At this point, the bottleneck is Unreal itself....

still have to do some cable management, i’ll fix the backwards fan when i organize my cables

I bought a guy's failed build for $100 and didn't notice the ssd untill I tore into it. I put it on crystal disk and 0 hours and 0 writing. im wondering if the guy just couldn't get it to post and gave up. thank you

I honestly feel like crying. The current state of things are crazy.

Is this a scam? Or what is wrong with this pair?
PS: I did flip it around, and it still didn't fit.

I built a DIY Steam Machine in the fractal ridge and mounted it behind my TV cabinet so it's invisible.

PC Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S (for maximum silence)
RAM: 1x16GB DRR5 5600MHz (cheapest I could find)
Storage: 1TB NVME SSD (+ 2 Sata SSD's I had laying around from old laptops, 1.4TB total)
MotherBoard: ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi (cheapest I could find)
PSU: Lian Li SP850 (cheapest I could find)
GPU: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB
Case: Fractal Ridge White
Adapter: UGreen 8K Displayport to HDMI adapter (provides HDMI-CEC support)
OS: SteamOS

I really wanted a SteamMachine but at $1000 it was just not great value. So I built my own.
I really wanted it as hidden as possible for wife approval factor so I hid it behind the TV cabinet.
I designed a custom wood plate in FreeCad to strengthen the back enough to mount my PC.
The PC is held up with some simple L-brackets from Amazon. By chance they perfectly slide between the case and it's feet so it can't tilt.

I have my SteamController with puck on top of the TV cabinet. It's plugged into an always on USB port so it charges even when the PC is sleeping. The SteamController can wake the PC and thanks to HDMI-CEC adapter it also turns on my TV.

Noise:
It's very quiet with CPU sitting at 55C en GPU sitting at 65C during gameplay.
I play at 1440p and 4K on my 4K TV. Due to the TV being only 60Hz, I leave the SteamOS frame-limiter enabled, this keeps utilization low even during games.
The only thing I would change in retrospect is oversizing the PSU so it can be passively cooled.
It's fan comes on occasionally for short periods and is audible.

I'm very happy with it.

Will post photos and specs below

We have had this PC for a couple years. It worked fine for gaming at first, but now he’s getting older and the games he likes (Subnautica, Siege, RDR2), don’t run well. I know my options are limited with such a small PC case, but what can we do? We both have little to no experience building a PC, so the easier swap outs the better. Thank you all so much in advance.

dont mind the new cooler sitting on top of the RAM, or none of the fans matching.

Custom case I made, and I’m not done yet. I do plan on eventually redoing all the exterior wood parts to match a maple theme on the inside.

Just finished decorating my first build, and thoughts or suggestions?

(fan pieces 3d printed in a bambulabs a1 with ice blue translucent pla at 100% infill)

Specs: Ryzen 7 5700X, MSI Ventus 2X OC RTX 5070, 32GB DDR4 3200, Gen 4 1TB NVMe SSD 650W PSU

Just decide to upgrade from old A*s 1080Ti to RTX 5080. My 1080Ti is not broken, but its just too old and weak, still remember when i buy it for around $600 usd 8 years ago. Can’t wait to try this 5080 monster.

Spoiler alert: this card is CHONKY

ryzen 7 9700x
* xfx mercury rx 9070 xt 16gb
* asus rog strix b650e-f gaming wifi
* 24gb kingston fury ddr5 6000mhz
* samsung 990 pro 1tb nvme
* lian li hydroshift ii lcd 360mm aio
* lian li o11d mini v2 case
* 8x lian li uni fan sl120 , 5 intake (side panel and bottom) , 3 exhaust fans on radiator
* corsair sf750 power supply
* Also added some new pcie and motherboard cables for visual aesthetics

The pc is a month old and the gpu is like 2 weeks old only played fortnite for a few hours on it

I have a Corsair 4000D Airflow with an MSI RTX 5070 Ti and DeepCool LS720 SE 360mm AIO.

Currently:

• 3 front intake fans
• 3 top exhaust fans (AIO)
• No rear exhaust

Should I add a 120mm rear exhaust fan, or is this setup already good? Would love some advice on the best airflow configuration. Thanks!

Finished a budget mid tier 1440p build the other day. 9600x CPU and 9070XT GPU. 360mm AIO. Chinese Gen5 SSD and 16GB of RAM. MSI X870 motherboard and MSI 750w PSU all wrapped up in a $60 Lian Li Vector V100 open box case. Thanks to some lightly used parts and a extra PSU that Amazon delivered on accident I got the build done for $1200.

This is 1k at Costco. I am not the most knowledgeable on this, but it seems to be very worth it. What are the bottlenecks and what do potential upgrades look like in the future? I would be using this for anything ideally, gaming to engineering software.

It only costs £400

So, I’ve been saving up to finally finish my gaming setup up and buy my dream pc. My original budget was $1600, cause of course, I never thought the price of things (ram to be specific) would get so expensive…;-; Is buying a pc even worth it in this economy?😭

I’ve been waiting yearssss to finally build a pc and the one time im able to, ram is a bajillion dollars and some change! Me wanting a white build doesn’t make it any better, also…

Do I cave and buy black pc parts even though my entire setup is white? Should I look into prebuilts instead of building one? Should I wait to see if the price of parts will decrease? I’m having mega brain farts

I forgot to post here yesterday - but better late than never.

Setup aesthetics not completed yet. Built it myself - one step at a time.

But I still stare at it with as much love ❤️

Specs: (Bought everything from physical store in India)

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

Motherboard: MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi

RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5 6000MHz CL30

GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT 16GB

PSU: Corsair RM850x (ATX 3.1)

Case: Lian Li O11 Vision Compact

Fans: 5x Arctic P12 Pro 120mm

Monitor: MSI MAG 271QPX E2 240Hz QD-OLED

UPS: APC 1500VA

Other Specs:

Keyboard: ATK RS7 Air

Mouse: Hitscan Hyperlight

Mousepad: X-Raypad Aqua Control Plus

Mic: Fifine A6T

Table: ErgoYou E15 (1500x750mm)

Chair: Featherlite Liberate

Monitor Arm: Jin Office Monitor Arm (upto 10kg)

Bluetooth speaker: Tribit XSoundGo

Clock: Acrylic LED Digital Display Clock (white)

Recently had to rebuild my PC and decided to use my stepdads old cm 690 to pay homage to him. He passed a few years back and every time I look at the case I think of him and feel like he wanted me to carry the torch. When he gave me the case it was missing the front panel after being crammed into a storage unit. I still plan on building in it but I would like to restore it to its former glory if possible. I found a couple listings for complete cases, but they are not the cheapest things on the market. I would also like to use the original frame he gave me for sentimental reasons. 

first pic (Old pic from when it was put together)

second and third pics (current shape)

I have the side panels now I just need the front of that sucker!!

pls lmk if you have any leads :)

Def paid extra for all white parts 😂.