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Hi all! Building my first PC and was wondering if this is a good build? Also would you recommend top or front mounted AIO? The whole fan and airflow part of building is confusing me! :) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid...

Hello everyone, Its my first build and would really appreciate some input from more experienced builders. I plan on running the following: CPU: AMD Ryzen5 3600X MoBo: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE( WIFI) or Asus AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) (Would these be overkill?) GPU: ????(NO IDEA!!!)...

I wanted to save some money on my new PC. My friend and I have been tweaking this list for 5 months now, preparing. If there’s anything different you’d do, please let me know. Feedback would be great! The PC will be used for gaming in 1080p 144hz (GTA V, Minecraft, Warzone, Roblox), streaming...

This is my first build and I've got nearly every cable possible plugged in and I've even taken the PSU out of the case to make sure everything was plugged in right. The graphics card doesn't seem to be the problem and I reinstalled the RAM sticks just in case that was the problem, I even...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xJFhp8 Hey all, just hoping someone could hop in and shed some light. This is a workstation build, no games. The pricing on the MOBO is wrong. Will be buying some parts in Taiwan(including the case), and some parts in Canada where I will be going back to. I've...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bJtVTC This is my very first PC build and I am hoping to play 1060 at 60 fps and my budget is $950, also the power supply cost $50 for some reason it is not showing up. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Yesterday i let my computer on to download forza horion 4 overnight, i woke up, it was installed and i was playing for like 3 hours, then i was on fl studio for like 2 hours, components temperature was quite normal and then my screen got black and a constant buzzing like, when a game freezes or...

Hey hey people. My brother and I are planning to build 2 pc's for eachother this coming new year. We're not that into gaming so we don't know much about the lingo and know how's and also we didn't pick the more high end components due to the prices here in the Philippines is a bit too high...

I plan on getting the rx580 red devil and ryzen 5 1600. I'm not sure on which psuto get. I don't really want to spend over 50 bucks on a psu, but it I really need to I'll look into. I just want some suggestions from people that actually know a lot about psu's. In general what wattage should I...

I've recently acquired a HP pavilion a340a and am having a competition with a friend on who can supe up their early 2000s computer for the cheapest and the best. unfortunately He has a Mother board that has PCIe slots and he has put in his old 750ti where I can not. I've been looking at parts...

So I am a first time PC builder and I am familiar with the parts and stuff I need and have researched and made a list of components to get and assemble it however I am worried that it may not be compatible or not function as well as other components. Here is my build, the budget is 1.5k...

This is my first time making a build so I'll try and keep this to the point. I am going to use the system for some gaming (mainly Rainbow 6) and basic Uni work. I don't know if I bother trying to by an overclockable CPU because it is my first build, but I do want this build to last a long time...

Hi guys. So here goes. I recently finished my first build, specs attached https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DMZrZR Ive done a alot of reading and have changed a few settings all ready, So far ive clocked it up to 4.8 ghz Vcore is set at 1.370v These are the only changes ive made in...

PC PARTS: AMD RYZEN 5 2600X GIGABYTE RX570 4GB ADATA SU650 2.5in SATA SSD 120GB Seagate Barracuda 1TB MSI B450M Gaming Plus Motherboard (AM4) Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-05 Gaming Case Black Corsair VS550 550W Power Supply *the power supply...

I have a NZXT h500 case and it has two connectors with the labels "F-Panel" and "HD Audio", it's supposed to go in the motherboard but I can't find it. Any ideas?

I was installing Lightboost to my GN246HL but i came to know that msi afterburner has to be disabled during the installation after having done so, so i reset my monitors. The next time i rebooted Windows priorotized my 60hz monitor(which is connected to the iGPU for technical reasons) over my...

Hi, I have an HP Z230 Tower Workstation, with Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 (4) @ 3.600GHz CPU and NVIDIA Quadro K600 GPU. It currently has 2x8 GB RAM but I want to upgrade it to 32 GB. However, there is a catch in that two of the four memory slots are damaged (giving beeps when plugging RAM into...

Hi, I bought a gtx 1070ti but I am not sure which cables to plug it in with, my power supply came with a bunch of cables but I dont know which one, if someone could provide a picture or a explanation it would be greatly appreaciated :D

is it better to have 16 gb of ram across 4 sticks or is it better to have 16 gb ram across 2 sticks?

Hi, im new to the PC world and just finished building my PC. Whenever i boot up, my system beeps three times indicating "main memory read / write test error" according to ASrock website. In my bios for slots DDR4_A1 and B1 the ram is recognized and says 4096 MB DDR4-2666 for both slots. And also...

I'm trying to figure out how to do a dual monitor setup on my amd 8350 if possible. I have a gtx 1050, 8 gb ram, and an Asus M5A78L-M plus motherboard

I am building a pc on a budget and have been ordering parts when they are on sale, or bundled with other parts i need ect. I already got a new hard drive ordered in and am now just saving up the money to buy the graphics card and a windows 10 operating system. My question is, could i transfer my...

Hello guys, My question is im looking for a new monitor and saw one thats on 75hz Now my game is only at 50-60hz at the most. Am i gonna see a difference when i have 75hz or should i stick with 60hz bevause im not passing 60fps ingame? Or are there other things in 75hz 60fps that makes it nicer...

some specific buttons on keyboard doesn't work. the black ones are the keys that does not work... If it can be fix please help. I don't know if its a software or hardware problem.

Hi guys. Anyone an idea? I have a Gugabyte GTX1050 TI card with HDMI, DVI and DP as connectors. My two Monitors have either VGA, DVI or DP as inputs and I try to run them with one HDMI to DP cable and one DP to DP cable. 2nd one works but the connection via the HDMI port is dead. I dont even see...

Why does my game F.E.A.R. lag so bad on my windows 8 or 8.1? I'm so frustrated! It plays great for about 5 min and then lags really bad! So I have to end the game and restart, which gives me another 5 min of play. Only to have to repetitively play, stop, restart...play, stop, restart....Help please!

I'm really torn on returning my h115i and getting a swiftech. I'm seeing it can provide a decent difference in temp. I'm wondering if it would be better for me running a 7700k. Would it be worth it for me to return the h115 to get a swiftech? When I oc to 5.0 I break the 80c but not by 10c...

i'm missing network driver for a 32 bit windows 7 my pc name is unkown processor is intel core i5 2300 2.80 ghz ram 8.00gb How can i find my updates for network driver so that my google chrome is up and running ?

Can you buy just a key from windows? Is it cheaper or the same amount as just buying a new OEM disc and key?

Hi guys I was thinking to chose IT as a career in the near future. I am currently a senior in high school. I was wondering what is the daily task of someone who works in IT.

I have comcast Internet 19.99 plus 10.00 for box what do I and can I purchase a Internet box to avoid paying monthly 10.00 charge

Hi, i recently upgraded my cpu and motherboard to an AM3+ socket, in hopes my overall performance in games and even out of games would improve, but not so much. since the upgrade not much has changed, for instance, my average FPS on csgo, with everything on low and even a low resolution, is...

I need a z170 motherboard so i can overclock my i7 6700k i plan on getting soon. Im looking for a motherboard with the following: - z170 - Under $200 - 4+ ram slots - Standard atx size - Will last 5+ years

So the game runs completely fine on my alienware alpha i3, except after every 15 minutes or so of play (or even being in the main menu) the game drops to freezes like 2-3 times in quick succession. I don't know what causes this and would really like to fix it so I can enjoy this game from my...

I want to overclock my AMD Athlon x4 860k to 4,0 ghz (Is 1.3750 a good voltage btw?), but there is one problem. AMD Overdrive doesn't let me overclock higher then 3,8 ghz for some reason. Maybe it's because I need to disable turbo core? Or is it something else? If anyone knows, write down a...

i Have downloaded batman arkham city. There were 3 dvd images. i Extracted them and i was trying to install it . But when the installation process starts it says " For further installation the file data1.bin is required! Insert the next DVD, containing archive, and press 'OK' ".I am not able to...

So I will most likely get a rx 470 soon and then I am wondering should I get an i5 4460 from ebay, there are some bids that go for around half the normal price and is compatible with my current mobo.

So I spilled some sprite on my GTX 960 a couple of weeks ago and I got it changed with my brother GTX 660. I did not see any traces of the drink anywhere else but the 960 so changing it out would not be an issue. I reset windows 10 and installed the latest drivers for the 660 from geforce...

I saw where the site helped another with a similar problem, so here is mine. I have a DG33TL motherboard that the PCI Simple Communication Controller has the yellow ? in Device Manager. I have tried updating the driver with no success. Device Manager says "no driver installed". I had to...

i am going to buy Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM) Is it will be good in my computer Product Name: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (rev. 1.0) support SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA 2) Brand: Sapphire Model: Amd Phenom II X4 Operating System: Win 10 64-bit Brand...