building-and-recc-chat

[sand falcon]

Yup

[tame copper]

IT WORKED LETS GOOOO

[bitter raptor]

hey guys my friend put together a build does everything look right?

[still roost]

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[sand falcon]

Bye

[deep skiff]

hm

[slender owl]

F

[steep plover]

What

The

Heck

[sand falcon]

What

[steep plover]

The guy who got kicked

[sand falcon]

He was trying to post a set of links

Mee6 detected them as duplicate since they all start with htttps://newegg.whatever/yup

[steep plover]

Oh okay

[little osprey]

hey can i get help

[errant berry]

ye

[foggy hazel]

Ask/state what you need help with, and then if there is someone that can help/know the answer. They will :)

[little osprey]

well i can’t send a link to my build so i’ll just type it out

[errant berry]

if youre lvl 3 you can

[foggy hazel]

just send it as a pm to me.

[little osprey]

alright

[foggy hazel]

and i will post it on behalf of you

[little osprey]

thank you

[foggy hazel]

on behalf of @little osprey https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rdp8p8

and you are very welcome :)

[errant berry]

the monitor kinda expensive

[little osprey]

so anyways is that a good build? or should i change it up

[errant berry]

there are good 144hz options around 150

[little osprey]

may i get a recommendation?

[errant berry]

and id change the ssd to m.2

yea hold up

https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Edge-Less-FreeSync-DisplayPort-C248B-144RN/dp/B07MTMCNLX/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=144hz+gaming+monitor&qid=1596662254&sprefix=144&sr=8-3

either than that it looks good to me

[foggy hazel]

@errant berry its not a 1080p monitor.

[errant berry]

what

yea it is lol

[foggy hazel]

his was a 1440p

[errant berry]

ohhhh

is that really necessary for a 2070 super?

[foggy hazel]

IF that is what he wants, then yes.

[errant berry]

idk if he wanted that

[foggy hazel]

there is a simple way to figure it out.

ask him.

[errant berry]

ye

@little osprey want a 1440p or 1080p monitor

[foggy hazel]

wrong question

[little osprey]

what should i go with?

[foggy hazel]

see the size

[little osprey]

i really don’t know much about PC’s

[jagged oracle]

Hey should i get the alienware 240 hz 24.5 "

[errant berry]

if you want to

240 is overkill to me but if you want to sure

[foggy hazel]

@little osprey why dont you try and explain/tell us what you plan to use the machine for?

[little osprey]

mostly gaming

[jagged oracle]

Will a 24.5' monitor affect me im used a 27 '

[errant berry]

the monitor i recommended is 24'

[little osprey]

maybe some VR

[foggy hazel]

is there any particular reason for the part choices on your list @little osprey ?

[errant berry]

idkk rock

[little osprey]

i mean i took the parts from mostly recommendations

i had somebody help me pick the best parts for my $1500 budget

[foggy hazel]

@jagged oracle your question is entirely personal preference related. so we cannot answer that for you.

[errant berry]

he did say he didn't know much ab computers

nothing wrong with that

[foggy hazel]

hence why i am asking about what he does know :)

[jagged oracle]

is 3900x worth it ? or a 3700x would be

[errant berry]

would you rather wait for the 4000 series?

[foggy hazel]

because knowing what the customer knows, helps us give advice that is better suited for their situation.

[errant berry]

and are you gonna oc

[jagged oracle]

how long is the 4000 series

[errant berry]

because knowing what the customer knows, helps us give advice that is better suited for their situation.
@foggy hazel good point

[jagged oracle]

to come out

[errant berry]

idk

but mainly, are you gonna oc

[foggy hazel]

@little osprey you have a desktop machine right now? or are you on a laptop?

[jagged oracle]

im gonna use my pc to run really epic minecraft shaders lmao

[little osprey]

i’m on a phone currently

[errant berry]

idk if that requires overclocking

[little osprey]

i mostly game on xbox and don’t own a laptop

[errant berry]

i think buying an x series may be wasteful

bc i believe they are meant to oc

not too sure

[foggy hazel]

re: "x" versions: Dont focus on that part, look at the price of things and what specs the part actually has.

[errant berry]

ye

[foggy hazel]

@little osprey so, you dont really have any reference for "what" you are getting with the parts on your list or?

[errant berry]

if youre running shaders tho i wouldn't buy an x

[little osprey]

what do you mean by a reference

[errant berry]

like on performance

i think

so when i built my pc, i wanted to run games on near max

that was my reference

[little osprey]

all i really know is i wanna game in atleast 100+ FPS

[errant berry]

i went with parts that could do that

that build is gonna do that lol

[little osprey]

while keeping a $1500 budget

how much FPS would it reach

[errant berry]

could i recommend a case?

idk

userbenchmark is good for that

[foggy hazel]

@little osprey why 100+fps?

[errant berry]

why not lol

who doesnt want that

[little osprey]

exactly

i’ve gamed on 60 fps my entire life and wanna make a change

[errant berry]

dont need to question everything lmaoo

[foggy hazel]

refer to what i said earlier @errant berry

@little osprey When is your estimated purchase time for this machine?

[little osprey]

in a couple weeks

maybe a month

[foggy hazel]

for now that list is "good enough" (because it tells us what the intent is).

Come back when you are 1 week away from buying

stock and prices are so very much influx at the moment, that making a list for something that is that far away, is imo, just a waste of time.

In the mean time, have a serious look at where you would actually place something like that 27inch monitor+case

those are the dimensions for that LG

the physical size of things is something you have to keep in mind

also, start figuring out what mouse/keyboard you want.

[errant berry]

he already has a mouse

[foggy hazel]

aye, my mistake.

because as it stands "right now", the machine you have assembled is basically a next gen console. for a LOT more money

[errant berry]

lmaooo

[foggy hazel]

hm?

[errant berry]

that was funny

do i need to spell it out for you

[foggy hazel]

its reality.

[errant berry]

if only it were

[foggy hazel]

go and look up the actual specs.

[errant berry]

id save a bunch of money if it was

pcs are more than specs bud

[foggy hazel]

yes, i am fully aware of that.

[errant berry]

so dont compare a console to a pc when you have to buy a new system every time to upgrade

[foggy hazel]

you are missing the point, entirely.

[errant berry]

nahh

[foggy hazel]

so, i would strongly suggest you go back and read it again.

[errant berry]

no thanks

[stoic island]

The point is Next gen stuff are coming

[stoic ember]

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I need some help on choosing a new video card and i am hoping this is the right section to do that

So this is my current build

https://imgur.com/BY4GXat

I am currently very unhappy with this amd gpu. So many problems

my budget is $400

I mainly play CSGO, PUBG, rainbow six siege and here and there some other games

[foggy hazel]

your GPU is also VERY old

[stoic ember]

I would also like to mention that since i have a dual monitor setup

i would want something that my gpu supports that. 1 of my monitors is 144hz so a gpu that supports that would be great and the other monitor is 60 hz.

[foggy hazel]

as in, it was released in the start of 2012 if memory serves

[stoic ember]

I also day trade futures during the day so basically a lot of heavy work

yea it is very old dude

a lot of problems with this one

[foggy hazel]

the "different" refresh on individual monitors is not a problem

[stoic ember]

never buying an amd gpu again

so dissapointed

[sand falcon]

Any modern GPU will handle dual monitor

AMD gpus are fine

[stoic ember]

guys i am open to any suggestions that you have

thanks in advance for your help

no amd gpus pls

[sand falcon]

I'd say 5700xt

But you don't want that

[stoic ember]

guys please no amd gpu

please not again

i will not do it

[foggy hazel]

@stoic ember just to make certain, you are in the US?

[stoic ember]

lol

im sorry but very bad experience

yes i am in the us

NY to be more specific

[spiral zealot]

the current generation of AMD GPU's are fine, but if you are hardcore against it, I'd say like 2060 super or something

[sand falcon]

I've had very bad experience with nvidia, but sure okay

2060 super if you have 400 for an nvidia GPU

[foggy hazel]

Just to be clear, IF you had kept a nvidia GPU from back then, you would have the same lousy experience :)

[sand falcon]

^

[stoic ember]

i see your point

[foggy hazel]

its simply age :)

[spiral zealot]

i would personally go with a 5600XT, run you about $260

[sand falcon]

The issue is that the GPU is so old, not the brand

[stoic ember]

i just had terrible terrible experience with amd

[deep skiff]

yeah 2060 super/2070 or 5700 xt would be what you could get rn

[stoic ember]

and i am scared to pull the trigger again for another amd

[sand falcon]

5700xt over 5600xt

[stoic ember]

ok so $400 budget you suggest getting a 2060?

[sand falcon]

No

[foggy hazel]

2060 S

[sand falcon]

A 2060 super, 2070, or 5700xt

[foggy hazel]

or 2070

[spiral zealot]

i'm just looking at it from a 'not blowing the entire budget' considering both nvidia 3000 and RDNA2 are coming later this year and we don't know how the GPU market will settle once that happens

[stoic ember]

what power supply do those need bob or naed

[sand falcon]

600W more than enough

[stoic ember]

ok without going into my pc

[foggy hazel]

a decent 550 is more than enough.

[stoic ember]

how can i check

[foggy hazel]

you cannot.

[sand falcon]

Should be fine with 500W for the 2060

[stoic ember]

damn it

ok let me write this down

i have to open my pc to check

[foggy hazel]

easier way of checking: Open the case, take a photo of the PSU and let us have a look @stoic ember [Edit: i cannot spell]

[stoic ember]

@foggy hazel good idea

i am super dumb when it comes to this stuff

thanks

so just to clarify again

if i choose to go for 2060 super, 2070, or 5700xt, 600w power supply is enough?

[foggy hazel]

there are no stupid questions, only silly answers :)

yes, IF its a decent one

[stoic ember]

a decent one, i am assuming you referring to kind of brand

which one do you suggest?

[foggy hazel]

the 5700XT is however not an option for you (IF you stick to the no-amd rule)

[stoic ember]

@foggy hazel true

[foggy hazel]

its not brand specific as such

[stoic ember]

i c

[foggy hazel]

all brands (more or less) have good models, and all have horrible models

[stoic ember]

let me find my power supply

[foggy hazel]

so it is very much model specific.

[stoic ember]

i purchased everything from newegg like a few years ago

so i still have the list

would that help?

too lazy rn to open pc

[slender owl]

Yes

[foggy hazel]

aye, that would be perfect :)

[stoic ember]

ok awesome

brb

[little leaf]

Kinda stupid and ignorant to buy a brand

And not thr product

[foggy hazel]

@little leaf for people that don't deal with parts all the time, aiming for a brand is the logical choice.

[little leaf]

Eh

[foggy hazel]

Mind: i am NOT saying it is a good choice. But it is very easy to see why people ask like that.

[little leaf]

If your getting a better product for the same price and not willing to see that

[foggy hazel]

people that dont deal with this all the time, can easily have a hard time seeing/understanding what a "better product" even is.

[little leaf]

But when your going to ask us for the best “400 dollar gpu

And only one brand

There is only option

Or maybe 2

[slender owl]

Everyone has there own opinions on brands... might just be they have had bad time with it

^^

[foggy hazel]

read up @little leaf

the reasons are listed above :)

[little leaf]

Ive had bad times with amd but still I know that amd is better for certain things

And intel for other

[foggy hazel]

and the brand question was NOT related to the GPU choice.

it was about the PSU choice

[little leaf]

It was both wasnt it?

[foggy hazel]

no

but the conversations are mixed at that point :)

so it is easy to see where you crossed the wires :)

[little leaf]

ok so $400 budget you suggest getting a 2060?
@stoic ember

Ehh what ever

Doesnt matter anymore

[foggy hazel]

that is a clarification on the earlier GPU talk.

[stoic ember]

ok guys here are some important order information

includes gpu and other stuff

power supply etc

https://imgur.com/O72WXYq

if you want to see other stuff i posted a speccy list above but here it is again

https://imgur.com/kGRsLxT

thanks in advance for your help

[foggy hazel]

give me a sec @stoic ember

[little leaf]

Wait

Stop

Dont buy windoes 10

That ram is also not great

[foggy hazel]

read the chat @little leaf

that is his current system.

[silk estuary]

lmao

[little leaf]

Oh lmao

[foggy hazel]

@stoic ember that PSU is fine

[stoic ember]

the ram is not great? @little leaf

32gb

not enough?

[little leaf]

Nono is just little bit slow

[stoic ember]

oh really?

man i feel like i should throw this pc out the window now

damn it

[little leaf]

Nono

Its fine

[foggy hazel]

that RAM is way above spec for what the CPU supports

so it is perfectly fine for that CPU.

[stoic ember]

i see

ok so what do i need to change here guys?

just gpu?

[foggy hazel]

GPU

that is all really

[stoic ember]

i see

[foggy hazel]

at least for now.

[stoic ember]

so naed for the power supply

that i ahve

have***

[little leaf]

Its fine foe wat u have

[stoic ember]

are the earlier suggestions good enough?

i see

[foggy hazel]

yes @stoic ember

[stoic ember]

also another thing that i have been told is that i should not get something too powerful cause of a bottleneck issue

will i experience that

[foggy hazel]

yes-ish/no-ish

it very much depends on what you actually "do" with it

[stoic island]

Bottlenecking is not really an issue, it's just a condition that sometimes occurs

[foggy hazel]

considering you have lived with your current GPU for this long, it wont be something you notice

[stoic ember]

@foggy hazel so this is what i use my pc for. I day trade futures and when i do this i have a dual monitor setup, i have many charts open, my trading platform and multiple price ladders

then in the afternoon i like to game also

mainly csgo, rainbow six siege

[foggy hazel]

aye, both are fairly trivial tasks (in the grander scheme of things)

[stoic ember]

i see

[foggy hazel]

the only thing that really "sticks out" on your part list, is that GPU :)

the rest are "good enough"

[stoic ember]

ok so for a $400 budget i should be good with one of these options? 2060 super, 2070 ?

[foggy hazel]

aye

[stoic ember]

also naed last question for you, sorry to bother you lol

[foggy hazel]

ask away :) as i said, there are no stupid questions, only silly answers :)

[stoic ember]

what about <$250 budget that fits my current build

thanks. you are awesome

[foggy hazel]

Considering the age of your build, and what you have said so far. I would suggest that you stick with the 400 budget.

simply for the longevity of the card (performance etc)

because, based on your statements, you dont exactly upgrade your system every year :)

does that make sense?

as for GPU, something like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tdBTwP/msi-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-armor-ocv1-video-card-rtx-2070-armor-8g-ocv1 would be my suggestion. (for the 400 usd option)

[stoic ember]

ok

thanks for your help

[foggy hazel]

you are very welcome :)

[stoic ember]

how long will this last me>

?

estimate?

before i get ready for another upgrade

[foggy hazel]

from now until you decide it is too slow

and yes, i know that sounds like a cheeky response. But it is close to impossible to guess about

[stoic ember]

i see

and one last thing naed

[foggy hazel]

because IF you decide that you suddenly want to play games that require way more GPU power. That is impossible to know for me :)

[stoic ember]

does 2070 support 144hz monitor

also dual setup?

[foggy hazel]

aye, both are supported

[stoic ember]

awesome

making the purchase right now

also i am not sure how this newegg system works

[foggy hazel]

the next thing you will be upgrading, will be the CPU at some point

[stoic ember]

but is there any points i can give you for your service

or survey

[foggy hazel]

no no

[stoic ember]

or something like that

[foggy hazel]

i am not related to newegg in anyway

[stoic ember]

oh i see

ok thanks for your help!

[foggy hazel]

just a random person in denmark :)

you are very welcome @stoic ember :)

[buoyant flame]

He's just a helpful guy

[stoic ember]

aye, i am looking to move there after my masters, which is fall 2021

awesome

thanks again

and have a great day naed and everyone else

awesome service!

[foggy hazel]

best of luck with the new part when it arrives :)

[stoic ember]

thanks

i will most likely come here again

[foggy hazel]

you are more than welcome :)

[stoic ember]

because last time a video card was purchased for me i tried to install it in the tower but it didnt seem to fit

so like an idiot with no patience that i am

i ended up returning it

lol

i thought i had to purchase a new tower etc

anyways thats another story

i'll be back guys

for now, have a good one!

[foggy hazel]

likewise :) and from what i looked at earlier, it will fit in your case just fine :)

[stoic ember]

awesome

thanks

[fast dust]

Naed for mod

[foggy hazel]

no.

[fast dust]

Oh

Ok

[cursive wharf]

F. Rejected

[sullen spoke]

[stoic island]

Naed for techie got accepted tho

We're just waiting for Naed for teachie

[vale axle]

im making a budget build should i go radeon or rtx

[spiral zealot]

depends on budget and if you're just pure gaming or also streaming, etc

if you're streaming as well, you'll want an nvidia card with nvenc, so 1650 super or better

[lyric thistle]

Naed 👀

[jagged ember]

He bak

[latent storm]

should i wait for rtx 3000 at this point

[analog hearth]

Yes

[latent storm]

it would be another month or so until i can get a card anyways, and i was going to get a 2070 super

[analog hearth]

Bruh wait

[latent storm]

i have everything for my build except for the gpu but i don’t have integrated graphics so i can’t do anything until i get one

should i just get cheap used for now?

[silk estuary]

If it's gonna be another month anyway just wait

[vernal coral]

Hello, everyone! Honestly didn't know/expect this discord to exist until I googled the term "newegg discord"!
Anyways, is this the proper channel to use in regards to asking about which pieces to order for a build? My knowledge only extends so far; I've used newegg a couple of times over the last decade for assembling new rigs, but every time until now I've had a tech buddy to walk me through the process a bit.

[analog hearth]

ok

[silk estuary]

if you have that much experience already what do you need us for

[vernal coral]

Me?

[latent storm]

if you have that much experience already what do you need us for
@silk estuary huh

[silk estuary]

Yeah, you reed

[little osprey]

blue brown or red switch type for a mechanical keyboard?

[silk estuary]

Also don't ping me for no reason

[analog hearth]

@little osprey depends on what you’re doing

[little osprey]

gaming and working

[analog hearth]

FPS games?

[little osprey]

i dont want the keyboard to be massivley clicky

[silk estuary]

Wouldnt like my keyboard then lmao

Mine's super clicky

[little osprey]

FPS games?
@analog hearth yeah

what does each color mean?

lol

[analog hearth]

I personally don’t like tactile. Clickies have a nice feel but they’re mega loud. Linear is basically just a smooth press, great for FPS games

[little osprey]

i mean i kinda have an idea, watched some youtube videos

[analog hearth]

Reds: linear
Browns: tactile
Blues: clicky

[little osprey]

ah, okay

[analog hearth]

Those are the three main

[silk estuary]

I've got blue then

[little osprey]

what does linear mean? in comparison to tactile?

[silk estuary]

Might get o rings until i move out, kek

[little osprey]

linear is a straight line correct?

[analog hearth]

There’s just not tactile-ness to it. Just straight down. No bump or anything. Just smooth

Yeah

[little osprey]

hmm...

[analog hearth]

I personally like Kailh yellows. They’re basically reds but heavier to press

But idk of a keeb that has yellows preinstalled

Reds are a good beginner switch

[silk estuary]

You know

I never thought for a second i could replace my keys despite them being removable

I'm stupid lol

[analog hearth]

Lol

I wish I knew how to desolder lol

I wanna switch the switches on my K65 Lux

Just to put Kailh reds lolll

Smoother linear switch

[vernal coral]

If anyone knows of another pc-related discord, could you kindly pm me a link? @silk estuary is rude and made a bad first impression of this one. Thank you!

[analog hearth]

Oh boy

[silk estuary]

Need to publicly call me out when all i did was ask a question? You sound real mature man

[viral ore]

this is first and foremost an server

for your information

haha he left

[cursive wharf]

weggime server actually

[oblique cloak]

Can someone help me out??

I made a pc part picker build n need it analyzed

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qdDc9G

[cursive wharf]

do you need Thunderbolt?

[oblique cloak]

No

[cursive wharf]

then that mobo is a waste for you

[oblique cloak]

So b450 is enough?

[cursive wharf]

eh, most of the nice and cheapish b450 are OOS

good cheap b550 seems to be good

also, purpose of this build?

[viral ore]

ram and psu choice are

[oblique cloak]

Gaming rig

[cursive wharf]

just gaming? Any streaming/recording?

[oblique cloak]

No

But 1k ish budget

[cursive wharf]

ye, want to swap that CPU/GPU around too

will do a list, gimme a min

[oblique cloak]

Thank u@cursive wharf

@viral ore whats wrong with em??

[analog hearth]

get a 3600 and a 2070 (maybe a 2070 Super)

you won't need the extra CPU power if you're just gaming

[oblique cloak]

@analog hearth thanks

[viral ore]

ram is more expensive than other faster memory kits

psu is overpriced and overpowered

[jagged ember]

If you can forgo the RGB, do it

[viral ore]

well, not really overpriced

[jagged ember]

PSU is def overpowered

[viral ore]

but for your purposes, it is

[jagged ember]

is the price still high considering the market?

[viral ore]

Hei is doing him up a list

he'll do it right

[jagged ember]

you right

[viral ore]

i can get a 860w plat psu for that price

so kinda

[jagged ember]

ic

[cursive wharf]

@oblique cloak Here ye go
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZHxWgJ

[jagged ember]

ayy

[oblique cloak]

¹thanks guys

[cursive wharf]

I guess you could forget the quieter CPU cooler for a 500gb NVMe instead of the 256gb one

[fast dust]

Will an FX-4300 pair moderately well with a GTX 960 2gb? I’m desperate for a CPU rn and this seems like my only option

[vital warren]

seems fine to me but i'm no expert

i have a 1060 and an fx 6300 and it runs fine

[sand falcon]

I don't see why not

[fast dust]

Well I know FX series advertised high core counts but IPC was crap. Don’t know much about the 4xxx series, but I know a bit about 6100/6300

Alright, just gonna have to pull the trigger and get the 4300 :(

[sand falcon]

Should be fine

[fast dust]

Mmk

[cursive wharf]

well, another thing is that FX is actually a "high" core count considering two FX cores is much closer to a 1c/2t in terms of architecture.

[sand falcon]

It's a weird setup

[fast dust]

Yeah true. Lots of people consider the FX-6xxx series 3c/6t

[sand falcon]

Depending on the task, it'll probably be like 4c6t

[little osprey]

has anyone gotten the eluktronics mech-keyboard?

https://www.eluktronics.com/mech-kb

[latent storm]

is a gtx 970 for $115 including shipping a good deal?

[fast dust]

nah

[errant berry]

i think a 1050 ti is around 150

so no

[fast dust]

$90 would be a decent deal

cause GTX 970 is pretty close to RX 580 performance wise

[latent storm]

i’m just looking for something to use until 3000 comes out

i just have a 1080p 60hz monitor for now, would a 970 or 1050ti be better ?

[fast dust]

just get RX 570 or RX 580 or GTX 1650 super or smth

970 all the way

[vital warren]

^^

[latent storm]

how’s this?

https://ebay.to/33tMKfu

[sand falcon]

Very old

[little osprey]

https://www.eluktronics.com/mech-kb#product-additional-info

anyone :/ ?

[white osprey]

this keyboard any good ?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hyperx-alloy-fps-pro-wired-mechanical-gaming-usb-keyboard-cherry-red-mx-switch/6003203.p?skuId=6003203&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=152&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwsan5BRAOEiwALzomX_v6cjdjf7c_hAwpe0kaRo1ejDbso-2gd-vCpiXnr0taye_trfgJABoCNikQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[latent storm]

this keyboard any good ?
@white osprey looks fine as long as you like linear switches

Very old
@sand falcon how about this one? https://ebay.to/3kgCTzE

[little osprey]

Do I have to uninstall my drivers before I flash my 5700?

[sand falcon]

Also very old

[latent storm]

can you find me one then i’m trying to find one that isn’t too cheap but not too expensive

[sand falcon]

What's your budget?

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y2Kwdm

Is this a decent build (I don't wanna buy a rtx 2060)

[viral ore]

yeah looks good

any reason for the 1tb ssd

512gb is considerably cheaper

[little osprey]

Eh just need the extra storage this is basically going to be my editing/gaming/school pc for the next 4 years or so

[viral ore]

my point is are you sure you need a terabyte of ssd

[little osprey]

Idk tbh

[viral ore]

you already have an HDD for all that

[little osprey]

That's true

[viral ore]

plus, most things dont need ssd

most games and files will do just fine on a hard drive

[little osprey]

hmmmmm

[viral ore]

because youre really paying a lot for that extra 512gb of ssd

and you might never even use it

[little osprey]

Yea

And if I do run out of space external hard drives exist

[viral ore]

exactly

[little osprey]

So maybe I might switch to the 512gb ssd

And recommendations?

Also is the ram a good choice?

[viral ore]

MP34 still a solid choice

yes, ram good choice

[little osprey]

Ok

So the ram I chose can stay?

[viral ore]

you could try getting a cheap b550 board, but that b450 is fine

yeah, leave the ram

[little osprey]

Ok

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RNX3L2

[viral ore]

dope

[little osprey]

Thank

[vague crystal]

when you https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rz8zJb

i dont need 16gb of ram

i dont need a gpu

i dont need a powerful cpu

this machine is meant for low powerd stuff

any cheaper i can make this

365

[sand falcon]

Just like "browse the internet and do some text editing" machine?

@vague crystal ?

[vague crystal]

eh

not really

running a games

but

the kind of games...

not AAA, not indie, not any big game

its an arcade game that runs on XP

so thoes specs should be overkill for it

[sand falcon]

What game exactly?

[vague crystal]

DDR A20

reported working fine with the APU

stepmania should also work fine

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y8TN8M

[sand falcon]

So basically you're looking to build an arcade box?

[vague crystal]

well yes but no

you see these arcade machine, have very very low spec hardware in them

[sand falcon]

Have you considered an optiplex?

[vague crystal]

plus an AMD GPU?

[sand falcon]

Yeah

[vague crystal]

(yes thats needed, nvidia wont work)

[sand falcon]

optiplex and rx 570 should do it

[vague crystal]

570 is overkill lol

[sand falcon]

Yeah

I'll see what the cheapest AMD gpu is

[vague crystal]

what version of the optiplex

[sand falcon]

Pretty much any of em

[vague crystal]

R9 290?

[sand falcon]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y8TN8M

Radeon HD 5450

You ca probably find cheaper ones used

[vague crystal]

not tested

[sand falcon]

Ah

[vague crystal]

nvm it was

[sand falcon]

Results?

[vague crystal]

perfect, it just has to have HDMI

[sand falcon]

HDMI

[latent storm]

What's your budget?
@sand falcon sorry i just saw this but i was told around $90 is a good deal for a 970, but i’m willing to spend probably up to $130

[sand falcon]

I would recommend saving up just a tad bit longer then

[vital warren]

i think he just wants a placeholder until 3000

[latent storm]

^^^

[sand falcon]

Oh, a place holder?

[latent storm]

yes

[vital warren]

i'd just surf the used market and try to find a decent deal

[sand falcon]

Yeah, anything will work then

[latent storm]

sorry i thought i mentioned

[sand falcon]

NP, my bad

970 will be a fine place holder

[vague crystal]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/313173575376 good enough

[sand falcon]

It's skinny

[vague crystal]

so?

[sand falcon]

Might be rough fitting a GPU in there

[vague crystal]

most cards come with sff brackets

[latent storm]

would that second one i sent be good as a placeholder for now then ?

[sand falcon]

Yup

[latent storm]

okay thank you

[sand falcon]

The sff bracket for the card I linked is sold separately

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006MBP7R2?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1
Here we go, two bucks more, comes with bracket

[vague crystal]

nice

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07997QV4Z/

[sand falcon]

Do you really need the SSD?

[vague crystal]

yes

[sand falcon]

Okay

[vague crystal]

its worth it

[sand falcon]

Does DDR run on Linux?

[vague crystal]

bruh no

[sand falcon]

Okay

Stepmania does though, right?

[vague crystal]

offical cabs run on windows XP, but il just install windows 7 or somthing

and im going to use data from the cab

so windows 7 would work

[sand falcon]

You won't really be writing that much to the disk once it's set up, right?

Yes

I've actually known about it for more than a year now

[vague crystal]

well it will be running a local server, but i can just run that on my pi 3

[sand falcon]

So really, dram isn't that necessary is it

[vague crystal]

240gb could also work

but 500gb for sm + DDR

[sand falcon]

My personal specs, or the specs of the systems I manage?

One brain with two lobes, a four chamber heart, and not enough body mass

[vague crystal]

anyways i think the most "high end" arcade cab has like what, a 1050 in it?

[sand falcon]

Something like that

Arcade games are hella optimized

[vague crystal]

(Soundvoltex VividWave)

most just run under windows

[sand falcon]

Your gaming pc amuses me btw

[vague crystal]

https://remywiki.com/AC_SDVX_VW

[sand falcon]

How long after you got the titans did you realize they wouldn't help?

[jagged ember]

and the TR

[vague crystal]

i really dont believe you have 1 titan at all

[sand falcon]

You said two titans

How many is it?

How many do you have

How many PCIe lanes are you running to each of them?

Okay

I'll buy it

As in I believe you

I buy it = I believe you

[silk estuary]

[stoic island]

I use NOCTUA NT-H2 THERMAL PASTE

:D

[still roost]

colt#8162 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[vital warren]

i use ketchup

[stoic island]

Ketchup is amazing on hotdogs

[sand falcon]

@gaunt zinc We got another one 🙂

[vital warren]

glizzy gobbler

[silk estuary]

typical

[gaunt zinc]

Want to continue?

[stoic island]

Hey Mike

Do you like ketchup on hotdogs?

[vital warren]

who doesn't

[austere condor]

sup nerds

[gaunt zinc]

Never. Ketchup is just sugar tomato paste

[stoic island]

Ketchup, mustard, pickles, or all of the above?

[vital warren]

a burger

[austere condor]

ive got two baller computers im working on building right now

[sand falcon]

The question is do you like saurkraut on hotdogs

[stoic island]

It is, but I love sugar tomato paste on my hotdogs

[austere condor]

y'all wanna do me a favor and price check them for me? what do you think is a fair asking price?

[sand falcon]

Sure

[austere condor]

system 1

with the 1080

[sand falcon]

Just the one 2680?

[austere condor]

yeah. its a single slot X99 board

[sand falcon]

Interesting

[austere condor]

14 cores, 3.3ghz boost, should have similar single core performance as a 1600af

decent CPU

[sand falcon]

I'd say around 2000 consindering it's used

[austere condor]

$2000?!

[sand falcon]

You might be able to get a bit more

[austere condor]

0.0

[jagged ember]

wait Mr how is the thermal performance of the NT-H2

[austere condor]

double check that

please

[jagged ember]

may have wanted to ask before i bought it, though

[austere condor]

lol

[sand falcon]

Too high or too low?

[stoic island]

It works well.
When you apply enough that is, and not a smol dot

[austere condor]

i just want you to think about it

what would you want to pay for a system like this, if you saw it for sale on your local craigslist/facebook

[stoic island]

1500 prob

[austere condor]

i plan to list it local, as like, the ultimate streamer/youtuber content creation gaming PC

[vague crystal]

great, all in all it comes out to $9,680.97 usd (with arcade cab)

[sand falcon]

I'll stand by the 2000

[jagged ember]

oh my god

i just made some prime horror material audio

[stoic island]

I stand by 1500

[austere condor]

damn if i get $1500-$2000 for it

[jagged ember]

something went wrong with my export

[austere condor]

idk what id do with myself

[sand falcon]

What's the other one?

[vague crystal]

or il just get the cheaper arcade cab

dedicab looks nice though https://stepmaniax.com/

[austere condor]

other one is basically the same thing, but with a RX 5700 and a 500GB NVMe, vs a 1TB NVMe

[stoic island]

I don't see someone going on Craigslist and looking for a 2000$ pc

[stoic island]

1500$ makes more sense to me

[sand falcon]

Swappers would

[sand falcon]

That one I'd give a bit less for

[vague crystal]

8,800 usd for that, not that bad imo considering its new

[sand falcon]

AMD just isn't worth as much for a productivity machine

[vital warren]

or could just go get it for free (for legal reasons im joking)

[austere condor]

technically a 5700 is faster than a 1080, but the 1TB NVMe vs 500GB NVMe is different

[little osprey]

Pepe

[vague crystal]

you know that you cant get that game for free right

[little osprey]

🐸

[austere condor]

still primarily going to be marketed as gaming PC's

[little osprey]

[austere condor]

so, you're saying 2 grand for the 1080 one

and... how much for the 5700 one?

[sand falcon]

Maybe 1800

[austere condor]

damn

ight

you wanna know how much ive paid to build each one

[sand falcon]

That's without checking the price on the 2680 though

Sure

[austere condor]

the one with the RX 5700, ive spent $780

the one with the GTX 1080, ive spent $826

[stoic island]

Damn nice deals

[austere condor]

i plan on selling these

[sand falcon]

To clarify, are these the E5 2680, or the E5 2680 v4?

[austere condor]

2680 V4

X99

using DDR4 ram

[sand falcon]

where did you find them?

[stoic island]

I'd say like 1500$ and 1400$ for those 2

[austere condor]

reddit

lol

guy was selling a pair of them for $165 each

[sand falcon]

Wow

[austere condor]

i bought the boards for $70 for the pair

lol

[sand falcon]

FYI, the MSRP on those things is 1745

[austere condor]

yeah

each kit of ram was $95 for 10ns E-die

for 32GB

[sand falcon]

IMO that's far more than they're worth. I'd place em around 700

[austere condor]

my cost on each part

lol

[sand falcon]

Very nice

[austere condor]

case is a nice case too

mesh front

4 RGB fans

glass side

[sand falcon]

Get some nice pics with those and they'll be ready to go

[austere condor]

this is the 5930k, 1080ti rig ive recently build

[stoic island]

Very good job like always

[austere condor]

thanks. i like my fridge too

😄

[sand falcon]

Yeah, those are nice machines

Linus did that

[austere condor]

thats the specs of the PC i just sent photos of

[sand falcon]

Also, if you happen to find a bunch of cheap 2640 v4's let me know 🤣

[austere condor]

other than the fact i had to pull the 1080ti

[sand falcon]

Always looking to expand the cluster 🙂

[austere condor]

$350 each?

or $650 a pair

first listing i found

[sand falcon]

We would need at least two

[stoic island]

Yes

[sand falcon]

Yes

[austere condor]

wait, V4's only? or V3's? @sand falcon

[sand falcon]

v4's would be best

Just to match the rest of the cluster

[austere condor]

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelabsales/

i'd recommend keeping an eye there

thats where i bought these Xeons

[sand falcon]

Okay

We would probably be looking for at least eight. Do they have bulk sales like that?

[austere condor]

its random users posting for sale ads of their own hardware

[sand falcon]

Okay

[austere condor]

so, just gotta search

[sand falcon]

Much great things

[stoic island]

Bulldozer

[austere condor]

on par gaming performance with 10900k at 5.3ghz with a lower clock, and going to be a good bit beyond in workstation performance. Intel will lose their memory latency advantage since Zen 3 is going 8 core CCX, which will massively help improve performance, since its eliminating bottlenecks like infinity fabric

@royal ruin

[stoic island]

Yea it's supposed to be great

[austere condor]

thats a complete non issue

no one is even close to using gen 4

[stoic island]

Tho I'm gonna guess right now AMD is gonna have a 4600x with 4+4ccx and a 4700x with 8+0

[austere condor]

except for extremely high speed SSD's

[stoic island]

Like what they did with 3100 and 3300x

[austere condor]

at those clock speeds, of course it is. Zen 2 is way worse

9900k can do 5ghz all core at 1,2v

3800xt can do 5ghz all core at 1.55v

lol

[stoic island]

1.55v eh

[austere condor]

9900k can be ran on an air cooler for 5ghz

3800x has to be at -100C to do 1.55v

under CFC cooler

[stoic island]

I saw someone doing 5ghz on 3700x/3800x under ln2 but

[austere condor]

i dont think you get what i just said

@royal ruin

lol

CFC coolers are an alternative to LN2 @stoic island

[stoic island]

Phase change coolers I assume?

[austere condor]

cascade phase change

yeah

its phase change coolers cooling phase change coolers

cooling phase change coolers

to cool a CPU

[stoic island]

EVGA roboclocker

It's better than just a fridge

It's ln2 in a more convenient way :D

It does suck

That's it's job

Or does it not even do it's job

[eager chasm]

Looks like the joke went over your head, then Boomerang back and hit you then

[terse condor]

Anyone know how to work around a 0x80070091 error code for system restore?

I tried using the icacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /grant "%USERDOMAIN%%USERNAME%":(F) /t comand promt but is says invalid paramter. Any idea why?

Pls

[stoic island]

@eager chasm it's 1am

Don't wooosh me

[eager chasm]

[white osprey]

good wifi usb for around 25 dollars?

also plug n play

or software that I can find online, not disk installation

[mortal rampart]

Wifi

[white osprey]

ty for help ❤️ !

[little osprey]

who ever has a strong ip booter dm me asap

[spiral zealot]

@fading acorn most of it came from my previous machine, all i bought was the cpu/mobo/ram/case. i'm using it for some heavy virtualization work, and still the little bit of 1080p gaming i do on the side

[fading acorn]

isn’t that threadripper expensive

[spiral zealot]

i got it used, along with the mobo, $350 for the pair

it's a first gen, so it's nowhere near the price of the 2nd/3rd gen

12c/24t

[fading acorn]

ah good deal

[alpine minnow]

Yo, should I get the RTX 2060 super or RTX 2070 super with my i7-9700k

Already own the CPU just need a new GPU (upgrade from GTX 1070)

[rigid ibex]

Rtx 2070 is 2% better than 2060 super so it is not rilly worth it

[buoyant flame]

He said 2070s vs 2060s tho.

If your willing to shell out another 100, 2070s is a nice sweet spot

[analog hearth]

you're*

[little osprey]

So my 2tb sshd is only showing up as 100gb

[unborn solstice]

u probably need to format the drive

[sullen spoke]

check disk management

[warped smelt]

hello, can someone help me. I upgraded my cpu from ryzen 7 2600 to 3700x, I tried updating my BIOS but it wont update.

[viral ore]

did you update it prior to changing cpus?

are you able to get into the bios to update it?

do you have the bios file properly copied to a flash drive?

[warped smelt]

@viral ore Yes to all, when i click on M-Flash, theres a black screen saying 'Entering Flash Mode' and then after couple of seconds, it says 'Exit Flash Mode'

[viral ore]

so it updated successfully with the 2600 in?

or you havent yet installed the 3700x

[warped smelt]

It did not update.

Either one not updating

[viral ore]

what motherboard are you using?

[sand falcon]

Does anybody know what sort of filters the DIYPC D480-W-RGB case has?

[oblique thistle]

can anyone dm me i need some info for my future build

[fast dust]

Omg

Just ask

[oblique thistle]

nah cant put pics

[fast dust]

No need to DM

[oblique thistle]

too lazy to do that

[fast dust]

DM a pic, well post it

[sand falcon]

^

We'll post pics for you until you build up enough reputation to post them yourself

[deep skiff]

[full shuttle]

Anyone have post problems with b550 chipset and recent nvidia cards?

[sand falcon]

Not that I've heard of

At least none that ended up being caused by that combination of parts

[full shuttle]

Well if i put in old 660 alls well, but with a 1050ti or 1650 no post!

[sand falcon]

Have you checked the cards in other machines?

[full shuttle]

Ya 1050 ive been running a while. 1650 i put in my old pc n ran it for a week without issues

[sand falcon]

Okay. Does the board have any debug LEDs?

Or buzzers or seven degment displays or what have you

[full shuttle]

Used old card to update bios, no change

Buzz code, video card missing power, but has no power plug

[sand falcon]

The PSU has no plug, or the GPU has no plug?

[full shuttle]

Gpu

[sand falcon]

What model motherboard is it?

[full shuttle]

Asus prime b550m-a

[patent vapor]

Hello

Can someone help find a good price 2060 super build plz

[sand falcon]

It sounds like the pcie lane isn't getting power for some reason. Can you double check that the 24 pin connector is seated properly?

@patent vapor What is your budget?

[patent vapor]

1000

[sand falcon]

You might be able to get a 2070 super in that case

1000 USD?

@patent vapor Do you need wifi?

[patent vapor]

Yup

[sand falcon]

Okay

[full shuttle]

Yup all good

[sand falcon]

GPU still doesn't work?

[full shuttle]

Nope

[sand falcon]

How long ago did you get the motherboard?

[full shuttle]

2 weeks ago

[sand falcon]

Okay

So RMA is still an option

For grins and giggles, what happens if you try the GPU in the second slot?

[full shuttle]

Yup, just checking if theres a bios tweek that needs to be done

[sand falcon]

That shouldn't be necessary

Bios is usually a last ditch fix

@patent vapor https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZkxPwh
Here you go

[full shuttle]

S & giggles, no second pcie slot

[sand falcon]

And there weren't any bios settings disabling power to PCIe slots?

[full shuttle]

Just gen option, i left on auto

[sand falcon]

Okay

Did the 660 use external power?

[full shuttle]

Yup, probably the only reason i can boot!

[sand falcon]

So it sounds like a defect with your motherboards power delivery system

I'd recommend filling out an RMA request

[full shuttle]

👍thx will do

[jagged oracle]

3900x or 3700x

2080 Ti

2x16 of RAM

GB

good?

[sand falcon]

It can be, What will you be doing with it?

[jagged oracle]

gaming

run high shaders

and other games

like ark

[sand falcon]

2x8 Should be fine then

What is your budget

[jagged oracle]

they say u need 32 gigs to run shaders?

idk like 4K including perhipals

(my spelling)

[sand falcon]

Shaders for what?

[jagged oracle]

minecraft

[sand falcon]

Run fine with 16GB for me

[jagged oracle]

lemme check purpled's specs

[sand falcon]

There's actually an interesting thing with how minecraft is written that you can get worse performance if you give it too much ram

[jagged oracle]

#announcements build-pics

wait -

[sand falcon]

Yup

16GB is fine for shaders

lol bryce

[jagged oracle]

yeah purpled as 2x8

[sand falcon]

One thing that I might recommend since you have this much budget would be to wait the one or two months for the new generation of parts

[jagged oracle]

i might be on vacation then which sucls

sucks *

also should i get 3700x or 3900x

[sand falcon]

Basically, 2080ti is good now, but in a few weeks it will be completely outclassed

For the CPU, I would recommend the same thing

[jagged oracle]

3080 ti>!>!>!

its gonna be expensive doe?

[sand falcon]

You have 4k

[jagged oracle]

true

but im gonna get new mice and other stuff

i need a bigger table

i have no room

100 dollars

[sand falcon]

Mouse will be 40 or so, table 30

keyboard maybe 80

[jagged oracle]

like heres a list of new perhipals

(my spellin-

[sand falcon]

400 for a nice monitor

[jagged oracle]

300 *

no 400

[wraith trail]

any one got a build for 1500

[sand falcon]

@wraith trail 1500 USD?

[wraith trail]

ye

[jagged oracle]

imagine he said rupees-

[sand falcon]

What will you use it for?

[wraith trail]

game called rust also some streaming

[sand falcon]

Cool. Do you need wifi?

[wraith trail]

ye

[sand falcon]

There's no way to run ethernet to your build?

[wraith trail]

yup

[sand falcon]

Rip

[wraith trail]

i would if i could

[jagged oracle]

i have good wifi probably not gonna use ethernet unless my ping goes up

[sand falcon]

If you can use ethernet, use ethernet

[wraith trail]

but i cant

[jagged oracle]

use those wireless ethernet thingies

[wraith trail]

like a tp link?

[jagged oracle]

yeah

[sand falcon]

I'm just putting in a motherboard with built in wifi

[wraith trail]

ok

[jagged oracle]

im probably not gonna use ethernet i have 100 mbps wifi and 500

[sand falcon]

If your PC is close enough that ethernet is an option, and you're paying that much, just use ethernet. It's a lot better

[jagged oracle]

i mean

i use specturm its cheap

[sand falcon]

Paying that much for the PC

Your wifi will be the bottleneck for most things

@wraith trail here ya go

3700x and 2080 super

Hang on

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KNNTGc
Had the wrong PSU the first time

[wraith trail]

thanks

[little osprey]

Should I go with td500 mesh or the h500

[sand falcon]

I think you're in the wrong server

[unborn totem]

Hey, im looking at the gigabyte b450m DS3H wifi motherboard and on newegg it says its 3rd gen compatible but i didn't know if its for sure able to work with the ryzen 3 3200g?