pcbuild thread

If you can afford it, try and get a bigger SSD. You will run out of space on that 128GB faster than you think, even if you are only using it for the operating system and special applications.

>>56193205
On windows definitely. With Linux and hacintosh, I found my 100GB SSD to be *enough*

>>56193181
>thats not how you buid computers though

>>56193181
>>56193238

Also 1*8GB stick? Better to go 2*4 if you can

>>56193181
it looks very round and nice. i wanna kiss it gently.

Before you spend almost $500 on a new i3 system I do suggest you browse your local craigslist. You can generally find an 2 or 3 year old gayming PC that still has a faster i7 in it than that i3 for like $200 or $300 total. You can tell'em to keep the GPU if they try to claim that their GTX 780ti or something increases the price.

>>56193181
Get a more reliable PSU if you don't want your pc blowing up after a year.

>>56193205
>>56193238
I'm running debian and I try to keep it as bloat free as possible. A 256 ssd isn't much more expensive so I'll look into.

>>56193278
Why is 2*4 better?

>>56193566
Silver or Gold rating?

>>56193366
I've been checking for a long time, but I never see anything good. Its usually just old laptops or prebuilt systems that are pretty shitty.

>>56193672
>why is 2*4 better?
Dual channel is *slightly* faster (at least in benchmarks) but mostly if one such fails, you still have 4GB usable. Normally 1*8 and 2*4 are roughly the same price

>>56193777
If one stick fails


>posting from my phone

>>56193672
Gold never hurts.
There's a quick list you can consult:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

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>>56193181
Why 550W tho?

>>56193181
Youre a fucking retard. Buy a hybrid 2 tb hdd for 89.99.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tLyMvV

Building my first PC, mainly for gaming. How does this look? My budget was $1000. I have a 1 tb external so I'm only adding a SSD. Optical drive is for older games.

I'm pretty unfamiliar with PC building so I'm not sure how to be certain all of my parts will work together. Beyond pcpartpicker's "compatibility" would you guys recommend anywhere else that might help me learn how to tell what works with what?

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What should I upgrade first looking at my speccy?

Also, building a pc for a friend, is everything compatible? Any Tips?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vd2dm8

http://www.logicalincrements.com/

Do I pull the trigger on the Superb tier?

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>>56193933
You might as well spend seven extra bucks and get Skylake, DDR4 and a slightly higher wattage PSU.

>>56194170
>Windows 10
>500 watt
>i5 6600
Jesus

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>>56193933
>>56194245
>g skill ripjaws

>>56194287
It's not even expensive, though.

>>56194287
I have generic ram from China for 10 dollars.

>>56194254
>windows 10
it was the cheapest

>500 watt
for further upgrades if neccesary?

>i5 600
ok, this i understand, but at the budget, i tried to squeeze out a little more.

>>56193933
>CD/DVD writer for older games
Why? I'm sure you have a drive at home already, just rip the images and mount them when you want to play the older games.
Other than that, you should probably switch to ddr4 RAM since it seems like you're building a pc which will last another 6 years at least and ddr3 will probably be abandoned during that time. But there's no need for additional wattage, you won't go over 450 even with some additional devices connected to your PC, 500 or 550 should be more than enough even if you upgrade something.

>>56194170
I'd say get an SSD, as for your friend there's no need to get an overpriced gaming graphics card now when no games require 8GB and by the time 8GB is required that card will be 30-40% cheaper. And remove Windows you can easily download it for free.

>>56194287
>double minus range
Who the fuck buys this shit?

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>>56194254
>>56194463

So how does this look?

You would be better served buying a cheap macbook off of CL. Perhaps a monitor and mouse to go with it.

>>56194726
Looks good. You should probably get a 256GB SSD to put your system/OS, programs and games on and use an HDD only for media storage and backups. Although, I'm not sure if you need thermal paste and a cooler since stock CPU's come with both.

>>56193181

>dont game
>micro atx
>no gpu
kys

>>56194726
You can get epic G.Skill Ripjaws ram for less money than that. You don't have to buy lame looking green shit just because neckbeard dullards tell you to.

So, building something for my bro for his 18th birthday, how does this look?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JyNrVY
I'm tired of looking at him gaming on a laptop so I want to build him a real pc

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BxtMvV

Any suggestions? I'm gonna probably get an SSD also

>>56195020
this
buy a case/board with enough space for a middle length card and you will be set for future gaming or gpu calculation

>>56195182
>paying more for gaming looks
Get a load of this fag.

>>56195462
Except you're paying less, you bellend.

>>56195424
what made me winge as I read it...

>$115 closed loop heatsink, but I bet this faggot never OCed in his life
>buying thermal paste
>evga for graphic card
>full tower

its just so exactly what I hate

get smaller case thats not an eyesore, you dont fucking need cow house
get MSI or asus gpu
you dont need thermal paste
you dont need fucking $100 heatsink that will break a pump on ya in 2 years, get $30 hyper 212 or some noctua around $45

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>>56193181
>I'm a cs student and I don't game.
nigga, you're on the wrong board then

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>>56194170
get a gtx 1070 nigga. preferably MSI

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CNn68K
First PC build ever. The case and graphics card are temporary.

>>56193181
Get a Thinkpad X220 and install Gentoo.

need to buy a new monitor, $250 max, need it for daily use/light gaming. i've always used a shitty led tv so any real monitor will probably be un upgrade. atm i have a 1080p 22", looking for at least the same specs if not higher. i was looking at the korean monitors and particularly at qnix 2710. should i pull the trigger? is there anything better?

That mx14 that I bought while deployed.

>kek

>>56193181
Damn it I'll ask, who's the girl?

>>56196648

Just buy crt monitor on ebay.

>>56194287
what is this meme of ram influencing colors?

>>56195785
If he has the money to spend on Razer diarrhea, the least he could do is custom-order a great table according to personal specifications, and get some great monitor arms for his shit.
The only worse thing than a fag wasting money, is a fag not even making the full use of money.

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>>56193181

>cs student

>>56193181
>i3 dual core
dont be such a jew and get a quad core i5
a bigger SSD as >>56193205 said as well
same for what >>56193278 said

>>56195508
I stand corrected. I didn't realize I was comparing 2133mhz to 2400. Even though I do think the red cover looks better than the board, my point still stands about arbitrarily paying more for a "gaming" brand.

kakšna rit

>>56195785
This looks cool as fuck... But what the fuck do you do with all this stuff

>>56197155
>alienware and razer everywhere
>cool as fuck

Ehhhhhhh.

>>56197200
Can't deny it looks like a pretty good set up. Whether it's any good is another matter. Probably good enough for 90% of ppl. I'd rather have a slick as fuck desktop/server combo tho

>>56195251
spend the extra and get a 250gb 850 evo ssd. Well worth it.

Am I the only one who finds her ass way to big compared to the rest of her body?

It's really not attractive at all.

>>56197322
you're probably the only one

>>56197322
It's just you. She looks amazing don't know what skeletons you're into.

>>56197322
low test

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>>56193181
As a strong independent #girlwhocodes I find that picture unrelated and offensive. Please delete it inmediately before I call the mods and my tumblr followers on to you.

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>>56196849
Katya Clover. OP has the shopped version, pic related is the original.

>>56194726
I would not recommend that MOBO. First off it's a microATX and you have a mid-tower case. Secondly it's got very few reviews and half of them are bad. Thirdly I'd be willing to bet that if you try to put that 212 Evo puzzlebox on your tiny-ass MOBO, you're gonna have a bad time.

The 212 Evo comes with thermal paste, you don't need more. Spend $7 on a static wristband if anything.

Your processor is WAY more powerful than your GPU and will probably bottleneck it. Unless you have a CPU intensive game in mind, balance those 2 out.

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Opinions on this one? Don't mind the SSD size and the OS.

>>56198357
who are the niggers that keep photoshopping all these inflated asses into pictures, seriously

>>56198419
it's bigger in the original. He lifted and tightened it in the shoopped version

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/9xPRTH

Do I need more power supply friends?

>>56198876
Depends.
PSU's tend to run best around half their load. That's a luxury though and not a nessesity.
So you can kick it up to about 600W if you want.

If you're going to OC then you'll need a lot more power.
http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/
Use this to calc your needs.

>>56198417

>K series cpu
>Budget mobo

You may want a z170 board mate, your current board won't support overclocking

as far as cpu / gpu goes, i can't really find a good answer. what is the minimum for max settings gaming?

>>56199388
Depends on what games you're playing

>>56199350
Kind of sad that these days they charge a premium for a BIOS image that supports changing settings.

>>56199441

i play mostly multiplayer shooters and racing games.

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>>56199506
But the question is which ones? Do you play Quake or Battlefield? Forza or F-Zero in a shitty emulator? The amount of power you'll need to max them out highly depends on the games themselves.

>>56199506
what resolution? games like cs:go or games like Battlefield?

>>56199543

sorry, right now i'm playing a lot of siege and will be on bf1 when it gets rolling. as far as racers i currently play forza 6 and will be playing f1 2016 and fh3

also, 1080p

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>>56199596

here's where i'm at right now, i can tell there is a lot of fat i can trim off but i'm not knowledgeable enough to know where. i picked an i7 over an i5 for a bit of longevity

So Ive been looking for a build for around £600 and i just found this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wC8n7h
Is that any good? Will i be able to play guild wars at medium+ settings on it?

>>56199596
>>56199682
This should be fine if you're playing BF1 maxed at 1080p, but I'm not sure what to say about that since it's not officially out yet. Forza 6 should be good too. But I'd recommend doing your homework since some random fuck on the internet is about as reliable as that uncle that keeps asking for money once or twice a year.

>>56199682
Don't buy 32GB of RAM, you need 16GB at the very most for gaming. 8GB is just fine.
I'd rather buy an i5 than an i7 because paying the extra money just for hyperthreading is not worth it. An i5 will do very well in modern games for years to come. GPU is most important

>>56199823
The processor is faster, it isn't just hyperthreading moron.

>>56197200
mostly cool because he has a really nice racing wheel setup

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>>56198876
>>56199312

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pNm68K

Alright this is my last shit post before I pull the trigger. Any other comments before I buy?

>>56200174
>http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pNm68K
No SSD? Looks good, although I would have went for EVGA SuperNOVA 650W

>>56199762
Anyone help?

>>56201749
>http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pNm68K
Seems like you could get the 1070 for cheaper. Also, I'd beef the size of the HDD and add an SSD for OS/Programs that you use often.

>>56201809
Try something like Microcenter if you're near a B&H

>>56199823
> i7 overkill. 6600k is more than enough
>16gb ddr4 its enough

this

>>56194287
these things exist?

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How did I do?

>>56204152
Error detected: no heat spreader on ram.

>>56199682
Get a SuperNOVA G2 rather than NEX.

>>56204152
grab the 6600k while it's on sale. also you want some heat spreaders on that ram. giel is a decent inexpensive choice. lastly you want an ssd. it will make all the difference in the world. save on proc or gpu or anything to get at least a 250 ssd

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> http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GYZt8K
is this going to be okay for a first time builder? any improvements i can make while spending the same? I'm using it for gaming and maybe some design work, so i need ram and the case.

>>56196890
not the only meme in there

>>56204650
the ssd is shite. grab a 500gb 850 pro or even a 950 pro for your m.2 and you'll be happy for sure. you can seriously cut down to 16gb ram with a sick was ssd and outperform what you have going on right there.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/T3xXbj
Trying to find a better motherboard, but might stick with this. Any suggestions would be nice.

>>56205395
I went with this guy because of the usbc

>>56205395
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8q38TW/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xpsli

>>link

>>56197155
The only cool shit is the racing wheel and the flight sticks and shit.

The rest can fuck off.

>>56193181
What is she doing to those tomatoes

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4HXxcc
Also, the GPU I'm actually getting isn't on pcpartpicker.com so I had to put something else there.

Here's the one I'm getting
http://www.galax.com/en/graphics-card/10-series/galax-geforcer-gtx-1070-virtual.html
now before you get triggered this is actually the cheapest where I live. I save about 40$.

>>56205765
Also forgot to ask, will this be better for my build?
http://www.palit.com/palit/vgapro.php?id=2679

or should I stick with the blower type cooler for my mini itx build?

Anything I can improve on this poorfag build
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BVjt8K

what CPU should i upgrade to?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WnYnLD

>>56193933

Make you 550w power supply is enough, you should leave a bit of extra power, also the 1060 is good but I would try getting the 1070 if budget allows for it

>>56205480
I've seen a lot of posts about the z170 gigabyte boards hitting the fan. Should I be wary due to low cost?

>>56205853
Switch to X4 845
380 is not a good item to buy at that price.

>>56205885
Is this your current build, or your planned build? What is your budget for upgrading the CPU?

>>56205946
Its my current build, i feel like my CPU is a bit of a bottleneck.

I have about 250$ to blow on this

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>>56193238
Because you can't install all the software you want on linux because it's not compatible

>>56205961
If you want to blow it all on the CPU, the i5 4690 is probably your best bet. However, if you are mostly gaming, and you want better performance in game, then you should know that the RX 460 is a low-end card. For better gaming, I would consider upgrading the GPU first, and the CPU later.

>>56204851
>>56204650

okay thanks. is the video card okay or overkill?

>>56193181
Fine. Maybe go up to I5?

>>56205991
its not for much gaming, mainly 2d and 3d cad, and the rx460 performs well at that even with shitty drivers
if i need to do any gaming i have a 750ti around i can use for light 1080p gaming since the ubuntu drivers arent garbage for it

the i5 seems like a good bet, reviews say it stays pretty cool which is what i need in this tiny case

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>>56205991
>RX 460 is a low-end card

>>56206091
the rx460 is a low end card anon

its meant for 1080p mid graphics gaming
or high graphics 30fps
or sub 1080p

it was advertised to be used for dota and csgo, its not the rx480

>>56206088
Cool. If the drivers for Linux are ok on the AMD side (I mean that in a non-meme way), then the RX460 has better performance than the 750Ti

>>56206091
It is a $110 card. What are you expecting?

>>56206139
the AMDGPU-PRO drivers are awful
my 750ti blows it out of the water in Insurgency by about 50fps on average
but its not as powerful computational wise and thusly things go much better in Blender and Maya with the rx460 over the 750ti

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rate and/or hate

>>56206477
It is fine. I would suggest you get a bigger SSD, or add an HDD. You can drop to 8GB RAM, or get a slightly lesser case, if your budget is strict.

>>56206498
I forgot to mention, I already have a 2TB HDD that I'm planning to transfer over to this build.

Gonna repost this to hopefully get some more opinions on wether its decent or not for the price. My budget is up to £630

So Ive been looking for a build for around £600 and i just found this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wC8n7h
Is that any good? Will i be able to play guild wars at medium+ settings on it?

>>56207131
1) for £30 more you can get a 6600k
2) you should get 2x4 of RAM, not 1x8
3) Toshiba drives are terrible
4) you never accounted for the cost of the case+psu which is probably another £100

>>56207211
Didnt notice those wernt included, thanks for the save

>>56207211
>>56207261
Guess it back to searching. Fuck.

>>56206477
That is a quality build.
Since you're willing to drop so much money on it I would only advise beefing up the Power supply.
It'll let you upgrade later down the line and they say PSU's run best at half load.
With the rest of your build it just feels like you tried to cut a corner there.

>>56193181
BLUE FUCKING BOARD

Currently have a GTX 770 and a 8320. Is it worth buying a 1070 and a 6500 if you look at performance? Or should I wait a bit, I'm not in a hurry.

>>56209820
Kaby Lake coming in October/November, mate.

At least wait til then.

>>56209829
Thanks, I'll just keep this build for a while then. Hopefully the current GPUs will have dropped in price a bit as well by then.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bzsz7h

Rough list, but purely a guide of placeholders. Already gave the case.

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When the capacitors of the motherboard are specified as being polymer, does it still matters if they are Japanese or Taiwanese?

Would you recommend a little extra wiggle room for your windows partition? 15gb is what's required but should I have a few more to be on the safe side for any updates or whatever?

PC building general:
>>56209585
>>56209585
>>56209585
>>56209585

>>56193181
id switch out the i3 with a pentium g3258, very similiar in specs and the g3258 is half the price, very worst case you buy a aftermarket aircooler and overclock slightly

>>56210420
Pretty sure this is the pc build general. dude.
Thread's been active since yesterday.
You should probably direct those guys over here

That thread has only 13 replies and 7 posters..

>>56211216
Bump limit reached?
Genuine question im answering for myself rn

If you're asking if there is a bump limit,
I do not know.

If you're asking if I reached a bump limit.
No

If you're implying that I am bumping threads to keep them alive.
No I am not.

I hope I answered your question.

>>56212245
No i was asking if there is a bump limit while simultaneously answering the question bcus i could see if it bumps after posting

>>56211216
>does not have general on the name
>says it's the general thread
>isn't even called /pcbg/

>>56193181

Already have hdds, cpu cooler and a psu, want to buy a matx gaming pc for mainly dota 2, smite and lol, maybe some bf3, but also want to keep it cheap with the ability to overclock, whats a good deal?

>>56193181
>PC Build Thread
Not
>PC Specs thread

You niggers ain't grabbing a soldering iron like amehd did and building a cpu from transistors and cable are you?

>>56212430
The bump limit on /g/ is 315. Now we are at 142.

>>56212571
There are too many possibilities. You need do set more limitations, or you will be overwhelmed by the total of motherboard models available.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/P8TXbj

VM testing, some AutoCAD / Inventor, Lightwave, Solid Works, and SQL dev work.

>>56195839
I think you get slightly better performance/dollar with the i5-6500. Otherwise looks pretty good.

>>56206091
There isn't much point in making real "low-end" cards since integrated GPUs offer similar performance.

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build this back in like 2013 on a budget and upgraded here and there for some small buck whenever i could spare some. I swapped out the GPU and got the SSD, put a fan on the cpu and the case, got a new PSU (bequiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 600W) and peripherals. Im not saying that i need to upgrade, but maybe i want to. what do you recommend? the CPU might be from Q'2 13 but its still 200€ and seems to do the job. the GPU also does what its supposed to. the RAM is g skill F3-10600CL9D btw. I'm thinking of putting in 2 more of these modules for 40€ or is the model important and i should get better quality sticks instead? after the RAM im eyeing a 1070 and in a more far away future replacing the motherboard and CPU with prospects of maybe SLIing the 1070.
what would you do in my case and also how do i spot bottlenecks or keep track of my system?

>>56213559
I'd say get better RAM. 1333MHz is just barely above the worst you can get. There's no real reason to upgrade the CPU, but since you have z-chipset you could swap to 4690k or maybe 4790k - skylake is pretty much flat-out not worth it unless your MOBO bites the dust. If the GPU is good enough to not need an urgent upgrade, I'd at least hold up until AMD's high-end cards come out and then take another look at how things are priced after that.

>>56212814

> cheap
> runs bf3 on high
> matx
> can overclock
> max 650 watts

Thats literaly the only things i need

>>56214994
>cheap
Not exactly a good idea. Cheap motherboards don't last long, due to the capacitor quality.

I'm building budget £400-600 PC do i do good
>saphire r9 380
>amd fx 6350
>4gb*2 corsair vengeance wam

>>56193181
Worst part is the monitor.
Really anon, you can find 1080p ips for 90$.
Do yourself a favor and don't buy that 768p shit

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>>56195785
>all that expensive stuff and yet he still uses a shitty, outdated logishit wheel

>>56198357
I knew those buttocks were too good to be true

>>56193181
Get 1 stick of 8GB of RAM, your mobo only supports 2 sticks anyway so you can upgrade to 16GB in the future. dual channel is irrelevant for you and for most people

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Does /g/ make robots?

>>56218226
See: >>>/diy/

>>56206139
Last time I tried (about 18 months ago), AMD linux drivers were COMPLETE shit.

>>56193181
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tkqK3F

is it good? am i a good builder?

Will a 650w g1 cover a 6700k and a 1070 ftw?

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bzsz7h

First build and mainly will be using this to do digital editing with a 1440p panel and a 1080p panel in portrait mode for web browsing.