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 >RTX 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 >RTX 2070; 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
I upgraded from an 8gb 2666mhz stick to 2x8gb 3000mhz sticks, put them in and my pc worked fine for a couple hours and then it frooze. Thought it was the mild OC so i upped a bit the voltage to increase stability and it did it again. I tried once more but with no OC and after a couple hours same shit.
I read a couple soultions, did the cmos reset and updated bios, now i'm waiting to see if it does this shit again. Should i be fine? Is something fucked with the hardware or was only a matter of changing ram and fucking up settings on the bios?
Yes i specifically picked ram that was on my mobo's QVL.
Anthony Hall
jonnyguru
Eli Sanders
Haha I like how mad AMDrones are for the 2060. Removing it from OP while still recommending the abomination vega. $350 on release day for 1080 perf (while oc'ed) is the best value we have seen since pascal.
People that bought a 2080ti, which model did you get ?
Charles Hill
why can i not seem to find a MSI B450M anywhere for sale?
Jayden Phillips
just look on amazon they got lots
Nolan Cruz
its in the OP though
Isaiah Cook
Whats that?
Elijah Evans
>RX 570, RX 580 are standard choices >now that nvidia supports freesync kys Amdrone
Chase Hughes
Intel or Ryzen build? I will be gaming on a 1080p 144hz monitor and maybe use the PC to do some light VM and networking stuff to learn. Any bad parts or something else you guys have criticism on? Also should I opt for an used videocard?
Does gaming at 1080p on a 1440p monitor look like shit?
Jayden Anderson
Ok i got another freeze. Maybe i spotted the problem.
The default XMP profile i get from the mobo for this ram is 15-17-17-17-39 but when i get timings from CPU-Z or Speccy it shows 16-17-17-17-36. Should i change timings to the second values?
Ryan Long
do the needful sir, buy ryzen cpu and radeon gpu
Samuel Morgan
Be a nigger and steal one. haha AMD confirmed not only roastie approved, also reddit tier, ahaha.
Christopher Thompson
playing below native resolution on any monitor looks like shit because the display has to rescale it.
Anything from that tier list of PSUs I used a VX550W for 8 fucking years and it worked perfectly, replaced it when I upgraded my PC. Just buy any good one.
Jace Sanders
Sir ryzen is need not real, 16 cores no buy intel thank you
Anyone here use one of those squat box cases like the Cooler Master HAF XB EVO or a thicker case like the Corsair Carbide? I've been using pic related for five years now and I want something more stable and roomier than a mid tower.
Looks, take way less space away and most perform better than aircoolers. But be warned there is always a chance of leakage and that chance increase the more time passes.
Jaxon Thompson
Just bought a used evga SC2 1070 for £209.99 does that seem like a good deal? seems decent to me, compared to the other used 1070's on ebay.
The cheapest used 1070ti's are £300 and I can't afford that right now.
Leo Taylor
That's what your BIOS decided was stable during training on boot. Try add more DRAM voltage and see if it does better.
Justin Campbell
Worth a try if I guess. Those are still good timings.
Lincoln Reed
thanks for all the (You)s, whats the thought behind going for Intel for gaming? I've done some research and most benchmarks dont really show a huge difference between ryzen and intel in the same price range. Anyone have any comments on the other parts besides the CPU? I've omitted a b-die RAM set from the intel build as opposed to the ryzen build, will this matter?
Hunter Scott
1070/ti in the OP for 1440p but not 2060 I bet whoever wrote it like that thought it was smart bc 2060 has 6GB VRAM but it actually crushes 1070/ti in 1440
aka kys
Owen Flores
Intel is better for gaming in general but you can make a good and cheaper build with ryzen too.
Caleb Diaz
intel is better at single core IPC which is what most games or gaming emulators are looking for. amd is better at multi core IPC which is what server and rendering software is looking for. also intel tends to do better with lower speed than amd due to the differences in their memory controller.
Lincoln Cruz
do better with lower speed RAM*
Josiah Carter
Any feedback? Max budget is 2500usd Gonna be used mainly for gaming ( multiplayer at 1440p/high refresh and single player at 4k/ aiming at medium preset 50 - 60 ish fps) Alrady have a Corsair 540 and two 2 tb hdd´s pcpartpicker.com/list/qq383b
Gavin Taylor
Thanks you user, i just received it and it has samsung memory.
Evan Adams
Yep, got another freeze. I'll try to get the XMP timings the mobo wants and up voltage to 1.4
Liam Green
someone make them hurry up
Camden Howard
WHat's a good Intel cpu and board if you have no plans to overclock? Planning on single player gaming at 1080p
Gabriel Ross
i58400 i78600 i78700
Parker Rivera
8400
Kayden Myers
You have no idea what IPC means stay away from computers.
Aaron James
Are there any benchmarks showing a 4.8+ ghz i5 6600k/7600k/ i3 8350k vs 6c/6t 6c/12t 8c/8t 8c/16t and ryzen overclocked CPUs in games? I can only find the 7700k.
Bentley Brown
In the market for a computer monitor as the one I have now I have had since 2006.
Why would you not want Gigabyte? Their Aorus boards are the best right now, beats Asus and others. Please don't reply with the usual meme response 'niggerbyte? That shit sucks'
Michael Harris
Which of these two would should I pick for an i7-8700? B360M MORTAR Micro ATX or Z370M MORTAR Micro ATX
Ian Perez
Always buy IPS panels, retard. Get the XB271HU
Christopher Morris
Because I already have a Gigabyte board and I detest everything BIOS to drivers.
Gavin Sanders
I want good response time. I have frequently used a 1ms 144hz 1080 panel elsewhere and enjoyed it.
Julian Sanchez
Are there any premade build recommendations?
Not sure of my budget yet but it will mainly be for music production and very occasional gaming, however I'm aiming for something kinda cheap.
I'm just so tired of using a laptop. Will also spend a lot on a decent 27" monitor so it is comfy to use.
Christian Roberts
Fucking retard it's VA. IPS is 2012 tier shit get with it.
I need perfect viewing angles and isn't IPS better in that? I read that VAs also suffer more from motion blur and have yellow VA glow that's visible even at bright images.
Jaxon Jenkins
What's this response time meme? I thought high refresh rates was all that mattered, IPS ones have 4ms or something. It's 1ms vs 4ms and far better picture quality.
Luke Lopez
Yeah, can't be helped. It has the best design unironically; it has the slimmest bezels of all 1440p 144hz monitors and I switched the stand out in favor of a small one from an old Dell monitor I had.
Aiden Davis
yea enjoy your shoddy colors only a literal braindead shithead would get anything but IPS
For regular gaming, and yes that includes Overwatch gaymen on a non professional level, IPS 144hz will fucking do the job for the vast majority. IPS still wins buddy boyo, look at pic related. On my TN panel you can't see the details at all, they just get clouded. Absolute garbage, gave me a headache.
>muh 1ms makes no real difference to non pro gamers. you really wouldn't say such things if you saw a TN and IPS panel side by side, in person. I played the new True Detective on my TN one and Mahershala Ali became a blob of blackness, you couldn't see his features at all. Fucking hilarious. Same for the dark scenes with atmospheric lighting, it was just a mess.
Wyatt Perry
When he was talking about black level comparison I don't think he was talking about TN
Adam Smith
I mean holy shit how fucking aspie do you have to be to shill TNshit or anything apart from the 1ms shit or 240hz meme there's no advantage to a TN panel for gaymen, not when monitors like the XB271HU exist. For the vast, vast majority, a TN gaymur panel will absolutely suffice. If you haven't used a TN panel before, you wouldn't really know how bad it is in person.
