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I built this PC as my first PC ever for gaming. I'm 18 and I got my first job at my local Hungry Howies Pizza place this summer, and I was saving like crazy for Black Friday to get this PC. Hence the name, the Humble Howie PC. It isn't much, but it's a lot for me. I paid like $900 for everything, and I don't remember exact prices, but the PCPartPicker prices aren't correct as to what I paid for. CPU Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core MOTHERBOARD Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 MEMORY Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 STORAGE Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Micron M.2 M600 256GB SSD VIDEO CARD Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini CASE Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower POWER SUPPLY Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTER Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac MONITOR HP 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz KEYBOARD Thermaltake POSEIDON Z RGB Wired Gaming MOUSE Logitech G502 Wired Optical HEADPHONES Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger I chose the i5-6500 because I personally find overclocking a hassle and pointless, and it's the bare minimum for gaming nowadays imo. Since making my PCPartPicker post I have bought a cryorig H7, but that's not included in pics because im too lazy :P. It also hasn't really done much for me. I originally bought it a few days ago because I heard lots of fan noise in my PC and it felt really hot, but once I installed the cooler, I learned that the really loud fan noises were from my tiny GPU. This motherboard was the best cheapest motherboard I could find that had an M.2. Slot, so I bought it. I could've saved a little bit of money on the RAM by buying 8gb, but I figured that I should splurge the small extra amount of money for 16 gigs for future proofing and I thought it would be nice. I already had this hard-drive, so I put it in this PC for a secondary storage drive. The SSD I got from Microcenter's online store for like $44 bucks, it was insane. It's pretty zippy and really cheap for a 256gb SSD, let alone an M.2 SSD. The 1060 6gb mini was only $225 dollars on Amazon at the time, so I snatched that crap up real fast, as it was the cheapest 1060 6gb I could find. I figured that 6gb was better than 3gb because games are starting to utilize more V-Ram and I didn't wanna be bottlenecked a year after I built my PC. This power supply is really nice imo. No ketchup and mustard cables, they're all black, and the nonmodular cables in it are sleeved (kinda?). This network card is amazing. It gives me better speeds than my old terrible computer gave me through ethernet haha. I know I probably could've saved some money on the monitor, but I wanted a 1080p HDMI monitor with an IPS panel that was 21.5 in because of how small my desk is (see pics). As for the peripherals, I got the keyboard because I really wanted blue switches and RGB, and this was the cheapest I could find, and I love it <3. The Mouse was only $40 plus tax because of the deals going on, so I grabbed it. The Stinger was only $30 bucks on amazon, which is amazing for such a good headset. My first time building a PC was honestly super easy. I didn't ground myself or anything or wear anti-static garbage, and my PC is fine. I also built on a carpet floor, with nothing happening. Cable management was a little bit of a challenge, and I would say that was the only hard part. Everything else was straight forward. Oh yeah, and the stupid case plugins sucked ***. plugging in the power button lights, and 1 pin connectors were annoying AF and I'm honestly still not sure they're in correctly lmao. Also, I freaked out when I first tried to post, because I forgot one of the plugs into the motherboard from the power supply, and I thought I got dead parts but I plugged it in and it all turned out great!!! On a side note, I think I might need to buy a storage unit for these giant ******* boxes lmao. (PCPartPicker link: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/69qkcf)

Hello Hello, I´m in the market for a new GPU but can´t decide on what to get. At the moment I run a 1050 (yes I know it´s bad) at i´m thinking on getting a 1660 (super or not don´t know) or a 5600 XT. Don´t know if the price gap between the 1660 and 5600XT is worth the small gain in power. Does my AMD 2700x like a AMD GPU more than a Nvidia? Any ideas on what to get? If not the 5600xt or 1660 what do you think I should get in that price range? Maybe even go up a step to the RTX 2060 or the 5700XT

I’ve been wanting to do this build for a couple of years now, I just have a few questions left before I pull the trigger. I wanna stay as small and efficient as possible, ever since I laid my eyes on the FT03 mini I know its gonna be my next build. Build: Case: Silverstone FT03 mini 119.99 MB: Asus Maximus VIII impact 239.99 CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k 329.99 GPU: MSI GTX 980Ti 639.99 PSU: Silverstone 600W 117.99 STORAGE: Samsung SM951 256GB 196.99 COOLER: Corsair H80i 89.99 MEMORY: Kingston HyperX Fury Black(2x8GB) 101.49 Total:$1836.42 I plan to use it for gaming(1440), photo editing(RAW) and video editing. With that I have a couple of questions, 1. Will I be better off with 2 ssd in raid 0 or nvme ssd[the impact viii has a u.2 slot, I heard that it’s the same connection as a m.2] 2. I’m trying to stay in budget, but in the same time I don’t wanna compromise on parts, what if any can be better 3. I know that the 980Ti wont fit the FT03 mini, but I’m open to modding the case. I’ve seen lots of people shove a titan on this case. Any suggestion on a GPU, I just feel that the 980Ti is the sweet spot for GPU’s right now.

So i currently have a phanteks enthoo pro case with a 200mm front intake, 140mm bottom intake, and 140mm top and rear exhaust and i want to get a 2nd 980 soon after the price drop. I cant find another reference card that isnt more expensive than the aftermarket ones, so i was thinking put the aftermarket above my refernce so the heat isnt going right into 1 card. What card should i get in that case than? Gigabyte gtx 980 g1, or asus strix? Or stay around and wait for people to sell a reference gtx 980 ?

Hey everyone! I'm about to do my first loop. I wouldn't of been able to afford this in Canada, but I found an old buddy who can hook me up with parts. I'm using PETG, with a soft tube drain. Are all of these parts compatible? I'm only doing a CPU loop, as I plan to upgrade the reservoir tube (~$16), and SLI 980's and add them to the loop 'soon'. Will also be upgrading monitors 'soon'. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($499.00) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.70 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) Other: EK High Performance CoolStream 240 PE Series Liquid Cooling Radiator (EK-CoolStream PE 240 (Dual)) ($59.99) Other: EK D5 X-RES Top 100 w/ D5 Vario Pump (EK-XRES 100 D5 Vario (incl. pump)) ($149.00) Other: PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid Ghost Compression Fittings - 4 Pack - Anodized Black ($24.99) Other: PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid PETG Tube - 4x 36" Pack - Clear (RTP12-436) ($21.98) Other: Bitspower G1/4" Mini Valve - Carbon Black (BP-MVV-CBBK) ($25.99) Other: EK Supremacy EVO Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal + Nickel (EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal+Nickel) ($79.99) Other: 3/8" ID - (1/2"OD) PVC Clear Tubing ($2.00) Other: Alphacool Compression Fitting - G 1/4 Thread 3/8" ID x 1/2" OD (13/10mm) - Deep Black ($6.99) Total: $2105.01 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 21:04 EDT-0400

hello all, id like to turn the fans off on my gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970 to it reaches a certain temp. i have turned the fan speed all they way down to 0% till it reaches 70 degrees then the fans kick in, yet my fans still spin. have i done something wrong or is it just not possible? i have been using afterburner for this as well. thanks in advance.