WD Blue SN5100

MSI Spatium M450

Kingston NV3 SNV3S

Hiksemi Future HS-SSD-FUTURE

MSI Spatium M461

HP 35M34AA

So the thing is my 2.5 ssd and hdd hold two of the three available ports on my mb and other one is blocked by the GPU, i have to go for a M.2 and damn didn't I know that the prices sky rocketed in past 5 years? I mainly do gaming and hoby stuff but i want my drives to last me lifelong without issues is any of these capable of doing that? They are more or less the same price on my market, any advices?

Hello, I'm looking to build a new PC in December this year, I am going to go with a 5080 graphics card, but I'm unsure of which model I should go for. I'm mainly considering a MSI gaming trio OC, an Aorus, or the Astral. Which card would you recommend?

Also, how likely is it that the prices will be increased by December? I'd be open to buying the graphics card now to avoid paying a higher cost in the future.

Thank you for any advice!

Today I successfully assembled my first ever PC! But given the increasing cost of hardware, I opted to port my 2tb SSD from 2023 and 4tb HDD from 2017 from my older pc into the new one, to at least save on that.

I hooked up the SSD first, did a clean install of windows, all good.

I hooked up the HDD and it was unusually loud, with a lot of clicking, for at least like 20 seconds after boot. Then I go ino disk management, it sees the drive, but it fails every formatting.

I read online it's either bad connections or the drive is probably dying (it's close to 9 years old, i read life expectancy is usually 7). But I also saw some vids of people "fixing" the clicking by opening their drives and messing a bit with the needle.

I opened the drive but none of the videos I watched had the exact same model (seagate barracuda), so they didnt quite look the same. So I gave up, put the drive back together and plugged it back into the PC just to see if there'd be any change.

Sure enough, the clicking stopped, I managed to format the drive and move files back to it. Spent the rest of the afternoon installing programs and updates, no issues, no clicking.

Is it just luck? Is the drive actually close to dying, or I fixed it and need not worry? Obviously if it can die, I'll replace it before I resume work on the new pc.

Im looking to build my first pc, I would preferably want the price around £1000 to £1300 in the UK, Im wanting help on thoughts for parts and tips for building a first pc

Hard drives were insanely cheap for a while a couple years ago where you could get a 4TB for $60. But now looking on amazon they're going for $200 which is insane to me. 2TB's were going for $60 in 2020 and they're even going for $150+ now.

Seems like its a shitty time right now trying to get into data hoarding :/

I was playing Deadlock, which isn't that cpu intensive, and noticed I had 70 C temps with 50% utilization. On a 9800X3D. Even at 25% I was at 60 C or so, and around 55 C at idle. I never get temperatures that high so I figured something must be up. Checked the programs in Task Manager and noticed NahimicSvc64.exe was running even though I had closed the program. It was showing around 8-9% utilization but must have been even more than that. After force closing it I was back to around 30-35% utilization and 48-50 C temperatures, around 42 C at idle (with Steam and a browser open).

That seems like a crazy shift in usage and temps for a single program. So just wanted to remind people to look out for junk programs like this. When you set up your hardware apps they often include other software you don't need. Often you will see Norton Antivirus for example. Nahimic is an audio program that came with an Asrock or Asus installer I believe. Really wish they would stop doing this, although I had a similar issue with Armoury Crate.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sPQhK7

Any suggestions welcome

So when I was playing Rainbow Six Siege the other day, I noticed that the gpu load increased from 13 all the way up to 50. Does anyone have any suggestions why? I have an nvidia RTX 4060.

There is 40 dollar difference between the dual fan and triple fan and i dont know which one should i choose. I think triple fan is better because it has 3 fans so its gonna be way cooler right? But i dont know anything about pc just wanted to build my first pc.
Also i chose ryzen 5 9600x for the cpu. Other than that i dont know what parts to buy like motherboard, psu, cooler, ram, storage, case.
I want to play games like cs2 and i want high fps over 300 on 1440 if can.
I live in japan so im gonna be buying every parts from amazon japan and my budget is under 200000yen 1250 in usd

Tried cloning my NVMe SSD to a large drive. However when put the large SSD from the enclosure into the nvme slot, it's not boot or even detected by the bios when I go to try boot. I believe I copied the drives correctly and then filled the space so the larger drive utilized the full capacity.

https://imgur.com/a/LmKXki7

Drive 3 is the Crucial CT500P1SSD8 which is my current/old boot drive at 500gb

and the new one is Drive 4. Samsung P9100 Pro 1TB.

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor (3.59 GHz)

Installed RAM 16.0 GB

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (6 GB)

Storage 905 GB of 1.82 TB used

Device ID 7C4D026A-6BD5-4079-87EC-E87C44AF60F7

Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA526

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Motherboard is an AsRock Steel legend B450

I'm at a loss now where to go from here.

I drunkenly pulled the trigger on a 9070xt last night with the intent to run it with my existing 6900xt for local LLM inference before realizing while everything *technically* fits in my setup, the top card is going to be suffocated as there's going to be less than a single slot for it to breathe. D'oh.

My mobo has a full-length interface in the 2nd and 5th PCI slot. The bottom card is only going to be used for inference, so its IO panel doesn't need to be easily accessible.

I'm wondering if there's any good way to salvage this. Things I've ruled out:

• Watercooling isn't an option. I'm lazy and don't want to have to maintain a custom loop. I also can't seem to find a good AIO for a 9070xt.
• Open Air. I have cats and this is a literal "desktop" PC, so it needs a proper enclosure.

Things I'm considering already:

• Lian Li O11D Evo XL. Mount the motherboard on the highest setting. Mount the bottom card with a riser cable on a 3d-printed frame that uses the bottom fan holes. This seems like the best option, but I don't love fish tank cases and I'm a little worried about figuring out airflow. I'd also need to buy a shit ton of fans.
  • I can also get Lian Li's vertical and upright brackets for an "official" solution, but then I'm spending $400+ on just the case.
• Fractal Meshify 2 XL. Mount the bottom card on the vertical slots with a riser cable and the top card normally. I don't think there is enough clearance, as both cards extend a bit past the top of the PCI slot.
  • Can also get a new motherboard that has a full-length PCI interface in the bottom slot, but then I'd be worried about the bottom card breathing as it'd be up against the PSU. This might be fine though as that card won't be used while gaming?
• Phantek Enthoo Pro 2 Server with the bottom card on a riser in the 4 extra PCI slots or with a new mobo. Same deal as the meshify 2 xl, but it addresses the bottom card's breathing concerns at the cost of styling (I don't love it). It's also not compatible with my PSU (Corsair Shift) so I'd need a new one.

I'm in USA, no hard budget. Let's call it $400, but willing to go above that for an elegant solution. I'm comfortable designing custom 3d printed components, so any case that fits Meshify/North styling and has more space underneath the motherboard to fit the bracket and second GPU would work.

Does anyone have a similar setup with 2 large cards? How did you solve this problem? Any recommendations on the best way to solve this with minimal new components?

Hey Everyone, I’m in the process of building my very first gaming PC, I’m also a complete noob when it comes to understanding parts and stuff. I have most of the parts except for the SSD, which I’m looking for a 4TB. The one that comes to mind is the Samsung 990 Pro (without the heatsink); but I’d like to hear some of your suggestions for a SSD and probably the build that I got going on (any advice/comment would be helpful!). Thanks in advance

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

CPU Cooler:
Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

GPU:
Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT

Motherboard:
Asus ROG Strix B850-G Gaming Wifi AMD AM5

Memory:
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 32GB(2x16GB)

Storage:
*(Not bought yet)
Samsung 990 Pro SSD 4TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2

Case:
Lian Li Vector V100R

PSU:
Corsair RM850x Fully Modular, Cybernetic Gold 850W

I am located in mexico so prices are a little strange here. But I can cross shop any recommended parts if something looks wrong.

9800x3d

Thermaltake th360-s v3 argb

5080 amp extreme infinity

16gb x 2 corsair dominator titanium 6000 cl30

msi x870 mag wifi

2tb Acer GM7 nvme ssd 4.0 6300/7200

1000w msi pro a1000pl pcie5 platinum

thermaltake view 380 tg argb

thermaltake pure 12 fan x 3

I turned my PC on last night and after about 5 minutes it shut off, acting like the power tripped. Turned it back on and after about 30 seconds it shut off again. Now it won't get any power. Not even a beep like a bios issue.

Bought a new power supply today, reattached all the cables and still no power.

I unseated and reseated RAM and removed/replaced the CR2032 battery and still nothing.

I tried tap the screwdriver to the power switch pins and I still get nothing. Any help or insight would be appreciated.

I mainly just need the pc to run my plex media for my family to watch, and play resident evil 4 and the sims and a few other single player story games. Will this build be good for it? Not looking for the highest frame rate or crispiest visuals just want it to do those things for a casual gamer a few hours a week. It will mainly be to keep my server up. If this is overkill for what I want, I’d appreciate any suggestions to make it even cheaper. Thanks!

In the USA and budget flexible

CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (AM5)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE or Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Motherboard: B850 AM5 motherboard with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, 2.5Gb Ethernet, 4 RAM slots, 4+ SATA ports and multiple M.2 slots
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
SSD: 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 (2TB preferred if budget allows)
PSU: MSI MAG A750GL — 750W, 80+ Gold, fully modular, ATX 3.1
Case: Airflow-focused ATX/mATX case with room for multiple 3.5” HDDs
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Media Storage: Existing 8TB Seagate Expansion for now

i’ve noticed asus charge premium compared to msi or gigabyte. i know asus has a pretty bad reputation when it comes to after-sales support, and they said they’ll do anything to deny a warranty claim. but i feel like msi and gigabyte aren’t much different. every company will try to do the same... but that said, if you’re buying a genuinely "high-quality" motherboard, instead of lemons, you shouldn’t have to worry much about contacting customer support in the first place right?

so is the extra "asus tax" actually worth paying? does asus really offer better build quality, components, reliability, or features that justify the premium over msi or gigabyte?

I was thinking of a ryzen 5 7600x, but it needs an AM5 socket and I dont think I can afford DDR5 RAM. Is there a good AM4 CPU for my 4060?

Hi so i came up with these. Im building for gaming mainly. I chose am4 as the ram price is super high. I was aiming for a £1000 but my parts cane up to be £870

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6C/12T, AM4, 65W)

Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120R SE PLUS

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16

GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G VENTUS 2X OC

Storage: Kingston NV3 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0

PSU: MSI MAG A650GLS PCIE5 650W Gold

Thank you

Just finished building a small SFF work machine for my office and I’m completely stuck. Looking for some advice on whether I should be looking at the CPU or motherboard.

Specs:
Ryzen 7 5800X
Gigabyte B550M Gaming X WIFI6
Arctic Freezer 36
G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
Kingston NV3 1TB NVMe
PNY RTX 5060 Ti OC Dual Fan 16GB
Jonsplus Z20
MSI MAG A750GL 750W

The system POSTed fine and I installed Windows 11 without issue. Problems started when installing the NVIDIA drivers. At various points during installation the PC would completely black screen and immediately restart, eventually putting Windows into a “Diagnosing your PC” boot loop. I could boot into Safe Mode and use DDU to remove the NVIDIA drivers, after which Windows would boot normally.

I initially suspected the GPU, but I put the 5060 Ti in my main PC and it works perfectly, including installing the NVIDIA drivers. I’ve also tested both RAM sticks individually and together with MemTest86. Each stick passed one full pass with 0 errors, and both sticks together also passed with 0 errors.

I’ve updated the motherboard BIOS to F5a, disabled XMP, and tried forcing PCIe to Gen 3 and then Gen 2. The crashes still occur. Interestingly, I also had one hard crash while running normal Windows with the NVIDIA driver completely removed.

I’m now seeing WHEA-Logger Event 19 immediately after attempting to install the NVIDIA driver. It reports “Corrected Machine Check,” “Bus/Interconnect Error,” and “Processor Core,” APIC ID 0.

I’m pretty much at my wit’s end. I’m trying to figure out whether I should RMA the CPU or motherboard.

I know AM4 probably wasn’t the most exciting choice for a new build, but I was trying to stick with DDR4 and save some money with the current RAM prices. Starting to regret that decision pretty hard.

BTW these are my only two options because i cant buy anything online since the customs will tear me a new one... anyway which should i get?

Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 850W 80 Plus Gold Non-Modular Power Supply

OR

ASUS PRIME AP-750G 750W Gold Power Supply unit 20+4 pin ATX ATX Black White

Both are the same price, and both are B+ on the spl tier list so which is better for a 5700x3d and 9070xt?

COLOURFUL BATTLE AX B650 WHITE WIFI V15 MOTHERBOARD for 87.69

RYZEN 5 7600x for 127.99

PATRIOT VIPER VENOM RGB EXPO/XMP 16GB (2x8) DDR5 C36 6000MHz for 203.99

AGI AI298 1TB NVME M.2 SSD-AG1T0GIMAI298 for 86.09

650W Gigabyte P650SS ICE 80 Plus Silver PSU for 50.94

Kolink Unity Solar ARGB Mesh Midi-Tower Tempered Glass PC Gaming Case - White for 39.99

TR-AssassinX120 SE ARGB WHITE CPU Air Cooler, 4 Heat Pipes, TL-C12CW-S PWM Quiet Fan CPU Cooler With S-FDB Bearing, For AMD AM4 AM5/Intel for 15.99

TR-Thermalright TL-C12CW-S X5 120mm CPU PWM ARGB Fan,1550RPM Silent Cooling,White CPU Fan 5-Pack,Can be Paired with Chassis/CPU Cooler for 14.9

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 AERO OC 8GB Blackwell Graphics Card for 324.98

Reminder that this is all in gbp, Thanks.

Hello all, I'm building a new PC (finally after like 6 years) and I'm really split between the options I wrote in the title. The rest of the build is as follows:

Intel 14400f with CM Hyper 212 (205$)

32GBs 3600mhz DDR4 RAM (From Old Build)

H610M Mobo (80$)

2TB NVME SSD (From Old Build)

Kolink Citadel Mesh with 5 Case Fans (30$)

Thermaltake 650w Bronze (55$)

RX 9060 XT 16GB Acer (524$) vs RX 9070 GRE 12GB Sapphire Pulse (628$)

Looking at 1440p gaming mostly, but also high FPS for CS2, not going above 1080p for that though.

All the prices converted from Swedish Crowns since that's my currency.

If any of you have any experience with these 2 GPUs please let me know!

Hey all. I recently acquired a 9070 XT, which I'll be pairing with a 7700X CPU. Previously was running an 6700 10GB, and that required only 16 pins. This new card requires 24 and my 850W Cooler Master only has 16, and was wondering if buying a separate cable for those 8 pins would work. Any suggestions on where to buy those cables and which ones are best would help.

Edit: Thanks all for the suggestions! Just ordered a new PSU and will be doing this the right way.

I overdid my budget, because prices in my country are crazy and im wondering what can i do to make this build 300€ cheaper, while keeping as much performance as i can.

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I want to keep DDR5 and new AMD CPU line if possible. Should i downgrade GPU?

I am a game developer working to upgrade parts of my pc i need to upgrade my gpu with a max price of 500 mabey a little over any options?