If you want help: >State the budget & currency for your build >List your uses, e.g. Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors, try to include information like response time, refresh rate, resolution, and size
CPUs: >G4560/G4600 or A8 9600 for non-gaming (light tasks) or bare minimum gaming builds without a dedicated graphics card >R3 1200 - Budget builds (best with OC + fast RAM) >i3 8100 - Better budget CPU, but wait for cheaper motherboards, only coffee lake cpu in steady stock >R5 1600 / i5 8400 - Great gaming (8400) or multithreaded/general (1600) use CPUs, The 8400 is having stock issues and the platform cost is more than that of the 1600 so keep that in mind >R7 1700 / i7 8700k - Currently the best mainstream chips both companies have to offer. Note: 1700x/1800x is basically the same as 1700 when OCed, and 8700k is out of stock pretty much everywhere. >Used Xeon / Threadripper - Heavy Multi-Tasking / VM Work
RAM: >Check your Mobo's QVL before buying RAM or look for user reports >Ryzen CPUs benefit a lot from high speed RAM; 3000-3200 MHz is ideal
GPUs: Crypto-Currency miners have driven GPU prices up (particularly Radeon) 1080p >GTX 1050Ti and 3GB 1060 are the only reasonably priced cards; 6GB 1060 or 4Gb 580 if you want to overpay a little >GTX 1070 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match, Vega 56 if you can get it for under $450 1440p >GTX 1070 / 1080 are standard choices; currently overpriced >GTX 1080Ti if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 4K >1080Ti
General: >Consider a 240GB or larger SSD. >Consider a Wireless Network Adapter, either 2.4 or 5GHz
I have a pretty pricey PC that has a locked mobo and CPU, because I am still learning about overclocking. I was wondering if someone could come up with a very cheap unlocked build to practice on. I have a spare monitor ready to use also.
Caleb Mitchell
that picture is unsatisfactory
anyway what is the point of the upcoming 1070ti?
Cooper Williams
Can Wraith Spire handle a 1700 overclocked to 4.0GHz with RAM clocked to 3200MHz or should I buy a separate CPU cooler? Never overclocked before.
Angel Kelly
Either to further secure market shares or find some use for lower-binned chips that ends up between 1070 and 1080
Austin Baker
4x8GB DIMMs or 2x16GB?
I think quad channel has higher bandwidth however I want to possibly add more ram in the future
Cooper Collins
Is there a GPU equivalent of this pic?
Julian James
Used Sandy Bridge build perhaps? What do 2500Ks go for these days even?
Jeremiah Moore
Hope you aren't on Ryzen because the ram speed shits itself on quad channel.
Nathaniel Reed
How does RAM even relate to CPU cooling
Robert Cox
It's pretty much the same. You wanna keep your video card under 90 MAX. 80s is fine under heavy load though 50-75ish is best.
Xavier Walker
ram boosting can significantly affect CPU temps
Parker Cooper
90 max for GPU is a meme My reference 5970 ran at 92C idle/99C load for over 6 years (at least 60 hours per week)
Camden Murphy
I think because you would need to overclock the RAM on the motherboard to get it to run at the speed it was designed for.
Matthew Taylor
This.
A lot of people have their cards in the low 100s for hours on end and modern cards can take it better. Just be sure to regularly clean your shit.
Josiah Hughes
That one's a good choice.
Zachary Brooks
Does anyone have any vesa mount suggestions? i need one that supports a single 32" monitor. All the ones i can find only support up to 27". I know they mount the same but whether or not they'll support the weight and torque is another question. Alternatively does anyone know of any stands that mount via vesa, are good enough for a 32" and have full swivel? Ideally I'd try to steal one of a predator or a benq cad one.
Leo Turner
This kid has a better rig than you.
Dominic Sanchez
>got a ryzen 5 1600 because of Sup Forums >actually really happy with my purchase
thanks lads
Asher Collins
Need a new gpu for 1080p@60Hz at ultra, my Cpu is an i5 4670k 1060 6GB, 580 4GB or 580 8GB? Which model of which card should I buy?
Jack Cruz
All of those won't cut it at Ultra
My Gtx1080 gets only ~80fps in 1080p running GTA V with everything but virtual supersampling turned on
Just get what you are comfortable with
Ethan Reyes
i love how it gets more photoshopped as time goes on.
Sup Forumss never failed me. only thing i regret is NOT buying a sansa clip before they became impossible to get
as i typed it this was a thought i had. it has more impact in this thread. I am aware youre a bot however. photoshopped
Ryan Cruz
Do you unironically use gentoo aswell?
Grayson Sanchez
GTX 1080 and Ryzen 7 1700 are enough for 144hz 1440p gaming at ultra settings right? Or should I just wait a few months for Coffee Lake to be in stock again?
Jack Edwards
I'm building a desktop that I want to use Ubuntu on. Gonna use it mostly to play Dota 2.
RX580 8GB or GTX1060 6GB?
Ayden Moore
You should wait for Ryzen+ and then decide between that and Covfefe
Jason Young
Fuck off with your shitty general nigger. >using the /r/ sticky image doublenigger
Mason Moore
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Mason Cooper
No u
Daniel Scott
No u
Luke Collins
no but i use fedora and debian on a regular basis, and lubuntu on my laptop
wait for zen refresh, its going to launch at the same time coffee lake actually launches
either, get a good cpu though
Bentley Gomez
No u
Justin Cooper
Going for Ryzen 5 1600. I know both GPUs are good enough for dota, but i wanna know whether I will overpay too much buying RX580 8GB
James Mitchell
depends if youre doing other stuff as well. the 580 is a better card, especially outside of gaming but the price right now is still stupid. id get the 580 personally, but thats mainly because id actually utilise the 8gb of gddr5
Carson Watson
which graphics card to buy if I want gaymin at 1440p, already have a 1050ti
Jaxon Jenkins
Drown in a sea of horse cocks
Liam Bennett
DILDOS ARE TECHNOLOGY YOU FUCKING HETEROSEXUAL
Julian Roberts
>motherboard arrives >isn't in a brown cardboard box >just came in the product box with marker written on it & a huge shipping sticker what the fuck? Is this normal?
Liam Ward
DAS RITE
Angel Adams
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Christopher Edwards
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James Wright
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Jaxson Roberts
1070 but its a bad time to buy
dildora
Tyler Butler
What's CPU is recommended for x265 encoding?
Christopher Mitchell
wanna upgrade my pc, how does this look? (gaming mostly)
Levi Brooks
Pretty bad to tell you the truth.
Dominic Gutierrez
What's bad about it?
Blake Lopez
I wouldn't get a 7700k at this point. Also that 1070 you bought is super lame if you have an ATX case. Should have spent the $40 or whatever to get a real 1070, not a toy one.
Cameron Lee
I'd recommend an ssd, but since you already have the os partition in your hdd, I unironically recommend intel's optane memory. take your pick of 16, 32, or 64(?) go. rare cases since not everyone has a z board
James Lopez
Not user, but theres a multitude of things: >no upgrade path from i7-7700K >cooling that housefire with a Hyper 212 >no SSD >Pascal GPU at the end of its cycle is arguable
Thats just the first look
Austin Ward
1950x
Ian Phillips
>7700K why? >1070 I got it for 200 euros though, otherwise I'd have gotten a normal one.
Brody Rivera
Does the 8700K Need delidding like the 7700K did?
Liam Carter
>why?
mate
Dylan Baker
If I get a z370 board and 8400, will I be safe for the next wave? Or will I have to upgrade my mb again? This is the only thing pushing me towards amd right now.
Charles Diaz
Absolutely terrible.
Ayden Gutierrez
because zen+ and 8th gen are right now
yes. man i love how retarded people are. they dont seem to consider it an issue that it needs to be delidded. I just dont get it.
who knows? no one. 270 boards lasted so long, hey?
David Rogers
yes, asus said there are extra 40 unused pins in z370 and they speculate that it is for the next gen 8 core cpu
Christian Torres
Does anyone know if the TR4 socket will last as long as AM4, i.e til 2020ish?
Jaxon Ortiz
should I buy a r5 1600 or the i5 8400? This is going to be a workstation pc more than anything, also is there any build templates I can use? I'm looking to spend around £800
Luke Hall
yes, it will last for zen 2
1600 for workstation. but what is """""""""""work""""""""""?
Colton Carter
Noctua coolers still the best option for a Threadripper? Went ahead and bought a NH-U12S to hold me off until other options pop up.
Brandon Moore
is it normal that nvidia gib free gaymes? wtf i already got 2 free gaymes coming from r9 390
Josiah Moore
yes, does tr have any other air coolers that arent shit?
everyone does. my 7970 came with farcry 3, bioshock infinite and tomb raider
Jordan Brooks
Actually the 8700K doesn't spike as badly as the 7700K did.
Christopher Russell
it still gets 20 degrees cooler after you delid it
Ian Flores
Daily reminder that PC building is a shit tier hobby reserved only for manchildren
Pic related, it's a PC builder at work
Can you faggots please just fuck off to
Justin Brooks
But you don't NEED to because the temps don't fluctuate as crazily. Can be kept under control with a decent cooler.
Thomas Clark
i agree, on that note networking is the real fun, but no one actually needs a shitty over engineered home network
Luis Cruz
>>GTX 1050Ti and 3GB 1060 are the only reasonably priced cards Why's that? The cheapest 1050Ti costs 40% more than the cheapest RX 560 but doesn't seem to deliver 40% more performance consistently.
What's the best sub $300 monitor available? Is it more worth it to get one with 1440p or with 144hz?
John Nguyen
1070ti or vega 56
Joshua Reyes
>G4560/G4600
Lucas Perez
What is considered the best bang for buck ATX mobo for a Ryzen R5 1600(X)? I am not interested in overclocking or aesthetics.
Isaac Cooper
I won't have a use for Crossfire/SLI either.
Easton Ross
that graph is for intelfags
it should be anything 50 or over is hot and anything 60 or over is housefire
Andrew Roberts
>day one issues UMA
RETURN IT AND GET A 8400 GOYIM REEEEEEEEEEE
Charles Wright
read that post again
Tyler Perez
I'm looking to buy a b350 mobo for my ryzen build and I'm between msi tomahawk and gigabyte ab 350 gaming 3 any suggestions?
Landon Sanchez
Why is the 1 fan version so much more expensive? Would the 2 fan version be a better purchase?
Andrew Smith
Paying for form factor. Yes the dual is better.
Jayden Jenkins
When will SSD price finally drop?
Dylan Bell
>$385 >$385 for a medium tier graphics card
Kevin Anderson
they've already dropped ten fold. how poor are you
Juan Harris
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Brayden Rogers
2H 2018. Same with RAM.
Gavin Myers
When people stop buying a new smartphone every two years.
Kevin James
>GPUs: >Crypto-Currency miners have driven GPU prices up (particularly Radeon) Is it a good time to buy GPU now that ETH has forked and BTC fork is around the corner?
Matthew Gutierrez
If you are close to the border just go on a road trip to burgerland and buy one.
Ryan Sanders
I live right on the border but with the exchange rate it's not a huge saving.
Joseph Green
The ETH fork actually made things more profitable for miners. 570 and 580 prices are already going up again.
Lucas Sullivan
should I get this machine?
Jack Green
First time working with PCs so forgive me if this shit is retarded
Mobo, cpu and ram replacement arrived, CPU cooler was a bitch to install but eventually I got it in and most of the mobo shit is in as well, however now I have a problem.
I have three of pic related, two of which are labeled USB and one which is apparently used to power a front panel SD card reader
As far as I can tell my mobo (AB350 gaming 3) only has 2 USB 2.0 connectors and 1 3.0
am I just fucked and unable to plug one of the three in without buying an adapter?
What's even stranger is that my case has a 3.0 port on the front but as far as I can tell no USB3.0 pin header
Grayson Gonzalez
if (you) don't enjoy building your own, then save yourself some trouble and buy it
