/pcbg/ - PC Building General

death to miners

I've noticed stores have GPUs in stock now, just for inflated prices.

Is mining dying off a bit, and can we expect prices/stock to normalise soon?

who is this semen demon?

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so, thanks to the nice guys of /pcbg/ and the wiki and I finally did it, I built my own pc, I first wanted to thank everyone that helped me
everything's fine, no fuck-ups (minor nor major), and I'm pleasantly surprised of the result
only one thing: I have an SSD and an HDD mounted, I installed the os on the SSD and everything was a-ok until I noticed that the HDD won't show up from the file explorer, I checked both in the bios and in the devices settings of windows and the hard-disk seems to be there and functioning but I can't still get to use it
is there something I need to do to 'activate' it?
thanks in advance for the (further) help

>>61732283
your sister.

>>61732283
https://youtu.be/69WFt6_dF8g
>>61732360
rude

>>61732207
fpbp

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didn't know they made a TG version of the Mini C boys. worth the extra ~$25?

>>61732357
Is the SATA data cable connected to the motherboard? if so, just open up disk management and format the HDD, then name it

>>61732180
who the fuck is that trap?

>>61732496
and when you name it, name it "Definitely not porn"

I've only ever used stock CPU coolers, but it looks like Ryzens CPUs don't come with one. Which CPU cooler would you guys recommend?

Is the 1400 worth it over the 1200 if I want to watch movies/have a browser open on another monitor while casually gaming or emulating older games? 1600 is out of my price range

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>>61732496
thanks anon, easier than I thought, HDD up and running
>>61732552
sorry, I already named it 'HDD', I'm a simple man

>>61732566
NH-D15

>>61732566
what?
I bought a Ryzen CPU (1600) last month and it came with its own cooler

>>61732566
Which cpu? A lot of them do, and they're good coolers.

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>>61732180
I LOVE ROSE! PLEASE COME BACK!

>>61732703
>>61732714
the x series dont come with coolers

>>61732703
>>61732714
Oh, really? My 1600X didn't come with one.

I'm just looking for something cheap that'll do the job. Or should you not skimp out on CPU coolers?

>>61732477
>315mm max GPU

reeeeeeeee

>>61732407
what makes u think its a boy

>>61732798
>>61732806
>the x series dont come with coolers
ok, didn't know that

>>61732873
/g/ memes

>>61732516
wiki has page on him
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Rose

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>>61732935
>check RosePlaysGames channel
>last video three years ago

>>61732907
i found out cause mine came in and when i was gtonna start building i read that it didnt

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i'm improving my old pc:
athlon II x3 455
sapphire hd 5570
msi 740gm-p25

got a second hand phenom x6 1090t, don't have a better gpu atm.

is it ok if i use the phenom with the other old components?

>>61732907
>ok, didn't know that
Some of them do.
The Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 3 1300X, and Ryzen 5 1400 all come with the Wraith Stealth cooler.
The Ryzen 5 1500X, Ryzen 5 1600, and Ryzen 7 1700 all come with the Wraith Spire Cooler. The 1700's has an RGB ring exclusive to it.
The Ryzen 5 1600X, Ryzen 7 1700X, and Ryzen 7 1800X don't come with coolers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ekQXYEbbs

>>61733165
If the chipset is the same yeah...

But you already know what we're gonna say.
Get the R5 1600. Is the next Phenom. And will probably be as future proof as you feel your old athlon has been.

Does Superbiiz have ridiculous shipping costs or something?

Is this OK & up to date?
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/wMgXsY/modest-gaming-build
Need in a hurry a new pc, mostly for video edit and 3d render, but as far as i know the specs for a gaming pc should be very similar.

>>61732477
Man this case looks so clean. I'd totally get it if it didn't only support 2x 3.5" HDD's - Would be a lot better if it had more slots.

>>61733431
Thanks anon, this is my old rig in my mom's house, which i visit twice a month and i'm not planning on upgrading the mobo.

Thing is, i'm afraid that using the 1090t along with the hd 5570 will bottleneck so hard that keep using my x3 455 would be a better option.

>>61733560
Looks Good.
But you need more RAM. 16 GB is recommended minimum for video editing+ rendering.

Also, I personally recommend(and own) the R7 1700. It's worth every penny.

>>61732180
I'd fuck the girl (male)

>>61732273
>Is mining dying off a bit, and can we expect prices/stock to normalise soon?
I wouldn't bet on it. Though apparently Vega is supposed to have great mining performance, which means mining becomes less profitable with Polaris, so that should bring the prices on mid-range cards closer to normal, at least.

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guys there's still a fuckhuge bundle of cables coming from the psu that I don't need and I don't know what the fuck to do with or even how to manage them without making a mess before closing the case
pls halp, teach me the magic ways of cable management because I'm really lost

>>61732798
>the x series dont come with coolers
Well, the 1600x, 1700x and 1800x don't. The 1500x and 1300x do have stock coolers.

>>61733560
Looks pretty solid a few things to note:

If you're looking to stick with 8gb, be sure to get a 2x4gb for dual channel it's about a 10-15% performance increase for RAM (increases RAM bandwidth capabilities)

Or do what >>61733640 said and upgrade to 16gb with 2x 8gb sticks.

Shell out a little bit more and for you 67$ you can get a 2tb Seagate Barracuda - faster read write speeds in comparison to the Hitachi - but the price for 2tb on the one you've chosen is still really good.

>>61733640
Thanks! What about the GPU, do you think it's alright? or should I wait for the amd GPUs to be back in stock

Does anyone know of any bracket/enclosure that will house two 2.5" drives, preferably covering both? It would hopefully look like a single 3.5" that houses two 2.5" drives. The drive cage in my case can only hold one 2.5" drive and two 3.5" drives, but I have two 2.5" drives they're both WD blues and I'd prefer them to not be seen as the blue doesn't match the a e s t h e t i c of my setup.

Anyone have case recommendations that meets most/all of the following criteria?

-Mid tower, preferable no longer than ~20" length; height irrelevant
-Very easy cleaning - lots of dust filters that are easily removable. Ability to pull out bottom and/or PSU dust filter from the side or the front is a big plus.
-Tempered glass side panel - not necessary, but a nice plus.
-Noise dampening material where possible
-Hinged side panel - this sounds like a convenient feature but I could be dissuaded from it. But even if it's not hinged, easy access is a plus

I've looked at a number of cases but all are lacking in some way. The Define C with Tempered Glass looks really good but only 315mm for GPU is unfortunate.

Carbide 600C Inverse would be good if not for the flimsy plastic panel.

The Enthoo Evolv ATX could be nice, but I'm skeptical of having tempered glass side panels on both sides. The Luxe would be good but it's a full tower and bigger than I'd like. P400S could be an option here as well.

>>61733759
I have a RX570, but that is for gaming porpuses. For video rebdering and such, Nvidia GPUs are recommended because of CUDA . That GPU is fine. If you can get the 6gb that would be better, but little dofference

AMD has Open CL, but CUDA is apparently more effective. So stick to that.

>>61733686
So, what, should i just give up on getting an AMD GPU. Though at the rate things are going it feels like the only GPU available for my next build will be a 1050ti or 460.

Maybe i'll drop getting a free sync monitor and go for a regular one, since the g-sync premium is retarded.

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>>61733825
Nevermind, I found what I was looking for.

R8 my build, m8s. I'll post pictures and update price when I get get new case fans (need two more) and clean up my cabling.

Total paid includes the extra shipping I paid to get my case on the same day as the rest of my components. The WD blues were pulled from an old external and old laptop that I don't use anymore.

>hnnnnghhh
>m-my threads, they're ripping

>>61734086
Curious to hear your justification for buying 2 shit drives

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Can I avoid the botnet with this build + libreboot + gentoo?

>>61734111
If you could read, you'd see that those drives were pulled from an old external and an old laptop that I don't use anymore.

Nice trips though.

>>61733700
cut them off or get a modular psu

>>61734015
If you were planning on getting one soon, probably. Though Nvidia prices are pretty inflated as well.

>>61733700
if you're worried about psu cables, first and foremost you should get a modular or semi modular psu.

but as you probably don't have one, the best you can do is fold up your unused cables and zip tie them.

>>61734180
>>61734180
Thanks. Please mark them as purchased next time for those just dropping in.

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I'm trying to decide between getting the G4560 or the Ryzen 3. I'm leaning towards the G4560 since I'm poverty tier, but the Ryzen 3 is only 60 more dollars. I want to game mainly, but I also will be using it for my computer science work.

Is the ryzen meme worth $60?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vgmBBP
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Kq8mM8

>>61733619
that's not how bottlenecking works

>>61734395
>Double the cost of g4560 for 5% performance increase

>>61734395
if you can ACTUALLY get a 4560 for $56 sure, go for that. Everywhere I'm seeing, the chip is closer to $80 though.
The r3 will do better if you overclock it a little, and the stock cooler is good enough for like 3.8ghz, maaaaybe 3.9. but at $56 get the pentium.

>>61734450
okay. I keep hearing that the ryzen would perform better on other tasks outside of games but I wasn't sure if it was worth it. and the upgrade path

>>61734492
Yeah I wasn't considering it at $80, but It dropped in price at a microcenter near me

Wanted:

Router that
* is supported by LEDE
* has 6 external antennas, 3 for 2.4 Ghz and 3 for 5 GHz

>>61734495
Ryzen 3 will even beat i5's at non-gaming tasks, and the upgrade path makes it totally worth it

>>61734495
Well, you can pretty much get g4560 + a cheap MOBO for the price of an R3(assuming it actually goes for $60), so upgrade path isn't necessarily worth considering at that point.

>>61734590
Dang okay. I'll probably go with that then

>tfw bought 32gb ram for 100 bucks and cpu for 40.

>>61734604
True. Maybe I'll just get the g4560 and then upgrade to a better mobo and cpu later on.

Are 21:9 monitors worth it or just a meme?

Let's add a general rule to the OP: Never purchase anything on release.

>>61734607
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSNrGenJDnc

Just make sure you grab a decent B350 motherboard.

>>61734661
Ultrashort

New rule:
ALWAYS purchase AMD on release

>>61734680
Thanks, that video helped me decide. Totally worth it to get the r3 in my case

>Used 2500k + Asus P8P67/Z68 Deluxe

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Well, there are no video cards in Soviet Russia.

>>61734663
Never buy version one (1) of anything, except in some rare cases new architechture (Sandy Bridge), but never on new die (SB was second Intel arch on 32nm).

>>61732567
pls help

>>61734781
>PCe version of 9800 GT
>Not fake

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>>61732180
So why is the 7700k not mentioned?

>>61734810
Lil.
GF9800 was PCIE by default.

>>61732567
Well, if i were you I'd save up for the 1600.
You sound like you could make good use of it. And can ve seen as a long term investment. Save up a couple bucks and get something that'll last you a while anon.

Otherwise no. The 1200 is where the bang/buck is at.

>>61734814
Isn't Rocket League a bit of an outlier? Seems like they're not supporting Ryzen at all, other games that made patches for it saw huge performance increases and they're just not doing anything.

If your son has requested a new "processor" from a company called "AMD", this is genuine cause for alarm. AMD is a third-world based company who make inferior, "knock-off" copies of American processor chips. They use child labor extensively in their third world sweatshops, and they deliberately disable the security features that American processor makers, such as Intel, use to prevent hacking. AMD chips are never sold in stores, and you will most likely be told that you have to order them from internet sites. Do not buy this chip! This is one request that you must refuse your son, if you are to have any hope of raising him well.

>>61734814
Because of buying CPU just for delid it is not a smart move.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hz4jr7
I've been using this for the past 3 years, only upgraded to the GTX 1060a year ago, had a GTX 760 before that.

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>>61732873
Like really.
It's obviously a girl.

>>61734831
even the 1400 is stretching the budget a little bit but I wasn't sure if the extra threads would help if I was multitasking. I'd like the 1600 but it's a bit much for me. My alternative was to wait for Zen2 or whatever in 2020 and get a 6 or 8 core CPU then when I presumably have more money to work with.

>>61732180
Looking for some build advice:

>country
Germany

>budget
500€, but I'd rather only spend 400 (so equivalent to 500-600$)

>goal
Linux gaming machine. I want to play previous gen games like Fallout NV, GTAIV, Skyrim with 30-60 fps on a not very large 60Hz monitor.
No nVidia Graphics pls.

Should be upgradeable without replacing everything soon.

>>61734870
do you have any questions? How are we supposed to respond to this?
>"Hey guys, I have a computer."

>>61733902
a-anyone? ;_;

>>61732180
My router is like 15m away. And I get a 25Mbps speed. Should I got Cat5e, cat6/a or cat7/a??

>>61735082
Ryzen 5 1600
B350 board of your liking
8gb ram (or more depending on your gpu choice)
RX 460 or a used 290/390 or 470 if you find one

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>>61733902

>>61733902
http://www.thermaltake.com.au/Chassis/Full_Tower_/Core/C_00003076/Core_V71_Tempered_Glass_Edition/design.htm

I bought a motospeed inflictor ck104 and bought my own keycaps and all of a sudden after like 2 months the D key stops working. Fo r example. I could be holding down D and it will stop for like 1 whole second periodically. So I could be typing a message and half of my sentence will have no D's in it. Anyone got any ideas in how to fix? I checked my keys and they were clean and there is a tiny bit of plastic that shouldn't be affecting it all.

/mkg/ is no help

>>61735174
Thanks for the advice, but that's a 600€ build.

>>61735525
I guess that's what you get for the cheapest mks. You could try to replace that switch, although it would propably be hard to find an identical one since it's not cherry or gateron. What I would suggest, is to take a switch from a key that you don't use that much, or maybe even don't use at all (like scroll lock, or pause) and swap them in place with the D switch. Of course, assuming that it's a problem with the switch itself.

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do they make locked drive cages like this that you can replace your normal internal drive cage with?

>>61735633
Is there a video guide on how to swap it? Is it easy?

>>61735782
It's literally basic soldering, you'll easily find some tutorials on youtube on how to solder/desolder them. Any soldering iron will be ok.

>>61732180
o, why hath rose forsaken us

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what should I upgrade to run games smoothly on this computer?

I sure hope this mining thing isn't going to become the new status quo, building your own PC is going to be shit.

At this rate i'd save money by just buying an iMac over building my own.

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Computer for work, how am I doing

>>61735904
if you dont work at pixar or some shit please proceed to kys

>>61735804
Never soldered in my life

>>61735872
You need to just buy a real GPU.
>>61735966
It's not hard, you can find a lot of tutorials on the internet.

>>61735758
reply to me

Can I install an M.2 via PCI on my OptiPlex 780

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Looking into an aircooled build. Any suggestions for a case with good airflow?

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>>61735918
Jealousy

>>61736430
>mienquack
>dual 1080ti
>minequack

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>>61736478

>>61735374
looks interesting i'll look into it, thanks anon.

>>61735507
thanks man. looks really good but it's just slightly too big for my desk.

>>61732283
>>61732516
I want reddit to leave. How do you not know who rose is?

>>61734814
Dead socket

>>61736820
actually the thermaltake might be able to fit on the desk, ill add it as an option as well. thanks a lot senpai

>>61732477
Now we just need one that doesn't have a fucking plastic front

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New build will not post, any suggestions?

>>61737095
Different LED colors

What RAM speed to get for gaming on Ryzen? It used to be common knowledge that it didn't matter, but now it's a very deep and expensive rabbit hole

>>61737117
As close to 3200 as you can.

>>61737113
Please give me real suggestions

>>61737157
Try a different psu. Still don't work, try a different mobo

>>61737157
Double check all your connections, make sure the components are seated properly. Make sure your monitor is set to the proper input. Try different cables and monitors.

>>61737150
Why 3200? Higher speed ram is available

I got a 430 watt power supply with a ryzen 5 1600, whats a gpu for this setup?

>>61737458
Diminishing returns and you can already have trouble hitting the 3200.

>>61737173
>>61737311
Did all this stuff

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>>61734814
Because you have autism, fuck you and your stutterfest cpoo

Every time i see >her face I get really sad because I know such a perfect human being is extremely uncommon and I will never have one like >her

>>61737632
What's the motherboard situation like now?

There was a lot of shit at launch. Are those same motherboards safe to buy today or is shopping for AM4 still a minefield?

E.g. logicalincrements recommend the asus x370 pro, but that one got torn apart at launch because of RAM stability issues and I can't find anything conclusive about how much it has improved since then

AM4 boards with ECC other than...?

Gigabyte GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI
ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac
Gigabyte GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI

Those are all Mini-ITX with only 1 PCIe slot and few SATA ports

Taking my new build into a repair shop, hopefully a second opinion will get it to work thanks for all your help (not really)

>Microcenter offering 1800X for $350, only 50 more than what I paid for my 1700X last month
>could have waited on my toaster a month longer to have an R7 @ 4.2ghz
>just started hearing more about Vega
When it comes to vidya an extra 0.2 ghz isn't a big deal right? Should I also care about Vega despite having a 1080 Ti? I can't stop second guessing after the catastrophe that was my first build.

>>61732975
she uploaded on her main channel for Christmas last year, i nearly cried when i saw the notification

>>61738214
literal beta

>>61738202
No and No,
your 1080TI will bottleneck your 1700X for gaming, not the other way around. Also, Vega is set to perform at ¬1080 level, so the 1080TI is more powerful than anything we'll see until the next Titan or the next generation of Nvidia gaming cards.

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per OP - don't bother with a 144hz monitor if I have a 1060 right?
Should I just get a dell U2415 IPS instead? thoughts? for gaymen, anime and shitposting.

>>61738316
I have a 1440p144hz gayming screen and a 1060, but im upgrading soon. If I was stuck with a 1060 I'd just buy a good 1080p60hz screen.

what cooler should I get for a ryzen 1700x?

What's a good CPU for an FX 6300 these days?
I'm willing the buy used one .

>>61732180
Budget $650
US
Just need a midrange gaming computer and some programming/multitasking

>>61738564
CR-95C

>>61738578
>What's a good CPU for an FX 6300 these days?
wut

>>61738580
HP Pavillion 550

>>61738578
And by cpu I mean gpu.

>>61738578
I have a 950 with mine
It's fine

>>61738621
GTX 1050 or 1050Ti.
RX 560 if AMD fan.

im planning a threadripper build even though im 99% certian a ryzen 7 will be sufficient for my needs, but i just WANT THAT KIKERIPPER COCK DOWN MY THROAT

pls advise

>>61732180
single fan gtx 1060 3gb in stock for $210 on us newegg right now. Just noticed while browsing
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487263

>>61738708
Threadripper 1900X sounds perfect for you then. It's essentially a Ryzen 7 1800X on the X399 platform
>why?
because you get 64 PCIe lanes to run all the BS graphics cards and nvme drives you want.

>>61732734
>I married Rose and made her stop posting
Feels good man

>>61738731
Is the 1900x two 4 core CCX or is it like four 2 core CCX?
That's going to matter a ton as far as it's gaming worth. It would be a nice chip if it can really do 4.2ghz, ddr4 3600 (quad channel) and have all those juicy hedt features. Sure you would be indulging yourself but people spend more money on sillier things than a nice hedt computer.

Since Threadripper is essentially just 2+ dies glued together isn't gonna run hot as fuck?
What is AMD thinking?

>>61732180
>her

>>61735174
that's exactly my build and I spent almost 700€ on it
prices in Europe are a little bit higher than US ones, what would be a 500/600$ build there, here you might have to add at least another hundred
(speaking about central/southern Europe, east/slav may vary)

Why does Skylake-X run so hot when the TDP the same as Intel's previous HEDT CPUs?

>>61738875
Premium Hebrew Mesh Technology

>>61738875
Mesh uses more power and I believe broadwell-e was soldered

>>61738227
suck me

>>61738731
that's probably what i wouldve gone with if it was released alongside the 1950x and 1920x, problem is my computer is literally on its last legs and i want a new build ASAP.

>>61738617
>hp
Gross

I can't get one of the stock Wraith screws to go into the bracket, any idea why? I'm a first time baby and it's driving me up the wall.

>>61739171
By that, I mean one won't screw down at all while the rest will screw all the way down.

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vzzjr7

Making a build for gaming, streaming, multitasking, and lifespan without upgrading.

The games I play are old MOBAs and MMOs so I'm looking for longevity over performance, as long as I get 144+fps. Not going to OC for that reason.

Budget is $2k. What should I upgrade? Was thinking of getting a 7700k since I play CPU-intensive games but the temps aren't looking good.

I pressed the power button on my case and the LEDs on the power button and the MB turn on and every few seconds they turn on and off, is this an issue or is it trying to get to bios?

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>too poor to buy the pc i just picked parts out for

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Going to be changing my CPU at the end of the year, I game and only game, I do absolutely no productivity work what so ever. Should I buy a 6 core Covfefe Lake CPU or a 8 core Ryzen one? I can't afford to lose any single thread performance over my current CPU (3770K) because I still play some really old stratergy games that aren't well multi-threaded and still get drops to 30FPS or so.

$1500 NZD
Probably just some newer games at 1080p, working on things sometimes but not much compute intensive stuff.
60Hz
I have two builds for both the blue and red team
i3 7100:
https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/72Fynn
R3 1200:
https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/PdbcD8

>>61739225
You are supposed to cross screw them and not screw one all the way down and move to another.

>>61739362
New build?

>>61739643
I am doing that, but that one won't move no matter what I try to do. The best I could get was 3/4

>>61739657
Unscrew all other screws and try screwing that one first?

Should I get a cat5, 6 or 7 Ethernet cable. My router is about 30 - 40 metres away from my desktop and I get a 25mpbs speed

what should i do while i wait to save money? i dont want to game in shitty 30fps anymore

New builds fans, could fans, graphics card, motherboard all work, but when I plug it into my monitor it won't display anything

>>61739666
masturbate

>>61739673
*CPU fans

>>61739653
Yeah

>>61739664
I did, it simply refuses to go down. I've tried every pattern and swapping the cooler around (changing paste) but nothing will go down that hole.

>>61739681
If it is Ryzen, let it sit for awhile. Ryzen takes a while to post. If it doesn't post after a few minutes, check connections.

>>61739696
Post pic
Sounds impossible.

>>61739707
I don't have Ryzen I have i7-6700k

>>61739725
Check connections
Make sure everything is seated properly.
Is your GPU plugged in and powered?

>>61732180
Is grill

>>61739738
No I just left it sitting in the bottom of my case, someone told me I didn't need it plugged in and it was wireless.

>Be me
>Build new PC
>Yeah I put it together myself!
>Install windows 10 because muh gaymen
>Hmmm... stupid activation wartermark in bottom right hand corner...
>Cant see windows code on OEM box...
>Call Microsoft
>Indian wants full control of my keyboard & mouse. Completely freak out.
>Images of a street shitting, ganges river swimming, poverty stricken, cubical slave come to mind... She will sell all my data for a single rupee...They will see I am a bit of a racist and browse 4chan & pol.
>Disconnect the call.
>Decide to live with the watermark for years instead.
Why the fuck couldn't I just speak to a fucking white man. Why put me in the situation where I have to trust a third worlder? It's unfair.
They only way to make it harder than 'trust this Indian' would be 'trust this Nigerian'.

>>61739738
I didn't put the GPU in yet and all the conections seem fine

>>61739765
Try booting with 1 ram stick.
Unplug everthing you don't need like your HDD etc.

>>61739756
POO

>>61739362
Have you plugged in the 8pin CPU power cord usually on the top of the motherboard.

>>61739783
Unplug from the PSU?

>>61739834
Unplug from the motherboard.
Your goal for now is to get your PC to post.
For intel builds you only need 4 things to post, CPU, board, RAM and PSU.

>>61739666
Squatz + oatz

>>61739870
I just moved the single RAM stick I kept into a different slot now it stays on, I'm going to test it on a monitor to see if bios pops up

are integrated graphics combined with your graphics card if you tell a program/game to use the dedicated gpu?

>>61740086
Well either faulty RAM or faulty Mobo
Glad we sorted that one out

>>61739525
Get a job

>>61740214
Plugged the other RAM in and it reads both RAM in the other two slots. So I guess the two other slots were faulty or something. Replugging everything else back in. Thank you for the help anon.

>>61740101
iGPU are not used so long as you don't plug them in

what can i truly get away with with a ryzen3 1300x and a gtx 1050 (not ti)? my friends are planning to get at least i5 or ryzen5 with 1060s and they think i may not be able to run games at optimal performance

>>61732180
>posting Julian Assange as pic

>>61740225
but what if i hate working?

>>61740101
AMD can crossfire with an APU if you have an AMD card but support is limited. No options exist for Intel/nvidia combinations.

>>61740253
1300x should be good enough, I would save for at least a 1050ti. 2 GB of vram is limiting.

>>61740255
6/9 made me laff

>>61739171
I had a similar problem, I just screwed that one down further, and wiggeled it around until it finally caught on the board. The wraith requires a bit of force to get on and the screws have some wiggle and can not thread right. Back out the screws and keep at it.

>>61739673
Are you plugging into the GPU or the board?

Try pulling the CMOS battery and waiting ~15 mins and try again

>>61738773
It runs cooler than skylake.

>>61739537
Get the 6 core ryzen 1600x

I got a screen that says "Rebot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" when I first tried to turn on my computer. What do I do?

>>61739673
Can you change the input of your monitor? Do you have any other monitors you can test with it?

Barring all that, are there any fault LEDs on the motherboard you can refer the manual to?

>>61738712
>single fan
>3GB

Its garbage

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fddw4C
cheap setup build thoughts? not going for aesthetic

I have a third fan connector in my Define R5 and can't figure out what it's meant to go to. Is it for a third fan later or something?

>>61740451
Yes

>>61740430
Looks fine but I hope your mouse choice is a place holder. /g/ style Razer chriping aside, all Razer products I've heard of and have personally own break after a year or two and the software is ass.

>>61740430
Get a b350 board. Save another 50$

You can overclock, and get more features and since the am4 socket is going to be used until 2020 its future proof and worth the investment.

>>61740430
Don't gimp an R5 with the shittiest single ram you found and a basic as fuck motherboard.

You may as well start with a R3 and ditch your expensive ass peripherals.

>>61740520
want to edit the list for me, i would like to learn

>>61738078
>no replies
Further proof that this is really /vgcag/

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hxxCRG
looking at building a semi cheap setup after years of laptops, primarily picked things that have good reviews and seemed comfy. I was wondering where I could save money.

>>61740625
>using ITX
here you go a free you

>>61740561
Wait for someone esle to chime in too but here's something more balanced while also being more aesthetic.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bG2fTH

Feel free to drop the ram to 8 GB, but do 2*4 and not a single stock of 8. I just tossed in a different PSU and case as well as I'm on mobile and was too lazy to find what you had before.

Your first list wasn't terrible, but you were gimping yourself in weird ways while still being expensive.

>>61740636
>reading comprehension

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>>61740631
you need to be exorcised
fuck hewlett packard

>>61740639
>>61740561
Forgot to add, but feel free to keep your original list, just at least spend 20$-30$ on a better board and go 2*4 on the ram. Dual channel has more bandwidth

>>61740645
it was on sale for 200 bucks with a touchscreen and I needed a new one for uni. the laptop is shit enough as is and requires an external fan. this thing is basically on life support atm.

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>>61740668
o cool

Best air cooler that still fits in a mid-tower case? I want to upgrade from my 212 Evo.

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>>61740631

>>61740645
ok

>>61740631
Ditch the 10603GB. Drop 280 on a 6GB or 150 on a 1050ti.

3GB is not enough vram, the 1050TI beats it in some games.

>>61740631
I would recommend that you get a zen 1400, and a lower voltage, cheaper psu, if you're adamant on saving money. Really should get something other than a 1060 3gb though, they fucking suck. SSDs are also pretty much indispensable in (current year).

>>61740690
DH-15

If I'm planning to re-use my current CPU cooler instead of use the included Wraith Spire, should I pay the extra for a 1600X over a 1600?

Is ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS a good motherboard ? Was thinking of B350M-A before, but it only has one fucking chassis fan header and that's just bullshit
Any better recommendations for a B350 mobo ? mATX would be better over ATX

>>61740742
Yes.

>>61740749
Chassis header fan means nothing.
Just daisy chain your fans together or power them directly from the PSU.

>>61740742
Make sure it's AM4 compatible or get the mounting hardware for it.

>>61740749
Check the amps of the headers and the amps of the fans you intend to use, most headers can run multiple fans no problem. I've only got three headers but I've got seven fans running off them, and I'm able to set them to slow down and speed up according to my temps using SpeedFan.

Generally a 6amp header will do 2x 140mm fans, and a 12amp 4x 140mm fans, so long as you aren't doing something stupid like running 5600rpm Delta fans.

>>61740763
>daisy chain
with what ? for my personal build(for this one I'm just trying to help a friend out) I used 4pin splitter, to connect 2 fans to a CPU cooler and 2 case fans in front, but I paid ~12 euros for 2 of those splitters and they were the only ones I could find locally after searching everywhere so just seems more logical to pay 10 euro extra for the motherboard that wouldn't require spending extra money to have several splitters going right through the middle of the whole build
>power them directly from the PSU
doesn't that mean no PWM control (which I guess doesn't make a difference if using 3pin fan)

>>61740749
It's nice when a mobo includes more fan headers, but you can buy a molex adapter/splitter for a few bucks

>>61740787
Splitters are literal pennies on ebay for a couple of them unless you are buying nice looking braided stuff.

>>61740787
>PWM control
They're FANS
Even at full tilt, they won't consume more than a couple watts each
And if you're bugged about noise, you've bought shitty fans in the first place

How does this look for a short/long-term plan to salvage and upgrade the internals of an Alienware X51 R2?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P3dw4C

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>>61740811
>Alienware

>>61740807
>>61740801
eh, maybe you're right. So would B350M-A be a good choice for a mobo ? the -PLUS one seem to have some better marketing bullshit thrown in, but it seems that the M-A is still a solid choice

>>61740749
>matx

I've had zero trouble with my msi b350m mortar.
-4 ram slots
-crossfire capable
-m2 slot and decent vrm cooling
-stable at 3200mhz after latest bios update

It just werks.

>>61740811
>alienware
>corsair cx
>mushkin
You didn't even try did you?

>>61740816
Won it in a raffle.

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What graphics card should I get for this "sumbitch." I asked this yesterday but just wanted to get a second opinion. Is the 1070 worth the $100+ premium?

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>>61740825
I legit don't know what you're talking about. If you're shitting on the PSU choice, the external power prick of the X51 R2 is like 300W.

I'm looking for cheap blocks to rip the fucking thing apart and rebuild it proper.

As for Mushkin, I just dunno. I don't know what's the thing being referred to. I need 8GBs of DDR3 @1600mhz to replace the 4GB stick that died on me last night and led to me going on a fucking murderspree. They offer what is apparently the cheapest option for a full replacement.

If there's anything legitimately wrong, enlighten me. Please.

>>61740839
What resolution are you gaming on?

>>61740839
1060 (6GB, obv) should be more than sufficient for just about anything unless you're one of those 144hz fools

>>61740839
What are you wanting out of it? 1440p?

>>61740850
Corsair CX is kill yourself-tier, get something by EVGA, Silverstone or Seasonic instead.

>>61740857
144hz is awesome

>>61740855
>>61740860
>>61740866

Just 1080p. My monitor is like way super old.

>>61740866
CX with *00W power is KYS tier, CX with *50W power is a newer release that uses a lot better components than the first one and is at least decent tier

What are /g/'s favorite "premium" (like 150 - 300 dollar) PC cases? What changes up there? Are there features that us peasants wouldn't even dream of?

>>61740878
>1080p
>my monitor is like way super old
And you don't have plans to upgrade your "way super old" monitor ?

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>>61740839
Hi. It's >>61740850 >>61740811 guy here.

The 100R has issues. It has issues of being a sort of ghetto-ass construction.

https://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll1280/11-139-057-05.jpg

https://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll1280/11-139-018-06.jpg

There you can compare the back of the 100R with the older 200R. 200R is more solid, and has the better build of the two. The 100R has the card slots sticking out to cheapen the cost of manufacturing. If you're willing to pay $43 for the 100R, possibly wait for the 200R to go on sale.

Maybe. I dunno.

>>61740879
Don't care, do you think when you post your build in a battlestation thread, or when stacy comes around your house to check out your rig, they are gonna be like 'oh neat, the refreshed corsair cx, sweet choice' or do you think they are going to be like 'oh the corsair cx, enjoy dying in your sleep when it catches fire, retard'?

>>61740887

Nah. Still works perfectly.

> Country
Australia

> Budget
Approximately $1500

I'm a complete hardware rookie who's old (2013) rig just died I'm just looking to put together the best gaming PC I can for the price. I do a little bit of video and music editing, but the main aim for the rig is high-end gaming.

>>61740882
FD Define C and Mini C are half of that price, yet it's fucking great IMO, can't even imagine what magic could be put into case to make me pay 2-4 times more

>>61740887
My monitor just died and I'm still sticking with 1080p. You need to drive that shit based on resolution. Going 1440p or whatever the fuck it is just means you get more pixel density in the best of cases, but you need that much more fucking power behind it. Unless you're devoted, there's no point. 1080p is a perfectly comfortable resolution until OLED comes around.

>>61739665
Bump pls help?!

>>61740918
Like, you can go 1440p, but you have to realize that you're not getting 60fps with that on new games unless you do like... retarded shit.

Youtube fucker who gets all his hardware for free goes on about his Double-Chainlinked Dual SLI 4x Titan X build getting fucking sub-60 FPS at 1440p and you think your $200-$300 card will drive that retardation. Maybe when things actually progress. It's enthusiast tier fagshenanigans. Be smart.

>>61740882
Of all the cases I've had over the years Fractal Design R5 is by far my favorite. This is mainly because of the sound dampening material on that case and the harddrive trays with rubber pieces where you mount the harddrives. This really makes a huge difference compared to other cases I've had and have like Cooler Master HAF 912, Cooler Master N600 and so on. Not having any metal-to-metal on your hardrives makes more difference than fans if you have 4-5 of them. Also, the fans that come with it were actually quiet and great - unlike the garbage noisy fans that have come with every single Cooler Master case I've had (which is the main reason I just avoid that brand now, both cases and PSUs).

>>61740935
Uh, I think you're talking about 4k, I can run 1440p just fine with a 1080 with high settings.

>>61740918
>>61740935
For resolution increase, going from 1080p requires 2 things. 2. 2 big things.

1. OLED.

2. Panel manufacturers not being lazy, cheap mongoloids putting forward policies of things being acceptably terrible because they can't sort their fucking shit out. When 50% of panels come out with defects, it's fucking pointless.

>>61740918
>>61740947
Well I personally upgraded to a 1440p IPS 24" monitor from my old ass 1680x1050 20 or so inch TN panel and I love it, the pixel density, the size of how much shit I can fit in it and I can still run games at decent graphical settings on good framerates with my RX 480 8gb, hell I played DOOM at >60fps on everything maxed, so I'm pretty happy with my choice

>>61740970
It may just be me being an old, cheap, frustrated asshole. I've heard really bad things about 1440p IPS panels.

I need a new monitor but can't seem to buy one that isn't fucked up in some way.

>>61740965
>>61740918
>OLED
>burned in browser tab and navigation bars
>burned in taskbar

Should I purchase the Vega right away or should I wait until the other brands like Sapphire to make one and sell it?

>>61740982
Mine is BenQ BL2420PT, can't say I've noticed any problems with it in half a year I've been using it daily, one of the cheapest QHD IPS I could find

>>61740918
1080p looks like roasted asshole compared to 1440p, and 1440p has been easy as fuck to drive in most games since the GTX 780 dropped like three years ago. Even a 7970 will do 1440p just fine if you aren't looking to push mega high settings. It's not 2010 anymore.

You niggers need to realise that higher resolutions makes every game look better, 1440p medium>1080p ultra all day every day.

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>>61740985
Oh. OLED suffers from burn-in too? Well, fuck. Fuck that, then. 2 things.


1. ???

2. Panel manufacturers not being retarded motherfuckers. See previous 2 things.

Can we just bring back CRTs?

Is it possible/economically viable to build a computer about the size of a steambox? Most of the mini itx cases I can find still take up a good bit of space

>>61740986
It uses a lot of power and the reference design is a blower cooler. If you don't give a shit about noise go right ahead and buy it, if you do run right the fuck away. I bet the air cooled Vega 64 will be louder than a reference design 7970 Ghz edition.

350W TDP and a dual slot blower design is going to be loud as fuck.

>>61741016
So its best to wait for companies like Sapphire to make it a little better?

>>61741003
>OLED suffers from burn-in too?
What else suffers from burn-in ? there's aren't any plasma monitors afaik and OLED only drawback is the fucking burn-in
Unless that shit is fixable(which I don't think is, at least easily) the next step is QLED or some shit like that, there are some TVs with that tech

>>61740882
unless it includes a boatload of fans, a built-in cooler, and/or a quality power supply, there is zero reason to ever spend more than $100 on a case

>>61740933
look at what your router supports instead of choosing what meme cable to use, use the latest available for router

is amd going to release new poverty tier cpu this year? (something equivalent to pentium)

>>61741011
possible, but not economically viable

>>61741045
Ryzen 3 isn't poverty enough for you? You can get a 1200 for just over a hundred bucks

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>>61741031
Like I said, if you don't really care about noise just go right ahead and buy it, if you do then avoid. Look at what happened the last time AMD put a blower on a 300W card. I really doubt aftermarket cards will have better longevity or clock much higher as that's just the way the industry is going.

>>61741034
I haven't been very aware of things going on in the tech industry. I'm catching up recently due to hardware failures.

>>61741045
1200 is going to be as cheap as it gets. Zen arcitecture doesn't really work for single or dualcores.

>>61741057
Christ. Well time to wait for a better card. Thanks for the information though anon. Can't get a Nvidia graphics card anymore need to make use of this Freesync monitor.

So what's wrong with Mushkin DDR3?

>>61741041
How do I know?
https://uk.hardware.info/product/285776/huawei-hg659/specifications

>>61741071
Which Vega were you thinking of getting anyway? Fury X was cool and quiet as shit due to the AIO cooler, Vega 64 is also available with the AIO, assuming they don't fuck it up it should be super quiet. Kind of expensive though and I'm not sure what the deal is with availability.

Are there any major differences between the 1060 cards put out by the major manufacturers or should I just buy whatever's cheapest.

>>61741122
If you don't care too much about noise just buy whatever, Maxwell doesn't overclock at all so there's no speed differences.

>>61741095
RX 64 without the AIO. With the AIO shit is expensive and I'm not even sure if its even worth it at that price point. Looking into AMD cards thats near equivalent to the 1070/1080/1080ti

>>61741139
Pascal*, I'm dumb.

>>61741122
Just get a 6GB one, for the love of god

>cpu and gpu soldered to laptop motherboard
what did they mean by this?

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My current (and first) PC is full atx and even that gets too hot and loud, but I didn't really know what I was doing when I built it so it's not really optimal for coolness and good airflow.

I've been thinking about microatx for my next PC but the only thing stopping me is that I don't want it to get even hotter (and thus louder) from poor internal temps. Should I even be looking at microatx or just stick with full size? Budget's not really the concern here ($250 set aside for mobo+case), so this is literally my only concern.

Please advise me lads

>>61741215
Don't buy shit components and it wont be hot and loud.

What's the specs of your current system?

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>>61741199
>laptop
>upgradeable hardware

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>>61741228
but WHY

>>61741269
Cause they don't want you to fuck it up?

>>61741224
GPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150706
CPU: FX 8320 with stock cooler
Case: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107&cm_re=rosewill_case-_-11-147-107-_-Product

not sure where the heat is coming from, it's ~90 F where I live and I don't have AC but my room only gets to about 70 at the hottest since it's shaded by trees. Just having qbittorrent running makes the fans go nuts. I dusted it several times this month and put it on my desk so it doesn't get as dusty, but it didn't seem to make a difference

>>61741300
wouldnt they want me to? i would have to buy a new laptop if i fucked it up.

>>61741228
Alienwares are have upgradeable CPU and GPU, at least they had it 2-3 years ago. Not disassembled new models.

>>61741316
>stock cooler
This.

Also, i have almost same trouble w E5-2640v2 and Arctic Alpine 20+ CO. But it's just because I forgot to remove old termal compound (came from HP server within the CPU), which are hardened to concrete state.

>>61741328
Most of the time laptop use non-standard components to achieve that small size so they solder on these components.

>>61741316
>Just having qbittorrent running makes the fans go nuts
That's CPU load, to my knowledge the 8320 has one of those dogshit prebuilt style tiny aircoolers with a tiny fan that spins stupidly fast. Throw it in the bin and replace it with something like Hyper 212 and it should be pretty much silent by comparison.

Your GPU doesn't have the best cooler in the world on it but it should be perfectly fine as its not like a 280 uses a whole bunch of power.

>>61741396
Oh please
I've got a Phenom II X4 with qBittorrent downloading three things, a YouTube video running at 1080, and a bajillion other browser tabs open, and my crappy stock cooler isn't "going nuts"

Re-do the fucking thermal compound

>>61741396
In fact, 7970/280/280x with some non-native coolers (Gelid Icyvision Rev2, Arctic Accelero) are relatively quiet and cool (~62-64 celsius at full load). But their stock coolers are bullshit.

>>61741387
>>61741396
thanks, I might try this before buying new components, but ultimately I plan on upgrading to ryzen soon anyway. The OP says stock coolers are pretty good for them, but would a >$30 cooler be critical if I went microATX?

>>61741450
The stock cooler is better than anything you can find below the price of a 212

>>61741442
Not everyones idea of quiet is the same, nigger, and swapping out a better cooler will 100% make it quieter.

>>61741450
Case volume does not affect cooling

>>61741450
Also check your temps and that you don't have a retarded fan curve set up, there's a chance your motherboard is sending the fans to go crazy for no reason. You can use SpeedFan to set up a custom curve.

>>61741488
wouldn't it get more hot if everything's denser, meaning more cooling and thus louder fans?

Guys I need help choosing a PSU, availability is limited so best I could do filtering out was this list:
>Seasonic M12II-EVO520 520W 80 Plus Bronze M12II-EVO520 5year warranty 68 euros
>Seasonic G-550 550W 80 PLUS Gold G-550 5 year warranty 72 euros
>be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 500W CM 80PLUS GOLD BN234 5 year warranty 112 euros, most expensive one
>be quiet! Pure Power 10 500W CM, 80PLUS Silver BN277 3 year warranty, 77 euros, lowest warranty
>Cooler Master V Series, Fully modular cable design, 80 PLUS Gold certified 550 W, (540W on +12Y, 45A) RS550-AFBAG1-EU, 3 years warranty, 108 euros, lowest warranty, almost highest price
>Corsair Power Supply TX550M, 550W, 80 Plus® Gold, Semi-Modular, 120mm CP-9020133-EU, 5 year warranty, 76 euros
>PSU Corsair RMx Series RM550x 550W, 80 PLUS Gold, Fully modular, 135mm CP-9020090-EU, 10 year warranty, 100 euros, longest warranty, by whole 2x

>>61741509
They are all fine, personally would get the Seasonic G550 as there's no need to spend a silly amount of money an a 500W PSU. Seasonic's RMA process is also pretty great, it's return to base and you'll get a brand new one back in less than a week instead of a refurb. You don't really need modular on a 500W PSU as chances are you'll be using all the cables anyway.

>t. destroyed my seasonic psu by using components that drew more power than it could deliver

>>61741499
Your components will generate the same amount of heat and that heat will require the same airflow to dissipate. First law

ITX is different because they often have retarded design, but any standard tower mATX will perform identically to any standard tower ATX if you use the same cooling

Only thing to keep in mind is the ATX tower may support more 140mm fans, giving better acoustics, but again, that's not the volume itself

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>>61741442
>tfw you even didnt notice cpu load from torrent downloads

>>61741509
No EVGA available? Go SeaSonic then

>>61740270
Be yourself around strangers on the street and they will hand you money out of pity.

>>61734086
Board sucks rest is good

>>61741537
If they're all fine I suppose the RM550x would be the best choice as it's not much more expensive than the cheaper ones, but it does have a 10 year fucking warranty
>>61741560
EVGA PSUs not available anymore where I live
Go SeaSonic then what? G-550 I'd imagine as it looks better that EVO520 on paper at least
Also if any PSU in that list is shit, can anyone tell ? I'd rather have a list of good PSUs to choose from rather than one single model

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/V93gM8

Hows this lads? Convince me i need the cpu cooler and the 500gb ssd

>>61741604
You don't need a CPU cooler as the stock one is decent enough, at least decent enough to not waste 50$
Or go with 1600x
Tbh, having the 212 evo, as good as it may be, if I had a choice now(without paying money of course) I'd choose something less massive and hard to install

>>61741589
Seasanic G series is good

Btw out of interest, where are you?

>>61741652
EE, Lithuania

>>61741509
Narrowed down to two choices
>Seasonic G-550 550W 80 PLUS Gold G-550 5 year warranty 72 euros
>Corsair RMx Series RM550x 550W, 80 PLUS Gold, Fully modular, 135mm CP-9020090-EU, 10 year warranty, 100 euros
Corsair is fully modular, while Seasonic is semi-modular(desu no difference at all), Corsair has a bigger fan, is a little bigger and has 2 times the warranty time, while being ~30 euros more expensive
From raw specs, corsair seems to be better, anyone care to prove me wrong ?

>>61741755
Oh, I was wrong on one point, they're the same size, but the corsair has a bigger fan (135>120), yet they're both bigger than "standard" 120mm PSUs

>>61741755
I will NEVER use one of Corsair's shitty fucking PSUs ever again.

Go with the Seasonic one, or look into EVGA's line of PSUs.

>>61732180
Whats good gpu to pair with rx480?

Looking to buy a 1600X, which I would like to overclock a bit; probably not much more than whatever I can manage to hit stable at ~1.35 volts

It doesn't come with a fan/sink, recommendations?

Don't want to spend more than $40-$50, and my case spec says I can have a cooler height of up to 180mm

>>61741814
As I've said before, EVGA isn't available to me and what real problem do you have with Corsair PSU other than that you've bought a cheap low-tier PSU from them b4 and it managed to shit the bed?

>>61741755
Just speaking from experience here in the US, EVGA and SeaSonic are rock solid in terms of reliability, and everything else is a bit less so

>>61741833
?

>>61741854
This.
>>61741861
I bought an RM650x for my current build, it is so low quality.

>>61741862
oh shit i meant cpu

im thinking 1600x? i already have a cooler and shit
all reviews say get 1600 but my mind says get 1600x

>>61741755
I'd probably get the Corsair. It's a much newer model and a the RMx series is good

Corsair has had shitty PSUs in the past and they may still do. But their higher tier lines have always been good

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm550x-power-supply,4484.html

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=323

>>61741881
If you already have a cooler, then I think the slight price jump is worth the higher floor of the 1600X
>>61741845
The good ol' 212 EVO should be more than sufficient if you're not looking to push your voltages to 1.4 or higher
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

>>61732180
Only one of my two RAM sticks is being read, do I have to do something in setings or bios or is it faulty? I tried it in all three other slots

realistically, what am I going to need for 4k@60hz? (modern games)

conversely, what am i going to get for ~ £1000/$1200?

willing to small form factor to reduce cost.

>>61741941
Try running them both at the next steps down in frequency and timing....if you're still only reading one stick, it's just toast

>>61741960
>4k@60hz
>$1200
not at current GPU prices

>>61741967
frequency and timing in BIOs?

$1500 NZD
Probably just some newer games at 1080p, working on things sometimes but not much compute intensive stuff.
60Hz
I have two builds for both the blue and red team
i3 7100:
https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/72Fynn
R3 1200:
https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/PdbcD8

Can someone tell me which would be better for games?

>>61741960
>what am I going to need for 4k@60hz
1080Ti, or a 1080/Vega if you're poor.

>£1000/$1200?
Not going to happen unless you've got parts you can reuse, or you're open to going used.

>willing to small form factor to reduce cost.
That would increase cost.

Honestly though it depends what games you're playing and how much you care about it being 60FPS at all times. I was playing some recent driving games (dirty rally, p-cars, FH3) on a 4K TV a few days ago and it ran them just fine at ultra on a 980Ti, you can get one used for like 250 quid or less.

>>61741985
1500$ NZD is about 1200$ USD, if I were you I'd fit a 1600 in there.

>>61742001
That's like $250 or something, I just want a system that isn't at the bare minimum

>>61742015
a 1060 paired with a good CPU should be able to easily tackle just about any game on high settings at at least 60 fps

>>61742036
I'll think about that

Here, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MRtqZ8.
About 50$ above your price but well worth it.