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PLEASE HELP ANONS, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GO INTO A PC REPAIR SHOP~
Had to replace my dying/ dead PSU, and now whenever I turn on my PC from being off, or resume it from sleeping, it sort of "revs up". This is what it'll do: >Begins to start up for a few seconds >Stops abruptly, stays off for a second or 2 >Repeat anywhere from 2-15 times until it finally turns on
Help friends?
Easton Richardson
how do i recover data on a hdd? im thinking of buying some used to see whats in there xd
Julian White
check SMART of used hdd before buying it if you can, or ask for screenshot/photo of crystal disk info or etc
You're goddamn right
fucked up PSU i guess. Or something is wrong with your mobo
Dylan Allen
Try resetting the BIOS. After that, if you have multiple stick of memory, try them one at a time. If you have onboard video, take out your video card and try the oboard.
Isaac Walker
make sure the seller is a qt 12 yr old
Michael Nguyen
Is there any decent 2160p bezel-free monitor for
Ryan Roberts
Having the same problem as you right now, computer turns off then turns back on. not my gpu or psu as I replaced both of those
any help?
Nicholas Cruz
Acer S277HK I own one and can't tell the bezel is there with lights off
Adrian Hill
please see also if you aren't using motherboard standoffs/risers you could have shorted the motherboard causing damage to the circuits
Brayden Brooks
pcpartpicker.com/list/cw3N6X
Going to run several VM, game, office work, media server. I already have several drives, so that's why I only have 1 hdd. I am kindof unsure about the fans. I don't know much about fans to know what to pick. I think I'll need a few given what I'm going to do with the machine but what do you anons recommend?
Ryder James
Dumb question, but what does resetting the BIOS do? Does that restore my PC or any shit like that?
Henry Foster
It just resets the settings your BIOS is using. It doesn't affect your data.
Cameron Hill
Resetting the BIOS will reset your CPU and motherboard settings. Overclocks, time and date, power-saving options, memory timings, it will reset it to factory settings. BIOS options can be changed from inside the OS, but it is not recommended.
Anthony Morris
I'm not sure if there are any important settings in BIOS that will be reset, is the BIOS usually in default settings normally?
David Nguyen
I reset the bios multiple times but the shutdown still happens, not just a normal shutdown but like the power cuts off.
Michael Price
>no SSD just get fractal's fans to match up with the 1-2 you get with the case.
try pulling the button cell battery on your motherboard and putting it back in. that is hard resetting the bios. also, are you using motherboard standoff/risers?
Gavin Davis
In my BIOS settings, is "Load UEFI Defaults" the same as resetting the bios?
Luis Green
For DDR4, yes Highly overclocked DDR3 would've gotten pretty hot though
Cameron Sanders
>3gb 1060
Levi Evans
>pcpartpicker.com/list/4drqRG get a 5820K if you can, better performance DO NOT USE CHEAP WIFI ADAPTERS FOR GAMING - I own the SAME MODEL adapter and it sucks even for netflix. Get a good one like Asus or Belkin, $30-$40 wifi adapters ARE WORTH IT - the signal never drops and ping is fast also that headset sucks, get stereo or bust
Blake Gonzalez
also, get a wifi adapter that supports 5GHz (assuming your router outputs a 5GHz band) it wont be interfered by microwaves
Brayden Sullivan
I hear USB wifi adapters are fucking garbage and PCI/e is where it's at Is a $20 PCI wifi card enough to hold me over
you're wasting over a hundred fucking bucks buying shit-tier products to "hold you over". you wont get back even half that when you sell it after you bought the good products you want.
stop being a fucking retard and wait until you can afford buying something good.
Christian Gutierrez
I saw that video card for $20 less on some site yesterday. I was extremely tempted to buy it.
Carson Cook
And why does not a single PCI wifi card support 5GHz/A?
Carson Stewart
2TB drive is only $10 more than 1TB
Austin Fisher
no usb adapters are fine. the reason why pci adapters exist is because when USB 1.1 was too slow, they made pci adapters because usb 2 wasnt out yet. now were on 3.1 so it doesnt fucking matter. USB is fine and dandy
Justin Collins
It's "holding me over" until I move to a place where I can reasonably plug in my $2 Ethernet cable
Tyler Reed
Just reset BIOS settings, didn't fix. As of right now my PC is kill (won't even attempt to turn on).
I feel like it's a PSU problem
Alexander Johnson
BECAUSE THEY'RE SHIT USB is fine, your internet will never be fast enough to top out USB speeds Stop buying TP-LINK garbage. Get a good one like Asus or Belkin.
Nathaniel Baker
I currently have a R9 380, which does really well for me at 1080p. I'm considering buying a 1440p monitor and I'm wondering if my GPU will do okay. I'm well aware that I won't be playing AAA games at native resolution but I don't care about that. Will I be able to play games like EU IV and Civ V at 1440p with the 380? Or should I consider upgrading?
Charles Gray
I will ask a third time. Are you using motherboard standoffs? If no, you could have possibly shorted your motherboard. I have R9 290 and I play battlefield on ultra at 4K with no problem, so you should be fine.
Nathaniel Cox
I have 6tb in storage already that I will be throwing into the case, as well as a ssd. I've never used a fan controller though. Since the case comes with two fans do I need any additional fans? And will the fans in the case work with the fan controller? Sorry for the stupid questions.
Christopher Thompson
I was thinking a power draw or connectivity advantage maybe I'm sure we're all aware 300MB/s is less than 1GB/s
Brody Rivera
I didn't build my computer, so I don't know what motherboard standoffs are nor do I know If my PC has them or not
Jose Taylor
Look you dumbshit If there's a spacer on the screw between the motherboard and the case You're smart enough to figure that out right
Luis Evans
He posted an extremely clear picture of what they were I didn't know what they were a second ago and now I'm 100% confident I could find them
Blake Robinson
Lmfao relax bud, I'll go see
David Hernandez
Oh I hadn't seen the picture, now I understand why you called e a dumbass.
I'll look to see if I have standoffs installed or not
Gabriel Gutierrez
>I have R9 290 and I play battlefield on ultra at 4K with no problem, so you should be fine.
Thanks for the info. I figured I would be fine but couldn't find too much info about running that card at 1440p.
Jaxon Gray
pcpartpicker.com/list/P49wgL I was so concerned about getting a headset with a mic to play with friends I forgot that I had a shit tier one in my garage fixed with literal 5 dollar peripherals See above, chose asus wifi adapter
Joseph Price
What's the best PCI (not PCIe) wifi card? Don't need 5GHz/a and don't wanna spend a ton of money You say don't get tp link but their $20 PCI wifi card is like the only PCI wifi card there is that's still sold at more than one site Are the other ones outdated/overpriced/obsolete?
Alexander Phillips
Interested as well
Camden Jackson
I believe my motherboard has standoffs
Pic related, little gold screw thing that's keeping the board off the case.
Wyatt Harris
Where do i learn about the purpose of each component? I don't know shit about pc building.
Kevin Brown
Turns out the PSU that replaced my dead one was a Logisys one. Fuckers gave me a piece of shit PSU. I guess it's time for me to learn how to install my own stuff, these places keep fucking me over.
So it's reasonable to assume that my problems are coming from the Chinese street tier PSU they gave me?
Aiden Kelly
The OP.
Josiah Brown
It's a reasonable thought Now I'm worried. There's dozens upon dozens of unanswered threads talking about how Windows 10 has serious software/driver problems with TP link PCI cards I don't wanna use up my last PCIe slot to get a "normal" PCIe card and USB dongles are for white trash Pic related: the only PCI wifi card that has consistent and widespread prices
Bentley Barnes
So the core i3 is better than a FX 8300? Do 750ti still good buy options?
Gabriel Gray
CPU: main math dude. He does all the hard work processing numbers. If you game, he does the physics too. GPU: renders textures, does antialiasing, and pretty much everything in the gaming world. Not needed for a work or school computer. RAM: kind of like short term memory. It keeps everything that's currently running going, and keeps a cache of information when you close out a program. The more, the better. Motherboard: backbone of the PC. Keeps everything connected to each other. PSU: Supplies energy to all parts of a PC. Use the links that op posted and look it up on Google.
you're getting twice the space for basically no extra cost. if you already have drives and an SSD for it, why are you buying more in the first place?
you dont NEED more fans in that case. what fan controller are you talking about?
i mean the fucking headphones and mouse and keyboard and other shit as well.
and you could just use your fucking phone for internet tether via usb if it has that feature.
Jonathan Cox
Are Squaretrade warranties on new parts from Amazon worth the extra dosh or no?
Ian Rogers
fucking gold
Charles Torres
I'm someone else, I already have a $15 Logitech keyboard/mouse combo I just want use wifi And my phone does do that, and it's like 5x faster than my wifi, but muh data limit
Colton Sanchez
>im someone else oh ok.
>muh data limit ya but you can connect your phone to your modem wifi and your computer to your phone via USB and you dont use your mobile data.
Nathan Richardson
There is a fan controller in my link above
Gabriel Ross
oh i missed that. check to see what type of connector your controller has (3 or 4 pin small fan or big molex) check your case specs to see how many fans it supports, how many comes with it and what sizes. then you can check a fan comparison test to see which ones move the most air (CFM) while being the most silen (dB)
Evan Russell
Hello. I have currently 2 GPUs to my disposal to choose from: Radeon RX 470 4GB or Radeon AXR9 380 4GB Both are around the same price. I never had a AMD before and im unsure but i only have this two options in my country for cheap. Also, will i be able to see a large difference in power compared to my current GPU (see pic)? Or should i rather upgrade my CPU for a bigger performance impact. I mostly play games like Total War, Metro, Arma 3 and some MMOs. Thanks
Benjamin Hall
Also high static pressure fans (SP models, high hg/mm pressure ratings) are good for restricted airflow like heatsink/radiator fans or stupid case designs where's there's 50 hard drives in front of the fans
Angel Morgan
I'm looking at downsizing my computer from a Define R5 to a Define Nano S. How does my build look and how's building in the Nano S if I want to add more storage? I would also appreciate part suggestions if it would make this upgrade cheaper. pcpartpicker.com/list/JRXVWX >Motherboard must have connection points that aren't retarded and have Linux-compatable wifi >Case should be silent and decently small with good cable management and accessibility
Jackson Russell
470
no
Evan Evans
>127c
Lincoln Gutierrez
Yo mother so hot
Andrew Smith
No to what? Upgrading the CPU or the large difference to my current GPU. Ignore the motherboard, it is not on fire.
bought the psu last night, feels good man what should I buy today? anything I should change?
Jaxon Moore
pcpartpicker.com/list/nBHqRG mostly for gayming and work. Trying to do smallest possible build, because i don't have that much space on/near my desk. Any suggestions? I already have that hdd
Blake Davis
everything at the same time preferably. if not: cpu, ram, mobo, cooler and SSD so you can test those and install windows and update drivers and watch porn
Jaxson Bailey
dont need aftermarket cooler unless you want something a little bit cooler and quieter than stock heatsink.
>want to go smallest possible >not ITX mobo and case
Anthony Brown
Thanks for the Links OP, logical increments it's awesome with prices for your own country
William Smith
i was going to wait to see if any of them go on sale in the next couple days
>install windows and update drivers and watch porn good idea user, I hadn't thought about that. still iffy on the mobo but I will start with the other pieces
Aaron Mitchell
>ITX mobo for twice the price with less features >cheap mITX case with space for 30cm gpu
btw the corsair 200R you picked is a standard sized case so you wont save any desk space with that no matter what motherboard you choose
Nolan Myers
Name the best wifi card for a PC tower.
Bonus if it does bluetooth.
Gabriel Campbell
How do you guys pick a motherboard? What features do you look for in one?
Daniel Williams
>build a pc for about £600 >see a second-hand one on gumtree that's just as good for £400
suicide may be an option 2bh
Ethan Price
News about the next amd cards?
Christian Lopez
chipset, mosfets, power phase, number of ports and types of them, RAM speeds supported, high quality capacitors and other durable parts.
most of these are hard for someone to tell without having it in your hands and actually testing it, so real reviews are key.
Carson Long
What motherboard do you use? Sounds like you know your stuff.
Nicholas Foster
What is that thing in the picture?
David Howard
GPUs*
Henry Garcia
P67A-UD5-B3 but you should not buy this it's for old socket 1155
on some mobos you can get a general idea how good mosfets and power phase is by looking at the marked parts of this pic
around 120-170 will get you a really good motherboard, check the pic and notice the parts i market in my pic, add them to a compare list and then google a review and see which one seems best
Jeremiah Nelson
>high quality capacitors Out of interest, what difference does that make
The one on my guitar amp blew up because it wasn't rated high enough to take the voltage. Outside of that, why does it matter?
Oliver Foster
Underage b&.
Landon Morales
90's mouse, you had to remove and clean the ball because it used to accumulate dirt.
Ayden Rogers
just general quality difference. japanese caps are considered high quality. they last longer and are guaranteed not to be lower rated caps rebranded by some chinese scammer.
>check the pic and notice the parts i market in my pic, add them to a compare list and then google a review and see which one seems best i mean check the images on the site you are shopping on, look at the same parts i marked in my image, and add a few alternatives to your shopping list or the website's compare feature, then google some reviews for those mobos.
