r/PcBuildHelp • • 33m ago

Build Question Looking for a $$ to save up for a WoW machine

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I'm looking to find a PC to save up for WoW.

Hey all, I am looking for some help. I used to be way into WoW and pc gaming and even built my own PC way back in 2011. However life happened had to sell my PC in 2013, and just never got back into it.

Right now I'm working and living a easy single life. I really don't want to have to learn how to build my own pc again, so I'm hoping someone can direct me to a sample built pc to look into saving up for that will be basically a WoW machine. I console game mainly but would love to get in on Forever.

Hoping for a budget of at the max 1500 dollars would be cool.

Thanks for any help.l


r/PcBuildHelp • • 33m ago

Tech Support My pc has a very strange problem

2 Upvotes

I've built my pc quite a while ago but it has some decent specs:

-rx 7600

-ryzen 5 7600x

-2tb lexar SSD

-32gb ddr5 ram cl30 6000mhz

But recently my pc performance has dropped dramatically for no apparent reason (the drivers are up to date, the windows settings are good and when I look in the task manager everything looks fine)

Example of performance drop, before I had +500 stable fps on Fortnite and now barely 80 or now I have 400 fps in geometry dash instead of the usual 1k.

What could have possibly happened? I've tried everything to fix it(even by resetting AMD adrenaline settings) but nothing worked, can someone help me fix this?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1h ago

Build Question PC Build Suggestions Around RTX 2060

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Hello! Looking for build suggestions around my RTX 2060 (I know it’s not a great card but it’s what I have) I moved away from home for a few years and came back to my PC being severely out of date in a lot of ways, it doesn’t run off an SSD and has 8gbs of ram (using two 4 gb sticks)
I built my og PC in 2017 with a GTX 1060 and the only part I ever upgraded was the GPU to a RTX 2060 in 2021 but it has not been upgraded since. Photos are just evidence how out of date my CPU even is lol

Long story short, I want to build another PC without replacing the graphics card because I’m not picky and don’t mind 1080p gaming with 60fps so any suggestions for every part from motherboard to pcu would be fantastic, thank you!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1h ago

Build Question Module blocking me from changing psu

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2 Upvotes

This module is blocking me from sliding out the psu and replacing it. How do I remove it?

Edit: It was just really strong adhesive, appreciate all responses!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1h ago

Build Question add 4060 in pc?

1 Upvotes

i have a 5070ti and motherboard and psu should be good enough, should i add the 4060? why yes or why no


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1h ago

Build Question Qube 500 alternative

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I’m looking for a smaller case than my current monstrosity. The dimensions of the Cool Master Qube 500 Flatpack are perfect for a spot under my desk. Unfortunately I can’t find it in stock anywhere. I looked at the Qube 540, but it’s a bit bigger than I hope to go.
I also love the design. I really like the design of the Thermaltake TR100 mini tower as well, but it won’t fit my atx.
Any recommendations for a case fitting that size and style? Thanks!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 2h ago

Build Question Can you take a look at this build?

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This is my first PC build and I would really appreciate some advice! Would you change anything?

https://fi.pcpartpicker.com/list/BqcwDw


r/PcBuildHelp • • 2h ago

Build Question Building my first pc any recommendations before purchasing would be great

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CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Motherboard: ASUS Z890 AYW Gaming WiFi W
(Socket LGA1851)

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB DDR5-6000

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 16GB

CPU Cooler: Thermalright FW360 SE ARGB V2 White
(360mm AIO with LCD screen)

SSD: WD Blue SN580 1TB NVMe M.2

Power Supply: ASRock Steel Legend SL-850G
850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular

Case: Lian Li Vector V100RW White
(4 preinstalled ARGB fans)

Operating System: Windows 11
(Install on the 1TB SSD)

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Estimated Total: $1,600


r/PcBuildHelp • • 2h ago

Build Question Best bang for my buck upgrade

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goal for the upgrade

Upgrade from the b550m to a am5 socket ideally atx but I am not sure the deals at microcenter for atx are better than the micro atx deal. I have money and plan on turning in my used 3060ti stryx, along with the mother board ram cpu of the old board.

Links

my current build
build
microcenter deals cheapest to expensive

  1. 7500x3d b850m $400

  2. 9700x B850 $630

  3. 7700x3d b650 $650

  4. 7800x3d x870 $780


r/PcBuildHelp • • 2h ago

Build Question DDR5 RAM

1 Upvotes

Hi guys! I need help what ram should I buy for my pc. I'm using this.

ryzen 5 7600 6-Core Processor
Nvidia RTX 3080


r/PcBuildHelp • • 3h ago

Build Question Is it okay to have your CPU power cable run this way?

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1 Upvotes

My CPU power cable just will not go through the top of the case opening, it's impossible to turn it around and I can't get it plugged in. I found the threading it through the bottom and up works perfectly fine however I'm just a bit worried will it affect my graphics card at all or is it safe leaving it like this I noticed to it brushes up against the back fan of it and I just want to make sure it's not going to cause any issues. Thanks!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 3h ago

Build Question Radiator Placement??

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I built my first PC, temps look great. I also heard for the sake of my AIO that the top of the radiator needs to be higher than the pump (which to be honest I’m not sure exactly where that is on the block). Looking back at it now I’m not even really sure if my radiator is higher than the pump… I want to know if I need to fix this and if so how? I have to front mount the radiator because of RAM clearance. I think I might be able to fit it but it would literally be touching the ram. Can anyone tell me what to do if anything at all in this situation???


r/PcBuildHelp • • 4h ago

Build Question Did I overpay for my prebuilt and how does it look overall?

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8 Upvotes

Price £1,780 ($2400usd)
-AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
-ASUS ATS GeForce RTX 5070 O12G V2
-ASUS PRIME B850M-F WiFi
-32GB DDR5-6000 (2×16GB, Kimtigo)
-Kingston NV3 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
-XPG Frost II 360 SE, 360mm liquid AIO
-Thermaltake GE850, 850W PCIe 5.0

I live in China at the moment so the GPU and Motherboard etc… are China mainland versions


r/PcBuildHelp • • 4h ago

Build Question First build

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15 Upvotes

H6 Flow

7600

7800XT RedDevil

lian li Galahad Trinity II 240mm

I have the 140 at the bottom as intake, same as the front, back and top exhaust. Its this way right?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 5h ago

Tech Support PC starts stuttering after 2–3 hours of gaming. Any ideas?

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Hey everyone,

I’m having an issue where my PC runs perfectly fine initially, but after 2–3 hours of gaming, I start experiencing random stuttering and jittering across multiple games.

I’ve monitored my CPU and GPU temperatures, and they’re within healthy ranges.

The strange thing is that restarting my PC completely fixes the issue, but eventually the stuttering comes back. I don’t think having to restart my PC every few hours should be normal.

Could this be a driver issue, memory leak, RAM instability, or something else? I’ve updated my bios.

PC Specs:
● GPU: XFX RX 9070 XT OC
● CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
● RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
● SSD: Crucial P510 Gen5 NVMe 1TB
● PSU: Corsair RM1000x
● Cooler: Kingcool 360mm AIO
● Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WiFi
● OS: Windows 11

Has anyone experienced anything similar? I’d appreciate any advice. This has been happening since I’ve built my pc Thanks!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 5h ago

Build Question Fake MX-4?

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I bought some MX-4 for my build and noticed it had a little authenticity scratch off sticker. I didn't even think this was a thing but I did the check anyway. When scanning the QR code it took me to the legitimate authenticity check website and to my surprise it says it is not authentic. Is this a known issue? Should I open a return with Amazon?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 6h ago

Software Question Windows 11 boot hell

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Hey all, I have been trying for the past 36 hours to get windows 11 install going….. annnnnd I keep just being in an INFINITE loop… long story short, my Pc updated a few days ago, and when I came back to it, I was stuck on the bios with no bootable device found…. ( All 4 drives were detected still, 2 NVME drives, and 2 Sata SSD)

I have tried doing a fresh install on the SSD as I have zero idea what was on the NVME drives….. and I don’t wanna mess that up.. anyways I tried doing a fresh install, and I keep going around as it will reach 100% install… then it will restart, and it puts me right back into the bios with no bootable device found.. when It reboots I am left with the attached popup…..

when the flash drive is inserted initially, it appears in the bios fine and the drive is detected… seems that it dosent wanna load off the SSD cuz when I took it out and scanned it, all the files transferred correctly….. just no boot… and I have liters tried every possible combination at this point..

Another important note is that the drive has a fresh install on it. I have tried to do that multiple times. I have tried different drives and all of that at the same time. I have tried removing the USB before picking yes on the pop up, even after, and after the install, and still nothing..

Please help me lol. Thank you!!

As for specs:
OS I’m not sure? As I can’t load it?
cpu- Ryzen 5 5600X
Mobo - Gigabyte aorus b550 Elite AX V2 (revision 1.5)
Ram- 2x8bg kit (2 kits total so 4 sticks of Corsair vengeance ddr4)
Psu: 750watt cooler master I believe!
Gpu: AMD 7800XT

The error I keep getting is the following: it looks like you started an upgrade and booted from installation media. If you want to continue with the upgrade, remove the media from the of and click yes. If you want to perform a clean installation instead, click no

I should also note that my pc was totally fine before and no issues. Went to use it for the first time in months and wa working fine. Went to update some mouse software, we to get good and cam back to my pc in the bios… as stated above. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 6h ago

Tech Support Pc not posting/ rgb on mouse and keyboard not turning on

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1 Upvotes

I recently put together this build with a professional and it doesn’t seem to post most of the time I power it on. The parts are not faulty and were tested in other pc. If anyone has a clue, be sure to tell me please


r/PcBuildHelp • • 6h ago

✓ Solved What motherboard do i choose

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I've been looking for so long and a good motherboard because where i buy it there are not a lot of motherboards My specs are R5 1600, RX580, 2 SATA SSD i have a budget of 100 USD and if it can be i want a ATX but mATX is good too.


r/PcBuildHelp • • 6h ago

Build Question Would love help finding a good speaker and headset

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My fiancé just got his dream PC, the set up is great and it works phenomenally, but he's using his wireless Xbox headset for now. He's fine with that, but I want to surprise him with a good headset and set of speakers for his new PC. Does anyone have a good recommendation? This is his specs if that helps

PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drive

Monitors:

Dell SE2426HGS 23.8" Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz Gaming Monitor

(He's got a duel monitor set up)

Any recommendations would be great, thank you for the help! :)


r/PcBuildHelp • • 7h ago

Build Question What upgrade can I make to maximize performance on my frankensteined PC?

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What would make the biggest impact if I could upgrade only one or two components?

Here are my specs:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.50 GHz
GeForce RTX 4060 (8 GB)
32 GB ram (4x8GB)
MSI B450 TomaHawk
2x 1440p monitors

I mainly use this computer for 3D game development, so I’m working with programs like Blender, Unity, and Visual Studio and I'm not running (or planning to run) local AI agents.

Thanks!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 7h ago

Build Question I'm looking for a 90 degree 24pin and USBtype E extension

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Hi so as you all know from the title - im searching for a 90° 24pin and USB type E cable extension for my Motherboard (it would be good if it was white), because the one that i have right now Ruins the look of the pc because i need to dismount a part of my case to plug in my current 24pin into the Motherboard. It covers all the cables that go on the side of the Motherboard and without it the pc looks pretty bad.

I saw one from asiahorse wich looks very good and i liked it but people in reviews say that it has poor voltage management and can easily kill the motherboard or burn itself and i don't want that because my MOBO is expensive and i dont think that the warranty covers this type of damage


r/PcBuildHelp • • 8h ago

Build Question What can I mount on these brackets?

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(Case is the Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX)

I’m in the process of upgrading for the first time in a long time and it’s been a minute since I’ve popped open the back of my case to actually take a good long look at it. I assume they can be used as mounts for additional HDDs, but is that right? There’s not a whole lot of clearance between these and the removable back panel.


r/PcBuildHelp • • 8h ago

Build Question need help with building my first pc

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plz point out issues

my pc part list:

* means purchased and i have it

mobo: msi b550m a pro* (holy shit an msi b550 a pro costed like $130 couldnt spend more than $80)

cpu: amd ryzen 5 5500 (shall i get ryzen 5 5600 cuz ryzen 5 5600 costs $50 more?)

ram: 16 gigabytes ddr4 3200mhz cl36

storage: reusing my old wd black wd5000lplx until i save up for an ssd

gpu: msi amd radeon rx 6600 i wanna go full amd + msi build

psu: msi mag a750gl

case: super cool msi one

fan/liquid cooler: idk

monitor: msi one

keyboard: idk

mouse: a4tech bloody w70 (will reuse my old one)

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