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Hello! I purchased this RAM: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3CdFf7/gskill-ripjaws-v-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gvkb It is advertised at 3000mHz, but as expected, came running at 2133mHz. I was told to switch my XMP profile, but this only made the first of the two RAM sticks run at the right speed (2999mHz, close enough). The second one remained at 2133mhz. I was told I might have a faulty RAM stick, but I'm hoping this isn't the case... my BIOS has very limited options (mobo is Z390 Gaming X), so I haven't really been able to do a ton of tweaking. Please let me know if you have a possible solution to this problem!

Will I have to manually lower my refresh rate in order to make sure it's not unplayable, or will I just naturally get lower FPS?

Sorry I didn't get to this until now, I went to sleep. I thoroughly appreciate all the responses. I don't have my heart set on getting 144FPS on every game I play, I mostly want to make sure I'll still have smooth and enjoyable gameplay, even on some more demanding games. However, it's good to know that my GPU is a bottleneck and I won't be getting everything out of my monitor - maybe I can look into an upgrade when the new line of AMD GPU's come out, which are supposed to be well priced and powerful. What I've gotten from these responses is that the Vega 56 is definitely a bottleneck in this build, but if I'm okay playing at medium-high settings, plus FreeSync, I can still play most games at a decent FPS. Correct me if that's wrong. Thanks again!

Hey guys. I'm a little scared here, if I'm being honest, because my build just got kinda bashed in buildapc discord and I'm worried I've built a poorly optimized PC for myself (I've already purchased about half of the parts) .I've made a few of their recommended changes, but one of the things they said was that my Sapphire Vega 56 will be a major bottleneck for my 1440P 144Hz monitor. How much of a problem will this be? Will this still be the case if I play less demanding games like League of Legends or csgo? I really appreciate the help - this is my first ever build, and even though I've put a lot of research into it, I know I may have made some mistakes. Here's the build (post making a few changes): PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For $239.99 CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler Purchased For $51.99 Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $139.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $50.00 Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB PULSE Video Card Purchased For $425.00 Case Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $87.49 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Purchased For $39.99 Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $98.89 @ OutletPC Case Fan Enermax - UCTBA12P 63.89 CFM 120mm Fan Purchased For $3.00 Case Fan Enermax - UCTBA12P 63.89 CFM 120mm Fan Purchased For $3.00 Case Fan Enermax - UCTBA12P 63.89 CFM 120mm Fan Purchased For $3.00 Monitor Dell - S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor $299.99 Keyboard Logitech - G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard Purchased For $34.99 Mouse Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse Purchased For $34.99 Headphones Logitech - G PRO Headset $86.99 @ Amazon Other USB 3.0 Extension Cable, Ugreen USB 3.0 Adapter Type A Male to Female Extender Cord (6ft) $7.29 @ Amazon Other USB 3.0 Extension Cable, Ugreen USB 3.0 Adapter Type A Male to Female Extender Cord (6ft) $7.29 @ Amazon Other SanDisk 16GB Ultra Flair CZ73 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 130MB/s $6.99 @ Amazon Other G440 HARD GAMING MOUSEPAD $29.99 Other Cat6 Ethernet Cable $3.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1833.72 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $1823.72 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-15 23:09 EST-0500

So, I've made a post similar to this one before, and I've watched a lot of videos on the topic - but I started talking with my friend about this and got confused all over again. Here's the issue: so, if I have a 144Hz monitor, but a GPU capable pf pushing, say, 500FPS, is there any benefit to the extra FPS? Or does it just cap at 144FPS? I've heard that the answer to this is yes, there is still a benefit to 500FPS, as it reduces input lag but you still will be getting diminishing returns. Is this true? If so, could somebody knowledgeable on the subject try to explain to me why this is and how it works? I'd like to understand it well enough so I can explain it to my friend and convince him this is the case. At the moment, he thinks you can only run 60FPS on a 60Hz monitor and that anything else is pointless. I know he's wrong but can't explain why! Thanks for any help.

I'm inclined to go shielded and plenum, then, but I haven't been able to find any cables that meet those requirements under like 100ft.

I will be running a 15 feet ethernet cable through a wall (which has a few other cables in there, both router cables and house wiring) to my router, where I will plug it in. I've heard a few people preaching plenum for fire safety, and because I'm running the ethernet cable through a wall with wiring I've also had shielded suggested. However, these both raise the price. What do people think? Do I need shielded/plenum, one or the other, or neither? Thanks!

Will a Sapphire Vega 56 even be strong enough to run a 144Hz 1440p monitor, now that I think about it? That's my GPU.

Got it, I'll go for the IPS one. My only concern is that it doesn't have a USB port. Will I have to stretch my mouse wire all the way to my case?

The IPS monitor only hits 1ms response time with something called "VRB"..? Not sure if you guys know anything about this, but if you do, is it reliable? All good if you're not sure how it works!

AMD - Sapphire Pulse Vega 56. Both monitors support FreeSync.

I'm torn between these two monitors at the moment and I wanted people's input. Both are 27", 1440p, 144Hz, and 1ms response time. However, one is IPS and $450, and one is TN and $400. The IPS one has gotten slightly worse reviews for response time and ghosting, which is why the TN is still in the running. I also love the look of the Dell. What sort of difference will I see? IPS Monitor: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8HF48d/acer-vg270u-pbmiipx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-vg270u-pbmiipx TN Monitor: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MXQG3C/dell-s2719dgf-270-2560x1440-155-hz-monitor-s2719dgf Is the IPS worth it? What do people think I should go for? Thanks! It would be used primarily for gaming.

I've also been told I should get a shielded cable because I'm running it through a wall. However, I can't find any 10-30ft Cat6, Shielded and Plenum cables online. How necessary is Plenum? I hadn't really heard about it at all until just now; I'm only running a 20ft cable through the wall to my router. Now you've got me scared about burning my house down tho

So I've found a 24" 1080p 144Hz monitor that is curved for the same price as a flat one. Is it worth it? I understand that it isn't worth paying more at 24", but at the exact same price, will I see any benefit whatsoever? Is it possible that it'll be worse in anyway? Thanks!

These are the exact type: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zbc48d/enermax-uctba12p-639-cfm-120mm-fan-uctba12p How will that look both in terms of thermals and noise in comparison to the original plan?

Got it, I'll go Cat6. So it's not worth the new router, though, to have 10Gbit capability?

Hey all - so I'm deciding what ethernet cable to get for my new PC. My router only allows ethernet speed of up to 1000Mbits, so I'm assuming anything over Cat5e is unnecessary, but I wanted to make sure this is the case. Moreover, is it worth it to get a better router and get a Cat6 - as in, is there a noticeable difference in gaming between 1000Mbits and 10Gbits? I also wanted to make sure I'll be able to plug my Ethernet cable into my router's LAN ports, so I'm including a picture of those ports. I've heard some people plug their cables into the wall, but will this router work too? Thanks! Router ports: https://imgur.com/dIRhiSb

Switched plan to put the two stock fans one as rear exhaust one as top rear exhaust and put three 1200mm Enermax TB Silenced fans in the front as intakes. Still sound good?

If I have two 140mm Noctua fans as intakes and two 120mm stock fans as exhausts, will that be a reasonable substitute for having 1 additional intake? Because the Noctua fans are higher quality and bigger.

Hey all - so I'm going with this case for my new PC build: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/meshify/meshify-c-bko. I don't know a ton about cooling and I wanted to get people's input here. My current plan is to get two Noctua 140mm fans and put them at the front as intakes, and put one of the stock 120mm fans at the rear and one at the top. This would mean positive pressure but only by a little, which I believe is good. One question I had in specific about that top setup is if it will interfere with my CPU cooler. I read some people warning about putting a fan above your CPU cooler because it ends up heating up your CPU? Please let me know if this is a good fan setup or if I can improve it. Also, page 14 of this PDF has information about the cooling of this case, for those who want to consult it:

So for Esports titles is it better to cap at 144 and therefore keep the FreeSync capability or let yourself exceed 144FPS but then you lose FreeSync (if I'm not misunderstanding)?

What about games like csgo and league of legends that are less demanding? I have friends who get 160-175 FPS on League.

So is FreeSync/GSync basically useless on high-end PCs?

Hey all - I wasn't sure where to put this, so I apologize if it's in the wrong sub-forum. Before coming to a forum to ask a question I always try to find the answer on google - often tines, many people have asked the same question before me. However, for this particular question, the answers have been widely varied and I haven't been able to determine who is right. For that reason, I've come to you guys.. please try to explain why your answer is right, just so that I can fully understand where other people went wrong/make sense of the misconceptions. Anyway, on to the question: if I have a 144Hz monitor, will my FPS be able to exceed 144? If so, is that overkill, or does it offer any benefits? Is it better to cap the FPS at 144 if my monitor's refresh rate is 144Hz? Moreover, I have FreeSync - I know that FreeSync only operates within a certain range, so if I let my FPS exceed 144, will I lose the benefits of FreeSync? Or will my FreeSync automatically make my FPS 144 in order to match the refresh rate with the FPS? I get that this is a kind of intricate topic but I appreciate any responses that help me understand how refresh rates, FPS and FreeSync interact. Thanks again to everyone who tries to explain this to me!

Hey all - so this post has two questions. My PC that I've just started ordering has this CPU cooler: https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u14s. The NH-u14s has a height of 165mm. My build also has this case: https://www.nzxt.com/products/h500-matte-black-red. The H500 has a max CPU cooler height of 165mm. My first question is if that is too much of a risk - the height of the CPU cooler is exactly at the max CPU cooler height my case lists. Am I fine/do companies build in a little wiggle room anyway? Just want to make sure I have nothing to worry about there. My next question is similar - the Noctua-u14s warns that sometimes overhangs the first RAM slot, depending on the motherboard, and therefore if using this cooler keep the RAM height at or below 32mm. My RAM (https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c16d-16gtzb) has a height of 44mm. I couldn't figure out whether it would even be a problem with my motherboard(https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z390 Phantom Gaming 4/index.asp#Manual), but I guess we'll find out (unless someone here can figure it out?). But my question is whether this would even be a problem if it did occur. Can I just use my 3rd and 4th slots? Is it going to make any significant difference? I know this is kinda a big two questions so I understand if they can't be answered, but I figured I'd at least ask. Thanks for any responses!