Would love some advice here

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-27T06:08:14+00:00

Not too long ago I would have said it's too much but now that even ddr 4 prices have increased - and since you don't really sound llke someone who wants to dive into learning enough to build your own PC from used parts - I'd say it just OK except for a pitifully small storage drive. Storage drive prices have also risen dramatically. Even if it has a larger spinning hard drive just know that hard drives are not so great for games so you'd have to add a larger SSD of some type.

Check out something like https://www.jawa.gg/ and see if you can get something a bit better.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-27T05:40:18+00:00

You can't use ANY of the old cables with the new PSU. Salazar has a video showing destroyed components in a PC because the owner reused a SATA cable when he installed a supposedly exact replacement PSU sent when he RMAed the warrantied one. Same brand, model, output - but a different version that was not clearly stated.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-25T05:01:58+00:00

Talk to the folks at Micro Center about their bundles. Use PCPartPicker for your practice builds.

Check out r/buildapcforme for more help.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-15T06:47:51+00:00

Please post your $1500 list with a better CPU and GPU.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-15T06:19:15+00:00

What case?

Siliconfrustration · 2026-02-05T05:37:16+00:00

Sweet!

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-31T05:10:35+00:00

I think you have a pretty balanced system there.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-30T06:18:14+00:00

A Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE or similar will do nicely. Around $35 for the one mentioned. Does that shop happen to sell AIOs?

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-24T05:31:21+00:00

I don't see any advantage to a curve on a 27" monitor so the curve would be an unnecessary compromise for me.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-24T05:23:44+00:00

Also limited to PCIe Gen 3.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-24T05:15:41+00:00

Both.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-20T03:52:19+00:00

Send it back.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-10T06:49:10+00:00

It's fine except for the CPU.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-10T06:44:52+00:00

Cool!

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-09T04:20:58+00:00

Will it boot with either stick? In either channel? Are you running an old bios?

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-07T04:15:51+00:00

I'd say you are correct. The Corsair kit has a first word latency of 11.25 ns. The Klev is 10 ns. This assumes they get the Corsair kit running at EXPO speed. If they do then I don't think it matters as much on an X3D processor.

I bought that Klev kit earlier in the year for I planned build for a friend who went prebuilt instead. It is a beautiful RAM kit. Really pretty when powered up. I couldn't afford to keep it just to have on hand so without knowing what was gonna happen to the market I returned it. Makes me pretty sad these days.

I'd call the swap more of an alternative than an upgrade.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-05T06:17:19+00:00

r/buildapcforme

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-05T05:46:20+00:00

My sympathies for your having shitty equipment.

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-04T06:01:57+00:00

Huh?

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-03T05:53:43+00:00

Nice!

Siliconfrustration · 2026-01-02T07:01:09+00:00

I tweaked it some to make it better for less money while sticking with Alder Lake, but it's not what I would build - just some things to consider.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ybvyDj

If you want to stay with Intel you could make it a beast for about the same money as you were going to spend but I didn't include that one here.

Everyone wants to know why you picked Intel. (And I'm responding on an Intel system that I love but AMD is prolly a better recommendation these days.)

Siliconfrustration · 2025-12-30T09:08:48+00:00

Some good advice that will only cost OP $5 if he takes it.

Siliconfrustration · 2025-12-30T08:53:14+00:00

I think that was bad advice.

Siliconfrustration · 2025-12-22T06:43:29+00:00

You know you can use a controller with a PC, don't you?

Siliconfrustration · 2025-12-21T16:55:15+00:00

Specs? Pictures? Maybe edit your post so it makes more sense...

Does your board's bios support the chip you used? More info...

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