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>News & Rumors
Pricing on ram or anything with memory is only going to worse, consume now/in the near future
RTX 50 Super: 2026 launch? 24GB VRAM for 5070 Ti & 5080 Super, 18GB for 5070 Super.
Nova Lake 2026
Dual 3d cache "9950X3D2"
Redstone "Ray Regeneration" is in Black Ops 7

>Product Notice

Gigabyte RTX 50 & RX 9000 video cards: thermal gel has QC issues, Gigabyte claims only early production batches were affected.
https://www.igorslab.de/en/update-on-thermal-putty-on-gigabyte-graphics-cards-after-further-storage-oil-separation-to-an-alarming-extent-and-silence-as-a-strategy/

>PSU Reviews
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies
https://www.lttlabs.com/
https://www.kitguru.net/reviews/?category_name=power-supplies

For tier-list enjoyers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/

>Storage Reviews
https://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSD
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews

>Monitor Hunter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1illeNLsUfZ4KuJ9cIWKwTDUEXUVpplhUYHAiom-FaDo/

Leave any constructive suggestions for edits to the op. Is slowly being worked on.

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https://www.costco.com/p/-/msi-265-wqhd-qd-oled-240hz-amd-freesync-premium-pro-gaming-monitor/4000411993

OH SHIT

IT'S LIVE

QD-OLED 240Hz $379

I have boughted all that I can buy. (For now)

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Yesterday this filter was 192€ to todays 210€
Cant wait for tomorrow

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>>107233039
Remember to upgrade firmware to increase the mandatory pixel refresh time to 24h, in reality this should not exist, still have not investigate if there is any mandatory one on asus, but most likely not
I found out the other day that Lenovo oleds also have a 24h counter for the refresh which puts them on par with MSI
many people still have the 16 hour limit
none of these should exist

I could have bought hardware.... instead I had to buy furniture
it's over

After using a VA I feel like black smearing is overblown nowadays, at least if you're getting a good panel

>>107233083
what happens during the mandatory pixel refresh? The whole monitor flashes colours or something?

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>>107233039
Enjoy you eye cancer inducing image flicker

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>>107233138
Seems to be slightly better compared to other oleds. Personelly still wouldnt risk it

>ATTENTION ALL PEE SEA BEE GEE ANONS
hello bwos I love my RTX 5070 very much
>thanks for your attention

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>supply of NAND and DRAM is locked until 27 with no sign of improving
fuck do i bite the bullet

>>107233181
buy used now before those prices inflate as well, the brand new market for DDR5 and SSDs is already fucked

>>107233181
Mate just do it
I waited 5 days and it shot up in price again
>>107233186
used isn't much better I've seen plenty of ebay auctions the ram ends up going for near 100% what it should cost anyway

>>107233224
>used isn't much better
yeah it's fucking over, just a few days ago I could see used 2x16gb 6000mt cl30 kits for 100-120 euro, but now it's all 200+++

I'm contented that I built my 9800x3d + 5070 Ti machine about June-ish. Maybe could have future-future-future proofed it by getting 64 GB rammies but these 32GB CL28s are fine. If only the waitfags listened when we said to not wait for too long...

Contemplating what type of Capture card I should buy. There is an offer in my country for a NXZT one and an internal pci capture card. Are there any inherent advantages for building one into my PC aside from the band width? The NXZT would be priced around 20 bucks while the internal at 35.

I managed to suppress my inner penny pincher and ordered KYB Excel-G shocks instead of cheap garbage.

radeonfags losted hugely

" 990 Pro (Windows) "
Why Windows? Can't I run Linux on it?

>>107233401
It sucks on Linux
Some guy in here didn't know and bought one for linux and was getting 1/3rd the read/write speeds

>>107233401
You can but it'll perform very uncompetitively for its cost

>>107233401
They suck
https://youtu.be/pA-R1FabTDY?t=864

Am4 is still fine for another 5 years, r-right?

>>107233437
It better be because any AM4 poorfag will cry if they see what DDR4 costs now compared to what it did

>>107233428
>>107233430
>>107233433
Ah too bad, found a good deal on it. I'll take the WD one then, thanks

>>107233437
>>107233443
if you have a Zen 3 and got more RAM than you needed back when it was cheap then yeah, it's fine

>>107233452
I'm sure most would be on at least 32GB by now. But anyone still on 16GB or even 8GB are fucked

>>107233443
>low bin cl18 32gb i bought early this year ago doubled in priced
man, that and the cheap-ish 5700x3d i bought is probably the best purchases i made this year

>>107233450
Samsung drives are pretty bad these days
I nearly bought the 9100 pro because of its price but noped the fuck out after checking a review and seeing it pull a gorillion watts more than other gen5 drives

>>107233460
im on 32gb... in 4x8gb modules cause i didnt know better
it is what it is

You pay the kimchis for their reliable drives, not raw performance.

>>107233528
I pay them because I like having a cool brand in my PC like Samsung (like my Monitor, Phone, Earphones, Watch, etc. etc. etc.) instead of fucking WD like it's still 2005 and we're on mechanical cuckdrives

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8GB VRAM IS FINE YOU DUMB FUCKS

>>107233513
4x8 gives a little extra performance

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>>107233083
That's really a thing? My C4 is up to date and only updates when I turn it off. Never gotten a notification while using it.

>>107233561
It's a thing on QD-OLED monitors which are even more sensitive than woled displays

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>>107233555
my gaming laptop wouldn't even make it on the chart

>>107233555
>everyone has 8-12GB VRAM
>everyone plays AAA games just fine anyways
VRAMshills are out of their fucking mind. I've seen people insisting that the Steam Machina needs 16GB of VRAM to play 2025-2026 games, citing the PS5 as having 16GB VRAM.
I'm willing to bet a lot of these fags are either console-only retards, kids/teens with gaming laptops with a 4060 paid for by their parents, or people who literally don't have a computer (e.g. indians) that are being paid by someone to spread propaganda...

>>107233591
some people are just really dumb. I see people say that ps5 and xbox are faster than the cube every day.

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>My properly installed Gigabyte RTX 4090 cable from Montech PSU secretly roasted my rig. Who else survived connector hell?


So, picture this: It starts with a few random black screens per day. Sometimes I could marathon games for 20 hours straight, and other times my PC would crash and restart every few minutes for no reason. Diagnosis? Pretty classic GPU crash… But the only thing I’d changed recently was turning on HDR and Windows AutoHDR, so naturally, I went down the software rabbit hole. Now, my RTX 4090 Master is already cursed. Its LCD died months ago after a Gigabyte firmware update bricked it, and no matter how many firmware or BIOS updates I try (we’re talking 50+ attempts, send help), it never comes back to life. Still, every now and then I give it another go, just in case some cosmic fluke saves me. Spoiler: nope. While waiting for Gigabyte to answer my RMA, I swapped in a backup GPU. That’s when I took out my 4090—which I know was seated right (I always double-check after that infamous connector-melting saga)—and twisted the cable a bit… only to discover that, on the side you never normally see, the cable itself was completely burnt and fried. Not just some melted plastic — straight-up cable carnage. And on the PSU side? Yikes, it was even worse: actual melted plastic, looks like someone tried roasting marshmallows inside my PC.

The wildest part? The GPU was still working reliably most of the time. It only crashed randomly, never during stress testing or when pulling a ton of power. It’s like my rig was running fine on pure spite.

I never sad any fire or problem, I have no idea when this happened.

Did Gigabyte’s legendary curse finally sabotage my system? (The dead LCD happened long before this build, so that’s separate drama.) Or am I just deeply unlucky and Montech PSUs are trash?

Send thoughts, prayers, and a new GPU & PSU

What's the fastest GPU that a 650W PSU can reliably power (maximum current is 54A on 12V rail)?

>>107233608
9070XT and whatever nvidia at the same wattage. mind you nvidia quotes total board power while amd only includes the gpu.

>>107233608
5070 or 5070 Ti

>>107233558
does it huh?
i thought i was supposed to pick 2x16gb but w/e i dont think either way the difference was gonna be meaningful

>>107233625
that probably stretching it, i know we overshoot the psus here heavily but cmon

>>107233627
if you can run the xmp profile without instability or you have manually set up the ram either one is fine.

>>107233633
it's a 300W gpu, plenty of headroom. unless you're running an intel power hog?

>>107233636
its on 3200/16 xpo, never had a problem (as far as i know)

>>107233641
3200 is relatively easy to accomplish, mine got unstable after 3733 with 4x8.
if it works, great. you have nothing to worry about.

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thermal paste, or thermal pads?

>>107233650
paste or carbon sheet. ptm looks messy but useful on gpus since they are annoying to repaste

>>107233650
for what?

>>107233528
If by Kimchis you mean skhynix then yeah
Samsungs recent drives have had lots of reliability scandals

>>107233705
CPU. Ive always used paste, but Im seeing some of these thermal grizzly graphene pads around now and they seem pretty slick.

>>107233726
just use paste

>>107233606
I have an astral 5090 with the current monitoring feature
An apparently perfectly seated cable can vary greatly from 7.7-8.3A worst to best spread all the way to a 3-14A worst to best spread because of minor cable insertion depth differences on the PSU side. We'll start seeing a lot of burned cables pretty soon IMO

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>>107233548
nta
>Samsung le cool brand
kek. That's gotta be the most retarded reason I've ever seen someone brandfag for

>>107233555
>slumming it with the plebs in the 8GB VRAM ghetto is fine

>>107233891
hey if it runs gaymes it werks
people out there are acting like you need a 5070 Ti minimum to enjoy the latest sloppa at 1440p

>>107233255
Waiting never fails to win, just wait more

>turdies, neets, proles and assorted trash getting priced out of PCs forever
you love to see it

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hey /pcbg/ what do anons think of the WD Black sn8100 (2TB)? Will be in an MINISFORUM BD790i X3D ITX board with PCIe 5x4.

>should be OK for me?

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>>107233606
>Did Gigabyte’s legendary curse finally sabotage my system?
No it was probably your chinkshit PSU, if a PSU has chinese letters written anywhere on it it's a certified 100% biohazard waiting to burst into flames

>>107233959
If you're buying that mobo you prob want a 4tb nvme for it

>>107233959
already obsoleted by phison E28 drives like the mp700 pro xt

>>107233917
I am also a big fan of waiting, but lately I have been asking myself: what if I wait my whole life away?

>>107233132
>what happens during the mandatory pixel refresh?
the manufacturer deems you incapable of using your monitor and their warranty overrides your usage patter, if you haven't ran a pixel refresh for 24hours now you will be forced to run one and whatever you are doing will be interrupted and you will be forced to stare at a black screen for 6-10 minutes while it does it's refresh
this is worse because not only is the implementation buggy but other manufacturers are using 16 hour caps
this is abhorrent design and not found in several other monitors, which means it's entirely just a recommendation from lg/samsung panel manufacturer and not needed
in short, don't support these retards doing this

>>107233561
yes and it makes the monitors who have it borderline unusable, since the firmware is buggy
overall this behavior should not exist at all, or at the minium you should be able to change the setting to completely off/never
LG and Samsung monitors are one of the ones actually not doing a 16-24hour implementation on their monitors, but can't confirm LG

can you get a motherboard that doesn't have enough pwm fan headers for your case?

>>107234083
>LG and Samsung monitors are one of the ones actually not doing a 16-24hour implementation on their monitors, but can't confirm LG
My C4 is LG and I can run it 30 hours straight, it only tells me it's going to do it once I turn off the TV, i.e. "TV will undergo a refresh cycle while turned off, turning on the TV will break the cycle and it will be done next time, etc etc".

>>107234084
Yeah, use splitters. PWM isn't as dangerous with splitters as DC control was.

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People saying amd is getting better each gen and winning every time but yet they fall lower and lower
>Delusion?????

>>107233999
>seasonic has chinese words
oh shit what do

>>107234155
Because they aren't pricing it like they're behind, I mean for fucks sakes, I'm considering an RTX 4080 over an RX 9070 XT despite the latter being £100 cheaper.

>>107234155
as personal computing becomes more popular the intelligence of the average buyer gets lower

I think the Flux Pro might be slightly too big.

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>>107234179
amd increasing pricing by 150$

AMDunboxed: AMD IS NOT DEAD AMD IS SO BACK !

>>107234208
WE MUST APPEASE THE SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTORS WE MUST MILK THE LAST 6% OF OUR REMAINING CUSTOMERS

>>107234208
>compares top binned navi48 to low binned navi32
ok

>>107233005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLiwNViMak
its never been this over

been forever since ive built, cases have changed alot. I like the new trend of putting the PSU in the front and having fans under the GPU, do these style of cases still allow for plenty of air/cooling of the PSU?
also, the lianli 207 doesnt include any exhaust fans for the rear or top, which is odd to me. if I have an AIO top mounted, would I even need a rear fan ?

Here's my startup idea. We make desks but we don't make them for manlets; so a monitor can be at eye level without buying a stand to raise it.

>>107234247
your elbows rest at eye level?

>>107234243
Most power supplies have fans

>>107234247
$20 vesa mount blocks your path

>>107234000
>prob want
nope gonna put 2x 2TB, one for the OS and apps and general files and the other for my cat pictures

>>107234007
yes but the sn8100 is cheaper (<200USD) for me and since i'm coming from ancient PCIe 3 connected 512GB Samsung SM961 drives the sn8100 will be like going from a moped to a literbike

>>107234257
ngl when resting they are pretty close but the keyboard leaves funny marks on my forehead

>>107234084
you can use a splitter or a fan hub so you can also sync your faggot ass rgb fans
those take a sata port tho

>>107234247
Can you expand operations and redesign everything in my entire country?

t. 190cm lanklet in a land of 174cm midgets

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>Italy
>2K budget
>heavy web browsing and web applications, 240fps gaming at shooter titles (TF2, Mordhau, Chivalry 2, Overwatch 2, maybe something else)
>Fedora 43 GNOME and future editions
Note: the processor is actually overkill for what I need, but honestly at this price it can't be left behind and I hope that this processor will serve me well at least for the next 10 years.

>>107234247
lower your chair nigga

>>107234357
what a waste of money

>>107234368
Why?

>>107234357
what's the price of 265k for comparison?

>>107234389
230 from Ebay, around 270 from other websites.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7q3g2x
bought the ram $150 ago and took $150 off cpu cuz newegg cpu+mb combo
is this a decent setup for a chill guy to maybe do a little VFIO to play old pirated games and possibly ps3 emu cuz I'm just a guy that likes to chill

>>107234357
arrowlake is unironically intel's shittiest cpu launch in a while

>>107233005
The speakers on my Shatpost system is probably up to 10 years old now.

How many more uses can I get out of it?

It's crazy how much power Intel CPUs actually suck down. Just boot up Cyberpunk and its pulling as much power as a mid tier GPU.

>>107234402
do you really need the slightly higher boost clock and 4 extra e cores though

>>107234416
is this monopoly money or what

>>107234434
combination of failing on fabs front and priotizing being #1 on benches regardless of energy consumption

>>107234446
Probably not, but I thought a beefy CPU would serve me well for the future since I work with Google cloud services on a daily basis and the web is becoming more and more bloated year by year; furthermore, I need to manage at least 10-15 open windows simultaneously.

>>107234467
i wonder how much efficiency would they gain if you downclock them a little

>work
just ask your boss to pay for it are you a cuck?

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I have a NH-D12L (bought used)

Would it be worth just selling it for 80-90 bucks to the Noctuafags & buying a Thermalright PA120 Mini / ID-COOLING SE 207-XT Slim and pocketing the difference?

CPU is 7800X3D so thermals don't really matter, case has 145mm height restriction

>>107234488
you can usually undervolt
but to save watts you would buy an amd x3d cpu for perf per watt

>>107234416
seems fine, i mean is not like you have a lot of room
cpu, mobo & ram are locked in
case is whatever you like
so the rest of the pieces
great air cooler for its price
the disk maybe you can do with 2 tb and add another 2 tb later on if needed on aonther drive
psu 650w, maybe check if a 750w is not much more expensive, 750w have become the norm so they use to be fairly cheap
then put the rest of your money on the gpu if it can reach further than a 5060TI 16gb, but that card is perfectly fine for what you asked

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>>107233005

Dont know where to ask but here we go.

I need a DUMB TV (not smart ones)
Does Toshiba still make good TV ?? or should i go for LG instead ???

>>107234585
What size? Most small dumb TVs are just monitors. Big dumb TVs hardly exist because the smart TV OS subsidize them.

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>>107233005
/our/ board has landed

>>107234633
43 inch
I refuse to buy smart TV. i rather buy entry level dumb TV with barebones screen

>>107234643
Oh cool, it even comes in the trans flag colours.

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>>107234670
this?

>>107234650
That's just a monitor then. For example KTC OLED is that size and uses LG panel.

>>107234685
Monitor cost 4 times the price with that size

>>107234494
>just ask your boss to pay for it are you a cuck?
I don't know how it works in your country, but school teachers aren't rewarded free hardware upgrade from the government here.

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>>107234680

>>107234643
Tits too small.

>>107234701
42 inch LG OLED TV costs same if not more. KTC is same panel but without the smart bloat. If the company ain't getting subsidized by the OS then the cost is put on you or extracted through other product means. You're not clever, you're not thinking you're one upping them by buying a dumb TV.

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>he doesnt have an AI processor

>>107234367
Then my legs are cramped because the chair is too low

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>>107234725
>he doesn't have an AI motherboard

>>107234643
Tbh I would buy a new motherboard if I could get a waifu one.

>>107234680
Oh sweet innocent summer child, you're blessed.

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>>107234578
you're the man, thank you

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>>107234725

>>107234725
>>107234756
There are also AI PSUs now

>>107234113
says before u turn it off? that's kinda annoying too
I only saw they sometimes give a message on start if they fail
this whole pixel refresh shit does not need to be shown to the user any way
but far less annoying than randomly triggering because you went over your designated hours

>>107234182
HUB Steve is running 13900K+4090
MLID is running 14700K+4090
We can agree that they're retarded.
You're very smart for supporting AMD.

>>107234867
>says before u turn it off? that's kinda annoying too
How? It's just a text that pops up before the LG logo for three second before the picture dims after pressing the power button on the remote, just letting you know. No more annoying than the LG logo itself when turning it off, if you find something like that annoying.
Nothing is stopping you from turning it on right away again and using it.

>>107234867
>I only saw they sometimes give a message on start if they fail
Never had that, as I said, it even says you can cancel it (by turning the TV back on and using it) and it just postpones it automatically in the text it shows in >>107234957.
Hence why I'm so shocked by all that pixel refresh notification meme, I can't see it getting any more transparent without still at least knowing it does it periodically.

>>107234155
AMD GPU bad
AMD CPU good

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>Microcenter bundle deal is down even further in price
>Ryzen 7600X3D, Asus B850 TUF for $330
>Samsung 9100 Pro SSD 1TB for $100 flat because of CPU/mobo bundle discount
>Generic 6000MHz 2x16GB Kit of DDR5 is $220
>OVER $200 (TWO HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
REEE Fucking AI nigger faggots

Tourist here, I came to this thread to look at the OP resources but I have to ask, how the fuck does the concept of PC building have regular posters? How many times a year do you guys build PCs?

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>>107233650
https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste
If you get MX-6, don't use a spreader.
https://support.arctic.de/en/mx-6

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>>107234957
>It's just a text that pops up before the LG logo for three second before the picture dims after pressing the power button on the remote
if you don't have to interact with it sure np
people disable the LG logo on power on/off on screen from the hidden menu too you know lol

>>107234970
>Hence why I'm so shocked by all that pixel refresh notification meme
it's BAD so bad and horrendous MSI had to backpedal and introduce the 24hour meme instead
but still it should not even exist
again, because the timer which counts down hours does not work on certain monitor and every time you start the monitor it might not start from 0 hours, either it might keep running during it being off for some reason ,or pixel refresh might not have triggered now you turn it on you are at 14 hours and you only have 1,5 hours before it annoys you for your mandatory good boy turn off hours time, in which case you will get interrupted in game
like this is so fucking anti consumer and horrible idk even what to say, this should not be in any monitor
but they keep getting passes
the worst thing this does not need to be in any monitor
only reason why they force pixel refreshes and pixel shift on because they wanna avoid the 3 year warrnaty burn in
we as consoomers don't give a singel fuck
plenty manfucaturers have options to turn off everything
even lg themselve, asus, has no mandatory refreshes and let you disable pixel orbit shit and some other things
reason to never buy msi and just buy asus instead of that aids firmware

>>107235030
>come here
>complain/shill about hardware
>rinse/repeat
simple as

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>>107234357
>processor is actually overkill
never

>next 10 years
this is the way, buy once and cry once

anon it looks like a good build, nice budget, i am spending only like ~1100 euro on my build

i am not a fan of glass cases myself, it gets dusty in there after some years

>>107234208
The goal for Radeon this generation was to raise the price floor of their GPUs, so people are conditioned to paying more for the next-gen -800/-80 tier video cards like the $1,000 5080 pricing.
6800 XT launched at $650 (NVIDIA - $50), AMD wants the next gen RX -800/-80 tier card to cost at least $800~900.

Now they all have a reason to raise prices further with the VRAM supply shortages.

>>107235030
I build custom PCs for people all the time. Old people looking to get their kids/grandkids a reliable gaming machine for Fortnite and roblox. Young people looking to get their parents/grandparents a reliable all purpose media PC with a lot of storage for their photos, a webcam to see and talk to the grandkids over internet, etc. Most recently I built a PC with near 60TB of storage because the old guy I was building for had a huge collection of music on cassette and CD. Movies on VHS, DVD, blu-ray. etc. The guy also wanted to play all the old games he grew up with via emulation so he keeps a huge backlog of ISOs.

there's always someone who wants/needs a PC built. Then there's also the people that post ITT to bitch, complain, and overall talk about hardware.

>>107234357
>it can't be left behind
It's already left behind in terms of gaming performance; it runs like a 14600K
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/arrow-lake-retested-with-latest-24h2-updates-and-new-bios/3.html
That motherboard doesn't even support the 285K; you need a Z890.

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>>107235030
some of us come here for the lulz

>>107235119
>the people that post ITT to

>>107235030
I made some parts selection mistakes when I built my PC a few years ago.
I'm here to help people make better decisions and read about some new/upcoming PC hardware.
No, the mistake wasn't the AMD or NVIDIA GPU decision.

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>>107235182
thanks for sharing your hard-won knowledge freely with anons

>reward: image

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>>107235030
its an interesting hobby to keep informed about
I get to offer a bit of help now and then to people that might struggle picking parts
i get up to date on some news and products by some schizos....
i get to give people rikishi, do you want a rikishi anon?
This is Ichiyamamoto Daiki a restler from Hokkaido, he was working on the post office and doing sumo as amateur when he joined the professional ranks. As he was over the limit age of 23 when he joined he needed an special permit from the JSA!
He has been an staple in the makuuchi division for a while now (since 2021) but has never reached a rank higher than maegashira 4, he will need a couple good torunaments to enter the sanyaku ranks!

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will RAM prices ever go back to normal?

>>107235277
anon do you see a lot of industries reducing their prices back after surges?
this will be the new normal

>>107235277
You need to find good discounts on other components to offset the memory prices as much as possible.
Like these deals >>107235028
PC hardware retailers will try to offer some bundle discounts if they can; they need the cash flow.
You could also wait maybe 2~5 years, next year won't get better.

>>107234357
I'm sorry anon but this that list of parts just screams "shit build" to me.
At least air cool it, especially if you don't want to touch it "for 10 years."

please sell me your used ram...

>>107235030
it's the only live chat resource on pc part market that isn't full of redditors

>>107233555
WHO THE FUCK IS STILL ON A 750 TI

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>>107235277
kek

>microsoft releases an OS and forces it on everyone
>the AI gobbles up the RAM supply
>prices go up
>prices do not ever get as low as they were before
>anyway new and more expensive RAM is invented

the pattern is familiar
>microsoft releases an OS and everyone loves it
>the OS gobbles up the RAM supply
>a fire destroys critical supply component in the RAM production change
>prices go up
>prices do not ever get as low as they were before
>anyway new and more expensive RAM is invented

or

><company> releases </gayme/>
></gayme/> needs moar RAMs
>/gaymers/ gobble up the RAM supply so they can see pixelated boobs
>greedy capitalism squeezes every last drop of blood from anyone they can
>prices go up
>prices do not ever get as low as they were before
>anyway new and more expensive RAM is invented

it gets boring after a while but hey - boobs are less pixelated now!

>>107233606
LOL I literally screamed HOLY FUCK when opened the thumbnail

Holy fucking shit anon

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>>107233606
just think you were breathing that and it's in your brain now

>microplastics for teh win

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>>107233606
Bro when 50 series first came out the youtubers and reddit posts all had pics and videos of it melting the PSU side of the connectors. I don't know what nvidia did this time but it's not just you I remember lots of reports saying the PSU cable and PSU itself got fried.

Seasonic even have that new PSU that monitors temps of the cable now.

>>107234155
Yes its delusion, amdrones are delusional that's why they buy radeon graphics cards

>>107235030
You can't trust the OP it's full of bias data, false information and lies

>>107235483
We can make a deal....

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>>107235606

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Chrome + Windows 11

Name a better RAM EATING COMBO

DON'T BE LIKE THIS GUY

32GB WON'T BE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE RAMAPOCALYPSE

>>107233555
The problem is that 80% of these stats are 3rd world retards. If you live in a real country you should be in the blue.

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>>107235618
buy mine instead

>>107235643
I wanna build but I'm poor and don't wanna blow my buffer
And even if I do I feel like I won't even have time or energy to play shit right now which means I can just wait until 6090 release or something at this point
I wait.. but the time never comes
I don't even care anymore
When my desktop died I just bought a laptop cause I couldn't care less and had no energy

>>107235677
being /poor/ sucks

>save your pennies, save your dimes...

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does any anon have reccomendations on budget 1440p monitors? i plan to take advantage of that $250 signup for the amazon visa and want to use some of that for a monitor and Christmas gifts.
my budget would be anywhere from 100 to 200.
i dont know crao about monitors other than i think oleds can have screen burn which makea me not want to deal with those. i saw an AlienwareAW2725DM for 190 which has had. alot of good reviews but some users point out that it doesnt have very deep black colors so im on the fence about that. any reccomendations?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QNTpt3
I already have the cooler, gpu, psu, and case. I'm getting the motherboard, cpu, and ram to have a usable PC for a while until I upgrade after the bubble pops. Does this throw any immediate flags for anyone?

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>>107235705
>it doesnt have very deep black colors
You're not getting that with IPS monitors unless you fool your eyes with bias lighting.
The Alienware you mentioned is okay for the price, Samsung G50D is an alternative.
Check if the ASUS ROG XG27ACG or -ACS is discounted to $200~220, I would buy either of these.

>>107235759
>upgrade after the bubble pops

why not the 9600x for a few more dollar?

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>>107235801
This CPU ain't big enough for the both of us

>>107235705
>$250 signup for the amazon visa
Damn they only gave me 150 are those Canadian bucks?

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>>107235643
>GPU 0 NVIDIA GeForce

>>107235705
>>107235762

burn-in is real and you get what you pay for
200 is /budget build/ tier
IPS is better for browsing cat picture forums than VA
VA is maybe better for /gayming/ if you get a quality monitor
if most time is spent browsing then better anon spend his money on a decent IPS than a cheap OLED
Likewise if mostly /gayming/ then a good VA over a cheap OLED

>>107235759
Are you in the US? There are plenty of better boards @ lower prices than the ASUS Prime.
Even this TUF board costs the same.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3K2j4D/asus-tuf-gaming-b850m-e-wifi-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b850m-e-wifi

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>>107235817
kek

>>107235849
>decent IPS
They don't exist anymore outside of $3000 60Hz professional monitors everything else is budget panel slop OLED has totally replaced it in high end refresh rate

>>107235854
yes im US. I picked that board because it was popular on pcpartpicker, and I am going to be running linux (deb stable) and I wanted something well vetted. what makes one board better than another
>>107235801
I don't have a few more dollar

>>107235759
https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/AMD-Platform-Motherboard/PRO-B650-A-WIFI
Could get that motherboard and a 7700 instead which is an slightly better cpu and save 30$ on the process, or pick that deal with the 850 board
https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/AMD-Platform-Motherboard/B850-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI
and break about even with that board and the 7700

>>107235849
i play games and vid edit. if i have yo notch the bydget up i can. ill check yhe asus monitors another anon listed. and yeah from what i saw last niggt theres ips mini led and oled. but the latter seem very pricey and i just cant really justify spending so much on a monitor so maybe a really good budget ips is all i can do

>>107235819
no. im from us. this deal just popped up yesterday i think. if you did the 150 one you may be out of luck anon

>>107235865
naww there are some decent monitors for way less than that. IPS is excellent for a lot of use cases, /gayming/ is not one of them but it will do in a pinch if you get a panel that can actually do 120hz or above.

OLED has inarguably better image quality, I love the OLED on my laptop even if it sucks the life out of my battery in less than a day.

but burn in is real as is aging on cheaper panels, much worse than IPS or VA.

>my Dell UltraSharp 32 4K Thunderbolt Hub Monitor - U3225QE should be here this week

should i spend 10€ more on rgb ram

>>107235903
My friends have had a lot of trouble with MSI boards lately, I'm going with asus

>>107235943
I would pay 10 euro bux for ram without rgb.

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>>107235897
>what makes one board better than another
A combination of things, but ASUS Prime boards don't have great VRM cooling.
VRM is the set of power delivery components for the CPU & memory.
The TUF B650M has significantly better VRM cooling.

>>107235943
Yeah it's badass

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>>107235897
Here are the VRM temps for the B850M TUF, get the Asus TUF GAMING B850M-E @ $170.
Slightly different model from the one tested by HWUB, but the VRM cooler shouldn't be extremely different (if at all).

>>107236000
thanks, I'll probably go with this

Am I a cuck if I buy RAM in the current market?

Anyone here has/had a Logitech G203? Do you recommend it?

With Gigabyte which tier is higher? Eagle or Windforce?

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>>107236009
no because the cuck does not get the sex
and buying RAM now screws you

>just ordered 64GB
>dammit

>>107236029
No, get the G600

>>107236035
Eagle should be slightly higher.
I'd choose ASUS Prime over either of them if it's similarly priced.

>>107236090
You would? I thought the gigabyte would have a better cooler since its bigger

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This week's score to rebuild my current AM4 rig into- I'm the anon with the white NZXT Phantom 410 from the previous threads last week. I paid $60USD for this guy, new, never built but missing the box. Going to be repainting it purple with black trim. My existing white one has sentimental value (a friend passed away not long after giving it to me) so This one is getting the paint and the white one will end up as a server at some point. Purple and black is my theme for all my gear so I wanted something different from modern cases to match.

(fishing rods/gear in pic because they practically live in this car, we go at least once a week as a family)

Is there any particular PSU that's worth getting, or are they all kinda the same as long as you avoid the chinky ones that blow up?

>>107233138
>flicker
>~300 hz

>>107233039
will there be even better deals next week for OLED monitors or is this as good as it gonna get?

>especially on amazon or newegg

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i decided to upgrade from my 1080p 60hz 23.5" monitor to a 1440p 180hz 27" monitor. how noticeable will the change be?

>>107236228
Good size great at gaming very noticeable
pretty endgame unless you jump to 5K or 720Hz

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https://youtu.be/uJsLkHfZDMY
>finally let you put the IO on the top
>make some weirdo jbl ass rgb front panel
for what purpose

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>>107236193
I doubt prices will get much better.
You can always keep the monitor unopened and return/refund it if a better deal kicks in, IDK if there's a shipping/restocking cost for this though.
People are deluded if they're expecting lower prices than that Costco offer in the near future.
That pricing is possible because Costco has a great supplier relationship with MSI, and MSI is absorbing the cost of that discount.
Costco also sold an MSI 27" 1440p 165Hz IPS monitor for around $100 last year through this business arrangement.

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>>107235065
>tfw NT-H1

So I wan't a lot of external storage. I don't want to buy a NAS (yet). I only intend to access it from my PC.
I thought about buy an external enclosure and big HDDs.:
https://www.unitek-products.com/products/2-bay-usb-c-raid-external-hard-drive-enclosure
This one takes two hdds, enough for me, and has usbc for speed.
now recommend me what 10TB+ CMR hard drives should I buy

>>107236269
They copied the Edifier QR65 speakers for the front lmao

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>>107233051
>tomorrow
or just a few hours later for an extra 7€
this is bonkers

>>107236228
what did u get anon? im trying to do the same thing

>>107235932
I have a 180hz IPS because it was the cheapest high RR 1440p monitor I could find from a reputable brand (GS27QA), I haven't really been hurting in Gayming desu, idk why people dunk on IPS, I haven't noticed anything glaring, but I'm a monitorlet and am blissful in my ignorance.

>>107236345
I'm so pissed off. It's basically my perfect case but they put that stupid front panel on it. I'd get the regular 217 but you can't reroute the IO to the top. It's so annoying.

>>107236416
"Alienware 27 Gaming Monitor - AW2725DM - 27-inch QHD 180Hz 1ms Display, IPS, NVIDIA G-SYNC, AMD Freesync, VESA AdaptiveSync"

on sale for $189.99 on amazon

>>107236456
hmm thats the same one im looking at xdddd. im kinda unsure if i should get that or some mini led type monitor

>>107236100
NTA but from the cursory googling I have done they seem about the same at ~65-67. It's worth noting that the prime has phase change pads instead of Gigabyte's proprietary pump out thermal jizz that they just absolutely cover the PCB in. Even if the pads didn't have superior performance I would get the Prime because you will never have to reapply and deal with that goop.

>>107236517
miniLED is trash don't make the same mistake I did local dimming is a fucking meme

>>107236517
I returned a minLED because it felt wonky for gaming. Also even some high end miniLEDs seem to have WAY more complaints on Amazon reviews for panel QC/warranty issues from what I've seen.

Is CL36 really that much worse than CL30?
The price difference between the two is like £100 minimum no matter what kits I check

Is 8100 2tb the "best" ssd on the market right now? I was thinking of grabbing a gen5 and punting the 980 pro to my gen4 slot

>>107236558
I have a neo g8 and literally zero complaints. Blacks are really, really good, while not as good as OLED for obvious reasons, It's responsive, no ghosting, 240hz, 4k, HDR is fucking gorgeous and gets insanely bright, try it

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>These are nearly sold out, our next re-stock of these will see pricing closer to £200 :eek:

God it's all so grim

considering building smol pc cause i have to travel also considering lg oled 27inch 1440p to go with it how is the heat for mini minies? i intend on something like 5070 and 7700

whats the oldest piece of hardware in your PC? I had an old XP machine but the capacitors bulged so now the oldest working hardware I have is my power supply from 2016

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>>107236586
It's not going to make £100 worth of performance difference, especially if you're getting an X3D chip.
People recommend those CL30 kits because you can get better manual OC performance gains.
Jay should've included a non-X3D CPU in this test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Ofj5nIYfY

Should I buy a normal IPS 2K 210Hz display or a Mini-LED IPS like the Xiaomi G27i Pro?
Price difference is 40 bucks.

What's the worst that could happen? Don't like HDR and local dimming, turn it off and you have a standard IPS?
Tbh, I don't like high brightness, 1000nits must burn your eyes.

>>107236651
Until a few months ago it was my 900p HP monitor from 2013 kek

>>107236704
miniLEDs with local dimming off in SDR would probably look better than standard IPS monitors because you get more uniform backlight coverage.
The backlights act as one giant zone with local dimming off, if I understand this correctly.

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Who the fuck cares about RAM prices.
All I care about are mouse prices. I bought two.

>>107233232
Ram I bought last month is almost 600 dollars...
Shieeeeeet

>>107236825
God damn, is there RAM in those mice?

>>107236651
Seagate hard drive

>>107236418
you have a high refresh IPS. they get dunked on because the mainstream IPS used for business class monitors runs 60Hz and it gets stuck in peoples minds that IPS is low refresh, once you get to 120hz its better for gaming.

typically IPS is not as good at color as VA can be at lower price points.

>i'm 100% in the IPS camp but not a /gaymer/

>Spectek B
on god what is this shit

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>AMD rumored to raise GPU prices
>GDDR6 used in graphics cards has also seen increases of around 30% as foundries and memory vendors shift capacity toward server DDR5, HBM, and AI products.
GL guys. Get ready to spend a few hundred extra if you're waiting for next-gen video cards.
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rumored-to-raise-gpu-prices-just-as-radeon-rx-9070-xt-finally-reaches-msrp

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>>107236651
my system board, case, PSU and RAM are from 2015

>pic related

>bought 32GB of ram a couple months ago
>I can always upgrade later if I find it lacking!
>It's not lacking
>ram prices go up
>FUD makes me want more for no reason
The techikes know what they're doing eh?

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>>107237046

>>107233528
Samsung peaked at ddr4 and pcie gen 3 ssd

Recommendations for a 4tb internal ssd? I don't think my motherboard has another nvme slot as the other 2 are populated right now. Mainly looking to use it for media storage of videos, music, and Steam games I don't want to re-download later on down the line if I get the itch to play them.

>>107237046
>fake MSRP on launch
>bottom of the barrel shit AIB cards finally reach a price that makes them plausible propositions against the 5070ti
>hehe price is going up
Do AMDchuds ever stop losing?

will suck cock for 32GBx2 sticks of ddr5

>>107237085
Samsung 870 Evo is the best 2.5" SATA SSD, but they are not cheap.
Crucial BX500 is cheaper, but it only has 1000 TBW rated endurance vs. 2400 for the 870 EVO
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RBD7YJ/samsung-870-evo-4-tb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-77e4t0bam
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX500-2-5-Inch-Internal-540MB/dp/B0CY7638WZ?th=1

>>107237046
its $50 price bump at best. the shortage would also affect nvidia. 5070ti is already more than $1000 CAD

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>standing desk monitor is slightly more than 1.8m from my computer
>have to buy a bunch of long cable shit now

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>>107237189
>5070ti is already more than $1000 CAD
Because those cards can sell at that price point, AMD wishes they could match that price.
Some anon who bought a Gigabyte 9070 XT @ Microcenter showed us the card originally having a sticker price of over $800.
AMD is not your friend either.

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holy fuck I bought this kit for 160 quid in the summer

>>107237308
what kind of weird computer do you have and what do you do with it?

>>107233089
you're like a decade or more late on this

>>107237281
you can see units sold on amazon canada. 5070ti is getting smoked by 9070xt.

>>107237328
Obviously it's for my laptop. 14900hx+4090M.

>>107237339
Look at this sad Canadian obsessed with the 5070 Ti, I wonder which faggot this is.
No one gives a shit about Canadian gamers.
Amazon Canada couldn't even properly source GeForce cards with a valid manufacturer's warranty coverage.

Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit

OR

Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit

I slept too late the 48GB kit I was looking at wouldn't let me add it I refreshed and the price went up by another 100 lol

>>107237402
Get the CL36 if it's substantially cheaper, and if you won't bother with manual memory overclocking.

>>107237425
It's £20 cheaper so the Fury I guess. £180 on 32GB, madness.

>>107237402
Kingston FURY Beast is the best choice for performance if the price is close.

Recommended monitors to go beside my M32U?

>>107237463
M32UP

>>107237328
that's laptop memory

>>107237328
it's obviously a computer for a dwarf, used for keeping track of hole digging and ore mining operations

>>107237547
Yeah I figured it's one of those minipcs

>>107233138
Anon, your room lights flicker at 60hz (sometimes 50hz) and you probably dont even notice it.

>>107237243
i bolted my tower to the desk with an undermount and added cable management and a power distribution box to the underside of the desk too

>now only power, LAN, and subwoofer connection to manage with a cable sleeve

>>107236444
There are far better looking front panels for sure but at the same time I don't think it's the worst. I have the QR30, the smaller version of the QR65, as speakers and the effect is OK but pure show off of course. Kinda sad if there are no alternatives to it.

i love harded drives and you cannot take them away from me

>>107237339
>Canada
>AMD coping
You're literally that crying little meme guy with the Radeon trapper cap on. Did you miss that AMD's pitiful market share is actively falling this year? Anyways, it makes sense that poor waitfags are now panic buying 9070s, AMD's sales team probably came in their underoos after RAM shot up knowing they could announce a future price hike to FUD retards into buying now.

I bought a gigabyte gaming X but now I'm somewhat regretting it and considering getting a B850 TUF. I a TUF on lga 1700 right now and it's such a good motherboard.

>>107236649
You're gonna travel with a 27 inch OLED monitor?

>current thing will make gpus raise its prices too
>something amded
>but it will affect nvidia too
>no nono amded leaf cope aaaaaaaa
what in the acutal fuck is this mental illiness

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My friend wants a Steam Machine and I explained to him it's just a pre-built PC running Linux + Proton + Vulkan.

What's the cheapest way to get BETTER specs than this if I was pre-building?

T. haven't built a gaming computer since 2020.

>>107237189
nvidia buys way more dram from micron, sk hynyx, and samsgun than AMD so they have favorable contracts. They also had book and reserved tons of memory for the HB200 sales to China which the US blocked so they can mantain competitive prices for way longer than AMD, they can still rises them after AMD does first so they take the PR hit, sometimes people forget that AMD is a CPU company first and radeon and gpus was already one of the products with less margins to operate, those margins now are even more fuck

WATCH OUT GUYS! POOPDICKSCHIZO IS HERE!

>>107237744
the steam cube matches a ryzen 5600(x) and 7600(-12.5%) gpu setup. aim a little higher, I'm thinking 7600 cpu + 9060xt

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>>107237339
Anon, have you ever check the pages themselves, AMD is very smart about pushing their products on amazon, they bundle several GPU's and several models of the same under the same product to inflate the total sales and the reviews, which include 5 stars from people buying freakings rx 580 7 years ago lmao

>>107237782
What do you think an estimated price range for that would be?

>>107237743
see >>107237760

>>107237802
off the top of my head $900 +-?

>>107237744
Something like this, you should consider getting a 9600X for around $20 extra.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nfwmYd

>>107237822
So a steam machine might actually be cheaper than self building? Lmao fuck my point got disproven.

>>107237744
Something like this. Do note that we dont know how much the steam machine is going to cost. Just double check the PSU and the case, I just picked whatever.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GsTZt3

>>107237822
>>107237802
like 1200 now

>>107237760
Is it even Nvidia who buys all the RAM or do they leave that to the AIBs? Because the VRAM modules are separate from the GPU itself, and technically the AIBs make their own PCBs based on the nvidia reference design, so...

>>107237831
Only if you refuse to buy used parts, there will be a gorillion offices buying am5 so they can run windows 11 and giving away competitive last gen systems soon

>>107237744
You don't even know the price of the steam machine yet. With RAM (and potentially GPU and SSD prices) going up the SM might legitimately end up cheaper with secure wholesale suppliers and mass production. Doubt it will be modular as a true PC though.

>>107237802
CPU and GPU alone is around ~$600USD.
Then you gotta buy a CPU cooler, a PSU, a motherboard, RAM, storage, a case and case fans.

>>107237831
no that's with the newer and stronger parts
>>107237836
I made it to 800 without case storage psu heatsink. ez under 1k.

>>107237849
GamerNexus says how it works, basically Nvidia provides both the die and ram, so they are the ones having good contracts directly with those companies, AMD is really fuck this time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLiwNViMak

If I wanna be cheap af is a 5600x and a 9070xt a good combo for 1440p?

>>107237849
NVIDIA buys in bulk on behalf of AIBs, they have more cash on hand and can get more favorable supply deals.
NVIDIA's GPU bill of materials includes the VRAMs.
AIBs source the PCB, other board components & cooling..

>>107237792
Canadian 9070 xt anon is about to kill himself

>>107237852
>offices buying am5
Offices use vPRO not Advanced Neckbeard Devices

>>107237792
>rx 580
Holy shit lol I'm surprised the R9s aren't on there too

>june: $338 leafdollars for 64gb ram
>nov: $589 leafdollars for the same kit
jesus fuck, glad I built when I did

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>>107237867
Not ideal, but decent.

>>107233606
This is why I only watch youtube and play gacha games with my 5090. AAA games are made to destroy your hardware.

I got a 5600X3D last year from Microcenter and I plan on using this CPU well into the 30s.

>>107237792
on the one hand that is smart because of all the reasons you listed, on the other hand to a white eye it looks like 3rd world spam

>>107237980
ah overnight shader compilations. brings me back to the early 00s

>>107237910
I'll never understand how the average retard would rather trust techtubers over financial analysts firms and steam itself, we have hard proof nvidia is selling 20x1 this gen which is confirmed by the steam hardware survey but the amdcopers are so desperate for a win that they fell for any marketing scam that could prove amd is winning

>>107237980
Next-gen console prices will get fucked by this memory super cycle; it will be the most unpopular console generation.
There's going to be a very long PS5 + PS6 cross-generation support. PC ports will continue to target AM4 + RDNA2 systems.

>>107235762
found one on amazon but its like a open box "excellent" condition. not sure if im willing to gamble on that

>>107238038
I wouldn't get an open box monitor unless the seller can prove the previous buyer didn't test it.
It could be a return product with dead pixels & terrible IPS glow.

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>£200 for 32GB
>I boughted
I hate computers so fucking much

>>107233737
After I saw the cable bending video here I inspected my second cable and there I could pull and push the pin connectors forward and backwards. Likewise I tried to push the cables on my currently used one a bit forward and my highest pin went from 9.0A down to 8.8A with the balance as whole being better. Pulling the cable a bit can throw off the balance immediately depending on how fixed the connector pins are.

>>107238112
What a wonderful connector

>prebuilt 9060xt build is cheaper than building
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

>>107237133
BX500 owner here, please do not buy these garbage drives. Screw crucial for abandoning the MX500 and keeping this trash around.

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>>107238166
you're lucky you can buy ram separately
In some places they have to buy a motherboard if they want to buy RAM

>>107238208
Because these retailers need real PC builders to buy other parts stocked in their shops.

>>107238166
Pre-builts tend to use a lot of mediocre components. Like mobo, PSU, case, cooling, SSD.

>>107238208
Honestly fine with that.
Or some kind of RAM trade in. Like trade in your 2 sticks of 32GB RAM and get a discount when buying 2 sticks of 64GB RAM.
Anything to fuck over AI shit.

>>107238237
what if the DCs just buy the motherboard bundles anyway and it leads to a shortage of motherboards on top of everything else they have infinite money and don't care

>>107238247
you don't need anything special to run a little single ccd chip with a 150W card.

>>107238273
costco are doing a deal on an MSI prebuilt right now and one review says it was built so poorly none of the USB slots were aligned so they couldn't plug any USB devices into it

>>107238273
You don't need anything special but most people do want a PSU that isn't a power sucking heater, fans that don't rattle, motherboards that inexplicably fail to post, etc.

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I fell for the PNY meme

>>107238338
>PNY meme
what meme?

I can't believe so many corsair kits were not on the QVL list for my board and when they were it was some literally who chipset

like only those crazy expensive dominator kits with the fucking gigantic heatsinks were rated with good dies what has happened to corsair

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>>107236029
yes. no. unless they changed switches it will doubleclick in a year

>>107236228
realized you have tortured yourself for very long

>>107236626
the price makes it DOA
now that oleds are out
it had it's time

>>107238084
ya i may just get the alienware monitor

>>107238338
what's wrong with pny

>>107238444
not that anon but I already have that monitor coming in the mail. first 1440p monitor

>>107233606
>that green
excuse me how fucking long have you been brewing this?

>>107238585
hoepfully it serves us both well anon

>>107233005
I'm looking to build a new PC next year, starting from scratch because my motherboard is pretty old and I want to upgrade some parts.
I'm shooting for around a budget of 1.5K to 2K, but I'm willing to go a little over that. I'm not exactly in a rush, I just want to build something more future-proof that I can later upgrade with ease. I'm from Spain.
I have an Nvidia RTX 3060 already, so I could even hold off on the GPU for now.

I have this base (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2sXMRV) to start with, based on some stuff I manually picked and PCPartPicker's recommendations.
My main use cases will be gaming + game dev + software developing + some light video editing with DaVinci Resolve. I was also thinking of going dual-boot with Windows/Linux.

Looking for any sort of advice! I'm pretty bad at picking parts haha

>>107238824
if you need to do reel wurk get a 9950x3d or just buy intel

>>107238338
>buy cheapest stuff
>wtf why is it rattling/ coil whinning
you greentards never learn