SF-850FF14RG

I was really excited when I bought this PSU for my first real new part build in fourteen years. It appears to be DOA. At this point I'm attempting to update the mobo (MSI B-550 Tomahawk) BIOS via the special USB port and have the two required mobo cables inserted.

I turn on the power and nothing. Normally, after trying different old PSU cords, I would simply give up and return it, but the manual mentions a switch being in the correct voltage position.

"Check the switch location shows the same input voltage as that of the outlet."

I don't see such a switch. Is my model supposed to switch automatically? Is there anything else I can look for before concluding I received my very first dead PSU?

Recently I decided to purchase a 240hz 1440p monitor and I usually play on 1080p 75hz. Do you think that it will feel as smooth as people say? would that be a noticeable jump? Ive never tried a 240hz monitor before so Im really curious about that

Looking to sell my PC over on r/hardwareswap but wanted to get an idea of a reasonable asking price from the community.

Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow Fans: 3x Corsair AF140 RGB Elite, 7x Corsair AF120 RGB Elite PSU: Corsair RM1200x AIO: Corsair H150i Elite LCD XT (360mm) CPU: i7-13700KF Mobo: Aorus Z790 Elite AX GPU: PNY 4090 OC RAM: 4x16 Corsair Dominator Titanium, 4500mts* Strorage: WD Black M.2 2280 500gb and 2tb, Samsung 2.5” SSD 1tb, Crucial 2.5” SSD 2tb

*while the ram runs at 4500mts, I bought it advertised at 6400, however the system crashes at anything over 4500.

System can run almost anything on max settings, especially after OCing the GPU AND CPU. Its a great PC but I dont know how to price it, as the market fluctuates frequently. Any help appreciated.

Hi all,

My plan is to build something useful for music production (Ableton), office work, and occasionally editing a few short clips of video on Premiere Pro.

I've ordered a Ryzen 7 7700, and Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL30. I won't be gaming on it, and I'm hoping an ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB will be a sufficent GPU? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kkrL2x

Thanks in advance,

as the title says i wanna build a pc for $1100 cad but im still new to the pc world so heres a list a made on on pc part picker

Hi everyone,

This is my first pc. I bought it prebuilt and have slowly been upgrading parts and learning as I go along. I've recently got my 4060ti for it and realized that my motherboard is not PCIE 4.0 so I'm not getting the best from it.

I'd like some feedback and suggestions on new motherboards or other parts that might be worth looking into. Right now I play on a 165Hz 2k monitor

PCPartPicker Part List:

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($162.89 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($64.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($36.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial BX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($140.00 @ iBUYPOWER)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

So I ordered what I thought was a windows 10 operating system USB. And got a blank usb.. this has happened twice now on me. I ordered them from Amazon. Any suggestions on bootable drives? Or am I doing somthing wrong?

Thanks in advice!

https://i.imgur.com/LhqcXPh.jpeg

They appear for an instant around the screen, but I managed to catch one on video. Is this a known phenomenon among monitors? It's connected to a GPU by HDMI, I intend to try different ports and DisplayPort.

I am taking advantage of holiday deals and am purchasing additional SSD drives. My 3 NVME ports are taken for Win OS and storage. I have an SATA HDD for backup only. This leaves (2) SATA ports. Would I be better off buying (2) 128GB SATA SSD's, or (1) 500GB SATA SSD and creating separate partitions for each flavor. I want to keep these completely separate from any Windows file. My concerns is that future updates with mess up the partitions if there are multiple on one drive. Thanks.

This will be my first time building a pc, im looking for a high fps build for 1080p. Please let me know if there is any to change/add:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (€115.00 @ Alternate)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€40.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)

Motherboard: Gigabyte A520 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (€82.90 @ Megekko)

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€55.94 @ Alternate)

Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€47.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)

Case: Deepcool CH560 DIGITAL ATX Mid Tower Case (€89.90 @ Alternate)

Power Supply: Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€79.01 @ Amazon Netherlands)

Total: €511.64 + €250 for upcoming gpu

I'm looking into building my own pc and plan to get an rtx 3060 ofc and i'm just wondering what brand and wattage i should go for?

I didn't realize a cooler would need to be compatible with a mobo... On pc part picker it shows no conflicts but on the coolers spec sheet it lists AM2 and AM3 as sockets that it is compatible with... is this just because AM4 and AM5 didn't exist yet and I should be fine? Thanks in advance.

Hi. So I'm planning on upgrading my gpu to rx 6800 since I saw it for quite cheap online. This card is longer than what I already have and I know I should check for clearance. It might sound stupid but what exactly so I measure? Distance from motherboard to side glass panel and the overall depth of the pc? I am also aware I need to get a better psu to go with it. Are all gpus and psus compatible with each other and motherboards (I know not to cheap out on it so the pc doesn't explode lol)? Stupid questions but I'm new to this. Thanks!

Giving in and seeking guidance. Attempting to install a new m.2 ssd (samsung 990PRO m.2 ssd). I currently have a ssd and hdd from a while back but my motherboard is unable to detect the m.2 ssd. Already tried reseating it. Doesnt seem to come up under disk management nor the bios:

MB: asrock b450m steel legend SSD: Samsung 990PRO PCIe4.0 NVMe M.2

Unable to post a photo so this is what the bios storage info states:

SATA MODE : AHCI MODE SATA Hotplug: DISABLED

And then lists my 2 storage devices but not the new one.

Ty in advance :)

I am kinda new to PC'S and would like to know what the best software there is that I should get for it.

I just received my new pair of Beyerdynamic 1990 Pros based on reading a number of reviews over the years. My first set of headphones were the AKG 7xx from Drop, which I was still using. There isn't any particular reason other than I have a high end PC that I am doing some upgrades to over the next few months and it just felt like I could use an upgrade on my headphones.

I use the Modi/Magni Schiit stack for my Amp and DAC.

So I received the new 1990 Pros today and after listening to some music and playing a few FPS games, I am not sure I can hear a significant difference. Was I expecting too much with this change?

The build quality is significantly better on the 1990 pro, but I am not sure If I am missing something or if I need a better AMP/DAC combo?

Would there be a better headphone I should look at? I just see the 1990 pro get recommended a lot for FPS games.

Acer Nitro XZ322QU

Hello, so I just built my PC and I got to the part where I have to connect my motherboard to my monitor to turn it on. I turned on the monitor but it just keeps cycling through white, red, green, blue, grey, and then shuts off and repeats. I looked it up and people are saying to turn off for 30 seconds, or that some parts of my pc aren’t connected properly but everything seems to be working. I even went ahead and plugged everything back in. The fans are running, GPU fans are running, and motherboard light is on. Any help is appreciated! If my specs are needed as well for some reason, I can give it as well.

I haven't been able to find a good setting for a week. I don't know when I should use HDR and SDR. And I have no idea how to make other settings. Also, when gamma 2.2 is turned on, the YouTube background does not look completely black, it looks pale gray. But when I turn on gamma 2.6, blacks appear completely black. I'm so confused. please help me

Hi guys

Which monitor to buy with my spec:
- rx 7800 xt
- ryzen 7 7800x3d

I rly wanna try ultrawide.
So my thoughts are on dell alienware
- AW3423DWF
- AW3225QF

So i know 3225 is 4k monitor but is this spec enogh to run games like league of legends, farming simulator, pubg, cs2 ??
or is 3423 batter option ?
Is there any rummors that in 2025 it will be batter options for my spec ?

Pls help. thanks

I used pcpartpicker to find

CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz and 16 cores (My friend said it was a bit much so prob gonna do a Ryzen 7 but idk what kind)

Motherboard: gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5

Memory: 32 GB (16 x 2)

Storage: 2 TB

Case: Corsair 4000D airflow ATX mid tower case

Power supply: super flower leadex platinum SE 1000W 80+ platinum certified fully modular ATX power supply

And then windows 11

I haven’t found a good cpu cooler, whether liquid or fan but I’m worried abt liquid, haven’t found a video card, preferably 4070

My main problem is with brands and if they are good or not, and overall finding good parts that could give me an affordable pc

I know how to put together a PC but no idea when it comes to parts, what’s good etc.

My processor is AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight core And a Nvidia GeForce gtx 1080

What should be “prioritised”? It runs AAA games well with no issues but has been a while since I’ve bought any new parts.

I picked up a RX6600 for $200 on Black Friday only to find that while it's great for gaming it isn't compatible with half of the stuff I use - I need Blender, Daz (which uses NVIDIA rendering), StableDiffusion in windows etc. It's awesome that it's so cheap and fast for gaming but I can't justify the purchase if it can't do all the stuff my old 1050 does.

I haven't bought a card in about 7 years so I had no idea things had diverged this much in terms of compatibility.

Is there something Nvidia under $300 that isn't seriously outdated or crippled in some way? I am not interested in buying used.

Edit: For clarity I don't need to game in 4k or at 120hz or anything.

I'm comparing the 4060 8gb and the 3060 12gb - I am having a really hard time figuring out which is best because people say 8gb is a serious insufficiency, others say that it's tremendously better than the 3060 for whatever reason.

Any reasonable advice here would be very appreciated. Thank you.

Hi! Asking if there’s anything I can do about this whining noise coming from my power supply.

I’ve uploaded the noise here:

https://sndup.net/q9f9g/

Luckily it’s not too loud, but in a quiet room it’s just loud enough to be annoying.

The power supply model is this one:

https://www.newegg.ca/evga-xc-series-520-5g-0850-k1-850-w-80-plus-gold-certified/p/N82E16817438250

Any help appreciated :)

Thank you!

I currently have a crappy motherboard that I need to overclock to get 3600MHz and a i7-12700k and a 3060 rog strix. I’m looking at just getting a new motherboard board and get ddr5 as well as get a 4070super. I’m also looking at just getting a 4070 super. And finally I’m looking at upgrading to a i7-14700 or 14700k with 32gb of ddr5 instead of ddr4 as well as a 4070. Would I have any bottleneck issues with just getting the 4070 or should I at least upgrade motherboard board and ram with the 4070. I want to confidently run 1440p at 200 plus fps or 1080p 240fps at medium to high settings.

I'm a first time builder an dim not so sure if its worth it for me to buy a 9800X3d. Im mostly lookin to play on 1440p, with games like CS, R6 or valorant. So my question is, is it worth it for me to spend this much on the parts or will a 1600 euro PC do the job just fine and would it be a waste to spend this much.

If you notice something of about this build feel free to correct it or if you think you have a better build which is more suitable for my needs, Im happy to receive your own lists

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/Yxtq3w)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/fPyH99/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-47-ghz-8-core-processor-100-1000001084wof) | €654.95 @ Alternate

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3) | €39.99 @ Amazon Netherlands

**Motherboard** | [ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/qcbRsY/asrock-b650m-pro-rs-wifi-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-pro-rs-wifi) | €159.00 @ Megekko

**Memory** | [Lexar Ares RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/NkxxFT/lexar-ares-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-ld5bu016g-r6000gdla) | €118.90 @ Alternate

**Storage** | [Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/4KRYcf/western-digital-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0e) | €126.90 @ Amazon Netherlands

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/FnLdnQ/gigabyte-windforce-oc-geforce-rtx-4070-12-gb-video-card-gv-n4070wf3oc-12gd) | €599.95 @ Azerty

**Case** | [Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/BXtLrH/phanteks-xt-pro-ultra-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-xt523p1-dbk01) |-

**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/tWMTwP/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-8501-afaag-us) | €107.91 @ Amazon Netherlands

**Monitor** | [Gigabyte M27Q 27.0" 2560 x 1440 170 Hz Monitor](https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/k8GnTW/gigabyte-m27q-270-2560x1440-170-hz-monitor-m27q) | €189.00 @ Amazon Netherlands

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

| **Total** | **€1996.60**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-12-03 22:44 CET+0100 |

Ryzen 5 8600G

Thermalright Assassin X 90 SE

Asus TUF A620M-Plus

XFX RX 6600 (i already own it)

Gigabyte GP-UD850GM

KingSpec M.2 SATA SSD 512gb

Artic MX-4 Thermal paste

Kingston Fury Beast 16gb 6000 MT/S

Coolermaster MasterBox Q300L

I know the ram is slow and the SSD is cheap. I don't really care.

Thought this might be a good sub to post hardware issues. I have had an issue that’s gotten worse over the last year or so. When the computer has to render a large 3d space, the computer remains powered on, but crashes without a blue screen has to be rebooted manually by cutting off power. Specs include rx 580, 32 gb RAM, AMD Ryzen 5-3600

Hey, guys!

Total PC building noob here.

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU to preferably a 40 series or equivalent (maybe 30 since I've seen people saying that the 40 series isn't good for some reason) and I'm having trouble deciding what to go for and what exactly I should be looking for in terms of compatibility. So among other things I'm reaching out here to find some answers.

Right now my build is this:

CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 (6c12t, kuni 4.4Ghz, 32Mb)

PSU: Be quiet! PSU Pure Power 11 600W 80+ GOLD N.MODU BN294

Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) SAM4 ATX - ASUS STEAM

Current GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WindForce 3 OC 8GB

To reiterate I'm looking for any information on what to look out for in terms of upgrading or straight up recommendations on a new GPU. From what I've gathered PSU and CPU are the main things to look at but I really don't know much so any help would be appreciated.

At this point I don't really want to upgrade anything else unless absolutely necessary but am willing to look at options.

If my post is missing any necessary information please let me know and I will add it.

Thank you all in advance!

Total noob.

Edit: some formatting

So, I recently purchased a Corsair H115i Elite Capeilix Aio, and it has 2 cables. Now, since my motherboard has no AIO pump port, I plugged the thin 3-pin cable into CPU_OPT. Sadly, I didn't receive the AIO commander core unit, so I messaged customer support about this issue. and it will arrive in a few days, howeverSince,r my question is: Do I need the second cable to use my Aio? Or is it just for the RGB?£

Can anyone help me out

Hi, my little brother is building a PC for the first time. I've built twice before with success.

His pc boots into bios, RBG is working on mobo and ram, but case fans and CPU cooler weren't detected and don't spin at all. Ram is detected and CPU is detected so I'm not sure what to do. Connections are all good, CPU cooler -> CPU_FAN / case fans -> CHA_FAN2.

We tried connecting the CPU cooler to a chassis fan header, and still nothing. Vise versa with the case fan into the CPU fan header. These tests were done outside the case, with nothing but the 24pin and 8pin connected.

Would appreciate some insight!

Edit: PSU fan is spinning btw.