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Hey all, first post hope I can get some guidance! I've recently built my first desktop and I'm incredibly happy with the result. PC booted on the first try and when I left it to sleep all seemed well. In the morning I began a Windows 10 download which froze on a black screen with half a spinning wheel. Despite what I knew about shutdowns during downloads after about three hours I figured I had no other option. After a few days of troubleshooting I've manage to boot and had some success using the computer. However, it no without fail hard freezes after 10-30 seconds upon entering the desktop. Ive checked my connections, turned it on and off, and the only thing that resets the freeze is a full shutdown (which will start a new one upon launch). After so much troubleshooting I'm a little at the end of my rope and have no clue where to start fixing. Any suggestions? Specs: Intel I7 12700k 3.6 Bequiet darkrockpro CPU cooler MSI B760 LGA 1700 motherboard (which flashes every warning light briefly upon launch I'm not sure if this is normal) Corsair vengeance 32gb ddr5-5200 CL40 Samsung pro 990 m.2 2tb-2280 PCIE 4.0 x NVME SSD ASUS TUF GeForce rtx 4070 12gb Corsair gold 850watt modular 6 case fans and an Nzxt H5 flow Thanks for the help!

Budget (including currency): $1000 (ish) USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Resident Evil 4 Raytracing, Cyberpunk 2077 Raytracing (and maybe path tracing with frame gen, Girl can dream), Elden Ring Raytracing, Very light audio and video editing (not my priority at all) Other details: My current parts list. I'm not confident on my Cpu or motherboard choice as thats not what I know. Im not buying storage because I have 1.5 tb already. I also dont have a coolor cause I heard stock cooler works here I know some people like native for rendering, but for my bizarre eyes, the softer dlss its a boon all on its own for my comfort

So, a while ago my gpu died so i got a new one, the rtx 3060 ti eagle oc6gig and an aorus ap750gm psu, then i noticed my display would turn off and then on, i tried to update the drivers, check the cables, nothing worked so i just assumed it was my old pc. I got a new pc yesterday, built it, booted up, installed drivers, i thought it was fixed but today it did it again, i tried a new monitor and it did it too, i did some research online and didn't find anything. Someone please tell me anything if you know. Parts list: i5 14600k Gigabyte Z790 gaming x ax 64gb ram (i got a good deal) Samsung 970 evo 500gig + 2 tb same one Aksa soho h7 air cooler ( it's a random one my friend recommended me ) Rtx 3060ti eagle oc 8 gig Aorus ap750gm psu

Budget (including currency): $2k USD Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere Pro (4K Video Editing), Gaming Other details I have a parts list set up already, but I want some help making sure I make the right choices. Here is the parts list: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory Storage is already in place. GPU: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini PSU: Cooler Master V750 SFX GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular OS: Windows 11 Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQA1A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 170 Hz I’ve been torn between an RTX 3070 Ti and a 4070, anyone have any input on that? Thanks!

Budget (including currency): £1000 Country: England/UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Dcs, War thunder and ASA (when released) 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): Monitor (looking at getting): PHILIPS 272E2FA Full HD 27" LCD Monitor PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yd9JMV CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Deepcool LS720 SE 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£99.00 @ Computer Orbit) Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX-4 2019 Edition 4 g Thermal Paste (£5.45 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£134.49 @ Amazon UK) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£66.28 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£36.95 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.98 @ MyMemory) Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card (£374.39 @ Newegg UK) Case: CiT Blade ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.99 @ Box Limited) Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£75.23 @ Amazon UK) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit Keyboard: Rii RK100 Wired Standard Keyboard (£14.99 @ Amazon UK) Mouse: TeckNet M268-Black Wired Optical Mouse (£9.99 @ Amazon UK) Speakers: Logitech Z200 10 W Speakers (£32.99 @ Amazon UK) Total: £1070.72 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Requirements: 8gb+ vram (12 ideal) wifi mbo 32gb ram 1tb disk drive aio liquid cooler 1080p 70+ fps I want to know what I could do differently to make this an overall better build

Budget (including currency): 1300€ but i already bought the gpu and a psu so around 800€ (euros) Country: Slovakia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Roblox, Minecraft, Apex, CS:GO, fortnite, mw2, im planning to get into streaming and youtube too (video editeing) Other details my idea for the build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GBRD4M (the cpu cooler is the alucia h4 plus, pc part picker didn't have it) (i already bought the gpu and the psu) (the prices are from a shop of my friend and he can give me a discount so ignire that, the prices are pretty much the same) i already have a mouse, keyboard and all the other stuff and a 1080p monitor with 165Hz, my current setup is :i3 7100, single 8gb module 2133 MHz, 258gb ssd from kingston, 2tb wd blue hdd 7200rpm, the bought rtx 3060 ti (i had an gtx 1050 but it broke), Gigabyte aorus 750W 80+ gold (the one that is on the parts list), im planning to buy the rest of the parts when the 14th gen releases so the prices of the other cpu's drop hopefully. I want to keep the drives or sell my current setup with the drive and buy m.2 ssd's with the money, im upgrading because my gpu died and my cpu is slowing down and it isn't enough for some games, same with the ram. Im wondering if i should change anything.

I live in a country that uses 220v and a different electrical socket design, I know the PSU supports 240v but I don't know if I can just use a simple adapter to fit my electrical socket. Should i just use an adapter?

Budget (AUD): around ~4000 AUD Country: Australia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming and playing games at the same time. Other details this is my first pc build so i don't really know about the wiring and headers, but i also don't wanna get a prebuilt, so i've decided to build my own and was wondering if there are enough internal i/o for all the ARGB and fans. I'm planning on using the corsair 5000d airflow and its included pwm fan headers and be using all of the 10 fans slots plus the argb controller that comes with the 3 pack fans, I'm going to use 7 highspeed be quiet lightwings for front, side and back and have a ek nucleus AIO on the top, does anyone know if the ASUS z790-e have enough headers for me to plug my argb in. i need to know if there are enough slots for me to use 7 be quiet fans and the ek nucleus aio with all the included parts that come with the products or do I need to buy splitters and things https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-nucleus-aio-cr360-lux-d-rgb https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z790-e-gaming-wifi-model/spec/ https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/cooling/120mm-fans/92081-bl077?gclid=Cj0KCQjwla-hBhD7ARIsAM9tQKsw41mvIVziS3AV73FdhfjdXnNXJvge0Lp6yfvYksYA1AiYmJmksLYaAr1fEALw_wcB Will the AIO and all 7 fans fit without needing splitters ? planning on using ring lighting on the fans, and using ek as it looks nice and competes with the artic freezer - gigabyte gaming oc 4070ti, 13700k, asus strix z790-e, corsair/g.skill memory, samsung 990pro 1tb + crucial p5 2tb, corsair 5000d airflow, asus tuf 1000g 80+ gold, ek nucleus aio lux d-rgb, 7 highspeed be quiet fans

Hello, I have recently built my first PC and atfirst everything was going swimmingly. I downloaded all the drivers i thought i needed but in device management i found that the GPU wasnt being detected properly and upon googling i found some advice saying that i may need to manually download and install the latest BIOS update for my motherboard. I found that there was a more recent version of the bios to download so i downloaded it and installed it using ASUS EZ installer. The installation completed as expected but upon the automatic restart no gpu is detected (Motherboard indicator for VGA lit). I then decided i would try the BIOS flashback feature so I downloaded an earlier motherboard BIOS and let that install but it has still not resolved the issue. Have i broken my motherboard or GPU? if not how can i fix this? I apologise for my lack of ability and knowlege in advance. Specs: CPU: Ryzen 5800x mobo: ROG Strix b550-a gaming GPU: GTX 980

My Budget is $1400 Cad (outside of gpu shortage) It will be used forApex legends, Star Wars Battlefront 2, light 1080p-4K video editing, blender. I have a pcpartpicker list put together, but I still need help, because I am still sort of new. For the monitor, I will most likely use a benq zowiw 1080p 120hz. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/skpLz7

Budget (including currency): $2500 CAD Country: Canada Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Photoshop, mainly older games with Tomb Raider being the most difficult to run. (I would like to play newer games eventually) Other details build: cpu: Ryzen 5 3600xt Motherboard: Asus ROG strix B550-A AIO: corsair Icue H100i Elite Ram: 2x16 GB PNY XLR8 3200MHz Powersupply: Corsair CX750F (750 watt bronze rated) case: icue 220t white ssd: kingston 250GB hdd: western digital 1 TB Graphics card? this is my current build and I am looking for a white Graphics card to fit in. I know there is a shortage but I can’t even seem to find that form of graphics card anywhere. I want to know, what Graphics card would be best for the build, any recommendations on things to change (case, power supply, and both drives are bought). My theme is Ice with Blue RGB’s and white throughout the rest of the PC! Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am very new to this and I’m not even sure if I’m planning this build build right so far!

Budget (including currency): up to 1500€ (cca 1700usd) Country: Slovenia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: World of Warcraft, Streaming, 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've been gaming on a Asus Laptop for the last few years, havent had a Desktop since cca 2010. So im upgrading from i5-5200U, Geforce 920M, only 2X 500GB HDD with 2x4GB Ram... Below is what I was planning to use for my 1st Build (I do assume all parts will cost me 20-40% more than stated below). I would love to buy a Rtx 3070 instead but at the moment it's impossible to get them anywhere near MSRP. Also would prefer to stick to Intel CPUs (unless AMDs would be a lot better in a price/performance sense) and ofc I need a lot of RBGs. I also want 2x Monitors, but those are not included in this budget, but I will appreciate any helpful ideas, since I haven't done any research yet. Plan on buying the first few parts this month and the rest near the holidays. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor €365.89 @ Mindfactory CPU Cooler Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler €65.89 @ Alza Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard €194.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory €72.69 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €80.90 @ Amazon Deutschland Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €57.73 @ Amazon Deutschland Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card €425.79 @ Alternate Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case €95.65 @ Alza Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply €76.21 @ Mindfactory Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total €1435.74 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-02 11:37 CET+0100 Thanks for any and all advice in advance.

Budget (including currency): 450 us $ Country: Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Other details pc parts picker isnt showing any errors so pls tell any changes. i dont really care much about fps or graphics so 30 fps at medium on asphalt 9 will be enough.

Budget (including currency): Unknown Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Apex Legends, Valorant, FPS, RPG 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): What's up everyone. New to the forum and new to the world of PC building/gaming as well. I have been watching LTT for a long time and have been a long time subscriber to the channel. After all these years I think its finally time to start considering building my own PC for gaming purposes. I have always been a console gamer due to the easy plug and play nature of it. I have to admit PC building is an extremely stressful and daunting task for me to think about. While I have been a long time viewer of the channel I still prefer to gather as much info as possible before making large monetary decisions. So here I am, The goal of this post is to get some basic advice from people who are much smarter than I am regarding some basic info. I just want to be able to play games like Apex Legends at 4K 60fps. I want to know where I should sink the most money into. I know the graphics card is important, as well as CPU. Researching these parts is extremely overwhelming and I wanted to come here to see if anyone could shed some light as to where I should start. Thank you guys for your time and assistance to a noob who knows next to nothing about PC gaming.

Hey everyone, I'm new to PC building and looking to purchase some custom cables from CableMod for a build I'm planning on doing, and am a bit confused with which cables I need for the GPU. I am planning on using the Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC (image of power connectors below), and the site offers 2 cables which appeal to me: "Bridged 6+8 Pin PCI-E" & "Bridged 8+6 PCI-E" Which one would I need to purchase, as they both seem the same, yet different? I've attached an image of the power connectors on the GPU for reference Thanks in advance for the help, and sorry if this is a really dumb question

Can someone explain to me pcie bandwidth? As I currently understand it, different generations take up different lanes, but there are some things that i'm having trouble understanding. For example, I assumed that my nvme 4.0 x4 drive was not working due to my gpu using all the pcie bandwidth (My gpu's has a pcie x16 bus). Am I completely off the mark in this assumption?

Budget (including currency): around $1600 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA, Hogwarts Legacy, Minecraft, CSGO Other details Im looking to build my first PC because I hear it's cheaper in the long run and think it might be fun to learn. I would like to have an i7-12700k or something similar around same price and a GPU that can run these games, maybe geforce 3060ti or 3070? I only need DDR4 with like 16 gigs of ram because its purely for gaming. Not sure what other specs I need that can work with this, all the MOBOs I found that can work with intel cpu are pretty expensive. Any advice is appreciated!

Budget (including currency): $3000-$4000 USD Country: United States of America Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: High end/AAA games, FPS, BRs, Programming, Blender, Digital art, Vtubing, Streaming 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've been considering finally getting a gaming desktop, and have been looking far and wide trying to understand the world of PC gaming and how builds/parts go together. I was planning on getting a pre-built from Ironside, as I've heard good things about them, though I am allowed to pick and choose the parts. Figured I'd list what I was planning to get as there are much more knowledgeable enthusiasts out there. CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900x (12 core) CPU Cooling: Asetek 670LS High Performance Liquid Cooling (240mm Radiator) [Would really like to have liquid cooling] Motherboard: AMD X670 Chipset RAM: Kingstone Fury Beast RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000 Storage: Kingston NV2 1TB NVMe M.2 (I plan to add a Crucial MX500 2.5-Inch SSD from my old computer into it) GPU GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB PSU: 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold (Doesn't seem to list the brand) Case: Phanteks Evolv X - Satin Black [RGB] [Tempered Glass] A goal I'd like to achieve is to play 1440p with at least 144Hz on two monitors. This build comes out to $3,550 before taxes on the site, which is within my range, though I'd like to hear if this is a good decision, if this is overkill, etc. Please bear with me as this is my first step into this level of PC gaming and computer building, I appreciate any and all feedback! Link to the build viewable on Ironside's website: https://ironsidecomputers.com/product-save/pUGbA

Hello! This is my first pcpartpicker list I'm new is this a good build? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wP8Hsk CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (I picked this because I want to play a physics game; Stormworks, it's on Steam) $174.99 Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (This Motherboard is Ryzen 3000 ready) $104.99 Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (This Ram has just 10 nanoseconds of latency) $72.99 Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (250 GB is enough for all of my programs, the OS and a game) $49.99 More Storage: 500 GB Hard Drive I got for free (I will put big games on this) $0.00 Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card (This GPU is great and will get me 60 Fps+ in a lot of games) $229.99 Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case (It looks good and its cheap, but the price changes a lot) $49.99 - $59.99 Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (80+ Gold is great Semi-modular is nice) $99.99 Tell me if you think I should change anything I am in the USA, Thanks!

Hey guys im plannning on building a pc and this is my first build. Which gpu would be best to pair with my ryzen 3 3300x . im going to use a 75hz acer nitro 1080p monitor as i aam on avery tight budget. hope you can help :)

Hey guys noob here, just wanted to know what you guys think i should do with this Desktop build, any opinions valid. CPU- Intel Core i5-7600k processor Motherboard- MSI Enthuastic Gaming Intel Z170A(Z170A Gaming M5) Graphics Card- Geforce GTX GV-N1080G1 Tower- NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower Case Power- Seasonic S12II 620W SSD- Samsung 850 EVO 250GB RAM- Corsair Vengence LPX 16GB CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

I'm going to be building a new pc. I've been buying components gradually over the past few weeks because I'm poor and can't buy everything all at once. The main uses for this computer will be gaming, recording and editing. I used to do video editing on a 400 dell laptop so anything is an upgrade. So far I have a corsair 100r case (windowed), msi b250 pc mate motherboard, corsair vengeance 8gb (2x4) ram, and an i5 6500 cpu. I'd like to not spend more than 70 on a hard drive. Should I get a wd black 1tb, or blue 2tb? What's the best power supply type/brand? I want a gforce gxt 1060, should I get the 3gb or the 6gb? And other advice is appreciated! Soundcards, capture cards, ect? Thanks all, Cleedus777

Hi everyone, First of all, i'm new at linustechtips and english isn't my primary language, so sorry for bad english. My primary concerns are: *Is the wraith cooler enough to OC ryzen 5 1600 at 4.0? *Is this mobo appropriate to OC ryzen 5 1600 at 4.0? *Why the following GTX 1080 is so cheap compared to others? I'm planning to purchase everything I need in USA and bring it to my country. I will buy the case at my country since I won't be able to bring it from USA. *Ryzen 5 1600 *Stock cooler (wraith) *Mobo MSI b350 tomahawk artic or similar (like gaming plus), *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD (I'm considering this one since right now is at $509.99 in Amazon, makes more sense than any GTX 1070 ) or the Vega 64 once it's tested in real day to day use. *Corsair vengeance lpx 16gb (2x8gb) ddr4 3200 MHz white (since in theory it can work with this mobo at 3200 MHz according to msi page). *Crucial mx300 525 GB SSD. *Fenvi Desktop WiFi 2.4G/5G & Bluetooth 4.0 300Mbps Module (anybody know if this works with a 5.8Ghz band WiFi?) Secondary concerns: *I'm not in love with AMD neither Intel, so I encourage you to tell me which one should i go for a budget of $1000 with similar specs from above and same performance. *Is there any mobo under $100 that supports up to 250gb of nvme? *What performance should I expect for triple a games at ultra in 1080p and 4k from this build? Any suggestions in general are welcome. Please help and thanks!

Hi, just wanted to know what people think about my rig. Here's PCP link-https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xWWc8K-. I'm open to criticism. I plan to do gaming, high-ultra 60+fps. Rocket league, universe sandbox, overwatch, NFS etc. Thanks!