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., photoediting, 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 - Great gaming or multithreaded use CPUs >i7 8700/K or i7 9700K - Extreme setup with RTX 2080/Ti >R7 2700/X or i9 9900K - VM Work / Streaming / Video editing
RAM: >Always choose at least a two stick kit; 2x 8GB is recommended >CPUs benefit from high speed RAM; 3000CL15 or 3200CL16 is ideal >AMD B and X chipsets and Intel Z chipets support XMP
Graphics cards based on current pricing: >Used cards can be had for a steal; inquire about warranty 1080p >8GB RX 570, RX 580, and GTX 1060 are standard choices >RTX 2060 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 1440p >RTX 2060 is standard >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 standard >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
First for build when you’ve got the funds, don’t fall for the WAIT meme
Angel Brown
Amd is cheap trash
Hunter Martinez
Bought i5-9600k and already have rx480, will try to overclock them both, noticed that I've bought 550w seasonic instead of 650w, will i do alright? Don't want to go through all the return bullshit.
a) I don't like Windows, but I need it for games. You usually get it pre-installed when you buy computers, but I'm gonna build it myself. I guess I simply need to buy a license? Torrenting bundled malware is not an option.
b) Does staying on Win7 still work. or have most people been forced to Win10?
c) Should an R3 2200G and RX 570 be enough for Rust on mid-high settings, one monitor 1920x1080 and ~60 fps?
very thanks
Sebastian Anderson
When the fuck cryptos will finally die and make gpus cheaper again.
They’re never gonna be “cheap” as the crypto crazed has set a precedence, just like the ram shortage did.
Nicholas Gray
a) make an installation USB and buy a code from eBay for the price of a coffee
b) Moved to W10 from W7 and it’s seen fps increase across the board.
c) should easily run that. If you can bump it up get the 2400g instead.
Wyatt Harris
Any recommendation for a decent wifi card? I have a super cheap tplink one at the minute and want something faster
Ethernet isn't an option atm unfortunately
Nathaniel Ward
Is the 2060 futureproof for up to 2 years? Asking for a friend.
Brandon Moore
Go for another tplink, a better one.
Christopher Gomez
Impossible to know without stating what games you play. For many modern "triple-A games," not at high/ultra settings. Upgrade your GPU for that--drop down your CPU to the 2600 non-X if you need some extra budget.
Jose Torres
cheers man, much appreciated. as for c), is the GPU a bit over-the-top for that game?
Jacob Cooper
From last thread; What are your thoughts on the Steam Controller? Is it good for operating windows from start-up, and still decent for games?
My vision for pc gaming still involves TV, couch and controller - if I can bypass the need for k&m that’d be great.
Joseph Thompson
No.
Gavin Gonzalez
so i've had this freesync monitor for about a year now paired with a gtx 1070 and it's been fine for me but i decided to try out the gsync update which allows for freesync support. when i run the pendulum test it's mostly smooth but can have the occasional hitch which is pretty jarring. i just tried bf1 and the bottom of the screen where the ground would be has this same hitching and when i tried pubg after that to see if the issue replicates itself in that game i got noticeably bad hitching despite rivatuner showing my frametimes were almost all consistent with each other. it was the same result even after i unlocked the framerate so it's almost like adaptive sync wasn't even activated or something. it's a weird situation because i did a clean driver install to make sure it wasn't a dodgy driver install and the same thing still happened. i don't know whether it's 1. the driver because nvidia adaptive sync support is still new 2. the monitor because i got it on amazon warehouse (looked like a returned unit but was in supreme condition)
this monitor does have some issues which i have read online but those are other issues like having intense ghosting when freesync is activated but that's fixed by just turning it off and on again and i haven't seen anyone reporting the same thing i'm seeing. their experience with freesync in general is perfect by the looks of it. i'm at a loss here.
Cameron Hill
I'm using a 6 year old i5 and a 1060 6gb and can achieve 60fps in most things on high with meme settings turned off but a lot of the better looking AAA games really stress a setup like this, KCD for example runs at a barely stable 60 with optimised preset mods and most settings at medium
tl:dr >Somewhat older titles with graphics mods and very easy to run AAA shit like bf1 yes with a few compromises >Cutting edge stuff no
I wish I had saved the money I spent on my 1440p monitor and spent it on a better GPU
Save your money and buy one of those kb+m wireless board things
Colton Brown
The most modern games I would be looking to play initially are Vermentide 2, Divinity 2, and maybe a few smaller scale titles I find on steam. Beyond that, most other games would be several years old (Skyrim/Fallout, Borderlands1/ 2, . Not terribly interested in the Fortnites and Battlefields.
Caleb Jackson
Hey guys, I am wanting to build a new gaming pc, and have budget of 1700, I will be doing phot, and video editing too with this pc, and recording gaming videos. my monitors only support 1080p, and the only video connections on my monitor is dvi, and hdmi (dual screen atm) Is this good or could I do better for my budget?
Yeah pretty much, get a better GPU and stick with 1080p for now, you can get a cheap but decent 1080p monitor for nothing now, then when you go to move to 1440 you'll have a decent second monitor and a GPU that can actually drive everything If you do it the other way round you'll be stuck not wanting to go back to a lower res but also not being able to run things properly and having occasionally frustrating issues with somewhat poorly optimised titles
Dylan Williams
this
Lincoln Fisher
Alright boys, last time I upgraded my computer was 2015 and I'd like to upgrade my cpu and gpu. Currently I have: >i5 4690k >r9 390
Is now a good time to upgrade, or are there significant releases coming sometime this year? My budget is around 1000-1200 USD
Zachary Cox
So final OC Numbers are in >CPU: Ryzen 2600 4.1ghz at 1.325v 100% load sees 73c (30min prime95 test) >GPU: MSI 1080ti Core: +80 (2050) Memory: +785 (6280) Temps: 67c (35min kombuster) Temps: 64c (25min Unigine) No visual artifavting in Unigine and minimal numbers (A blip every 20s or so of a single digit number) in kombuster.
How does this look? Thinking this is where I’ll leave her. Might dial the memclock back 10-15 as random micro stutters on Unigine.
What’s the next step from here?
Ryan White
Using your gayman PC to play gaymes instead of jacking off to numbers on a screen.
Charles Howard
>Is now a good time to upgrade, no >or are there significant releases coming sometime this year? yes AMD's coming out with a bunch of shit wait for that
Luke Scott
570 probably is a little bit if you’re just aiming for 1080p 60fps. You could probably go a little cheaper but check out some benchmarks on YouTube.
Josiah Mitchell
Do you really need to upgrade with that set up? I mean the gpu could use a boost but the cpu is still a solid beast at 4/8
Jason Hughes
Appreciate the input. I figured this would be a solid build for 1080 but was toying around with the idea of 1440. Any recommendations for good 1080 monitors, ideally >$200?
Gotcha, I'll wait a while then. I'm mostly disappointed with it's multicore performance, so I think I'll wait and see if AMD can deliver some comparable singlethread performance in what mentioned
Yup, just picked up the R5 2600. Can't wait 6mo for next gen to come out. Now I just have to figure out which high refresh monitor to waste my money on.. can't wait for OLED
Landon Roberts
Any OP that has a cpu that is sold as a "overclocking" cpu that cant overclock without overheating is a retarded OP
Fuck every single one of you imbeciles who shill TNshit
Noah Smith
You're fine
Unless you're playing really easy to run games, stick to high refresh 1080p
Easy, PS5 isn't even until holiday 2020
For video editing you almost definitely want an R7 2700/X
There's no locked i9 9900 "non-K" version, retard. Or is an unlocked SKU bad when it's Intel?
Christian Turner
They're not gamers, they just want a monitor for normie usage. LMAO at you TN faggots who jerk off to response time and bullshit even when someone's not gayming GET BENT THE WHOLE FUCKING LOT OF YOU FUCKING LOSERS LOOOOOL
Easton Bell
>For video editing you almost definitely want an R7 2700/X k doesn't matter when the cpu is pretty much at it's limit out of the box
Daniel Lopez
Currently have an old i5 2500k + mobo, case and ram Would this be good enough to use for a NAS build? Or would it be best if I just get totally new parts?
Isaiah Taylor
>a) make an installation USB and buy a code from eBay for the price of a coffee is this legit? on pcpart building website it lists the usb for like 200. explain pls.
Isaac Anderson
That's way overkill, it'd do fine as a normal server
NAS requires barely any processing power, file serving is a fairly resource-light activity
Jordan Johnson
im not talking about whether its locked or not brainlet esl intelfag
>For video editing you almost definitely want an R7 2700/X
even video editing for video games? I appreciate the feedback, too.
Mason Baker
No idea but I used mine for both W7 (5yrs and still running fine) and W10(6 months so far) and nothing has happened You can literally download a program from Microsoft that turns any USB into a W10 installation USB via an iso.
Adrian Parker
Hi guys, I was looking for a budget monitor. 1080p 60hz would be ideal but I can go a little higher. Do you have any to recommend?
all you do is recommend that acer predator crap which is a monitor designed in 2015. buying that crap is the same as buying a 780 gtx when you could just buy a 2080 or 2070.
Jack Thomas
really now? that's cool. I'll have to look into it, that'd save me a lot more money than I was expecting.
Leo Ortiz
You can use that has a decent FTP server serving multiple clients.
Jayden Price
>im not talking about whether its locked or not You literally were, shithead. "a cpu that is sold as a "overclocking" cpu" Funny how you call someone ESL but you're too stupid to use the article "an" before a word that starts with a vowel.
THERE ONLY ONE i9, AND IT'S UNLOCKED, aka can be overclocked. Try to use any remaining brain cells to understand that statement
Michael Morgan
Why are there literally no USB 3.1 gen 2 hubs?
Nathaniel Rivera
does anyone here have an RTX 2080? if so which one? how loud is it? are temps a problem?
Brandon Anderson
If I have an 8700K under a hyper 212 evo in a case with decent airflow, should I bother overclocking?
is the MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR MK2 8G a good graphics card?
Hunter Nguyen
Gen 2 is Only just becoming a mainstream thing. Expect hubs in a few months
Kayden Torres
used gtx 1080, 400 bucks or new rtx 2070, 470 bucks ? Or else ?
Isaiah Walker
I honestly just can't see it being viable for 1440p60 for more than a year. Newer games already make it chug hard and max out its measly 6 gigs, you better believe that by next year it won't be able to keep up.
Daniel Wood
>the new Core i9-9900K the official default clock multiplier table states that with all 8-cores active it will operate at 4.7 GHz techspot.com/news/77313-do-need-re-review-core-i9-9900k.html I know you're just derping around, but your image shows a clear overclock to 5.0GHz all cores
Liam Reed
It's a 1080p high/ultra card and an entry-level 1440p medium card.
Colton Parker
I have a 1070 / 2600k 4.8. Should I upgrade my cpu to a 8700k/9990k or say fuck it and get a rtx2080. My cpu has been running 4.8 for 8years now I think? I wanted to upgrade because VR and the only games I play nowadays is DCS/Il-2.
Any recommendations for cases? I'm looking for something that can fit a 360mm radiator and probably a 240mm radiator too.
Kayden Hall
meshify c ;)
Ian Cooper
FD Define S2. 360 rad on either front or top
Jack Brooks
>300mhz overclock WOW WHAT A HUEG OVERCLOCK
Jonathan Ward
>"On the other hand, some Intel extremists now say that motherboard markers aren’t abiding by the Intel spec and are causing the 9900K to run too hot. That’s partly true, though I’m not convinced motherboard makers are really the ones at fault here." You should read the things you post before posting them.
Zachary Campbell
it's not a direct replacement to a kb+mouse but it's the next best thing for couch usage.
most games work well with it but there's some genre that are straight up not compatible with one.
Landon Brown
>newegg for 100$ Checking out some reviews for this one, thanks.
Ian Cooper
What gpu should I replace my aging 980 with?
Jonathan Wilson
2080 ti goy
Samuel Russell
What resolution and framerate you want to target?
Jason Thomas
1440 144hz
Wyatt Cook
Obviously meant to reply to you
Mason Russell
Yeah you'll need a 2080 minimum for that.
Blake Fisher
What would a 2060 or 2070 get me?
Gabriel Jenkins
2070 or 1080 for the oculus?
Mason Edwards
You could probably get 90-100 averages in most current AAA titles if you're tweaked some settings down for the tougher to run ones like MHW or shadow of the tomb raider. Depends on what you play but i'd guess if you feel your 980 is insufficient you're playing some tougher titles. A 2060 is only about 60% faster than a 980. Here's a bunch of current games at 1440p. It doesn't have the 980 on there, but the 980 generally performs about the same as the 6gb 1060 techspot.com/review/1781-geforce-rtx-2060-mega-benchmark/
Ethan Bennett
Doesn't the 1060 6gb come closer to a 970 rather than a 980
Isaac Peterson
upgrade that bitch ass cpu. 2600k probably won't handle a rtx 2080.
Christian Davis
What's the budget we are talking about? 1440p and ultrawide 1080p monitors that do 75Hz are pretty cheap these days.
Elijah Murphy
Is the fractal design define R6 the best case that isn't a meme? Are there other cases without windows or other gayming shit that still are fun to build in?
Daniel Stewart
Nope, it's around 980 level has been since the start, these days it's sometimes a lot faster since some games give trouble to older 4gb cards. Like RE2, it tanks the 980 and fury X, but for some reason the 4gb 580 is fine. Wonder what that's about. Optimisation maybe.
Irrelevant to the topic at hand, shithead. Everyone knows the 9900K is a housefire
If you're trying for solid 120FPS for VR probably upgrade the CPU, although for most VR games I think the 2600K at 4.8 will suffice
>Wonder what that's about. It means that your original hypothesis about VRAM is shit. When evidence goes against you, reconsider your original assumptions.
Adam Perry
Are side-mounted radiators a meme? I'm looking at AIO for both CPU and GPU, and don't really want to front mount a radiator. I assume something like the FD Design S2's bottom mounted radiators behave similarly to a front-mounted radiator?
The NZXT H700i looks like it could work, but also has that shitty support bar. Any thoughts on ThermalTake View 71 or something from CoolerMaster?
Any way I could improve this? I'm just trying to do a budget build for my brother.
Bentley Bell
For $20 more you could get the 2600, but I guess you're planning to use the integrated graphics of the 2400G? Personally I would drop to the 2200G and buy a used graphics card or something
Mason Jackson
What are the odds that the 2070 will have a decent sale before black friday