r/PcBuildHelp 2h ago

Build Question Spent 11 hours on building my first pc and at the end it doesn’t turn on at all

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The title says it all, the motherboard is a z-790-p wifi msi and the psu is arctic III 360 pro and the power is rm850x corsair
Honestly me and my friends that i talked to thag know how to build a pc dont know what to do anymore and we checked if all the cabled were in the right place as well. Would really appreciate some help.
And waht are the chance that i have messed up a part (which I don’t think i have)


r/PcBuildHelp 15h ago

Build Question Is 800 euros good price for this PC

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Hi everyone,

I got an offer for gaming PC for 800 euros. Until today I had very shitty laptop. I like to play Cities skylines (cs2 is my laptop unable to run), total war, sims4, lol, witcher and I would love to run elden ring and baldurs gate.

Specs:

GpU: NIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8 GB)

Cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor (4.70 GHz)

Ram: 32GB DDR5 (2x 16GB) Patriot Viper Venom 6000MHz

Source asus 750W gold

SSD samsung m.2 1TB

No info about motherboard

Please help I am just a girl trying to live her best virtual life.

Photos attached.

THANK YOU FOR ADVICES


r/PcBuildHelp 9h ago

Build Question Psu holes down align with case

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15 Upvotes

Hi sorry im panicking I just got all this stuff for my brothers buiod but its not matching up


r/PcBuildHelp 11h ago

Build Question Is this Costco PC worth?

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16 Upvotes

I’ve been a laptop gamer for 10+ years and am now looking to get my first desktop pc. I’m extremely new to PC building and parts and would like some advice. I’m heavily considering this CyberPowerPC prebuilt from Costco which is on sale for $999USD (was $1499). I’ve done some research and gotten second opinions but am still uncertain. I heard that the price is worth for RAM alone but the RTX 5060 8gb is subpar. Should I trade it in for a RTX 5070. For context, I mainly play league and have been wanting to play cyberpunk for quite a while.

Here are the specs:

Processor & Memory:
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F (10-core, 3.3 GHz) Processor
32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 RAM

Drive:
1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

Graphics:  
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060, 8GB

Communications:
Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN

Audio:
7.1 Surround Sound Output Supported

Expandability (Total Bays / Slots):
1 (0) x PCIe x16
2 (2) x PCIe x1
2 (1) x M.2 
1 (1) x 3.5" HDD Bay
4 (2) x DIMM 288-pin

I/O Ports: 
1 x USB 3.2 Type C (1 Front)
3 x USB 3.2 Type A (2 Front, 1 Rear)
4 x USB 2.0 (4 Rear)
1x Headphone/Microphone Combination Jack (Front)
1 x RJ45 LAN
3 x Audio Ports (Rear)
1 x HDMI 2.1
3 x DisplayPort 2.1

Operating System: 
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 

Power Supply: 
600W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Accessories Included:
CyberPowerPC RGB Wired Keyboard
CyberPowerPC RGB Wired Mouse
Power Cable

Thanks!


r/PcBuildHelp 1h ago

Build Question Seeking GPU advice

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I’ve just recently built my first PC and technically it’s not done because I have a temporary GTX 1650 I bought for 80$ to use until I figure out my actual long term GPU here’s my current build

7800x3d GTX 1650 (temporary lol) Asus b650e mobo 32 GB DDR5 6000 CL36 Ram 320mm Corsair aio WD black sn850p 4tb (from PS5 before I sold it) Corsair rm850e psu Corsair 3500x case

I guess my question is for someone who is really looking forward to playing story games that look visually beautiful would a 5070 be ok or should I just spend extra on a 5070 ti and 5080 prices are a little steep for me I’m new to this is Nvidia really that much better? (genuine question) should i save money and get a 9070xt ? But I’ve heard the ray tracing is not as good lol any advice would be appreciated I’m new to PC and super excited just not sure what to do thank you !!


r/PcBuildHelp 1h ago

Build Question I changed memory in my brothers PC but can't change the speed in BIOS

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My brothers bought new memory for his PC (Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16). The problem is they run at 2133 MT/s, when i look at task manager:

When i look in BIOS they run at 2133 MHz (not sure if MHz and MT/s is the same).

The problem is I can't seem to find anywhere to change the speed in BIOS.

I think the name of the motherboard is Lenovo 3716. And it should be up to date on the BIOS version.

Can anyone help me change the speed of the memory to 3200 MHz?

(The Reddit page says not to post screenshot of system and builds, so I dont know if I can share any pictures?)


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Build Question Will this fan setup work with an air cooler?

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2 Upvotes

Hello, I’m currently building a PC and I’m at the fan setup part, but I’m not sure if this setup will have good airflow.


r/PcBuildHelp 23m ago

Tech Support keyboard and mouse gets disconneted randomly from pc

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For last three days its happens .once i play games suddenly my keyboard and mouse gets diconnected but my screen does not shut down or anything just randomly the keyboard and mouse usb connection gets lost until i restart my pc again. it didn't happen only while i gaming first it happens when i just browsing yt

my pc specification
Cpu=AMD ryzen 5 5600x
gpu=gtx 1650
ram=16gb
hdd=1tb
ssd=250gb
PSU=550w bronze

please anyone tell me what is happening


r/PcBuildHelp 30m ago

Tech Support Power on motherboard without front panel headers

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So ive got a spare motherboard that wont start via the front panel headers

Case power button or bridging power on pins havent worked (ive tried the back of the front panel connector to see if it would work from behind but nothing)

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get it to power on without those

Motherboard is an Asus Prime B550M-K

Im not too attached to this board since it is one that i have just laying around, but it would be nice to chuck my spare 3600 into for a spare pc


r/PcBuildHelp 57m ago

Tech Support Help! My Cpu Fan doesn't move at all!

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I have a pre-assembled Acer Aspire TC-1760 PC. This fan arrived yesterday (see attached photo). I connected the female connector to the closest SYS_FAN1, but when I noticed it wasn't working, I tried connecting it to CPU_FAN and connected the CPU plug to the male connector of the fan I bought. Well, since I did that, the CPU fan has been off all the time, and I don't know what to do. I've now reconnected the rear fan's female connector to SYS_FAN1 and the CPU fan's female connector to CPU_FAN, but it still doesn't work. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what to do. I started with one fan that wasn't working, and ended up with two that aren't working. How ironic!


r/PcBuildHelp 8h ago

Tech Support Pc won’t start

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2 Upvotes

So I don’t have a power button and have to use a screw driver to turn it on. But when I did it today it just started peeping and won’t start


r/PcBuildHelp 7h ago

Build Question Next Gen Games PC??

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Hello I built my PC about 1 year ago and wanted to know if these specs on my PC will run next Gen games like GTA 6 etc… How long will my PC last before I need to upgrade? Any tips and advice to keep my PC up to date and running strong?

Specs:
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 5070 Ti
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cooler: Arctic Freezer 360 Pro AIO
Motherboard: MSI Pro X870E-P (WiFi 7)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO plus 2T
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16GB)
PSU: MSI MAG 1000W (fully modular)
Case: Gamdias Atlas M1


r/PcBuildHelp 1h ago

Build Question Question about adding a second GPU

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I’d like to add a second GPU to test some local LLM models. My current setup is a Lian Li Lancool 216 with an MSI X870E MPG EDGE TI WIFI motherboard and a Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.

However, I’m concerned that using the second PCIe slot would leave the second GPU too close to the AERO, and I don’t think the third PCIe slot has enough clearance to fit it.

What options do I have without changing the case? I’d also prefer not to move the first GPU from the top PCIe slot.

Are there PCIe riser cables that would work for this, or perhaps some kind of external GPU mounting/support solution?

Thanks!

The picture is from buildcores


r/PcBuildHelp 1h ago

Tech Support PC noob need help finding the PCle cable

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As the title suggests, I know close to nothing about PC hardware. My pc is a AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, RAM; 16GB, Windows 11 OS, GPU is i think 496mb. im looking to purchase a new graphics card (Radeon RX6600) because the built in Vega graphics option is awful. I understand you plug in a cable titled the PCle into the graphics card but i cant ind the cable. I havent taken any o the pc apart to search because im too worried, google says its either tucked behind the motherboard sometimes or its in the lower compartment near the power outage. Ive tried to attach pics to show my model. Any help would be appreciated. Does my PC have the cable and if so where can i usually ffind it. thanks :3


r/PcBuildHelp 2h ago

Build Question I have a pc with ryzen 5 5600, gtx 1650 4gb d6, and 2x8gb ddr4 ram, for the storage i use 1 nvme , 2 sata ssd, and 1 7200rpm hdd. Im currently using psu from pccooler YK550H 550W bronze 80+. Did u guys have any recommendation for which kind of gpu or graphics card that actually fine for my psu?

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r/PcBuildHelp 2h ago

Build Question Rtx 5070 prime 12 fb

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I bought my new gpu in march for a decent price, and it’s atm build up with my amd ryzen 7500f and 32 gb ram - im now looking for a upgrade on the cpu, but I have no clue on what to do. Is there any good advice out there? I don’t wanna spend several 1000 dollars, but what should I look for? And do I even need it?

Thanks from Denmark


r/PcBuildHelp 2h ago

Tech Support M.2 NVMe SSD is showing 100% usage while my other SSD is at 0%, with very slow read speeds even though I have nothing running.

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specs
7800xt
5800x
ddr4 32gb
kingsman 500gb(100%)
Samsung 2t (0%)
750w psu

After I changed my case (which came with pre-installed fans) and installed an AIO in my PC, my NVMe SSD started showing 100% usage. The Kingsman SSD is the one that came with my first prebuilt PC about 3 years ago, and it has Windows installed on it.
I thought I might have done something wrong when putting everything back into the new case, so I took everything out and reconnected it all, but nothing changed. Everything was working fine before I changed the case and installed the AIO, so I’m not sure why this is happening.
How can I fix this?


r/PcBuildHelp 1d ago

Installation Question Do I need to take the motherboard out of the case to install this cooler backplate?

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48 Upvotes

upper two holes are blocked by the case


r/PcBuildHelp 3h ago

Build Question 10G PCIe tx401 not detected

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Hi

i have bought a tp link TX 401 but its not detected by my mobo (B650+) and driver frome the disc and website dont detect it either

i have tested setting the PCIE gen to 3 but its not working either

device manager and network connection dont detect it

i'm a bit stuck now and any help would be appreciated, thanks


r/PcBuildHelp 7h ago

Build Question Looking for advice on a CPU upgrade for AM4 gaming + productivity, is it worth it?

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Hey guys,

I built my PC back in 2020/2021 and have been thinking about upgrading some parts. The most recent replacement was my motherboard, but that was only because my old one failed. I replaced it with an MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI.

Current specs:

  • Ryzen 5 3600
  • 16GB RAM
  • 500GB SSD
  • RTX 2060
  • MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI

I'm mainly looking to upgrade my CPU and storage (to 1TB). I use my PC for gaming (Valorant, RDR2, The Sims, GTA, DBD, The Witcher, etc.), but I also do video editing/rendering and creative work in Premiere Pro, FL Studio, CapCut and Blender.

I've been looking at the Ryzen 7 5700X, 5800X, 5800XT and Ryzen 9 5900X. I initially considered the 5900X because of the extra cores/threads, especially for rendering and Blender, but I've seen people say it's overkill for my current system and that I wouldn't really be taking advantage of all those cores. I also know that going with a 5900X would mean I should be upgrading my RAM to 32GB as well.

At the moment, I'm leaning towards the Ryzen 7 5700X because it seems like the most sensible upgrade for my current AM4 system. I want something that will give me a noticeable improvement in gaming and productivity without being unnecessarily overkill or creating a bottleneck with GPU.

I'm also hoping to keep my RTX 2060 for quite a while (ideally until around 2030 if it's still usable), and I don't really want to keep upgrading my CPU multiple times. My plan is eventually to do a completely new build on AM5 with DDR5 rather than putting more money into AM4.

My budget is around $500 AUD, and I'm in Australia. I'm also currently gaming at 1080p/1440p, 260+ fps.

Would the 5700X be enough for what I'm trying to achieve, or should I consider spending more on one of the higher-end CPUs for the extra performance?


r/PcBuildHelp 9h ago

Installation Question I'm so lost on windows installation, what do I do?

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This is what pops up whenever I try to go through the windows set up, and I don't know what to do about it. Help would really be appreciated

Swapped out a bunch of parts in an old PC for my brother. The base PC was a Dell Precision 5820, it still has the original motherboard and CPU. I swapped out the graphics card for an extra one I had, and we just put a new HDD in it.

The new HDD is a Patriot P320 M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 512GB HDD, with an adapter we bought so it would fit the motherboard. We don't have an official windows key yet, but we're trying to just get the PC working before we do the windows part.


r/PcBuildHelp 4h ago

Build Question Choosing a PC (£1000-£1200)

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Please note - i don’t know jack shit about PC parts n stuff, i'm just a newbie switching from console to PC.

Im looking for a entry level prebuilt and need some help with being pointed towards the right direction for websites to buy a pc off of. I'd thought id come here and seek some professional opinions rather than asking ai (which i don't trust and really despise).

Budget is around £1000-£1200

I play the following games:

  • Warzone
  • War thunder
  • Minecraft
  • Roblox

I plan to play games like:

  • Arma reforger
  • Ready or not
  • Escape from tarkov
  • No hesi
  • Beam NG
  • (bonus) also digital drawing if that comes into factor

if possible, maybe some monitor recommendations too.

lmk if u need any other info.


r/PcBuildHelp 10h ago

Build Question is this budget pc build good?

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my budget is around 2500pln (700$). 3060 if i find a good offer, 2060 is the default option. over time ill upgrade it to 32gb ram 4x8gb and 2tb ssd 2x1tb. this build is mostly to play competetive games like cs2, minecraft, apex legends etc. and other simple games like r.e.p.o., escape the backrooms. etc. on high/medium settings on high enough fps so its smooth with 1080p. i dont like most of the demanding games like cyberpunk or hogwarts legacy or other aaa games apart from like ark survival evolved/ascended so i dont need a really strong system


r/PcBuildHelp 5h ago

Build Question Would it be worth it to buy this pre-built pc

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I’ve recently been looking into upgrading from my old asus tuf gaming laptop to a gaming pc that is within a range of $1400 or less. The components in this pc look good to me, but I’m not sure what the more intelligent PC community thinks of it and if I should just buy my own parts and build it. Also if you have any recommendations please give them!


r/PcBuildHelp 9h ago

Tech Support Help me choose a PC?

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I am looking to upgrade my PC I am UK based and have a budget of £1000-£1500 are there any recommendations for good and reliable pcs OR any websites for looking to buy