building-and-recc-chat

[strong raft]

That's not crazy. I'd have to double check a review 1st

[little osprey]

no pics of the gpu????

yeah no

[near nacelle]

gotcha

[little osprey]

i didnt even see that

damn

[strong raft]

If not top + side/back, we're aiming for top + front rad.

[little osprey]

yeup

[near nacelle]

The last three things I found were ppl selling z-type Motherboards. lemme bring them up

[turbid vector]

I was just browsing, this was the first thing I saw with a 240 capable rear.

[strong raft]

Z590 isn't 12 gen. I have 1 for sale... (just an fyi)

[near nacelle]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/489919975411338/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Abba3e018-3f41-4c29-8b74-eb154782537e First mobo is a Msi mpg z390

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/610969990130573/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Abba3e018-3f41-4c29-8b74-eb154782537e Second is a MSI Z690-A

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/681701599668795/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Abba3e018-3f41-4c29-8b74-eb154782537e and the last seller has a MSI Z590-A PRO

[little osprey]

only z690 will be compatible with the cpu you have

[little osprey]

this would be the only one that works

[south kite]

If you don’t mind the price that case will work

[near nacelle]

is it worth it to rethink the cpu if it means better performace from the other two?

[little osprey]

that cpu is the latest gen

[strong raft]

Z390 is like 2017 & z590 is now last gen do z690/b660/h670 only

[little osprey]

so no that cpu is fine

[near nacelle]

The only compatible mobo is arlight then? I should bring up the pcpp list one last time

the MSI Z690-A

[little osprey]

yeah i forgot about h670 mobos as well

[turbid vector]

I'm seeing if microcenter has other ideas. There's one here in Denver.

[strong raft]

Z690>h670>b660, but the 670 stuff is super rare still. I know, it's confusing.

[near nacelle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XYwcC6 this is all the new stuff to finish the build so far; excluding my seagate and Ripjaw ram

[south kite]

Check out thermaltake level 20 also

[near nacelle]

Oh and you guys could hold on to the other links if you or somebody else needs them. Im not sure if it works that way, but I want the searching to be a bit easier for the next person

[little osprey]

if anything just go for the z690

but get more pics from that guy that was selling

[near nacelle]

alright

[strong raft]

$180 is a good price. Build looks good. Glance at the P360A or P400A if you feel like it. P400a is $75 just so ya know.

[little osprey]

yeah i have the p400aD

good case

[strong raft]

I had it for a few days . My build is on hold so I sent it back for now. Got a refund 1 hour after it was at ups.

[near nacelle]

I sent a message asking if its still avaliable, and for some pictures of it

might have to get back to you tomorrow on that then if these are the last two things I need

[little osprey]

the digital version of the p400a has 3 case fans with it btw

[strong raft]

If it(FB mobo) turns out actually new, I'd buy it.

[near nacelle]

I can see the horizon im... ALMOST. THERE.

[strong raft]

Atom, I happened to buy 6 P12 fans

[little osprey]

lol

[near nacelle]

i'm gonna shoot a message for this one while i'm still awake

[little osprey]

alright

take a look at the p400a digital

costs 90 bucks rn

comes with 3 front fans

[near nacelle]

talking to me right? just checking

[little osprey]

ye

[near nacelle]

mk

is it worth the jump from 78sum Eclipse P300Ato 90 for that digital case

[strong raft]

Non-digital is 75 but 2 fans incl. I felt like trying the Arctics anyways. My old CM fans are a bit loud. Could buy a single P12 for $7ish

[near nacelle]

I'm also thinking how the colors would work. i got white fans and it comes with fans, the mobo and gpu are silver metal lookin

[little osprey]

but rgb

[near nacelle]

that'd might look pretty cool

[little osprey]

there is a white version to the p400a as well

[near nacelle]

ye I saw that, the digital in black is BUKO DUKO dollars

[little osprey]

no no

thats amazon

newegg is cheaper

https://www.newegg.com/black-phanteks-eclipse-p400a-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854086?Item=N82E16811854086&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-COM&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2F&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-IcWyKMB69_0fpVr04_1OYQ

[near nacelle]

oh nice you linked it

lemme see

[little osprey]

oh its out of stock

lol

[near nacelle]

big sad

[little osprey]

p300a it is

[near nacelle]

im in no hurry to buy it asap cuz im waiting on those FB ppl to reply

[little osprey]

p400a is in stock

[near nacelle]

i got time to wait for it to come back in stock

[near nacelle]

in white only doe

[little osprey]

non digital

https://www.newegg.com/white-phanteks-eclipse-p400a-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854087?Description=p400a&cm_re=p400a-_-11-854-087-_-Product&quicklink=true

white for 90bucks

huh

where was this when i bought this case

[near nacelle]

i dont mind a whole lot on the color cuz i think the white with silver insides might look pretty cool

I'll try and go for the black one when it restocks

but i think both would make the build turn out fine

[little osprey]

if you want the white aesthetic then get the one i just linked

[little osprey]

but considering you still dont have the main components you can wait for the restock

[turbid vector]

The multichamber thing?

[near nacelle]

Yeah ill play it patient for these last few things. I think that covers everything on the list. let me put in those new parts and ill bring up the list one last time before I go to bed

👍 👍

[little osprey]

alright

[turbid vector]

This wont work. No 240mm rear mount.

Oh, level 20 ht. This might work.

[near nacelle]

I think I got just about everything until the last few items come up, Thanks Atom1002, chillin, and Mr1111 for helping me out for this long and bearing with me. I did as much research as I could do on my own; and without your guys' expertise I'd probably take way, way longer👌

thanks guys and goodnight

[stoic island]

You're welcome, good night

[strong raft]

240mm rear mount? Yea that would be a tall case, unless i misunderstood

[turbid vector]

It seems like the only cases that have it are weird and niche.

[past bane]

Hey guys, my psu is making a rattling noise

The model is

Msi mpg a650gf

Sorry for bg noises

[obsidian wigeon]

that's the fan's sound

the psu's fan that is

[grim fiber]

anyone know the best wifi adapter for windows 11?

[frank stirrup]

not a thing

[grim fiber]

wdym?

they havent made any good ones for windows 11 yet?

[obsidian wigeon]

the drivers already works for win 11

[frank stirrup]

there is no best for this os

unless hackintosh

almost any wifi card or usb wifi dongle will work

[grim fiber]

im tryna add better wifi to my prebuilt pc and it comes with 802.11 ac. how good is that?

[frank stirrup]

you dont need better wifi

[grim fiber]

how good is it?\

[frank stirrup]

good enough for anything really

[grim fiber]

ok

[frank stirrup]

why do you want to upgrade?

[grim fiber]

but i need to add bluetooth to it though

[frank stirrup]

should have bluetooth

[obsidian wigeon]

it should already have bt tho

it's a prebuilt

[grim fiber]

and i cant find a bluetooth card that doesnt have wifi

[grim fiber]

nope

[obsidian wigeon]

weird

[grim fiber]

i can just buy a bt card and disable or just not use the wifi adapter on it?\

[frank stirrup]

y u need bt?

[grim fiber]

yeah its kinda wierd but im happy with the specs for the price (i7 11700f and 3060ti with 16GB ram either 3200 or 3000 speed

[grim fiber]

for my controller cuz i play rocket league semi-competitvely

[obsidian wigeon]

wait do you know what mobo it has

[frank stirrup]

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Bluetooth-Receiver-Controllers-UB400/dp/B07V1SZCY6

[grim fiber]

and my keyboard

[frank stirrup]

that should be fine for that

[grim fiber]

ok

it says bt 4.0

isnt that a bit old

[frank stirrup]

there is a very real chance that you already have bluetooth btw

[frank stirrup]

fine for ur use case

[grim fiber]

everywhere on the best buy page and on the box it says it doesnt have it

[frank stirrup]

ok so u havent checked

like hardware wise

[grim fiber]

it works with keychron k8 and xbox elite series 2?\

[obsidian wigeon]

check windows

[frank stirrup]

ok so can you open device manager?

[grim fiber]

i havent unboxed it yet

[frank stirrup]

you should do that before making purchases

[grim fiber]

the major problem with the pc is the cpu cooler but im unpgrading it today

[grim fiber]

then i will use it

[frank stirrup]

what cooler did it have?

and what u upgrading to?

[grim fiber]

random cooler idk

arctic freezer 34 esports duo

[frank stirrup]

id go for something better

[grim fiber]

i saw benchmarks for my exact prebuilt and the stock cooler eeasily goes above 95 degrees but with the arctic freezer, max is 80 under max stress test while rendering a video

[frank stirrup]

something like a thermalwright peerless assassin would be minimum imo

[frank stirrup]

I call bs

link me the benchmark you saw?

[grim fiber]

it doesnt let me send YT links

[fossil cedar]

Your wifi card should have a bluetooth module, make sure you have the usb header connected to the card

[grim fiber]

i said that cuz my pc comes with wifi already and i want to add bluetooth only

the best buy page and box said it doesnt come with bt

[grim fiber]

also the cpu is i7 11700f

[fossil cedar]

They did something wrong unless it was an arctic freezer 120mm

Then... Possibly

[grim fiber]

idk

[fossil cedar]

But 120mm aios are dumb

[grim fiber]

not an aio

its an air cooler

[frank stirrup]

pato in the video he linked, the guy forgor to take off the plastic on the bottom

and used furmark as cpu stress test

[fossil cedar]

[frank stirrup]

100% not accurate

[fossil cedar]

Also he's talking about the Arctic freezer i13 or whatever

Tbf it's just a meh cooler

[frank stirrup]

yeah

i wouldnt use it

it was thermal throttling too

[grim fiber]

the freezer 34?

[frank stirrup]

yeah

its not enough for a 11700

[grim fiber]

how is it thermal throttleing at 75 degrees?

[frank stirrup]

wait

yeah no thermal throttle

[grim fiber]

as long as it is better than the stock cooler im fine

[frank stirrup]

but yeah still wouldnt recommend that cooler tbh

[grim fiber]

why not?

[frank stirrup]

he didnt use any decent tests

[grim fiber]

bad or is there just better?

[frank stirrup]

theres better for not much more

[grim fiber]

if isnt BAD im going to use it cuz it took SOO long to arrive at my house

[frank stirrup]

id return and order something better

you can use the pc as is till then

[grim fiber]

ok

thanks

[frank stirrup]

and yeah it did start throttling when he started doing the render

[summer tusk]

anyone have suggestions for a good 12th gen MoBo?

[thin oar]

Ddr4 or ddr5

and depends on the budget

[fossil cedar]

Ddr5 isn't worth it at this point

[thin oar]

That is true

[fossil cedar]

For what cpu?

[storm harness]

anyone experienced fast boot on msi z690 issues. I turned off the fast boot in windows settings and both Fast boot options in BIOS and its like the computer is still booting way too fast

[topaz kestrel]

is that a bad thing?

if you dont want it to boot fast, add a boot delay

[storm harness]

well, what i mean is , i really didnt see a difference when i turned it all off

never liked fast boot, i like it to shutdown completely is why i turned it off

[summer tusk]

DDR4

[thin oar]

What cpu?

[summer tusk]

i5-12400f

[thin oar]

what’s your budget like?

[summer tusk]

anything under $200

[thin oar]

aight

[fossil cedar]

B660 prime

[summer tusk]

I have that in my parts list, but its out of stock as far as I've seen

[south kite]

the level 20 has room for two radiators on top, dont need a rear

[thin oar]

https://www.centralcomputer.com/asus-prime-b660m-a-wifi-d4-micro-atx-motherboard-intel-b660-chipset-lga-1700-supports-max-128gb-ddr4-2x-m-2-slots-gigabit.html

I believe its the same one that Pato was talking about

[summer tusk]

that's the same one as i had but w/ Wifi, so even better. Thanks

[fossil cedar]

In stock on Amazon and newegg

[fossil cedar]

Yikes price

[thin oar]

Ikr

[fossil cedar]

Do you need wifi?

[summer tusk]

yeah. i was thinking about getting a wifi card for that

I think there is one ethernet port in my entire house and that's the one my parents' computer is hooked to

i know there isn't one in my room

[cobalt dock]

Hey guys. Sorry if this is the wrong channel but I dont see anything pertaining to networking talk.. I have a gigabit connection with Xfinity, and bought an ASUS RT-AX55 Wifi6 router. Ever since day 1 months ago, i have had terrible speeds over wifi. Even just now I disconnected all devices and reconnected only my phone and only getting 35Mbps down/23 up. I have tinkered like hell with settings but nothing resolves this. Never had such poor speeds on previous routers/ISP tiers. Any advice?

[turbid vector]

Seems like my 360 won't fit on the top of one of these, the HT model anyway.

[south kite]

level 20 XT

https://www.thermaltake.com/level-20-xt.html

[turbid vector]

Let's see.

Oh, this does take twins. Awesome.

[fossil cedar]

Right yeah, i just feel paying 160$ for that board is a yikes :/ I'd be more inclined to get b660 mortar wifi for 20$ more but then again it's 20$ more ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[turbid vector]

Also, I think this is the first case I've seen where is mounts the board level that isn't a bench rig.

[south kite]

It’s a pretty cool case I pondered using for my last build

[turbid vector]

Looks like microcenter does not have these. Online only.

[summer tusk]

I don't need anything special on the board. just a standard MoBo with 4 Mem slots, a couple M.2s, and good I/O

This is the one i had before, but its out of stock at least on Asus, but I couldn't find it anywhere else
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/PRIME/PRIME-B660-PLUS-D4/

[fossil cedar]

yeah i mean if you need wifi might as well get one with built in

[summer tusk]

yeah

I don't think it'll be soon that i get ethernet either

[turbid vector]

Trying to figure out if the 20xt supports fans on both sides of the case, or just one or the other.

Oh wait, I see how this works, I think.

The fans attach to the side mounting rails. Then the glass plates have small cracks on the bottom to let air in.

Front has cracks on both sides allowing for a pair of 200mm.

[south kite]

you can remove the top glass for more airflow

[turbid vector]

Considering that too.

With it, I can chamber a double side, front and bottom intake, rear and top exhaust.

[south cliff]

i got my 1660 to always go to windows and not shut off

and it detecs it in gpuz

but not task manager

and now i have blue pixels all in my screen

[mossy venture]

Sounds like the gpu is dead

[south cliff]

but when i unistall driver it works perictly fine no pixels but it shuts off

and reinstall

[unreal bison]

Hello guys

I am start on a white pc build project

[rustic flower]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-from-the-other-side-gif-5107671

[unreal bison]

and i just want to hear your suggestions

[rustic flower]

you have a theme, which is good. it's up to your budget and purpose next.

[unreal bison]

al i have right now is Lian Li mini in black and white case

3x3 pack of ql120

white 3080 strix

I am planning on buying a white nzxt cooler

[rustic flower]

terrible build. Send me the 3080. I will save you. (joke) 😛

you have cpu/mobo planned? Also which NZXT cooler?

[unreal bison]

I need your suggestions for psu, mortherbord (white), rams sticks

[unreal bison]

.

[rustic flower]

Corsair makes a white 750w model.

[unreal bison]

850w?

[rustic flower]

not sure.

[unreal bison]

hmmm

[rustic flower]

yes, RM850x

not a bad starting point.

[unreal bison]

never mind i dont need white psu

[rustic flower]

alrighty.

[unreal bison]

rams stick and motherboard (white) suggestions?

[stoic island]

Would reccomend not going o11 mini

Having to use sfx PSU is annoying

[unreal bison]

yea

[stoic island]

Ram, white ballistix sticks

[rustic flower]

oho, my bad - dodn't realize smol case.

[stoic island]

Motherboard, atm, not great white options for z690 at least price wise

[rustic flower]

is it an lga 1700 build though? I think I missed something.

[unreal bison]

hmmm

[rustic flower]

Also, Crucial, PNY and others make white ram stix

[stoic island]

12th gen are the best chips on the market at the moment

[mossy venture]

pny makes ram?

[stoic island]

Crucial ballistix are the best ddr4 sticks for having nice die

[rustic flower]

https://www.newegg.com/pny-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/20-177-112?Item=20-177-112&Description=ddr4 ram white&cm_re=ddr4_ram_white-_-20-177-112-_-Product

XD

[stoic island]

Pny uses weird dies, who even knows what they're using

[unreal bison]

I think asus prime should work

[stoic island]

Z690-p has a very sad feature set

[unreal bison]

hmmm

[stoic island]

Not having debug leds is sad

[unreal bison]

z4 something

[stoic island]

Z690 a pro is neat

Z490 and Z590 won't support 12th gen chips

[unreal bison]

oh

T^T is the price of 3tb nvme is too much for you guys

[rustic flower]

it sure is for me. 😄

[unreal bison]

I wanted my next pc build to have 3tb

[rustic flower]

If you can afford it, great!

[unreal bison]

my current pc that i am using have a tb in it

1tb ssd

[rustic flower]

You couold always use a 1tb drive to start and add more later.

[unreal bison]

yea

[rustic flower]

I know you said psu doesn't need to be white, but the cooler master V850 SFX Gold White Edition is a thing.

and given your chosen case, I got nothing in ITX motherboards that isn't black with rgb for lga 1700 Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[potent portal]

Paint is a thing

[rustic flower]

true that.

Of course, I am still not sure which cpu is being considered by BKem, there was some presumption that we are 1700 platform but 1200 and am4 builds can still do the job and have much wider availability.

and some of those can even fit the white theme.

[south cliff]

im pretty sure my 1660 is toast i have done everything just got done baking it and doing a bios flash and nothing happened

[long rock]

Aw

That sucks

Sorry to hear

[south cliff]

yeah im pretty sad

[potent portal]

No post?

[south cliff]

it does

well it doesent show it on there but there is blue pixels everywhere

[potent portal]

Ah yeah artifacts like that are probably not fixable

[south cliff]

also it does show up in device manager but not in task manager

[frank stirrup]

Download and run gpuz

And check

Also try underclocking ur vram

Also what do you even do on ur gpus

Didnt you kill an rx570 a few months ago?

[south cliff]

no it was actually the cpu

that was broken

[zealous edge]

Do you have an OC on it?

[south cliff]

on the 1660

?

[zealous edge]

Have you tried to boot into safe mode?

[zealous edge]

Yes.

[south cliff]

yeah i haver

[zealous edge]

Boot into safe mode?

[south cliff]

yea

[zealous edge]

Still showing those artifacts?

[south cliff]

no

only when i go into safe mode it doesent show them

[zealous edge]

Ok so.

What did you OC it with?

[south cliff]

i didnt oc

it is a stock gpu

[zealous edge]

So it boots into safe mode fine?

[south cliff]

yeah

[zealous edge]

Ok

Download DDU.

[south cliff]

i have

[zealous edge]

Did you run it?

[south cliff]

yeahg

[zealous edge]

Re install drivers?

[south cliff]

yea

[zealous edge]

Download GPU z.

See if it shows up.

[south cliff]

it does

[zealous edge]

Try a different momitor?

[south cliff]

i already have

[zealous edge]

Same thing eh?

[south cliff]

im telling you i have done everything

yeah

[zealous edge]

Send a picture of GPU z.

[south cliff]

k give me a sec

[zealous edge]

Np.

How old is that GPU if I may ask?

[south cliff]

like 1-2 years

[zealous edge]

That's fairly new.

Shouldn't be having problems this early.

Unless it was a manufacturer defect.

[south cliff]

yeah and it satrted to do it when i was playing a game

[zealous edge]

Yea like the screen just foes all fuzzy?

And then slowly you just see nothing?

[south cliff]

no it shiut off then i wasent able to get it to work

and it wasent being deteced et

[zealous edge]

Happened with my Radeon HD 6950.

But after 7 years.

[south cliff]

etc

lol

[zealous edge]

Lol

Ok well send me that picture when you get a chance please.

[south cliff]

Alr just hva eto send it to my gmail and download it

[zealous edge]

All good

[south cliff]

@zealous edge

[potent portal]

Memory not detected

[south cliff]

yeah i was wondering tha

[south kite]

It’s broke 😬

[zealous edge]

It's gone man.

[potent portal]

Probably. Artifacts plus memory not detected equals bad.

[zealous edge]

Most likely, the card is fried.

[south cliff]

i mean i still got my rx 570

4 years still strong

[south kite]

6500xt are in stock 😂

[potent portal]

It's like @zealous edge said, that's something you see in older ones more. It can still happen, usually from component failure, in relatively new ones. Looks like memory or a controller has a short in this case maybe.

[south cliff]

pretty sure the 580 is almost just as good

as the 6500xt

[potent portal]

Well... https://youtu.be/ZFpuJqx9Qmw

[south cliff]

yeah its a flop

[south kite]

It was a joke 🙄

[south cliff]

unless it was just to try and to fix the gpu shortage

[potent portal]

And we thought it would be impossible to not sell out instantly of any product in this market 🤡

[strong raft]

Barely, but it's not much better than a 970/980 or similar. Helps people who maybe still don't have a gpu at least this good, but very underwhelming for $200ish in 2021

[south kite]

I mean GT 730/GT 1030 are selling out so…..

The 6500xt is crap, but there’s still people with worse GPUs

And yes maybe you can buy a gtx 970 second hand, but it has no warranty either 🤷🏼‍♂️

[zealous edge]

Fr tho.

[potent portal]

But that 970 also shouldn't cost $200

[strong raft]

Had 1... wouldn't say to actually buy one (for $200). It's a $150-180 card usually. Sold mine for $160. I haven't had a new card since 6800 GT. Warranty? Pfft, lol

[potent portal]

This is of course in a market where we're saying "Depreciation? What's that?" My 16 year old car is worth 25% more than it was 2 years ago.

[long rock]

alright, so i have decided i need the Razer Chroma RGB controller, it has a Molex connector type hookup, my power supply does not have that. I have seen that you can get a Sata to Molex adapter, i guess imma order one of those too?

[winter smelt]

Any one know what website to order a Nintendo 64 controller to USB for emulator play? Would be a huge help

[south cliff]

do you need a adapter?

@winter smelt

[winter smelt]

The remote and adapter if both is possible, I have hear say they have a remote costume made somewhere, to automatically have the USB on the cord but didn’t tell me what website

@south cliff

[south cliff]

alr give me asec

well here is the remote and it comes with a usb https://www.amazon.com/Controller-SAFFUN-Joystick-Raspberry-Retropie/dp/B07Z7TJQSW/ref=asc_df_B07Z7TJQSW/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416800803275&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4049414850004208050&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011620&hvtargid=pla-1067575934352&ref=&adgrpid=92650808583&th=1

@winter smelt

[winter smelt]

@south cliff life saver, thank you

[little osprey]

good budget cpu cooler for 12th gen?

[fossil cedar]

For what cpu?

[little osprey]

12400f

or just regular sku but that doesn’t really matter

[mossy venture]

Isn't the hyper 212 black the cheapest cooler that doesn't need an adapter?

[little osprey]

I saw there’s an lga1700 adapter bracket from id cooling but it doesn’t say it supports the air cooler lineup

[fossil cedar]

Iifc lemme double check tho

@little osprey https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cqCD4D/arctic-freezer-34-esports-cpu-cooler-acfre00057a

[little osprey]

I was looking at this one

Because idk what else there is lmao

The ones that might have worked for 11400 don’t seem sufficient enough for 12400

[fossil cedar]

Nothing at that price range yet really

[little osprey]

Rip

Thanks pato

[fossil cedar]

Nah 12400 pretty similar in heat

Np

[little osprey]

asus tuf or msi mag mortar for b660?

[mossy venture]

Asus prime I think is best price/perf

[desert gulch]

V5

[earnest olive]

yeah but then you have to live with the fact that you bought a hyper 212 in 2022

[mossy venture]

fair

[little osprey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2WK7Y9
Gaming/streaming/recording, gaming mostly.
RGB/Black theme. my budget is 3300$. Dont try to get it lower

[earnest olive]

so much corsair...

[earnest olive]

you can easily get more performance out of that budget if you don't go corsair

1 because you won't have icue bloating your system and 2 because you'll be able to afford a 6900XTXH instead of a 6800XT

[jagged ember]

arctic freezer ii 280mm aio

[earnest olive]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m2YXsL better cooler, better ssd, RX 6900 XTXH instead of RX 6800 XT, and managed to fit 32gb ram into the budget by making better choices, still have 7 ARGB fans

[south kite]

Crucial p5 is worth the $99 IMO

[jagged ember]

very cool build

[earnest olive]

already at $1 below the budget limit and team mp33 is a top tier drive in real world rand performance

[south kite]

It’s a much better build for sure.

[desert gulch]

change cpu

plz

[earnest olive]

why?

it's fine

[desert gulch]

why pay $25 bucks more to have igp disabled?

[earnest olive]

wait

LOL

[desert gulch]

xD

[earnest olive]

i didn't even check the price of the non-F i just assumed he checked it

guess not

[desert gulch]

lol

thatll open more budget too

[earnest olive]

time to put that budget in some ram that doesn't have tRCD 20

[desert gulch]

yee

[earnest olive]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hb6BDq

probably a good idea to manually downclock the ram a bit (and tighten timings) to run gear 1

32gb 3600c16 kit prices kinda doodoo rn

[desert gulch]

yeah

kinda pricy for a fan but its aight ig

[wanton echo]

Hello

Sorry im new to pcs and stuff but is it possible to get a good gaming/video makin pc for only like $1500 us dollars

[desert gulch]

sure

[wanton echo]

Ok thanks just making sure it possible

[desert gulch]

yeah, im checking what prebuilts there are rn for around that

do you do alot of content creation stuff?

like editing and all that?

[earnest olive]

"only" 👀

man i have customers coming in asking what kind of prebuilt i can do for a $100 budget with no used parts allowed

and of course it's for their 13 year old kid to stream on twitch and edit videos with

[desert gulch]

https://nzxt.com/product/bld-kit-starter-pro-pc
https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali568-master/p/N82E16883360198R?

those are both p good for under 1500

if you wait a little bit, a 3070 abs pc may dip under 1500

[earnest olive]

did you just send an nzxt link

[desert gulch]

yeah

[earnest olive]

careful 👀

[desert gulch]

lol

but yeah that nzxt one will need a new psu

so while it looks nicer, its probably worse value in pure performance

the abs one is pretty good tho

[potent portal]

Check this out on @Newegg: ABS Master Gaming PC - Windows 10 Home - Intel i5 10400F - GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 16GB DDR4 3000MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali559-master/p/N82E16883360189R?Item=N82E16883360189R&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-360-189R-_-01222022

[desert gulch]

mine was cheaper

mine was same thing but 1280

1275 actually

[wanton echo]

I mean i dont do tons but sometimes I try

[wanton echo]

Woah thanks

[earnest olive]

3060ti for 1360? poggers

[desert gulch]

the one i posted was way cheaper lol

[desert gulch]

.

click bottom link

10400f/3060ti for 1275

[earnest olive]

it's not working for me

[desert gulch]

weird, working fine for me

[potent portal]

Are you counting needing a new psu in that price? Lol

[desert gulch]

the abs one?

[earnest olive]

ok nvm newegg app just sucks

[desert gulch]

newegg slander ISNT tolerated

[stoic island]

I second newegg app sucks

[earnest olive]

it can't even open products on newegg

lol

[potent portal]

The one I posted has 1tb nvme vs your 512

More space for a creator

[desert gulch]

for 85 bucks you could just get another 1tb m.2

and then have 1.5 tb

actually nvrmind

10th gen on b560

you could go sata 1tb ig tho

or hdd

[stoic island]

yesterday it was forcing me to open the app on mobile to look at someone's newegg pc part picker thing, and they it refused to open it, and I couldn't even find where the part picker was in the app

I need to go into settings to make it stop automatically opening newegg.com links

but usually I can just open in new tab and not open into the app

[earnest olive]

yeah newegg app just doesn't work most of the time

for opening links

[stoic island]

yea it just opens the app's home screen usually

[desert gulch]

hmmm should i make a newegg unofficial pc knowledge test?

like a g forms or something?

could be interesting

[stoic island]

for fun, sure

get every techie to make questions xD

[desert gulch]

im gonna throw in some historyyyyyy in there

[stoic island]

PC part history..?

[desert gulch]

some history

other just general knowledge on parts stuff

like psu components and all that

[fast dirge]

Sorry if this is the wrong chat: I'm looking for something I can use as a bridge to transfer files from phone to hard/pen drives, download/stream and output to my tv (and preferably work with my turtle beach stealth 700 gen 2 - which for some god awful reason only stay powered on if my xbox is also on...)

I would have thought I'm looking for something in a raspberry pi or similar but really I have no idea what solutions exist, I just know they do - I'm preferably looking for something ready to go, not something i macguyver myself at home.

Thank you 😊

Can I get a raspberri pi, stick a USB pen in it and use that as a C: with an open source OS?

[zealous edge]

Jkjk lol

[fast dirge]

You had me for a second 😊

[zealous edge]

So you are trying to get files from a phone to a hard drive corrct?

[fast dirge]

Yes

[zealous edge]

Do you already have a drive?

[fast dirge]

That is one of the things - I want this to be a solution for multiple things

The pen drives aren't an issue (just laborious copy pasting). I have an 8tb external, which my phone will recognize is connected but won't allow me to access

I don't have access to a computer

[zealous edge]

Ok so, you also want to use that dame external drive with your xbox?

[fast dirge]

I need basic computer function for other things too like streaming, downloading, basic web browsing and image manipulation etc... But I don't really want to get a laptop

Nah, don't need to use it with the Xbox

I wanted to get something like a pi that I could output through my TV and use for those things

Basically a glorified phone but that has an external keyboard and mouse

[still roost]

🦄GOTDANGELECTRIC🦄#0082 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[fast dirge]

My ideal scenario would be to buy a pre build pi, pre-loaded with an OS so that when it arrives I can just plug my stuff in and go - but idk how to search for that in Google, so I'm here 😅

Would a Chromebook achieve the same thing and cost less?

[little osprey]

You want to like send video files from your phone and just stream to tv? do you also want them to be on a usb or is that just to get from point a to point b

because i would just invest in like a chromecast or something

most smart tvs has screen mirroring anyways

or at least media sharing capabilities

[fast dirge]

I've found casting from my phone to my tv to be a massive headache, very unreliable

I imagined the easiest way, based on my experience casting, would be to play files through 'the solution' (be it streaming on the device or playing direct from a connected drive) while connected to the TV physically

I don't know what Chromecast is specially though

[fast dirge]

Yes, both. I don't have a computer so I have a lot of pen drives and a large external hdd. I need to transfer files between them/from my phone

Is it an app?

Chromecast

Looking into it now. I think my tv is, and always has been, buggy

No app I have tried has been consistent. YouTube is the closest, but every other app either doesn't work, or when it does it breaks as soon as I have the audacity to try and rewind or pause

[potent portal]

And router

[fast dirge]

Had considered output directly through my phone, but then I can't look at it while I'm watching something 😅

My tv has been like this in 3 different houses with 3 different set ups

As in not working well with casting

Aye, I think it's always had an issue. Most media apps on it (other than vlc) don't even recognize there's media on drives I plug in

But I also want this solution for file transfer, not just output to tv for watching stuff

Can I get a pi, put a sdd drive in it and run Android off that?

[potent portal]

I suggest a game console honestly lol
It does everything you want it to do, including external mass storage of media. Xbox has always been a good media center.

[fast dirge]

I think Xbox is dreadful

I didn't, until I didn't have anything else to fall back on

It's ugly and impossibly slow. If I wanna watch something that's an hour long I have to do it all at once because no media player on my Xbox will allow me to forward more than about 20 minutes into a video

Just freezes the app every time

I also can't transfer files using it

[potent portal]

Any console will do honestly, I've used my wii as a media player.
And playback issues like that are because it's a spinning disk drive. Not as fast as ssd loading times.

[hard badge]

@spice sage how much do you think the 3rd 8pin connector helps? My 3080 ti only has 2.

[potent portal]

A lot

Like over 1000 points in time spy a lot

Remember my 3090 with 2x 8 pin? It never got over 20k no matter what I did, even bios swap. Got 3080 ti FE, 22k first try oc.

[hard badge]

Matters that much for a 3080 ti too? :0

[potent portal]

Yeah, enough to close the gap in performance between 80 ti and 90 for sure

[hard badge]

Hm

[hard badge]

my 3080 ti is 19508 no OC at least lol

[fast dirge]

If I was to get a Chromebook without a HDMI port how would I connect it to my tv with a wire? USB to HDMI works?

[strong raft]

Possibly, but depends what usb (type C might work)

[fossil cedar]

Asus prime b660 plus

[fossil cedar]

Oh does it have it now? Pog

[fossil cedar]

Sipsss noooo

[earnest olive]

yeah I know

but had to stay under budget with ram prices being questionable rn

[fossil cedar]

Cry

[fossil cedar]

Could have went cheaper 2nd monitor

[earnest olive]

that's like the cheapest 24" IPS

any cheaper might as well go used

[fossil cedar]

That's fair

[restive halo]

Thought on a motherboard and ram to make a clean set up to sell

[fossil cedar]

Would go different ssd and case too btw but
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VpLwrH/asus-prime-b550m-acsm-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-b550m-acsm

[frank stirrup]

1. you doxxed urself
2. pi would probably have better perf but its arm not x86 so windows is a no go along with most apps

[fast dirge]

1. you mean my zip?

2. I think it comes pre loaded with os, not to l concerned about windows. Ultimately I think I want Android as the main os

3. thanks 👍🏻

[frank stirrup]

just get a cheap android phone then

[fast dirge]

I have an Android phone but it has too many limitations when you don't have access to a pc

[frank stirrup]

i mean if you run android either of those 2 devices, ur gonna face the exact same problem

unless u vm which you shouldnt

[fast dirge]

Why not vm? I just remembered that I can run Ubuntu vm through my Android phone, which might at least fix my file transfer issue

Did you mean doxxed because of zip?

[frank stirrup]

perf on those 2 devices is already nothing to brag about. running 2 operating systems is not gonna be fun at all

also an ubuntu vm wont fix anything really since its just sending stuff to the host os to send to whatever u want to send to unless you share over network

[frank stirrup]

yeah

[fast dirge]

I'm not bragging... I'm not looking for performance, I'm looking to solve some very basic problems that I'm too poor to afford basic tech to fix

[frank stirrup]

what is the problem that you are trying to fix

[fast dirge]

My basic need is transferring files from my phone to an external hard drive, but the ext hdd won't read on my phone

[frank stirrup]

also nothing to brag about is a phrase which means something is not great at all

[frank stirrup]

Oh thats a very simple solve

what external hard drive u got?

and what phone

[fast dirge]

Since I'm gonna have to put somewhere around $100 to fix that issue I would like it to do some other basic things my phone struggles with (like downloading/streaming with wired output to tv, basic file maintenance, maybe basic image manipulation)

Galaxy s10

[frank stirrup]

you should be fine with a 10$ dongle lol

you dont need to spend 100$

[fast dirge]

Hdd is Seagate backup plus 8tb

What dongle? And to plug into what?

[frank stirrup]

usb c to a otg dongle

[fast dirge]

Phone won't read the 8tb

Recognizes it's plugged in but won't access it

And only one file manager will even get that far - most apps won't even see it's plugged in

[frank stirrup]

how are you plugging it in rn

[fast dirge]

Otg cable

[frank stirrup]

which one?

it sounds like you have a power delivery issue

the hard drive isnt getting the power it needs

[fast dirge]

USB c male end, USB a female end

[restive halo]

The case was chosen as well as the cpu other then that its open to change

[fast dirge]

Yeah, hdd has external plug

Works fine in my tv

I thought (hoped) the hdd not being accessible on my phone had to do with limitations of my phone, and that using Android on a pi would be more robust (?) even if it's using the same apps

I get different mileage from some of the same apps depending on my device

[frank stirrup]

https://www.amazon.com/RSHTECH-Splitter-Portable-Aluminum-Individual/dp/B07Q13G9MT

this be what u need

[frank stirrup]

oh

hmmmm

then its probably a bad otg cable

[fast dirge]

I had not considered that

With that hub i could use my phone with a wireless keyboard and mouse? I could output to my tv and use it as a desktop? Do you know how to have Chromecast in hd/4k? It looks like arse when I mirror my phone screen to the tv (I think the only solution to that is to use a wired connection, I think I've seen 4k Chromecast things but idk how they work)

Could it still be a bad otg cable if it works fine with usb pen drives?

[frank stirrup]

why do you need an 8tb hdd with a phone anyway

[fossil cedar]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zFK2FT/western-digital-blue-sn550-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0c I'd get this ssd

[fast dirge]

Because I don't have access to a pc/computer at all

[frank stirrup]

almost no one with a pc needs access to 8tb storage

[fast dirge]

I don't know what you mean?

[restive halo]

Any solid ram for that cpu?

[fossil cedar]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LfVG3C/crucial-ballistix-max-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-4000-memory-blm2k8g40c18u4b

[worn wave]

Why do you need 8 TB of storage on a smartphone?

[fast dirge]

I don't. I need to access 8tb of storage to move files around but I only have a phone and no access to a computer.

I don't need to have anything permanently connected to my phone, my phone is just my primary 'computer' so I need to connect it to the other bs I have where I should be using a desktop/laptop

[desert gulch]

Grab a free pc from a business shutting down near you

It's a much easier solution than trying to use a phone

[fast dirge]

How does that work?

[desert gulch]

See if any businesses are closing near you

Or check local selling sites

Sometimes there's a free old office pc

And then it'd be much easier to move stuff around

[fast dirge]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep my eye out for places

[desert gulch]

Np

[cold imp]

Recently been approached by someone abt a build, what’s part availability looking like atm?

[fossil cedar]

Good bar gpus and ddr5

[cold imp]

alright

what would i be looking for if i'm making like an "old person build"

[fossil cedar]

Just like a general use pc?

[cold imp]

yeah

[fossil cedar]

Depends on budget

[cold imp]

budget undefined

[fossil cedar]

Well

Anyway you can do some pretty nice budget builds

[cold imp]

ok

[fossil cedar]

10400 +b560 for something cheaper

12400+b660 for bit more premium

[cold imp]

ok

ballistix, gpu, good psu, pilot-e

should be fine?

idk anything about ram though

[fossil cedar]

No point going ballistix unless you're gonna oc for them

[cold imp]

ok

[fossil cedar]

And pilot e is meh choice with competition atm

[cold imp]

oh

interesting

[fossil cedar]

Lemme do a rough list

[cold imp]

ok

[fossil cedar]

Here's what I'd do, obvs not all that storage just mix n match it, better cases for price but figured the matx would be nice as only igpu and also the drive bays incase they want dvd drive
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lxprxs

[cold imp]

ok

[neat reef]

about to finally switch out my ryzen 5 3600 stock cooler that has 1 year old stock thermal paste, with a gammaxx GT.. getting a stable 90 degrees on cinebench at max fans with the 3600, lets see what the gammaxx and arctic mx-4 does

[fossil cedar]

Btw you could have just used the included stuff but oh well

[cold imp]

if i were gonna go 12400f + b660

[neat reef]

it looks like a really small amount and i didnt want to risk messing up the application or something and then not having a PC cause i cant put a cooler on it till i get the thermal paste lol.. anxiety

[cold imp]

which b660 would i be looking at

wait not f

f is without igpu

[fossil cedar]

Asus prime is the only decent looking one but it's 140$ at that point you'd be maybe better off with a cheapo 100$ one, also thought the included wifi might be nice as they probs cba running ethernet

[fossil cedar]

Whatever is included in the cooler is enough

[flint sapphire]

I have arrived

[turbid vector]

So is happened again. I was sent a Corsair AX1600i about a week ago but Newegg got me a Chinese model. Returned, tried again from Amazon (nobody else had one) and it's the Japanese model. Oi. This one contains a volt switch (somewhere) so do I just bite in and go with it?

[fossil cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-worship-worshipping-now-bowing-gif-12297363

[fossil cedar]

Uhh why do you need a 1600w psu?

[flint sapphire]

I will answer one easy question

[frank stirrup]

Whats 69+420

[flint sapphire]

Nice.

Alright I’m leaving now

[fossil cedar]

Thank you

[turbid vector]

You must be late to this party, but builders put my peak usage without extras at 900w. Add in the 80% ratio and my tendency to add more to the computer as I go, and 1600w is where I landed.

[frank stirrup]

Thanks for the wisdom

[turbid vector]

https://s.zeroserenity.com/V8Parts

[fossil cedar]

Nah 1200w power supply is plenty of headroom

[frank stirrup]

850w woulda been fine

[fossil cedar]

Ehh because 12900k I'd go 1000w high power cpu

But yeah could get away with 850w

[frank stirrup]

You wont get much overclocking on either

But 850 be fine

1200 plentyyy of headroom

[cold imp]

ok thanks

[fossil cedar]

@turbid vector https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V6vRsY/evga-supernova-p2-1200-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-p2-1200-x1

Get that

Plenttyy of headroom

[fossil cedar]

Np

[turbid vector]

But, dropping this one in should fine, yes? I can't exactly wait for a new PSU if I can.

[fossil cedar]

Yes all psus have standard connectors on the pc competent side

[frank stirrup]

Ah yes pc competents

I love those

👀

[turbid vector]

Aware of that, just seeing if it would be okay with the odd volt/frequency. (Japan is 50/60hz and 100/115v) depending on where you are.

[fossil cedar]

You shouldn't have any problem with the one i linked you anyway

[turbid vector]

That's not the question...

[fossil cedar]

What's the voltage in your country?

[turbid vector]

North American Grid.

[fossil cedar]

Yeah what is it?

120v?

[turbid vector]

120v/60hz

[fossil cedar]

Afaik either there should be a switch or it's fine and dynamic

[still roost]

Zero Serenity#5034 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[turbid vector]

Well... This won't work anyway...

[worn wave]

Just use a North American plug

The power supply automatically switches

[fossil cedar]

^^

[turbid vector]

Can't. Other end is unique.

[worn wave]

What?

[worn wave]

No lmfao

[fossil cedar]

Ohh

[worn wave]

Thats a standard end

Just buy the proper cable online

IEC13 or something

[fossil cedar]

Is it just weird looking kettle lead or something?

[worn wave]

IEC C19

[fossil cedar]

Ahh

I've never seen that connection before

[worn wave]

Just buy a North American IEC C19 cable

[worn wave]

Supports higher amperage, all the higher wattage PSUs use them

[fossil cedar]

Oh that makes sense yeah

[worn wave]

https://www.amazon.com/Cablelera-North-American-Extension-ZWACPFAC-06/dp/B00GMPVAJM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=5XMX2YFNA6V7&keywords=IEC+C19&qid=1642975448&sprefix=iec+c19%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-4

[turbid vector]

So why doex this use a separate ground wire instead of a type B?

[worn wave]

The picture you sent is not a North American wall plug

[turbid vector]

I know. I was sent the Japanese model.

[worn wave]

Unless it is, I'm not sure, anyways it's just a external grounding wire

It's not common anymore but some older plugs have them like that

Must be normal still in Japan

[turbid vector]

Japan has type B outlets, which confuses me...

[worn wave]

Yes but older outlets had an external type of grounding

Not the 3rd hole for it

Some places in japan still have the older style

[turbid vector]

Gee.

Okay, looks like this will stay on the bench a couple more days, unless somebody locally sells this cable.

Microcenter has them. That'll do.

[pearl sigil]

Hi guys, I’ve been wanting to get a pc setup but don’t know where to start. I wanted to get a pre build but idk tbh. Ik my friend said don’t get any gpu from the thousand series but I can’t afford a 3060 or any of those.

I’m trying to either build a pc that’s a bit under $1k but I feel like that’s hard

could someone help me

[potent portal]

If you can save up a bit more until you can do $1250 you could get something with a 3060 or 3060 ti. For now, this might be a good option if you need it soon.

Check this out on @Newegg: Skytech Blaze 2.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Intel i5-10400F, GTX 1660 Super, 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-Bit, Black https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-blaze2-0334-b-ne-blaze-2-0/p/N82E16883289210?Item=N82E16883289210&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-289-210-_-01232022

[pearl sigil]

Thanks man @potent portal !

[simple olive]

Solid build

[blazing cradle]

i can't share my build in #build-pics

[desert gulch]

level up first

[blazing cradle]

how

[desert gulch]

just keep talking around here for a bit

[flat obsidian]

thoughts on the coolermaster masterliquid 280ML mirror? it vs the fuma 2 or a noctua equivalent.

[blazing cradle]

okay

[woeful storm]

Anyone expierenced in gpu repair?

[earnest olive]

!ask

[still roost]

https://dontasktoask.com/

[woeful storm]

My mistake lol 😆 I need to clean a 3090 I got and replace the thermal pads and paste im sure. I was wondering if there was some solid suggestion as I hear thermal pads can come in 1mm 3mm 5mm 8mm etc and im just a nub

[earnest olive]

google thermal pads for your model

tons of people have done repads at this point

someone has figured out the best pad thickness four your model guaranteed

[little osprey]

it's ehhhhhh

not great

literally just an ML280 but with a different block

wow i havent been here for a while

[potent portal]

In the off chance you can't find the proper pads for your model you can get a cheap digital caliper to measure them, keeping in mind compression will shrink them a bit

Most will use a combination of 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, and 2mm

[earnest olive]

mine were 2mm and 3mm only

[strong raft]

nice build. The shrunken down psu is sort of hilarious

[little osprey]

yeah but it's SFX sooo .-.

[strong raft]

ikr

[little osprey]

building in the meshlicious with anything nonmodular or ATX is iffy

but yeah corsairs sfx size is insane

well all sfx sizes are

but yeah

sfx-l also works and it's literally just a box

and it has atx support but then the entire psu takes up the bottom half of the case

not to mention the longer atx cables will get annoying

[little osprey]

gimme the 1080 i'll pay $69 pls

im very desperate

[strong raft]

$420.69 tbh would be about right. ( incl tax I paid $490

[little osprey]

$69.42 + 0?
🥺
👉👈

honestly time to code a bot to get me a 6700xt from amd.com drops

wish it had a midnight version

[strong raft]

yikes

[keen geyser]

👍

[errant fiber]

"raytracing"

[obsidian wigeon]

It does have it

Just meh

[urban frigate]

anyone know how to send a image i need help with something

[fossil cedar]

You need to level up by chatting, once your name turns green you can send pics here. what's your problem?

[little osprey]

What’s some good 120mm case fans under 20$

On a tight budget

[mossy venture]

Artic p12s

[strong raft]

P12 pwm and/or pwm pst model also, if you wanted that for some reason.

[fossil cedar]

Pst is daisy chain, useful

[little osprey]

Amazon.com: ARCTIC P12 (5 Pack) - 120 mm Case Fan, Pressure-optimised, Value Pack, Very quiet motor, Computer, Fan Speed: 1800 RPM - Black : Electronics

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-Pacco-Silenziosa-Ottimizzata/dp/B07HC7P3HJ/ref=asc_df_B07HC7P3HJ how quiet are they

[fossil cedar]

Very

Arctic p12s perform almost as well and as quiet as noctua a12x25's

[little osprey]

Is it a good deal for 30$

For 5

[fossil cedar]

Normal price ish tbh

[little osprey]

Do they fit well in the Corshair 4000d airflow

[fossil cedar]

They've always been cheap and great

[little osprey]

Ok

[fossil cedar]

It's a fan they all fit the same if the size is the same

[strong raft]

Was $22 recently, but still decent price. These fans are $7+ each

[little osprey]

Ok

Ok

[brittle aurora]

Anyone bored enough to help me make a build with a $560 budget left. All I have is a z590 aorus pro ax and a 3060 elite 12 gb gddr6

[fossil cedar]

can you return the motherboard or was it bundeled?

[strong raft]

Tbh idk if I need to try more than hws or what, but selling a z590 mobo is extra tough now.

[fossil cedar]

yeah nobody wants them cuz 12th gen is so good

if not id do this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RPcBDq

[little osprey]

yeah z690 the way to go now tbh

[strong raft]

12400 mainly for wattage. $390ish 11600k+mobo was pretty decent. Reposting to hws to see if a small price cut will do it. 😅 (plus $90 ballistix purchase didn't work yet)

[little osprey]

is this expensive for this case

@fossil cedar

thats fine

its 15$over msrp though

yeah you can wait for price to go down

but itll only be a couple dollars at most

prices are changing pretty much everyday

it hasint been at msrp for 120 days

and you want that specific case?

yes

[mossy venture]

check elsewhere for it

i dont think that case is hard to find at msrp

[brittle aurora]

@fossil cedar bundle

[little osprey]

corshair sells it for same price as amazon

yeah 95 is the most common price rn

[fossil cedar]

Normal price

[little osprey]

ok

ty

[fossil cedar]

Then go with the list i sent

[upper tusk]

I have an rx560 2gb i play my pc games between 720p and 1080p i cant tell difference on my 28 inch monitor less than a foot away

[strong raft]

Remember the S in msrp means suggested. Many things being msrp is rare these days.

[fossil cedar]

You need some glasses

[earnest olive]

no, having blurry vision is for the best for his rx 560 at 720p 28"

let him be happy

[fossil cedar]

True, basically free 1440p

[earnest olive]

i should stare into the sun until i can't tell the difference between gt 520 and rtx 3080

then i'll save so much money on pc parts

feel free to steal my 3080 and drop your 3080ti in the process

i almost lined up a trade for a bnib 3080ti ftw3 ultra hybrid but he backed out 😦

[fossil cedar]

If you play at 720p you wont be able to know your gpu isn't good sample because you'll be cpu bound

[earnest olive]

i am sad because

i said i couldn't do it because that gpu doesn't fit in my case

then later on i saw some pictures of it fitting

but when i asked if he was still down he said not anymore

[earnest olive]

it's ok if my eyes are lagging 15 fps = 1000 fps

[fossil cedar]

Ripirino

[earnest olive]

but yeah i'm kinda mad at myself for not doing more research before saying that

theo told me his didn't fit

[zinc igloo]

Hey, does anyone know any good tier motherboards that support a third gen i7?

[brittle aurora]

@fossil cedar I have a $600 budget anything that can be changed

[little osprey]

exactly what cpu do you plan on getting?

[zinc igloo]

I already have it. I'm just looking for replacing the motherboard

[little osprey]

oh which one is it?

[zinc igloo]

I need a board that supports third gen i7 cpus

[muted geode]

can a cooler used on an AM3 chip be used on an AM4 one as well?

[little osprey]

third gen? as in the really old ones?

[zinc igloo]

my cpu is a 3rd Gen i7 3770

yeah. older motherboards that support that cpu

[little osprey]

sheesh idk much about the older gen cpus tbh

ill leave this for someone else to answer

[zinc igloo]

well it's the best I can afford right now

because my current processor is still going for about $200

[little osprey]

no

[little osprey]

in the used market, your cpu goes for about 60 bucks

[zinc igloo]

well yeah used.

I'm talking about new

then again

I'm just looking for a motherboard

not a new cpu

[little osprey]

yeah for that new price you can get a waaayy better cpu

but idk

[strong raft]

Z77x-ud3h, ud5h. Try ebay or something and search p67 motherboards or z77 motherboards.

[zinc igloo]

Alright. I will take a look when I can!

[potent portal]

You'll probably want a B75, Q75, Q77, C216, or H77 board. Z77 works but kinda useless if you don't have a K processor.

You'll be able to overclock using bclk on those chipsets too, even without a K processor

[zinc igloo]

alright

Thanks for the info! I'll look around

[strong raft]

Yeah search em all, z77 doesn't hurt either but don't pay extra for it - meant to add that 😅

[zinc igloo]

I already have a Z77. however both memory channels for the ram are done for

an asrock z77 pro3

the board starts up fine. the previous owner accidentally killed one memory channel, but still ran. but when he sent it out to me, the optical drive came loose and hit the ram that was in it and killed the second memory channel

so yeah. that's why I'm looking for a new motherboard

[little osprey]

RIP

[zinc igloo]

yeah

[earnest olive]

the slots got physically damaged?

oof

[zinc igloo]

yep

not fun

killed the stick of ram too

[muted geode]

hey all, looking for a budget-ish B550 board with:
-USB C
-built in Wifi

• Ryzen 5000 compatibility
  thanks :)

[stoic island]

sounds like a b550m pro vdh wifi time

[desert gulch]

doesnt have usb c tho right?

ig a added pcie usb c card would work

[stoic island]

it does

rear io

[desert gulch]

esp for the price

it does?

[stoic island]

ya

[muted geode]

looks like a micro atx one right?

[desert gulch]

https://www.newegg.com/msi-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi/p/N82E16813144331?

i dont see it on the rear io

unless these pics are bad

[stoic island]

wait

[muted geode]

yeah theres no USB C

also I'd prefer mid ATX size

:>

[stoic island]

it was usb c internal

I was looking at the quick specs not detailed and got confused

[muted geode]

yeah I see it im talkint rear IO tho

shoulda clarified my b

[stoic island]

pro vdh wifi op budget board still

[desert gulch]

cheapest one im finding thats atx and wifi is like $180 lol

[muted geode]

:(

I saw the ASRock B550m Phantom

atx mobo with wifi

[desert gulch]

no flashback

[muted geode]

but no usb c :(

[desert gulch]

usb cards are easy to add

the flashback is the issue

[muted geode]

yea I guess

i was also considering the MSI MPG B550

[desert gulch]

how much?

[muted geode]

160

[desert gulch]

b550 tuf is the cheapest im finding with everything youd want

and its 180

and its matx

actually b550 aurous pro is 180

and has everything youd want

but it is kinda spendy for a b550

if it were me, and you needed usb c on rear io, id just go pro vdh wifi and hook up a usb c card to it

[muted geode]

I could get it down to like 160

[covert vapor]

Still salty that the b550 tuf plus has features the x570 version locked to the pro version

[desert gulch]

like flashback?

[covert vapor]

Mhm

[muted geode]

@covert vaporyo you have the same specs as my old laptop lol

[desert gulch]

yeah it sucks but vrm wise, that x570 rocks

i got mine for like 160, never had an issue yet

keep in mind i only have a 3600 on it lol

so if it had issues id be mega dissapointed

[covert vapor]

I got mine for about 170 or so, but I had a PCIe slot fail and I got to go and fight with ASUS support over shipping damage

[earnest olive]

3600 has no issues being overclocked to the edge on the worst a320 board you can dig out of the trash

vrms are really not even remotely a consideration for a 3600

[desert gulch]

yeah thats why i had a disclaimer there lol

but bad qc could make something pop up if it were REALLY bad

[little osprey]

the matx version is 150 on newegg but out of stock rip

[earnest olive]

like you'd need to have a 2 phase 50A board to even start thinking about vrms for a 3600

[desert gulch]

they said they didnt want matx

[earnest olive]

but the funny thing is, 3600 should still run on 2 phase 50A lol

[desert gulch]

lol true

[muted geode]

can you link this? I cant find the one with USB C '_'

[little osprey]

ah yeah then atx is 180

[little osprey]

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-b550-aorus-pro-ac/p/N82E16813145216?Item=N82E16813145216&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-COM&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2F&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-ec092Slc2TiWruQH6a4RPA

[covert vapor]

I've got a 5600x in mine, I can push it to about 4.8 with undervolting in PBO

[desert gulch]

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-b550-aorus-pro-ac/p/N82E16813145216?

[earnest olive]

@muted geode the cheapest option would be the $117 PRIME B550-PLUS with a pcie wifi card or other wifi solution

[desert gulch]

no flashback tho