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- Why you shouldn't smoke near your pc
- Finding the right chair, with a focus on comfort [Poland/Europe] [Maximum Budget: $550 / €470] [New only, no used] [Very detailed thread]
- Steam hardware survey is currently underway. Let's see what the most common systems of Steam users look like. [Long]
- New SSD from Amazon Arrived with Mysterious Data
- Rx580 vs 1080ti help please
- GTX 1050 ti or RX 470
- Going from i7 4770k [stock] + 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 to i7 8700 + 16GB 3733MHz DDR4 CL17 increases my min FPS in some games by 30++ FPS with 1080Ti (this is in 1080p)
- My very first gaming build is complete!
- Critique my $600CAD build?
- PC Builders from the UK, any experience with Argos or Curry/PC World Warranties.
- cpu cooler won’t seat
- PC Build
- My PC doesn't feel right
- Opinion on Gaming Build
- Build won’t turn on
- Is the RTX 2080 really that bad?
- First PC Build for Gaming
- Is it ok if my SSD moves around a bit in the case before my mount comes in the mail?
- Gaming PC for a friend - CSGO @240Hz and AAA games on ultra
- Intel vs Ryzen
- Opinions on this $1400 build for a friend
- good place to start?
- Noob question
- Should I upgrade my stock CPU fan for my i7-8700?
| Why you shouldn't smoke near your pc Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:45 AM PDT My cousin smokes by his PC, and I installed a new HDD with him and this is a quick video of his PC.... [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 10:28 PM PDT Maximum Budget: ~$550/€470/2000PLN // Height: 170cm/5'7(PS no option for me to try before I buy and find a chair that way, because I've already done that with the limited selection of furniture shops in my area and not found what I was looking for - and IKEA and the like and too far away.) The chair absolutely MUST:
The chair should IDEALLY:
Not necessary super important, but I'd be quite happy if the chair:
What about a Herman Miller Aeron, Steelcase Leap, IKEA Markus, etc?So I'm pre-emptively going to address the suggestions I know people will want to make, since they get made in every single chair thread I've ever seen posted here. Herman Miller Aeron: I'd love one, but it's simply WAY over my budget, and there's no way my budget can stretch, in fact it's already stretched, my original budget was about $150 but I decided it wasn't worth cheaping out on a chair that I intend to last me a long time. I spend about $100/month on food, so $550 is already a serious chunk of cash for me. I can't go any higher. Steelcase Leap: Same deal as the Aeron. But what about used? Not an option. The used market here in Poland sucks. Not much availability for Steelcase whatsoever, and the Aeron goes for over $1350 used, almost the same price as it costs new. I've scoured the used market extensively and the stuff that's within my budget actually looks worse than the new options available. On top of that, if I'm spending a serious chunk of cash, I want a new product. I don't want a used chair someone's been sitting in for years. So used is 100% not an option. IKEA Markus: This is actually one of the options I'm considering. The main thing putting me off is the arm rests. Good arm rests are a crucial component of a chair for me, the ones on the Markus lack adjustments, look to be a weird height, appear to be too far back, and look like they'll dig into my legs. That said, otherwise the chair looks pretty good, and worth the price at least, so I'm considering it. If you have one and are willing to answer some questions about it, please let me know! Staples Tarance: Not available in Poland unfortunately! That said, one of the options I'm already considering, the Ergo 24H, doesn't seem too far off from the Tarance in terms of the build/features. Some options I'm already considering (ordered from cheapest to most expensive):
With that in mind, any suggestions? Or thoughts on the options I'm considering? Thanks a ton.[link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 11:55 AM PDT Steam's latest results are from August. It tells us that the most common overall hardware consists of:
So, let's build it. The survey doesn't tell us exactly what hardware is used so I'll be making some assumptions. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Most of the CPU results on the survey are likely older generation Core i5's, possibly overclocked. However I went with an i3 because I wanted this build to be all new hardware, in case somebody actually wants to build it. The motherboard is just a middle of the road B360 board, nothing really special about it. I must admit that I've been out of the Intel game for a while so if you have a better board idea let me know. The memory kit is the fastest supported by the board. I've heard endless discussion over 1x8GB or 2x4GB. In a 2 slot board 1x8GB allows you room for expansion to 16GB for less than a 2x8GB kit would cost, but 2x4GB also has more bandwidth. Hopefully somebody more knowledgeable about Intel can clear that up. Interestingly SSD prices have dropped dramatically, this 240GB model is right in the same price range as a 120GB one. Patriot, as far as I'm aware, are a reputable company. Of course it is paired with a 1TB hard drive, as is tradition. The survey says that 6GB of VRAM is just 2% more popular than 3GB (8.76% vs 5.58%). That doesn't definitively tell us if the 6GB or 3GB 1060 is more popular, but I can't really put in a 3GB card in this build when it's competitor AMD build has a 8GB RX 580. The case can be anything. I chose the FD Core 1000 because it's a cheap, basic, middle of the road black box. 750W!? Yeah, it's overkill. I set the minimum wattage as 500W, even though this system won't use that. But if this were to be upgraded then there would be plenty of power with a 500W unit. So why 750? Well it's the same exact price as a 500W fully-modular unit. You might look at the monitor I chose and wonder...why not a G-Sync monitor? Well they are like $300. If you are #TeamRed like me, you might be disappointed in the lack of AMD. AMD has consistently held onto ~16% of the CPU market for Steam users. It's hard to judge what specific CPU is the most popular with AMD since they haven't used essentially the same CPUs for the last decade, but we can deduce that it's a quad-core between 3.3 to 3.69Ghz. The most popular AMD graphics card is something in the R7 series, maybe the R7 260x or R7 370. Either way, those aren't current generation so we'll go with the most popular current-gen AMD card, which is the RX 580. The only other change is the 3000 speed memory. Ryzen really benefits from fast memory. Other than those changes, the builds are exactly the same. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
How do they stack up to each other? They are very close. According to synthetic benchmarks, the i3 is a bit faster in single-threaded loads which would benefit most games. The 1300X is capable of overclocking to make up the performance, and even on the stock cooler and B350 board it can hit 4Ghz easily (like mine). Graphically, I think they are almost dead even but the extra 2GB of memory on the RX 580 could allow higher settings to be used in games. The GTX 1060 seems to overclock better but is also more expensive. Which is actually better??? Honestly, it's a toss up. The AMD build is cheaper, by a little. The Intel build has a better single-threaded performance. If I had to choose one, I'd go with the AMD build since i am biased I'm frugal like that. A smart person would put the RX 580 into the Intel build and get the best of both worlds. An overclocker would put the 1060 into the AMD build. Really, they are so close that it's more personal preference than actual numbers on paper. There is, however a new player in the gaming world. Ubuntu comes in at a whopping...0.16% of Steam users. I'm typing this right now from my Linux Mint HTPC. A hard to swallow pill is that gaming on Linux currently isn't as good as Windows, but I am glad that there are projects like Steam Proton and Wine who are tirelessly working on running (not emulating) Windows programs on Linux. Devs are even starting to release Linux versions of games. Hardware wise though, what is the average Linux machine? It's largely the same as the Windows one. The only anomalies are 12GB of memory and 250GB of hard drive space, though I think that's due to Linux being popular for dual booting. Macs can game? Apparently so, Mac is 7x as popular as Linux. What is the average rig of a Mac Steam user? It's a Macbook Pro. I'm sure that Hackintoshes make up a portion of them as well. Hopefully somebody can enlighten us on what an average Hackintosh is built out of. tl;dr - The average machine on Steam costs around $870, uses an older generation i5 CPU, 8GB of memory and a GTX 1060 graphics card. AMD is slowing gaining at around 15.5% on the CPU and GPU sides. Linux gaming is still a vast minority, but is getting more popular. Macs are still too expensive. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New SSD from Amazon Arrived with Mysterious Data Posted: 01 Oct 2018 03:32 PM PDT I just purchased a new Crucial MX300 SSD from amazon and installed in my Macbook Pro 2012 13" and it seems to be operational. This is the first time I have opened up a computer to change out any parts. So, I turned on the computer and the SSD seems to have already had Windows installed on it. It also has folders such as "Ps4 rips" and "torrents" which seem to contain probably illegaly downloaded games and movies. It signed in under the user "Russ Richelhoff" automatically. I don't know if this is supposed to be sample data and a sample user, but my impression is that I should have received a blank SSD since it was sealed in its original package. Does anyone know if this is normal? Is a new SSD supposed be blank, or is having Windows and folders of torrents normal? TLDR Is a new hard drive supposed to have an OS or random folders of torrents on it? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:28 AM PDT hello , can you help me please , am planning to build a pc for gaming and architectural 3d rendering (revit - 3dsmax vray ...etc) And i saw a video for Linus tech tips , showed some benchmark results of rx580 being better at rendering than the 1080ti, also the cpu in mind is 2700x So my question is is better to have 2 rx580 crossfire or one 1080ti ? My uses are gaming (mostly FPS) at 1080p 144hz . Some VR games Revit (BIM SOFTWARE) 3DS MAX with VRAY rendering Build in mind is CPU 2700x MOBO x470 RAM 16gb @3200 [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 12:16 PM PDT Wondering which card is better I think the 470 is but its like half the price can someone help thanks. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:59 AM PDT Hi guys, just want to share something with you. I upgraded my rig that has:
to:
I'm using Noctua NH-U14S as CPU cooler for both the 4770k and the current i7 8700 I have now. All games that I will mention in this post are installed on my Crucial MX500 500GB SSD EXCEPT for AC: Origins I'm gaming at 1080p (I only have a 60 FPS/1080p monitor) with an MSI 1080Ti Gaming X and I've seen my minimum framerate bump of 25 - 30++ FPS in some games, even a 40 FPS increase at one time in minimum FPS if my eyes are not lying to me O.O (I'm using MSI afterburner to monitor the FPS/CPU load/CPU clock/GPU clock, etc. ) I play my games at ultra preset @1080p and the games where I noticed really big bumps in minimum framerate are:
Anyway just want to share my experience with you guys in case you want to know what it's actually like to upgrade from i7 4770k [non-overclocked] with 16 GB 1600 MHz RAM to i7 8700 [non-k version] with 16GB 3400++ MHz DDR4. Again though, I had to shell out an extra $293 AUD (around ~211 USD) to upgrade the CPU/mobo/RAM. Whether or not it's worth it, I don't know. P.S.Before any of you asked me why the hell am I playing in 1080p/60FPS with my 1080Ti, that's because I got this PC second hand from eBay (for a really really good price) and I snatched it even though I knew that I only have a Dell 1080p monitor. Also, I do have some footage recorded (with shadowplay) of AC Origins, Watch Dogs 2, Deus Ex MD, Kingdom Come Deliverance when I was still using the i7 4770k. I'm just way too lazy to make a comparison video and then I have to edit it and all haha. Cheers guys, have discussion, let me know if you personally think it's worth it to go from i7 47xx CPU to i7 8th gen or maybe the upcoming 9th gen CPUs. Kind regards, [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My very first gaming build is complete! Posted: 01 Oct 2018 09:53 AM PDT As of yesterday I have officially completed my very first gaming build and I just want to share my experience with the sub that was so helpful in guiding me along the way. This gaming build is for my wife, and I had really been looking forward to putting it together for her. Initially she asked me if we could do research on a new laptop for her, but after I looked for a bit I told her that I could probably build her one that could totally decimate any laptop performance for just a bit more money. I was looking at Dell laptops in the 1800-2000 range (she has had a Dell for 4-5 years that has worked well but is slowing down). She uses her laptop for general browsing and things like that, but she also used to play games on it. She was actual playing pretty much all of her favorite games on integrated graphics but it really struggled in places. She loves Portal and Portal 2 but that laptop can't even run the single player in those games without crashing. It does well with Ori though, which is one of her favorites. In general she really likes games like Ori and Fly'n. She tends to get motion sick when playing a lot of games, those with first person cameras especially. Third person games are kind of hit or miss. So that was my goal: build a PC that could absolutely decimate anything that she throws at it. She also wants to get into photo editing and stuff like that later on (yes, I realize her current monitor is not ideal but I can always pick up another panel for a dual setup later). Here's a breakdown of the build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant I got the case from Newegg. It was $170 something. I forget the exact number right now. So, some things about the build. If you look at my post history you'll notice that there were some major changes. Most of these centered on the motherboard. I honestly hated sifting through mobo reviews trying to find what I wanted. Initially I was thinking that I would install a wireless card or a USB wireless stick in order to get WiFi going for her system (our current internet connectivity situation kind of sucks and running an ethernet cable through doorways is kind of an issue). After looking at tons of wireless cards I just kind of gave up on them and decided to go for a board with integrated WiFi. I looked at some Asus models first. Horror stories on multiple websites regarding quality control with those boards scared me away. I stayed away from MSI and Gigabyte for largely the same reason. The Taichi seemed to have solid reviews and ASRock seemed like a decent brand so that's what I went with. In the end I didn't regret my purchase. Initially I was going to go with the i7-8700 for the CPU. But after switching the mainboard to the Taichi, I felt like I wasn't getting the full value for my money. The price difference for those two processors isn't that large either, so I just said "screw it" and got the 8700k. No regrets there. I plan on doing a modest overlock that won't be too taxing on the rest of the system. I don't really care about high level or bleeding edge overclocking. I was also thinking that I was going to go the liquid AIO cooler route initially as well. I spent a ton of time looking at reviews for those coolers and I absolutely did not like some of the things I was reading. Tons of failures, pump noise, blah blah blah. Seemed like a big waste of time and possible loss of components to me. Literally none of the manufacturers I looked at seemed like they made consistently quality AIO systems. I think there was maybe one Corsair version that seemed good, but it was out of stock pretty much everywhere and the prices were out of whack. So I decided to go full air-cooled for this build. At first I looked at some more budget options, but I just didn't feel comfortable with some of them after I made the change to the 8700k. So I looked to Noctua coolers. I knew the D15 was total overkill and I was concerned about RAM clearance. I did look on Noctua's site for information on that aspect of the D15, but eventually I decided it was probably a bit too complicated to tackle for my very first build ever. So I decided to go with the U12S. Even with it being one of Noctua's "smaller" coolers, I was surprised by how big the thing was. I was also super impressed with literally everything Noctua I encountered doing this build. The mounting kit was high quality and very straightforward, which really helped my anxiety regarding the entire build. The CPU and cooler installation definitely gave me the most anxiety when I was initially planning the build. Their products were honestly a joy to work with and you can pretty much consider me a fanboy for life at this point, and I've only used their stuff once! I really want to use one of their new Chromax coolers that will be coming out for my own gaming build that I will doing in the near future. Swapping the fans on the cooler ended up being way easier than I thought. I think that's mostly due to the overall quality of Noctua products, not my own capability. Everything was so streamlined and easy. The final product looks really good in my opinion. I initially included a mechanical drive in the build. But as I read more and more reviews I changed my mind. Literally all manufacturers I read up on had absolute garbage reviews regarding their mechanical drives – failures after months of use, DOA drives, etc. So I opted to just go with something that seemed like it was high quality based on reviews – the Samsung SSDs I ended up choosing. No regrets there either. Having no mechanical drive ended up being a blessing as I had to remove the HDD cages in order to make the 200mm Noctua case fan work out like I had planned. Yes, I am aware that I have not utilized the M.2 slots on the Taichi at all. But the good thing there is that if I need to expand the memory in the future it will be relatively easy. I obsessed over which GPU was "most correct" for this build. Originally I had an MSI Windforce 1080 on the part list as the price was a bit lower. I can't really remember why I decided to go with the Asus 1080 Strix version. I think it was mostly the fact that it had great reviews across multiple websites. That and I could get it at a good price on Amazon (I shied away from Newegg due to their security issues, that and I get free Prime shipping). Plus I thought that the looks of the card would pop a bit more in the final build. Could I have hunted for a used 1080ti at a similar price? Yeah, probably, but I didn't want to play that lottery the first time around. Could I have gotten a better priced card from Asus considering how the system will be used? Yeah, but I had the money set aside and I didn't really care after a certain point. I had been belaboring the point for way too long. Some thoughts on the case. I went with this particular case for a few key reasons. The first being that I wanted a bigger case so I could have a bit more room to learn. I'm sure I would've been fine with a mid-tower, but what's done is done. The one reason I was swayed towards this particular Enthoo was the addressable RBG lighting. My wife wanted a purple theme so that was what I set out to do. This particular case had really stellar reviews compared to many others I looked at so I just went with it. The included cable management aids were very nice and the hardware box made my work so much easier. Overall the build quality of the case is great. The only real complaint I have is with the manual for this thing – someone at Phanteks really needs to do an editing pass on their Enthoo series manuals. I think the biggest offender was the presence/absence of screws on the manual diagrams vs. what was actually in the case. That made my work on the chassis a bit more difficult but it wasn't anything crazy. I'm happy with how it turned out in the end. Yes, the case is excessive size-wise for this particular build. But the vanity of the system outweighed the size considerations for this build. Everything else regarding the build is fairly self-explanatory I think. Or at least I've exhausted my stream of consciousness regarding how the build played out. But if you have questions I'd be happy to answer them! Here is a link to a photo collection (with written commentary) of my very first build journey: Notable "oh no what have I done" moments:
Other than those notable things everything went smoothly. The entire build took me about 5 hours start to finish, and that was with me taking my sweet time with absolutely everything. I didn't want to make careless mistakes. I worked on the BIOS and Windows related stuff for another 2 hours or so (a lot of that was just waiting). I'm glad that those aspects of the build went smoothly. Overall I am extremely happy with the end product. Initial performance seems very good and temps are cool as can be as of right now. I can't even begin to describe how I felt when I got that first POST. It was honestly incredible and I can't wait to put together my own upgraded system in the near future. To answer a few questions that will probably get asked:
Although I'm sure that they will never read this, big thanks to the following tech Youtubers: Paul of Paul's Hardware, Kyle of Bitwit, and Carey Holzman. I highly recommend their channels and they made my learning process so much easier. All of their videos are very informative. Special props to Paul for his "Things to Do for a New PC" video. Fantastic stuff. Huge thanks to everyone on this sub, particularly those that helped me with my initial planning. This sub is amazing (and also a detriment, because now I think I'm addicted to this shit, dammit!). Edit: One kink in the build. I still haven't figured out how to update the Intel integrated graphics on the 8700k to the latest drivers. I downloaded a VGA driver (I think that's what it is) from ASRock but when I went to install it I got a message that said "This computer does not meet the requirements for installing the software". Any idea what's up with that or where I should get the updated integrated graphics driver? I assumed Intel but I wasn't sure after the above occurred. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:19 AM PDT https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/kingandyroo/saved/6H6q4D The goal of this build is to have a build with half-decent integrated graphics from the ryzen 5, enough to play stuff like paladins and other less-intensive games, while also allowing for me to possibly upgrade with a dedicated graphics card in the future if I can get my hands on one, perhaps a 1070 or higher depending on how much the CPU would bottleneck the card. Is there anything else I should keep in mind with a build like this? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Builders from the UK, any experience with Argos or Curry/PC World Warranties. Posted: 01 Oct 2018 11:11 AM PDT I am looking to buy a HTC Vive, and the two places with the best extended warranties available in the UK are Argos and PC World. What is the support like from these companies? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 02:12 PM PDT So I have a ryzen 5 2600x cpu and I'm using the wraith stock cooler. I'm having problems seating it on the cpu, I screw one screw down and go to do the other, when I screw down the other side the side I screwed the first time pops out of the thread. I've been trying to put the cpu cooler on for about 30-45mins now and I don't know what to do!! Please help :( [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:19 PM PDT https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JYXnjy This is what I have rn my budget is around $750. If you have any recommendations please let me know. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 11:14 AM PDT Hi there reddit. I'm pretty new to pc and played games and watched streams for about a year now. But lately i've been looking to upgrade my pc, but i don't know where to start. I'm not the wealthiest man alive but i do want spend a bit to make it work. This is my computer Motherboard - MSI B350 Gaming Pro Carbon, S-AM4 GPU - ASUS GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX DC2 OC CPU - Ryzen 5 1600 Ram - Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200MHz 16GB Power Supply - EVGA BQ 750W Hybrid Modular 80+ PSU Can't remember the fans, but they are pretty bad, can't overclock my GPU. And a couple of TB in hard drive and some ssd memory. I have a 1080p monitor and would like to play on 144hz. I like to play most games, but i'd like to play witcher on at least high and some FPS games like Destiny 2 and Black ops 3-4 without a huge hit on fps with high settings. What do you think will have the biggest impact as an upgrade, and for a resonable price. Thank you so much in advance! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:11 PM PDT Build Help/Ready: What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Just for gaming, I prefer games like Total War, Cities:Skylines but will probably end up playing most AAA games as well. I have always played console and am planning on switching over almost completely. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) Unfortunately I am not too well versed on the correct terminology to use here. I would like to be able to play the aforementioned games as well as upcoming AAA titles in 4K if possible. I want to be able to play on Ultra settings and, in games like Total War or Warband, to be able to play with the maximum amount of allowable units/npcs at once. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? I am thinking up to about $1,500 but I am unsure at the moment. The build I included is right at that price. I am fine with not buying it all immediately and waiting for a little bit to get deals. I am thinking a good monitor will be worth waiting until Black Friday. I doubt that waiting will have as much of an impact on graphics card prices though...any thoughts on that? In what country are you purchasing your parts? USA Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!). This is what was suggested to me: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Provide any additional details you wish below. I would like to be able to play VR eventually, I would just rather spend the money on the other vital parts right now and will buy that later. I am really unsure on what the differences between the different 1080 and 1080 TI versions/brands. I want to get something that I will be able to use for a while, I do not mind spending a bit extra if it will help in that regard. I do not have a lot of experience with this so I apologize if I left out anything important. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 04:10 PM PDT My Corsair vengeance ram doesn't glow up my mobo is strix z370e and there is a yellow and orange led no beeps [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is the RTX 2080 really that bad? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:16 PM PDT I've recently bought a ZOTAC RTX 2080 8GB AMP Edition GPU for a new build and after reading the reviews on here I feel pretty downhearted about my card. I haven't installed it yet, so it's not too late to return. The GPU was like £80 more than the EVGA 1080 Ti I was looking at but it seemed like a good move to go for a brand new card rather than the older 1080 Ti, but at the end of the day the guy in the shop did push me a little towards the 2080 because it's "future proof." Have I been pushed towards a bad deal? Why has the /r/buildapc community railed so hard against the 2080 release? Edit: Cue the token downvote for asking an honest question. Edit#2: Thank you all for your responses! I'm feeling much better about the 2080 I bought now and I'm going to hold my ground and take the gamble on the gimmicky technology paying off. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:49 AM PDT Build Help/Ready:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yes What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Gaming with one monitor, I would love to be able to run Fallout 4. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) 1080p,144hz, Ultra graphics setting What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? $1000 - $1100 In what country are you purchasing your parts? USA Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!). https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LqxfD2 Provide any additional details you wish below. This is my first pc build and im completely new at this,any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is it ok if my SSD moves around a bit in the case before my mount comes in the mail? Posted: 01 Oct 2018 03:47 PM PDT So my SSD is way too small for my case and I was wondering if it's ok if it sits in the case without the mount until it comes in the mail. I won't be transporting my PC anywhere, so is it ok? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaming PC for a friend - CSGO @240Hz and AAA games on ultra Posted: 01 Oct 2018 01:34 PM PDT Hello, I am helping to biuild a gaming PC for a friend, main use cases:
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| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 03:40 PM PDT So I'm looking into buying a streaming/video editing PC. I'm very new to this and I'm wanting to see if anyone could give me the pros and cons of each CPU and what one would work best for me. All help is appreciated! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions on this $1400 build for a friend Posted: 01 Oct 2018 10:15 AM PDT I'm doing a build for a friend where I'd like to spend about 1400. His primary usage is gaming, and he'll very rarely be doing anything multi-core intensive (hence why I chose intel). He is not likely to be overclocking so I went with the 8700 non-k processor. His only requests were to make it fast and have cool rgb lighting, so I put a lot of emphasis on the rgb. I'd like to have everything totally compatible and synchronized in terms of lighting so I added the thermaltake sync controller so I can sync the Riing plus fans and the Floe 240 AIO with the exact patterns of the motherboard and ram in the gigabyte RGB fusion software. As far as I know this is the only way I'm gonna be able to get an RGB AIO and 4 fans to totally sync with the motherboard software. I'd really like to keep all the lighting controlled by one software so it's simple for my friend and he'll only have to download one program. I plan on getting the 1080 used on ebay for around $380, which is why I manually entered that price. I'm open to any suggestions! PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B2phGG Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B2phGG/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Floe Riing RGB 240 TT Premium Edition 42.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($137.75 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte - H370 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg Business) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($380.00) Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($30.00) Case Fan: Thermaltake - Riing Plus 12 RGB TT Premium Edition 14.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($28.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Thermaltake - Riing Plus 12 RGB TT Premium Edition 14.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($28.99 @ Amazon) Other: Thermaltake TT Sync SATA Powered 9 Port Addressable LED Controller TT Premium Edition (Compatible with ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion and MSI Mystic Light Sync) CL-O015-PL00BL-A ($24.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1395.55 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-01 13:14 EDT-0400 [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 02:59 PM PDT I am looking into starting my first build with a budget of around $1000. Around a year ago I was starting to put together a build using a video by Paul's Hardware as a starting point, but I realize a lot has probably changed and I know very little about how to go about choosing the right parts. Is there a useful resource on this subreddit on how to get started? any help is greatly appreciated :) [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2018 02:55 PM PDT I'm new here and just want to get some advice from the experts here. Is it cheaper to build a pc as opposed to buying a pre built one? I'm assuming it is but just making sure. Also, when ordering parts, how can I make sure that all the parts will work together? For example how do I know if a certain processor will work with my motherboard? What's the best processor out right now? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Should I upgrade my stock CPU fan for my i7-8700? Posted: 01 Oct 2018 12:27 PM PDT I received an i7-8700 recently without a CPU fan, so I used a stock i3 fan. Should I upgrade to a better aftermarket fan or is the stock fan I salvaged from my old build fine? [link] [comments]  |
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