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Water Cool RTX 4090 + i9 13900K Questions
I have built a new PC and I am thinking about investing in a custom water cooling solution to include the GPU. I'm wondering if starting with the Corsair Hydro X Series XH305i custom kit would be wise.. I would add a 420mm radiator in the front of my case. So I'd have a 360mm radiator and a 420mm radiator. Would I need a…
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Upgrading to Nvidia 4000 Series
Knowing that Nvidia's lower-end 4000 series graphic cards would be coming out in 2023. I was wondering whether is it worth it to upgrade my 3000 series graphics for a 4000 series or just skip over this generation and wait for the 5000 series. I heard rumors the chipset for the 5000 series already passed development but was…
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Looking for advice on parts for A Stock trading PC
Hello everyone. I will currently use this PC for stock trading and other business/office applications. This is my first build and I am open to any and all advise. I am currently stuck at selecting an efficient way to maximize cooling. Any other opinions on other parts are welcome as well. Thank you in advance. Mike CPU:…
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First time creating a custom PC. Are all of the parts compatible?
Hey everyone! This is my first time building a PC, and I tried creating one through a PC builder. I barely had any idea what or how to choose the parts, but here are the components I chose for my PC: AMD - Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included ASUS - B550-F ROG Strix…
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Which pump/reservoir should I go with, haven't decided yet
I am in the process of gathering all the parts for this build but haven't come up with a pump/reservoir yet. Any ideas on which pump setup I should get for this beast. Case Antec Torque Black and Red* MB ASUS X670E-E ROG Strix* GPU AMD RX 7900XTX = Micorcenter December 13th CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core * RAM CORSAIR…
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Mobo
Looking for a $110-130 white accented mATX AM4 mobo, already have some options in mind just looking to hear opinion
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AMD 7900 XTX Gaming Build Help
Hello everyone I am planning on attempting to snag a 7900 XTX from what I’ve seen it’s a top tier GPU with out the $1600 price tag for gaming. Any help or recommendations are greatly appreciated because I’m a squid and don’t know what I’m doing. I put this together please let me know if I should change anything. Trying to…
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Need help with pc parts
So I'm looking into building my own pc, and after some research, I chose my parts I just wanted to run it by someone who might know more than me. my budget was around 2k for the pc alone. Does it look good? what can I improve? Just want to make sure everything fits and is in working order. Also, I know the ram is a little…
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I need help with picking pc parts my budget is 1600-1800 and I need help picking peferrals
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Hello everyone I am looking for a motherboard that is compatible with the i5-10400 and the rtx 2060
Please reccomend me some, also I want to know if i will need a new case if I am adding a new motherboard.
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Looking for any sort of issues with this build, other than my wallet up in flames.
Hello enthusiasts, I'm here to put you to the test. My build is somewhat complicated and relatively hard to follow bc there's a lot of information. It's finally time for an upgrade, and what better time to do it than on my 18th birthday? Anyways, my goal was to be as balls to the wall as possible without spending money on…
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beginner gaming computer
Want to get my 11 year old a gaming computer for around $700. What should I get? He plays Occulus, Xbox .... wants to enter the gaming world.
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Building a beast! Help with my DDR5
I’ve got all my parts I will make a list below, my question is I’m using DDR5 because I did get the Z790 Asus maximus hero motherboard but when it comes to speed I have no idea where to begin I was told I shouldn’t overclock anything until I see how it runs first so I went with the 5200 MHz Corsair vengeance memory………
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Require Upgrade Assistance, Please
I bought this PC for my son and he regularly complains of latency/lag issues. I know it isn't internet speed as we are good there (450+). What would be the top 2-3 items to improve performance on this unit? We did add an external hard drive of 1 TB too. Another 16 MB RAM would be good, but I don't know if enough for the…
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Is it worth upgrading my prebuilt or building a new pc?
Hey All, I am looking to finally upgrade from my prebuilt, but was wondering if its worth upgrading my prebuilt or building a whole new pc? I have a cyberpowerpc prebuilt (AMD Ryzen 7 3700x, B550AM mobo, 16 GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 6700XT, 1 TB SSD, up to 800 watt PSU) Any suggestions appreciated!
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Aio Swap
I thought it was time for an Upgrade so I bought a new aio cooler and replaced it my old one everything went well it booted up and it was good but after a few seconds my screen went black and I couldn’t do anything so I proceeded to turn my pc off from the power switch and I did so then I rebooted my pc again and this time…
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MOM NEEDS HELP
My son wants to learn to build computers. I'm thinking for Christmas I want to get him all the parts necessary to build his own gaming PC. You learn by doing. Unfortunately, I have no computer knowledge what so ever and I really want it to be a surprise for him. Can anyone please tell me all of the components I would need…
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Second Opinions and Suggestions
Looking to build a new PC and wanted to get thoughts on this config.
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Are there any good worth-while microcenter alternatives to these parts?
I have a couple parts on my PC parts list thingy that are not available or maybe have not even been sold from micro-center whatsoever, so I am asking if there are any go-to replacements that I could be pointed towards which still function the same and are on the same level and price point as these parts. I also have…
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Photography/Video Editing Build
Hi, first time builder here! Looking to build out a strong kit for photography/video editing. Might get the team at MC to build or do myself. Key programs right now are Photoshop and Lightroom. Do want to start doing more video editing once I have a more powerful machine. I don't do any gaming, don't care about RGB…
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Some questions.
I've got all the basics chosen for a tower build, but I've got some questions. Does choosing a water cooling kit negate the need for a heatsink? I've never had a computer with a fancy cooling system before, so I'm a bit clueless on all that. If I'm going for function over aesthetics: Do I need to choose case fans in the…
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What part should I upgrade?
I don't have a lot of money, and I'm looking to make an economical decision on upgrading my pc. Since I can't afford a brand new pc, I'm wondering which piece of hardware makes the most since for me to upgrade, while also still being compatible with everything I already have. Any help is appreciated. Here are my specs:…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=ab5347fb-2d79-4987-8ccd-2d7494bd6dc8
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I put this parts list together and am looking to hear your opinion on it.
I would have posted a link to the pc builder that show that parts I have selected, but I am unable to post links yet. CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included ($349.98) Motherboard: MSI Z690 MPG Edge WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard ($299.99 RAM:…
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Help Choosing Parts
Intel - Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included(449.99) ASUS - Z690-A ROG Strix Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (309.99) Corsair - VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL 16GB(2x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMH16GX4M2E32KW- White (69.99)…
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I don’t understand this part at all
So Im thinking of building a pc to play fortnite and a few other games, I go to the micro center and they say I need at least $500 worth of specific parts to run it properly so I almost buy it then I decide to check best buy. The guy at best buy says I can play it on any device even a cheap $50 tablet if I run it through…
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Need help, sorta.
Hey, casual gamer here, no interest in overclocking, but I wanna buy a system that's futureproofed. I built my last 2 PCs long ago, probably gonna make a build here and have MicroCenter build it so I can pick it up :) I mostly play Wolrd Of Warcraft, and I also mess with some high-end games sometimes, Steam games, Red Dead…
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B650adrus leax build
I need help wiring Hcd150 lcd fans to my adrrus B650
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Desperately need help making sure this parts list will work for what I want to do. Thankyou!!
Hey guys. Looking to build a rig out of the parts listed below in my parts picker link. Will be running games in 2k hopefully high refresh rate for games like the new cod and any upcoming titles as well as everyone's favorite gta 5. wanting to know if the parts will run 2k (hopefully some day 4k) with high settings…
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im not shure if this is a good build please help
CPU: (1) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Raphael AM5 4.5GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included ($699.98 EACH) Motherboard: (1) ASUS X670E-E ROG Strix Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard ($499.99 EACH) RAM: (1) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-5200 PC5-41600 CL40 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit…
