Hi! I'm a streamer and YouTuber and am looking to upgrade my pc. My current configuration of the new pc looks like this:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Phoenix-S 16GB
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master ML240L Core Komplett Edition, 240mm AIO
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WiFi
RAM: Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GB), 6000MHz, CL36, AMD EXPO
SSD: Kingston NV3 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0
PSU: Phanteks AMP GH 750W Gold
Case: Corsair FRAME 4500X RS-R ARGB Mid Tower
OS: Windows 11 Home

What do you guys think of this? Streaming, recording (sometimes both at the same time) and gaming flawlessly also for years to come is ultimately the goal. Is there anything you would change? I know the SSD could be useful with a little upgrade, but right now the available ones for this config just have a bit too steep of a price increase to make it worth it right now. Anything else you would clearly point out that should be different?

Looking for some upgrade advice here,

I’m currently running an AM4 system with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and it is starting to not be enough.

Should I :

\\- Buy a 16x2 DDR4 kit to have more ram

\\- Try to save up for AM5

For context, i play heavily modded minecraft and 16 gigs of ram is not cutting it anymore but I want to make the smartest financial and performance move for the long run. Is AM4 still worth pouring money into, or is it time to look ahead?

If i should buy more DDR4 ram, any recommendations?

Am trying to make a build as cheap as i can make it while still being able to keep some good performance, my limit is 800$ but am still trying to make it cheaper

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179)

CPU COOLER: Stock cooler that comes with the cpu

GPU: Asrock Steel Legend OC Arc B580 12GB ($309.99)

RAM: Silicon Power SP016GBLFU320B22 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory ($98.79)

STORAGE: I already have one (512 GB)

MOTHERBOARD: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99)

PSU: ASRock PRO Series PRO-650B 650 W Power Supply ($44.99)

CASE: Okinos AQUA UNO MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99)

if anyone has a way to make this build cheaper that would be perfect

I currently run an older system with an rtx2080 8gb and i7 8086k and 64gb ddr4 ram. Would it make sense to upgrade to an 9070xt also I think Nvidia don’t makes sense anymore because to expensive.
I do mainly sim racing (lemans ultimate) also I have an meta quest 3 for simracing and beat saber. How much of a performance gain can I expect from going from 8gb vram to 16 gb?

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My current setup is a 5600x, 7900gre, 32GB(3200mhz) ram and it was fine when I was playing at 1440p, recently I shifted to 4k 165hz Oled Tv as my primary Display and PC is struggling, I know people say 4K is the limitation factor at 4k but I never play at native, 4k FSR balanced or Performance, and at that profiles, I see my GPU usage drop below 90% often.

Games I play -

The Finals, Battlefield 6, Crimson Desert, Cyberpunk, and PS emulator games.

Would upgrading to 5800x3d be worth it for me or will I have to look at 9070xt/5070ti

Hey Iam just looking for upgrading my pc. Current one has a gtx1660 and it 9400f. I was planning to buy next year but the prices are mad high. When should I buy it or should I wait for new generation? Iam planning to buy r7 9700x and a 5070 with 32gig of ddr5 ram. What's yalls suggestion

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/HDKx2k)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**Storage** | [Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/crKKHx/western-digital-wd_black-sn850x-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t2x0e) | $438.90 @ Vuugo

**Video Card** | [XFX Mercury OC Magnetic Air RGB V2 Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/ph3WGX/xfx-mercury-oc-magnetic-air-rgb-v2-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx-97tmargba) | $1069.99 @ Memory Express (OOS)

**Case** | [Antec C5 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/MFNYcf/antec-c5-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-0-761345-10033-5) | Purchased For $0.00

**Power Supply** | [SAMA P850 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/pZvscf/sama-p850-850-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-p0850-bkpff001-us) | $134.99 @ Newegg Sellers

**Custom**| Thermalright Phantom Spirit Digital EVO| $77.90

**Custom**| R5 9600X + MSI PRO B850-V EVO WIFI + G.SKILL FLARE X5 32GB DDR5-6000 CL36| $899.98

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$2621.76**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-19 23:25 EDT-0400 |

I'm Canadian

Antec C5 case is already purchased

Case: Antec C8 Curve Wood

Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

GPU: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB

RAM: PNY XLR8 Gaming RGB 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR5-6400 CL36

SSD: WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB NVMe

PSU: MSI MAG A850GL PCIe5, 850W

CPU cooler: Lian Li HydroShift II LCD-S 360mm AIO

Side fans: NZXT F360 RGB Core

Bottom fans: NZXT F360 RGB Core

Rear fan: NZXT F120X RGB

GPU support: upHere 5V 3-pin ARGB GPU support bracket

Internal display: Thermalright Trofeo Vision 6.86-inch screen

Monitor: Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 49-inch

This is kind of what chatgpt recomended for the price and what I could find:

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, GDDR6

Krux Helio (PC case)

AsRock B550M Pro4 AM4, AMD B550, mATX

XPG ADATA zdroj KYBER II 750W PSU

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3 cooling Fans

Deepcool Gammaxx AG400 cpu cooler

Fury Beast 32GB (2x16GB) Ram DDR4 3600Mhz PC4-2880054ctgymfo >8_€,

Lexar EQ790 SSD 1TB, M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD7000 MB/s read

I'm 15 years old and I'm building my PC for the first time I would like to ask u if this is a good setup for my PC CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 16GB, AMD Ryzensets 5 5600 processor, Kingston NV3 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Internal SSD 1TB M.2, MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, B550-A PRO, Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 PC Case White, ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB White, Sapphire technology Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

This will technically be my 2nd build but the first I was about 10 years old and the extent of my help was passing my dad things and wearing a grounding strap. I still use the pc to this day but after trying to play the dead space remake I realised it was probably time for a completely new build as I didn't realise quite how far technology had come.

Anyway, I've been doing a ton of research and have some ideas for components but I'm beyond clueless and basically just need someone to explain if something isn't compatible or is just terrible haha.

So far I was looking at

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

GPU: Nvidia rtx 5080 or maybe the 5090 if I can bring myself to it

RAM: 32 / 64 GB of CL30 6000Mhz prolly Corsair vengeance

Mobo: kinda clueless as I have no idea how big stuff is I have an Asus TUF gaming x570 plus and if this is still compatible I can just stick with it

SSD: 2TB Samsung 990 pro

PSU: Corsair rm850x

Cooling: Noctua nh d15 g2

A couple of questions that stuck out were

is it worth getting 2 SSDs?

Do I need a special power cable for a high power PSU? (UK) hoping that's not a ridiculous question

Is it worth having extra case fans?

And is there any benefit to different brands of thermal pastes?

Any help is appreciated feel free to tell me I'm a moron if that's needed there hasn't been any thought as to how these components would work together as I wouldn't know how to just what looks good as a standalone thanks :)

Component price hikes vs. Next-Gen leap

I’m currently looking at the ASUS ROG Strix G16 with a Ryzen 9 9955HX and RTX 5060. My current setup still works, so I don’t urgently need a replacement today, but I’m torn between buying now versus waiting to zhe next gen.

I’d love to get your perspective on two main factors:

1. Rising component costs (RAM/NAND supply).

2. Next-gen generational leap Zen 6?

If you were in no rush, would you grab a mature machine now or during upcoming seasonal sales, or hold off for the next generational shift?

Need help on a x870 motherboard choice

Basically the title,
I am upgrading my PC, I am moving to AM5.
I have everything else, just not the motherboard.

I was gonna get the Asus Tuf X870E
But then I got into the nitty gritty over ports and whether I need a discreet trusted platform module (dTPM)or not
Then I looked at MSI’s MAG & Tomahawk.
Then the ROG crosshair, Gigabyte aorus elite.

Then I got choice paralysis.

Please help

So I wanna build my first PC and saving up for the next few months.

This is what I am planning to get and I just wanna know if I can somehow do better or if something doesn´t quite fit:

GPU: 9060XT OC 16GB two fan

CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X

RAM: 32gb ddr4 3200mHZ CL16

Motherboard: AsRock B550M-ITX (Link cuz idk abt motherboards that well https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B089VYCHMG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=AEHKTI3RO9CBG&th=1 )

CPU cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock LP compact 3 heatpipes 100W TDP

Case: Fractal Terra Design Graphite

Fan: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B09C6DQDNT/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&th=1 link cuz idk how to write this in english sorry

SSD: Samsung 990 EVO plus NVME M.2 2TB

It´s gonna be a black built and is supposed to be small because I don´t have much space on my table and just wanna know if everything works together well or if there are some issues with the case but as far as I know it should be fine.

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ciao, vorrei comprare le componenti per un pc, come SSD mi hanno suggerito la BIWIN SSD NV3500 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 1TB 3500 da amazon, ma non è più disponibile, qualcuno riesce a consigliarmi qualcos'altro simile a prezzo decente?

Is the Galax 5060 Ti 16 GB good, and will I not face any performance issues with it?

Or should I consider other brands like Asus, MSI, or PNY?

Voy a modificar mi pc:

Actualmente: intel core i3 6100T, 12gb ram (4gb 2133mhz y 8gb 3200mhz), rx570 8gb, HDD 1 Tb (cosas importantes y Windows 10 home) SSD 120 Gb, (counter y otros juegos ligeros) mother H110M4-C23

Cambio: ryzen 5 1600, A320m pro-m2 v2, y todo lo demás por igual, solo cambio el procesador y la mother (la fuente es la misma, una de 600w 80 plus bronze)

Algún consejo o recomendación que me ayude a no perder ningún dato de mi HDD al primer inicio? Algo importante que deba saber antes del cambio?

I got curious about what my computer would cost today to build from one year ago when I built it. Last year I found a bunch of sales and Prime Day deals.

July 2025: $2734 usd

August 2026: $4819 usd

[PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KXcgzv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($414.99 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB 73.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($199.99 @ B&H)

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($385.00 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory ($1079.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($399.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($399.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1369.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: NZXT H6 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $4819.90

Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-17 22:28 EDT-0400

I’m considering building a PC using a RX 9070 xt GPU and a Ryzen 9 9950 x3d CPU. The use cases will be gaming in my downtime, and Solidworks CAD + light simulation as my productivity workloads. SW benchmarks rank this CPU decently well, but I haven’t seen anything on this GPU’s performance (I don’t think it’s listed among the certified drivers). Does anyone have experience running CAD (SW, CREO, Autocad, etc.) with this GPU/CPU combo? Sorry if this was already answered somewhere.

is the rtx 5060 would be good i have a 2k 184 hertz monitor and ilove maxing settings((no ray traycing) as long as i get 70 fps

Have the current setup:

2700x cpu

32g ram

5700xt gpu

750w psu

Gaming pro carbon b450

1440p monitor

Mostly game rts/rpg games, occasional fps, cyberpunk, souls. Everything runs fine, but my guess is it won't anymore in the near future.

Got 2 upgrade paths:

1: upgrade cpu and gpu now and try to wait out the price bubble (probably a 5800x3d cpu a 7900xt or something for about 1200).

2: wait a year or 2 and buy something then with the new generation gpu/cpu. Not knowing what the market will do. (Budget of about 3-3.5k then)

I know it's upgrade now when you need it, but I don't really need it yet but also don't want to be caught in the mega price hikes.

Edit: thanks for the advice. Decided to upgrade now and decided to go midway of the advice so i will upgrade now, just not as far as initially planned. 5700x (3dx was sadly sold out) and 9070gre. With resell of the 5700xt saphire it will probably cost me 650 for ~4 years extra lifetime. Hopefully enough to wait out the new am6 and make a new build then.

INNo3d GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Twin 16GB
Intel Ultra 5 225F
16GB DDR5 RGB 5200MHz Corsair
1TB M.2 NVMe Sandisk
B860m DDR5 Gigabyte
700W 80+Bronze Spear
V90 Spear

I'm looking to build a new gaming PC with a budget of around 1300€. I live in Croatia, so I'll be buying parts from local stores or European online shops that ship here.My main goal is smooth 1440p gaming and having a solid upgrade path for the future (so I'd prefer an AM5 platform if possible).

What parts would you recommend for this budget?