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Motherboard - Asus Tuf X570 plus wifi SSD - Samsung 860 Evo 1TB Ram - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series DDR4 (2 x 8 GB) 3600 Mhz F4-3600C16D-16GVK PSU - Seasonic Focus GX-750 80+ Gold CPU - AMD Ryzen 3600 with stock cooler At this point, I suspect that either the motherboard or RAM is faulty. Even when...

I just built a Windows 10 desktop and in spite of some initial issues, I got it working over DVI via my EVGA GTX 1070 card. I bought my 1070 card used and could never get the HDMI port to output an image. The computer would detect monitors connected to the HDMI port on my 1070 but wouldn't...

He built the PC 2 years ago with all new parts and hasn't used it much. The upgrade costs over the next 3-4 years would be about the same when I factor in that the total cost of my new build is $1245. Even in my friend's rig, if I upgraded the Mobo, cpu, ram, psu and got a decent used video...

If I do stick with my build, would you recommend me keeping the Ryzen 3600 or instead getting the Ryzen 3700X for the extra 2 cores. I know the extra 2 cores will benefit future games but I don't like the fact that the 3700X is an extra $130. I feel like I could upgrade to a mid range 8 core...

I just bought the parts for a rig I want to build and the specs are: Ryzen 5 3600 G. Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8) 288-pin ddr4 3600 ram (dual channel) Seasonic Focus GX-750 80+ Gold Full Modular PSU Asus Tuf Gaming x570 Plus (wi-fi) motherboard Evga GTX 1070 8GB video card (bought used...

I'm building a new PC with a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and an Asus Tuf X570 motherboard. I was thinking about using an NVME drive as my boot drive but I see a lot of reviews on NVME drives where owners say they fail after a short period of time. I see this across many different brands and models. Are...

I want to build a new PC for general use and casual gaming. I want to be able to play current popular titles on at least medium settings such as COD: Modern Warfare, Borderlands 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, etc. I want to build a system that will last 4-5 years. My budget with tax included is...

Would overclocking a Ryzen 2600 paired with a decent budget cooler like the Hyper 212 Evo give me the same single thread performance as a non-overclocked 2600x?

I generally agree with your approach but I guess this isn't the greatest time to buy a CPU considering my situation. I will wait and see what the benchmarks are for the 9700k. I don't like that the 9700k doesn't have hyperthreading and that Intel motherboards are more expensive. I generally...

Single thread performance is important to me for emulation but I am also considering the processors ability to play current games. The 2600 has an advantage in that it has 12 threads vs the 6 threads of the 9600k that has no hyper threading. This could be an issue with modern games in a few...

I know that the future Zen2 AMD cpus are supposed to be compatible with current AM4 motherboards, but how likely is it that AM4 motherboard manufactures will release a bios update that will allow users to upgrade to a Zen2 cpu? I was thinking of getting a Ryzen 2600 cpu and aftermarket cooler...

Thunder, would the 2600 and Hyper T4 give the same single core performance as the 2600x and stock cooler? Which option would you go with?

Would it be possible to overclock the 2600 enough to achieve the same single core performance as the 2600x. If so, how much would a decent cooler cost for the 2600? I would mainly be doing this to improve emulation performance. I can currently get the 2600x for $220 and the 2600 for $160...

I'm not sure if playing at a refresh rate higher than 60Hz would be worth it for me because I am a casual gamer. I will be playing a range of games online but I don't plan on playing competitively. I also play just as many single player games as multiplayer games.

Is the stock cooler of the 2600 good enough for overclocking?