If you want help: >Assemble parts list pcpartpicker.com/ >State the budget for your build (and country if not USA) >List games/software you use often, as well as your monitor resolution + refresh rate >Clarify your goal for build improvements: lower price or improved specs? How to assemble a PC, select components & more (outdated) wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Build_a_PC
CPUs: No i5 unless discounted >G4560 - poverty-tier builds >R3 1200 - Budget builds (R3 1400 - If you need multithreading >R5 1600 - Best value for higher fps gaming / mixed usage >R7/Used Xeon/Threadripper - Compute/Multitask/VM/mixed use, not for just gaming
GPUs: Coin miners have driven price up and stock down, waiting to buy a GPU might be wiser >Integrated CPU Graphics - Desktop stuff and very light games >GTX 1050(Ti) - Lower end budget cards, drop settings on newer games, RX560 beaten by both >RX570 - 1080p@60~hz maxed, running most maxed older games at 100~Hz >RX580 and GTX1060 6GB - 1080p@80hz maxed, 1440p@60hz at lower settings; RX580 better in newer games >GTX 1070 or Vega 56 - 1080p@130hz /1440p@60hz at high >GTX 1080 - 1080p@144hz / 1440p@60hz maxed, 4k@60hz in a few games; Probably the highest end card you need for 1080p/1440p >GTX 1080Ti - 1440p@144hz and 4k@60hz maxed/high in many games >Good fucking luck even getting a VEGA right now
RAM: >Check your Mobo QVL before buying any RAM >Ryzen CPUs benefits a lot from high speed RAM, 3200 MHz is ideal
General: ALWAYS LOOK AT PRODUCT REVIEWS! Always consider an SSD. Try buying a large SSD for what you'd pay for your SSD+HDD combined, and add a HDD later NVMe SSDs aren't for a faster OS boot, they're for productivity/scratch disk/VMs. NVMe and M.2 are not the same thing, M.2 is a form factor
an i3-6100 on a h110 or b150 with 2133, is the same price as a g4560 on a b250 with 2400. Doesn't really matter as it looks like you will need a 300 series board for 8th gen. and 1151 v1 is dead. No wonder there was no h210
Joseph Wood
What's the best WiFi dongle/card/whatever if my router is on the lower floor and I'm on the upper floor? This is what I've been seeing get recommended but is the reception solid?
It's the one I see recommended most I have PCI (non-e) cards from TP-Link in both of my computers and the signal is glorious, so take that for what you will
Adam Reyes
Windows 10 keeps showing me automatic repair i thought it would just boot up and all i had to do was install better drivers
Matthew Ramirez
Lads, I need help. I built my PC today and all went dandy and everything is working fine.
So I wanted to go on the Internet and do I bought an ethernet cable. Except it can't connect. I've tried most solutions that I saw on the Web. Changing its speed and duplex, reinstalling the drivers, etc. Nothing works. Any ideas? I would appreciate it.
Owen Harris
did you set it to boot from the SSD after installing it or did you set it to boot from the USB? Either way, go into the bios and check the boot priority
Zachary Rodriguez
Have you tried narrow band instead of buying a new card?
Jaxson Jones
I didn't do anything to boot priority and i didnt plug my windows usb I understand I don't have to unless reinstalling I only have 2 HDDs should I change them up in boot order?
Nathan Brooks
What's a good mining build?
Connor Green
change boot priority to the HDD you installed to, then remove the USB.
Andrew Long
change priority to the floppy disk drive
Julian Fisher
Have any of you with the Ryzen 5 1600 gotten your RAM at or over 3200MHz? If so, what motherboard do you have because I want to buy a better one.
Isaiah Turner
>over 3200MHz samsung b-die only
Robert Edwards
Should I get the Ryzen 1700 or intel 7700k kaby lake ? Want it purely for gaming at 1440p and some 4k and maybe streaming time to time. I dont do video editing or any thing of the sort. I Also wanna run 2 monitors or maybe 3. Should I just get the 7700k for 1440p and 4k gaming? 1700- 300$ 7700k-330$
The hdd with windows on it is the first option ,I don't understand
Benjamin Nelson
Get the 1700 or the 1700x.
Grayson Lopez
so remove the USB stick with the windows installer, and restart
Isaac Cooper
It was never in the pc
Joshua Gomez
3 old gpus I found hidden in my hardware closet
Jace Smith
Fellas, you gotta help me.
Nolan Brooks
what series ? Middle left seems a 6700 series.
Austin Miller
eah5770 cucore/g/2di/1gd5 However this one is made in china and whoever assembled it havn't built a pc so the fans block the PCIE lanes on 99% of the setups
Julian Reed
Is outletPC a good website? What about suberbiiz?
James Williams
What's the best PCI 3.0 raid controller card that can run at least 8 sata drives (i.e. 2+ SAS ports) full speed?
Daniel Nguyen
Did your motherboard or network controller work before?
Ryder Price
Dude, I just built the pc today.
Ryder Bennett
Go to your local shop or a friend and test your mobo there first.
Ryan Morris
Fuck it I'm reinstalling windows
Gabriel Hall
Make damn sure it's plugged in in every possible place. If that doesn't work you may have to reinstall windows or something.
Carson Howard
I could do that. My local shop is around 50 miles away. And my friend is around 100 miles away. So, I doubt I can do anything about that.
On a side note, if the ethernet doesn't work, can a WiFi card or adapter work instead?
James Davis
Get a netgear one. I have a dual band ac usb 3 one. I love it and it doesnt take up pcie lanes
Chase Barnes
If your computer isn't accepting ethernet specifically, yes. If your computer isn't acfepting internet, probably not.
Luis Gomez
probably
Jaxon Moore
I really don't wanna buy a new mobo, but it might just come down to it..
Anthony Thomas
I'm starting to regret this a little bit
Nolan Brown
Why?
Justin Thomas
my build is coming along, any advice on cable management when I get to working on that?
Gabriel Collins
I don't even have a 1440p/4k monitor or VR device ti seems like overkill for now
Andrew Sanchez
Use zip ties for close cables, try to keep your cables out of the way, mostly. As long as you don't have a mess of cables thermal performance will be pretty much the same past a certain point.
Thomas Long
i bought the msi gaming x one and i dont regret it at all. i've heard the rog strix is really good too. i regretted it before it came, but it's amazing. i'm playing on a £1200 4K tv though, which just makes it seem extra worth it
hearthstone and final fantasy 9 look amazing
Nolan Rodriguez
Cancel the shipment, then. Keep whatever you have or get a 1070.
Jose Taylor
Looking for recommendations on computer chairs. I'm thinking about getting a memeracer chair. I've sat in one and they seem really sturdy. I'd like something I can lean back in and it's not going to fall apart after a year.
Hudson Ross
This stuff really comes down to preference. If you test a chair and you like it, go for it.
Isaac Carter
Finished that painting. It sucks, and I have no chance of winning, but at least I finished something. It was either that or sulk about it after I totally fucked up the first one. Better to get something done and have it be mediocre than to accept defeat and get nothing done.
Now, back to working on the build directly. Video card prices suck.
Joseph Morales
>not "sitting" on the chair backwards with your arms over the back
Andrew Clark
Well, kudos dude. Just reinstalled Windows and I can connect to the Internet no bother. Problem is that I can't activate it for free. Oh well.
Eli White
got it running 3200 @ 16-16-16-39, didn't bother to push more. Mobo is Anus b350-f gayming, RAM is g.skill trident z 3200@15 (samsung b-die chips)
Adam Harris
So, my GTX 1080 MSI Aero has had heating issues, (from what I know, this model is infamous for it) and I'd like to get a solid cooling system. I don't know what's compatible, what's recommended, or anything. When I run something like, PlayerUnknown, I can get up to 93 degrees, when idle it's at a steady 58 degrees. I've had it throttle on me one time while playing, so I've had enough.
I don't know much about computer parts, but from what I can tell, I don't think I have room for another fan in my case? I assume I'll just replace the one I have now I suppose. I got two pictures to show you what I have room for. I don't really have much of a budget, just not something over $150 I think is ideal.
Also, I don't believe it has anything to do with the thermal paste on the card itself, or dust around the fans. I tried a custom fan curve as well and it doesn't result it much of a change.
I'd appreciate any feedback, thanks.
1/2
Wyatt Watson
2/2
Carson Sanders
Is 1440p 144Hz achievable through integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 630) in desktop use? I don't play games or shit like that.
Adam Hill
why do you need 144hz if you don't play games
Joshua Evans
You can fit two 120s/140s in the front a possibly some on the top. Probably wouldn't make much of a difference though, the sweet spot is 2 in the front and 1 in the back. Why do you think it's not the thermal paste? Have you looked? If not, maybe you should.
Joseph Campbell
To enjoy a really pretty display
Ayden Cox
I didn't mean you could fit two 120s or two 140s in the front, I meant that you could fit either two 120s or two 140s. I can't tell the difference between 120mm & 140mm.
Eli Ross
How the fuck can bios update itself and check if it's up to date but windows says I don't have internet connection?
Jace Thompson
I haven't checked. I'm basing that comment about thermal paste specifically on reviews and other boards I've read about this card in particular. I mean, I guess I can replace it, but regardless I'd still like a new cooling system. Two Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan would be ideal?
Grayson Rivera
Is glass an appropriate surface for static sensitive parts?
Connor Wright
Check the sessions on your hardware firewall
Jordan Turner
What should I upgrade? I'm thinking of getting another 8GB of RAM, and I've heard that my CPU is a little overkill, but I don't know by how much. I could try and overclock, it's just that I've never done it and a lot of people say the cooler I have (212 EVO) isn't good for OCing.
Luke Gonzalez
That's a CPU cooler.
Jordan Howard
no, you fool just use a table
Tyler Gray
yes glass is great insulator... look outside at the green blobs at the top of power poles
Ayden Kelly
ehh, thought they might be able to do the same thing for GPU's.. EK-Vardar EVO 140S are good?
Jeremiah Green
What case do you have?
Tyler Powell
>Check Craigslist >600T for $40 >Realize I had the range set to 50 miles Well, fuck.
I posted these two: I don't know the name of the case at the moment.
Michael Ward
That's what you get for buying Intel coolers. "Battle-tested" quality
Parker White
Well unless you wanna take a dice roll your out of luck.
If you do, buy one of these: amazon.com/dp/B01JMELYJA And make sure your Mobo has a 4 pin header available.
William Lee
Why are you buying Windows 10? That Mobo isn't worth being free. Just buy a cheapo Asus/Msi/Gigabyte one. Get an EVGA / Seasonic PSU (If you get EVGA don't get their NEX lineup)
Levi Rogers
>R3 1400 - If you need multithreading But it's not an R3
Oliver Howard
Can you explain a bit? Thanks for the power supply advice though.
Sebastian Stewart
Bad Driver support, bad customer service, Asrock boards are usually not worth the money. But I can vouch for Gigabyte & ASUS, I prefer them over the Extreme6 I used. I don't like Asrock's BIOS either.
Kayden Peterson
Waiting for Zen 2. Fuck the moar cores / less IPC memes.
Cameron Nelson
Dropping tomorrow everyone, 6PM EST sharp google patch dynamics for my site
Hunter Murphy
Also I have come to the realization of just how small this stickie is, at 3" length. Especially after putting one on my desktop. They're perfect for a laptop or smaller devices but if you plan on getting this for your PC build you should know that when I restock these I will be making them bigger, probably 4" long, maybe 4.5".
Pic related, credit card for size ref, still amazed by how details got in and the text still being eligible.
Jayden Ramirez
i definitely was struggling with this decision recently. decided to get a 1080 instead because i know when volta releases i would have regretted investing $700 into pascal. $460 for a 1080 + at worst a $120 waterblock to cool it if it's too hot wont make me feel bad once volta is out. in comparison i think a 1080 TI + block would cost like >$750, at best.
Caleb Ward
Will buy, Can't wait to put it on my PC. Do you ship internationally or just USA?
Julian Stewart
I didn't realize they were holographic. Sweet. Can't wait.
Chase Foster
USA is international for me- but no worries only 1 buck shipping. However I would honestly recommend the bubblemailer for these stickies because the mail sorting machines are fucking evil and can wreck your stickie. It's a buck extra but it's a good investment.
Ian Adams
price is how much per stickie? not including shipping
Jayden Reyes
Okay, I'll do that. Thanks!
Evan Torres
Customs cucks hit me with 40 dollars in fees, have to bump it to 4 bucks. Fuck UPS
Robert Wright
It's only 4 dollars? You're being robbed. I'll buy two.
If there's a chink site that gives a license legit I'm up for hearing it, otherwise will just get the cheapest ($80 currently on amazon) I know of so far.
Jaxon Murphy
What kind of sales can one expect on cyber monday/black friday? I'm looking to build a new rig but unsure if I should wait. I'm wondering is stuff like ram stick and cpu's will see a significant discount
Brayden Roberts
Allkeyshop Kinguin Ebay
Aiden Gutierrez
Sales on monitors, accessories and harddrives. Everything else will get very minor discounts or none.
Cameron Anderson
Not that guy but I was gonna upgrade my ram and get an SSD on black friday, will I be getting a good discount?
Cooper Murphy
All the tables are full, though
Bentley Johnson
RAM no. SSD yes.
Jack Russell
Fair enough
Jaxon Ortiz
pcpartpicker.com/list/wQt69W gonna wait a while before buying a better gpu. already have the 1050 in my current machine