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Great, thanks for replying. Hehe, I know i need more RAM, same 6 gbs when I built the thing many years ago. I may just reinstall windows then. No big deal, my boot drive doesn't have much on it, back up is no big deal I may try and overclock it. I have my 920 OC'd to 3.7 on my Xigamatek...

Hi, I have an I7 920 build I put together right when that processor launched, it's gone through a few upgrades over the years such as an Intel 128 SSD when they first came out, with the newest upgrades being a 2TB mechanical hardrive, Windows 10, and an EVGA GTX 1060 6gb gfx card. PC still...

New PC for me, I mean my 3 boys, as a Christmas gift. They built it the day after Christmas themselves under my supervision. Since it was for *them*, i splurged on a Gigabyte 2080 OC even though I felt guilty of the cost for a month afterward.

Thanks for the advice. Just looked it up, the gfx cards are pretty inexpensive, and between the Ryzen and AMD graphics card, 3 free games is quite a good deal. I'm also liking how the PC performs. The Ryzen 5 is a great value. However, he is on his own now. If he wants new graphics or...

Built the PC this weekend with my son. Was able to find a EVGA GTX 960 SC for 50 bucks locally on craiglist. Switched out memory from the GSkill 2400 to Corsair LPX 3000. Considering the price, i'm happy with the build. Ran some benchmarks and stress tests, CPU and Graphics running at good...

Thanks for that info. I will look into Resolve for him. Yeah, I hope he sticks with it. I have no problem investing in something that he's shows a clear interest in. In a addition to the editing, he's been showing a general increased interest in computers lately, asking me about programming...

Thanks for reply. It's for my son (10 years old), he's been using free version of Lightworks (and possibly any other free software if I find one better) to edit and make videos. He doesn't do anything crazy, as he just started learning. For the time being, I'm putting in a very old GFX card...

I ended up buying all the stuff from Microcenter, had to make a few changes based on what the store had in stock. Ended up getting the price down to $519. Went with: -Ryzen 5 2600 -MSI B450 Pro-VDH MicroATX motherboard -16 GB Ripjaw V (2400) memory -Samsung 500 GB 860 EVO 2 SSD -Corsair CXM 650...

Thanks for the reply. Good to know about the BIOS. Am I wrong, but it is my understanding if I needed a BIOS update, I would need an older CPU compatible with the older BIOS, perform the update, then install the newer processor? Or can you just update the BIOS with a USB with the newer CPU...

0) Please use PC Hound to post your system build. https://pchound.com/FWQS9S/ 1) Budget ~400-500 2) Figure out which components you would need for your setup. When we're referring to components, we mean: Case Power Supply (PSU) Motherboard Processor (CPU) Memory (RAM) SSD OPERATING SYSTEM...

Thanks all, christmas has come and the new PC is working great so far. Was a good experience, kids really enjoyed putting it together. I think it was a decent learning experience for them, we talked about the hardware as we went, and what each component does. My one son was quite into it and...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think I do want g-sync. I've def noticed screen tearing in the past. Thanks for the link Subserok, the monitor looks solid, but it doesn't have 1ms response time. Would that be an issue? I'm compromising on size a bit, I would of liked a 27" screen, but I...

Thanks for the reply, yeah, I originally selected the monitor due to the price point, g-sync and response time. Additionally, reviews were pretty good for it. However, after continued research on displays and things like 4K gaming and how going from 1080p to 1440p is night and day, I started to...

Hi, my kids want a new pc for christmas, so i decided to buy them parts instead, and build it together with them. This is the build I'm going for: https://pchound.com/Y6ZNL6/ I, I mean the kids, will be using it for gaming (I like fast FPS games, they like games like PUBG and Fortnite), school...

Thanks for reply. I actually had the wrong PCHound link in my updated build post. I think I edited it to the correct on. New build: https://pchound.com/Y6ZNL6/

0) Please use PC Hound to post your system build. https://pchound.com/Y6ZNL6/ 1) Budget ~2,000 2) Figure out which components you would need for your setup. When we're referring to components, we mean: Case Power Supply (PSU) Motherboard Processor (CPU) CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF)...

Thanks for the reply. Looks like the 9700K is coming out in a few days and in the grand scheme of things, not priced too much higher than the I7 8086K. I agree, that would probably be the best option. Maybe microcenter will have a good cpu/MB deal when the CPU drops. It looks like the 9700K...

Hi all, my 3 boys want a computer for christmas, so i figured it would be fun to buy the parts and have them (with me) to build it together. I've put together this build https://pchound.com/E6fJnP/ It was originally planned to use an 8700K as the processor at 369.99. I was at mirocenter...

Thanks for bumping. and thanks for replies all. I solved the problem shortly after this initial post. Flashing the BIOS seemed to work. Thanks again.

0) Please use PC Hound to post your system build. https://pchound.com/E6fJnP/ 1) Budget ~2,000 2) Figure out which components you would need for your setup. When we're referring to components, we mean: Case Power Supply (PSU) Motherboard Processor (CPU) CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF)...

Solved- Thanks all for the help. BIOS update and now everything is working. Thanks again

Thanks for the replies. I think the gfx card is working. With the 1 stick of memory (2gb) and the new graphics card, my kids started playing Fortnite, It worked and they played one game; however, during the second game it crashed and the error message was something to the effect of "not enough...

Hi, I recently upgraded the graphics and OS for the older system below: Original PC Specs to be Upgraded: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 EVGA 132-BL-E758-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard 6 GB of GSKill memory EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB...

Hi, I'm attempting to upgrade the graphics card and OS in an older PC. The graphics card I installed is a EVGA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB (06G-P4-6262-KR), and I am upgrading the OS from Vista to 10. Original PC Specs to be Upgraded: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 EVGA 132-BL-E758-TR...

Thanks for the quick replies. Sounds good, I'll look for a used 970 gtx. And from what I gather, If i upgrade to Win7(i prefer this OS to 10 anyway), I could still use the 7 key to upgrade to 10 if I wanted. Thanks again.

1) Budget - $400-$500, less is better though 2) Figure out which components you would need for your setup. - Operating System, Graphics Card, Extra Hard drive 3) Determine what the computer is going to be used for. - Gaming, newer games like the new Doom, Fortnite 4) Figure out which features...

Thanks for all the quick replies everyone, this is good info., Looks like I'll have to do a little reading before I start fooling w/ things. Would it be a good idea for her to just spend the money and have a professional do this? Thanks again.

Hi, a few days a go, my sister in law was using her computer, the screen froze for a while so she eventually hard rebooted. From that point on, upon starting the pc up, it will go to the windows load screen, you will here something rev up and the computer shuts off (before getting to desktop)...

Very pleased w/ the 2 corsair power supplies I've used.

I don't play much, if I'm lucky 2 hr/week, but I live in PA and experience no lag. Pretty much all player matches are perfectly fine. Once in a while I run into a lagfest, but it's few and far between. I'm not saying people are making it up, I'm just curious of the real cause and whey others...

Thanks for the advice all, I'm pretty sure he won't mind going over 1k for the build. If he does I will take the other advice, but for now if everything originally is fine plus Danny's changes I will go w/ that. Just one question, for the Crucial C300 SSDs on newegg, there are 3 that seem...

Thats good, i'll stick with that one then. Thanks again.

Thanks for the advice, will change build accordingly. How do you feel about the graphics card? I'm really not sure whats good or good bang for buck cards on the ATI side.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? tc. internet, family pictures/video, some gaming, movies. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000.00 including tax and shipping. 3) Where do you live? Pennsylvania 4) What exact parts do you need...

I know exactly why they have motivational problems, their home life, most likely depression. And before you come at me something about that, my wife is a licensed counselor with her masters, been in the business for a while. She's bent over backward talking with her brother, getting them into...

I appreciate your concern about wasting my time, I do and I get you don't agree with my reward method, hey I'm a parent in training since I've had my 3 boys 2.5 years ago, before that i only had nieces and nephews and have been the cool uncle and before that the Aunt's fun boyfriend. It's...

Mikeblas, Maybe you should learn a lesson about assuming you know anything about someone and his family based on a 2 paragraph forum post, especially since I’ve known him all his life and have vested a lot of time, money and energy to all the things he’s ever shown interferes in to the best of...

Good points. But atm, they have a natural affinity to doing nothing. I too like to cook, bake, I tried getting them into that with me at times in the past (no risk/reward, just help me out, etc.) and they just would sit ont he couch. I tried having them help me build computers/upgrade...

Thanks a lot Bill, good stuff and I like your ideas about some realistic results. I’ll have to go through these links tonight when I get home from work. Point taken Whatisname, just not sure how to motivate him to do anything. I can’t even describe to you how lazy this kid and his brother...

Bill, I missed the first line of your post. You are right, I do need a metric to define progress. Do you have any suggestion? I just figured simple programs or a few successful lines of code might be suffice. I don't think you can just "wing" this stuff, hehe. I might just go through...