First PC build

So I made a list of all the parts I was going to buy but I'm not sure if I made the right choices or if there are better options to swap to. I will be using the PC for Gaming and general tasks and I'm planning to buy all the parts either today or I could wait for next week if its better for me...

Hey guys, so I am about to build my first PC but I want to make sure I'm not choosing bad or incompatible parts since I just want to make sure that my first PC build goes as smoothly as possible which is why I am here to ask you guys your opinions of the parts I have chosen and if I should...

Hi so I'm going to build my first PC ever once Black Friday hits (so I can take advantage of the Black Friday sale) but I need assistance to choose what fans I would need for my PC. The PC case I'm going to use is the Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL. For the other parts I'm using I have them listed...

Hi there, I'm building my first PC for gaming and work purposes. I currently have an ultrawide 1440p 120Hz monitor and would like to optimize it. Should I go for AMD or Nvidia? Is liquid cooling better? I'm not that experienced in the world of PC building, so I really appreciate any help...

Hi lovely people! I'm thinking of getting a brand new PC, and was looking for a bit of guidance. I have an okay knowledge about PC build, but would appreciate any kind of help. If anyone could take a look at my pc build and perhaps tell me if it's a great pc build? Feel free to give any...

Hello! :) Looking to upgrade my old HP Pavillion intel i3 laptop. It's not quite strong for my uses. Looking for a pretty strong PC too. If you require any details please do ask. I also made a proposed build if you like to have a look and see if it's good...

I have a b450m pro4 and g.skill Ripjaws at 3200 and ryzen 3 3200g I want to know what slots to put my ram in and how to put it at 2933

I recently started picking up some parts for my build, starting with the CPU. I got a i7 9700k processor, 1 TB of ssd, a nice 650w PSU and some really cheap neo forza ram (kinda sketched about it). I am also going to either be picking up a 1080 FTW or wait for the 3070 (i dont know if this is...

Hey guys, I just finished building my first pc and it’s not working. I have it plugged in to power, connected to my monitor, which is also connected to power, but when I press the power button only the LEDs light up. The PC itself isn’t running and the monitor says “no signal”. Please I need...

Hello everyone. I just put together my first build based on my budget and I want input on literally everything. I dont know much so all input is valued. I was going for a medium to high end build while also maintaining my 1350$ Canadian budget. As an example i would like know if maybe i should...

Hey, I'm looking into build a PC for the first time. I have always just played games on Xbox, but looking to switch over since I have been playing more than I have in the past. I am trying to build it for less than 1000 canadian if that is possible. I've done some research and am wanting to...

Hello there. I am building my first computer, my friend helped me pick the parts out and I was trying to build a pc that not only i could game on but also use photoshop, blender, do some vide editing nothing to crazy with the video editing and my price was 1500 but not trying to hit that or go...

So I just build my new PC and was running just fine until I heard a loud pop sound from my PC(most likely from PSU)but not really sure, the first time PC was turned off, then after it was working just fine(whole day) and later today again heard a loud POP and the main breaker(MCB) of the house...

My friend is new to PC gaming, and he is interested in building a rig himself that can handle the OCULUS RIFT. Here is the first draft of the build we put together. Tell us what you think. Any advice is appreciated. Extra Details Our goal is to see what we can build on a budget of 1k - 1.5k...

I am looking for a graphics card of a 200-300 ( sorry, EDIT : make it 160 USD ) range. The Radeon RX 580 seems to fit my needs ( Not an AMD or NVIDIA fanboy, just a gamer trying to build his first PC. ) Any other graphics card suggestions are accepted, 250 USD is about my price, going over...

I am building my very first pc and I want to be able to heavily mod and have a ENB for games like Fallout new Vegas. Does anybody know a good computer build that is around 800$-900$?

I just made my first gaming PC and I was (am) REALLY hyped about it, but then suddenly, the USB ports have started just turning themselves off. It started a few days ago, a USB got stuck in the port and I wasn't (and still can't) get it out, I don't know if that's related but I felt like it...

Hello, I'm building my first PC and don't know what I'm doing. I've basically been comparing and contrasting with other builds people have made in the past. The only reason why I'm not using those builds is because some of them are a couple years old and I don't want to get things that are "out...

I've been looking looking at these three MOBO and was wondering which would be the best option...(Open to other suggestions as long as the MOBO is less then $200) Also planning on OC in the future. asRock Z390 Taichi asus prime z390-a gigabyte z390 aorus pro

Hey guys I will be building my first ever PC very soon and I have selected all the parts I'd like to go with. Here is the list- Ryzen 5 2600 Sapphire RX 5700 MSI B450 Tomahawk EVGA 600W 80+ BR ( Non- modular) G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB (2x8) 3200MHz (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB ) Kingston A400 SSD 480GB...

Ok so today I built my very first. I watched a hundred PC building videos on YouTube to prepare, and have helped a friend build one before. Everything was going smoothly, I put everything together and went to boot it up for the first time. First boot looked good, it all turned on and was glowing...

Hey everyone, so I plan on building my first PC soon. I’m still new to mostly everything but it’s a learning path. Anyways, after many opinions and suggestions this is the (potential) build I came up with. I plan to use it for editing/rendering videos, streaming from console as well as PC, and...

Hello so in the next week or so i will be buying my first gaming pc. I wanted to ask is everything here gonna work, will there be any issues. View: https://imgur.com/a/0IJEWzU

Recently I have put together my first build, it is primarily going to be used as a gaming pc but I wanted the extra cores and the 1700 was the same price as the 2600 when I purchased it. Specs: R7 1700 stock cooler H500 case stock config (plan to add 2 fans at the front) b450 tomahawk board...

I have only my one SSHD and some USBs lying around. Is it possible to just throw the program files into the USBs and then place the files into the fresh install and have them work? Hope this doesn't seem too confusing.

Doing my course work and laptop shut down whont re start and can't remove the battery

I'm thinking about to buy GTX 1050 Ti Graphics Card. Does it support Acer H61H2-AM V(1.1) motherboard? It has 1* PCI Exp x16 (2.0) My PC Specs: Motherboard: Acer H61H2-AM V(1.1) CPU: Intel Pentium 2 Core G630 RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333 Display: Acer V203H. It has only VGA input port. PSU: DPS-250AB-63...

hi I am a cluless dufus building a computer here is my build 1 × ASRock H170M Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 1 × Intel Core i3-6100 3M 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 BX80662I36100 Desktop Processor 1 × G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM...

Hi guys , I want to set up one gaming computer. I need your help for the name of the items required and prices. I already buyed the CPU i7 6700K 4.0Ghz ( turbo boost 4.2Ghz) 8Mb cache etc.. Now I need the name and the price too for : Motherboard Ram cooler I'm thinking to buy the GTX 970 ( 200...

So i had an issue where my computer did not display windows, in fact i was getting a no BOOTMGR display and the BIOS was not seeing my internal HD, finally it worked and it came on but how would one go about installing having 2 HD that are mirrored so if one fails the other is here to take over.

Hello all, I'm putting together a computer and I'm running into issues with getting and graphics on the monitor. I don't have a motherboard speaker (waiting for one to arrive) and I don't have another PC to try each individual part yet. So far, I get: - CPU fan spinning - PSU fan spinning -...

Specifically I'm talking about this XSPC radiator and this generic radiator. Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi, I'm 13 years old and I've always been using computers my dad built, but when we were going to build one together, I noticed he never used RAM.. So all the time i have been playing games with just a hard drive. Anyways, what type of RAM do I need? I have 3 PCI slots and this is what they look...

I'm upgrading my older HP desktop. It currently has an Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz 95W (part #ADX635WFK42GM) processor. I'm upgrading to a Phenom II X6 1055T 95W (Part #HDT55TWFK6DGR). I know my motherboard will support the new processor and they're both AM3 socket so those aren't issues. My...

hi everyone, I bought a pre assembled PC from a firend who owns an hardware shop. so i got a NVIDIA video card geforce gt 610, but it seems like the card is getting worse every day. in the first 2-3 monthe i could play lots of heavy games on very high setings, but now my pc can barely handle...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qqBWZ I heard people said that this gpu (r9 280) is very big, will it fit this case? Does all the parts go with each other? Anythign I need to change? Thanks for the help!

I have an EVGA Hadron with an ASRock Z77E-ITX MB and the stock Intel cooler seems to be the loudest noise in the case. Its running a Xeon E3 1230v2 (so no overclocking). I just want something quiet with moderate performance that will fit my case/MB. I'm running Corsair Vengeance LP RAM so I...

Hey all. I'm currently building my pc, but had to stop yesterday due to frustration over one particular fan at the back of the case which isn't a small 3-pin that goes onto the mobo. It is a huge connection that has two connectors, one 4 pin male and one 4-holed female, one facing one way with...

Hi I have noticed something strange with my wifi. If i restart my router my laptop connects to 150mbps wifi for a few minutes, then the internet stops working and i am no longer connected to it. But it still shows up on the list of available networks, and i can connect, but now it is only...

So up front, I'm more of a hardware guy. I have a customer who wants to replace 3 older PC's with newer ones and they're the same OS (Win7). The customer has their users doc's and such on the server and not the individual PC. How do I backup whatever needs to be on the current PC's and convert...