Create a parts list pcpartpicker.com/ >Learn how to build a PC Search youtube for a guide w your socket
Want help? >State your budget & CURRENCY >List your uses eg Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors include purpose and GPU pairing >NO Speccy. Use HWinfo >For Win7 in Ryzen pastebin.com/TUZvnmy1
CPU >CPUs less threads usually suffer lower 0.1% minimums >Athlon 200GE - Bare minimal desktop/gaming >R3 2200G - Light gaming(dGPU optional) >R5 2400G - Consider IF on sale >R5 2600/X - Good gaming & multithreaded work use CPUs >i7-9700k/8700k/8700 - If you have a $2000+ budget >R7 2700/X - Best value high-end CPU on a non-HEDT platform >Threadripper/Used Xeon - HEDT
RAM >Always choose at least a 2 stick kit >8GB - Bare minimum/Light desktop use. >16GB - Standard amount >32GB - If you have to ask, you don't need this >CPUs benefit from fast RAM; 2933MHz+ is ideal. Check "more" for true latency formula
Graphics cards >RTX 2000 cards are worse performance per $ than previous gen >Avoid cheap MODELS ie MSI Armor (Mk2 is ok), Gigabyte G1/Wf, ASUS dual, and others w/ small heatsinks and low quality fans 1080p >RX 570/580 w/ Freesync or 1060 6GB - standard 1080p 60fps+ options >Vega 56; 1070Ti if you already have Gsync - for higher FPS w/ a high hz monitor 1440p >Vega; 1070Ti if you already have Gsync >Waste money - for higher FPS w/ a high hz monitor 4K >Upscale from 1620-1800p. Or 2080Ti, but awful value OpenCL use >Vega 64
Storage >Backup before using StoreMi >Consider a larger SSD (better GB/$) instead of small SSD & HDD >2TB HDDs are barely more $ than 1TB >M.2 is a form factor, NOT a performance standard
Display >Consider 75hz minimum; 60hz are mostly old models >Always consider FreeSync w/ AMD cards >START YOUR BUILD WITH A MONITOR FIRST, then make a build to drive it appropriately
Case >mATX? Thermaltake Versa H15 is the answer >ATX? consider downsizing to mATX
Do all monitors have input lag or is it exclusive to some? I'm just curious cause looking at displayspecifications.com I can't really find info on input lag for all monitors, just some.
Every monitor that is not TN has excessive input lag
Landon Hall
I was going to buy gigabyte card
Chase Long
Need a Rate on this build
>pcpartpicker.com/list/bc76xG Just waiting on the case to come in tomorrow, Is the stock cooler than comes with the Ryzen 5 gonna be enough or is it gonna fry my shit over time? I'm optimizing this build for thermals and have 4 fans in the Case in question, but didn't know if the spire is came with would be enough with those 3 front fans and 1 back fan. And if not what would be an affordable fan to help supplement it?
I'm planning to buy a wireless adapter card for my new rig, what should I know to not get utterly fucked?
The router is centrally located in my house, so my options are either a wifi adapter, or buying 50 feet of weatherproof Cat-5 and snaking it onto the roof and then down through my window. The router itself is capable of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, which seems more or less standard. If I'm going to place the case in a location that's close to the ground (that's how my desk is built), should I worry about getting an antenna extension that I can mount on the wall, or does it not matter? There's about 10-15 feet worth of actual separation between my room and the router through the walls, but snaking a cable through the house itself isn't an attractive option due to the presence of dogs that might chew at it.
Swapping this one too This rig is going to do 144hz right?
Ryder Green
My wifi is on another floor and I still manage to get 4/5 bars with my $5 stick. Unless you have a 1000/1000 connection cards are a meme.
Jayden Murphy
My new PSU makes a quiet sorta high-pitched noise even when not plugged into anything besides the wall, I think its coil whine but its really quiet and its too quiet to bother me should I RMA It?
Kayden Gonzalez
not with that cpu it won't
Benjamin Ward
why tho?
Owen Lopez
Sure its fine for the cpu, check the feature list of the motherboard and see if it suits you
Wyatt Murphy
don't buy ayyymd
Chase Robinson
Thanks, that dropped the price quite a bit, didnt see that the processor came with a cooler. Kept the fans, though, wife likes the 3 for 1 deal. Why specifically 2x4Gb ram instead of 1x8?
Currently using a low end pre-build from 2010, can only do web browsing and playing music/videos at this point without crushing it. Already bought a case and 2700x CPU.
>Uses Able to handle anything art programs can throw at it (photoshop, zbrush, etc.), 144hz 1440p gaming, streaming/video editing
The MC500P case has 3 140mm (1200RPM) stock fans (2 in front, 1 in back), will they need to be replaced? I'm adding two additional 140mm fans to the top. Should I replace the included Ryzen Wraith Cooler? Is a 850W PSU overkill? 1 TB SSD reasonable enough size for W10 and programs to run off of? The WD Red Pros are for pure storage along with the 2 WD Greens I have (weren't apart of the original pre-build). 3200 RAM enough or overkill? Besides OC the RAM to 3200 I'm not interested in overclocking anything else in this. FTW2 version of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti worth the extra cooling features or is the SC Black version solid enough? This 144hz 1440p monitor was a recent release that I will probably get later on (newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824011243). Are Freesync monitors adequate or is G-Sync a must? Getting a Blu-Ray drive later on too, are external drives fine or internal blu-ray drives the way to go?
Leo Peterson
All DDR4 based CPUs get better performance with better RAM
Easton Powell
So just a cheap-ass USB dongle that wasn't made in 2012 would work? That would save me something like $30, which isn't much in the long run but if it isn't entirely necessary then I guess it's fine.
Ryder Phillips
So is $480 for the Gigabyte 2070 the best deal for that card today? I know it's not the best bang for my buck, but even the cheapest 1080 I can find is still more expensive than this.
Anthony Hall
why wasnt this case with ddr3 ? its that thinking that got me with 2133mhz ram
Nicholas Rogers
I saw your post, dont worry, I'm not clicking buy for at least a month, i just needed to get my plan set.
Ayden Rivera
All monitors have input lag. Some TN have terrible input lag too. Most TN panels are around 12ms+ for the input lag (including the gaymer 240Hz monitors)
AMD has introduced a performance penalty in their latest update to their AGESA 1.0.0.4 Microcode. This update decreases the multi-threaded performance of the CPU by more than 15%.Be warned for anyone buying the Ryzen 7 2700x and getting the expected performance that has been reported in the past. This patch has hit the overall performance of the CPU.
Evan Stewart
>buying high end ryzen cpus now when zen 2 comes out in 6 months
Noah Watson
LIKE CLOCKWORK INTLEL STUTTERFIRE DEFENSE FORCE IS HERE
Levi Cox
It's dual channel ram, you'll see that the ram slots on motherboards are often coloured in pairs to show you where to put each pair. Basically it's a whole lot faster
From earlier posts sounds like you wanted a wifi card too, should be pretty cheap, otherwise you can just run an ethernet cable to the router
You could probably tweak the price down lower checking out those components to see if any are on cyber monday sale at major websites
Either way, at just a bit more you're getting a customised system you know you can upgrade in the future, and building it yourself for her should be worth a few dozen manpoints
I actually already bought a Z390-E and a 8700k for 200$ (with BLOPs 4 code) and 330$ respectively, but the payment got declined so I'm thinking of canceling them and getting the bundle instead
Or is the extra hundred dollars for Z390 model worth it?
Get rid of the thermal paste. The cooler already comes with it.
Connor Baker
Shill me some casings
Nolan Bennett
If you need a PC now, yes. Especially at today's low, low price of $159
Isaiah White
please
Alexander Garcia
>buying a known good product at a reduced cost >not buying an untested product for twice the price in half a year from now
Connor Walker
Exchange that DDR4-2400 for DDR4-3000 or 3200 and it's good
Bentley Butler
>2400mhz memory Ur a idiert. Get some 3000/3200mhz ram. >full ATX tower >mATX board Get the Thermaltake Versa H15.
Nathan Thomas
>Not trusting the underdog
Gabriel Powell
pci? usb ports? lanes? i think
Nathaniel Hernandez
That RAM is ass, and you can probably get away with a 550W PSU.
Lincoln Mitchell
Zen 2s will probably be priced at a premium when they come out and there's no telling how long it'll be after that till the Zen+s drop in price, could be overnight due to the spectre fix, could take a while. So.. depends on what you have now, how important getting a good deal is. At least you know the B450 or X470 board will take the next round of chips.
Building a new PC, and I nearly have enough parts leftover from my old one to have a second pc. I dual-boot, so seeding my torrents for my private tracker is a pain in the ass, especially because I have to use a VPN because of my isp. It would be nice to have something always on that I can ssh into, always have seeding, have as a backup pc in case something happens, maybe use as a stream pc, etc. I'd just need to get a cpu (with integrated graphics), a case, psu, and maybe a bigger hdd for my torrents. >pcpartpicker.com/list/FtvW7W I figure I can get a lot of stuff off Craigslist, but this is more or less what I'm going for. Anyone have experience with the 200GE? Also, does the PSU efficiency/quality really matter if this is a cheapo build? Like can I get a $20 one off Craigslist or get a case with a built-in one?
Lincoln Bell
850W is overkill
Jayden Fisher
>Are Freesync monitors adequate or is G-Sync a must? If AMD shills can't live without Freesync then you can't live without G-sync for your 1070 Ti
so I just noticed newegg is shipping worldwide. does this mean I can order from europe without import taxes?
Kayden Richardson
No you’ll get assraped by customs
Elijah Johnson
Do I need to buy a higher quality thermal paste for a 2700x? I know the heatsink is decent quality but I don't know about the paste since I've never bought AMD before.
Buy new monitor then hodl for new video card or buy new video card then hodl for new monitor? Currently using a Toshiba TV and a rx580. Mostly play single player RPGs and stuff.
I'm salvaging the storage from my current rig and adding an extra SSD that I never installed, how shitty is this build? The RAM is 3200 rather than 3000, for some reason the 3200 I bought from Newegg isn't showing up.
