pc building

Sorry if I put this in the wrong subject but I didn’t know which to put it in. Hey, I'm extremely new to pc hardware and stuff and I'm trying to get into building pcs and I was wondering if this build was compatible, suitable for gaming or even if I could change some of the parts to a better...

Intel Core i5-9400F Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Expedition OC Asrock B365 Phantom Gaming 4 G.Skill Aegis 8GB DDR4-3000MHz Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Thermaltake Smart RGB 700W It's my first time building a gaming PC, any advice will be appreciated

This is my current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m4qhpb I built this with the potential to upgrade in mind. I was hoping to upgrade to a i7-8700k and a 1070/ti in the near future, now two years have passed and and I'm thinking a that combination is slightly outdated. My goal is to...

Hey, I’m going to be running a AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, RTX 2060, 16 gb RAM, and 518 SSD all in a NZXT h500i case. Going to be playing and streaming overwatch mostly. Will I be ok with a H7 Cryorig cooling the CPU, and will I need a GPU cooler?

Hey there! I am building a new pc, kinda :rolleyes: To be more specific I'm trying to build a budget pc using parts from current pc build (PSU, fans, case, SSD, HDD etc.) The only new parts will be: Graphics Card, Processor motherboard and RAM. I will use this build for after effects and motion...

I am going to buy a ryzen 5 2400g, but I don't know if I should use the aftermarket cooler that came with my case is better than wraith stealth. The cpu cooler that came with my case is the Deepcool Gamaxx GT RGB Air Cooler. If anyone is wondering my case is the Deepcool Matrexx 55

I was going to buy a ryzen 3 2200g with a Gigabyte A320M-S2H but i thought i could buy a ryzen 5 2400g instead because I have the budget to do so, but I can't buy a better motherboard, so will the A320M-S2H work?

I am wondering if this PSU (Seasonic S12II-520 520Watts 80+ Bronze) will be good enough for this budget build GPU: HIS RX 580 IceQ X² OC 8GB CPU: Ryzen 3 2200g MOBO: Gigabyte A320M-S2H RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB Single 3000MHZ (I am gonna buy 2 of this because for Philippines it is...

I am asking if this build is good for gaming and if something is wrong like it would get bottlenecked or something. GPU: Gigabyte RX570 4gb MOBO: Gigabyte A320M-S2H CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 8gb dual ddr4 (8x2) PSU: Corsair CX550 watts 80+ bronze (2017) SSD: Crucial BX500...

Hey Guys, Since I have MacOS and Windows 10 installed on my PC I often have to switch my boot-order in order to choose my operating system. So I was wondering if I could wire an on-on or on-off-on switch to my molex adapters so i easily choose from wich drive I want to boot from. I have done a...

I would like to build a Pc for very cheap and I have assembled the ebay cart below, could someone plz check the cart and see if there is any problems or if I could improve anywhere? I would like this to also be able to do some gaming. Thx...

I recently decided to upgrade my motherboard, CPU, RAM and power supply. I was under The impression that I would be able to boots from my solid state drive after installing everything, but I guess I was mistaken. When I 1st power on the computer, everything seems to work and all my devices are...

Hey so I built my first pc and all the lights rgb and everything turns on when i plug the keyboard it inst detected and inst getting any power there is also no display.1 beep. SPECS: AMD RYZEN 5 2600 ASUS B-350F EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1070 TRIDENT Z RGB 2X8 EVGA 550W CRUCIAL MX500 SEGATE 1TB

Specs: Mobo MSI b450 gaming plus Ballistix Sport 2400mhz 2x4GB RAM CPU Ryzen 5 2400g Planning to buy Monitor Viewsonic VX Series VX2458-C-MHD My question is: will i have an option for 144hz via hdmi or dvi-d? I mainly play ritm games so i can easly hit 144fps but im not sure if my system can...

Hi, I've got an old Dell Dimension E520 (hoping to upgrade components at some point so I can install windows 10), and there have been a few occasions where I have accidentally nudged the power cable, and the PSU makes a sparking noise, and the entire system shuts off and turns back on...

will a 75hz monitor be good enough for this build? My friend says to get a 144hz monior but I don't have that type of money. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rf2Kkd

I have a 7.1 pre-amplifier and have to connect 8 different mono amplifiers to it (as i couldn't find a 7.1 amplifier for it), one for each channel like FL, FR, BL, BR, SL, SR, Centre and and Subwoofer. Every input for amplifier needs one + terminal, one - terminal and/or one GND terminal but my...

Hello everybody and thanks for your time. I have been for hours searching info for my problem but I can't solve it. New build with CM 120L RGB AiO freezer. It actually suport various RGB Sync from Asus, Gigabyte, Asrock... Actually I have an Asus z370-I Rog Gaming wich is Aura Sync capable...

I built a gaming PC based off of a video by Austin Evans. The only thing I did differently was instead of a ssd I used an hhd. When I turn the system on, the fans and lights are a little shaky at first (blinking a little and slowing down and speeding up) then the system seems to be stable for...

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice for a PC upgrade. I recently used PCPartPicker to build a new work machine. A lot of my work involves Cinema 4D, X-Particles (physical simulations) and Octane (GPU) rendering, so I built it with that in mind. However, I also had an idea of expanding it to a...

Hey I need to upgrade my Desktop because it is really out of date now (I think). Will all these components together work? Are there any problems, incompatibility etc? Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 CPU: Intel Core i5 8600k SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16...

hi all i need help, i have a New MB Z170 Gaming Pro, I7 7700K, 16gb ddr4, Thermal take RGB 750W power supply, now i have put all the wire in and power it up and i get no Port and no video, i have tested the memory and it all work, all cable i have tested and good too, on the MB i am going 5...

when i check my system fan in bios the speed is 1600 RPM which is good for me, but when i boot on my windows i get 2000+RPM and so noisy..?

I built my pc yesterday and I noticed my download speed is really slow. I know it's not my wifi because I tested it on another device and worked perfectly. My upload speed is fine but my download speed is around 5 mbps. I'm using an asus usb-ac56 as my wireless adapter.

So I recently built a new computer. the motherboard is asus strix z270e, and the case is nzxt s340 elite. After I built, it I wanted to re-arrange the cabling. However, when I try to unplug the usb 3.0 cable from the case from the motherboard it would not come off. I'm afraid if I apply more...

I am looking to buy and build a PC soon, and i was looking at buying custom sleeved cables. Since I have never built a PC before, I have no idea which cable power what, not including the 24 pin. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what cables i need for this build...

I watched 2 different videos, and they were both using the i7 6700 and gtx 1060 playing Gta V at 1080p,, But one was getting 60 frames per second and one was getting 90.. here are the video's : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzR5U0MsqEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqd81Vt81CA They both...

I have a Samsung NP700Z5C-S02UB (Series 7 Chronos 15.6'') and I just replaced it's old HDD with a new Samsung V-NAND 850 EVO with 500GB. The PC boots up (after shutdown) in about 7 seconds. But to restart it (whether new programs were recently installed or not), it takes nearly 4 minutes, and...

Hello, I want to use a Seasonic 520FL to power a ASUS Z170-WS. The Z170-WS has 2 EATX12V 8 pin and 1 EATX12v 6 pin connectorrs while the 520 FL only seems to have 8pin (4+4) "M/B" connector cable included. How do I best connect these two components? Cheers gg

ok i was going to get my hands on an r9 390 due to its amazing vram amount but a mate of mine has a msi 970 which i might buy off him instead of having to buy a bigger psu and a r9 390 and plus im going to trade a 750ti and some cash but will my 500watt psu be sifficant enough for this card and...

I'm trying to do my rebates but I'm not sure what the original model name is. There's a sticker with the serial no., part no., product name, EAN, dimensions, and the weight on it. Is the original model name on this sticker or do I cut out the big name out of the box (ASRock Z97 Extreme6)? Thanks.

The first batch of gameplay footage for Frontier Developments' "Planet Coaster" is finally available. The game is set to come out in 2016. Frontier Development Unveils Gameplay Footage For 'Planet Coaster' : Read more

I have been experiencing stutter in almost all of my games and also low frames in some.(witcher 3 dipping into 12fps at some cut scenes.) specs, evga superclocked 970 i5 3570k non overclocked asrock z77 extreme mobo cx750m psu corsair vengeance 8gb

There was this website that describe each service in Windows 7, very well, with recommendations for leaving on, or turning off, with descriptions of what would happen if turned on or off. I cannot find that website now. Can anyone recommend such a good guide for hardening Win7? Thanks! Mike

So i recently did some upgrading on my computer and realized that im not getting the performance i was hoping for. Im currently running: -GA-78LMT-USB3 -Msi R9 380 4GB -CX600 Cosair -16GB 1600Mhz RIPJaws Ram -2 120GB SSD -1 600GB HDD -AMD FX8350 I recently just upgraded the processor from a AMD...

I have recently upgraded my gpu to a Gtx 970 hoping to get in on that sweet fallout 4 action. But to no avail. In some areas I get below 40 fps even on low! My processor is the 3470 and my thinking is that it's holding it back. Am I correct in thinking this? If I upgrade to the 6600k will I be...

When I plug my Xbox One controller into my PC using a micro-usb cable it installs it as "Controller" instead of "Microsoft Xbox One Controller" and it has a yellow exclamation mark next to it in Device Manager. If it try to update it through Device Manager it tells me "Windows was unable to...

why does my game lag. it has a good FPS for like 10 seconds then the game freezes, My spec are Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 2.13GHz 5.80 gb and 64 bit.

Hello, I play CS:GO quite a lot and my Acer monitor only has 60hz of refresh rate. I usually exceed 60FPS in-game, and it's pointless when it surpasses 60 FPS. I want to be able to notice the higher FPS, so I want to get a new monitor with 120hz or 144hz. I was wondering if anyone has any...

So at first of the year I planned to buy a new Laptop but I go to upgrade laptops?t to thinking ..... is it hard to upgrade laptops? (specifically Alienware) If I can, I would want to go up on RAM, Video (maybe 2x Nvidia), CPU. I don't know about this sort of stuff, would I come out better to...