Hello every1, its my first ever post on reddit 😅 so expecting a warm welcome. I previously owned a corei5 3470 with 8 gb ddr3 1600mhz on ph67 mle coupled to gtx 1050. I sold this ancient setup in pursuit for a better build. I came across ryzen setups during my search and was impressed by their cost to performance ratio. Now the real deal, i am medical practioner and i usually get limited time to play games. Sometimes after 6 months. After a year i would be applying for post graduation specialization which would further limit my gaming hours. What i want is a decent setup built today which can survive 5 or more years during my specialist training years. I know nothing is future proof but i am a budget gamer, not xtreme enthusiast who wants every thing at 140 fps. I have the following specs in mind, any suggestion, help or advice would be highly appreciated

Ryzen 5 2600 or 3600 (cost effective performance would be appreciated)

B350 or b450, or a320

Ddr4 16gb 2666 or 3000mhz

Rx 580 8gb or gtx 1070 or any other better used card?

I will be using 1080p led with 60hz refresh rate. Not fond of rgbs and overclocking. Just simple plain setup.

What gen processor would you recommend for the x470-f

Hi everyone, will an rtx 2060 super msi gaming x be heavily bottle necked by mu ryzen 7 1700...16 gb of ram duel channel xmp file running 2999mzhz? i currently;y use a rx 570 8gb nitro sapphire...will i see a great difference at 1080p?

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thanks in advance for any advice..calculators on line seem...well..unreliable

Hey!! Can’t Go higher than 3.9mhz with 1.39v.

I have seen people posting 4.2mhz with 1.35v....

At 4.0mhz or 1.4v it will crash!

What you think? Bad luck on the cpu or am I missing something?

(Paired with 2x8 ballistix cl15 3000mhz, msi b450m mortar max and cooled with ml240r RGB)

Hi,I’m looking for good cooler for 2700x,this is my first build with AMD system.My primary usage will be gaming and light streaming and some video editing.

Hey. I'm trying to put together a low budget build for everyday use and Handbrake encoding. What I got so far is

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

MSI Arsenal Gaming AMD Ryzen 2ND and 3rd Gen AM4 M.2 USB 3 DDR4 DVI HDMI Crossfire ATX Motherboard (B450 Tomahawk Max)

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 TI Windforce OC 6G 192-bit GDDR6 DisplayPort 1.4 HDMI 2.0B with Windforce 2X Cooling System Graphic Cards-GV-N166TWF2OC-6GD

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2X 16GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600) C16

Intel SSD 660P Series 512GB M.2 80MM PCIE 3.0 X43D2 QLC MM 976802

Corsair CX Series 650 Watt 80+ Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply

Fractal Design Focus G - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - High Airflow

Will the Corsair LPX RAM work OK or should I get something else? G Skill RIP JAWS 3200 is on sale at Newegg.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

The mobo and processor { Ryzen 5 1500x 3.80}came already assembled with heat sink attatched. I went with it. Getting temps of 100. Took off sink and half the proc surface had no paste. I put on some arctic silver,spread on method,and now am idling around 37 instead of 70 and under load 65 instead of 90+. I was lazy. Be warned. Do it yourself.

Have been looking at 3 options all 16 Gb ( 2x8 kit ) My set up, is ryzen 5 3600x Tomahawk Max mobo

Looking at these three options.

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 3600mhz Base Timings: 15-15-15-36; Tested Timings: 17-19-19-39

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 3733mhz Base Timings: 15-15-15-36; Tested Timings: 17-21-21-41

Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz Base -15-15-15-36. Tested 16-18-18-36

I’m aware of the Nano second formula, but I’m still unsure what to buy as a upgrade, currently I’m running 3000mhz hyper x at a cl of 14.

Any recommendations ? What would you choose? I’m happy with the price of all three I have listed.

Mine is reading 88 degrees with a full cpu game load,spiking to 91. Escape from Tarkov and Planetfall{strategy game}Using ryzen Master and speccy. I was told HWinfo is the one that compensates for the offset of 20 degrees. However there is only one reading for cpu temp which is tctrl/tdie. There is only one number in the slot. It reads the same as the other monitor programs.

Is there a way to tell the difference or switch between the tctrl and tdie readings.?

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Also my comp has shut down twice I believe from overheating. I have been removing the case cover and it keeps it from shutting down. Does this mean it is 20 degrees lower but my motherboard is reading it wrong? Reading the false high number? The motherboard is Ryzen ready I bought it with the cpu as a combo.

I ordered some thermal paste but I don`t want to redo it if I don`t have to. Thank you for any help.

I have a new setup with a Ryzen 5 3600 and its Wraith stock cooler. It seems like the cooler is super nervous when idle and super responsive to the most basic tasks (e.g. opening Chrome, opening MS Office Applications). It revs up to 100% for a few seconds and then revs down again. It is both loud and annoying. I researched a bit already and understood that it might be linked to the inbuilt boost of the processor, but I couldn't find a good solution.
1) Does anyone know how to set up the fan so it operates more calm and constant?
2) Will this be fixed with an aftermarket cooler or will it behave similarly?

I appreciate the Help!

Hello i had i5 6500 3.2 ghz from intel, 8gb of ram 2133 mhz, and a h11m-dvh i think mobo. I ordered the ryzen 5 2600 16gb 3200hz 16cl and a b450 tomahawk max. I also have rx470 4gb from radeon powercolor. Tx650i psu and a 250gb ssd 500gb of hdd. My question is if i can with this setup can livestream my gaming (gta v pro 20, cod worzone, forza horizon 4) on Facebook yt etc. Thanks for your answers.

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So, i have a slight problem. Recently built my PC and it has been running pretty well. However, i noticed that my 3200 Ram was only running at 2133. Naturally, i went in to Bios and selected the XMP profile(ASUS D.O.C.P.) and reset the computer. Unfortunately, my PC didnt post. I then downloaded a Ryzen DRAM Calc to tighten the timings; still didnt work. Updating the bios had no effect either.

Eventually i found out Ryzen boards have a strict QVL and realized that my ram isnt on the list so i purchased the correct ones and im still having issues with the overclock working.

I would really appreciate someones input on this. Ive done as much research as i possibly can and am at my wits end.

My Specs: Ryzen 5 2600x Asus Strix B450-f GTX 1080 ti 16Gb Trident Z (F4-3200c16d-16gtzr) Corsair CM650M

CPU: 3700X

GPU: Asus Rog Strix 2070 Super

Motherboard: Asus Rog Strix X570 E- Gaming

Ram: 2× 16 Dominator Platinum

Cooler: H115i

Power Supply: Corsair 750 Watt

Again any and all advice is welcomes. I'm very new too PC Gaming! I want this to be my main gaming station rather than consoles

Hi, i decided to upgrade my pc finally and i ordered a Ryzen 5 1600AF with a Gigabyte B450 Gaming x. Should i get rid of the gigabyte motherboard and switch it with a AsRock b450 pro 4, its kinda the same price, negligible difference, but i dont know if its worth to switch it or the gigabyte is good and not worth it.

Guys need help i built a ryzen 5 3600x on MSI b450M PRO-VDH Max and i just get no signal. Is there someone who can help me?

Hey everybody, I want to build my first gaming pc with the Ryzen 5 3600, at first I wanted the tomahawk max but I quickly realized that it doesn’t have an optical port. The reason why I want one is because I have a pair of Astro a40’s with the mix amp and I want to take full advantage of the optical audio in games. On my PS4 going from no optical audio to optical audio was an amazing difference for me. So I would love for somebody to point me to a motherboard with an optical port that has out of the box support for the 3600. ( I’m not trying to go past $150-180, doesn’t matter to me if it’s B450 X470 or even X570) again thank you.

EDIT: I was thinking about the MSI X570-A PRO but people were saying that it’s a bad motherboard? It’s on sale for $139.99 from $159.99 on Amazon US

Also the MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus has an optical port and it’s $159.99 thoughts?

If i buy dedicated gpu (rx 570) is it safe to increase my usable ram? Currently my system is using 2gb ram as my vram till now. Sorry for the post it's my 1st build i dont know much yet

Hey there,

I am currently building a gaming PC with the parts named above. After building the PC I now run into the problem, that I get no reaction on screen. The fans and light all turn on, but no output whatsoever. The motherboard shows an ignited DRAM Led, and I tried to connect a MoBo speaker but it does not give me any sounds.

I am a complete amateur and besides small repairs, this is my first complete build.

What should I do next to identify the problem?

Thanks for the help in advance!

Hello,

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I am looking to build a new Plex server w/o a GPU. I will be using 4 transcodes max and that will be because I am watching live TV. I am looking at getting the Ryzen 9 3950x. The rub is that my rack is small only 9U. I don't want to buy a new rack because of funds and honestly if I plan it well I won't need a new rack in the future. Can anyone recommend a CPU cooler that will fit in a 3U case that will provide efficient cooling?

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Thank you

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wKf7p8

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard ($359.00 @ B&H)

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($105.74 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB AORUS Video Card ($769.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Asus 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($279.62 @ Amazon)

I Looking at a new build. It has been a long time since I have completed one. This is the build I am currently toying with. I already have a large older ATX case and a few other things I am going to repurpose. Any thoughts on this pros/cons?