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Budget: About 2.300€ Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyberpunk, maybe some Blender and for University Other details: I own a 32:9 5120x1440p Monitor, and have a second 1440p monitor right next to it. I want to play CP 2077 at full resolution with at least 70FPS stable. I know the 3080 is not available rn, but I put it on here, for money counting. Whats your opinion about my planned rig? CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X 514 € Mainboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING 229 € RAM: Corsair 32 GB DDR4-3200 160 € PSU: Corsair RM 850X 114 € Case: NZXT H510i 122 € Bootdrive: Smasung 970 Evo 1TB 163 € CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63 280mm 142 € RTX 3080 900 €

So my PC I built about 6 months ago is having this weird issue after installing the Windows 10 creator's update. When initially booting up from the PC being off, it gets stuck after the ASUS boot screen and the computer essentially just idles to the point where my monitors stop receiving a signal and just turn off. Everything on the PC is on and functioning, there's just no boot into Windows 10 or any signal being received. However if I reset it by pressing the dedicated reset button on my case, it'll then boot up just fine and normally. But it's gotten to the point where I can't ignore the issue anymore because I'm constantly having to force a restart every single time I turn it on in the morning, and by doing so it has to scan and repair the drive. Any ideas as to what could be happening? I'm sure it's probably some issue with the boot options getting changed in my BIOS, I'm just too afraid to start changing things without knowing exactly what the issue is. Thanks! My Rig: i7-6700k ASUS Z170-DELUXE GTX 1080 FE 32 GB RAM Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Samsung 850 Evo 500gb SSD (Boot drive) 5TB WD HDD

So I plopped together a list for an AMD Ryzen rig (PCPartPicker). Here are the specs, AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan Corsair Carbide Clear 600C ATX Full Tower Case So, that's all fine and dandy, but I need a CPU cooler. I wasn't sure which one to pick because I'm not an expert at this stuff (that and I want to have the parts fit without any trouble). Prices are a bit high (mainly due to the graphics card but) prices do need to come down just a bit. If anyone could provide some recommendations, that would be great. That, and I'm not so sure about AMD Ryzen. Should I go with Intel i7?

I have decided to burn some time and resurrect a laptop from a family friend. It is an IBM 385XD, a thinkpad from 1998. The point of this project is twofold. The first is I kind of like the blocky aesthetic of the old IBM computers. I used them in school years ago, occasionally in college/university, and now I have a chance to bring one back into the modern world. The second is that I want something that people scuff at when they first see it. But then go “umm… Windows 10?” when it turns on. This will not be a gaming rig, but a basic work computer. Word processing, internet, death by PowerPoint, the normal stuff needed when doing graduate classes. I want this computer to work as closely to the original system as possible. IE working VGA port, parallel, serial ports. The laptop also came with a CD and floppy drive. There are also two PC card slots on the left side. There is also a panel on the bottom left side that looks like I can stick some wifi antennas out of with minor fabrication. I will be using the serial port in school. I purchased an ASUS Q87T/CSM motherboard. I chose this specifically for the 2 mini PCIe ports on it, as well as the PCIe 3.0 slot which will have a video card and ribbon riser. The video card is a GT 1030 I keep around for troubleshooting. A Wifi/bluetooth card will supply the connectivity, and a small patch cable and port will handle the wired part. I purchased a pair of Crucial DDR2 So-Dimms. The processor is a Pentium G3220T (to be replaced at a later point). The last component is a PCIe expansion card that has a parallel and serial connector on it. I have two major questions however, and would appreciate anyone who could give advice on this. A sleeper PC is simple to make, but a laptop had its unique difficulties: The first thing is the monitor. The 385XD came with a 12.1 LCD. The resolution on it is 800x600. I want to keep the 12.1 if at all possible, but I definitely want a higher resolution. I want a 1600x1200, but am not having any luck with the 12.1 inch limitation. I would drop to the plethora of 1024x768 monitors if there is no other option. The second thing I am stuck on right now is the keyboard. It uses a ribbon cable to connect the keyboard and mouse to the motherboard directly. I want to reuse it to keep the sleeper aesthetic. Does anyone know who to connect the keyboard to a desktop type motherboard? Did these laptops use a PS/2 complaint interface? If so it only requires a small amount of fabrication. Needing to do something crazy like an Arduino intermediary is well above my knowledge right now. Again, any advise to getting this up and running is welcome and wanted.

Hi all, not sure if this is the right place to write this down, but I couldn’t find a specific one. I’m looking to build my home office rig computer for AR, VR, real time App development and such. Mostly for Substance, Unreal Engine, After Effects, and others like photoshop and the like. I don’t have a specific budget, but what I’m thinking of doing it’s a bit unusual and I have some questions about the performance. so this is my idea: My site is about 8 mts away from my desk, and I don’t want a pc case standing by my desk for several reasons (my desk is not against the wall, I have 2 dogs, space is somewhat limited on the desk area) So I was thinking of building a rig for rack and using the UTP cable under the floor to send the HDMI from my site to the Desk and just connect the Monitors at the desk. Mouse and keyboard to the monitors and leaving the pc at the site area on a rack. Would this be viable? Would this give me insane input lag? Slow graphics? From my understanding there shouldn’t be any problem (on paper at least) but before buying the whole thing I just want to make sure there won’t be any problems. a bit more detail: I have my USP plugged to the wall where I have all my other connections (from tv, home theater, ps4, switch, nvr, controller, usg, ap, and also both electric outlets at the desk). At my desk I have 2 electric outlets, one RJ45 jack straight from the switch and one for IP line (phone, not sure how it called in English). So having the rig at the site would be connected to the USP, but the monitors would also be connected too. I still have space in the PVC to send more UTP Cat6A in case it’s needed. Am I missing something? Is it even possible to do something like this? Or am I completely nuts and this project is not possible? Please Help! Thank you for all your help in advance, envy comment, critique or suggestions are more than welcome!! Best Regards!!

Please help me see if everything is compatible or I should change it . Recommend some if i should change.Or you can just change the whole list but i would still want it to be 1070ti and budget of 1560USD with the monitor included. Game i usually play Dota2,PubG,GTA5,Rainbow 6 siege and waiting for Monster hunter PC. -CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler -MAINBOARD : MSI Gaming AMD Ryzen B350 DDR4 VR Ready HDMI USB 3 CFX ATX Motherboard (B350 TOMAHAWK) -GRAPHIC CARD : EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 GAMING, 8GB GDDR5, iCX Technology - 9 Thermal Sensors & RGB LED G/P/M, Asynch Fan, Optimized Airflow Graphics Card 08G-P4-6775-KR -MEMORY : Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit - Black -HARDDISK : Seagate 1TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive-SSD : Corsair Force Series MP500 120GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen. 3 x4 SSD-POWER SUPPLY : EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80 Plus Gold 550W, Fully Modular, Eco Mode with New HDB Fan, 7 Year Warranty, Includes Power ON Self Tester, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply -CASE : NZXT S340VR Elite Computer Case , Matte Black -MONITOR : ASUS VG248QE 24" Full HD 1920x1080 144Hz 1ms HDMI Gaming Monitor -CPU COOLER : SHOULD I GET A NEW FAN OR USE THE ONE GIVEN FROM CPU?

Hello all, I recently discovered the awesomeness that is the LinusTechTips YouTube channel. I have been binge watching a lot of their content for the past month or so that I've been subscribed. I had seen a couple of Linus' videos over the years, but only subscribed recently as I started to do research into building my own custom PC. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm gonna be going with, but I wanted some input from a community like this before I went ahead and finalized anything. Let's start off with the parts list for your consideration. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FF8Tm8 First, some quick background on me. I am 28 years old, I have been interested in computers and gaming since I was very young and built my first computer at the age of 15. I also recently (2 years ago) put together a computer for my little brother as a Christmas present. I am not new to computers, but nor am I an expert. I realize I may be over reaching my abilities with my goals for this build, but I'm pretty confident and any advice with any aspect would be greatly appreciated. I am going to be primarily gaming, streaming, recording video, and doing some light image/video editing. I also currently work as a web developer and may in the future be using this home computer for freelance work in that field as well. As you can tell from the hard drives I'm a bit conflicted on what configuration I want to go with. I plan on at least having one PCI-e SSD with one HDD for storage, but I'm not sure if its cost effective for what I'm doing to go with a large PCI-e SSD or a small one with a normal SATA SSD for the bulk of my stuff. Also, would anyone recommend stepping down to the 6700k and z170 MOBO with the intention of purchasing a new Kaby Lake CPU down the road(assuming all z170 MOBOs can run Kaby Lake processors) to replace it? In other words, do you think I'd get more value by saving money now and upgrading later versus spending the premium now and sticking with it longer? Just something I've been wrestling with since I read about Kaby Lake. What I am going for in my build is both performance and aesthetics, in about equal measure. The parts list does not show the custom sleeved cables and magnetic LED strips I plan on getting for the case, but I am going for a totally custom look. Right now I'm set on a white build with light blue and light purple accents with the same color LED lighting, meant as a Heroes of the Storm type of theme. I'm trying to find as many parts as I can that fit the color scheme, but as it is a bit of an unusual one, I do plan on doing custom paint/plastidip on some white components. My budget for this build is $2,000 or less. As I mentioned already, any help, opinions, comments, and/or suggestions are much appreciated.

I'm saving up for my first gaming rig, and I'm confused on what form factor/size I should go for, so, since I know the majority of people here know more than I do, so I will list my wishlist and needs and you guys can give me some hints/recommendations on what I should buy. 1. I'm very active, I travel ALOT and like to have something to transport easily 2. I like being able to upgrade from time to time 3. I have a $1500 budget 4. I live in Canada so it needs to be able to ship there 5. I'm an Asus fan (If that makes any difference) 6. I use ALOT of space (a TB or 2) Thanks for your help!

Hello guys, Before I start I haven't really built a custom PC from scratch until now, I replaced parts and did some upgrades a few years back but that's about it. I'm going to try and break this thread into multiple sections to hopefully answer all the questions in one go, should you have additional questions please let me know. 1. Budget & Location: My budget for this PC is around $2500 USD, I will buy these parts in the USA even though I am not from there. 2. Purpose of the PC: This PC will have a very weird purpose, I kind of want it divided 50/50 I want to game on it but at the same time be able to run a large amount of Virtual machines (not so many that would require me to build an ESX server). I have to run various virtual machines at the same time for some development I do at work but I would also like to be able to game on it in my spare time and so on. While I want my games to run with high detail, I'm not going to cry if I can't achieve maximum details & resolution on every game. 3. Monitors I plan on using a full HD TV instead of a monitor for gaming, everything else I will most probably do remotely via RDP so not a big deal there. I could possibly consider switching to multiple monitors in that would be in the next 3 years or so. 4. Peripherals I do not want to purchase any, nor do I need to purchase an operating system for the PC. 5. Why are you upgrading I'm not, it's a new PC. Now that I have answered all the questions, I have built 2 configurations which in theory would be in my budget. Spec 1: (HAVE DECIDED TO ABANDON THIS AND GO FOR THE IVY BRIDGE E SPEC) CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Motherboard: Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Memory: Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866MHz Dual GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 770 SSD: Samsung 128GB SSD 840 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100i PSU: Corsair RM 1000W Power Supply Case: Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Spec 2: CPU: Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Motherboard: Asus X79 Sabertooth Intel X79 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R290 SSD: Samsung 128GB SSD 840 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100i PSU: Corsair RM 1000 1000W Power Supply Case: Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube As you can see the main difference between the 2 builds are CPU/Motherboard/Memory. Now for now I only have 16 GB of ram on both builds and 1 GPU, however I intend to change this within 1 year after purchasing the PC. The main questions I have are: 1. Looking at this do you see anything that isn't compatible ? I'm mainly afraid that the case won't be large enough or that I won't be able to mount the CPU Liquid cooling on it. 2. Would you guys suggest any hardware changes related to the specs mentioned above ? 3. Would you say that the 6 core 4930k is worth it ? I know for gaming usually Haswell is cheaper and offers the same performance, however, this CPU will be a bit of "future proof" meaning that most likely the next time I upgrade the CPU I'll need a new motherboard too which is not going to happen for at least 3 years after I buy it. 4. Would the PSU which I chose, do ? The way I pictured this is, I buy it now and I will upgrade the RAM & GPU's in the next year (max it out depending on the Motherboard of course). I don't want to upgrade the motherboard & CPU for at least 3 years from now, other parts I don't really mind upgrading. So again I'm not an expert in this field, I would really appreciate your help on this matter.

THIS IS A VERY OLD POST GO TO THREAD #22 FOR THE LATEST PICS OF THIS BUILD Hey guys new to the forum I have been watching Linus for a few years now and decided to hop on the forum Congrats Linus :) . Anyway I have been messing around with PC's regularly since around 1994 and always bought in big box stores. I would upgrade the ram or graphics card on occasion (or at least think I made an upgrade because I had more RAM lol). Until 2005 when I built my first PC, ever since then I have been addicted. My 1st PC was a very low end budget build which I was playing oblivion a lot on at 20 fps on a heavily modified ini file to get as much juice out as I could and a lot of quake 4 and whatever other old PC titles I own. ID tech was as pretty as it got for me back then and it wasn't a smooth experience either on a single core 754 pin amd64 with a 4x agp card lol. I ran this computer for way too long while my friends played the latest HD games I was playing doom ports and quake ports. My next PC was also a low end budget build went to an athlon x2 OC to 3.7 Ghz with a 5750 well that whole year I was not happy at all I guess you get what you pay for. The last PC I had was a mid range phenmon II x4 OC to 3.9 Ghz and a 7970. Which ended up being pretty awesome but still did not quite make me happy. So about march of 2013 I decided that I was going to get what I wanted and be happy instead of being dissatisfied. This is the components list Corsair carbide 500r X2 Corsair 120mm S/P Fans X2 Corsair 120mm A/F Fans Thermaltake 600 watt PSU ASUS ROG MAXIMUS V FORMULA Motherboard i7 3770k @ 4.5 Ghz 16GB G.Skill 2133 @ 9 11 10 28 2 AMD Reference 7970's Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Storage 90 GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD 160 GB Seagate 7200 rpm Peripherals Corsair K95 Keyboard Corsair M65 Mouse Corsair Vengeance 2000 Headset Input on this build would be great next I will list my planned upgrades this build is not done suggestions would be great Corsair AX860i PSU Corsair black sleeved cables ASUS BD burner 2 256 GB Samsung 840 pro SSD in raid 0 2 WD Black 2 TB 7200 rpm HD in raid 0 1 msata 64 GB SSD for intel smart cacheing Anolog Headset NAS backup drive either a Noctua cooler or an AIO liquid cooler not sure yet So I want to run a dual boot I want my win 7 on the 2 samsung drives and xp on the 90 GB drive I have now. Then use the 4 TB for storage. Not sure weather to go raid with a setup for my storage space and/ or use smaller drives and I am not sure if I were to run 2 seperate raid 0 configs if I would need to get a raid card or could the ASUS board handle that raid. Anyways here are the pics NOTE: Need to clean out dust and take some new pics slowly my rig is coming together. Now that I have my crossfire just need to get some hard drives and plan out a custom loop.