβd be arrogant to say that I know how to do it. Iβm scared that Iβll break the motherboard when I try to mount on the pins.
inland atlas
Lloyd
Like I said
Its okay. Don't listen to others trying to push it. Take it slow
severe bloom
Itβs ok to have microcenter do it. Do you have an old pc your going to retire?
little osprey
@potent prairie thanks π€πΌ
shy otter
Yes.
inland atlas
I used to work at a microcenter and I suggest it
sand falcon
Microcenter does some solid builds
shy otter
Okay great
severe bloom
So have them build it and then after you have it running fiddle with taking apart the old one and putting it back together to gain that xp
inland atlas
Yeah we have all been in your spot
Best of luck to you
This will help ease your fear too
sand falcon
Taking apart old retired computers and putting them back together is the best way to learn
shy otter
Thank you so much.
inland atlas
Np. Best of luck to you and game on
shy otter
Once i build it, I donβt like the idea of upgrading because of all the ewaste. Am I alone in this thinking?
severe bloom
I sell old parts when I upgrade if I can. Ram and video cards easily sell on the after market
inland atlas
its up to you. What I usually do is sell my old pc when I'm ready to upgrade
People will gladly to spend a lower price on a used pc then build on
one
Then you can start over
sand falcon
yeah, when you have the old parts, either sell them, donate them, or gift them.
inland atlas
Great options
sand falcon
If it's a whole machine, goodwill would be glad to take it
shy otter
I feel like taking mine apart
cerulean burrow
I currently have the budget to up my RAM to 32GBs, but I am unsure if I should. Anyone have thoughts on this?
sand falcon
What will you be doing with the system?
little osprey
2080 super gang πΆπΏ
delicate otter
Would it be possible to build my own PC for the budget of $1k? That'd be able to run Cyberpunk 2077, GTA online and VRchat o-o?
sand falcon
That will be perfectly do-able
delicate otter
Thank you ^^! I'm a complete beginner at this so I basically don't know what I'm doing exactly yet ;;
idle quest
Is Adorama a trustable website to order parts from??
severe bloom
@inland atlas you will like that 2080 black. Ocs very well.
little leaf
@delicate otter https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fgPNV7
oblique vessel
Should I go for an 8gb RX 580 or an 4gb 1650 Super?
stoic island
1650 super
wide sparrow
little osprey
@wide sparrow I do not on PC.. I use to alot on PS4
little osprey
Np brother
sand falcon
@void raft How are you doing the charity builds? Some sort of fundraiser/raffle?
void raft
I founded the charity
I do donations, have sponsors, and host fundraisers to get parts that aren't covered.
It might not be a build, but I'll showcase a few of the sponsors I have managed to get for the charity.
@sand falcon I started out early 2019 doing it all out of pocket. Then moved to sponsors, then filed for 501(c)3 status, then eventually got more sponsors and better parts. I do it full time in my garage, but I build 36 PC's a year for Disabled Veterans and Disabled First Responders completely free of charge.
sand falcon
That's really cool π Once I graduate college and have some spare cash I'll have to remember this
void raft
Thanks boss. I will stick the charity page links in the #links-and-selfpromotion page
apparently not... linktree isn't allowed. Maybe Tiltify since it's streamer related.
sand falcon
Once your name turns blue you can post links
void raft
lol got it
sand falcon
Just chat for a bit and you'll be good
void raft
No worries.
I'll hang out. Also, Thanks @inner sphinx for the follow.
I'm sponsored by a former employee that now works for PowerColor lol
Speaking of sponsors. AMD almost made me come to tears when they said they were sending the first round of CPU's today and that the second round would be here in a few weeks to finish out the rest of the year. Came to the front door and found a box of 3970x Threadrippers.
severe bloom
@void raft really clean builds and great cause
void raft
Thanks @severe bloom. I've got a ton if you ever want to see more. I'm Shellback_Tech everywhere on all media.
wanton crystal
If i have the option for 1 m.2 would it be better to get like a 250gb for only windows or buy a 1tb for windows and some games?
void raft
Depends on the budget. I usually recommend a 500gb M.2 with larger storage for everything else on a spinning disk or sata ssd.
stoic island
Yea.
void raft
Personal rig uses 2 m.2 and 2 sata SSD. Most builds I do have a 500gb or 1TB m.2 for main games/OS, then a 2TB or larger HDD
severe bloom
Yeah at least 500g. Newegg has 1tb evo and evo pros on sale right now.
void raft
That offers storage space for less used things and main games on the m.2
stoic island
Mp34 512gb + Seagate barracuda 2tb is what I usually reccomend
void raft
Look into some of the Sabrent Rocket 500gb models. They're good price to performance.
severe bloom
They are up but still not as bad as I have seen them go.
void raft
Just make sure they're not the PCIE Gen4 models so you don't overpay.
stoic island
it was like 120$ for 1tb Sabrient rocket
void raft
unless you absolutely need it
stoic island
Grab the cheapest out of either MP34, SN750, or sabrent rocket most of the time
wanton crystal
I have a 4tb my book or something like that. I saw that I can basically turn that into internal but I also planned to get around 1 to 2 tb as well between ssds or m.2s
severe bloom
If your board supports more than 1 m2 drive start with a smaller and add a big one later when prices come down
void raft
If you can find them in stock, snag an Inland 500gb PCIe Gen3 m.2
stoic island
which one
wanton crystal
I won't be building for at least a few months, waiting on the ryzen 4000s, big navi and rtx 30 series
severe bloom
Isnβt inland only sold at microcenter bc itβs their brand?
void raft
Nah Amazon too
stoic island
seems to be quite a few inland m.2 SSDs
Inland premium looks good spec wise if the price is good
void raft
I love the Seagate 510's, but they're hard to find right now.
void raft
Inland is what I used for a few months when we couldn't get sponsored m.2's for the charity.
severe bloom
Thatβs why itβs a spare drive
void raft
They're still better than a Sata SSD
severe bloom
Couldnβt say no to an extra tb for that price and itβs faster than a sata ssd
void raft
lol exactly
wanton crystal
Too bad they are sold out
void raft
amazon
grand basin
should i adjust my monitor settings for color or leave it how it comes in the box
void raft
I threw in the link to our charity so you guys/gals/non-binary pals could check out all the rest of the work I do.
severe bloom
Adjust. Out of box settings are ok but not the best
grand basin
should i watch a video? i dont want to mess it up
void raft
Actually google the monitor you have and type in recommended color settings. Usually there are step by step guides for it.
grand basin
ok
void raft
As long as it isn't some obscure generic off-brand model nobody has heard of, you can usually find decent guides.
grand basin
how do i look it up? the SKU or Item number
void raft
It says on the back of the monitor.
grand basin
oh
grand basin
void raft
there ya go
grand basin
i press a button on the site right?
severe bloom
Yeah side or bottom should bring up a on screen menu
proud yacht
Is this where I ask a question about pc parts?
buoyant flame
Yep
proud yacht
Ok, so I've never built a pc, and finally decided to build one, I have a buddy that can help me put it together but I'm having trouble picking out parts
blissful osprey
Just built my 10700k setup with new mobo, rog strix gaming-f and new psu corsair rm 850x. I have connected all the cables but when i start the pc only the ram and mobo lits up, case fan attempts to start spin but stops immidietly. No fans are spinning. Anyone got a clue?
proud yacht
I talked to another guy and he said my build was decent for my price range, but I can't find a good motherboard
proud yacht
My budget is 750-800usd
little osprey
@blissful osprey is it new drives or ones youve just wiped?
sounds like a faulty boot thing ive hadthose issues before, reinstall windows is the fix, ive also seen that problem happening from power supply issues, but i dunno why that one happens, faulty or underpowered i guess
blissful osprey
@little osprey no new drives or wiped, it wont even start and get into bios, no fans starts spinning from gpu, psu or cpu or case
little osprey
oh,no fans start at all other then case? no idea then
blissful osprey
Yeah not even case starts, case fan moves a very tiny bit when i click the power button then stops immidietly. Only power led, ram and mobo lits up all quiet
severe bloom
Are all your power connectors fully seated? If say for example the 24 pin isnβt fully in you would possibly get some board lights from the other power connectors but nothing more.
analog pulsar
Could I get this or should I spend a little more to upgrade
I have a 570 rn but only 4GBs
blissful osprey
@severe bloom yeah they are all in, i made sure and reconnected them without success
little osprey
570 your better off getting used, it wont last much longer but id still recomend it as a placeholder if you need something asap
its a great last gen card
deep skiff
570 for $150 is pretty high, buy them used for like 80-100
little osprey
if you can still game right now, save up for new GPUs they are coming this year, if not, 570 is the smartest choice imo if you dont need nvenc, just dont expect it to play literally anything thats on new consoles
yeah they are like 80 bucks used
oh wait, upgrading a 4gb 570 to a 8gb 570 is just a total waste of money lol
didnt realise that was your comment
it will underperform on the power side before the vram is the bottleneck, 4gb is a good match for that card, it wont matter if you have enough vram in the future if your card cant push 30 fps anyway
deep skiff
ya
little osprey
whats the issue that makes you want to upgrade @analog pulsar
drifting timber
what do you guys think of this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kYDF6R
drifting timber
is it worth it though?
buoyant flame
What are you using it for
analog pulsar
@little osprey.......GTA is like feed me feed me
little osprey
it seems like cost isnt much concern i that build, just get a 2080 ti lol
drifting timber
games, vms, cad
buoyant flame
Then ya. I would get it
little osprey
i would avoid buying any high end gpu rn tbh
i had a 1050 2gb and it mostly destroyed gta lol
sand falcon
Which GTA?
little osprey
the one people play lol, v
severe bloom
@drifting timber thatβs a very easy case to build in
sand falcon
What settings was it on?
proud yacht
Can I send someone a link in DMs to my pc build from pc partpicker
I have a question about it
little osprey
well textures were on medium but the rest on high, my point is, if your having problems in GTA, a 570 is not the issue
sand falcon
You can post it here, you just need to take the http part off
proud yacht
sand falcon
buoyant flame
What's the question @proud yacht
drifting timber
thx'
sand falcon
There ya go
proud yacht
So in this build, it says there are compatability issues, but someone told me that it's fine because it isn't updated, can someone tell me if these parts will work?
something about the motherboard and the cpu
buoyant flame
The 3600 and aorus pro wifi?
proud yacht
correct
proud yacht
Ok, I'm about to build my first pc and i don't want to mess it up
buoyant flame
You can see on the manufacturers page that it comes 3000 ready
proud yacht
Literally am scared out of my mind to get the parts and build it
sand falcon
The b450 motherboards didn't use to support gen 3 out of the box, but if you update them they work just fine
buoyant flame
Most of em do now tho
sand falcon
This one comes with the update already done
sand falcon
This is a good build
buoyant flame
Stay calm lol
buoyant flame
Ik I made it lol
proud yacht
Spent a month looking for parts
sand falcon
I was gonna say, it looks like one we would design π
buoyant flame
Ya lol
buoyant flame
Good case
proud yacht
I just need to get a little bit more money and I can build my first rig!
buoyant flame
Pog
little osprey
sounds like your prepared bob, i felt the same way at 19 yrs old and it worked first try, other then forgetting to turn the power supply switch to on lol
i mean
breakfest
buoyant flame
Lol
proud yacht
Nice
Once I get the money, I be ordering xD
So excited to switch from ps4 jet engine
little osprey
if youve watched a bunch of build videos youl be fine
little osprey
austin evans ew
buoyant flame
Lol
buoyant flame
Hello Austin, I'm guys!!!!
little osprey
the scary thing is if you have a dead part that makes the whole system not work so you cant figure out which part, like the psu or gpu if you have no onboard, but, its never happened to anyones first build that I've ever heard of so -shrug-
proud yacht
One last question
I have windows 10 on my laptop, is there a way I can transfer it to my pc?
From laptop to pc
desktop i mean
little osprey
do you just want windows or all your files and stuff?
little osprey
you can just use the same key in the new pc
proud yacht
same key?
little osprey
just install windows via the websites directions, and use the windows key yiur using now in the new pc
proud yacht
What do I look up to get that?
little osprey
itl be on a sticker on your pc case, or physical copy of windows
otherwise google how to find it in windows i forget how
proud yacht
ok
I just can't afford to buy another copy and was wondernig if it was compatable from a laptop to a desktop
little osprey
yeah, you can install windows on any pc unlimited times, pc or laptop, you dont even need the windows key unless you want windows fully activated... which dosent mean much
little osprey
also some websites sell keys for cheap and it generally tends to be legit, but ive never had an issue using old keys, been using an old windows 7 key on a few new builds now
We don't speak of such things here.
hazy walrus
Iβm getting a new cpu with a 3900x and 2080s, does anyone know a good compatible x570 motherboard?
Motherboard w/^*
severe bloom
If you want pretty top of the line with all the bells and whistles or something cheaper?
hazy walrus
I just need m.2 slots and usb 3.0/3.2 slots w/ no bottlenecking
severe bloom
hazy walrus
I was looking at the msi mpg x570 gaming plus
Not sure if thatβs too cheap of a board for x570
What difference would the tomahawk make compared to the asus?
severe bloom
The tomahawk has more power phases so if you oc it will perform better. The msi mpeg is a good board too
The mpeg looks to have beefier heat sinks on the vrms than the Asus so it wonβt run as hot and will also oc better
hazy walrus
I donβt think iβll oc either way, so I suppose the mpg is the move
Thank you for the help
severe bloom
No problem good building
hazy walrus
Thank you, looking to prepare for the long run
shadow mango
What happends when my cpu cooler doesnt fitππ
hazy walrus
Just checked that out, looks solid as well
shadow mango
Like the holes dont line up at all
severe bloom
You using the stock cooler?
shadow mango
No
severe bloom
What cooler?
silk estuary
@hazy walrus if you want two m.2s tho, vertical mount the gpu and connect it to the second mount
shadow mango
Coolermaster master liquid
silk estuary
Cuz putting it in the first gpu bracket disables the first m.2 slot
hazy walrus
I have two sata ssds already, shouldnβt be too big of a deal to grab 2
silk estuary
Nice, nice
hazy walrus
One*
severe bloom
It should have a mounting bracket for the am4 socket
silk estuary
My x63 kraken came with the right stuff, so Idk how to help you there
severe bloom
teal tartan
What do you guys think is better the
Corsair iCUE H150i RGB Pro XT or NZXT Kraken X73
Or is there a better 360mm rad
severe bloom
I had issues with NZXT's CAM software iCue is ok but its a resource hog
severe bloom
iCue gives more options on what you want to set your fans curves to than CAM
I didn't have a good experience with it controlling fans for the cooler, the rgb control was fine
stoic island
"The one uniting factor among all competing RGB systems, is that the software sucks, it's garbage. NZXT Cam is one of the most usable interfaces, and given our opinions on Cam, that's saying something"
severe bloom
lol pretty much!
stoic island
that gif on screen is pretty great too
https://youtu.be/-iPggUimB4k?t=605
teal tartan
Any opinion on a Castle 360ex?
teal tartan
NZXT it is!
stoic island
Yea
buoyant flame
I thought I'd never see the day
little osprey
I'd be wary as hell about anything NZXT, especially a case. Seeing as I own one, and it's nothing but issues.
buoyant flame
They make decent aio tho
teal tartan
I was only gettinf an NZXT aio
little osprey
I'm getting an Aorus AIO so I can't say much about price, lol
narrow stag
buoyant flame
Just do the paperclip method
stoic island
Paperclip is weird
teal tartan
Should i grab the x73 or z73 you think?
buoyant flame
Why do you say that? @stoic island
stoic island
if you don't know correct pings
cloud drum
Y'all saw the new console specs
stoic island
I think the only difference between x73 and z73 is the display
silk estuary
I've had no issues with any of my NZXT products
cloud drum
They look something
stoic island
I'm more interested in RDNA2 and ampere
silk estuary
I actually love my aio and my case
buoyant flame
Yessir