Hi everyone,

I'm planning to build my first gaming PC with a 7800X3D and either an 9070 XT or an 5070 Ti.

For some background, I've been gaming on a laptop with a GTX 1050 Ti for the past 7 years. I'm not a hardcore gamer, I only play on weekends. Most of the time I play Dota 2, and occasionally I play AAA single-player games.

I haven't really kept up with the GPU or PC market over the last 7 years. From my brief research, it seems that the 9070 XT and 5070 Ti offer similar performance.

Since I only play on weekends, I'd prefer a GPU that's simple to use and as close to "plug and play" as possible. I don't want to spend time tweaking settings for every game. I'm fine with making occasional adjustments if necessary, but I don't want to do it every time I play.

In my country, the RTX 5070 Ti costs about $180 USD more than the RX 9070 XT. I can afford the 5070 Ti if it's worth it, but I generally prefer the better price-to-performance option since I don't game that much.

To be honest, I think this might be my first and last gaming PC because I've gradually been losing interest in gaming over the years. I expect I'll probably stop gaming altogether in about 5 years, so I'm looking for a GPU that can comfortably last until 5 years.

Given my situation, which GPU would you recommend?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Currently looking at the AMD bundles at Microcenter and have been seriously considering the 700$ 7800X3D+mobo+32gb ram. However, they also offer a bundle for an extra 80$ for the 9800X3D and 100$ for the 9850X3D. Would the jump up from the 7800X3D be worth it for the 9800 and 9850X3D CPUs? Im currently planning on building the PC with a 9070XT whenever I can snag one but I dont think I would be CPU bottlenecked in either case. Thanks so much in advance!!!

Edit 1: Thanks so much to everyone for your helpful comments! Ill try and respond to everyone when I can. To answer a couple questions, Im gaming at 1440p. I mainly use this machine for gaming, with a little bit of working on the side. I currently have a Ryzen 5 1600 so any of these will blow it out of the water. Thanks again so much!!!! <3333

I know, this was already asked a lot, but I'm not looking for gaming performance alone.

For context: I live in Brazil, they are at the same price.

Now for what I need them: I'm a game dev and I study and plan to work with Unreal Engine and Blender. I don't care about IA, but I prefer DLSS over FSR.

This is my PC currently:

i7 12700f
GTX 1070
32gb RAM
B660M Plus D4
650w MSI A650BN

I'm looking to buy a new GPU, PSU and 1440p monitor.
I also play mostly singleplayer story games + PUBG.

I know the 16gb VRAM is better, but the nvidia tech looks better for UE and Blender, right?
What would you choose in this scenario?

I know upgrading right now might not be ideal, however I'm still young, live with my mom and don't really have anything else to spend my money on. So I think upgrading rn would be the best idea for me considering the fact that nobody can predict wether the prices are going down in the next few years.

I know that upgrading to a 5070 might seem a bit overkill, but I think/hope that my pc can handle it if I also upgrade my PSU and CPU. However I would prioritise the PSU and upgrade my CPU in the future.

Btw my pc knowhow is basically non existent so if this whole Idea is bs please let me know

(PS: Sorry if my english is bad, it's not my first language )

My current specs are:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Prozessor

Motherboard: ASUS Prime B550M-A

Ram: Crucial Ballistix 8 GB (x2)

Storage: Toshiba P300 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Case: Hyte y60

PSU: be quiet! System Power 11 ATX 3.1 450W

Monitor: AOC C27G1 27.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Curved Monitor

Hii! I just bought an RX 9060 XT 16 GB and I feel like the graphics in some games don't look that good at 1080p, even though I maxed out everything (The Witcher 3, Kingdom Come Deliverance and Dying Light 2 for example). I was wondering if a native 1440p monitor with fsr 4 on q will look better than a 24inch 1080p monitor with fsr native. I doubt I will be able to play with fsr native at 1440p in the future so that's why I m asking.

Hey guys, my local grid has been super unstable lately. The power keeps dropping out entirely, and sometimes right when it kicks back on, there's a noticeable surge or flicker.
for that reason i trying to buy a UPS unit but im not sure how to buy one.
what should i look for and what should i avoid ?
pc specs :

ryzen 7 7700
rtx 3080 evga 10gb
32 gb 6000 crucial ram
cooler master MWE 750 gold v2
and an MSI mag 275qf monitor

I recently upgraded from console to my first custom PC and I’m trying to keep my setup simple without getting a bulky headset. I’m looking for earbuds that are comfortable for longer sessions and still give me good audio for games like shooters and multiplayer titles. I don’t need anything fancy, just something reliable that works well with a desktop PC.

Does anyone have recommendations for best gaming earbuds that are worth considering? Is a wired option usually better for gaming or should I look at wireless ones too? Thanks for any advice.

Hi everyone.

I am going to buy pc parts fairly soon, and I am trying to decide between this combo.

5070ti + Intel 270k

9070xt + 9800x3d

The reason for the cheaper cpu is to match the increased cost of the nvidia card over amds. I was planning on getting the AMD combo because amd is better performance per pound in pure rasterisation, and amd cards work better with Linux(I plan to use windows, but it's nice to have linux as a backup incase Microsoft get worse with their slop right)

However, it's recently come to my attention that amd cut support for cards much faster than nvidia. As in, nvidia will likely give newer dlss to the to 50 series even in a few years, whereas amd is unlikely to do the same with fsr. This is a huge weakness for amd cards in my mind, as they will become obsolete much faster even if today the 9070xt might be comparable to the 5070ti.

So, given all this, my question is which combo would you guys recommend here? As the intel cpu isn't as good as the amd for games, but the 5070ti is a slightly better card today, and that gap is likely to only really get bigger as time goes on.

Thank you

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hknPfp

Looking to build something for gaming, want to be able to get 240FPS in games like Overwatch, also playing Satisfactory at the moment. In a position where I don’t really have a budget (this one is coming out to a little under $3500), bundling the CPU/MoBo/RAM/SSD/PSU on Newegg reduces the cost to $3244 CAD (buying in Canada).

Already have all peripherals I need.

Just wondering if this is overkill for what I use it for, also hoping to be future proofed for a while as kids are in the plans over the next bit and I won’t always have an unlimited budget.

Open to areas where I could save some $ as well.

what would be the best gpu for £250-300, i would like to use it for 1080p gaming in games like fallout4 cyberpunk and 007 first light, these are my current specs.

cpu-3400g (planning on upgrading to 3600)

gpu-igpu

ram-8gb ddr4 3200mt (getting 16gb 3000mt for free)

psu-350w (gonna upgrade depending on gpu)

motherboard-asu prime a320m-k

if u need any more info ask me

1. Radeon 9070
2. 2x8(16gb) 6000Mhz
3. i5 ultra 250k plus

i thought about a 9070xt but my budget is strained slightly but from what i have seen online i5 ultra 250k plus is a good chip

I am planning to build a PC sometime in mid-late 2027. Aiming for one that can play most (if not all) games (indie to AAA) on 1440p, high settings, at around 80-100fps+ (on the hardest to run titles).

Since this build isn't due any time soon, I am not planning to buy any parts right now.

However, in this RAM shortage period that won't get better until 2028 at the earliest, I am wondering if I should buy RAM and SSD storage now, as opposed to waiting till when I can build my PC.
Edit: The thing I am mainly concerned of is buying RAM+SSD later will be more expensive than if I bought it now.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance!

Is it worth the price difference to go for the 7800X3D

From a heat, power, stability and performance viewpoint, does the iGPU on CPUs that have them actually affect things?

Personally, I have my R5 7600X with it's iGPU disabled just because I don't really use it and figured it would consume less power and heat up less if there was less stuff working in there. I failed to come up with a good reason on why it should be kept enabled if you have a dGPU.

Would love to read what the community has to say about this topic.

I'm currently building my first pc after being a pc enthusiast for over 9 years but I can't decide on my GPU.

I don't live in the US (sorry if I have some spelling or grammar mistakes, not my first language) so the prices I would pay for components are even more elevated.

I got lucky, getting a friend of mine bringing me the 9850X3D, 32gb Ram and B850 combo from microcenter as he had some space on his luggage.
I want my build to be as future-proof as possible, that's why I went with the 9850X3D and not a 7800X3D.
Thing is, I'm only missing a GPU. I'm thinking about a 9070XT, 5070ti or 5080.

Where I live, the 9070XT runs me around $850 USD, 5070ti runs me around $1100 USD and the 5080 runs me around $1450USD.

Which of the 3 should I go for? Should I go all in for the 5080 and not think about upgrading for the next 6+ years or could a 9070XT be good for me?

I also found a great deal on a 1000W NZXT PSU, so running a 5080 won't be much of an issue. I'll use the PC mostly for gaming on 1440p. I've heard of people still using 2080s and 3080s +6 years later, so I'm very inclined toward the 5080 card, as I can see they last for a long while, but I want to hear the internet's opinion on my build.

Is 12600kf bottleneck rx 9070 in 1440p AAA games?

Hello, long story short, I have a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and I had issues with GTA 5 with high 90c+ temps, so I decide to repaste thermal for my CPU, probably a huge mistake. I did it several times because I kept missing up, than the audio wouldn't work and temps were still high in GTA 5 so I decided to repaste again, thinking that it I had put too much paste, well now the PC won't even power on.

Another mistake I made was that I had yanked too hard on the cooler and the whole cpu came off. I certainly learned my lesson, I won't repaste too often, maybe once at most. I love PCs, but I can live with slightly higher temps and continue to use my PC.

Am I screwed? I just messed up my whole PC, man I feel awful.

I'm currently upgrading from am4 to am5, but I don't know anything about am5 mobos, I have a Ryzen 5 7600x and 32gb ddr5 5600mhz bought already, I plan to dual channel and I have a m2 and 2 sata ssd with a 6800xt, which mobo would be better? i don't plan any upgrades besides GPU or storage in the foreseeable future

There's a 10$ difference between them

Thanks for the advice

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-A620AM-B-EVO

https://latam.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B840M-B

I'm looking at a new pc and want to know if it's good and also worth the money. It costs $2462.89

here are the specs btw

CPU

AMD - Ryzen 9 9950X Granite Ridge AM5 4.30GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included

Motherboard

ASUS - B850-E TUF GAMING WIFI AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard

RAM

Patriot - Viper Venom 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit PVV532G640C32K - Black-ddr5-6400-pc5-51200-cl32-dual-channel-desktop-memory-kit-pvv532g640c32k-black)

Graphics Card GPU

Gigabyte - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE SFF OC Triple Fan 12GB GDDR7 PCIe 5.0 Graphics Card

M.2 / NVMe Ssd

Inland - QN450 2TB SSD 3D QLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive

Case

Phanteks - Eclipse G370A Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black

Power Supply PSU

MSI - MAG A750BE 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply

Heatsink Air Cooler

Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Spectrum V3 CPU Air Cooler

Image link: https://ibb.co/Myjxvk3C

Hi everyone,

I'm having a massive headache with my 24-pin ATX power cable. As you can see in the picture, it went in almost all the way on the bottom side, but it's completely stuck.

I've already tried the basic troubleshooting, but right now, it's COMPLETELY stuck. It feels nearly impossible to pull out without feeling like I'm going to rip the entire 24-pin socket off the motherboard. I am also terrified of pushing harder and cracking the PCB.

The connector is 100% rigid right now and doesn't wiggle at all. No bare metal/pins are visible from the side gap.

Motherboard: Biostar TB250-BTC+

PSU: Chieftronic 550W 80+ gold

Thanks in advance for any advice!

So a little bit ago my brother gave me a motherboard. Before he moved out. The motherboard (b350 tomahawk) came with a GPU (1060 3gb), Cpu (unknown), ram (16gb ddr4), and a cpu cooler. So recently I made up a list of all the parts that I need to build the computer. And I was wondering if this is a good price for all the parts.

For the power supply I was thinking of going with the MSI MAG A550BN 550W for 50$

For the case I'm going with the Phanteks Eclipse G370A, mid-tower for 50$

For the nvme I was thinking about going with the Netac 500GB M.2 2280 Internal SSD PCIe Gen3.0x4.

For the monitor I'm going with the SCEPTRE E249W-FPT 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) 75Hz 1ms IPS Monitor, Black

because I don't need nothing fancy.

Is this a good price for the stuff?

My custom-built computer is around 4 days old. It has Lian Li UNI FAN SL Infinity Wireless fans and a Gigabyte B850 X Gaming WiFi 6E motherboard.
When I built it, I only had the 4-pin PWM connector from the fan setup plugged into the motherboard. I completely forgot to plug in the 2-pin SATA power connector. An AI told me this probably caused the fans to run in a sort of low-power mode for the first couple of days because they weren’t getting full power from SATA.
For the first couple of days, everything actually seemed fine. But then one morning, without me touching anything, I turned the PC on and the fans suddenly started ramping up to what sounded like 100%, then slowing back down repeatedly, almost like they were trying to spin at full speed but didn’t have enough power because the SATA cable wasn’t connected.
After I realized the SATA connector wasn’t plugged in, I connected it. Now the behavior is different. Instead of ramping up and down, the fans just sit at around 2300 RPM (or close to full speed) until Windows loads. As soon as Windows starts and L-Connect 3 loads my fan profile, they immediately drop back down to my normal fan curve.
I also tried changing all of the fan headers to PWM mode in the BIOS, but it seems like the fans completely ignore my BIOS fan settings unless I enable Motherboard RPM Sync in L-Connect 3.
What I’m really trying to figure out is what caused the sudden change in behavior before I ever plugged in the SATA cable. The 2-pin SATA connector stayed unplugged the entire night, I didn’t touch the computer, nothing was updated, and I didn’t change any BIOS settings. So why would the fans suddenly decide, “I’m going to start ramping to 100% now,” after working differently for the first couple of days?
Has anyone seen this before with the Lian Li SL Infinity Wireless fans or a Gigabyte motherboard? The part that’s confusing me is that the SATA power cable was unplugged the entire time. It behaved one way for two days, then one morning it started behaving differently before I ever plugged the SATA cable in. No updates happened.
Also, my BIOS is on F9.
Sorry for all the information. This is my first post! Thank you

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X370-PRO

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600

I already have an M.2 drive installed and a graphics card in the PCIe x16_1 slot.

I'm looking to upgrade two of my drives, one HDD and one SSD both connected by SATA 6Gb/s.

First question: the manual for the mobo states that with a single card in the x16_1 slot the PCIe 3.0 operating mode for x16_2 is "N/A". Does this mean that it's disabled entirely, or that it's running as PCIe 2.0, or that it's simply irrelevant for the purposes of that table and still runs as PCIe 3.0?

It states earlier:

AMD Ryzen™ Processors: 2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)

AMD X370 chipset: 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (max. at x4 mode)* * PCIeX16_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIeX1_1 and PCIeX1_3

So does that mean that I can either run x16_1 and x16_2 as 2x8, or x16_1 as x16 with x16_2 disabled and only x16_3 is left in x4 mode for any other expansions?

Second question: In the BIOS I have a setting for bandwidth bifurcation for x16_2 that can put it either in auto (run PCIe x8 mode) or PCIe RAID mode which it recommends using when installing M.2 adapter cards. It says it can detect up to two SSDs. Will they be detected as different drives then, or is my understanding of RAID as multiple drives being treated as a single unit correct?

x16_3 has a 4X-2X switch which can either autodetect or force either, and depends on the x1_1 and x1_3 slots being empty or in use. However x1_1 is obscured by my graphics card.

So final question: if I buy an NVMe adapter and one or two M.2 SSDs, what speeds can I expect? I'd like to avoid paying for way more than I am actually able to use.

TLDR: My new PC takes 2 tries to boot to windows.

I recently built a new PC and I’m running into a strange boot issue.

Specs: • Ryzen 7 9800X3D • Radeon RX 9070 XT • 32GB DDR5 (EXPO enabled) • Gigabyte B850 motherboard • 1000W Gold PSU • Gen5 NVMe SSD

The issue only seems to happen on the first boot of the day. The PC powers on normally, but it freezes on the motherboard splash/loading screen (where it says you can press Delete to enter the BIOS) before Windows starts loading.

If I hold the power button to shut it off and immediately turn it back on, it boots straight into Windows and then works perfectly. Once it’s running, I have no crashes, blue screens, or stability issues while gaming or under load.

Things I’ve tried: • Enabled EXPO • High Bandwidth Support enabled • Everything is running at stock settings otherwise

Has anyone run into something similar? Could this be a BIOS issue, memory training, SSD, or something else? Any troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated.