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 | If you can't afford to spend 350 dollar on a CPU go with AMD. >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 3400CL16 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 thanks to 6gb vram only good for 1080p or as a short-term solution; 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 but Vega7 launch is soon so better wait >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
Can't find rtx 2080 drivers for Win8.1, should I get the Win7 or Win10 ones?
Brandon Ortiz
Win7, same with AMD cards.
I actually don't get it, they could literally just grab the Windows 7 drivers and put a thing there that says 7/8.1. They fully work.
Hudson Reed
she looks like she fucks black guys
Ryder Bailey
It depends for what. Anything beyond 24" is too much screen space for competitive esports like shooters. Ideally you'd want as much of the screen as possible in the center of your field of view so you don't have to constantly look around or even turn your head. Generally 144hz is the minimum for that. For singleplayer stuff a nice 27" 1440p screen is just nicer to look at but your GPU will need to be upgraded much sooner unless you're fine with turning down settings to get an acceptable framerate.
Christian Martin
Thanks
Brody Reyes
>freesync on like 6 monitors
Nathaniel Campbell
What would be the recommended setting if I have a setup where I have the fan facing down with the PSU at the bottom of the case anyways? Or would it be more recommended to have the PSU fan facing up?
I'm just wondering if semi-fanless PSU lifespan would degrade much quicker with low cooling.
pcpartpicker.com/list/dBPMYT R8 ITX build. Not meant to have pretty guts, just to be decent for the price. Not sure if it's worth getting 32gb RAM (by the time things I do need it, DDR5 ram will probably be the standard.) If I just want to toy around in things like Maya casually, is 16gb enough?
I just build a pc, but it won't turn on. All I get is a light on the motherboard that turns on for less than a second when I flip the psu on. What the fuck do I do? The fans don't spin, it doesn't post, I keep smacking the power on switch of my case but it doesn't do anything.
Probably something is wrong with power, push all connectors a bit.
Landon Lewis
Is slim ram(low profile?) compatible with common ram?
Easton Richardson
Start over but this time be an autist about every single step. If it still doesn't work, there's a faulty part or you broke something.
Austin Nguyen
>he's still false flagging don't give him attention
Brandon Evans
Why would you buy vega when 2080 is better lmao
Noah Lopez
Because nvidia might drop the 2080 price depending on benchmarks or lost market share.
Easton Cooper
Fixed, I took off the cooler and the CPU to check if there were any bent pins (there weren't) then put the CPU and the cooler back (now the thermal paste isn't as smooth :^( ) Really strange that that fixed it.
I think it depends on a mobo how dual-channel is made.
Anthony Peterson
Bought the Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler, some screws snapped in half during installation, it's now been about a week with multiple emails and calls with no response about replacing their chinkshit quality parts. Need a replacement.
Someone in the last thread recommend the Noctua NH D-15 but I think it's too big to fit in my case (NZXT H500) so I need another suggestion, thanks. On an i7 9700k btw
I dunno, threw it together in 5 minutes. Been out of the loop for a few years...
Lucas Garcia
alright gays. what should I get: Seasonic Focus Plus Series SSR-750W 80+ Gold Fully Modular or an 80+ Platinum SSR-650PX. both are around the same price but the platinum has a $30 rebate
Luke Williams
somewhat related question, I been playing the new resident evil game and my CPU has been at 100% usage for a lot of that time, resulting in temperatures like 98 degrees. So id shit my pants and turn it off.
Im thinking I should clean my shit out and replace the thermal paste. That should lower temperatures im hoping at least. My question is, will lowering my temperatures also lower my CPU usage in any way? are the high temps also forcing the CPU to work harder, or does it not work that way? Otherwise im kinda forced to play at lower settings or buy a better CPU. I havnt had a problem until now
You should check if they have amount of power connectors that you need(2x8pcie for high end gpus for example or a lot of sata if you have a lot of hdds)
Josiah Wilson
CPU usage will stay the same but atleast your temps will most likely get lower.
would also consider organizing your cables if you havent already for better airflow and purging all the dust.
>will lowering my temperatures also lower my CPU usage in any way No, but on high temps there can be the throttling effect that reduces your cpu performance.
Camden Johnson
I have the 750w 80gold seasonic coming in the mail. Should be here by tuesday.
Jaxon Cruz
thanks for the quick answers. damn. So is 100% CPU usage real bad news, that will almost certainly give me 90+ temperatures? will I need to work on lowering that too as well after I sort out temperatures
Nathan Myers
100% usage is fine if you have decent fps value. But you should clean it from dust and replace thermalpaste for sure.
Jaxon Barnes
>100% usage is fine if you have decent fps value shieet, that's suprising to hear. Thanks for the help, and yeah I will be cleaning and pasting later today hopefully.
Alexander Hughes
what is your setup? do you have any case fans?
Brody Ramirez
Im not amazing with computers so sorry if I say anything dumb. There is a fan on the case, and the stock heatsink that the cpu came with. ive never replaced either. both are cheap and 5 years old
Brody Hall
You can get a sapphire vega 56 for cheaper.
Oliver Torres
Alright, heard this PSU was essentially a seasonic focus plus gold with slightly different caps (and stickers) on it, fanless mode at low load doesn't seem like it will harm it. I guess turning the fan on at minimum speeds would be for cases in which the fan is taking air from the inside.
i still say face the fan downward, it helps prevent smaller bits from falling through the grille and the PSU will draw cooler air from outside the case.
I hear you. I had a Sapphire 7970 a few years back and that shit had SICKENING coil whine and then eventually died, then I RMA'd it got a second one and that had permanent coil whine so I've got trauma with Sapphire products user...
Lincoln Green
My current PSU isn't bronze rated, should I bother getting one or am I OK?
Michael Myers
It's a very cheap sharkoon case (VG5-W). It does have an opening down at the bottom.
Justin Bell
i would up the ram to 32GB you might not need it now but you will a few years down the road.
Noah Robinson
Looking to get a new PC for video editing. Suggestions on my choices? Want to stay under $800 1/3
>3 x 120mm fans i dont think having that PSU facing inward is going to make much of a difference. a pair of 120s sucking through the front and a 120 blowing out the rear is pretty decent.
reasons i prefer downward facing: >psu gets its own channel of outside air blowing in >dont have to worry about small bits falling into the psu >the mobo power cable is closer to the cable management hold when its installed face down so it looks less messy
and i believe most modern PSUs will shut themselves off if they detect temperatures outside of recommended.
Is there any known problems with using an older HDD with a newer computer? If my old computer shit the bed and I slap in the storage into a blank slate computer will it require any further installation? I really just wanna save my old shit.
Can't really change the gpu, cpu or the screen because they were gifts and the mobo is actually a P II which the retailer says has been modified. Should I trust that? Its just me swaying with whats economically feasible.
Daniel King
looks good DESU.
Jaxon Reed
if you are only storing data on it and not trying to boot from the OS installation you were using on the old computer then you will be fine.
Joseph Phillips
I would say get a better PSU and definitely not that SSD. Definitely.
Hunter Campbell
rx580 nitro special edition - is it true it has annoying blue led's that can't be switched off?
Chase Sanchez
Got the same mobo, sorry for your loss user
Anthony Hill
how does xfx compare to sapphire and powercolor?
Joseph Price
Your Windows key is tied to your motherboard, correct? So there should be zero problem with swapping a Windows installation onto a new hard drive with the same motherboard and activating it right?
Isaiah Adams
What cool shit can I add to my build? I’ve got all the standard stuff, plus a GPU, and an M.2 WiFi/Bluetooth card in a PCIe riser. I want to add something else but I’m not sure what. Computer building seems so boring these days. I don’t want to add any RGB shit.
Tyler Peterson
Looking at hard drives and noticed that ''WD my book 6TB'' external is like 15% cheaper than a regular WD red internal.
Would it be possible me to buy the cheaper option, crack it open and use as an internal hard drive?
It's from 2012 but I guess the core design shouldn't have changed that much, as long as it doesn't have crap soldered to it I think I should be alright.
Daniel Johnson
I’m regretting getting one of those trendy cases without the external 5.25 bays. Would have been nice to add a card reader. Thanks for the suggestions
Kevin Diaz
im personally hoping to eventually migrate my computers to 10gig.
just waiting for someone to make a 4port switch.
William Sanchez
I have a Ryzen 1600 and a shitty GTX 1050. I'm not playing a ton of AAA titles, clearly, but my card is a bottom-barrel piece of trash.
I am eager to upgrade to a full 7nm Ryzen 3xxx / Navi system later this year. With AMD's release schedule, it'll probably be in late Q2 or mid Q3 before both Zen2 and Navi are available.
This brings me to my question: by that point, DDR5 will be on the horizon. Is there any reason to wait even longer for DDR5? Should I wait for that as well? (Will Zen2 even support DDR5?)
Nolan Watson
What should I use my 2 5.25" bays for?
Every card reader only has 1 USB 3.0/C port so I/O is always a let down or incredibly cheap looking
i would just leave them empty till you actually need them or convert them into 3.5/2.5 bays with an adapter.
Ayden Edwards
What kind of files are you moving around?
Nathan Collins
I got enough drive bays and if I would need more storage I'm just gonna setup a NAS anyway.
Adam Turner
i do a lot of video editing and music production and i have a file server for backups and movies. i have HDDs in my audio/video machine but if i had a faster network connection i could move them over to the server since i wouldnt have to worry about the 1gbit bottleneck slowing down work.
Lincoln Lewis
anyone?
Juan Torres
Stock cooler? That is quite normal. Hellblade would take my CPU into the low 60's with spikes of 70 or so.
Changed to a NH-15 and now I rarely go into the 60's. But I did it more for volume than anything.
If stock cooler, did you switch it to high mode on the cooler itself?
Nicholas Cox
bump
Jeremiah Green
why is this gen such a fucking scam, dlss has zero support, ray tracing has zero support, 8gb vram for $750, less performance than a 22 month old card for more money.
>have 24inch screen with 1080p >watch linus and get memed by 1440p >Get a 27inch screen with 1440p too big at the same distance, push your monitor further to achieve same proportions >get an expensive GPU to run it
>effective pixel density to your eye (aka resolution) is the same but now you have wasted tons of money but it says "1440p" and we're all cool
Kill yourselves.
Parker Rodriguez
get your eyes checked
Charles Flores
you're a dumbo. obviously 1440p has higher res but it's worth it ONLY if you get it also in a 24inch screen.
William Turner
its literally almost the exact same proportions as 1080 just with a bigger monitor and resolution,are you mentally challenged?
Jackson Adams
>sub 50iq post Let me explain this to you as simple as possible.
24 screen with 1080p looks pretty much the same as 27 1440p. Why? Because you'll have to move your 1440p monitor slightly further. In the end it's the SAME quality but if you want to game you play MORE in GPU to get the same FPS.
I swear to god you brainlets keep getting dumber every year.
Brandon Ward
>recommending the 2060 JUST POST THE IN-GAME PERFORMANCE AND THE HORRORS WILL END (no shills or "professional" benchmarkers)
Adam Nguyen
Unironically can you provide evidence that 2060 isn't a better choice over other cards?
John Peterson
Is there really any kind of difference, both practically and technically, in a mini-displayport and regular displayport connection? What about an adaption between the two? Or is there literally no difference at all between the two besides the simple form factor?
Carson Williams
>Stock cooler No, Noctua NH-U12S. I only have the one fan that came with it and the fans that came with the case. I was considering getting 2 140mm fans for the case and another 120mm for the noctua
