Ishnifan

it combusted like 30 min ago but i managed to frankenstein it back together, turns out something happened with the psu but yeah there was alot of dirt when i checked it

so basically

So, lets get straight to the point: Yesterday i was playing some GTA 4: TBoGT, and all of a sudden my pc started smelling like smoke, in a wave of panic i exited gta 4 and put it in sleep mode so it cools down. 10-15 minutes later, i turn it back on, nothing wrong and everythings alright up until it crashes and reboots. i wasnt even doing anything demanding, just some simple social media browsing. I went into the bios today and changed a few things and now its fine, only problem is my CPU is pretty much snorting power up its nose. Specs: Mobo - Asus P7H55 CPU - Intel Core i5 661 3,33Ghz Cooler - Stock Intel Fan RAM - 2x4GB HyperX [something] 1333Mhz DDR3 GPU - 1GB Gainward GTX 550 Ti Storage - 500GB Seagate Barracuda (?) [C: D:], 1TB Western Digital [H:] PSU - Shitty one that probably came with the case Case (is this one even important) - Logic 38° Case OS - Windows 10 Home 64 Bit (likely an OEM) Anything that prevents my pc from either exploding or my house burning down helps. Thanks. (if something is unclear just ask in the comments, ill try to answer anything i can)

pretty much what im looking for

did already but i always get second thoughts

i gave up on picking parts, im bad at decision making

ok, here are my preferences: i also have around 1000€ to spend and im in germany -not interested in a laptop -no dell's, i want a pc, not warranties -preferably a ryzen cpu but intel can be used as a last resort, also ryzen 5/intel core i5 -atleast 6c/6t or 6c/12t -no or atleast minimal rgb lights, i still want a pc, not a christmas tree -atleast 6gb vram -atleast 16gb ram and 2666mhz clock speed, but im looking for 3200mhz -a 256gb/512gb m.2 ssd and 2tb hdd should be enough for now

Budget (including currency): around 1000€ but i plan to spend atleast 800€ Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: no idea what games yet but something to let me run most games at 1080p med and at 60fps 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): looking for a ryzen 3/5 build (3rd gen please, i want to see if the builds you guys suggest fit me first, also they sold out on day one on the site im buying [mindfactory.de]) 16gb ram with atleast 2666mhz a mobo with atleast 6 sata slots and 1 m.2, rgb lights are optional and also ATX size 1tb m.2, preferably a crucial p1 for the main disk 2tb wd blue for games atleast 500w, modular would be preferred if a ryzen 3100, then stock cooler if ryzen 3600, then a box cooler, preferably a be quiet! dark rock pro 4 case doesnt really matter but looking for a corsair carbide 200r or fractal design define s, but you choose, can be with a window too should be enough

just pick whatever floats your boat

best bet would to get either a samsung 970 or a crucial p1, both decent SSDs. the p1 is slightly slower than the samsung 970, but generally less costy. if you have the same amount of braincells as me: (no offense) choose p1 if you dont want to spend alot for an SSD but get decent quality. choose 970 if you want speed and and quality but at a higher cost. the pro variant of the 970 is ok too, just costs slightly more.

honestly, i dont know that much about computers (may study informatics, dont know if you care about that though) but im sure theres not a big difference. this mostly depends on what your son plans to play (depends on if hes comfortable with asking or not) but according to a benchmark i found, the 1080ti is better in many cases. dont expect to have ray-tracing with the 1080ti though, but not many games use it as of the moment so its optional. then again, the 1080ti will probably be harder and more expensive to buy, but this depends once again on your son on whichever card he prefers, and is within your or his selected/allowed budget, best bet is just to ask him on what he wants. hope this helps, good sir.

check what the maximum vram capacity for your mobo is on the pc you have problems, could be that your mobo just cant handle 8gb vram, unless this is the first time you got a problem on the pc you use it in.

best bet would to get either a ryzen 5 or 7, or an intel, depends on you and what games/stuff you want to do

can understand that since graphics cards werent so powerhungry as they were back then.