new build

Hi, I was one of the lucky few who won an i7 8086k. At this point I still haven't built with it. I made a half-hearted attempt at selling on craigslist, but only got one ridiculously low-ball offer. Now I have some money to do an upgrade and would like some advice. I am thinking about...

Hi Everyone! It is the third time I am using the forums for advice on the new build and I am hoping to tap into the knowledge and experience of this community. Regarding the build: 1) Purpose: general use, gaming (high quality is important), videos, photo editing and also aesthetics (so case is...

I'm a software engineer that has not paid attention to hardware in a while. I used to build all my machines myself and also game a lot, but as my career has progressed my desire to sit in front of a computer when I get home has significantly decreased. I need to build a high end PC that will...

I am looking for suggestion for new build purely for virtualization (openstack). Currently looking for a single system, CPU: AMD (Ryzen preferably) , FormFactor: MiniITX Motherboard with 2 NIC's RAM: Minimum of 16GB Decent IO for hard-disks, At any point of time there will be 4 VM's that...

Hi Ananders! Finally received all the parts for my 8700K build just before Thanksgiving, so with the family out of town, guess what I did for Thanksgiving??! Yup, built it and wow is it beautiful. And fast!! And quiet!! Working on a build video, but for now here's one pic of the final...

So, i went a little overboard with my new PC build and bought an Acer Predator XB271HU Monitor and a GTX 1080 :fearful:, initially was supposed to be a normal 1080p 60hz monitor + GTX 1060 6 GB. So you can imagine i am absolutely out of funds to buy a proper fast ram for my ryzen cpu, so i...

Hello, Does anyone have a wall mounted case? did you build it yourself? hows the noise level?are there any risks?

Hey all, I've built my own PC's in the past but it's been a while now. I'm out of the loop. So if things have changed and I'm better off with a pre-built PC fill me in hah. I'm looking for something powerful, but a good value that will last me at least 3 years or so. $1500.00 US budget...

Hello, This is going to be my first time building a pc, would it be better to build it with new parts or refurbished? There are pros and cons to both like one is cheaper but the other is more reliable

hi. Im looking to upgrade my pc. I currently have: Os: windows 7 Mobo: msi z77a-g45 (ms-7752) Cpu: intel core i5 3570k 3,4 ghz Ram: 4x 4gb corsair pc3-10700 Graph: asus nvidia gtx 970 Storage: 500gb samsung ssd(os) 1tb+3tb I bought a new msi x370 gaming pro carbon and im looking to buy a ryzen...

My build is as follows. Case: Fractal Design R5 , 2x 140mm front intake fans Fractal Venturi HF fans, 1X 140mm rear exhaust Fractal venturi fan MoBo: Asus ROG IX Hero CPU: i7-7700k with a hopeful overclock of 5Ghz+ CPU TIM: Coollaboratory Liquid Metal Ultra Ram: Gskill Ripjaws V 2x8GB...

Hello everyone, I've got a new build in the works here, the parts are on the way if not here already, and I am preparing a bootable windows iso usb that also has my drivers on it (i think that works but let me know if there are issues with doing that). I've placed the latest GPU drivers on it...

Hey! I have a strange issue with my new pc. The system works like it should, from the first boot forward, except theres a electric ticking coming from the PSU area. The sound is there even when the pc is turned off so its not a fan. Ive tried with 3 brand new power supplys and after a couple of...

Hi, In an ambition to refresh my gaming PC and hopefully make it quieter I did a rebuild 2 weeks ago. I have run into an issue that I am unable to resolve and are looking for recommendations on how to proceed further. As full background info, I should perhaps mention that the RAM on my old...

I recently took my inspiron 3847 parts, bought a couple new parts, and built my pc. I used these from my two year old inspiron: i5-4460, 1TB western digital HDD, 16gb RAM I bought these parts to improve the PC: Case, 400w PSU, Radeon rx 460, Gigabyte GA-H81M-D3V. All the parts were compatible...

Hi all, just finished building my overkill gaming machine. I have about $600 left and wondering what could I get to improve this already great build. I looked at VR, but I don't think the technology is quite there yet. Here is a link to my build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sHmF8K...