Simple Questions - February 16, 2020 |
- Simple Questions - February 16, 2020
- This is the best subreddit
- Older PC with a 1080 GTX. What should I upgrade next with $300?
- Would this be good cooling for a 2080s? The green is where the gpu is, the red is for the fans that push air into the pc, and the blue is for exhaust. Any other way that’s better to cool this?
- New GPU upgrade! Just wanted to share.
- 4th build complete
- A little help with overclocking please.
- Has anyone had Gigabyte honor their warranty even if you forgot to sign up for the warranty 30 days after purchase, or allow you to register for the warranty? Say, your card broke 2 years into a 3 year warranty, would they still cover it even if you didn't register it/or in 30 days?
- How to buy windows 10 education key as a student
- Planning on upgrading my GPU, can't decide.
- Cpu usage at 100% while GPU usage at 50%?
- CPU and GPU possible issue
- Finally replaced my almost 9 year old pc
- Do cases come with included screws
- First build dual monitor setup
- i5-7500 + 2070s
- BSOD
- Just bought everything for the tower. What are the cool extras now? Mouse, keyboard, mouse pad, speakers, monitor, etc...
- Raedon GPU driver issues, should I buy a different card instead?
- Accidentally yanked these out of a mostly pre-built computer. What are they and how do I put them back?
- Upgrading from a 1060 $450 budget
- What would be the best upgrade for my older PC? (500€-600€)
- B450 or X570?
- Reaching higher RAM speeds with 4 x 16MB
- After lurking for so long
| Simple Questions - February 16, 2020 Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:11 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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| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 05:16 AM PST After 1 year of saving and asking people here and watching YT videos finally finished building my first gaming pc and i want to say that this subreddit is totally wholesome and i want to thank everyone in this subreddit because without u this wouldn't be possible 💙 People was asking me about the specs, i mean they are not the craziest specs in the world but this is what i can afford and i am extremely happy with it so here u go cpu: ryzen 5 1600 Gpu: sapphire pulse rx 580 8gb Hdd: 1TB segate barracuda Motherboard: gigabyte b450m Ram: blastix 8gb × 2 3200mhz psu: corsair 550w Case: corsair carbide delta rgb Keyboard: red dragon k576 Mouse; logitech g305 light speed Monitor: Samsung curved 24 60hz Headset: kotion gaming headset Here are some pics : https://postimg.cc/gallery/1xpo2cooc/ Some more pics: https://postimg.cc/gallery/1s4wpaazw/ And here are some pics: https://postimg.cc/gallery/1s8l0a2i4/ [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Older PC with a 1080 GTX. What should I upgrade next with $300? Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:44 PM PST I have an older PC that I put my 1080 GTX in. I'm wondering what should I do next to upgrade?
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| New GPU upgrade! Just wanted to share. Posted: 16 Feb 2020 03:27 PM PST I have upgraded from a GTX 1660 Super to an RTX 2070 Super I built my rig a couple of months ago moving from an old 6-year system that had the 1660 Super as the latest upgrade. I had to postpone getting the GPU as I had to prioritize getting the rest of the build just right and stuck with the 1660S for a short while. The PC as a whole isn't finished yet. I still have to get a good monitor worthy of this GPU as I'm still stuck with an old 1080p60 TN panel which is a side monitor at best in this age. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 09:42 AM PST Hey guys, I posted this over on battlestations but I wanted to share this with all of you. This is my 4th build since 2013, you may remember my latest build that I built into a desk. That is for when I go home, this new one was to upgrade my apartment desktop which I had originally built in 2014 and successfully lasted me 5+ years. So this has: -I7-9700k -Thermaltake p3 case -Msi z390 tomahawk -4x 8gb ram -Corsair 750 -Msi 2080 super -4x sceptre 24in monitors -35in curved viotek 144hz I originally went to hook everything up and got hit with the problem of "your GPU can only support up to 4 monitors". That was the general consensus across all of the forums even when using a proper displayport splitter. I found someone deep in a comment section saying everyone was wrong, and you can actually get 5 if you re-enable on-board graphics in the bios, which is normally disabled when you use a GPU, giving you one more display using the motherboard output. The desk was built for around $250 minus glass. I had 1in thick bulletproof glass from my grandfather's retired business that I saved in the event I ever got around to building this project. The LED strips and acrylic crystals were cheap and from amazon, along with the toggle switch on the front. Wood was relatively inexpensive for 4inx4inx8ft beams. I built this desk in a way that it can be broken down into it's original pieces, unlike my first desk pc. Enjoy! I blame u/klepperx for the suggestion of bigger monitors on my last build [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A little help with overclocking please. Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:13 PM PST Ok so I have a Ryzen 7 2700 (non x) with stock cooler, an msi b450 a pro max (same vrm as tomahawk max) and my case has 3 intake fans and 2 exhaust. What frequency should I put my cores to and what voltage? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| How to buy windows 10 education key as a student Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:31 PM PST Is there a way to buy a windows 10 key if your school doesn't give them but you are a student? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planning on upgrading my GPU, can't decide. Posted: 16 Feb 2020 12:42 AM PST Hi, I've been using a GTX1070 with my i7-7700 for 3 years now, and I've decided that it's time to upgrade since I play at 144hz and it's hard to maintain it with my 1070 anymore. My spare budget is around 500USD and I can't tell if I should buy like a 2070 Super or just go with a 1080Ti? 1080Ti is cheaper in my country however my only worry is that the 1080Ti is getting older. All suggestions and information is welcome Update: decided to go with a 2070 Super, thanks for all the advice! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cpu usage at 100% while GPU usage at 50%? Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:23 PM PST My computer has a i5 8th gen and a GTX 1050 I average 144fps... but does that mean I would get more FPS if GPU usage is at 100%?? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:23 PM PST Hello, As of now I have a i5 7500 cpu and a Asus Rog strix 1070 8GB OC GPU. It works well but I can see my CPU is lacking at times which is frustrating (Mostly used for Gaming). I was thinking of upgrading my CPU to the i7 9700k, Would that pose any issues? I know the big bad word called bottlenecking comes to mind. I would probably upgrade my GPU in the next year or two. Just wanting to know Would it be a problem to have that combo. I read the bottleneck % is around 40%. Alternate question, Is it worse to bottleneck your CPU or GPU? Thanks for any advice ahead of time! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finally replaced my almost 9 year old pc Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:25 PM PST Watching for sales mentioned here as well as suggestions has helped me a ton. Life happened and unfortunately money had to be moved to more important things. The old system was an I7-940 with 16gb ram 74gb raptor drive. The thing has worked like a champ. Lucky for me the graphic card died in my old pc so this new one came at just the right time. My son and I assembled a system we are very happy about. 3700x Meshify C 32gb ram 1tb rocket 4.0 2070 super 650w supply All in I have about 800 dollars or so out of my pocket. I have been saving up gift cards and cash from Christmas for quite some time. I still need to buy a monitor, but that will have to wait. I can't believe I waited this long to build! It's night and day difference. The fans are so quiet I can barely hear them running. I stuck with the stock cooler. No plans to overclock. We mainly game and stream with some light 3D editing as well. A few mistakes were made along the way. I had no power and initially thought I had a bad power supply. Turns out I forgot to plug in the power switch cable and the 8 pin power connector to the board. Windows 10 was slick and the quickest trouble free install I have ever had. No searching for drivers after windows or having drivers on a disk, etc. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do cases come with included screws Posted: 16 Feb 2020 12:11 PM PST Do pc cases come with any screws for motherboards, storage,, etc. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First build dual monitor setup Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:14 PM PST Build Help:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yes. What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Use it as my main computer for VMs, Office 2016, Python, etc. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) No gaming. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? 900€ In what country are you purchasing your parts? France ("omelette du fromage") 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!).
Provide any additional details you wish below. As said earlier, the main goal of this computer will be : virtual machines, programming and text stuff. I may run 3 or 4 VM at the same time, that's why I'm getting a Ryzen CPU & 16Gb RAM. With the second slot on the motherboard, I can later expand to 32Gb if needed. IPS monitors because I'm not looking for 1ms response time, just a minimum of 75Hz refresh rate.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 03:11 PM PST How much of a CPU bottleneck would this be for 1080p gaming and recording/streaming? Planning on a CPU later (R5 3600/X) [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 09:58 AM PST I just built my first ever gaming pc... While i was getting the computer set up, windows decided to restart itself after i installed a driver. After the pc was restarted, i was greeted with the BSOD. (Blue Screen Of Death) Now i'm in a loop of the pc restarting, and i can't access any menu or even enter safe mode. Somebody Please Help Me!! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:39 PM PST So I just bought everything for my first build. Now it's time for the peripherals. I don't know much about them so any help would be great. What are the cool extras to get? I have no idea about monitors. I don't game much, I do some basic go pro video editing. What monitor would be good? I see people get these really cool large mousepads that cover a lot of the desk. Any recommendations? Any good decent beginner keyboard and mouse combos? Speakers. Just looking for something basic. Ant recommendations? Here's what I have so far.
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| Raedon GPU driver issues, should I buy a different card instead? Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:27 PM PST So I was planning on buying a raedon 5700xt GPU for my first build but as I was about to go and buy it I started hearing, seeing, and reading about driver issues and making it impossible for people to boot their computers. Is there ant easy fix for it? Like said this is gonna be my first build and I currently know nothing about troubleshooting so I was hoping to avoid that as much as possible. Is it worth troubleshooting the thing or should I just spend more money and get a 2070 super or TI? And in case it matters I'm going with an AMD Ryzen 3700 or 3800x depending on the GPU I get. Any and all help is appreciated. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Upgrading from a 1060 $450 budget Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:20 PM PST Hey, I bought a gtx 1060 3gb (regret not getting 6 gig) back in 2016 and its served me well since but I figure it's time for an upgrade. Not sure whether or not to go all out on my budget or what is worthwhile right now. Ive been thinking of getting an rx 5700xt, but I have been seeing tons of complaints about driver issues and it's making me very hesitant. What are all your thoughts? I play on a 1080p 144hz display and play a bunch of open world games that run poorly. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What would be the best upgrade for my older PC? (500€-600€) Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:04 PM PST Build Help:Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do) Yes. What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. Mostly for gaming (Apex Legends/PUBG, other esport titles). Would be great to have an option to stream at least at 720p (if possible 1080p) but it's not a must. Other tasks I perform from time to time: Photoshop/Lightroom/Rekordbox If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) For gaming I prefer 144Hz, 1080p on high settings. Looking for stable frame rate/performance. What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? 500€-600€ In what country are you purchasing your parts? Lithuania. Prices here are mostly a little bit higher then everywhere else (around 20-50€ per part). This is my current PC and I'd love to get some help with what upgrade would be best for gaming/streaming at the moment..
I have selected these items so far for upgrade, but as I'm clearly not the best at building/upgrading it'd be nice to hear some other opinions what would be the best option right now.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 12:28 PM PST Which chipset motherboard should I get? I'm upgrading my PC to a Ryzen 5 3600 and originally wanted to get a MSI B450 Tomahawk Max. But I've been thinking of choosing a X570 motherboard instead, I'm just not sure. The motherboard I've been thinking of is the MSI X570 Gaming Edge wifi. It's pricier but also got some PCIe 4 slots and has better future compatibility. The higher price is not that big of an issue since I've been saving for quite a while now for a new computer. Since the amd 550 is not out yet, I can't really compare things. What would you do? Go with the Tomahawk and wait until I upgrade Gpu and CPU or buy it now. Some people also seem to have problems with the X570 chipset, while others praise it. Two ends of the spectrum or would you advise against buying that particular one? Links to the respective motherboards: [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reaching higher RAM speeds with 4 x 16MB Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:01 PM PST Looking to pair 4 sticks of 16gb ram with a 3950x on a asus x570 pro mb. My question is regarding its speed. Both have the same timings and latency of 16 . I know the 3600Mhz would be better over the 3200Mhz, but has anyone have problems reaching the higher speeds with 4 sicks? Thanks in advanced [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 03:51 PM PST I have finally finished my first fully functioning BUDGET build. Very excited! Just wanted to express my over joy of emotions with someone other than my dogs. Thanks to everyone here for being awesome! My specs here. CPU: i5 3570 quad core 3.2 GHz GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB RAM: 8GB DDR3 Storage: 250GB SSD & 1TB HDD [link] [comments]  |
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