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RadiatingLight

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  1. Pretty simple question: I'm not super up-to-date with the minutiae of what features intel locks to Z-series boards. I'm building a PC for a friend who will not overclock, and was thinking of pairing a 12600KF with a B660 motherboard. (since there's no 12600F Non-K). Other than overclocking (which they won't use anyway), what else do I lose? Can B-series boards still hit the 125W TDP and reach full boost clocks? What about Mulitcore enhancement? Thanks for all your help. Full parts list is here, if you want to check it out or make other suggestions: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j2rgPX
  2. They offer free returns (of the hardware, you'd still need to pay for the 1 month you use it) so it's lower risk. Not sure exactly what speeds you'd get (probably better than 10down/1.5up), so I'd say go for it.
  3. no, 2x8 is perfect. The post made it look like you had 8gb total, which is not enough.
  4. I still think the 1tb ssd could be the same price as the HDD+SSD combo, but if you're outside of the USA prices might be different. For CPU cooler, if you want to overclock, then a 240mm AIO will be great.
  5. Just noticed you want a board with wifi. in that case go with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PLytt6/asus-prime-z590-p-wifi-atx-lga1200-motherboard-prime-z590-p-wifi
  6. I would recommend this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k9xJrr it has the improvements mentioned (better air cooler, cheaper motherboard, cheaper storage) which lowers the price. You can decide to just save money and get this, or upgrade storage to 2TB, upgrade GPU, etc. I didn't touch the GPU because finding it will be a struggle on its own, good luck.
  7. Stock cooler on a 10700K? (Not only would that be a thermal nightmare, 10700K doesn't include a box cooler) I would actually recommend a slightly better aftermarket cooler to allow the 10700K enough thermal headroom to boost all the way up. Other than that, SSD can be saved on by picking a slightly cheaper one that you realistically won't notice the difference between (unless SSD performance is super important to you) you don't need to buy thermal paste because coolers come with paste pre-applied.
  8. PCH works harder when gaming somewhat, but a lot of the work it does is unrelated to gaming. The chipset connects USB devices, SATA drives, I/O, maybe the lower PCIe slots, etc. Gaming might increase the temperature a bit, but it's not dangerous. 65c is maybe a tad hot, but not unexpected because the PCH is passively cooled. tl;dr don't worry about it.
  9. General Suggestions: - get 16gb RAM at least, 8gb is really not befitting a high-end system like that. - Switch to a single 1tb SSD and ditch the hard drive. It'll be faster, maybe cheaper, and you probably won't miss that 250GB storage. To save money: - Don't get an AIO and just use the stock cooler of the 3700X (which is quite good), or get a $50 aftermarket air cooler that will be more than enough unless you're a super serious overclocker. - You don't really need to buy 6 case fans. If the case comes with 2+ fans, they'll probably be good enough. Otherwise you only need to buy a couple. - You can use a B550 motherboard to save money Other questions: - Why not a 5000-series Ryzen CPU? If you're gaming, the 5600X > 3800X But overall the build is fundamentally good, it will work, and it will be a good gaming experience.
  10. Sounds stupid, but have you turned the back mounting plate 90 degrees? one side of the socket is longer than the other so try the backplate rotated.
  11. Yep those seem totally normal and fine
  12. If it works, then don't worry about the bandwidth in the tester. According to this thread: getting around 1.8-2.5Gbps seems absolutely normal. Enjoy your occulus link, if it works who cares about the numbers.
  13. Maybe a certain windows process triggers during those times that is corrupted? Try running CMD as an administrator and running `sfc /scannow` which will try to repair any corrupt windows system files.
  14. I'd go with PC 1 The CPU is much stronger, which will be a huge help for Android Studio and for your work. Nvidia's broadcast suite (RTX voice, background blur, etc.) should also be useful if you have video calls for work. Gaming performance on both PCs will be very good, but PC 2 is slightly better in gaming.
  15. Nope, existing SSD doesn't matter. Either your SSD is dead or you're installing it wrong.
  16. Are you sure you plugged everything in to the motherboard (specifically the power button) correctly? No lights at all sounds like either the motherboard isn't getting the 'power-on' signal, or you didn't plug in all the power supply cables. I'd double check your motherboard manual to make sure you're plugging the front-panel connections into the right header in the right positions, or you can try shorting the two power switch pins together manually with a screwdriver or paperclip or something. Also, does the PSU fan spin when you try to turn the pc on?
  17. Does it show up in the BIOS? AKA Is it missing from the BIOS, or just from some other program like Windows Install Media
  18. Yeah seems fine. As long as temps don't get higher than 90c you're fine. This is probably some program that's running every X seconds and triggering the processor to boost higher (and therefore heat up as well)
  19. Getting GPUs nowadays is an absolute nightmare. Get this: https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1NC0HF and use promo code SPRING0410 to get the price down to $1450ish only downside is that it takes a few weeks to ship...
  20. That video is a joke. You don't ever need to clean your motherboard from a functionality perspective, but if you want it to look good you could spray it with canned air or use a paper towel (or qtip for hard to reach places) soaked in isopropyl
  21. Part of the clickbait title/thumbnail -- As a company it's a no-brainer since it gets like 25% more views, and the actual video content itself is still roughly the same.
  22. if it clicks, on both sides, it's in. if you don't see any gold contacts, you're probably fine.
  23. No, it won't affect the speed of anything. The first PCIe slot is directly connected to the CPU, so nothing at all could slow it down. the 2nd M.2 slot is either direct to the CPU, or through the chipset (I don't remember), but it doesn't really matter too much either way. Installing an M.2 SSD in the 2nd slot will disable the PCIe E2 and E3 slots, page 18 of the manual that came with your motherboard.
  24. I'd personally wait until mid-january at least -- then hopefully parts can go back in stock, and Intel might be closer to releasing their new rocket-lake CPUs which could beat AMD's for gaming. (at the very least, it will drive prices down.)
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