Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^WOW Classic got me nostalgic for the PC that I ran it on back in the day, before I built my own. I decided to check the Dell Dimension 4600 on eBay. I think people are fucking high. They are trying to sell a 16 year old Pentium 4 based PC for $180. Get the fuck out of here. I would have bought one for $50 just for nostalgia reasons.
That PC ran hot. I had to replace my ATI 9800 Pro and my Soundblaster card after they fried lol. It faced it's death when it was finally struck by lightning while I was rading in Mount Hyjal. It was storming outside and I heard a pop. That electric hit also took out my router and modem lol.
Nice! I remember my 1st and 3rd Desktop. I don't remember the 2nd that much. I think it's because it was blue screen piece of shit lemon with Windows ME.Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^
Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^
Uh, can motherboards make "squealing" noises (the same way you get coil whine on a GPU) ? Since getting the new motherboard with CPU, I can hear this low pitched squealing noise (not a constant buzz, more like morse code if that makes sense). At first I thought it might be the PSU, so tried another good one, same thing. I'm using the same graphics card from my previous build, and that only coil whined when playing a game with sky high frame rates, but this buzz I'm getting on the desktop of all things.
I'm guessing mobo's can, as they have capacitors of course, but it would be a first for me to experience it. Combined with the strange restart issue (where I pick restart, and sometimes it just shuts down instead), I'm a bit concerned the board may have a fault. It's a Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Mini ITX board (latest BIOS). No overclocking.
Side note - measured the gap for a rear fan, looks like I have about 22-23mm of space, so a slim fan should fit in there no issue, that's good at least.
Uh, can motherboards make "squealing" noises (the same way you get coil whine on a GPU) ? Since getting the new motherboard with CPU, I can hear this low pitched squealing noise (not a constant buzz, more like morse code if that makes sense). At first I thought it might be the PSU, so tried another good one, same thing. I'm using the same graphics card from my previous build, and that only coil whined when playing a game with sky high frame rates, but this buzz I'm getting on the desktop of all things.
I'm guessing mobo's can, as they have capacitors of course, but it would be a first for me to experience it. Combined with the strange restart issue (where I pick restart, and sometimes it just shuts down instead), I'm a bit concerned the board may have a fault. It's a Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Mini ITX board (latest BIOS). No overclocking.
Side note - measured the gap for a rear fan, looks like I have about 22-23mm of space, so a slim fan should fit in there no issue, that's good at least.
Could technically be a failing capacitor but seems unlikely on a new board especially given what Lakeside said. Probably not related to your other issue. If you tell Gigabyte it's making a sound and experiencing problems they'll likely be open to RMA it but obviously no guarantee the replacement will be any different.
hahahahaAlleged new slightly faster Turing cards on the way after I just got a 2080ti - ugh
Zombie viruses for my 7700k - double ugh
Possible price hikes from new 25% China tariff in June - triple ugh
Could technically be a failing capacitor but seems unlikely on a new board especially given what Lakeside said. Probably not related to your other issue. If you tell Gigabyte it's making a sound and experiencing problems they'll likely be open to RMA it but obviously no guarantee the replacement will be any different.
Your motherboard made a squealing noise the last time I turned her on. Hey-o!Uh, can motherboards make "squealing" noises (the same way you get coil whine on a GPU) ? Since getting the new motherboard with CPU, I can hear this low pitched squealing noise (not a constant buzz, more like morse code if that makes sense). At first I thought it might be the PSU, so tried another good one, same thing. I'm using the same graphics card from my previous build, and that only coil whined when playing a game with sky high frame rates, but this buzz I'm getting on the desktop of all things.
I'm guessing mobo's can, as they have capacitors of course, but it would be a first for me to experience it. Combined with the strange restart issue (where I pick restart, and sometimes it just shuts down instead), I'm a bit concerned the board may have a fault. It's a Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Mini ITX board (latest BIOS). No overclocking.
Side note - measured the gap for a rear fan, looks like I have about 22-23mm of space, so a slim fan should fit in there no issue, that's good at least.
I'm just casually eying potential 2tb SSDs and have a question:
What's the difference between the Samsung 860 QVO and the EVO? I've skimmed over pretty technical jargonny articles about the QLC NAND but really just need a TLDR simplest terms of I assume the QVO is worse because it's cheaper, but what is "worse" in this case and why?
I'm just casually eying potential 2tb SSDs and have a question:
What's the difference between the Samsung 860 QVO and the EVO? I've skimmed over pretty technical jargonny articles about the QLC NAND but really just need a TLDR simplest terms of I assume the QVO is worse because it's cheaper, but what is "worse" in this case and why?
Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^
1997 I think it was, I had Mac PowerPC 7200 and I convinced my mom to buy me a 3Dfx video card. Installed the card myself and was running Quake at 800x600 with full antialiasing smooth as butter and my buddies were so impressed. Good times.
Appreciate the insight. I've never used AMD before, from what I've heard it may require more adjustment than you standard Intel processor. Antything I should know beforehand?
Your motherboard made a squealing noise the last time I turned her on. Hey-o!
(I am sorry, it couldn't be helped)
If you go Ryzen, I think you want 3200mhz or faster ram, as it's more dependent on the memory speed vs Intel. I'm sure there are benchmarks out thereSo after some diving through PC sales reddit and checking benchmarks for photoshop, aftereffects, cinema 4d, and other 3D programs, I came up with a build that I think would work great for me. My budget is $1500 and I already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard, so I splurged on the ram. I went with the Ryzen 7 2700X CPU because of the core advantage over the i5-9600k.
If anything looks off to anyone, please let me know.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($284.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1367.91 (after tax is like $1470)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-16 19:11 EDT-0400
The RX 590 is generally faster but it can vary by game:
If most of your gaming time is spent playing World of Tanks the 1060 could be a better deal.
(Chart is from this video)
Here's a video of the finished build
Well I think the benchmarks are going well.
Now it's time for me to install an actual game and see what I can do.
The first computer I built from scratch was a DUAL CPU Athlon MP rig I put together in 9th or 10th grade with all the earnings from my first job lol. Want to say it had like 2gb of ram and a sweet ATI graphics card I got from CompUSA.Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^
Yeah, 2600X and RX580 are good for 1080p.Is this a worthwhile build for 1080p gaming and upgradeability?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxP6GG
Everything has arrived. I started installation at around 5PM EST and I'm still not finished and decided to give it a rest. I still need to install the CPU Cooler and the Graphics Card, and then test everything to make sure it works. The case is very spacious but because it's so large it's a very time consuming process to set everything up.
The CPU cooler might a challenge with the height clearance I'll need to mount the radiator at the top of the case. I'll have more pictures available with the finished build tomorrow.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bdJCHh
That would be pushing it. 500-550W is probably a bit safer. The 590 is fairly power hungry.Would a Corsair 450W be able to handle a 2700 and RX 590 if I don't plan to overclock anything?
Would a Corsair 450W be able to handle a 2700 and RX 590 if I don't plan to overclock anything?
That would be pushing it. 500-550W is probably a bit safer. The 590 is fairly power hungry.
I think you should get a 1660 unless you're getting an especially cheap price on the 1060. I don't know if you're buying it used or something.
So after some diving through PC sales reddit and checking benchmarks for photoshop, aftereffects, cinema 4d, and other 3D programs, I came up with a build that I think would work great for me. My budget is $1500 and I already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard, so I splurged on the ram. I went with the Ryzen 7 2700X CPU because of the core advantage over the i5-9600k.
If anything looks off to anyone, please let me know.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($284.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1367.91 (after tax is like $1470)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-16 19:11 EDT-0400
CPU Ryzen 2700x
GPU MSI RTX 2080 Trio
MOBO MSI x470 Gaming Pro
RAM G.Skill DDR4 Flare X 2x8GB
SSD WD 500GB M.2
PSU EVGA 750 G3
Monitor Acer Predator XB241
(temp accommodation, picking up a desk tomorrow)
(LGPC)
Looks very beautiful. What keyboard is that?:D
CPU Ryzen 2700x
GPU MSI RTX 2080 Trio
MOBO MSI x470 Gaming Pro
RAM G.Skill DDR4 Flare X 2x8GB
SSD WD 500GB M.2
PSU EVGA 750 G3
Monitor Acer Predator XB241
(temp accommodation, picking up a desk tomorrow)
(LGPC)
Thanks a lot, the set up is updated now: new mouse and other peripherals, a desk/chair (I really need to tidy my cables...):
70 is perfectly fine. Even 80 is fine. You only need to be concerned if it's constantly in the very high 80s or dipping into the 90s.I just got MHW, and my question is, is 71C still ok for a GTX 1060 6GB?
Just wondering because it's usually more like 63C playing other games (RE2 for example)
Or should I do something with my fan configuration (3 installed, 2 at the front, 1 at the back, whereas my case, inwin 301, is a bit strange it has the main intake at the bottom not front...)
I have something close to this, built it in December. I'm really happy with my own build, which you can see below.
The suggestions I would make:
1. The SSD you have has QLC flash. This will be fine if you're using it mostly to install and play games, but if you're moving heavy files it will slow down. It's explained in a video a few posts up. If this doens't matter to you, you'll be fine.
An slightly better option if it does matter would be the WD Blue M.2 (see my build) which is, I believe, TLC (see video again).
2. The x470 MOBO range is better suited to the more modern chips like the 2700x, and the B450 is considered budget here.... but it only really matters if you're considering overclocking. x470s have more sata 3/USB 3.1 ports and other features, but a b450 will work if that's your budget. It depends on the features you specifically need:
3. This is really not important, but just something I was adamant on getting myself: Your PSU is only semi modular, I would highly recommend fully modular for a better quality of build overall. Less cables to manage = less headache. however, that can mean be a lot more expensive. This is the one I use and it's almost double the price. Your chosen PSU is very good, the semi-modular design will be far, far easier to manage than a full attached PSU. So really, this isn't THAT important that it's worth stretching your budget beyond what you can affford.
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That's all I can see at a glance, I'll leave it for the more informed to correct my post and offer feedback on the rest!
70 is perfectly fine. Even 80 is fine. You only need to be concerned if it's constantly in the very high 80s or dipping into the 90s.
Around 70 is pretty ideal overall
Oh man we should do a PC history thread, or maybe have people post their PC History here? I have fond memories of my 32Mb Matrox Mystique and ATI X1900X ^^
Thanks a lot, the set up is updated now: new mouse and other peripherals, a desk/chair (I really need to tidy my cables...):
The KB is this.
Cheap, but very solid. The metal base makes it feel higher qaulity. The keys are decent, but I'd prefer a mechanical KB (it's on my list).
Yeah that keyboard is a lot cheaper than I would have guessed! Only one monitor?! I've got two monitors hooked up + a 4K TV
That's all I can see at a glance, I'll leave it for the more informed to correct my post and offer feedback on the rest!
Added bonus of that mobo is it has wif-fi, my x470 which was around $40 more does not. And you can always upgrade later if you find the need.This is all great feedback. I switched out the SSD to the one you suggested, but I'm gonna stick with the mobo and psu just to keep in my budget. Gonna order it all tonight!