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/pcbg/ -- PC Building General Anonymous 02/22/17 (Wed) 13:54:42 No.5122

Post your component list, rate other anons', and ask questions in general.

Always state the purpose of your PC, your budget, AND YOUR COUNTRY if outside the USA.

If you are asking for improvements, clarify whether you want to lower price or to improve specs or build quality.

Assemble your parts list; built-in price comparisons by vendor and a compatibility filter.

https://pcpartpicker.com

Gaming builds based monitor resolution and refresh rate

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pcbg/saved/

>To activate the Description, select build from sidebar then click on the title over the parts list

>Description contains notes, other options, and build skeleton for easy customization / cost savings

>Note: Win7 and 8.1 cannot be installed on a 200 series chipset

Have a budget, but don't know where to start? This will recommend you a parts list based on price.

http://www.logicalincrements.com/

>Subsitute a G4560 with 2400MHz RAM for any Pentium or i3; similar performance, up to 50% cost reduction.

>Consider using an i5 7500 in any RX470/480 or GTX 1060 tier build

>Consider stock fan+heatsink for any i3 or locked i5 build without a Z mobo

>Consider a B250 or mobo for any Pentium or i3 build

>Add a 240GB SSD to the "Very Good" tier build

>The only worthwhile gfx cards are the GTX1050, RX470, RX480, GTX1060 6GB

General build advice including chipset compatibility, power supply advice, Windows activation information.

http://pastebin.com/F9diF2hA

Information about how to assemble a PC, how to select components, etc.

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Build_a_PC

Should I upgrade to a 1440p 140hz monitor or upgrade my GTX 760 to a GTX 1080?

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Anonymous 03/25/17 (Sat) 10:02:36 No.5223

Here's my list, i'm kinda new to this whole PC building business so any advice would be appreciated

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8NXsBP

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Anonymous 03/25/17 (Sat) 20:40:03 No.5225

>>5223

If you're gaming don't get Ryzen otherwise get Ryzen.

>Mobo too expensive

>SSD too expensive

>16 gigs are you running VMs? If not get 8.

>PSU overkill

>Sound Card

You had me going until the sound card. Good bait.

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Anonymous 03/25/17 (Sat) 21:59:29 No.5226

>>5225

No, no, I'm not baiting

You're saying I don't need a sound card?

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Anonymous 03/25/17 (Sat) 22:04:46 No.5227

>>5225

And why is Ryzen bad for gaming?

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Anonymous 07/31/17 (Mon) 17:45:17 No.5462

File: 8a1465136579c61⋯.png (188.07 KB, 1659x1014, 553:338, wew.png)

gonna pull the trigger on friday when i get paid

do I have everything I need? (already got an SSD and HDD) am i missing any cables or w/e?

apparently the fan I've got here is a bad pick for my case, any other suggestions?

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Anonymous 08/04/17 (Fri) 15:39:27 No.5491

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>>5227

It's not. They're splitting hairs over minuscule single core performance increase versus Intel. I find it hilarious anyone WOULDN'T get Ryzen currently.

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Anonymous 08/07/17 (Mon) 17:39:24 No.5631

Lol, I'm still rockin an i5 3570K.

Games with a lot of logic processing run like absolute garbage, how can I fix that without yanking shit out and throwing away money?

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Anonymous 08/08/17 (Tue) 05:45:19 No.5637

File: b8a387ccc105947⋯.png (104.73 KB, 605x497, 605:497, Speccy2.png)

>building a computer

>not just buying a gaming laptop

>Not wanting a workstation you can fold up and take with you when you need to move your setup and shit

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Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 03:21:53 No.5641

>ever getting AMDshit

It's cheaper because it's inferior, it's all garbage. Intel and NVIDIA cost more, but offer exceedingly increased performance and driver support that actually works.

>>5631

Yank shit out and throw away money. That's a what, 5 year old mid-range processor? It ain't gonna cut it, too old.

>>5637

>overpaying for small, underperforming portable systems

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Anonymous 08/11/17 (Fri) 17:27:54 No.5662

File: 2c1a2b85023a2fe⋯.png (72.84 KB, 848x952, 106:119, build mk1.png)

This will be my first ever PC that I've built. I won't be able to buy everything until at least the end of the year. My job doesn't pay well and I'm aiming for a mid-tier gaming rig with decent upgradability for the not-so-near future.

I've been researching parts ever since I got this job, two weeks ago, and so far I've come up with this build. I had a Corsair CX600 on the list but after seeing the reviews and how it either dies or kills parts with it so often I decided to choose another one. I think this 600B might be decent enough.

I chose the case mostly because people say it's airflow is great but also because it was the most appealing to me while also being able to contain an ATX mobo. Speaking of which, I think the B250-PLUS is a good choice, I was going to get the PRO but it's smaller than a normal ATX and I've read some people having problems with that because it won't attach properly to their case. The RAM stick is not the one I chose, I just forgot to change it in that list, it's the same model but it's a 2400MHz version.

The 1050 Ti suits my needs precisely, I won't be gaming at 4k in Ultra, just want enough to play whatever's currently being released at medium perhaps.

What I'm most concerned about is the i5-7400 Kaby Lake. From what I read Kaby Lake is not a big improvement at all compared to the Haswell generation. Do you think it's reasonable to get one for upgrading purposes or should I try some other generation or brand?

My current specs just in case someone's curious:

>i3-2100

>GT430

>generic PSU

>4GB RAM

I got it in 2011, I think. Now it's way past the time to build a new rig.

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Anonymous 08/12/17 (Sat) 02:49:47 No.5675

>>5662

It's hard to say wither or not you should upgrade the Haswell. The only reason why I would say you should is for DDR4 memory support which could make a big difference. But at the same time if you're content with DDR3 then there really is no big leap in performance where you could get a somewhat better GPU like a 1070.

If possible try to find a cheap Skylake, and see if you can squeeze in a 1070

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Anonymous 08/16/17 (Wed) 16:20:39 No.5734

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What is a good 1440p monitor?

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Anonymous 08/24/17 (Thu) 18:18:13 No.5764

File: 71aa968547e38dd⋯.png (1.99 MB, 1600x900, 16:9, windows 10 girl in town.png)

Just bought this. Wanted a cheap gaming pc around 500 bucks. Idk

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sass2000/saved/2G4XLk

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Anonymous 08/30/17 (Wed) 02:21:40 No.5782

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>>5675

Updated the list a little bit. Already bought the RM550x. I decided to change from the i5-7400 to the Ryzen 3 1300X, after researching into Intel's history I'm not giving a single penny to them.

My doubt is the B350 Tomahawk. I don't know what to think of it, to be quite honest.

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Anonymous 08/31/17 (Thu) 23:23:21 No.5787

>>5782

> after researching into Intel's history I'm not giving a single penny to them.

Great, so you're one of those retards. The Ryzen 3 is still the better way to go though so fucking whatever.

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Anonymous 09/07/17 (Thu) 07:28:27 No.5846

File: 5463f632472116c⋯.png (388.43 KB, 913x494, 913:494, threadripper.png)

>>5641

Found the Intel shill. Threadripper is 16 cores for $999.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-1900-threadripper-tr4-ryzen,35360.html

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Anonymous 09/11/17 (Mon) 20:12:03 No.5884

Is there any reason not to get a PSU with a higher wattage than I'll use, except that it might waste a few dollars?

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Anonymous 01/15/18 (Mon) 07:38:51 No.6360

If you want my advice, I always go AMD for videocards (GPU) seeing as they beat NVIDIA out of the water in terms of performance per cost. I have a RX470 that is absolutely phenomenal and can run Witcher 3 on ultra with 50 FPS. I usually run it a bit lower settings tho for 60fps.

Also make sure to get 8gb RAM, probably 16 if you're a big neckbeard gamer.

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Anonymous 07/30/18 (Mon) 12:42:11 No.7481

>>5782

>2018

>Ryzen 3

>AIO meme

>Single-Channel 2133

>Kingston SSD

Absolute autism.

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Anonymous 08/03/18 (Fri) 02:05:41 No.7506

>>5846

16 cores mean nothing if they underperform 4 cores from intel.

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Anonymous 12/24/18 (Mon) 03:51:47 No.8760

What's the best grafics I could get? I got a ASUS P8B75-V and a GTX760 right now. Looking to buy something thats a small upgrade but won't force me to get a new mainboard/install windows10

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Anonymous 01/04/19 (Fri) 10:26:28 No.8830

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>>7506

When they perform 9/10ths as good and cost half the price they mean something, for sure.

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