Recent content by sentrek33

Well he is up and running, thanks all for the advice and help, appreciate it all. Was trying to post a picture but keep getting an error for some reason, looks pretty clean. Link below. https://ibb.co/Fzv1hWt

Yeah, That is the one, been through both manuals multiple times, double & triple checked the connections multiple times. Only thing I can think of is it is because we dont have the GPU yet so cant do a complete boot up on it. I will find out tomorrow. If that isnt the issue then he may have to...

I have everything hooked up where it goes, AIO pump in the right spot, using the splitter for the fans and plugged into the CPU_FAN socket, remote is hooked up with power from the power supply. Just cant get the RGBs on the cooler fans to come on. Is possible its because I dont have the GPU...

OK, this is my first attempt at a build from scratch basically, I got everything figured out (waiting on the new GPU though) except getting the fans on the cpu cooler hooked up. The instructions that came with the case weren't real clear on exactly how to connect them. I get the 4 fans on the...

I just picked him up an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT for $319. I think that should keep him going decent for a little while, I hope.

This chart is exactly what I needed to make an informed decision. Thanks for that!

Its not alot cheaper that a 12gb 6700xt, maybe $30-$40bucks. But i was basing it off of other 16gb cards but if that doesnt matter much then I will keep looking for the best deal on a 6700/6750xt. Just trying to find the best bang for that $350-$400 price point.

Bought a Asus ROG Strix B550-F Motherboard, but before we put the new setup together was looking for a better video card over the 8gb 580 he has no. A 6700xt was recommended but curious what you all thought about this one.

What do you all think about this video card vs a 6700 xt? https://www.justgpu.com/acer-predator-bifrost-intel-arc-a770-oc/p/N82E16814553001?Item=N82E16814553001

Got it, I will have to make sure he knows how to manage that. Thanks.

Not sure what you mean by "uninstall-install loop".

I do believe his is a 8gb model. OK, I would consider that price for the 6700xt reasonable as well. Thanks for all the info, very enlightening. When you don't know what your doing and there is a million options its a little overwhelming.

What GPU would you recommend that would be a "reasonable" upgrade and would see noticeable gains without having to take out a second mortgage?

So if i get him one of these SSDs I can just clone his current hard drive over to it? As far as the RAM goes, he will have to deal with it for now as he has other priorities, like getting a vehicle. We can still overclock the CPU and run it with the 3200mhz? Will there be any benefit in doing...

We do not have a NVMe/SSD. That is something I will have to look into I guess. It replaces the (old school?) hardrive? What he has now is a Seagate Baracuda which I guess if you dont know any better works fine? I bought the Ram based on AMD Ryzen 9 5900x info page where it says it supports up...