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NO i5 7500/7600K or i7 7700/K. THEY ARE DEFUNCT AND SUPERSEDED BY COFFEE LAKE >R5 1600 / i5 8400 - Great gaming (especially the i5 8400) or multithreaded use CPUs (especially the R5 1600) >R7 / Used Xeon / Threadripper / i7 - 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: >Crypto-Currency miners have driven GPU prices up (particularly Radeon) 1080p >MSRP of standard 1080p cards: 1050 Ti, 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 1080 Ti if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 2160p (4K) >GTX 1080 Ti
General: >PLAN YOUR BUILD AROUND YOUR MONITOR IF GAMING >A 240GB or larger SSD is almost mandatory; consider m.2 form factor
Color out of the box is trash, as to be expected. How do I go about calibrating this so the color isn't so washed out and awful? I lowered the refresh rate to 120hz from 144hz and it helped, but the color still needs some tweaking. Advice?
Grayson Rogers
Nigger what are you talking about? You post a build and people here will make it better within budget
Luke Campbell
>>>r/buildapc Reddit, unfortunately, is less shitposting and more helpful.
Just a friendly reminder that getting a refurbished office PC with a 3rd or 4th gen i5(i7 if you get a lucky find) and 8-16gbs of ram is the absolute best deal poorfags can get right now.
All you gotta do is throw in a low profile 1050ti.
Colton Jackson
Currently I just have 16gb ddr4 ram for my new build, waiting on tax return, going r3 1300/b350 dunno about gpu maybe microcenter in boston wont have gpu stock issues mid feb
Gabriel Sullivan
*for a little over 60% the MSRP
Levi Harris
2200G my friend Cheaper than the 1300X and better
Zachary Phillips
>2200G yea if its out and avail ill def do with the 2200, supposed to be mid feb as well right?
cant wait to see how the apu handles 1080p
Dylan Evans
What's a good case for someone who has had an Antec 300 for almost 7 years and really liked it but wants to upgrade to something newer?
Jacob Brooks
Depends on what you liked about it. How many drive bays/usb do you want, and what is your budget?
Nolan Taylor
>supposed to be mid feb as well right? February 12. Just in time for Valentines Day. Because AMD loves you.
Luis Thomas
all mostly personal preference
the NZXT S340 is a decent budget case
Asher Foster
cool, plenty of time for reviews to come out. I dunno if ill put much hype into an APU based on their previous versions but on paper so far the new ones look good
Jackson Howard
if you need an ODD, the Phanteks Enthoo Pro M with tempered glass is a solid choice. Waiting on mine to be shipped.
Oliver Johnson
some of the reviewers are already doing their benchmarks. I know Ozi from OziTalksHW got his Raven Ridge review samples in already. He posted a photo of them on his official Discord
Easton Nguyen
Is a 120gb SSD fine just to run Windows off of and maybe a few games?
Jaxson Davis
Is there any info on these yet as to the actual speed and ipc compared to the first gen? Are they going to be the same specs but with integrated graphics?
People are speculating 15%+- performance increase but has AMD released any new news on this? Also the price.
I want to buy am R7 but was waiting for the news on the refresh.
Luis Johnson
I have a Toshiba HDD, and it gets really noisy sometimes (kinda like a low grumbling noise...?), should I be worried? I think it's exaggerated by my case's poor HDD mount (metal vibrating against metal screw), and only really happens when opening stuff.
Connor Allen
Windows and essential programs, but not games. Get at least 240GB, 500GB is ideal.
I had a 120 gb only for about a year. It’s definitely frustrating, you have room for maybe two AAA games. Just save a little more for a 500 gb.
Nathan Gutierrez
>Ryzen APUs will release on Feb. 12. The 2200G (99USD) and 2400G (169USD) are similar to the R3 1300X and R5 1500X respectively in cores/threads+clockspeed, but they have integrated graphics. The 2200G has 8 Vega CUs and the 2400G has 11 CUs, so they're in the same performance tier as the RX 550 (8CUs) or GT 1030.
Since OP decided to be retarded and leave that out purposely.
Owen Moore
I've been using this PSU (CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W) for almost 10 years, is there a possibility that it will just die on me any day now?
Jordan Ramirez
can i run games at 1920*1080 on these things without them getting stretched to fit the entire panel?
Alexander Bennett
I have a 10 year old psu and want to know this as well!
Nathan Moore
Like anything, it always could. Go into game settings and set the resolution to 1920x1080.
Kayden Williams
would that setting be in the GPU or displays software?
Benjamin Garcia
No; it would be in game settings.
Logan Hughes
>Phanteks case looks nice but i've never heard of them, is it a good brand?
Elijah Young
I have a PSU of 500W 80plus, I plan to buy a 1060, should I buy a new PSU or this one will work?
Levi King
Does it have a 6-pin power connector? If so you're fine to keep it.
Henry Williams
Phanteks is a relatively new brand that's built a name on high quality, great value cases. They're based in the netherlands
Asher Gray
im my experience they tend to gradually die vs suddenly die.
example is you will notice that they randomly shut off if you run too many applications at the same time or the machine just outright conks off when you launch intensive applications.
another thing you might notice is that the machine just wont start unless you disconnect the power from a bunch of peripherals and drives.
anything but antec for starters.
nzxt and corsaire are my favorites even though my current build is actually this pic related fucker of all things. its good if you need a lot of easy to access drives.
Brayden Hughes
>anything but antec for starters. Antec is an old name in the case industry. They're known as a thought leader> They just haven't kept up with competition and relied on their brand name.
Jace Jones
If you're upgrading other parts you might as well get a new psu Yes it's a great brand, I'm between that one and the S340 Elite. From what I read the Eclipse P400 is good too
Dominic Johnson
Post some A S T H E T I C cases, I have a case in mind for airflow and all that but want to see some sexy cases for a secondary PC.
Jackson Fisher
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Owen Morales
ive done a lot of builds because my friend runs an "esports" cafe (lots of chinese immigrants still pay for this shit) and the current antec cases are just shite. small or fuckily paced cable management holes, leads for all the built in stuff are on the short side, they cable management area is tight especially when you are trying to put the cover on...
antec has been dead to me for a long time. atm im really liking the corsaire stuff. its the small things like how the have one standoff that has a peg in it so once you drop your board into place that peg keeps it in place you can easily put the rest of the screws in.
Brandon Davis
Best budget CPU/build to play Zelda BOTW at 60fps?
I have a 750Ti and an 120gb SSD already so just looking for a mini-atx case and board and maybe a 6 core CPU like an i5 or Ryzen.
Josiah Edwards
and the same case with different outer panels.
Ayden Reyes
they already have emulators for switch?
Connor Watson
No, WiiU.
Connor Smith
I currently have a: 6600k w/ 240mm aio Maximus asus z170 board 980ti hybrid 3600 cl16 16gb ddr4.
I could sell my 6600k and drop in a delidded 7700k or should I sell my motherboard and 6600k, eat the bigger loss, and get a 8700k+z370? The only demanding tasks I do are games and insane madvr settings. I figure I need to leave 4 threads behind while I can afford to.
Jordan Turner
yes but its the wiiu emulator that works for BOTW.
Ethan Fisher
>8700k >not investing in an AMD system
Brandon Ortiz
>not investing in amd HA
Landon Murphy
like $450 USD but I'll reuse my GPU and SSD
Julian Torres
I've just gotten an S340 Elite and I can't fault it desu. I was probably more worried about cable management and it looked packed, but the panel slid on really easily so I was pleased about that. The only thing I don't like is the big front panel that only has a small opening at the top and bottom for air intake...I suppose I can fault it, but not by much.
Cameron Sanders
I am looking to buy a case that'll fir the asus maximus hero the best. Any suggestions?
Luke Davis
Why mATX and not ITX?
mATX isn't even small, cases are literally like twice the volume of any given ITX case.
Jason Thompson
>980ti hybrid >3600 cl16 16gb ddr4. Your good I would recommend the 8700k. higher core and thread count, y even waste time on a delidded 7700k, just get the 8700k and your set for life. probably wont even need to bother upgrading to cannonlake or beyond for a while
Andrew Reed
The only demanding thing i do is video games and I play at 144hz 1080p. This is the one case where it makes no sense to get a zen.
Sebastian Cruz
All hail the queen. Just try and touch our multithreading.
Oliver Butler
well i prefer small form factor and also i my GPU is pic related and want to keep it consistent
Andrew Price
God damn that woman is fucking hideous
Julian Brooks
>muh threads What a fucking fag lmao
Jason King
This is lady is more masculine than me.
Levi Roberts
ITX is even smaller than mATX, that's what I am saying.
The whole point of mATX is small form factor and if you want small form factor then why not go as small as possible?
Grayson Hughes
but she's smart. The woman has a doctorate in semiconductors and bought a company that was losing over 400mil per year, to posting a profit within a year.
I am gay. What of it? Doesn't discredit anything I said. in fact, it says more about you than about me.
Charles Johnson
>cant take a joke on the fucking internet All right mate, shows more about you than me.
Ryan Cox
She can be a god damn tech savant for all I care. Doesn't change the fact that she might as well not have any sexual organs
Parker Brooks
meanwhile, the CEO of Intel has a last name that LITERALLY translates to "to fuck shit up" Certainly explains Kaby Lake X
Mason Gomez
Uh doesnt the 8700k match the 1800x with 4 less threads? and beat it in the only thing anyone cares about(games)?
Luis Clark
The 8700K falls slightly behind all Ryzen 7 and Ryzen Threadripper CPUs in multithreaded benches.
Levi Rivera
well i didnt know user, i though mATX was the smallest
Ryder Lopez
Here you go, I'd save some money and go for the 1600 but the 1200 should be enough. Maybe wait for the 2200g pcpartpicker.com/list/RGBsHN
Tyler Bennett
if I have an old HDD with my OS+Games on it from a few years ago that was on an Intel build (CPU+mobo chipset), would it be safe to hook it up to a AMD+b350 and expect it to run and not fuck anything up? Or will I need to wipe the drive first?
Anthony Sullivan
yeah but its shit at 1080p 144hz, the patricians choice, right? 1080p 144hz is the only thing i care about
Ryan Morales
1440p 165Hz is the white man's monitor.
Carter Murphy
Yes, just make sure that your board recognises it as a boot drive. If it's a Windows 7 OEM key then you're screwed
Tyler Peterson
the ryzen 1200 isnt going to cut it for 60fps Zelda but the other parts are good, ill check it out thanks
Carter Wilson
which ryzen 7? 1800x yes, 1700 not so much
Lincoln Sanchez
>pcpartpicker.com/list/RGBsHN the mortar will never allow the RAM to even get close to 3200. Just get a 3000 as it'll prob max out at 2933.
Mason Foster
The 1700 always pulled slightly ahead, and now especially after the performance hit to Intel processors.
Jaxon Diaz
Maybe next generation. Hard enough to get minimums up to 144hz with super fast ram and an OC intel.
Brody Murphy
ITX is a lot smaller.
Also unless you are making an HTPC or some other low profile computer, full size GPUs will fit in most mATX/ITX cases.
Eli Green
I bought a gtx 1070 laptop with a busted screen and a 6600hq for $800. I'm going to take the pcb out, bypass the battery, and build a case for it to make it a SFF PC. Should I go with a nvme pci-e drive or are they not worth it? It will be my OS drive, I have a 1tb sata ssd for game library and an external 10tb for music and porn.
Nathaniel Cooper
You're right though with a 1600 you would be $100 overbudget, maybe get a cheaper case and slower ram
Ethan Rivera
NVMe drives are still priced too high to be relevant unless you're at 250GB or below, but all drives are overpriced in that range.
Luis Murphy
There's no gpus anywhere. the only thing close to msrp and available is the vega frontier edition. how bad of an idea is it to just go and buy one? my build has been stalled on not having a gpu forever.
Landon Sanders
Can you post a link? It might not even be all that bad of an idea.
James Price
>no adata listed Then I don't want it.
Jordan Morgan
I found a 1050ti for 190. not great pricing but not exorbitant either. have you tried nowinstock?
>Install Windows 7 >Mouse and keyboard aren't recognised >Not sure which exact problem this is because the USB ports do work >Only have ps/2 keyboard >Only some of the keys work on it
What do? Is this a driver issue from the mobo or is it some Windows 7 driver? I know the USB ports work because I just used one to install Windows. The mouse still lights up when I plug it in, but the pointer doesn't move and the keyboard doesn't seem to be recognised at all, not even a num lock light. I've tried it without the ps/2 keyboard plugged in too and that made no difference either.
Ian Martinez
So I'm new to building PCs and planning on saving up to upgrade my horrid 4 year old laptop. For RAM: is it better to have multiple smaller RAM cards or fewer bigger RAM cards? (like 4x 4gb cards vs 2 8gb cards). I'm looking to build a gaming PC that can run most games at the moment at medium graphics at highish FPS (atleast get around 50-60fps most times) and looking for the cheapest options and don't care about over the top performance.
Jacob Jenkins
>building a high end gaming pc in 2018 >cheap
Lol.
Jack Cook
wanted a vega 56/64. That's totally out the window now unless something crazy happens with all the altcoins. the vega fe seems to keep floating around because its marketing as a quasi workstation card.
William Baker
Maybe something like this? I wouldn't go for Asrock but it would be closer to the budget pcpartpicker.com/list/Tr72QV
Jace James
More memory slots means more bandwidth if you have the channels to support it. For most CPUs out there you won't get returns by buying more than 2 sticks.
Nathaniel Scott
just said not high end. Don't think I'll even get a GPU for now since the games I want good fps in aren't too graphically demanding. Also I don't mind """cheap""" stuff. My budet would be like 700-900 CAD
