>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICEPost build list or current specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/Provide specific use casesState BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helped>CASEmATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, O11 Air Mini, XT M3, CH260ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207, Flux Pro, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME, X50Dual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8>CPUGaming: 14600K, 9/7600X, 7800X3D-Budget: 12400, 12600K, 7500FWorkstation: 265K, 285K, 9950X3D*Avoid Asrock motherboards on AM5*On Raptor Lake microcode updates should be considered mandatory, avoid second-hand *Prices have increased for LGA 1700 processors, only worth considering if discounted or if reusing DDR4. New DDR5 builds should be AM5 or LGA1851>COOLERAIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Lian Li Galahad II Lite, Corsair Nautilus RS, Cooler Master Atmos, Liquid Freezer 3/Pro (unhandy mounting solution)ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67TIM: MX-7, MX-4, Duronaut, *PTM 7950, Kryosheet*Most listings online are not actually 7950>RAMDDR5: 2x16GB or 2x24GB, 6000CL30 (AM5), 6400CL32 (LGA 1700) Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget.), 2x48GB or 2x64GB (high-end)>SSD (Keep firmware updated)Budget: SN7100, NM790High-end: SN850X, 990 Pro (Windows)Premium: SN8100https://borecraft.com/>GPUBudget: Arc B580, 9060xt-Used: 2080, 2080ti*8gb has become a major constraint even at 1080pMidrange: 5060ti 16GB, 5070-Used: 3080, 3080ti, 4070 (~$380)4k : 5070ti, 9070xt-Native/High-end: 5090>PSUBuying guide:https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/>MONITOR1080p: 24" 165/180hz, KTC H25X71440p: 27" 165/180hz IPS, KTC M27T6 (miniLED), ASUS XG27AQWMG (WOLED)4K: KTC M27P6 (miniLED)>OSActivate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt>CASE FANSMeta: Case with good stock PWM fansMidrange: Arctic P12 Pro, P14 Pro (5-pack, loud @ higher RPM)High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)
>News & RumorsMemory situation unlikely to get better until at least 2027RTX 50 Super, 2026 launch? Potentially cancelled, likely q3 if still being releasedNova Lake 2026Dual 3d cache "9950X3D2"Micron consumer memory and storage (Crucial) is no moreNvidia reducing production of 50 series gpus next year (https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/)>PSU Reviewshttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplieshttps://www.lttlabs.com/https://www.kitguru.net/reviews/?category_name=power-suppliesFor tier-list enjoyers:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/>Storage Reviews https://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.htmlhttps://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSDhttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews>Monitor Hunter https://docs.google.com/document/d/1illeNLsUfZ4KuJ9cIWKwTDUEXUVpplhUYHAiom-FaDo/ >Other helpful LinksMobomaps, currently only lists a selection of AM5 boards but is being actively updated : https://mobomaps.com/A PC build guide : https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PCGerman autism : https://www.igorslab.de/en/Monitor reviews : https://www.rtings.com/Leave any constructive suggestions for edits to the op. Is slowly being worked on.Pic:Previous:>>107692999
Was considering upgrading my aging 5600x to a newer AMD processor, but I ended up getting a core ultra 9>inn4 waste of sand>inferior productFuck off, I made the conscious decision to support Intel in anyway I can, NO one company should have a monopoly over anything, be it nvidia with the gpu market, or AMD with the cpu market
>>107697033>>News & Rumors>Memory situation unlikely to get better until at least 2027>RTX 50 Super, 2026 launch? Potentially cancelled, likely q3 if still being released>Nova Lake 2026>Dual 3d cache "9950X3D2">Micron consumer memory and storage (Crucial) is no more>Nvidia reducing production of 50 series gpus next year (https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/)and the good news? What new tech is coming out that will be cheap and plentiful for gamers and enthusiasts?
>>107697045Nova lake, it will redeem
Friendly reminder. You will never be a real 80-class GPU. You have no GB202 silicon, you have no 320-bit/ 384-bit bus, you have no 20GB/ 24GB of VRAM. You are a mid-range GB203 chip twisted by Jensen’s greed and a $1,000 MSRP into a crude mockery of a flagship’s perfection. All the "validation" you get from benchmarks is two-faced and half-hearted; behind your back, the entire enthusiast community mocks you for having only 49% of the 5090's CUDA cores. Your specs are a dead giveaway - 16GB of VRAM and a 256-bit bus is the "mid-range bone structure" that proves you are just a 70-series card in a suit. Even if a drunk gamer brings you home, they’ll turn tail and bolt the second they see you choking on 4K textures because you lack the bandwidth and "breathing room" of a real enthusiast card. You will never be happy. You wrench out a fake DLSS frame every morning and tell yourself it’s 4K gaming, but deep inside you feel the VRAM limitations creeping up like a weed, ready to crush your framerates under the unbearable weight of Ray Reconstruction. Eventually, it’ll be too much to bear - you’ll be listed on eBay for $400, and every buyer for the rest of eternity will know a mid-range 70-class chip is buried under that shroud. This is your fate. This is what Jensen chose for you. There is no turning back.
Is this case worth the money?
>>107697104>remembers my HAF X
>>107697086still good enough for me :)
>>107697086pasta never tasted so good
>>107697104why is the white one $250 more than the black one?
>>107697104>>107697104>$550the fuck who would spend that much on a case? For just $100 more dollars you could get the latest Ryzen processor instead..
>>107697160You are 1 model off from greatness
>>107697198desu this is already more than i need. I haven't even played any game with "RayTracing" and i doubt I ever will.and i wouldn't want to own a card with a dangerously underspecced power delivery system anyway.
Hey /pcbg/. I just added some storage to my PC. Another 1TB NVME drive for my games and such and then a 4TB WD Blue HDD for my data storage. My movies, pictures, music, e-comics and such, I don't need speed for that. But holy fuck, the new 4TB Blue is so fucking loud. It's not having issues, it's just a rather noisy boy when it reads and writes. Especially reading. It's really fucking annoying. If it bugs me enough I may replace it with something else, but looking online if just doesn't seem like there are a ton of options available for HDDs anymore. WD isn't great at these larger capacities unless you pay more. Lol Segate. Is Toshiba still decent? They were decent last I heard. Alternatively, I could just set up a NAS or something and move the current drive somewhere else. I dunno, what's everyone's solution for larger amounts of data. Currently sitting at just under 2TB worth of stuff.
>>107697280bait or underagehard drive sounds are lovely
>>107697184Don't be racist.
>>107697280>But holy fuck, the new 4TB Blue is so fucking loud.Are you sure it's not a head parking loop. My never shut up. I use Keep Alive HD. It makes them quiet when at idle.
>>107697280lmao, you're like a baby.I have a 16TB, and two 22TBs in my desktop within 6 feet of my bed seeding torrents 24/7.And they're enterprise drives (Exos/IronWolf Pro/MG10) so they're even louder than regular consumer drives.
>>107696855>Can't you just debtmaxx and have a bit of fun before you go?Best I can do is get a new PC and some other electronics. I'm too sick to do anything physical so I'll get a new PC, play some games and die.I also lost my dog on Christmas so I don't even feel like prolonging my life or doing anything.
Didn't see the new thread>>107696986Pretty much, but it has three slots, so I was gonna use the deotated pcie output for one of them as well.
>>107697351It's only when reading really. Even when it's writing it's not terrible. It's fine when idling. My 2TB Blue is nice and quiet but I hear the heads on the 4TB one. I guess it isn't a big deal, I'm just not used to it. It's only for my media really anyway so it's not a huge deal. My emulators and rims/ISOs are on the 2tb drive still. Native games get installed to one of my 3 NVME drives.
Is there something like the Sliger S610 case in the market that's in-stock (and preferably without paying the indie premium)? The closest I could find is the D32 but the width is a bit too wide.
grim
Why do companies do this shit? Why make it 2 colors? Why couldn't it be all black?
>>107697086i have an RTX 5090 with 32 gigabytes of RAM power
>>107697549I'm afraid it would burn down my house.
Will the price of 14th gen Intel ever become good again, or is it over? The lowest price of a 14600K you can find is like $250. Only a couple months ago you could find them for $150.
>>107697599>The lowest price of a 14600K you can find is like $250, but they're all out of stock.ftfy.It's over.
Finally got my gpu
Can't believe SSDs are 400 fucking dollars now
>>107697542That's the Shamu edition.
>>107697599Intel 7 was never a cheap node to produce on so I'm surprised it even got that cheap
>>107697621Sweet. Congrats.
