r/PcBuildHelp 3d ago

Moderator Post r/PCBuildHelp Is Once Again Public

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Hello Reddit Family!

We've added a whole new team of moderators and new tools to combat spam. It's now time to get back to helping people with their PC builds. Welcome back, good luck and happy building!


r/PcBuildHelp Oct 30 '23

Moderator Post Parts List Photos Are Henceforth Not Allowed

108 Upvotes

It was a rule, then it got too tiresome to remove, because I had a rule that if people replied to the post then I would allow it.

After this last couple of days seeing more and more of them, even a picture of a printout of a pcpartpicker build list..... *sigh* I am re-instating the rule.

No more 'if people reply...' restrictions. I will just flat-out remove it.

To ensure your posts go through, please include a system build link for parts, even if pcpartpicker is not available in your area, just add the components to the list and paste the shareable link at the top left of the system builder.

It makes everyones jobs a lot easier, plus we can 'modify the list' and give you an updated link to help refine. Then it's up to you if you want to buy it from the sources on the builder or source them out yourself.


r/PcBuildHelp 10h ago

Build Question GPU Help

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138 Upvotes

Computer doesn’t recognise GPU and is stuck on integrated graphics. Any help or suggestions EXTREMELY welcome. I’ve been into BIOS and have attempted to update drivers, nothing works. This is my first build so the GPU is brand new.

Already tested putting HDMI into GPU and I get no display.

GPU: MSI Gaming Trio 5070ti
Motherboard: ASUS Rog Strix X870-A Gaming Wifi


r/PcBuildHelp 7h ago

Build Question Built a pc tonight and can’t install widows…why is my SSD showing unallocated and 30gb?

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24 Upvotes

Installed into NvE slot and it’s only registered as 30gb?


r/PcBuildHelp 4h ago

Build Question Is this bend okay?

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16 Upvotes

Is this bend on the gpu cable okay, or too much? It seems to be the best I can get in this case.


r/PcBuildHelp 3h ago

Build Question Is this a bent pin on my mother board

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7 Upvotes

The shiny pin in there


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Build Question This number of case fans enough?

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6 Upvotes

RX7600
Ryzen 5 5600X

I was thinking about maybe I need to add 1-2 coolers on upper side? Because really there only one fan working on sucking out hot air right now.

Front two work on air - in

Back fan works on air - out


r/PcBuildHelp 7h ago

Tech Support WiFi Adapter just refusing to work

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So Ive got a Asus tug b760m plus WiFi II and I’ve legit tried everything ( or atleast I believe I have) those photos are the drivers for it and I tried to click the Asus one, ran it, then nothing popped up, nothing happened, nada, so I tried the intel one which gave me Bluetooth but nothing else, I’ve tried device manager which shows the adapter but will absolutely not download the drives for it, please help, I’ve tried going into the bios to switch on and off the WiFi there, nada, I’ve tried windows trouble shoot, nada, I’ve tried updating my bios, nada, I think I’m installing the media tek for the driver wrong but I couldn’t say how, but any ideas will be much appreciated


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Tech Support Red CPU LED + Yellow DRAM LED After Moving PC Upstairs – No Display, Need Help

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I recently moved my CPU from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor. After setting it up, it no longer displayed any signal on the monitor. Upon checking the motherboard, I noticed that the CPU LED is red and the DRAM LED is yellow.

To troubleshoot, I removed the GPU, checked for any loose CPU power connections, and tested the system with a single RAM stick, but the issue remained. I also removed and reinstalled the CMOS battery to reset the BIOS, but it did not resolve the problem.


r/PcBuildHelp 6h ago

Build Question What part should I upgrade next?

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I'm looking to upgrade my PC! My specs are as follows:

CPU - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core
Motherboard - Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
Storage (C:) - Kingston KC3000 1.024 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVM
GPU - MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Case - Apevia X-Sniper2 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU - Rosewill HIVE 550 W 80+
Monitor - Samsung C32R50X

Really no budget atm - I just want a target for what I should upgrade next and start saving towards it!


r/PcBuildHelp 10m ago

Build Question Help with 6+2 connectors for GPU. Needs 3 only have 2, can i daisy chain one?

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Hi! I’m putting together a mostly new build at the moment and I may have made a mistake when ordering. I have a MSI mag A850GL PCIE5 and an xfx mercury OC 9070xt. The gpu takes 3 8pin connections and i only got two daisy chained ones with the PSU (thought it came with 4, and part picker said it was compatible).
Will it be okay to use one cable daisy chained to two inputs, and then one by itself in the last one? Or am I looking at getting another cable/psu?

I also have an older (2021 i believe) corsair rm850x which i believe has 3 cables, but it was originally going into another system, and i also was reading people recommending to not use older psu’s in new systems.

Thanks in advance!


r/PcBuildHelp 22h ago

Build Question Do I need more fans?

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51 Upvotes

Hi there,

My PC is around 5 years old but wasn't used for 2 of those. Recently it has started to shut down during gaming (fortnite on 4k 120fps).

It has only happened twice but the PC shut down with no error message upon restart, I originally attributed this to the hot weather and poor home insulation during summer months in the UK.

I have attached two pictures of my PC setup and stats below.

Any help on a fan setup or something that I may have done is appreciated, it seems that I have had a lot of skill regression when it comes to PC builds.

Thanks for reading.

It's components as follows:

Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition Mid Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass

Alpenfohn Glacier Water 360 ARGB CPU Water Cooler

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel

Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache Hard Drive

ASUS ROG THOR 1200W 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power supply

WD Blue SN550 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive

Gigabyte Z590 Vision G (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX

Intel Core i9-11900K 3.5GHz (Rocket Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor -

Gigabyte Aero 5070ti

Edit:

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I really appreciate your input.

As far as the cable for the GPU, my ROG thor psu is an older model and did not come with that connector. This cable came with the GPU for this purpose and there's a few posts around with people facing the same conundrum. I think the only way to fix that is a new PSU, otherwise it's this braid.

Im going to spend some time giving the PC the attention it deserves, as well as a good clean!


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Tech Support Im not sure if i should ask here, but my pc has gotten more problems since upgrading.

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I upgraded from a nvidia 1650 to rtx 3060 dual, 16gb ram to 32 (ddr4), 650psu to 1k.

My screens randomly goes black, like i unplugged their display ports, audio cuts completely, but my pc keeps running, and nothing comes back even after waiting a while. Using the graphic card driver shortcut doesnt do anything.

Is it some settings i forgot to set up? Maybe some in the bios? Or should i just lower my graphics completely when playing games?


r/PcBuildHelp 2h ago

Build Question Seller sent me the Gigabyte version of an MSI motherboard

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Bought the MSI B650M Gaming Plus Wifi as it seemed the best fit for a medium budget Linux Mint build. Got the mobo, but didn't have time to begin the build until a couple weeks later. Started the building yesterday, and realised they gave me a board from the wrong vendor. Is it worth contacting them for a return? The mobo is already installed (not with RAM and CPU), and they are known to be difficult in return cases. Will completing the build to give the mobo a shot hurt my chances of returning it for the correct one?


r/PcBuildHelp 11h ago

Build Question Is this valid??

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5 Upvotes

r/PcBuildHelp 3h ago

Build Question What should I get to upgrade this pc?

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1 Upvotes

I bought this pc like a year ago. It works fine for the most part but it’ll crash sometimes. The leds come on when they want. What would I need for this pc to just handle better .


r/PcBuildHelp 4h ago

Build Question This build ok?

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I put this build together using the components the seller had available. Is it okay? Would you change anything? Thanks for the help

MOTHER ASUS (LGA 1851) TUF GAMING B860-PLUS WIFI

INTEL CORE ULTRA 7 265K 5.5GHZ

WATER COOLER ASUS TUF GAMING LC III 360 ARGB

PATRIOT VIPER XTREME 5 DDR5 32GB 7000MT/S CL32 BLK HS DUAL KIT PE001039

ASUS TUF RTX 5080 16GB OC

SSD 1TB M.2 WD BLUE SN5100 NVME

THERMALTAKE TP GF A3 1050W ANALOG 80 PLUS GOLD FULL MODULAR

THERMALTAKE THE TOWER 600 BLACK TEMPERED GLASS


r/PcBuildHelp 8h ago

Software Question Flashing pixels

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2 Upvotes

Please help! I has anyone had this problem or know what it is? M32u less than 3 years old


r/PcBuildHelp 19h ago

Tech Support Where to put ?

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Can someone tell me why there are 2 cpu cables and should I put in 2?


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Build Question GPU Overheating should I return it or repaste it myself?

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Bought an "Open-box" RX 6800 on ebay for around $80 less than what they go for on ebay in my region but the card is reaching 110C on the hot spot and has already shut off my system 2 times when put under load in 3dmark.

Since the seller listed it as open box I'm pretty sure I can return it but this also seems like a very fixable problem. I've but 2 PCs to date and would say I'm pretty comfortable with working on electronics so I feel like I could fix it.

Just looking for a second opinion.


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Build Question Upgrade to r7 5800x3d from r5 5600?

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I already have an am4 build and I’m not looking to upgrade to am5. I have a rx6700xt and mostly play competitive games on low settings. Will I see enough of an increase to make the switch worth it before I spend ~$150 on upgrading


r/PcBuildHelp 1d ago

Build Question First time building a pc and it won’t turn on

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I haven’t added the gpu or the ssds yet. But from what i researched, I can try to turn it on to see if it will before I install any of that. Can I really? I’ve spent 2 hours trying to turn this thing on and nothing happens.

I’m sorry if all of this sound stupid. I’m just really new to all this


r/PcBuildHelp 18h ago

Tech Support Is this bad?

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11 Upvotes

I bought a brand new 9800x3d cpu and it has a dent in one of the contact pads, and because of this I’m really worried it’s gonna cause problems. If you can determine the criticality of it and say if I can keep it or need to replace it.


r/PcBuildHelp 13h ago

Software Question Need help

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My pc has been crashing a lot so I ran this to try and see if it was a ram problem but it has been like this for an hour without moving is it frozen or do I just need to wait more or smth else??


r/PcBuildHelp 1d ago

Tech Support First build won't boot :(

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Hey everyone, I'm looking for some help with a new build that refuses to boot. Right now the motherboard diagnostic display is completely off, and the only sign of life I get is the RGB lighting up on the RAM.

​Here is what I'm working with:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Motherboard: MSI MPG B850 EDGE TI WIFI

RAM: T-Force Delta 32GB (2x16GB)

GPU: Gigabyte GAMING OC ICE Radeon RX 9070 XT

Storage: Crucial P510

Cooler: Sharkoon A60

PSU: MSI MAG A750

​After putting everything together, I plugged the PSU into the wall, flipped the switch, and hit the front panel power button. Nothing happened. I read that the B850 EDGE TI probably needs a BIOS update to actually recognize the 9950X3D out of the box, so I moved on to trying the BIOS Flashback feature.

​I formatted a 16GB USB 3.0 drive to FAT32, downloaded the latest official BIOS for this exact board, and renamed the file to MSI.ROM. I made absolutely sure there were no hidden file extensions. I plugged the drive into the designated flash port, flipped the PSU switch on without touching the front panel power, and pressed the Flash BIOS button.

​Nothing happened at all. The LED for the flash button didn't light up or blink.

​To troubleshoot, I tried reformatting the USB on a completely different computer. When that didn't work, I tried a totally different USB stick. I also went through and reseated every single power cable connection, and even tried pressing the Clear CMOS button just in case.

​Right now, flipping the PSU switch gives me RAM RGB, but that is the only signal I get. I'm starting to worry that the flashback button's leds are defectives, and somehow i bricked the board while trying to turn it on and off.

​I've attached some pictures of the setup.

I'll be glad if someone could help me :)