I am looking to make my first PC, and I used PCPartPicker to gather my list of items I would want. On the bottom I get this note: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case has a front-panel USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C port, but the MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard does not have sufficient USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Gen 1 headers. The case USB…
Is the core i7 LGA1151 ok to use in a asus TUF gaming B460-M
Hi, I am looking at building a new PC (first time) and using a Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AM4 ATX with a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. I have read about requiring a BIOS update before installing the CPU, assuming your model does not have the latest update. How do you tell if your Motherboard is already updated? Do you just stick in a…
Hello, for the past couple months I have been saving my money to create my first gaming PC! Ive already decided on parts, and bought some such as the motherboard and chassis. Ive noticed that the 3600 has been out of stock for a few days, and longer than that at most other retailers. Does anyone know when the restock will…
Do i need to update my bios for a cpu upgrade Ryzen 5 2500 to a Ryzen 7 3600x mother board is an AM4 and so are both cpu's
Getting a comparability warning on PCPartpicker. Looking to pair the B450 with Ryzen 3 3200G. Says BIOS needs to be updated with prior processor. Is this accurate? what if you don't have an old CPU laying around?
Hello. I bought an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X last Friday and I tried to install it today. It fit into the motherboard just fine, and then I tried to install the stock Wraith Prism cooler with preapplied thermal paste. I couldn't get the fan to hook up properly, so I tried to reorient it. What happened instead is that the cooler…
G.Skill... Of course you've seen that name before while you were looking for memory and then you're like: "Wow, that's a good price!" Then you say that's what you're going with. They're such a good company! Here's how they did it. One day about 6 years ago I think, G.Skill introduced their Ripjaws RAM that was made to be…
Is ryzen 5800x still in stock at Micro Center? For some reason, my laptop just died (RIP), and need to build a new system. However, I am not sure about the availability of ryzen 5800x or the upcoming Radeon 6000 series in the Micro Center. For me I live in NJ so I just want to know will I be able to get them both at the…
I’m new to PC building and I’m learning as I go, but I just bought a Gigabyte B450M DS3H motherboard, and I was wondering will the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor be compatible with that motherboard? I’ve tried to do some research on it but I keep running into something about doing a BIOS update and I’ve been seeing mixed…
Everything we know about Zen 3 (Image from AMD.com) On October 8th, AMD introduced their next lineup of Ryzen processors using their new Zen 3 architecture. This modern architecture offers many improvements, including increased IPC (instructions per clock), improved power efficiency, and reduced cache latency. This…
Does Micro center release a select amount of GPUs every day? I was in the Duluth location and they released like 5 RTX 3080's and 3070's. Does this happen every day or randomly?
AMD Ryzen, the best thing AMD has created. They actually launched a new series, the 5000 series. This new lineup is very intense in performance and has REKT Intel's 10th Gen. I don't want to make this long so I'm just going to put specifications about the right down here: Ryzen 5 5600X: Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics…
You've definitely heard of AMD before. They're mainly known for their amazing processors. Recently they announced 4th gen. Ryzen which is the 5000 series processors. Each one was proven to be more powerful than Intel's price equivalent. The battle between AMD and Intel has been here for longer then some kids reading this…
ASrock is very well known to geeks as a great motherboard company which is true and they are winning the motherboard market. A couple months ago, the B550 series was released to everyday consumers from companies like Asus and ASrock at first. EVERYBODY is say EVERYBODY was buying them , but, ASrock was getting more…
Been getting mixed messages. hoping someone here can say for SURE . Planning on camping out for 5900x this week . will i be able to flash an assue prime or tuff gamming mobo to newest bios to support zen 3 without a zen 2 processor these don't have a bios flashing button.. the manual is kinda veuge on its build in bios…
So after installing a new Ryzen 7 3700x in a b350 tomahawk mb, I decided to test out my oculus headset to see if it would run any faster than before. It runs worse now oddly enough, it is very choppy now and I originally had a Ryzen 7 1700x installed. Is the VR not optimized correctly? It keeps loading me in and out of the…
I got an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU and installed it. After installation I did a power test and my pc turned on, however, my monitors did not. I checked my motherboard (X370 gaming pro carbon), and it said CPU error. Is the Ryzen 9 not compatible with my motherboard? Or is there another issue?
So I wanted to install a Ryzen 7 3700x on the b350 tomahawk. I updated my bios using the msi website, with m-flash. The weird thing is, is that the latest BIOS version build is called 7A34v1OS(Beta version) and the build date says 2020-07-09. My bios UI is changed but now the build is called e7a34ams.10s and the build date…
I'm building a new computer using the AMD 5900X. I was planning on using my Avexir DDR4 memory. AVD4UZ130001608G-4RD 32GB (8GB 1024M x 64-Bit x 4 pcs.)DDR4-3000MHz. I'm going to be using a X570 motherboard and wasn't sure if this memory will work in the new system or has memory changed since I bought in in 2016? Thanks
Comparing Zen 3 to Zen 2 AMD's recent announcement regarding their new Zen 3 processors has gotten everyone excited for November 5th. With launch less than a month away, let's compare their Zen 3 architecture with their previous generation Zen 2. Zen 2 Zen 2 gave us a chiplet design where the Core Chiplet Die (CCD) and IO…
so i bought a ryzen 9 3900x built the my computer with it tried to boot it nothing happened took it apart found thermal paste on the pins not sure if its a manufacturring issue or some how i did it plz help
I have a new install, ROG STRIX X570, updated bios, installed windows 10 to M.2 1TB drive. Reset bios to defaults and made M.2 master boot. On reboot it stops and says F1 to setup, go back to drive F8, then reboot to windows. Question how to make switch on go straight to OS ?
Hello, I have a nice DEll pc desktop with windows 10 and harddrive (1terrabyte). now, i want to upgrade samsung ssd 500gigs (lower storage) and windows 10.. is it better to do a fresh install windows 10 and no cloning of my system?? (i don't need my programs anymore and i backed up my files, photos already). help here,…
hi, i just need to ask, will i be able to use the 3080 on my b450m-a by asus. Thank you and stay safe!
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=67b303a3-4394-4697-ba46-9a32e4e93f2d This is a link to the parts that were available for in-store. I was informed on reddit that the motherboard I chose didn't have a 20 pin header (chose this one due to availability). And after looking at a spreadsheet…
I can't get the speakers to work. They didn't work initially, then did, now don't. Test sounds work, but not music or videos. I have Revision 1.0 of this board. I plan to return it. I don't know if the problem is with the board or a Windows 10 update, but I want to buy a board that is as stable and bug-free as possible.…
I'm looking into RAM for my 1st build, specifically Trident z rgb. I did some research and on their website, it states that there are models made for AMD Ryzen. But I search everywhere and can't find it. Any advise?
Does Microcenter have a service to install a processor and heat sink onto a motherboard? I am going to be buying all 3 at Microcenter in MN but do not want to have to do this part. I am afraid of not doing it right.I7 Intel Coffee Lake on a GigabyteZ390 Gaming X motherboard and a suitable heat sink.
I have been trying to install windows 10 from a USB for the past 6 hours I keep getting "0xc00000f info a required device isn't connected or cant be accessed" when booting up. The windows 10 installer is on the USB plugged into the computer I don't know why its not working. Please help
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