Mista
Banned
Hey, something better than nothing. You got the CPU now and next you will find the GPU
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"I Need a New PC!" 2021. Sold Out Edition.
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Buggy Loop
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It’s fine for gaming with a 3080. When you don’t play at 1080p, almost all processors in the top 5 normalize to the same fps almost haha. Unless you want to stream and multitask on top of gaming, but I don’t care about that.
Jack Videogames
Member
Hey remember this? I took the pc to a repair shop and they said that during the second PSU installation I used the wrong kind of screws and setup the wires wrong and this somehow fried the PSU? I think?
I don't know enough about computers to dispute it, but he says it works after changing the PSU a second time. I'll pick it up tomorrow - time to throw another couple hundred at the problem...
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notseqi
Gold Member
Of course I remember. Man, dropping even more cash on a new system sucks but if the other hardware is alive and well and it finally works, eh.
Screws too long I guess?
edit: don't forget to ask for the broken PSU so you can take a look, maybe it's faulty and you can RMA it.
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Deanington
Member
One of us!Well hello there. Let me show you what am I going to receive by the end of the year
NK65 - Awaken Edition
The NK65™ - Awaken Edition is a standard 65% layout keyboard with a hotswap PCB.novelkeys.xyz
And I’m getting a tofu65 acrylic for the GMK
That pink version
. I think I am going to grab one as well. You really cant go wrong with what youre getting for that price too. Tofus are also super nice. Great gets.
Mista
Banned
Yeah I got the pink, didn’t like the green one. I am getting the tofu for the red dragon keycapsOne of us!
That pink version
Thanks mate!
BusierDonkey
Member
I have a few ways you can potentially increase the capability of that 1060.
1. Try sanding off the 1 and replacing it with a 3. Then lower your settings and either remove your glasses (if applicable) or hit your head against something solid until your vision is blurry. (This also works to improve console visuals)
2. A guy at work told me most graphics cards are actually just the same card but throttled, so just open GW Basic and write:
If GPU = 1060 then
GPU = 3090
3. Become a Youtube "personality" and shill your soul away.
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notseqi
Gold Member
With that calibre of mastery I ask you to advise me on my Vega56.
BusierDonkey
Member
You are so fucked. My condolences.
Md Ray
Member
Yeah, I personally wouldn't go for anything below 8C/16T for gaming now since consoles have 8C/16T. I'm not saying 5600X is a bad choice or anything, it should be much, much faster than consoles as long as games aren't utilizing over 12 threads.
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Jack Videogames
Member
Yeah it finally works. It feels it's been forever but I'm just happy to be able to play pc games again.
And yeah the guy from the shop gave me the old PSU and told me to definitely try to rma. He also says I got extremely lucky as I could have fried my 3070 instead... Which would have been a real pickle
Sir_Impaler
Neo Member
So I ran Memtest86 v8.4 from a USB for 4 passes. All tests clean except Test 7 which produced 10 errors.
Quickly searching the internet for an explanation of the results just says either bad RAM or weak memory controller.
I had my CPU (3570k) OC’d at 4.6 stable. Did Prime95 blend for an hour or more with no errors and stable temps (pushed 84C at peak). Then decided to OC my RAM (DDR3 1600 4x4GB) to 1800Mhz to try and give the rig just a little more leg while waiting for all the new tech to drop and stocking issues to subside. Again. No issues on Prime95 and gaming
Wife was researching on her Capstone for college last night and apparently had like 20 Chrome tabs open when it crashed the rig. I cleared the CMOS and it’s been stable since so she can finish her Capstone (all speeds and timings are default).
USB Memtest gave Test 7 errors with everything default. Current Techpowerup Memtest through windows is clean (running now). Am I looking at bad old RAM or a false positive?
Quickly searching the internet for an explanation of the results just says either bad RAM or weak memory controller.
I had my CPU (3570k) OC’d at 4.6 stable. Did Prime95 blend for an hour or more with no errors and stable temps (pushed 84C at peak). Then decided to OC my RAM (DDR3 1600 4x4GB) to 1800Mhz to try and give the rig just a little more leg while waiting for all the new tech to drop and stocking issues to subside. Again. No issues on Prime95 and gaming
Wife was researching on her Capstone for college last night and apparently had like 20 Chrome tabs open when it crashed the rig. I cleared the CMOS and it’s been stable since so she can finish her Capstone (all speeds and timings are default).
USB Memtest gave Test 7 errors with everything default. Current Techpowerup Memtest through windows is clean (running now). Am I looking at bad old RAM or a false positive?
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Celcius
°Temp. member
I’ve got a 10700k @ 4.9ghz that I’m using with a 1080ti for now until I can get my hands on an RTX 3090ed thread. Waiting on a good CPU to accompany my 3080, not in a rush at all though. Will be the first PC I'll be building from scratch.
Which CPU are people going for to match with the 3000 series ATM?
Sir_Impaler
Neo Member
Turns out my OC wasn’t as stable as I thought. Set RAM back to 1600 and loosened the timings from 9-9-9-24 to 10-10-10-30 @1.5v. Put CPU at 4.5Ghz. Prime95 for 2hours with no errors. Max temp 80C and then a full 11 test run on Memtest (almost 4 hours). No errors.
Now I’m debating trying to tighten the timings or up the speed on the RAM and find the sweet spot .
GreatnessRD
Member
I understand your sentiment, but I won't say I'll never mess with the timings. One day, I might strike up the courage to use the Ryzen dram calculator and see what the fun is all about.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I'm kinda in the market for a new graphics card, my current card is an AMD RX580 (8GB) card from 2017 which was the last time I upgraded. I game on an ultrawide 1440p display and usually have pretty bad results on newer games without significantly lowering the detail or resolution.
Turns out, I'm probably better off finding an entire in-stock pre-built computer with a new graphics card and just chucking my current PC in the trash. These scalper prices don't make any sense - is anyone really spending $1,499 on an RX 6800xt? Or $1,800 on a 3080ti?
Turns out, I'm probably better off finding an entire in-stock pre-built computer with a new graphics card and just chucking my current PC in the trash. These scalper prices don't make any sense - is anyone really spending $1,499 on an RX 6800xt? Or $1,800 on a 3080ti?
kamkamkam
Member
I'd wait to be honest. You wont make that much of a jump unless you overpay.
Whats your cpu?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I have a Ryzen 7 1700X, around the same vintage as the GPU.
Rex_DX
Gold Member
I've seen success stories of people buying dog-shit prebuilts that include RTX cards and then parting it out on eBay to cover costs but keeping the card.
Tech is so hot on eBay right now it might actually be feasible but still a bit more expensive than MSRP.
My 2016 build cost me about $1200 then and over the last month I sold the GPU, CPU and RAM for a combined $885 making that build cost me $315 for years of gaming. I could've been more aggressive too and sold the HDD , DVD drive, PSU, case and motherboard for another $1-150 but I don't like eBaying stuff for less than $40 or so. Not worth the hassle to me.
My point is that if you can find a prebuilt with really cheap components and an RTX card those are still worth more than they should be online these days. Hell it might even make sense to just buy prebuilt and part out the whole thing for profit.
The tech market fucking sucks right now.
Tech is so hot on eBay right now it might actually be feasible but still a bit more expensive than MSRP.
My 2016 build cost me about $1200 then and over the last month I sold the GPU, CPU and RAM for a combined $885 making that build cost me $315 for years of gaming. I could've been more aggressive too and sold the HDD , DVD drive, PSU, case and motherboard for another $1-150 but I don't like eBaying stuff for less than $40 or so. Not worth the hassle to me.
My point is that if you can find a prebuilt with really cheap components and an RTX card those are still worth more than they should be online these days. Hell it might even make sense to just buy prebuilt and part out the whole thing for profit.
The tech market fucking sucks right now.
GreatnessRD
Member
Stick to that 5600XT and hold it tight. These prices are fucking goofy. It's really, really sad to see.
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Yeah, there was a 3080 on BB two days ago. I was refreshing the page with my saved graphics cards that I want. The 3080 popped up as an open box available for $515, in excellent condition. By the time I went through the checkout process it was already gone. These bots are ridiculous.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Just ordered this on Best Buy so far its still in stock.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsai...2gb-ddr4-memory-black/6435037.p?skuId=6435037
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsai...2gb-ddr4-memory-black/6435037.p?skuId=6435037
GreatnessRD
Member
I'll say congratulations, but you grossly overpaid. However, you did pay for convenience and a guaranteed 3080 without the labor.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I hear ya and know it was too much
I have built many PCs over the years and I wanted a finished system so I don’t mind over paying to finally get one
And thanks
Rex_DX
Gold Member
FWIW I managed to get a 3090 at MSRP and bought it purely because I couldn't find a 3080 and had all my components sitting in boxes since September. Not worth it at all for the extra money.
I'm seeing very similar performance to 3080s and the reviews are generally spot on: 10ish or so percent more performance for twice the price. I'm happy with it but I would've been just as happy with a 3080 and a spare $800.
If you're dead-set in getting one though more power to you and I wish you luck finding one.
D
Deleted member 17706
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Damn... prices keep getting jacked up, it seems. I bought this prebuilt back in December: https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali460/p/N82E16883360045?Item=N82E16883360045
Looks like I really lucked out in hindsight.
Look on the bright side. When you're ready to upgrade in 2 ~ 3 years, chances are you'll be able to get $800 ~ $1000 on the used market for it.
I just sold a Vega 64 on eBay for $550. I bought it new from Newegg in August, 2017 for $599 (and it came with two games I wanted to play). The GPU market is fucking ridiculous.
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SupremeHoodie
Member
This past year I upgraded all my parts EXCEPT my gpu. Had the 3080 preordered and was going to get delivered to me last year. Cancelled last second because I needed emergency funds for something else. Thinking by January the stock issues would be addressed. Lol was I wrong.
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Rex_DX
Gold Member
Dude tell me about it. I just sold my 1080 Ti for $599 plus shipping. I paid $699 for it way back when. Amazing. Got $200 for an old i7 too. The market is crazy right now.
ROMhack
Member
Nice thread.
Does anybody have advice for getting a micro-atx build? I need a replacement for my PC - first built in 2010! - but I don't game on it anymore so it'd be for photoshop/video production etc. $800 is my budget.
I'm happy to get a cheap GPU for indie games but it's not something I need to spend a lot of money on.
Does anybody have advice for getting a micro-atx build? I need a replacement for my PC - first built in 2010! - but I don't game on it anymore so it'd be for photoshop/video production etc. $800 is my budget.
I'm happy to get a cheap GPU for indie games but it's not something I need to spend a lot of money on.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Yeah I could have gotten away with a cheaper system if my timing would have been better it just seems my luck anytime I would sit down and start looking at systems everything was out of stock.
A month or so ago my son was able to catch a 3080 prebuild at Redux for a lot cheaper then what I bought and he is thrilled with it.
https://buildredux.com/
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Finally assembled my new system today! Ryzen 5800x and a 3070, can't wait to try some games.
One question bros, which software do you recommend for keeing track of system temperatures?
One question bros, which software do you recommend for keeing track of system temperatures?
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Rex_DX
Gold Member
HwINFO and Afterburner are a good combo. Or just Afterburner if you only want one program. It monitors CPU temps in the newer versions now.Finally assembled my new system today! Ryzen 5800x and a 3070, can't wait to try some games.
One question bros, which software do you recommend for keeing track of system temperatures?
Oh and Rainmeter to pin stuff like temps and fan speed etc. etc. to the desktop in a sleek and sexy interface.
Edit: enjoy the new system man! Exciting!
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I'll check those out, many thanks!
SantaC
Member
please share your timespy scoresFinally assembled my new system today! Ryzen 5800x and a 3070, can't wait to try some games.
One question bros, which software do you recommend for keeing track of system temperatures?
both regular and extreme.hwinfo is best to keep track at temps.
for stability run heaven on loop.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Is that a 3DMark benchmark? Would love to try it, but it isn´t free, right?please share your timespy scores
hwinfo is best to keep track at temps.
for stability run heaven on loop.
I'll try Heaven tho, will tell you later how that went.
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SantaC
Member
sadly 3dmark isnt free. I payed 25 euro for it recently.
Rex_DX
Gold Member
We need to know how many FPS you get in Minecraft too, obviously.
Celcius
°Temp. member
You can download the 3dmark demo free on steam, which lets you run time spy and fire strike tests
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Sorry bro, but after spending a whole night playing that game I promised myself to not touch it ever again. :')
Great! Thanks for letting me now.
mansoor1980
Member
got a necon revolution pro2 for the pc , played the GOG version of dying light and getting fps stutter , which is strange bcuz never had those fps issues with my previous pc build , read on a forum that usb keyboard can cause this , any help pcgaf?
The Janitor
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SantaC
Member
Lol you are right. Weird, temps are still goodYour CPU cooler is upside down
mansoor1980
Member
some program running in the background or u may be downloading files , windows update maybe?
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
I've tried closing everything, checking in task manager if anything is using processor but no, i've checked it hundreds of times over past 2 month and as soon as I activate power-saver mode, it drops to 2192MHz and stays there.
Does 5600x even go below that in idle?
mansoor1980
Member
strange