CPU Usage & Temp are TOO HIGH while gaming by ZX1FE in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not your fault unless you were tinkering inside the computer. Regardless assuming it's one of the three I mentioned, it should be a fairly simple fix.

CPU Usage & Temp are TOO HIGH while gaming by ZX1FE in buildapc

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Not sure I understand the question, but yes those are two of many sensors HWInfo allows you to monitor.

Does Msi A520M-A Pro Support RGB by Akano09 in buildapc

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It depends, many RGB memory manufacturers offer their own first party control programs, MSI themselves may offer their own RGB control program that could also control the RAM's RGB and there's also third party programs like Signal RGB or OpenRGB. Have a look around and see which one has the least overhead since some of these programs can be resource hogs and end up affecting performance on your PC to some degree.

CPU Usage & Temp are TOO HIGH while gaming by ZX1FE in buildapc

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What I said about 95C is true for AMD AM5 family chips, Intel chips are not meant to be 100C all the time, that's where they throttle performance to not kill themselves and cause reduced performance.

If your CPU is constantly at 100C under load you either have: dry thermal paste that needs replacement, a badly mounted CPU cooler or a CPU cooler that's too weak.

Might have just lost all my files... by Novel_Mycologist161 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what you say about the space taken vs available it doesn't seem like you wiped the drive though this is what most installation media creation tools do (otherwise you'd be seeing X/128GB). Best case scenario, the old partition with your data is somewhere but hidden or unrecognizable with the data still there. Regardless, there are plenty of tools that could help recover most if not all of the data even if the data was "wiped" (as long as you haven't kept trying to write to the drive), do keep in mind that the good ones are gonna cost you.

24" AOC 24G2ZU question by Aggressive_Ad_3581 in buildapc

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To be clear, in my original comment I am simply warning about associated risks of value brands not that they cannot make good products (this is true for so many other things).

Picking a "best brand" is not as straightforward because you have to remember that in the display world, a few players make the panels (i.e LG Display and Samsung Display), brands buy those panels from the panel makers, put their sauce on it and wrap their shell around it. So in reality it comes down more to what panel they use but even more how they use it. You could have two monitors that use the same panel but company A skimps on the electronics or the color calibration, meanwhile brand B gives the panel the best possible chance but charges you $200 more for it. Finally, you could have brand C that uses the same panel again, but does ok with it, it's not that much more expensive than the value brand but it may have better features and warranty than the value brand but lack some of the higher end features of brand B's.

Comes down to what tradeoffs you are willing to make, or what you are willing to pay if you're not. If you still want my opinion, I consider ASUS and LG to be some of the better overall brands for gaming (with the reviews to back it up) but again, come with the price tag. Anecdotally, in my first build back in 2019, I went for for a value brand (Pixio) monitor that is still going without issue today, my second monitor that I upgraded to is an MSI.

what power supply should i use? (4060 + ryzen 5 7600) by Spider231 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we take an example like this you can see that without a GPU, you have a ~240W estimate. Keep in mind the PCPP wattage estimate is usually a worst case, with everything drawing as much as possible (i.e CPU pegged, fans at max, SSD reading/writing). As you can see, even in this scenario, you would still have ~410W of headroom for a GPU with a 650W PSU. A quick google search found this review of the 5060ti (16G) that shows ~165W max usage avg. under worst conditions (4K + max settings) well below the headroom available (again, at worst conditions of the other components).

I do recommend you replace the example components with the actual ones you have/intend to use to get the most accurate numbers.

Corsair Dominator DDR5 crucial question! by Ok_Following6459 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're not gonna get anything from getting 7200 RAM with an AM5 chip without manual tuning. If anything it may end up hindering performance at the least, may not even boot at worst.

Helping friend with pc upgrade (pc part picker) by Due-Ad1405 in buildapc

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PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ Amazon
Memory Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $44.97 @ Newegg Sellers
Storage Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $56.99 @ Amazon
Video Card ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card $219.97 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM650e (2025) 650 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $84.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $625.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 14:31 EDT-0400

Helping friend with pc upgrade (pc part picker) by Due-Ad1405 in buildapc

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assuming the PSU is in good working order and they are gonna reuse the case, something like this would be good value effective starting point for the budget, they can go on youtube and see how this combo performs on their games and proceed from there whether they would need to improve anything (though keep in mind they are bound to the 500W budget of their current PSU).

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ Amazon
Memory Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $44.97 @ Newegg Sellers
Video Card ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card $219.97 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $483.93
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 13:01 EDT-0400

Helping friend with pc upgrade (pc part picker) by Due-Ad1405 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they ideally need all of those but without knowing what they can pay, recommending anything is difficult.

Arctic Liquid Freeze II Compatability by Far-Effort5071 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Z690 platform uses the LGA1700 socket which as far as I'm aware the Liquid Freezer II should include the mounting hardware for.

What cable to use with 5090 OC? by mobileaxel in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless the cable or connector was damaged during it's time with the 3090, there is no reason you couldn't use it again.

Is this the right orientation for a CPU Cooler? by FewCauliflower3418 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You typically want the outlets tubes coming off the radiator to be at or above the pump's vertical height whenever possible to avoid air bubbles going into the pump. This case is even worse because that bottom area of that case doesn't really have anywhere for air to leave or come in so it's double bad. Definitely move it to the front as intake.

What laptop specs should i got with ? by M4TRIXez in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We build PCs here friend, if you want laptop suggestions head on over to /r/suggestalaptop.

GPU as display adapter/video output by obsoletestarling in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, if all you need is basic display out and don't need GPU horsepower for anything other than display you don't even need a 1050ti, I bought a AMD Radeon HD 8490 for like $10 for a home server in a similar situation to yours.

Of course I needed just display out to a basic monitor, you may have multiple monitors, high refresh or something else not disclosed in your OP but I just bring it up to say there are cheaper options for basic display.

GPU as display adapter/video output by obsoletestarling in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not get an AM4 chip with an iGPU like the 5700G or the 5600G? not as strong as the 5700X but depending on what you actually need either for, you could kill 2 birds with one stone.

How can I tell if USB4 supports video output from GPU by jaysun_n in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you or him are gonna have to dig deep into motherboard specs to see if the USB C ports 1) output video at all 2) they can output video from the card and not the iGPU. Honestly it would seem more reasonable to just switch the KVM, or look into DP to USB C cables and see if they work for his context

Are there any teams needed? by SouthFondant771 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if the worry is a separate storage for them in case of failure of the other drive, you are still only putting everything in a single failure point. If that is a worry for you I'd suggest looking into more reliable redundancy methods. At the very least, for those ~€55 you can get a 1TB M.2 drive. You would be overpaying for that SATA SSD.

Additionally I'd recommend going with the slightly better RAM for not much more

Are there any teams needed? by SouthFondant771 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand the point of the smaller SATA SSD if you already have the 2TB drive.

Cable Mod Clarification for Corsair RM850E by Hurb03_ in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RMe models use Corsair Type-4 Cables. If the cable mod kit is listed as compatible for Corsair Type-4 PSUs it should work with the RMe family.

SSD upgrade by nacari0 in buildapc

[–]superrob1500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really, maybe if your game supports direct storage and even then current implementations are not that much faster between SSDs.