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Yea, idk. He doesn't really play CS:GO anymore, so he could be talking Smite (pretty much the only game I see him playing these days), but this is the same guy who that that alternating RAM slots where single channel, so idk how accurate his metric is. Again, I'd have to actually research this and/or perform my own scientific tests to determine how right or wrong his claims are.

Yea, 4 cores and 8GB of RAM is plenty for web dev if the CPU has multi-threading, all the better

War Thunder does the same thing to me. I can run Battlefield V at 1440p ultra (with ray tracing on ultra) with 60 fps easily, with 65C on the GPU. But War Thunder at 1440p max settings, I get 50fps with the GPU at 82C. I'm just as lost, confused, and annoyed as you are. edit: forgot to mention specs, lmfao R5 2600x, 32GB 3000Mhz, 2080 Strix

almost all laptops have backlit keyboards these days for watching youtube/twitch? literally anything will be 100% fine for programming? depending on what it is that you're developing, a basic quad-core and 8GB of RAM is probably fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $479.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermaltake - NiC C5 99.1 CFM CPU Cooler $47.49 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI - Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $119.89 @ OutletPC Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $139.99 @ Newegg Storage ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $39.99 @ Amazon Video Card ASRock - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $98.90 @ OutletPC Monitor HP - VH240a 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $109.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1246.23 Mail-in rebates -$40.00 Total $1206.23 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-18 12:50 EDT-0400 Try this out. You don't need a ridiculous 850W PSU, and Intel doesn't benefit as much from fast RAM. Dropping the price on the mobo quite a bit makes room for a dedicated GPU, which will help out with rendering even if its a weaker one like the RX570

hmmm, I'll look into it. Could be dependent on which gen of Intel too All I know is that my friend said his 9600k got 10 more fps with 3000Mhz over 2133Mhz

is your budget $1200 US? or is it in your local currency?

2133Mhz to 3000Mhz is actually a pretty big difference, not just on Ryzen. But once you go over 3200Mhz on the RAM, you start to get diminishing returns; so in the end, 5000Mhz RAM is pointless because the gains over normal speeds aren't worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.89 @ OutletPC Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $85.98 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $365.76 Mail-in rebates -$15.00 Total $350.76 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-18 12:38 EDT-0400 Pretty much bog standard selection here. 3000Mhz RAM is essential, Ryzen loves speedy boi memory. I tend to avoid Gigabyte AM4 boards, as they have some issues. I recommend Asus and ASRock, but MSI is an ok stand-in.

it depends on what is wrong with the RAM but typically you only destroy slots by improperly installing RAM or booting the system without the RAM fully seated.

I like messing around with computers, doing meme things or just building simple and clean PCs. And with this hobby, I've got a list of projects that I am currently working on and plan on doing in the future. Some of these projects I may need help with (for easier solutions or on what things to get/use), and some may be a while before they can be started and/or completed (mainly due to physical space limitations). I'll likely be updating this thread/post with updates on active projects and such. May create additional threads for specific issues for help and whatnot, we'll see. I figured I'd make this thread to avoid having just a bunch of threads everywhere for short little projects/upgrades that don't really need their own full, fat thread in Build Logs. Planned projects: Active projects: OS installer, X58 system I'm probably going to order the things required to make the "universal installer stick" (UIS?), since it would aid in OS experimentation on the X58 system I'm going to be picking up soon. Found a cheap dual socket LGA1366 board and some cheap Xeons, I may make my server sooner than anticipated. Updates: I have the M.2 in its enclosure, and its running great. However, I've run into the problem where the Windows 95 through Windows ME isos don't boot, they just go to the grub menu. I ordered some unopened Vista discs that I will rip into ISOs to put on my USB drive, and I will do some testing in VMs with the early Windows ISOs to see if they work before I burn them to the drive. I also finally was able to get an X58 board, which is a MSI X58 Platinum and it will come with 12GB of DDR3 and an i7-920. I will order a cooler and SSD once I have an estimate on when the system will arrive.

Might be his case, lmao. iirc those things have horrible airflow/cooling

Your temps are perfectly fine. 79C is safe. 84C is acceptable for Cinebench, which is a short burst anyways. Prime95 is a stress test and has no indication of real-world temperatures from real-world tasks (95C is still under the thermal thresh-hold of the CPU anyways, so you're safe). If you wanted to lower temps, you'd want to put the CPU and GPU on separate loops. Otherwise, you can increase fan curves and remove the CPU memory clock boost and see what happens.

V-Sync eliminates it because its locking the maximum output/performance of the GPU to keep it in line with the monitor's refresh rate. When V-Sync is off, the GPU is unrestrained and can go full bore; depending on the VRMs (and some other factors), coil whine can become quite excessive.

Get a new GPU. a 2070 will be fine, the 6700k is still a good CPU (especially with an OC).

The Prime boards are designed for professional/business use. They typically have weaker VRMs and they often times don't have VRM heatsinks. Asus' other models usually have "gaming" in the name, which implies that they are better designed with gaming and overclocking in mind; in short, they have better VRMs that also have some type of cooling for the VRMs, which is ideal for when you put a heavy load on the CPU (gaming, streaming, etc). Edit: To be clear, I'm not saying you can't use that board. But it definitely wouldn't be my first choice, since the Strix and ROG boards have much better VRMs. If you want to OC, I would definitely reconsider your choice. If you aren't going to overclock, the Prime Z370-A isn't the worst choice you could make. Unlike a lot of Prime boards, that one actually has VRM cooling (though its fairly weak); but again, the Prime boards have VRMs that lean on the weaker side, so they aren't good for overclocking or high performance systems. The Prime "z" chipset boards are designed for high-end workstations based on Intel's mainstream platform, unlike the Strix and ROG boards that are designed with overclocking and enthusiasts in mind. Workstations, unlike gaming systems (even though they can share the same parts) don't put intense loads on the components (hence why the VRMs can be weaker). Usually, the most intensive load a workstation will perform is video export/rendering. Whereas games can utilize the CPU a lot more (running AI, calculating things), and the CPU load only increases when you start streaming and/or recording that gameplay.

What is your budget?

9900k is better since it has more threads, but the 2700x will be similar-ish in streaming because of fast af multi-thread (but it will be a little slower in games). the Prime boards aren't meant for gaming. Get a TUF, Strix, or ROG if you're going Asus; Z370 or Z390 are the chipsets you should def be looking at though. I would try to hold off till Zen 2 and see what cores/threads, clocks, and most importantly pricing looks like.

The Corsair software sucks. I advise you to avoid it at all costs. The Meshify C is a fantastic case, I highly recommend it. You could also run the NZXT ecosystem in it by getting an NZXT Hue2.

You can get a 2.5" SSD instead of the M.2 one; they are both SATA and will perform the same. The only difference is in form factor. You also don't have to get WD Blue, there are other brands as well, such as Crucial and Samsung. Avoid SSDs labeled as PCIe or NVMe as these are more expensive for less capacity and not many people can make use of their speed. You could also stick with the cheap SSD and a big HDD if that's better for your budget. You can get a different model of GPU than I listed, look for RX580 or RX570 models, as those are the best budget GPUs right now.

Yea, there's something funky going on. I'm not 100% sure. I'd back up your data and try a Windows update and/or clean installation of Windows (this should definitely help with your wifi problem).

the new hard drive is not the problem. If Disk Management won't open, and if cmd isn't working, its likely that there's more going on here; I'm suspecting that a clean reinstall of Windows will solve your problems.

Do you really need dual Xeons? I can run multiple servers (Modded Minecraft and modded Space Engineers) off my i5-4670k + 32GB DDR3 PC. Works fine. CPU usage is around 50% with both servers running, Minecraft uses maybe 6-8GB of RAM, and Space Engineers takes less (iirc).

Here's my recommendation: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $85.98 @ Newegg Business Storage Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $126.30 @ OutletPC Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card $179.99 @ Newegg Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $87.98 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $890.12 Mail-in rebates -$60.00 Total $830.12 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 13:39 EDT-0400 Gigabyte AM4 boards aren't very good That RAM is overpriced, you don't need four DIMMs, and 3000Mhz is fast enough. The RX550 is awful, no point in getting it anymore. "gaming" chairs are dumb. Just get a regular office chair. The R5 1400 is outdated. If you're going to buy Ryzen now, get Zen+ rather than Zen. Otherwise wait until Zen2 I have own and have used a Corsair K55. Its not a good keyboard. The Corsair software sucks and the K55 has firmware issues that make it unusable. That PSU is way overkill, you can get a 550W and be perfectly fine.

What's your overall budget for the system?