Want help? >State the budget & CURRENCY >Post at least some attempt at a parts list >List your uses, e.g. Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors, include purpose (e.g., photo editing, gaming) and graphics card pairing (if applicable)
CPUs based on current pricing: >Athlon 200GE - HTPC, web browsing, bare minimum gaming (can be OC'd on some MSI mobos) >R3 2200G - Recommended minimum gaming >R5 2600/X - Good gaming & multithreaded work use CPUs >i7-9700k/8700k - Extreme setup with RTX 2080/Ti >R7 2700/X - Best value high-end CPU on a non-HEDT platform >Threadripper/Used Xeon - HEDT
RAM: >Always choose at least a two stick kit; 2x 8GB is recommended >CPUs benefit from high speed RAM; 3000CL15 or 3200CL16 is ideal >All AMD chipsets and Intel Z chipsets support XMP
Graphics cards based on current pricing: >Used cards can be had for a steal; inquire about warranty 1080p >GTX 1060, RX 570, RX 580 are standard choices >GTX 2060 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match; consider 1070/Ti or Vega56 ONLY if on sale 1440p >GTX 2060; consider 1070/Ti or Vega 56 ONLY if on sale >RTX 2080 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 2160p (4K) >RTX 2080 is the standard choice >RTX 2080Ti is better for 4K but expensive
General: >PLAN YOUR BUILD AROUND YOUR MONITOR IF GAMING >A 256GB or larger SSD is almost mandatory; consider m.2 form factor >Bottleneck checkers are worthless >rentry.co/pcbg-more
You're going to have to spend a lot more on the PSU if you want it fully modular and actually good. Especially if you're wanting it to run 24/7. Look at RMx series.
Elijah Cooper
with ryzen 2200g, is cas latency really that important. i cant tell why my numbers are different than others. 3dmark.com/compare/sd/5412878/sd/5225932# im using 2600 cl19 single channel ram oc'd to 3000 any ideas as to how to improve this?
would i really make me score so much lower than that. right now im just borrowing a stick of ram from a friend, but i will be getting 2 sticks of 3200mhz cl16 ram tomorrow, so i can verify it then
Brandon Parker
>would halving the bandwidth of memory both the CPU and GPU are trying to use make the score so much lower Yes.
Jeremiah Powell
You have half bandwidth at that point So your "3000MHz" is the equivalent of 1500MHz in dual channel, except with terrible timings
Do I sell my 1080 (got it for 300 used a bit ago) and get 2060 for raytracing and better long life) or just keep said 1080? Also have another gpu I could probably sell for 100ish and might just go for 2070 then.
Lucas Williams
Win 7 is fine 10 is headache and is making me think of switching to Linux for non gayming use.
Thomas Jones
10 is alright I see no difference between it and 7
Michael Howard
Are you stupid? Gay tracing is a meme at this point. Keep your 1080. Stupid zoomer. The 2060 and the 2070 aren't any better than the 1080.
Jordan Powell
Fuck off zennial. I'd rather get a new card for profit vs old 2 yo card I got used for a great deal. This way it would last longer overall.
Probably, but if you power delivery is shitty you should also get a new motherboard since the 300 series was mostly designed around lower current per core The 2060 is everything good about RTX, except so little of it that it won't help at all If RTX ever catches on, it won't matter what card you have since it can't do anything
Asher Jones
Alright then, get the 2060.
Aiden Rivera
When it comes to cheap GPU manufacturers how bad is Palit? I was thinking about buying their RTX 2060.
With NVIDIA cards you only really need to worry about the cooler, and that's annoying at the worst. It shouldn't matter unless you like water cooling
Robert Perez
Keep your fucking 1080 till it dies
Hunter Rogers
I'd grab EVGA just for the customer service, how much cheaper is the Palit compared to other oems?
Aiden Roberts
I'm not into water cooling at all. I just want my GPU to have as long lifespan as possible within resonable price that is. I wonder whether or not should I pay more for EVGA, Asus ROG or Zotac or stick to Palit and be done with it. I know Gigabyte Windforce and MSI Armor have a bad rep. I don't know anything about other cheap manufacturers thou. I live in Slavlands, EVGA would be like $80-$100 more. Is it worth the extra price?
Nolan Watson
I'd hold on to it and skip this gen. Ray tracing is too unrefined atm, by the time Ray Tracing gets good(if ever, think PhyzX) that 2060 will be too weak to run it properly. At least in the mean time the 1080 still pulls slightly ahead in performance and also has more Vram. On the 2070 note, similar to the 2060 except you can get a used 1080ti for the same price which will outperform the 2070 with the caveat being no ray tracing.
Just my 2cents
Jaxon Rogers
Not at all, fuck EVGA. Just get Zotac or MSI, their 2060s are the cheapest and they work great.
Asher Lopez
Prices are fucked up here. For the extra $80-$100 I would pay for a EVGA RTX 2060 I could get a cheap RTX 2070.
Where I live all the 2060s are priced evenly, it's just the ROG gaymur crap that's priced at 2070 tier. You'll be well off with any 2060, go for the cheap ones.
Cameron Cook
How do I stop my case fans from rattling? It's not too loud but it's perceptible.
Brody King
Fixed it, it was the front panel rattling, not the fans. I have an old HAF case so it's all pretty rickety.
Benjamin Cox
thanks for the advice user
Michael Morris
AHHHH I NEEEEED A NEW HARDRIVE! My 1TB harddrive is failing! Help, 1-3TB size, what brands, specific hard drives to avoid, which ones to prioritize? I intent to use it for storage not system. For system I will use an SSD.
People meme about brands all over, all I can say is I've only had 1 WD fail after a few years of use, I had both a seagate and hitachi replace it and both failed within a month. My current WD has been alive and well for a decade. To pick new though I'd probably go seagate simply due to the combination of price/gb and sheer volume of sales with a high average rating. 1 or 2 tb is good, I wouldn't go higher than that though.
Dominic Rivera
Just buy HGST or WD. 1 or 2tb ones, I think the 4tb or other ones are more prone to failing for some reason.
Christian Sanchez
Would you guys buy this? I need a laptop for school and I won't be building my rig until end of year.
Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop 15.6" Full HD 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U GeForce MX150 8GB RAM Memory 256GB SSD
Classic acer screen but it's apparently one of the best budget laptops with an MX150.
Isaac Reyes
Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of mixed reviews, most of them complaining about the screen lacking brightness/sharpness. It seems to have more pros than cons though. SSD, Graphics card (don't know much about this but apparently it's a mid-range card? I only do light gaming anyway), 8th gen i5 - haven't found anything cheaper with better specs
Jackson Cooper
mx150 is just a mobile gt1030 It's good enough to play older less demanding games at 1080 just fine but you won't be playing super demanding games without dropping resolution and graphics. For light games it's more than enough. I've been hunting laptops recently too, and below the 1200-1400 price point you're sacrificing something for those specs.
need help... i'm looking for a new gpu, is the rtx 2060 really better then older stuff? the gtx 1070 have better cores and clocks and stuff like that but i really don't know shit about this, so why is the 2060 better exactly? new architecture technology ?
Zachary Russell
>primary vidya/Nazi friends fx6300 isn't cutting it anymore >check options for upgrades >needs ddr4 plus mobo and CPU too expensive >convince him my old 2500k would be a sizable improvement >mail it to him for free >decides he needs to remove the CPU to clean old paste off >bends pins >rip faithful 2500k 1/11 -> 1/19
Which Noctua fan should I get for rear exhaust? S12, P12 or F12?
Isaiah Fisher
Fuck off, I don't know what chart you're on about but HGST/WD have the lowest failure rates.
Evan Torres
Never trust a nazi
Tyler Lee
????????????????????????? you thought his AMD board could support an Intel?
Nathan Moore
How are ADATA SSDs? I'm looking for a 2TB for my main use to upgrade from a 1TB WD Black.
Jace Myers
Christ do you tale everything so literally? >decides he needs to remove CPU to clean paste does that not clearly imply that I sent the motherboard with the chip? Why the fuck else would I send anything to begin with? you're either drunk or retarded. I sent him my gigabyte board, 2500k, and 16gb ddr3
Daniel Turner
>clearly imply not even remotely.
Landon Powell
Tell me what else would you remove an already installed CPU from? his ass?
Aiden Young
>Fuck off, I don't know what chart you're on about but HGST/WD have the lowest failure rates. >WD have the lowest failure rates. Uhhh user are you retarded?
All HDD are shit stop wasting people's time. Tell people to buy the cheapest refurb off eBay possible, shill ssd, or fuck off.
Eli Jones
You wrote >decides he needs to remove the CPU to clean old paste off I'm not gonna magically assume that line refers to the mobo/cpu/ram combo you sent him.
Nolan Adams
literal shill chart stop falling for this garbage. WD drives don't conk more than Seagate ones do. Ask anyone
Christian Robinson
Not him, but that pic has got to be at least 4-5+ years old at this point.
Camden Gray
>already installed where did you wrote that? Could be your buddy removed the cpu from the packaging case to clean it off or something. Fucking nigger, learn to get your meaning across without 'implying' out the ass.
Xavier White
one picture clearly says 2016 drive failure >must be 4-5+ years old uh? Happy 2020, 2021 user?
Brayden Reyes
pls respond
Parker Baker
lololololololol
Caleb Sanders
In order to remove a CPU it must first be installed. Not to mention its a given that it would need a motherboard to function.
Benjamin Wilson
since when do amd boards have pins to bend?
Hudson Long
All this could be avoided if you wrote your post like this >mail it with a gigabyte board and 16gb ddr3 for free >friend decides he needs to remove the CPU to clean off the old paste >bends pins >rip faithful 2500k 1/11 -> 1/19 spin it however you like, your post doesn't give us the full picture.
Does AMD have anything coming down the line for low end ECC support? As it stands I have an Intel Haswel Pentium G3260 dual core, sitting in a SuperMicro board with 16GB if ECC ram. Both the chip and board offer full ECC support. I was looking at a Ryzen based build which supports ECC, but the motherboard selection is still up in the air with full ECC support. The PC being able to boot with ECC ram doesn't mean ECC is actually working. I don't want to buy a platform all based on a "maybe".
Is AMD Threadripper/EPYC the only choice for ECC right now?
Christopher Jones
I have an i5 7500, which CPU should I get? I play vidya and emulators a lot.
Kevin Parker
should I get a toshiba p300 3TB model for 70 euros or get HGST travelstar z5k1 1TB model for 48 euros?
Levi Murphy
HGST, and don't buy odd number HDDs; 3tb and the like.
Ryder Torres
okay buy the HGST is 1TB, which is an odd number. So that logic does not apply to them?
Gavin Sanchez
Nope, it applies to >3gb and greater.
Kayden Morales
ECC RAM is placebo
Brandon Sanchez
whats the best budget mobo for a ryzen 2600 I dont plan to oc, so I dont need the x version right?
Jace Edwards
WD Blues are fine
The only HDD I've actually had fail on me was a Hitachi after 6 months in 2011. I've been running 2 Seagates
Colton Phillips
You should get rid of that stuttering housefire cpu
Blake Watson
>ECC RAM is placebo Aaaannd your opinion is irrelevant
Xavier Reyes
B450M Pro4. You'll regret going any cheaper. >I dont plan to oc Then you should definitely get the X. The only reason to buy the 2600 is to OC it.
Zachary Nguyen
Keep paying the premium for no functional gain. There's no saving the stupid...
Well shit nigger you better come to my home and smash my goddamn NAS since that shit's been running WD Blues for half a fucking decade now
Joshua Hall
what year model, and size?
Lincoln Young
your cpu is not bad for gaymen, you're not really improving all that much with what's on the market right now, unless you're really hurting on multitask performance and shit. in that case, a 7th gen i7 might be a good idea, at least you'd only replace the cpu. if just for games a gpu upgrade would be a better investment
Adrian Cook
what's the current hip way to activate w10
installing gentoo doesn't work
Adrian Barnes
buy it, Jamal.
Connor Baker
>buy hard drives
Matthew Bennett
>that faggot writes a half assed post >comes at me for writing 'Intel' instead of 'Intel chip' gas yourself faggot
Dylan Sullivan
With an old OEM 7 or 8 key you nabbed from a random PC.
