Simple Questions - June 04, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - June 04, 2021
- Looking for a good 1440p 144hz monitor
- November 9th, 2020
- 5600x + RAM vs 5800x for multitasking
- Dipping out of the GPU market for the rest of the year
- Shockingly Low Framerates on my RTX 3070 @ 1080p
- looking for a decent 144hz monitor
- Windows won’t boot on new pc
- Best setup of storage drives?
- Should I side grade my GPU?
- Need to upgrade this system. Suggest parts i should change.
- Windows 10
- What do you guys think about this gaming pc build?
- BIOS won't show up through display port and games run like poop after installing new motherboard
- Should I buy the RX6800 for $1200 CAD
- Help a polish gal out c:
- Windows 10 issue
- Enabling RBAR on ASUS RTX 3090 Strix OC (How to recover from a bricked VBIOS!)
- Looking for a good 1440p ultra wide
- Radeon GPU VS GeForce GPU
- Sort of a noob to gaming PC’s, wondering if the i5 10600kf is better for gaming than the Ryzen 5 3600
- Logged in to windows for the first time with an email/account that has been blocked by Windows for security reasons
- Should I return my 5900x and wait?
- PLEASE HELP" High cpu temps - I7-10700f
- A new GPU
| Simple Questions - June 04, 2021 Posted: 04 Jun 2021 05:00 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.
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| Looking for a good 1440p 144hz monitor Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:21 AM PDT I have two monitors atm but it's the classic nice monitor and the monitor that you randomly found in the basement that runs at 720p kind of monitor. I want to replace it with a 1440p 144hz to make as my main monitor. Looking for something in the $200-low 300's price range and at least 23inches. Wondered if anyone had good recommendations [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:25 PM PDT The day my new memory arrived. 16 gb of Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4. 8 months later and I finally realize that 1 stick isn't fully in and I've been running on 8 gb of ram this whole time. WOW [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5600x + RAM vs 5800x for multitasking Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:32 PM PDT I am looking to upgrade my PC so that I am able to multitask without stuttering and frame drops. Multitasking includes mostly gaming/coding while watching streams/videos and having a ton of tabs open. I managed to get my hands on a 3070 and my 2600x is causing a bottleneck, so my thoughts were to either upgrade to a 5600x + an extra 16GB of RAM ($280 + $90) or 5800x + CPU cooler (370+90 no ram). Is the performance between 5600x + 32GB RAM and 5800x + 16gb RAM really worth 100 dollars? This is my current build:
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| Dipping out of the GPU market for the rest of the year Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:03 AM PDT Anyone else tempted to do this? I'm so sick and tired of day to day having to constantly check for restocks, trying to fight off bots and scalpers to get a card in time, and seeing ridiculously inflated prices everywhere. I think I'm going to take a break until maybe like December or into early next year and come back to see the state of the market. Or hey if I wait even longer for like a couple of years maybe I could just log onto Amazon or Newegg at that point and click on a card of my choosing to check out and order at a decent price. One can dream. Time to accept I'm using a 1660 Super the rest of the year and into 2022 and go from there. Maybe if I squint while I play on my 4K TV it won't look so bad. I don't think it's too much to ask wanting to upgrade my system to be next gen capable without paying an arm and a leg but the combination of circumstances that's led us to this insanity of a GPU market this year says differently. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shockingly Low Framerates on my RTX 3070 @ 1080p Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:20 AM PDT Hi all, A couple months ago I bought a 1080/144hz monitor to go with my new PC - I avoided a 1440p one because it was like £180 extra and from the benchmarks I saw a lot of the games I play couldn't hit 144hz at that resolution. At 1080p, I thought, I should be able to max my frames and graphics on basically anything and be fine. Haha. Anyway, since I've got it performance on different games has fluctuated. Some stuff runs at 144hz flawlessly, but other games, like Fortnite and FFXIV, can't maintain that a lot of the time. Fortnite, for instance, reaches highs of 170fps and lows of 60 at times, and the constant dips are really frustrating. When I look at my task manager, my CPU often hangs at 40% utilization and my GPU hangs at 60%, so I don't think there's a bottleneck. Temps are also reasonable, around 60 degrees Celsius. I've tried changing my power settings, re-downloading my drivers, but nothing sticks. When I turn down the graphics settings there isn't that much of a performance increase and it certainly isn't hitting 144hz constantly, but I'm really confused as to why. Can you help, Reddit? My build: GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC CPU: Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G MOBO: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 RAM: 32GB DDR4 (2X16) OS: Windows 10 Home [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| looking for a decent 144hz monitor Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT i recently bought a monitor and assumed it was 144hz and it was actually 60hz. i dont have many preferences for a monitor i just want a high refresh rate. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:16 AM PDT New pc wont boot windows So i'm trying to setup my new pc i built (note: i'm completely new to this and know nothing about pcs) and i'm having trouble setting up windows. i've downloaded it onto a usb and when i enter the usb into my case, motherboard and literally any other place (i've tried everything) it doesn't let me enter bios with it in. so i've tried taking it out and it lets me into bios but does not have the usb info. i've changed the boot priority. i've reseted my pc using the button on my case while the usb is in, out and before. and i've tried putting it in after i enter bios and resetting but nothing works and it's very frustrating. motherboard: b550m tomahawk and monitor: Acer Nitro VG270 case (if it matters): MSI MPG GUNGNIR 110R cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X anyone know what's up [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 07:50 AM PDT Hello there! (TL:DR at the bottom). I am planning on changing the storage setup in my gaming PC. Currently I am using a 1TB Samsung EVO 970 NVME for OS, programs and games with some additional 2TB WD Black HDD for data and some older games. I already put all my huge data files to my NAS and plan to get rid of the HDD in my system and only use M.2 SSDs. My system even supports two NVMEs so no worries towards that. For this setup I am planning a 256GB Samsung PRO NVME for OS and programs and any "cheap" 2TB M.2 SSD for games and any other data needed on the PC. Everything else will be on my NAS. I can get the 2TB Samsung EVO 970 NVME quite cheap so that could be the secondary drive. I was also thinking about the 256GB Samsung OEM NVME for my boot drive but I do not quite get the difference between this one and the PRO. TL:DR: Does anyone have experience with dual NVME setups without HDD? I am coming from a time and mindset where you still avoided storing and writing too much on SSDs. Does that setup make sense or are there any heavy overkills wasting my money? I play many games which are known for extremely bad loading times so any speed increase is welcome. Is there a notable difference between 500MB and 7000MB per second of reading speed or is it getting redundant at those numbers? Thank you! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:51 AM PDT So long story short, my 970 is dying. Games give low fps where they didn't use to, red pixels show in dark areas etc. Normally I'd upgrade but with the current market, that's obviously not an option. I found a rx 580 for sale at $370. Should I buy it now considering the current situation or will the market correct itself soon and I would regret it? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Need to upgrade this system. Suggest parts i should change. Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:25 PM PDT Specs : intel core i5 7400 @3ghz Motherboard- Msi mortar 250m 16 gb ram 2133 Msi geforce 1060 6 gb Samsung ssd 750 evo 120 GB Plus a 1 tb hard disk Monitor : Acer 165 hz Psu : coolermaster masterwatt 500 lite 80 plus white. Reason : i mostly play warzone and get 60 fps which is playable but i would like better fps. Also i have to get it checked soon since it repeatedly restarts now whenever i play any game on it. I think its the cpu overheating or a fault it the psu. Don't want to change the gpu , just need to give this build a boost. Need suggestions. TIA [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 12:56 PM PDT I managed to sell my old system which was an I9-9900ks and a 2080ti but I kept but my m.2 nvme which had my windows 10 on it. I've now got an amd 5950x and a 3070. How can I get my windows 10 off this m.2 drive? I do have another PC and an nvme external thingy if that helps. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What do you guys think about this gaming pc build? Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:45 AM PDT Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard: ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! Memory (RAM): 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card: 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W) Power Supply: CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Processor Cooling: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition Wireless Network Card: WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 USB/Thunderbolt Options: 2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BIOS won't show up through display port and games run like poop after installing new motherboard Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:17 PM PDT I Just installed a new mobo and have had nothing but issues, first the bios won't show up on my display port but it will if I use HDMI. But that's not my biggest concern, I've been playing death stranding recently running at 90 fps on my old CPU and mobo but now that I've upgraded I get a steady 15 fps please help I feel like I've tried everything. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Should I buy the RX6800 for $1200 CAD Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:28 PM PDT Pretty much the title. I've secured an Asus TUF gaming OC RX6800 at a local store for $1200 CAD but I'm not convinced it's worth the price. I was hoping to get a 3070 for ~$900-$1000, as I plan to only use it for gaming and have read that it's marginally better for that. Was wondering if anyone had any insight they could lend. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT hello! So I'm from Poland and I'm struggling greatly on what to do here. I have zero to non knowledge about computer parts so please try not to bully me too much hah. I have a 6yo laptop (texts i can see on it are strix, asus, intel core i7, nvida geforce gtx 960m). I use it for gaming (mainly valorant), streaming and digital art. It works suprisingly ok, i can play valorant on 60-70fps while streaming and about 120 when im not streaming. I use it on a kinda dual monitor setup with a iiyama (hawk? i cant remember the model) monitor connected to it. stuff i found in settings: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz, RAM 8,00 GB (7,88 GB usable) In the last few weeks I started noticing those short "freezes" (less than a second but are there) every few minutes and it really ruins my performance and streams and whole gaming experience. Also in my drawing program (autodesk sketchbook) i cant use the blur tool because it just takes literally hours to load and seems to overheat my computer like crazy. I was wondering if there's something better out there that I can get for about 3000pln? (about 650 euros). I can maybe maybe stretch the budget out a tiny bit but i literally have 3200pln to my name hah. Or is it kinda the top performance im gonna get for that money anyway? If there would be an increase in performance - how much? Any polish folks able to push me in the right direction? So I guess this is a general question - if I can and should build a pc with my budget? I want to be able to stream without a problem, play other shooters and do some digital art and maybe edit videos. Thanks for your time! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:16 PM PDT So recently I face an issue. My ssd was on 100% usage. My pc was really slow. I followed som e online tutorials and nothing worked. Some of these fixes required restart. When I restarted. I went to blancco report screen and I couldn't even enter into my windows. So I installed a new windows. It was working fine for a few days and then I got the same issue of 100% ssd usage. I restarted and then same thing happened. Blancco screen. So I thought let's install windows again. Now it's really slow when entering the installation media and I can't install windows on my ssd and my hard drives are full with data so can't install windows there. When installing on ssd it stays at 0% of checking files and then the pc restart after like 40 minutes and I repeat the same process. I even tried using command prompt to format C. Going into repair and then command prompt and then typing notepad.exe and from there navigating to this pc and formatting C. That's also not working. So does anyone know about this problem cause I don't want to take my pc to the shop. If anyone knows about this problem please tell me I just want to enter into windows so that I can quickly check ssd life so that if it's low I can claim warranty. My ssd is relatively new. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enabling RBAR on ASUS RTX 3090 Strix OC (How to recover from a bricked VBIOS!) Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:14 PM PDT TLDR: Tried to enable RBAR on my precious 3090, VBIOS update failed, had a mild heart attack, before fixing it and enabling RBAR. Ok, I think I have a moral duty to post this, since it may help someone else that went through what I just did. My motherboard (Gigabyte Aorus X570 XTREME) finally released the final version of their F33 bios, which has support for RBAR. So, I update my BIOS, follow all the steps here: https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/785/NVIDIA_resizable_bar.html And update my graphics card drivers, and then it comes time to do the VBIOS update. I use the program from the ASUS site, assuming it will be safer than nvflash (Mistake Number 1). I run it, all seems to be going well, until it says "Update failed". I'm now running in software mode. I try the Asus tool again, but it still doesn't work. Now I make mistake number 2. I assume a restart might help, but of course, with a bad VBIOS, I get nothing but black. I have a 5950x, so no onboard VGA. Now I have a bricked 3090, and no alternate VGA. Bad times. Eventually, after some research, I discover the 3090 that I have has two BIOS's, a "P" or "performance" and a "Q" or "Quiet". I find the selector switch, flip it, and I am back into windows running on the Q bios. I now know that I need to use NVFlash, so I download the latest NVflash, and the latest version of my bios from tech powerup, (Which is the exact same version as Asus tried to install with its tool), but now I have a problem. I'm running on the "Q" mode, the Bad BIOS is on the "P" mode. I set the selector to "P" mode, but I am not sure if I can flash the "P" mode BIOS if you boot from "Q"mode. This was a worrying moment, but I can confirm that you CAN do this, nvflash will overwrite the BIOS of the card that is selected with the P/Q mode switch, NOT the one that you booted with. So after restarting, my computer lives again, but still no RBAR. I go into the BIOS again, and I discover that CSM is set to "enabled". I know for a fact that this was disabled previously, because I checked it, so maybe when updating the BIOS is automatically sets itself to enabled? Setting this to disabled again fixes this, and I now, finally, have RBAR (And an updated VBIOS). I haven't tested it to see if it will make any actual difference, but I am hoping to get at least something for my troubles. The next goal is to try to get XMP working on the new BIOS, it was unstable on the previous one, so I am still on 2666 mhz RAM speed! Just throwing this out there in case it helps someone, a dead/bricked 3090 is a heart-stopping moment. It seems that Asus tool for updating the BIOS is broken or something? So NVflash seems like a better option. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Looking for a good 1440p ultra wide Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:10 PM PDT I currently have two 75hz 27in acer monitors and would like to replace one of them with an ultra wide. Now, the thing I have come across is that I have no idea how to tell if the overall height will be the same or if the ultra wide will be taller. I also need some good recommendations. I dont want to spend a ton, so the cheaper the better. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:08 PM PDT How good is a Asus Radeon 6700XT compared to the 3070/3080 generations. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:57 PM PDT I've recently found myself interested in building my own PC, for gaming and potentially streaming. I've been looking at CPU's for the computer, and am using cpu.userbenchmark.com to compare prices and performance. My question, is there something wrong with the i5 10600kf? I mean, comparing it with the 3600, it literally beats it in all but one category. It has significantly better FPS reported, memory latency (avg and overclocked), all 4 different core speeds (avg and overclocked), better value, cheaper, and is also more recently made (Q3 of 2020). One category has the 10600kf significantly outmatched. Market share. The Ryzen makes up about 4.41% of the market share while the i5 makes up about 0.16%. Assuming all of these stats are correct, is there something wrong with this CPU or is it not compatible with most parts, not good fort gaming/streaming? Or is this just a huge steal? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:38 PM PDT So I just got my first ever windows pre-built in the mail. I turn it on and it asks me to log in to a Microsoft account. I use my primary email (@gmail.com) and it asks to confirm my identity via text, but I don't have that phone number any longer. It lets me choose "do later". I run a few updates, restart, but now it doesn't let me past the login screen without confirming my identity. I go online and fill out the questionnaire, only to receive an email saying my account couldn't be verified and has been further blocked. Now I can't access my PC because I didn't getting to create another user, and I can't create another user with my hotmail email because I'm locked in the login screen. What can I do? Do I have to reset windows? Is there a way to create a new user from the login window? Help! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Should I return my 5900x and wait? Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:31 AM PDT In preparation of a theorized mythological upgrade from a 1080 to a 3080, I purchased a larger case to house the card, a 5900x to avoid bottlenecking, and a new AM4-compatible mobo. I've been busy and so missed the recent hubbub from AMD in all of its entirety, but I know enough: new architecture coming, 3D chipsets, Zen 4 on the horizon, DDR5 compatibility, etc. Not sure now if I should even put this together or wait until this new shit is released? I know future proofing is bs, but I'm worried about pigeon holing myself with old outdated tech standards. Ps, I'm notorious for feeling buyers remorse so if it's just sounding like that dont hesitate to lmk lol [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLEASE HELP" High cpu temps - I7-10700f Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:25 AM PDT Im encountering high cpu temps on my I7-10700f (around 90 c highest) while playing cod. I have properly re applied thermal paste and heatsink (noctua nt-h2) but I'm having high temperatures with my cpu. Previously my idle temps are not like this with max C are around 70 while playing cod for long hours. My idle temps also is around 40 plus. Please see below pc specs. I've been checking my pc for a week now and right now i dont know what is the possible problem for this issue. I already checked the placement of the heatsink and re applied still no effect. Would also like to note that my cooler is working perfectly before. please help thank you. I don't know how to attach screenshot here. 17-10700f 1660 super MSI z490 mpg mobo MSI 240 r- AIO Gskill triden 3200 mhz Cooler master case mb530 Corsair psu gold 700w. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:18 PM PDT Unfortunately my GPU has died and I need to get a new one. The shop i took my PC to said they had a GTX1650 for $500. My old GPU was a GTX970. How does the GTX1650 compare to the GTX970? Does anyone know where I can get a new GPU close to the specs of my old GPU? [link] [comments]  |
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