The PC Thread - Tips, Benchmarks, Specs, Laptops, Custom Desktops, Pre-Builds and more.

[FruitOfTheVale]

I'm somewhat interested in the 3080 for the boost in performance to GPU rendering on apps like Resolve but now I'm reading you have to swap out the PSU for a 12-pin connector PCI-E compatible one I got a i9900k/2080 in the box right now so it may not be worth it tbr. For the money I would probably see more benefit in most of the creative apps from switching to a 16 core/32 thread amd chipset anyway. Don't think I'm quite ready for the 32 core/64 thread behemoth they got

 

[StretfordRed]

The new Microsoft Edge browser is not bad at all

Automatically transferred my chrome and firefox bookmarks and history as well

I’m using it full time on my machine now. Mainly because I use a Mac and need a good alternative browser to sync some stuff between machines and is not owned by Google

I like Integration with OS and accounts so I have Microsoft everything and Apple everything f.

 

[Deoji]

Brehs I need help.

Just "finished" my first build:

Ryzen 7 3700X
Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus
MSI GeForce GTX 2060

Got it all hooked up, it powers on but no signal from the HDMI on the board or GPU. What am I missing?

Thanks.

 

[Tunez]

Brehs I need help.

Just "finished" my first build:

Ryzen 7 3700X
Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus
MSI GeForce GTX 2060

Got it all hooked up, it powers on but no signal from the HDMI on the board or GPU. What am I missing?

Thanks.

Monitor duh

 

[Deoji]

Monitor duh

Loool. Very funny. Apparently my mb won't "POST" some I have to backtrack. I should have it squared away soon.

 

[Tunez]

Loool. Very funny. Apparently my mb won't "POST" some I have to backtrack. I should have it squared away soon.

Double check RAM and CPU

 

[Deoji]

Double check RAM and CPU

it was the RAM. I was being too careful. Thought i pushed it hard enough but didn't wanna push too damn hard. We good now. Creating the Windows boot drive now. Thanks breh

 

[kdslittlebro]

Trying to get my whole station as ergonomic as possible. The last steps for now






I don't game with KB&M, and this is (trackball especially) basically my acceptance that it's not for me I'm still a console/controller gamer at heart

 

[Judo]

The new Microsoft Edge browser is not bad at all

Automatically transferred my chrome and firefox bookmarks and history as well

Been trying to tell people breh.

 

[Judo]

Upgraded my ram from 16GB 3000Mhz to 64GB 2667Mhz, Slower speed for now, but a lot more running shyt. About to get heavy with this 3D shyt.
Next on my PC list: ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming, Ryzen 9 3950x, and Sapphire 5700XT(Already have one, but this model is way quieter and cooler than my reference card)
Go big or go home.

 

[Sghost597]

New PC build for the new GPU and CPUs dropping this year.

Only thing that I'm waiting for is my stealth fans for my 360 Rad.

 

[Skooby]

Buying this case as well.

@HewittAve Did you get any extra fans?

@MidniteJay Do you think it's a necessity to get the extra fans?

This case doesn't have top fans, so that's why I'm wondering. I have never installed fans before.

Man my build went wayward lol.


CASE
Fractal Design Meshify C

I bought the same case I'm still trying to build my PC but the PSU I want is still out of stock everywhere

@Ciggavelli @daze23 @itsyoung!!

I haven't chose a GPU yet since the 30xx are close to releasing. So far I'm going with this list:

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($100.00)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($330.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan ($23.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1586.29


How I look? Any room for improvements?.... That don't rape the wallet

 

[MidniteJay]

Buying this case as well.

@HewittAve Did you get any extra fans?

@MidniteJay Do you think it's a necessity to get the extra fans?

This case doesn't have top fans, so that's why I'm wondering. I have never installed fans before.

Depends on your components.

I went for the simple positive pressure airflow:

Meshify C comes with one front intake and one exhaust fans, I don't know the quality of them but they aren't pwm. So I removed them and bought my own pwm fans to control and for a quieter setup. 2x140mm for intake and a 120mm exhaust the picture.

 

[StretfordRed]

Buying this case as well.

@HewittAve Did you get any extra fans?

@MidniteJay Do you think it's a necessity to get the extra fans?

This case doesn't have top fans, so that's why I'm wondering. I have never installed fans before.

I got:
x2 Silent Wings PWM140mm for the front
x1 Silent Wings PWM120mm for the back.

Quiet as far as I can tell, but the temps sometimes hit 60-70 depending what I’m doing. I was cracking passwords yesterday and it spiked to 72.

Thinking of getting another one for the exhaust at the top as my studio gets pretty dusty as we don’t have great air flow

 

[Skooby]

Thinking about a Lancool for my case. My current is a Lancool and it's worked pretty well over the last 10 years.

Which on y'all think:

Lian Li LANCOOL II-X ATX Mid Tower Case
Lian Li LANCOOL 205 ATX Mid Tower Case