>News & Rumors
Memory situation unlikely to get better until at least 2027
New DLSS presets using DLSS 4.5, M and L (specifically for ultra-performance). Performance hit consistently significant on Turing and Ampere GPUs, potential for issues on ada and low end blackwell
6x and dynamic framegen coming in the spring
G-Sync Pulsar
ARC B390


>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/

Say No To Bullying ITT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwatnrbwEnQ

AMDsisters status?

>>107797005
>Say No To Bullying ITT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwatnrbwEnQ

I really can't tell if cyberpunk is a broken as fuck game or a graphically advanced powerhouse

>>107797005
honestly I have no idea what’s going on with them, why the pivot to AI? Nvidia is dominating in that regard and they’re (very slowly) losing their GPU market to Intel, and there’s literally no point in the upcoming 9850x3d (only a 2-7% uplift)
Idk seems like they’re going the way of Intel ironically enough

420mm AIO, do we rike them?

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>>107797005
>>107797019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdTWJQOPOI&t=96s

What's the best GPU option for me to upgrade to as an RTX 3060 Ti user?

>>107797074
Looks like Supers are back on the menu boys!

Fuck SSDs, HDDs, and GPUs. I'm going to buy some headphones and a drawing tablet for $200 before they go up in price too much after the Christmas/New Year period.

I still don't get the point of vrr

>>107797090
>headphones and a drawing tablet for $200
that's not enough money for a good version of either of those

I have a 620w bronze 80+ rated Seasonic power supply in my parts bin in storage. It's practically new. I got it on sale for $30 from a local parts store because it was technically open box (missing the plastic wrap around the box) but was considered for clearance because of that. I am looking to build a secondary PC for media consumption on my living room TV. Do I have to worry about bad performance from an old PSU? I.e. dirty voltage, capacitor aging, etc. I looked inside the unit as best I can with a flashlight and don't see any burst caps and from my testing, seems that it works fine.

Googling says the PSU is from 2011-ish so we're talking a 15 year old PSU albeit very lightly used.

>>107797098
Eliminates screen tearing: Prevents jagged lines from appearing when the display updates at a different rate than the source sends new frames.
Reduces stuttering/judder: Smooths out choppy visuals that occur when frame rates drop, making gameplay feel more consistent.
Lowers input lag: Unlike older methods like V-Sync, it doesn't cap frame rates, resulting in more responsive gameplay.

>>107797098
vrr as in variable refresh rate? It's supposed to help prevent screen tearing but also provide a smoother experience. Monitor's refresh rate moves up and down to match the fps output of your GPU. Look less stuttery than your GPU only giving say 40fps on your 144HZ monitor.

>>107797046
The major flaw is the LoD system

>>107797085
5070 ti or 5070 whatever is close to msrp

>>107797098
Are you a VRR kiddie who never knew the pain of fixed refresh rate monitors?

>>107797098
for lots of gpus they depend on it for idle power draw to work properly

>buy 5070ti before the prices go nuts
>keep it sealed
>keep it as a spare
>sell otherwise during the pricefuckening
How good is this plan?
Granted its no 5090 but lets be real, very few people can afford those, and those that can would just buy it new anyway

>>107797085
Probably 5070 Ti, 5070 non-Ti if you're on a budget. You should be looking for a 2x improvement in GPU performance for an upgrade to be worthwhile

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upscaling from 720p and lower is the future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQT_77Ijvpc

>>107797156
Dumb in my opinion

>>107797046
the latter. CP2077 was only such a shit show because they forced them to release the game in its near unfinished state for time reasons. The game looks phenomenal with settings even only at like medium to high, let alone everything cranked to the absolute max. It actually fully leverages DLSS, Ray tracing, etc to their proper limit instead of just half assed implementation to say you have it and it adds nothing worth a damn. I used to be a hardcore hater of any and all Nvidia suite tech like that shit until I played CP2077. I have an RTX 3080 and i9-9900k that was getting me maybe 50fps on mostly medium and high settings. I was bummed I was going to have to possibly turn down all my settings to low to get >80fps. Enabled DLSS balanced mode and shot right up to 90fps. With some more tweaking, Iwas able to set a mostly high settings profile and maintain 75fps the entire game no matter where I went with zero graphical fidelity difference that I could tell, especially in real world play. Maybe if I were to screenshot before and after and compare, I'd see something.

>>107797156
I'm in a similar situation with some RAM, and I'm facing the sobering realization that my profits can't improve my life in any way because money in general seems to be becoming worthless

Missed the new thread.
>>107797028
>>107797028

>cheapest new 5070 ti is $1000 in my country
Fuck

best 34 inch 1440p OLED ultrawide money can buy right now?

I'm getting the AOC Q27G3XMN. I tried a VA panel and the colors are so washed out and the max brightness is so low, it's fucking disgusting. I own an IPS. Am I making a mistake?

Ok anons, I think I have it figured it out, but I want your opinion on this:
I'm currently running these specs:
>CPU
Ryzen 7 1700
>RAM
4x8GiB 2133MT/s (due to stability
>MOBO
Asus PRIME B350M-A
>GPU
GTX 1060 6GiB
>PSU
Corsair TX650M

I want to upgrade the GPU mostly, but I'll probably upgrade the CPU alongside it. My options are:
1. Ryzen 7 5700 - ~989 BRL/184 USD
2. Ryzen 7 5700X - ~1226 BRL/228 USD
3. Ryzen 7 5800XT - ~1500 BRL/ 278 USD
4. Ryzen 9 5900XT - ~2000 BRL/ 371 USD

What are your thoughts? GPU Is going to be a Radeon RX 9060 16GiB, it's the cheapest option worth a while... Next to it is the 5060 (non-ti). I want this setup to last at least as much as my current one, but it is showing its age. GPU>CPU is priority, so the CPU will be upgraded later, probably.

Ever since I've optimized the timings on my ram every software has been running like butter, Hydrus has never crashed again etc.
Software hang ups restore instantly now.

>>107797215
Why are you getting a VA panel if you just said you dislike VA panels? Also, that's the old version. Q27G4ZMN is the new version with more dimming zones for $20 more.

>>107797200
I’m just surprised at how much they’re going for used on eBay
I’ve seen a bid on a used Gigabyte 5070ti go up to $730, that’s practically msrp, at that point, why not save up for a 5080 at the very least?

>>107797172
How so?

>>107797207
1440p UW is crap IMO. Low pixel density. 2160p UW is good but expensive

>>107797250
RTINGS says the colors are far better, and compared to my old VA panel which was only 300 nits, this one goes up to 600 on the /BK model I think, and 1000 for HDR.
>Q27G4ZMN is the new version with more dimming zones for $20 more.
I can't find that being sold anywhere.

>>107797200
And this is exactly why I bought now, because itll be 1500 by the middle of the year
Oh and those 3060s?
800 lmao

>>107797256
Not likely to have trouble buying midrange cards in the future

>>107797270
>because itll be 1500 by the middle of the year
Really? What makes you think that?

>>107797156
there are brand new asus 5070 tis on amazon for $830 right now. no one is buying them. no one bought them when they were $799 during new year’s either.

>>107797263
>2160p UW
Actually I'm not sure they're even out yet, I think they're announced though

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>>107797241
you can definitely feel the difference when your memory latency goes down by 10ns

>>107797276
>less production
>ram prices
If your card breaks within the next 2 years you're fucked

>>107797265
Ah got it, European maybe?
https://www.amazon.com/AOC-Q27G4ZMN-DisplayHDR-Adaptive-Sync-Zero-Bright-dot/dp/B0FNG7ST7M?th=1

>>107797291
People are still willing to risk it going second hand for 5070 Ti's for $850 or more or for 407 Ti Super's

>>107797263
>>107797282
shiettt so just go non-ultrawide 27inch 1440p oled instead?

>>107797287
it has a cascade effect over them system where even latency sensitive software cut down even dozen milisconds, you do not have the ram kit glued to your brain stem

>>107797296
Indeed. Do you have any other suggestions? I would get OLED if it wasn't so fucking expensive and dim.

>things are gonna get b-
>>107793207

>9950x3D2 is real
Fuck me. I just got my 5080 and I wanna build NOW. Why must GAYmd troll me so.

>>107797318
that or the future version of it will be my last upgrade on am5 for sure
I'll buy it second hand from people like you

>>107797270
bro everyone will be buying the upcoming steam machine instead and be done with all this bullshit

>>107797316
The older one is fine(I'm using it right now) but it does have some really noticeable bloom with local dimming on the medium setting. You get used to it though.

>>107797336
You mean the one also getting assraped by these price hikes?

Is $730 still a good price for a new retail 5070?

>>107797343
hopefully to a lesser degree, but we shall see. 2026 is the year of waitfriends

>>107797327
Jokes on you, I only replace me PC once every 15 years. This one is replacing a gaming PC with a 2600k i7.

>>107797358
16GB of VRAM is the minimum. Anything below and you're buying e-waste.

>>107797313
Why not 4K? Just as easy to run with DLSS. The 4K monitors are a little more expensive but worth it IMO. Haven't checked pricing recently but it's only like a $200 or $300 difference last I checked. The only reason to go 1440p is if you must have a 360 Hz monitor

>>107797372
Used 3090 would probably make more sense then at the same or lower price since you get double the VRAM at the cost of power.

>>107797358
In the USA they should be at MSRP, so $550. The Ti is $750

How long can I expect my 4080 super to last me?
I bought it last year, a zotac(lmao), I did some AI stuff with it which ran the temps up a lot
Will this thing break on me in like 2 years?
Mind you im talking about it just being alive, not games outpacing its capabilities, I play on 1440p, though I do have a widescreen
Im worried that if it breaks soon, ill be in the middle of the greater fucking and unable to afford a replacement

>>107797386
Only if you're working with Blender or genAI or something similar. The 5070 is better than the 3090 for gaming

>>107797410
I don't care about gaming anymore, which is why I originally considered buying a 3090 for $670 a few weeks before Christmas. Then again, the 5070 TI was also only $800 compared to the $900 it is now second hand.

>>107797372
>Every single AMD GPU is E-waste.
Grim.

>>107797398
I have a GPU running for 10 years. Never mined or used AI so....

>>107797391
$550 is the MSRP for the 5060 Ti 16GB here.

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>>107797315
When the memory is refreshing nothing else can happen, so all reads and writes stall. For performance, you want to refresh as infrequently as possible, for as little as possible.

>>107797441
explain the measurements, surely there's more than random refreshes going on
tranime faggot

Can we bring back SLI but the second card just handles AI and upscaling?

>>107797378
shieeet i have a 5070 ti tho
too insecure to run gaymes at 4k even with DLSS

>>107797241
How do I do this?

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>order items for pick up at am Amazon Counter inside a convenience store that is open 24/7
>driver reports they can't get access the last 2 days
I hate Somali drivers so much... This is not the time to lose or return items that are about to get out of stock or +500% pricing.

Yoooooo maybe i really should have bought a 5090
I just remembered I don't have to pay sales tax where I am.
avoiding 8.75% sales tax on a 2000 dollar purchase...
I guess it's not 2000 anymore now though...

>>107797457
https://youtu.be/EWR6-nTpTaU?t=237

I just spent $7 on 4 pin PWM splitter GPU adapter cables for some dumb reason when I only needed 1.5, not 3.

>attempt to cancel order
>order was sent out the second I send the cancel request
FUCK

>>107797225
Get a 5700x , GPU is fine just make sure is the 16gb

So how should I connect my 5090 to be safe? I heard something about double 8 pin?

>>107797318
>stay tuned
thats corpo speak for lmao is not coming

>>107797491
It was only $2000 in january 2025
or you can try an nvidia FE lottery

>DLSS 4.5 fixes GTA5's horrible ghosting issue when driving cars at night

Finally.

what's a fair price for a 2080ti nowadays i don't really need more than that but got no clue about gpu prices

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How do I make my guts look as neat, tidy, and easily accessible as the computer on the left as opposed to being like the computer on the right?

its hard to keep track of all this dlss bullshit. first people were saying dlss3 was the endgame then it changed to dlss4 and now its dlss 4.5 but only if you have a 4k display or some shit

>>107796927
>6x framegen coming
Is this a meme or serious?

>>107797609
You can't. Your case is too small to accommodate your components and their cables.

>>107797617
No it's serious. It's also dynamic so it loads more when you need it and less when it doesn't.

>>107797617
Serious, but only 50 series cards.

Also dynamic 3-6x framegen where it'll adjust on the fly the best framegen to use for that particular scene to keep latency as low as possible.

>>107797316
you could get that VA monitor if you want.
the #1 issue it might have is VRR flicker, but that's also an issue many OLED's have (but it's particularly bad for that specific AOC model).
But VRR flicker only affects you if have have VRR enabled, and a game runs poorly (AKA the fps is not smooth, could be fixed with fps caps).
A minor nitpick with VA is that it might have slightly worse viewing angles compared to IPS (not an issue if you sit infront of it).
You could also consider getting a gsync pulsar display (not a special backlight display, it's just IPS), but I would expect the display to cost more than as a budget 1440p QD-OLED (they seem to be around $400-500), and I don't think pulsar/ULMB 2 would work in linux.
IPS / VA is surprisingly good in bright rooms because you can set the brightness very high, and if you got an OLED you are halving the life of the display if you decide to set it to the max brightness, and if you put a bright IPS display beside an OLED that's half bright, the IPS screen will look better.
In the dark + dark content (like a 99% black screen) you will notice the IPS glow but anything bright in your room (especially your screen) could dramatically reduce the glow effect because your eyes are adjusting to the brightness of the content you are watching.
But yes, OLED's do look a lot better than an IPS when put side by side with the same brightness.

>>107797616
nvidia app allows you to choose its preset, if you have a 40 or 50 series you can use preset M if you have an older card stay at preset K, and if you like to upscale from 720p or lower (ultra performance mode on both a 1440p and 4k display) use preset L, there may be some gains if you run performance mode on a 1440p display or balance/performance on 1080p on preset L so if you are autistic compare those to what 1440p dlss performance or 1080p with DLSS balance looks like

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i have what i presume is one of the only watercooled 300T's
this is stupid, i cant wait to see how poorly this plays CS2

https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-confirms-steam-machine-will-not-be-subsidized-hardware-like-consoles-and-some-are-questioning-that-strategy-while-bracing-themselves-for-a-current-pc-market-price
>Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Not Be Subsidized Hardware Like Consoles, and Some Are Questioning That Strategy While Bracing Themselves for a 'Current PC Market' Price
>weaker than the ps5 and Xbox series x
>on par with the series s
>more expensive than the ps5 and the series s
>won’t be subsidized
>will cost around $700
Then… who the fuck is this for? The price point alone will turn off most normies…

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285k/64GB ram/1TB+2TB SSD/RTX5090 for close to 5000$ - how bad is it? Do I pull the trigger on this or not?

>warranty will last until 2028
A-Am I safe...?

>>107797700
I mean, it's not HORRIBLE, but it's not amazing

>>107797697
>Then… who the fuck is this for? The price point alone will turn off most normies…
It will depend how hard we'll get fucked in 2026 on PC components.

>>107797650
The only reason why I'm thinking of getting a Mini-LED is because I want to get the same experience I had when I was using a CRT, without breaking the bank. Is the blooming better or worse than on a CRT? Brighter or dimmer?

>>107797712
>2026
>8gb vram
The GabeCube will probably be obsolete by then lol

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>>107797711
>I mean, it's not HORRIBLE, but it's not amazing
As long as it's not rape without lube.

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>>107797730
They will bring back the 3060 but with 8GB ram + AI as the new standard.

>>107797731
It's not dry anal rape.

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>>107797745
I guess I'll bend over then. This is the only one that makes sense. For 500$ less I can have a 5080 shit is so fucked.

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>>107797457
>tranime

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Anon with a 3060 here, I can't justify the performance hit of the new DLSS Preset M, but Preset L (Ultra Performance) runs and looks good without any visible ghosting or shimmering in foliage unlike the previous DLSS 4 presets like J or K, shit is a massive win.

>>107797765
Arrow Lake performance is highly ram speed dependent what are the specs on the 64gb?

>>107797765
Is this prebuilt or a DIY bundle?

>>107797795
>shit is a massive win.
Seeing this basically everywhere
Ultra Performance has finally become worth using
DLSS 4.5 is a major win for EVERY GEFORCE GAMER

NO MAN LEFT BEHIND

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I recently upgraded from a 650 watt psu/rtx 4070 to a 1000 watt PSU with an rtx 5070TI. Ever since the upgrade half of my BIOS screen (ASUS B650-E) is staticy and I don't know why. I upgraded the BIOS just in case and it didn't fix it. Everything else seems to be working fine.

Anyone have any ideas? The first time I booted it I fucked up the connection with the PCIe to 12 volt adapter which caused the static to show in Windows, afterwards I turned off the PC immediately and used a direct 12 volt > 12 volt connection and that fixed it in windows but not in BIOS. Maybe I fried part of the mobo somehow? Or maybe the 5070TI itself just displays weirdly with it?

>>107797697
the target market is people who play games on Steam but don't own a PC

>>107797809
There are no wins with this tech. Games will just run worse until ot evens out. 6x mfg ? Now devs will aim for 10 fps. The nightmare never ends.

>>107797715
It's funny you mention CRT's because gsync pulsar combines the rolling scan tech of crt's with VRR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwXGYhi8_I
But it's not for HDR stuff or linux, and it's not released yet.
But for mini-led's that AOC model is probably the cheapest model you could find.
There is also a xiaomi g pro 27i (only downside is that it does not support the protocol for HDR calibrators, so if you tried to run windows HDR calibrator, or you bought a standalone calibrator it won't work or something? You can still manually adjust / calibrate settings using the manual monitor controls and I there are phone calibration tools that don't require that protocol), and probably other monitors (KTC?) that might be discounted by now?
But like I said, it seems like QD-OLED monitors have been discounted recently, you might find it for below $500.
You might wait for a tandem woled / RGB stripe QD-OLED (but you won't have excellent text clarity unless you spend a lot of money, but budget options with the cheaper patterns exist).
OLED's are the best if you spend all your time in the dark + dark mode + horror/scifi/stealth content and etc.

>>107797697
Normies still call a steam deck a Switch and Valve still sold millions of them

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Should I buy new nvme SSD or nah??

>>107797822
What are you talking about no RTX GeForce Gamer is mad at this 100% win

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>>107796924
>Get notification that a suprim 5090 is in stock
>Click add to cart
>This item is no longer available

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>>107797804
6400mhz

>>107797805
DIY bundle. They can build it for me but I don't like people touching my stuff so I rather do it myself. I also can't change anything and have to take what's in the bundle.

>>107797697
Basically for everyone that owns steam and can look at what (dicount) prices for games on steam are.

How much resolution is lost with ultra performance? I know quality is 67% render res

>>107797839
Card scalpers set up bots that insta check out. You're not gonna win unless you contact the store and ask they set it aside for you (they will most likely do it if they can)

>>107797856
ultra performance is 33%, performance is 50% and balance is 58%, ultra performance on 4k is upscaling from the same resolution as performance mode on 1440p

>>107797838
yeah no the honeymoon phase is over for me on all these upscaling and fake frame tricks. I've seen newer games just run worse and worse as a result of being able to rely on them. What seemed like it might be tech that allows gpus to last for 10 years ended up being a crutch and absolutely necessary to use just to get passable performance these days. It's over.

>>107797556
Yeah, that's what I thought... I've checked the price between the 5700 and 5700X and it is pretty much the same if you account for raw performance between the two.
Thanks, anon.

I bought 128GB of DDR4-2666MHz memory from eBay for $160. It's 4x32GB of Corsair Vengeance memory. Microcenter has new old stock of an Intel 12900k and Z690 for $360 for the combo so I'm already decided on getting that. Some questions because I use my PC for light gaming, but mostly video editing.
>Intel 12GB Arc B580 - $250 new
It uses a giga-boosted version of Intel's Quicksync for rendering and I am hard pressed to find anything even close to this rendering performance and gaming performance for the price.

Am I going to regret getting an Intel GPU for overall use?

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>The next progress update is expected by Thursday, January 08
>mfw my gpu was ordered on new year's eve

>>107797697
Inb4 it can be brought from steam wallet funds.

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Just missed the cutoff last thread
So is the ongoing RAM/SSD crisis impacting PCIE 3 M.2s also, or are these just expensive because they are old and in short supply? I had a 2tb one pulled up for over $700 lmao this shit is so fucked

>>107797856
33%
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/oymxyp/dlss_20_render_resolutions_one_post_to_rule_them/

>>107797616
>endgame
Not endgame, but very good. It wasn't all that different from the super resolution in DLSS 2. DLSS 4 Super Resolution was substantially better. Anyway don't worry about it, use DLSS 4 SR if you have an RTX 20 or 30 and DLSS 4.5 SR if you have RTX 40 or 50

>>107797913
>PCIE 3 M.2
those are so old nobody makes them
just get a gen 4 drive those are also overpriced but at still in production

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Do you all really think we're fucked long term?

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>$600 cpu
>8 cores
>$25 air cooler

>>107797822
You want minimum of about 60 FPS before applying FG. Then you multiply that. If you have a weaker card, you want to aim for 90 FPS after applying FG for slower controller games

i never change my thermal paste until i get a new gpu
i know it's bad practice but fuck taking that thing out

>>107797822
Well at absolute bare minimum you need 40+fps for it to be acceptable, and most games it's more like 60+ for acceptable latency

>>107797958
I've never changed a GPUs thermal paste in 20+ years of PC building.

>>107797967
>gpu
god dammit i meant cpu kek

>>107797929
yeah we needed this to filter out the minwage teens and the third worlders

>>107797929
If the AI bubble never pops and no new companies step forward to fill the void of making RAM, yes. Tech companies are under the impression that AI infinitely scales if you keep throwing cores and RAM at it and until we hit a limit and/or hit a plateau, this is our new reality. Expect SSDs, Consoles, and video cards to also sky rocket in price because they all use memory chips too.
>>107797958
I've been on the same thermal paste application for like 8 years now. Shit doesn't matter. People just make shit up about how it's bad. Just get a well rated thermal paste when you first build the system, make sure it's applied correctly, make sure temps are in check, and never look back.

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>>107797930
the nice thing about quad core purgatory was 4 cores was enough and intel only charged $350 every gen even with no competition.

>>107797958
I repasted a ps3 slim this summer and the original paste on the cell was still fresh

>>107797969
Eh, still not all THAT important, if you're a heavy heavy gamer then sure you probably want to reapply your paste every 3-4 years, but for regular use you'll probably replace your CPU before it becomes an issue.


Realistically, you shouldn't go beyond ~6-7 years without changing it, but again most people don't keep the same CPU for 6-7+ years.

>>107798005
I do miss the era if only for the overclocking headroom.
>buy an Intel i5-2500k for $200
>Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO for $20 (regularly $15 on sale) single 120mm tower cooler.
>tiny voltage bump over stock and run the 2500k at 4.5GHz its entire life span vs the 3.7GHz stock boost clock
It's nice that hardware comes out of the box at 99% of it's capabilities these days, but damn it felt like so much fun "unlocking" free performance. Same thing with using motherboard BIOS to re-enable the 4th core on 3 core AMD Athlon CPUs.

>>107798022
>Realistically, you shouldn't go beyond ~6-7 years without changing it, but again most people don't keep the same CPU for 6-7+ years.
if your thermals are within proper limits, there's no reason to change paste ever.

why is everything 5k and 6k now

>>107798046
With modern CPUs that's not really true at all, there are multi-core boost clocks that you might not be hitting due to thermal throttling that aren't going to be readily apparent based on your load temps alone.

I really dont understand the big deal about this pulsar thing
does it matter even a little bit if you're not a competitive gaymer trying to play at meme fps?

FUCK MY NIGGER LIFE, THERE ARE NO GOOD DISPLAYS
IPS is quite good, but has no contrast whatsoever
VA by itself should be phased out
VA/IPS Mini-LED should be a minimum of 1000 dimming zones
OLED is the best but fucking DIM AS SHIT and increasing the brightness will make it last half of its lifetime.

I have been less frustrated searching for audio gear than for these piece of shit monitor technologies

>>107798022
>6-7 years

>>107798147
calm down saar

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>>107798171

>>107797898
>Am I going to regret getting an Intel GPU for overall use?
If you need to ask that question here then yes. Buy NVIDIA for productivity.

>>107798147
Just buy one of each

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>>107798147
just get a good ips

>Asus previously had the pg32ucdm3 page showing it had v stripe subpixels
>They now removed it so I guess it as an error
>HDTV test said it did not in video
>Tft central has review up saying it also doesn't have it
It's over, it's defunct
Pg27ucwm back on top as the best display this year

>>107798062
So you can generate more fake frames.

>>107798146
Yes, in fact it has more impact at lower FPS. Look up what sample and hold is

>>107798147
OLED isn't dim unless you're trying to use it in a bright room. If you're using it in a room with filtered natural light, it's great

>>107798219
No one cares schizo. Post when it's released you faggot.

I for one cannot wait for neural shaders

>>107798146
skip to the part of the video where it compares 90fps vs 90fps with pulsar off.
lots of IPS/OLED monitors have a MBR / BFI mode that will help make lower FPS's look more clear just like pulsar sometimes, but none support VRR, so 99% of people disable it.
Because less stutter is better than motion clarity (and it's usually a crap implementation, you really need to seek out a ULMB / rolling scan monitor to get a good result).
This is basically the first time you can enable this setting and forget about it.
I also want to say that IPS will last longer than other tech, but honestly this tech might burn out the panel pretty hard since the panel needs to handle more extreme changes in pulses.

Where do I get legit PTM 7950 for cheap?

>>107798263
>this tech might burn out the panel pretty hard
*well on the bright side it will evenly burn it out instead of a burn in image, and if you reduce your brightness you should extend the life further.

>>107798278
aliexpress has relatively cheap phase change pads, and they work okay for my gpu. I wouldnt pay extra for official ptm

I'm thinking the Xiaomi G Pro 27i is better than the AOC Q27G3XMN. Less black smearing, more dimming zones, higher brightness and more vivid colors, and it's hovering around the same price. What do you think?

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>>107798147
>ucking DIM AS SHIT
not compared to my laptop where I have to use minimum gamma to make anything viewable as far as screen brightness goes
250nits qdoled is bright as shit in comparison
new gen oleds are 300nits now
tvs are 400-500 nits full screen sdr so buy a G5 or S95F if that isnt bright enough

>>107798062
so you can see more shit

>>107798402
first rule of oled club, do NOT buy miniled

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nvidia video AI enhancements are unironically one of the best features for nvidia owners

theres just no alternative options out there

>>107797929
Absolutely. Your body will betray you. You'll wither and atrophy until you're nothing but a feeble, half-alive corpse wracked with pain and wishing for death.

As for technology: most likely. China is working hard to catch up with the Big Three in the memory sector and making significant leaps in developing the technology needed for (modern) chip fabrication. What this means for the consumer is anyone's guess. Could mean the Big Three abandon consumers entirely in favor of AI/enterprise and leave us at the mercy of the Chinese (unlikely). Could mean actual competition from China's ability to shit out gorillions of a given product at the blink of an eye and therefor lower prices (assuming the US doesn't then ban Chinese products to enforce the status quo). Nobody knows for sure at this point.

>make online order for PC parts from company in my city
>make order of random AliExpress junk, both on sunday

As of wednesday, the AE order is already in Europe, the local company still haven't indicated they processed my order at all. This can't stand, I need to call my EU commissioner to urgently increase taxes, the reason chang is winning is they are too low

>>107798147
GOOD IPS monitor is all you need

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/s/HVNCfcHMpt

>>107798402
it's fine but even with all the issues that you could nitpick with QD-OLED, if you could buy an OLED for just $100 more, buy it.
mini-led has more issues to nitpick about (but you could just disable the local dimming, that's the best part).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYY_z3VQEk
If text clarity is your #1 issue, you can install mactype on windows and it shouldn't use lcd filtering.
Yes QD-OLED are probably going to have a purple tint, and burn in after 2 years~ (IF YOU ARE A GREMLIN THAT STAYS ON YOUR PC FOR 8+ HOURS A DAY AT FULL BRIGHTNESS, and note the warranty length for burn in), but honestly, it still way better than AOC.
Also Xiaomi has smearing as well (note that these CAD comparisons are done with local dimming enabled, the actual CAD should look a lot better when you disable it).
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/aoc-q27g3xmn-vs-xiaomi-g-pro-27i/41611/71604
Also look at QD-OLED's and compare it on rtings.

>all these fags jumping thru hoops for OLED
Yeah I'll get another IPS panel with that pulsar shit in a few months

No thanks on the burn in or 4 year shelf life lmao
I'll take the IPS that lasts for 8

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It's over for poozen AI rdoabrandeon 3.5GB

Let this entire industry burn the fuck down it's time fuck all this fake and gay shit fuck upscaling fuck frame gen fuck dlss fuck FSR and fuck you intel nvidia and AMD all need to die

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>>107798530
>Yeah I'll get another IPS panel with that pulsar shit in a few months
just get a tv bro

Holy fuck AMD gonna be dead isnt it ? Hopefully this wakes up USA and trigger that Monopoly law

>>107797005
Loving my 7800X3D

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>>107797005
can't complain. AI shit is working now

>>107798591
Can you stop being a huge faggot and posting auto captioned shit from LITERAL WHOs and explain your schizo shit. No one takes you seriously if you just tell in-jokes about shit no one here knows. No one is watching every episode of literal who reviewers.

Seriously consider drinking bleach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHbC1HikBck

>microled tv with rgb + yellow sub pixel
>rgb + sky blue backlight tv

I didnt expect 2026 to be the year we get expanded color space with additional color sources, I suppose the backlight with individual color controls allows for multitude of additional colors in the long run.

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I still don't trust AMD. There are always problems with their CPU's and GPU's in games.

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>>107798723
god it must have been really really fucking bad before if they managed a 5x and are still slower than nvidia.

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Is OLED a good choice if I live in complete darkness most of the time?

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>>107798779
sure... if that's the case you can probably even drop the brightness a bit to make burn-in less of an issue.

>>107798779
OLED is your only choice

>This is normal because IPS panels have a much lower contrast ratio than VA panels. That means on IPS the color transition from black to white has fewer steps, so colors hit their maximum brightness more easily. As a result, our eyes tend to see IPS colors as more “pop out” or saturated compared to VA. The same thing happens when someone who’s used to IPS switches to OLED (which has infinite contrast) feels the colors look less punchy at first. That’s why brands like ASUS and LG (and most smartphones) often use gamma 2.4–2.6 on their OLED panel to make the colors look more saturated than the standard gamma 2.2, giving them an IPS-like color tone vibe.

So my VA was displaying colors correctly, it's just that my IPS was oversaturated...

Is getting a pc with a 5080 a good investment given the market and where prices could be going, even if I don’t use it at the moment? I struggle with concentration for gaming but for the future hopefully I will use it

I think this new hardware shortage is a good thing. Developers and game engine makers will have to go back to good old times of optimizing their games.
We all win from this.

>>107798818
>Developers and game engine makers will have to go back to good old times of optimizing their games.

>>107798817
Yes. Get it now. Not later.

>>107798839
>buy high
always a great idea

When the new oleds come out, is it worth getting the previous gen that's lowering in price instead? Or did they really fix oled now? Except burn in lol

>>107798818
umm no since the saars from nvIndia will let gayme devs redeem more fake frames with dlss 4.5

I remember thinking I was getting fucked when I paid $1200 for my 2080 TI.

you guys play games? I just shitpost on 4chan with my i9

>>107798779
Good LED is all you need and last you for years
t. legendary 27GL850 user here

Also fuck this new Captcha. Fuck this stars with Spikes bullshit

>>107798845
This is low now. It won't be later.

>>107798876
>intel cpu in 2026

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>>107798883
Yeah

I have 2x16 gb sodimm DDR4 at 2666 mhz.

And I have an urge to build a R9 5950X system out of it using adapters.

>>107798883
More like incel CPU lmao

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>>107798910

>>107798748
>doesnt use a product
>claims its bad
oh stfu goyslave, go paypig for another overpriced gpu that Njudea thinks you don't even deserve.

>>107798729
you can't even trust those reviewers either. My brother got scammed because of american tv reviewers.

>he wanted a high-spec 4k tv a few years back
>a Hisense model ticked his boxes
>he watched multiple different tech reviewers cover and review this Hisense tv, from america+canada
>he goes to the local store and buys one (australia)
>installs it at home, after awhile notices little problems
>it wasnt performing or looking the way he saw it in the reviews
>goes online
>turns out, loads of non-american customers had the same problem
>Hisense actually made 2 different tvs with the same model number, on purpose
>they sold the high-quality version to americans exclusively, and a down-spec version to everyone else, and lied about it, just hoping nobody would notice and sue.
>everyone not a yank gets fucked over

>>107798920
hello dalit.

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Is the differance between a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and a Intel Core Ultra 9-285K / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 big enough to be worth it?

I don't know what should I get. I don't really know what I need. I just want to play games.

I wonder how much of intels downfall is due to usa government needing native fabs for security.
they likely would've been a top chip maker if they just dropped off their fabs, and thus be worth hundreds of billions.

>>107798920
good morning, ranjeet

>>107798938
If you can afford a 5090 its likely going to keep its value for a long time
it enables path tracing at 4k for a while to come

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>>107798920
>

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>>107798954
So just get a 5090 build and forget about it?

>>107798925
I'm racist but I have much respect for dalits. They are the only ones who make their society better.

>>107798965
5090 + 9850x3d

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Bros, im looking about to pull the trigger on a new PC. Its got a 5070 Ti gpu, Ryzen 7 9800X3D cpu, 32gb of DDR5 ram, 2Tb ssd storage. ill get it for roughly 2800 usd. Ofc the rest of the pc is factored into the price.

Is this a good value? And im looking to game at 1440p with no need for everything on ultra. I just wanna be able to play games and not have to worry about shit.

>>107798988
prebuildniggers GET OUT!

>>107798958
I'm really torn how I should be feeling. Amusement, disgust, pity, and since sadness for the poor fumo. Shit is even more real in the third world, I don't envy them. This world is suffering.

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>>107798938
5070ti = 4k Gaming at Hi settings + Light AI Slop
5090 = 4k/8k Gaming at Ultra settings + Heavy AI Slop + AI train

Might as well pick RTX PRO instead if you want to go all out. But their cost is as the same as Ford F150

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>>107798988

>>107799000
>since
some
Teaches me to use swipe without proofreading.
>>107798988
That will do 1440p to your requirements. A 5080 would do better but it's price bump is not worth the benefit bump unless you got it at MSRP a month ago.

What’s wrong with prebuilt stuff?

>>107798925
>>107798948
>low iq mutt-golems calling a man with literal third reich dna in him an indian
don't project too hard there yanks, you'll hurt yourself.

>>107799019
You're generally paying $300-500 to for someone to do ~2-4 hours of work (3-8 hours if its your first time building, longer if you're retarded).

>>107799021
>aryan as fuck sar

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>>107798982
>>107799006
I have a 1070 right now.

I'm tempted to get that 5090... I can get it at MSRP as well.

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>>107799026
So is this a bad deal?

>>107799019
they cut corners in important areas that will fuck you over in the long-term. They never give you remotely enough storage space either, and overcharge for it.

Theres plenty of youtube videos covering this in-depth, go watch them.

>>107799032
Just a reminder : They are extremely power hungry

>>107799032
dont expec it to last as long as your 1070 did. I mean physically. It's an absolutely massive die with huge thermal expansion chipping away at its solder points and the power delivery system is a ticking time bomb to boot...

There is some kind of impending fundamental breakage in everything that I struggle to sort out in my brain but it's there and will probably become really clear and obvious to everyone all of a sudden at some point.
>AI exploding, entertainment is created by AI, services are provided by AI, soon everything will be done by AI
So computer hardware is becoming scarce
>companies raise prices of computer hardware to make more money
Money for what? To pay AI for its products and services?
>people buy games to play with their computer hardware
Buy it from who? Pay money to who? The AI making the games?
>companies continue raising prices because AI keeps growing
>make more money that they can't do anything with
>consumers stop buying hardware because too expensive
>need to save their money to buy food and services... from AI probably?
I can't explain the issue here but I guess it's along the lines of, where the fuck will the money go? And why?
>jensen realizes money is worthless because he has an armada of AI servants that build and do everything for him
>shuts down nvidia
>no computer hardware, no vidya, no one has anything to do
>including jensen
>other billionaires follow suit
>entire human race just sits down on the ground and dies

>>107799036
That's actually not a bad deal

>>107799036
That's actually about what the parts themselves are worth, so if that's a prebuilt you're basically getting them to do the labor for "free".

Though it's AMD GPU which is meh, but it'll still be fine for 1440p gaming.

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I was waiting for the Super refresh to upgrade, but since Jensen decided to fuck me I'm getting the 5070 Ti instead. It's down to these two:
>Asus TUF OC
vs
>Asus Prime OC

For a price difference of ~$70 in favor of the Prime. My current card's a TUF and never had any issues with it, but from what I've read Prime is a really good pick too (a surprisingly negligible difference despite how gigafat the TUF is) - which one would you get?

>>107799036
The value of a prebuilt goes up the more likely you are to do something stupid building a PC.

Idiots that buy prebuilts are unironically getting amazing deals because they'd never learn to build one in the first place.

>>107799064
>asus

>>107799055
Welcome to being a libertarian conservationist. AKA you were a Boy Scout that didn't get molested, felt disgusted by corporations, realized how manipulation can inflate the stock market, and everyone is trying to scam everyone when you import non-Western ideas and people.

Welcome to the end game.

>>107799080
Is this necessarily true? I've never looked at prebuilts so I really don't know. How many of them ship with AMP/EXPO disabled or some other dumb shit? And who would even notice assuming the buyers know nothing about computers?

>>107799092
I guess I should've specified that I'm outside the US so their shitty RMA practices do not apply, it'll be the retailer's problem to deal with.

>>107798767
They're talking about CPU performance so it's literally irrelevant.

>>107799064
Well i would check your case space, i think the TUF is not SFF outside of that it comes down to luck as both models are solid but the TUF has better temps because of the extra heatpipes

TUF temps https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-tuf-oc/41.html

>>107799080
I wonder what the percentage is of people that are upgrading their systems are just replacing a part from a rig that was originally a rebuilt.

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>buy Used SSD
>box arrives fucked but SSD looks okay
>pop it in an external reader to check stats
>0GB read/write
>power on count: 20
>power on hours: 0
Everything went better than expected.

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Buying gpus in mx is such dogshit dude. Every local retailer adds $300 or more to every card.
Amazon ain't that good either with $150~$200 to even budget cards. 3 fan cards go for $600 minimum no matter the model.
I understand now why retards become narcos but jeez.

Are those 5060ti 8gb cards worth it if I am upgrading from a 1050ti of 7 years?

>>107799032
>MSRP
Where?

>>107799127
no 8gb card is worth anything in the current year

>>107799127
you want to avoid 8/10 gb cards
16gb vram would be minimum for longevity, and 5070 12gb is a compromise where you accept you cant use max settings for all things forever due to vram constraints

>>107799127
Depends on the price. (it should be low)

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>>107799046
I'll have a good 1200W PSU waiting for it.

>>107799053
>dont expec it to last as long as your 1070 did.
This is what I'm worried about.

>>107799131
Nice try.

>>107799127
unfortunately no, you really want at least a 16gb vram model of the 5060 ti, you could if the 9060 xt 16gb is cheaper and if you are only upgrading your GPU and happen to be on ancient rig without PCI-Expres 4.0 it the card that makes the most sense, only cough up to the 5060 ti 16gb if you need to use it for work or AI shit or if you think you'll upgrade to a 4.0 pci-express motherboard soon

buy 9800X3D now or wait for X3D2?

>>107799165
XD

4D $ when

>>107799111
it says Radeon too tho
i dont think Radeon makes cpus

>>107799165
if you are even considering the 9800x3d then you don't need the x3d2

>>107798817
Never FOMO

>>107798853
RGB stripe could be pretty good (worth noting the subpixels aren't all the same size). Also the lack of the purple reflection on QD-OLED is a step up. Whether it's worth it or not depends on your viewing conditions and the price difference. If it's only a $100 or $200, probably worth it
t. early qd-oled enjoyer

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>>107798817
If you need to upgrade within the next 2 years - DO IT YESTERDAY OR TODAY

if you don't need to upgrade within the next two years - you can wait but you might get fucked over.

>>107798868
Card still relevant, overpaid regardless
Better to have bought two $600 cards, you'd have a 5070 or 5070 Ti now

>>107798938
Prebuilt scum leave my /pcbg/

>>107799019
This is /pcbg/, which stands for pc building general, not prebuilt cuck buying guidance

>>107799117
Yeah first thing I checked, 348mm max in the case and the TUF is 329mm, tight squeeze but manageable.

Buuut I just realized that I have my third nvme drive in a pci-e enclosure using the third slot, the TUF would block that. Could always use an external USB enclosure for it too since the fastest USB ports behind the case are unused rn, but ehhh.

>>107799145
>16gb vram would be minimum for longevity
>>107799154
>16gb vram model of the 5060 ti

Most 5060ti 16 gb go around $550~(only the zotac for a few days) or ~$650~ here. Do I shoot for these or wait for a 3060 12GB that will regularly get restocked around $400-50~?
For whatever reason the 4k series doesn't exist here.

>>107798729
schizoposts get equally schizoposting back (but with added value and entertainment)

>>107798813
color gamut on the panel

>>107798920
>My brother got scammed because of american tv reviewers.
he's not a tv reviewer, he's not paid to shill them

>>Hisense actually made 2 different tvs with the same model number, on purpose
common knowledge, like tcl has completely different model numbers eu/usa and different models to differentiate what equates to what
check or get scammed

>>107799235
5060 Ti is the better option by far. But keep in mind that if your monitor is shit you're not getting the value you paid for from the graphics card

>>107799064
Depends on how much you value the savings. I'd get the TUF if it's only a $70 difference.
The Prime is a fine choice, win-win.

I game at 1440p with a 3060ti ATM, there's a deal for a 5070 here for $480 USD, is that a decent price for a 5070, and is it worth upgrading if my CPU is a 5700x3d?

If Njudea resuming 3060 production wasn't an immediate "buy your modern GPU while you still can" signal, I don't know what to tell you.

>>107799235
The 3060 is not guaranteed to come back, they are considering it. They are also considering stopping the production of the 5060TI 16GB and only producing the 8GB version. Do with that what you will.

>>107799235
>3060 12GB
$380~ Looked at the wrong column, This is the actual discount it has since its normal prices hoovers around $800

>>107799252
>The 3060 is not guaranteed to come back
no, these are the prices of the available cards in my cunt. From time to time a 3060 12gb drops at that price ofr a few hours.
However if they do actually re-release a 3060 with a av1 encoder that would be godly.

>>107799249
Kind of a weak upgrade (I would recommend 2x base GPU perf) but it you feel you need something then it'll be an improvement, especially considering FG

Holy shit I thought people were lying about high refresh rates being smoother. I thought the human eye couldn't see above 60hz. I just got a 180hz monitor and it is smoother, even just scrolling around on the internet.

>>107799154
>>107799247
Very well. I will be watching the price trackers like a hawk then. Fuck even a miner-used gpu would be good if undervolted now.

>>107799279
why didnt you get a >144hz monitor a decade ago tho

>>107799267
I would get a 5060Ti right now.

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>>107799165
Why you need ultra expensive CPU ?? 9700x is enough

>>107799279
Its smoother, but for gaming it really doesnt change the much

>>107799269
Unfortunately I don't think I can afford a 16GB card as none seem to be in stock or at a price I can easily afford, I figure it's now or never.

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>>107799301
save up for a few more paychecks...?

>>107799301
>I figure it's now or never.
Yes but you probably have this month to decide. I would try to get a 5060Ti if I were you.

>>107799296
lol no

>>107799301
just get the 5070, its the value king rn

>>107799312
Barely an improvement over his 3060 Ti, so no

>>107799312
Is the 4 extra Vram on a 16gb 5060ti really worth it?

>>107799283
I was busy being 15.
>>107799296
Well I'm about to boot up Halo 3, I will report back.

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i paid $120 for this same exact kit less than a year ago wtf is going on

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>>107799346
damn i wish that were a realistic price
i could sell my 128gb ddr4 (still hodling) for ~7k...
maybe soon...?

>>107799346
sam altman secretly made a deal to buy all of sk hynix/samsung dram supply which caught everyone by surprise, including the dram manufacturers who didnt know they were buying all of other makers supply too
now googles and metas are rushing to buy scraps and theres literally nothing left for everyone else

Anyone got a pulsar monitor yet!

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>>107799362
I've had enough of that clown!

>>107799316
>>107799329

If you dont do competitive its nothingburger

I missed out on Christmas sales entirely, I don't even know what to buy right now.

Is there a good case with no PSU shroud? Tried to get the h7 flow but it's always out of stock

I'm considering upgrading from a 4070s to a 5080; I was going to wait for the 60 series but all the dram doomposting is getting to me. I'm assuming a 5080s/ti release is off the table now? A ~40-50% average performance increase isn't really ideal but it seems like a decent choice vs. gambling on a similar or better option 2 years from now.

>>107799395
Wait for the next Christmas.

Best thermal paste for a 14900k?

>>107799466
liquid metal with a big watercooler

>>107796924
>AMD FSAAR

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About to buy a 5070, this is the cheapest one on Amazon and is about £50 less than the others.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GeForce-5070-SHADOW-Graphics/dp/B0DZCYPFVT/

Is it still just as good as any other 5070? I don't give a shit about fan noise or anything, just pure performance.

>>107799468
I’m afraid I might apply it incorrectly and mess up my motherboard

>>107799421
>I'm assuming a 5080s/ti release is off the table now
Even if it exist it will be very pricey.

>>107799480
phase change pad then

>>107799466
Noctua, mx6, Thermal grizzly

Is it worth upgrading from a 9600x to 7800x3d or 9800x3d?

>>107799491
wait for 10xx x3ds

>>107799466
anything you have

>>107799483
If that other anon >>107797270
is correct I’ll just sell my used 5070ti an a high price point and continue to use my 4070s
Have no need for any of that AI crap anyway, all I do is play games from the 2000’s anyway

>"bought" a Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB back in Dec 18 for 250US$
>Amazon still hasn't even issued a tracking number 20 days later
>The same SSD is now 370US$
They are going to cancel my order, aren't they? At least they haven't charged my card yet, hence the quotes.

>>107799513
Meant for >>107799481

>>107799479
It's fine, if you don't want to bother with undervolting, just set an 80% power limit in the Geforce app

>>107799479
5070 is incredibly power efficient, especially undervolted. you don't need a fancy cooler so go get it

>>107799521
I don't even know what undervolting is. Won't that make it run worse?

>>107799491
No

>>107799518
amazon is pretty solid in delivering orders, they strong arm sellers to facilitate the platform needs too

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>>107799535
Nah anon, it is ogre
>Arriving by tomorrow
Without a tracking number, and it is international shipping too btw.

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>>107799479
There's the catch.

>>107799546
so, its just the initial estimation
if they lack stock they'll update you on it later

Can't decide between 5070, or 9070 or 9070 XT.

>>107799547
that's some listing bullshit. there's no such thing.
just get the shadow.

>>107799550
Ok, I will just wait and see what happens.

>>107799552
Id pick 5070 for the nvidia software features like dlss 4.5 which everyone says is great

https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/amd-600-series/x670-x870-resource-thread/m-p/1133536/highlight/true#M11273

agesa 1.2.9.0 for asus boards

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>>107799552
>>107799558
nvidia has driver issues

>>107799564
ban evading ranjeet...

>>107799526
Not necessarily. Just trims the necessary power if that's what you want it to do

>>107799561
Is it worth updating your bios anyway

>>107799575
i would assume each agesa update is one step closer to fixing exploding 9800x3ds, so yes

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>>107799566

>>107799552
5070, better than either of the Radeon cards if image quality is held constant

>>107799552
I was going to ask why you’re considering the 9070xt, when the 5070 ti is msrp $750, then I looked at prices in Amazon, almost all are going for $900 plus, what the fuck happened?

https://youtu.be/1R2ZGUqXjlU
pack it in boys and girls Personal computing is regressing and DEAD because of trillions of dollars of AI scam grifts

>>107799591
>dumb zoomer learns that corporations aren't his friend
let this be a lesson you remember forever

>>107799421
>'m assuming a 5080s/ti release is off the table now?
Most likely. They would've announced it by now. If it's going to happen it is goping to be next year which means the 6000 series will release in 2 years

>>107799583
I'm on asus board and 9950x3D

>>107799599
9800x3ds and 9950x3ds die on every board they just happen to die significantly more on assrock boards

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>HDR