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power supply recommendation
Hello so I am doing another build for my little cousin, he wants a gaming pc with an intel i5 10400 10th gen, an amd rx 6600 dual- dual fan 8gb and will have a micro ATX B560M motherboard, i know for the gpu they recommend a 500 watt power supply but with all the other parts, is a power supply of 550 bronze enough?…
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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=eae597f9-cc39-4063-b305-d393e66e8459
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Psu help
So yesterday i bought a 650 watt gold plus bronze power supply for my pc build. and it doesn't fit, its too big. https://www.microcenter.com/product/485312/powerspec-650-watt-80-plus-bronze-atx-semi-modular-power-supply-active-pfc-sli-crossfire-ready-gaming-pc-computer-switching-psu the link above is the power supply i…
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Looking for feedback on this build
It's been nearly a decade since my last PC build, so I'm a bit rusty. While I consulted friends and the internet for advice while building, it'd be nice to get a bit of feedback about the build I ended up with. Here's the link:…
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Custom PC on Microcenter and PCPartPicker conflicts
I am looking to upgrade to a new PC and have been coming up with various potential builds using PCPartPicker in combination with Microcenter's custom PC builder and one thing I've run into quite often is PCPartPicker saying that certain parts are not compatible, but get no such warning from Microcenter's PC builder. Note:…
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Drive Recommendation
I have a 1TB NVME boot drive (Samsung 980 pro) for my new PC and was reusing my old 1TB HDD for storage (games, pics, files, etc). Sounds like the drive is starting to fail, its pretty old. So I was going to replace it with an 2TB SSD. Any recommendations? I was looking at the following: Samsung 870 Evo, Crucial MX500 and…
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Looking to add a SSD to an older motherboard
Hi, I have an older ASUS P8Z77-V Intel motherboard in my tower. My enclosed HDD is failing, so I'm looking at replacing it with an SSD for the OS using the PCIe 3.0 x16 slot on the board. If I understand how PCIe channels work, I should be able to use an x4 SSD in that slot, with the only difference being that the…
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First time builder
Hi everyone, I am a first time builder and have a few questions: Here is the link to my build: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5bb6a25d-7bca-4c57-a988-087a42936c2b 1) Will the DDR4-4000 RAM work with the motherboard? 2) GPU - I think the best bang for my buck is the 6600 XT because the…
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Budget Half-Life: Alyx Build
I'm trying to put together a 'reasonably' priced PC for Half-Life: Alyx. I would like to run Linux on the machine, although I'm willing to dual boot Windows if necessary. I am intending to also buy a Valve Index for the headset, although I may reconsider that. I would like to be able to play DOOM Eternal and Elden Ring,…
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Need help picking a motherboard
For the past few weeks I've been using pcpartpicker to find all of my parts. However, every time I pick a motherboard, lots of compatibility issues pop up with the processor (BIOS), case, and Power supply. For the BIOS, I know I can manually fix that, but for the others I'm no so sure. Can someone let me know about a…
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Just bought an Asus 3080 GPU, what CPU would you guys recommend? (Mainly using for gaming/streaming)
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Build list
Please let me know what you think about my build list https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=14c01fc9-6d34-47b6-908d-6520c7de9d4a
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Are These Parts Good?
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=080c607c-843a-409a-beb8-0e15dcb1b639 I’m new to PC building, I’m wondering if these parts are good or if I should upgrade any. I play games like Overwatch, Apex, Genshin, and more. I want…
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Hello, I have no idea what parts I need. Help?
I will be playing, pretty much exclusively, Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. I have the Hp Reverb G2 so I need a system to handle VR. My budget is between $2000 and $3000. Thank you Cedric
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What mobo should I use with a 5950x?
I already have most parts for my build like the CPU (5950X), GPU (3080ti), 32GB RAM (Planning to add another 32GB for 64 total) and a cooler [Arctic Liquid cooler II 360] I selected a motherboard, but I'm not sure if I should just buy the aorus elite that I have in the build [which is currently a placeholder] or try to…
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Looking to upgrade PC, looking for part suggestion.
I'm interested in upgrading my current pc (See parts list below) - Ideally I would love to be able to play some more modern games, Cyberpunk would be the ideal top I'm looking to run, but really if I could just play currently released games at a mid-level graphics smoothly I'd be happy. Other than that I do use my PC for…
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What to do, What to do...
I am trying to figure out my best path forward to upgrade/replace my older gaming PC build. Here is my current build built back in 2016. AMD FX-8350 Asus 970 pro/gaming aura Nvidia GTX 750-Ti Mushkin ECO2 240GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB With the current pricing on video cards and…
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Looking for recommendations on a high performance digital imaging system
Here is my build so far: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=ec0a300f-ff55-455b-be84-6ca3ccdfffb6 I will be adding 2 5.25" HDs in the case Where I am stuck right now is choosing a case. Ideally, it would also support 4 5.25" external optical drives; video card to support 4K with at…
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I don’t know what parts to use to build first pc
My budget is around $500 and i wish to play call of duty, fortnite, minecraft, and more shooting games. I also would like a list that i can upgrade the build overtime. Also maybe streaming if i still get good performance on games.
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Need suggestions to upgrade
I am currently looking at purchasing a new computer I am a streamer. My currently one is having issues with streams. It is dropping frames, lagging and is just having a hard time. I am running at 100% CPU when I do stream with barely any applications open. I would appreciate suggestions for a new PC that can handle OBS…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. I feel like I need a lot of advice I don’t really know what I’m doing at all tbh help would be much appreciated. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=3a257255-1e43-4645-b460-c1965b821084
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First build....please comment on, make suggestions, laugh at me....all good...lol
All, Below is my list of components for my first DIY build. Please have a look and comment as I am not nearlly up to date on my pc tech / standards. Also, what am I missing? The GPU is up for discussion as I am not a gamer. Thanks G Build Parts List CPU Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor…
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Is there any good budget motherboard I can use with my Ryzen 5600x veneer?
Please help me, this is my first build.
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Wanting to get a PC upgrade but there's so many options. What setup should I get?
Hello, I am planning out a new PC setup to get into the world of Virtual Youtubing, but I am new to making a setup so I decided to ask you guys what would work best. I'm not going for anything special. I've already found a keyboard (Corsair K70 MK.2), headphones (HyperX Cloud Alpha), a microphone (HyperX Quadcast), a mouse…
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ESXi 7 server build recommendations
Hello, I'd like to build an ESXi 7 server with 16+ cores, min 64gig ram, and 4TB storage. No video card or sound card is required. The build needs to be rock solid but more importantly, it needs to be quiet. The budget is around $2k. What parts would you recommend for this build (Motherboard, memory, cooling, case, etc).…
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Motherboard dying, how to find new board that'll work with pre-exsisting pc parts?
My motherboard is dying and I need a replacement. The whole PC was built new in 2017, so most of the parts are old, but I can't afford to build a whole new PC right now, and I have no idea how to find out what kinds of boards would work with my pre-exsisting parts. I built the thing off a list of cheap parts for budget…
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This is the Pc I plan on building. Any advice? (ANSWERED)- Changed
Hello my name is Brianna, I’m a newbie to the world of pc building area. The received a case from a family member as encouragement to help start that process and want to build a pretty powerful pc so that realistically i won’t have to upgrade it for a long time. I’m posting the build that I plan on making no am hopping to…
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Help
Wanting to build pc for fs22. Not sure what parts to go with.
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Greetings All....Old Tech Guy....1st Bulid From Scratch
Greetings to you all! I am here to create my first DIY PC. I would like to post my parts list for consideration and validation by the collective. Thanks G
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What Wifi Card is good to buy for the B550 A-Pro
I have just finished building my pc and am now looking to finish it up with a wifi card as the B550 A Pro doesn't have on board wifi support. However, all the wifi cards I have looked at seem to have an issue with time breaking the card. Are there any good wifi cards for this motherboard that anyone can suggest? Edit:…