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  • DieHardYankee26
    BING BONG
    • Feb 2008
    • 10178

    #2776
    Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

    Would a messed up drive stop the BIOS screen from coming up?
    Originally posted by G Perico
    If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
    I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
    In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
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    • Blzer
      Resident film pundit
      • Mar 2004
      • 42509

      #2777
      Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

      Originally posted by DieHardYankee26
      Would a messed up drive stop the BIOS screen from coming up?
      Fried/failed motherboard would. Not saying that's what you have though.

      I think the BIOS screen can appear before all boot sectors initiate, including the HDD. So no, I don't think it would stop that.
      Last edited by Blzer; 12-10-2019, 04:57 PM.
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      • 23
        yellow
        • Sep 2002
        • 66469

        #2778
        Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

        How about the memory?

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        • DieHardYankee26
          BING BONG
          • Feb 2008
          • 10178

          #2779
          Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

          Yeah, I've swapped everything at this point. I have no idea what the issue is, never had an issue like this in a previous build. **** sucks [emoji20].
          Originally posted by G Perico
          If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
          I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
          In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
          The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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          • mestevo
            Gooney Goo Goo
            • Apr 2010
            • 19556

            #2780
            Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

            Sounds like PSU or motherboard to me. Had it happen if RAM wasnt seated properly also.

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            • Molarmite
              MVP
              • Mar 2009
              • 1869

              #2781
              Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

              Originally posted by DocHolliday
              Your GPU is on the low end of what’s recommended for VR and your CPU is quite a few generations back. I would look a new z390 MB and at least a 8700 CPU. That GPU can push VR, but an upgrade there would help as well.

              Honestly I would recommend a new build. But hay that’s fun!


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              Maybe I did things wrong by not upgrading in a while but my goal when building was to upgrade piece by piece so I don't have to do an all new build at once. If I bought the Z390 and the 8700, does the rest look like it'd be compatible?
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              • KSUowls
                All Star
                • Jul 2009
                • 5882

                #2782
                Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                Originally posted by Molarmite
                Maybe I did things wrong by not upgrading in a while but my goal when building was to upgrade piece by piece so I don't have to do an all new build at once. If I bought the Z390 and the 8700, does the rest look like it'd be compatible?
                The 8700 is a beast of a cpu and will last you a long time.

                The 1060 is capable of handling VR, and with the upgraded CPU I think that you will see some noticeable performance improvements. The GPU will still be a limiter depending on the game, but I think upgrading the CPU should be your first priority given that yours is an older i5

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                • Junior Moe
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 3856

                  #2783
                  Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                  I know this is a build a PC thread, but you all seem pretty knowledgeable about PCs. My 10 year old son wants a gaming PC for Christmas to play Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft. We also want something he can complete his school work on as well. He doesn't need a monster rig or anything. I was just wondering if this prebuilt gaming PC I'm looking at on Amazon looks solid.



                  https://www.amazon.com/Periphio-Gami...246196&sr=8-15


                  Thanks.

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                  • KSUowls
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2009
                    • 5882

                    #2784
                    Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                    Originally posted by Junior Moe
                    I know this is a build a PC thread, but you all seem pretty knowledgeable about PCs. My 10 year old son wants a gaming PC for Christmas to play Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft. We also want something he can complete his school work on as well. He doesn't need a monster rig or anything. I was just wondering if this prebuilt gaming PC I'm looking at on Amazon looks solid.



                    https://www.amazon.com/Periphio-Gami...246196&sr=8-15


                    Thanks.
                    The short answer is yes, that should be fine for what you're looking for. It meets the recommended specs for both minecraft and fortnite, and the school stuff goes without saying.

                    If you have a microcenter near you, I might look at something like this in the same price range which has has slightly superior CPU, GPU, and even Ram. You won't get the cool looking case though which might be a selling point to a 10 year old. I think the system overall is slightly more future proof though.

                    https://www.microcenter.com/product/...aming-computer

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                    • DieHardYankee26
                      BING BONG
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 10178

                      #2785
                      Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                      Desperate times calling for truly desperate measures, gonna have to take my baby into Best Buy or something before I take a Louisville Slugger to it.
                      Originally posted by G Perico
                      If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
                      I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
                      In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
                      The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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                      • TrustTheProcess
                        Rookie
                        • Aug 2017
                        • 263

                        #2786
                        Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                        Anybody recommend a good gaming chair? Right now I have an old worn down office chair that is starting to put a toll on my back. Something $200 or less.

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                        • Matt10
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 16622

                          #2787
                          Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                          I've been out of the building scene for a while. Still rolling with my Phenom FX6300.

                          The oldest item in my set up is actually my monitor, which is an Acer 22" my wife bought from Wal-Mart in 2011.

                          Got some Christmas cash, so it's time to spend it on myself (for once). Anyone have any solid Monitor recommendations?

                          Budget: Min - $200 ; Max - $400

                          Specs:

                          AMD FX6300
                          12GB RAM DDR3
                          Gigabyte GA970A mobo
                          RX 580(8GB)
                          2xSamsung SSD (1TB, 256MB), 1 TB WD USB

                          > I'd like to be able to handle the newer FPS games, but I know some parts of my system are lacking. I mainly play sports games (FIFA, Madden), but am a longtime CSGO (CS:S) player.

                          > I've been researching like hell via Amazon, YouTube, LTT, etc. There are so many options and opinions - it's crazy. Any of your insight is greatly appreciated!
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                          • Molarmite
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 1869

                            #2788
                            Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                            Originally posted by KSUowls
                            The 8700 is a beast of a cpu and will last you a long time.

                            The 1060 is capable of handling VR, and with the upgraded CPU I think that you will see some noticeable performance improvements. The GPU will still be a limiter depending on the game, but I think upgrading the CPU should be your first priority given that yours is an older i5
                            I just bought an Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630...Will I need to upgrade my motherboard? Or what else do I need?
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                            • KSUowls
                              All Star
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 5882

                              #2789
                              Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                              Originally posted by Molarmite
                              I just bought an Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630...Will I need to upgrade my motherboard? Or what else do I need?
                              Yes you will need a new motherboard. The coffee lake processors use the LGA 1151 socket which is anything with a z370 and z390 prefix (z370 is the older version). I'm not an expert on motherboards though so I can't give great advice on what to get for that.

                              Unfortunately this also means you're going to have to upgrade your ram. Your DDR3 sticks are not supported, to my knowledge, on any z370 and up motherboard.

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                              • Matt10
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Apr 2006
                                • 16622

                                #2790
                                Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

                                Originally posted by Matt10
                                I've been out of the building scene for a while. Still rolling with my Phenom FX6300.

                                The oldest item in my set up is actually my monitor, which is an Acer 22" my wife bought from Wal-Mart in 2011.

                                Got some Christmas cash, so it's time to spend it on myself (for once). Anyone have any solid Monitor recommendations?

                                Budget: Min - $200 ; Max - $400

                                Specs:

                                AMD FX6300
                                12GB RAM DDR3
                                Gigabyte GA970A mobo
                                RX 580(8GB)
                                2xSamsung SSD (1TB, 256MB), 1 TB WD USB

                                > I'd like to be able to handle the newer FPS games, but I know some parts of my system are lacking. I mainly play sports games (FIFA, Madden), but am a longtime CSGO (CS:S) player.

                                > I've been researching like hell via Amazon, YouTube, LTT, etc. There are so many options and opinions - it's crazy. Any of your insight is greatly appreciated!
                                I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the LG 32GK650:

                                https://www.amazon.com/LG-32GK650F-B.../dp/B07FLGR2PN

                                Youtube - subscribe!

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