Recent content by infinityninja

you mean an m.2? yeah sure. In most cases (pun not intended), the airflow provided by your fans should be plenty to cool your m.2, provided it's pcie gen 3, as pcie gen 4 drives run hotter

AFAIK, the "m" stands for micro, as in micro-atx. The m.2 shield doesn't really matter if you aren't giving it a big task to do over a long time. Most of those are just for looks, though I used mine just in case

right now, it's whatever you can find at a reasonable price. Where are you buying your parts? Here's a comparison, https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1660S-Super-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1650S-Super/4056vs4058, but keep in mind that the prices are weird

If you want to build it with new parts, building a system with those specs is impossible. This is the closest I got, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VtKwbh, but it only leaves around $180 for the 1080-ti. Also, these prices are before shipping and tax. Good luck finding something on the used market.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they never said that they had a gpu. I'm assuming that they want a computer with an i7-9900k with a 1080-ti, at $800.

So basically you want to build a system now, then upgrade a few years later. If you haven't already, you should watch that video from Hardware Unboxed. If you care about vrm temperatures, I guess just use whatever they recommend. Also the Asus board that zodz77 recommended, its vrms ran 20c...

if you want a bit more than the b550m pro-vdh wifi, this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ytdrxr/asrock-b550-phantom-gaming-4ac-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-phantom-gaming-4ac looks good. It'll be one more component to install, but you can buy a wifi-less mobo then add wifi via a pcie, m.2, or usb...

Fans are fans, and they should work similarly. The only problem with generic brands may be the quality. I'd recommend name-brand fans, like cooler-master, but if that's too expensive, brands like uphere, be quiet, thermaltake, phanteks (I think) are cheaper. If you're not sure about the fans...

If you're replying to mine, no problem. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=145&f=2&X=0,18118&s=33&V=8001,8000 You can play around with the filters on here, and find one that fits u.

holy moly who took the time to make that? Kudos!

If you really want to go cheap, this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PDsnTW/msi-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi goes for around $100 US, it comes with wifi 5 and bt 4.2. If you're not overclocking and don't really care about the looks, this is a good option.