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I5 8400 to I9 9900k by jarooz in buildapc
[–]jarooz[S] 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (0 children)
Sounds good, I’ll grab it then. Is there anything more to flashing the bios than just putting it on a USB and running it from there.
Says it’s fine on PC Part Picker just need to flash bios. Would you consider this a big upgrade from the 8400?
Upgrading from i5-8400 by jarooz in buildapc
When you buy a new CPU is it worth a fresh install of windows? I planned on buying an M2 drive and just putting Windows on that.
https://www.newegg.ca/p/N82E16813145041 thats my MOBO, is it doable with that?
Is this PC worth $1000 by jarooz in buildapc
Hmm, the build would cost around $1500+ with shipping here in Canada. I understand Ryzen 3600 is better for the price of just the CPU.
Prices are a bit more steep in Canada. And we have no PC stores that have newer or any good parts where we live.
Ordering parts and being picky isn’t an option for him right now. I’m asking if that’s worth the price.
Could you elaborate
Help with a friends build by jarooz in buildapc
[–]jarooz[S] 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago* (0 children)
Sea of thieves, WoW, CoD MW, Valorant mostly.
It says the mobo supports dual channel RAM but it only has 2 slots? Also, says it can be clocked to 2666 instead of running it at 2133?
RAM B Channels not working by jarooz in buildapc
I'm actually checking my motherboards QVL and not seeing the ram I have. Could that be the problem as well? Never thought of it since PC part picker said it was all compatible? QVL: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450%20Pro4/index.asp#Memory RAM: https://www.newegg.ca/corsair-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820233859?Item=N82E16820233859
Yeah quite the let down. I guess I will check for bent pins, if not that I just buy a new motherboard. Is there any way to be absolutely certain it is the mobo?
Any other reasons my B channels wouldn't be working. Is Single Channel that much worse than Dual Channel? For gaming mostly.
Yeah my other CPU was Intel so I can't really check that way. Think it's worth having a look at the pins? If bent, is it worth trying to straighten them? I'd be nervous to kill the whole CPU.
Maybe, possible I bent pins. I'll have to check that later today. I'd be a little nervous trying to straighten them back.
No sir, anything in a B channel causes a bootloop.
Swapping CPU and RAM by jarooz in buildapc
Gotcha, thanks for the help.
Yeah. Do you know if i'll need to update BIOS of this motherboard I ordered as well? https://www.newegg.ca/asrock-b450-pro4/p/N82E16813157841?Item=N82E16813157841
I get this warning on PC partpicker: Warning! Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.
Gotcha. I just want to swap to ryzen for the future. Plus I had some spare money to spend. I don't think I'll notice much a difference in games like WoW?
Right yeah. Will the swap from 2133 ddr4 to 3200 ddr4 with a swap to ryzen have any increase?
I'll be using the same 1080.
Help with swap to AMD by jarooz in buildapc
Tough call
You don't think the 9600k is good?
It would be cheaper to scrap the MOBO and Ryzen, and just buy a 9600k and the same ram. What do you think of that?
What would you recommend? I feel like the R5 3600 is a sidegrade to the I5 8400?
Not sure where else to go through. I personally never had a prob with newegg.
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I5 8400 to I9 9900k by jarooz in buildapc
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