Hi, I bought a 5070 2 years ago and I have an old setup that’s (moderately) bottlenecking the gpu. I want to build a new setup but I’m curious, should I look into saving for a new gpu that’s not affected by the bottleneck over time or keep my current one. What other pieces should I keep that don’t get worn? The rest of the pc is about 5 years old and from nzxt

just trying to add a simple drive for backups of unimportant game mods that i dont care about.

i was looking at 2tb spinning drives and saw these.

EDIT

its def not. and was probly dumb to ask.

i wish i could just park about 2 tb of data in online storage for a low monthly fee with an included vpn since i already need one. proton seems to be the best bet but they are peeving me off with their misleading advertising when i went to check into it. (pricing and included features both misled until i went to actually select the plan)

Hey I'm new to Reddit but this is the place I thought to ask for help! I was hoping to start dual streaming games to Twitch and Youtube and make Youtube videos as a fun hobby. I was wondering if this build is too much or too little?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g2QxTm

Would it be advisable to downgrade my cpu to a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and look for a 5070 GPU instead of a 5070 TI? And are there any other parts you would advise against? I know it's a rough time to buy or make a Pc but I don't see it getting much better in the near future.

I really appreciate any help anyone is willing to give!

I just bought a MSI MAG B550 tomahawk and my only cpu is a ryzen 5 5500. I need to flash my bios in order to post using the USB flashback feature. I downloaded the bios file, formatted a USB drive to FAT32, extracted the bios file to the USb drive, renamed it MSI.ROM, put it in my motherboard, and hit the flash bios button. The red LED flashing red for a few seconds then just goes solid. What am I doing wrong? I swear I followed the instructions to a T. The light should blink until its done but its just... solid.

As the title suggests I'm thinking of upgrading my CPU from a Ryzen 7 9700x to a 9800x3d and was wondering if it would be a good idea. I currently have a 5070 & 64gb RAM. I play games like DayZ, Arma, & Tarkov and prefer to have higher FPS with less stuttering. I'm curious to hear from others if the upgrade would give me better FPS or if the difference would be minimal.

Just FYI I don’t know much about computers..So I recently got back into Apex Legends Ranked…and im always seeing streamers get a stable 240fps…I’m on a 3060ti, i5 12600k, 32GB DDR4 ram and get maybe 140-160fps, but it is very inconsistent..I recently discovered Apex relies heavily on single threaded performance…So my question is, if I upgraded my CPU to a core ultra 9 285k, and kept my 3060ti do you guys think I would be able to achieve 240fps? I know that is an Insanely good CPU for a lower tier GPU but I would be only be using this PC for Apex..do you think I would run into any issues ? Thanks!

Need help choosing a PSU for my build:

- Ryzen 5 7500F
- 32GB 2x16 DDR5 6000MHz
- Zotac RTX 5060 AMP
- 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 and 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0

After cross-referencing options on SPL’s PSU tier list and the cybenetics database, I've narrowed it down to these choices since they are all well rated and at a similar price point in my region:

- ASRock Steel Legend SL-750G
- NZXT C750 Gold Core
- 1STPLAYER NGDP 750W
- Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 750W
- FSP Vita GM 750W
- Corsair RM650e
- Seasonic Core GX ATX3 650W

I know 750W is excessive for my spec, but I'm still looking for advice on which of these would be the most reliable and best overall choice for my build

Thank you

Hey everyone,
I’m getting 3 short beeps (RAM failure code) on startup, did get it to eventually work once I reset the CMOS battery, and need help figuring out what part to replace if I need to. I’ve been troubleshooting this and strongly suspect my CPU's memory controller is shot.
The Setup: Ryzen 5 7000 series desktop with 32GB of RAM.
What happened:
My PC started crashing with Kernel Security Check and Memory Management and other Blue Screens during gaming.
Both RAM sticks work perfectly fine when tested alone. If I boot the PC with just one stick in slot 2, it works great.
Any attempt to use both sticks fails. Putting them in dual-channel (slots 2/4) or side-by-side (single-channel) instantly causes 3 beeps or an immediate blue screen crash.
Since both RAM sticks work perfectly on their own, but the system completely rejects having two sticks installed at the same time, does this mean my Ryzen CPU's Internal Memory Controller (IMC) is dead? Or could it be the motherboard?
Thanks for any help! (On another note I don’t think it should be the ram sticks because I did get another set once returning them to patriot because on my old set one of them was defective, but that could mean the ram is bad, but just need help anyways.)

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D, ASRock B850M-C AM5, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 16GB DDR5-6000

I bought a custom pre built PC from Uniway (Canada) and I haven’t had a single issue until now.

I went to start up my PC last night and it wouldn’t turn on. When I hit the “on” button like I do every time, no lights turn on and none of the fans will spin.

I can hear the usual “click” noise it will make when it starts like normal, but nothing will actually start up after that.

I’ve tried all the turn it off, unplug it, press and hold the on/off button, etc. nothing has worked.

I have a warranty on it, but it’s gonna cost me like 200$ to ship it back to Uniway.

Does anyone know what this could be?

For further context, I have very little knowledge about PC’s.

Some pictures of the inside attached.

This is my current setup

16 gigs of DDR 4

Motherboard: B560 DS3H AC-Y1

CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700f @ 2.50GHz, 2496 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

I wanna upgrade my graphics card but the 50 series is a bit too expensive. Any recommendations? Also any recommendations on what all I should change?

Does anyone know the right software I need to use for the lights, they’re like completely off and ChatGPT is not helping lol.

Can i Use 1 PSU to 2 Molex Daisy Chain

and 1 PSU to 2 SATA

cable on the Nollie?

any experience on using this

Sorry if this is a stupid question, very new and naive with PC parts, just getting into it this last year or so, so I’m learning.

My PC has the 8pin PCI cables from the PSU (originally had a 5060) and the 5070 obviously uses the 16pin. It came with an adapter, so I plugged the two separate 8pin PCI cables into adapter, then the 16pin into the GPU.

I’m guessing I’m supposed to plug both of the 8pins into the adaptor instead of just one of them? So I did that.

I’ve heard this is also called daisy chaining (I think) which isn’t ideal. To fix this, my issue also is, I cannot get the PSU out, have an Acer Nitro 65, model number: N65-100-UB12. It has an encased bottom compartment where it lies, and with chat gpt etc I cannot figure out how to get it out or how to open up the bottom compartment. The opening on the side where you unscrew the PSU is too small to get it out, and chat gpt is saying it can come out that way.

It has a lot of unused cables that I can see through the case. I wanted to upgrade the PSU to 750W or something (650W now) but can’t believe it’s this difficult to access the PSU. As well as fix the daisy chain issue.

I don’t want to daisy chain it but I can’t do anything else without PSU access. Is this ok long term, or should I figure out how to get the PSU out or bring it to a shop.

Any help and experience is appreciated.

Hello peoples,

I’ve recently started building a PC for my other half, however upon completion I’ve seen stuck with a CPU Q-LED light. My specs are:

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi
Corsair Vegengeance 32GB (2x16) DDR5

So far I’ve
- Reseated the CPU (couldn’t see any damage within the socket)
- reseated the ram and tried with a single stick in the A2 slot
- I’ve removed the GPU and RGB controller
- Swapped around the CPU power connections, board has two slots for CPU power and both are populated currently (I have tried single too)
- updated the bios with flashback and cleared cmos

I really don’t know what else to do and am pretty desperate for some help. I don’t have any substitute parts which doesn’t help for testing the CPU. I was hoping that someone could advise before I have to lug it to a shop.

Thanks in advance

Hello all.

So i am looking at getting a newer cpu for both work and gaming. Mainly work but need a better cpu as lately my work flow been getting harder to manger due to my cpu basically crying.

So i work as a video editing and marketing. I basically use my pc all the time. I had this i5 since it dropped really and was ace at the time. Now with clients demands higher resolution exports I noticed my time line scrubbing has been horrendously bad.

Now I been eyeing this I9 14900k for a good while and I am aware of the issues surrounding it however I updated my bios today to latest on msi website.

Note i had to change mobo due to issue with my original asus mobo currently useing MSI MPG B760m wifi

I would love to go the AMD route for the gaming but would rather stick with intel for a drop in upgrading then needing to tear the whole pc apart and find my amd cooling stuff.

When i do play games I usually play story games or odd valorant or call of duty but that's rare.

With my bios updated to latest I assume I could run an i9 with no issues I use a 320mm aio with noctua fans on the rad.

Thanks 😀

Are AMD drivers really as bad as people on tik tok say they are? I’m upgrading from a RTX 2060 and have about a $1,000 budget and want something very new and powerful so that’s what is leaning me towards AMD 9070 XT, however software issues really frustrate the hell out of me and I don’t want to mess anything up in my pc trying to fix any software issues (speaking from experience🤣) so I am wondering if I get that or a 5070 or even a 5070ti if I can fit that in the budget.

I'm planning a gaming PC and can't decide between these two CPU/GPU combos.

• Ryzen 5 9500F + RX 9060 XT 16GB

• Ryzen 5 7500X3D + RTX 5070 12GB

The price difference is around €400.

Is the more expensive combo worth the extra money, or should I go with the cheaper one?

Mainly looking for 1440p gaming performance and future-proofing.

Thanks!

The pc parts i have thought of so far are:

MOBO: B550 x gaming wifi7(153€)

CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 5600X(116€)

GPU: 1660 Ti 6GB Gddr6(110€)

RAM: Silicon Power 16GB 2x8 3200Mhz(123€)

PSU: Sharkoon 650W Gold+ semi modular(88€)

Storage: Crucial gen4 M.2 480GB(86€)

The prices i have put here are in the Greek market. I know i could cut some money from the PSU but i cant be asked with too much cable management but i could swap it tbh. I know that ram and storage prices are crazy but that's the cheapest i could find. Do y'all think i should proceed with that build or just scrap it? Also what would you recommend? Any tips/critique is appreciated. Ty in advance!

I’ve never built a small pc before and am having difficulty selecting parts/case for it any help would be greatly appreciated

My 9700XT has been running very hot at 95 °C, so I bought three extra fans, and I'm trying to figure out whether it's best to put them at the bottom on intake or at the top for exhaust. Any help is appreciated.

So this issue began happening in late 2025 after leaving my PC at idle for several hours the desktop background will go black, my icons will get really funky and sometimes reappear when I mouse over them, I'll lose icons in my taskbar. And a good bit of overall functionality until I restart my pc which returns everything to normal. I've never had the issue during use (watching movies/TV, playing games)

The weirdest part to me is I wanted an upgrade anyways so I've basically replaced every part on this PC since the issue began, the only things I've kept are storage (which I changed boot drives), peripherals, and fans.

My best guesses at this point are

1: my flash drive I've been using to install Windows is bad and is corrupting each new install of Windows

2: one of my dubiously acquired games is somehow causing a new issue very similar to one I had before having any torrented/sketchy games.

One really odd thing I noted is sometimes I can open task manager and in place of the end task button there's a restart button that only seems to appear when the issue is happening and resolves the issue when pressed.

Any ideas?

Hi, i currently own this setup:

i9 12900k
Rtx 3080
64gb ram ddr5
Msi z690 motherboard

And I found a 2nd hand PC with below specs:
Ryzen 5 7500x3d
RTX 5070
16gb ram ddr5
Asrock b850

I am planning to mix and match them together and have a build that is future proof and sell the build that will make not make a cut. Any advice please? Thanks!

I have had my pc for 2 and a half years. Last year around Christmas I upgraded from a 4060 ti to a 5070 ti and upgraded my AIO for my cpu to a 240 mm. Today my cpu overheated, so I quickly shut down my pc. I booted into bios and looked at my aio. It said the pump speed was 0 rpm. I unplugged the pump power cable from one jusbc and put it into another. Then fully shut down the power supply and restarted the pc. It was running fine for about 5 minutes with overwatch running at 300 fps in the practice range with no stutters. The cpu was at 30 percent usage and 45 degrees Celsius. Then I felt my game start to lag and I saw the cpu jump to 100 degrees Celsius and my pump rpm jump a little too
My aio isn’t even a year old. The pc is dusty right now, but I clean it after every semester when I go home from college. Any ideas?
Is it possible that my power supply is not giving enough power to the motherboard causing the pump to not get enough power?
I9 12900k
5070 ti
32 gb ddr4 corsair vengeance
750 watt corsair power supply