Simple Questions - November 24, 2019 |
- Simple Questions - November 24, 2019
- MicroCenter run -- carpool from San Antonio to Houston this Wed.
- "build complete" First personal build in around 10 years
- Help a non computer savvy mum build her son a computer for Overwatch?
- I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart!
- Don’t hold your breath for any (real) Black Friday sales from Fry’s Electronics this year
- best low end x570 board? (with wifi)
- High end 1440p 144hz monitor suggestions
- Is x570 worth it?
- Rx 5700 underperforming ...
- Micro Center - Ryzen 7 2700 for $130 or Ryzen 5 3600 for $190?
- Corsair vengeance PRO RGB on sale today....good or bad ram?
- RX 5700 XT 8Gb or RTX 2070 8Gb?
- First PC build in almost 15 years - am I on the right track?
- About CAD$40 under CAD$800 budget with this build... Any suggestions?
- Can anyone enlighten me on how warranties work
- cooler decision : Kraken x62 or ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280
- Questions about internal HDDs
- First-time workstation / light gaming PC
- Finally purchased all my parts today!
- First 144hz monitor
- Difficulty choosing motherboard
- Are there any PC cases currently in production where the entire front of the case is 5.25 bays? Hoping for 12.
- 2TB WD Gold VS Firecuda ?
- GTX 1060 staying in fanless mode - overheating
| Simple Questions - November 24, 2019 Posted: 24 Nov 2019 04:10 AM PST This thread is for simple questions that don't warrant their own thread (although we strongly suggest checking the sidebar and the wiki before posting!). Please don't post involved questions that are better suited to a [Build Help], [Build Ready] or [Build Complete] post. Examples of questions:
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| MicroCenter run -- carpool from San Antonio to Houston this Wed. Posted: 24 Nov 2019 05:48 AM PST (Please delete if not allowed) -- for anyone in the San Antonio / Seguin area, I am sorely tempted to make a MicroCenter run to Houston and am seeking out one or two individuals who would like to make the trip, preferably this Wed. (11/27) Planning to get underway around 9am or so. I have a truck, plenty of room inside for two passengers plus acquired loot. If somebody has a car and prefers to drive, then I'm happy to pitch in for fuel costs. I'm on the NE side of S.A. towards Seguin. I don't mind doing this alone, but the trip seems more practical if the ride is shared. Plus, I could use a complete stranger to egg me on or talk me out of whatever bold purchases I'm about to make. Edit: clarity [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "build complete" First personal build in around 10 years Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:16 PM PST Upgrading from first gen i7 920. Basically a new dream machine to me. I've been out of the PC gaming world for a while. Waiting for sales to see if I can snag a cheaper 2tb Intel nvme for more game storage. Also purchased Valve Index VR kit with this, I've been using Playstation VR up until now. And "Combed" Cable mod: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C735N9C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 OC'd to 5Ghz [PCPartPicker Part List] [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Help a non computer savvy mum build her son a computer for Overwatch? Posted: 23 Nov 2019 05:44 PM PST Here is what I have; please note that I am Canadian and using memory express site to build, with a budget of $1000. Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-04 Mid Tower Gaming Case, Black / Red w/ Side Window AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 Processor, 3.4GHz w/ 19MB Cache MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX w/ DDR4-2666, 7.1 Audio, M.2, Gigabit LAN, PCIe x16, 2-Way CrossFireX Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Kit (2x8GB), Black Kingston A2000 M.2 NVMe PCIe x4 SSD, 500GB Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I Wireless AC WiFi & Bluetooth v4.2 Card, PCI-E Corsair CX Series CX650M Semi-Modular Power Supply, 650W I intend to use his current video card (ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mini, 4GB GDDR5 DisplayPort 128-bit PCI-E Graphic Card) until his birthday in May, and then buy something like this as an upgrade: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 WINDFORCE 6GB PCI-E w/ HDMI, Triple DP Please tell me if this will be a huge improvement over an off the shelf Acer that he got 3-4 years ago when it comes to Overwatch? Any recommendations welcome! Edited to add, for those asking: ASUS 24" FHD 144Hz 1ms GTG TN LED Gaming Monitor Corsair Scimitar PRO RGB 16000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Backlit Mechanical Cherry MX Speed Gaming Keyboard He has very specifically mentioned Overwatch and Overwatch 2 for games he is playing, and I know he ventures into World of Warcraft every once in a while. This post blew up!! I greatly appreciate the suggestions, please keep them coming! Hoping to get some good deals and have this purchased by the end of next weekend, so I'm taking notes for where I can put the extra money if I luck out with pricing :) [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:34 PM PST I built my first PC today and after a few hiccups I finally got her up and running. Everyone that helped me out here to figure out issues and find the best parts for my PC you guys really are the greatest of all time. I am sorry if this post isn't allowed but I just wanted to seriously thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Don’t hold your breath for any (real) Black Friday sales from Fry’s Electronics this year Posted: 24 Nov 2019 02:57 PM PST I'm an employee and I've seen the supposed ad we have for Black Friday this year. Literally nothing that's not on a normal sale. Only noteworthy thing was a Gamdias gaming desk for $70. Unless we get in a ton of computers, there will be literally ZERO computer sales this year on BF. Yet we still have to come in at 7am :( [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| best low end x570 board? (with wifi) Posted: 24 Nov 2019 02:53 PM PST looking for a good X570 board for my current pc. I have a Ryzen 7 3700X paired with an RTX 2060 and 32GB of 3200mhz RAM. preferably looking for one with wifi however i have a USB adapter if needed [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High end 1440p 144hz monitor suggestions Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:04 PM PST Hello all! I'm building my first setup over Black Friday and have my eye on a few monitors and wanted to know what you all thought.My first choice is the Asus pg279q and was wondering if you all thought it would go under $500 on Black Friday. I don't love near a micro center so that deal is out the window. Also looking at the Aorus AD27QD and the lg-850b. I'm going to be running a 2070 super and Ryzen 5 3600 if that helps with g-sync vs free-sync. I'm open to any other monitor choices though! Thanks in advance for the advice. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 02:52 PM PST I've been trying to decide on a motherboard to upgrade to and I'm actually having a surprisingly hard time, it basically boils down to this question: Is x570 worth it? When I do a big upgrade (i.e. change the motherboard), I generally try to get a high(ish) end one as it will last me through several smaller upgrades like CPU, RAM and graphics card for years to come, as well as choosing a decent overclocker to squeeze a little extra performance. I do this because changing the motherboard is the most pain-in-the-ass upgrade you can do. Normally it's pretty easy to figure out what direction to go in, but I'm kinda stumped when it comes to this one. On the one hand x570 is loaded with next-gen tech like PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2, 10Gbps LAN, but on the other I can't see myself needing those at the moment, or even in a few years time, except possibly to upgrade to a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe when the prices drop (although 3rd Gen is plenty fast for now). But for the most part, by the time those things become a necessity, it'll probably be long past time for another upgrade. I'm also really not a fan of the active cooling that nearly all x570 boards have, and I really cannot justify to myself spending £750 on the only board that has passive cooling, however much I want to. The only area where x570 seems worth it to me is when it comes to the beefier VRMs. On the flip side of this, some x470 boards lose that next-gen tech but a handful have powerful enough VRMs to handle overclocking even a 3950x, at least if this spreadsheet is to be believed, as well as some x370 boards. There's also speculation also that 4th Gen Ryzen will be the last ones on the AM4 platform, and if the leaked roadmap is to be believed it will 'simply' be an optimised version of the 3rd Gen CPUs - in much the same way that the Ryzen 2000 series was an optimised version of the 1000 series. I imagine if this is true that x470 boards that can handle overclocking a 3950x would be capable of also handling a 4000 series Ryzen. The boards I'm currently considering are (with sale prices, marked with a star):
This will be paired with a 3700x for now, but will likely change this to a 3950x or 4th Gen equivalent in a few years to stave off buying a whole new platform. Is it worth springing for the Crosshair 8 (at ~£70 less than normal) over the Crosshair 7? Or even £40-£50 more for the Taichi or Aorus Ultra? Do any of you have alternate suggestions? I'm kind of at a loss. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 01:36 PM PST Hey guys, Upgraded to a Rx 5700 Sapphire Pulse but it's underperforming. I hope... On BF V I should get around 114 fps on Ultra. But I don't even get steady 60fps on low. I have uninstalled the GPU drivers with a DDU. Then I reinstalled the correct driver and updated mobo drivers. Still no change. I did a SuperPosition benchmark since this might help y'all. I can't figure out what to compare it to since all the cards on the site are XT versions, if I understand it correctly. Any questions or recommendations on what to do, I'm all ears... [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Micro Center - Ryzen 7 2700 for $130 or Ryzen 5 3600 for $190? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 09:20 AM PST I know the question of R7-2700 vs R5-3600 has been raised a number of times with the resounding advice always being to get a R5-3600. However, all of those threads were at times where the 2700 was the same cost or even more expensive than the 3600. I live about 20 minutes away from a Micro Center, which means I can buy a 2700 for $130 or a 3600 for $190 (they also have a 2700X for $160, but I don't think it's worth it over the 2700). If I go ahead with my planned build (32 GB RAM, mini ITX, RTX 2070) I will likely be spending somewhere between $850 and $950 (repurposing storage I already own). Is the Ryzen 5 3600 really worth a $60 price premium over a Ryzen 7 2700? And would I have to get an X570 motherboard for the 3600 (planning on going with a AsRock B450 Fata1ty ITX/ac for the 2700)? I'm planning to use the build for playing flight simulators (especially FS2020 when it comes out next year), Forza Motorsport/Horizon, and any other games I pick up. Also planning to use it for deep learning research (that's why RTX and not Radeon 5700 XT) and computer systems research (CPU/multicore heavy, 16 threads would be nice but 12 is likely sufficient). [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corsair vengeance PRO RGB on sale today....good or bad ram? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 11:43 AM PST UPDATE: I went ahead and pulled the trigger. $61.00 after tax and with free shipping using Google Shopping code NOVSAVE19 was too good to pass up). So I just bought a Ryzen 5 3600 on sale, and plan on getting a Tomahawk max and 5700xt to pair with it (unless I find a good sale on an X570 during BF/CM). I noticed today what appears to be a solid deal on 3200 Corsair vengeance Pro RGB with 16-18-18-38 timings. With my google express code the price is like 60$ after tax which seems really good. From my reading, the "best" memory to get are the Samsung BDie memory kits but dang are those pricey! My question is this: I plan to game on my computer. Will this RAM be a mistake/ do I really need to get 3200 or 3600 ram with C16 if I'm not an "enthusiast"? Feel free to get technical, I don't want an answer that is just "b die for the win" without something to explain it. Thanks for any serious input. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RX 5700 XT 8Gb or RTX 2070 8Gb? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:59 PM PST Is the ray tracing worth getting or is the extra fps better? Looking to keep this card for the next few years so wanted to know if it's worth it for the games in the next few years that will use it? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First PC build in almost 15 years - am I on the right track? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 06:46 AM PST What will this PC be used for? This will be my first desktop in more than 12 years. Uses: Some gaming (including VR gaming), photo editing and modelling in programs such as Sketch-Up, AutoCAD and Unity. I will be pairing the PC with a 144hz monitor. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? I'm a bit out of the gaming scene, so don't really have much to compare it to. I will not be 4k gaming, but I intend to hook this system up to a VR headset What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? Around €1,300 In what country are you purchasing your parts? Malta (so Amazon UK/Italy/Spain is best) Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Motherboard ASUS X570-Gaming Plus (WiFi) GPU SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G GDDR6 RAM 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K8G4D32AESBK 3200 MHz Storage Crucial CT1000P1SSD8 P1 1 TB Case NZXT 510 PSU Corsair CP-9020187-UK 750 W RM750x Fully Modular Provide any additional details you wish below. I live in Malta and delivery costs add up significantly if sourcing parts from different suppliers. Amazon Prime solves this. Tempted to downgrade the mobo to a B450 one and then use the savings to upgrade the GPU to a 2700 Super. Would that be a smart move? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About CAD$40 under CAD$800 budget with this build... Any suggestions? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:38 PM PST So, I have compiled the following list, which comes to CAD$758, and my budget is 800$. I have included the monitor in the PCPartPicker build. I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions to either decrease the price without affecting performance or fill the rest of my budget and increase my performance. Thanks, and here is the list. Update #1: Added more RAM, price is now CAD$790 Update #2: Should I wait for Black Friday to purchase parts? Could I afford going down to 2666 RAM? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can anyone enlighten me on how warranties work Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:31 PM PST I will be buying/bought some parts for a future pc, all through Amazon France for now, and I'm wondering how the warranty works. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cooler decision : Kraken x62 or ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 Posted: 24 Nov 2019 02:45 PM PST First time building a PC and i am stuck between these two. I am planning on buying a 3950x. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 01:02 PM PST Lately I've been running low of storage space on my external HDD and I thought it would be good idea to buy some internal HDDs for my build. I have FD Define C case(which have 2 slots for 3,5" drives) and only one drive(ssd) where windows and all my data is stored. I've been thinking about getting 2x 4TB HDD like Western Digital Blue or Seagate BarraCuda Few questions concern me: 1) Since I only have 2 slots I don't want to do raid 1(I like to live dangerously). Will they "decay" if they are connected to PC but not used? Let's say that I have PC turned on for 10 hours every day, but I'm writing or reading data from those drives only for 1 hour. How fast(approximately) will they die? 2) Should I go for spanned volume or raid 0? 3) Is HDD shipped with SATA cable? 4) Is there anything that I should do with new drives before putting my data on them? Run diagnostics, any programs, formatting them etc thanks! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-time workstation / light gaming PC Posted: 24 Nov 2019 02:17 PM PST Hi, I'm very new to building a PC and this is whatI've come up with so far, any input would be appreciated, I know the CPU is a bit overkill for just a 1660ti but I thought since I'd also be doing a spot of programing on it this would be a better setup. Let me know if I'm wrong though, always happy to learn!
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| Finally purchased all my parts today! Posted: 24 Nov 2019 04:04 PM PST So I came in to some money from my work last week and was holding off till Black Friday to order everything but got everything since they already went on sale and managed to get all my parts for $357.74. With an employee discount. Everything will be in by Tuesday and I couldn't be more excited! Ryzen 2600 Gigabyte b450 ds3h Corsair 16gb (2x8) 3200hz Kingston 480gb ssd Rosewill nautilus mid tower case Thermaltake 500w psu And I already have an rx 460 I'm going to add into it. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 04:03 PM PST I'm gonna buy my first 144hz monitor ( with a new gaming pc) , I research the following perks; -144hz -freesync -wqhd Despite my research, I hardly found anything, I need help guys [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty choosing motherboard Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:55 PM PST Hi everyone, just wondering what motherboard is best for me to select for my upcoming build. CPU plans to either be a i7 2600 or 3770 along with an RX 580 8GB. However I plan to utilise an SSD (and won't go back to a HDD - They're too slow) so a Sata 3 port is a must. Parts for the build are going to be used (minus the SSD) and budget is fairly restricted so I should spend around £50-60 max on the motherboard. Cheers [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 07:40 AM PST I've been looking around and literally every single one I can find hasn't been made in years. List I made below, it's a handy reference. 12
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| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:49 PM PST Dear Redditors, I require some assistance please. Building a PC for work/gaming and have no idea which drive to choose. Spec-wise they're basically the same, WD Gold has 128 MB Cache, being the only spec difference, other than one being a hdd and the other an sshd. Benchmarking shows that the WD is better but is it £25 better? I found lots of comparisons of the WD black and Firecuda, but nonw with the WD Gold so have not much to run off. I am looking at the 2TB versions and am inclined for no obvious reason to go for the WD Gold but the firecuda makes more sense. Price-wise, i'm looking for a bargain but with reliability and speed in mind. I would really appreciate if someone could explain the difference, if there is one. Thanking you all in advance :-) Below is my current rough specs list Specs link - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LT6TJb i5-9600KF GTX1660s 32GB ram [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GTX 1060 staying in fanless mode - overheating Posted: 24 Nov 2019 01:33 PM PST So I've been having this issue lately with my gigabyte gtx 1060 6 gb g1 gaming edition lately. I'll be in a game and performance starts to drop/stutter, and when I check hwmonitor it's at 86+ C and the fans aren't running. If I check if the Xtreme software is running it never is, and I have to manually restart the program for the fans to kick on. I've checked drivers, reinstalled the gigabyte software, updated windows, I dont understand what is up with this. I've had this card for years and I've never had the fans not turn on besides the past few weeks. Does anyone have any idea on what's happening with my system? I have just upgraded the rest of my rig besides the GPU, but this was happening before the upgrade as well, and I moved my C drive and HDD to the new build. [link] [comments]  |
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