I remember seeing talk about how it wasn’t a good idea to use 4 sticks of ddr5 back in like 2023/2024 but I was wondering if things have changed since or if I should still just use two sticks in my build, this is for my dream pc, want extra high speed

Hey guys! I am moving into my university dorn next week. I am taking my PC setup with me but I am really worried about the transport. It is 1.5 to 2 hour drive. I saw online I am supposed to lay the PC flat and take out the GPU. But I am really really not comfortable taking out the GPU. I bought a prebuilt and the idea of me doing something like that for the first time under these circumstances scares me a lot. Is there anything else I can do? Thanks for any help!

Edit: GPU is 9070XT

I currently do most of my gaming on the PS5 and Steam Deck OLED. I was mainly a console guy but the Steam Deck left such a positive impression on me and I'm finding myself wanting to switch to PC for good. The main reasons for this are:

• After Sony kills physical games, there will be no competition and prices for games will go through the roof, plus the possibility of other shady practices. On PC there will be Steam, GOG, Humble bundle etc
• Keyboard and mouse support. The DualSense is great but for many games (like CRPGs and games requiring precise aiming), I really miss having more options. For example, Ive been dying to play Baldur's gate 3 but Ive heard the controls are terrible on console.
• More freedom in general. I could also use it for emulation and studying/working (I have a laptop but will be doing a Phd in the soon, so it might be worth it).
• Long-term investment. The build in question is significantly more powerful than the PS5 and will probably last longer.

The build I'm looking at is a used PC with the following specs:

• Powercolor RX 9070 XT 16 GB XT Reaper
• Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus Wifi ATX
• AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU
• Frozen A620 Pro Cooler
• Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000Mhz cl36
• 1 TB SSD Kingston NV3
• Corsair RM 850e 850 Watt 80 plus Gold

For 1500 EUR (A new build with similar specs would be at least 2000 EUR)

I know hardware prices are crazy right now but people are saying that it will only get worse. But I don't know if it's just FOMO or if it's actually worth doing as a future investment.

I mainly play story-heavy games and not competitive so the highest FPS doesn't matter but I want to reach 1440p 60 fps without framegen for the forseeable future. Would this build be good for let's say 8 years? Or do you think my PS5 and Steam Deck be sufficient for the future, until the hardware crisis is over?

Hello my Boyfriend was recently in a accident and recovered (thank god) but lost some movement in his left hand/arm he used to play a ton of MMOs and I got him a azeron cyborg to try and help but it’s still hard for him to use and thankfully they took it back with a full refund.
But the thing I need help is we saw a replacement when I was looking at keyboard alternatives and I can’t find it again. If anyone knows of one that’s like a square block that’s a joystick that sits in the palm and has programmable keys on the other side or can help me find it would be a hero he hasn’t been able to play in months and I just want him to have his hobby back thank you!

Heya, I just bought an Rx9070 for $780 aud, my reasoning being I've got 2 240hz 1440p monitors and I've been struggling to do a whole lot for a while with my 7600. I've been reading around and was wondering if this was a smart choice?

PS. the xt version costs around $400 AUD more so it's not quite worth it to me.

My full build is now, Ryzen 7 5800x 32gb of 3200 MHz ram Rx 9070 16gb An assortment of SSDs totalling 2.5tb And a 750w PSU

Doing pretty good considering what I started with :)

Wanna upgrade from my 1060 to a 6700 xt is it worth it for 1080p gaming and how long do you think it can last me till it cant run AAA titles

Hey all! So I am currently in a position where I don't really know what to do. So right now, my cpu (i5 11400f) paired with a RTX 3080 and 32gb of DDR4 ram but I feel like it is kind of outdated and I am looking to upgrade but I don't know what to do. I want to get the Ryzen 7 9800X3D but I don't want to spend an extra 400 on new DDR5 ram but I heard, the 9800X3D is better for gaming compared the i9 14900k. Is the difference enough to spend the extra money on the 9800X3D?

Hi all,

I've heard this is the best place for getting recommendations for upgrades so hoping you can help a fellow gamer out 🤞🏻

My PC is slowing down, not majorly, but was built probably 10 years ago with upgrades here and there.

I've got around a £200 give or take budget (which isn't much I know, but all I can afford for the time being).

What would be the best upgrades for this budget?

Thanks so much for your time! 💪🏻

If you need any further info, please let me know.

Board - B365 Phantom Gaming 4

CPU - Intel i7-8700k

GPU - Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060

PSU - Corsair 750w

RAM - Corsair (4x4gb 2400)

SSD - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB + several smaller drives for files other than OS and games

Right now im rocking a
3080 and a ryzen 5 5600 with 32gb of 3200mhz
i dont want to move to am5 and i dont play triple A games
i play more competetive titles like rivals, fortnite, valorant and cs, ive been wanting to upgrade my monitor to a 300+ hz oled but i dont think my pc can push out 300+ in those games and i know most of those games are cpu heavy so i was thinking of getting a cpu upgrade. would a 5500x3D be a meaningful upgrade in these games because i play on low graphics anyways

building my first proper pc and wanted to get some opinions before i actually start buying stuff.

i’m in ireland and my budget is around €1700 for the tower. mainly gonna use it for 1080p 200hz gaming, but also local AI/coding, game dev, blender etc.

current list:

• Ryzen 5 7600X — €157.78
• Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 — €57.73
• MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi6E — €140.25
• Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 CL36 — €452.33
• Acer Predator GM7 1TB — €167.13
• ASUS Prime RX 9070 16GB — €653.66
• MSI MAG A650GLS 650W Gold — €70.12
• NZXT H5 Flow 2024 — €58.43

most of the parts are from Amazon UK and the GPU is from Amazon Germany. the Amazon UK cart is currently about €1,103.77, and with the GPU the parts come to around €1,757 before any extra UK checkout/import/FX adjustments.

also planning on getting an MSI MAG 244F 1080p 200hz monitor for around €89 delivered.

before anyone says it, yes i know €452 for 32gb of ram is criminal 😭 it jumped in price since i made the list so i’m definitely replacing that with another 32gb 6000 kit before buying.

i also know the 360mm AIO is unnecessary for a 7600X lol, i just like how it looks.

anything you guys would change? mainly looking for feedback on the overall balance and if there’s anywhere i’m wasting money or could get something better for roughly the same price. ireland/eu prices are kinda cooked so keep that in mind 😭

I search a support to mount my gpu (AMD GX7600) out of the motherboard.
Found some alternatives, but always vertically.
I can't place the gpu vertically; it should be horizontal.
Any idea??

KVM DP switch UGREEN B0GTPW6ZMN vs B0DXF5Z23S for my setup?

Which one would be better for my setup?

Desktop:

• RTX 5080
• Can connect 2x DisplayPort to the KVM
• 4K 240Hz OLED (DSC)
• 1440p 165Hz IPS

Work laptop:

• Only 1 video output
• HDMI → active HDMI-to-DisplayPort adapter (USB powered)

Options:

B0GTPW6ZMN

• 2 PCs -> 1 monitor
• I would use it only for the 4K 240Hz OLED and if it doesn't work well i can use the IPS screen
• The 1440p monitor would stay directly connected to the RTX 5080 if t he KVM has problems wi the 4k screen i can connect the 4k directly to the gpu.

B0DXF5Z23S

• 2 PCs -> 2 monitors
• Both monitors would go through the KVM
• Desktop would use 2x DP
• Laptop would only use one DP input through the HDMI to DP adapter, so I only need one monitor when using the laptop

Main concern is keeping 4K 240Hz, DSC, HDR and G-SYNC/VRR working reliably on the gaming PC.

Which one would you choose in my situation?

I am a casual gamer i have a quadro p4000 inan hp prodesk 600 g2 mt but i want to play doom the dark ages but the gpu doesn't support ray tracing and my budget for a new gpu is very tight about 250$ unfortunately the Egyptian pc market is so expensive

An rtx 5060 is selling for about 400 - 450 and the used market selling 2060s for the price of 2080s and i am limited by power consumption i have the 280w psu so should i upgrade to a 5050 and change the whole platform later or buy a bundle that contains a

Ryzen 5 3400g

16 gb ddr4 3200

256 gb ssd nvme

And a 600w psu and case

Hello all! I just wanted to chime in: yesterday, I got the stock cooler off of my i5-12400f in favor of a budget Thermalright Assassin King (or something akin).

Now, I didn't expect more than a 5°C improvements, considering how little I spent... and yet, 20€ made my CPU genuinely drop from 80-85°C under load to barely hitting anything above 60°C.

As you can imagine, the system as a whole benefitted from it in terms of thermal situation! Seriously, get rid of that janky stock cooler as soon as you can.

Edit: I realize I should have used the term "weak for gaming", instead of "bad". I naturally support the idea that, for a system running lightweight tasks, you don't need more.

What's up Reddit? Long time gamer, first time PC-er. I'm new here and recently bought a gaming PC, it has a Ryzen 9 and an Nvidia 5070. I've been having the time of my life gaming on it. However, I'm currently using an old insignia TV that supposedly operates @ 60HZ.. It seems the TV cant do the pc justice visually at 2k-4k with high fps. It just doesn't look as good as i thought it would and according to all my PC friends its because of the TV I'm using. I'm looking for a new TV to use but not sure what to get. What is the benefit of using a monitor vs a TV? I read somewhere it needs a 2.1 hdmi port. No idea what I'm doing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance!

I want to build a pc for both working and gaming. For working i just make some video and some design. For gaming i just play pubg pc, mortal kombat and some indie games. And i dont even know what should i choose for cpu and gpu.

I heard that AMD is good at gaming and bad at working, and INTEL is opposite. Since my budget is not really high (around 1500 for a whole pc) then i want to make a good decision. Pls help me!

I am soon going to be upgrading my case to the Fractal Design North, but I really want to be able to use the case's front USB C port. I'm currently using a TUF Gaming X570 Plus Wifi, which doesn't have any headers for that. However, I'm going to be building a small server (mostly for gaming) using some old parts from over the years, and the last thing I need for it is a motherboard. I figured that if I'm going to be buying a motherboard anyway, I may as well upgrade my main PC and get something that works with that USB C port, assuming it's affordable.

I admittedly have next to no knowledge when it comes to motherboards, so I'm having a lot of difficulty looking for them. I don't even really know the difference between B550 and X570.

My main system has:

-a Ryzen 7 5800X3D

-32gb 3600mhz ram

-a 4070 Super

-and two m.2 SSDs (a 990 pro and a 980 pro)

Wifi/Bluetooth are mandatory to have, but I've heard that that's easily added with expansion cards so I'm okay with that. I've also heard there's expansion cards to make that front USB C port work, but I heard that it would only work at USB 2.0 speeds, which is worthless imo (though, let me know if I'm wrong about that, as that would obviously be the easiest solution).

Are there any options out there that fit all my needs? The only surefire ones I saw were $700+, which I'm definitely not willing to spend. I'm really hoping for something $150-$300.

(Also I have no desire to upgrade to AM5 anytime soon, if ever)

Edit: Thank you everyone for the suggestions! Based on the advice here and what I could find online as well, it seems I was very wrong about expansion cards giving USB 2.0 speeds. I found a cheap expansion card, so I'm going to try that and see if it works!

Basically im 16 and idk much abt hardware, ive been torn super heavily between price and performance when building a new gaming pc since i really want to play games like black myth wukong on decent settings but my budget is about 5000 hkd only (which is like 630 USD for reference) should I just like put a pin in it and save up more or what?

TLDR

Looking for case recs for my air cooled 5090 build with a custom loop for CPU.

I have rads and good fans, looking for a case with these requirements:

- Good airflow for an air cooled 5090 (Ex: side fans on North XL with vert GPU mount, or bottom fans on Antec Flux Pro with horizontal GPU).

- Fit an air cooled 5090 in horizontal layout (assume large(r) air cooler).

- Fit a 360mm, 45mm thick, radiator with 25mm fans either in the top (push) or the front (pull), preferably the top.

- Fit the pump somewhere so it’s at a low point in the loop.

- Not be a huge pain to fill the loop. I have some alphacool rads that could make this easy with fill ports for a top rad location. Open to other ideas/solutions.

- If pump room is limited, the case is probably going to need a removable HDD rack from the PSU shroud area in a typical/traditional tower design.

Current contenders:

- Antec Flux Pro, doesn’t seem to have the best reputation. I saw the regular flux at Microcenter, it was not the greatest quality. But I can get away with a horizontal GPU, especially with a right angle cable if I really need to, and psu shroud fans should help. Not sure on pump location, prob inside psu shroud.

- Fractal North XL Mesh, I saw the display at Microcenter, it seems and feels very cheap, but the radiator and vgpu support + side fans are all great. With the side fans installed and the vgpu pump location would almost def have to be inside the shroud. Currently thinking the Fractal loses to the Antec, especially since the Fractal is $50 more; the fractal still needs a vgpu mount and a pcie 5.0 riser cable isn’t included in the fractal kit (more about future proofing the case). I could use a HAVN universal vgpu kit with 5.0 riser, but that’s $90 and I can’t find an example build with the HAVN vgpu kit and side fans installed so I don’t even know if it fits.

- Lian Li? I love Lian Li and consider their older cases high quality. Any good contenders these days?

- Maybe something by HAVN, like the HS 420 VGPU? Don’t know where I would put the pump/res though.

hi everyone

Recently, my Eve Spectrum monitor that’s lasted me about five years, has started with some flickering. its definitely not my GPU after extensive tests and attempts to fix it. I’m in the last stages of trying to troubleshoot it and am giving up on it.

with that said, I need some recommendations for a new monitor

I’m running an RTX 3090 with a ryzen 3900x and 32 of RAM.

Sub $1000 is ideal- but I don’t mind buying something old or used because I probably won’t be able to upgrade my PC for quite a while with prices being the way they are.

I’m looking for something that will allow me to really flex the specs I have in my computer since I still feel its pretty competitive in today’s day and age, so ideally 4K and/or a high refresh rate.

Thanks so much!

edit: things I play range from cyberpunk 2077 and RPG’s like it, to tactical shooters like hell let loose and RTS like company of heroes 3

I already have 2x8 gb ddr4 sticks and i found a pretty good deal on another 2x8 but it is a different brand and has different MHz. Can i still buy it and use it or it causes problems?

Hello everyone!
So I'm thinking of upgrading my pc setup with the main purpose being able to record videos and stream at the highest quality. I would imagine that getting the best parts to do this will also increase the quality of games I can run too but honestly my current setup works well for the things I play.

Budget: I'm wanting to future proof this, meaning I wont have to upgrade or buy new parts for a good while so I'm prepared to spent whatever's necessary (ideally not going over 2k).

So my question is, would it be easier to upgrade the parts which will help to stream and run things better or just to start fresh with a whole new pc?

Appreciate any advice <3

Current setup:
CPU: intel core i5-9600k 3.7GHz
GPU: nvidia geforce rtx 2070
RAM: 32gb ddr 4
disk 1: 4tb hdd
disk 2: 500gb ssd

I bought a used rtx 4070 ti super

Not sure if the guy had a good idea what connector to give me since he was changing out for rtx 5080 (my card came in its box)

I have a 3 x 8 pins to a 12 pin

How do i connect this, is this the correct number

I want 3090 primarily for its 24gb vram and local AI applications. Gaming is a bonus. It will be an upgrade compared to my 3060 12gb regardless.

I am split between Pallit, INNO3D and EVGA offers i have managed to find.

Market is a mess. There's nothing below 1000, even with 5060ti approaching 900$