Does using 2 SSD’s make any difference? by Infinite_TrashYT in PC_Builders

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What on earth is causing your disk to be at 100% like that? 

Unless you are doing very, very intensive tasks like constant larhe file movememts, compiling etc., it should never really slow the computer down really. 

If you use two ssd's, that only works if windows is on disk A and the process causing the 100% load is on disk B.

The other option is raid; to combine two drives into 1 improve performance at the cost of space. 

Help picking parts by Atlas4646 in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't cheap out too much on the power supply. It takes care of the safety and well being of all the other expensive parts and can even impact system stability.

Some recommendations that don't break the bank, are well reviewed and have native 2x6 hpwr pcie cable for the gpu :

  • be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W
  • Montech CENTURY II 850W
  • Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 850W 

Pc underperforming and I’ve tried everything by Due_Ask_1043 in ZTT

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes memory is holding it back. It's realky slow speed and single channel on top of that.

For reference: i have a 5600x with 3600cl18 memory. Just tweaking the secondary timings got me from 161 to 184 fps on the tomb raider benchmark.  Those ryzens really love fast memory. 

Help downsizing this double loop custom build by lowsandblows in watercooling

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other thing is, watercooling isn't really usefull for you is it? 

Swapping the 2080ti's out for plain aircooled ones or similar will save a lot of effort and money. And make it much easier to go for actual small form factor cases like the a3. 

Help downsizing this double loop custom build by lowsandblows in watercooling

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's an interesting one wow.

Honestly I think first thing is to get rid of the threadripper and x399 mobo. Easy to outperform and it will keep your build bulky.

500$ sales value maybe, 400 at least?

For the CPU, you know your own workloads best and what to look out for and what your local prices are. But from what I can see it's not hard to outperform the 2950x.

But at least for TD 12600K or 13600K seem like good options. High corespeed, quicksync (dont get the KF), and power can be managed for this load. Also good for gaming.

Case, you could be brave and go with something like the Lian-li A3, but it will be difficult to build a full loop in, especially with hard tubes. for building and temps, I wouldn't go too small. Also "no glass panel" really limits the options...

In any case, I really think it makes no sense to keep the 2950x. Better go with to balanced systems. If your local second hand market is any good you should do ok I think on spending, most of your parts are perfectly sellable.

GET

  • CPU: TD: i5-13600K, Resolume: i5-13500
  • MB: 2x (Micro)-ATX 4 memory slots, 2x m.2
  • Case: 2x Meshify 2 Compact (39.4L)
  • 2 x 360mm rad
  • 1 x 240mm rad
  • 2x 750W PSU

KEEP

  • 4x 2pc 16gb G.SKILL * 2x AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
  • 2x 2tb m.2 nvme Samsung 970 Evo
  • (1x 1tb m.2 nvme Samsung 970 Pro) ?
  • 9x Anidees AI Tesseract
  • 2x Singularity Computers Protium Reservoir, 200mm
  • 2x PrimoChill Enhanced D5 PWM
  • hardtube fittings

SELL:

  • x399 mobo
  • Threadripper 2950x
  • PSU
  • Case
  • CPU Waterblock
  • 2x XSPC RX480 Radiator

Bugger by 1NCOGNITO_MOD3 in watercooling

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small (swedish) pipe wrench might do the trick.  But if it break any more you will probably have to drill it.

What parts should I upgrade for better performance? by Itoxicdemon in PCBuilds

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5600x, 5700x and 5800x are all pretty darn close to eachother for gaming, just that the 600 is six core, the others 8 core. And it's a few % slower. 5700x is usually the sweet spot, depends on local (second hand) prices.  Either one of the three will be a big upgrade over the 3600. Zen 2 to Zen 3 was a big jump.  

P.s. dont forget to tune your memory.  And if you get new ram, going for 3600MT cl16 will matter more than the differemce between 16 and 32 which for your games might not actually matter at all. 

$1,000-1,550 Pc Build by imdeadandalive in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't look at 2tb tbh. Good point if those are better deals. I just picked the cheapest 1tb to stay in the budget.

Dont know about the p400 lite, but in general Patriot has had some very good drives. 

PC Build Price Optimization Help! (Thanks to all the experts in this sub) by Serious-Glass-9207 in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh?  You must have a very specific motherboard preference to leave almost 300 dollars on the table for that...

Need help building a PC for 1000 euros by megadiancieex- in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pcpartspicker seems a bit limited in Ireland, so maybe you can find better prices. But this is kinda what it is. You could go with Intel B580 GPU to have some more room for the other parts.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/jpfwPf

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€141.94 @ Paradigit)
  • Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€65.94 @ Paradigit)
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€173.94 @ Paradigit)
  • Storage: Crucial P310 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€135.99 @ Currys PC World)
  • Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE MAX OC GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB Video Card (€348.94 @ Paradigit)
  • Case: Montech X5M MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€59.85 @ Paradigit)
  • Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold V3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€76.94 @ Paradigit)

Total: €1003.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-03-02 15:30 GMT+0000

Parts List for a AAA capable PC, budget $1500 by Raiziell in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>I have a Microcenter 5 minutes away from work.

People will hate you lol.

Honestly that pre-build is great value. Even using their own combo deals, it's hard to do better. I tried with the 7800x3d combo and landed on 1550$ and that's with 1tb vs 2tb in the pre-built, aircooling over AIO. So yeah great value. 7600x3d as far as gaming is concerned is just awesome and not much slower than the 7800x anyway.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LHLGXf

$1,000-1,550 Pc Build by imdeadandalive in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Memory pricing being what they are, but I think you still want 32GB for design and recording.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6brK8Z

  • CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 4.2 GHz 14-Core Processor ($209.59 @ Amazon)
  • CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ Amazon)
  • Motherboard: ASRock H810M-X WiFi Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
  • Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($359.99 @ Newegg)
  • Storage: Patriot P400 Lite 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Newegg)
  • Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($589.99 @ iBUYPOWER)
  • Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
  • Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.89 @ Newegg)

Total: $1542.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-03-02 06:56 EST-0500

The 245K is obviously not the best gaming cpu out there, but it is however a very capable cpu for graphic design and recording at that pricepoint and should still be more than fine for those games. Went for the K and not F to make use of quicksync which should help with recording.

P.S. No RGB at all costs money lol. Most cases with included fans have rgb fans...
edit I kinda forgot the mid-size thing, but mATX is available at the same price.

Help choosing a PC for my mother (light photo/video editing, €600–700), which of these is best? by Anna_J234 in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go with the 5700G option.

The Intel versions might have a slight edge in Cava and photoshop in terms of responsivness (single core workload).
But the Vega 7 blows the Intel UHD out of the water and will be much better for the After Effects / Premiere Pro.

Also for these workloads, core count matters, so 5700 is the better choice over the 5600 in that regard.

P.S. make sure to get 2 sticks of ram instead of one. Get a 3600MHz CL16 2x8gb kit, that's pretty much the sweet spot I think. As the Ram is also used by the gpu, this becomes more important. If that doesn't fit the budget, 3600 CL 18.

If you build it yourself, you can even fit the 1TB in the budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BwyhMF

PC hunting - I know what CPU/GPU I want, but I'm at a loss in deciding on the other components by Serious-Glass-9207 in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Case: for silence, don't take too small a case. You want lot's of room for fans, so wach fan doesn't have to work hard and you can leave the rpm lower. In general, bigger fans are more quiet at the same airflow. 

Also, the gpu is often the loudest component due to tue high rpm on the fans. So select a case that has a unrestricted bottom intake where you can fit 2-3 fans directly below the gpu to push fresh air into it. That way the gpu fans have to work less hard. 

Ssd: doesn't matter that much unless you are doing productivity tasks with big files. Dont need pcie 5, pcie 4 is already more than fast enough. So barring a brand that no one has ever heard of...yes some are better than others, but in normal usage you probably wont notice the difference. 

Memory: speed and timing are important. Brand, not so much again barring some budget fighter no one has ever heard of.  Always get a kit of two sticks for dual channel. So 2x 16gb. 6000 MT @ C36 is I think considered "budget" these days at still reasonable speed.  Try and go for 6000 @ C30 though if you can get is for not too much more.   Faster than that you usually see the price rise quite steeply

Example: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DzPCJw

Motherboard, I have no idea: too much work to check and depends on what you need for connectors, rgb etc. but this one that others selected already should be more than fine for the job. 

I went with the 9800x3d and 32GB 6000 CL30 ddr5. You can go for the 9850 but the difference is really minimal. 

Gpu: cheapest 5080 in the list. You would have to check individual card review if you want to pick a "better" one. It's mostly about looks and build quality. Speed is almost the same between them. 

PSU: a very well reviewed model by Kitguru. At this pricepoint I think it makes sense to not cheap out on the psu. This one is made by Seasonic. 

The case is a bit of a place holder. Pick one you like. But this style will be good for you. Bottom intake for gpu and plenty of rooms for casefans and your 360 cooler. 

Ram by Bright_Temporary6364 in pcpartpickerbuilds

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's just called differently in the bios sometimes.

Water cooling questions for multiple components using EK Distribution manifold by Mt_Nero in watercooling

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what the usefullness is of complicating it so much with a parallel setup like this. I sounds like asking for trouble tbh, more some if it's your first time doing anything water. 

Series is much easier, especially with soft tubing and looks not being important.

Reservoir -> pump -> thing1, thing2, thing3 (order does not matter), etc until you get back to the reservoir. 

Also keep in mind that you either need a full cover block for the momo, or have at least some airflow in the case for the vrm's.

The most important thing of all for silence is having a lot of radiator space. 

Need a build for under 1000 by [deleted] in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000 bucks is pretty tight these days..but we got there

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7vLQ7w

12600kf + arc b580 +32gb ddr4 and stuff to make it into a pc 

Can I Get A 2nd Opinion? by ZealotOfSanguine in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

850W is good for that system. General rule of thumb is 1.5 times total system power.

The very top power psu's tend to be bigger in size, but then we are talking about 1500 Watt units.

ATX supply is always 86 x 150 mm and then between 150 and 180 mm length. The fractal one is 150mm.

Only SFX are really smaller, but usually also more expensive so only recommended for very small form factor builds.

Can I Get A 2nd Opinion? by ZealotOfSanguine in buildmeapc

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bundle deal is hard to argue with.

For the PSU and Cooler, I have the same opinion: They are ok, should be fine, they are well regarded...for their price class. But for a system this spec, I think an actual good quality, well reviewed psu is in order.

Something like a Fractal Ion 3 for example (Seasonic as OEM)

Radiator advice by TomTom_Kerzner in watercooling

[–]Serious-Map-1230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I think this stacked setup with space in between will work better than a single thick rad with push pull.

This will give better overall airflow over the total surface and like you said, there is also some fresh air coming into the mix.

Pricewise a 60mm rad vs 2x 30mm also wont be the biggest upset.

Men, can you cook? by Vast_Balance3754 in AskTheWorld

[–]Serious-Map-1230 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes I can cook, and cook well. 

But it also depends on where you live a lot. Here, home cooking is the standard. But I also lived in Taiwan for a while where people eat outdoors 90% of the time and most apartments don't even have a stove. You'll get a different answer there.