/pcbg/ - PC Building General-- LTT Edition Post your component list, rate other anons', ask questions.
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 improve specs. List the games or software you use most often. Use common sense and put some effort into your queries. GOOGLE IT FIRST
>Assemble your parts list with price comparisons by vendor and compatibility filter. pcpartpicker.com >General build advice including chipset compatibility, power supply advice (which is pretty outdated/shit), Windows activation information. pastebin.com/F9diF2hA (embed) >Semi-outdated information about how to assemble a PC, how to select components, etc. wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Build_a_PC
>Pentium G4560 remains the best if your budget is only around $500. >The Ryzen 1700 is the only R7 worth purchasing. >i5 edges out R5 for gaming, R5 wins in apps. >i3 are no longer worth getting with ZERO exceptions. The budget choice is the G4560. Otherwise get an i5/r5. >Whoever saying locked i5s were useless were hedging on great R5 performance... oh well. >The R5 1600 is the best all around chip for the price, it's a better choice than an R7 for gaming. >RX 500 series around 10% better than 400s >for budget builds, consider a mATX setup for case/mobo savings >RX 550 not worth it over 460 for esports builds
There's been a huge upswing in disinformation in these threads, and in the community in general. At the end of the day, YOU are the one who loses if you take bad advice.
Watch out for falsified infographics/benchmarks
If you see any other build advice or part list threads, direct them here with and report.
should I get the 1600 or 1600x, I'll be overclocking as much as I can, mind
Liam Hernandez
>>i5 edges out R5 for gaming, R5 wins in apps. stop doing this shit holy shit, someone create another thread with the previous op
Jaxson Baker
>he just copy/pasted the last thread he made
Fuck off and stop this shit you fucking shill
Joshua Garcia
youtube.com/watch?v=bBKHsMar1Jo this is what is considered "edging out R5 in gaming" 100% usage & lower framerate great fucking cpu right there, fuck you op you autistic shill
Willing to pay more. Looking at $2500-$3000 as long as that includes a great Gsync IPS monitor.
James Ward
please move in there, the op is being misleading for shilling purposes.
Nicholas Edwards
i5's & i7's are a fucking meme why do people justify a 1-4 fps difference when you can have way more stable frametimes, less CPU usage, more futureproof and most importantly, the things all these fuckin' gaymers seem not to realize, better productivity.
Brayden Thomas
disprove this statistical fact, try why are you so mad >cherry picked benchmark with ridiculous setups that's not the thread, that was made after
Joseph Foster
what's up with the RX 480 prices, they're so much higher. Still, 480 or 580?
user, you have to go in there everyone left this thread long ago
Michael Bell
Im looking to put together a cheap build for my parebnts to replace thier old core2duo machine? whats a good cheap ubuild for around 200? i have a 300watt psu and ssd i can add to it
Jaxon Johnson
Just go to your bios and enable XMP
Jackson Cook
i5 or R5 for PS2 emulation on Linux?
Ayden Edwards
I've got an i5 4690k and a 1070. Am I bottlenecking the 1070 with the CPU, or am I good to go?
Jonathan Myers
Yeah, gigabyte makes great mobos. I've been using their shit exclusively for the last 15 years, never had a problem.
Jack Mitchell
It does, right now. Maybe in a year with games using more cores or multi-threading getting serious usage. That said, since games are developed primarily with console sales in mind its doubtful this will change. Plus Intel OCs better.
Angel Baker
>Friend wants to play PC with me and my other friends >Only has an earlier shitty Dell Optiplex >Pentium 4, but is going to be upgraded to best Pentium D, 3.5 Ghz >2 Gb DDR2 >Integrated Graphics >Only has a budget of $20
What is a good graphics card for me to buy for him that's $20 or under to play at the very least Minecraft? (Pentium D has already been bought)
Jace Torres
I need an advice picking a monitor for Photoshop. Is MVA panel worth going for if i'm looking for good colors and contrast? I'm doing digital art, and i want some good 10bit colors. and while MVA seems to have superior contrast and black depth i heard it's somewhat inferior in color. I was trying to get myself a 4k IPS panel within 500$ and so far the both monitors i ordered arrived with a dead pixel and i returned them to the store. (i tried Benq BL2711U and HP Z27s ) I found a looks like a great deal >AOC 32" U3277PWQU I can get one for 500$ But it isn't IPS, however the tests and reviews are very positive, and it's 32" when others are 27.
Should I grab this one? Am I going to regret not getting an IPS? I have roughly 500$ to spend on it.
Sebastian Martinez
>Minecraft? >Pentium D user, Minecraft is INSANELY CPU heavy.
Brody Sullivan
How is Price/perfomance the Athlon II X6? Anyone using it for gaming?
Brody Nguyen
I've actually been able to play Minecraft on a Pentium 4 with no noticable problems.
Grayson Lopez
Hello /pcbg/
I'm looking for the best content creation/rendering rig possible for less than $1000 USD. I need wireless connection and mobility is a must. Since I'll be moving around since I work on different projects. The case is mainly a placeholder. I would appreciate any advise on small matx cases. Don't mind windowed cases, but size and mobility are a must. This is what i have so far. pcpartpicker.com/list/D8Wp4C
