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Searched the internet about bottleneck and found a site that calculate the bottleneck percentage put my current pc fx 8320 and msi gtx 1060 gaming x 6gb with sata 7200rpm and showed 7% bottleneck,put the pc i want to build i7 7700k msi gtx 1060 gaming x 6gb with ssd m2 and showed 13% help?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with mindfactory as I'm building my first PC and have no experience ordering parts from there. Any experiences with them, good or bad, would be appreciated! Thanks!

I'm building a pc for the first time, and I've been using PC Part Picker to check for issues/incompatibility. But I'd like the compatibility to be checked from experienced pc builders before I buy or do anything because I'm afraid that the website or I may have overlooked something. PC PART PICKER LINK: 2016 White Build Or if you'd rather see the parts listed (along with Amazon links for your convenience): CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40F-W 105.9 CFM Cooler Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case (Comes with: 1 x 200mm fan in front, 1x 140mm fan up top, and 1 x 140mm fan in the rear) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Corsair Scimitar RGB Wired Optical Mouse NOTE: The following parts are not included on PC Part Picker but these will also be included in the build. Monitor: ASUS MX279H 27" Full HD 1920x1080 IPS HDMI DVI Frameless Monitor Optical Drive: ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/W/G/ACI/AS Computer International Direct External Slim White 8X DVD-RW - Stylish Diamond Cut Design External Slim DVD-RW Wireless WIFI Card/USB: Currently need help to choose one I'd also appreciate it if someone could look over the power supply. I've done research on how to choose a psu, but I became confused and randomly chose the cheapest one from a list on the website. I think it may be important to add that I would prefer a fully modular psu. I would like to get custom cables, so it would be very helpful to me if you could list which cables I would need to purchase as well. I used the Cooler Master Power Supply Calculator and here are my results: Load Wattage: 375 W Recommended PSU Wattage: 425 W Also, just in case you wanted another source's estimate... PC PART PICKER Estimated Load Wattage: 392 Any advice or recommendations is very much appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to help me out!

Building my first pc, but I don't know whether these parts are compatible with each other. If not can anyone reccomend me a better choice? (pc parts listed below) CPU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-i7-7700K-QuadCore-Cache-Processor/dp/B01MXSI216/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1500818266&sr=1-1&keywords=i7 GPU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-Gaming-Nvidia-Geforce-Graphics/dp/B01GRCYTMY/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1509804950&sr=1-3&keywords=1070 Motherboard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-STRIX-B250F-GAMING-Motherboard/dp/B01MRZXINR/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i CPU Cooler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Fans-Cooling/Be-Quiet-BK008-Quiet-BK008-Fan/B01KVNCEIG/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1500749156&sr=1-2&keywords=be+quiet+cpu+cooler RAM: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY9JS71/ref=twister_B06WV9FVX9?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 Power Supply: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TE4XSMA/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza Case: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-CA-S340W-B3-Performance-Gaming-Support/dp/B01IFLDU16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509807020&sr=8-1&keywords=s340+elite

Hello all! my buddy is looking at spending around $800 us on building himself a new computer for editing and gaming. He already has a few parts (ram, ssd, hdd, motherboard. He currently has a lga 1150 board (Gigabyte - GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard) I'm not sure what the best CPU for this model will be. I think we can build him a damn good pc for this price but I don't know whether to go i5,i7, or even Xeon (had no idea this was even an option on this board but apparently it is!?). any help would be greatly appreciated thank you

So I recently bought a GTX 1050 ti Sc but, I soon found out that it doesn't work on my pre built Lenovo H50-50. So now I'm not sure if I should make an entirely new computer or sell the card my friend offered it to me for $80 but I bought it for $150 and I haven't even used the card so it might be too little. Anyways, I was thinking that I could use my current 1 tb hard drive (If I format it can I still use windows?) and 8 gb of ram. Also, I'm not sure if I could re use my Intel core i3 but if not I'm fine with getting a new one too if I can't transfer a processor. Anyways, my question is what other parts should I get other than the hard drive, ram, monitor, and graphics card for a new gaming computer. (Preferably new parts under $500) Thank you! (By the way this is my first time fully putting together a computer.)

Hello everyone Im new with buying/searching for gaming pc. I'm planning on buying a gaming pc on black friday from iBuyPower and i just want to know if the computer I'm built would run into any problems Operating System :: Windows 10 Home - (64-bit) Case :: iBUYPOWER Revolt 2 Gaming Case Case Lighting :: Revolt 2 RGB Case Lighting (Included) Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor (4x 4.20GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-7700K w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection iBUYPOWER PowerDrive :: PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking Processor Cooling :: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler Standard 120mm Fan [Revolt] Memory :: 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3000 Memory Module - Certified Major Brand Gaming Memory Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - 6GB - EVGA Superclocked (VR-Ready) Motherboard :: ASRock Z270M-ITX/AC -- 1x PCIe x16, 6x USB 3.1, 2x USB 2.0, 1x M.2, WiFi Included[Intel Optane Ready] Power Supply :: 750 Watt - Corsair CX750M - 80 PLUS Bronze, Full Modular Primary Hard Drive :: 240 GB WD Green SSD -- Read: 540MB/s, Write: 465MB/s - Single Drive Data Hard Drive :: 1 TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive -- 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/sSingle Drive Sound Card :: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard I recently watch linus video about power supply and he was stressing that you need to correct one or you may run into problems. I want anyone who is an expert on computers to pin point anything from the list that may cause a problem with the other things. Another thing regarding monitors, Im looking for 144hz monitors that has 1-2 ms response time and the one I'm primarily looking at is the 24" [1920x1080] ASUS VG248QE LED 3D Monitor -- 1ms response time + 144Hz refresh rate And i see another monitor and its 125 dollars cheaper and its the 24" [1920x1080] MSI Optix G24C Curved Monitor -- AMD FreeSync + 144Hz refresh rate Now here this the thing that is making me iffy about this one, I'm using an Nvidia graphics card on a monitor that focus on AMD. Is that safe? And i do not know the MS response time. is the first monitor i listed a safer choice? Remember I'm new with buying gaming pc and all that. I'm sick tired of using this crappy 2008 mac computer.

I currently need to buy a few ac adapters for different models here in Australia, all the suggested sites by google look abit suss just wondering if anyone knows a good one? main adapter i need is a Dell model la90pe1-01, must be a legit dell

im planning on building my very first gaming pc. i want to make sure if all my parts are compatible, and if you agree with the parts i chose. this pc is for gaming and programming but mostly for gaming PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vwQk2R CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($399.89 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($185.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($539.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT - Noctis 450 ROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($23.38 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($16.88 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($31.87 @ OutletPC) Total: $1994.45 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 15:05 EDT-0400

I'm making a budget build and specifically with the CPU I want to get (the new Kaby Lake pentium G4560) I've noticed them going out of stock within a day and then sellers are marking them up to more then the G4600?! Why? It's a pain for someone like me who has a very limited budget and cant spend 30 extra dollars on a 60 dollar CPU. Is the Supply and demand actually that high? Why is this happening all the time?

Pls recommend me good psu ram and ssd for these parts, im planning to have windows 7 on ssd and maybe couple games so 120gb ssd would be nice but im fine with lower gb ssd's my pc parts (psu need to be able to have hdd and ssd connected)+ i have around 200dollars to use to these CPU: AMD FX 4300 QUAD CORE CPU 3.8GHZ GPU Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition MOTHERBOARD: Asus M5A78L-MLX3 Storage: Portable Hard Drive 1TB RAM: 6GB DDR3 HDD: 120GB (there is windows atm) thanks a lot for helping

Hello, I need help choosing PC parts for my new gaming PC it needs to play any game (Except Mafia 3 that's weird needs a GTX 1070 to get 60fps 1080p) at 1080p 60fps also I need help choosing peripherals too thanks, guys! - 1080p 60fps - KMB (Cherry MX Blues or Browns) - Monitor (1080p, 60hz 1ms to 5ms, Good PPI) - Around 1K to about 1.2K 1.3K not sure whatever gets the job done. (GBP) - Also, include all the essentials like an OS a case PCIe wifi card stuff like that. - Thanks, Jamie

Hey there! I was rummaging around my attic and found some old PCs my family had stored there. I'm not too knowledgeable but I was wondering if someone with more expertise would be able to help me appraise them and see if there is anything worth Salvaging. There are three systems and they're pretty old so I don't expect to be able to salvage much out of them. After a quick glance, what I could see might be potentially worth saving are some HDDs, and maaaybe an i3? Could someone help me figure out what's worth saving and some potential uses for the salvaged pieces? System 1: Dell OptiPlex 790 Windows 7 Pro OA Intel core i3 500GB HDD Western Digital (pictured) System 2: Dell XPS 420 Windows Vista Intel core 2 Duo x2 Western Digital 320GB HDD There was a 3rd pc but I just grabbed the HDD out of that, it was the oldest of the three and didn't look promising but i'll attach a picture. Also found an old Nvidia GPU (can't tell what model, picture attached) TLDR: Found some old PCs, wondering if any of the parts are worth saving/selling? Need help appraising. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, I'm excited to learn something from you guys about this. Regarding possible reuses, any suggestions are welcome! If we do figure out what I can save, I can then separate/repurpose those, but i'm wondering how best to dispose of the left over scrap? Cheers! - Maze

Hello, So recently I starting thinking about replacing some parts in my computer. I'm personally not that familiar with pc biding and pc parts so I hoped to find some help here. Current I got a GTX 1050 with an AMD 6300 6 core proccessor but I can't decide quite which of these to replace for some better equipment. For a new GPU I was thinking of a RTX 2060, although for a new proccessor I don't know quite what would be best to get without spending a lot of money, around 400-500 max. Hope anyone can help here find me some good value replacements that can improve mostly fps during gaming Thanks either way

I’m looking to buy a mini pc good for editing photos and videos need help with picking parts though. My budget is not super high but decent like around 400-600$

Hi guys! I want to build my first pc with a budget of $350 to $425 , i will use it mostly for gaming. I would want to upgrade it when i get more cash. Would want to play games like Wow, League of legends, csgo and maybe some AAA games if possible. Any advice will be welcome! Thanks!

Hello Everyone these are my specs and I want to survive through the next gen of hardware and games so I need advice on what to upgrade too (my budget is £600) -Gtx 1050ti -intel 6500 3.2ghz -Gigabyte h110m-s2h micro atx -1TB western digital blue hard drive -cooler master van(forgot what model but it was around 60pound at the time) case is mid tower Wi-Fi card 800watt gold certified psu

So I want to buy a new gpu (currently I have integrated graphics) to power a rx 470 or GTX 1060 or maybe GTX1050Ti So something like 500W or 550W would be fine Any recommendations on Psu? My PC specs: CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GhZ Ram: 6GB Ram Motherboard: h81M-P33 SSD 240GB and HDD 1TB GPU : GTX 1060 or 1050Ti or RX 470 (dont have one yet) Any PSU recommendations?

Hey guys, I'm looking to start a Gaming Cafe in Tamil Nadu, India. What would be a good spec configuration for about 15-20 PCs that I wanna have there (including peripherals if possible). I'm willing to spend around 50,000 Indian Rupees per PC however this number is quite flexible so feel free to play around with it. Suggestions for other aspects of a cafe are also welcome. Cheers!

Hi, I've never built a PC before but its something I want to start doing. So far I've picked some parts and have an idea of how to assemble them, but I just wanted to double check some things. 1) Are all these parts compatible 2) Am I missing anything 3) Any tips Thanks! Corsair CP-9020120-UK CX Series 450 W CX450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit - Black Corsair CC-9011075-WW Carbide Series 100R Windowed Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case - Black Crucial BX500 CT240BX500SSD1(Z) 240 GB Internal SSD (3D NAND, SATA, 2.5-Inch) Seagate 2 TB BarraCuda 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive (7200 RPM, 256 MB Cache, SATA 6 Gb/s, Up to 220 MB/s, Model: ST2000DMZ08/DM008) HyperX FURY DDR4 8 GB (Kit 2x4 GB), 2400 MHz CL15 DIMM XMP - HX424C15FBK2/8, Black AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - Wraith Stealth Cooler, and ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming Motherboard

I'm doing a cheap Apu build and I'm unsure whether to get the ryzen 5 2400g (STOCK COOLER) or ryzen 3 2200g w/ wraith max

Hi guys, So I just wanted to ask what you guys think of the pricing of some parts I can get here in Fiji. All currencies in the pictures are Fijian Dollars. The rate is 1FJD = 0.47USD (Rough estimate) So in the image of the MSI GTX Armor 1070 OC edition it's roughly 630USD. Is that price worth it? Would it be alright getting some of these parts here or am I better off buying it online? I know there's shipping and taxes too but if there's anyone here who is in a country without much tech and has either the option to buy locally or online, what do you recommend?

So I got a free pc and I am very budget minded, the use for my pc is 1080 to 1440 gaming. SO I was looking for suggestions on a good budget oriented upgrade for it, I was thinking ram (2x8 16gb 3200 for $60 USD) but does anyone have on additional or other budget minded upgrade suggestions for this build??? Here is the build: CPU Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.00GHz RAM 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 2400Mhz Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z170X-Gaming 3 (U3E1) Graphics 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (MSI) (OVER CLOCKED) Storage 223GB PNY CS900 240GB SSD (SATA (SSD)) 931GB Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 (SATA )

I'm working on making a computer for my friend who has honestly done way too much for me than I could be thankful for. However, I digress. I need a set of optimized parts in which can get value per dollar. However, I'm not looking for a tight budget; I have some liberty when it comes to price. I mainly want to make a good gaming pc that can play games such as: -Minecraft (moderate/heavy mods and some shaders) -Fps games (Apex, etc) I also want these games to be able to play at moderate and maybe high settings at a base of 75fps. I also am looking for a pc that can host servers (mainly minecraft), and can run games while having discord and other applications open For this, I thought that higher speed ram at 16gb with a "tanky" graphics card and 3rd gen ryzen. Check it out: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/G_Fuel/saved/mNGp8d Any adjustments I need to make? I'm honestly wasn't 100% sure with the graphics card, as I want great power, and my rtx 2080 super is treating me amazingly. I also have a slight bias towards Rog products, although I'm open to objection. I need help soon, as I wanna get these pieces around cyber monday for some possible good deals. Thanks in advance.

Hey Guys, I'm new here and new to pc building as well. I've been meaning to build my own pc but I lack the resources to do so. Just recently I found my aunt's pc when she told me to clean up her attic and she agreed that I could have her old pc. I don't know if this pc is good for gaming or it's even good at all because it's a very old pc. It still has the sticker from the store my aunt bought it from way back in 2009. It has a core 2 Duo E7400 with no graphics card in an ASUS P5SD2-VM motherboard, 80GB of HDD and 1gb of ddr2 kingston ram. Is this pc worth upgrading? If so what upgrades should I be considering since I want to game on this pc. I'm still a student so my budget is very limited if I were to upgrade. I haven't played games on it because I don't have a longer Ethernet cable because I'm in a dormitory and we only have wifi available. What do you guys think? Your feedback is very much appreciated