Recent content by Jordan42

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/d77Ycf/great-intel-gamingstreaming-build In this guide he explains why he chose the parts and is informative. If you don't like the case you could change the it.

Try plugging in your mobo and cpu power again, and make sure your front panel is in the right spots. Also make sure there aren't any cords or screws behind the mobo.

Sweet spot is about 3200. You get the most value. If you have a ryzen it would be beneficial to get higher if u can afford it.

I have the meshify c. It is easy to build in with great cable management, I have 2 be quiet 140mm fans in the front so all of my components are nice and cool and very quiet. All the screws come individually packaged so you don't have to go looking for them. Dust filter in the front top and...

That is very high for a not overclocked 9900k. Did you forget to put on thermal paste? If it has thermal paste maybe the pump for your AIO is not working.

Yes you can plug in the HDD. Just make sure you go into the bios and make sure the ssd is the boot drive. I would then go into windows and format the HDD so it is clean.

Personally I like the coolermaster because better airflow and I dont like the weird shapes the corsair has.

Your Pc is plenty powerful enough and you should be getting well over 60fps. Did you forget to download your gpu drivers? Also try downloading HWMonitor to check your thermals, maybe you cpu is thermal throttling.

CSGO is mostly a cpu intensive game so that's why the gpu upgrade didn't do anything. Unless you are having temp problems there is no need to replace the thermal paste, since you don't go over 60c I would say there is no point in changing it.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jq2Pq4 I downgraded the cpu and took off the cooler as u can just use the stock cooler, it is now $1200, if you want you can get a $30-50 cooler. I don't know much about the 1660ti, but since you want to play at 1440p I recommend the 2070 or a 1080/1080ti.

In demanding titles a 2080 will get you 10-20 more fps than the 2070 it just depends if you think its worth the extra cost.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J44zcY You didn't post a budget but this is a great build. If you wanted you could spend more and get a 2080 or i7-9700k, you could also spend less and downgrade cpu to ryzen 5 2600. If you give me a budget I can do another for you.

970s do not sell for $479, they are just listed for that price and nobody is buying them. Nobody is going to buy a used 970 for $500 when they could buy a new 2070 for the same price.

Is your stream lagging? If you are not lagging there isn't a problem. When you are steaming and playing games you are going to have a high usage because you have a quad core cpu.

You dont have to get an expensive rgb one, b450 just have more features and supports faster memory.