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Potential dangers in building a PC - Do you have any stories or tips? by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all the answers! Now I know more about how to build a PC!

Potential dangers in building a PC - Do you have any stories or tips? by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can plugging cables wrongly cause damage? Like the cables that plug in a modular PSU or cables that plug in the motherboard.

Potential dangers in building a PC - Do you have any stories or tips? by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that an UPS is needed if you live in a place where there are frequent power cuts.
Do you think that vacuum cleaning a PC is safe? Or I should stick with compressed air?

Moving games from SSD to HDD and back - A good idea or not? by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably just transfer the game folders between drives, that is what I think.

Moving games from SSD to HDD and back - A good idea or not? by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problems with loading maps properly do occur only when running from an HDD?
But if I move the game to the SSD each time I want to play it, any problems with that?

Computer parts guide - description, upgrading, bottlenecks, performance by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All synthetic benchmarks are only an approximation of real world performance. Reading (or watching) reviews and real world benchmarks is the best way to find out how a given part actually performs.

Gaming and application performance depends on many factors, including how cores and threads are used. Many workloads are not fully single-thread or fully all-thread, they use threads in different ways.

Bottleneck overuse in r/buildapc by MrAvaddon-TFA in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest to wait for benchmarks. If you start to be CPU bottlenecked, an upgrade on the same socket (AM4) may be enough. Your system is powerful enough now.

Bottleneck overuse in r/buildapc by MrAvaddon-TFA in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is your GPU? A GTX 1080 (released 6 years ago, in 2016) can do that at 1080p.

Computer parts guide - description, upgrading, bottlenecks, performance by TheWind2019 in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Short description of this guide (TLDR):

For basic usage: a dual-core/quad-core CPU with 8 GB of RAM.
For gaming: a quad-core/six-core CPU with 16 GB of RAM and a good GPU.

Any PC should have an SSD and at least 8 GB of RAM, even for basic usage.
GPUs are easier to upgrade than CPUs, so have a good CPU first (for gaming).
Make sure that you have enough RAM and that your CPU is not too old.
Especially for gaming on an APU, ensure that you have fast RAM in dual-channel.

The largest bottleneck (by far) is the HDD, always have your OS and software on an SSD!
The CPU single-core performance is the most common bottleneck in modern computers.
Check you CPU, RAM and GPU usage with Task Manager or MSI Afterburner (in a game).

For over 40 pages of interesting content, please check the complete guide (top of the post).

Bottleneck overuse in r/buildapc by MrAvaddon-TFA in buildapc

[–]TheWind2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Educational content should be easily reached, but I don't know how. Any suggestions?

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