dcx4610
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Mainly gaming. I have a GTX 1080 and an i7 4790k. Not sure if Kaby Lake would be a noticeable upgrade but it seems CPU is my bottleneck in benchmarks.
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"I Need a New PC!" 2017 The Ryzing of Kaby Lake and NVMwhee!
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Mainly gaming. I have a GTX 1080 and an i7 4790k. Not sure if Kaby Lake would be a noticeable upgrade but it seems CPU is my bottleneck in benchmarks.
If money is not an issue I don't see why you wouldn't go for the 1080 ti. It's bound to give you better performance and last longer.
What's your budget and size preference?
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
Is the Strix still the go to recommendation?
ISee
Member
16 GB of ram is fine for gaming. Going for more won't improve your performance and I wouldn't recommend it from a price/performance perspective because memory prices are high, currently.
A GTX 1080 is the second strongest GPU on the market and should be sufficient for 1080p @ 100+fps. A 1080Ti is still about 30% faster. If you want even higher framerates and/or higher setting the 1080Ti is the way to go.
You can apply the same logic to your CPU. A 6600k is enough for gaming and upgrading to a 6700k doesn't make a lot of sense, but reaching high framerates can be more difficult than reaching high resolutions. You need a beefy CPU and GPU for that. If you want more stable and higher framerates a cup upgrade is recommendable.
That said, high framerates at 1080p are doable on a 6600k/GTX 1080 combo. In the end your willingness to spend money and your expectations are the limit here.
edit:
The Asus strix are good cards. They are quiet, have good cooling and aren't power limited like the G1 gaming cards (only important if you plan to oc). I'm running a 1080 Strix (non ti) and I'm satisfied. Other good options are the msi gaming X or the Gigabyte Aorus.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Preference to spend under £40, could stretch to £50 if need be. ATX form factor, though not exactly intending to install a custom water loop or the like.
Oh, and I suppose maintaining the capacity for an optical drive could be useful, if not strictly necessary.
Cosmonaut X
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Bloody hell, this thread moves faster than I thought! I think my post got stuck at the bottom of the page a few pages back so I'm going to be a pain and repost 
Any help would be brilliant!
Any help would be brilliant!JonnyDBrit
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Bloody hell, this thread moves faster than I thought! I think my post got stuck at the bottom of the page a few pages back so I'm going to be a pain and repost
Did a quick draft for you that you can use as a basis and tweak:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£194.16 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£75.38 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£123.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Sandisk - X400 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£116.96 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£229.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Antec - NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: LG - UH12NS40 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£47.50 @ Novatech)
Total: £894.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 21:04 BST+0100
Accounting for the fact you could possibly be reusing the HDDs, though if you wanna toss in a 2 or 3 TB drive you'll still be under £1000. So from there you could push for a high end monitor, or push the GPU if you wanted, or get a beefier CPU, whatever you like.
By ATX you mean mid tower, right? Because full towers are more expensive than I thought.
Not sure if I completely got your "Not drab" comment, but the Game Max Falcon RGB seems to be flashy and based on the review good value for its price. Also comes in black.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Mid tower most likely, yeah. And by 'drab', I mean the case I currently have is a very dull, plainly black box that just doesn't appeal to me. Will consider these though - more fans at the front might be useful for cooling purposes at least.
Wowfunhappy
Member
What's a good single player, non-FPS game that will make use of my new 1080 Ti on a 1080p60hz screen?
I'm thinking Quantum Break, maybe?
I'm thinking Quantum Break, maybe?
JonnyDBrit
Member
With a 1080 Ti, you may want to look into downsampling - basically rendering your games at above 1080p resolution internally, and so having a higher quality image even within a nominally lower resolution (because your game bothers with actually having the additional information).
AngmarsKing701
Member
I've been fiddling with this for a while and thought I'd throw it out there.
I bought an MSI Aegis (i7-6700, GTX 1070) last year. I love it. I'm playing pretty much everything I want to play on High or Ultra settings. Those games include Overwatch and Shadow of Mordor at the moment, but will likely stretch to include Witcher 2/3, the new Tomb Raider games and some RPGs like PoE, Skyrim, etc. over the coming years.
However, my monitor is a BenQ 24" 1080p monitor, and I feel like I'm just about ready to upgrade.
I sit at a desk, and when I play I'm usually 2-3 feet from the monitor.
The contenders, all sporting 1440p, G-SYNC:
-- Dell S2716DG - 27" monitor. Lowest cost on this list. It's a TN display (which I hear should be avoided in favor of IPS)
-- Acer Predator XB271HU - which brings us to the 27" Acer, which is an IPS display.
-- HP Omen - 35" curved monitor from HP, but I'm a little worried about the 100mhz refresh rate
-- Asus ROG PG348Q - 34" but also curved and also with a 100mhz refresh rate
So, PC GAF ... is curved worth it? Is a 34/35" monitor too big if I'm only 2-3 feet from it? Is IPS significantly better than TN? I have liked my Asus devices in the past, so I'm sort of partial to it, but the 27" monitors have the better refresh rate.
While I wouldn't mind keeping it to the lowest cost here (the Dell), I also don't want to get it and feel like it's not a significant enough upgrade from what I have. So I'm ok going deeper into my wallet if it's really going to blow me away.
The only one of these monitors I have seen in person is the Dell, at a Best Buy, and while it looks great in person, it wasn't running a game and it's really hard to tell scale at Best Buy, where the displays are in these wide open spaces.
I bought an MSI Aegis (i7-6700, GTX 1070) last year. I love it. I'm playing pretty much everything I want to play on High or Ultra settings. Those games include Overwatch and Shadow of Mordor at the moment, but will likely stretch to include Witcher 2/3, the new Tomb Raider games and some RPGs like PoE, Skyrim, etc. over the coming years.
However, my monitor is a BenQ 24" 1080p monitor, and I feel like I'm just about ready to upgrade.
I sit at a desk, and when I play I'm usually 2-3 feet from the monitor.
The contenders, all sporting 1440p, G-SYNC:
-- Dell S2716DG - 27" monitor. Lowest cost on this list. It's a TN display (which I hear should be avoided in favor of IPS)
-- Acer Predator XB271HU - which brings us to the 27" Acer, which is an IPS display.
-- HP Omen - 35" curved monitor from HP, but I'm a little worried about the 100mhz refresh rate
-- Asus ROG PG348Q - 34" but also curved and also with a 100mhz refresh rate
So, PC GAF ... is curved worth it? Is a 34/35" monitor too big if I'm only 2-3 feet from it? Is IPS significantly better than TN? I have liked my Asus devices in the past, so I'm sort of partial to it, but the 27" monitors have the better refresh rate.
While I wouldn't mind keeping it to the lowest cost here (the Dell), I also don't want to get it and feel like it's not a significant enough upgrade from what I have. So I'm ok going deeper into my wallet if it's really going to blow me away.
The only one of these monitors I have seen in person is the Dell, at a Best Buy, and while it looks great in person, it wasn't running a game and it's really hard to tell scale at Best Buy, where the displays are in these wide open spaces.
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
I've noticed that the same 16 GB pair I bought two years ago went up $35 dollars since then. I'll hold off on this now until it becomes more of a need rather than a desire.
Even though a 1080 ti is somewhat overkill I think I'll stick with it, this is a part that I've updated three times in the last two years (390 -> fury -> 1080 ti) and I would rather just get something that'll last me for awhile.
Your right that going to a 6700k would basically spending money for the sake of spending money. I wonder if I can squeeze a little more OC'ing out of my current i5. I definitely didn't win the lotto with my CPU.
I actually ended up going with the EVGA 1080 TI SC2. Living here in Nor Cal can get really hot so any cooling help I can get is great. Plus it seems to be a decent OC'er. Thanks for the long, indepth reply. I think this card/machine will last me a decently long time now.
jim2point0
Banned
1080p @ 60hz? Yeah, you should look into Nvidia DSR. You can probably handle 3x easily in most games on a 1080TI. Maybe even 4K in some games (which would be 4K).
Nvidia Control Panel -> Manage 3D Settings -> DSR factors
Also, I'd change DSR smoothness to something like 23%
Then, you can select higher resolutions in your games.
Other than that.... yeah, Quantum Break with scaling turned off.
opticalmace
Member
The 4790k is still extremely potent. What frequency do you have it at?
What resolution and refresh rate is your monitor? Ignore benchmarks--are you actually lacking performance in some games, and if so, which ones?
Before knowing the above, if I were you I wouldn't bother with Kaby. If you really wanna upgrade (which I think you probably don't need to do) I would wait for the next hyperthreaded Intel 6-core.
ISee
Member
Bloody hell, this thread moves faster than I thought! I think my post got stuck at the bottom of the page a few pages back so I'm going to be a pain and repost
Im a bit unsure what you need, tbh.
As you are into photo editing I think going for 32GB of Ram and a r7 is reasonable. Id also go for a more expansive x370 motherboard because they offer 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports and more USB ports (always nice for card readers, cameras etc). This will mainly allow you to connect up to 8 drives without the need to use expansion cards. If you need more space, you can just get another drive this way, or you could start using drives in raid mode to protect your data. The r7 is very good for heavy, multithreaded workloads (like phot/video editing) and it may outrun an i7 7700k in gaming-scenarios in the future because of the sheer amount of threads it is able to handle, but from a gaming only perspective the 7700k or even r5 1600 is currently the better choice. The 7700k because of performance and the 1600 because of price/performance (in comparison to the r7 1700).
16GB of Ram is technically enough, but 32GB is always better for photo editing. A good SSD and HDD combo could also be important for you, especially as you need to store pictures reliably. Going for WD Blacks and Pro SSDs could be reasonable. Id also reuse you current HDDs and your power supply. . As a graphic card, a 1060 is enough. If you want to get something better a 1070 will be more futureproof at 1080p. Blu-Ray drives are cheap today, even with write functionalities. No idea about the monitor though...
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/C9h8qk
Cosmonaut X
Member
Fantastic - thank you both for the detailed suggestions! I'm going to grab a coffee and go over all of this and pop back in a bit. It looks as though the bottom end of my budget will possibly do a little bit more than I was expecting, so I can maybe afford to do a bit more future-proofing than I thought I'd be able to, or even pass on my current rig to the kids if I push closer to the top end.
Reliable storage is essential - ideally I'd have a large primary data disk with at least one equivalent drive to dupe everything to (and eventually at least one more internal/external drive) - so it's likely going to be an area worth putting a bit more into from my budget. If it comes down to it, saving on the extra 16GB of RAM in exchange for being able to shift that money toward storage might be worth it so I start with a good HDD setup, and I can expand the RAM down the line.
Coffee and research now - thanks again!
Big Green Anus
Member
Hi Gaf,
I have an HP DX2400 micro tower with a Core 2 Quad 6700. I planned to upgrade the power supply to 500w and buy a 1050ti or something similar for my first PC gaming experience for this unit, but I recently was given a Dell Optiplex 990 SFF, which has i5 2400 and ddr3 ram support compared to the DX2400 ddr2(max at 8GB). I want to know if it's possible to transfer the 990 motherboard to the DX 2400 case or any case big case? The Optiplex 990 SFF only has a 240w properary Dell PSU and can only take low profile GPU, so I'm very limited here unless I can transfer the motherboard.
I have an HP DX2400 micro tower with a Core 2 Quad 6700. I planned to upgrade the power supply to 500w and buy a 1050ti or something similar for my first PC gaming experience for this unit, but I recently was given a Dell Optiplex 990 SFF, which has i5 2400 and ddr3 ram support compared to the DX2400 ddr2(max at 8GB). I want to know if it's possible to transfer the 990 motherboard to the DX 2400 case or any case big case? The Optiplex 990 SFF only has a 240w properary Dell PSU and can only take low profile GPU, so I'm very limited here unless I can transfer the motherboard.
Bloody hell, this thread moves faster than I thought! I think my post got stuck at the bottom of the page a few pages back so I'm going to be a pain and repost
That's crazy. I'm in the exact same boat. Same Motherboard, CPU and GPU as well.
Also looking to (finally) get a new PC.
Finally got a chance to watch this and.... holy shit. I'm genuinely blown away by how well that laptop performs. Previously I was just mildly considering picking it up, but now I may actually grab it tonight. It's $150 off with the $50 rebate, should I pull the trigger, or is there likely to be a bigger better sale coming up at newegg? Memorial Day sale?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
is this the same motherboard?
It looks like the the screw holes are placed on a square the regular way even if there are some extra ones.
however I think I'm spotting a proprietary connector that probably has to do with the front panel. So would have to take that out of the case with it.
a 1050ti doesn't need a 500w power supply, but would actually work on the Dell if it is one (as you mentioned) of the low profile models
JonnyDBrit
Member
It is almost certainly the best you'll get at that price, so I'd say go for it.
As to how and why it performs relatively well, Nvidia have stopped making 'M' variants of its new GPUs for Laptops. So that's not a '1050M', that's a full 1050, which even in the shadow of its big brother, is a decent entry level card that overshadows anything the current consoles have to offer.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Any UKers able to help with this?
I know it's not much to go off of. I've been playing around with prices and a preliminary build I could find was something like:
i3-7100 - £100
Samsung 850 250GB - £85
EVGA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB - £140
2x4GB DDR3000 - £65
Asus Prime 7270 - £107
Case/PSU/Cooler/Optical Drive - £123
£620 before OS.
That'd leave £180 for a monitor and OS.
I know it's not much to go off of. I've been playing around with prices and a preliminary build I could find was something like:
i3-7100 - £100
Samsung 850 250GB - £85
EVGA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB - £140
2x4GB DDR3000 - £65
Asus Prime 7270 - £107
Case/PSU/Cooler/Optical Drive - £123
£620 before OS.
That'd leave £180 for a monitor and OS.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Could drop the i3 down to the G4560 and not lose much. Since they wouldn't be overclocking just yet, they could get by with the stock cooler just fine, so anything additional you slotted in can be dropped. Provides room for a harddrive, and/or doubling the RAM.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Not from the UK, but mind if I ask why get a Z270 paired with a i3-7100? for the faster ram and future proofing?
Looking for a little reassurance, basically with the recent Amazon Warehouse deals I picked up a Nitro 480 8GB for £185 a couple of weeks ago but this week managed a 1060 6GB Strix for £150 so going to send the 480 back considering the £35 saving.
Am I making a mistake? I figure they are about on par nowadays without getting into a 480 vs 1060 debate so I may as well take the one thats cheaper!
Am I making a mistake? I figure they are about on par nowadays without getting into a 480 vs 1060 debate so I may as well take the one thats cheaper!
JonnyDBrit
Member
It depends on what games you play, and what you're thinkimg for the future. In the immediacy, the GTX 1060 performs better in most games, particularly those using DX11 still. The belief by many is that as DX12 and Vulcan take off, the RX480/580 should benefit greatly for its performance, but until then... yeah, take the saving. Just remember to flush out your graphics drivers.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Thanks I'll look into it.They do have a current storage hard drive so I was leaving that out.
Yeah that was my thought process. I wanted to try and get them something they could upgrade easily in the next few years. And personally I loathe replacing the MoBo more than any part, so I try to keep that a little ahead. Also I'm not up-to-date on my hardware knowledge so I was making best guesses.
So if you have something you'd recommend I'm willing to look. It's not actually for me so I'm just trying to get them a recommendation.
Thanks very much!
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I think that intel z270 should be safe, Cofee Lake is supposed to use LGA 1151 as well.
ISee
Member
That would be awesome, but that's the first time I am hearing this. Are there new rumours I missed?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Rumor comes from it being confirmed to be 14nm, I believe.
spons
Member
So I'm purchasing a GPU tomorrow for an HTPC/Emulation machine combo. I've posted earlier in this thread and decided on the 1050 Ti. It has good driver support and emulators are more geared towards NVIDIA due to OpenGL extensions in some. Some PC gaming will also be done on it.
Basically, I need:
a. performance for 6th gen and older emulation
b. silent, (semi-)passive cooling because it's also an HTPC
c. it to be not be any more expensive than about 185 Dutch euros
d. something that makes sense with an i5-4590 and 8 GB of RAM
I've found the following cards that meet the requirements:
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 TI GAMING X 4G (no backplate, 1.29GHz)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti G1 Gaming 4G (backplate, VRM/VRAM heatsinks, 1.366GHz)
Asus Republic Of Gamers Strix GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB (backplate, highest stock overclock, 1.379GHz)
I'm geared towards the Gigabyte, although I hear nothing but good things about MSI. Any advice on which to choose is welcome. Thanks.
Basically, I need:
a. performance for 6th gen and older emulation
b. silent, (semi-)passive cooling because it's also an HTPC
c. it to be not be any more expensive than about 185 Dutch euros
d. something that makes sense with an i5-4590 and 8 GB of RAM
I've found the following cards that meet the requirements:
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 TI GAMING X 4G (no backplate, 1.29GHz)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti G1 Gaming 4G (backplate, VRM/VRAM heatsinks, 1.366GHz)
Asus Republic Of Gamers Strix GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB (backplate, highest stock overclock, 1.379GHz)
I'm geared towards the Gigabyte, although I hear nothing but good things about MSI. Any advice on which to choose is welcome. Thanks.
I ended up not pulling the trigger, and now they have a 16gb, 1060 system for $850 on sale. The kicker is that it's open box, but man, I might take the risk. I've got three days to decide if I want to spend a good chunk of my next paycheck on it.
Any experience with open box systems from Newegg? Not components, but actual systems. My hope is that it's literally just an open box, and it's never been used by anyone outside a test facility, but I guess the risk you take with open box items is that it could have been run to death already by some teenager leaving Battlefield running on a real hot night.
JonnyDBrit
Member
...Good on waiting then.
Unfortunately I have no actual particular experience with Newegg beyond recommending given products to people, as I live in the UK. So you'd have to find someone else's opinion; if they're selling it though it must work in some fashion presumably? The 1060 only came out less than a year ago too, so given the time it would take for such to actually get into Laptops, I'd be honestly amazed if someone actually managed to near-kill their system in that span of time.
jim2point0
Banned
Figured I'd post my 7700k delidding results here. Not wanting to try it myself (although I hear it's quite easy), I sent my CPU to Silicon Lottery. The pricing was similar to buying a delid kit + liquid metal + adhesive, so I figured... why not?
7700k @ 4.9Ghz -- 1.344V
Kraken X52 AiO cooler
Before delid Prime95 stress test
After 30 minutes - 83° -- fans running at 100%
After delid Prime95 stress test
After 30 minutes - 66° -- fans running at 70% max
It's nice to know that I could keep it cooler with higher fan speeds. I could probably push the voltage up a bit more and see if I can squeeze another 100-200mhz out of it as well.
7700k @ 4.9Ghz -- 1.344V
Kraken X52 AiO cooler
Before delid Prime95 stress test
After 30 minutes - 83° -- fans running at 100%
After delid Prime95 stress test
After 30 minutes - 66° -- fans running at 70% max
It's nice to know that I could keep it cooler with higher fan speeds. I could probably push the voltage up a bit more and see if I can squeeze another 100-200mhz out of it as well.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Damn, that's impressive. Stuff like this makes delidding really tempting, but I'll hold off on that. Wonder if there's an equivalent service to Silicon Lottery in the UK...
Big Green Anus
Member
is this the same motherboard?
It looks like the the screw holes are placed on a square the regular way even if there are some extra ones.
however I think I'm spotting a proprietary connector that probably has to do with the front panel. So would have to take that out of the case with it.
a 1050ti doesn't need a 500w power supply, but would actually work on the Dell if it is one (as you mentioned) of the low profile models
Yup that's the one. Everything on the board looks fine to transfer except for the front panel connector and the power switch. The power switch connector on the 990 SFF is smaller than the power switch connector on the DX2400 MT, so I'm not sure if it's a proprietary connector on the 990 SFF or if there's some kind of converter for power switch connections.
Glass Shark
Banned
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JonnyDBrit
Member
It might help some if you're maxing out RAM as is, but yes, ultimately saving for a new CPU/Mobo/RAM combo would be more effective.
Quick question:
I'm going to buy a prebuilt (no time or patience to build my own).
I have the chance to buy Windows 10 education for $11 on my own. How hard is it to install Windows 10 on a prebuilt with no CD drive? I know I can just copy the files to a USB drive, but was wondering how much of a hassle it would be to install Windows that way vs. paying an extra ~$50 or so and having (Windows 10 Home) installed by the builder.
I'm going to buy a prebuilt (no time or patience to build my own).
I have the chance to buy Windows 10 education for $11 on my own. How hard is it to install Windows 10 on a prebuilt with no CD drive? I know I can just copy the files to a USB drive, but was wondering how much of a hassle it would be to install Windows that way vs. paying an extra ~$50 or so and having (Windows 10 Home) installed by the builder.
Glass Shark
Banned
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You can buy a legitimate Windows 10 Pro key from PlayAsia for $10. The downloader asks if you want to put the W10 install on a CD or USB, it's all automated and simple.
Thanks. Sounds good. Is Windows pretty good about finding the right drivers for different components or is that something I'd need to do once Windows was installed?
Actually, in looking into it it seems like Education is better than Pro, although tbh I'd be fine with Home based on what I do. The cost is a bit less to get education ($9.95 vs. ~15 for PA's Pro).
JoeTheBlow's story is so scary, though.
Bloodember
Member
I've had a play Asia account for years with no issues. Of course I also don't use the same password as my email with anything else.
ISee
Member
I switched to install windows 10 from usb only. I don't even have a dedicated windows 10 usb drive, I just use the windows media creation tool to make my own when I need it. Of course you need a running PC to do that in the first place. It's fast and easy, especially from an usb 3 drive. Windows will install drivers and everything should work fine. Still, installing the newer drivers from nvidida/amd for your GPU and the newest drivers for your motherboard (can be found on the MB CD or on the support page) is recommended.
opticalmace
Member
Record some logs of CPU/ram/gpu usage while gaming (MSI Afterburner is an easy solution). I'm guessing you're laying at 1080/60? And most of the time you're probably CPU limited with that setup. It'll be obvious in the logs if that's the case--and if so, you'd improve your performance with a modern CPU. You can also tell if it's asking for more ram that way.
If you're gaming at 1080/60 and are already hitting that in most games, then you won't see as much of a benefit with a CPU upgrade. It'll help improve frame time consistency to decrease apparent judder though.
if I were you I would probably start saving up for a CPU/mobo/ram upgrad.
SURESNIPE-MSU
Neo Member
My buddy recently built a pretty high end machine for work... and it has been working fine for a month or so.
Yesterday his computer stopped booting. When he powers it on the fans spin but his dram led light stays solid red (on his mobo) and the CPU led light does nothing. He also gets some error 53 on his mobo related to ram/memory issue. Nothing shows up on his monitor display. He has a Rampage V extreme
E9550.
He has tried all his ram sticks individually (he has 32gb in each slot) with no luck, reseated his CPU multiple times and is just sort of stuck with what to.
Any ideas? It is his first pc build and I myself have never built a pc.
Thanks!
Yesterday his computer stopped booting. When he powers it on the fans spin but his dram led light stays solid red (on his mobo) and the CPU led light does nothing. He also gets some error 53 on his mobo related to ram/memory issue. Nothing shows up on his monitor display. He has a Rampage V extreme
E9550.
He has tried all his ram sticks individually (he has 32gb in each slot) with no luck, reseated his CPU multiple times and is just sort of stuck with what to.
Any ideas? It is his first pc build and I myself have never built a pc.
Thanks!
opticalmace
Member
I would check for BIOS updates, if he's not on the latest bios. Sometimes they add certainly stabillity things for ram and whatnot.
Could try resetting the CMOS battery. Is there another set of RAM he could borrow from someone to try out?