Think for yourself. Do not trust advice given here. Do your own research using the information in the stickies.

>A /pcbg/ for every use case and budget!

>News & Rumors
Just read TomsHardware -- industry is screwed until RAM/SSD/HDD catches up ;_;

>Price tracking
RAM: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ram-price-index-2026-lowest-price-on-ddr5-and-ddr4-memory-of-all-capacities
SSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/ssd-price-tracking-2026-lowest-price-on-every-m-2-ssd
GPU: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lowest-gpu-prices-tracking

>GPU hierarchy 2026
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

>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, only lists a few AM5 boards but 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/
Alternate to pcpartpicker: https://pangoly.com/en/pc-builder

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I DIDN'T BUY A 3090 WHEN THEY WERE 650 DOLLARS

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I bought an 870 ssd for my older PC that can't take NVME ssd and I think the seller sent me a chinese counterfeit.
Can't get samsung to verify it as authentic no matter what I do. I have another 990 pro I bought that shows up as authentic.
Is it worth keeping a chinese fake if it was $200 or will it break down in a couple months?

>>108290028
no

>>108290005
I literally can't even find a listing that isn't a scam or the price of a 5070 Ti or 4080 that once was $1000 or more.

>>108290028
Making your own SSD isn't that hard. Just google it.

>>108290005
I remember waitcucks demanding to know why i was wasting so much on a 4090 over a year ago. They were so vehement that the GPU market prices were going to crater in a couple of months...I feel so bad for them now I will not even list how much physical storage I have.

>>108290000
i had bought a 3080 but the store gave me a 3090 instead, bretty gud.

I just wanna make AIslop porn on my own gooning coomputer
What do I need?

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>Thermaltake failed to properly paint these cases, so the shade used for the metal makes the case fucking hideous in comparison for the black everywhere else.

>>108290070
making a good ssd is super hard. making a bad ssd is super easy.

>>108290205
how usable is a "bad ssd"?

>>108290153
...a 3090

>>108290153
Three thousand ninety 3090s.

So how do you start your build? Do you put some of the components into the motherboard first and then install it into the case? Or do you install it into the case and then start adding the components?

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At what point does a build become stupid?

>>108290248
water cooling. just like the people who advocate for it.

>>108290239
Motherboard then PSU

>>108290248
if it's underpowered or low on ram but looks really nice.

>>108290252
what's the go-to mobo for am5 these days? on am4 you didn't want a b or a series mobo

>>108290239
Prep motherboard first - CPU, RAM, m.2, cooler (or at least the mounting bracket)
Then put the motherboard in the case
Then PSU and thread all its cables through the case and plug them in, cable managing as you go
Finally the GPU

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Should I spend all my $2100 of life savings on an RTX Pro 4000 Blackwell? It used to be $1700 and I want a 24GB GPU without insane power draw or risk of blowing up.

No, I cannot replenish that money right now.

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>>108290213
it ranges from slow to data corruption

>>108290239
Depends on the case really.
But if there's enough room to work, motherboard goes in first.
>Motherboard goes into case
>RAM goes into motherboard
>CPU goes into socket.
>M.2 Goes in.
>If the top panel is removable do the CPU cooler
>GPU
>PSU
>Fans or other shit.
>Run and sort cables.

>>108290213
The first thing you need to do is fill it up completely and test if the data is corrupted or not with any software that tests SSD/HDDs. Firmware faking the size is the most basic of the scams.

>>108290239
It's good to do a test boot before you install the motherboard inside the case.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lK4YfjvDEV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyPGCC2B4vE

It won't be necessary most of the time, but it's a “prepare for the worst” procedure to check for defective core components.

>>108290239
cpu ram nvme in
cpu cooler in
psu in the case
motherboard in the case
plug the cables
gpu in

>>108290005
I bought one but I'm already itching to get a second 5090 instead for the updated nvenc encoder ._.

>>108290317
Man, good thing I still have my breadboard and all the rest of the little electrical stuff to put together a power button myself. Actually there probably is one of those power button cables somewhere in there.

>>108290260
Seconding this question.

>>108290346
If you're building an AM5 PC, it might take a few minutes for the initial memory training to complete and boot to BIOS.

>>108290260
There's no single go-to motherboard, but many have been buying the B850 or X870(E) Tomahawk.
If you're used a different vendor's BIOS, it's fine to get a different brands'.
But ASRock and ASUS boards to a lesser extent has been associated with more dead AM5 CPUs.

>>108290358
Oh yeah forgot about that.

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So, before I do the due, do I stick with the TUF B650E-E, or should I get a B850/X870 board? It's already late, and I'm tired, so I can put the build off for another day.

>>108290260
b550s overclock ram better than x570s on am4

>>108290387
That TUF board should be fine if its got all the features you need.
I'd update the BIOS to the latest stable version using the Flashback feature before you even install the CPU.

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>>108290336
Even buying the "right" thing can feel wrong.

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>this wicked motherfucker slaps your bitch's ass
What do you do?

>>108290153
I've realized my desire for a 3090 was entirely motivated by this, but even when cold turkey or burned out with no lust I still just find it a fun stress reliever to prompt whatever I can imagine. I can't deny that it scratches my creative desires, addiction or not.

>>108290418
>that case
Those were the days. Also, slap his ass back.

>>108289993
>>RAM
>DDR5
Stop this meme right now.

>>108286480
is Dwarf Fortress good for autism? I like building bases, optimizing them, automating them.
but games like Factorio never looked interesting to me.
I just play Deadlock these days but I need something to chill out with when I'm not locked in.

>>108290239
pop the CPU in, M.2 as well, then screw in the motherboard, then RAM, cpu cooler, power + case ports, GPU last.

>>108290434
stop feeding astral parasites
>>>/x/srg

does bestbuy have monitors on display so I can see what different resolutions at different screen sizes look like?
I feel like 32" is going to be too small for a 4k desktop.

>>108290521
Yes, but I can't guarantee they'll have everyone of them on display.

I'm in awe. my 2x32gb ddr4 cl18 kit was $130 in 2024. Now in 2026 it's $720. I'm sorry, what? I understand ddr5 being high, but lol lmao who is paying that? Like just do something else. buy steaks and eat them lol

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>Computer, generate more AI diffusion please.

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>>108290521
it's too small.

>>108290497
What if I prompt for the sake of the prompt and not because I want to jack off?

it's a shit time to buy anything, isn't it?
>CPU
no new until next year.
>RAM
no price drop until next year.
>GPU
no new until next year (probably a VRAM increase to match consoles too, but large focus on ray tracing improvements nextgen).
>storage
no price drop until next year.
>monitors
Pulsar overpriced and only on 1440p (stopgap) displays, OLED still a dead tech, but new GPUs will also make 4k a joke.

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Bwo do i get get a 9950x3d right nyow

I bought a ASUS XG27AQWMG because I can't think for myself. It is very nice.

>>108290153
intel b580 is the best bang for buck(aka poor strapped for cash) currently, almost as good as the 5060 16gb for image-gen alone.
If you want video then go for 16gb xx60 since it is better+ if you wanna game AAAA shit and need the extra frames and stuff.

after you spend all this money on a PC, what's your favorite DEI nigger game to play?
are you guys waiting for GTA 6 with all the latinX NPCs?

>>108290620
there is going to be such a massive market correction when one of these AI companies goes under that we're going to have to invade both China and Russia to cope with it.
I thought it would be OpenAI/ChatGPT but now I'm not so sure. I don't think Google/Gemini will go under. I don't think xAI/Grok has enough capital or operating costs to be in jeopardy. I don't know enough about Anthropic/Claude.
are there any other players in the game?

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>>108290674
I don't play DEI, but my 4070 isn't strong enough for Deadlock on max in 4k.

>amazon refunded my PSU
>only refunded the gift card balance, minus $45 in customs fees

apparently i get my $45 back within 180 days

>>108290676
perhaps reality doesnt match your assumptions because your assumptions are incorrect.
nahhhhh that cant be it lol

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there is 1 (one) 4k 240 non OLED. even when I remove the price filter, there's none that aren't in stock, this is the only one that exists.

>>108290674
re9
halo infinite
could put monster hunter wilds on my pc too maybe

>>108290693
ok, what's wrong with my thoughts?

>>108290708
because IPS is depreciated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83bja5vxiM

>>108290718
OLED is dead tech and Pulsar just buried it.

>>108290708
they need to sell you oled so it burns in 3 years and you have to buy a new one
ips is only at the poor people specs level because they couldn't afford oled anyway

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>>108290674
Assetto Corsa
Counter Strike 2
DayZ
Factorio
War Thunder

>>108290715
go short nvidia if you are so brave.

>>108290748
I bought them at $13. it's not time to sell yet. not sure what you're shitting yourself about.

>>108290759
and i bought bitcoin at 30 thousand

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>>108290708
so none of the ports on it can actually do 4k 240.

>>108290738
I own a TN panel.

>>108290783
me too, but they won't make them in 4k for us.

>>108290790
Just buy an OLED, I am sure the burn-in accusations are wrong.

>>108290799
>can't read text
>monitor decays
no thanks. I hate motion blur but I do things besides game still.

>>108290799
do oleds all flicker? (grimace)

still impressed with my TCL 27R94 btw. I'm considering getting another, maybe the 32" version.

>>108290818
idk theyre meant to be the best for gaming right

Why do linux users swear by it?
Like, is there actually anything wrong with Windows or the hate is just contrarianism?

>>108290469
not anon, but DF is a game where you lose a lot, and after you figure out how to survive against absolute "FUN!!!!" without just building a wall and hiding, you basically need to inflict difficulty onto yourself. That could go a couple ways, like starting wars with random civilizations, but I can't help but feel like surviving "FUN!!!!" is harder than surviving a Siege from any race, since you already have highly trained dwarfs that can kill "FUN!!!", except the "FUN!!!!" that just kills your dwarfs no matter what.
And dieing and restarting is the fun part, you don't actually want a fortress that lasts 10+ years unless you are doing some sort of megaproject. The UI is terrible. And to win against "FUN!!!" you need to spend too much time reading the wiki for figuring out jobs and military...
But I'm a min maxer.
Mewgenics is a autism game with a progression system, but I cringe at watching other people play because it's made for min-maxer's. If you can't optimize your gameplay and steamroll, you won't like the game, and it's a huge time sink (DF is a bigger time sink however).
If you want a dumb puzzle game, I liked railbound. Danganropa is good investigation puzzle game visual novel.

All these fancy builds and I'm planning a butcherbox maybe on par with cloud anon. I'm still between a 20" box fan or a 14" vornado fan. Big is great but the hole needed for it will not be clean and have structure running across it. Plus the box fan is only a three speed while vornado is a four speed and is fucking silent on low. I already have an arduino working for both cases. Although I don't know how I'll do the filters for the vornado. Maybe still just a coof cube that I was planning for the box fan just stuck over the vornado encasing it.

>>108290953
They don't have to deal with candy crush being automatically installed on your operating system, which it never should be ever under any circumstances.

You're paying your money for a computer, you should get 100% use out of the chips you're buying, not 90% of it and 10% is gone to shit like spotify or sudoku.

>>108290933
Probably. You do know all of the "pros" are cheaters, right?

>>108290986
You do know that I play single players games too, right?

>>108289506
gamers BTFO, I only use GPU for gooning/AI and the new drivers actually improved perf there.
wait dont tell me u do ACTUALLY game??? LMAO grow up kids, it's ML time.

>>108291047
Oh yeah, because you're so cool, right.

>>108291054
you're just not the target demographic anymore bro

>>108291075
I'd probably kill you if you actually spoke to me IRL

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today is repaste day!
I powerlimited my cpu to 65 eco mode for now and am idling at 50~c (was 60~c yesterday).

>>108291093
also I might just keep the system at 65w eco mode, for my use cases I don't see any real degradation in perf. Didn't try PBO with negative CO on my 9800x3d

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https://www.thelec.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=53007
>Vincent is a high-precision inkjet printing equipment for QD-OLED panel production. It is used in the production of high-resolution TV and monitor displays. QD inkjet equipment is used to form QDCF during the display manufacturing process. This method involves finely spraying QD ink, a mixture of quantum dot material and a special solvent, onto the panel substrate to form a color conversion layer. During this process, the ink is sprayed into ultra-fine droplets, each measuring picoliter (one trillionth of a liter).

>High-resolution display panels consist of hundreds of millions of pixels. Inkjet equipment must precisely spray ultra-fine ink droplets, each pixel thick, roughly half the width of a human hair. Even the slightest error can result in blurring or uneven brightness, making equipment precision a key competitive advantage.

>Vincent has secured the productivity necessary for large-scale panel processing by equipping over 100 QD ink-spraying heads. The resolution has been raised to 220 ppi (pixels per inch), a roughly 30% improvement over previous models.
Current QD-OLEDs max out at 163PPI for 4K/27" panels or ~110PPI for the 1440p -Ultrawides with V-Strip RGB subpixels coming later this year.
Hopefully this equipment in Samsung's hands will mean retina-class OLED monitors like that 5K 27" model demo'd at last CES next year. They need to answer LG's 27K 4K RGB-Tandem Panel coming out later this year and the low-ppi ultrawide won't cut it for text clarity.

>>108291093
in arrivo oggi mama mia fettucine alfredo meatball

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>>108290768
compresson is fine but I don't see a point in 240hz on this monitor which doubles the price.
here's it versus OLED

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>>108291084

>>108290620
I don't trust AYYMD products because their chips just die.

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>>108290620
should have gotten one within a couple of months of release anon, like i did.

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>>108290708
>unironically buying a 27 inch 4k monitor
>mfw

>>108291093
my 5700x3d idles at 34c and I live in a tropical country, I guess am5 really is much less power efficient

>>108290248
there is a 99% chance that build is wildly unstable and would require weeks of tinkering to get it active lmao. Looks incredible except for the colour scheme choices of the water cooling, grey-blue and bright red? weird choice.

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which should I consider the real cpu temperature here, tdie?

How much does a fan filter reduce airflow by?

My computer only has 1 full size IDE connection in the motherboard, and my IDE ribbon cable only allows me to plug two devices on this connection

tldr: Is there any IDE ribbong cable that allows more devices to be plugged in at once?

i was hoping id use this computer to use up as many of my old IDE drives as possible

>>108291354
Depends on the surface area. If you can use a large filter you increase the surface area and reduce the limitation of airflow. Another large factor would be how tight your filter is.

when you buy overpriced shit you're enabling this, and I hope you have a stroke if you actually buy a new pc now with these prices
https://videocardz.com/newz/datadome-ddr5-scalping-bots-hit-ram-product-pages-6x-more-than-shoppers-10m-requests-from-one-bot

>>108291354
Even data centers use industrial dust filters.

>>108291424
The amount of kjoules wasted on our planet over this shit is going to do us all.

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>>108289995
>Think for yourself. Do not trust advice given here. Do your own research using the information in the stickies.

I pic related the below as conflicting with the above.

>News & Rumors
>Just read TomsHardware -- industry is screwed until RAM/SSD/HDD catches up ;_;

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>>108290317
>It's good to do a test boot before you install the motherboard inside the case.

absolute chickenshit advice. real /pcbg/ is going in raw.

Thoughts on samsung odyssey OLED G6, 500hz for 700 eurobucks? Is that shit outdated and boring now or what, it's on "sale".

I really can't tell if the whole consumer tech crisis is because explosive datacenter buildout actually needs the hardware, or they are all strategically buying hardware en masse to prevent their competition from acquiring it.
Because it felt like that OpenAI deal was the first major event in it, even if things were already going up slightly, and supposedly a lot of it is just going to to warehouses for now.

>>108291545
Both.

>>108291545
I think soon we won't be thinking about this because the Iran war is such a massive fuck up by the donny boy there's no way china is going to let go of this opportunity to take taiwan, they can just bomb the leadership and military for 3 hours and then board the island and it's theirs, they'll have tsmc for them and the entire AI thing immediately dies

>>108291563
Supposedly TSMCs buildings are wired with a self destruct to prevent china getting them if they ever invade

>>108291545
Normal, functioning members of society are people like doctors, lawyers, oil rig workers, road sweepers, farmers.

These people work 24/7 basically and they do not have enough seconds in the day, yet alone hours to waste playing genshin impact or zenless zone zero, or even shit like elden ring or call of duty.

"PC gaming" is an extremely niche hobby and realistically, it should be an exclusive thing for affluent people who can afford it

unfortunately, youtubers and other socialites assumed they are "entitled" to an epic desktop setup with an all-white build, white widescreen monitor, desk, rgb lights and their own "creative studio" to showcase their fucking worthless existence

>>108291571
they're worthless, china builds shit in no time, the engineers are invaluable, china will give them money and they'll go build stuff on SMIC in the mainland

>>108291571
Chinese people are fucking stupid

any chair reccomendations? I need to swap if ancient shitty gamer chair. if I remember well, the Ikea markus is a good one, but any other recs?

Prices are slipping on quite a few stores here, really shows how much stores artificially pumped prices and making it hard to guess how much stuff actually has increased in price.

>>108291580
>doctors
You mean the sociopath niggers keeping you sick, giving you cancer with meds, but respect them because they learned 10 years of big Pharma propaganda and can treat Symptomes (but not diseases)
And
>lawyers
Whom happen to be psychos hungry for money and they are somehow almost always Jewish and the real reason for the existence of that job is to fuck with goyim and let rich criminals off the hook?
"hey goyim just marry that aging whore, she only fucked 50 other guys and give us the power to make you life a living hell for years while we and her legally allowed to take more than half of your shit"

Kill yourself you are as stupid as a modern Instagram brained woman. Fucking goyim nigger.

>>108291620
herman miller

>>108291580
>>108291627
I'm genuinely unsure which of these posts are more retarded.

>>108291627
What do you think those people do at work all day?

They don't play escape from tavrok and goon to AI porn like your sorry ass that's for sure.

hello brothers what GPU can I upgrade a 1660S to that won't heavily bottleneck an i5-10400F at 1080p and won't draw too much more power? i'm thinking an RTX 4060, which I can buy for around 220 EUR
I'd just buy my brother an Xbox Series S for the same price, but my mother doesn't want to spend money on intangible things like digital video games. And I sure as hell ain't buying him Reisdent Evil Village and 9 at full price on the Xbox store or whatever, I'm waiting to pirate them for him now that he's beaten 7.

>>108291656
3060 12gb

>>108291633
cheapest ones are like 800€ compared to the 160€ markus, lmao, but thanks.

>>108291665
same price as the 4060 give or take a few bucks, are the 4GB VRAM worth it over some extra performance and framegen support?

>>108291674
at 1080p they aren't.

>>108291634
Thx for admitting your retardation. Don't you ever reply to me ever again you shitskin.
>>108291646
Why the fuck would I care what they do? I don't care how autists waste their time and I especially don't care about much career psychos working all their lives.

The only metric that matters is how much time you have to do whatever the fuck you want to do. Sure it's kinda fucked and limited by financials, but with lots of free time you can make way to earning some easy shekels.

>>108291674
well, probably not, but I'd get the 12gb because I believe it'll age better

>>108290267
>Dipping into your life savings for a workstation gpu.
For what purpose?

>>108291685
> I don't care how autists waste their time

What a load of bullshit retard babble.

>>108290267
Why would you ever need more than a 9070 xt

hell, a ps5 pro is enough to be happy

I just got my refund for my whining monitor, what 4K OLED should I buy instead that doesn't whine? I'm checking the cheapest Samsung 4k OLED, but some say it has some whine at max brightness, which isn't as dealbreaking if it's silent during normal operation with lowered brightness.

>>108291760
stop falling for the 4k meme and get a 1440p ultrawide oled

>>108291753
I took your izzat, turdslurper.

Mmmmm what am I gonna do with all these sweet izzat.

>>108291870
NTA but ultrawide is a meme. I'd much rather have a 32 inch or even 43 inch monitor on my desk than a 34 inch ultrawide (27 inch stretched left and right).
If console peasants can play on their 75 inch TVs why do we have to settle for small?

>>108289993
>STORAGE
>Keep NVME/SSD firmware updated
>Budget: SN7100, NM790
>High-end: SN850X, 990 Pro (Windows)
>Save money buy Gen 4 SSD
>HDD prices increased due to AI
Since prices are getting fucked for storage too is it worth it buying a low capacity ssd for the OS and just slap more SSDs in the future when prices go down? It seems the capacity of the models mentioned only starts at 1TB

>>108291884
ultrawides show more content in all games than all 16:9 monitors regardless of resolution

>>108291884
ultrawide gives you an advantge on the games that matter, the ones you play online
4k is just retarded goyglow taht requires a 5090 to play at 60

>>108291883
I'd probably re-evaluate my life if I had a brain as dumb as yours.

If you know what I mean.

>>108291894
Fair, but imagine stretching that monitor vertically to make an even bigger 16:9 monitor. Extra space to do stuff.
>>108291898
>the ones you play online
I'd argue competitive games especially FPS are even worse goyslop than 4K

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>just found out most people dont turn off their monitors and just let it go to standby
wtf

>>108291909
well, I dont play fps, I play poe and dota 2

>>108291901
Mmmmm every reply every butthurt (you) is more sweet izzat for meeeee. Mmmmm your family is entering generational izzat debt. Mmmm yess.


I'm gonna redistribute some o
Izzat among these pajeet kobolds, like when a rich man throws coins at the pleb.

Beg for free izzat. Beg to me.

>>108291911
why would you turn it off

>>108291912
okay fair I can see (heh) why seeing more of the map in a MOBA at once would be beneficial

>>108291920
My dad owns about 10 houses and has a net worth of about $2 million.

Is that the debt you're talking about?

>>108291921
just a habit i turn off almost all electronics when i dont use them

>>108291927
*oh nooo! I dont have a rich dad, I had to actually work for my stuff. Fuck I can feel the izzat slowly leaving my body cuz he flexing something I dont have. FAST COME UP WITH SOMETHING*
>'hehe 10 rentals in Mumbai you say? Your dad has a networth of 2million Rupies? Wow you clearly have zero worries in life. It's just starting a sentence with 'my dad owns' is like lowest shitskin thing to do. Morally Jewish lowlife thing to do but whatevs, your dad is a cool guy, and he got You! The karmic debt system clearly works in mysterious ways.
>*Ding ding ding ding ding* '6700 izzat added to your spiritual bank account' *
'Fuck yeah, hey dad, I keep winning :) .'

>>108291972
> I had to actually work for my stuff.

Probably because you're a brain dead moron and you can't stop yourself being a brain dead moron even when it's sensible not to be.

>>108291870
Seems like everything is a meme, as the monitor I've returned was a 34" ultrawide OLED. Immersion in games is alright, looks pretty nice, however I rarely game nowadays and I think 16:9 with huge resolution is better for desktop work, including web browsing. Also, I have only one functioning eye, so if I wanted to see everything in the ultrawide, then I'd even have to move my neck, which sucks. Current monitor I use is a 1440p 27" OLED and it feels okay for both games and work, so I was wondering if I could get a 4K then maybe I'm better with that than an ultrawide with "limited" use.

>>108291972
Why are you typing? Go do some work.

>>108291976
K maderchod, now talk about my sista... Kek

>>108291898
>4k is just retarded goyglow taht requires a 5090 to play at 60
Yeah, but that's why they keep implementing resolution scales, so if your card is not powerful enough for native 4k, then you can just go with a lower scaling.

>>108291760
both LG and samshit make great panels but their monitors are poopoo

>>108292004
asus is good too

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>>108290620
Should I buy a 5700X, 5950X, or buy LGA 1700 with a 14900K power limited instead? I am on a 3700X.

>>108292006
games? 5700x
productivity? 5950x

>>108291626
where do you live? I looked up cheapest ddr5 16gb ram in my town in Russia and it tripled in price since sept2025

>>108292006
for what with what card

>>108291751
relaxing to training and prompting with stable diffusion after work

>>108292005
asus doesn't make panels you dumb fuck

>>108291995
But when you drop down to desktop every few minutes because your attention span is weak and need a moment of something else to focus on, then you gotta wait for the jeetcode vibecode microslop Windows bill pedo gates os to process your request, your monitor gotta change it's Res, the refresh rate gets all wonky n fucked up and shiet, the whole thing takes valuable seconds, sometimes you gotta stare at black screen during those heavy seconds and why??? Because trillionare leviathan copropations can't stop and don't stop the enshittification, they want you frustrated and weak while they employ and deploy bio weapon Indian niggers to further weaken your world.

And for that reason I'm out. My display gotta stay at the Res my desktop is at, all times, which is 4k.

>>108292011
I imagined that an Intel platform could have afforded better performance at equivalent cost, though the peak wattage bothers me as to whether they'd actually be better at the same wattage ad Zen 3.
>>108292013
Blender and /3/ stuff mostly, occasional gaming with emulation or mods, occasional local diffusion, occasional video editing and substance.

GPU would be RTX 5070 since I was a dumbass and didn't buy a certain 24GB card. I'd just like to max out DDR4 with as much headroom for the future as possible while I can.

Seeing the 9950X and the 5950X sometimes so close in pricing used feels weird

>>108292028
I though upscaling works like you set your native resolution in a game, turn on FSR / DLSS and it upscales an image to you, but your HUD and stuff stays in native res. So alt-tabbing shouldn't take too much time, because the resolution is the same, however it's different story with different refresh rates.

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trying to find a legit rtx 3090 after christmas be like
>scam
>scam
>copy and paste scam
>copy and paste scam
>the same inno3d pics everywhere
>the same zotac trinity pics everywhere
>some $1200 listing from a maybe legit human seller and not some armenian drug dealer or catphish
it's so blatant at this point lmao

>>108292033
Hm, I had a 5700X, it's a good budget CPU, but I think it'd bottleneck your 5070 in CPU heavy gaymes. If you do "muh productivity" stuff, then I'd get the other Ryzen. I'm done with Intel, they really fell back, so I'm not familiar with that CPU, but I heard they run hot and AMD's competitors are always better.

>>108292072
This is exactly how it works if you're a normal human being and use G-Sync/FreeSync and DLSS/FSR.

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>>108292079
haha I always knew I'm smart!

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>>108292076
I see plenty of listings here albeit at ridiculous prices.

>>108292106
I wish I could book a flight to Sofia right now even though I do not speak Bulgarian
I might stop by and pick up some local oranges and other fruit like in the Soviet days

>>108292106
>fags selling their 6 year old used up no warranty roastie gpus for a prpfit
Grim.

>>108292106
buying 30xx crispy card is just another layer on top of already shitty scams.

>>108292079
Kings play native.

>>108291911
what they do is click "sleep" option on their pc and whatever happens happens and they go to sleep
then when they wake they press a button on their keyboard and the pc magically wakes up and is ready to go in seconds

>>108292121
You can either pay 800 dollars for 24GB of VRAM or 2000, the choice is yours.
>>108292127
Sour grapes or legit concerns around buying used 3090's?

>>108291911
I dont need a niggerjew to tell me monitor display to turn itself off to save 6 cents while billionaire cannibal jews are having yachts and private jets and heated island mansions.

>>108292177
30xx series came out during mining boom you retarded nigger and its almost 6 years old card.

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How do I clean this shit without killing the motherboard?
Compressed air?

>>108292184
So? They were made until 2023.

>>108292190
brush + vacuum
If you want remove the fans and clean it more thoroughly

>>108292191
Also, if it's from the sellers personal rig what is the problem?

>>108292201
>vacuum
big ol' vacuum cleaner or some special vacuum for laptops?

>>108292218
regular one

>>108292177
>>108292184
Mining is not much of a concern since it's controlled environment, heavy undervolting and lots of air movement is included.

The concern is Nvidia chip and aib quality, otherwise there is nothing to worry about.

Add scalpers, scammers, stripped cards to the market and getting a 3090 seems risky. Just find a normal looking person and run tests on the card before you buy it.

Jensen chink nigger really fucked everyone over by not releasing more high vram cards. Amd other disgusting Chinknigger pajeet loving ugly asioid bitch is even worse, as ayymd cards excell at nothing, literally nothing. No ai no gayming, no vram not even the best at something. Just lame ass fodder consumer ware.

That being said the 9070xt is a nice card if all you care about is gayming.

>>108292229
whos controlling it?
During mining memory is toasted 24/7, I know during that time people were buying GPUs to play and mined to get money back, very common practice.
I would not recommend getting any 30xx series unless you can very easily get money back if anything goes wrong.

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The computer I bought from my friend came with this expensive but pretty much a meme of a case, I do like the quality of it but not so much the design and also the side fan is a bit loud, which case should I replace it with ?

Im somewhat annoyed by apple releasing a 60hz ips display they sell for 2k € and then people go "yeah its worth it because there just isnt alternatives in the niche that are cheaper"

like, what even

>>108292286
Applefags are the type of people to spend $1099 on a Macbook Air just to end up waching netflix and writing doc files on it. Then go online and claim how it's the best value laptop in 2026 and no Windows laptop can beat it in any metric.
And I'm saying this as an iPhone user, hardcore apple fags who live and breathe apple ecosystem are completely and utterly retarded. Especially Mac users.

>>108292264
I hate the look of this case, reminds me of lotus seeds (do not look up).

>>108292305
I'm not a fan either but the quality is really something else compared to case I had before desu.

>>108292229
>Just find a normal looking person and run tests on the card before you buy it.
Until it passes all the tests with replaced pads and you hesitatate because you speculate how hot the memory was running before or whether it came from a repair shop. Also don't some models like Zotac Trinity literally lack fuses or am I imagining things?

>>108292317
Sell it and get a North.

>>108292264
Airflow on that thing is going to be shit won't it? Why won't case makers embrace chainlink, wire mesh, wire grills in front of fans for optimal acoustics?

Test

>>108292286
They are paying for the calibration and apple seal like professional monitors are overpriced for the included iccs and adobe dcip3 stamp of approval.

So I've had my new pc for about a month now. It's in one of those nice cases with glass panels to display the inside but I'm finally noticing the fatal flaw with this case style. When dust gets inside from the intake fans it settles on the inside of the glass panels and you can't clean it without opening it and wiping down the inside every time. Keep this in mind before getting one of these cases, especially if you have OCD like me.

>>108292361
arent we as as society way past wacky calibrations for consumer monitors
like the average oled is good enough for basically all work you might do on a monitor

>>108292364
If you have positive air pressure dust can only enter through intake and you can use a dust filter to catch all of it. Once a year you take of the filter and wash it out.

>>108292318
Gddr6x chips are built like tanks and don't fail even if ran at 105C for years on end
The worst that will happen is thermal throttling that costs performance

>>108292229
>Jensen chink nigger really fucked everyone over by not releasing more high vram cards
Crazy how 24GB 6 years later is still not mainstream, GDDR6 was DIRT CHEAP before this, which is why Intel B60 Pro was so cheap

>>108292391
what's crazy is that 20gb vram was originally planned for the 3080 and the 5080 was supposed to have 24gb vram and nvidia got away with reducing vram both times

>>108292369
A well calibrated icc makes all the difference. That's why you should spend a little extra on Alienware instead of AOC or Gigabyte because Dell goes the extra mile with including multiple iccs for SDR & HDR.

>>108292401
What about Asus Rog olds

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just got out of my depressive ai slop generating stupor and it's time to fire up all my eve online accounts and push this powerful pc doing what i originally built it for. See you in space, cowboys.

>>108292364
You aren't cleaning your actual room of dust if it's becoming a problem within idk, a single week.

Clean your room weekly motherfucker.

>>108292421
Were you at least using a 3099 for generating slop?

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>>108292428
a what?

>>108292398
5070 having only 12GB is worse than the 3070 having 8GB
That shit should be 16-18GB minimum, 5070 Ti should be 20, 5080 24

>>108292435
Nothing is worse than the 3070ti.

>>108292435
How about I "ram" my cock up your ass

>>108292463
You're gay and probably American

>>108292425
It's not the room itself, but the PC is too heavy and big to put on my desk so it has to be on the floor until I find a way to elevate it. So it's gathering more dust than usual since the intake is on the bottom of the case. I've been having trouble finding something that could hold the case up without the potential of falling over.

>>108292454
3070 Ti 8gb...
3080 Ti 12Gb... lol

>>108292481
3080ti is still viable.

>>108292420
if its gaymer branded shit its almost always non calibrated. alienware is the exception because they're owned by dell who makes lots of professional oem stuff.

3080 Ti selling for half the price of a 3090 is funny as fuck, the price cliff between 12GB GPUs and 16-24GB GPUs is fucking huge right now.

>>108292510
who cares
normal people cant build an entry level pc let alone some local llm test bed

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I'll be real with you bros. My 5070 12GB allows me to play any game out right now at 1440p with decent settings and over 60 FPS. I'm happy with it. Currently playing Crysis Remastered and will start MGS Delta afterwards.

>>108292433
update hwinfo64. it cant even detect your 5080 variant

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>>108292532
>updoot software
naw that isnt how i roll
never updoot anything
unless something breaks

>>108292522
I dunno. I watch some RERequiem vids and it shits the bed the moment you turn on path tracing even at 1440p and DLSS Quality...

>>108290627
The duality of /pcbg/ >>108277913
Maybe you got lucky with the panel lottery, or didn't know about the gray banding issues.
Check whether your monitor has the latest firmware installed (MCM104).
https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-strix-oled-xg27aqwmg/helpdesk_bios/
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1041883/

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/exploring-the-grey-banding-issue-affecting-some-tandem-woled-panels

>>108292546
its broken if its not showing correct info
checkmate

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>>108292553
That's my secret, anon. I know I have a midrange GPU, so I don't trace the paths.
https://youtu.be/zKvjroYbgqQ?t=479
From this video: 1440p, DLSS Balanced, RT on, 2x FG, results in about 130-140 FPS. Without FG it's in the 75-85 range which is also decent.
1440p DLSS Balanced 4x MFG and Path Tracing looks to be about 140-150 FPS, but I think that's way too many fake frames for it to be reasonable.
Just be like Chuddha and at inner peace with yourself and accept playing vidja games without cranking everything to ultra. It's fine.

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>>108291093
AM5 CPUs don't need a contact frame, their thermals improve with a compatible offset bracket.
https://www.noctua.at/en/expertise/tech/offset-am5-mounting-technical-backgrounds

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>>108277913
>Let's invest in a monitor format that fucks up dark grey, we all know how little that's used in modern software right
I've told people plenty of times not to spend $1000 on a fucking panel lottery

Shame on Monitors Unboxed and other youtubers for still recommending this TANDEM crap or downplaying the issues with their cherrypicked panels.
And the panel manufacturers too, LG Samsung whoever they do not give a shit, they want to sell TVs and don't give a fuck whatever MSI and ASUS are trying to do to fix these horrible panel issues.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcCr5si1loY

>>108292584
>accept playing vidja games without cranking everything to ultra
True but at the same time I can also settle with a 16gb vram and do the same while I can sloppa on top too...
I'm still on a 3060ti and with the combination of 8GB VRAM and the bricked support for DLSS 4.5 it would still feel like a nice upgrade.

>>108292546
>>108292433
windows will auto update while you're away and not looking. hell just rebooting your pc will make it auto update in the background. you notice how logging in takes extra long randomly? thats the hidden patching.

>>108292610
tftcentral made a comprehensive article about it
whats the usecase for a youtube video talking about their findings

>>108292615
I mean, yeah, of course you can. I just personally couldn't afford an extra 300+ euro to upgrade to the 5070 Ti, so I settled, and I ended up fine.
I also bake sloppa and the 5070 is good enough for 832x1216 in SDXL and then upscaling that to 2x with hiresfix.

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-ai-400-does-not-support-radeon-rx-9000-gpus-at-full-pcie-speed

>At 4.0×8 spec, you are essentially given the same bandwidth as a 3.0×16 slot, and how much does that impact performance? Well, quite a lot actually. In HardwareUnboxed testing, it showed a 30%+ performance loss depending on the game and settings.

AYYMDEAD IS FINISHED & BANKRUPT AND UNABLE TO COMPETE

>>108292475
Amazon sell all kinds of these things.

Get one with castor wheels on it, and add enough slack to your cables so that you can move the thing around when you're cleaning to get the dust collecting on the floor around it.

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>>108292633
forgot my image FUCK

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>>108292586
too late bro, these bad boys have JUST been delivered. I'm not sure I'll get to do cleaning case + pasting today thoughever

probably not the right place to ask but still gonna try. What's the best brand new non-steamdeck handheld PC my friend could get? They're out of stock everywhere and only available through scalpers now
Preferably not too expensive either
Is the Legion go S good?

>>108290676
>that we're going
you won't do shit you burger muttnigger
go and suck Netanjahu's mutilated microcock some more

>>108292641
Switch 2

>>108292586
yeah, my Thermalgrizzly offset mounting kit dropped by 9800x3d core temps by 8-10C, enough to stop it from throttling within two R23 runs

>>108292633
>>108292638
Hm I'll look into this I guess. They still look pretty low to the ground though so I'm not sure it's going to help my dust situation.

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>>108292683
Well you have other options, pic related.

Holds your pc tower up but its attached to under the desk, you need a thick desk that is solid (not hollow IKEA particleboard) to drill through though, or something.

Or just put the damn tower on a desk or something like god intended.

>>108292617
not my problem
group policy editor

>>108292641
Is there really nobody selling their old LCD Steam Decks for cheap? I sold mine (64gb) for 250 euro last summer.

>>108292033
Buy the Intel CPU, just cap the VID requests from BIOS. Compared to Zen 3, all LGA 1700 CPUs are superior in IPC and multi threaded performance. If you are too dumb or too scared to change some BIOS settings then yeah buy Ryzen.

>>108292860
5950x is better @ the same wattage

>>108292864
no its not

>>108292860
>>108292868
this rabbi is mad

>>108292702
windows doesn't even obey group policy because you're not trustedinstaller. you're just a gay admin and admins have less privliege on the os than trustedinstaller. want proof? try to move a file outside of your driverstore folder. you cant. because you're the cuck not in charge. you dont own your pc.

>>108292869
this limp dicked faggot mad

>>108292864
Lol deluded idiot, the 12700k is way faster.
>But muh $0.20 savings per month.
Power consumption is irrelevant in desktop, unless you are a company.

>>108292872
I had no issues moving a file out of that folder, but I had to take ownership of the folder to move it back in oddly enough though. Not hard.

>>108292949
unless you are in EU.

>been considering getting s new PC because my old-ass laptop is totally not up to stuff I want to do
>look up entry-level build
>over $1000
>apparently it used to be around 500 few months ago
Truly a cursed timeline.

I did hear about mini PCs using sodimm RAM and I happened to nab 32GB of it. Are there gaming mini PC builds with dedicated GPU?

>>108292960
>but I had to take ownership of the folder to move it back in oddly enough though
and thats the point. you dont have ownership and you had to take it back and you cannot take ownership of everything on your pc because windows doesn't let you, it cucks you by only giving you SOME ownership. not all. you have to beg for it like a cuck and it may or may not give it to you. linux does not have this problem.

>>108292988
if i ever encounter a task that requires ownership it refuses to give i will break it until i wrest ownership. Never had to go into driverstore folder before but your example didn't even apply there it took 3 seconds.

got $32 selling some ps3 games that I literally found thrown out of someones apartment

what should i get for my pc, some fans maybe

>>108293015
Do that 19 more times and get a new CPU and mobo

>>108293043
my athlon 64 x2 6000+ is still rock solid tho...

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>>108293015
>>108293047
>indiaaaa beautiful indiaaa
HALLO SAAAR YOU TOOK THAT BITCH'S PS3 GAMES AND YOU TOOK HIS IZZAT SAAR NICE LOOT

>>108292076
>24GB
I thought 12GB is the typical high-tier
>tfw running on 2GB

>>108292751
I'd rather not have her buy used. But I guess there's no choice. Are the other handhelds pc really that bad?

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I should get this NEC Multisync V720 for 20 bucks and see if it still works

>>108292641
Best? Legion go 2
Most reasonablly priced and specced would be the Rog ally x

>>108293141
There's a drought of oled handhelds. There's basically only the steam deck oled and legion go 2 that has an oled display

>>108292264
Do not replace the case it's $800
Or sell it to me

>>108293043
>Do that 19 more times

Eh, I think it's just life giving you what you want, not everyday do you find boxes of ps3 games just left out in the rain.

But I get it and will take the advice, maybe ill get sushi

>>108292640
>>108291093
alright just installed and im seeing FUCK huge temps, I guess this will require some time to properly melt and do its job.
sadly installation was a bit messy due to my shitty arctic 3 aio its a fucking nightmare to install the pumop.
will report back tomorrow

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>>108293015
>>108293240
thats wierd. my friend was moving his stuff between apartments and he said someone stole a box of his belongings. mostly just a bunch of childhood games he got from his mom. Sonic, spiderman, etc.

>>108292638
I need this so I can carry my pc with me when I go and take a shit.

>>108293303
Oh yeah? Did he leave the box outside in a busy metropolitan area during a day it was raining so his shit got covered in rain and was dusty and getting water damaged?

Damn I hope somebody took that box before the box art got ruined, cleaned them all up then sold them for like $150.

>modern CPUs aren't design to function with 4 sticks of RAM
Then stop putting 4 slots on motherboards or get sued, dumbasses.

>>108292610
The content creator of that linked video claims he (slightly) prefers those new tandem WOLEDs over QD-OLED btw.
https://youtu.be/FcCr5si1loY?t=320

>>108293575
>modern CPUs aren't design to function with 4 sticks of RAM
What the hell you yapping about?

>>108293591
he's rarted. what he meant is probably that CONSUMER cpus can only make use of TWO ram lanes

>>108293632
AM5 issues with 4 sticks?

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>"budget" GPU is US$360 in my country
I hate being thirdie

>>108293809
bro its 2026, only problem with 4 sticks is that you might not be able to run it at EXPO/XMP (same holds true for intel btw)

>>108293813
Good budget gaming video cards are pretty much gone.
GPU designers don't want to waste high-end silicon on mass-producing the lowest margin chips.
Intel Arc cards have too many asterisks, and they're cheap because Intel isn't in a position to raise prices yet.

>>108293850
tempted to just a buy a mi50 for inference

>>108293822
Apparently the common advice/gospel/law is that Ryzen is too weak to run 4 sticks and that its IMC is such a pathetic joke that the chip will shit itself and die.

>>108293850
>GPU designers don't want to waste high-end silicon on mass-producing the lowest margin chips.
We had a magic trick in the past called cut down chips

>>108293882
It's more about high-speed DDR5 being a mess to stabilize the more memory modules you add to the system.
Not really an Intel vs. AMD thing, it's a shitshow on both DDR5 platforms.

>>108293882
My 3700X runs 4 sticks fine? I did get blue screens in the past but then they stopped

>>108293934
>in the past called cut down chips
Cut down chips are still sold, the magic word is spare production capacity.
>Why don't they just use cheaper TSMC 7nm or Samsung 8nm nodes?
Because they want to make high margin products, it's not about catering to poor or frugal people.

>>108293938
I bought 4 8GB sticks because I was able to get a deal, assuming that they'd work with few issues because the motherboard supported 4 sticks. I'm genuinely just a bit pissed and am tired of the entire tech industry for its bullshit. The entire industry acts in a way I had previously ascribed to the internal politicking of Linux distros. Imcompetent fucks.

>>108293952
>Because they want to make high margin products
60% margins in an industry where 5-10% was standard is never enough for capitalists.

>>108291297
I don't want to turn my head while looking at the monitor.
so what, 32" and put it 8 feet from my desk?

>>108292584
It's a $600 GPU, it SHOULD path trace and the only limitation is the VRAM.

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I managed to install my CPU

>>108293983
More like 3 ft but I am planning the same

32"+ 4K I hope to get in the future on sale as I'm saving up
My old ass and my neck are not liking dual monitors anymore exactly for that reason

>>108293966
hey commie, that's called corruption, aka Asian memory makers have been doing for the last 15 years

Maybe you should push for domestic production ya know

>>108291563
>t. doesn't understand politics or technology

>>108291656
I would consider an 8GB card, 5060 [ti or not] or 9060 xt. if you want to be really budget you can consider the 5050 but I think the extra spending is worth it.

>>108294011
thats nothing
just wait until you see the front panel connector

Q U E S T I O N
My situation so far: Gaming Rig, watercooled overclocked Intel-CPU (1700), rockstable, Nvidia4070, DDR4 RAM, all M2 and SSD. No TPM (Trusted Portal Module) for Win11. I know there are external TPMs for around $20 out there; but somehow I think about a new motherboard (DDR4) that gives me the opportunity to install Win11 on it. Basically re-use all parts, especially the DDR4 due to the price. Will mount a newer M.2 SSD for the next Win11 (maybe 12). Why is this the best idea that I ever had? Any (manufacturer-) experiences or recommendations?

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Time to see if these nuts work as suitable standoff replacements. They are a bit bigger in radius though so electrical tape might be needed to avoid a short, or I might file them down.

>>108291898
but people play cs in 800x600.

>>108291911
they consume the same amount of power whether they're in off or sleep mode. you only save power if you unplug it from the wall.
t. off-grid livin' power paranoid ass nigga.

>>108291912
21:9? something larger?
what does a screenshot of dota look like on ultrawide or gigawide?

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>>108294052
>GPU already seated
>cable management already done
>micro ATX case

>>108292079
doesn't VRR induce input lag? it looks better but it feels laggy.

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>>108294058
Damn it, I can't tell if the nuts are too tall and whether it is contacting the die or not. Might have to file down these nuts both from the top and edges. Gonna lift in a bit and find out.

>>108292286
my dad bought the $3500 macbook pro.
he's been retired for 5 years.
all he does is play guitar and mobile games.
he just needed the macbook air.

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>>108289993
OH SHIT IT FITS PERFECTLY I THINK HAHAHA

>>108294130
you need to get legal right to manage his money before he throws your inheritance into the wind

>>108292435
the entire market is retarded.
GB should be determined by the class of the card, ti and xt should indicate overclocked or not.
like 5050 is 8GB, 60 is 12GB, 60ti is overclocked 12GB, 70 is 16GB, etc... it really needs to be simplified like CPUs, because right now the numbers on GPUs don't mean shit with 60 ti/xt having 8/16GB models, 70 having 12 but 70 ti having 16...
but that's too consumer friendly so it won't happen.

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Now that the GPU standoff problem is finally and easily fixed, the question is what the best way to prevent these motherfuckers from shorting the GPU.

Those nuts are way too close to the traces for my liking, not sure whether to file them down or apply tape or rubber or all of the above.

>>108294145
we both have good investments in the stock market I'm not worried about it.

Redpill me on the best value thermal pads or putty to buy for a GPU right now. I need to just put some PTM and pads and forget about it.

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>>108294011
I'm happy for you

>>108294206
I haven't built a PC in a while, are we supposed to crack open our gpus and mess with the thermal now?

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>>108294206
I don't really care for this guy's data (no long term testing), but no one else seems to cover thermal pad & putty testing
https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/107257206/#107257799
https://www.youtube.com/@snarksdomain/featured
You should look for putties or pads that don't bleed oily residue as they heat up (non-silicone based).

I would get a legit PTM7950 or a Kryosheet (carbon sheet, but electrically conductive). Buy once, cry once.
You need to get the mounting pressure right if you're using a carbon sheet on the GPU die.

what do you think is the actual mental illness that prompts people to make new threads before old one has archived

>>108294206
It's also important to know that non-silicone materials are often less compressible than silicone.

>>108294206
I bought putty because I wanted to redo the thermalpast, but the thermal pads were in good condition, so I didn't replace them with putty. The putty was $10 so I didn't care, I don't have memory chip heat issues (gigabyte 1660 TI, I also took off the plastic "backplate"), I just thought that the pads would rip apart while taking it apart, or the pads already turned into dust. But you should still buy some cheap putty or if your GPU doesn't need 3 different sizes of pads, you could just buy pads.

Newly baked bread

>>108294278
>>108294278

A baker is a thankless job

>>108294294
Hello newfriend.
Not been around for the last 6 months?

Thanks for dropping by!

>>108294262
>You should look for putties or pads that don't bleed oily residue as they heat up (non-silicone based).
So that's what that was on my MSI Ventus... it seemed like some gray putty with some oil in one spot when I cut through it with the floss.

I have seen people recommend stuff like Upsiren UTP-8 over TR and K5 pro, calling it junk. Very interesting to see a benchmark. I am surprised to see Arctic pads so high up here, along with the Gelipd Gp extreme pads.

>>108294327
please get help

>>108294347
Have a wonderful day newfriend! Maybe one day you will realize why things happen through observation.

>>108294345
People who can't precisely measure the required thermal pad thickness with a caliper should get softer pads to be safe.

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>>108294294
anon doesn't know

>>108294384
Nicotroon's bored of /pcbg/, he doesn't care about the OPs these days.
He's not completely hopeless.

>>108291545
>I really can't tell if the whole consumer tech crisis is because explosive datacenter buildout actually needs the hardware, or they are all strategically buying hardware en masse to prevent their competition from acquiring it.

Its both, the minimum end-goal of the AI arms race is a fully automated drone warfare controlled by AI 24/7, which is the future it seems. They need lots of locations, lots of redundancy, and they need to price out other countries from trying to do the same thing.

We're just a casualty of that geopolitical clown-show.

>>108291563
you're fucking retarded, shut the fuck up moron. You're an ignorant ape mouthing off, you must be a peon-simp of Hasan "dog abuser" Piker. And im against the Iran war for the record.

>>108294390
I hope the idiot at least comes in to help the rando AMD anons that have actual technical questions.

>>108290955
I think you helped me realize that what I really need is a replacement to Master of Orion II. maybe the new HOMM game should be it. I haven't revisited the HOMM series since childhood so I'll start with the classics. Blood & Magic was extremely easy when I went back to revisit it compared to when I was a stupid little kid. maybe I should check out the original Total Annihilation's too.
but for now I'll start with HOMM 1/2.

>>108294377
I think that's why MSI went with this soft doughy looking pad putty thing, because they mix 2.5 and 2.75mm thickness, and they produce a ton of suction force. I still have a hard time discerning if they are pads or putty. My guess is putty given how easily they were cut with floss and the debris they left behind resembling paste even though they are formed into rectangles.

>>108294417
The idiot is 18 years old and knows nothing and only seethed about Radeon.

>buy a 9600X because "surely this will be good enough to run this without issues"
>getting ready to build
>double check
>"actually, you'll run into a definite CPU bottleneck"
Moore's Law died a long time ago.

>>108295141
It really depends on GPU, game, and resolution. But yes, the pace of lithographic process development and subsequent transistor count growth has slowed down. That's pretty old news though.

>>108294417
99 percent of tech questions are not GPU specific and that retard has no technical knowledge to speak of, nor did he ever help anyone including his fellow AMD buyers.