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I just built in the Cooler Master NR200P V2, 20L but it was the only one I could find that fit my 357mm GPU. I used an ID Cooling Frostflow 280x AIO. The Fractal Terra comes to mind around 11L, and some Sliger cases come with optional taller feet for radiators to fit on the bottom

AM4 is still supported and you have plenty of room to upgrade. They're going to release a new refresh of AM4 CPUs later this year - the '5000 xt' chips. Here, I was able to fit in a 6650 XT which is faster than other GPUs suggested, and you don't have to buy used. If you feel like you can spare $10 more, I would upgrade to an NVMe SSD instead of sata, this was to keep the budget at $550. I even included a tempered glass case. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($87.83 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon) Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($30.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot Burst Elite 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon) Case: BGears b-Masstige MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($42.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon) Total: $551.74 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-21 05:10 EDT-0400

I would HIGHLY recommend getting on the Laptop Deals subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/LaptopDeals/ Currently, the best deal available is the Legion Slim 5, which features an OLED screen and an RTX 4060. OLED screens really can't be beat. The 100w RTX 4060 is plenty for gaming, and the laptop is machined aluminium and only weighs 3.85 lbs and charges via USB-C, so it's very portable https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series/legion-slim-5-gen-8-(14-inch-amd)/82y50028us Stack the coupon codes 'SURPRISEOFFER' and 'BUYMORELENOVO' and this $1500 laptop can be had for $975. If you go the Rakuten route, you can get another $150 or so in cash back, use the instructions in this post-

Aren't pumps supposed to run full tilt? I want to daisy chain the radiator fans to the CPU fan header so they respond to CPU temperature. Or does it really not matter whether they're on a case fan or a CPU fan header

I used both. Moondrop wins IMO, especially since it comes bundled with the DSP cable, while you have to buy a dongle for the Zero 2 and it doesn't sound quite as nice.

So I just got my ID Cooling Zoomflow XT 280mm AIO. It came with two 140mm aRGB 4 pin PWM fans, but I'm swapping to two thermalrights that I already have that are a little better. I'm confused about wiring though. The pump has an aRGB cable and it has a 3-pin connector that I assume is for the CPU fan header. For what it's worth, it also came with a 3-pin to SATA adapter for the pump. Now, how do I wire it? The fans can be daisy-chained, but the pump can't. So do I plug the pump into one fan, which goes into the other fan, which finally connects to the CPU fan header? This way I can link the fan speed of the radiator fans to the CPU temp, right? Or do I connect only the pump directly to the CPU fan header, and then daisy chain the radiator fans to a case fan header? Super confused here. Or do I connect the pump to a SATA connector through the PSU, and then daisy-chain the radiator fans to CPU_FAN? Fwiw I can daisy chain the pump's aRGB (there's a little light on the pump) to the fans for aRGB, just not sure what I should do for the fan and pump's PWM headers.

Yeah, the only safe thing to do here is to get a used GPU and a PSU to power it with, because that PSU isn't doing anything. i5 6500 is IMO still quite capable. See if you can find like a used 5700xt and a secondary power supply to put in there, or even outside the PC lmao.

Ah, apparently I have 1,562 points left... How many points is each thing? Curious now

Thanks, is there a way to see this?

The issue with these OEM PCs is that their motherboards have proprietary PSU connectors, which means you can't just replace the power supply. Even though you can get an RTX 3050 that only needs 70w and runs off the PCIe slot without a cable from the PSU, with a 200w PSU, you're pushing it. The i5 6500 is a 65w chip, the GPU is 70w, the motherboard is 30w, the RAM is 15w, and after swapping the crappy HDDs to an SSD, that's still another 10w. You're still looking at very close to 200w, on a PSU that is unlikely to be capable of actually delivering it safely, and without the ability to swap. My advice? Look for a used AM4 motherboard with maybe an older Ryzen chip, keep the case, buy a new PSU, and try to find a used RX 5700xt. Alternatively, if you're feeling really ghetto, buy a GPU and a secondary PSU to use just for the GPU lol. I've seen that done before.

Yes, almost every iGPU in a decade has supported 4k playback. Seems like they might have experience with PCs from long ago when those were necessary. Explain to them that it's integrated into the motherboard now, because it is. 4k video playback requires the iGPU to support the resolution, and to support HDCP 2.2 (hardware security handshake that allows 4k playback on Netflix etc.) HDCP 2.2 was part of HDMI 2.0. Both have been around since 2013.

SFF cases accomodate big GPUS now. I'm in the process of putting an enormous 356mm GPU into a commercially available 18 liter mini ITX case. The fractal ridge is even smaller and still takes something like a 325mm gpu, and that's HTPC sized.

I seem to have had all my ranks grandfathered in from when I was more active here 2014 to 2017. I was wondering how to earn more, if it's possible. Are there numbers - how many answers, reactions etc?

I'm afraid you did. Budget cell phones support 4k video playback. A $40 fire TV stick supports 4k video playback with dolby vision. You don't need a graphics card. The cards you recommended are entirely unsuitable for 4k gaming too. Besides the 4060, they're barely enough for 1080p.

This is wrong. This is very wrong lol. Literally any modern iGPU supports 4k playback. They have for like 10 years. Literally any iGPU will support 4k playback. Hell, I'm typing this from the iGPU on a Ryzen 9 6900HS laptop GPU's integrated graphics card, on a 4k HDR monitor, running at 12bit. So your answer is - almost any iGPU in recent memory.