Simple Questions - February 13, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - February 13, 2020
- Hardware Unboxed - Can We Still Recommend Radeon GPUs? AMD Driver Issues Discussed
- Did I ruin my motherboard?
- Which 2070s?
- First build complete, thanks to this great community.
- Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8gb
- Can I start building my pc without the GPU?
- Performance impact of 2x4gb and 2x8gb ram sticks in a build
- games crashing on 5700xt
- Computer not turning on after graphics card update
- Ryzen 3900x vs 3700x - Why might I want to go with the 3900x?
- Need help with dust
- My disk drive is messed up and runs at 100% usage a lot and causes every function on my computer to lag.
- GPU upgrade time
- Mid-High End Build Suggestions ($3k budget)
- Fried my Graphics Card - Need a New One
- SSD getting full quick
- What monitor should I get?
- PC turns off after a few seconds after start
- HDMI or thunderbolt!?
- Help with what to prioritize for a live action streaming PC
- 1440p or 1080p 144hz?
- AIO Bracket comes in contact with the capacitor solder on my motherboard
- Looking for video card suggestions
- Another first build thread - How am I doing?
| Simple Questions - February 13, 2020 Posted: 13 Feb 2020 04:09 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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| Hardware Unboxed - Can We Still Recommend Radeon GPUs? AMD Driver Issues Discussed Posted: 13 Feb 2020 05:03 AM PST Excellent coverage of the driver issues by Hardware Unboxed.
If you dont know Hardware Unboxed, they are an Australian based channel that I would consider "leans toward AMD". Others have gone further and accused them of being AMD shills. They are not shills but have made no beans about being happy that AMD is producing better CPUs and arguably better GPUs than Teams Blue and Green, which is completely reasonable. So in that context, coming out so strongly in being hesitant to recommend AMD GPUs until the driver issues is fixed its pretty remarkable. They make a very astute observation that bug squashing requires lots of users submitting lots of bug reports, but buggy drivers are driving people from the Red Team to the Green team, reducing the number of bug reports thus making it harder to eliminate bugs. They dont say it, but the most valuable bug reports are from "power users" who can give details on the system, driver revision, activities, etc vice the usual "it broke" that most people send in. This is a very dangerous time for AMD on the GPU side because of this. There is a risk that they lose the very thing they need to fix the problem - experienced users. Worth the 15 minutes IMHO. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 12 Feb 2020 09:59 PM PST My 4 year-old self-built computer just stopped booting and displaying anything so I went to pull the video card out and put in a cheapo one for troubleshooting—to see if the video card is busted. Apparently I forgot to unlatch it, and pulled out the plastic slot itself, so now there are just loose wires. A couple pictures of the board Is this just totally hosed? Is there any way to re-seat the plastic bit or is that a lost cause? If it is a lost cause, do I need to...snip or cover the exposed wires before powering it on again? The model is a MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard so I think there's another usable slot where I could put a graphics card, at least to get it limping along until I can come up with a better plan...but I would prefer not to hose everything else in the system, if possible. (I was hoping to just replace the graphics card! Sigh.) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:32 PM PST Hey guys I'm about to pick up a 2070 super in the next couple of days or so and was wondering which one of these 3 shall I grab? Is there even much of a difference beside prices? 1) Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC 3X https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/tTCFf7/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-windforce-oc-3x-video-card-gv-n207swf3oc-8gd 2) Gigabyte GAMING OC 3X https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/L3tKHx/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-gaming-oc-3x-video-card-gv-n207sgaming-oc-8gd 3) EVGA XC GAMING https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/xxrYcf/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-xc-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-3172-kr I really like EVGA's customer service, and the good look of the card helps as well so is it a bad choice if I were to pick that one? Edit: Thank you all for the quick replies, EVGA it is. [link] [comments]  |
| First build complete, thanks to this great community. Posted: 13 Feb 2020 08:30 AM PST I didn't post too many questions, only used the search function but this subreddit helped me tons with this new endeavor. Figure it's only right to share the pictures. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:57 PM PST Hey guys! I'm thinking of buying off a used Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8gb (https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-rx-580-8g-g5 ) on craigslist for $150 cad (about 113.11 in USD). The seller said that they used it in their company machines, for software testing for about 2 years. They were okay with me testing it as well. I guess I just wanted to ask if I should go for it? [link] [comments]  |
| Can I start building my pc without the GPU? Posted: 13 Feb 2020 08:42 AM PST All parts are here besides the GPU. Was wondering if I could start now and just put GPU in when it gets here or should I just wait [link] [comments]  |
| Performance impact of 2x4gb and 2x8gb ram sticks in a build Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:41 PM PST In my PC I used to have two 4GB sticks of DDR3 ram in the second and fourth slot of my motherboard and I needed more because I saw that while playing some games with my usual apps (discord, a few chrome tabs) open in the background there wasn't much ram left and it was probably causing a bit of a bottleneck. So I went online and ordered what I thought were two more sticks of 4GB DDR3 ram to give me a total of 16GB but I misread the title and it ended up being two 8GB sticks. I only found out when I had put them into my PC in the first and third slot and booted to see a total of 24GB of ram. In all other ways except capacity they are all exactly the same from what I can tell, all four sticks are HyperX fury DDR3 1866mhz ram. Now that I have 24GB in total I feel like I should keep them all in my machine and not waste anything but I'm wondering if there will be a performance penalty as there normally is some when you have mismatched sticks. So can anyone smarter than me out there dumb things down for me and tell me about possible performance issues and how to best maximise my performance? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:26 AM PST hi guys. i built a pc 5 or so weeks ago and am having some troubles. any time i boot up gears 4 or 5, it ends up crashing. i can get to the start of gameplay on 5 or just the menu on 4 and it just dies to black screen, requiring a power off/on. i've been on to amazon, who sent me a replacement card and the exact same thing happens. is this a known issue? i've read about the 5700 xt having driver issues. am i just better trying to change cards? if they'll refund me since neither card works, would a 2070 super be a more stable option? full spec is ryzen 5 3600, tomahawk max b450, red devil 5700 xt. thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Computer not turning on after graphics card update Posted: 13 Feb 2020 10:05 AM PST Updated my Rx 580 to the latest driver yesterday and my computer crashed while in rocket league. It would not start up again and the motherboard does not even display the ez debug lights or any other attempt to turn back on. Any possible solutions? [link] [comments]  |
| Ryzen 3900x vs 3700x - Why might I want to go with the 3900x? Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:25 AM PST Edit: I'm going 3900 and swapping to a 2070s. Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions. I currently use my PC with the following applications/tasks: Lightroom - photo editing Photoshop - photo manipulation Clip Studio Pro - drawing with pen display Illustrator - vector art FL Studio - music creation, lot of processing effects Would like to start editing Go-Pro footage I also play the following games: Minecraft with shaders Stellaris Cities Skylines DayZ Overwatch Destiny 2 Would like to play Cyberpunk when released I plan on using 32GB of 3200 ram, an RX 5700 XT video card, and a Samsung Evo 1tb nvme OS drive, 2Tb ssd, 4tb hdd. Based on this, and my intended workload, is there any reasons I might want to go with the 3900 over the 3700 or would the $160 dollar difference be better spent on other components? If so, which components? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:09 AM PST I'd like some advice regarding cleaning/avoiding sticky dust. My PC is a few years old, and I'm slowly upgrading everything, but I don't want my new parts to have a bunch of sticky dust when they get older. When I built my PC a few years ago, I'd try cleaning it around every 3-4 months and I would just have to use compressed air to blow out any dust. Compressed air and Q-tips to wipe some areas seemed to be fine until the dust started getting sticky after a few years. It became harder and harder to clean the dust off and using compressed air wouldn't even move the dust. It seems like there isn't too much dust build-up inside my case, yet there is a thin layer of tar-like dust that comes off the fans/heatsink when I wipe it with a Q-tip and some 99% isopropyl alcohol. No one in my household smokes/vapes, however, my PC setup is very close to the kitchen area. Is there anything I can do other than keep any windows near me open and clean my PC more frequently? Maybe getting a better case than my current NZXT S340 may help a bit? I know the best solution would be to move my setup to completely avoid this issue, but I'd appreciate any other advice on what I else I could do for now. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 01:54 PM PST Hi, so as my title suggests this is quite an annoying problem. Im fairly certain its not a hardware isssue as i got a new hard drive installed and cloned my data over but the problem persists. Its gotten quite bad recently that restarting my computer is quite an ordeal and takes about 15 minutes of struggling to get to a useable point. Ive run multiple malware scans and tried a lot of fixes like defragging and such. I've run every scan of my hard drive and files that i can think of but can find no solutions. I tried to reset my windows to default settings but it didnt even work. Wondering if anyone has dealt with anything similar [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:56 PM PST Hey everyone, I've been wanting to upgrade my computer for a few months now, but I'm a broke college student and I want to make sure I get the best things for the best prices. As of now I have a Radeon RX 480, which works fine, but I can tell an upgrade would make a big difference. Even though I'd love a 2080-Ti, I can't drop over $1000 for a card, so what would you say is a good upgrade from a 480 for between $300-600? [link] [comments]  |
| Mid-High End Build Suggestions ($3k budget) Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:43 PM PST Hey guys, I've been doing a lot of research for the past week to prep for a Mid-high end build. I will primarily be using it for programming and gaming. I am trying to reach 144+ frames for 2k gaming and might go into 4k 120-144hz in the future when the monitor pricing comes down. Budget is around $3k with peripherals but I'm flexible and wouldn't mind bringing that down.
Here is the current PCPartPicker list
I'm on the edge of what I want to do in terms of cooling and the case. Corsair's Hydro X seems interesting and I like that it comes with a compatibility and build simulator to work with for ordering the parts. That said, I'm sure that brings up a premium in terms of cost. My priorities for the build are temperature performance and sound which is why I was looking at this option. Linus Tech Tips review seemed pretty positive but I'm open to suggestions of a cheaper/more reasonable cooling option.
The main components of the build I feel comfortable with: The Aorus Pro seems to be a good mid-tier MB and I have crosschecked the QVL for the RAM. I went with the Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 and made sure the SKU was the 16GVK and NOT the 16GVKC. Looks like it has good timings and is B-Die so that should help the 3700x from what I've read when I get into over clocking the CPU.
I hadn't looked that far into the 2080 Super, though. My Microcenter has an open box for the EVGA Black Gaming for only $620, but honestly open to suggestions. I know if I went with the Corsair Hydro X cooling option, the fan component of the card wouldn't matter as I'd be replacing it anyway.
I won't be doing a lot of file transfers internally on the machine so I figured going for the Samsung 990 Evo Plus would be overkill and I'd rather have more memory space with the Intel 660p. I think I'm going to partition off 25GB of the drive for free space as I've heard that performance starts to dip as the memory gets maxed out.
I may also include a Seagate BarraCuda 2TB for some additional storage space but I wanted to see how the case space worked out first.
Ambivalent on the PW, I figured 850W would be a good wattage if I am planning on over clocking, though.
I saw the Dell S2719DGF monitor on Amazon and was surprised at the specs for the price. I want to grab another 2K 144hz monitor (I currently have a Lenovo Y910AIO that works as that that I am planning on use as secondary). Love suggestions though, it's been so long since I've looked at monitors.
Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Fried my Graphics Card - Need a New One Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:44 AM PST I was using a Nvidia 1080 and the thing stopped working. I tried to restart my computer and when I turned my computer back on it shot a bunch of sparks out and died. The warranty ended just a few months earlier. With new cards coming out I am not sure what I should do. I am looking for suggestions from people of either what new card they would suggest I get, if I should wait for new cards for a price drop, wait and possibly buy a new card when they are released, etc. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:44 PM PST as the title saiy. i just buildt a new pc a week ago and i installed my windows and some light programs on my (240GB) SSD and everyday i check i see that its getting full by the day and it's annoying me knowing that i always make sure to install other stuff on my (1TB) hdd.is there any program thatll make sure its not getting full and can block unwanted downloads in the ssd? thanks guys [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 04:12 PM PST Alienware AW2518HF alternative? I currently have this monitor but lately, the fuzzy/jagged letters has been annoying me so I am thinking of returning it. Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative? I loved my Dell S2417DG but the color banding was horrible on that. [link] [comments]  |
| PC turns off after a few seconds after start Posted: 13 Feb 2020 03:45 PM PST Hi, I'm posting here for advice or any further tips on diagnostics. My issue is that after I have upgraded from RX 480 8GB to GTX 1080 8GB on 530W PSU, my PC have started malfunctioning where from the moment of pressing the power button powers on only for a split second (I can see lights and fans spinning) then it automatically turns off. My PC Specs:
This is what I did to diagnose the issue:
That either leaves a faulty CPU or Motherboard. I hope it's motheboard issue as they are generally cheaper to replace. There is no way that I can eliminate if the CPU is the offender here as I don't have a spare Ryzen that I could test it on. Whatever I do on my PC, I always get the same results so I think there is something wrong with Motherboard and the power flow within in ? Any ideas or tips on where to go from here ? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 03:03 PM PST What's best for gaming? I'm looking to get a decent monitor. Should I look for something that has thunderbolt connections? I'm running a 2080ti and want 4K monitor. [link] [comments]  |
| Help with what to prioritize for a live action streaming PC Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:59 PM PST Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V8GgRB Hey guys, I'm making a streaming PC for a client; it won't be gameplay, we'll just be feeding cameras and microphones through the computer, potentially up to six cameras at a time. I tried to build it according to what I thought needed to be prioritized, but I wanted to make sure I understood the parts well enough. They're putting me on a budget, so I'm really trying to optimize it to splurge on the parts that need it and look for budget options where we can afford to. I also have an old PSU that's in good condition that I'm going to just use for this, that's why it's not in the build list. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:59 PM PST I recently built a new pc (i7-9700k and rtx 2070 super) I need a monitor now, and have $340 to spend. Should I go with one of the better 1080p 144hz or the lower end 1440p 144hz ones? (Would like flat panel 27 inch) [link] [comments]  |
| AIO Bracket comes in contact with the capacitor solder on my motherboard Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:52 PM PST I returned my last board because the capacitor flew off of my mb, and I just noticed that these came in contact. I loosened the screws to my aio a bit so there is not as much pressure. Any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for video card suggestions Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:50 PM PST This past Saturday I took the plunge into building my own first PC and ordered all the core components. Unfortunately my recent luck with Amazon delivering early ran out and my delivery that was supposed to arrive Sunday didn't come until Tuesday, and my 1660 Super that was supposed to arrive Tuesday seems to have gotten lost some somewhere in the void. Needless to say, I plan to get a refund after work tonight and order something through Newegg instead. What I would like to ask now is, if I were to stick with the 1660 Super, is there any particular brand/model I should go for? I was originally going to get the EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super SC Ultra, but is there something else I should buy instead? My current build is https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CsgGb8 sans the case. I planned to get one after I made sure everything worked, but... y'know. [link] [comments]  |
| Another first build thread - How am I doing? Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:45 PM PST Hi guys! This is my first time building a PC. I just want to run this past you, the experts, and see if I'm missing anything, if there's any notably bad parts here, or any notably better parts available at the same or negligibly higher price points before I go and drop all this money. I already have the GPU on hand (from a failed upgrade to my current machine) so I'm kind of building a system for it. I will be using this machine for 2D design, 3D modelling and rendering, pancake and VR gaming, and (of course) pornography. Here's my part list (partpicker link): Motherboard: Asus Prime X570-Pro Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB 2.5" SSD & another random HDD I have on-hand GPU: The ASUS Dual GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ EVO OC edition Case: Fractal Design Meshify S2 I'm not really sure what I'm doing, so any advice, criticism, or experience is invited and welcome! E: updated partpicker list for user suggestions in this thread: -> 3600MHZ RAM -> x570-p Mobo ($100 cheaper) [link] [comments]  |
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