#building-and-recc-chat

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barren kindle
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it has lights on it

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that flash

viral ore
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so, you have the system completly built?

stoic island
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Debug led?

barren kindle
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yup, was working a bit ago til i switched out the ram.....no devug working.....power switch next to the debug wont work either

viral ore
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one of the first things that happens that indicates that the system is attempting to power on is the fans will spin

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are your fans spinning when you try to turn it on

barren kindle
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no power to anything cept for the mobo rgb lights

stoic island
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I wonder if it's just doing memory training

viral ore
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fans would spin tho

stoic island
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Ye

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Reset cmos time maybe

viral ore
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yeah

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try that

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and make sure your ram is seated properly

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and check the power switch

stoic island
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We should get a guide to how to reset cmos pinned :p

viral ore
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make sure its properly connected to the headers on the board

stoic island
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Ye ram slot 2 and 4 :D

barren kindle
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no luck with the reset cmos

viral ore
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pull out battery and wait, or use screwdriver and jump reset cmos pins

stoic island
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You got a reset cmos header?

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Quite quick

barren kindle
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yup

stoic island
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Nice

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What board is it?

viral ore
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how long did you hold it

stoic island
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@viral ore some boards have a header you can jump to reset cmos

barren kindle
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asrock taichi ult x470

viral ore
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yeah ik

stoic island
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Eh thought you meant something else by hold it lol

barren kindle
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i have 2 buttons to reset cmos....neither worked

viral ore
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oh, you have buttons

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cool

stoic island
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Button, fancy

viral ore
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pull out all ur ram

stoic island
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Do you need to hold those?

viral ore
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try and start pc

stoic island
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Not sure how those button worked

viral ore
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maybe, i guess hold them for at least 5 seconds

barren kindle
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i go for 10 sec...lol

viral ore
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ok, pull all ram out

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start pc

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do fans spin or no

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because this doesnt really sound like a memory issue

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and i wanna b sure

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ohh, are your fans plugged into a fancy fan hub, or directly to the motherboard

barren kindle
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ram out...still nothing

stoic island
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Gonna guess you already checked the power cables

barren kindle
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me to hub, most to either mobo or psu

viral ore
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did you only swap ram? did anything else happen

barren kindle
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only major was ram...minor was gpu

viral ore
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something else must have happened to this system aside from the ram

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what did your gpu do

stoic island
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Just looking at fans spinning, it's prob CPU/Mobo/PSU :p

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But what happen to gpu

barren kindle
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am switching this build to something else, hence switching out stuff

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my other gpu and ram will go into my b550 board once i get it

viral ore
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nice, because something in this system is dead

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unless you just have a loose psu connection

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the motherboard isnt returning PS_ON to the psu

barren kindle
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i checked all of the wiring and all is nice and snug

viral ore
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so its the underlying motherboard subsystem that handles power on

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this includes the motherboard and cpu

barren kindle
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mobo lights

viral ore
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motherboard is running off 5VSB

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do you have a multimeter

barren kindle
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nadda...not that fancy

viral ore
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well, im sure the psu is fine

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they dont usually just stop working

stoic island
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Though, does the GPU fans spin?

barren kindle
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nadda

viral ore
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they shouldnt, the psu isnt supplying 12v

stoic island
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Right

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I'm forgetting if GPUs usually draw power for fan from Mobo or 8pin lol

barren kindle
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i have a 6pin connected to it

stoic island
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Anyways

viral ore
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so, it could be a psu issue, it could be the board returning a weak PS_ON voltage, or the board might not be returning anything on PS_ON, the cpu could be totally dead,

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but, from what you have done to the pc, none of these even seem remotely likely

barren kindle
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that would suck for dead cpu...only had it month...lol

stoic island
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Most likely is probably mobo

viral ore
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pre post issues are hardware problems

barren kindle
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only had it a month as well...lol

viral ore
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about how much thermal paste did you use?

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that stuff is conductive

barren kindle
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very little

stoic island
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CPUs don't really just die, nor do PSUs, but the board not sending ps_on or whatever is possible

viral ore
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idk if by chance it was too much, and it just so happened to finally creep its way into the socket

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ok

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ok, you can test just the psu

stoic island
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Paperclip method?

viral ore
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pull out the 24 pin from the mobo, and get a paperclip

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or something similar

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yes

barren kindle
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safty pin it is

stoic island
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Something you can bend

rugged spear
viral ore
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you need to stick two ends of something conductive into the psu 24 pin, so both ends have to be accessible

stoic island
rugged spear
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Ooooo, MSI!

stoic island
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Eh the one you linked is better

rugged spear
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And Cheaper!

stoic island
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Thst one is the cheapest decent one I found a while ago

viral ore
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its a bit more

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but is also an investment

stoic island
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Damn going right into wifi 6 eh

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Didn't realize how cheap they were

viral ore
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might as well, think about it as an investment

rugged spear
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Eh the one you linked is better
@Mr1111
Really? I know MSI but I've never heard of...TP-LINK before, so I was worried....

viral ore
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use this card for the next decade lmao

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i trust TP-LINK more than MSI...

stoic island
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Tp link is a VERY big player in terms of networking

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Msi not so much

rugged spear
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I did not know...

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Cool..

stoic island
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Afaik all MSI has is rebranded Intel network card on a board

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Tp link does a lot of networking stuff

rugged spear
viral ore
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for home networking, tp-link, cisco, ubee, motorola, and linksys are the bois to trust

barren kindle
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anywheres in the 24 pin?

viral ore
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there are certain pins

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hold on

stoic island
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TP link Cisco and Linksys are the major ones I know

rugged spear
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cool cool.

viral ore
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oh, Arris

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Arris is good as well

rugged spear
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I really appreciate the information here. Thank you guys so much!
@stoic island
@viral ore

viral ore
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np

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this is looking into the psu 24 pin cable

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you need to ground pin 16 to pin 15

stoic island
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Beat me to it

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Mobile slow

viral ore
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or pin 17

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theyre all ground it really doesnt matter tbh

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lol

stoic island
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Just ps on and ground

barren kindle
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both ends just on the 24 pin and not the mobo, right?

viral ore
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yes

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you need to keep them grounded

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they psu will shut off when you unjump them

barren kindle
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me thinks its the psu....doh

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maybe....fans not running at all

barren kindle
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problem solved....it was the gpu

drifting timber
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anyone got any info on the motherboard shortage x570

mortal rampart
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Uhh

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There's a shortage?.

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I mean besides Corona I can't imagine why

drifting timber
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cant find msi meg ace x570

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for retail price

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all x570 at microcenter are gone

mortal rampart
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Yeah msi is usually gone or priced high

drifting timber
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yeah exactly

spice inlet
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I'm having a problem where my PC starts up but it freezes on the window loading screen

drifting timber
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did you do something right before that happened

mortal rampart
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I wish I knew how to help 😔

drifting timber
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what os are you on

spice inlet
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No I just could the PC and it does it any time I turn it on and windows 10

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Build the PC*

drifting timber
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so you never got into windows with this new build?

spice inlet
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No

drifting timber
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try to reinstall it

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do you have the lastest version

spice inlet
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I have when I did it it was a fresh install and I tested the hard drive on my old dell tower

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And it works great on that one

drifting timber
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wait so you took out the drive from the old computer and put it in the new one expecting it to work?

mortal rampart
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I don't think it works that way lmao

spice inlet
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When I did I wiped the drive to a fresh window install

mortal rampart
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You gotta do a "license transfer"

drifting timber
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did you do the fresh install on the old dell tower then move the drive?

spice inlet
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Yes but I never booted the system when the wipe was done

drifting timber
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yea that is going to cause problems

spice inlet
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I can video what happen one sec

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Wrong thing

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It will freeze on that screen

drifting timber
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can you do a fresh install with the drive on the new system

spice inlet
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No cuz it never get past that screen

drifting timber
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hmm

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just boot from a usb drive containing windows 10

spice inlet
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I tried that but does the same thing

drifting timber
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hm

spice inlet
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The only thing I haven't tested is the motherboard and CPU

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But I think it is the motherboard

drifting timber
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do you have a video of trying to boot from the usb drive

spice inlet
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No and I had to get the USD Drive back

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I may just take to to a PC repair shop close to me if I can't fix it

drifting timber
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ok

clever pike
misty heron
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Eyyy we have the same ssd

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Should i check if microcenter has stuff stocked then buy online then go to microcenter?

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Should i ask if they can price thingy

misty heron
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Or should i go and scout then order my parts then come back then buy the parts i scouted

austere mango
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I’d say get a mobo and cpu from microcenter they got good deals for them but everything else if it’s cheaper online or at other stores get it from there

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For ur other parts

little osprey
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does anyone have any experience with deepcool power suppllies?

misty heron
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@austere mango does MC have price matching?

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I want to save as much as i can

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And should i order online then go to mc?

jagged ember
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You can cancel your order after, right?

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If so, I'd say order online then go to MC

wise heron
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thoughts?

buoyant flame
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Ram is cl18 and ssd is overpriced, also that cooler isn't gonna be much better than stock. The case also doesn't have great airflow but thats just preference

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This is what i would do (besides the case)

misty heron
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is this good

lofty coyote
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In need of a PC

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I need at least aMD Ryzen 5 or 7

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I'm a music producer

potent prairie
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Budget?

lofty coyote
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I like gaming and streaming and moicie production

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Budget under 1k American dollars

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Movie*

misty heron
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how do i backorder a psu?

stoic island
misty heron
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hmmm

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okay so i can get a psu at micorcenter for same price as newegg

plucky iris
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Do Rtx 2070 super perform same as rx 5700 xt

stoic island
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No

lofty coyote
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I don't know much about building PCs

stoic island
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2070 super overall better

misty heron
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MC has price matching right ?

stoic island
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Dunno

misty heron
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ill ask then

stoic island
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I'll go make a 1000$ list tho

plucky iris
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And compare to rtx 2060 super

lofty coyote
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@plucky iris who you talking about

sand falcon
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Talking about comparing the 2060s to the 5700xt

plucky iris
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Yes

misty heron
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how many watts do i need for a 2060 super?

stoic island
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Yea windforce is a good card

wide sparrow
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Well you'll have to consider all the other parts in your build

misty heron
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on pcpartpicker it says like 364 watts

stoic island
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2060 super itself TDP is 175w

wide sparrow
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Get 650 watts for the future

misty heron
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some person on bestbuy said that on the box it says 550 is needed

stoic island
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550/650

wide sparrow
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^

misty heron
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wdym 650 for the future

stoic island
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450 works if it has 2x8 pin for vga power

wide sparrow
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If you want to add components in the future or more powerful hardware you'll need those extra watts

stoic island
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for a streaming build

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I'm wondering if I can cut some corners and get a 2060 super

wide sparrow
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How much for 3300x?

stoic island
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I could slap it in

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with cheaper mobo and ram

plucky iris
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R7 3700x compare to i5 10500

stoic island
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but ko good for other work

misty heron
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@stoic island what do you mean when u say 650W for the future?

stoic island
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I didn't say that :P

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also if you get a higher powered GPU later

misty heron
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oh

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oops

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haha

stoic island
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yea since they did movie stuff

misty heron
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so if i dont plan to change then it should be fine right?

stoic island
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ko would prob help with that

sand falcon
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Ko is great

lofty coyote
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what is glocking

stoic island
lofty coyote
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its it like turbo boost for ace cards

stoic island
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wha

plucky iris
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R7 3700x compare to i5 10500

stoic island
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We're not google :P

sand falcon
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3700x wins hands down

stoic island
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ye

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board prices xD

sand falcon
stoic island
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oh actually

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h410 b460 boards out

sand falcon
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That's intel

stoic island
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lemme check memory cap

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yea still memory cap bad

lofty coyote
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@stoic island so id should run music produciton off that fine and other tasks same time

stoic island
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Yes

misty heron
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would this be a trustable psu

stoic island
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afaik music production don't take too many threads off your hands

lofty coyote
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intel core processors are not longer top their googd for gaming

stoic island
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powerspec is good iirc, it's a micro center brand

misty heron
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okay

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so i should buy

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🙂

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over a crosshair?

fast dust
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Yeah for your build it seems good

misty heron
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cx?

fast dust
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And do you mean Corsair?

stoic island
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no

misty heron
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Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

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?

fast dust
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I don’t know much about powerspec so I’d say Corsair

stoic island
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Corsair cx > powerspec ps-bsm

misty heron
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hmmmm okay

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so 5 dollars shipping it is

stoic island
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powerspec is decent

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not as good as corsair cx

fast dust
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Even tho the CX is lower wattage it’s better quality

stoic island
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ye

misty heron
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so

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which one do i get?

stoic island
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cx

misty heron
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kk

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this is my thingy rn

sand falcon
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Not pcpp?

stoic island
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best buy eh

misty heron
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its easier to loook at there

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haha

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yea

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it has it where i live

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so i can go pick it up as well as going to MC

lofty coyote
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@stoic island cooler for cpu 🙂
fat fingers....
the stock cooler is decent but its not amazing; the listing you sent

stoic island
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Stock cooler is decent enough for non-overclocked chips

lofty coyote
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@misty heron you build pc before

misty heron
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yes

stoic island
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but theres also 30$ you can allocate to a cooler if you want

misty heron
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haha

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its like 4 years old

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to 5 years old

stoic island
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Gammaxx 400 is a very good cheap cooler

misty heron
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why @lofty coyote

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kk im buying my parts now

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wish me luck

lofty coyote
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@stoic island this will fit?

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@misty heron did someone show you how to build your pc or did you build your own

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1st

stoic island
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Yes

misty heron
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uhh so my friend told me what parts to get

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then me and another friend built it

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can i ask why tho

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omg

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i still have an old windows thing on my ussb

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should i reuse that for my new computer to install windows? or should i delete the usb things and reinstall?

lofty coyote
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@misty heron because i have to order these parts all seperate and build them from scratch

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nver done this before

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i dont know anyone close buy that knows how

misty heron
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what?

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i mean

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u can watch a utube video

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thats what me and my friend did

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we were in 7th grade at the time so it shouldnt be too hard

lofty coyote
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got it

misty heron
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wait

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newegg doesnt have my psu

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oh no

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😦

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@stoic island should i get the other psu since newegg doesnt have stock?

little leaf
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Its really eazy to build just watching a video

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If you dony care about cable managmetn then its like 30 minutes

stoic island
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cx650 was in stock

misty heron
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is that good memory

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since its pretty cheap too

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or should i get the red version and save more money

honest ridge
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Hey whats the difference between an "AMD Ryzen 5 3600" and a "AMD Ryzen 3 3300x"

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Besides one has 6 cores and the other has 4

tranquil dust
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clock speeds

sand falcon
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Main thing is that one has 6 cores and the other has 4

little osprey
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has anyone used the monitor Dell U2719D

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will switch the NVMe from to kingston A2000

viral ore
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its a 60hz monitor. what will you be doing with it?

little osprey
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im going to do some casual gaming

viral ore
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well, thats overpriced for what it is

little osprey
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ya but its IPS 1440p

viral ore
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are you sure you wouldnt prefer a higher refresh rate monitor?

little osprey
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there is no 144hz IPS 1440p monitor in the place where im going to buy it

viral ore
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i mean, this is too

little osprey
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either this

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or a curved VA 144hz 1440p free sync

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both are 27 inch

viral ore
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curved panels are really nice

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but, 1440p 144hz on a 5600xt might be a struggle for some games

little osprey
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i can live with that

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MSI MAG272CQR this is the other monitor

viral ore
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so is there a specific place you are buying from?

little osprey
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ye its in macedonia

viral ore
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ahh, so what currency are you buying with

little osprey
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cant order online because its going to be a hell lot more expensive

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euro

viral ore
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ok, is this from an online retailer, or somewhere local

little osprey
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local

shadow mango
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These are expensive but the only ones in stock and i wanna get fans tomorrow

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little osprey
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thats the website

viral ore
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ok, does macedonia have any online shopping places that are based locally?

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oh, ok cool

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thats a really good monitor, but idk how much that is

shadow mango
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Are they to over priced shouldni try to find cheaper ones

little osprey
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377 euros

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its not really a online shopping place

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you send an email with what parts you want to buy and then you go get it

viral ore
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can i see the list of parts available to you?

little osprey
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what do you mean?

viral ore
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how do you know what youre able to purchase?

potent prairie
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For corsair ll120 fans, that is a reasonable price. But Corsair RGB fans are just overpriced in general

little osprey
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aha you can see in the website if the item is in stock or not

viral ore
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so anhoch is the website/business you are ordering from

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they are the people you are emailing ?

little osprey
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btw the total price is 1369 euro. Its a local business that has a website

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ye

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i talked to them and they said "send us an email with your parts and we will get them for you"

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because they have mutliple shops

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so they have to move them around

viral ore
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ok, so what is this ден

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thats what all the prices are listed as

little osprey
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you can change the currency and language at the top

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i dont really know macedonian

viral ore
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ahh, thank you

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how much are you looking to spend?

little osprey
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1.4k

viral ore
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and, i assume you will be gaming, mostly?

little osprey
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not really

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casual. more about general use

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maybe 3D

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maybe some game development

viral ore
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what software do you plan on using?

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is there anything specific?

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like blender

little osprey
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blender gimp godot

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etc

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dont really know what the future will bring maybe i wont use those and just start programming

viral ore
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ok, i would suggest putting money more towards your cpu instead

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im gonna come up with a list of parts brb

little osprey
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tbh i think the cpu and gpu is just fine

viral ore
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also, when are you planning on putting in your order

little osprey
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might upgrade in a few years

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the cpu that is

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idk maybe next week

viral ore
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ok im gonna dm you a few links, because i cant really dump them all in chat here

next kestrel
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you should get a better gpu tbh

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you could afford it

verbal forge
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Does it matter if I have 6 or 8 cores for an i7 when gaming?

next kestrel
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not really

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but newer generations are typically faster

latent storm
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can someone please let me know of a good 650w 80+ gold psu that’s actually in stock right now

stoic island
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:P

royal turret
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is this chat live, are there people here now?

misty heron
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alright bos

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bois

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here we go

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im ordering my parts 😄

stoic island
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ye

misty heron
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im scare

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d

stoic island
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dew it

misty heron
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should i reinstall windows?

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like a fresh copy

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i already have an old usb with a copy of it on it

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@stoic island

stoic island
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fresh copy

pine stirrup
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Ryzen 5 3600
Rx 5600 xt
Gigabyte b450m DS3H
G skill aegis (2x8) 3200mhz cl16
Crucial mx500 250gb NAND SATA M. 2 ssd
Seagate barracuda 2tb hdd
Cooler master 500w 80+ gold full modular
Be quiet 500dx

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Any changes I should make? 850$ budget

misty heron
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Yooo i have an 850 budget too

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Thats tuff

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Dont u have a pcpartpicker @pine stirrup

pine stirrup
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Don't like it, a lot of missing parts

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Yooo i have an 850 budget too
@misty heron 🙃

misty heron
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Oh and @stoic island should i delete everything on my current drives or just windows?

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Heheh u wanna c my build?

pine stirrup
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Why not

misty heron
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I am reusing alot of stuff

pine stirrup
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Oh nvm then lol

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Buying every thing new

misty heron
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Ignore mobo cos its gonna be a diff one where i combo it with a cpu at a mc

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Muhahaha

pine stirrup
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Nice build

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We have almost the same keyboard mouse and headset😂

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That case is ugly in my opinion

stoic island
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wipe the usb

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backup whatever you need to to other stuff

mental anvil
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600U
And
AMD Radeon RX 580 8gig
Is that good combo?

little osprey
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I'd go for a 1660S -shrug-

misty heron
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No i mean like for my disk frives

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Im reusing ssds and hdds

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@stoic island

stoic island
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no need to wipe anything other than the drive you'll get windows in

misty heron
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Since i already bought the things online should i go to mc tmrow

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And okay so im wipine both ssds cause one has windows and i want to transfer

low fable
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Guys I have a really important question

misty heron
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Yes?

low fable
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I’ll send the pic in build pics

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What should I do about that 😅

misty heron
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I have no clue hahaha

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I dont think u put that in right

low fable
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I’m pretty sure I did

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I have a really small case

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That’s why

potent prairie
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You probably bought a normal gpu, but looks like you have a low profile case

low fable
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I bought a low profile one

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My case is sff and my gpu is low profile

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Y’all reckon I should just cut it off?

potent prairie
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Welp, you gotta find one that is fully low profile. That i/o shield on the gpu looks full sized

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You could

golden night
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Hi, I want to buy a new gpu for my pc, but I'm not sure if my mobo would support it.

I have a MSI tomahawk b450 max with a 1050 ti and I want to add a RX 50 gaming.
I will use the 1050 ti with my old monitor for watching videos,
The 580 will be used for my newer monitor, and for gaming.

Would I be able to run both the cards at once?

potent prairie
#

But good luck reselling that down the line

low fable
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😕

misty heron
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Night can i get help

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:3

pine stirrup
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I have an ssd and it still takes like 20-30 mins to reboot

steep grove
#

2gb ddr2 memory?

pine stirrup
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😂😂😂😂

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Nah 250gb

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Idk what memory

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It's an i3 4160 system too

cedar night
#

i have a question about my build

pine stirrup
#

What is it

cedar night
#

so my corsair icue case comes with a fan node

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and i ordered 3 more sp120 fans that also come with a node

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would i just have an extra node?

little osprey
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Yup

cedar night
#

ah okay

little osprey
#

Same thing I'm ending up with my iCue 220T

cedar night
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beautiful case isnt it

little osprey
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Bought that SP120 kit so they'd all match.

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I love it. So much so that I'm cramming an EATX in it,

cedar night
#

black or white?

little osprey
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White.

cedar night
#

same here

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a shame it came with black fans pre installed though

little osprey
#

My whole build is based around black and white. The medical condition I deal with has the Zebra as it's mascot of sorts.

cedar night
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mines pink and white. im making an exception with the case because i couldnt find a case i liked that was pink

little osprey
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Since it's a charity build they figured they'd go B&W, and do some custom graphics.

cedar night
#

thats awesome

little osprey
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Could always give it a respray

cedar night
#

very true. is it possible to respray the fans?

potent prairie
#

@misty heron what's up?

little osprey
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I've been doing that for years even with black cases, because white makes rgb and the components pop more.

cedar night
#

thinking of respraying the gpu aswell

little osprey
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You could respray them yeah. Just make sure you tape off the fans themselves really well.

cedar night
#

alright

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doing my first build in two days

pine stirrup
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Good luck!!!

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And have fun🙃

cedar night
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thanks man

little osprey
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Be sure to take pics!

cedar night
misty heron
#

@prime bridge my question was should i go to mc and best buy soon since i just bought my case ram and psu at newegg#

prime bridge
#

me?

dense siren
#

So I am looking into building a gaming computer (main games i play are ark and overwatch with getting planet zoo soon) So i was wondering what you would suggest for the parts. I have been saving for a computer so my budget will be maxed at 1500$ ( that is for everything from case to the windows program). Any help would be appreciated, first time builder plus first time making a computer just for gaming. DM would probably be best or @ me so i dont miss messages.

buoyant flame
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Monitor and peripherals included?

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@dense siren

dense siren
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I need to get a new monitor but i am going to wait for a good sale and i have a good peripherals already. so not included in price 🙂

buoyant flame
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Alright so 1500 pc only then

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Lemme see what I can do

glad flax
#

Hey fella's wondering if anybody could perhaps help me out.

buoyant flame
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Do you need wifi on your board? @dense siren

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Ya, you can't post links till your level 3

glad flax
#

I ordered the ABS Rogue H, but the back fan light does not seem to turn on. Was wondering how am I able to edit the RGB settings or enable/disable lighting?

dense siren
#

yeah i do.

glad flax
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I've never had anything RGB before so this is a little new to me also.

buoyant flame
#

Ok zody

verbal forge
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Anyone know a good gpu for Rust and Modern Warfare that’ll get me 100+ FPS

buoyant flame
#

@dense siren

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Budget? @verbal forge

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For just the gpu?

verbal forge
#

Build sorry yeah $1500

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I got a NZXT phantom full tower case that I got years ago

buoyant flame
#

So 1500 for the whole pc?

verbal forge
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And a 750w power supply

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Yeah

buoyant flame
#

Look at the list I just sent to zody

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240fps easy

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Just don't buy the stuff you don't need

dense siren
#

thanks

buoyant flame
verbal forge
#

I would need to update the bios right?

buoyant flame
#

No, that message is outdated

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That board ships 3000 ready

verbal forge
#

This might be a stupid question but is that processor better than an i7 coffee lake?

buoyant flame
#

Which i7?

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8700k, 9700k, 9700F?

verbal forge
#

9700k

buoyant flame
#

A 9700k will have better performance

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But is considerably more expensive and the intel boards are more expensive too

verbal forge
#

Would that build be good for streaming and recording (mostly recording)

buoyant flame
#

The one I sent?

verbal forge
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Yeah

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Im just new to all of this haha I play on a MacBook Pro 😬

buoyant flame
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Lol

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You said you have a case and psu already so I would get this

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Very capable streaming/recording and gaming rig

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But if the psu is old, id advise getting a new one because your still under budget

verbal forge
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The psu is a full modular gold 750w

buoyant flame
#

Which specific model tho?

verbal forge
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Never used it before I had it sitting in my basement xD

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I think evga

buoyant flame
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Do you know the model tho lol, not the brand

verbal forge
#

Tbh no I’m not home

buoyant flame
#

Alright, well the list is still good. When you find the specific model ask someone here if its good and if they approve it you don't need a new one

verbal forge
#

Alright thank you man!

buoyant flame
#

Np

verbal forge
#

Does the cpu not need a cooler?

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Or the amd one is sufficient enough

primal coyote
#

Would 1k usd be enough to build a decent streaming/gaming pc?

little leaf
#

@primal coyote YES

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3600 and 2060s

marsh kiln
#

For a first pc would a ryzen 9 3900x and a 2080 super be a little crazy

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With a x570 motherboard

verbal forge
#

Like too much?

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In price or overkill?

marsh kiln
#

Yes in both

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On*

little osprey
#

I don't see how it's crazy at all.

verbal forge
#

I mostly play rust you need at least 144+ FPS for pvp

little osprey
#

Just because someone hasn't built before doesn't mean they can't want high end parts.

verbal forge
#

Im not going to play with max settings. I just need a lot of frames

little osprey
#

It's not like you start someone off with a little computer like you would a little bike.

marsh kiln
#

I don't have really a budget to speak of I am just saving money and working on it I started in November area to now I have around $150

verbal forge
#

Im saving up still

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I just need to keep on top of parts I see and buy them on sale if they go on sale

marsh kiln
#

I'm waiting until I get all of my parts to test them even though I probably would not be able to send them back because I'm not going with the warranty

little osprey
#

Most parts have at least a 3 year warranty, so ...

marsh kiln
#

Oh ok good to know I thought you only got it if you bought it separately

fathom gate
#

First time upgrading my MOBO is there anything I need to do before or after I make the switch

teal bison
#

Make sure your windows is tied to your Microsoft account, assuming you are using windows

fathom gate
#

Thanks that's all?

misty heron
#

Hello

high coyote
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@teal bison why would you link your Microsoft acc to windows it’s annoying

teal bison
#

Because you might lose your windows license if you change your mobo

high coyote
#

You can just re enter it if it does that

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Because I assume people keep there key saved somewhere

pine stirrup
#

What cheap cases which look nice, have good airflow and are ATX are there?
Up to 70$

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With RGB

misty heron
#

@fast dust

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Should i go buy my parts in person rn since the parts i ordered online should be coming in 4-7 days according to newegg?

fast dust
#

Whichever you feel more comfortable with

misty heron
#

So if i feel comfortable with going tmrw i should go tmrw?

primal coyote
#

Anyone able to make me a budget build of 1k usd? It'll be used for streaming and gaming if that matters 🤷🏿‍♀️

verbal forge
#

Can I dm someone who can give me feedback on a build I’m trying to create?

little leaf
#

@verbal forge sure go ahead

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For nex

verbal forge
#

Anyone think this is a good build?

fast dust
#

@misty heron sure why not

little leaf
#

Rgb ram

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Maybe x570

verbal forge
#

I need 32 gb for Rust

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But I’ll just upgrade it lol

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@little leaf why not the intel m2

little leaf
#

@verbal forge You don't need 32gb of ram

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for rust

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I play rust and I have only 16gbs

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mp34 has faster reads and writes

verbal forge
#

A lot of people are saying that you’ll need more ram when rust moves to hdr

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Especially for the garage collection that randomly happens when playing

little leaf
#

I have a 2070s and still get 100fps at max settings with hdr

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but thats my monitor

verbal forge
#

Got it

little leaf
#

@verbal forge You can get 32gbs of ram if you really want it

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but you really don't need it

verbal forge
#

Alright thx 🙂

little leaf
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Unless you want to stream

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@verbal forge if you could wait till the latter half of the year you can get next gen

verbal forge
#

I’m planning on recording and streaming

little leaf
#

If you streaming then you could justify getting 32 gbs of ram

verbal forge
#

My group streams

viral ore
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not really

#

you can stream fine on 16, streaming doesnt use enough ram

stoic island
#

I mean rust is also lowering ram usage for loading nd stuff

viral ore
#

running a minecraft server tho

stoic island
#

512gb or nothing

viral ore
#

the server uses 6gb, my mc game uses 5

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so thats already 11 lol

#

plus os, discord, and youre already caching to disk

little leaf
#

I mean if you want to multi task and stream

#

I could justify it

stoic island
#

Discord + Stream + Rust + Chrome (mostly chrome) can eat up 16gb

little leaf
#

I have at least 40 chrome tabs open at once lol

viral ore
#

ya, if you dont know how to close tabs when your done with them

little leaf
#

Also anyone have tips for selling my pc?

stoic island
#

the only tabs you need are pcpp, newegg, SSD master sheet, PSU tier list, mobo sheet, rtings, and thats about it

#

RGB

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looks > specs

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:P

little leaf
#

@stoic island I have those open all the time but then I forget I have them open

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So i just open a bunch of different tabs of the thing

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Not to mention like 16 tabs of youtube

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and pcpp

stoic island
#

better be GN

little leaf
#

nah its comedy

#

ltt

#

I find GN incredibly boring

stoic island
#

@little leaf what about buildzoid

little leaf
#

nah

#

I sometimes watch some gn

#

but not mch

little osprey
#

yo chat i need help with my build asap

#

can someone dm

#

it’s quick

#

please

viral ore
#

just ask here

lime tartan
#

Ah the joys of deciding to build your own custom case and now tryign to find a scrap mother board tray, IO and etc so you dont have to try to fabricate it all yourself lol

hazy ridge
#

I need help with something

viral ore
cold sorrel
#

Hmm. Would it be incredibly stupid to go ahead and buy the 2 TB Hard Drive I plan to use as storage for my future desktop build, buy an external enclosure, and copy all the files from this laptop I want to move over? Or should I just buy another external hard drive? (I discovered my old external hard drive doesn't have enough space left to save everything off this laptop I want to move.)

tepid basalt
#

why don't you just savage the drive from the laptop to use it in your pc?

cold sorrel
#

Because I'd sort of like to keep the laptop functional as a backup machine?

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(The boot drive in this thing is laughably tiny. Only 256 GB. The HDD is 900 something GBs, though a chunk of it's eaten by a recovery partition.)

misty heron
#

how do i delete everything on my ssd?

sand falcon
#

@misty heron Are you looking to just clear the SSD, or permanently purge everything for all time so that it can never be read again?

misty heron
#

uhh like

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i want to use it for a new build

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and i have to clear windows to reinstall it fresh

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@sand falcon

sand falcon
#

Ah, then you can just reformat it

misty heron
#

quick format?

sand falcon
#

Yeah

misty heron
#

okay ty 😄

rare burrow
#

I’m building a pc and I’m trying to find a monitor, does anyone know of a good 144hz monitor that’s no more than 200$?

#

Just tag me or dm me

balmy sky
#

Yes

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The ASUS

#

One sec

#

ASUS VG248QG

regal granite
#

Building a pc and my ram rgb wont light up

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It wont boot either

#

The mobo lights up and so does the gpu but case fans, cpu fan and ram aren’t turning on

terse idol
#

Ensure good RAM seating. Try one stick at a time.

misty heron
#

@stoic island which mobo did u recommend i get??

stoic island
#

when

misty heron
#

Yesterday i think

stoic island
#

b450 or

misty heron
#

It was 2 b450s i think

#

Gaming plus and something else

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Wasnt it from amd

#

Welp ig ill just get doff

regal granite
#

@terse idol ive checked ram seating multiple times and they’re in but wont light up

terse idol
#

Not really sure then. Many variables.

shadow flume
#

static electric shock to motherboard mayn=be you need to flash it\

inland atlas
#

I remember when I used zipties instead of mobo stands off to put it in a pc once

sullen tendon
#

so it posted and i moved my power supply and reconnected everything, my rgb on my masterliquid 240L stopped working tho any ideas?

#

I was wondering if yall could help im in the middle of my build

Asus Tuf Gaming x570 Wifi Mobo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU

XFX Radeon Rx580 gpu

Corsair 850 80+ gold psu

Gskill Aegis 8gb x 4

viral ore
#

install windows first

#

worry about rgb later

sullen tendon
#

ok it was working earlier thats why i got confused

#

lmao should i be worried or should it be an easy fix later

#

nvm i fixed it

#

i rewired the whole cooling and fixed it lol

pine stirrup
buoyant hemlock
#

I need help i wanna get extra ram for my acer nitro 5 laptop but i dont know what to get

south surge
#

Hi all. I want to expand the memory on my ASUS ROG Strix GL10DH with Ryzen 5, B450 Chipset 2666MHZ to 32G. I was looking at CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB CMK32GX4M2A2666C16R. Corsair website says Ryzen 1 is compatible, but not AMD optimized. Can anyone give me a hand with this one?

sudden turret
#

"AMD optimized" is just marketing

sullen tendon
#

so im tryna install windows in my new build but its not finding any boot devices and my ssd is the only thing popping up on my storage information in BIOS any help is appreciated

verbal forge
#

Thoughts?

little osprey
#

very noice

#

go for an corsair or nzxt case

verbal forge
#

I have an NZXT phantom

inland ridge
#

Why not going for a b550 or 570?

sacred obsidian
#

theyre pricey and not neccesary for most people

bleak oxide
#

how does this chat work? I'm a PC fan, but i usually do Mid tower cases, but Im a truck driver now driving over the road. i have a power inverter that can handle up to 1500 wat (this has to run all plugged in stuff) so what would be a good system for a smaller system that i can easily transport?

#

did i get blocked? o.o

safe field
#

@bleak oxide by whom?

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You can tell if someone has blocked you if your reactions to their messages are automatically removed

#

Otherwise, there's no such thing as a universal blocking of someone or shadowbanning, etc.

bleak oxide
#

okay, just making sure. i would see messages pop up for a split second and then disappear

safe field
#

Either your connection is spotty or somebody is screwing with you by deleting their messages.

bleak oxide
#

might be connection, i am at a truck stop where i can get up to 1mb/s or 10kb/s lol

vague crystal
#

good psu recommendation??

#

like a good one, not wattage

fast dust
#

Corsair CX

#

Corsair RMx

#

We’re talking about this in general?

vague crystal
fast dust
#

Looks pretty solid but I’d say go for a WD SN750 or Team MP34 for SSD instead

vague crystal
#

ok

#

fixed

fast dust
#

Good stuff my man

vague crystal
near garden
#

Can anyone make me a 800 build ?

fast dust
#

Yeah but you’re paying for it 😆

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That was a joke

#

A joke about how you worded your sentence

#

Laugh

near garden
#

Lmao

fast dust
#

How much storage do you need?

near garden
#

Up to you see how much y put can fit

fast dust
#

Alright and is this budget supposed to include a monitor/keyboard/mouse?

near garden
#

no i have the monitor and keyboard and mouse

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Its just that my pre built is getting old and i want to build my own pc

fast dust
#

Alrighty do you need WiFi or are you gonna use Ethernet?

near garden
#

I dont have a Ethernet cable but i could get one

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What ever you think would work best

fast dust
#

Well Ethernet is much much faster and stable

#

So it’s up to you

near garden
#

Ok il do ethernet

fast dust
#

Do you want WiFi for convenience or Ethernet for performance?

#

Oh okay cool

#

Do you want me to add an Ethernet cable to the budget

near garden
#

Sure

sand falcon
#

You can usually find ethernaet cables pretty easy

fast dust
#

Holy

#

Power supplies are crazy on pcpp rn

#

Best one under $80 is the Corsair CV650

near garden
#

Damm

fast dust
#

you wanna go with an ugly ketchup and mustard cable power supply, or spend more and get something higher quality?

#

Or wait there's the EVGA BR

#

Hold up

#

That's as good as the CV650 with black cables

near garden
#

Ok sounds Good

fast dust
#

Cheapest model of the BR is the 700w... It's non mudular so you're gonna have a lot of unused cables... is that okay?

near garden
#

Yeah

cursive wharf
#

BR700 is OOS last I checked

#

pcpp keeps it listed as in stock

fast dust
#

aaAAAAAAAAAAA

#

WHAT DO I DO NOW

#

Im stuck with tier C power supplies other than the CV650

#

@cursive wharf please help me

#

@near garden Im going to give you a front fan. Do you want it to be LED? If so, what color. It can be RGB too

cursive wharf
#

what is the PSU budget?

near garden
#

Rgb please

fast dust
#

the PSU budget is under $80

cursive wharf
#

or wait for more stock

fast dust
#

@near garden Eh quality for cheaper or good quality for $20 more?

near garden
#

Good quality

fast dust
#

alright that's gonna probably push the total over $800 tho

near garden
#

Oh how much?

fast dust
#

just a little

#

$20-30 maybe

#

you could get a cheaper GPU or CPU if you wan

#

t

#

@near garden

near garden
#

Ok il go with the higher quality one

fast dust
#

I mean yeah I went with he higher quality one, but now you're going over budget about $30, so do you want me to get a cheaper CPU to make your build cheaper? @near garden

near garden
#

What cpu is on there rn ?

fast dust
#

A Ryzen 5 3600

#

I can downgrade to a 2600 or 1600 af

#

1600 af would save you like $50

near garden
#

Is it good ?

fast dust
#

It would be a downgrade but it's still a solid chip

#

I actually own a 1600 af and I love it

near garden
#

Ok the 1600 is good

fast dust
#

alright

high marsh
#

Whats a good monitor for $140-$230? I want it to be 144hz

near garden
#

Ive heard good things about this monitor

#

LG 24GL65B-B 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 144Hz 1ms 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort Radeon FreeSync Technology Flicker Safe Anti-Glare Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor

winter marsh
#

actually i stumbled across this monitor on sale VIOTEK GNV22CB Ultra-Compact 22-Inch 144Hz Gaming Monitor | 1080P Full-HD 5ms | G-Sync-Compatible FreeSync FPS/RTS | 2x HDMI 3.5mm DP | Zero-Tolerance Dead Pixel Policy (VESA)

#

Newegg priced at $139.99 so I'm ploting to buy x4 for the kids Intel i5 builds

fast dust
#

I've seen those

#

They're real bottom of the barrel

#

Bad Bad response times and ghosting

winter marsh
#

So are the kids, they are only playing PSO2 at best and Roblox at worst

#

most mmo's and rpgs dont require a high end monitor

#

I say that from my current build, even if i upgrade to a Ryzen 3800xt on a B550 or x570 my games will never demand much from the Acer I am using.

#

Rts and Mmo dont require a 1/2ms response time

near garden
#

If you’ve seen my pc it sucks it has to run ark at the lowest settings or theres lagg all over

#

Guess what processor i have its real old

winter marsh
#

lets see, all the pc in the house run Fps like Fortnite, ACM

#

Cpu/Gpu/Ddr are the magic formula for that

near garden
#

On my current build i have a AMD FX(tm) 6300six core processor

winter marsh
#

well, i have 4 Amd Fx-8350 and one Ryzen 1500x all running GTX 1060 vid cards

fast dust
near garden
#

Thanks @fast dust

winter marsh
#

thats neweggs new deal

fast dust
#

yep no problem my man @near garden
Take care (:

winter marsh
#

i found a flaw in system builder however

near garden
#

You too

winter marsh
#

it only list ddr4

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when the cpu and mobo specs call for ddr3

meager sky
#

Hi i just build my 1st gaming pc and my motherboard (b550 rog -e) has a 8+4 pin but my power supply (EVGA 600 GD, 80+ GOLD 600W 100-GD-0600-V1) ?

fast dust
#

What CPU do you have

meager sky
#

amd 3700x

fast dust
#

You only need the 8 pin

#

the 4 pin isn't needed

meager sky
#

cool

fast dust
#

What GPU do you have? Out of curiosity @meager sky

meager sky
#

msi 2070 s

fast dust
#

600 GD seems like a little lower-quality PSU for that build but it's whatever now. Not necessarily a bad PSU

#

I have a 600 GD and I like it

meager sky
#

it was the only one that i could find lol

winter marsh
#

i'm just curious why you didn't go for a modular psu?

fast dust
#

Modular = extra $$

winter marsh
#

true, i'm dumping x4 APEXGAMING AG Series Gaming Power Supply (AG-750M), 750W 80 Plus Gold Certified, Fully Modular, Active PFC, Continuous Power 750W, Peak Power 950W

fast dust
#

good job dumping that

winter marsh
#

it's priced at 99.99 right now

#

i actually have the 850 watt version i intend to recycle into my ryzen build

royal sleet
#

yo can anybody help me real quick

meager sky
#

That nice I will be buy a new one down the line

royal sleet
#

I took out my cases fan bracket to screw the fans in and now I can’t put it back on

#

I can’t figure out a way to put it back in its place so o could screw the bracket back in

#

I’ve been stuck on this for days

winter marsh
#

my order history includes the TOPOWER Nano Series TOP-800WB 800W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

#

which happens to be on sale for 84.99

#

post the make and model of the case and we can pull up the owners manual

zealous stag
#

hi guys i just started looking into the custom pc building feature because im interested in building my first gaming pc

#

do any of you guys know if this is good

#

first time building a pc

#

ooof i can't share my link

stoic island
#

What the heck are your power supplies lmao @winter marsh

winter marsh
#

????

#

modular psu?

stoic island
#

Never heard of either of those power supplies or brands

winter marsh
#

sold on NewEgg

#

so I imagine you don't shop there much

stoic island
#

...

#

Apex gaming ag is tier C

#

Can't find the topower one on tier list

winter marsh
#

Both purchased from Newegg 2017-2019 to replace defective Corsair modular psu's

stoic island
#

Let's see the review for the ag

winter marsh
#

Tier list only includes defective products, oh I do have a EGVA 850 GQ that didn't belly up yet.

stoic island
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"The major problem in this unit is the fan profile, which makes the fan spin at very high speeds from almost zero load. The second problem are the low quality electrolytic caps on the secondary side, which along with the sleeve bearing fan have no place in a PSU that costs 110 bucks. On the other side the AG-850M is supported by a ten-year warranty, which shows Apexgaming's confidence on this platform, the soldering quality is good and has low EMI emissions. We are troubled though about the 10-year warranty which looks highly optimistic given the Chinese electrolytic caps and the sleeve bearing fan with the aggressive speed profile."

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Tier list only includes defective products..? Lmao

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If it only includes defective products why is the apexgaming one on there?

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Why hasn't all of our PCs blown up yet?

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:p

winter marsh
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Fine and dandy for marketing purposes, I buy PC hardware based on my actual experience with the hardware.

stoic island
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Alright then

winter marsh
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Simple, they aren't overclocked, the cases aren't RGB glass enclosures, and I've more than a decade in experience building them.

stoic island
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What does rgb have anything to do with the power supply?

winter marsh
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I find RGB case fans annoying at this point anyway, the controllers, software, and etc are a drain on the system

stoic island
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... your opinion to have

winter marsh
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same is true of RGB keyboards and mice, running multiple softwares to control lighting effects

stoic island
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Not all of them are controlled with software

winter marsh
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Corsair however is the only exception as their device drivers are unified

stoic island
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For example the TD500 mesh has a physical controller for the rgb

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... Corsair is the one with the most drain I've seen

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No need for software anyways, just let the rgb run default

winter marsh
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Lets see, my keyboard/mouse are Logitech, lighting is Asus for the cpu cooler and vga, but my case fans are run by a Thermatake controller and software

stoic island
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Just let rgb run default?

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:p

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At some point it's just bloatware

winter marsh
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Logitech doesn't have a default and the asus mobo doesnt support rgb fans

stoic island
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Wdym logit doesn't have a default

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And wdym Asus Mobo doesn't support rgb fans lol

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Default as in no software control

winter marsh
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so yeah Logitech required the Audio Digitizer software, and the Asus 970 Gaming Aura doesn't have Rgb fan controllers

stoic island
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Ah yes keyboard and mouse needs audio software

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Why do you need rgb fan controllers?

cloud drum
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does anyone know about wireless mouses

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like do they have a some kind of lag

winter marsh
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now the ryzen 1500x/asus b350 has rgb on IAI,has said connectors and Consair kb, mouse, and headset one one software

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@stoic island the Rgb fans are from Coolermaster or Thermatake so are run on their magnetic box controller

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I'm disposing of them in my next build, my upgrade means I pass on most of my hardware

winter marsh
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mini desk are a must have furniature

shut estuary
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My pc broke and I don’t got money

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So yay

little leaf
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@shut estuary whats wrong?

mortal rampart
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anyone know if running a dual xeon setup would help gamin performance?

stark quail
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Hey is the 2070s worth the extra 50 over a reg 2070

analog hearth
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@winter marsh I'd clean it up and put it in #build-pics. that could look nice

fast dust
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@mortal rampart dual CPUs aren’t very good/optimized for gaming iirc.

sand falcon
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They aren't. there's a whole bunch of latency

mortal rampart
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Okay thx love_it

serene obsidian
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Hey guys could someone make me a parts list under $650. Gaming would not really be a focus. It would be more so everyday use and maybe a touch of photoshop every now and then. Thank you to anyone that can make me a list

ripe wind
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Can anyone direct me to a good case? Should i go full tower for more room and space or a mid tower?

thick gorge
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nzxt and phanteks cases should work well

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just depends on what you are looking for

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or what is most appealing

potent prairie
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@ripe wind
If you care about aesthetics, you gotta pick one you like...
For functionality (airflow, thermals, etc), go lookup the case you want to buy and see if GamersNexus has reviewed it

I personally have not liked any NZXT cases I have seen, but whatevs

mortal rampart
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@serene obsidian

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you could swap out that gpu for a used rx 580 for $120 and buy yourself a more storage

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i also a couple of cases in mind with fans that are pretty cheap

potent prairie
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Um... TT smart is not a good choice

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Like it's a D-Tier PSU

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Also, if he/she has another $20, the mp34 would be a better drive

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As the 1600AF is a 2600 in all but name

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NVM about the cpu actually... looks like it's the same price rn

ripe wind
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I have the 1600af

silk estuary
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Anyone know of a decent cheap 2tb hdd that has 7200 rpms

mortal rampart
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@potent prairie the price isnt 105 anymore

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at least not the price listed on pc part pickers

potent prairie
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I saw that, yh.

mortal rampart
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*picker

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yaya

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and there is room for a better psu

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i just picked one lmao

potent prairie
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Be guided by the pins 🙂

ripe wind
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I don’t really care bout lights or anything, maybe my next build I’ll look into more of that.. Just tryna decide rather mid tower or full tower

potent prairie
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The CV650w B-tier psu vs TT smart d-tier (overkill wattage, but you could go w/ the CV450w c-tier 450w version if you like) and much better drive

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@ripe wind Really your choice. Just look at the thermals and reviews of the case you plan on getting. I personally think that mid ATX are plenty big, but it really up to you.

mortal rampart
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he still needs a case and all

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so i had to factor that in there @potent prairie

potent prairie
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Fair enough... And the WD blue is still good if you don't have the budget for an nvme. But tt smart is a bad PSU :)

fast dust
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@silk estuary Seagate Barracuda Compute 2tb.

somber surge
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he is not interested in overclocking by the way

potent prairie
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I take it he is set on intel?

somber surge
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yes