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Alternative GPU Water Block Option?
Hello everyone. I'm building my dream PC right now and the only part I'm missing is the GPU Water Cooling Block. Looking to see what alternative options there are out there (if any). I purchased this GPU: MSI Gaming FeForce RTX 3090 (Ventus 3x 24G OC) I was going to purchase the Corsair Hydro X Series XG7 RGB 30-Series…
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Upgrades to prebuilt pc
Need some assistance with parts for upgrades. Bought a prebuilt gaming pc, works awesome but I think we can do a little more. List below is currently what I have. Was thinking do some water cooling, really like those intakes with LCD. Maybe upgrade to 3080? Lmk what you guys got! Asus strix b550-f wifi Ryzen 5 5600x…
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1st time building a pc, and I don't know what im doing
I want to build a gaming pc for the first time, and I don't know exactly what I am doing. I have spent hours comparing parts, and scowering the internet for different ideas, I have finally narrowed down all of the parts to one build. I want to know someone's thoughts, on the parts and if they will all work properly when…
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Building a new computer, and I'm completely lost!
I am building a computer, and I am completely lost on what to do. I built a computer for ~1300$, but I want to lower that by a hundred hopefully (if possible). If anyone could help me pick out parts, I would be thankful. I mostly am thinking of downgrading the CPU and GPU, but not by much hopefully. Intel Core i5 - 11600K…
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Church computer
Hello All, I’m looking to build a computer for my small church so we can live stream our service. I need help picking the parts. We have a digital mixer (usb), one camera with a external hdmi video capture card. The software is Telestream Wirecast and windows 10. I hope we don’t need one of those very expensive gpu’s…
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Help Picking Motherboard and x2 SSD
I like strategy games, but specifically games like the Total War series and the Mount & Blade series. I also like games like that will usually have alot of assets in the world: Sims3, Dwarf Fortress, etc. I should be able to stay in the 28~33FPS range, for Total War: Warhammer 3 (and beyond), for the next 2~3 years on…
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Help me choose some parts!
Hi, I'm new to the PC world and wondered if I could get some help on choosing what RAM, Case Fans, and Cooler possibly get. For RAM I would like to do a DDR5 Ram or would be doing DDR4 but just as good (Size: at least 64GB, or would that be overkill?)l, I would prefer only 2 sticks but if doing 4x16GB is better then please…
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What graphics card to get to 4K for Zwift and Rouvy?
I have an HP h9-1183 purchased at MIcro Center years ago. ( tried to post a link, but I'm too new). I'd like to be able to run Zwift and Rouvy ( indoor cycling trainer/games) at 4K. Only other need is that it needs to be able to support three monitors. Is there a graphics card around $300, or so that would let me do this…
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Linux-Optimized Processor & Motherboard Selection Considerations
Hi everyone: Not sure if this is the best place for this question, but it looked like the best match from what I had seen so far, so here goes: I want to build a new desktop PC optimized for OpenMandriva Linux OS, and I want to use it primarily for: 3D CAD/CAM & solid modeling Audio and video creation/editing Graphics &…
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I need a good pc in $1500
I’m thinking of upgrading from a mini desktop to a real pc, and I don’t want to spend over $1500. I just need the pc to run most popular titles
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need a good pc under $3000
So this is my first time building a pc, so I have zero idea of what I'm doing for the most part. So can someone help me build a pc that can run Minecraft/Skyrim with 300-500 mods, for at least 10 hours straight, cause my current computer is struggling a bit.
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Advice on choosing PC parts for custom build - gaming and content creation
Hello everyone, I am looking to have a custom PC built to accommodate both gaming and creation within the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc). I am currently a student studying Digital Design. I have no experience in picking parts, but I know the general specifications I need in…
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Under $550 Desktop PC
I'm gonna start posting ideas for PCs once every week or two weeks. A $550 Micro Center build will involve refurbished parts, but will be good in quality and will also provide some better budget to performance than my $650 build. However, that means this build will not have much upgradability, besides a slightly stronger…
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Heres My parts list
tell me what you think i should change all i want to do is Gaming,Streaming,editing,adobe photoshop
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Just looking to get some input on a build I'm trying to start.
Looking for any and all input. I am completely new to pc building so it's all kind of a maze right now. To be used for gaming, streaming, and light editing. CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Vermeer 3.7GHz 12-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included Motherboard ASUS X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WI-FI) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard…
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I currently have a RTX 3060 and am planning to upgrade. What GPU should I get?
Just looking for somewhere in the near future once prices drop. Just answer below for what you think I should get.
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Mining Rig build
Hi All - I'm a total nube and would love some help. I bought all my equipment from Microcenter with help from staff. I have a Kingwin KC-6GPU-SS metal rig and it has a metal bar across the middle. My Asus Geforce 1650 GPU with built in 16 pin hits the bar. How do I install the GPU on the rig? I could remove the bar but the…
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PC parts and advice
so i have these parts in mind for a build i'll like to hear some opinions and advice about it.! i do a lot of 3D modeling and rendering for architectural desing thats the main goal with this build
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where to buy pc pre builds
I will like to build my own PC but prices are just crazy for that at the moment so I am going to buy a pre-builds but I don't know where to buy my pre-builds the most I can spend is 1900-2500$ got any good pre-builds or website to buy it from
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RIP Old Computer
My gaming computer today and working on getting a new one. May someone look over this and tell what you think? Thanks :) CPU: (1) AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Vermeer 3.8GHz 8-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included ($ Motherboard: (1) ASUS B550-PRO TUF GAMING AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard RAM: (1) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB…
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What should I upgrade first in this build
Our sons old pc was a piece of crap. We want him to have a PC at his moms house too. So we were wondering what we should upgrade first on the old PC. The micro centers custom pc builder did not have that old of parts so we built it on PCpartpicker.com. This would help a bunch! Our son said we should upgrade the RAM first…
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Need help finding these parts on the pc builder app
Hi i want to hire microcenter to build the pc above but im having trouble finding the parts on the pc builder. Can someone help me find them? Also can I substitute the recommend motherboard for one with wifi or would it be easier to just add a wifi card?
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Need help building a budget PC
Hello, so I really want a pc because I love playing PC games on my laptop but sadly a ryzen 3 processor with mid graphics doesn't get me much so I want to upgrade. I really want a good pc but I'm a poor kid so I can cough up about 700 USD at most (I wanted to stay in the 500 regions but after trying to look for parts I…
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$650 PC
I used Micro Center's custom PC Builder and created a PC that is around $650 before tax. It features a: Intel Core i3-10105F($69.99) Intel Stock Cooler(Free :D) ASUS B460 Prime($104.99) Crucial Ballistix 16GB(Dual Channel, 3000 MHz)($54.99) Lian Li LIANCOOL 205M White Mid Tower($69.99) Solid Gear Basix 600W($24.99) ASUS…
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New to PC Builds - Need some pointers
Hi all, looking to get some advice on some key components before I dive in. I have been spending some time researching and learning the basics, but I still have a few questions before I take my first dip into a PC build. To start, I am looking to keep my cost around $2,000-$2,500, and I want to build rather than go the…
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Do people not use optical drives anymore?
I see a lot of builds here that don't appear to have 5.25" drive bays on the case at all. Are the DVD drives going the way of the dodo?
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Would this build be sufficient for playing e-sports titles like: fortnite, apex, and valorant?
i am buying this pc for my son and would like to know if it would be sufficient for playing fortnite and apex and games like that... The PC parts list is right here: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=7056ecbb-f8a5-40d9-a0af-b269826089bf Please take a look at this for my sons birthday is…
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Will these parts work together
Will these parts work together and is there any way to improve this with about 5000 to 6000 dollars. I have about 6 monitors and do a lot of video editing and gaming so I need about 10TB of storage. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=67e2c412-7585-4d1f-883b-494d7d0baffd
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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=75e2a8cd-0286-444b-9778-385db559be33 I want to have a B660 and a good psu with good deal on RAM and M.2 to build my PC
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Need suggestions for Gaming Computer
Looking at having a custom gaming computer built for my girlfriend but not sure on parts. I rather make the investment now and not have to upgrade anything later. She is looking at playing COD and possible other games later. I know I want atleast I9 processor, 3070 graphics card, liquid cool and 2 hard drives (m.2 for…
