>General Always consider an SSD if you can afford one and buy an HDD later.
>If you want help Assemble a part list: pcpartpicker.com/ Remember, we're not here to build a parts list for you, we're here to help you. If your part list has a monitor, list the monitor specs that you need. State your budget, currency, and usage scenarios. Learn how to build a PC: youtu.be/VhdV2wv3jQs
>CPUs A8-9600 - Absolute bare minimum gaymen without a dedicated GPU. G4560 - Absolute bare minimum gaymen w/ a dedicated GPU. R5 1400 - Best with OCing & high-speed RAM. i5-8400 - Best value for gaymen R5 1600 - Best value for mixed uses R7, used Xeon, Threadripper, or 8700k - Heavy multi-tasking & mixed uses
>GPUs * Crypto-Currency miners have driven GPU prices up, using an old GPU or waiting to build may be a good idea right now. 1060 3GB - 1080p 60fps at medium/high settings, anything below this just buy an Optiplex and put this GPU or better in. 1060 6GB or RX 580 - 1080p 60fps at ultra settings, former supports G-Sync, latter supports Freesync 1070 - 1080p 144fps / 1440p 60fps at ultra settings 1080 TI - 1440p 144fps / 4k 60fps at ultra settings
>RAM Check your Mobo's QVL if your buying Ryzen Ryzen CPUs benefit a lot from high speed RAM, 3200(+)MHz is ideal
>If you want help Assemble a part list: pcpartpicker.com/ Remember, we're not here to build a parts list for you, we're here to help you. If your part list has a monitor, list the monitor specs that you need. State your budget, currency, and usage scenarios. Learn how to build a PC: youtu.be/VhdV2wv3jQs
Joseph Murphy
yeah just hit that customize button, create a custom profile, and bump the hz up until you get artifacting
Also, since I only play cs:go... should I ditch windows altogether now? I saw that cs:go runs on linux - how's the performance? Is there mouse acceleration on linux?
Which distro should I go with? I'm decent at linux... i don't want to use ubuntu.
Cheers
Carter Bennett
used rx 580 for 180? yeah or nah i talked the guy down im pretty sure its as good as i can get with 180 bucks its only the 4gb version but shit i don't have a graphics card and i need one
Charles Long
yeah
Jonathan Johnson
>gaming >specs are right there 1440p/144hz >currency is in the link (AU) >budget is ~$3k
Oliver Jackson
I told you yesterday: Linux is trash for gaming. Partially because of mediocre optimization, mostly because of garbage compatibility.
Jack White
the only thing i'm worried about is someone else getting it before me. i have to drive out and get it. which i don't mind my doctor appointment is out there. But it is on Tuesday and this is a deal i hope i don't lose
Nicholas Ward
The 120mm fan you selected isn't PWM. Get a Hitachi/HGST hard drive if you can.
Nicholas Reed
what ibm server case would make a good sleeper build?
Jackson Smith
Is all 3200 ram retardedly priced?
Jayden Gomez
go up there tomorrow then if you can afford the gas
Grayson Moore
>dont upgrade your monitors you only need 1080p
so what else do i spend my tax returns on? nothing else makes sense to upgrade till i have higher res monitors
Ayden Rivera
yes
ibm aptiva
upgrading your monitor is fine if your gpu can handle it
Ryan Cruz
ok what if i want to VM a linux distro?
Ethan Moore
Upgrade to a 2K IPS and then get a Ryzen/Coffee Lake and a 1080 Ti and RAM to match.
Parker Gutierrez
i have a 1070 but i cant find any 1440p 60 hz monitors and peoole shout at me about 1080p 144hz sinxe i need 27 inches
Brandon Long
>isn't pwm thanks, didn't realise that >Hitachi/HGST what is the benefit of that? Hitachi 3gb isn't available here and the 4 is considerably more expensive
Carter Kelly
if you can't afford it don't get it, but hitachi/hgst are known for having the most reliable hdds. atleast swap the toshiba for a wd drive.
Austin James
Why?
Noah Gray
>hitachi deathstar >reliable
Grayson Kelly
Previous Thread >Example gaming builds and monitor suggestions; click on the blue title to see notes pcpartpicker.com/user/pcbg/saved/
Lucas Nelson
>CPUs R3 1200 is a great budget CPU
>GPUs 1050Ti is a great, appropriately priced, budget graphics card.
>just buy an Optiplex and put this GPU or better in. Can't; the Optiplexs do not have 6+2 pin power connectors from the PSU. >inb4 replace PSU; Can't, proprietary connection between mobo and PSU. Best graphics card an Optiplex can accept is a 1050Ti, which for ideological reasons you are too stupid to include in the OP.
>1060 3GB - 1080p 60fps at medium/high settings >1060 6GB or RX 580 - 1080p 60fps at ultra settings Oh wow, you're telling me that 10% difference in performance enough to bump up my PC from Medium to ULTRA???? OMG yes I've been looking for a silver bullet like this
Parker Sanchez
the last chart I saw had Toshiba as one of the lowest failure rates beneath WD
Jayden Phillips
>using car tuning terminology for computers IBM System X3200 looks quite neat though.
Mason Evans
have you ever riced your deaktop?
Brayden Lee
Ignore the person below you. He's just mad you're not going with Ryzen
You don't need a CPU cooler
Overkill PSU Dumb CPU + graphics card for CSGO
Could have been used for mining, but yeah that's a good deal.
>1440p 60 hz monitors Why would you want that in the first place? If you're spending a chunk of change on a display you should get something good
Isaiah Russell
people tell me my 1070 cant handle 1440 144hz even though i can find monitors like that easily
My current gaming PC Going to buy a 1050ti or second hand 960 in new year. Thoughts?
CSGO (Max Settings) 80FPS GTA V (720p Med Settings) 60FPS Overwatch (Min Setting 720p) 45FPS
Paid £5 for Monitor from bootsale GPU: £25 Secondhand RAM: £20 Secondhand Hard Drives were both Second hand and cost £40 total PSU: £5 Secondhand
CPU, MOBO and Case were brand new costing £95 for CPU and £70 for Case and MOBO
Carter Jones
So I might be retarded but how do I set a custom resolution with the AMD drivers? It lets me create them, but I can't figure out how to select it.Trying to lock my 144hz monitor to 60Hz but it's not applying.
Matthew Sanchez
>no Asus ROG Swift and Acer Predator as recommended monitors >no i7-8700k for the 1440p+ builds >considering wifi even at medium tier >no noctua nh-d15 for the i5 builds >3000 Mhz RAM for Ryzen and i5
Jack Walker
No, I'm far to lazy for that on my Linux and on my Windows I don't see the point.
Andrew Rodriguez
>rog
because its crap no one nedds a monitor with no vesa and lights on its base
>acer
shit brand to begin with
Daniel Young
They're literally the best monitors for gaming at this moment. Also, those monitors aren't even IPS.
Grayson Garcia
but you recognize ricing as a computer term?
Henry Wilson
>r7, vega 64, and 1000w psu for csgo is this bait?
Just get a cheap ass gtx 1050 or rx 560 and an r5.
Luke Campbell
>best monitors for gaming
fuck off shill
Daniel Hill
In the same sense as sleeper. I know what's it from you know...
Thomas Robinson
how much does shintel pay you to go on a fucking crusade? Or do you do it for free?
Brandon Sanchez
...
Cooper Howard
Thou can search it up. Also why recommend something for 2K that is not even IPS? the OLED is nice, but if is not IPS is dogshit.
Bentley Foster
>You don't need a CPU cooler I know the stock is loud and I'm trying to reduce that.
Is there anything I can improve on? I'm thinking about the 1600x instead. Not sure if it's worth it.
Noah Perez
va is better than ips by vast measures
Isaac Rivera
why is everything so expensive?
Easton Ward
On response times. by fucking 4 ms. IPS is way better on image quality.
Liam Reed
That doesn't do anything. Like I said, I can create the custom resolutions but they won't apply.
Juan Cook
ya sure ok
prove it
Brandon Walker
>au
Connor Turner
>VA panels provide a good middle ground with better-than-IPS refresh rates and contrast levels, but have worse viewing angles and color production, although generally still better than TN. Response times are VA’s largest downfall, though, being slower than IPS and its variants and TN. gamersnexus.net/guides/1890-panel-comparison-tn-ips-pls-va-crt
You can search more prove if you want.
Lucas Collins
i do development work and prefer unix for dev,
which is the main reason i asked my question yday and today
Cooper Cooper
but if i go ips how am i supposed to get 1440p at 144hz on a 27 inch panel while still getting 2? i will NOT be reduced to a single monitor
Lincoln Morris
that fucking fan hahahaha
Liam Gonzalez
what is the best cpu cooler that isnt a gigantic monster with 2 fans and the tower of doom
I want one low profile fan with max cooling
Jordan Taylor
you wanted to play the coldness follows this isnt a game your life all swallowed and i cant help but smile at your pain you wanted to play but i already won
Dominic Reed
>dual monitor would rather kill myself than have a bezel in the centre
Isaiah Bailey
you dont atretch your game over 2 monitors you idiot you game on one and do video watching/surfing on the other
Isaiah Jenkins
What do you mean? The ROG Swift and the Predator are 1440p@165hz with 4ms response time and both have G-Sync and both of them are IPS. And also, if you mean dual monitor there's nothing stopping you from getting two, also this Then get two of them. Nothing stops you from doing so desu
Jaxon Bailey
Oh, I figured it out. You have to turn ON VSR, it's the opposite of Nvidia where you have to turn OFF DSR. Also you have to manually go into the Windows Display Adapter Properties, go to the monitor tab, and change your refresh rate there. Nvidia does it automatically which is why I was confused.
i dont have 1400 dollars to throw at monitors user and i will never buy acer might as well burn my money in the firepit
Caleb Carter
thats not my king thats a spindly little faggot
my king is jesse cox
Cameron Powell
The monitors I have listed are the best that exist right now. If they aren't available on your country, tough luck: do your own research.
Resolution does not impact CPU performance. Wifi is an option. No cooler is necessary Why the fuck would you not get fast RAM?
All your comments are worthless.
Evan Fisher
What is the max 24/7 voltage I can use for DDR4 RAM?
I bought a 3600MHz kit and passed 8 passes/5 hours of memtest86 at 3900MHz 1.36V, would like to take it a bit higher if I can.
Angel Kelly
>not de-bezeling sux 2 be a non/diy/
Christopher Ortiz
It's theoretically 1.5V, it can run fine at 1.5 since it's based off of DDR3 which used 1.5, most of the improvements to DDR4 are power efficiency. I'd probably keep it at 1.4-1.45 for overclocking. Tbh high speed RAM usually has big ass heatsinks nowadays so it's not like they get hot at all.
Carter Foster
most reviewers/forum posts say their ddr4 has no problems @1.4v for long term, and 1.5v for benchmarks. Keep in mind that a lot of high frequency kits are rated at 1.5v for their frequencies
Lincoln Murphy
Just go to lowes/home depot and buy hella PVC pipes
Grayson Allen
>The monitors I have listed are the best that exist right now. If they aren't available on your country, tough luck: do your own research. Citation needed, also you only putted Nvidia GPUs while the Samsung is Freesync. >Resolution does not impact CPU performance. Never said it impacted it, also why not go for better? >Wifi is an option. Well, your correct in that >No cooler is necessary Enjoy your fucking high temps with an Intel Stock Cooler >Why the fuck would you not get fast RAM? Never said it could be slower, ever heard of 3200 Mhz? >All your comments are worthless Can't stand some criticism?
Ryan Wilson
it doesn't cool for shit though
Bentley James
whats wrong with my mobo?
brand new just put this pc together a couple of hours ago
Joseph Lopez
Thanks senpaitachi.
I think when I enable XMP it just automatically sets 1.35V. Is it normal to be able to overclock RAM so high? I was under the impression that RAM was pretty stringently binned and that what it was rated at was what you'd get, I was surprised to get another 300MHz for a 0.01V increase.
Henry Turner
>asrock
thats what you get
Isaiah Fisher
>Asrock B350 Ouch, user. Well, you, but those who can afford so will go for them because they are the best you can get.
Leo Wilson
whats a good upgrade from an i3-6100 if i wanna stay with the b150 mobo my brother has? rx470 gpu if that matters. was thinking 6600k/7600k
Luke Torres
Oh shit son.
Josiah Williams
they have rediculous lights on the stand and no vesa mounts how can i have late night gaming sessions with red leds fucking me up? and how can i make sure tjey are comfy without a proper mount?
Juan Perez
any help?
Elijah Young
housefire b350
Samuel Brooks
Turn them off them.
Aaron Ward
doesnt solve the no vesa mount the stand they come on isnt near good enough
Kayden Perry
is it worth it to buy the more expensive ones or is it all the same shit?
Xavier Martin
Jesus fuck Vega sounds like a 747 taking off inside my computer.
Leo Richardson
>Gaming
Joshua Wilson
Fucking buy one on amazon or ebay then. Lord, how can thou be so complicated over so minuscule details?
John Moore
Go straight to an i7. Don't bother with an i5. But you won't see a huge uplift with just a 470.
Connor Adams
locked 6700 then? a locked 7700 stil goes for $260. ridiculous
Benjamin Stewart
I HAVE BUILT PCS FOR 15 YEARS AND SUCK AT CABLE MANAGEMENT
PLEASE TEACH ME
Michael Bennett
>Replace PSU >Boot up, everything is fine >Computer goes to sleep >Hit key to wake computer up >Lights flash on then off >Hitting power button on the case does the same thing >Toggling PSU on and off doesn't help
What did I do?
Blake Flores
no point in getting a k with that mobo unless you get a used z170.
I'm gonna spend the extra on a i7 so I won't have to upgrade for a while , should I go with 1070 for fast 1080p to 1440p or save and get a 6gb 1060??? Also first build and basically want yo run any game current gen at 60fps minimum and won't have to worry about upgrading anything for 3-5 years... just want 1440 max currently not interested in 4k don t wanna spend too much on monitOr, rate me build
Brayden Miller
Don't bother upgrading the CPU right now
Call ASRock tomorrow
The monitors are the best because they are VA panel (color and viewing angle of IPS and refresh rate and response time of TN) and HDR10. I don't know of any G-sync monitors that have those features, so I'm not going to list any G-Sync monitors until they improve. Same thing with 4K, not listing until high refresh rate monitors come out.
>why not go for better CPU You'll be graphics card limited with an i5 8400. It can max out the vast, vast, majority of games.
>high temps with an Intel Stock Cooler No
>ever heard of 3200 Mhz Sure, but it's not that different and anyone can change that shit if he wants
>Can't stand some criticism? As long as it's valid, but I haven't seen anything interesting from you yet
That article is from 2015, long outdated.
Caleb Hughes
if it happens everytime you put it to sleep you either need to update your bios or you have a short somewhere in your system like the mobo is touching a standoff in a weird way or something.
speaking from experience here.
Wyatt Edwards
Cable ties.
Dominic James
to the average user it's all the same, some cooler designs are better for overclocking htan others but mostly the rest is marketing.