#building-and-recc-chat

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proven sand
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...But is there any real reason one would NEED personalization settings?

desert gulch
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I just got mine today

stoic island
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No

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But it's 3$

desert gulch
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The watermark is dumb

stoic island
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So why not

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Grab a key off eBay

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It works for cheap

proven sand
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...And if the key is invalid?

desert gulch
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There's keys for a dollar on ebay

stoic island
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If the key is invalid, try again, it's 3$

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If you need the money back, eBay buyer protection is pretty good

proven sand
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...But then its $6 technically-

stoic island
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3$ is avg price for pro key

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I've bought 2 keys

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Both retail pro keys

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From different sketchy sellers

proven sand
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...Point made I guess 😛

thick reef
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Hey, so I built my first PC today. Anyways when I plug it in everything turns on, but there is no display to the screen.
Any help.
P.S. the GPU fans turn on so I dont think it is the GPU.

proven sand
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I just have problems with people being the idiotic person to sell fake keys and screw you over, so...

stoic island
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Most people around here has a key bought off eBay

peak tinsel
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you guys talk about a watermark and no personalization settings for downloading windows from the website, but i downloaded it to an old laptop and i had no watermark and had personalization. did i do something different?

stoic island
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@thick reef where'd you plug in the monitor?

thick reef
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GPU

stoic island
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You prob activated it with Microsoft account

proven sand
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...Was it a CD download, Walter?

peak tinsel
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no it was usb

stoic island
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Yea or CD download

peak tinsel
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and yeah it was probably a microsoft account, thank you lol

stoic island
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Keys can be binded to your Microsoft acc

proven sand
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^^^

little osprey
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He's currently not on his PC

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But can we do this tomorrow at like 3pm CST?

stoic island
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@thick reef first, debut LEDs?

proven sand
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That would be about like 5 pm 077`s time, I think.

stoic island
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Eh there's competent people around on the discord at most times

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They can replace me

little osprey
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Oof

stoic island
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Time to change my name back eh

proven sand
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I cant help but think your name is code.

little osprey
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More comfortable with you but alright

stoic island
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It was Mr1111 in ascii

proven sand
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ASCII makes sense.

thick reef
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Sorry @stoic island I honestly dont know what that is

stoic island
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For example 077 is capital M

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Debug LEDs

proven sand
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DeBuT

stoic island
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Usually 4 lights by the 24pin on the mobo

proven sand
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ToTaLlY aCcUrAtE

stoic island
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Sometimes color coded, usually just bright little red things

thick reef
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No not there

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Its a cheap mobo

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Its a Gigabyte B450M DS3H

stoic island
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Rip ok

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Quick things you can do, reseat ram and check power cables

thick reef
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Ok will do

stoic island
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Then a reset cmos in case weird bios settings

thick reef
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Thanks, it worked

dull gyro
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I got a $2200 budget any help?

peak tinsel
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any particular processor or graphics card you want?

sand falcon
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Will this be primarily for gaming, or will there be other things you'll use it for

dull gyro
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I’m probably going to game and stream and I will go with any processor and I would like not to go over a 2080 super

sand falcon
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Do you need wifi?

dull gyro
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Yes probably

sand falcon
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Probably?

peak tinsel
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i'd guess one combo could be ryzen 5 3600 + rtx 2060

sand falcon
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If you can not use wifi, you don't want t use wifi

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I mean, yeah you could, but we have 2200 here

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This is 2200 USD, right?

dull gyro
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Yes 2200 and yes I will need WiFi

sand falcon
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Dang wifi 😦

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Will you be including a monitor or keyboard in this budget?

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Or mouse etc

dull gyro
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Nope just the pc

sand falcon
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Nice

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This will be solid

peak tinsel
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ryzen 7 3700?

dull gyro
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This my first pc so I don’t know what is too good

sand falcon
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Would you be willing to wait a few months?

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There's a new set of CPUs soon

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I'm debating an intel for this one

dull gyro
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Would it be worth it you think

sand falcon
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If you can afford it, yes

dull gyro
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I’m just tired of gaming on ps4

sand falcon
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I can imagine

dull gyro
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I already know what I want i want the Lian li razer one

sand falcon
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Okee doke

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Might not be able fit intel then. We'll see

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How much RGB do you want?

peak tinsel
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wait, what do you mean might not be able to fit intel? if it's a case should it not matter?

sand falcon
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Fit in the budget

peak tinsel
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ohh i see

sand falcon
dull gyro
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I’ll just send you my list and yes

sand falcon
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Did you find it anywhere new?

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I found a version without the razer logo available

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eeeeyy, microcenter has it

hazy ridge
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Yo can someone make me a $1000 CAD PC

sand falcon
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So a bit over budget

dull gyro
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Just 2 bucks but that’s fine

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Is there any stuff you can fix if there is any mistakes

sand falcon
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I'm seeing it as 200 over budget

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Looks like the PSU is what's causing the issue

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Currently $235

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Do you need RGB on the ram?

dull gyro
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I would like it

sand falcon
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Okay

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Same with the RGB motherboard?

dull gyro
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The motherboard doesn’t need to be rgb I just heard good things about that one

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This my first build so I am not the most educated

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And I can use a 2070 super I just want to run valorant good

sand falcon
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Oh, we can definitely fit a 2080s in here

dull gyro
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Ok

sand falcon
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So that RGB ram costs almost twice as much as non-rgb

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It fits, just letting you know

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Mind if I swicth you over to the trident z rgb?

dull gyro
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Will if make my build way better with the extra money

sand falcon
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Probably not, it's more a principle thing. You can have non rgb at 57, trident rgb at 87, or corsair rgb at 100 something

dull gyro
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I wanted to use Corsair just because I was going to also buy case fans too later on

sand falcon
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Corsair case fans are super expensive

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Also this case comes with no fans, so you would need to get them now

dull gyro
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You know what bump the price range up to $2500 and see what we can get

sand falcon
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It's gonna be about the same

hazy ridge
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Yo can someone make me a $1000 CAD PC

sand falcon
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Maybe a 2080ti if we swap over to amd

clever echo
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Does anyone know where to buy the Samsung odyssey g7

sand falcon
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@hazy ridge basic list 3600+5700

dull gyro
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I would say move over to amd but we can stay at a 2080 super

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I really want it to look cool for my setup

clever echo
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If you got a 2080 super there’s no reason to move to amd

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Nothing and have could compete with the 2080 super at the moment

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Amd*

dull gyro
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Oh ok

sand falcon
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I think he was talking about an amd CPU, not GPU

dull gyro
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Ya I was

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Oh I see how he got confused

sand falcon
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Yeah

quick stream
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I have ASUS VG279Q monitor and switching to 24 inches because it's too huge for me, is VP249QGR a good choice??

sand falcon
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The fans are a tad pricey, but they match the AIO

dull gyro
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I think I might just go with the regular Lian li black dynamic case

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Which would save 100

sand falcon
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There's not much you could improve with that though. This case does look pretty slick

dull gyro
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This is so much harder than I expected

sand falcon
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Really it only gets hard when looks come into play

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Without that, it's just finding the cheapest bestest components

dull gyro
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Ya I want my to look dope with is hard

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Just adding the Corsair case fans it would bump up my price to $2447

sand falcon
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Those fans I have in there are RGB

dull gyro
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So this is all upgradable tho right

sand falcon
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Yeah

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Also, apparently this case is usually only 170 or so

dull gyro
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Ok sounds great thanks for all your help I might hit you up if my price budget gets higher

sand falcon
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np

crystal sinew
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should i go for a b550 board?

little leaf
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@crystal sinew how is that build 2.3k lol

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2.3k can get you a 2080ti or even maybe a 3090

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Way too much for a mobo

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Only need 100 for case

crystal sinew
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yeah i figured the mobo might not be right

little leaf
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Oh didnt see monitors

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Whats your goal with pc?

crystal sinew
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gaming, revit and cad

little leaf
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Whats main purpose though

crystal sinew
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sorry, not sure what you mean, like specific games?

little leaf
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No like what will u do the most?

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Also why 500 on monitors

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Its whatever

crystal sinew
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it'll be mostly for gaming

little leaf
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Ok

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@crystal sinew my tips spend less on storage mobo and ram and get more gpu

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I eould make list but no thinking clearly rn

crystal sinew
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ok thanks for the help

fathom plover
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Hello. Does anyone know if I can refund a package that I ordered from overseas if It hasn’t came to my house yet?

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I bought some case fans but I didnt know they’d ship from china

desert gulch
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Have they shipped?

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And did u order thru Amazon?

arctic jungle
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@fathom plover if it's from wegg go dm NeweggSeervice

ember portal
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Hi I’m going to buy a pre build from nzxt and I was wondering how other people’s experiences have gone. Please share any stories you have because My anticipation is building and I don’t want it to be a bad pc.

arctic jungle
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ew

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@ember portal prebuilts are almost always overpriced by sbout 200-400$

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besides

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if ur gonna go prebuilt, go ibuypower

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cheaper for the price

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I got a RTX-2070+8700K+1 TB SDD+16 gb ram system, full rgb, for 1300$

ember portal
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Jeez

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I’m thinking about building it as well because I heard it’s a lot cheaper

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I’ll check out ibuypower

fast fiber
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Which version of Windows 64 do I buy if I am building a PC without a CD drive?

stoic island
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Building is still cheaper

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Home or pro, whatever you got your key for

fast fiber
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home 64 bit

stoic island
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That works

fast fiber
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what works?

worldly marlin
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whats a good alternative to MSI b450 mb. im planning to pair it with amd 3600. any advices?

next tangle
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@crystal sinew why are you spending more on your mobo than you are on your cpu?

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go cheaper on the mobo for like a tuf x570-plus wifi for 190$

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and put it to a rtx 3000 card

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also, any particular reason for a 2x16GB kit

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only changed the monitors, that's it

soft bison
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Anybody got a good pcpartpicker system for around 600 USD (asking for friend who is looking for decent build on a budget)

little osprey
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Hey guys whats up, i im building a pc and wanted to know if the 3600 has any advantage over the 3300x in VR performance

sand falcon
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Yeah

little osprey
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Since it has 2 more cores

sand falcon
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GPU will probably be more important though

little osprey
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Also, should i wait until the new cards come out?

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I was aiming for a 2060 super or a 2070 super

sand falcon
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Maybe

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Those might get cheaper, but they also might get stocking issues

wary geode
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@soft bison sure

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I’m good at those for sure

soft bison
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Ight thabks

fast dust
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I'll build one too

soft bison
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*thanks

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As you can guess he will mainly use for gaming

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I’ll ask if he plans on streaming or editing at all

wary geode
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I was gonna do both

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Yeah this is a gaming focused system

fast dust
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bad PSU @wary geode

wary geode
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Sush

fast dust
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Get EVGA 450 vr instead

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*br

wary geode
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It works well for all the builds I do

fast dust
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dude

wary geode
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No problems and mega quiet

fast dust
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BR like teh same price

wary geode
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I guess how fair do I have to scroll

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Far*

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Because of yams it 2$ over budget

fast dust
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much better

wary geode
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😑

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Under 600 I mind you

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over budget mine is

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i hope you kjnow at mirco center i can build the pc for 500

fast dust
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With ryzen you're getting better CPU perf but not as good GPU perf. With intel you're getting better overall performance becuase of that 1660 super but socket 1151 is dead and has no upgrade path just fyi. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hRTYsk

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and 9100f quad core 🤣

wary geode
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yeeeee

sand falcon
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9100f?

wary geode
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buddy whenever you see a hawks insta post or ad just think it was made with a 9100f

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yeah ryzen expensive tho which sucks

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over budget nerrrrddd

sand falcon
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4c4t

wary geode
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ive used 9100f and it aint half bad for budget

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my goodness its really good paired witha 570

soft bison
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Both of those seem pretty solid

wary geode
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lol i remeber when i paid 85 for a 2600 and looka t us now

soft bison
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Would it be better to go with like a 570 or something

grim creek
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I heard that Nvidia is stopping production of their 20 series, I had planned on getting a EVGA rtx 2070 super for my build next year but if they are going to have higher prices should I just buy it now?

wary geode
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they aint

fast dust
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Intel = better performance, but very small upgrade path
Ryzen = good upgrade path, worse performance

wary geode
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buy nect year

sand falcon
wary geode
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^

grim creek
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Ok, thx you

wary geode
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i still say go intel for now

sand falcon
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For 600 no way

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4c4t just doesn't cut it

fast dust
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@sand falcon my list had 1650 super instead of RX 570...

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Better performance

sand falcon
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That's where I cut most of the cost

wary geode
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yeah true

fast dust
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But other than that it was just the mobo that was different

wary geode
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how about ryzen then rx 570

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itll be around 530

fast dust
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1650 super has like RX 580 performance

wary geode
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sell the rx 570 once 30 series and get a 2060 just maybe

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or a 1660 super

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and boom better stuff

soft bison
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That could work

vestal latch
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how does the build look?

soft bison
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But then again it isn’t for me so idk

vestal latch
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any critics?

wary geode
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thats good

soft bison
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Solid $1000 setup

wary geode
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dont mind except for membrane keybaord

sand falcon
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Ram could be better for that price

wary geode
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yeah i mean get 3600 gskill on sale for 55

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or mirco center for 49.56

fast dust
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Yeah ram not the best but pretty good

sand falcon
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Looks solid besides that

fast dust
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yep

wary geode
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any one wanna see my main build and roaast me for my deicsions

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now what did duckhawk do wrong one month before corona

fast dust
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A2000 Cringe

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EVGA BQ

wary geode
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im not sure if its that exact model thats the thing

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it cost 32 thats all i know

fast dust
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Use crystaldiskinfo to check

wary geode
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bq was solid for the price XD

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but yeah the ssd is what scares me

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i have no real other regreats

soft bison
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Ssd eek

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Wait is that two 16gb kits of ram?

wary geode
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hehe yes

weak arrow
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I have 395 usd I need a gpu and a psu

vestal latch
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WAIT

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oops caps

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it is 3600 MHz

little osprey
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i dont think

weak arrow
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I have 395 dollars I need a gpu and psu for my r5 3600 atx build

little osprey
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Team t force memory is that good

weak arrow
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I will be streaming and gaming

little osprey
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go for corsair or g.skillz

vestal latch
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what??

little osprey
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ok

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so you psu ge around 650 watts

vestal latch
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how can it not be "that good"

little osprey
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its okay

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but i rather recommend another brand

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thats your choice thou

weak arrow
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I have team t force it worked just fine

vestal latch
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oh

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yeah

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it's a fine brand

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thanks for advice smartman

weak arrow
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Can someone find me a gpu and psu I have 395 usd for a ryzen 5 build

little osprey
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get a 650 watts psu

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and your gpu will be tight thou

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for streamming, I recommend another 50 - 100 bucks for your budget

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but if thats all you have

weak arrow
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Ok bet

little osprey
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wait

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what do you need it for

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only gaming and streamming

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anything else

ocean nimbus
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Do you guys think I could build a good pc with an $850 budget

little osprey
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yea

soft bison
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@wary geode I would’ve just gone with a 16 gb 3600 kit and then spent more on the gpu

steady rock
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you ever plan on only spending 1400 on a build but end up spending 2200+? 😔

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bc same

weak arrow
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I have a ryzen 5 3600 build for streaming and gaming what’s the best gpu for that build 5600xt or 2060 ko

soft bison
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2060 ko

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5600 xt good for pure gaming 2060 for anything else like streaming and gaming

brisk scarab
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im looking into a new mother board i have a i7 8700k and im lokking something nothing more than $250

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looking*

worldly marlin
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when will more computer back on stock. need mb, gpu and psu

little osprey
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depends on item

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and company

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prob 2 weeks or more

worldly marlin
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yah tons of cpu, ram, ssd and case. not much selection on gpu, psu and mb

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kinda pointless to pick up whats left, not getting a good price n poor selection

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ima learn to be patient and save a few buck

brisk scarab
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with everything going on in the world who knows

weak arrow
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I need a psu for my ryzen build

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I have the nr600 case

worldly marlin
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hows the nr600 case

candid saffron
vital warren
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i got the same case

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looks good to me i don't know much about phanteks psu's though

soft bison
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Like dwella said not sure about psu other than that looks really good

little osprey
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I need help with a friend

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Basically, to sum it up

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He has better specs than mine but he can't run games like GTA5 but i can

little leaf
stoic island
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@little osprey checked xmp?

little leaf
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thermal throttling?

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running on intergrated graphics

stoic island
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Checked it wasn't on iGPU

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Thermal throttling is unlikely to cause games to not launch

little leaf
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I think he means that his fps is unplayable

stoic island
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I'm remembering from what they said yesterday

little leaf
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ah I see

wary geode
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I wanna hear people’s reasons for building a computer I’ll start mine was to play Minecraft better than my laptop and it was at 30fps 720p

little leaf
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be able to play games on a high setting

lament prawn
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minecraft rtx

little leaf
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at higher than 40 fps

vital warren
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my brother got me off of my xbox 360 and helped me put together an entry level pc

little leaf
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I used to have a core 2 duo and a a 970

vital warren
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im about to upgrade for the first time

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well

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after the new gpus come out

lament prawn
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i was also on a 10 year old laptop

vital warren
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might pick one of them up

silk estuary
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Minecraft with 150 mods on highest settings

lament prawn
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oh god

candid saffron
little leaf
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yes it is

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@candid saffron don't use p1

candid saffron
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i want to do mostly gaming, a bit of graphic design, some editing, and maybe streaming

little leaf
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use mp34 or sn750

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your intel list is too expensive

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if you have 1500 dollars you can get a 3600 and a 2080s

candid saffron
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if you want to fix anything you can because i dont know much about ssds

little leaf
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I did fix it

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look up

candid saffron
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and i dont really need a 2080s id rather have a ryzen 7 3700x

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unless 5 3600 and 2080s is better

fast dust
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for gaming performance 3600+2080s is better

little leaf
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for gaming a 2080s is better

candid saffron
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whats the average price for a 2080s?

drifting timber
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you can go to newegg.com and type 2080 super to see the prices

clear remnant
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Is this a good build?

fast dust
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Why 32gb ram

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Why a water cooler

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What the NZXT H510 Cringe

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H510 has bad airflow

vital warren
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for the same price you could get a meshify c or td500

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great airflow

fast dust
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TD 500 mesh all the way

vital warren
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i just ordered mine

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was gonna get the meshify c but td 500 just seemed nicer and came with 3 fans already

clear remnant
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So I should go with the td 500?

fast dust
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yes

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Instead of H510i definitely

clear remnant
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Okay

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What about the water cooler?

fast dust
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3700X already comes with a cooler that's good enough

clear remnant
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Okay

vital warren
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i wouldn't really trust a cheap liquid cooler as well

fast dust
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Unless you're doing extreme overclocking (Which is already barely worth it on ryzen) It's not needed

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Do you plan on overclocking?

clear remnant
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Ya

fast dust
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Oh

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How much?

vital warren
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arctic 34 duo ftw

clear remnant
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I’m not exactly sure how much, all I know is that I will do it

fast dust
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Then you can jsut get a beefier air cooler

brisk scarab
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is this a good motherboaard?

fast dust
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Liek the NH-D15 from nactua

clear remnant
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Okay

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Anything else I should change other than the cooler and the case?

fast dust
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Why 32gb ram

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Not really needed for gaming

clear remnant
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I’m cading as well

fast dust
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And Get a 2070 super instead. Normal 2070 not worth

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Oh gotcha

vital warren
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i'm pretty sure those ventus cards don't have the best cooling

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could be wrong

fast dust
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Yeah i was aboutta say that

vital warren
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tri fan 2070 super ftw

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or wait for the new 3000 series

vernal ore
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could someone pick my pc parts total beginner

vital warren
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yams it's ur time to shine

fast dust
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@vernal ore what's ur budget

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and what are you using it for? Gaming i assume?

sullen robin
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if you’re looking for a really good prebuilt for 1000$, i have one for you, it has a 500gb ssd, 16gb of ram, ryzen 5 3600 and a 2060 super

vernal ore
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like 2k could go slightly higher if needed

sullen robin
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it’s on bestbuy

fast dust
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2k wowie

vital warren
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now that's a solid budget

vernal ore
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and what are you using it for? Gaming i assume?
gaming yes 😊

fast dust
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anything else?

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editing? CAD?

vernal ore
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maybe some other stuf here and there

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idk

fast dust
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@vital warren take care of Steph's question

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maybe some other stuf here and there
like...?

vernal ore
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idk homework sometimes? lol

fast dust
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:P

vernal ore
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:((

fast dust
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Okay then. Strictly gaming

vernal ore
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not including peripherals btw

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ty

fast dust
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Okay just the tower gotcha

vernal ore
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😶

fast dust
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Oh do you need WiFi

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Or are you gonna use ethernet

vernal ore
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imma use ethernet butttt yea wifi just in case

fast dust
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alright

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do you wanna overclock?

vernal ore
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don’t think I’ll need it but is it cool to have one idk

fast dust
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Alright. Well Overclocking needs a beefier cooler/motherboard so

vernal ore
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would the budget still be below or around 2k with the over clocking thingy

fast dust
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I could make it be like that

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Idk I'd have to see

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I've only picked CPU mobo and cooler rn so

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I'll have to see the other component's prices

vernal ore
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ah okie

fast dust
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Also how much storage do you need

vernal ore
#

what’s like the average storage for one to have

fast dust
#

I mean I can do 1TB or 3TB or

vernal ore
#

1tb should be fine I think

fast dust
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I mean I can add an extra 2TB HDD for only $60

vernal ore
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maybe if the price is still below 2k at the end

fast dust
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alrighty

soft bison
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Sure what do you need help with

fast dust
vernal ore
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waittt I need the monitor too ooo

fast dust
#

Decided to go intel since it's only gaming

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Oh monitor bruhuhuh okay

vernal ore
#

lol oop

fast dust
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I can make that happen

vernal ore
#

do I also need that windows home thing

final void
#

Can anyone help me wit making a part list? My friend has a budget of 1,000 Canadian (750 USD) and is just gonna do gaming and schoolwork.

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U can get a windows key for cheap

fast dust
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@vernal ore you can get that on eBay for like $4 :P

vernal ore
#

wait wuh

fast dust
#

but shhhhh about it

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jk

vernal ore
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🥴

fast dust
#

I'm gonna go AMD now that you need monitor too :P

sand falcon
#

Yeah don't pay 100 for windows

vernal ore
#

I mean you can go over 2k a little it’s fine

fast dust
#

$2030

vernal ore
#

you think uhh would 240hz hurt the price a little

fast dust
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240Hz isn't worth imo

sand falcon
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Agreed

fast dust
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The jump from 60Hz to 144Hz is very noticeable, but from 144Hz to 240Hz... not really

sand falcon
#

It would also be very hard to push that many frames with this setup

vernal ore
#

oh okie if i was to buy this in like a week or two you’d think the parts still be in stock

fast dust
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Maybe

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Parts are going in and out of stock like that rn

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But if it does change in 2 weeks, just @ me and I'll fix it for you :)

vernal ore
#

ah thanks a lot 🙏🏽

last zenith
#

My gpu won't fit into my motherboard

final void
#

@sand falcon he said he wanted wifi

fast dust
#

ah thanks a lot 🙏🏽
np :)

little osprey
#

My friend can't access his NVIDIA control panel

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Says it's incompatible

delicate briar
#

Anyone know any good <$1000 pc builds?

little leaf
#

Hey can someone help me?

fast dust
little leaf
#

@fast dust pc not booting

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everything looks like its working fine, but no display

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using a 1600af gtx970

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board is asus prime b450m a

sullen spoke
little leaf
#

@sullen spoke help?

sullen spoke
#

oh what do you need

slender mural
#

Wow

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Thx

little leaf
#

up

slender mural
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the support tho

sullen spoke
#

some apps like aida64 also list specs

little leaf
#

help

sullen spoke
#

hmm

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cable in gpu not mobo right?

little leaf
#

no

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soory

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yes

sullen spoke
#

fans and/or light on?

little leaf
#

yes

sullen spoke
#

do you have a pcpp of all the parts you could send

final void
#

Thoughts?

cursive wharf
#

CPU is overpriced, mobo is poor quality and pricier then better quality mobos, SSD is meh quality and pricier then better SSDs, case is pricier for budget, PSU is meh

fast dust
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Case has choked airflow too

final void
#

Would a q300L be a better fit for the build?

deep skiff
#

yeah pretty sure even a 3600 is cheaper

sand falcon
#

Just got back. What's the progress Pizza?

final void
#

Hei sent me a solid build 👌

little leaf
sand falcon
fast dust
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@sand falcon hot garbage

little leaf
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@fast dust wanna help?

fast dust
#

Might be okay for an APU build but it was terrible to work in

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Can rn

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*cant rn

soft bison
#

What do you guys think

sand falcon
#

The operating system is super overpriced

soft bison
#

i know you can gt em for cheap

sand falcon
#

Then get em for cheap

soft bison
#

pcp doesn't show them for cheap i just put it there to show

sand falcon
#

Just don't put it in the list

soft bison
#

but yes if i bought this id definitely get a cheap key

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true

sand falcon
#

There's also an override price option

soft bison
#

didn't know that

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any other thoughts other than os?

sand falcon
#

I like the blue keyboard

soft bison
#

ah yes

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thought i'd try something new from my membrane keyboard

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that im actually gonna buy

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wasn't sure whether to go with that ssd, or go for a p1

sand falcon
#

That's a good ssd

sand falcon
#

Hang on, let me edit

cold iron
#

LUL

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Wait, now you have to add in Henry Cavill as Superman blocking the nuke.

sand falcon
#

YES

fast dust
#

@maiden scroll so here’s my story:
I ordered the motherboard, CPU, and cooler in a combo. Except the CPU fan was always really loud. And when I mean really loud I mean get engine loud. It was insane. I tried using 4 different coolers but they all had the same problem. Then, when I tried a stock intel cooler that I had lying around, it’s fab wasn’t loud at all. The only problem was the heatsink on the fan was too small, so it didn’t cool the CPU well.
So long story short, I got a bigger heat sink and zip tied the intel fan to it. It works fine and keeps the CPU moderately cool.

mellow basalt
#

@sand falcon I love the picture

sand falcon
#

It as @cold iron's idea. The credit goes to him

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Thank you though

mellow basalt
#

You’re very welcome

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Also the fan comes with thermal paste right?

maiden scroll
#

gotcha

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smart move

fast dust
#

It was a pain though

#

This whole PC was a pain

#

Including that CPU fan issue it has 3 issues total

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I’m not gonna type all the other ones :P

mellow basalt
#

Does anyone know a really good graphics card for like $200?

soft bison
#

The GTX 1660 is decent

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Have to check what they’re going for these days

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Radeon RX 580 is another good one

spiral zealot
#

you can pick up a 5500XT for right around $200, which is just basically a more power efficient RX 580

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performance is comparable

soft bison
#

^^^

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You definitely have a few options in that price range 👍

summer snow
#

Anyone know a good case, I’m having trouble finding one

idle quest
#

Hey I have what might be a dumb question. So if I have built a pc and started using it can I put a second M.2 NVME drive in it later on??

mellow basalt
#

Thank you @spiral zealot and @soft bison

potent prairie
#

Yes @idle quest

mellow basalt
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@spiral zealot can I pm you?

soft bison
#

@idle quest definitely

idle quest
#

Awesome!! Thanks guys

potent prairie
#

@summer snow budget?

soft bison
#

@summer snow what’s your budget

potent prairie
#

Awesome!! Thanks guys
@idle quest make sure you have a second slot tho lol

summer snow
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I’m willing to spend 100 to 150

potent prairie
#

Td500 mesh by cm is a good airflow one for $100

soft bison
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Fractal Design Meshify C also good

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There are several good options in that price range just focus on good airflow and layout rather than flashy rgb fans and such

summer snow
#

Ok I’ll look into it thank you very much @potent prairie @soft bison

potent prairie
#

You can also just pick based on asthetics if you don't need the best thermals. Just check GamersNexus and other reviews and make sure you aren't buying trash :)

Also check for air filters, they tend to left on on crappy cases

soft bison
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Check this out on @Newegg: Fractal Design Meshify C White - TG FD-CA-MESH-C-WT-TGC White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower High-Airflow Compact Clear Tempered Glass Computer Case

https://www.newegg.com/fractal-design-meshify-c-white-tg-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352087?Item=N82E16811352087&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-11-352-087-_-07222020

summer snow
#

I was thinking about the RGB but I don’t know if I could handle it every night

potent prairie
#

You can always turn it off

soft bison
#

^^^ I personally really like this one

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You can turn the rgb off

deep skiff
#

o11 dynamic op

potent prairie
#

Pretty

soft bison
#

I love the o11 dynamic op design just a little pricey

summer snow
#

Does the fractal come in black?

deep skiff
#

think it does

summer snow
#

Does look nice and clean the o11

deep skiff
#

ya theres just a meshify c tempered glass one

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its black

mellow basalt
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Is this monitor good?

summer snow
#

What if I want to spend as little as possible with a great air flow

soft bison
#

Corsair carbide 275r is a case I really like

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You want atx or micro atx or what

summer snow
#

I’m going atx

soft bison
#

Gotcha

summer snow
#

This pc will be my first on my own, I’ve built two in the past buts it’s been with a club from school

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I’m going with a !5 9600k, and a rtx 2060 super EVGA

soft bison
#

Nice, solid choices

summer snow
#

I’m just having trouble finding a good case that will be quiet but slick looking

soft bison
#

Those components probably won’t run too hot the 9600K might be a little on the warm side but you’re good

summer snow
#

I don’t mind that it doesn’t have RGB but it be nice especially if I can turn it off at night

soft bison
#

Liquid or air cooling?

summer snow
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Air cooling

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I thought about liquid but I’m not sure what would be best

wary geode
#

Ok some stupid craps going on with someone’s computer and I can’t figure it out so please help and at me when you figure it out so there windows 10 Minecraft bedrock won’t get past the loading screen they have a 9100f and 970 every other game works well and tried some things just need some more input drivers are updated along with windows

#

No activated windows yet still need to get a key for someone

#

They got it off the Mircosoft store

soft bison
#

Try fresh wipe of game and then reinstall?

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Update drivers ofc

summer snow
#

Hey @soft bison what if I would go for a good airflow and RGB case, any recommendations?

soft bison
#

The Thermaltake V200 RGB is pretty good

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That ones decent as well phanteks has good quality stuff

summer snow
#

Thanks I really appreciate it

soft bison
#

Np lmk what you go with 👍 I’d definitely prioritize airflow over rgb tho imo

summer snow
#

Yeah definitely, I’m might go with the fractal and get RGB fans because it only brings 2 fans

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Ima just have to find fans now

soft bison
#

Ya that’s what I go for, find a good case and then trick it out to my own liking with case fans and rgb strips

summer snow
#

Quick question is there any promo codes for it before I check out if not don’t worry about it

soft bison
#

Not that I know of

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If you find any let me know hehe

summer snow
#

Definitely

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@soft bison I found a code but I think it might only be for the white case

mellow basalt
#

Sweet

summer snow
#

EMCDNFG49

mellow basalt
#

Unfortunately I got a case already so I can’t use it 😭

summer snow
#

Dang

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I want the black dark tint version

mellow basalt
#

I’m need like 2 more things then I can build it and be done

summer snow
#

Lol 😂 you and me well I need 3 things

mellow basalt
#

What 3 things you need?

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Well case and what are the other 2?

summer snow
#

Psu, motherboard

mellow basalt
#

What motherboard are you going with?

summer snow
#

ASUS Prime Z390-A, and it has a code right now which is fire

mellow basalt
#

If I’m thinking of the right motherboard it looks pretty cool

mellow basalt
#

Yep that’s the right one

little leaf
#

Thoughts on why no post

#

dm me

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cause slep soon

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or if u can talk rn help

maiden scroll
#

reseat everything

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check the cables

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etc

#

do the basics

shadow fjord
#

its a still pic... im assuming your going for... no post , fans stays on rather then spins for a sec then stops. not that uncommon for ram not to be fully seated

maiden scroll
#

@little leaf

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^

shadow fjord
#

another thing is have you hooked up the mobo buzzer it will be your best friend short of a post code

little leaf
#

No everything stays on

#

fans

#

lights

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made sure to reseat ram alread

shadow fjord
#

im assuming you havent hooked up the buzzer eh

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be a good time for it

little leaf
#

don't have one

shadow fjord
#

really not in your mobo box

maiden scroll
#

it comes with all the asrock boards

shadow fjord
#

or was this 2nd hand

spiral zealot
#

i didn't get one with my asrock b450

little leaf
#

this is new board but is asus

maiden scroll
#

oh

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idk about asus

shadow fjord
#

usually they come jammed in with the mobo manual

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or in a little bag

#

suprised that any cheap boards dont have them

#

when there is no post code

#

what gpu is that btw

#

@little leaf

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and cpu

little leaf
#

970

shadow fjord
#

ive seen a rare issue with a few gpus bios, and cpus with a IGPU

spiral zealot
#

oh, there should be LED's over by the 24pin

little leaf
#

1600

spiral zealot
#

are any of them lighting up/staying lit

little leaf
#

let me see

spiral zealot
#

if any of them stay lit, that would indicate the problem

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ASUS calls it the 'Q-LED' diagnostic system

shadow fjord
#

well nvm then ... i was goona say there have been issues with dual gpu cores (igpu + add in) where UEFI flips out and isn't sure what display output to use

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flipping rare though

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have seen it 1 time

#

partly due to a nvidia firmware issue on pascal

little leaf
#

@spiral zealot no light

spiral zealot
#

dang, their website says that board should support it

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but maybe it doesn't have it

little leaf
#

well there is no light lighting up

#

that might be a problem

spiral zealot
#

for reference on what to look for

little leaf
#

ye don't have a light

spiral zealot
#

well dang

wicked acorn
#

Is the be quiet! system power 9 400W enough for my 3600 1660S build?

foggy bough
#

Dino get at least 500 watts

idle quest
#

Hey guys. Another question. If I install a second M.2 NVME could I make that into a boot drive?

foggy bough
#

of course man but i dont really know how to do that

#

@idle quest

idle quest
#

Sweet! Thank you

foggy bough
#

ur welcome!

buoyant flame
#

Can i use 91% rubbing alcohol to clean thermal paste as long as it throughly dries

warped smelt
#

hello, can someone help me understand how to install my DeepCool CF120 120mm, ARGB 3- Pack, the rgb works but i dont know how to make the fans work.

arctic jungle
#

lol

#

when the rgb works- ur golden

soft bison
#

Just make sure all the wires are plugged in like fan headers and any daisy chains

summer snow
#

Hey @soft bison which of the two you recommended yesterday is better for a air cooled system, the fractal meshify c or the lian li po11 dynamic

soft bison
#

I like the airflow of the meshify c, but that’s just my preference. The Lian li is really good quality but I can’t speak to the airflow

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Let me do some research

summer snow
#

Ok thanks

soft bison
#

Lian Li o11 is really made for a nice radiator setup with a 360mm rad at the back

arctic jungle
#

o 11d is nice except u gotta buy case fans

summer snow
#

I really like the o11d but I’ve heard it’s a case better for a water cooling system than air cooling

arctic jungle
#

@summer snow it is, I have it

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but u still need case fans, even for a liquid cooling system

summer snow
#

Ah I was hoping to go with a air cooling system but I’m up for options

fast dust
#

Is the be quiet! system power 9 400W enough for my 3600 1660S build?
@wicked acorn ehhhhh. It might be enough if it has a 6 pin power connector. But to be safe I’d go at least 450w. You don’t need 500w unless you’re planning on future proofing

summer snow
#

@arctic jungle could you send me a picture of your case I’d like to see what it looks like

arctic jungle
#

my phone dead

#

lol

#

charging rn

#

in a bit

#

ping me so I don't forget

summer snow
#

Ok

soft bison
#

@summer snow do you have a budget or are you just looking for different case options

summer snow
#

$150, yesterday you showed me two good cases but I wanted make sure which one was better for a air cooled system because I was hearing that the o11d was mainly a water cooled system build

#

@soft bison

soft bison
#

Ahh right

#

Yes the Lian li is definitely well fitted for water cooling and you’d need to buy more case fans

subtle solar
#

Hi Im building my first pc. Im getting a ryzen 7 3800x and a 2070 super gpu.. should I aio cool it or do it the old fashioned way? I dont know much since the current build I have is an old pass down from my brother.

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My room is pretty hot sometimes too

fast dust
#

Ryzen stock cooler (the one that comes with 3800X) is good enough unless you’re doing overclocking. If it doesn’t cut it, then you can always get a pretty cheap after-market air cooler. Water cooling isn’t worth unless you really want the looks or are doing heavy overclocking

subtle solar
#

Awesome thank you yam! Much appreciated

fast dust
#

No problem my man

subtle solar
#

If were to get an aftermarket air cooler... noctua is best pick right?

next kestrel
#

yea just not the low profile ones

arctic jungle
#

@subtle solar unless ur super overclocking, aios are generally cheaper for less performance

next kestrel
#

?

#

in which universe

subtle solar
#

Soooo dh-15 is enough? I might get that

fast dust
#

DH-15 is a very good cooler

#

For overclocking, idk. You might want a water cooler

next kestrel
#

aios are generally cheaper for less performance
uh

#

there was a ltt video abt it

subtle solar
#

I might keep it safe for now and keep it stock with the noctua

next kestrel
#

where the noctua cooler destroyed the 360mm water cooler

#

so yea noctua is a safe bet

subtle solar
#

Ok copy lol

#

Less money to worry about rgb rams

#

So far from what im seeing dh-15 is a monster

next kestrel
#

yea

potent prairie
#

@rapid quest
CXM is known to have coil whine issues. I would have gotten a mp34 + either a cheap qlc ssd (like the p1 or whatever one with dram that is the cheapest) or hdd as secondary storage. Neither of those drives are particularly good.

#

But solid build besides that 🤷‍♂️

naive cloak
#

just updated my bios on my strix z370-h so i can run a i9 9900k as i was getting blue screen

rapid quest
#

Yeah it’s to late we ordered all the parts and I just want to build it cause my parents paid half cause of my birthday and they don’t want to order any thing else

potent prairie
#

Yeah, I saw that you said you already bought it

late ice
#

In the market for a case that aims more towards the business casual side for my home office. Needs to house two 360s. Was leaning towards the define 7. 2080ti/10700k.

#

Anyone else have any recommendations to check out?

rapid quest
#

Yeah but I’m a year or two I’m probably going to upgrade some parts

#

Plus I’m not running very heavy games I’m playing Valorant mostly with fortnite and apex plus other games such as stick man fight or LOL

naive cloak
#

playing cod mw 2019 + death stranding

rapid quest
#

Yeah maybe modern but I’m not a fan of war zone

naive cloak
#

getting my rtx 2080 ti in the next few days , try some ray tacing

#

nor me

rapid quest
#

Are you overclocking or no

naive cloak
#

i have a i7 8700k which is good for overclocking but i dont trust it

rapid quest
#

Fortnite I will get between 150-170 FPS on low and 144 low and Valorant idk on low

naive cloak
#

got a vertical pci-e bracket coming tomorrow

rapid quest
#

And I have a msi Optix g27c4 24 curved witch has a 165hz refresh

#

But I’m happy this is my first build

naive cloak
#

sounds good for first time

rapid quest
#

I think I’ll need a new cable for the monitor cause it came with a hdmi which it think can only go to 144 HS display

#

Hz not HS

naive cloak
#

display port cable is much better

rapid quest
#

Yeah

#

What keyboard and mouse do you use I have RK61 with blue switches and a Razer death-adder elite

naive cloak
#

razer death adder + razer rgb keyboard

rapid quest
#

I think imma save up for huntsman te

naive cloak
#

razer oranto chroma

rapid quest
#

Nice

vestal latch
#

yo cullen

rapid quest
#

I wanna get a tkl cause I have a 60 percent

#

yo cullen
@vestal latch hey

vestal latch
#

i was looking at your build

#

it looks solid

round river
rapid quest
#

Thank

vestal latch
#

but do you plan on playing video games on the rig?

round river
#

Don’t mind the Molex cable

naive cloak
#

wire cutters would sort that cable,lol

round river
#

I’m talking about the plug with 3 holes

rapid quest
#

Yea Valorant fortnite apex I’ve already watched benchmarks and it runs well

vestal latch
#

that's not the issue

#

i was going to recommend you get a 2tb hhd

fast dust
#

@round river that goes into your motherboard

rapid quest
#

Oh

vestal latch
#

so you can download more triple A games

#

the 2tb Seagate barracuda is only 55

round river
#

@fast dust which plug

vestal latch
#

10 bucks more for another terabyte

#

and it still runs at 7200 rpm

fast dust
#

Also @round river you only plug one of them in. Either molex or 3 pin

vestal latch
#

and is sata 6gb/s

fast dust
#

Here lemme get a pic for you

round river
#

Oh ok

vestal latch
#

that's my recommendation @rapid quest

round river
#

I plugged the molex in

fast dust
#

Oh alright cool

rapid quest
#

I would get it but I already have all my parts except my mother board cause I was sent the wrong one

vestal latch
#

oh man

#

ok nvm then

#

if you do run out you can always add more storage

#

goodluck with the build!

rapid quest
#

Thanks

round river
fast dust
#

It says right there

round river
#

Oh wait I’m dumb

#

So left side is negative?

fast dust
#

Yes

arctic jungle
#

@naive cloak basilisk series is better than both deathadder and viper

vestal sonnet
#

7

spiral zealot
#

@gloomy tinsel is the 3pin connector the one coming from the pump itself? if so, are the fans running into the pump, or are they running to headers on the motherboard?

gloomy tinsel
#

Its the pump connector and the fans run off of that

spiral zealot
#

roger, i see the convo in #old-cooling so i'll keep it over there as well 👍

round river
soft bison
#

@dusk light for your setup you showed in #build-pics, don’t spend 100 bucks on windows. I’d also say to stick with the stock cooler that comes with the 3600x because it’s pretty good unless you’re planning on doing heavy overclocking

#

I’d recommend this for that price range

#

In your case ignore the keyboard that’s for me

#

Also I’m on mobile so I can’t remove windows from that list

vital warren
#

td 500 mesh > meshify c

soft bison
#

Eh I personally like the meshify but hey

#

Both have great airflow just preference at that point

vital warren
#

yeah i got the td 500 to save a few $ on fans both are great

soft bison
#

I’ve built in both and they were pretty similar I just like the white/black version of the meshify

arctic jungle
#

I don't really like the way meshify cases feel...

#

I much prefer the o-11d or various corsair cases

soft bison
#

Like I said, preference

arctic jungle
#

^

#

corsairs 275r is nice tho

soft bison
#

As long as it has airflow and has some form of cable management I’m fine

arctic jungle
#

for high airflow

#

yea

soft bison
#

275r is sexy

arctic jungle
#

^^^

soft bison
#

Corsair carbide 275r is nice

arctic jungle
#

yes

vestal cove
#

I have the Corsair Icue 465x

worldly marlin
#

how do i link pcpartpicker link. newegg bot not allowing it

little osprey
#

you have to be level 3

worldly marlin
#

oh man lol

#

if my build is 193watt. should i stick with 650w or get lower

#

dont think i will game on this rig. pair with GT 710 for 3 monitors usage

little osprey
#

yea a 650 should be good

#

dm the link or dm someone else

arctic ore
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Hello! I just purchased the ASRock B450M PRO4 motherboard for my starter gaming pc build and I would like to know if it can be paired with the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU. If not, what would you suggest instead? Thank you

vital warren
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yes it should be fine

digital finch
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I just got my asrock b450m pro4 mobo and it says ryzen 3000 series ready

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Newer stock should have no issues. Unless you have a really old stocked version of it then you would need to update the bios

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Came 2 days earlier than expected 🙂 thanks Newegg

arctic ore
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Thank you! I just ordered mine yesterday so it should be fine as you both mentioned. Much appreciated!

digital finch
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If not then I know amd does offer to send out loaner cpus for you to do the update.

delicate briar
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How much would you guy's pay for these specs?

Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
RAM:
2x8gb HyperX FURY DDR4 RGB
Operating System:
Windows 10
Motherboard:
Gigabyte B365M H

sand falcon
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Those exact parts I would have to check. A comparable build, maybe 700-800

soft bison
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if I were to buy that I wouldn’t pay more than like 700

little osprey
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also you dont need to pay for windows

cursive wharf
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That's like a $650 system

little osprey
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I have a 400$ pc

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No gpu

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😦

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Why does that happen

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When I type sad face

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😦

fast dust
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It’s a setting in discord

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I had to change it

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:) :(

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@little osprey

last zenith
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360 rad probably overkill for a 3700x

little osprey
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Where is it

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@fast dust

fast dust
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Uh lemme see

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Might be under text and images

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360 rad probably overkill for a 3700x
@last zenith definitely

little osprey
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😦

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It still happens

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Are you mobile or pc

fast dust
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I’m on mobile rn

little osprey
last zenith
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I can probably put it in silent mode tho

little osprey
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Which setting would it be

fast dust
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Not sure

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I can’t remember

last zenith
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Finally in stock

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No 240 rad version in stock yet

plucky spruce
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I can't upgrade to higher than 2666 mhz

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Sad 9th gen noises

sand falcon
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Why not?

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What CPU and motherboard do you have?

plucky spruce
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i7 9750h

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Mb not sure

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I kinda forgot

sand falcon
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That should be able to run xmp

night iron
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Nice builds @hasty lance @upper condor

upper condor
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thanks

opal stratus
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Is there anywhere I can link my parts list or should I just type it out?

slender owl
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You have to be level 3 to send a link. You could dm me the link and I’ll post it... typing it out works too

opal stratus
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Oh yeah if you don’t mind

opal stratus
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So that’s my case w/parts list, 1.) is where I want to put an 80mm intake fan and 2.) is where I’ll mount my 120mm AIO

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Does anyone mind checking my parts/plan?

little osprey
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nice

robust plover
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Will the i3 9100f lga 1151 be compatible with the asrock h310cm DVD lga 1151 300 series

opal stratus
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For my motherboard tho i think it only has like 2 fan connectors...any advice?

silk estuary
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Fan controller hub

opal stratus
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Ty, where do I plug in AIO pump?

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Just the cpu fan on motherboard right?

fathom plover
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Guys I need help. My mother board is only reading 16 gigs and I put in 2 and 4 slots. I have 32gigs of ram

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Could I put my sticks in 1 and 3 slots?

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And would it still read 32

soft bison
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Slots 2 and 4 should work but try other slots to pinpoint the problem

silk estuary
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@opal stratus yeah just the cpu fan on the mobo

robust plover
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Will the i3 9100f lga 1151 be compatible with the asrock h310cm DVD lga 1151 300 series

silk estuary
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Have you tried Google

potent prairie
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It's the same socket and Intel, so yeah

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Will the i3 9100f lga 1151 be compatible with the asrock h310cm DVD lga 1151 300 series

little osprey
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Can someone help me

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I play Minecraft

potent prairie
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Ok

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And?

little osprey
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And it crashes like 20 minutes

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Wow you have a good pc

potent prairie
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Thanks 🙂

little osprey
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It doesn't crash on any other games though

potent prairie
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Any OC?

little osprey
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Do you think you know why

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No

potent prairie
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Any crash message?

little osprey
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No

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But before I was getting a bsod

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I fixed that