Reddit vs PC Part Picker vs LTT Forum – Where Should YOU Go for Build Advice?

[Plouffe]

We can tell you how to build a computer all day long, but for fresh info and some human interaction a lot of people head to the forums for help with figuring out what to buy. But which one will offer the best advice?

 

 

 

[FluffyPuppyKasey]

As someone struggling to figure out what parts I need due to a super volatile GPU market, I tend to post on all three just to be safe. Currently going for a 7950X3D, 96GB of RAM, and an RTX 4090 for my base parts. Yes, yes I do need it.

[Nathat23]

At 3:25 Linus says 16gb kit but video text says 32gb kit?

[FluffyPuppyKasey]

3 minutes ago, Nathat23 said:

At 3:25 Linus says 16gb kit but video text says 32gb kit?

I'd imagine that might've been Linus misspeaking, as everywhere else it says 32GB

[filpo]

LTT forums isn't actually that bad in terms of recommendations, you just have to get the right people on at the right time. @Why_Me's build had the best all rounder in terms of specs and I think he did a quite good job but if we wanted raw performance we could've gone up to a used 3080 + 12600k

 

Btw @Why_Me there was no mean to be disrespectful if I came off across like that, the whole build defo looks better than the other two especially with that orange colour theme and the mix with the white ram and cooler. Also that mobo is pretty sick for am4 (not sick as in the bad version)

[FluffyPuppyKasey]

4 minutes ago, filpo said:

LTT forums isn't actually that bad in terms of recommendations, you just have to get the right people on at the right time. @Why_Me's build had the best all rounder in terms of specs and I think he did a quite good job but if we wanted raw performance we could've gone up to a used 3080 + 12600k

 

Btw @Why_Me there was no mean to be disrespectful if I came off across like that, the whole build defo looks better than the other two especially with that orange colour theme and the mix with the white ram and cooler. Also that mobo is pretty sick for am4 (not sick as in the bad version)

Personally I feel like at the budget they chose, appearance should be an afterthought

[filpo]

Just now, FluffyPuppyKasey said:

Personally I feel like at the budget they chose, appearance should be an afterthought

You can still do it with a good cpu and a good gpu and have a good looking system 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($153.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Used RTX 3080 ($375.00)
Total: $993.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-18 13:20 EST-0500

[FluffyPuppyKasey]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

You can still do it with a good cpu and a good gpu and have a good looking system 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($153.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Used RTX 3080 ($375.00)
Total: $993.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-18 13:20 EST-0500

That's true!

[SorryBella]

13 minutes ago, filpo said:

LTT forums isn't actually that bad in terms of recommendations, you just have to get the right people on at the right time.

HEAVY +1. Any lurkers that are reading this from YouTube, I highly recommend opening world clock and make post when its morning or evening in US west or east coast time. Europe time is a good interim but the support can be mixed, but Asian time can be pretty dead with most response being either mine or from those who stayed up late in EU and US. 

 

Also, it helps to see the post history of certain users if youre posting in New Builds and Planning. You might see discussions about their builds from other users that also make build lists and posters who also seek help, and maybe see patterns emerging on how people make builds. This will give you a better idea on how to intuitively make a list instead of just following it to a T, and also might give you a better barometer on who you could rely on or who is talking out of their ass. This is a small pool, so being credible is the only way to go.

[filpo]

1 minute ago, SorryBella said:

most response being either mine or from those who stayed up late in EU and US. 

i.e. Me, you and @Dedayog

[TylerD321]

11 minutes ago, filpo said:

i.e. Me, you and @Dedayog

Occasionally you will see me and I will almost always ask how far you are from microcenter out of habit

[filpo]

Just now, TylerD321 said:

will almost always ask how far you are from microcenter out of habit

7h and 30min by plane 

dw my address isn't there, I don't think 

£294 is a bargain tho

[SorryBella]

5 minutes ago, filpo said:

£294 is a bargain tho

God bless Keflavik.

 

Or in the case of Tap, enough taxpayer money to make Korean and JAL look like United and Delta.

[Amaranth]

I feel like it's worth mentioning that r/buildapc does have a Discord channel for those needing help with full builds (something that wasn't touched upon in the video).

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, Amaranth said:

Discord channel for those needing help with full builds

ye but those mods will be even worse than the ones on reddit, also it's quite a bit more fast paced then a forum, a discord channel I mean

[Agall]

Anyone find a link to the OP they use in the thread?

[filpo]

Just now, Agall said:

Anyone find a link to the OP they use in the thread?

Yup, here it is 

 

[Agall]

9 minutes ago, filpo said:

Yup, here it is 

 

Oh boy, they created a post on August 30th then resurrected it on October 4th (both of which are on the weekend)?

 

In hindsight, re-doing the list after resurrecting a 3 month old post is probably warranted, but that's a bit disingenuous @LinusTech. Not sure how the other two listings were handled, but I believe 3 months is enough for it to recommend 'making a new post'? 

[IkeaGnome]

2 minutes ago, Agall said:

Oh boy, they created a post on August 30th then resurrected it on October 4th (both of which is on the weekend)?

 

In hindsight, re-doing the list after resurrecting a 3 month old post is probably warranted, but that's a bit disingenuous @LinusTech. Not sure how the other two listings were handled, but I believe 3 months is enough for it to recommend 'making a new post'? 

If they already had bought most or all of the parts besides the cooler, what would we have suggested? Return anything you already have in hand that doesn't make quite as much sense anymore?

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I have almost everything from your list but I can't get that CPU cooler locally

 

[filpo]

3 minutes ago, Agall said:

, but I believe 3 months is enough for it to recommend 'making a new post'?

as @SorryBella would say 

HEAVY +1

just joking 

but ye totally agree agall, a bit weird

[venomtail]

I feel like the people who got featured on the LTT video should get some sort of forum badge. Cmon, could be a fun community thing.

 

If LTT make these videos a random once a year think, it'd be pretty lucrative for people to be more responsive on these platforms to even have the chance of being featured once in these videos. A win/win.

[Agall]

4 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

If they already had bought most or all of the parts besides the cooler, what would we have suggested? Return anything you already have in hand that doesn't make quite as much sense anymore?

 

They definitely used inhouse parts, unless Corsair makes Seasonic power supplies and I'm just daft.

 

TBH I liked @SorryBella's build better with the 12600k and 6700 XT. Also a lot closer to the listed $1k budget.

[filpo]

1 minute ago, venomtail said:

I feel like the people who got featured on the LTT video should get some sort of forum badge. Cmon, could be a fun community thing.

That's a good idea, like a weekly/monthly BATTLE OF THE BUILDS on the forum where all the top online builders come together to make the best build and the winner gets bragging rights, that'd be heaps of fun

 

1 minute ago, Agall said:

TBH I liked @SorryBella's build better with the 12600k and 6700 XT.

and if @SorryBella had gone used they would've gotten a 3080 in there which would've been godly

[Amaranth]

25 minutes ago, filpo said:

ye but those mods will be even worse than the ones on reddit

Maybe, maybe not - although I doubt that any social media moderators are free from controversy (I can certainly think of a few here that I've disagreed with). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

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also it's quite a bit more fast paced then a forum, a discord channel I mean

That's true, and is a disadvantage if you don't like real-time chat, although on the flip-side it allows for someone to create a build in real-time and not wait around for a response. So there are positives and negatives (and the same could be said of here vs the LTT Discord). Although, ultimately, in my experience, I would take any build list you get online with a grain of salt no matter where you got it from be it this forum, Reddit, or a Discord server because every community or 'advisor' is going to have their own set of biases and preferences.

[IkeaGnome]

1 minute ago, Agall said:

They definitely used inhouse parts, unless Corsair makes Seasonic power supplies and I'm just daft.

That was mentioned in the video.

However, without hindsight, you knew this was a LMG employee or someone who had other parts on hand? Seems like you're making a stretch based on what we know after watching the video, and not with what you would have known in August or early October..