Simple Questions - January 21, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - January 21, 2021
- If you're building a PC for a child keep that in mind
- Lucky Draw - my first ever build with a rare RTX3070
- I discovered that NZXT Cam can cause your PC to freeze, especially on AMD builds. This is unacceptable and needs to be fixed.
- PC worked perfect yesterday, now won't turn on.
- I had the sudden random urge to want to build a pc, not really sure why. But I would like some general advice
- Is it currently feasible to build a high end gaming PC?
- i didnt buy windows but its activated
- Broke monitor, is it time to upgrade GTX 670?
- Does RGB slow down RAM
- Is it ok that only one of my 3070 fans are spinning at a time?
- I Built My First PC!!
- Could I get some advice on monitors?
- Need help installing my OS.
- CPU F5 BIOS
- Trying to upgrade my CPU, RAM, and Motherboard for less than $500
- First Build: Should I get the Ryzen 5 3600 or 5600x
- I79700f strong enaugh for rtx 3060ti?
- Can't get the first PC I have built to post.
- Are there any 2x16gb, dual rank ram kits that are on a QVL list for an b550 ITX board?
- Any point of a 24" 1440p monitor?
- Is a CPU cooler overkill? and are they worth the money over using stock fan cooler
- Installed new CPU now GPU won’t turn on.
- First time builder, have questions about my build
- Adapting SATA3 to M2 NVMe (key M)
| Simple Questions - January 21, 2021 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:00 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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| If you're building a PC for a child keep that in mind Posted: 21 Jan 2021 05:59 AM PST I see sometimes builds intended for children less than 10 years old or around that age. Whenever I see builds containing Ryzen 5s and RTX cards I can't help but think how much of a headache it's going to be for the parent when their child repeatdly mistreat their thounsand dollar gift. This headache from the parents can also turn into resentment for the child, trust me I've seen this, parents buys a gift they're passionate about and get frustrated with the child because in the end the gift was more about the parent than the hapiness of the child. So when a dad approached me with a build for his two children, a boy and a girl age 9 and 12 I had to lay some basic rules: -Keep a flashdrive with an image of windows somewhere To that father I sold him two computer, one with a black case and red LEDS for the son, one with a white case and pink LEDS for the daughter. Both with hardware from a few generations ago and budget GPUs (1050 and gtx 750ti) and they're really happy on roblox and minecraft from what I heard. TL;DR: you have to approach a build differently if it's aimed for a child, focus on looks instead of performance and don't spend too much on something you know will break. [link] [comments]  |
| Lucky Draw - my first ever build with a rare RTX3070 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:35 AM PST So i was planning my build since the beginning of November 2020, and i thought it was a good idea to wait until January for the new AMD CPUs and Nvidia GPUs to be able to buy the older generations at a lower price. We all now what happened in the last two months, so i was getting desperate to finish my first ever build, which is put together by myself from brand new components, with a help of couple of friends. I originally wanted to build a low-midrange bang for the buck build (1660s with a 10400f), lets see what happened in reality... Originally i wanted a nice gaming ring for FHD@75Hz in an mATX build, but due to the lack of variety in both mATX boards and cases i decided to go with a small form factor ATX case, the Meshify C (i added the Meshify S2 because according to website my VGA cannot fit in the case:)). As we will see later, this caused later some problems... Since i was late to the Ryzen 5 3600 party, i quickly decided to go for the i5-10400f. Originally i wanted to spare some money with a B460 motherboard, but i slowly persuaded myself to go for a low-end Z490 board, i chose the MSI Z490-a Pro. My plan is to upgrade the CPU for a 10th/11th gen. K CPU within 3-4 years, IF it is needed, that i why i bought a bit more serious CPU cooler. During Black Friday sales i was able to grab the Samsung 970 Evo NVME SSD (115 EUR, a bit overkill i know), the Crucial Ballistix RAMs for dirt cheap (55 EUR) and a bq! Pure Power 11 500W Gold PSU (53 EUR). My plan was to go for the 3060 Ti (originally i wanted the 1660s, but it was already out of stock in my country by the beginning of December), so the 500W looked plenty enough. I started the new year with the goal to grab a VGA within 2-3 weeks. But as you already know, the first working day of 2021 brought a 10-15% price increase compared to December, and i panicked. All the entry level 3060Tis were above 560 EUR, and i did not really want to pay more than 500 EUR for a basic 2-fan model. To cut the story short, on 6th January in the early morning in my local (Hungarian) community forum i got the alert, that in one of the biggest webshop of Hungary there are some RTX3070s for 565 EUR, which is the lowest price ever for a 3070. I ordered it, payed and prayed. I just later found out what i really bought: the high-end card of the European brand of Galax: the KFA2 RTX3070 Ex-Gamer! It is a really nice card, it is quite heavy (1200 g) and do you remember, that i have mentioned how i could find a nice small form factor ATX case? Yeah, this card can only fit the Meshify C if you move the front fan out of the way (a bit more up), since it's 330 mm long! It is freaking huge! And of course i needed to buy another PSU, so i grabbed a Seasonic Core GM 650W. I know that this GPU is a freaking overkill for me right now for 1080p@75Hz, but it was as expensive as a 2-fan 3060Ti so i needed to go for it. So probably instead of a better CPU my first upgrade will be a 1440p@144Hz monitor :) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:39 PM PST I'm writing this post because, not only do I believe this is a massive issue for others to be aware of, but also due to the amount of posts I've discovered from months ago with no fix. I am seriously so pissed about this. TLDR: After a LOT of hardware + software troubleshooting on my PC, I found a long forum thread about NZXT Cam issues. After disabling the software from startup, I stopped having ANY issues. It seems to mostly affect AMD, but please read the linked post above. Someone made their own NZXT software controller (in the thread) but I have not tried it out. SOLUTION: Disable NZXT Cam from startup in software settings. When you boot your PC, open the app so that your custom lighting/cooling settings can load. Then, quit it entirely. Make sure that shit never runs in the background. Use something else to monitor your hardware temps. __________ I previously had a 4th gen i5 pc build and decided it's time to start the new year on a new system. Plus, a little graduation + new job gift to myself. I built a new mini ITX system last week. Here's my part list. I decided I wanted to splurge a bit and get an NZXT AIO. I figured an AIO would be a great solution to clear up space while maintaining solid temps (the PC hovers between 30-45 degrees under idle and load, and very quiet). After some research I decided I really liked the custom display NZXT Z53 and how well it seemed to pair with the NZXT H210i case I have. This would be my first time going away from a standard fan system, but that only made it more fun for me to try out. Upon boot, my PC was completely fine. I downloaded the exact same apps I had from my old PC and began setting up the drivers for everything. After about 4 days or so, my PC froze for the first time. I was watching Netflix and the picture froze, and so did the audio. I thought it was just Netflix, so I tried to ctrl-alt-delete but nothing would happen. My mouse was still working, so I figured I'd just close the app. Didn't work. I tried opening task manager but it wouldn't open. Restarting via the power menu didn't do anything, either. So I hard reset with my case power button. No biggie, maybe it was a hiccup. Then it happened again about an hour later - this time I was watching YouTube. So my first thought was that it could be the GPU. I left NZXT Cam open to monitor my cpu temps (which would become my biggest mistake). Everything was under 45 degrees. Reinstalled Nvidia drivers for good measure.I started searching PC freeze issues with Windows and discovered a few generic answers. Some said to try a RAM stress test, so I downloaded Memtest and booted off a USB. After completing the 4-hour long test, it showed zero errors. Okay, that clears up the RAM. Another post suggested it could be an SSD issue with a solution that involves a registry edit and manually finding drivers (not necessary on AMD since AMD uses native Windows Sata drivers). I followed the steps, and thought this fixed everything, but then my PC froze about 10 hours later. Before I decided to clean install Windows, I also tried to do an sfc scan (system file checker) which showed no errors. Alright, well, I guess it's time to clean install Windows. This time, I installed only the basics: Chrome, GeForce Experience, Logitech Options (for my mouse), Slack, Discord, and NZXT Cam. After 3 hours, it crashes again. Perhaps it was an issue with my m.2 ssd then? I had a 500GB Samsung 970 evo that I bought second-hand from my brother. I ran Crystal Disk Mark and saw a healthy SSD. I even installed Samsung Magician to run a performance test, monitor my SSD temperature and also check for new firmware updates. No red flags. But for the HELL OF IT, I ordered a new 970 evo plus m.2 to see if that was the issue. Clean installed Windows again and within an hour, it fucking froze. Keep in mind, the entire time, the mouse still fucking worked. Then I realized something: during the entire 4 hours that my PC was doing the Memtest, it did not freeze. So it had to be software. Thinking back from my old PC and the new one, there's only one fucking app that is new to me - NZXT Cam. So I hopped onto Google and typed in "Windows freezing, NZXT Cam" and found a plethora of threads about it, but it clearly hasn't been fixed since these are ongoing threads from a year ago now. I guess Intel builds are pretty safe from this issue. No idea why. The thread I linked above shows that someone else did multiple testing and pinpointed it to be NZXT Cam. They uninstalled the software completely and had no issues. They installed it back and their PC froze in no time. What. The. Fuck. It's been the whole day since I have disabled NZXT on boot and prevented it from running in the background. So far, no freeze. I am confident this was the solution to my issue, even if I'm writing this "too early." The thread I found had too much compelling info to let this go. I'm writing this post with specific keywords for people in the future to discover it on Google, and hopefully, for NZXT to finally do something about this. My first impression of NZXT Cam was that it's great software. No joke, I'm used to Corsair iCue and I thought NZXT's design was clean, simple, and most importantly, customizable. I figured there was no way that such a good software could go and freeze the entire OS. Sheesh. NZXT, please, fucking fix this. I cannot believe I almost had to RMA my motherboard or buy a new PSU just to make sure it wasn't my hardware. [link] [comments]  |
| PC worked perfect yesterday, now won't turn on. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:48 AM PST Gaming PC was working perfectly yesterday, played games, turned it off, went to bed, this morning, the power button doesn't turn the PC on. Even weirder, this is the 2nd time this has happened. The first time the PC wouldn't power on, I assumed my PSU had died (even though it was a good quality one), so I replaced it, rebuilt my PC with the new PSU and brand new power cables and it came back to life, back to business. A month or so later, it has now happened again. I see lights on the MOBO so the PSU must be alive but the power button doesn't do anything. I have tested multiple power buttons and nothing, I have double checked the power buttons work on other PC's, they do. If it's not the power button or the PSU, I have no idea why my pc just won't turn on after X amount of time. RAM is brand new, CPU works, GPU works, everything was running smoothly just yesterday, now nothing.. Any help would be much appreciated. UPDATE: My PC just came back to life all on its own, it was honestly kindof spooky. I wasn't near it, I didn't hit the power button, it just.. turned on. Does anyone know how that's possible? I think it might have been related to capacitor discharge. I performed one and then walked away for a few minutes and it weirdly came back to life. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:15 PM PST Any good words of advice, is it a good investment, cost? Any really good parts? Just anything really. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it currently feasible to build a high end gaming PC? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:39 PM PST At the end of March, I will finally be able to start saving up for a pc. My original price range was between 2000-2500 USD, and I was planning to get a 3080 graphics card. However, prices for all the new graphics cards have gone significantly up, and are now out of my price range. If they are not back to normal by May or June, would it be better to just get a prebuilt pc? It seems that PCs that come with 3080s are still priced at around 2000 USD. Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit for my question. [link] [comments]  |
| i didnt buy windows but its activated Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:43 AM PST did i somehow get lucky or what? because i have all the window functions and no water mark... ive had my pc for over a month now and i keep waiting for the water mark to pop up but its not. im not complaining ill take windows for free lol im just confused i thought you needed to pay for it [link] [comments]  |
| Broke monitor, is it time to upgrade GTX 670? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:56 PM PST Hello all, My 1080p Hp Pavilion 22xw monitor just broke and that got me thinking whether it is time to upgrade my GTX 670. I was thinking of getting a 1080p 144hz monitor, or a 27 inch monitor. I mainly play DotA2, Stardew, Minecraft and other light games. My current set up is a ryzen 5 2600 with GTX 670. The graphics card is working just fine, and I am just looking for a new monitor. I will not be going beyond 1080p. For a monitor I am willing to spend up to £150. I am not sure if I am better off with a cheaper monitor and putting the cash to a new GPU. Monitors I have been considering: Acer Nitro VG240Ybmiix 75Hz - £120 Any recommendations? [link] [comments]  |
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| Is it ok that only one of my 3070 fans are spinning at a time? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:08 PM PST I have a zotac 3070, and am wondering why only one fan spins at a time. Sometimes they spin together, but most of the time they spin separately. Is there anything wrong with that? Or is it just how the gpu is. Thank you in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:56 PM PST During the beginning of this year I finally mustered up the courage (and money) and decided to finally build my first PC! It was a lot of work deciding and researching the parts I wanted but it was a blast building it! It felt like legos but pricier...I initially thought it would be a pain to even attempt it and indeed I had moments where I was genuinely stumped/annoyed however, I finally finished and I'm soooo excited to begin using it!! [link] [comments]  |
| Could I get some advice on monitors? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:54 AM PST Hi all, due to some personal stupidity, I'm suddenly in need of a new monitor. Looking at a budget =<$300. Current top candidate is the Viotek GNV27DB, but I'm definitely open to suggestions! Extra Info for more context: -It's going on my rig with an Nvidia RTX 2070 Super, so I'd like something that looks good with high end graphics settings.-Not sure on 4K, I'd ideally get it but I'm not sure it's worth the money. -Displayport is a must-have, my card only has one HDMI output and I need it for something else. -I'm somewhat sensitive to motion blur, although I've seen mixed information on how motion blur relates to response time, clarification would be helpful! -My previous monitor was curved, and I'd like this one to be as well, but it's not a deal breaker Edit: -Ideally G-Sync compatible, though I'm not entirely sure how much that matters [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 02:20 PM PST I am having some trouble installing my OS on my new build. Anyone have any advice for me?I'm doing a flashdrive install of windows and it keeps saying, "A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD USB or hard disk driver. If you have a cd DVD or USB flash drive with the driver on it please insert it now." I've tried getting a fresh download and everything from Microsoft for the flash drive, tried different USB slots, and still end up with that message. While still in the "Gathering information" part of installing windows from the flash drive a page opens with that response. Im not sure what to do to continue with the installation. Edit for more information. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:44 PM PST Does anyone know what Intel CPUs are compatible with F5 BIOS? I couldn't find a comprehensive list online, and I couldn't figure out which CPUs would based on Intel's website. I did see something about 8th generation CPUs running F5, but I wanted to make sure before I brick my motherboard. Edit: motherboard I'm using is Aorus Z390 Pro WiFi. It's supposed to support 9th generation Intel CPUs out of the box (CPU I'm trying to use is Intel i9-9900KF), but my PC won't POST. Need an older CPU to update the BIOS, but I'm not sure what generation(s) would work. [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to upgrade my CPU, RAM, and Motherboard for less than $500 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:43 AM PST Hello all, I am planning on finally upgrading my motherboard, CPU, and RAM after about 8 years. I got a new PSU and GPU (5700 XT) last year and have been waiting to upgrade the other 3. I'm currently running an MSI Z97 Gaming with 16 GB of Corsair DDR3 with an i5-4690k. Any modern upgrade is going to be night and day for me, especially in the CPU department. I want to spend $500 or less on a new mobo, CPU, and RAM (16-32GB), that lets me easily run most games at High-Ultra from 60-144fps at 1440p. I play a lot of Gears 5, ESO, Battlefield, CoD, Elite Dangerous, and Halo, but I'd like to be able to run newer games like Cyberpunk well too. I also need a system that is okay with having multiple programs like Premiere, Slack, MS Office, Firefox, and Spotify open all at once during work. My current PC can do that so obviously anything new will have no issue either, I'm sure. I don't care about integrated graphics or overclocking. I don't care whether or not my CPU is Intel or AMD, but I don't want to constantly watch online for parts; I need to upgrade as soon as I can since I use this computer for work in addition to gaming. I hear that AMD is generally a way better bang for your buck, but I don't want to wait 6 months or have to get insanely lucky to snag a new AMD CPU, so I'll get something new from Intel if I have to. I'm still open to options if there's an argument to be made, however. What are your guys' recommendations? Thanks a bunch! [link] [comments]  |
| First Build: Should I get the Ryzen 5 3600 or 5600x Posted: 21 Jan 2021 10:42 AM PST Under the assumption I could even find a 5600x in stock that's not scalped, would it be worth the extra $100 to get the 5600x, or should I buy the 3600 instead? This is for a gaming/streaming PC. If I can get super lucky I hope to get the RTX 3060 on launch day. *EDIT:* I generally play more sandbox open-world and indie games than AAA games. [link] [comments]  |
| I79700f strong enaugh for rtx 3060ti? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:59 AM PST Hei I would like to replace the graphics card I would buy rtx 3060 ti Do I have enough powerful processor i7 9700f? Thank you cya [link] [comments]  |
| Can't get the first PC I have built to post. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:54 AM PST As the title says, I cannot get my PC to post. Here are the parts; Case - Coolermaster NR200p MOBO - Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard. CPU* - AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. RAM - G.Skill Trident Z 3600mhz CL16 2x16 CPU Cooler - Artic II. GPU - I have a 3080 on the way but right now nothing. PSU - Corsair SF 750 W 80+ STORAGE** - Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250 GB *I have a 5600x sitting waiting to be installed the 2300x was bought from eBay to update the bios and seems to be in perfect condition. **This is installed on the back of the motherboard, it is essentially just for windows. I have a 2tb m.2 drive coming for the other slot. So, the PC powers on. All LEDs on all components turn on no problem. It looks like its working. All the fans are spinning as well and I am almost 100% sure that every cable is in the right slots (I took a few hours to cable manage the system. I have plugged it in via HDMI and Display Port to a monitor that I know that works and have connected it VIA two different HDMI cables incase it was a cable issue. When the PC powers on, there are no bleeps (I have been lead to believe that my MOBO would make a noise if there was something apparently wrong). I have made sure that the processor I purchased from eBay was compatible with the MOBO. Realistically everything should be working. Can anyone help? ****This seems to have been solved, but if anyone else wants to chime in, I would be grateful. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Are there any 2x16gb, dual rank ram kits that are on a QVL list for an b550 ITX board? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:41 PM PST I can't for the life of me find any and I'm getting quite annoyed. [link] [comments]  |
| Any point of a 24" 1440p monitor? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:52 AM PST Building my first PC some time next week, and in the not so distant future I'd like to get a 1440p monitor. What I'm wondering is, is there a notable difference between 1080p and 1440p on a 24"? Most 1440p monitors seem to be 27" so was just wondering the reasoning behind it. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a CPU cooler overkill? and are they worth the money over using stock fan cooler Posted: 21 Jan 2021 09:53 AM PST Thinking of getting an MSI Mag core liquid AIO CPU cooler, really love the look of it will match my msi case and msi rtx 3070. However is it worth the £100 price? I'm gonna get a ryzen 5 3600 which i dont think i will overclock, however i personally think the stock amd cooler although not ugly isnt as clean looking as using an AIO, but performance wise is it worth it? [link] [comments]  |
| Installed new CPU now GPU won’t turn on. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:38 PM PST Today I upgrade my amd a10 9700 apu with a ryzen 5 3600 and now my rx 570 doesn't seem to come on. The PC powers up and the fans start spinning but I can't get a video output. Can anyone help? [link] [comments]  |
| First time builder, have questions about my build Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:33 PM PST So I've made a parts list for my PC. I intend to use it primarily for making digital art with Photoshop and potentially mixing music down the line. According to Logical Increments, I need a good CPU for that more than anything. So that's where I've put the bulk of my money. I essentially chose a CPU that's somewhat better than what's in my old gaming laptop and went from there. Everything else was picked to be somewhat affordable but still balanced with the CPU. I didn't include a GPU because I don't plan to game or do 3D work on this PC. Part-picker list here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qk88y4 (have a cheaper price on the case, but all else seems to fit. Purchasing in Denmark.) Here are the questions:
I'd appreciate answers on any of the questions. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Adapting SATA3 to M2 NVMe (key M) Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:17 PM PST Edit: Scrap SATA to m.2. It is apparently impossible. But if anyone has any information about PCI-e 2.0 11x to NVMe I would be grateful. This is what I found, but I don't know it will work. Hi. I have this motherboard and want to buy this SSD. I want to buy it since it costs roughly the same as normal SATA drives, except it's like 7 times faster*. I wish to use the two components together, but I will need some kind of adapter. I personally found this adapter, but you will notice it says that Sata cable can only connect to Sata SSDs, and that it uses SFF-8643 for PCIe SSDs. So I'm kind of stuck at this point. *I'm aware the adapting and my outdated motherboard might lower the speeds, but as long as it's not slower than 500 mb/s I'm okay with it, as I plan to keep the SSD until I get a new motherboard, where the full potential of the drive makes it worth (since it's the same price). Any help is much appreciated :) [link] [comments]  |
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