>>107593434
oh! gonna buy an amd gpu. sorry nvibros.

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AI slop

Building a PC? In this economy?

>want to buy a SeaSonic PSU
>not a single decent 1200W offering under $450
Why? For what purpose? They're missing a whole segment of the market by having mid-tier 1000W PSUs around $200 and then Plat/Titanium 1200W+ PSUs at $400+.

>>107593434
Why does this girl not have a nose?

>>107593479
you want a cost cut psu just to fill a segment?

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>32gb 6000c30 standard price is 500€
>could have bought same spec for 146€ rn
>still didn't buyboughted
>could have preordered (if they ever arrive) 96gb for same price
>could have bought (in stock earlier and shipping) 6000c42 128gb for 100€ less
>still didn't buy
I am truly the waitfaggiest of waiters

>>107593509
What were you waiting for?

>>107593469
What are you a tinkertroon? Just buy a prebuilt.

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>>107593515
to finally make the mental commitment to if I wanna build a pc or not (in the near future) (and subsequently blow way more money)
or if I should just wait

>>107593519
https://www.microcenter.com/product/700441/powerspec-g759-gaming-pc

Like this?

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>>107593434
>Nicotroon once again

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so done with these fucking driver issues on my 5070 ti. i was in the middle of typing up a shitpost dunking on the AMDrones ITT when my screen went black and I had to turn my whole pc off. im rmaing and switching to 9070 xt fuck it idc anymore.

>>107593434
so i was thinking about finally buying a gpu before the market implodes again. i play on 1080p, maybe i could think about later upgrading to 1440p but that's a big maybe
anyways, my options now are
asus prime or sapphire pulse rx 9070 for 600€
windforce or ventus 2x rtx 5070 for about 600€
gygabyte radeon or asus prime or sapphire pulse rx 9070 xt for about 700-720€
what would you suggest? best bang for buck should be the 9070 (not xt) but at the same time I worry not getting nvidia dlss could fuck me over as globogayming seems to be always sucking nvidias cock, sometimes not releasing fsr like expedition 33 not releasing fsr4

>>107593575
Crazy thing to happen. Crazier still that this is the 4th time you've posted the exact same thing. Almost like you're pushing some agenda.

>>107593479
Same. Either way $470 for a TX-1300 (overkill for my rig) or find alternatives
Look at Corsair HX1000i shift - hwbuster charts - not bad imo
Never in top 3 but it's always top 4-5 consistently I saw
Also works well for my case but I will report back this weekend

>>107593496
No, I want a high-quality unit in the $300-ish price range that almost every other major vendor is offering. Corsair, be quiet!, FSP, SuperFlower, etc all have very well-performing 1000W-1200W units around $300. SeaSonic is the only major one that has very mediocre representation in the $230 to $350 market segment not just in terms of unit options but in unit performance as well.

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6 fucking months

>>107593593
NTA that you're replying to but stick to IPS cuck panels then?

I don't mind the edge glow, been used to it since 2009

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>plastic tab on the 4 pin fan header literally brakes off as I painstakingly disconnect it
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

>>107593631
Neglect, cheap parts, time. 3 strikes, you're out.

How long we're waiting tho?

>>107593687
The time for waiting is over. The time to buy is now.

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so done with these fucking melting issues on my 5090. i was in the middle of typing up a shitpost dunking on the AMDrones when my cable melted and whole pc caught on fire, I have to build a whole new pc. im suing nvidia and building an all amd pc with the settlement money fuck it idc anymore.

>>107593717
But prices are high

>>107593434
when getting ram sticks
make sure its sk.hynix right?
is there any different ?

>>107593722
Works on my machine.

>>107593687
HOLD THE LINE until 2030

>>107593722
the appeal of being a amdrone in these times are the fact that sure you are getting a slower product but atleast you can cope with getting the 8pins instead and being more safu
plus you end up paying 5 times as less than a 5090
it's an appealing thing, you can cope all along the way and you have a logical cope to go along with it

>>107593724
32gb 6000c30
64gb 6000c30
96gb 6000c30

or same but 6400c32 I think

should be hynixses

>>107593687
2 years at best 5 at worst

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I fucking hate JST connectors, they are the absolute worst because they are impossible to disconnect without wrestling your nails for the better part of an hour.

>>107593776
Work on your grip strength.

>>107593776
Why are all your photos so fucking dirty?

>>107593789
I haven't found my handgrenade yet if that's what you mean.

>>107593776
As filth approaches infinity, serviceability approaches zero.

>>107593786
>nails
>grip strength
There's not much to "grip" onto with big hands.

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>>107593810
It's just a shockingly little bit of dust for 2 years in this room, I wouldn't worry about it.

>>107593845
> He puts the PC on the carpet/near the ground
That's why I spend an extra$1k on quiet PC parts and hardware so it can be on my desk for the next 7-10 years

steam winter sale just kicked in
anything good idk

>>107593869
That was going to be my plan going forward, though this room will get dusty no matter what.

>>107593722
>issue caused by not plugging in correctly, or severely damaged cable
not my problem

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wtf is this reall???

>>107593820
>nails
How fat are your fingers that you can't pinch it? Wtf anon

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So this is the monitor to buy

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These thermal pads certainly have a twist to them, MSI.

>>107593955
oh.

>>107593952
I literally did, albeit with a little too much force on the black one. Though black plastic is general brittle as far as I remember. I am just upset at how long it took to wiggle out.

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>>107593434
holy shit Radeon is HOT

>>107593955
rehashed woled slop
I really don't see how it can be better than qdoled, especially the new 27"
but maybe the coating is THAT betterer to make up for the old slop
buy that one and a xg27ucdm in direct comparison and compare or else u will never know

>>107593757
does brand name like JUHOR uses sk hynix??

>>107593479
Seasonic Vertex PX-1200.

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I just can't believe this, it's actually over isn't it?
I think it's time to accept reality, take down the rainbow flag, and swap my 9070xt for a real gpu like the 5070ti

>>107593937
Yep. Had a similar situation in a condo and brought it up top. Consider a stand alone air purifier - Daikin - but be warned you need to repair air and carbon filters every other month.

Run at night for white noise.

>>107593869
What parts are you planning on still using in 2035, anon?

>>107593981
I like how animeshit is so sameface these days, they literally just copy-pasted the face.

Are nvidia game ready pilots fixed or there are still problems? (40 cards)

>>107594053
I just use the PC until then. By the I'll be nearing 50 bro. Then another build but I won't give a shit about 80/90 series unless reasons. Don't understand how this is like "what do you mean I didn't have breakfast?" for zoomers.

>>107593971
Drink more milk. Build up your nail strength

>>107594061
Well, maybe because, you (don't) know, it's quite literally the same character in another henshin form.
Also fits Nvidia's and AMD's incestuous relationships sharing same family CEOs now that I think about it, kek

>>107594075
Iunno man. I just think it's kinda loser mentality to think
>I won't ever get a well-paying job, have a decent amount of spare income, or the ability to spend any amount of money on my hobby for the next TEN YEARS so I better make it last.

Nah nigga, I'm planning to win the lottery next week and buy a 5090, the fuck you mean 10 years?

>>107594061
Bc that image is AI you silly. Miss the garbled text?

>>107594089
Powerball is up to $1.5 billion. You could afford 128gb of DDR5. Maybe.

>>107594108
AI has managed to replace anime basically perfectly at this point.

I guess it kinda makes sense when the whole point of anime is to be easy to replicate and generic enough for hundreds of them to learn, so a sweatshop can pump out 4025 episodes of "ChinguShunji X TITAN/ReBirth???: My mother is my girlfriend and a demon?" or whatever the fuck they do these days.

>>107594114
If I win the Powerball, I'm buying everyone from /pcbg/ 128GB of DDR5.

>>107594009
the speed bin literally guarantees it's hynix chips u cant fake it
so no

>>107594075
>By the I'll be nearing 50 bro.
you just reminded me of more anxiety
it's over
life is literally over

>>107594089
>>107594114
time to euromillionmaxx it up lads

>>107594089
I went 10 years from 2015-now bro. Then again COVID and buttcoin interrupted when I wanted to build and real life also got in the way due to hospitalization in 2023.

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>>107594108
But it's not. AI generation wasn't even a thing that this image already existed.
AI really has mindbroken a lot of people.

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It's a damn shame I can't just plug in my case fans directly into the board or use my fan hub, cause this ought to expend all 3 of my PWM case fans unless I decide to cannibalize my Hyper 212 fans. Guess I'll have to wait until Sunday or Saturday.

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>>107594140
Huh, damn no kidding. Those chinks really do got the same face.

>>107594135
>the speed bin literally guarantees it's hynix chips u cant fake it
>so no

damn i just know this.
like 6000 cl30 can be only sk hynix?

>>107594174
layered on layered anime titties
new fetish unlocked

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>>107594174
Yeah, it literally was pointed out earlier that it's, in fact, the exact same character with different outfits. You didn't have to waste time to layer them. Next time you'll do a layer of Tifa in her battle outfit, her Don Corneo outfit and her swimsuit just to prove it's the same character.
But I approve of layered tiddies as anon pointed out.

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Why is finding a 2 or 3 fan VGA to 4-pin splitter so hard?

>>107594208
Is that the same character too?
It looks the same.

Hi I want to get a 4k monitor mainly for movies. I currently have a 1440p monitor (which the 4k would replace) and a 1080p monitor which I'm currently not using but want to get one of those arm things so I can mount it on my desk. My GPU is a 1080 TI. Could I run games at a lower resolution on the 4k monitor and have them look ok? What about DVDs?

>>107593989
Woled won't rape your eyes like qdoled

>>107594230
>mainly for movies.
get a TV

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>even barely exceeding my 2 slots makes my gpu effectively 3 slots because my fans are blocked by the next pcie card
FUCK
it's over
might as well buy a new card or go with arctic slim fans I guess
>implying those wont be just as noisy as the 90mm wide 15mm thick torx fans

>>107594192
apparently yes

>>107594230
yes maybe u want to use integer scaling or upscaling though but the benefits will weight up for the difference

>>107594240
allegedly* that woled will solve it, it can destroy eyes too
that's why u go higher ppi I think it will solve it
all depends though

>>107594262
Get 2x slim 100mm
Dipshit
Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (92x14mm,
On Amazon prime for me

>>107594261
Why not a monitor? I don't think I can mount a TV.

>>107594262
Worse comes to worst, you can always deport your smoll PCIe card with an extender cable

Is the MSI MAG 275UPD 27" a good monitor?

>>107594279
>buying noctua when you can get 3 slim arctic p12's for the price of one

Uh I built my PC and I'm not making any additions anytime soon at all
why am I still here

>>107594308
Do they even make x1 risers?

>>107594369
Because you need to upgrade NOW. If you're not running a 9800X3D, 128GB of DDR5, and a 5090, you are NOT ready for the AI apocalypse.

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Whoever invented these angled SATA/USB 3.0 headers and GPUs so long that they could block normal headers, I hope you have a nice day.

Just boughted a 9070 XT

>>107594393
Welcome to the club sister

>>107594386
I skipped out on upgrading my 3700X to a 5700X3D and my 96GB of DDR4 to 160GB last year when I was in Amerika, I will endure my punishment.

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>>107594378
They make risers for all size slots. x1 risers were especially popular in the bitcoin mining days.

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>>107594393
use linux and it is indeed the finish line as the based thread pic

>>107594230
>run games at a lower resolution on the 4k monitor
yes if you get a monitor that does the "upscaling" for you e.g., my 32" 4k accepts a 1080 signal and stretches it to fill the screen, it looks pretty good.

don't get a TV for use as a monitor at your desk, you will hate yourself for it later

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Peeled off the stickers on my new RAM.

I paid $360. First sticker on it was $299 (then $329, $349, and $359).

It was the only 48GB kit left on the store under $500 so I felt it was a solid deal even if it was inflated compared to earlier in the year. And this exact kit is going for $550+ online.

>>107594342
I'm going to be honest with you anon, the state of monitor naming conventions these days, I don't know which one that is, nor do I know which one the one on my desk is.

But, if they're the same, yeah.

>>107594369
To do a Superior Dance in the face of the waitfags, of course.

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>>107594378
Yes, x1 often use "fake usb" cables that are more convenient than ribbon.

>>107594390
Why do you choose to live in filth?

>>107593434
kill yourself nicotroon

>>107594438
Nicochad won, AMD won, simple as.

>>107594390
I didn't know nurgle was into PC hardware.

>>107594432
Go look inside your black computer with a phone flashlight and show much dust there is after a year.

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>>107594011
$320 PSU that is less efficient and noisier than several $150-$180 Gold-rated PSUs from CWT.

>>107594545
>after a year
Found your problem. I clean my PCs every 2-3 months. It's not hard. It doesn't take much time. I also keep my home clean. This is part of being an adult.

>>107594545
>Black computer
It's stealing the dust?

How hard can it be to change gpu? haha

>>107594609
Have you seen the typical /g/ thread?

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>>107594609
welcome to zoomer /g/

>>107594353
Ok by why are you getting 120mm again
Get slim 90/100s to fit

>>107593757
>a logical cope
Also known as a really good point

>>107594640
>ram in slots 3 and 4
...anon, I

>>107593434
I look like this

>>107594545
Or keep it on desk. I literally just dust once a year.

Then again my old case was reversed ATX so the GPU was above the CPU.

>>107594669
You're trans?

>>107594725
I'm a girl

What's the CPU sweet spot for a mid-level AM5 build? I have 32gb of DDR5 5600 and a basic 4tb NVMe. GPU to be determined. Can't wait too long on that. I have a feeling EVER-Y-THING inside a PC, including the case is gonna start creeping up very soon and I might not want to wait until 2026 to build.

>>107594756
No you aren't anon. You never will be. Just like an intel processor will never be an AMD one just because you solder some extra pins on there.

how dangerous is it to mess with cpu and memory speeds? i have 4x8gb 2400mhz ddr4 and a 6700k all running stock that i want to mess with, but given ram prices i don't want to break anything. stock cpu temps stay around 30-40c regardless of what i'm doing.

>>107594885
Leave it. 4 sticks of RAM is difficult to balance if you're looking to overclock.

are we panicking about GPUs yet?

>>107594894
=(
guess i'm gonna have to get a job so i can upgrade then

>>107594413
Fuck you, I paid $500 for a worse kit last week.

>>107594908
No more than we were panicking about memory and storage a month or so ago...

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>>107594908
>Anon right now

>>107594916
Take 0% financing but DONT EVER MISS A PAYMENT. Then you get 30% interest +/-

>>107594413
>>107594927
>Xtreem
>7600MHz
Yeah let me guess CL42?

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Buy now or see if post holiday drops?
Same price on Newegg. Prefer Amazon bc I can abuse and I spent a shit ton of money on my 20 year account so I will probably never get flagged and I can abuse the chat support jeets if need be. Just use chat support in US mornings instead bc the ones at midnight are rude cunts.

Context: 10TB WD 3.5" HDD

>>107594968
CL36-45-45-84

Which I won't be using.

I'll be manually downclocking to 6000MT with CL30-36-36-30 timings.

Paired with a 9800X3D.

Honestly seems like a lot of people at my local microcenter just went with the "AMD needs 6000-6400MT CL28-32" and bought up all of those kits, and they're now $460-600.

But no one was buying this weird 7600MT kit because the timings are bad and the frequency is too high for AMD (but a bit slow for intel), so it ended up getting priced at $360, so yolo I know how to set my timings and manually set the frequency.

>>107594927
I got lucky.

I'm split between which case and CPU cooler to get, especially since neither is really important in terms of performance and is more of a customization gimmick. How do you guys deal with too many options to choose from?

>>107594574
>This is part of being an adult.
Nice self-report. Adults don't have time to clean their computers.

>>107593434
grim affair that nicotroon is still shitting up these threads

>>107595015
Do you care about noise? No? Then get a case first then find a compatible cooler with pcpartpicker
Then make sure your cooler has maximum ram height listed so you can compare to your RAM

For me I panic bought the RAM first so I had to start backwards. Then I got a cooler that would work then a case I liked that would fit the height of cooler.
Also ChatGPT helps compare even though I hate the idea of giving Sam Altman more fucking clicks

>>107595020
Let me guess- your family doesn't have time to cook meals, and you don't have time to exercise, either?

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Is this the actual generation where it makes sense to spend $4k-$5k on a rig? Thinking we aren’t gonna get generational leaps for at least 10 years.

>>107595075
By "rig", do you mean an entire setup with monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc? Yes. For a higher end system with good peripherals.

>>107595064
>For me I panic bought the RAM first so I had to start backwards.
I'm in the same boat, got everything ordered apart from those 2 items. I don't think space is going to be an issue, since I always choose full ATX tower to max out my fans, but I still feel like there's too many options to pick from. Last time I built my PC, I had to scroll through a few websites for a while before I ultimately had 3 choices to pick from.

good evening i hate PSU shrouds

>>107594413
>>107594993
Damn, that's a steal. Those are some of the most sought-after performance chips (24GB Hynix M-Die) available at the moment. They're far easier to get stable than 32GB DIMMs since they're single rank instead of double rank. And the Hynix M-Die chips (especially ones binned to do 7600MT/CL36) can usually be manually configured to run super tight timings for AMD builds. (CL28 or even CL26).
Right now those kits can easily go for almost $600.

I'm going to buy 2 or 3 Arctic P14 Pro's for $8 each and put them in the front of my case, any objections?

>>107595122
Same. I built 8 years ago and if you had cash you would have only 3-5 selections for top tier. Now it's options everywhere and sort of a dice roll.

>>107594984
>>107594984
Anyone??

>>107595178
That's kinda what I thought when I saw it, which is why I jumped on it.

Glad I got a good deal in the current market.

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>>107594413
>T-Force Xtreem 7600CL36 RAM
My brother from another mother. I didn't get quite as good a deal since I paid $385 for the non-RGB version but I can't complain.

>>107595273
I honestly would've preferred those, but the non-RGB 48GB kits were $460+ for no reason.

>>107594984
Buy now, return by Feb 1st if no price drop.

Why are 48GB kits so slept on?

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>>107595309
You mean return if a price drop?

>>107595338
Honestly it's mostly just cause they're new and retards who are used to 8/16GB DIMMs assume you're doing something funky like 2x16GB + 2x8GB or 1x32GB + 1x8GB.
In reality 24GB DIMMs are the new 16GB DIMMs. Single rank and high performance. 32GB DIMMs are double rank and tend to be a lot harder to get stable (and usually they're stable with worse timings and or lower bandwidth).

A lot of people end up buying 2x32GB DIMMs because they wanted more than 2x16GB, when they could've bought 2x24GB instead and gotten a lot tighter timings and more bandwidth.

>>107595368
Yeah that. Buy now while you're covered by their holiday return policy.

>>107595380
Shit
Wish I came upon this info 3-4 weeks ago when I panic bought
I don't wanna drive 50 min to my Microcenter to see if there's any 48 kits
I already got 2x32 though so...

So would a WD RED (5400RPM) be an ok alternative as a cold storage / once a month backup that I use in a SATA dock?

I basically need 3 (exterior) backups
2 hdds for alternating my person data - music, docs, movies
1 HDD for backing up ... smut (serious business)

Better to keep using that dock via eSATA or buy cheap 3.2 USB externals and pray that I ever get an interior drive failure that the exterior cold backup isn't DOA when I plug it back in?
The hot swap method has served me well for the last 15 years but I feel like I need to change things up until I make a NAS with parity or mirroring next year

>>107595409
32GB DIMMs are fine, you're just not going to get the higher bandwidth or tighter timings you'd get from 24GB DIMMs.

If your Microcenter has any of these >>107594413 in stock, I'd probably make the drive personally. But you do you.

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>>107595346
>$220 for 32GB

>HDD with 72000 hours has 4000+ unrecoverable sectors
is now the time to panic?

>>107595491
Just restore from your backup!

>>107594993
>Honestly seems like a lot of people at my local microcenter just went with the "AMD needs 6000-6400MT CL28-32"
they don't go that far, their favorite techtuber tells them "only buy 6000 for AMD" and they obey
>I know how to set my timings and manually set the frequency
things get a lot easier when you acquire this basic skillset
good buy

>>107595462
Red drives are made for NASs, they're supposed to be running 24/7 without ever stopping. The thing that kills HDDs is the starting and stopping.

>>107595462
WD Reds aren't good for cold storage. Get Blues. Reds are designed for 24/7 use. Turning them on and off increases the wear on them. Or waste your money on Reds, I don't care. 5400RPMs are the slow ones too and since eSATA is faster transfer speed the slow RPM speed is your bottleneck. Switching to USB will give you slower speeds but using a 5400RPM HDD won't make a difference.
Yes, external HDDs are okay to use, just know you won't have parity on them and external connections are shit, either slow transfer speed, probably won't matter to you, and has a higher chance of getting corrupted (use something like TeraCopy to copy and verify files after copying).

>>107595506
Meh, it's a media drive, worst case I redownload the media.

>>107595571
>>107595537
Thanks. Blues are rebranded Greens nowadays too aren't they?

>>107595623
Greens are SSDs.

Hey folks,
I've built a computer around pandemic time, and it's been with me with some upgrades since.
I'm running a ROG Strix B450-E Gaming, with a Ryzen 7 5700x, Corsair mystery meat 32gb ram set and a 3090FE, I know, fucked up mix but don't shoot me.

Recently, I've had some weird issues with the GPU falling off the bus under AI loads. It's a little hobby of mine and I don't have those issues when gaming, and I do run my 3090 through the paces. I've an 850w Seasonic supply so I don't think I'm hitting some power limit. I've recently tried running the GPU in the second PCIE slot and it runs fine there, reduced speed and all.

Now, this leads me to think that the slot is going bad, and I'd like to replace it before it dies.

I've an opportunity to snag a B550M Aorus Elite v1.3 as replacement for 50-ish bucks, though it's smaller than the full ATX board I'm running now.

It's going into my full size Meshify C case, should I look for a full ATX or is it a good pick? Eyeing it for the supposedly good VRMs and reinforced GPU slot, and the fact it's cheap and I can get it now, is it worth it?

>>107595634
I swore years ago the Green WDs were the slower rated HDDs. Then again I haven't bought any HDDs since 2020, so I'm on borrowed time

>>107595673
You're correct, the WD Green HDDs were budget friendly 5900RPM drives intended for light/sporadic use.

>>107595532
I guess one of the perks of being in the PC building scene since the mid 2000s.

I got to see various eras of consumer PC overclocking and thus have a comfortable understanding of manually configuring settings for both CPU and memory.

Back in those days if you fucked up you had to go onto a tech forum and hope someone knew the answer. These days you can usually just google whatever the issue is and either find a forum post detailing what you need, or get an AI that is feeding you the forum post (but formatted slightly differently).

>>107595647
Forgot to mention that it happens both on Windows 10, 11 & Arch, with closed and open Nvidia drivers. Genuinely think it's the slot but I'd love anyone telling me if I am right or smoking crack. My suspicion is that the slot is bad since it doesn't happen when gaming and I've tried just about everything, including throttling the power limit, and it runs fine on the middle slot. So I think a newer chipset with a new board that has a reinforced PCIE slot for the stupid brick of a GPU will do the trick.

>>107595735
>get an AI that is feeding you the forum post (but formatted slightly differently)
i've never had a good experience asking AI for overclocking advice but that's probably because i only ask it esoteric questions that i can't find the answer to anywhere else, hoping there's a nugget of gold somewhere in the training data
but it has to keep generating tokens no matter what so it just hallucinates a nonsensical answer
and of course it always tells you that actually, you're absolutely right

anyway as you might already know you can just apply these on AMD and get some really good performance: https://www.patreon.com/posts/low-effort-rank-77403831
your primaries are correct, you could even do 28-36-36 instead of 30-36-36

>>107595752
sounds like you figured it out already, you could try downgrading to Gen2 in the BIOS but that might bottleneck the card
OCCT has a VRAM test that generates high traffic over the PCIe bus

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surely this bundle won't be out of stock by saturday morning right

>>107596172
depends on your location. I live in a big city and they sell multiple every single day. They also have more stock because of that

>>107596172
those are some crazy prices, ram alone is wort 600

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>>107595828
I found his 24GB M-die page (well V3 at least).

>>107596271
Nah, it's 32GB DDR5.

Microcenter is doing a deal right now where any motherboard CPU purchase can add on that 32GB kit for $200.


I was there today and bought this RAM instead >>107594413

SSDs: relief in Jan or are we fucked?

>>107595647
>>107595752
so what happens if you force the slot to x8?

>>107596330
Bro the bubble will burst in 2 weeks then they will cost almost nothing, just wait okay.

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>>107596296
>>107596271
This is the RAM they're throwing in the bundle for $200.

Heh you people think that AM4 will be enough to outwait this apocalypse and skip building a pc?
It won't. You will need to build that PC. It's not enough.

Neither is your ram

Neither is your monitor

Neither is your current gf

They all need upgrades in 2026

>>107596372
They're already slashing prices even they know nobody is ever going to buy ram at these retard prices

IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE OVER
5070TI WON'T BE SPARED
IF YOU WANT 16GB YOU WILL NEED TO BUY A 5080
WAITFAGS LOSE AGAIN

lmao, NOW there are sales for pc hardware. Stupid fags waited this long to discount anything. Well, the c I wanted to build as a gift ain't getting built. I bought a lava lamp instead.

>>107596340
I'm looking at the specs.
Bro, get a new motherboard. Your fastest PCIe lane is a Gen 3.
The second and third slot is a PCIe Gen 2 and it only goes up to x4, not x8.

>>107596330
I've been buying storage for years the prices never go down unless they oversupply and they will never do that again after pandemic

We waitfags won, we are now getting 10% off the 5x priced ram hahaha