If you want help: >State the budget & CURRENCY for your build >List your uses, e.g. Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors, include purpose (e.g., photoediting, gaming) and graphics card pairing (if applicable)
CPUs: >NO i5 7500/7600K or i7 7700/K. THEY ARE DEFUNCT AND SUPERSEDED BY COFFEE LAKE >G4560/G4600 - non-gaming (light tasks) or bare minimum gaming builds with a dedicated graphics card >R3 1200 - Budget builds (best with OC + fast RAM) >R5 1600 - Great gaming or multithreaded use CPUs (especially the R5 1600) >R7 / Used Xeon / Threadripper / - Heavy Multi-Tasking / VM Work / Mixed use
RAM: >Current CPUs benefit from high speed RAM; 3000-3200 MHz is ideal >Before buying RAM for Ryzen, check your Mobo's QVL or look for user reports
Graphics cards: >Consider Vega 56 for a Freesync monitor >Crypto-Currency miners have driven GPU prices up (particularly Radeon) 1080p >MSRP of standard 1080p cards: 1050Ti, 140USD; 1060 3GB, $200; 1060 6GB, $230; RX 570 4GB, $170; RX 580 4GB, $200 >GTX 1070 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 1440p >GTX 1070/Ti and 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 2160p (4K) >GTX 1080Ti
General: >PLAN YOUR BUILD AROUND YOUR MONITOR IF GAMING >A 240GB or larger SSD is almost mandatory; consider m.2 form factor
I'll buy probably the best AMD CPU - especially after spectre/meltdown
However which GPU should i try to get that works best with Linux?
I want to do pci-e passthrough so i can run a windows guest OS occasionally to play video games with friends.
Colton Morgan
So I have a ZOTAC GTX 1070, and I've been trying to test with Killing Floor 2 because I feel like I'm getting way worse performance than should be getting. Pic related is my FPS when playing with everything on lowest settings. Could any of my other hardware be bottle-necking it?
Notable specs: >Intel i5-3570k >ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (Socket 1155 chipset) >GTX 660ti (old GPU used for physx because wanted less stress on 1070) >24GB DDR3 666 MHz RAM >Windows 7 Ultimate (non-genuine because installed GPT)
Hunter Parker
Was going to ask in /sqt/ but then figured this thread would be more appropriate.
Brayden Rodriguez
are you sure the 1070 is the primary rendering card? Maybe not use the 660ti at all. You dont need a separate card for Physx that sillyness went away a while ago.
Bet if you ran rivatuner statistics the 660ti would be maxed out while the 1070s doing nothing.
just pull out the 660, bam play on ultra
Christian Baker
On pcpartpicker, is it possible to search for builds containing specific parts?
Asher Myers
nvm, I found it
Connor Campbell
>check link in OP pic related >404 not found
missed opportunity for a good troll
Matthew Jenkins
Im getting an operating system not found error on a build I finished earlier today. What did I fuck up?
Cameron Edwards
>mfw i can only get my 3200mhz ram to 2666mhz stable on my ab350m pro4
Chase Morris
use hardware info64 and see what is getting used
Hunter Wood
Posting because I want to make sure my choices are efficient:
Budget: lower than this if possible but if not okay Uses: Mid-Light gaming, photo editing Monitors: 1080p
Brandon Wilson
I'd invest in a bigger PSU if I were you, at least 550W
Lucas Peterson
Answer plos
John Jackson
okie doke.
The only other thing I was really unsure of was my motherboard.
Lincoln Bailey
Totally legit im sure, awaiting his response now
Brayden Sullivan
1050ti is great for 1080p youll have no issues at 720p
>hardware info64 You haven't needed a Physx card in years. KF2 probably doesn't even have Physx.
Austin Parker
>are you sure the 1070 is the primary rendering card? Yes, I've disabled the 660ti entirely in device manager to be certain, so my 1070 is definitely the primary device. I'm not too familiar Rivatuner, so I don't quite know how to see if the 660ti is maxed out. I know that when I just have the 1070 take on physx, I get worse performance.
I have it open, what exactly do you want me to show?
It does, and it REALLY hits on performance.
Elijah Fisher
This guy gets 80 fps on his i5 4690k so i think your fps is correct. youtube.com/watch?v=u0zq5uVdBsE Have you tried with any other games?
Jaxon Brooks
I have recently only tried emulation with Cemu, but I know that my CPU is certainly the weak link in that regard, so the performance is subpar. Don't know any other games to really test with.
Logan Rodriguez
with my 1080ti and 4770 i get dips into low 50s on medium-high settings.
Its a CPU intensive game when theres a lot of explosions and dismemberment happening on screen
Ryder Walker
Yeah, I think I'm starting to see that. My CPU and Motherboard are the only two things I haven't upgraded from initially building the PC, and some ports on the mobo are getting faulty, so I think it's a good time to upgrade.
I'm going to have to do some research on CPUs again though. It sounds like everyone is saying AMD is the go-to brand with Ryzen now, but I've just not kept caught up.
Colton Ward
When the new set of gpus come out eventually™, how much can we reasonably expect prices of current cards to drop? Is it reasonable to build for a 1080ti now, and throw a 1050 in, then buy the card later when it's not as expensive. Or would that just end up costing the same, in the long run, as buying the 1080ti now, assuming of course you can actually find one at a reasonable price?
Brayden Nguyen
Just brought a x34 predator, anything I should know before setting it up
Carson Davis
Last time I checked, this is a free market in a democracy. If you cant afford whatever the price of a high end GPU right now, then you dont need to be building expensive PCs just to waste time on games. Fucking cry babies, cant wait for the real world to keep on teaching you such lessons.
Sebastian Roberts
plug it into the PC, then plug it into the wall
turn it on
Aiden Robinson
I'd been putting off replacing the stock cooler on my i7-930 forever, but the temps finally caused the PC to shutdown when they went over 100degrees. Replaced it with a cooler master liquid AIO 240mm and now I can't get it past 51degrees . Might overclock it to 3.6ghz
Hunter Morales
Trying to build a gaming pc for the first time, what's the best CPU to go with a 1070?
Zachary Morris
>AMD is the go-to brand with Ryzen now Is this true? also checked
Samuel Nguyen
wtf 1070 $800USD?
1080 is $800AUD here in aus. You poor, poor americans
Angel Gonzalez
Completely overhauled my PC except Form my GPU because prices. Ryzen 5 1600 960 GTX 4gb b350 gaming plus mobo
Now I noticed everything still looks like shit because I ignored that my monitor is shit, but now Im kinda outta funds.
I have about 150 bucks to spend, possibly up to 200. Any recs?
Chase Bell
apparently there is a shortage? IDK.
Nathaniel Torres
Ryzen is better low and mid tier value due to motherboards being cheap.
Intel has the top segment post, but their business practices have gotten more sketchy as of late. >Intel CEO selling out his shares one week before announcing meltdown and spectre >everything below coffee lake got a considerable performance hit with the new security patches >released coffee lake months before its original release date and below launch pricing just to deny AMD sales
The i7-8700k is hands down the best performing cpu for gaming, but I wouldn't buy it nor its brothers since Intel may cut its performance in the future if another meltdown came around and they decide to skip out on its support just to create an incentive to upgrade.
William Miller
I use Asus MX monitors, the 1080p ones should be in your budget.
Austin Moore
why aren't people mining in muh gold ridden austraylayar
Joseph Fisher
Those are all north of 230. no can do, but ty for the rec
Mason Stewart
lg 25" 2560x1080 Onsale for $150 + code for a few more dollars off
CPU: SkyLake Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX All in one Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI Computer ATX Z170A GAMING M3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Storage: 1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda with Windows 10 Graphics Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 80+ GOLD, 750W
is this build worth getting for 800 usd?
Brandon Russell
This kid has a better rig than you
Matthew Sullivan
>can't even afford a full case
1/10
Anthony Thompson
Those seem a little too good to be true
Gabriel Gutierrez
>2 1080 TIs >minecraft
why even bother?
Eli Martinez
>not even an ultra hd texture pack
Michael Hill
even if you had an ultra HD pack you don't need 11Gbs of vram to run it
Brody Foster
who cares, he's rich
Christian Hill
It must be wireless GPU, considering he's running Minecraft before they're installed
Ryder Jackson
its newegg.com not some Chinese knockoff site, youve never heard of newegg?
Evan Reed
>build new PC totalling about $3.5k >really enjoyed building it >gaming was revitalised for about 2 weeks >now everything is boring again and I'm back to the same old games Shall I just sell it and build another one once prices drop and volta etc release later this year? I genuinely enjoyed the part picking and building process but gaming is more or less dead to me now
Jason Mitchell
I had pic related for a few months, sold it with my rig, ended up grabbing mine at Microcenter for a bit less
You need top tier shit to use it to its full potential, but it's very good, especially with FreeSync/GSync.
Blake Cook
What's the best price for a 1440p/144hz/IPS screen with g-sync?
Gavin Nelson
You seem jealous
Nathaniel Rivera
600 USD
Levi Ramirez
Funnny
Lincoln Lopez
Am I retarded or am I just not finding one for less than seven-hundred.
Thanks for all the helpful replies.
Jaxson Rivera
Get the viewsonic or agon. Asus is shit
Connor Brooks
There's a special place in hell for these mining fucks, even the 1050 and 560 are overpriced
Henry Phillips
Are they on sale?
Mason Howard
There did seem to be a daily one at best but but it looks like it's sold out now
Andrew Sanders
*best buy, fuck
Matthew Hughes
Just finished my first build. I know: >8GB RAM I will upgrade later, right now it is way too expensive, same with a GPU, and given I only play Overwatch anymore I am fine with the 1060. I have an HDD lying around but right now I just wanna mess around and add it later. What is some of the stuff I should do? I know OCing my RAM is a must, I bought a 3000MHz set, but my MOBO said it was only 2133.
Benjamin Wood
Watcha guys think? basically I could upgrade for 1080 gaming right now this way:
My old gtx 770 solds in my country market for 130-160 usd
An 1060 6gb sells for 260 usd, so I would just pay ~100 to upgrade from 770 to 1060 2gb to 6gb vram
Owen Rodriguez
I didn't mean the prices, was more reffering to the feats the monitors themselves promise. Those seem pretty big for something in that price range. Do they hold up promises?
And I'm EU, not NA so I didn't know the site. Do they ship to Central Europe?
Daniel Price
>OCing my RAM is a must, I bought a 3000MHz set, but my MOBO said it was only 2133
Go into your BIOS and find your RAM settings, enable XMP profile. Should autodetect native RAM frequency. At that point, you are not overclocking your RAM, you are using it at its rated frequency and timings. If you try to go over that and/or drop the timings (especially if you have to goose the voltage), THEN you would be overclocking it.
8 GB is fine (for your stated use) if you're not behaving like a retard. You would need to be running virtualizations (plural) to really "need" it. If you run dry on RAM, time to learn how to tweak your system and software and not let garbage run in the background.
Joshua Turner
Is this good?
Sebastian Sullivan
8700k or 1800x for gay ming? They’re the same price
Jace Sanders
R7 1700 and oc it
Or the 8700k since its the highest performing cpu on the market for gaming. Don't go 1800x though.
Lincoln Perry
Adata is decent, but around the same price range as that you could get a Samsung SSD
Hudson Foster
Any good portrait viewable monitors for around $150-$200? Mostly will use it for browsing sites and reading manga
Benjamin Cooper
I would go 8700k, but 1700 works,
Chase Lee
Got a mobo recommendation? Also is it still really good even though there’s a meltdown?
Wyatt Robinson
Where I live Adata is the only SSD brand in that price range, everything else is overpriced garbage.
Lincoln Peterson
I'm a retard and didn't do much research.
Looking to spend less than $1500 on a headless server. No GPU, just a decent CPU and some storage.
Should I aim for an AMD Ryzen or Intel i7 build?
Austin Murphy
patches do little to the 8th gen k series. Its only become more noticeable with skylake. whats your budget on the mobo?
Owen Carter
300
Jordan Morris
How much storage? That could determine how powerful of a CPU you can afford.
And you can save money by getting the non-wifi one.
Cooper Mitchell
Oh excellent that’s the same one I was just looking at
Kevin Bailey
I'd like to backup/support 2.5TB+. I realize that it's not a lot, so I don't need a ton of space.
Should I go for a hardware RAID and offload that work, or just do software?
I can only remember issues that I've had with some Dell PERC cards, LVM, and other storage through work. I want to pick what's good for me now.
Daniel Peterson
yes, if you dont want it.
Elijah Collins
Nah I don’t need WiFi that’s for poor people who hate having good connection
Jeremiah Bennett
If you’re still here, one more question. What ram should I go with?
Samuel Flores
I have a spare 780 and really want to make a ghetto system (cheapish) for my little brother. So I need some good value, preferably used what to look for?
Henry Thompson
Update BIOS if you haven't
William Stewart
forgot to add this, I found an x58 motherboard that is compatible with X5650 for roughly $150
One way to do this is to look for used cheap media/home desktop pcs and just reuse the mobo/cpu/ram and put it in a new case that can fit a full size gpu.
All you need is a system with an i5 in it and a pcie slot.
Camden Evans
>not buying a prebuilt
You can buy a whole setup for the cost of a GPU
Andrew Lee
Progress.
Cameron Brown
But HELP.
Liam Miller
Why a case with that much HDD racks?
Matthew Nguyen
I have two SSDs, two HDDs from laptops I plan to move over to this, and two external hard drives I can crack open and use as internal storage.
