Simple Questions - August 30, 2021 |
- Simple Questions - August 30, 2021
- I think my computer just blew up. I have no idea what blew up or caught fire.
- Does anyone else feel like your building a PC is more fun then actually using it ?
- I finally made a gaming computer
- Is The RTX 3060 Ti Enough For 1440p 165Hz?
- is GTX 1080 good in 2021 ?
- 2080 Ti or 3060 Ti?
- PC Will No Longer Boot
- Hey guys got a pc here and every time I load a game up it gives me the error code 0xc000012f (bad image) with a corrupted file but I’ve changed the file and updated Virtual C++ but still the same any ideas?
- My first Gaming PC
- What is better? Total amount of Ram GB or the speed of the sticks.
- A long time coming, or; another economical NR200 build but this one is mine!
- Need help with motherboard selection
- Help choosing first GPU: 3060 vs 6600XT?
- Should i sell my RX 5700 XT?
- New to pc building. Could someone explain how video card compatibility works? Or can you use any video card for any CPU or whatever. If I'm wrong about what I'm saying please correct me I'm trying my best to learn as much as possible. Thanks!
- Looking to buy used. Need opinions.
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Alternative)?
- The Computer Build With My Son Was A Success (Mostly)
- Are there any minuses/downsides in using dlss?
- How do I dispose of my old case?
- Finishing up my build
- Rate my first gaming workstation build + some questions!
- How to benchmark my pc?
- Odd post I know - Where could I have purchased a GTX960 a couple years ago?
- Looking for some criticism on this build
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| I think my computer just blew up. I have no idea what blew up or caught fire. Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:53 AM PDT Edit:: My GPU is fried. There is clear signs of a short. Every vrm chip is black. One component is dead burnt. Now to make sure the mobo and CPU are alive... Rip.... Edit 2:: Here are some photos. GPU burnt. Look at left VRM and bottom right corner. PIC when I was trying to figure out what happened outside Close up of explosion/burning on GPU. Picture of troubleshooting outside Picture of the GPU and the heat sink. You can see burn marks on the sink. Original:: I was using my computer and suddenly I hear sparking like noise. there's a terrible smell and my computer shuts down. I unplgged it. I didnt see smoke and cant see any obvious signs of fire but the entire PC smells bad. I looked at the GPU, mobo and power supply. none of them look that bad right now. there's no shot, ash, etc. I dont want to plug it into the wall again in case I kill the rest of the system. I simply dont know whats wrong right now. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does anyone else feel like your building a PC is more fun then actually using it ? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 12:32 PM PDT Idk it could just be me but I enjoy building a PC more then actually using it. After it switches on, its like "great, now what". Me personally, as soon as I upgrade a part or finish a build, I'm planning the next. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I finally made a gaming computer Posted: 29 Aug 2021 04:23 PM PDT I'm very happy to finally after years have my own computer. Its got its issues, but I'm dealing with them. Its our old Lenovo desktop but I added the GPU and a new PSU on to it. The cable management is non existent. The GPU was gifted to me, and managed to make this for just under $100. A huge thanks to everyone in the sub that helped me aswell. Picture: https://i.imgur.com/ZtXaXIQ.jpg Specs:
I know its not the best but its good enough for me Edit: thanks everyone for the kind words Edit 2: I've loved reading all your comments on how this reminds you all of your first builds, its so nice to see the commonalities in the community, and becoming a part of them. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is The RTX 3060 Ti Enough For 1440p 165Hz? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 05:59 AM PDT I built a new PC, I have new parts for everything except the GPU. I'm currently using my old 1050 Ti until I can get my hands on a newer generation GPU. I'm looking for a 3060 Ti because I think it's a pretty good value (if I can actually get one at MSRP), but I am willing to go with a 3070 if recommended for my monitor. Here are my specs to give a better idea CPU: i5 10600k @ 4.8Ghz / RAM: 16GB 3600Mhz CL16 / GPU: RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 3070 The monitor i want to purchase will be the Optix MAG274QRF-QD. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks. EDIT: I play games like Apex Legends, I will play the new Battlefield, I will play Warzone...when I have a GPU that can run it decently. I want to play [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:09 AM PDT Hello, everyone. I currently own AMD r9 290x which is 6-7 years old now. Looking to upgrade to GTX 1080. Will the 1080 be suitable for streaming newer games like New World, Icarus, Company of Heroes 3 and etc? Or should i look for RTX 2060? My other components are: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X RAM: 2 x 8 GB 3600 MHZ [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 29 Aug 2021 10:35 PM PDT I can get both for about the same price. I'm torn cause I know 2080 ti is better but 3060 ti is newer… coming from a rx 5700. Just wanted to know the public's opinion on which one they would get. Thanks! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:19 AM PDT I've used my computer for ~2Yrs, and just this past week it will no longer turn on. The day before, it was working fine. So far I've tried different power supplies and that didn't seem to be the problem. When switched on, they both seem to be able to provide power for less than a second to the motherboard - lights flickered. Sometimes to the LEDs in the I/O Shield, other times at the Power/Reset buttons on the motherboard. But power is not maintained. Because of this I think there is a short or connection problem somewhere in my build. I've taken it apart and see nothing wrong with my parts so far, and no coolant either (I have a custom loop). So what could it be? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:07 AM PDT Hello everybody, I'm from Germany please forgive me if my english is not the best. I was never into PC gaming but got recently very interessted in it. So I want to build my first gaming PC. I looked up a lot of Builds and i think i found one that would be perfect for me. It's a build that will last me for a long time. I just want to read your opinions on the build. Maybe some of you know where to save a little money or where to improve. Case: Corsair iCue 465x RGB + 1 Corsair ML120 PRO RGB Fan CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU Cooler: beQuiet! Dark Rock4 Pro Power supply: beQuiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 850W ATX 2.51 RAM: Corsair Vengance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4-3600 Mainboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk SSD: Seegate FireCuda 520 1TB, M.2 GPU: Either a 3070 or 3080 Ti or not doesn't matter for me (3080Ti preffered but f me are those GPUs overpriced) I hope I didn't forgot anything. I'm looking forward to read your opinions on that Build [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is better? Total amount of Ram GB or the speed of the sticks. Posted: 30 Aug 2021 12:23 PM PDT So i have an older Ram with 2400Mhz DDR4 and i want to upgrade it. Should i just buy faster 16GB with 3200mhz or should i add another 16 GB with 2400Mhz? 32GB 2400Mhz or 16GB 3200Mhz whats better? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A long time coming, or; another economical NR200 build but this one is mine! Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:44 AM PDT Pictures first, of course: https://imgur.com/a/UCjoCrm So I started buying this build piecemeal in April. I kept a close eye on /r/buildapcsales and local listings with a rough idea of what I wanted and I ended up getting what I feel like is a pretty decent deal on almost everything with a few exceptions. I had a few goals: smart, high quality/cost (value) ratio and I didn't want to lose sleep over pinching pennies and spend an inordinate amount of time shopping and coupon clipping. I definitely have a tendency toward choice paralysis and so I set deadlines and budgets for myself to keep it in check. Could I have gotten better deals? Sure, with much more headache and sunk time and delays so I'm happy with the sort of 80/20 rules I set myself and the results I ended up with, especially given the current and prospective market. Parts list below, and then I'll break it down below that.
CPU: I was interested in the 11400 specifically because of Optimum Tech's 11400 review and originally because of motherboard availability and pricing. I'm personally super impressed with this and I'm glad I grabbed it when I did. Despite living right next to a microcenter I was not able to capitalize on the mobo package deal - I kept an eye on the stock for weeks and weeks and microcenter just would not stock an itx b560 or h570 mobo, and did not refresh their original stock of 11400's so when they dwindled down to 2-3 left I said so be it and snagged one. CPU Cooler: I knew I wanted the C14s from Machines and More's cooler roundup, and I really liked the idea of the top down cooler. Realistically this didn't really matter a ton but since I figured I was probably going to end up with the mesh side panel instead of the tempered glass this is what I went with. CPU FAN: I just got the new thick phanteks fan in today, which is the penultimate piece of the puzzle so I'm finally posting! I haven't had a ton of time with it yet but so far it is very effective at low rpm's per Machines and More's video and gets the fan closer to the side panel of the case (and closer to cool outside air to pull in) due to the slightly increased thickness. I'm still waiting on noctua's 120mm clips to come in but that won't be for a few weeks, so the stock clips will have to do for now. MOBO: as stated in cpu section, I waited literally months for microcenter to stock an itx b560 or h570 mobo to no avail, and with no release date on the upcoming models I decided to just snag the h570 from newegg after getting one of the last 11400's from microcenter. I'm bummed to miss out on the savings but it's not that big of a deal. I will say the layout of this mobo made building in it more difficult than it needed to be. The whole area right next to the pcie where the graphics card is trying to exist is very cramped with audio headers, fan headers, cmos battery (which I ended up moving) etc etc. I originally wanted the cheaper b560 but this is what newegg had in stock during my (very wide) shopping window. The extra USB ports helps make the extra money spent easier to swallow, especially since I'm usually running a lot of usb devices. RAM: classic crucial ballistix. Snagged an open box model from microcenter for cheaper but when I showed up they said they couldn't find it so just gave me the brand new sticks for the open box price. With RAM prices coming down it's now not that great of a deal but it's what I got. Of course I turned on xmp and overclocked a bit. Storage: Really happy with this one, another sale from /r/buildapcsales and I'm fine spending a tiny bit more money to bump a tier in quality. pcie 3 speeds and booting up is quick. no compaints. GPU: another purchase that I'm happy enough with. I'm certainly more than lukewarm about it but ecstatic might be overselling it. I kept an eye on microcenter stock and I didn't want or really need to camp out forever. Given that I was upgrading from a 290 anything I got would be awesome. I originally had my eyes set on either a cheaper 1660super (which my microcenter did stock occasionally) for 1080p on a budget while I waited for prices to settle, or something like a 3060ti or higher so I could make the proper jump into a high refresh rate 1440p. After two tries the only thing I was able to get was the in-between 3060 which at msrp I was happy to grab. This will probably be the first thing I upgrade in a few years time but for now I'm chuffed with 1440p at 60+fps on the more cinematic adventure games I play on very high settings, and I can turn down a bit to really crank the fps. I will say I spent the extra $40 or whatever for microcenters 2 year replacement warranty thing. Given the market that peace of mind was totally worth it. Case: Despite running the math, and the NR200 is actually bigger in person than I thought it would be, though much smaller than the air 240 I upgraded from. It is as much of a dream to build in as everyone says, although the motherboard tried its best to make it more difficult. I don't really have anything to say about the nr200 that someone else hasn't said already. It's awesome. I do have a lot of empty space though so I'm definitely keeping an eye on the sff market these next few years. Maybe downsizing is in my future. Another one snagged on sale from /r/buildapcsales. PSU: Not much to say here. I felt it was pretty reputable and decently reviewed product and it was on a decent sale. PSU cables: PSLATE CABLES ARE AWESOME. I will say I had an issue with one of my cables in which somewhere between ordering and producing a bit of info was missed on their end and two wires were crossed that weren't supposed to be crossed or something like that. After troubleshooting on my end and confirming that it was definitely their cable I had a replacement shipped extremely quickly. I wish I had gotten the right stuff the first time around but mistakes happen and their turnaround was so quick so I'm not upset in the slightest. I'm incredibly please with the ultra clean blackout look. Case Fans: For case fans I opted for the artic p12 slims all over. These were an awesome deal on /r/buildapcsales that I just had to jump on. I sat on these for two months before I finished buying the rest of the components! I could have gotten something thicker for the bottom intake fans but I liked keeping everything matching. I ordered shorter pins for the top slim fans (as the included pins are for full thickness fans) from BlueThreadGear on etsy and left a 5 star review. The package got here quick and they even included some spares. I could have used zip ties or whatever but I really wanted a super clean polished look. Peripherals Mouse: My mouse is my trusty workhorse of years - the g502. The LED is getting old and looks much more green so I'm keeping an eye out on a sale for the wireless version. I tried a g305 when it was on sale for $40 but I like the bulk and the extra buttons of the g502 so I passed it along to my partner for their work from home setup. Keyboard: I love blue switches but the noise is a downer with the studio being right off the living room so I opted for browns in the Ducky One 2 SF. Great feeling keyboard and I wanted this size because I love my delete and pg up/pg dn keys. Monitor: I don't know a ton about monitors but the new HP X27Q had an incredible deal for release so I quickly grabbed it as my first 1440p monitor. I'm loving it so far! Tons of screen real estate and the high refresh rate and gsync capability is really enjoyable. Audio gear: The focusrite 2i2 drives my DT770 pros and JBL 305s just fine. I'm a gigging musician so I have other speakers, headphones, audio interfaces etc for playing live but I do edit together clips of my playing and do some light recording and mixing at home so my needs are pretty minor. What I have gets the job done. Overall I feel 9/10 pleased with my commitment to my goals of value and effort. I didn't spend sleepless nights camping out at microcenter, I did enough research to feel satisfied with my purchases and I stuck to my budget and my schedule so now I actually have a computer instead of waiting months and years for just the right deal to come along. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Need help with motherboard selection Posted: 30 Aug 2021 03:18 PM PDT Hi! I finally got my 3080 from EVGAs queue! So I'm trying to finish up the rest of my build. But I'm a bit stuck on what motherboard to get. And I also think the current power supply might be overkill. Some deciding factors that might help decide
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| Help choosing first GPU: 3060 vs 6600XT? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 01:01 PM PDT Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well during these harsh times. We got an i5 11400 to have something to hold on while we wait for prices to go down, but he said screw it, let's buy the thing right now cuz prices aren't going down soon. So to cut to the grain, our options have been reduced to: -Sapphire Pulse 6600XT (740 USD) -Sapphire Nitro+ 6600XT (766 USD) -Zotac Gaming RTX 3060 Twin Edge (840 USD) Leaving aside the unarmed robbery these prices are, according to reviews the 6600XT has the edge against the 3060 in raw power, but the 3060 has DLSS to its favor. As much as we'd like to get a 3060Ti/3070 or a 6700XT, those go up to 1000USD so they're off the table. Given the recent FSR launch and promising development, and that he doesn't care about Ray Tracing, I'd like to ask: - Is DLSS 2.0 valuable enough (for futureproofing) to pay 80 bucks more for an otherwise inferior card? or FSR will eventually surpass it? -Is the Nitro+ model worth the extra over Pulse? -Should we wait until the 6700XT fits our budget? Any help would be much appreciated. Best regards! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 05:18 AM PDT Hello everybody! P.S. sorry for my bad english :| [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking to buy used. Need opinions. Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:13 AM PDT I found a local guy thats selling his PC since he's going to the military soon. His description: "RX 580 super 8gb. B450amd motherboard with Ryzen 5 2600. 24gb of ddr4 3000mz ram. Nzxt kraken liquid cooling for cpu. 3 fans. Rgbs included. And white h150 nzxt case with tempered glass. No storage included. Built myself and is in good condition." Is this worth it for $900? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Alternative)? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:55 PM PDT I am acquiring parts for my build. the Ryzen 5 3600 has been out of stock for a while or immensely overpriced when it is available. Does anyone have suggestions on alternatives or how I can get one closer to MSRP? Thank you for the help The tldr for my build: MSI B550-A Pro, WD 1tb m.2, zotac 3070 ti, EVGA 750 Gold Plus, Case unknown, RAM unknown but 2x8gb from friend [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Computer Build With My Son Was A Success (Mostly) Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:48 PM PDT Hello, Just wanted to drop an update and a thank you to everyone who helped! I wanted to build a PC with my (14yo) son for his birthday. Both to get him a great computer (and encourage his scripting,gaming,streaming and as an incentive to start learning blockchain technology like Solidity and setting up a node, etc). I also thought it would be a great bonding experience. We took our time and the build went great, we had a lot of fun together, and overall I am very pleased! PICTURES OF THE BUILD IN HERE (IMGUR) BUILD CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x CPU Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx White MOBO: MSI B550 A-Pro RAM: 2 x 8gb Crucial Ballistix 3600Mhz CL16 GPU: PNY RTX3070Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB HDD 1: WD Black SN750 Gen3 1tb HDD 2: Samsung 980 Pro Gen 4 1tb PSU: Seasonic Focus GM750 80+ Gold (750W) CASE: Fractal Design Meshify 2 (White ATX MidTower) FANS: 2 x Noctua NF-A14 140mm, 2 x Noctua NF-F12 120mm, 1 x Standard 140mm Case Fan QUESTIONS
Cheers everyone! I really appreciate this subreddit. I was able to shorten my research time down considerably by coming here and everyone is extremely helpful! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Are there any minuses/downsides in using dlss? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 12:36 PM PDT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do I dispose of my old case? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:47 PM PDT I want to get rid of it but I also don't think anyone else should have it because it's such a terrible case and I wouldn't take it if I was paid to. So is there a way to dispose of it that's not just throw it in a dumpster? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:54 AM PDT After deciding all the parts i'm almost ready to order them though i'm still not really sure about the GPU, the overall build is:
Is the RTX 3060 a good card for a build that will cost me around 1700€? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rate my first gaming workstation build + some questions! Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:32 AM PDT Hi all, TL;DR, rate/comment on this build, for gaming and some high performance computing. Long story below. This is my first build for a personal PC (done it for work already though!), and I'm doing it with some outside help from experienced builders, but I still feel like I could use a final look from you guys before I start buying everything. Here are my goals:
My strategy was to wait until I found a decently priced graphics card since that's the hardest part to find (aiming for 3070/3070 Ti up in terms of performance), and build my computer around that. Two weeks ago, I snagged an AMD 6800XT at MSRP from their weekly drops, so here's what I built (nothing bought yet apart from the 6800XT). I'll post my reasoning for each part, and end with a couple of questions.
Here are my questions:
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| Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:28 PM PDT I built my first pc around February of this year. I'm wanting to run a benchmark test on it, as I feel like it's underperforming. What is the best program to use for this? Specs- Asus x570 mobo Ryzen 7 3700x Corsair h100i aio Rtx 3080 rog strix oc 2 16gb G. Skill trident rgb ddr4 3200 cd16 Corsair rm 750x 1tb w.d. Black m.2 Phanteks p500a case [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Odd post I know - Where could I have purchased a GTX960 a couple years ago? Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:28 PM PDT edit2: Guess I was mistaken. I don't know what card I was thinking I replaced but it wasn't this one (we have 4 PCs for myself, the wife, and the kids). EVGA was able to tell me it was purchased from Amazon in 2015 and that was before we bought this PC second hand. Thanks for everyone that tried to help. I didn't realize EVGA would be able to tell me that easily where they sent the card. My daughter's GTX960 died the other day. I know I purchased it within the last couple years so I'm hoping its still in warranty and with the price of GPUs right now I'd like to get it replaced if possible. I've looked at my order history on NewEgg, Amazon, Best Buy, and Microcenter and its not there. I've looked in my wife's accounts also. I definitely would have ordered it online as there's no places anywhere near me to pick one up in person. Anyone have an idea on where I might have been able to purchase it besides those stores? I'm in the US. edit: not eBay [link] [comments]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Looking for some criticism on this build Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:25 PM PDT I realize the 1000w is overkill and I could probably get a smaller SSD. Otherwise any suggestions?
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