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    Simple Questions - September 02, 2020

    Simple Questions - September 02, 2020

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 05:11 AM PDT

    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:

    • Is this RAM compatible with my motherboard?
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    • I'm on a very tight budget and I'm looking for a case < $50

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    Nvidia 3000 GPUs - Just remember, your monitor and its' refresh rate and CPU are everything when it comes to your decision.

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 03:36 AM PDT

    People with 9 or 10 series cards, that 3070 is an incredible purchase no doubt about it. The performance jump is amazing for you.

    I'd be giddy with excitement.

    HOWEVER.

    If you're sat on a 970 or a 1060 or a 1080, I'd wager your CPU, RAM and Mobo are dated.

    The 3070 if Nvidia are to be believed (and I remain sceptical based on...all other releases of GPUs ever), will rival the 2080ti.

    PHOENOMENAL COSMIC POWAAAAAAAH! And yes, idibity living space if you're sat on a 7+ year old CPU, DDR3 RAM and a 1080p monitor at 60 or 120hz like MOST PEOPLE ARE THESE DAYS if Steam surveys are to be believed.

    If so, and you're on old hardware, the 3070 will be completely wasted on you. If you're on old hardware, I don't think you've seen what a 2080ti is capable of in person. And the 3070 is basically on par with it (possibly). The 2080ti is built for 4K 60+ FPS. And is ENTIRELY wasted on a 1080p monitor.

    A 10 series card is more than capable of running 1080p on a 120hz monitor. A 9 series struggles.

    Unless you're jumping to 1440p 100hz, 120z or 144hz, or a 4K setup with a CPU, Mobo and RAM to match...the 3070 is a waste of power on you.

    You absolutely SHOULD upgrade your CPU and RAM and Mobo and monitor to match the power of the 3070.

    THINK AHEAD GUYS AND GALS.

    Don't grab a 3000 series card unless you're going to match the rest of your hardware with it, including and especially the monitor.

    You're looking at the best part of $300-500 on a new 1440p 144hz monitor, similar for a CPU ideally Ryzen [Edit - okay some are pissing at me about fanboyism here, but you're picking Nvidia over AMD because Nvidia are better so how is that different to Ryzen over Intel when Ryzen are faster or just as fast for far less money?], another $50-100 on RAM, another $100-200 on a mobo.

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    RTX 30-Series - Q+A Answers from Nvidia!

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:54 PM PDT

    Heyooo! Nvidia just finished up assembling and answering a bunch of hot questions over at the /r/nvidia subreddit surrounding their latest Ampere architecture for their 30-series GPUs announced yesterday. We saw many of the same sentiments and queries here in our own megathread, so we asked Nvidia if we could cop a copy of those for us to post up for everyone here!

    Turns out, they're pretty chill dudes and hooked us up. Below is a quote from the document they passed over:

    NVIDIA RTX 30-Series – You Asked. We Answered.

    With the announcement of the RTX 30-Series we knew that you had questions.

    We hosted a community Q&A on r/NVIDIA and invited eight of our top NVIDIA subject matter experts to answer questions from the community. While we could not answer all questions, we found the most common ones and our experts responded. Find the questions and answers below. Be on the lookout for more community Q&As soon as we deep dive on our latest technologies and help to address your common questions.

    Without further ado, here's your excessive dose of Ampere knawledge for you all to digest! (i especially nerded out over the CUDA core improvements)

    RTX 30-Series

    Why only 10 GB of memory for RTX 3080? How was that determined to be a sufficient number, when it is stagnant from the previous generation?

    [Justin Walker] We're constantly analyzing memory requirements of the latest games and regularly review with game developers to understand their memory needs for current and upcoming games. The goal of 3080 is to give you great performance at up to 4k resolution with all the settings maxed out at the best possible price. In order to do this, you need a very powerful GPU with high speed memory and enough memory to meet the needs of the games. A few examples - if you look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Metro Exodus, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Gears of War 5, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 running on a 3080 at 4k with Max settings (including any applicable high res texture packs) and RTX On, when the game supports it, you get in the range of 60-100fps and use anywhere from 4GB to 6GB of memory. Extra memory is always nice to have but it would increase the price of the graphics card, so we need to find the right balance.

    When the slide says RTX 3070 is equal or faster than 2080 Ti, are we talking about traditional rasterization or DLSS/RT workloads? Very important if you could clear it up, since no traditional rasterization benchmarks were shown, only RT/DLSS supporting games.

    [Justin Walker] We are talking about both. Games that only support traditional rasterization and games that support RTX (RT+DLSS). You can see this in our launch article here https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/introducing-rtx-30-series-graphics-cards/

    Does Ampere support HDMI 2.1 with the full 48Gbps bandwidth?

    [Qi Lin] Yes. The NVIDIA Ampere Architecture supports the highest HDMI 2.1 link rate of 12Gbs/lane across all 4 lanes, and supports Display Stream Compression (DSC) to be able to power up to 8K, 60Hz in HDR.

    Could you elaborate a little on this doubling of CUDA cores? How does it affect the general architectures of the GPCs? How much of a challenge is it to keep all those FP32 units fed? What was done to ensure high occupancy?

    [Tony Tamasi] One of the key design goals for the Ampere 30-series SM was to achieve twice the throughput for FP32 operations compared to the Turing SM. To accomplish this goal, the Ampere SM includes new datapath designs for FP32 and INT32 operations. One datapath in each partition consists of 16 FP32 CUDA Cores capable of executing 16 FP32 operations per clock. Another datapath consists of both 16 FP32 CUDA Cores and 16 INT32 Cores. As a result of this new design, each Ampere SM partition is capable of executing either 32 FP32 operations per clock, or 16 FP32 and 16 INT32 operations per clock. All four SM partitions combined can execute 128 FP32 operations per clock, which is double the FP32 rate of the Turing SM, or 64 FP32 and 64 INT32 operations per clock.

    Doubling the processing speed for FP32 improves performance for a number of common graphics and compute operations and algorithms. Modern shader workloads typically have a mixture of FP32 arithmetic instructions such as FFMA, floating point additions (FADD), or floating point multiplications (FMUL), combined with simpler instructions such as integer adds for addressing and fetching data, floating point compare, or min/max for processing results, etc. Performance gains will vary at the shader and application level depending on the mix of instructions. Ray tracing denoising shaders are good examples that might benefit greatly from doubling FP32 throughput.

    Doubling math throughput required doubling the data paths supporting it, which is why the Ampere SM also doubled the shared memory and L1 cache performance for the SM. (128 bytes/clock per Ampere SM versus 64 bytes/clock in Turing). Total L1 bandwidth for GeForce RTX 3080 is 219 GB/sec versus 116 GB/sec for GeForce RTX 2080 Super.

    Like prior NVIDIA GPUs, Ampere is composed of Graphics Processing Clusters (GPCs), Texture Processing Clusters (TPCs), Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs), Raster Operators (ROPS), and memory controllers.

    The GPC is the dominant high-level hardware block with all of the key graphics processing units residing inside the GPC. Each GPC includes a dedicated Raster Engine, and now also includes two ROP partitions (each partition containing eight ROP units), which is a new feature for NVIDIA Ampere Architecture GA10x GPUs.

    More details on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture can be found in NVIDIA's Ampere Architecture White Paper, which will be published in the coming days..

    Any idea if the dual airflow design is going to be messed up for inverted cases? More than previous designs? Seems like it would blow it down on the cpu. But the CPU cooler would still blow it out the case. Maybe it's not so bad. Second question. 10x quieter than the Titan for the 3090 is more or less quieter than a 2080 Super (Evga ultra fx for example)?

    [Qi Lin] The new flow through cooling design will work great as long as chassis fans are configured to bring fresh air to the GPU, and then move the air that flows through the GPU out of the chassis. It does not matter if the chassis is inverted.

    The Founders Edition RTX 3090 is quieter than both the Titan RTX and the Founders Edition RTX 2080 Super. We haven't tested it against specific partner designs, but I think you'll be impressed with what you hear... or rather, don't hear. :-)

    Will the 30 series cards be supporting 10bit 444 120fps ? Traditionally Nvidia consumer cards have only supported 8bit or 12bit output, and don't do 10bit. The vast majority of hdr monitors/TVs on the market are 10bit

    [Qi Lin] The 30 series supports 10bit HDR. In fact, HDMI 2.1 can support up to 8K@60Hz with 12bit HDR, and that covers 10bit HDR displays.

    What breakthrough in tech let you guys massively jump to the 3xxx line from the 2xxx line? I knew it would be scary, but it's insane to think about how much more efficient and powerful these cards are. Can these cards handle 4k 144hz?

    [Justin Walker] There were major breakthroughs in GPU architecture, process technology and memory technology to name just a few. An RTX 3080 is powerful enough to run certain games maxed out at 4k 144fps - Doom Eternal, Forza 4, Wolfenstein Youngblood to name a few. But others - Red Dead Redemption 2, Control, Borderlands 3 for example are closer to 4k 60fps with maxed out settings.

    RTX IO

    Could we see RTX IO coming to machine learning libraries such as Pytorch? This would be great for performance in real-time applications

    [Tony Tamasi] NVIDIA delivered high-speed I/O solutions for a variety of data analytics platforms roughly a year ago with NVIDIA GPU DirectStorage. It provides for high-speed I/O between the GPU and storage, specifically for AI and HPC type applications and workloads. For more information please check out: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/gpudirect-storage/

    Does RTX IO allow use of SSD space as VRAM? Or am I completely misunderstanding?

    [Tony Tamasi] RTX IO allows reading data from SSD's at much higher speed than traditional methods, and allows the data to be stored and read in a compressed format by the GPU, for decompression and use by the GPU. It does not allow the SSD to replace frame buffer memory, but it allows the data from the SSD to get to the GPU, and GPU memory much faster, with much less CPU overhead.

    Will there be a certain ssd speed requirement for RTX I/O?

    [Tony Tamasi] There is no SSD speed requirement for RTX IO, but obviously, faster SSD's such as the latest generation of Gen4 NVMe SSD's will produce better results, meaning faster load times, and the ability for games to stream more data into the world dynamically. Some games may have minimum requirements for SSD performance in the future, but those would be determined by the game developers. RTX IO will accelerate SSD performance regardless of how fast it is, by reducing the CPU load required for I/O, and by enabling GPU-based decompression, allowing game assets to be stored in a compressed format and offloading potentially dozens of CPU cores from doing that work. Compression ratios are typically 2:1, so that would effectively amplify the read performance of any SSD by 2x.

    Will the new GPUs and RTX IO work on Windows 7/8.1?

    [Tony Tamasi] RTX 30-series GPUs are supported on Windows 7 and Windows 10, RTX IO is supported on Windows 10.

    I am excited for the RTX I/O feature but I partially don't get how exactly it works? Let's say I have a NVMe SSD, a 3070 and the latest Nvidia drivers, do I just now have to wait for the windows update with the DirectStorage API to drop at some point next year and then I am done or is there more?

    [Tony Tamasi] RTX IO and DirectStorage will require applications to support those features by incorporating the new API's. Microsoft is targeting a developer preview of DirectStorage for Windows for game developers next year, and NVIDIA RTX gamers will be able to take advantage of RTX IO enhanced games as soon as they become available.

    RTX BROADCAST

    What is the scope of the "Nvidia Broadcast" program? Is it intended to replace current GFE/Shadowplay for local recordings too?

    [Gerardo Delgado] NVIDIA Broadcast is a universal plugin app that enhances your microphone, speakers and camera with AI features such as noise reduction, virtual background, and auto frame. You basically select your devices as input, decide what AI effect to apply to them, and then NVIDIA Broadcast exposes virtual devices in your system that you can use with popular livestream, video chat, or video conference apps.

    NVIDIA Broadcast does not record or stream video and is not a replacement for GFE/Shadowplay.

    Jason, Will there be any improvements to the RTX encoder in the Ampere series cards, similar to what we saw for the Turing Release? I did see info on the Broadcast software, but I'm thinking more along the lines of improvements in overall image quality at same bitrate.

    [Jason Paul] Hi Carmen813, for RTX 30 Series, we decided to focus improvements on the video decode side of things and added AV1 decode support (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-30-series-av1-decoding/). On the encode side, RTX 30 Series has the same great encoder as our RTX 20 Series GPU. We have also recently updated our NVIDIA Encoder SDK. In the coming months, livestream applications will be updating to this new version of the SDK, unlocking new performance options for streamers.

    I would like to know more about the new NVENC -- were there any upgrades made to this technology in the 30 series? It seems to be the future of streaming, and for many it's the reason to buy nvidia card rather than any other.

    [Gerardo Delgado] The GeForce RTX 30 Series leverages the same great hardware encoder as the GeForce RTX 20 Series. We have also recently updated our Video Codec SDK to version 10.0. In the coming months, applications will be updating to this new version of the SDK, unlocking new performance options.

    Regarding AV1 decode, is that supported on 3xxx series cards other than the 3090? In fact can this question and u/dylan522p question on support level be merged into: What are the encode/decode features of Ampere and do these change based on which 3000 series card is bought?

    [Gerardo Delgado] All of the GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs that we announced today have the same encoding and decoding capabilities:

    • They all feature the 7th Gen NVIDIA Encoder (the one that we released with the RTX 20 Series), which will use our newly released Video Codec SDK 10.0. This new SDK will be integrated in the coming months by the live streaming apps, unlocking new presets with more performance options.

    • They all have the new 5th Gen NVIDIA Decoder, which enables AV1 hardware accelerated decode on GPU. AV1 consumes 50% less bandwidth and unlocks up to 8K HDR video playback without a big performance hit on your CPU.

    NVIDIA MACHINIMA

    How active is the developer support for Machinima? As it's cloud based, I'm assuming that the developers/publishers have to be involved for it to really take off (at least indirectly through modding community support or directly with asset access). Alongside this, what is the benefit of having it cloud based, short of purely desktop?

    [Richard Kerris] We are actively working with game developers on support for Omniverse Machinima and will have more details to share along with public beta in October.

    Omniverse Machinima can be run locally on a GeForce RTX desktop PC or in the cloud. The benefit of running Omniverse from the cloud is easier real-time collaboration across users.

    NVIDIA STUDIO

    Content creator here. Will these cards be compatible with GPU renderers like Octane/Arnold/Redshift/etc from launch? I know with previous generations, a new CUDA version coincided with the launch and made the cards inert for rendering until the 3rd-party software patched it in, but I'm wondering if I will be able to use these on launch day using existing CUDA software.

    [Stanley Tack] A CUDA update will be needed for some renderers. We have been working closely with the major creative apps on these updates and expect the majority (hopefully all!) to be ready on the day these cards hit the shelves.

    NVIDIA REFLEX

    Will Nvidia Reflex be a piece of hardware in new monitors or will it be a software that other nvidia gpus can use?

    [Seth Schneider] NVIDIA Reflex is both. The NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer is a revolutionary new addition to the G-SYNC Processor that enables end to end system latency measurement. Additionally, NVIDIA Reflex SDK is integrated into games and enables a Low Latency mode that can be used by GeForce GTX 900 GPUs and up to reduce system latency. Each of these features can be used independently.

    You might want to sit down (if you're not already) for a minute. That was a lot of data to parse. Discuss below!

    Thank you again to everyone at Nvidia who answered these questions and coordinated a helluva release with us in the subreddit! The level of polish and info we can provide everyone around this latest announcement couldn't have been done without their support!

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    Ryzen 7 3700x or wait for Ryzen 4000 series.

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 04:41 AM PDT

    I bought a 2070 super 2 days ago and like many others was floored by the price to performance of the new RTX 3000 series. Luckily Im able to cancel the order.

    Now I am extra cautious about getting my cpu. Im not sure if any real details have been released for the Ryzen 4000 series, but is it worth the wait? Can new cpu's be the drastically better than a previous series like the gpu's were?

    Planning on a R7 3700x + 3070 build

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    RTX 2080 Super on its way back

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 09:03 AM PDT

    I had filled out all the paperwork to RMA my 2080 Super and get a replacement which MSI told me would take 15 to 35 days. After watching the announcements yesterday I've decided to return it for a refund since I still have 14 days in my return window and get a 3080 when they're out. I have never been so grateful that I kept all the boxes and packaging!! More than happy to rock the $35 GT 710 while I wait!! 😁

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    Budget Gamers... BUY A GPU NOW! And GPU Owners... DO NOT SELL NOW!

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 09:38 AM PDT

    Here we are. The apocalypse. People are running in the streets. Rioting. Killing. Because the RTX 3070 matches the performance of the 2080 Ti at $500.

    But seriously, budget gamers, BUY YOUR GPU NOW! There are so many good used deals out there, the 1080 Ti price is dropping like a rock, the 2080 Ti is around $500, and people are DESPERATE to get rid of their old cards, now is a perfect time to be a budget gamer.

    Now, former GPU owners, DO NOT PANIC AND SELL YOUR GPU FOR A RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE! Wait until at least October, when people realize the 3000-Series are not as good as they seem, and they are out of stock for MONTHS. YOU CAN STILL GET A GOOD PRICE FOR YOUR OLD GPU!

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    Help me buy a good 27' 1440p 144hz+ gaming monitor.

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:57 AM PDT

    Hi all,

    With the announcement of the new Nvidia cards recently, I'm adamant on creating a new gaming rig soon. I'm still working on the details, but I know for sure that I want to move up from 1080p gaming into 1440p territory. I have a 24'' ASUS VG248QE now as my primary, and want to move up to a 27'' and make this one my secondary.

    Thing is, I'm not too savvy on all the specs. I like to think I know tech, but monitor details are just confusing to me. I'm a simple man; I just want things to look nice, crisp, and fast. I love my 144hz refresh and 1ms response rates. I play a wide variety of games but I love them to be clear of any lag.

    I've been looking online for a good monitor and frankly, its overwhelming. Hence why I'm here to get some real opinions on what's good right now for the money. Willing to go up to $600ish but the more money I can save, well, even better!

    Here's what I think I want in a monitor:

    • Futureproof - I don't want to replace it until it dies
    • Fast response rate - love that smooth buttery response in shooters
    • G-sync - I'm old school, so all I know is this should prevent screen tearing. But I thought V-sync always did that without a problem. Anyway, I should probably have this, I guess.
    • Good color, but also no muddy blacks - I think I'm using a TN monitor, so I guess that's what I want to stick with? I see these IPS monitors and dark/black scenes are horrible on them, or so I've read. Plus the backlighting on them seems atrocious, with all sorts of blobs and inconsistencies. But again, I have no clue on this.
    • HDR - I think I want this? Again, no idea.
    • Mountable on one of those movable monitor mounts. I'm sure all monitors do this, but just figured I'd mention it. Getting a new desk as well and I'm going all out for this; never had monitor mounts. I wanna be fancy!

    That's about all I can think of. I don't need any RGB, or built in speakers, or for it to turn into a Transformer. I just want something that lasts a hell of a long time, and for the games I play on it to look good. I want an investment, not a cheap thrill. I'm happy with ASUS as the current monitor I have is still awesome, but I'm open to all brands. Thanks in advance.

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    Dear 970 4 GB, I will miss you

    Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:57 PM PDT

    Dear 970

    I remember the day I picked you up at best buy, I had accidently poured some water onto my loyal 770 by accident and needed a card. You had everything I wanted, 4 gigs of ram, good price to performance.

    I even forgave you for lying to me about how much ram you had. Look as the saying goes, size does not always matter its what you do with it that counts. And sure technically you only had 3.5, but you did wonders with that 3.5.

    For years and years you slayed games at 60+ FPS at 1080. It was wonderful. You even handled BF5 at 60+ FPS at 1080p at high settings. You were wonderful. I bet that worked you out a bit uh? I bet your happy that Dice royally screwed that game over right? Never the less you were wonderful.

    But I have to admit something to you, the only reason I didn't buy a 1080 is because you still killed it at 60 FPS on 1080p and I didn't have a 1440p mointor.

    The only reason I didn't get a 2080 is because I didn't have the money

    But unfortunately babe I have to break it to you. Your time has passed, don't get me wrong I love you for the all the countless hours of joy you have provided me. Don't worry I'm sure your new owner will take good care of you.

    But know this dear, you will always have a place in my heart.

    V/R PJExpat

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    What shouldn't I forget when doing my first build?

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 08:43 AM PDT

    Only had laptops before, never a pc. Got some fear to miss out some serious things

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    Build Advice

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:48 AM PDT

    Hey everyone.

    I'm planning on building a PC in late October this year. I've spent several months interchanging parts and optimizing. My budget is a little under $1500 for a PC and Monitor. i plan on using the $500 RTX 3070 as well, its price at the bottom. I also really want some RGB so I added this corsair case specifically and some fans to help reflect the light. I mostly wanted to play games at 240fps like Valorant, some Fortnite (with cousins don't bully me :( ) and some AAA games at 1080p 60+fps like Metro, Tomb Raider, Red Dead, Battlefield. Please let me know if there are any changes I should make. Thanks!

    PCPartPicker Part List

    Type Item Price
    CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $208.99 @ Amazon
    Motherboard ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
    Memory Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $72.98 @ Amazon
    Storage Silicon Power A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $46.99 @ Amazon
    Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Amazon
    Case Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Amazon
    Power Supply Corsair CV 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $67.98 @ Amazon
    Case Fan Apevia 57.67 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack $17.95 @ Amazon
    Monitor Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor $269.99 @ Acer
    Custom RTX 3070 $500.00
    Custom Windows 10 $15.00
    Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
    Total $1494.85
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-02 14:49 EDT-0400
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    Is it worth returning my 2080 super for a 3000 series card? I more than fine with what I've got but is it worth returning and waiting until they are released?

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 05:37 AM PDT

    I bought a 2080 ti a few days ago, and can’t return it...

    Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:15 PM PDT

    I fucked up didn't I?

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    CPU+GPU Combos - Why Intel+AMD but not AMD+Nvidia?

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:40 PM PDT

    While the usual CPU+GPU pairings are Intel+Nvidia and AMD+AMD, I tend to see far more Intel+AMD combos than I do AMD+Nvidia combos. Why is this? Is there any particular reason why aren't AMD+Nvidia CPU+GPU combos as common as their Intel+AMD counterparts?

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    Thanks #PCpartpicker and #buildapc! I am proudly wearing my hoodie today!

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 06:54 AM PDT

    I got this hoodie in one of the community giveaways. Proudly representing!

    https://imgur.com/gallery/tjxVTeg

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    Let this be a lesson to all those stupid build request for preparing for future game releases like Cyberpunk 2077

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 12:08 PM PDT

    I don't know how many times I've seen it and I've had no lack of people who down votes my comment for suggesting to never build in preparation for unreleased products. If we don't have 3rd party benchmarks, JUST WAIT!

    All those people who bought the stupid builds suggesting 2070s to 2080ti for an unreleased Cyberpunk 2077 is probably kicking themselves for not waiting a bit longer now that even the 2080ti for $1200 can be out done by 3070 for less than half the price. Furthermore, you know what else? AMD hasn't even shown their line ups yet. Despite what many are speculating, there is a good chance that AMD may bring more value than what Nvidia is offering. Don't count them out for your wallet's sake.

    Unless you are filled up to the brim with money in your life, I hope you are all financially wise and careful enough to know that unless 3rd party benchmarks and reviews are out, the jury is still not out. This goes for Cyberpunk 2077 too. If you built a computer just to find out the game is mediocre and finding yourself going back to play esports title, then you'll probably not like the fact that you're using your computer's full potential after spending so much money.

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    Totally new to this community

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:06 PM PDT

    Hi,

    I am totally new to the pc building community and a big reason for that was the price of it. I've always preferred buying a console because I don't have to splash a big amount of cash. But now with the PS5 and XBOX coming out and me being a bit more mature, I'm starting to look in to pc builds rather than looking at one of both consoles. Now my question is if it is smart to buy parts over a significant amount of time or do I keep on to the money until I feel like I'm in a position to pay for the parts all at once so that there is no risk of buying parts that are upgradeable without being a huge difference in cost?

    Also by watching different tutorials of building a pc and reading some guides, it honestly looks pretty easy, but how long will it actually take a total noob to complete his first build?

    I hope I didn't make a fool of myself with these questions and thank you to everyone that takes the time to help this total noob!

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    How do I install windows 10 on a computer I built which has no cd drive?

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 06:02 AM PDT

    Building a pc but know close to nothing

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:22 AM PDT

    Hello!

    I've been wanting to build a pc for myself for a while. The only problem is I know next to nothing about building (I've been a console gamer my whole life), including what components I need, what parts to prioritize, what are considered good deals, etc.

    My budget is around $800 (but somewhat flexible).

    Are there any good guides for me to look at? Is there anything you wish you would have known building your setup? Any part recommendations/good deals? Anything else I should know?

    I apologize if this is a "bad" post, I don't really use Reddit that often. Thank you for your time!

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    Getting a rx 580 8gb for my first build

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 03:03 PM PDT

    Currently I have a ryzen 5 3400G, 16 gb of ram (8x2 2666) an asrock b450m hdv-4.0. I'm planning on getting an RX 580 8gb for my machine. I play just occasionally with some friends, games like destiny 2, and remnat, games that I play just fine with the integrated APU but I wanna aim for better graphics and frames. Is it a 580 worth it for someone like me who just plays occasionally and uses the pc for also some work office?

    Thanks in advance!

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    Planning a 3000 series build without having any benchmarks. Why though?

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:46 PM PDT

    So I have seen that many people are already asking about builds that are going to be based on a RTX 3000 series card and the questions range from "Will my PSU be able to handle it?" to "What is the better deal?"

    Especially the latter category seems peculiar to me, as we don't have any benchmarks yet. I don't think Nvidia is outright lying, but manufacturers have been cherrypicking their data in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Don't get me wrong. I'm excited and I don't care about AMD or Nvidia either way. I just want good performance/features for a low price and this will force AMDs hand.

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    So I have 2 main questions:

    1. How is anyone supposed to give proper advice on unreleased products without verified performance?
    2. Am I the only one who wants to see independent benchmarks first before I decide to buy anything?
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    Urgent help: monitor

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:35 PM PDT

    Hello. My monitor has red pixel and it's currently glitching, shutting off and on. I wanted to replace it by tomorrow as im a college student and need new monitor asap. I was wondering whats a good monitor to go along with the new RTX 3080 or 3090 as ill be upgrading to either one in fall.

    Side Note: Im planning to do heavy video editing (4k)in spring 2021 so i dont mind investing heavy $2,000 on a good monitor.

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    Going to be Building this PC Soon

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 10:38 AM PDT

    Hey so with the new release of 3080. I'm going to be getting a new build from scratch. I don't necessarily have a budget but don't want an overkill PC. I was thinking this would be a pretty good build if anyone has any input id be more than welcome to some more input.

    I put the gtx 1070 ti as a placeholder for similar price of the 3080 that's coming out soon.

    PCPartPicker Part List

    Type Item Price
    CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $429.99 @ Amazon
    CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $99.95 @ Amazon
    Motherboard Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard $299.99 @ Newegg
    Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $164.99 @ Newegg
    Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $179.99 @ Adorama
    Storage Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $72.97 @ Walmart
    Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB Mini Video Card $709.00 @ Amazon
    Case Fractal Design Define 7 Dark ATX Mid Tower Case $169.99 @ Walmart
    Power Supply EVGA G5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $159.98 @ Newegg
    Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
    Total $2286.85
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-02 13:41 EDT-0400

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    3800x

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:18 PM PDT

    Is Ryzen 7 3800x suitable for RTX 3080? Also is it possible for a 1920x1080 240hz?

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    Built an R5 3600 PC on a b450 motherboard. Ran fine for two weeks, then stopped. Retailer claims thermal paste got into socket and fried CPU.

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 12:44 PM PDT

    Is this even possible? I used Arctic Silver 5, non conductive.

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    PC can stay on in BIOS for 24hours, but it likes to crash halfway through windows installs. I think the clocks are unstable.

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    I'd also like to mention that when troubleshooting this issue (before sending the PC back), i physically took the CPU out of the socket and checked the pins. No pins were bent / contaminated.

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    Motherboard gpu compatibility help

    Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:08 PM PDT

    Hello!

    I have a Joshua-h61-uATX motherboard, and I want to upgrade it with a new graphics card. (I'm on a budget, so I can't really get a new PC at the moment.)

    However, I'm torn between a GTX 1660Ti and a GTX 1060; I do know that this motherboard supports the latter, as I've seen several posts of people online successfully getting it to run, but I'm not sure about the 1660Ti.

    Is there a big requirement difference between these two that would make the 1660Ti not run, or can I safely buy it?

    (In case it helps) More info on the board: https://support.hp.com/sg-en/document/c03135925

    I'm getting a new power supply (I was recommended a Pyces Electro v2 450W), as I'm aware my current one won't do the job. I'm mostly worried about this one GPU thing.

    Any help would be appreciated!

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