>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICEPost build list or current specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/Provide specific use cases and your BUDGET and COUNTRYAlternate to pcpartpicker: https://pangoly.com/en/pc-builder>CASEmATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, O11 Air Mini, XT M3, CH260ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207, Flux Pro, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME, X50Dual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8>CPUGaming: 14600K, 7/9600X, 7/9800X3DBudget: 12400, 12600K, 7500FWorkstation: 265K, 9950X3D*Multiple manufacturers report issues on AM5 platforms. New BIOS dropped.*Raptor Lake microcode updating is mandatory>COOLERAIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Lian Li Galahad II Lite, Corsair Nautilus RS, Cooler Master Atmos, Liquid Freezer 3/Pro (AM5 mount icky)ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67TIM: MX-7, MX-4, Duronaut, *PTM 7950, Kryosheet*Most listings online are not actually 7950>RAMDDR5: 2x16GB 6000CL30 (AM5), 6400CL32 (LGA 1700)Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget), 2x64GB (high-end)>STORAGE[Keep NVME/SSD firmware updated]Budget: SN7100, NM790High-end: SN850X, 990 Pro (Windows)Premium: SN8100https://borecraft.com/HDD prices also increasing YMMV>GPUBudget: Arc B580, 9060xt-Used: 2080, 2080ti*<16 gb constrained even at 1080pMidrange: 5060ti 16GB, 9070, 5070-Used: 3080, 3080ti, 4070 (~$380)4k : 9070xt, 5070ti-Native/High-end: 5090>PSUBuying guide:https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/>MONITOR1080p: 24" 165/180hz, KTC H25X71440p: 27" 165/180hz IPS, KTC M27T6 (miniLED), ASUS XG27AQWMG (WOLED but not yet in stores)4K: KTC M27P6 (miniLED)>OSActivate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt>CASE FANSMeta: Case with good stock PWM fansMidrange: Arctic P12 Pro, P14 Pro (loud @ higher RPM)High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)Consider Noctua/Akasa silicone pins instead of screws for case usePrevious:>>108245501
Think for yourself. Do not trust advice given here. Do your own research using the information in the stickies.>A /pcbg/ for every use case and budget!>News & RumorsJust read TomsHardware -- industry is screwed until RAM/SSD/HDD catches up ;_;>Price trackingRAM: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ram-price-index-2026-lowest-price-on-ddr5-and-ddr4-memory-of-all-capacitiesSSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/ssd-price-tracking-2026-lowest-price-on-every-m-2-ssdGPU: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lowest-gpu-prices-tracking>GPU hierarchy 2026https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html>PSU Reviewshttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplieshttps://www.lttlabs.com/https://www.kitguru.net/reviews/?category_name=power-suppliesFor tier-list enjoyers:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/>Storage Reviewshttps://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.htmlhttps://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSDhttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews>Monitor Hunterhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1illeNLsUfZ4KuJ9cIWKwTDUEXUVpplhUYHAiom-FaDo/>Other helpful LinksMobomaps, currently only lists a selection of AM5 boards but is being actively updated : https://mobomaps.com/A PC build guide : https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PCGerman autism : https://www.igorslab.de/en/Monitor reviews : https://www.rtings.com/Alternate to pcpartpicker: https://pangoly.com/en/pc-builder
Resident Evil 9 is out today
Is 64 MB of BIOS truly a necessity in AM5? Seen some models with it featured in marketing.
>>108253315AMD's pajeet coders are retarded so they have to put in a separate copy of AGESA for zen 4 CPUs, zen 5 CPUs, zen 6 CPUs, zen 4 APUs, zen 5 APUs, zen 6 APUs, etc
>>108253315A bios file is between 16-32mb. 64mb sounds like a "dual bios" feature that's often marketed on oc cards and mobos.
>>108253018she put on some weight
I have an issue that I suspect is caused by my PSU. Sometimes my desktop just shuts off without warning. No blue screen or something of the sort. Sometimes it reboots right away, sometimes it takes a while and it won't turn on for a couple of seconds/minutes, not even a quick turning on of the fans, just absolutely not sign of life at all when I press the power button. As far as I know, this points towards the PSU, but this happens about once day and everything works perfectly until the PC just shuts off out of nowhere. This can happen while gaming, but also when just browsing online. Before I run off to get a new 1000W PSU, pic related is my current system. I have 850W Corsair PSU. Any possibility that it could be something else or is the PSU?
>>108253479850W is fine for that computerhow many fans do you have? are any of them old? dusty?the fans might be staling out and tripping the PSU
>>108253492I have three case fans, but they are around 7-8 years old. I just checked with typing this post and they spinning right now and I cleaned them from dust a few months ago. If it matters the 5080 is an Astral with a factory OC. The store page did say 850W is the minimum for this card.
>>108253518>7-8 years oldthat's on the old side, check the bearingI had a PSU do what yours is doing for a year and couldn't figure out wtf was happening until I took out the front fan one day and found that the bearing was completely fucked.
>>108253479anything overclocked?
>>108253539Okay, I will have a look at it. Stupid question perhaps, but how can I check if the bearing is shot?
>>108253580check for excessive play forwards and backwards and how hard it is to spinmine was very difficult to spin
>>108253417marriage will do that
>no new actual GPU Arch's for over 5-15+ years it's all just recycled cuda and cdna crap>Ram SSD HDD prices insane still>Cpus and gpus barely affordable Welp it's been fun bros guess I'll go back to banging fatties and working on cars
>>108253621looks good on her, she looks like she's ready to get pregnant
thinking of selling all my DDR5 RAM (2x16GB 6000MHz CL30 XMP) from my PCHow much would it be worth?
>>108253588Oke anon, I'm gonna do this. Thanks for the help.>>108253563The Astral 5080 has a factory OC.
>>108253384It's not an dual BIOS. This is a single chip die, and there are few boards with two 64 MB BIOS dies.>>108253315It's hard to say, at first they said it's because of built in wifi drivers, so you can make that retarded microsoft account online.On other hand x870e Glacial does have an entire interactive MB diagram, which some say it's thanks to bigger BIOS.It could be also because they need to fit all those Zen4-6 or even 7 models, Zen 6 seems like it will have way more SKUs than Zen 5.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/shader-model-6-9-retail-and-more/NVIDIA FINE WINE TECHNOLO/g/YPOODNA DOESN'T SUPPORT ANYTHING AND WILL AGE VERY POORLY LIKE MILK, POODNA2 DRIVERS SUPPORT ALREADY ABANDONED AND NOT EVEN MENTIONED AT ALL
>>108253674New games won't support all that stuff for quite a while, or game devs do a shit job at implementing them.SER is basically MIA.
>>108253479Rebuild the whole thing, or at least double check & optimize the power cable connections & routing.If you can't be bothered, test the PC using a different power socket.
>>108253674Native D3D doesn't matter in 2018+8 unless you're mentally challenged or technologically illiterate.
So what are you doing for mobile gaming, /pcbg/?? I'm talking charter bus, airplane, hotel room type shitBesides an obvious answer of Used Steam Deck or something?
>>108253758Smartphone with a telescopic controller. Basically all 2D + early 3D console games in a device you already have. Deck-style handheld is the next logical step but I don't travel enough.
>>108253758>>>/vr/hhg
Now that I upgraded from a 5 yo Gayming craptop to a PC I can firmly say that people crying about video game performance are third world or are setting their games to max settings when they are specced for middle settings. Every "poorly optimized game" has run smooth as butter and my cpu and video card have barely broken a sweat. It was all a grift, a new angle in the culture war.
>>108253758all-in-one game device? Steam Deck.reduce luggage and want something more comfortable at a desk? laptop. I was considering a nimo brand since I wanted aluminum with a high-end AMD APU.
Panic at the discohttps://nypost.com/2026/02/27/business/dow-tumbles-500-points-as-growing-ai-anxiety-hot-inflation-rattle-wall-street/
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk5QtqsSj8Y>PSSR its better than FSR 4
>>108253681>>108253741cope
>>108253978FURTHER HAPPENINGShttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-wont-be-allowed-to-engage-in-mass-surveillance-or-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-anthropic-refuses-to-lower-ai-guardrails-for-the-pentagondeath to AI stop the funding
>>108254007The new upscaling model's obviously going to trickle down to FSR.
>>108254032Only if Sony allows it, which they wont, its betiful AMD keeps taking L's
>>108253978b-b-but fi-fity thou
I today discovered the performance tuning feature in the nvidia app. My card is already undervolted, but can I also use the performance tuning feature or will the undervolt cause problems?
>>108254039Amethyst is an R&D collaboration you idiot, the upgrades will come to FSR.
>Flickering and strange font bugs>"Oh it's just 4chan anniversary shit or whatever">Go to another site>Still thereG-guys, i bought this 3080 during the height of Covid, i can't take being screwed yet again...
>>108254146win ctrl shift bsomething something mpo
>>108254146try a different cable
>>108254146>don't plug things in fully>wtf why is it not working?
>>108254020I only talk to free men. Bring me your Microsoft™ handler or be quiet.
>>108254104It's over https://wccftech.com/playstation-backing-away-exclusives-on-pc/ AMD Lost
>>108254085the nvidia app voltage tuner doesn't work, but I did limit my 4070 to 75% power and had essentially no performance loss. if you care enough to overclock in a better program like msi afterburner there's no reason to use the nvidia app tuner.
Should I buy B850 or X870(E)? The MSI Tomahawk models look pretty much identical sans USB 4.
>>108250653>9950x3d is HEDTlmao
>>108254298which one has the features you want?
>>108254298how are we supposed to know what features you want
>>108254298I rec b850it has all the features you want
>>108254392>>108254398>>108254406I don't know what features I want man, that's the problem. I don't have a particular need for USB 4 but given this build will likely last 8+ years then yes I guess? Having 3 M.2 slots is great but all of them have it, and also 5 Gbps ethernet. Is the post code that much of a big deal over debugging LEDs?Honestly all of them have what I actually want:>more PCB layers for "allegedly" more durability>good Realtek audio implementation>antenna that works for bluetooth>3 or more M.2 slots>good VRM to deal with the 9950X3D>button to release GPU from PCI-Express slot>plenty USB ports>5 Gbps ethernetThe requestion remains if USB4 is a big deal or not really, since I don't think there is any difference beyond it between the models.
>>108254492Displayport is a PCIe lane so you can run a cord from mobo thunder port to display for dGPU output if I recall correctly
>>108254574With USB4 you mean?
>>108253479Check event viewer and hope it's not error 41
>>10825367450 series supporting all media format encode/decode will make justifying a new card very hard
>>108254492>I don't have a particular need for USB 4nobody does and if you did you'd be using Thunderbolt instead
>>108254492you should build for now and the immediate future.for example, if you plan on switching to Linux you should weigh AMD heavier than Nvidia.if you plan on purchasing a Pulsar monitor you should purchase Nvidia.but these are actions you should be taking within the next year at most.I went B650 for my 7800X3D. I would have likely purchased mATX if I were to do it again, so a B650M.
I have a phanteks xt pro ultra case. Would it make sense to make a small plastic 30 degree "ramp" on the bottom of the pc to channel air where it's needed? 3D print or DIY from scraps of polypropylene and magnetic tape for installation. I already removed the HDD bracket but was wondering if the airflow could be directed and optimized with a solution like this. It will not be visible from the outside because the glass side panel has a black tint on the psu shroud area.
>>108254724I do use USB 4 for an external SSD
>>108255050I'd only do this project for the love of it, you won't see much thermal improvement for all that effort.Undervolting + overclocking the GPU will get you all of the practical efficiency gains.
>>108255127Yeah, you're probably right. Might still tinker because intuitively this seems reasonable
>>108253018I hate the AIntichristI hate the AIntichristI hate the AIntichrist
