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Building a 3D Workstation
I'm a media arts and animation grad and I'm building a workstation for intensive 3D tasks. I perform many tasks including high poly modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering out animation sequences and I need some advice on my first build.…
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Ready to build, but what about graphics?
I'm fairly confident in the build I've put together. I plan to have MicroCenter build the system. However, I've selected an RTX 3060 as the GPU, simply because that was the only choice. And it isn't really a choice at all, because they tell me those aren't available and I need to buy one in-store. Ideally, I'd get a 3070…
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looking for a video card
what I have is a ROG Strix B550-f(Wi-Fi) mother board / Ryzen 7 5700G / 32mb of DDR4-3200 ram / 2 M.2 sticks of 1-Tb each / 3 SSD drives 1-Tb and 2 - 500 Gb / the board has a PCIE 4.0x 16 slot what would be a good video card to use with this ?
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PC build to pass on to son when Im gone.
Hey all, building a PC for myself for about 18-24 months before I leave it as a gift to my son when im gone. We both use our current PCs for mostly gaming with a little youtube. This is the list I came up with, but not sure if he needs better ram speed or not. Hoping after I'm gone it will last him 4-5 years to have as a…
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Are all these parts compatible?
Hey, I'm trying to make the cheapest and ideal PC for programming and emulation. I just wanted to know from the Micro Center community themselves if all the parts chosen are compatible. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=17709b4e-061c-4696-b228-69124de55125
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Not sure where to start
Hello, I'd like to preface my question by saying that I'm completely new to PC gaming, and I know next to nothing about computers. I know diving headfirst into the deep end might seem a little silly, but building my own seems like a fun challenge. I do know that I would like to put together a build that could support The…
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Need help choosing parts
Need help choosing the right parts to build a PC that can handle Photoshop, Lightroom and Topaz Labs Software for Image Editing. Budget is between $1500-$2000. I think my CPU of choice is going to be AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Vermeer 3.8GHz 8-Core AM4. I want at least 32MB of RAM. I know I don't need a great GPU cause I have no…
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26yo Tech Lover who never thought I would be out grown by technology.
The depth of my knowledge has been by far surpassed. I need help. Here’s what I’m looking for, any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Kind of a noob now when it comes to all of this. Might be a big stretch for what I’m asking but I’m looking for suggestions I hope this helps someone with enough detail to…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=98c47597-6195-42f5-923c-da3de7e4d4b6 just want some options to see if everything good so I can start with my very first build
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I need help choosing parts.
When I get the money which hopefully will be soon I would like to have around a 900-1000$ Budget, That includes monitors, that excludes a mouse and keyboard. Ive never built a PC, I also need it to be able to run Gta V, FiveM, Rainbow six siege, Minecraft, Roblox, and other modern day games. Please help as much as you can,
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help
I have a busted laptop and i was told the SSD is the issue and it needs to be replaced which i can do, do you guys know by any chance if microcenter sells ssd's for laptops? if not where could i buy an ssd for a laptop? please someone help me if they can
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Additional Memory for old computer
I went to crucial.com and was told that: Crucial 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) DDR3L-1600 UDIMM is compatible memory upgrade. I would like to purchase comething in store that is compatible. Can you reccomend something for me? I am in the Fairfax, Virginia location Thank you
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Building my very first Network Attached Storage (NAS) Need help please!
I would like someone guidance in helping me with parts for this build. Buying a Synology NAS does cost money, its designed with all the bells and whistles. However, within 5 years and you'll need to upgrade to something better as that is the lifespan of their software. I want to build something that can be updated and…
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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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Need helping building my first PC
I'm new to PCs, I'm also on a budget at the moment. I want to be able to run GTA, COD, Valorant, Fortnite, Sea of Thieves at good-high specs. I've seen people say you can get what I want for 800-1000, so that's about what my price range is because I'll have to get a new monitor as well. Also where can I get it pre built,…
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2nd PC Build
Hello Microcenter community, I'm currently in the process of choosing parts for my new PC build, and I needed some guidance from the community regarding what parts I should purchase. When it comes to CPUs, I'm thinking either of getting the Intel Core i9 10900K or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - I've personally have been an intel…
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Back to school pc build
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=133e4451-56bc-416c-843f-14a96f2d0940 I made this build so I can do my school work and play games with my friends in my free time
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Need help picking PC build
Hello, I am looking to purchase a tower and upgrade my computer and other stuff. I don't know much about building gaming computers so I'm looking for some help. I attached a pdf of all the parts I chose. Is this a good build? I currently have an Rtx 2060 super and an M.2 SSD. I am looking to maximize the power of the 2060…
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Newbie who needs help with upgrading PC build
Hello! I got some help from someone with a custom build about 5 years ago. At the time, I didn't know what I wanted in a PC build, but bought parts that were recommended by someone. Now I want to upgrade my PC so it can support video and photo editing. I'm a bit overwhelmed at where to start with trying to upgrade parts.…
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Have a pc build I would love someone knowledgeable to check out and maybe tweak a bit.
Hey! I’m building my first pc and I would love some help from someone to maybe tweak the build I currently got going here. I’m pretty sure I got something wrong with the motherboard and the cooler ( in terms of compatibility issues ) and maybe it’s possible to make it a tad bit cheaper without losing quality (budget for…
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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-amd.aspx?load=f22b7fba-7fd9-4f9f-ade5-f667a7097b2b I also was wondering why the video card I have isn’t compatible, but on other websites it is.
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Can someone give me feedback on this pc build list
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=7b3e188f-5a21-42a9-9ca1-2e5c9ba815bc
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How is this for a new build?
Hi all, I built a PC about 5-6 years ago. I haven't kept up much with the technology at all. I use my computer for Photoshop, video editing and rendering and web browsing with Chrome with over 100 tabs open at once. I know, close them when you are done. I don't. The computer I have is one I built with i7-4770K, MSI LGA1150…
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Gaming PC $500
This discussion was created from comments split from: Gaming PC Question $500 Budget.
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Help me choose a mobo and memory for hard-working 5950x
Hi everyone, I have a specific use case and a budget and I need advice. CPU "has to be" 5950x. I explain below why, but if you think I'm wrong in any of my arguments, I'd love to hear it. If not, please skip to the next bullet point. ;) I need MOAR COREZ with more clock-speed. I'm doing numerical simulations, which involve…
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Help choosing parts
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I am a Nigerian and im a girl i love gaming and i want to start making youtube videos about gaming and im 12 hopefully i win the contest please pick me thanks alot. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=ba74f2d6-70b9-49f6-80b3-bf7396a71e7b
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This is my dream gaming pc build.
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=a1090eaa-fb52-4fe3-a7c7-36410ae368c2 This is my dream gaming pc build. I chose these parts from doing some research (still need to see if they are compatible) I’ve heard that these are good parts even though they are way out of my price range it would be…
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Need help to build a gaming pc
Newby here, i was thinking to buy a prebuilt pc but there was a lot of bad reviews about them, most people recommend to build my own but idk how tijust have knowledge about grafics and processor thats allMaybe we can start with a 3070 or ti My budget is 2200 usd Thank youIts for gamingSorry for not being specificIts just…
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My Back to School build for decent gaming
Looking to upgrade from my current Ryzen 5 1400 PC to something more robust in today's needs. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=851e0047-17cb-4bc7-b99a-afabb5f700e0
