AncientPistol

I am planning to build a mid range gaming pc (12400F+3060). I want to use mATX motherboard and ATX PSU because going small form factor gets expensive, but would still like to keep the pc reasonably small. Any recommendations for small, budget friendly cases that works well with air cooling? I don't care about RGB or TG side panels. Looks don't matter as long as the performance and reliability is good.

College + a lot of traveling and loaning it to my friends

I have an old MSI gaming laptop with GTX 1060 and 8th gen i7 processor that was abused a lot during its lifetime and now has a broken body, screen, fan, battery and keyboard. Even though it isn't really a portable device anymore the guts of the system (CPU, GPU, memory, main board, storage) are still in working condition, any way I can DIY it into a "desktop" by strapping a desktop cooler on it or something? I tried to look for some guides on youtube doing something similar but couldn't find anything useful. I have an AMD stock cooler lying around that I'm not using in my pc but I can't figure out how to mount that to the laptop motherboard since it doesn't have the appropriate mounting holes or a backplate.

I am looking to get a 2TB SSD as a game drive for my PC. Since it will be exclusively used for storing games and movies/shows I was looking for something cheap that performs better than a hard drive. On Newegg the cheapest 2TB SATA drive I found was a crucial drive for $140 while a WD Blue NVME SSD is available for $150. Are there no cheaper options or should I look at other websites?

Is it a good idea to set the case fans at a constant RPM or should I make them follow a fan curve based on CPU temp?

Should I go with 3 pin fans or PWM? Also which is better F14 or P14?

The GPU is just a placeholder, I'll buy it from microcenter. RAM I also agree I should up to 32GB. What about the case though? If it looks good and allows enough airflow to cool everything then it should be fine right? I'll buy a couple case fans for the front and set the back and top included fans to exhaust that should be plenty airflow.

I've been using Ryzen 3700X for couple years and haven't had to troubleshoot any video issues. If I don't tinker with stuff and use everything mostly at stock settings I guess lack of iGPU shouldn't be an issue. About the CPU I'll go see the price at microcenter and if there is a big difference I guess I'll stick with 12600K

The price difference between 12600K and 12700F is only $40 now, thats why I decided for the i7. Besides, since I don't want overclocking getting a non-K CPU is not an issue if the base specs are good.

Budget (including currency): USD 2200-2300 (Including monitor) Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (AAA 1440p games and also eSports games like CSGO) Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Current tentative parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RYnXv3 My friend is building a gaming PC that can run AAA games at max settings and also get very high FPS in CSGO/Valorant. Does this list look good? Also monitor is not finalized, something with good refresh rate for gaming and good picture quality for movies (1440p + 27/32 inch).

I am planning to build a mid range small gaming PC (Intel 12400/AMD 5600X + RTX3060 tier). Looking at ITX motherboards, both Intel B660 and AMD B550 have very few options and are more expensive than mATX motherboards. I thought with less DIMM slots, PCIE slots, SATA ports etc. they should be cheaper. Is there some shortage going on right now for ITX boards or are they always expensive? I only need 1 PCIEx16, 1 M.2, 1 SATA and 2 DIMM slots, so building in ATX cases feels pointless since most of the case space and the motherboard features will go unused. Also, for almost all categories the cheapest boards are usually Asrock. Are they reliable products or should I avoid them?

I would like something smaller if possible, otherwise I won't be able to keep it on my desk, and I don't want to keep it on the floor.

Mostly Python programming like web apps etc. Video editing, Blender and CAD are for learning/fun so they don't have a definite domain. Basically I need 32 GB RAM and would benefit from more cores/threads on my CPU but I don't do professional work on it. For my studies I use my University's machines but I'm not allowed to do personal work/gaming on them.

Budget (including currency): USD 900-1000 (without GPU) Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Programming, video editing Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I am planning to build a new PC for programming and some occasional video editing, blender and CAD work. I want the PC to be silent, and reasonably small. Because of the current GPU situation I am thinking of buying a processor with iGPU and then purchase an RTX 3060 later for gaming and accelerating some of my workflows. After buying the GPU I will mostly be playing FPS games and some AAA games at 1440p medium/high settings. Most important thing for me is silent operation and second most important is small size. Don't care about looks/RGB, in fact I would prefer non-RGB wherever available. I want to keep the build under $1000 excluding the GPU. So far I am thinking of this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2vtZLs Would it make sense to go for last gen products if I can save some money and the performance difference is not too big? Also I don't know much about the Scythe CPU cooler or how quiet it is, but I didn't see many options in pc part picker.

I have a 1080p 240Hz monitor for my PC. I am thinking about buying a 4K HDR monitor for media consumption and playing non-competitive games, but I want to keep playing games like CSGO on the old monitor. Is it possible to configure different games on different monitors? Also, how does HDR work if only one monitor supports it? Can I keep one monitor in HDR mode and other in SDR?

OMG I am so stupid

I got a Raspberry Pi 4 and setup pi hole on it using the LTT guide. The pi hole works perfectly and after I set my Pi as the DNS server in my router I am not getting ads on any devices. Now I also wanted to setup a plex server on the pi. I followed this guide to install it. Plex seems to have installed correctly and there are a bunch of plex related processes running when I do `sudo ps -aux`, but when I go to 192.168.29.99/32400/web/ where I should find plex I get the page shown in the attached image. Have I configured something incorrectly? The admin panel in the image links to the pi hole admin panel at 192.168.29.99/admin/ This is my first time working with a raspberry pi and I have very limited experience with linux

Hi all, I am thinking about buying a raspberry pi to make a plex server, something that can handle a 1x4K or 2x1080p streams without transcoding. I have a few questions: What model and ram capacity would be good enough for my use case? Do I need to buy heatsinks/case with fans? I have an old 2.5" HDD that I took out from my laptop when I upgraded it to an SSD. How do I use it for storing the data for the server? I am guessing the Pi won't be able to deliver enough power if I try to put it in a external enclosure and connect via USB What other things I can do with the pi while it is working as a plex server? Also if you can give links to some guides that would be helpful as I am a noobie in this department.

I recently purchased an HP Pavilion Aero 13 laptop. The issue I am having is that the display sometimes 'blinks' as in turns off and back on in a fraction of a second. When it turns on again everything is exactly where it was. This happens very infrequently, once or twice an hour on average and is not a big issue while using the device but I'm wondering if it means there is some bigger issue behind the problem. All the drivers are up to date. Could this be a hardware issue? Specs: Ryzen 5600U processor, integrated graphics, 16GB 3200 memory, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 OS.

My current MSI laptop is falling apart after ~4 years and is very cumbersome to carry around. I am looking to buy a small and light laptop for uni. Use case will be reading books, writing code/papers, watching videos etc. I run all my code on a remote machine so don't need it to be very powerful. Requirements in order of importance - Small form factor (13in) Good battery life Good keyboard Good build quality Big trackpad Bright display Basic specs - 16GB RAM / 512 Storage So far I am looking at Dell XPS 13 ($1370) and HP Envy ($720). The specs are similar but the price difference is huge, other than the dell one looking much nicer what other differences are there? Also, what other options would you suggest? I am trying to keep the total under $1k otherwise I would have probably already bought the dell.

I have an MSI GL63 laptop, with intel 8750H processor and nvidia 1060 GPU. Recently the fan responsible for cooling the GPU became defective and makes loud rattling noises while providing basically no airflow or cooling. The fan has been damaged and needs to be replaced but the replacement fans are not in stock right now. Until I get those, I cant game but I want to use the laptop for other stuff like checking mail, browsing, excel etc. So I want to completely disable the GPU fan as well as the GPU itself and run only on the integrated GPU for now. How do I make sure both of these things are completely disabled so that there is no risk of any further damage to any components?

I have a 2.5yr old MSI GL63 8RE laptop, it has two fans and one of them has started making a lot of rattling/scratching noise and spinning very slowly (400-500 rpm, usually spins at about 5k rpm). There is basically no airflow from it. I opened the back panel of the laptop and trying to spin the fan manually and it is providing a lot of resistance and not spinning freely. One thing I did notice is that sometimes for a few moments it gets "unstuck" from whatever problem it is having and spins up to about 1-2k rpm and noise goes down. But that only happens for a second or two and then back to noisy rattling mode. Is there a DIY solution I can try or do I need to take it in to a service center?

For game SSD would you recommend SATA? I already have samsung 970 for boot drive.

Mostly gaming, and some video editing/blender for fun in my free time.

My PC has G. Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3200C16D-16GTZR (16 GB) RAM. I watched a video saying due to less demand RAM prices are little lower at the moment and when I checked a my local retailer the price for another 16GB was about 30% lower than what I originally paid. Now there is no immediate need for more ram but I will want to upgrade at some point in the future and was wondering if now would be a good time when the prices are low and the exact model that I have in my PC is available for purchase. So if have a couple questions - 1. Should I buy the RAM now? 2. If I decide to wait a bit and the exact model is not available to purchase in the future, what problems can occur because of mixed ram? What should I consider while buying ram that is not the exact model that I already have?