Post your component list, rate other anons', ask questions in general.
Always state the purpose of your PC, your budget, AND YOUR COUNTRY if outside the USA. If you are asking for improvements, clarify whether you want to lower price or to improve specs or build quality.
>Assemble your parts list with price comparisons by vendor and compatibility filter. pcpartpicker.com
>Have a budget, but don't know where to start? This will recommend you a parts list based on price. logicalincrements.com/
>General build advice including chipset compatibility, power supply advice, Windows activation information. pastebin.com/9Pbm4nHL
get something like this pcpartpicker.com/list/NqT92R the xeon listed has 8 cores and 16 threads 8 ram slots on mobo the 212 evo is an excellent fan for its price
Bentley Barnes
Get a RX 470 instead
Camden Diaz
That does look really nice, but it looks like the speed is much slower, but i don't know as much about cpu stuff as i should so i don't know how important that is.
Jeremiah Turner
It (the Xeon) performs better for multicore stuff, but the i7 will do a lot better in single core.
Josiah White
So basically the Xeon would be better for 3d modeling, sculpting and stuff and the i7 would be better for stuff like vidyiagames?
If that's the case then i might just go for the Xeon, i barely even play vidya anymore.
Eli Butler
yeah pretty much
Benjamin Brooks
Just built a new PC if you don't have a super limited budget you can do this build (For gaming btw) CPU: i5 6600 Mobo: MSI h110 pro vhd GPU: MSI Geforce 1060 RAM: 16gb Avexir brand PSU: Corsair cx-m (550w go for the 750w if youre gonna OC) COoler: CryoRig H7 Case: anything that fits mid ATX If you plan on OC: i5 6600k with a asus z170 mobo
How is my build? I'm recovering tho, my Seidon cooler died and the heat from the broken cooler corrupted the both ram slots, i'm actually hanging on a 4gb bluescreen prone stick until amazon ships 16gb 1866 ddr3 fury to me. I'm thinking about going back to air cooler and changing case, i love the Corsair C70 and maybe i'll get an nh14 Noctua >any recommendations?
Asher Jones
pcpartpicker.com/user/eduz/saved/yMyK8d I just upgraded my build for school/gaming use for max $1.5k. Should anything be changed/upgraded from this build with my 1.5k? I'll try to OC everything to try to squeeze all the performance from the components, too.
Connor Martin
What's the most future-proof component to buy for ~$200-$300? I have a $200 Micro Center gift card and I'm enlisting in the air force soon, so it'll be probably ~8 months until I can have my desktop again but I need to use this gift card.
Been thinking of building a new PC since current one is on the way out.
Is Kaby Lake gonna be much better than Sky Lake?
Adrian Hernandez
Probably neither, but if you have to chose between those two, take the first. Here's a more expensive and better alternative: pcpartpicker.com/list/HTmjBP B150 is recommended for i5-6500, H7 (optional) to keep it cool and quiet, optional SSD added, higher clocked RX480 and cheaper case. 500W is more than enough for your build.
Benjamin Ward
>Is Kaby Lake gonna be much better than Sky Lake? Nope and prices probably won't drop either. If you can wait until mid/end of january. Prices are crazy because of christmas.
Carson Jenkins
Is the FX-6300 worth it for 70€? Usage will mostly be uni/work and some gaming (Skyrim, Total War, ...).
Thomas Perry
Any Australians found good deals on GPUs?
Have you had luck buying second hand from overseas?
Carson Parker
Thanks a lot, user. I'll go with your build instead. If I remove the extra SSD it's within my budget (only plan on downloading 2 games right off the bat.)
Josiah Moore
If you don't have much data/games or have a spare old HDD somewhere flying around or cloud storage available, you could get a SSD now and HDD later. Idk what you'll be doing, but you could get the 4GB version of the RX480, too. It's about $220.
Angel Sanchez
I'm trying to future proof it and apparently some games have already used more than 4gb vram.
All old parts though.. Used PC market is dictated by the price/performance of current gen hardware.
Levi Brown
plan to upgrade from 1080p60 to 4k60 (or some ultrawide meme monitor) whenever volta comes out.
I just want best performance per dollar right at this time.
Parker Roberts
need to buy a new desktop for MAX £500 just general best performance/£
just need to know when the cheapest time to buy parts will be will xmas affect anything
Brody Nelson
So my first restart installed lots of shit like my audio, updated windows, and the gpu all on it's own. Had like 10 notifications. I've been playing for 2 hours straight. Do I need to download the drivers like lan/chipset? That's what I did before I restarted even though I didn't run those programs yet lmao. I mean I never updated my 560ti build even once.
Jayden Gomez
Will there be a noticable difference in temps if I go push/pull rather than a single fan on the heatsink?
If you don't feel like clicking the link I'll tell you the specs: >22" >1080p >tn display >curved >$149
Is this thing worth buying? I know that tn is bad for display range, but I already have a 23" ips monitor that I'm going to use with the new one. I'll probably put the freesync one right in the middle of my desk and the ips one to the side so the display angles shouldn't bother me too much.
Chase Roberts
Recommend a case pls
Camden Richardson
Me
The CPU cooling fan does fit the one I bought months earlier, and I don't trust water cooling.
Also does fit airflow for the hardware I got. Fuck it all
Anthony Parker
nzxt s340 elite
check those temps dude
Dominic Nguyen
With regards to compatibility on all these parts how am I looking? Also, I intend on using Windows 7. And what kind of software should I use? pcpartpicker.com/list/RwVPQV
I got the 6400 since it's a bit cheaper and won't be a bottleneck for any of the other parts. Swapped out the case for a cheaper one, but one that is still high quality and easy to build in. 650W is a bit overkill for that build, so I got a slightly weaker PSU.
Used the extra money towards a 1tb hdd.
Adrian Gomez
Want to refresh my build. Im coming from a locked haswell i5.
All seems pretty good except the crazy expensive PSU. - If you're deadset on getting an ultra good one, the corsair RM 550w is just as good build quality and still way more than enough power for them. The EVGA BQ 500w is bronze rated, well constructed, and costs only $55. -The SSD might not offer enough storage, but I'm guessing you probably have an old HDD lying around for them to use as mass storage, or will add that later. -It's probably worth upgrading to the Rx 480 in this price category. There are 480's going for $209 but with a $20 rebate.
Landon Rogers
absolutely no reason to refresh unless you upgrade to a higher resolution monitor
Jordan Williams
used 980ti for $420 canadian no tax
or
new 1070 for $600 canadian including tax and shipping
See if you can get a sapphire 470. They're one of the best partners for AMD.
Daniel Ortiz
Someone in another thread told me that sync monitors are a meme. If they are a meme, should I get the rx 480 or gtx 1060?
Gavin Morgan
why not rx 470?
Jaxon Martin
That is usually the one i would get i still wish i would have gotten the Sapphire r9 390 but my stupid case (air 240) couldn't fit it so i had to get an MSI. And i love the card so i trust MSI for AMD as well as Sapphire.
Daniel Sanders
Get the 970 assuming there is nothing wrong with it.
Chase Ross
why does my MSI RX 480 4GB randomly flicker black for 1-2 seconds randomly? seems to do it more under load, but will do it basically doing nothing occasionally
morrowind keeps crashing, too, though ive heard that newer cards are more likely to do that with old games
need a cheap case with good airflow to go with this build. not looking for anything fancy or "aesthetic"... just something that will get the job done at a fair price.
Matthew Morris
Ive got 16.11.5, says its up to date. tried 16.9 and 16.7 too, same shit
Caleb King
Look at Fractals, they're decently cheap and somewhat minimalist
Wyatt King
pcpartpicker.com/list/s8CPQV making a computer for a friend and he does music and gaming, rate my skills on building shit
Sebastian Brooks
I would check if you can go with a 550W PSU and use the extra cash towards a bigger HDD
Robert Hall
>Pentium G3528 (only software overclocked to 3.8GHz, never resolved OC issue with UEFI) >GTX 650 Ti >8GB RAM
This gets me around 40 FPS on High settings in Overwatch on a 1650x1050 monitor. What would be the most cost-effective GPU upgrade to get consistent 60FPS with max settings? Googling suggests the 1050 Ti but all the new budet builds seem to use the i3-6100. I only want to swap the GPU right now since it's disproportionately old and don't want to fuck with a new mobo/RAM for marginal Skylake/hyperthreading gains.
Henry Evans
>nearly same price >twice the performance of said cards I was looking at >despite being released in 2016 the fuck
Charles Williams
1050 ti / RX 470 is your best bet.
Either buy a 1050 ti now, or wait for the 470 to undercut the high end ti's later on.
Luke Cook
>6600k >h170 clearly very skilled indeed.
Jordan Butler
>have asrock board >buy zotac card >bios logo now reads "ASROCK ZOTAC"
nani?
James Flores
>took my six hours to build my computer and it's not even remotely finished yet
JDIMSA
Hunter Lee
help me make this build cheaper, I only want to play stuff at 1080p and 30+ fps.
go ahead and take your time my dude. I almost always just boot shit up and then do proper cable management and expansion cards beyond gpu later because I am impatient.
First time always takes forever, mainly because you're stressing out the whole time. By the way, if you complete, turn it on and nothing happens, don't panic. Check your cabling and your RAM and try again.
Aiden Sanchez
do you need a 27 inch monitor? Ive been gaming on a 21.5" for a year and have no problems with it.
If you are getting an overclockable CPU get a Z170 Chipset Mobo for best overclocking capabilities. If not just pick up a B150 and a 6500 and save ~50 bucks
>suggesting a shitty card that runs the same but costs 70 dollars more lmao
Isaiah Hill
Thinking of upgrading for the holidays. Anything more obviously in need of attention than upgrading the GPU and switching to SSD?
Logan Gray
Low end corsair power supplies are extremely failure prone and don't supply full power unless kept very low temperature. Get something of better build quality. The low-end evga units are usually fine but I suggest shopping around. Besides that, it actually looks pretty solid now. Might want a 120gb or 240/250gb ssd with that price tier but it's optional.
Charles Johnson
Should I get an rx 480 with a cheapish freesync monitor or a gtx 1060 with a regular monitor?
Brayden Reed
holy shit, thx for the monitor link m9, I was using pcpartpicker and did not see this one.
>Finally finish getting the remaining parts for my build pcpartpicker.com/list/nKDCFd >Fucking Cooler doesn't fit because of the shielding on the MOBO
I get an X31 out of it, so I guess its better than this piece of shit, but still, fucking hell.
Leo Jackson
Bought a Define Nano S with the solid side panel. I want to put more acoustic foam on the side panel to dampen the noise more. Anyone have any recommendations?
Logan Wood
Intel i5 6400 or Fx 8350 (wraith)?
The fx seems to Benchmark better, but I dont know about the sustainability of amd cpus Dont want it to kick the bucket in one or two Years.
Jace Martin
>rx 470 for 150 dollars in amazon.com >it would total to 210 eur if I shipped from amazon.com to europe why do I live here
