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Help Choosing Parts
This discussion was created from comments split from: How to Choose Parts for Your Custom Computer Build.
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Pc part selection help
I’m looking to build a pc for gaming. I was going to build one last year for around 2000 but I’ve lost lots of my money due to an emergency. I am hoping to keep the price under 1,100. I want to play games like squad and maybe even Battlefield if possible. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Need Help Verifying my Parts Selection for an Upgrade
Time to finally upgrade, here's what I'm thinking but want to verify everything is going to work together: Processor: i7-12700K Motherboard: MSI Z690 MPG Edge DDR5 ATX LGA 1700 Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600 GPU: GeForce RTX 3070 TI Gaming X Power: Corsair HX1200 What I already have: Case: Cool Master 932 HAF…
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New PC Build Help
Hello everyone, I am currently buying parts for a new pc. I currently have a 3080 ROG strix 12gb and MSI B550 Tomahawk. The only thing I am kind of stuck on is the cpu component. I currently have the ryzen 5 5700x but was wondering if the ryzen 9 5900x was at all necessary. I believe it is on sale atm for $390, $100 more…
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New to PC building and would appreciate feedback
I am wanting to build a PC that will be mainly used for gaming and would like feedback / thoughts on this build before I go through with it. Would like to try to stay beneath $2500 (excluding tax) . ==Parts== CPU : Interl i5-12600K Motherboard : ASUS Z690-P Prime WiFi Heatsink : be quiet - DARK ROCK PRO 4 RAM…
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NZXT vs Lian Li Fans
I was curious on which fan is better for the Lian Li O11D Mini, the NZXT F120 fans or Lian Li SL120 fans?
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Newbie- need assistance in choosing what to upgrade.
I am very illiterate when it comes to PC building- so please bear with me! Currently running on 8GB of ram- so Im first looking into upgrading that first, to 16gb. (as it seems to be the cheapest first move) Does brand matter? Im overwhelmed with the possible selections. Id love some insight as to what should be next…
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Case pairing for EVGA Classified
Hello! I picked up the evga classified motherboard since it just went on sale but I'm pretty lost on what case to throw it in. Figured id ask what people recommend as its an eatx but don't know if I should go a full tower or a mid tower that accommodates eatx
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Have this build I put together need help making it better
I want to play competitive fortnite at 240fps consistently so I need a powerful system and the fps need to be really decent endgame as well so I put this build together what should I change about any of the parts and my budget is around $1700 even though this is $300 cheaper so help me out here’s my build
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Looking for advice on PC parts.
Hello, I'm new to PC building. I'm looking for advice on the parts, and whether I need any more parts for the PC to function. I'd also love to slightly cut the cost if at all possible. I intend to primarily use the PC for gaming, image processing, and video editing. CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed…
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New RAM for Gaming Laptop
Hey guys! I'm trying to get into streaming on a budget, and got my laptop from MC a couple years back, but I've found out the hard way that my HP Pavillion Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming laptop isn't gonna cut it as it is now. The biggest issue is that it just barely tops out CPU for my stream settings with Chrome open, so I…
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HTPC
I tried to buy a mini PC for a HTPC but all my videos looked washed out, ugly, and nowhere near as sharp as my PS3. I've tinkered with all the windows display and nvidia settings and they still looked bad. I guess I have to build my own, all I'm going to do with it is watch 1080p and lower resolution videos. The budget is…
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Is now the best time to build a high end gaming pc now or wait for Q3-Q4 2022 part releases?
I've got a 2015 pre-built that's on its last legs. I got a laptop from MicroCenter back on Black Friday that's got beefier specs then it now. I recently built a gaming pc for my nephew and short of custom water cooling I'm fairly familiar with the current hardware and standards. I've got the budget to make something up in…
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Need Help selecting specs for my Gaming PC build
Hello! I'm trying to build/buy a gaming computer. Can someone take a look at see if this build will likely get me 1440p on CoD Warzone? Let me know if you see something that's obviously not compatible or needed as this is my first time building: Intel - Core i5-12600K Alder Lake 3.7GHz Ten-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor -…
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need help picking out pc parts
hi! i've been looking into getting a pc as i want to upgrade from my laptop. i'm going to be using it for causal gaming. i'm on a budget at $1,100. no case/cooler are listed as i'm thinking about getting them elsewhere. the case would be a darkflash dlx22 while the cooling system would be a id-cooling pink flow+fan. cpu:…
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First PC - Could Use Some Help Choosing Parts!
Hello all, I'm pretty new to PC gaming. As my username would suggest, I could use some help making sure that these components would make a solid gaming PC without overkill. CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5600x: Wraith Cooler Included Motherboard: ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus (WiFI) AMD AMD4 ATX RAM: G. Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2x8GB)…
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Help on choosing parts
would appreciate advise on this build Heavy gaming on 34 and 27 inch 4 k monitor ATX form factor. Like MSI MB Intel i9 GE Force RTX 3080ti (EVGA or Gygabyte) Lian Li Case 32 GB Memory
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New to Building - Need Advice on the parts picked
I’m a first time PC Builder in need of some help. I plan to game, work and stream. I already have the first part, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti which I picked up from Best Buy. I need help in knowing if these parts make sense, whether it’ll be overkill or if I’m missing anything. My Budget is $3000.00 and this does not…
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First time building a PC (coolant help)
I just recently ordered the parts for a new computer I am building. I am pretty familiar with parts and what not however liquid cooling is something I know nothing about. Can anyone let me know if I need a specific coolant to use with the NZXT Kraken Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler?
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Haven't built a machine in years. How does this look?
Hi All, I haven't built a machine in a long while and wanted some input into the parts list below. The PC builder says this will all work together. Is water cooling really necessary? Will all this fit in a mini tower case? Thanks for the input. CPU: Intel Core i9-12900KS Alder Lake 3.4GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed…
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Future proof Build
Hi All. My current set up is around 5 years old so I'm looking to upgrade. Finally in a place where I can afford a relatively high end build. I know enough to be dangerous but never built a PC before. Can anyone recommend a build that chould handle AAA titles at 1440p to 4k with high frames. Budget is between 3-4k. Want…
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Need Help Choosing Parts For My First Build(Gaming/Media Server)
CPU: Intel i7-12700k Motherboard: ASRock-Z690 WiFi 6E DDR4 Memory: G-Skill Ripjaws V 32GB Case: Cooler Master - HAF XB EVO ATX LAN Box Computer Case - Black Power Supply: Lian Li - SP750 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold SFX Fully Modular Power Supply Graphic Card: Originally went with a RTX3070 but I am open to anything. SSD: Samsung…
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Hi! We want to buy a gaming computer that can run IRacing
Hi We want to buy a new gaming computer to run IRacing. We had trouble installing the software on the last gaming computer we bought. Can we get this software installed and configured in the store when we buy the gaming computer? Thanks!
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I Need Help Choosing Parts
I need a PC that can play games at ultra settings and do VR games. I need this PC to play Fortnite, Minecraft, Valorant, CS:GO, Rocket League, Flight Simulator 2022, and Forza Horizon 5. I don't care what resolution, but I do need an upgrade from my current rig, a GTX 1060, and an i5-3470. Can someone recommend a build for…
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What are the Pros and Cons of my build?
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900k MB: ASUS Z690-Plus TUF Gaming DDR4 RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 32GB (2x16) Case: Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB Power Supply: Corsair RMx Series RM850x 850 Watt GC: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TUF Gaming NVMe: Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB HD: Seagate Exos 7E8 2TB Water Cooling: Corsair iCUE H150i…
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Should I switch my ram?
First time builder. Here's my parts list, I'm picking up the GPU next week. And I have a EVGA CLC 240 AIO but that isn't online so I couldn't add it to my list. I'm wondering if I'd throttle my cpu with the 3600mhz of ram because the Ryzen 5 5600x only supports high of 3200mhz. Or would that be considered overclocking?
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I need help choosing PC Parts (Motherboard, Ram, Fans, AIO Cooler, etc)
Hi yall, I got a budget of basically 6k and would like the beefiest computer, I do lots of video editing at 4k, and would like 64 gb of ram and the PC in general, I would like to keep it RGB / White Case themed with inspirations including Hyte Y60 Cases and Lian Li O11 Dynamic White (Mini or Mid). I don't really prefer…
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help with build please
here is what I have right now I5 6600k unlocked (Skylake version) EVO 212 Cooling MSI Z170A Gaming M5 MB 16 GB 2100 DDR4 EVGA 980TI Fractal Design R5 Case 750 Watt PSU i plan on using my Case, PSU, and GPU (for now). I have a $600 budget to upgrade my machine. I game some, mainly a racing simulation called iRacing. It is…
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never built a pc need some help.
so far this is what my build is Cpu Amd ryzen 9 5950x 3.4 ghz 16-core processor $535.11 Cpu cooler Dark rock pro 4 $89.90 Motherboard MSI X570 tomahawk atx am4 $229.99 Graphics card nvidia rtx 3070 ti 8gb $729.99 Ram Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64GB 259.99 Storage SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB $269.99 Case Bgears b-Vigor RGB Mid…
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Is this a good deal/build?
I was wondering if this would be good enough to play games like Elden Ring and Modded Skyrim? Also is it a good deal? Build:
