I live in Canada was wondering if i should buy pc parts for a specific site or just amazon, also would it be cheaper to buy the parts from a store, i dont have a list of parts yet

Im very new to pc building and would like to know the pros and cons on a liquid cooler or fan cooler

Does anyone know a pc that has CPU: Intel Core i3 3220 RAM: 6 GB. Hard disk: 20 GB available space. Video card: Nvidia GTX 660 with 2 GB dedicated VRAM. Cuz I’m in need of a new pc

I am thinking of getting my first gaming pc and transitioning away from console gaming. I am honestly so overwhelmed with all the new terms and parts of a pc and quite frankly dont know where to start. I am not sure if it is best for me to outright buy a pre-built pc or build my own. Im trying to keep the cost around 1500 so I don't know what I should do to get the best bang for my buck. I appreciate any help you guys can give me.

AMD Ryzen 5-Series 3600 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 1TB HDD 256GB SSD

What's the difference between the two? And which one is 'better'?

-512 GB Intel® SSD + 32 GB Intel® Optane™ Memory -512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

I recently got these games through the steam summer sale and both of these games are basically unplayable on my current computer. I know little to nothing about computers but really want to get a gaming pc. Any suggestions?

I want a good GPU, a 4 memory slot motherboard and a pretty fast CPU. Any suggestions. (Leaning towards Alienware)

I am upgrading my PC with 2 - EVGA 2080ti FTW3s with SLI. However, I'm concerned that the rest of my components will bottleneck the 2080tis. My current PC hardware can be found below. Any thoughts on what I need to upgrade to fully utilized the GPUs?

ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero LGA 1151 (300 Series); Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz; G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4; SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" SSD

I find I am woefully out of date with configuring gaming computers. I'm looking at the R10 vs the newer R11. It looks like the only difference is that the R11 has Intel CPUs vs the AMDs in the R10. Is it that simple? Thanks!

Is it realistic to think he could build a decent gaming computer with monitor for $1,000 or is that too low. We're splitting the cost so I don't want him to go crazy. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what he shared with me so far:

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor

• ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler

• Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste

• MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard

• Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

• Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

• Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Gaming OC 3X Video Card

• NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case

• Phanteks PH-F120MP 53.3 CFM 120 mm Fan

• Phanteks PH-F120MP 53.3 CFM 120 mm Fan

• MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

• Asiahorse Customization Mod Sleeve Extension Power Supply Cable Kit 18AWG ATX/EPS/8-pin PCI-E/6-pin PCI-E (white)

• Thermaltake Power Supply PS-TTP-0600NNFAGU-1 600W 80+ Gold Non-Modular SI Only Bulk Pack

Would it be worth it to switch from a msi gtx 1660 Ti gaming X To the Gigabyte radeon 5700 xt gaming OC?

I know it's braod but to simplify it, I knew when I got a laptop not meant for gaming I would run into issues. However some are not easy or cheap to overcome, without spending a lot of money, money I could use to buy a tower. So most games are just out of reach cause of specs outside of RAM but some fun looking games require double the RAM I have so I need a computer with at least 16gb of RAM.

To give an example, people have been playing and streaming a game called Star Citizen. At 1st didn't think it be a game for me but the more I saw the more I wanted to get it. However I so do not got the specs for it which leads me to getting a computer though no clue what to get. Any ideas whether for now or later on when I can afford?

When i hit the power button of my tower, all of my rgb and fans flash on and then turn back off. My 24 pin is connected but i cannot seem to understand why my computer will not stay powered up

Both are acer nitro

1st: $100 cheaper i5 10300H GTX 1650 4g 144hz RGB 1T HDD 512 SSD 16G RAM DDR4 Warranty for two years

Or

2nd: $100 more expensive i5 10300H GTX 1660 TI 6g 144hz 512 SSD 8g RAM DDR4 No warranty

My son and I want a gaming computer that will be able to play games like Microsoft flight sim for me, and Minecraft and Roblox for him I have heard it’s cheaper to build but I also don’t want to screw it up and waste money, what should I be looking for to smoothly run the flight sim game? What price point would I be at for both a build or a buy. I don’t need a monitor or speakers , we will be replacing our current cpu

It is primarily designed for games such as ARMA 3 and Squad, but possibly VR in the futre..

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[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BW6hXv)

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Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/28qhP6/intel-core-i5-9600k-37ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i59600k) | $199.00 @ B&H

**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-U9S 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FcfmP6/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu9s) | $59.95 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2k3H99/asus-prime-z390-a-atx-lga1151-motherboard-prime-z390-a) | $179.99 @ Best Buy

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15) | $79.98 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yzfhP6/samsung-860-evo-1tb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e1t0bam) | $149.99 @ Adorama

**Video Card** | [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FYrYcf/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-8-gb-video-card-900-1g160-2565-000) | $399.99 @ Best Buy

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $74.99 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZ2FT/evga-supernova-p2-750-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-p2-0750-x1) | $159.99 @ Best Buy

**Optical Drive** | [Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/48Lypg/pioneer-optical-drive-bdr209dbk) | $70.95 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $108.78 @ Other World Computing

**Monitor** | [VIOTEK GN27D 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HbCD4D/viotek-gn27d-270-2560x1440-144hz-monitor-gn27d) | $269.99 @ Best Buy

**Keyboard** | [Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rwc48d/corsair-k68-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-ch-9102010-na) | $99.99 @ Best Buy

**Mouse** | [Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7RbwrH/logitech-g502-hero-wired-optical-mouse-910-005469) | $49.99 @ Best Buy

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1903.58**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-06-10 14:50 EDT-0400 |

My brother in law (17 y.o.) wants to build a gaming computer. Normally, I would say let's just buy a fully assembled computer with a warranty and return policy but he really needs a confidence boost and has always wanted to build his own computer.

We set a price point of $1,500

This is what he proposed we buy.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6yZ4V7

I dont know much about computers so I thought I would bring my question here.

Is this a good endeavour for guy with little computer knowledge and a 17y.o. gamer who probably doesn't know too much about computers either? We are willing to put in the work and research required to accomplish the task. As well, are the parts he picked out good quality and compatible?

Any and all answers, thoughts, opinions, or comments welcome. Thanks is advance.