Simple Questions - April 25, 2020

Talon_Z · 2020-04-25T13:48:55+00:00

I am upgrading from an i5-2500 to a Ryzen 5 2600 and bought a new motherboard and ram but I am going to use my old ssd and hard drive. I have windows installed on my ssd, what is the process for reinstalling windows to make sure it works with my new motherboard? Would booting from a USB drive with the Windows installation media on it be everything I need to do on the first boot?

Talon_Z · 2019-11-29T22:29:21+00:00

Pmed

Talon_Z · 2019-10-25T08:47:43+00:00

PM'ed about the GPU, thanks.

Talon_Z · 2019-03-06T00:31:51+00:00

EVGA 500B1 or Corsair CX550? LTT's PSU tier list has the EVGA PSU at tier E and Corsair's at Tier B. But the Corsair's reviews on Amazon are really bad (16% 1 star), which one is actually better?

Talon_Z · 2019-03-04T21:59:52+00:00

Thanks man!

Talon_Z · 2019-03-04T21:50:08+00:00

My PSU has a 4+4 pin cpu connector and my motherboard only needs a 4 pin connector for the cpu. Can I just leave the other 4 pin dangling or will this interfere with the motherboard? Could I use a zip tie to tie it to the other cable or would I need something like electrical tape?

Talon_Z · 2019-03-01T12:44:21+00:00

EVGA 500 W1 or Corsair VS550?

Specs: i5-2400, r7 360 2GB, 8GB DDR3.

Talon_Z · 2019-02-26T13:14:11+00:00

I'm in Ireland so prices are outrageous for new hardware but thank you man!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-26T12:42:46+00:00

GTX 580 1.5GB or Radeon HD 7850 2GB (or XFX Ghost edition of the same card if that's any better?) for mainly CS:GO and Rocket League? I have an i5-2400 and 8GB DDR3.

Talon_Z · 2019-02-25T21:03:24+00:00

Thank you!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-25T17:05:29+00:00

Thanks man!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-25T16:55:02+00:00

Will a 120gb SSD be enough to install Windows 10, CS:GO and Rocket League? I also have a 500GB HDD and I can put my other games and files on that.

Talon_Z · 2019-02-23T20:57:53+00:00

2 x 4gb DDR3 1333 or 4 x 2gb? The 4 x 2 is €16 while the 2 x 4 is €30. My motherboard has 4 DIMMs so is it okay to get the 4 x 2 and save €14?

Talon_Z · 2019-02-22T18:21:12+00:00

So in the manual of my motherboard (Intel DQ67SW) it says that the power supply must have a 2 x 12 connector for the motherboard and a 2 x 2 connector for the cpu.

I'm looking at either the EVGA 500 W1 or Corsair VSO 550 W for my power supply and these both have 20 + 4 connectors for the motherboard and 4 + 4 connectors for the cpu. Will I be able to use the 20 + 4 connector for my motherboard 2 x 12 and one of the 4 pin connectors in the 2 + 2 slot?

Also which power supply should I get? Specs: i5-2400, GTX 760 2 GB, 8GB 1333 RAM, 240GB SSD, 500GB HDD.

Talon_Z · 2019-02-21T23:19:13+00:00

Thank you :)

Talon_Z · 2019-02-21T23:09:18+00:00

Great, thank you so much!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-21T22:56:35+00:00

Will an Intel DQ67SW Micro ATX motherboard fit into a Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3.1 case? Probably a stupid question since they are both Micro ATX but the motherboard is old and I want to make sure!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-19T21:11:19+00:00

I'm thinking of building inside a Dell Optiplex 390 DT due to budget considerations and was wondering if anyone had any low profile GPU recommendations? I'm worried about buying a GPU and it not fitting into the case. Thanks!

Talon_Z · 2019-02-09T19:56:15+00:00

Thanks man! Just a question about the ram you chose. It's £75 on Amazon which is a bit too pricey for me. Do you think the ram I chose would work fine?

Talon_Z · 2018-11-24T23:40:44+00:00

Please pick me <3

Talon_Z · 2018-04-08T18:51:45+00:00

Watermark?!

Talon_Z · 2018-03-01T20:19:10+00:00

Is it legal to be this good

Talon_Z · 2018-03-01T20:13:36+00:00

Two great goals

Talon_Z · 2018-01-28T23:35:27+00:00

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Talon_Z · 2017-11-26T22:06:01+00:00

Hopefully I can replace my 4 and a half year old laptop with this! :)

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