Gaming PC Build Help - £1200
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Quick question, now that most items are here...
Normally would only the OS be installed on the below, or can this be treated as a normal drive for installing whatever on it? Never had one of these before as only used normal HDDs...
Sabrent M.2 NVME PCIe Internal SSD (1TB, PCIe 3.0)
Also, for use further down the line, what HDD are recommended at the moment?
Normally would only the OS be installed on the below, or can this be treated as a normal drive for installing whatever on it? Never had one of these before as only used normal HDDs...
Sabrent M.2 NVME PCIe Internal SSD (1TB, PCIe 3.0)
Also, for use further down the line, what HDD are recommended at the moment?
normal drive. install everything on it
if/when you do get a hdd - use it as a media storage drive
can be any drive, most hdd nowadays are much of a muchness - ie: sloooooooooow
what was the total build cost just out of interest? my fag-packet math put it at around your budget (£1450)
and did you get the monitor as well?
The total came in at £1550 I think. Although I did order the monitor too so not too bad really.
Nope, I checked out a few places and picked the cheapest for each, although I ended up getting everything from just 2 places.
Most was cheaper elsewhere. The costs on the previous post that I put together on OCUK didn’t have the RAM or SSD on it so would have been closer to 2K if I got from them.
good
@tamzzy thanks again for the help you gave. I'm currently typing this on the PC that you spec'd for me!
So far so good, although all I have done at the moment is install windows, and Steam. I looked at the MSI website around updating the drivers and to be honest the options for updates confused me... let alone the talk of updating the bios! Can anyone shed some light on what I'm best to do... or not do with this?
Also, other than using it, is there a way to check everything is working correctly etc?
So far so good, although all I have done at the moment is install windows, and Steam. I looked at the MSI website around updating the drivers and to be honest the options for updates confused me... let alone the talk of updating the bios! Can anyone shed some light on what I'm best to do... or not do with this?
Also, other than using it, is there a way to check everything is working correctly etc?
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@SG666 very good! glad to see it's all working well.
my suggestions to ensure everything working as they are:
1) run memtest86 - ensure memory is error free (they can very occasionally have hardware errors that manifests itself as random bsods)
2) aida64 or prime95 stress test
if the computer can pass 4 runs of memtest (free version only has up to 4 runs) and an overnight run of prime95/aida64 - it's rock stable 99.9995% of cases
ps: post some pics
my suggestions to ensure everything working as they are:
1) run memtest86 - ensure memory is error free (they can very occasionally have hardware errors that manifests itself as random bsods)
2) aida64 or prime95 stress test
if the computer can pass 4 runs of memtest (free version only has up to 4 runs) and an overnight run of prime95/aida64 - it's rock stable 99.9995% of cases
ps: post some pics
@SG666 very good! glad to see it's all working well.
my suggestions to ensure everything working as they are:
1) run memtest86 - ensure memory is error free (they can very occasionally have hardware errors that manifests itself as random bsods)
2) aida64 or prime95 stress test
if the computer can pass 4 runs of memtest (free version only has up to 4 runs) and an overnight run of prime95/aida64 - it's rock stable 99.9995% of cases
ps: post some pics
@tamzzy I have downloaded the memtest stuff, but it comes up with image failed within the program if I try to do it, any thoughts on why?
Also I have had a few instances where the PC appears to crash. The screen just goes black and after 30 seconds I'm back at the log in page for windows and anything I had open (Steam etc) have closed.
Was playing some planet coaster just now and even though i'd started a new park it started to judder a bit, its been ok with it so far but it just started to happen so I quit the game and thought i'd give your advice a go now.
Ironically, or rather annoyingly i just tried Planco again and this time (with nothing going on, no people in the park or even any rides yet!!) it crashed, but this time was a proper crash with the errrrrrrr noise you get and a blue screen saying something alone the line of 'sorry your PC came across a problem and needs to restart' it said something about the video card i think but as i went to take a picture it went!
Right ok, here is a few, some as I was building and some just now to show you. Not sure exactly which bits you want to see though...
I have done what I believe to be updates to the drivers, although the supplied software that checks for updates etc came on a disc and I don't have a drive so I have gone to the manufacturers sites for stuff. When looking under my hardware within windows there was an issue that mentioned PCI and the drivers but I can't seem to find where this was now and whether what I have done has solved it.
I'm using the PC now and it seems ok. It seemed ok when I first used it but as I aid it would periodically go black and then when it came back on it was at the windows log in screen. It was only the last time that it made the noise like it got stuck and then the screen went blue etc.
I have done what I believe to be updates to the drivers, although the supplied software that checks for updates etc came on a disc and I don't have a drive so I have gone to the manufacturers sites for stuff. When looking under my hardware within windows there was an issue that mentioned PCI and the drivers but I can't seem to find where this was now and whether what I have done has solved it.
I'm using the PC now and it seems ok. It seemed ok when I first used it but as I aid it would periodically go black and then when it came back on it was at the windows log in screen. It was only the last time that it made the noise like it got stuck and then the screen went blue etc.
you need to install amd chipset drivers: https://drivers.amd.com/drivers/amd_software_1.09.27.1033.zip
did you catch the error code?
also, have you overclocked anything? ram/infinity fabric etc...or played around with any voltages?
Done, i have removed the second plug from one cable and installed another completely new cable from the PSU to the GPU so now i have 2 cables going to the GPU.
Yep i did this last night, followed your link and it took me to the same place so that should be all good now too!
No sadly not, i missed it.
Nope, no overclocking or tinkering with anything... wouldn't know where to start in all fairness!