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I'm going to check the bios when I get home from work as the laptop did come with Win8 rather than 7 if my memory is correct so the bios might be newer. Any recs for the network card?
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PC Builds Megathread
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Student of Zelretch
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I mean… I unironically just double-sided Velcro tape my 2.5 inch drives to the back of my motherboard tray. Not to the motherboard itself, mind, but the motherboard tray. You can also just tape them anywhere convenient, but that was best for me.Well, damn. I thought I treat myself on PrimeDay and got a 2TB Samsung 870Evo for a pretty good price. Wanted to install it today, so I unplug all the cables, carry the PC somewhere I can work on it, remove the metal side panel, remove the tempered glass side panel, carefully put it away and it explodes into thousand pieces
After taking a photo and cleaning up, I tried to put the SSD into the case. Two small problems: one, I've already used all SATA ports, but since one is an old DVD burner I don't need, I can use that port. Problem two is, that I don't have a free HDD cage and no other place to securely put it, so I'd have to just chuck it in the bottom. At least I've the space for another cage, so I got one for 12€.
So, I started today with a SSD outside of my computer, and I ended it with the same SSD still outside of my computer, but also down 12€ and missing my side panel. Great..
Well, at least BeQuite will send me another panel free of charge, so at least there is that.
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- Infraspace
If you've got a single 2.5" SSD sitting in a 3.5" bay, you can get (or print) adapters to allow two to fit in the same space.Well, damn. I thought I treat myself on PrimeDay and got a 2TB Samsung 870Evo for a pretty good price. Wanted to install it today, so I unplug all the cables, carry the PC somewhere I can work on it, remove the metal side panel, remove the tempered glass side panel, carefully put it away and it explodes into thousand pieces
After taking a photo and cleaning up, I tried to put the SSD into the case. Two small problems: one, I've already used all SATA ports, but since one is an old DVD burner I don't need, I can use that port. Problem two is, that I don't have a free HDD cage and no other place to securely put it, so I'd have to just chuck it in the bottom. At least I've the space for another cage, so I got one for 12€.
So, I started today with a SSD outside of my computer, and I ended it with the same SSD still outside of my computer, but also down 12€ and missing my side panel. Great..
Well, at least BeQuite will send me another panel free of charge, so at least there is that.
No, never looked into those for upgrading. Sorry sorry.
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- Bi-city
I build my first pc build like week go and because I have no friends and I want to flex:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S redux 70.75 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung PM981 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 12 GB VENTUS 3X PLUS OC Video Card
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan
There is not game on this planet that my pc can't play.
The SSDs where what I had in my old computer, going to upgrade the storage later this year with 2 TB SSD, I just hope SSDs don't in double price or worse by then.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S redux 70.75 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung PM981 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 12 GB VENTUS 3X PLUS OC Video Card
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan
There is not game on this planet that my pc can't play.
The SSDs where what I had in my old computer, going to upgrade the storage later this year with 2 TB SSD, I just hope SSDs don't in double price or worse by then.
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Student of Zelretch
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Very nice, very nice… the only area that makes me somewhat nervous for you is a 750w PSU with a 3080, because they occasionally can spike in voltage usage for a few seconds to nearly double their TDP - (2x320=640w) which leaves uncomfortably little for peripherals when you add the other components.
I strongly recommend a 850w PSU for a 3080, and a 1000w for anything higher… save a 3090ti, which at that point get a 1600w because odds are good you're custom loop watercooling, have a metric ton of RGB gear, qnd many, many peripherals.
Dangerman
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I think 750W is fine for a 3080 unless you push things on said 3080 or elsewhere. And TBH I would've gotten a 5700X at least over a 5600X since there is no good upgrade path from that. 8 Cores are going to show their grunt over the next few years.
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I have been using Steelseries ARCTIS 1 WIRELESS headphone for my PC and XboxSX for while, but I'm tired unplugging the cord with the 2.4 GHz thingy, so I'm thinging buy other one, but would two or three 2.4 GHz thingys cause problems? Is there better wireless headphone for $100, I only use over ear headphones.
I think going get 1000w psu next year, my plan was get 850w psu, but did not have the money.
I there was no way I could afford 5700x when I was building my pc, but when I feel the need update my cpu in 3-4 years should I go with 5700x or something like the 5950X?
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First of all, have fun with your new PC! The main thing I worried about when reading the specs where the small SSDs, but you explained them afterwards. One tip for buying a new one later on, is to wait for the usual sale days (prime day, black Friday etc). At least the Samsung SSDs tend to get discounted at those times and the 870 Evo (SSD) and 970 Evo Plus (m.2) are super solid drives. I got a 2TB 870 Evo this prime day and saved about 45€ compared to the current 200€ price.
About the CPU upgrade, that will probably depend on what the new games demand, the availability of the processors and their price. You have some interesting upgrade possibilities with the 5800x3D and the 5900x / 5950x. However, you'll really have to check if an upgrade would be worth it. Thinking that the performance benefit a 5900x brings is worth the additional 200€ when buying everything new is one thing. Thinking that the performance benefit is worth replacing the 5600x with one and paying an additional 400+€ is something completely different.
If all you're doing is gaming then a 5800x(3D) would be fine, assuming they're still around. If you're on a 1080p screen a 3080 is gonna last you four+ years if you can handle some lower settings at the end.
I would definitely recommended looking into undervolting to reduce some of the wear on the card, it's super simple to set a 95% power limit and a lower power curve in EVGA's Precision X1 that'll bring your power draw and thermals down dramatically.
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I'm worried that the launch of 4000s cards will cause shortage of SSDs and PSUs.
Use my 4k tv as my monitor and I will read up about undervolting now.
That my plan, I just hope they don't increase in price because launch of 4000s cards.
Protodermis
Hope is an ugly feeling
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PC builders of SV, my current graphics card is a 980 and I'm looking for a new mid-tier one; but should I wait until the next gen comes out so that this gen drops in price? A possible complication is that I have a 550w power supply, would I have to upgrade to a 750w if I do get a new graphics card?
Dangerman
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I think at best a used 3070 is probably best for you (depending on the CPU, which one is that?).
Student of Zelretch
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3060ti minimum for high-top 1080p, 3070 for mid-high 1440p. If you really can't afford the 3070, though, you probably won't be using a 1440p monitor, and I'd go 3070 if you can. Do not go 3070ti - the price difference over 3070 is substantial, with minimal gain on performance - 3060ti, 3070, 3080, and everything after are… not terrible deals for performance, but 3070ti is a solid dud.
3070s top out 1440p settings and can do 4k with modest sacrifices. The prices on 3070s are great atm(500 USD for new cards in my ads), but they are ~250w cards with big power spikes. It'd be a good idea to get a new PSU as well.
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Dangerman
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TBH I think 3070 won't be able to say do Warzone II with even "optimised" settings and high framerates at 1440p. I mean there is a big reason why Navi 33 which will likely be a 7600XT will have 8GB of VRAM but offer at least 6900XT performance.
My controversial opinion is that RTX 30 wasn't that good of a step up even over Turing with a die shrink and unless you were desperate in 2021 when Crypto was at an all time high one was a muppet buying at scalped prices. I mean sure if you can grab a used 3070 at a good price & condition and play at 1080p it's great but 1440p when games require RT? It's not going to age well with 8GB of VRAM.
The 30 series looks great because basically every major release in the last 2 years on PC is built with last-gen consoles as the lowest common denominator with it's 5400 RPM HDD & 2013 netbook CPU.
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Student of Zelretch
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I mean. My personal rig still doesn't get 120+fps 1440p in total war Warhammer 3 max settings… and I have a 3080 & 12600kf. Considering it doesn't utilize Ray tracing, TWW3 is a decent benchmark… and if a 3080 can't be perfect at 1440p, a 3070 won't either. If we're talking games from 2019? Sure. Today or next year's releases, though? Not so much.
Protodermis
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What about AMD cards? Doesn't the rx6700 have 12gb of ram compared to the 3070's 8?
As for CPUs, I have a Ryzen 5 1600x
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Student of Zelretch
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With the sole exception of rendering textures, a 3070 blows a rx6700xt out of the water - to the tune of ~20% faster effective speeds when gaming, overall. A RX 6700, (non-XT) it's more like 35-40%. The 3070 is more comparable to 6800xt, which - admittedly - beats the 3070 by a bit under 5% average speed. AMD is solidly competitive with intel right now on the CPU side… not so much Nvidia on the GPU side.
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I have what is likely a simple question
If I was to build a Ryzen 9 machine, would I need to get one of the more expensive AM4 boards or do most work reasonably well?
Pretty much detertined that if i don't have a financial crisis, I do want to upgrade soon. Likely ask when I do on different options but just a hair too early for that.
If I was to build a Ryzen 9 machine, would I need to get one of the more expensive AM4 boards or do most work reasonably well?
Pretty much detertined that if i don't have a financial crisis, I do want to upgrade soon. Likely ask when I do on different options but just a hair too early for that.
Student of Zelretch
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If you're planning on going Ruzen *9* I would wait 2 weeks for reviews of the 7900x to come out before you even ask questions - they officially release the 29th of August. Once that happens, ask again and I'd be glad to talk motherboards.
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okay, what I will likely do when it is time is ask for MB, CPU, Cooling Fan, and 16 GB ram for Ryzen 5 option, Ryzen 7 option, and Ryzen 9 option. Likely going to go either Ryzen 7 or 9. Not time yet because just switched jobs (sort of) but realize it is close to end of life for my machine. Going to be looking for "breaking points" as far as cost of the package together. My thoughts are say Ryzen 7 and required hardware is around $550 but a Ryzen 9 runs me say $700 or $750, likely worth going the higher end. If it is Ryzen 7 is around $550 and a Ryzen 9 is around $1000, likely not worth it.