building-and-recc-chat

[unborn solstice]

they usually come with the option to take input from mobo. if your mobo has decent lighting software i suggest u do that instead of pressing a button

[rustic sandal]

Right

It’s supported by a few different softwares

And since I’m getting a b550 it should be good

[unborn solstice]

that doesnt do speed tho. only lighting

software controlled speed is nice

[rustic sandal]

If I have 9 fans I’m not too worried about speed 😂

[deep skiff]

biosssssss

[rustic sandal]

But I could pay more and get like Corsair fans they’re just so firstly

Costly

[unborn solstice]

eww bios

@deep skiff can u help me out?

[deep skiff]

hm

[unborn solstice]

its stuck on the vga light and refuses to use integrated graphics

[deep skiff]

what cpu/mobo

[unborn solstice]

10900k, rog strix z490 A

the manual has nothing

[deep skiff]

is it giving an error code at all or nah

[unborn solstice]

vga

boot light is green, vga is white, and the other two are off

[deep skiff]

does it post?

[unborn solstice]

no picture

[deep skiff]

hm

is there any broken pins?

[unborn solstice]

not that i saw

[deep skiff]

hm this is why its confusing

if both are on it means somethings up with the boot drive and the gpu

[stoic wyvern]

what type of ddr4 should i get

i will using a x99a sli plus mobos with a i7-5820k

[deep skiff]

@cursive wharf help with this one?

[cursive wharf]

is dGPU plugged in already?

or was?

[unborn solstice]

no

[cursive wharf]

I tend to find iGPU is usually disabled by default. So make sure dGPU is unplugged and reset CMOS, then turn on with using iGPU and no dGPU

[unborn solstice]

i just unplugged it. im gonna reseat the cpu

[deep skiff]

yeah i was gonna suggest reseating the gpu, check what hei said after that

[unborn solstice]

@cursive wharf ive never had a gpu in here. brand new build

[wary geode]

what gpu

ive had this issue mroe than likely

[cursive wharf]

well then, so the few things I could think of:
-iGPU is still disabled because who needs good default settings (unlikely tho)
-RAM bad, causing unstable iGPU things
-iGPU is actually weird, in which case reseat and if nothing then maybe bad iGPU
-mobo is bad

[unborn solstice]

none of those sound good lol

i hope i dont have any bad parts

[deep skiff]

worst case scenario you can just rma the board most likely

[meager pumice]

if I get a new case how do i put my current i/o sheild on the new case

[urban light]

Hey guys any improvements/ideas before I get it built thanks

[unborn solstice]

@meager pumice take it out and put it in the new one

just pop it out the way u popped it in

[meager pumice]

it just pops out?

ok

[little osprey]

@urban light what are you using to make that image?

[urban light]

Dunno my dad did it

[glacial nebula]

lmao

[little osprey]

Drat

[pallid hull]

Yeah I wanna know what your dad is using, looks handy

[meager pumice]

ta smae

same

[glacial nebula]

yo I got a 600watt trash psu I wanna get a 3080 when it comes out do I gotta get a new psu

[pallid hull]

Yes

[meager pumice]

ya

[glacial nebula]

aight follow up what if I'm too poor for a new psu

[pallid hull]

Uhm

[glacial nebula]

I got like pretty much exact amount for 3080

[pallid hull]

Buy a 3070 instead

[glacial nebula]

yeah I might

[little osprey]

Man I hope this cold weather keeps up. It's helping my desktops temps. I have 2 more fans coming in tomorrow, those two fans plus this weather will be amazing

[proud delta]

can someone help me with a memory question by chance

[glacial nebula]

sure

[foggy hazel]

@pallid hull looks like sketchup, shaded model

[pallid hull]

Cool thanks, I'll look into that

[stoic wyvern]

hey guys so i was given a challenge by my friend to build a decent comp for gaming with a i7-5820k, 1050ti, and at least one hdd, my question is

what would be a good speed for ram i should use?

[peak shore]

2400 if it fits in your budget

[stoic wyvern]

what abt a 3000??

[peak shore]

You need ddr3 with a 5820k right

[spiral zealot]

5820k is actually ddr4

[stoic wyvern]

ddr4

[peak shore]

Oh my bad

3200 then

[stoic wyvern]

so what would be the difference between 2400 and 3000

[limpid harness]

Anybody have ideas on what graphics card I should run with?

[next kestrel]

1660 super if new

[deep skiff]

toasty boi fx

[rustic sandal]

@formal axle you might have to have a fan or rgb hub for thermaltake, as there probably aren’t enough headers on the mobo

[wraith trail]

do u guys think is possible to do a 3080 build with 1500 budget

[vital warren]

probably

[little osprey]

yea

but its gonna be tight

for that budget i suggest 3070

[deep skiff]

3080 shouldnt be that hard

[wraith trail]

some thing like this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CNrJjp ?

and yes i need 32gb of ram

[peak shore]

3080 with an R5 or i5 should be doable

[little osprey]

r5 would be better

cuz it will allow ur budget to get better stuff

[peak shore]

True

I5 probably better for gaming but it will add $100 at least

[deep skiff]

just wait til the 3600 goes back down to a normal price of like 170 and u can throw a 1 tb nvme in there with a little tweaking

[little osprey]

also the r5 would be better

if he wants to do other stuff besides gaming

[peak shore]

Two things though, that build you have listed will be closer to $1600 after tax and shipping

[wraith trail]

ive got extra storage already

[peak shore]

Depends what other stuff

[little osprey]

brb

[peak shore]

Intel is better for audio

[wraith trail]

its 1550 with tax

[peak shore]

And you're betting on being able to pick up a FE 3080 at launch

I'm guessing the partner cards will be +$100 or so.

[rustic sandal]

^^

[small heron]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pVsbWb (3080 instead of the 2080)

G/B

[night iron]

How are your temps in your new build @rough hornet

[normal escarp]

I need help

I have a 700$ish budget and i wanna play seige and minecraft and i have corsair vengance ram 16gb anybody help?

[peak shore]

Look for something used would be my guess

[hasty olive]

I need help I got a pc budget of 1200$ for a pc for me and my sister I want the pc for school and gaming and she wants it for drawing/animation ('like a drawing monitor') and school I want to play games like dayz,gta5,Battle royales, cod mw and, rust.

[rough hornet]

@night iron they are around 60c at full load

[formal axle]

@rustic sandal i did the silver...silver something i figured i wouldnt so i got a hub

[stoic vapor]

@keen jackal what monitor mount do you have?

[forest sky]

should i wait for intel 11th gen to come out before i build a pc

[deep skiff]

are u gonna build an intel system and can u wait

[rocky wren]

Does any one have an Acer Nitro VG270U Pbmiipx??

[night iron]

Nice @rough hornet

[sly sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtpJhg

Any thoughts on this build?

Ping me once you respond.

[viral ore]

looks fine

idk where your gonna get a 2060 from tho

[wraith trail]

would probably change the storage up

[sly sphinx]

I know a place in my city that sells thise parts

@viral ore

would probably change the storage up
@wraith trail To how much?

[wraith trail]

as to the place that sell these part it sells that ssd

[sly sphinx]

????

[viral ore]

that gpu is kinda meh, its one of the worst ones

but it still works, ya know

[sly sphinx]

How so?

[viral ore]

just crap build quality and thermals

so no ocing

but run it at stock with decent case airflow and u shud b good

[sly sphinx]

Alright

So do not overclock it is what you are saying?

@viral ore

[viral ore]

yeah

[sly sphinx]

Ahh okay. So everything else is alright?

[little osprey]

@fast dust wyd mean tubes on top

[sand falcon]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6x7r3t
Thoughts?

[little osprey]

No video card?

[sand falcon]

No need

[granite delta]

Solid build

Cooler for aesthetics?

[sand falcon]

Spacing

The case doesn't (I think) have room for the spire

[granite delta]

Ok

What’s the build for?

[sand falcon]

it's a smol boi

Mostly programming

[granite delta]

Oh cool

[sand falcon]

No heavy gaming or ML stuff

[granite delta]

Yeah I can tell

[robust tide]

Anyone know if the LG24600F comes with windows 10? Monitor

[fast dust]

@fast dust wyd mean tubes on top
@little osprey tubes for AIO should be on the bottom. Not good for them to be on the top

[little osprey]

Can someone help me with a media center pc build mini itx size and it’s gonna be playing 4K media

Budget is 750$ max

[sand falcon]

Monitors don't come with operating systems. They can't run operating systems @robust tide

[granite delta]

Never heard that one before

[celest horizon]

Why include an aio on that build?

$103 is a lot for an a320m

[sand falcon]

It's mITX, the spire doesn't fit

Cheapest mITX board currently available

Less than ideal, but the build needs to be small

[little osprey]

I saw a post about an A series ITX from Gigabyte today

[regal basalt]

Meshify c fractal power switch not starting the computer anyone know how to fix this?

[sand falcon]

Have you doubled checked the front panel pins connections?

[weary elk]

Does anybody have any tips for a first time builder? I'm currently in the budget of $300-$400 at the moment. Any recommended parts? Would greatly appreciate it 🙂

[little osprey]

Anyone Know A Good CPU Cooler For Ryzen 9 3900X?? For around 80 usd

[granite delta]

Noctua

[stoic island]

Nh d15s

[granite delta]

Yes ty

I was trying to find the exact model lmao

[ripe quest]

@weary elk you can't really get much for 400 dollars

[granite delta]

Does anybody have any tips for a first time builder? I'm currently in the budget of $300-$400 at the moment. Any recommended parts? Would greatly appreciate it 🙂
@weary elk you can go with an apu

[ripe quest]

a quad cores system with a 570 maybe?

[granite delta]

Depends on the games you play

[ripe quest]

still you would have to cut a lot of corners

you might wanna save up a bit more

[weary elk]

Yea I realized that once I started looking for parts

What price range would you recommend for a starter build? Not looking for anything outlandish or fancy.

[granite delta]

Maybe $700 - $900

Would be good

[ripe quest]

800 dollars is the sweet spot imo

you can get really solid items

[granite delta]

If you are still looking for a $400 build I can list an apu build

Won’t run most games over 60 fps though

[stoic island]

400$ is optiplex+1650 territory

600-700 would be about 3100+1650s territory

800$ 3100+1660s territory

[granite delta]

400$ is optiplex+1650 territory
@stoic island Yeah

The only reason I went with the apu is cuz I can upgrade easily

[weary elk]

Yea when I was piecing together parts I noticed that budget builds can be upgraded in the future

[ripe quest]

if you're looking to build a 400 dollar system, its really not worth it

if you need it right now, listen to soulz

[stoic island]

Meh, Apu builds provide very little performance overall

I don't really like to reccomend them

[weary elk]

An apu paired with a b450 mobo?

[ripe quest]

but if you can wait, I would reccomend waiting and getting a better system

[stoic island]

Since Ryzen APUs run 1 generation behind from the CPUs

[granite delta]

Well

I heard the 3400g was good

[weary elk]

Aren't there 2nd gen apus too?

[granite delta]

So I was gonna pair it with the 1650s when I got the money

[stoic island]

3400g runs like a 2600

:p

[granite delta]

Then upgrade to a 3600

[weary elk]

Is that good?

[stoic island]

Meh

[granite delta]

That’s perfect then

[weary elk]

the ryzen 5 3400g

[granite delta]

Just an extra $2

[stoic island]

Worse than 2600 ofc

[granite delta]

Yeah

[stoic island]

It's 6c12t compared to 4c8t, but ipc the same

[weary elk]

Sounds like I should just wait until next pay check

[granite delta]

Lol

[stoic island]

Waiting is always good

[granite delta]

Yeah

I’ve been waiting for 3 years

[stoic island]

Yes

Wait longer >:D

[granite delta]

I don’t think waiting for your next paycheck will hurt :p

[weary elk]

I've also saw that parts are in really high demand and a lot of components are out of stock

[granite delta]

Wait longer >:D
@stoic island no >:)

[weary elk]

Which makes my choices harder too

[stoic island]

That's just corona

Supply chains are still all kinds of screwed up

[weary elk]

Some prices are bumped up too

I've even looked into the used market which is kinda sketchy

[stoic island]

eBay is not as sketchy as it may seem

Good buyers protection

[weary elk]

Never bought from ebay only amazon

[stoic island]

Ofc used market still carry it's risks

[ripe quest]

you can trust ebay

[stoic island]

You can only lose time not money

[ripe quest]

its probably the most reliable

for used parts

[weary elk]

I've been waiting a bit to building this pc so I'm just really anxious

[stoic island]

Anyways I wouldn't reccomend doing used for first build

[ripe quest]

i still believe that you should wait until you have a budget thats a bit higher

[weary elk]

Building pc's sound fun to get into

[ripe quest]

you won't have very good performance in game

[stoic island]

And wait for moar monies

Waiting is always good

[weary elk]

Alrighty

Thanks a lot for the advice

[stoic island]

Come again whenever :D

[ripe quest]

just be prepared for the fact that your pc won't look like the ones in #build-pics

[weary elk]

So budget between $600-$800 for decent performance

Yea I know that

Sadly

[stoic island]

It's gonna look like mine

[weary elk]

How does yours look?

[ripe quest]

good

at least you know that you can't get unicorn puke for 800 dollars

unlike my friends

[stoic island]

Mine is fairly plain, not really flashy, not good cable management, average case.

[weary elk]

I've just been in tech for awhile but just now considered building a pc

That looks decent is that your first build?

[stoic island]

Heh yea

[weary elk]

What rtx gpu are you running?

[ripe quest]

i believe that is a 2070

from the looks of it

not sure though

[granite delta]

Mine is fairly plain, not really flashy, not good cable management, average case.
@stoic island it’s the inside that counts

Performance > looks

[stoic island]

Ya 2070 Duke oc

[weary elk]

It's an obvious fact that more rgb = more frames

[granite delta]

Duh

[stoic island]

Built it last year

[granite delta]

Common sense

Cool :D

Hoping to get me a build this year

Hopefully this month

Hoping real hard

[weary elk]

That's the plan

At most the end of this year

[little osprey]

@stoic island does the case close

[weary elk]

Never knew budgeting would be such a pain when coming to pc building

[granite delta]

Yeah

[ripe quest]

yeah pcs cost a lot more than you think

[granite delta]

I learned the hard way

You gotta remember about peripherals and such things

[ripe quest]

my friend thought he could get a good system for 400 bucks like an xbox or ps4

[granite delta]

Cable management matters too

[weary elk]

Oh yea...

[ripe quest]

just remember

[weary elk]

That's problem with my build plan so far

[ripe quest]

you can game on a bad keeb

but not a bad mouse

bad mice are harder to game on

[granite delta]

I’d say get $800 for your build and another $200 for some accessories

To make your life easier

[weary elk]

I already have a good mechanical keyboard and decent mouse

[ripe quest]

good

[weary elk]

Same with usb mic

[ripe quest]

do you have a decent monitor?

[weary elk]

No I need an upgrade for the monitor

This one doesn't even have hdmi port

[granite delta]

Well

[ripe quest]

i would set aside another 200 dollars for monitor and headset

[granite delta]

You want a monitor that has a display port

[ripe quest]

because monitor prices are really high rn

[granite delta]

You don’t even need a headset since you have a usb mic

[regal basalt]

@sand falcon I did it could be my power supply however when I swapped the unit out i got no light on what so ever. I'll try with the original cable tomorrow. Does that make sense to you?

[granite delta]

Just use some apple earbuds lmao

[weary elk]

Would you recommend a 60hrtz or 75 hrtz?

[granite delta]

Or whatever is your preference

Would you recommend a 60hrtz or 75 hrtz?
@weary elk 75 I’m pretty sure you can get a 144 hz

[ripe quest]

depends

144hz monitor prices are really jacked up rn

though prices could come down

[stoic island]

@little osprey ya the pic was taken with the panel off

[weary elk]

Hmm ok

Once again, thank you for the tips and advice

Joining this discord was a good idea though I never used it until now

[ripe quest]

i joined this for a pc giveaway lmao

[weary elk]

lool

[ripe quest]

this server is actually rlly fun though

[regal basalt]

Ever just want to break the PC your trouble shooting..

[weary elk]

Seems like it

[regal basalt]

Geez I got to walm away from this LOL

[weary elk]

Everyone seems friendly and have well rounded knowledge about tech

[ripe quest]

hey man keep grinding and you'll get that system

[weary elk]

I'll make sure to post a picture of my pc once I build it

[ripe quest]

saving up is a pain but its worth it

[weary elk]

It really is

[ripe quest]

just make sure to not put it on your floor

[weary elk]

Yea I already have a desk layout for it

One last question. Mid tower or mini atx?

[ripe quest]

i always like mid because i like having some more room

[weary elk]

Got it got it

[ripe quest]

but if you can save some money

go for it

just make sure to check the specs and stuff for the mobo

[weary elk]

Yea I think since I'm saving I'll go for the b450 or b550 mobo for the next gen upgrades

[ripe quest]

at your budget, I would go micro atx

get something like a Gigabyte b550 DS3H

or a b450 ds3h

[desert gulch]

👌

[peak shore]

Can anyone figure out what product that is based on the information in the image

[granite delta]

Well

The baseboard manufacturer is hp

@peak shore does he need to find out what mobo he has or are you just asking us

[peak shore]

He wanted to figure out what he has

[granite delta]

Oh ok

@astral lynx this should help https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01603067

[peak shore]

Ty

[granite delta]

Np

[deep skiff]

Anybody got any good recommendations for a 500$ build?

[tiny forge]

Do AMD

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vpnQFG

Little over 500

Idk much about AMD

or This https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/BnBD4D/entry-level-intel-gaming-build

[little leaf]

@tiny forge bat list lmao

Very bad

@deep skiff dont buy those lists

I would recommend a 3100 with stock cooler b450 ds3h

16 gbs of ddr4 3200 cl16 ripjaws

A cruial p1

500gb

Used rx 570

Or a 1650s

Cant make a list rn on molbile

[tiny forge]

like I said I'm not familiar with AMD, and I just found that bad entry level intel gaming build on the home page

[spiral zealot]

@deep skiff going off what nom nom said - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YtmGWb with something like this for the GPU - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-AMD-Radeon-RX-570-GAMING-4GB-MI-Graphics-Card/402349301487

[chilly tapir]

Intel i9 9900K - $564
ASUS ROG Geforce RTX Strix 2080Ti - $1405 x2
ASUS ROG Helios ATX Case - $320
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Code Motherboard - $260
ASUS ROG Thor PSU 1200W 90+ Platinum - $370
ASUS ROG Ryujin 360 CPU AIO Cooler - $320
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB 3200 Memory - $290
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD - $120 x2

Asus ROG PC = $ 5174 and its epic but with new gpus its cheaper

Replace the ROG Strix with a 3090

or 3080

[little osprey]

Damn that asus sponsorship sounds nice

[errant berry]

man really said x2 for the gpu tho😂

[autumn wolf]

for gaming yeah useless though could also be for something else like modeling or something else

though not sure how many programs now adays take advantage

[errant berry]

ya idk much games that support sli/crossfire

[formal badge]

sli in 2020 lol

[peak shore]

$320 for a case, $370 for the psu and $320 for an AIO cooler LMAO

[agile cloak]

I want something with a 1660 ti but my budget is 800 can someone help me?

[stoic island]

@agile cloak get a 1660 super

Cheaper, same performance

[foggy hazel]

@peak shore food pictures are not build-pics :P

[unborn solstice]

haha bc spaghett

[lethal latch]

I'm eyeing a $200 USD AMD 3600X to upgrade from my Intel 4790k right now.

But AMD 4000 is supposedly around the corner before 2021. Should I wait? I'm torn, I've been waiting forever and feel like going "yolo it" and I'm thinking if I'm lucky I could just pop in an AMD 4000 into existing AM4 boards if needed.

[shy cradle]

just wait

[granite delta]

Thoughts?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b3cYV7

[analog hearth]

not bad

I saw the budget and was like

what

make sure that mobo's BIOS is update (it should be, anyways)

[granite delta]

Alright

Gonna use that as a temporary build then when I get a better build I’ll upgrade the cpu to a 2600 and add a 1650s and make it my streaming pc

[analog hearth]

sounds good

[next kestrel]

if its temporary might as well save some money and get a 3200G

[ripe quest]

@weary elk Scatter Volt just released a 500 dollar build video

if you wanna watch it just search it up on yt

it looks pretty solid

and should hit 60 fps on most games

[little osprey]

Are 50°C for cpu and 29° for motherboard good average temps?

[peak shore]

That's The before picture of my desk

I have two systems and a ton of extra peripheral devices from working at home, I finally got around to re doing my desk

[foggy hazel]

@peak shore suuuuure!

[hushed juniper]

Made my first build about 4 years ago with no experience. Everything went well except my case has two front fans and one rear, and my mobo does not have another plugin for the second front facing fan so I just use the one front, one back, and my CPU/GPU fans. Is there any way to make the second front-facing fan work without getting a different mobo that has the additional pins?

[stoic island]

4 pin pwm splitters

[foggy hazel]

which is basically a Y shaped cable, that costs a couple of bucks

[stoic island]

Example : https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-Black-Sleeved-Splitter-Converter/dp/B01EF9OI0O/

[hushed juniper]

I see, just Googled this. So would this basically function like an HDMI splitter does? turns the one port into a dual port?

[foggy hazel]

yes

[hushed juniper]

Thanks for the fast, easy answer!

[foggy hazel]

best of luck :)

[foggy hazel]

@safe kernel the tilt/angle on the top monitor seems fairly severe?

[safe kernel]

it can tilt full 90 but i have it set so it doesnt break my neck while im sitting lol

[steel tartan]

www.icloud.com/notes/0-_CyXuunC-Dj5AXWAHBDLLhA

[ripe wedge]

asking me to sign in cant see

[steel tartan]

Oh Idk

[foggy hazel]

@safe kernel ah, fair :)

[spiral zealot]

@lethal latch If you build AM4 w/a B550 board, you can go 3000 series now and just swap in the 4000 series once it hits. If you did that though, I'd go for a cheaper CPU, something like a 3100, which will give you solid perf for now, but also cut the CPU cost almost in half compared to the 3600X.

[slow valve]

So I have a question for my friend who wants to build a $1000 pc build with a 3070 when it comes out, what parts should he get? He said he would use it for Gaming and Streaming, I do suspect he might do some light editing, but nothing serious.

[ripe quest]

i think bitwit made a 1000 dollar build with a 3070 a few days back

tell him to look there

i think if hes on a 1000 dollar budget he should try getting a used 2080s or ti thats gonna be cheaper than 500 bucks

[vital warren]

1000 is a little tight with a 3070

[stoic island]

It is workable

Someone go make a list :p

On mobile so I don't want to make one

[spiral zealot]

yeah, and jayztwocents talked about bitwit's build in his last video and was questioning whether you'd CPU bottleneck at all with the 3600, just because we still don't know what actual performance of the 3070 is gonna look like

so he said to take that build with a grain of salt

[vital warren]

b550 phantom is back to 160 ffs

i was about to buy one too and it's oos

😦

[ripe quest]

So I have a question for my friend who wants to build a $1000 pc build with a 3070 when it comes out, what parts should he get? He said he would use it for Gaming and Streaming, I do suspect he might do some light editing, but nothing serious.
@slow valve its gonna be hard to fit a 3070 in there and there also might be some bottleneck. I would tell him to go for a cheaper gpu thats around 100 dollars cheaper and that way he won't have to cut as many corners

[slow valve]

I told him that he would probably bottle neck and should wait until we start seeing tests

[ripe quest]

good

[spiral zealot]

yeah, it's really hard to recommend full builds from scratch with 3000 series until we see some real benchmarks start coming out

[slow valve]

true that's what i told him

[vital warren]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NyXywh i tried to put something together

[spiral zealot]

just because we don't know where the bottlenecks will be depending on budget

[stoic island]

That works

[vital warren]

but wait for reviews etc

[stoic island]

You can scrape some monies off if needed

[vital warren]

benchmarks

[spiral zealot]

my instinct would still be to stick with a 3600/3070 combo, but again, we have no idea how that will actually shape up in the real world

[vital warren]

all dat

[ripe quest]

he can either have only an hdd with more storage

or have a 500 gig ssd or something

[vital warren]

def ssd

[stoic island]

Def

[foggy hazel]

for the love of responsiveness, do NOT go with a HDD as the main drive.

[ripe quest]

all builds need to have an ssd in 2020

[vital warren]

i've been booting off the same 5400rpm hdd for 4 years

lmao

[ripe quest]

even if it is just 256 gigs

that sounds painful @vital warren

[vital warren]

it is

but new build later in the year finally with an sn750 boot drive so im chilling

[ripe quest]

i cant imagine how slow that would be

with an hdd

why didnt you invest in an ssd though @vital warren

honestly even a 256 gig will do

[vital warren]

didn't really start getting into computers until recently, brother made this build for me years ago and has worked decently until recently

hdd is showing it's age

[ripe quest]

oh ok

[safe kernel]

i've been booting off the same 5400rpm hdd for 4 years
@vital warren pls delete this lmao

[desert gulch]

Ive been booting off a floppy drive for 5 years

[ripe wedge]

F

[lyric thistle]

my brother's old computer still boots to a 5400rpm 8MB cache 500GB drive

takes like half an hour from post to idle

[ashen cove]

I have a 2060 and a 550 w psu

But when I turn it on it turns on and shuts right off

Any help?

[granite delta]

I highly doubt it’s the psu

Most likely the mobo

@stoic island

Sorry for the ping, but I figured you would know

[stoic island]

@foggy hazel I'll pass the ping on :P

[granite delta]

Lmao ok

[viral ore]

welp, im not doing anything rn, so i guess ill just get the ball rolling here

@ashen cove is this a prebuilt? did you build it yourself? how long ago did you put it together? are these all new parts?

also

[lusty glacier]

This might be a dumb question but my build is complete but the fans don’t come until Tuesday. Is it alright to install windows and use the system for light tasks with the side panel off short term?

[viral ore]

what mobo and psu?

fans as in case fans?

[lusty glacier]

Yeah

[viral ore]

yeah thats fine

[lusty glacier]

Sick

[viral ore]

with the side panel off, the components will take care of themselves

[granite delta]

Plays doom eternal

[unkempt jolt]

anyone with Asus Aura that knows how to fix this?

[granite delta]

Try reinstalling it

[unkempt jolt]

already did, on my third try.

[granite delta]

already did, on my third try.
@unkempt jolt have you tried to search up the problem on yt?

[unkempt jolt]

Not yet, on YouTube videos right now but all the videos I seen are a little bit different since it’s different versions and a lot of complaining on most of the videos

[granite delta]

I mean

[dusk cradle]

Just finished my first build and no post.. lights are on and fans are spinning but no signal to monitor any tips?

[desert gulch]

Yes

Make sure you is plugged in to slot fully and pcie psu cables are in

Make sure you use your gpu as your display out

[dusk cradle]

OK awesome will do that now

It didn't work, is it possible its a hardware issue?

[desert gulch]

Is your ram pushed all the way in?

Push each side and make sure it wont click

[dusk cradle]

Honestly maybe not lemme try

[desert gulch]

@dusk cradle did that work?

[dusk cradle]

No :(

[desert gulch]

Ok

HDMI or dp?

[dusk cradle]

Hdmi

[desert gulch]

Did you switch the source on monitor to hdmi?

[dusk cradle]

Yeah

[desert gulch]

Ok

[dusk cradle]

It automatically switches between via and hdmi to find a source

[desert gulch]

Do you have your cpu power cable plugged jn?

@dusk cradle

[dusk cradle]

Oh I honestly don't know

[desert gulch]

Its a 8 pin that goes to the upper right of mobo

[dusk cradle]

I didn't even know there was a cpu power cable sorry

[desert gulch]

Yeah it may be a 4 pin

Or 4+4

[dusk cradle]

Oh ok ok damn I took a break ill be back in a minute and try it

[desert gulch]

ight cool

[dusk cradle]

Is it this 4 pin? @desert gulch

omg it worked

Ur my hero bro thank you so much

[lone trellis]

what is the best prebuilt

[spiral zealot]

went to finish my i3 flip today and it wouldn't boot with both sticks of ram

turns out socket pins were bent

manage to straighten 2 of them out and got both sticks recognized

almost thought i was gonna have to get a new mobo

[lusty glacier]

This might be a dumb question but my build is complete but the fans don’t come until Tuesday. Is it alright to install windows and use the system for light tasks with the side panel off short term?
@lusty glacier

I'm back, done work and home now and a little nervous. I'm running a Ryzen 7 3700x with wraith prism (for now) and using my 1060 6GB until 3080 is available. The case I'm using is Lian Li PC-O11 and my set of six fans comes in Tuesday.

I have one spare case fan sitting in a drawer. Am I better off A. using the fan as intake or exhaust and keeping the case close B. keeping the side panel off with or without the fan or C. just keep using my ehhh system until the fans come in. All I intend on doing is browsing and playing WoW, and I'm taking my SSDs from the old system so if I run into thermal problems I'd have to swap them back in.

[wide sparrow]

@quick tide do you use IR tracking with fs2020?

[quick tide]

@wide sparrow Yes, TrackIR Pro

[lone trellis]

um where do i find a good prebuilt

does new egg have some

[robust tide]

@lone trellis You can try finding some on Cyberpower PC or somethin else that suits you.

They usually have a large selection and tells you fps you'll get on games you want to play on.

[granite delta]

Nzxt starter pcs look good tbh

[stoic wyvern]

anyone know a website where you can buy windows 10 key for a cheap price and thats a reliably

[deep skiff]

ebayyyyyyy

[stoic wyvern]

anywhere else

[cursive wharf]

there has been some posted in #tech-deals
I tend not to look into them and post on server as they are kinda grey zone market

[eager heart]

https://shawnix.company.site/ someone linked this in the server once and said it worked for them

I haven't tested it out though

[potent prairie]

That looks very sketchy

Go for eBay. Probably cheaper, plus buyer protection

[split fable]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nJfd3t

[wide sparrow]

@quick tide dream setup

[ashen cove]

Anyone able to help me, looks like my audio isn't really working cutting in and out

[lusty bane]

Ok so when I turn on my pc the ez debug led for cpu flashes then immediately turns off and then the vga one turns on for like a minute and turns off I am not getting a post I need help and would appreciate it a lot

[little osprey]

good build for about 1200?

[desert gulch]

Wait for 3070

[little osprey]

i really dont care for it i can upgrade at a later time

well maybe i can. ik its not recommended to buy parts as you can but i am so graphics card can wait

[desert gulch]

@little osprey would you be ok buying a used gpu?

[little osprey]

i dont know.

[desert gulch]

ok

i will make an all new list

[little osprey]

this is my first build

[desert gulch]

but you could buy a 2080ti used for cheaper than a new 2070s

[little osprey]

well if you trust the source then alright

[desert gulch]

so here is an all new build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FRZcdm

but it isnt worth it

atm

[little osprey]

ok so what about the one with the used gpu?

[desert gulch]

problem is, a 3600 could bottleneck a 2080ti

[lusty bane]

You are gonna be able to bet a 30 series gpu for the price of that 2070

[desert gulch]

yeah thats what i told him

scroll up

[lusty bane]

Oh sorry mb

[desert gulch]

yeah ur all good

@little osprey you realize if you buy a new gpu now you will lost most of that value when it shows up at your door right?

[little osprey]

like i said im buying parts as i can so i can wait for the 3070 and buy a compatible mb right now

[desert gulch]

why cant you wait?

[granite delta]

Ok what

[little osprey]

i can wait

[desert gulch]

please do

you wont regret it

[little osprey]

gpu is probably the most expensive thing in a build so itll probably be the last thing i buy

[desert gulch]

ok

yeah thing is we have no idea how the 3070 even performs in games

[little osprey]

yeah ik thats the thing. i have the money to buy some parts rn but i wont later on

[desert gulch]

ok

[bronze helm]

I would wait a week or more to buy the 30 seriew

Series*

Like a week from release

[desert gulch]

yeah they may announce the best combos for it

[bronze helm]

Yezzir

And I will read them all

And imagining them in my head because I cant afford them lmfaooo

[little osprey]

lmao

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/IntentCypress18/saved/TM9Kpg my build, the 970 evo plus is the same price as the 970 evo rn and i am gonna get the high air flow versions off my case fans cuz i have a discount and i am prob gonna change the headsets trw'

so dont look worry bout the headset

[bronze helm]

I have the same case and cpu cooler uwu

If u are willing to spend more money I'd go all in and put 64 gb ram

[little osprey]

its good right?

i might

if i have money

but i dont think i will

[bronze helm]

and why ryzen 9 3900x and not i9-10900K?

[little osprey]

cuz the ryzen is better

[granite delta]

LOL

LOL

[little osprey]

for what i am doing

i am not just gonna game

[desert gulch]

yeah ryzen is better for workstations

and editing

and rendering

[bronze helm]

I see

[little osprey]

and the the i9 would cost way more

[bronze helm]

So intel is better than ryzen in gaming?

[little osprey]

a litte

but not too much if u have a good gpu

bad gpu

if you plan on only gaming then intel

then its pretty good

[granite delta]

Ryzen even if only gaming

😎

[little osprey]

if you plan on only gaming then intel
also that

Ryzen even if only gaming
@granite delta true

[granite delta]

If you buy an intel cpu

Bitwit will kill you

[bronze helm]

Lol

[little osprey]

ig but not a lot of games take multithreading which is pretty much what ryzen is best known for

[bronze helm]

I am dumb and went I found money on the floor I spend on a i5-9600K and rtx 2070 super

[little osprey]

i rather still get ryzen

[bronze helm]

at the end the cpu will bottleneck the gpu

I should've went with an i7-9600K instead

[granite delta]

Or ryzen

Ya know

🥴

[bronze helm]

But I domt know a lot of pc parts

I need a friend who knows:C

[granite delta]

You learn from your mistakes

I can be your friend then 😎😎

I don’t know as much people here

But I know the basics and such

[bronze helm]

U seem to know a lot about hardware Bl

Oh well me too xd

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VGrMq3

pretty much what i was gonna go for if i didnt wait for the 30 series

also i am gonna go with a 4900x

[granite delta]

Good list overall

[bronze helm]

Oh yeah let me share my setup

[little osprey]

not 3900x

[granite delta]

But

[little osprey]

and a 3080

[granite delta]

I don’t really think the x version of the 3600 is much of a difference

[little osprey]

yea

only get the x if its a few bucks more

[granite delta]

Also

[little osprey]

yeah ive seen people say to get 3600 because its pretty much the same at a lower price

the clock speeds are a bit better

[granite delta]

Just wait for the 3070

[little osprey]

and the cooler is way better

[granite delta]

It’ll be worth it

[little osprey]

its cpus

[granite delta]

The 3600 shouldn’t have that much issues with it

[plush wigeon]

3600x is only $10 more than the base 3600 currently

[granite delta]

It can handle a 2080 pretty nicely

[little osprey]

yeah i am but im pretty sure that motherboard will be compatible with the 30 series

[bronze helm]

Why cant i share my pc build lol

[little osprey]

3600x is only $10 more than the base 3600 currently
@plush wigeon get the x

[granite delta]

And the 4000 amd series too

[little osprey]

the cooler is better

[plush wigeon]

This is my $1000 limit list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6sM87T

[granite delta]

If it’s $10 more

Just get the x

[little osprey]

Why cant i share my pc build lol
@bronze helm is it a link?

u can only upload once ur level 3

Why cant i share my pc build lol
@bronze helm gotta be lvl 3

and post links

[granite delta]

I don’t really know much about the amd cards

[little osprey]

me neither

[granite delta]

But I like the build @plush wigeon

[little osprey]

i reccomend the 5700xt over the 2070s

[granite delta]

Crucial ftw

[little osprey]

cuz a sapphire 5700xt

i always have to look up what it compares to in the nvidia cards

can perform the same as a 2080ti

at 4k

in any game

and yet costs less than a 2070s

[granite delta]

I heard their drivers really suck doe

[little osprey]

not anymore

last year they were bad

[granite delta]

I’ll consider it

[little osprey]

the 5700xt

[granite delta]

With a 3600

[little osprey]

is a card between 2060s

and 2070s

[granite delta]

If they keep doing good I’ll consider one

[little osprey]

its better than a 2060s and is cheaper

yea

i still have hope for big navi cards

if those cards are better than 3080

i will get those

[granite delta]

I really just want something that’ll last me for years

That’ll last me until I move out

[little osprey]

that will

[granite delta]

In like 2 - 3 years

Maybe it’ll last even longer

[little osprey]

wait for big navi thou

then choose between 30 series or big navi

plus it will be black friday

/cyber monday

[granite delta]

Omg

Yes

[little osprey]

thats in november

yea

big navi is in oct

i suggest wait till then

but its ur choice

thats the thing i dont wanna wait that long for 30 series

then get a 1660ti or something

used

and wait till then

[granite delta]

3070 comes out next month

It’s not a long wait

Tbh

[little osprey]

ik

[granite delta]

I’m still waiting after 2 years to get a pc

[little osprey]

i have been waiting since march

[granite delta]

Never had 1

[little osprey]

same

[granite delta]

But I’m hoping to have one by next week

At least an apu pc

[plush wigeon]

I've been waiting since 2013

[little osprey]

my computer can run minecraft at 720p with 20 frames

[granite delta]

And make my way up

[little osprey]

with everything closed

i have a xbox without gold

so i cant do anything except play watch dogs 2 which i am 100% or play hitman 2

i have an all in one desktop

and grind for the next game

or play minecraft which gets boring

cuz

i cant play with my friends

and show what i built

anyways gn

[granite delta]

Gn

[orchid hatch]

Hello

Wait I cannot send links here?

[vocal hare]

Yeah that won't work super well

[orchid hatch]

Ah this is scam

Welp

[vocal hare]

Hold up let me see

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RfvRL2

[orchid hatch]

Oh lmao

He helped me a ton here by making this

[vocal hare]

This is something I put together for fox here

On a kinda tight budget

[orchid hatch]

The budget was 550

[vocal hare]

How to y'all feel about it

Oof looks like I might take a lil for some if any responses

But you aren't buying right now correct?

[orchid hatch]

Yeah I am not buying it right now

[vocal hare]

Fingers crossed parts may get cheaper

[desert gulch]

@vocal hare is he adding a GPU later?

Cause igpu will only work for like csgo

[vocal hare]

@desert gulch no idea

The budget was originally 500 with a monitor but he said it was ok to increase it to 550

Monitor was recommended by someone else

[orchid hatch]

I just need it for Minecraft nothing else

[vocal hare]

Should be playing minecraft

[orchid hatch]

Oh my color changed

Roles

[vocal hare]

So for the most part it should be fine

You could even run some lighter shaders on around 45 fps

[orchid hatch]

Shaders I really don’t like them

Just one texture pack nothing else

[vocal hare]

Then for the most part you should be fine as long as it isn't crazy like x256 or x512

[orchid hatch]

Nope

Just a simple

Pack

[vocal hare]

128 and under should be perfect without much frame drop

[desert gulch]

I would honestly get a optiplex and throw a GPU in it

It would be way better

For that price

[vocal hare]

Yeah I would to but not sure how he feels about used

[orchid hatch]

Thats the pack I use

[vocal hare]

Um I'd remove that

[orchid hatch]

Sorry lmao

[vocal hare]

Not really the place for that

[desert gulch]

Fox what do you feel about buying used?

[orchid hatch]

I really don’t know sir

[vocal hare]

@orchid hatch if you get an older desktop and slap a gou in that you'd probably get better performance

[desert gulch]

Optiplex+GPU=yum

Yeah

For the price

[vocal hare]

But this is the best I could do on new parts

[orchid hatch]

I have a spare like older one

[vocal hare]

?

[orchid hatch]

But Jesus Christ its so slow

Slower than a school computer

Even the monitor

[vocal hare]

No you could buy an older desktop

[orchid hatch]

Oh

[vocal hare]

And put a low power gpu and get some good performance

[orchid hatch]

Hm

I would rather try to get a new one as I would be using it for a long time

Irdk

Well Gn its late here

[vocal hare]

Yeah it's about 2am for me

[orchid hatch]

Thank you for your Help @vocal hare and @desert gulch

[little leaf]

@obsidian wedge are you planning to build now?

Or are you ok with waiting for new parts in october

[obsidian wedge]

nto rkly

not rly

[little leaf]

Or buying a 2080ti ebay for 500

[obsidian wedge]

well thats not rly a problem

i cant wait my pc is in a horrible state

[little leaf]

Because 3070>2080ti

[obsidian wedge]

i know

[little leaf]

But you can find 2080tis on ebay for like 500

[obsidian wedge]

but 2080 ti is still INSANE

compared to my 1060

as long as its not like a person with 0 reviews

and not trustable

is it bad to buy a gpu used?

[little leaf]

Psu

No never used

[obsidian wedge]

i just rly wanna include a lian li o11 dynamic

not psu gpu i made a typo sorry

[little leaf]

Gpu yes

[obsidian wedge]

is there anyway you can help me make a pc part picker because i know abt pcs but not too much and i feel like i will mess up and regret it in the future

[little leaf]

Cant

On molbile

[obsidian wedge]

k

[little leaf]

@cursive wharf wanna make list for them?

[obsidian wedge]

can you suggest parts?

[little leaf]

3600x

2070s new or 2080ti used

[obsidian wedge]

r5 3600x?

[little leaf]

B550 pro vdh wifi or b550 ds3h

3600x only 6 dollars more than reg

[obsidian wedge]

ok

[little leaf]

Mp34 512gb

Or 1tb

Corsair

[obsidian wedge]

i dont need storage

i already have my storage

[little leaf]

Corair 220t

Rm 750 for a 2080ti

Or 650

For 2070s at least 550

[obsidian wedge]

ok

im gonna try to fit a lian li into the budget and a 6 pack of fans

[little leaf]

Thats stupid

But ok

[obsidian wedge]

why

[little leaf]

Thats like 200 on just case lmao

[obsidian wedge]

i rly wanna have a case that looks rly good

what abt the darkflash phantom its 150

[little leaf]

Look at the 220t

P400-

[obsidian wedge]

ok

[little leaf]

Or td500

[obsidian wedge]

Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case

i had this in my og pc part picker list

[ripe wedge]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhZQFG ultimate gaming machine

[little leaf]

Ah yes

Best

[obsidian wedge]

can you take off the part thats covering the fans on the 220t

[little leaf]

Look up 220t airflow

[obsidian wedge]

i did

[little leaf]

But yes you can

[obsidian wedge]

k

should i use the r7 3700x?

[vocal hare]

Not needed

The difference between it and the 3600 for gaming is kinda meh

[obsidian wedge]

can a r5 3600x handle a 2070s or a 2080ti

[vocal hare]

2070S for sure

[obsidian wedge]

what abt the 2080ti

[vocal hare]

I mean you ain't getting a 2080 ti

[little leaf]

Yes well enough

[obsidian wedge]

on ebay

[vocal hare]

3070 probably

2080 to are selling cheaper now but actually winning an auction

[obsidian wedge]

accepts offers

[vocal hare]

Still gotta bid against ithers

Others*

[obsidian wedge]

should i just get a new 2070s

[vocal hare]

Likely won't be that low

If you aren't building now

Wait

[obsidian wedge]

and not have to win anything

[little leaf]

No

[obsidian wedge]

i would like to build asap

[vocal hare]

You got parents approval already?

[obsidian wedge]

not yet but i wanna be ready with a parts list to show them that im not asking for something that i cant handle

[vocal hare]

If not you've gotta work on that

Um alright?

I guess 2070S as placeholder for now

You need WiFi? Or are you wired in

[obsidian wedge]

wifi

trying to get wired in

[vocal hare]

Hmm

You think you be able to get wired or is wifi a necessity

[obsidian wedge]

necessity

[vocal hare]

Aight

[obsidian wedge]

is the gigabyte windforce oc 3x 2070 super good?

[ripe wedge]

yea

that was a popular variant I think

[potent prairie]

3000 is gonna be better. I'd wait (if you can) b/c prices will only go down

[ripe wedge]

I like my 2070S anyways but im gonna upgrade to a 3080

[obsidian wedge]

what power supply for r5 3600x 2070s

?

will the cables on a psu be long enough to be in a atx case and go into a matx motherboard

[potent prairie]

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40/
I'd say at least B
500-600 would be plenty. Maybe a little more if you want to do a ton of OCing

If not, you can get cable extensions

[vocal hare]

Hmm how high quality of a psu you aiming for

[obsidian wedge]

not like best of best but not a bomb in my pc

[ripe wedge]

corsairs psus are good

could get a cv550 or similar

[potent prairie]

Don't buy the brand, buy the item

Esp with PSUs

[ripe wedge]

^

[potent prairie]

You don't want to cheap out and wreck your PC

[ripe wedge]

the cv550 is a 550W bronze

I wouldnt go below bronze

[potent prairie]

80+ rating isn't everything either

[ripe wedge]

so that = white = no no

well yea

[potent prairie]

That's just efficiency, you can have a 80+ PSU and have it be a bomb

[ripe wedge]

yep so if you have a gold rating psu your power bill will be less

[obsidian wedge]

Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

is that good

[potent prairie]

That'd work fine

[ripe wedge]

let me check the ltt psu tier list

[potent prairie]

B tier

[obsidian wedge]

ok

is that good

[ripe wedge]

ah its a b tier

yea b tier is pretty good

[vocal hare]

Found a 750 cxm for 125

[obsidian wedge]

ok so ima use it could always upgrade un the future if really needed

[ripe wedge]

@obsidian wedge how much is it tho

[obsidian wedge]

out of stock nvm

[near garden]

Is the 2060 still good or should I spend more and get a 2070 ?

[little leaf]

Why would u get a cxm 750 for 125

[ripe wedge]

@near garden brand new or used?

[little leaf]

When you can get a rm 750

[near garden]

Used

[little leaf]

For like 10 more

[obsidian wedge]

Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply im gonna use this

[ripe wedge]

@near garden how much is the 2060 u were looking at

[potent prairie]

RM is good too

[ripe wedge]

yea rm is good

[vocal hare]

What was the budget again?

[near garden]

350$ i think

[obsidian wedge]

does anyone know if the darkflash phantom is good

[vocal hare]

Rm750 is 139 ish rn

[ripe wedge]

$350 for a used 2060??? thats awful

[vocal hare]

Forgot about that

[near garden]

Its a 2070 my bad

[ripe wedge]

o

I mean you can probably find a 2070 super at around that range

[little leaf]

Thats aful to

[vocal hare]

Honestly still not that good for 2070

[little leaf]

2060s be going for 220

Round me

[near garden]

Wow

Around me there going for like 270$

[vocal hare]

Oh NVM the 650 cxm was 95 bucks

[near garden]

And stuff

[ripe wedge]

let me see how much 2060s are going for around me

lol

[near garden]

Yeah I looked it up right now I saw a 2070 super for 380$

[ripe wedge]

people trying to scam people on facebook

[vocal hare]

Lol

Fr 2060 s is 400 new

[near garden]

Rather get a new one

[ripe wedge]

I mean im going to be selling my 2070s to a friend for $300 lol

[vocal hare]

@little leaf https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DyrGWb yah think this works for lazis?

[ripe wedge]

at that point id wait for a new 3070

[near garden]

Yeah

[ripe wedge]

its more powerful than a 2080ti

[vocal hare]

I mean yeah it's a placeholder really

[ripe wedge]

you can add custom parts

[vocal hare]

Ik but he wanted to show it to his parents right?

A blank space that is worth $500 ain't super attractive looking

[ripe wedge]

true I guess

also why that lian li case?

[vocal hare]

Oh it's a good case also they wanted a loan li earlier right?

[ripe wedge]

and also a 3600 is better

non x