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We fly high
No lie
You know dis

>News & Rumors
Memory situation unlikely to get better until at least 2027
RTX 50 Super, 2026 launch? 24GB VRAM for 5070 Ti & 5080 Super, 18GB for 5070 Super. Potentially cancelled, likely q3 if still being released
Nova Lake 2026
Dual 3d cache "9950X3D2"
AMD FSR "Redstone" Arrives December 10, Exclusive to Radeon RX 9000 Series

>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/

>Other helpful Links
Mobomaps, 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_PC
German autism : https://www.igorslab.de/en/
Monitor reviews : https://www.rtings.com/


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I fucked up please help me. I have bought gigabyte b850m ds3h motherboard and Patriot DDR5 Viper Venom (PVV532G600C30K) RAM. This combination doesn't work and the motherboard's dram led is on (bad). Both components compatibility specifications don't mention each other: the mobo want some ram for an ungodly price, while the ram wants b650 motherboard. What should I do? I gues downgrade the motherboard?

>>107349485
Bro that is sick what are those shoes?

>>107349485
>RTFKT x NZXT 3080 Sneakers
>$31
Sold.

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good luck everyone

>>107349623
thats just the 3d model
>>107349608
see below you

FUCKKK!!!

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>>107349485
BALLIN

>>107349575
>What should I do? I gues downgrade the motherboard?
Well depends on what your CPU is / whether you need any of the b850 features??
>the mobo want some ram for an ungodly price
not trying to tell you to buy even more incompatible RAM, but usually from the listed RAM you can glean which modules would also be compatible (similar manufacturer / series) even though not listed

>>107349575
RMA the mobo.

Is the 5070 Ti actually worth the 200 euro over the base 5070?

>>107349575
If you tried testing with 1 stick for every slot on the mobo + testing the other stick on it's own.
If nothing works even after trying each slot with each stick, the last thing I would do is check the pins on the CPU (won't help much, it would be hard to even see, but maybe there is dust or hair), and return both the CPU and mobo for a replacement.
If you have really fast returns, and you have like 30 days left, you could try replacing the mobo first, and then the CPU, and then the Ram (it's kind of rare for both ram sticks to be broken however).
You could also go to a local repair shop and if they are chill they might diagnose the problem for free or a small fee (or you could ask a friend if they are willing to bring a working ddr5 stick to test with, to check if it's the ram).
Usually QVL compatibility is more about XMP / EXPO, all motherboards should be able to boot with the default 4800 speed.
Also maybe removing the cmos battery would help if you messed with the bios or something (very unlikely).

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This must be how a Saudi oil prince feels
https://youtu.be/0QIy2jqAuXU?list=RD0QIy2jqAuXU

>>107349711
If you know you need the 16gb or want 4k I'd say yes
There is a bit more raw performance but it's nothing too exciting
5070 gets clowned on for the 12gb but it is a very solid card, that level of performance for the price even if it's not an insane jump from the 4070 super is great.

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>Paid 105 fucking us dollars/90€ for a TV return because I picked a retailer that does not have free large object returns
>Several other retailers offer free returns
Well it was a gamble cheapest thing anywhere but those returns

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i last built a computer in 2012, i "upgraded" to a gaming laptop in 2017 and am going back to a desktop
why are SSDs around 100 bucks and RAM is now four or five hundred

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>>107349378
should I cap the voltages before I keep going? MSI uses weird names for everything so I didn't find vddp when I was there
I think if I just get the 3 primaries to 21 and then lower trfc a bit I'll be done

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Updated my new build after getting some feedback. Prices in Canadian dollars, total around $1900. How would you get it down to around $1500?

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/TPmB8Q

>>107349637
Shoplifting might be moral now

>>107349776
Nothing special about having 96GB RAM.

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>>107349900
Memory chip manufacturers are being paid a fuck ton more to supply chips to AI data centers.
Those manufacturers announced plans to prioritize fulfilling those orders (70% order fill rate atm) at the expense of making fewer consumer-grade memory chips.
That caused a panic and got PC/laptop OEMs & smaller-scale server businesses to stockpile as many memory kits before they have to pay higher prices next year.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-worlds-largest-pc-maker-confirms-it-is-stockpiling-memory-what-does-it-know-that-we-dont

>>107349900
SSDs are about to go up even more.
I'd buy now unless you're willing to wait it out for over a year.

>>107349903
Whatever you do avoid poppin' a cap in yo' own ass.

>>107349939
>>107349944
gotcha i'm lookin right now
wtf is the difference between a samsung 990 evo plus and a 990 pro

>>107349913
You can't save $400?

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>>107349474
Is this deal any good?

>wanted to upgrade my current CPU
>realize my motherboard is on AM4
fuck

>>107349981
yes

>>107349966
990 EVO Plus has no DRAM cache, 990 Pro has it.
>>107261026

>>107349981
Can you use it?

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>>107349993
cheers b

>>107349637
I'm so fucking mad

>>107349485
I can't even call this jeeted, not even sukhdeep would be caught with shit like this

>>107350000
Yea. Although I don't need a 2tb Gen 5. Gen 4 is fine to me.

i need you opinions pc anons

MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI

or

ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-H GAMING WIFI7

This are the only available motherboards at my shithole, the price are almost the same but idk if asus or msi are better for my 9800x3d

>>107350022
Mainly because they couldn't afford it.

>>107350028
I'd go for it.

Used 7800X3D for $160 or new 9800X3D for $230 (USD)?
Mainly for gaming and light/moderate productivity workloads.

>>107349981
It's pretty solid. The SSD is $180ish by itself, and the RAM would be way more than $180 in current market so you're getting a decent deal for both. Picked up the Gen 4 SSD version of that bundle myself. It was only $30ish cheaper but I have no use for a Gen 5 drive so it was worth it to me.

>>107350035
ASUS. MSI would be fine as well. I'd avoid Gigabyte though since their regulation in recent mobos has been shown to be poor.

>>107349711
It's ~18% fps increase @ 1440p native and ~19.5% fps increase in 4k native. You do the price math. 16gb also allows for better ai gening though if that matters to you.

>>107349971
I could go for it but at the outset I wanted to spend around $1500. I don't keep an eye on PC part prices so I might be missing something

If not, is my current build good otherwise?

>>107349913
>>107350096
Get a different (non Gigabyte) mobo. Put in 32GB RAM if you can add a hundred $. Pull the HDD. Get a proper server grade one. Half the SSD if you need to reduce the cost. Nvidia GPU recommended.

>>107350063
Why asus? have more quality? better components i used https://versus.com/ to compare both motherboards, it recommended me the MSI but Chatgpt recommend the Asus idk what to do:(

>>107349575
your dumbass just got it in the wrong slots

>>107350147
It doesn't matter. ASUS is a more established corp.

>>107350154
mmm ok Anon thanks for your time and your opinion, i will go for the Asus model, almost the same ports and conectors and it looks a little bit better

thanks:D

I'm going to try and get some cheap secondhand ram to keep my AM4 going for a while longer. What's the drawback of running 4x8gb sticks, rather than 2x16gb? I know generally 2 sticks is better, but with ram prices going all stupid like, it'll probably be easier to find 2 additional 8gb sticks.

>>107349981
That's so good I thought it was fake T710s are not cheap drives
holy fuck I wish I could buy that bundle

>>107350192
For you? None. Just put in what you get. It won't make any noticeable difference.
For top performing rigs you put the same ram in every slot. Usually only occupying two slots.

>>107350169
I have an asus and it's shit, go for the msi instead, one thing I appreciate about my asus mobo though is that it supports legacy bios booting

>>107350143
What's a server grade HDD? And which Nvidia GPU would you recommend?

>>107350035
Have that same MSI motherboard and CPU, go for it.

>>107350217
That guy is a tard, get amd

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>>107349900
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PnZDDj
very tenative gaming PC build willing to get picked apart
under $2k would be ideal but i can probably go up to $2.5k if it future proofs it for awhile (i know how unreliable that can be though)

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>>107349474
>96GB
Who the fuck needs that much?
Pic rel is with firefox being a fucking glutton

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Is this deal any good?

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>>107350255
Just get more

>>107350269
I would say too fucking expensive for something you dont need so much of. But I'm a europoor

>>107350217
>What's a server grade HDD?
Seagate Exos X16 or WD Ultrastar DC HC510.
These drives can do 250+ MB/s. They're more reliable as they're designed for 24/7 reliable operation.
>And which Nvidia GPU would you recommend?
What you can afford. 5060/5070. The more expensive ones are definitely worth it.
There's no problem with an AMD card but Nvidia is recommended for any AI stuff you want to mess around with.

>>107350274
Thats the thing anon .. I dont need it.
Who the fuck needs this? Why do you need it?
Wanna gayme? Close firefox and focus on the game.

>>107350269
Can you use it?

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>>107350255
Have you tried opening more than one tab?

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I go to pick this up tomorrow, I bought a Thermaltake case like years ago that I'll repurpose, but what's a good case upgrade for this? Note that I'll be using a 1660Ti as well (at least until I can save up and buy a better card).

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>>107350303
Yes!

Consider the following, for laptop use what is the point of buying m.2 ssd for internal, considering if it has one, compared to just buying an external SSD? Speeds and even for games do not matter and they are fast enough and cheaper and you can just plug it into USB c and stop caring without taking apart your laptop and even transferring it without hassle to another laptop

Who laptopmaxxing

>>107350343
Show us your list of processes
You trying to hack nasa or what

>>107350343
>unused ram is wasted ram
"How does the OS manage disc cache dot jaypeg???"

>>107350353
The drive is Gen4 and needs a huge heatsink.
Might want a different deal but I do see 4TB SSDs are very expensive.

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>>107350255
For real yo, those trannies at mozzila need to learn code

>>107350246
I'd say go 1000W on the PSU, 850W minimum for "futureproofing"
Other than that should be pretty sorted.

>>107350391
LMFAO.

>>107350391
future proofing is the second more retarded things pc builders do

>>107350407
9070 XT has a typical board power (TBP) or total graphics power (TGP) of 304 watts
7800X3D has a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 120W, but its actual power consumption is much lower, averaging around 70-88W under normal use and hitting a peak of about 119W in heavy loads

Well okay your current build uses 608W.
A last gen soon to be 2 gen old 7800X3D and a 9070XT, a mid range gpu
If you want to spend $200 on a 750W psu while still having the idea of upgrading in the future to more powerful components what when the 10800X3D is moving to 12 cores and the next gen radeons will have rt cores on the die and be competing with the PS6 in terms of power then have at it on a 750W PSU

Shit go down to 650W why not. If nobody has an issue with Nvidia pushing 575W on a cable rated for 600W then 750W for a 600W power draw is already way too overkill for that build

>>107350425
as a 7800X3D and 7900XT enjoyer (same power consumption) why would you ever need 1000W?

How's the matte on the MO28Q27G? Does anyone have that monitor?

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>>107350464
so are you saying i should drop the PSU wattage or that i could upgrade to a different cpu and gpu
i could do either one and honestly i'm leaning a little towards the latter

>>107350367
>I do see 4TB SSDs are very expensive
Yeah, the 2TB version of that bundle (gen 4 drive/32GB RAM) had the SSD around $110, whereas the 4TB bundle has the SSD around $260, so more than double the price for double the space. The same tier of drive (SN850X, 990 Pro, etc) are going for around $300-$320, so not much of a discount.

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>shill m27p6 as hard as possible
>literally everyone is buying it
>now nvidia will have to fix the cold boot issues
i am devious

>>107350407
How so? A PSU should last you 10 years. It's the only component that can be future proofed.

>>107350558
future proofing is retarded

>>107350558
And what use is that previous config if you remove the psu?
Buy a new one for it? Why not just buy a new one for your new config?

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>>107350558
The only thing I future proof is the case and thats only because they just dont make good ones anymore.

Still rocking my fucking InWINgrONE from a decade ago

what's the opposite of future proofing

>>107350614
being a brainlet consoooomer

It'd be crazy to me to want to upgrade your GPU in a couple years and have to think about if your PSU could handle it

>>107350631
imagine having a 1000W PSU for a 450W system... insane...

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>>107350620
What about being a brainrotted goonsoomer?

>>107350640
450W? What GPU even supports that?

>>107350653
london?

>>107349474
Going to RMA my motherboard, otherwise I will schizo out trying to get to the bottom of this 0.1% low issue

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>>107350614
My 6650

>>107350631
Foot long GPUs that draw the wattage of an air fryer will never be a good idea and frankly if you suddenly decide you want to spend that kind of money on a GPU the fuck do you care about what a PSU costs nigga

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>>107350657
plenty

>>107350657
7500f + 5070ti would be basically 450W under load. otherwise if you just mean GPU then 4090 and 5090 can do 450W easily.

>>107350665
this is the craziest thing about this general, people buy 1000 dollar gpus but are too cheap to get 1200w psus that cost 200 dollars
>>107349903 (me)
tried lowering trcds, trp and trfc, doesnt boot, it's as tight as it is going to get, I capped VDDP 1v and VDDGs to .9 and am calling it a day, this shit gets me way too nervous, I'm too poor to break stuff, it's like I went to hospital and took an adrenaline shot
am running testmem5 for 1:30 hours now

>>107350614
Buying a Mac.

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>>107350674
It's less than that and it outperforms the 9800X3D

>*8gb has become a major constraint even at 1080p
Haven't PC gamed in a long time and looking to get back into it, what happened?

>>107350729
based 7500f enjoyer

>>107350735
Mostly ray tracing. Nvidia has a new compression method which is being played with that would alleviate the issue, but it's still unknown whether devs will utilize it

>>107350820
Thanks. How bad is this issue?

>>107348667
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcELUGT1els
>>107349903
>>107350717
you won't break anything
worst case scenario you set something too low and your system doesn't POST so you have to reset the CMOS
>tried lowering trcds, trp and trfc, doesnt boot, it's as tight as it is going to get
tRFC scales with VDIMM on hynix
(i'm surprised you could even boot at 300 tRFC but that's not gonna work, hynix DDR4 and DDR5 is different)
tRP maybe as well

but focus on getting 3733 working with your existing timings first
also see if you can adjust VDDP and clkdrvstr up or down to get tPHYRDL down to 26
it should train at 26 at this frequency (1 V should actually be better than 1.1 V, that's too high from MSI)

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Oh wow, the kit I bought on Sunday is already $50 more.

>>107349637
>Panic bought last week
Happy :)

>>107350839
Same. Bought a 32GB 6000CL36 kit last week for $140, it's now $240. This RAM situation is crazy.

>>107350867
V nice! Conglaturations anon! I almost picked up a 64gb kit for $320 but it was 6400 CL46 and I hadn't decided to grab the rest of my machine, so I didn't want to risk a DOA purchase and not find out until the new year. Oh well, better 4 days ago than today, clearly.

>>107350828
Bad enough that the price/performance just isnt there anymore to justify 8gb gpu's

>>107350923
Do the GPU review benchmarks test for this?

>>107350935
yes, every game at 4k and most games at 1440p will use more than 8gb of VRAM

>>107350837
I tried running trcdwr and trp at 21 and trcdrd at 22, it booted into windows and as soon as I started testmem5 I got bluescreened
trcdrd at 21 doesnt post
vddp is 1v, vddgs at .9
can't post picture because I'm posting from the laptop, dont wanna disturb the memtest
could try lowering trfc to 508 later if this is stable as is
and maybe tcrdrd lowering one by one, same for trp, my tcwl is so tight I think I can't do anything

>>107350942
I'm talking about 1080p like in the OP

>>107350950
ah, typically it's tested in reviews. the 9060XT 8GB and 5060ti 8GB reviews often have the 16GB versions to compare to

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>>107350944
>x3d
>4800c48

>>107350944
>tcrdrd lowering one by one,
tcrdWR*

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>>107349474
I have a build with 4080, 7800x3d and 2k monitor. Should I worry that I only have 32 gigabytes of RAM? Although, to be honest, I'm more worried about SSD. I only have 2 terabytes and nowadays I need more.

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>>107349903
>trying to run a am4 shitter at 3800mhz unstable Infinity Fabric-breaking sound-crackling usb-dropping-disconnecting speeds
>unstable
>that piece of shit literally runs 99% identical with a 2133mhz ddr4 (in gaming)
ddr tweaking on x3d is a severe fucking mental illness
if you are this severe with performance you should already be on 9800x3d
but hey, enjoy your fun

it's time to stop

>>107351011
ram overclock is purely for browsing the web faster

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>>107350944
that means you can't lower primaries more without increasing VDIMM
(tRCDWR is different, it doesn't do anything in practice, just set it to 8)
maybe aim for something like this, idk
if you can run tRFC at ~285ns and tWR at 10 then great, but i would focus on getting 3733 solid before lowering those again
>>107351011
>trying to run a am4 shitter at 3800mhz unstable Infinity Fabric-breaking sound-crackling usb-dropping-disconnecting speeds
it didn't even boot at 3800 so no need to worry about that lmao
>that piece of shit literally runs 99% identical with a 2133mhz ddr4 (in gaming)
ok retard

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Is anybody else having artifacting issues with AMD drivers 25.11.1?

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>>107351041
I have this picture some indian guy posted on the overclock dot net forums long ago with 508 trfc that's the hint I could maybe get there
64gb on am4 is not popular, it's hard to get examples

>>107350735
It's just shit ass programming. The only games I've personally run into an issue is Monster Hunter Wilds which is a legendary shit show, and somehow Gaylo Infinite having VRAM management so fucking bad that it sometimes runs over 8GB and starts loading lowest LoDs for objects even though it's an Xbone port that is running 140fps at the time. I'm sure there's some other meme cutting edge graffix games you get issues but that's a part of the market that is shrinking in sales and relevance because most of those games unironically fucking suck these days.

Still if I was bothering to buy a GPU today I wouldn't get 8GB, and I sure as hell wouldn't get some wack ass VRAM bottlenecked card like an 8GB 9060.

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>>107351037
ok but this is not that it's mental illness

>>107351041
>be fat obese pig of a woman
>put on make up
>am I pretty yet?
no, lose weight or turn into a different human, the solution is entirely different
you are the woman, it does not fix the inherent problem

>this nigga squeezing a rock for water
you know there is no water in the rock right?

>ok retard
enjoying your exercise in futility?

>>107350735
>what happened?
pajeets.

>>107350356
Literally two firefox tabs. Pixiv animations are slowly leaking ram but only if you keep them in inactive or minimized tab for some reason.

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>>107351087
>you are the woman
correction, the x3d is the woman

>>107351000
>Should I worry that I only have 32 gigabytes of RAM?
If my RAM were that low I'd be extremely anxious. Yes. You should upgrade IMMEDIATELY! RAM prices are skyrocketing. Buy now before it's too late.

>>107351067
sure, but try getting that stable later, after you're done
some guy posting a screenshot on overclock.net doesn't mean anything
he could have bluescreened 3 seconds after
8gbit CJR can definitely do ~265ns but 16gbit ICs usually need higher tRFC in general

>>107351061
>AMD GPU

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>>107351067
>this picture some indian guy posted
"Izzat is not about right and wrong. It's about who wins and who loses."

I'm building a 4.5L mini ITX and nobody can stop me

>>107351041
I thought enabling GDM was bad

>>107350942
It is nVidia's fault for releasing cards with more than 8 GB. All released new hardware will be neutered with bloat. I 'member when a SSD meant something.

>>107349474
why is black the default color of pc components?

>>107351196
because white people love BBC (big black components)

>Asus GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral
>AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
>Asus X870 MAX GAMING
>Kingston 64GB (2x32) 6000 MHz CL30
>Seasonic 1200W VERTEX GX-1200
>Noctua NH-U12A
This is what my build ended up as. Order sent no time for regrets. Fucking ram price went up 40€ today but I got a Black Friday deal on the PSU for -60€.

It's all going into my Fractal Meshify 2 XL.

>>107351186
it's a good feature, it's better than 2T and it basically always works
1T GDM off = can send a command every cycle, commands take 1 cycle to execute
1T GDM on = can send a command every other cycle, commands take 1 cycle to execute
2T GDM off = can send a command every other cycle, commands take 2 cycles to execute
i wish intel would also support GDM, you can use N:1 mode with N=1 but it doesn't bring quite the same stability benefit that GDM does

>>107351207
Drive?

>>107351196
cheap/easy to manufacture

>>107351196
My question is why do they paint heatsinks? Seems to me that it'd reduce efficiency but nobody ever seems to test for it. Perhaps it's negligible, but there has to be a difference.

>>107350523
I think an anon posted about his a couple threads ago

should i buy another ssd

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WHERE ARE ZE CHIPS

>>107350631
Last time I upgraded years ago I had a 450W and I went to a 550W like yeah this is gonna be plenty for whatever's to come. Now I got a 1200W..

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>uncle bought a cyberpower pc
>14900f
>5070 (non ti)
>single tower cooler
>low end gigabyte matx board
>start dcs
>whole PC goes vrrrrrr
Ignorance is bliss
Even I ain't touching hwinfo

I want to buy new monitor, 32'' 4k and 144hz or higher. I have a 27'' 1080p TN panel right now kek. OP recommends KTC but I don't wanna risk it as I'd have to import any monitor anyways and returning it would be a hassle.

Any recommendations? I don't mind OLED as long as it lasts at least 5 years before it fucking degrades

>>107351276
Yes.

>>107351233
I have a couple m.2 on my current build which I'm moving to the new one.

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>>107350255
idk, but I bought it anyways

>>107351276
No. Throw a pizza party.

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>>107351301
32" 240 4k oleds whatever is on sale and is good
samsungs are very cheap rn, g81sf's are 591€, but ymmv
if you are not retarded and wanna risk it all and hate matte you can peel the layer too, else heavy matte coating
else up the budget maybe, or choose something else
avoid 16h counter displays, avoid 24h also if possible, avoid bad osd

>5 years
maybe..... we will see

>>107351301
If you want OLED there's some 4th gen "tandem" WOLEDs coming next year. So far there's only 1440p tandem models out and they're sort of paper launched so it might be a while. They also should have improved life spans from the new technology but also it's new so we don't really know if it's true.

If you want one NOW then probably find something in a black friday deal that fits your requirements. Note that they come in glossy and matte coatings so pick what you prefer.

I'm also on the lookout for a new monitor and what I've gathered so far is that QD OLEDs work better in low light or dark room gaming. WOLEDs are better for lit rooms but don't have as good color (which should be improved with the new tandem WOLEDs). Many seem to hate the matte coatings as it supposedly blurs the screen. Personally I hate how glossy screens reflect but I haven't seen these matte coatings live so I don't know how bad they really are.

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>>107351130
I just rolled back to the 25.9.1 drivers, btw these are fine just to let everybody know.

>>107351377
>>107351061
latest driver is fine on rdna3/rdna4.
if you have older gpu you should be on 25.9.1 or 25.4.1

>>107351085
>>107350962
So the effect of is less on the FPS and more on LoDs loading?

>>107351438
Yeah btw I forgot to mention that I'm on a 7700XT.

>>107351440
Why are you thinking about buying an 8gb card, anon?

>>107350343
Windows bloat has really gotten out of hand.

>>107351457
make sure your windows is up to date too. microsoft fixed some wddm stuff.

Should I get another SSD while I still can?

>>107351459
Either I get a much lower performance card like the B850 or I get a much higher performance card like the 5060 for the same price

>>107351472
if you need storage sure
i picked up a 1tb ssd just to fuck around with bazzite

>>107351301
There are $750 32" 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitors available, like the MSI MPG 321URX in the US.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xgxxFT/msi-mpg-321urx-qd-oled-315-3840-x-2160-240-hz-monitor-mpg-321urx-qd-oled

Cheaper 165Hz variant with fewer USB ports and no KVM switch MAG 321UP ($650).
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4HkH99/msi-mag-321up-qd-oled-315-3840-x-2160-165-hz-monitor-mag-321up-qd-oled

There's no point paying more for a 32" 4K OLED monitor imo.
The ASUS ROG WOLED with TrueBlock Glossy panel finish uses using last-gen WOLED panel.
The other ones with DP2.1 (UHBR20) are overpriced.

>>107351471
I'm completely updooted, this really had me worried since I just bought a new ibuypower prebuilt(was gonna build one but those RAM prices tho) and I thought my rx 7700XT was ACK'd right out of the box.

>>107351440
At times they will get bad stutters from trying to dump stuff in and out of memory.

>>107351475
If that was my budget, I'd just get a used 4070 or a 3080. Both are better than the 5060.

>>107349776
> your package was left near your front door or porch
> $339.99
Amazon drivers must be pretty honest in your area.
Here in Vienna, every Amazon delivery of at least 200€ will get you e-mailed a secret code, earlier on the same day, the driver needs to bring back to prove he made the delivery.

>>107351517
>>107351440
its most noticeable in gpu directstorage based games like ratchet or ffxvi. you get pop in or stutter because your vram is not enough.

Guys, I suddenly got a i5 8400 system in my possession, with no GPU. Cute little thing, I wanna use it as an undercover gaming rig at work. What's the best thing I can put into it without going overboard? I thought about RX6600 or something like that.

>>107351472
Absolutely, the prices are already high but still not high enough, so hurry and get some.

>>107350147
>Chatgpt recommend
Lmao.

I'm building from scratch, should I get 48GB of Klevv brand DDR5 6000 cl30 for AM5 for $300? Or 64GB of same spec for $470? Gaming is my priority, and Klevv seems to have good reviews, it's the in-house brand of SK Hynix.

what does x2 and x4 mean on ssds

>>107349933
I think being poor and angry makes you think I'm bragging about the amount of ram, instead of how much I paid and how much its worth now. Silly boy.
>>107351566
It's a pretty good area, I have no problem with stuff being left at the door.

>>107351598
if you don't have a specific need for 64gb just get 48gb

>>107350035
>ASUS or MSI
MSI. YMMV, but I've had several products from both, and MSI consistently delivered, while ANUS consistently delivered shit.
>>107351598
Aside from chastising you for waiting so long (you could literally get 128 for that price a month ago), I see no reason to go with 64 if it's gaming.

>>107351612
pcie lanes
more lanes is faster

>>107351612
how many pcie lanes it uses
mostly only matters if you're using it in an old motherboard, like if you use a pcie 5.0 x2 ssd in a pcie 3.0 slot you're losing a lot more speed than an x4 ssd would

>>107351598
you can sell that kit for $5000 next month

>>107351626
Funny, I've yet to see SSD that use only 2 lanes.

>>107351598
get the cheapest ram you can get so the compooter boots and wait for the prices to come down to buy a real kit

Just turn the frame counter off.

>>107351636
you can set it in the mobo settings and gen 4 2x is like gen 3 x4

>>107351644
that's crazy talk
next you'll be saying turn the frametime graph off

>>107351636
samsung 990 evo is probably the most notable one, but it runs in either 5.0 x2 or 4.0 x4 so it doesn't matter much for older boards

>>107351655
Oh how could I forget, that too

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>>107349903
70ns with these settings, I have to do better, this is not samsung b-die but I need at least 64ns
computer is stable so far, 1 and half hour of testmem

It's become impossible to find a 2TB nvme under £100. Ahh I didn't want to buy another ssd, I really think I have no choice. They're gonna raise the prices again I just know it.

>>107351680
Just stop hoarding so much shit

I will when they stop deleting the internet

>>107351680
Well, if yopu don't need lightning speed, you could grab a 2.5" SATA 2tb for like 85-90 pounds and upgrade later.

>>107351709
Forgot to (You) me award.

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>>107351677
AIDA latency measures tRCD+tCL+tPHYRDL+infinity fabric
i don't think you're getting less than 60ns with those primaries, but you can definitely go lower
of course windows bloat also has an impact on your results

>>107351727
I'm staying within spec voltages, I can't push primaries like that with vdimm 1.35 and vsoc 1.12, I'll have to live with it I'll do the GDM CT1 TRCDRD TRAS changes tomorrow or later today, I'm sure I can push those in

>>107351680
I never saw one that cheap here unless we include temu scams

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>>107351748
>I can't push primaries like that with vdimm 1.35
i don't think you can push primaries like that at any voltage, only B-die and micron can do low tCL+tRP
apparently there are XMP kits using 16gbit CJR that ship with 1.6 V so it's not a problem at all to raise it, but maybe stay <1.45 V to be safe (since RAM prices are so fucked right now)
or just ignore the primaries, subtimings are more important anyway
measure with real applications instead of AIDA
>and vsoc 1.12
doesn't matter

>>107351536
Those are more expensive used around here than the 5060/5060 Ti or the 9060XT 8GB models. I think the most I can do is a 3080 if I find one that is on the lower end of prices or a 6700XT or a 2080 Ti.

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>>107351748
might be useful
weird that it would need SCLs at 5/5, that's bad for performance

>>107351680
>SSD I was looking at went down $20 from yesterday

It's just nonstop fucking chaos.

Just realised my power supply is 12 years old. At what point do you decide to replace these things?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gCFdN7J4sk
>raises paw
Yeah umm which of these can fit at least 4 HDDs and a DVD drive

>>107351850
vibes

>>107351850
mine is 8 and I'll buy a new one in january

>>107351842
oh, this is from reddit, I got of my timings from it, I tuned this early in the year, I'm finishing the job now 5/5 scls are from there

>>107351851
>4 HDDs and a DVD drive
In that video? The FLP02 if you get creative with the 5.25" bays. Could put a Drive in one bay, an icydock hotswap bay in two of the others and use the internal drive bays too.

>>107351851
>at least 4 HDDs and a DVD drive
Say goodbye to airflow and buy a Fractal Define 5 or 7.
Cooler Master N400.

>>107351883
>now 5/5 scls are from there
since he mentions running the kit at like 4533 MHz it might need those SCLs at high frequencies
try and see if you can go lower at 3733 MHz, RDRDSCL and WRWRSCL are important for sustained bandwidth
fuck it just boot at 2/2 and see what happens lmao

>>107351850
1 week before they fail and take out the rest of the PC.

>>107351823
Oh. Well the 6700xt and the 2080ti are worse. You can use the relative performance chart here as a basic guide. It's a little outdated because newer drivers came out that lifted performanceof the 5000 series, but the 5060 would still be under the 3080:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-5060.c4219

My nephews zoomer friend is looking at building a pc. With ram how it is right now is he fucked?

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>>107351945

>>107351945
>zoomer
We can only hope

>>107351945
Lmao. He's fucked.

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>looking at 9060s
>realize they all only have 3 video ports
Well this isn't an upgrade at all now

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About to drop €600ish on a 9070 XT.
Anyone want to talk me out of it?
Not sure if CUDA is as important as it once was and 5070 ti is a stupid price.

>>107351978
Consider 9070 non-XT
XT draws 50% more power and performs ~10% faster

>>107351978
I got the Pulse for 640€. Nothing to complain about, except when using Windows 11 the Adrenalin app sometimes crashes and disables my mouse. It's really annoying, but I think it's Windows being dogshit.

>>107351978
I got one myself, it gets here in 2 days, I will run it at -30% PL because I don't need all that power

What's the meta motherboard to pair with a 7800x3d right now? B850? What manufacturer?

>>107351850
Order one now. Don’t take the risk and fuck up your motherboard.

Well, my chinkoid Pixio 32 4k monitor shit the bed again. At least they were kind enough to refund it.

What's the next move? I have a 5070ti. When the Pixio worked it was nice, but I kinda want to look at a mini LED panel now. No OLED since I'm doing a lot of graphic design (but casual gaming occasionally)

just ran dota 2 as a memtest (why?) and I get 220 fps with my gtx1070 so why the hell did I buy a fucking 9070 xt?

Fuck it I boughted

Even paid extra for delivery

>>107352082
>why the hell did I buy a fucking 9070 xt?

many (well not that many) are saying this

>>107352082
dota2 is a esports title. it can get 500+ fps like counter strike.

>>107352082
but anon, the GTX 1070 can't play UE5 slop

>>107352105
ackshually it's capped at 300 for whatever reason

>>107352086
>boughted

>>107352115
>He doesn't uncap dota 2

>meshify 3 xl is cheaper than the equivalent black standard model
>white standard model is a lot cheaper than the black standard model
>the one with the three rgb fans (not ambience pro) is also cheaper than the black standard model

i just want the black standard model... just make that cheaper

>>107350343
jesus do you have your whole OS running on RAM or what?

Only 12gb my guy??? Ugh.... Not even good enough for 1080p WITH upscaling. Yuck. No girl is going to be into that let me tell you. Now stay at home twiddling your little settings knobs down to low so you can get 30 FPS while us 16gb chads are out there having sex with female women

I never wanted to play any of this UE5 slop before but now I keep playing them I don't get what happened the gpu made me do it

>>107352377
They all have garbage mouse smoothing and input lag

>>107350354
Less point of failure, where port could break, in comparison to a fixed internal m.2.

The only argument for an external is if you are switching devices constantly

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so I wanna get the NZXT H7 Flow RGB, but it comes with only 3 fans at the front.

what the plan here? I will obviously get a single extra one for the back but then how many more do I need? another triple setup at the bottom? or do I want bottom and top decked out

>>107352417
>NZXT
You can rent it, but can't buy it.

>>107352431
I dont get it

>>107352462
>I dont get it
Right. You can't own it.

>>107352472
the non rgb version is on stock

is a MSI B850 good enough? dont wanna spend 400€ on a mb

>>107352566
Why not? That's how much the ram will cost you.

>>107352566
sure, just get the tomahawk max
or you could go even cheaper, the b850 is basically a b650e, the rog strix b650e-f is very good for the money but might need a bios flash if you got a ryzen 9000

I got a 139$ SN850x on sale at Walmart.
How'd I do, anons?

>>107352652
the b650e is just a bit cheaper than the b850 so i guess ill just spend a little bit more

>>107352695
Bait is stale.

>mobo has special USB 3.2 ports

I think they might be Gen 2 or Gen 1. What are these used for exactly?

If I plug in my mouse and keyboard in it will they magically become lightspeed epic esports gamer performance?

>>107351850
I had one for 10 years and it didn't fail I just needed a better one. The one after that only lasted a couple years before fan failed. If it's quality made it's supposed to last but failures will also always be a possibility.

At 12 years replacement is a good idea but make sure to get a quality model and not some cheap shit so you're more likely to get 12 years on the new one.

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> can in theory buy a new PC every 3 years and deduct it from taxes since I'm a teacher
> bought a 4070 Ti in 2023 as a stop-gap for the next upgrade
> prices explode fucking everywhere right before my next upgrade window

Looks like a bad time to upgrade. My 5800X3D should serve me well for a while longer, but the 12 GB of my 4070Ti is kinda concerning. I do have a 4k 144 Hz monitor, but paying out of my ass for a high-end GPU doesn't really feel worth it, especially since my current tax officer being fucking cunt about it (like trying to reduce my tax deduction on my chair because it's a "gaming chair" - bitch, I bought that shit since it's ergonomic to (successfully) minimize my back pain and because it has a 10 year warranty, not because it has a useless LED on the back)

>>107352162
just get the xl

I saved money on every single component building now except ram which I luckily bought at the top of the month before it went full retard

>>107352727
Wait, what do you mean?

>>107352377
Just play Battlefront 1 or 2 or BF1 or BFV if you wanna flex with the visuals. Those games look way better than any UE5 slop.

>>107352778
isn't battlefront 2 better than 1 in every possible way?

>>107349474
I bought Corsair HX1000i 1000W PSU and RTX 5090 (just for ML training). I am not much into PC building and don't really keep up with hardware news in general, but I heard about power connectors melting with some GPUs. What's that about? Anything I should keep in mind/check/do/avoid?

>>107349919
always has been, always will.
>>107351566
>vienna
interesting. didn't expect turks would be so wild.

>>107349474
>8gb has become a major constraint even at 1080p
Guess my old 980ti is finally done

>>107352781
I remember 1 looking a bit better but the gameplay is far worse. Though 2 has faggy meta with the heros and special units.

>>107350407
I future proofed at 650W and when I upgraded to my XTX I didn't have to buy a new PSU

crucial p310 a good reliable drive?

>6k of PC parts
I'm not spending any money on anything next year.

>>107349900
>why
when in doubt, it's always the jews.

I'll never spend more than $100 on a PSU no matter what

>>107352788
Get 1200w or more.

Melted connectors are from the shitty new 12v cable and connector. It's specced with no safety margin and cheaply made with poor quality control which at worst causes catastrophic failure which cascades from pin to pin because 99% of 5090 models don't have any way to tell when the cable starts failing.

I THINK it could help prevent it a bit if you power limit your GPU to 90% or something like that. Make sure the cable is properly connected and that it's not bending in a way that would cause it stress and make it loosen the connection.

>>107352832
Based. I just got some for 4800€. Still waiting on some new models of monitors to buy a new one. Probably hitting close to that 6k after that purchase.

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pretty cheap all things considered
just gotta wait 7 months for delivery
free delivery though get in

>>107352847
retard

>>107352834
it's always the jews but this time especially it's the jews or specifically a jew called sam altman

If you built your computer 10 years ago just use it for 11 you've got no business here

>>107352874
>CL36
>5600MHz
overpriced ewaste

>>107352884
speak english ESL

>bought my ram kit for 290
>its 1000 now
phew

You're computer already lasted 10 years it can go 11 or do you expect me to believe you suddenly have $500 for ram despite using the same computer for 10 years exit the general you have no business here save your money

They're computer already lasted a grand total of 10 incredible years just get to 11 on it 2026 is not the time to building new

>>107352695
Tell me, fuckers.

>>107352788
You'll want to get a newer atx3.1 PSU with a 12v-2x6/12vhpwr connector on the PSU and GPU. I have an older atx2.4 Corsair rm1000i and the ports on the PSU side has a lot of play which can massively change how the dual 8-pin to 12vhpwr cable's current distribution turns out by the time it reaches the GPU (measured with an astral)

this is worse than the flood thing that made RAM skyrocket before covid

guess im going to have to keep my 7900xtx build going for a bit longer, doesnt really handle 4K well anymore im having to drop down to my 1440p monitor occasionally

>>107352963
oh stop being a bitch, you don't have to upgrade the gpu every new generation, quit generating so much ewaste

>>107352930
Let's say on November 1st there was some spoiled meat on the sidewalk. Technically free. Suddenly, it's for sale for $350, but you found a deal where it's $139. And you buy it. You could have had it for free, or simply choose not to buy spoiled meat.

>>107352975
Thanks, fucker.
What's better, then?

>>107352695
you overpaid by around 30 dollars before the increases

not that painful

>>107352970
yes he does he's already on rdoa3 abandonware

Why are monitors so gaming focused now? I need one that ist good in general.

Also, should I get one of those calibration thingies?

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>>107353025

>still zero black friday offers popping up for 5070 Tis in my country
It's over
I don't want to spend 750 euro on a GPU but I need to upgrade...

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I built this in 2019 but have only played two games since then because my hard drives are already full. Apparently 500GB plus my old hard drive weren't enough space. Is there something specific I should look for when shopping Black Friday deals? I'm not so interested in speed, but I want large, reliable and cheap. I was thinking SSD but some people say they break down too often. This PC is my daily driver.

>>107352377
All new GPUs come with bioengineered toxoplasmosis nanoparasites that infect your brain and make you love AAAslop
Hold onto your 1080 Ti for dear life and keep enjoying indie kino and pre-2019 games

>>107353048
>Expecting GPU black friday deals
Everyone knows they're going up in price, that would be stupid.

>>107353065
buy a fucking ssd you psychopath

>>107352874
That order is getting cancelled 100%, but it's worth trying for to flip it.

>>107353065
I forgot to mention, USA, and while I don't have a specific budget I'm trying to get at least 1TB and won't spend more than $100. The bigger and cheaper, the better. It's probably mostly going to hold pirated movies unless I can move my Steam directory and OS to it.

>>107352781
Battlefront 1 looks better (still one of the top 5 best looking games ever) but is dead and has barebones gameplay, the old BF games shit all over it. BF2 is pretty good especially thanks to the huge modding scene.

>>107353065
Dude just buy a 2TB nvme don't make a big deal of this

>>107347504
I had frametime spikes and it ended up being my power plan setting. Try changing yours it's a longshot but you never know.

>>107353074
I'm looking for SSDs right now but it's been 6 years since I've shopped for PC parts. Do you think PCPartPicker could recommend a cheap, reliable one? That's what I used to build my PC.

>>107352417
3 at the bottom is very nice for your GPU, I wouldn't really worry about the top too much. You can just throw an AIO up there some day if you want. Or if you really want to try to lower your temps, throw some more fans up there but it's ultimately unnecessary.

Is 5070 Ti overkill if I plan to keep it for 5-6 years and only play at 1440p? Should I just get a 5070 or a used 4070 Ti Super for much cheaper?

I think I'll actually have to get a gaming mouse now. It's been years since I owned one. Any recs?

>>107352781
1 didn't have the gay loot box and card unlock bullshit.

>>107353094
I think the kingston nv3 is good and cheap, it's nvme and not sata

>>107353087
>$150
My nigger in Christ I work at a library. I can't afford this.

>>107353095
yea I thought so too. bottom seems overkill. guess I will just use 3 at the front, 3 at the bottom and one at the back

>>107352778
I fucking love BF1 so much, V is pretty good but 1 is oozing with atmosphere. It's the closest they got to making multiplayer matches feel like scripted singleplayer levels.

>>107353110
If you're fine with your GPU temps, you can totally skip buying 3 more for the bottom, it's just a nice to have thing.

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Reddit is so cool, why can't we do innovative stuff like this?

>>107353103
Thank you for the suggestion. I've heard Kingston has gained some reputation since their earlier days. I remember it used to be considered dollar store memory. I can't be too picky but anything's better than some of the shady stuff I'm seeing on eBay.

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>>107353097
I labored 5070 vs 5070ti but just went with TI after seeing all this GPU doomer shit I know the chances of getting 16GB VRAM on a high end GPU for under $1000 will be over after this year and especially in the next launch.

>>107353118
Im gonne be using a 5070ti and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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>>107353109
then go get that 10,000 people bought it this month and it's on a deal now

Are minipc's any good? I saw a couple for pretty cheap (less than $500) with AMD APUs and some decent stats, I was kind of surprised by the price/performance on these. I guess the components are probably shitty but considering the price they seem like they might be alright for messing around with + old game emulation. What am I missing?

>>107353133
Thanks for the lead, anon. I'll look into the reviews.

>>107353155
no, it's pure youtuber slop, a minipc is a laptop without a screen

>>107353124
I bet you don't need to. If you were running like a 14900K or something, I would recommend it just to give the CPU any help it can get, because you really need to undervolt in the first place those things to avoid throttling. Your 5070 Ti is probably fine, most of them run pretty cool. Try it without it, first. Buy 3 fans at anytime for the bottom if you're not happy with your GPU temps, or if you live in a particularly hot climate. Or if you just like how it looks, go for it.
I run 3 fans at the bottom and my 4090 did drop like 3-4 degrees on average. Probably not a bad idea to keep GPUs cool if they're going to skyrocket in price, I don't want to buy a new one anytime soon. But for real, it's not a necessity, just do it if you have the money for it. $30 to get it done isn't bad, I guess. But if you'd rather use the $30 on something else, that's totally fair.

>>107353179
thanks for the long answer. ill think about it

>>107353155
They are good at absorbing dust, killing their internal fans and then cooking themselves to death
There's good reason minisforum and beelink release a new model of them every 6 weeks

>>107353133
I went with two of these as extra drives for storage and dual booting, they seem great but have poor TBW

>>107353110
>>107353118
>>107353179
I autistically stressed about the importance of bottom intake fans for the GPU when picking out a case and fans and such. from everything ive seen, it helps by about 3-5c on the GPU temps, and can cause CPU temps to rise as its pushing more hotair through the GPU up into the CPU, if its an aircooler. I will likely put a few under my GPU in the future, just as a test to see the temp difference in my specific set up, but I wouldnt feel as though they are needed

>>107353097
I think a 5070 at $450 or even a 4070 Ti at $425 or lower makes more sense for most people. The extra vram on the 5070Ti is definitely nice and preferred, but it's asking a lot of money, typically $250 more, for a small increase in performance and 4GB of vram. The 5070 is great at overclocking, the 5070 ti good too but you can get damn close to 5070 ti levels of performance with a modest 5070 overclock. If you'd be more comfortable saving the money, get a 5070 and overclock it. But more vram will be nice in the future, it just remains to be seen if your raw performance will be more of a limiting factor for future games.

>>107349474
Hos does this build look?
https://es.pcpartpicker.com/list/ztZdpK

Unsure about the case, how's the corsair triple chamber one?

>>107351937
For a used card, what should I be paying attention to? How long since the card was bought or something?

>>107353322
age is a factor sure, you can try and google up if its a particular outlier in terms of failures but without having hands on to test it theres only so much you can do beyond taking the seller at their word

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288MB cache?
the niggas serious?

>>107353362
Would that help?

is paying 20% more for a DRAM SSD worth it? just to game on linux

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>>107353025
all display technologies have compromises

if you live somewhere with a store that has a bunch of them on display go take a look

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>>107353362
Intel is going to kill AMD, I'm so excited. Competition is a good thing.

>>107353025
>Also, should I get one of those calibration thingies?
If you do color-sensitive work or are extremely autistic about color accuracy, yes. If not, no.

>>107353380
SATA yes, lack of DRAM hurts.
Gen4 NVMe probs not, unless the 20% extra isn't much money in real terms anyway (to you). It matters a lil more on Gen3, and even less on Gen5.
TLC vs QLC flash is likely more important on NVMe.

how much does tlc vs qlc matter

>>107353216
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>>107353458
so I would be fine buying the WD SN5000, as opposed to a SN850X or similarly priced gen5 crucial T700?
do these drives last longer?

>>107353318
You could get by with a way cheaper processor

>>107352830
It has low total write endurance compared to some other DRAMless drives (440TBW for 2TB model vs. 1200TBW on SN7100 or 990 Evo Plus 2TB).
It's okay for a secondary game install drive.
https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p310/CT2000P310SSD8

>>107353025
Buy used/refurbished/open box colorimeters if you need it.
But don't use LCD colorimeters to calibrate OLED HDR displays.

>>107352417
lol only 3?

my current pc has 11 fans in it