building-and-recc-chat

[stoic island]

Eh, 11700k annoying

[jagged ember]

11700k is real hot

[frigid island]

For everything, monitor and everything included

[fierce elk]

ok

[obsidian wigeon]

yes but it's more hungry lel

[stoic island]

Oo dedicate like 600$ of it to peripherals xD

[jagged ember]

Mm

[obsidian wigeon]

like 10700 consuming more than 10700k

lower bin be like

[stoic island]

M27q+PC37x+Schiit Fulla+keychron C2+viper mini or smth sounds pretty neat

Anyways

[young fox]

for a video card how much memory is good

[obsidian wigeon]

you're better off focusing on the gpu's perf than its vram amount

and how well does it work for your needs

or wants

[young fox]

i want to get a pc in a year

bc my computer=trash

so would 4 or 3gb be reasonable for a video card

[tight sorrel]

8GB

6GB minimum.

[jagged ember]

But again, focus more on it's performance in desired applications

[young fox]

im not planning on gaming tho

[jagged ember]

3060 vs 3060ti is good example

[tight sorrel]

what you planning to do?

[jagged ember]

Ti has less vram but better performance overall

[fierce elk]

kinda embarassing but what motherboard is compatable with a 7 5800x

[young fox]

just work

and school

[tight sorrel]

any one with a B550/X570 chipset

[fierce elk]

alr

[hallow glen]

hi

[young fox]

what do u think ab this

[stoic island]

neither

[jagged ember]

Neither

[stoic island]

please neither

[tight sorrel]

those are workstation GPUs. for doing 3d /CAD

[hallow glen]

HAHAHAHAH

not even the rtx variant

[stoic island]

Quadro 6000 is 11 years old btw

[hallow glen]

yeah

[stoic island]

W7100 is 7 years old

[obsidian wigeon]

work? what kind of work

[tight sorrel]

@young foxwhat are you going to do with your PC?

[young fox]

school

[obsidian wigeon]

if it's general office, you don't even need a gpu

[jagged ember]

Might as well get igpu

[obsidian wigeon]

many cpus with decent igpu exists

[stoic island]

yea

[jagged ember]

10400

[stoic island]

11500

11400/11500

[obsidian wigeon]

11500 can game a bit too

[jagged ember]

I keep forgetting about 11th gen

Jeez

[obsidian wigeon]

uhd 750

it's xe but cut down

[stoic island]

11th gen gets a better iGP so

[obsidian wigeon]

cause rocket lake die is so big

[stoic island]

11400/11500 over 10400

[obsidian wigeon]

rip full xe

[jagged ember]

Yeah I need to remember 11th gen has better igpu

[young fox]

then what would be a good mobo with these. Im not completely done

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mmvwQD

[jagged ember]

2600 has no igpu

[fierce elk]

lol 64 gb of ram is soooo overkill

[jagged ember]

Again, I'd go for any of the suggestions above

Preferably 11th gen cpus

[stoic island]

uhm

I would change everything

what's the total budget?

[tight sorrel]

get rid of the Ryzen processor, add a Intel 11500 and a B560 motherboard

[young fox]

umm im a noob just like the other person so...

[young fox]

k

[stoic island]

what's the total budget?

..

[young fox]

around 1000

just asking is that too less

[obsidian wigeon]

that's plenty

[jagged ember]

Not for a work pc

[obsidian wigeon]

lots of wiggle room

[jagged ember]

I'm sure someone will beat me to it

[obsidian wigeon]

am just lazy rn lol

[jagged ember]

But I'll send a list when I'm on my pc

[young fox]

what ab a i7 with integrated graphics

[obsidian wigeon]

11500 is i5

[young fox]

yea ik

[obsidian wigeon]

ah, nah

no point

[young fox]

but i kinda what a i7 or i9

[obsidian wigeon]

that's overspending

[young fox]

k

[tight sorrel]

and the 11th gen intel i7s and i9s are not good

[obsidian wigeon]

i7 is still decent

i9? nah

[young fox]

why should I get a B560

like whats good ab it

[tight sorrel]

its all you need

[jagged ember]

Upgradeable too

[fierce elk]

this is what i have https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jcvwQD, leaves some room for graphics card, and perifs

[jagged ember]

Wha

Where's the gpu

Also 64gb ram?

[fierce elk]

his budget was kinda high end

[jagged ember]

Um

It's 1000 bucks

Not 2000 lol

[stoic island]

also uh

[tight sorrel]

different guy

[stoic island]

that's just

wack

[jagged ember]

Gpus cost a lot now

[young fox]

so hows thishttps://pcpartpicker.com/list/34vwQD

[jagged ember]

And the build overall is just wack yeah

[stoic island]

remember you need like 1200$ for a good GPU nowadays

[young fox]

i think he talking ab the first person

[frigid island]

Hi ye I’m the guy with the 2400 budget lol

[tight sorrel]

this dude

[stoic island]

add another I'd say 600$ for peripherals

[jagged ember]

Oh

[stoic island]

hehe

[jagged ember]

Well ping next time it's confusing

[stoic island]

anyways, I'll make a 1000$ list rq and a 2600$ full list in a moment

[young fox]

k i gtg

[frigid island]

You guys are great thank you so much, I’m around just ping me, I’m at work

[tight sorrel]

not much room for GPU and mouse and keyboard. I suggest putting in a Gallahad AIO insetad of the NZXT, and reducing RAM to 16GB

[frigid island]

I’ve got a decent mouse so no need for that to be considered, just really need a keyboard and monitor with it as well

[fierce elk]

or it could be 32 gigs, but i agree with the AIO

[jagged ember]

lol why do you want more than 16gb

[fierce elk]

i odnt but i feel like for a budget so high, it shouldnt have 16 gb

[jagged ember]

sigh

i never understand that mentality tbh

[frigid island]

I do a lot of video editing and music production too, so I could use the power

[jagged ember]

like, i'd rather save money as much as I can without compromising performance

[stoic island]

@young fox my 1000$ submission
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YxQCht

[tight sorrel]

yes, 32GB will be great

[jagged ember]

well in that case 32gb is fine

i thought it was only for gaming lol

[frigid island]

Lol gaming is definitely a big part, but yeah I could use the extra lil boost for that stuff

[stoic island]

@frigid island My submission for full list
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XGMG4d

Yes it's expensive, but it's good.

900$ might be on the lower end for an estimate for the price of a 3080 but eh

3070 could work if necessary

[tight sorrel]

Mac Keyboard?

[stoic island]

(a 3080 by itself is 900$ in shuffle today)

smh people keep thinking that about keychron

keychron is great keeb, can switch between mac and windows

[tight sorrel]

it literally says its for mac. pictures show option and apple keys

[stoic island]

droq has 4 C2's

dallas has one

I have a k8

[jagged ember]

keychron is good

[stoic island]

all of them have options to swap out keycaps and switch between them

[jagged ember]

works on both platforms

[frigid island]

Thank you so much, man! That looks great to me. That lil compatibility thing that pops up talking about the bios update, is that an issue or

[stoic island]

actually didn't droq buy another one?

[jagged ember]

what Mr1111 said also

[stoic island]

anyways

[stoic island]

From Keychron's website:

image in higher quality

[jagged ember]

it is kinda funky how the keys are flipped lol

[stoic island]

That's how mac layout works

so eh

[cosmic wagon]

anyone have a good cheap 60% keyboard under 100 usd

seld link

pls

[frigid island]

You da best, probably ordering this tonight sometime. Thanks for the suggestions and advice everyone, y’all made this so much easier.

[tight sorrel]

I do apologise

[stoic island]

@frigid island Might need to delay the ordering until you make sure you can get a 3080 imo

just in case budget allocated for the 3080 needs to be increased, or need a 3070, etc.

Since no iGP on 5800x.

[frigid island]

Is a 3070 easier to find? Could just get that

[jagged hill]

this isn't about my own build, but has anyone heard of that one huge build that had a custom pc and all three 8th-gen consoles in it?

is that even practical if someone wanted to work with a ps4/xbone they already had?

[fierce elk]

do u live near a microcenter?? its not that hard to get a graphics card from there

[frigid island]

I’m pretty close to Chicago if anything like that is out there

[fierce elk]

also @frigid island if you dont mind me asking, what will this pc be used for, gaming, workstation?'

[frigid island]

Gaming, video editing, music production. As well as general work

[fierce elk]

there is a microcenter in chicago, just look up Microcenter on google maps and see if it is close to you

[jagged hill]

is microcenter more common back east?

[frigid island]

Cool, thank you

[jagged hill]

the closest in cali is a county or two away from me

[stoic island]

3070 is generally harder

do enter this today @frigid island
https://www.newegg.com/product-shuffle

[fierce elk]

but keep in mind that it is not a 100% chance of you getting one of a 30 series cards, but i have seen 3070's in my microcenter location, and one of my friends has got a 3090 from there, and another one of my friends got a 3070, so it is not impossible either. i reccomend asking when their restock day for 30 series graphics cards is and going ASAP, when they restock

[tight sorrel]

yes. FIRST get a GPU, then once you have it, buy the rest

[meager badge]

I went the other way around 😛 But I am using an 1060 for now

With a 5090 =))

[stoic island]

Decently sized MC is in Chicago btw

[fierce elk]

yes i agree, but i cannot say i have done the same. i have recently built my pc, but i am using integrated graphics until i find one for a good price. i have a i5 11400

[frigid island]

Great, thanks everyone!

[fierce elk]

there is also one in westmont

is there any rgb ram, 16 gb 3200 speed for like 80 bucks?

[stoic island]

y

[fossil cedar]

No cheapest good rgb is ballistix 3600

And it's 110

80$ is bargain ram atm

[fierce elk]

well is 3200mhz cheaper?

[fierce elk]

also i would love to see a pic of this pc when it is finished

[stoic island]

not really

ram already expensive atm

rgb even more expensive

[fossil cedar]

Nah that's the cheapest 16gb kit atm iirc

[frigid island]

You got it, probably will be another month until I get it all together and built but bet I’ll update y’all. 🤘🏻

[young fox]

thanks

man that helped alot

[stoic island]

:)

[frigid island]

Ikr lol this server saved me a lot of headaches, shoutout to derpycow and mr1111 ❤️

[hallow glen]

is it better to go with a worse processor so i can fit a better gpu in

[stoic island]

depends on how much worse and how much better

[hallow glen]

11400 to 10100. 3070 for 500 to 3080 for 700

about

[stoic island]

eh, can't cut budget anywhere else? I'd prefer at least 10400+3080

[hallow glen]

hmmm... ill try

[rich helm]

10100 with 3080

[hallow glen]

yeah ik

im thinking of some budget cuts

[rich helm]

How much is budget?

My phone battery is dropping like 4% a minute

Bruh

[hallow glen]

about a thousand with parts at msrp. i also am using a best buy gift card for 300. i have it applied to some of the parts in this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qWHMHz

maybe 100 over 1k

[hallow glen]

[stoic island]

Fun

[modern shadow]

is this alright? maybe I should change cooler

and I need suggestions because budget without gpu is 1200

anything I can add?

[zinc ermine]

@modern shadow If you're gonna go 11600k you want to overclock

a b560 board is not cpu overclock capable

[modern shadow]

ah okay

z590?

[zinc ermine]

Z490 or z590 both work

[modern shadow]

k

thx

[zinc ermine]

I'd go with another case with better airflow

like the mb511 argb or the Lian li lancool 215

[modern shadow]

that actually mean I can choose a cheaper z490 board

[modern shadow]

this should be fine, mesh front and 2 140 and 1 120 stock

[zinc ermine]

you sure its mesh?

can you link the list

Oh wait nvm

Also there are other decent options for ssds

the 980 is decent but its on the pricier side

Might want to look in the a80, sx8200 or pilot-e

all decent and slightly less expensive ssds

[modern shadow]

k thx

[fossil cedar]

You need a z590 board to oc that cpu, the 212 black is meh, get a scythe fuma 2 for 60$ get ballistix 3600mhz ram rgb for like 3$ less and better, 980 is meh, get a mushkin pilot e

P400a or p360a for a case around that price as well

[modern shadow]

k

thx

[fossil cedar]

And what gpu do you want to use?

[modern shadow]

allocating 800 for a 3060/3060ti restock

[stoic island]

sx8200 pro not great suggestion nowadays imo

[frank stirrup]

^

[stoic island]

changed nand and controller too many times

sx8200 was a bit poopy since the start

[frank stirrup]

Totally legit

[stoic island]

the heck lol

agesa 1.0.0.2

[frank stirrup]

I mean its great for zen 2 tbh

[stoic island]

meh

[frank stirrup]

also the higher agesa was giving me usb disconnect issues

[stoic island]

1.0.0.8 at least then

[scenic turret]

Me with all the issues back on older agesa

Oh I didn't have usb issues just PCIe issues

[frank stirrup]

Ill wait till 1.2 is out of beta on my bios

[scenic turret]

Wifi and additional m.2 cards kept disconnecting and BSODing till I updated

[stoic island]

oh the 1.2.0.2?

[frank stirrup]

yep

[stoic island]

ye should be neat for usb fix

[frank stirrup]

exactly

[little osprey]

https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11221-00-20G/dp/B00FLMKNE0

is this a decent gpu if i could get it for $110 on ebay or would there be anything better?

[potent portal]

A GTX 970 beats the 280X by a fairly big margin

See if you can get one of those if you're looking at circa 2013 GPUs

[stoic island]

Eh, it's basically like a RX 470

[potent portal]

The guy double posted, we continued in #graphics-cards

[ripe wedge]

so right now im helping out @fossil maple and was thinking this is a pretty good pc for his budget but not extremely sure if it would be better elsewhere but I did look at xotic pc and it was about the same price (little bit more if tried getting better ram in it) https://www.newegg.com/abs-ala238/p/N82E16883360102?

[stoic island]

Xotic is expensive, so that's to be expected

[marble knot]

So I'm about to install a new cpu cooler and ram sticks. I could definitely use some help lol

[ripe wedge]

would you say that ABS one is fine?

looks fine to me and has a decent mobo

[stoic island]

I don't like but eh

If it's only option, decent

[ripe wedge]

with the current market how it is its decent

[little osprey]

hi, i joined this server because I am having trouble finding a pc. Does anyone know a good pc build that is under 800?

[stoic island]

Can you get a 3060 at msrp?

[little osprey]

i dont think so

[stoic island]

Then it's be very hard

Hm

[little osprey]

i cant even find a 1660 at msrp

[muted patio]

Prebuilt time but most of those start at $1,000 now for a 1650

[little osprey]

i want to start small for my first pc build then keep upgrading

thats why im starting with the amd ryzen 3200

[marble knot]

My main man Vintage! Pc has been running great! I got that cooler you reccomended and I'm about to install it!

[little osprey]

and 8 gb ram

[stoic island]

Uh

I wouldn't

I really wouldn't do that

[little osprey]

why?

[potent portal]

10100 over 3200

[stoic island]

Ye, or 10400

3200g sucky

Or 11400

[potent portal]

10100 beats the 3200g in every way

[little osprey]

ok sorry im asking for a lot but do any of you have a good combination of a pc that is under 1000?

excluding windows 10

[stoic island]

Could make a list

Assuming 3060 for 400$ maybe

[little osprey]

k

tysm

[stoic island]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wXjjxc

[little osprey]

k

[ancient wraith]

What is this

[stoic island]

where does it come from

[ancient wraith]

A three way splitter

[hallow glen]

this has a 2060 and a 1660ti https://www.ebay.com/itm/194155119138?ul_noapp=true kinda weird

[ancient wraith]

I thought it was too power fans but idk

[stoic island]

prob fan

[ancient wraith]

What do I plug into this

[muted patio]

Only 2 pins tho

[stoic island]

I mean

[muted patio]

Most fan extenders are 3

[stoic island]

@muted patio you can run dc fans off 2 pins

[muted patio]

I know

[stoic island]

:P

[ancient wraith]

Look at the fans

[muted patio]

I'm just saying most fan extenders are 3 pin

[stoic island]

most are

[ancient wraith]

What's a good fan hub

[stoic island]

na-fc1

hehe

[muted patio]

$20 for 3 fans

[ancient wraith]

Can I just buy splitters

[muted patio]

Deepcool fan hub. Up to 10 fans

https://smile.amazon.com/DEEPCOOL-FH-10-Integrated-Occupying-Motherboard/dp/B077YHLDSP

[stoic island]

My discord is just dying smh

[ancient wraith]

Ita coming may 30th

[stoic island]

NA-FC1 has the capability of running 50 fans >:p

[marble knot]

Soo. I think I'm in alittle over my head in trying to replace my cpu cooler

[muted patio]

yeah, splitter into splitter into splitter, messy

[ancient wraith]

Ok

I was having issues with the hub I had

It was having trouble powering all the fans

What do u put here

[stoic island]

It's a naed approved product

[ancient wraith]

I talk too that guy one time

And also what's this

On my hdd

[neon anchor]

Yeah

[ancient wraith]

What is it

[neon anchor]

Sata

Wait no its not

Its nothing, if you already have sata and power to the hdd then you’re good

[marble knot]

So I've gotten to the point where I've Uninstaller my old cpu cooler and I Think I'm ready to install the new one but I'm hella scared to do it wrong.

[ancient wraith]

Uninstalling is the worst

Just screw evenly and you'll he fine

[marble knot]

There'd do many parts

There's

[ancient wraith]

Wym

[potent portal]

It's a jumper, don't worry about it

[ancient wraith]

What this

[muted patio]

Where does it come from

[marble knot]

How do I know which socket I have?

[muted patio]

If Intel, LGA 1151/1200

If AMD, AM4

[ancient wraith]

Ita the thing for my fans

But idk why's it 2 pins

[desert gulch]

What cpu or motherboard do you have?

[potent portal]

The third pin only reports RPM data, which is unnecessary in a hub as long as one fan reports it.

[marble knot]

I9-9900k and Z370-A Pro

[muted patio]

LGA 2066 is Xeon so if you don't have a Xeon, it's 1151 or 1200

1151 then

[desert gulch]

Okay so LGA 1151

[ancient wraith]

Ohhhh

[marble knot]

@muted patio so I've removed the old cpu cooler. There's still what looks like a mount on the otherside?

[desert gulch]

Yeah the backing plate

[marble knot]

Do I need to remove that?

[muted patio]

Did your new cooler come with a new one?

[marble knot]

These also came with it

[desert gulch]

If your new cooler needs it removed

Okay

So yeah you'll remove it

[marble knot]

So do I remove the silver thing too then?

[muted patio]

No

just the X on the back of the motherboard

[desert gulch]

Just the black part

[marble knot]

That's wa I thought but it seems stuck on there pretty good

I pull and I see the moba flexing a little

Nvm got it

[earnest olive]

many backplates come with adhesive to stick to the mobo

needs a little pull to get off

it's intended to make installation easier

a little mobo flex is okay

practically unavoidable when unplugging 24-pin power tbh

[marble knot]

How do I know which way the new plate gets installed.

[muted patio]

It'll only fit one way

[earnest olive]

they tend to have markings for your socket (LGA115x for you)

[marble knot]

Are these the little adhesive things?

[earnest olive]

and yeah it will only fit in the correct orientation regardless

[fossil cedar]

I thought these were pills for a sec lol

[muted patio]

Those look like insulating washers for between the radiator and case

[marble knot]

https://support.arctic.de/LF2-280r4

I'm following this Manuel

[ancient wraith]

Where does this go on the mobo

[muted patio]

aRGB header

or DRGB

Depending on how it's labeled

[ancient wraith]

A

But where

[scenic turret]

D_led1

Left bottom corner

Or the top right corner D_Led2

[ancient wraith]

Ok thnx papi

[scenic turret]

Np

[marble knot]

These screws are supposed to go in there, but they seem striped and no other screws fit. Thoughts?

[muted patio]

ALl the holes are stripped?

[ancient wraith]

Cable management is dumb

I don't like it

[marble knot]

No but if I tighten them they seem to strip. I feel like I can't tighten them for fear of striping the hole

[ancient wraith]

I spend like 2 hours for it too look so bad

[scenic turret]

Oh yea it takes time XD

Welcome to PC building

[marble knot]

Well I managed to get it kinda

Does anyone know if my cooler only has one plug in to the moba? My last one had two but this one only seems to have on on the heatsync

[muted patio]

Yeah, Arctic only has one connection for the pump and the fans

[marble knot]

This connection right?

[muted patio]

Yep

SHould go to CPU_FAN header

[marble knot]

I also seem to have to install my new ram at the same time. How easy is that

[muted patio]

Depends on how much room you have to work with. You'll need to press down on the end fairly hard to have it seat correctly

[marble knot]

Just took the cooler out again. Do I just take out the old ram and put in the new ones in the same spots?

[ancient wraith]

What's this

[stoic island]

prob reset button

[muted patio]

yes

[potent portal]

Life hack: wire that to your cmos clear jumper if you do a lot of overclocking/modding

[stoic island]

ye

[marble knot]

@muted patio I just had an idea to use the old screws from my old cpu and they fit way better than the ones that seemed striped

[quiet dust]

Hello, Im new here. Wanted to say hi! I came in search of finding deals/notifications on graphics cards. Any pointers would be helpful!

[marble knot]

I dont see a connection for cpu_fan header

I see cpu_fan 1

Pump_fan 1

Sys_fan 2

[stoic island]

bunch of different notification services if you look around

[muted patio]

Ahem, lol

[quiet dust]

i tried StockRadar

[stoic island]

CPU_Fan_1 will do for whatever CPU cooler you have

[quiet dust]

but turns out there is a delay

[stoic island]

NerdSpeak has been decent, Stock Informer is decent, and Stock drops is fairly decent

there's also just streams that'll notify you

[vast cosmos]

Fix it fix it fix it is fine

[quiet dust]

Thanks a ton, will check them out!

[stoic island]

:)

[ancient wraith]

How do I take the front thingy off the td500

Meah

Mesh

[marble knot]

Since i installed new ram and cooler, do I need to do anything in the bios?

[ancient wraith]

Yah

[marble knot]

What's that

[muted patio]

Just check fan curve i BIOS for the CPU FAN

Otherwise should be fine

[ancient wraith]

Xmp

Or no

[muted patio]

Yes

XMP

[marble knot]

Xmp is turned on. Anything else for ram? And how do I do the bios stuff for the cooler?

[muted patio]

Should be a fan section where you can check the Fan Curve and set it up based on temps

[marble knot]

Also my ram is set to 2666 instead of 3200. Which I just realized they sent me the wrong ram

Looks like Amazon says my ram is still out for delivery but I've got this ram too??

Odd

[fossil cedar]

Make sure there's not a 2nd xmp option available?

[fossil cedar]

Huh? They sent you different ram?

[marble knot]

They sent me 3200 mhz but I ordered rgb 3600

Which is what shows as still out for delivery.

[fossil cedar]

Oof

[marble knot]

Wtf. Also. I don't see the options options the cooler stuff

Under fan

[muted patio]

that's all you have is the CPU fan curve

In your picture

[marble knot]

So it's all set up for cooler and fans?

[muted patio]

Looks good

except the ram lol

[marble knot]

Yeah. So I'll use this ram until my actual ram gets here. How do I boost it to the 3200 instead of 266

2666

[muted patio]

Should be able to turn on XMP then save and exit

It won't take effect until you save and exit

[marble knot]

Ahhhhh

So when my actual ram comes, if I'm able to keep the other ram, should I keep the 3200 sticks installed?

And for some reason my bios runs on the wrong screen. Not the end of thebworld but mildly annoying.

[muted patio]

Mmm, no. You system will run at the speed of the slowest stick installed. So your 3600 will run at 3200 mhz

[wicked frigate]

Hey guys can I use 50% isopropyl alcohol to remove thermal paste of the cooler and the cpu

They are not very old

[marble knot]

Ahh. Gotcha. Wasnt sure if there was a way to use it as backup memory or something.

[desert gulch]

Yeah you can

Just make sure it fully dries before applying the new stuff

[wicked frigate]

@desert gulch

[marble knot]

Thanks everyone that helped me!!!!

[wicked frigate]

What do i use

Liek what cloth

[obsidian wigeon]

Any that doesn't collect lint

Or has any potential to scratch stuff

Like micro fiber cloths are horrible

Just a cotton ball should do tbh

Or q tip but that's gonna take more time unless it's a laptop

[desert gulch]

Yeah I use a isopropyl wipe when I do it, and that works for me

[obsidian wigeon]

That's the best solution imo

The ipa wipe

[hollow rain]

need a little assistance

my usb for my aio came in but it’s a bit too short to be plugged in and routed behind the motherboard and up thru the psu shroud cutouts, my only choice is to route it as neatly as possible from the front and this is what i came to

[exotic saddle]

Display Port No Signal
HDMI No Signal
Monitor Works on different PC
What should I do?
Notes

• When installing my GPU (3080 FE), I let it sag without the screws so I think I may have bent it
• I dropped my screwdriver on my mobo
• When installing the motherboard with the x570, there is the possibility I could of damaged the ports

[hollow rain]

should i route it like this or just try getting a longer cable

any advice?

[exotic saddle]

I mean as long as it works

[obsidian wigeon]

The gpu may be loose I guess

[exotic saddle]

If you wanna go get a longer cable for looks, go ahead

GPU clicked in

I heard a click/crack

[hollow rain]

oof

[obsidian wigeon]

Or the mobo's pcie slot being bad

[exotic saddle]

wait was I supposed to hear a crack

[obsidian wigeon]

I don't think it's the gpu much

[exotic saddle]

more of a crack than a click

[hollow rain]

no lmaoo

[exotic saddle]

crap

The fans and the lights of the GPU work though

[obsidian wigeon]

The slot could be ded, try the gpu in different pc

It's the only way to know

[exotic saddle]

did I just kill my 3080

[obsidian wigeon]

I wouldn't worry much considering rma exists, but ofc the wait is painful

[exotic saddle]

i didn't purchase my gpu though

I got it for free

[obsidian wigeon]

Well

You can still rma it if it's under warranty

[exotic saddle]

hope so

The fans spinning and the lights coming on doesn't necessarily mean its healthy right

[scenic turret]

Check a different slot?

Sometimes mobo slots can be dead

[neat adder]

can anyone help? my pc is randomly restarting when playing games.

[neon anchor]

Do you have a way of checking your temps while under load?

[neat adder]

yes

good on temps

[neon anchor]

Alright, whats are your specs and what are you running? Is it just one game or any game

Also OS

[neat adder]

MB ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 LGA 1151 Intel Z270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW CPU Intel Core i7-6700 Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1151 65W G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 2.5" 256GB SATA III Corsair HX Series 1050-Watts 2TB HDD WD

most games like COD/MCC and even non taxing games

I also have CORSAIR - Hydro Series H100i RGB Platinum 240mm

[potent portal]

Try routing under the gpu to the left side of the case and see if that looks cleaner. If not, extensions exist.

[hollow rain]

i routed it under the dims and then to the side of the mobo, under the shroud and back up thru a hole

looks fine to me, new pic in pics channel

[neon anchor]

Should be fine for most things although I wouldn’t call warzone stable. Do you get any crash reports? Maybe try whocrashed or whatever the software is called. And make sure drivers are all up to date too, i know nvidia likes to push geforce updates out often

[neat adder]

I thought it was my heat sync so i removed and reapplied the thermal, I do not just a unknown black screen flash and restart,

[neon anchor]

Thats the thing, is usually if you crash without a report it’s hardware related. How old is the hard drive?

[neat adder]

2013 lol

my first build with os so I just added it to my 2017 update. same with the psu

[neon anchor]

Yeaahhh

Thats about the lifespan I would expect from an hdd you use for gaming, if not more

[neat adder]

do you think my psu needs to be replaced as well or just HDD?

[neon anchor]

Thats the only thing I can think of if thermals are fine and you have plenty of power with that psu

Well make sure the psu is cleaned out as well, take it out (without removing cables) and really blow it out. Should be some vids on it

Give everything a good cleaning

[neat adder]

I did that as it was my first recommendation

will do!

[neon anchor]

Oh dang

[neat adder]

whenever this chipandemic ends I will rebuild

[neon anchor]

Yeah then well start with the hard drive. Ssd is of course preferred, or just do a boot 256 and use hdd for storage

[neat adder]

any recomendations for SSD?

[neon anchor]

Lemme pull prices

https://www.newegg.com/mushkin-enhanced-pilot-e-500gb/p/N82E16820226900

Pretty positive you have an open M.2 on that z270 mobo

Or spend the $200 for a 2tb

[neat adder]

I appreciate that. the specs on Asrocks site says it has 2 M.2 ultra

[neon anchor]

Be sure to remember not to use the same pci lane as your graphics card

[neat adder]

okay. if this doesn't fix it. what else could be the issue?

[neon anchor]

Wouldn’t be your graphics card. Just Psu, cpu, or mobo, and that’s if you’re definitely still not getting any crash codes.

[neat adder]

okay

I appreciate all the help.

[neon anchor]

Np

[vague oracle]

Can someone help me out with this black screen on my pc after updating the bios

It’s the same on every single version of the bios

[ancient wraith]

what fans come with the td500 mesh

[rich helm]

Probably coolermaster sickleflow rgb 120mm if I had to guess

Probably says on the product page tho

[tulip aurora]

Could someone be so kind and help me find out why my pc won’t display anything on my monitor 💀

[languid nimbus]

Where do you have hdmi/dp plugged in to?

[obsidian wigeon]

^

[earnest olive]

I did a lot of looking around trying to find matching fan for td500 mesh white

as far as I can tell they do not sell it

[ancient wraith]

i think they are there own

[ancient wraith]

anyone know if exitlag is good

[frank stirrup]

none of those type of programs do much imo

[ancient wraith]

ok

[meager badge]

Any video guides for doing a full PC from scratch? I don't care what components, as long as it's newish

I am getting close to having all the pieces, I only lack the CPU which will arrive soon, and I want to study a bit, I want to install it myself.

I am afraid of the case part, since it's a complicated one, the motherboard and the CPU

I mean it's a 5090 so I have to install both the CPU and the paste and the cooler, which I never did

I don't want to pay anyone else to do it because I live in a small city and I had only bad experiences with cleaning/assembling

[frank stirrup]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtALhv22Ltk

cooler will be slightly different since its an AIO

but not too different

[meager badge]

Thank you very much.

Let's see how can I ruin things 😄

[frank stirrup]

make sure to check that the pipes coming from the rad reaches and fits the cpu before you paste

like get where the rad gonna go done before paste

[meager badge]

The CPU part sounds like brain surgery to be honest 😄

[frank stirrup]

damn easy

[meager badge]

Hopefully :))

[frank stirrup]

line triangle on cpu with triangle on mobo and just drop in into the socket

it falls into place

[meager badge]

Goood, copy pasting this to my small text guide

Thanks again

[frank stirrup]

yep you can always ping me and I can come on a vc to help you out

if im free at the time that is

[meager badge]

Thanks very much, I will when it arrives, whenever you will have the time, if I have issues.

[frank stirrup]

Yep NP!

[jagged ember]

Yeah, just don't press and drag the cpu

And don't vigorously wiggle the components in their slots

Cause that's how you break stuff

[meager badge]

Easier said than done 😄 I am not the most delicate person

[tight sorrel]

be gentle, but firm. when in doubt, stop applying pressure

[frank stirrup]

except ram

you shove that stuff in with body weight sometimes

depending on slot

[tight sorrel]

PILE DRIVE IT IN!

from the TOP ROPE

[frank stirrup]

GET MY HAMMER!

[jagged ember]

Don't actually

It requires force but not the amount of force it takes to crush a baby's skull

[frank stirrup]

I mean

yes

it was a joke

but ram does take some force to slot in

[jagged ember]

Mm

Just make sure you line up the notches

[jagged ember]

But, OOOOH YEAAH BRROOTHERRRRR

[tight sorrel]

You're not alone. Im quite ham fisted myself. The key is pateince. IF you are getting frustrated, take a moment, breathe in, breathe out. have a drink, and try again.

[ancient wraith]

i hope my ssd isnt broken

uplay and siege uninstalled themselves

[frank stirrup]

that means nothing

you built pc in new case yeah?

the ssd is sata im guessing?

[ancient wraith]

no

nvme

can unplugging my sata on my hdd cause stuff too uninstall

it was on my hdd

when i was moving stuff into the case i unplugged my hard drive

[meager badge]

If the drive changed letter, the installed programs won't work.

IF they were installed on that drive 😄

[tight sorrel]

nothing short of a virus will uninstall SPECIFIC programs

[tight sorrel]

this is probably what happened

[ancient wraith]

i have a virus

[fossil cedar]

Are you sure it wasn't a false positive?

[ancient wraith]

i dont

i havent scanned

but is it cause i unplugged and replugged my hdd sata

[meager badge]

What virus would uninstall uplay?...

[tight sorrel]

when you plugged out your drive and plugged it back in, did you plug it back into the exact same port?

[tight sorrel]

no idea. I was being more hypothetical. no hadware change would cause SPECIFIC program uninstallaiton, only malware can do that

[ancient wraith]

oh

what else could cause that

[meager badge]

To be fair nowadays you can't be sure of anything :)) So you are right

[earnest olive]

lol

pc parts are more durable than you think

i purposely broke my 8700k in half

dropped it in the sink

picked it up and dropped it on the counter

spread liquid metal on it

dropped it in the socket

held the unsealed ihs on it while closing socket

works perfectly

granted the sink was dry

lol

[neon anchor]

Lmao wow

[earnest olive]

but yeah i dropped that bare cpu more times than i should have

[frank stirrup]

ayo removing heat spreader shouldnt be called breaking it in half

[earnest olive]

hard to hold onto when it's so small and light

[frank stirrup]

even tho it technically is

[earnest olive]

it's funny to say

and technically the truth

it is literally breaking the cpu in half with a wrench

[frank stirrup]

gives the wrong impression tho

[earnest olive]

it's just... controlled breaking

[ancient wraith]

so what could be causing the app too uninstall itself

[earnest olive]

it do be two halves

[frank stirrup]

is it uninstalled or does the the app shortcut on desktop not work anymore?

[ancient wraith]

and in start

[frank stirrup]

Ok did you check the location hwere you had installed it to

manually?

[ancient wraith]

it was weird

i didnt see it

[frank stirrup]

but a virus wont delete a game and call it a day lol

[tight sorrel]

what do you mean, you dont see it? is the shortcut gone? is it gone from the start menu?

[ancient wraith]

but in like settings where you can see all the apps it was there

[earnest olive]

it's not easy for an attacker to code a virus and get it onto your computer

doing it just to delete a game is sus

[ancient wraith]

IDK

idk

[tight sorrel]

so its not uninsalled

[ancient wraith]

i couldnt open it

[tight sorrel]

in the start menu, type the name of the game

[ancient wraith]

it said it could not be found

[fossil cedar]

It implies a snap down the middle of the pins/pads tho lol

[frank stirrup]

dont search for it in the search bar...

search for it by opening the place where u installed it...

[meager badge]

Right click it, More, Open file location. What happens when you do that?

[frank stirrup]

nah

wont work

the program isnt showing up in start to right click it

[meager badge]

Sweet. Is there a short cut on the desktop?

Or somewhere

[frank stirrup]

No point

just browse the folder you chose to install it to

[ancient wraith]

i reinstalled it

[slate gale]

Is there anyone here that can help me resolve an issue with my pc crashing due to my graphics card (driver probably) being a bitch? I have a 2070 super. I installed DDU and reinstalled it already (in safe mode) and tried a whole bunch of other small fixes. nothing really seemed to work.

[wicked frigate]

Guys was a good deal selling ek vardar fans for 150 3 pack

[wicked frigate]

Just use GeForce experience

It will download all the drivers for u I am pretty sure @slate gale

[slate gale]

@wicked frigate yee that's what I did. somehow it still doesn't appear to be fixed

[muted patio]

If it's crashing, download WhoCrashed and see what the DMP files say

If it's just a game crashing, need more details on the game

[slate gale]

yee I did that

lemme show u a ss

this was the issue

[muted patio]

What was the rest of the text though

the codes

Like this #graphics-cards message

I've seen things like Armoury Crate or in game overlays cause a driver crash

So the driver crashed but it wasn't the fault of the driver

[slate gale]

The following dump files were found but could not be read. These files may be corrupted:
C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\PoW32kWatchdog-20210523-1807.dmp

there were 3 crash dumps

my pc has been crashing more, but it's a different type of crash

[muted patio]

So you've got those dump files and time stamps

Look in Event Viewer

at those times

Under Windows Logs - System and Windows Logs - Application

[slate gale]

@muted patio

I can't exactly find anything

[still roost]

t.tv/Buds4ever#1407 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[slate gale]

found something

[languid nimbus]

Hmmm

[slate gale]

[meager badge]

Quick one. I have all pieces for the new PC, and the 5090 CPU is on the way. While waiting for it, do I have to purchase the cooler paste separately? I got an arctic liquid 360. So I don't have to wait then for the paste 😄
5900
If I do, what should I purchase?
As a note, the cooler is still boxed up, so I have no idea if it has paste. Everything is boxed for now.

[jagged ember]

i believe it has preapplied paste

you can just take a look

[meager badge]

Well that's the point, the CPU is on the way, so if it doesn't have, I will have to wait again until the paste arrives :))

Or use some cheap paste which I won't

I so carefully picked this PC with quality everything, the paste will be the same :))

[meager badge]

Or you mean to check the cooler? That I already have.

[jagged ember]

yeah, take a look at the cooler

[meager badge]

That I can, thank you.

[jagged ember]

the cpu block to be specific

[meager badge]

No need, just googled and it has some MX4 paste.

I have no idea if that's good or bad :))

[jagged ember]

that's good thermal paste

[stoic island]

good paste

[meager badge]

Thank you both.

[slate gale]

is there anyone here who can help me for a while? I have some issues with my graphics card.

[vague oracle]

@meager badge It comes with a 0.8g tube of MX5, at least that’s what came with mine

[meager badge]

Did you make a video of the CPU cooler merger? 😄

[vague oracle]

Huh?

[stuck sonnet]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8mMzcT How does this build look? I got the cpu and mobo already at a 70$ less price.

[fossil cedar]

[stuck sonnet]

Like a fine women lol. Just doing a final check before I finishing buying everything

[stoic island]

Could go for df 850w or a-gf 750w

But good either way

[tough shell]

going for a gf

[stoic island]

Yes

Do it

Make sure it is 750w

[zinc ermine]

Looks good! 👍

[gleaming hill]

I'm looking for what types of connectors I need for this

[frank stirrup]

Theres a lotta connectors on the board... which ones you need?

[gleaming hill]

The four-pin white ones two pin white one the little gold one on the left bottom I don't know what these things are called and a little sensors tiny little ones

[stoic island]

4 pin white ones look like molex

Dunno what's bottom left

[gleaming hill]

How about the two little black ones next to the pink switches on the bottom right

[tight sorrel]

what is that?

[gleaming hill]

Circuit board for a hot tub

[potent portal]

What hot tub model

[gleaming hill]

The board is a mas260

This is a replacement board the old board 17 years old they don't make anymore

[potent portal]

It's not molex it's keyed weird

[stoic island]

Hm

[potent portal]

Closeup

[lyric thistle]

what this 👀

[potent portal]

Circuit board for a hot tub

[lyric thistle]

interesting

[fossil cedar]

Bubbles m water n stuff

[potent portal]

Personally I'd ask the support team on that website, they're going to be a lot more familiar with these than us

They don't look like any standardized PC connectors at least

Except the jacks on the right

[gleaming hill]

The support doesn't have any diagrams or any knowledge on the wires either they told me to go to Newegg and New egg sent me here

[potent portal]

Why in the world would they send you to Newegg

Call up a local repair shop then

[muted patio]

I'd have sent them to Mouser or Grainger

Mouser has everything

[gleaming hill]

I might just solder everything

[potent portal]

You can still call up a local shop and they can tell you what you need at least

[gleaming hill]

I'll try that

[stuck sonnet]

Any recommendations for a liquid cooler just noticed the air cooler will cover a good portion of the ram so no point in rgb lol

[potent portal]

EK-AIO, liquid freezer ii, lian li galahad

[stoic island]

Not the ek aio basic or elite, those are wacky

Just the ek-aio

[potent portal]

or the d-rgb one is good too if you have the addressable rgb header

[stoic island]

And well, even with thicc coolers, if you take off or move the front fan, rgb still chillin

[stuck sonnet]

Ohhh

[stoic island]

That's a d15

[stuck sonnet]

You looking extra thic

D15?!

Holy I saw those very thick bois

[tight sorrel]

can you close your case?

[stuck sonnet]

So no ek about basic or elite , just ek- aoi d-rgb?

[stoic island]

ofc lol

it's a bit tight but it can close

[tight sorrel]

I mean..slow clap

😁

[stoic island]

Acrylic on the side panel comes out a bit @tight sorrel

ye, normal d-rgb one only neat one

[stuck sonnet]

Copy

[ancient wraith]

My eathernet on my pc is not working

[tight sorrel]

your options are: usb dongle or PCI expansion card

[ancient wraith]

Lmao it's working now

Windows troubleshooter has never worked for me

[tight sorrel]

nice

[potent portal]

It probably just reset your DHCP address from the router

[lyric thistle]

troubleshooter only works for resetting network adapters from my experience

[dire dagger]

What’s a good motherboard for a ryzen 3500 and a 1650 super

[tough shell]

Ok so when im taking my stuff outta boxes to repair my pc, i meed to leave the mobo and cpu in the box until everything else is out right? And what should I do with my gpu once I get it out? Just set it on a box fans down?

[lyric thistle]

set it on some cardboard

fans up is fine

[dire dagger]

What’s a good motherboard(with WiFi) for a ryzen 3500 and a 1650 super

[earnest olive]

did you already buy the ryzen 5 3500

[dire dagger]

Yes

[earnest olive]

can you return it

[dire dagger]

No

I got it for free

[earnest olive]

oh

okay then

was gonna say

if you spent more than $80 on it

not worth

[lyric thistle]

do you want a b550

[dire dagger]

Yea I don’t know much about motherboard

[lyric thistle]

some a520 is probably enough

[earnest olive]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jfzFf7/asrock-a520mac-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-a520mac this is the cheapest option and it's not too bad

will handle a ryzen 5 3500 fine

but if you want to spend a little more on a better motherboard

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PDsnTW/msi-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi

this is a solid budget b550 wifi motherboard

[dire dagger]

Ok thanks 🙏

[earnest olive]

if you can afford it, i would buy the b550

so that it will be easier to upgrade down the line

[dire dagger]

Oh ok

[earnest olive]

a520 technically has the same compatibility

but whether or not the board can actually handle an upgrade is another story

i would not trust that a520 board with anything higher than a ryzen 5 3600 - but do note that if you are running the ryzen stock cooler it does help lower end boards perform a bit since it blows downwards and provides the board's power delivery with a meager amount of cooling

on the other hand that b550m board should be fine with a ryzen 7 3700x or ryzen 7 5800x with whatever cooler you want

and 3700x are getting pretty cheap lately

[dire dagger]

Ok thanks also is 600 w power supply good for upgrade later on

[earnest olive]

it depends more on the specific model than the wattage

there are 600w psus that are fire/explosion risks

and there are 600w psus that are excellent quality

wattage says nothing about quality

there are even 1000w/1200w psus that are bad

[worldly sierra]

n1

p-gm

[earnest olive]

yeah, 600w n1 is a fire hazard if you try tossing a 3080 into that or something lol

did GN finish their p-gm testing yet?

from what i saw it only had issues at extreme overload

[lyric thistle]

pop

[dire dagger]

Do you know any good power supply’s

[lyric thistle]

corsair cx

segotep something something

[still roost]

Whatever#5038 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dire dagger]

Ok

[worldly sierra]

p-gm is crap value anyways when there’s better / safer options for the same price

[muted patio]

PGM should never be purchased lol

Neither should the S12III Seasonic

[earnest olive]

depends

some people selling brand new pgm 850 from shuffle for 30 due to all the bad press

[worldly sierra]

Maybe from shuffle

[earnest olive]

if it only explodes at 1000w+ like the initial review found then could be decent budget option

surely 850 pgm is better than 500 n1

[worldly sierra]

AGF, D.F, AMP all exist for the same or less

[earnest olive]

yes i mean buying it from the scalpers that are selling it for $30-40

[worldly sierra]

Oh yeah, true

[earnest olive]

could be a decent option for ultra budget builds

[worldly sierra]

What does the s12iii lack?

[muted patio]

Protectoins

Can't remember exactly which ones

But it's a poor PSU

[worldly sierra]

I know it lacks UVP on the 12v rail

[muted patio]

I think OCP or something too

[worldly sierra]

Oh yea, just found. Lacks OTP, and OCP is set incorrectly

[muted patio]

Ya

[worldly sierra]

At least it’s not gr

[muted patio]

It is

:/

[worldly sierra]

Oh :/

[muted patio]

https://aphnetworks.com/reports/seasonic-s12iii-500w/3

[last fractal]

what does this mean

nvm

[worldly sierra]

@last fractal https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1122694-why-group-regulated-units-shouldnt-be-boughtsold-in-2019-and-on/

The rest are all,”protections” that basically protect the power supply lol. OCP = over current protection, OTP = over temperature protection, UVP = under voltage protections iirc, OPP = over power protection

[earnest olive]

i would wait for GN review before drawing conclusions but the initial review found that the 750w pgm exploded at almost 1000w meaning incorrectly set OCP/OPP

if that remains the case it would be a fine budget psu for like x60 gpu lol

its being sold cheaper than evga br

just need to put it in a situation where its flaw will never manifest

[muted patio]

I'm definitely waiting for GN review before recommending it for anything

[earnest olive]

but let's see if any more flaws are exposed by GN yes

absolutely

[muted patio]

Their photo of pretty sparks isn't confidence inspiring XD

[earnest olive]

if it's simply a matter of OPP/OCP and nothing else then it can be safely paired with budget gpus if the price is right

[muted patio]

Of course

But I need more infos

[earnest olive]

and scalpers/shuffle winners are offloading them at VERY budget prices

[vale bobcat]

Hello there newegg gang,

I have a question? I currently have a 9900k paired with a 2070 super, was looking to upgrade in the future, if GPUS ever go back to normal stock and price wise, what would be a good pairing with my 9900k on the 3000 series cards?

[muted patio]

What resolution do you play at?

[vale bobcat]

I play at 1440p off stream and 1080p when I am streaming

[muted patio]

3070 then. 3060 TI isn't a huge upgrade from a 2070 super

[vale bobcat]

3070 huh? Why not a 3080? Just curious? I built my computer last year, it will be a year old late next month

[muted patio]

3080 is more 4K oriented

Once you start pushing a certain number of frames you become CPU reliant

High FPS 1080 while streaming for example will lean on the CPU more than GPU

1440p won't as much

[stoic island]

3080 may make a bit more sense if you only do 1440p

[muted patio]

Ya

[vale bobcat]

oh ok! thank you for sharing your knowledge on the matter @muted patio and @stoic island

[muted patio]

I personally live by a minimum 25% performance increase before I upgrade

[vale bobcat]

well I do not plan on upgrading my cpu for at least another 4 years or so since it's barely a year old yet

but with the new AAA games, I want to be gpu ready if I can

my 2070 struggled with cyberpunk

[desert gulch]

Lol that's cause it's cyberpunk

[muted patio]

Yeah

[vale bobcat]

also true lol

[muted patio]

cyberpunk is the new Crysis

[desert gulch]

Cyberpunk kinda sucks for optimization

[tough shell]

With uninstalling my old mobo, is there anything that can't be unplugged or anything right away? or can I unplug my GPU right away and put it off to the side and then do the other stuff such as ram

[potent portal]

If it's unplugged there's nothing to worry about

[tough shell]

should I put my gpu, ram, and processsor in my mobo before putting it back in the case?

[potent portal]

RAM and CPU yes you can do that, GPU will need to be after. CPU cooler I would do after as well if it's a larger air cooler or water cooler so it's not in the way.

[tough shell]

Do I need to put on these new sata cables, or should my old ones work fine?

And what would this be?

[lyric thistle]

looks like the antenna mount

look at the rear io

should be a spot to put that when you use wifi antennas

[tough shell]

Oh

[cold sorrel]

I mean, SATA cables are SATA cables. Long as the old ones aren't damaged, no reason you can't use them.

[tough shell]

do I attach my standoffs to the board first? There seems to be only 2 included with the mobo

[lyric thistle]

you attach them to the case

if they're the ones that go under the board

[snow hatch]

does anybody have any suggestions for a good wifi card or bluetooth adapter

[muted patio]

Anything intel ax200 chipset

[tough shell]

Do I bend these pins on my io shield before putting my mobo in

[potent portal]

No

[jagged ember]

You don't need to worry about them

[tough shell]

Does the board just pop into place then or what?

[potent portal]

It's designed to slide right in

[jagged ember]

Yep

Io shield is kind of a guide

[lyric thistle]

sometimes the little tabs get in the way if they're not bent around

in which case, just take out all the computer parts, bend those tabs, and reinstall the computer parts

ezpz

then you can use those ports that were obscured before

[potent portal]

Or use tin snips and cut them from the back, even easier

[lyric thistle]

I guess

[tough shell]

Where do I plug this in? Prime b560m-a board

[muted patio]

Usb 3 port on motherboard. Usually neae ram slots on the fae right edge

Should be blue to match

[tough shell]

One of these two?

Nope, no blue on the board

[muted patio]

Either one

Of those in the picture

[lyric thistle]

lucky ducky

you have two

I have zilch

[ancient wraith]

when will gpu prices be noemal

[lyric thistle]

no

sorry

[muted patio]

Next year maybe

[tough shell]

What about these? @muted patio