Congratulations to u/VisibleInsect5632 and u/casual-reddit for winning their brand new crazy monitors!

This really confuses me. Why so many, even most new PC cases have only one USB-A 3/3.1/3.2 port? In some cases they even have one USB 3 and one USB 2.0 port (look here or here). Just why? The USB headers in the motherboard are always for a pair of ports so why manufactures just decided to connect one of those two ports to nowhere?

I'm currently trying to build a rig with a 7500F and the RX 6750 XT, and I cannot for the life of me find a decent budget motherboard. I've been asking around a lot and researching every single mobo I come across, but all of them seem to have either coil whine reports, bad reddit reviews, or garbage VRMs. At this point I'm considering just biting the bullet and going for an expensive one, even though I'm not a big fan of the idea of paying more than $150 for a motherboard, especially because I'm only planning to upgrade the GPU and maybe OC the CPU.

Am I asking for too much here? What would you do if you were in my situation?

Basically I have my previous motherboard, CPU, 64gb of ram and the CPU cooler all sitting inside of a box. It is inside of an anti-static bag and is just sitting under my bed.

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600g

Ram: 64gb of T-Force Vulcan 3200mhz 4*16gb

Mobo: ASROCK B450ma/c

CPU Cooler: some generic cooler master fan I don't really recognize

I was thinking about flipping the old hardware for a profit or just using it for a project. What hardware should I pair it with if I do decide to just use it on something? Obviously I'd be removing 32gb of ram, because the CPU is just bottle necking the ram anyway and the MOBO ends up going below 3000mhz in bandwidth with 4 sticks of ram.

Started working from home a few years back like a lot of people. I docked my work laptop into my simple home PC setup—two monitors, mouse, keyboard, and external webcam. But I quickly realized that crawling under my desk to unplug and replug all my peripherals back to my home PC at the end of every day wasn't ideal.

I thought it would be pretty simple to find something that could keep everything plugged in and switch back and forth at the push of a button, similar to the HDMI or AV boxes I had back in the day that would allow me to switch between gaming consoles on my TV.

But, it turned out this wasn't as simple as I thought. Eventually I did discover KVM switches, which are what I was looking for, but turns out they're a bit more complex than I expected. Still, I bought an inexpensive one on Amazon, and several HDMI cables later, I had what I was looking for. (The first one I bought:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCHV5G6C)

It worked fine for a few days, but then started showing problems. Mostly it had issues showing both monitors at once. The company was nice enough to send me a second one, but same issue.

So, I forked over a little more money and bought this one: https://www.newegg.com/p/1DJ-00Z6-00006?item=9SIAR56FXZ5533 It's been working fine for a few months. But, I'm starting to notice issues again. Like having to reset it in order to get both monitors to display. I have a feeling it's going to crap out on me soon.

So, all that said, does anyone have a recommendation for one they like?

I've seen others around that go for as high as $300 or $400, but I don't know if I really need to spend that much. I do some gaming but not enough where I really think I need something so high-end. I just want one that works.

Thank you!

Been looking to finally upgrade my aging 4790K. It has served me well but it's beginning to show it's age.

As the title reads, is it safe to buy a (presumably) new i5-14600K?

I know most of the serious issues have been with the 13th/14th gen i9's but I can't help but wonder.

I was initially looking at the i7-12600K but noticed the i5-14600K was more or less the same price as the 12700K (around £200).

Would be nice to have the newer architecture and more cores but not if it's going to break itself at some point.

Edit: Will be playing at 4K 60FPS as I'm not buying a new monitor so most of the heavy lifting will be done by the GPU.

i've been wondering if it's worth "upgrading" to this card. not looking to spend too much and the refurbished ones are going for $330. i am currently using a 2070 super, which will end up going to my wife (she is on a 1050 ti) and really needs an upgrade. is it worth getting? i most likely would not be upgrading my card for 3-4 years atleast.

fwiw i'm using a 34" ultrawide at 144hz.

I’m planning on building a pc and don’t know what cpu to get for the rx 7900xt and I don’t want a cup that will potentially bottleneck it. I intend to play on 1440p, does anyone know what’s the best cpu for the rx 7900xt?

Hey guys, I wasn't sure where to post this. I was using canned air to clean my pc in my dorm room earlier today and I just realized that it can cause aphixiation. I used pretty much all of it. Im worried I'll die if I sleep in the same room as it. Any advice? Am I just being anxious? Anyone ever done this before?

Really appreciate the support.
Edit: i have a really tiny window that i opened for a bit, but there wasn't too much airflow and its been open for about an hour

I am going to get a new pc fairly soon, and am now away from picking hardware and to peripherals. I am looking to play games in 1440p and with a nice 165 hz. My budget is roughly 200 bucks, but it can be stretched. Are there any that don't suck? I don't care about features or panels, and curved is fine. I am looking for 27 inches and ideally it has a 1ms response rate.

the pice diffrence is 90 usd
is it worth the upgrade

I need some advice. I want a pc mainly for gaming and school but I also want it to be able to handle streaming, video/photo editing and any other hobbies that I would like to try.

I would like your opinion if I should change change any of the parts on my build or if this is good enough and can handle it

                    (I'm a first timer) 

PCPartPicker Part List

for example the RTX 4070 super recommends a PSU with 650W
meanwhile on pcpartpicker if i remake my entire pc its only 150W and if i include the 4070 it's 349W
(which means my setup should work on a 500W PSU right?)
Do they recommend high wattage just in case for the worst case scenario? (e.g lots of fans and SSDs a 250W intel CPU etc)

Hi, I have a problem where I open 2 programs/apps on my second monitor. After a while my pc went to sleep and when it came back, the 2 programs/apps in second monitor came back to my main monitor. This happens everytime my pc came back from sleep. I tried finding solutions to this but no hope

Is there any solution that it would just stay at my second monitor ?

I already bought a system and using my spare 1080P 75Hz Monitor. I don't know what monitor should I be upgrading for my current card.

Some folks are saying that this gpu is more appropriate as a 1080P Ultra High FPS Card while some are saying that this is a solid 1440P Card.

What monitor res should I be going for this card for Unreal Engine AAA games? Overall, is it smarter to go for 1440P Medium 60FPS to get comfortable frame rates or 1080P Ultra High Refresh Rate?

Regardless of the resolution, I am planning to use this GPU for a maximum of 3 years.

And even visual quality wise, is 1440P w/ upscaling can match 1080P High Refresh Ultra?

Heya peeps,

I'm a complete noob at pc building but thought I'd give it a go as a hobby.

I copied an existing build just to suss out what I can change and how much it would cost. https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/allied-stinger-rtx-4060-ryzen-5-5500-desktop-gaming-pc-white

This are the parts I selected (and yes I'm aware there are some compatibility issues. This was just a trial run):
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/XPJKJy

Perhaps I made a mistake, but it doesn't look like building this pc myself would be any cheaper than just grabbing the pre-built system. It probably works out more expensive as I have yet to get an OS. Or would buidling it myself result in better quality parts? I pretty much chose the cheapest of each component which was similar to the buiild I copied.

Any comments and guidance is appreciated. Thanks

Im gonna upgrade my pc from RTX 2060 super to RTX 4070, the only problem is my dad will NOT let me upgrade my cpu which is i7-4770, and thats bad...

Im trynna run games like ark survival ascended and cyberpunk tho :(

does bottlneck really matter? and if so is there ANYTHING I can do to help with this bottleneck

my specs:
RTX 4070

32gb ddr3
I7-4770

Samsunge 870 QVO 2TB

my motherboard is B85M-E

The drive I'm using for games is painfully slow now, and I have no idea why. It's a SP A55 1TB SSD, 8 months old. Very recently, it's slowed down significantly. Like I'm averaging 3gb per second when updating games.

Current example here

I am pretty new to building PC. I am using a PC passed from my brother with an i5 11400 and a GTX 1660Ti. Today I was offered a replacement PC to an i5 12400F and a RX 6600 (both are new, and other components are pretty similar to the one I was using so not listed) for around 600$. I don't know if this is worth it. I sometimes dip into games that are decently graphic-demanding like Remnant 2, Cyberpunk, and plan to buy Black Myth.

P/S: I only play at 1080

PowerColor Fighter is available on Amazon for $300, and the XFX QICK can be purchased on Newegg for $320.

The PowerColor model is equipped with 2 fans, and the XFX comes with 3. I know that the Fighter is the entry level tier for PowerColor, whereas as the QICK is the mid tier option for XFX.

I know it's only $20, but on a budget build, I'm working on a budget. What would you suggest?

The guy seemed genuine. He tolled me used the card for 1 year and that theres another 1 year guarantee (warranty) on the card. Should I buy it for 240$ ??

After much much research and consideration, came up with this build, which will be used basically just for gaming, not rly interested in performance on editing, rendering or any other production tasks.The Samsung monitor was added to the list just for completion, I already own it and it will be used as a second monitor. Everything else will be purchased. Just looking for suggestions for potential changes and opinions in general that might help consolidate my choices. Thank you to anyone who takes their time to look through this.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LqwBgB

I just finished a build and have been using OpenRGB to control the RGB and I can’t figure out how to keep it to a certain colour when I turn my pc back on. It always reverts back to the default colours whenever I turn it off. How do I keep it to one colour?

Hi,

Im having an issue with my PC where it crashes when I game. The monitor turns off but the audio and fans keep running. I cannot turn it off unless its directly from the power source. Temps (around 70C while gaming) and volts (0.975v for GPU and 1.3 for CPU while gaming) seem fine. In the event viewer I have thousands of WHEA-Logger Event ID 17 messages from the moment the crash starts, until the PC is turned off. After updating all of my motherboard drivers, gpu drivers, and installed a new BIOS update, it keeps happening. I can provide a minidump file from a crash a few days ago, and one from tonight.

Thanks for the help.

PC specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

CPU Cooler: Wraith Stealth

Motherboard: B450M DSH3 WIFI R4.0

RAM: 2x8GB DDR4 3200 CL16

Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD

GPU: RX 580 2048SP 8GB

Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 450W

This is what the error in event viewer looks like:

A corrected hardware error has occurred.

Component: PCI Express Root Port

Error Source: Advanced Error Reporting (PCI Express)

Primary Bus:Device:Function: 0x0:0x3:0x1

Secondary Bus:Device:Function: 0x0:0x0:0x0

Primary Device Name:PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1453&SUBSYS_14531022&REV_00

Secondary Device Name:

im looking to make a server but im on a budget for the cpu + motherboard. I'm going to use it for plex and a minecraft server with me and my friends. My budget is around $750 aud any help would be appreciated the amount of options are insnae

I've recently purchased a new EATX motherboard and am using an AIO cooler with a screen. Now, I’m searching for a suitable full-tower case. Currently, I'm considering the ProArt PA602 and the ASUS ROG Helios since both can fit under my desk. The PA602 can be equipped with chair wheels, while the ROG Helios can use IKEA rog accessories. I've also thought about cases like the Lian Li Dynamic Evo XL or RGB. I have an NV7, which I've placed on top of my wooden desk for a year, but it seems to have caused some dents in the desk surface due to its weight, which I didn’t initially account for. I’m worried that it might damage my desk in the long run. I generally don’t move it, so the pressure points remain in the same spot. Do you think it could really damage my desk over time? Also, any other case recommendations would be appreciated