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Think for yourself. Do not blindly trust advice given here.

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

>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: https://mobomaps.com/
A PC build guide: https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PC
German autism: https://www.igorslab.de/en/
Alternate to pcpartpicker: https://pangoly.com/en/pc-builder

>>108739209
are those the daemons those linux fags are talking about running inside their computers?

>>108739231
yes

>>108739217
>>108739268
yea its gay

like the status of ram

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>>108739268
>>108739315
make it less gay

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>>108739268

my idle CCD temp sits at 36 - 37°C but CPU package at 49 -52 °C on a 9800x3d. I know the package temp should be higher but a difference of 15°C?

>>108739803
Don't worry about it, at idle my cheap ass 7600 sits at 29ºC CCD and 35ºC Package

>>108739834
I never paid attention to the package temp only CCD before and I had to repaste my CPU recently so not sure if I fucked it up but temps seem overall to be fine.

>>108739803
The hottest temp is the hotspot the coldest temp is the edge. There will always be a delta between 5-20C.

>>108739683
how did you know I was graped???? uncle Lamarcus is that you? Im gonna get my revenge uncle Lamarcus you hear me?! I will get it!

>>108739201
>no nvidia
>no rotting gpu core

I touch my peepee whenever I watch new gpu release videos.

>>108740188
me too (im trans btw)

Does DLSS 4.5 work on proton?

I'm like the trans guy, only anti-

This guy (>>108732659) here again. Ryzen 7 came in, turns out my lovely prebuilt that I bought during Covid does not support it (Even though I checked and apparently it could but now I'm finding tons of things saying the opposite) and a mobo change means I also need a brand new PSU and case so I'm going to AM5. Before you ask, yes, BIOS update, CMOS clear, the lot. It's unsupported.

What are my options with a budget of about $1000 with some wiggle room? I'm looking at 1080p as my primary focus with the ability to go to 1440p and maybe 4K in the next few years when I get a new monitor but 4K isn't super necessary. I need something that will be able to weather the storm for at least 6 years or so at 1080p. Do I keep my 3070 until I can afford another GPU?

I need some sort of black case I can maybe upgrade my GPU with down the line, I need a minimum of two HDD bays, more would be nicer, I need an NVME slot, I need a PSU that can potentially support higher tier GPUs, I need a CPU fan, and I don't want RGB if at all possible. I'm fine with 32 GB total of RAM as I can wait for a price drop. Any help here? I am way out of my depth for this and even with pcpartpicker I feel like I don't know what I'm doing.

I have an NVME I'll just transplant along with my two HDDs, I think I have a bluetooth or wifi card in this thing I can rip out of it but I'm not sure, but that's about it.

>>108740621
what is the motherboard name, if it's an am4 board it has to support ryzen 3000 5000 series

>>108740648
HP 87C3 (Moria3). It only supports four specific CPUs which I only found out through this process because I thought the same thing and when Googling before I bought this thing people said it would work.
>Primarily supports AMD Ryzen 3000 series (e.g., Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 3700X, Ryzen 9 3900).

>>108740664
whats is the full name of the prebuilt

>china is releasing a cpu this year

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>>108740677
Omen 25L GT12-0240M.
Bought it during Covid when the cost of the 3070 cost as much as the prebuilt and people were saying it was worth it for that price. I have to assume they meant to salvage the 3070 out of it but I digress.

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>>108740682
https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/omen-desktop-pc-25l-gt12-0000a/model/34385033
there's a 2025 bios

>>108740696
Yes, I've already grabbed it and installed it but it still doesn't provide a display whatsoever, that's why I'm asking here for AM5 parts now. The machine boots but I never get a display at all and everything I've Googled about this points to the BIOS not supporting it, the mobo itself not supporting it, or needing a CMOS clear. I've updated the BIOS, and cleared the CMOS, and then found stuff like
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Desktops/Questions-regarding-upgrading-an-Omen-desktop/td-p/9388191
stating it only supports specific CPU upgrades.

Either way, this is what my uninformed self picked out from browsing pcpartpicker and any criticism would be helpful. Is the 1050w overkill? Is that just for SLIing?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z7Hz7w

prebuilts lock you from upgrading to a perfectly compatible cpu? that's insane
>>108740732
9900x is not a gaming cpu, the 7800x3d or 9800x3d are
psu is a bit overkill but it's fine

I built my old pc 15 years ago and it lasted this long.

Would recommend, it's much cheaper

>>108740732
850W is more than enough. Do not buy Noctua air coolers if you want to maximize your budget.
This be Quiet cooler should be good enough. Thermalright Phantom Spirit has the better heatsink and cools Ryzen CPUs better, but be Quiet ships with better fans.
Chose the ARGB fan option because this version is cheaper than the normal version.
Here is a revised build. You could save a bit more on the motherboard, but $139 for a B650E TUF is a decent offer.
Swap the case to a 4000D Frame RS, Meshify C is so old.

If you don't know why you need a 12-core CPU, either drop to the 7600X for mainstream gaming or 7800X3D / 9800X3D if you want a better gaming CPU.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jp4dDw

If you want a 1050W PSU to carry over in a future build, this one is the best value for money in the US.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yJkqqs/montech-century-ii-1050-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-century-ii-1050w

>>108740757
Yeah, tell me about it. Apparently they also have to whitelist RAM in the bios in order for it to be usable and I lucked out when upgrading mine years ago so I didn't know this.
>9900x is not a gaming cpu, the 7800x3d or 9800x3d are
I swapped it for the
>AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor
just for the sake of minor futureproofing when I get a 40 or 50 series down the line. Would you say it's worth going for this? Is the ram fine? I'm not a rich man and this is going to be a very big purchase for me so I want to make sure.

>>108740773
I had a PC I built thanks to people from here like 15ish years ago but the GPU burn itself out which also caused CPU issues so I grabbed a prebuilt and gutted the parts to slap into that. Lasted until Covid at which point I realized I would have needed a full restart which is why I went for the prebuilt I mentioned as the prices were absurd at the time. Now the ram prices are absurd but I'm needing something because at the point I am this thing's like five years old and already struggling in the current state it's in.

>>108740789
you could maybe use Claude to hack the bios and enable support, but it's obviously hard to do, it is possible I've heard of people doing it, it would require modifying the bios with the AI help and flashing with a ch341a

>>108740788
I upgraded the CPU to the 9800X3D just so I don't need to think about this for 5+ years and can justify that cost, same deal with your suggestion for the 1050w.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7hrrrG
This is where I'm at now.

>>108740812
Nah, way out of my league and if I mess up I have to buy something anyway. I'd rather gut this thing's GPU and then make do with newer stuff I can piecemeal upgrade.

>>108740815
There is one but it's like a 3 or 4 hour drive so I'd spend the same in gas at that point.

>>108740849
>I built my PC at MicroCenter
is that normal? That could be handy in case I forgot paste or something.

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>>108740824
Boxed 7800X3D is decently discounted on Amazon atm (around $330, deal expires in about 7 hours).
9800X3D isn't worth the +$100 premium. I'd get the 9800X3D only if you like to tinker/OC.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus/19.html

You should also get a 6000MT/s memory kit, your CPU's memory controller might not be able to stably run 6400MT/s at the optimal setting.
Here is a revised list. It's worth paying about $10 more for the CL30 6000MT/s kit vs CL36.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WvF8Jw
If the memory kit's heatsink is too tall for that CPU cooler's fan, raise the fan clip slightly up. It won't cost you too much cooling performance.

If you prefer to stick with the 9800X3D, you will have to use the CPU-less BIOS Flashback update method to make the B650E TUF motherboard compatible with that CPU.
If you want a newer B850 board, Aorus Elite should be fine.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZR9NPf

If you want a DDR5 kit with a low-profile heatsink, this one's okay. But the heatsink is only applied on one side where the memory chips are.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cCKscf/silicon-power-value-gaming-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-sp032gxlwu60afdeae

>>108740877
I'm mainly thinking about the 9800 for the future. Do you think if I drop it and stick with the 7800 I stick with the newer mobo or will I just end up replacing it anyway?

>>108740890
B650E board should be fine if you're comfortable updating the BIOS before installing the CPU & memory (and if the board's got all the storage slots & I/O ports you need).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnio5FZl8U

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>>108740907
I think I'm going to go with the newer mobo + the 7800X3D unless you guys have any objections.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vn4dDw

The mobo has what I need, the case has the internal 3.5s I wanted, the PSU is mostly futureproof for my use case, it has a good gaming CPU, and I can reuse my 3070 until the time comes where that's not good enough at 1080p.

Really really appreciate all of you. You helped me out 15ish years ago and are doing it again.

is a 5900x fine at 4k with a 9070xt?

>>108741059
5900x is not a gaming cpu, but probably 5900xt is better for production, 5800x3d is better for gaming and will be rereleased this year

>>108741140
i already have a 5900x that's why i'm asking

>>108741150
it will do 4k 60 just fine probably

>>108740682
It definitely redefined "airflow".

>>108740958
Just a heads-up on the 4000D Frame RS: the power button and I/O ports are located at the bottom. If you intend to set the case on the floor or a stand, that might be a deal-breaker.

>>108741407
I have mine on a table so it's no biggy.

>>108741059
you likely have a bit more stutters in some cpu heavy games, worse 1% lows than x3d cpu

note that you dont actually play at 4k, your base res can be 720p-1080p and the cpu plays a bigger role with upscaling enables

My case (Montech XR) came with 3 pre installed fans, I've been using it for pretty much a year now but it always bothered me how it looks like the back fan is "misaligned" or wobbly, it doesn't produce any sound and it doesn't have dust build up, the fan is rotating without problems but the center of the fan looks like it could fall off at any second, I opened the case and certified everything is in place, am I just paranoid?

>>108741553
yes

>>108741553
If the decorative sticker isn't placed exactly in the center of the hub it will always look wobbly.

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why aren't ram prices going down yet
they were supposed to be going down by now

>>108741966
maybe early 2028, but by then am6 should be coming out

>>108741997
>>108741966
Ram ses to be in a very tight spot where both budget builds and high end builds both require the same ram. You really can't get by in slow memory or low storage even in a budget these days.

Ddr5 was designed for servers so the actual yield for fast memory probably isn't that good.

show me a cool pc case

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>>108742092

>>108741966
ddr5 is actually really good. people finally woke up and realized the potential. am5 now supports fgr and they fixed nitro. its like x3d where in some shit it makes no difference (rpcs3) in others the difference is so huge its life changing (mmorpgs).

>>108742136
I don't think anyone thought DDR5 would get to 12,000 MT
everyone was expecting a 10,000MT cap

>>108742174
ram will probably never be cheap again unless its strictly for shit appliances.

>>108742210
It will, but then it won't

it will: ai will get pressured by factors. they'll upgrade ahead of schedule. they'll sell off outdated nos

it won't: newer hardware basically won't be useful in a home setting, maybe it will get special boards to adapt it.

I don't give a shit about noise, what ARGB fans have the highest airflow? Every list focuses on low noise faggotry

>>108742277
Montech HP140
Corsair iCUE AF140
Silverstone Air Blazer

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The S95H (eu) 55" is launching 500€ cheaper than the S95F, idk why, but it do, maybe cause the S99H bezel variant is taking the premium spot idk, but going from a 55" to a 65" in the S95F on sales was only +200€, makes no sense in buying the 55" then

on sale the S95H 55" will be cheaper than a pg32ucdm3, if you apply discounts more it will be even more cheaper

you are literally getting 4x as much screen for the same money, more brightness

>but they harvest your data
>but muh 75hz more refresh rate

the math ain't mathin

>>108742498
monitors go on a desk you sit in front of
tvs go in the living room where you sit on a sofa to watch something with your family

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>>108742503
>monitors go on a desk you sit in front of
that's what big monitor has led you to believe

tvs go in your schizo cave where you retreat from your family to spend quality time with your 5090 + oled tv

>tvs go in the living room where you sit on a sofa to watch something with your family
both can be true

i currently have a 12700k with DDR4 ram would a 14900k be a decent and worthwhile upgrade? would i even be able to make this upgade? or should i bite the bullet and just get the 32 gigs of DDR5 so i can move to AMD?

>>108743174
nah, 12th gen can get away with the DDR4 but 14th gen needs DDR5.
really the only thing you should be doing is holding tight and don't buy anything until ram prices come back down.

>>108743174
at this point you might even go for 270k since insane multithread perf for the msrp

if you bought am5 now you probably wouldnt start upgrading that either so platform longevity isnt crucial

>>108743200
im just not sure ram prices will ever go down at this point

>>108743251
first parts shortage?

>>108743265
no but the last several has seen prices just never really drop just look at GPUs

>>108743265
AI is a bit of a cultural revolution that will create a permanent underclass
To avoid becoming the underclass they'll keep buying more ram until lenders stop giving them money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrazRm6I9o
NO WAY
THE ASUS EQUALIZER IS SNAKE OIL
NO WAY

>>108743314
he still didn't test if it melts

>>108743314
RETVRN to PCIE

>>108742503
I live in a studio, my living room is my bedroom.

>>108743715
do you at least have an enclosed bathroom?

>>108743276
Different markets don't all work the same, nor does a given market have to work the same at all times. TVs and Monitors have been getting cheaper and cheaper in recent years, for example.
As for the RAM market - it's cyclical, and has been for many decades. Price go down, price go up, repeat. Last RAM crisis before this one started in 2017, and as always, prices got stupid for quite a while before dropping again.
One time in the 1990s, there was a RAM crisis so dire, people kept breaking into offices outside work-hours to steal RAM from computers, and even looting RAM delivery trucks. The current situation isn't as bad as that, and most likely won't be.

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>budget €1000 (Germany)
>want a gaming PC (Desktop tower)
I have peripherals, a 1080p 240hz monitor. What is the best value for money PC I can buy for gaming (FPS games). I know prices have been shit and will continue to be shit for a while.

>>108743973
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/tkNcTm
I'm very sorry

>>108743973
the budget is not enough to bother buying a new system, you could look at used or premades on a sale

gpus are 20% more expensive than normal and the cheap stuff is cheap because people dont want them, like amd
ssds are double
ram is 4 times more expensive

your undesirable pc includes buying an am4 16gb system used, waiting until 5800x3d cpus are re-released and buying that
buying a 5060 or 9060 16gb
1tb shit ssd
650w psu
some high airflow case, preferably fractal north for nice looks

>Intel killing the discrete GPU side of their business
Intel always does everything wrong. They briefly did something right, then went right back to doing everything wrong.

>>108744130
I'm sure nvidia purchasing a significant share had nothing to do with this.

>>108744148
pretty sure it was some sort of extortion by trump to prop up intel as military supplier

Is 4K REALLY noticeable compared to 1440p?

You can say PPD, PPI whatever but those only tell you how clear you can see the quality of the screen. I'm talking about the actual quality in pixels.

More pixels=More detail but is it REALLY worth it especially since its so costly.

>>108744197
you typically combine 4k with a 32" monitor and that is obviously very noticeable
and while its 32" and taking more of your field of view than a 1440p 27" the ppi is high enough that you wont see individual pixels

its an obvious choice to get 32" 4k qd oled if you can afford a nice gpu to run it, like 5070 ti would have little issues
4k isnt that hard to run since dlss but its harder 1440p so poors should stick to lower res monitors

>>108744197
for movies yes, definitely, even in a 1080p screen a 4k movie will look better, try it, torrent some quality movie in 4k and 1080p

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zHg8MF
Any thoughts on this build?
I'm putting something together because I don't see prices coming down in the future.
Would I need to buy anything on top of this or would it be ready to put together when the parts arrive?

>>108744271
>>108744032
other than the cpu, the rest is very similar in specs in my noob view

>>108744271
thermal paste unless cpu comes with a tube
Id go for wifi 7 mobo
gpu might need a 3rd party support stand
fractal meshify 3 would be a better case

>>108740397
novidio doesn't work on Linux, so no.

>>108742514
how far do you have to sit from your tv to use it as a monitor?

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another day, another disappointment.

This is the only video you need on 4K gaming.

https://youtu.be/HylcIjr2uQw
FSR4 and DLSS has basically made gaming at 4K better than 1440p native with higher FPS than native 1440p and 4K is the new high end within the next year.

Then you have the settings which can always be tweaked to medium on 4K to get over 120fps in a lot of cases.

And then you have to consider that in the next year or two, AMD and Nvidia will be releasing new cards. AMD will release something between a 5080 and 5090.

So 4K will be even BETTER. A monitor is a huge deal you use it for years, but your gpu you can always sell it easily because its smaller and easier to ship.

>>108744532
honestly I'm considering going back to 1080p just because TN is the only good panel tech we have and that's the only resolution they offer it at.

>>108744302
Cheers for the help
>Id go for wifi 7 mobo
Not really worth it for me as I have my PC wired and 4 WiFi 6 routers that I can't see myself replacing any time soon.
Which thermal paste do people go for in current year?

>>108741966
Because everything's still bookmarked for around a year or two. Don't expect anything to go low until late 2027 or early 2028 minimum unless something drastic happens like OpenAI declaring bankruptcy or Chinese ram actually being worth a damn.

>>108744532
What's more important is fast pixel response. You only get that with OLED. You can have a 4k panel but it looks horrible if all those 4k pixels are updating at 5ms instead of 0.03ms.

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>>108744532
Basically even with a budget card like a 5070, you're STILL better off going for 4K because with something like medium settings with DLSS quality or FSR4 quality you can get higher FPS and way more detail than even 1080p or 1440p native which will looks worse.

>>108744612
>budget card like a 5070

>>108744612
That's more to do with UE5 AA being more heavy than DLSS while looking worse. Epic didn't care to optimize it because Nvidia paid them big since UE3.
https://youtu.be/tbhjmh8UGc8

>>108744612
don't play slop

>>108744620
but you keep buying the games, so obviously they were right.

>>108744620
>>108744630
What other games arent UE5 that also are graphically demanding.? If they are all indie shit they are usually friendslop, 2D or some sort of esport slop like overwatch which can hit near 240fps high settings native on a 9070XT/5070.

>>108744667
Monster Hunter Wilds?

>>108744667
>graphically demanding
what is so demanding about them? they don't even look good on normal screens with taa and other soft smearing. lumen looks like ass. the lighting outside and inside also looks like ass. artifacts are also present in most of those games at close and long distances so what exactly is demanding about them? they need so much performance just to get subpar results. looks like they are just badly made games that run like shit and look like shit so why are they the benchmark now? because they support ray tracing, path tracing and frame gen while still having those issues? can't even get a clean image without artifacts and vaseline like edges on most objects and characters.

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>>108743314
we get it

But, having 30 gpu power cable videos can be a bad thing

>>108743314
from what I understand you can get one for a reduced price if you have the original IVS cable so I may get one.

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>>108744686
Well all those UE5 games that are slop and poorly optimized are not going to hit good frames anyways even at native and 1080p is not an option.

So if its going to run at sub 45-50 fps native high settings on 1440p native you might as well just upgrade to 4K and use DLSS quality/performance and get 60-70fps with better detail.

Most games at least with a 9070XT or 5080 these days can hit 200fps+ like indies anyways or esports at 4K with the current hardware, and like I said if thats too little for some people they can get the new GPU's next year.

Lets be clear, It is not the fault of the hardware, this GPU can push good graphics at 200fps 4K. It's unoptimized games.

>>108744757
looks like csgo

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>>108739201
>KTC M27T6
Is it actually glossy or is Amazon just lying?

>>108744757
>9070XT or 5080 these days can hit 200fps
mfg doesnt count you faggot

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>>108744757
>9070XT or 5080 these days can hit 200fps+

>>108743314
Why didn't he test its 17A handling capability and straight up wrote it off based on speculation?

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>>108744336
to get 60 PPD for 55" 4k you only need like 100cm distance and it will look good
you would need at minimum double desk distance else it's just too damn large or mounted behind a desk
at a normal desk distance? too high and you can't see the entire screen
125-150cm desk distance and it would be good considering the base would eat up 25cm
something like that

>>108744197
you get 4k over 1440p for a magnitude of reasons

>>108744532
>tv
better pq than monitor
>4k monitor
high refresh only thing better with 4k on monitor
>1440p monitor
500hz only thing better than 4k monitor

>>108744540
a 55" s95h 165hz qdoled tv will cost less than a 24" 1080p 600hz TN Zowie in 2026
for reference

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>>108744271
the gigabyte gaming motherboard has terrible vrm performance that the gaming "X" version fixes. it may be an acceptable trade off for the cost difference because it almost certainly won't matter with that processor, but if you plan on upgrading to a 16 core cpu down the road i'd look at a different motherboard.

>>108744904
The Tomahawk max wifi is so good, too bad it's so fucking ugly.

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>>108744875
I don't want 600hz though. just 240 is enough. I feel good at 90+ and I've been on 144hz displays for over a decade now.

>>108744954
>1080p
>tn
>240hz
worst of all worlds you don't even get the benefit of anything

>>108744965
I get no motion blur and a display that lasts for longer than 6 months.

>can't figure out why any game I play will drop down to almost single digit FPSes but ONLY when it regains focus after I tab out, even when it's not in focus it's running fine, it just drops when I tab back over
I've tried disabling HAGS, MPO, ULPS, changing Power Management settings, all the suggestions I could find, but nothing stops games from doing that. I don't get it.

>>108744667
any modern dx12 or vulkan game.

>>108744982
try disabling VRR

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Is this the board to ask for headphone setup reccomendations?
My shitty gayming ones are falling to bits and i want to get some decent studio style ones but talking to audiopedophiles is exhausting. They claim a DAC and amp are unnecessary with modern headphones while posting their billion dollar systems.

>User wants to do X.
>User doesn't know how to do X, but thinks they can fumble their way to a solution if they can just manage to do Y.
>User doesn't know how to do Y either.
>User asks for help with Y.
>Others try to help user with Y, but are confused because Y seems like a strange problem to want to solve.
>After much interaction and wasted time, it finally becomes clear that the user really wants help with X, and that Y wasn't even a suitable solution for X.

>>108745018
I never saw a suggestion to disable that but that was what did it, the FPS counter still fluctuates a little bit but it's not "the game completely stops for a second regaining focus" bad anymore. Is VRR just shit or something?

>>108745030
don't listen to them anon. consoom as you see fit.

>>108745030
>that feel when still using a 12 year old Razer headset with the remote audio jack

>>108745110
you are probably using Windows and some time ago Microsoft broke VRR with the DWM and never fixed it. The DWM manages all windows including your applications and the desktop.

You can try this tweak and see if it helps: https://gaming.lenovo.com/general/post/a-quick-effective-and-simple-fix-for-the-partially-frozen-frames-in-t1wdggKMqHfKKIw

otherwise or your only real options are downgrade your Windows to a old version like 10 LTSC or switch to Linux.

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>>108745030
Hmmm, there doesn't seem to be a /hpg/ headphone general up now.

I can't help you since I have the HE400SE's which are SUPER hard to drive. I plugged them into my high-end mobo thinking that the advertised 600 ohm headphone amp would be enough and lol no, it wasn't even close. Thankfully I had picked up a cheap Denon AVR-2803 and that can drive them.

>>108745030
15€ apple earbuds you dont need more

>>108745030
there's an audiophile thread on this board. I don't remember the acronym though.

>>108745186
the headphone general? they have a thread here and there but it's not always up. IEM are more discussed as they have every month a new release with some anime girl on it claiming they are the ones now for real but they are mobile focused.

>>108745186
this trash I think
>>108697095

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intel crash assistant check
nvidia wireview assistant check
power supply surge protector check
yep its gaming time

>>108745215
I found it interesting when I played this chinese f2p game called Neverness to Everness and it had a warning about the intel degradation issue in a notes menu.

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>>108739201
anyone here uses UPS, i bought a new machine around 2.2k€, but my place has occasional brownouts, i was thinking about buying some used UPS with semi decent batteries, i don't need any significant backup time just for it to be able to pull through that 1 sec interval when everything in my home gets jolted.
Some guy is selling Riello SDH 3000 A5 with as he says decent batteries for 150€, are there any trick to buying an UPS, i never owned one, i just know in theory what to look for and this UPS has it all, true sinewave, double conversion, it even comes with network module, it really looks tempting for that money.

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>>108745248
Never heard of that company but double conversion is comfy.

>>108743785
They would steal some of the sticks from the PCs at school. Very devilish, the computers were already so slow and shit nobody would notice for a bit.

>>108745368
Neither do i, since i never dabbled in ups teritory, but as far as i can see it's an eu brand with good reputation, i was also in talks for Emerson GXT4 for 130€, but didn't have time to check it out and it got sold, I will probably go and buy this riello unit, gonna bring a c19 to wall plug adapter and a an angle grinder to test it out lol

>>108744859
>>108744822
On non UE5 games a lot do yes. Overwatch and a lot of games hit 200 at 4k with mixed high settings.

>>108744786
its matte

>>108745568
if the game is DX11 it should hit 200+ fps unless its poorly optimized.

>>108745590
Thought so, everywhere else said it was matte.

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my laptop display is unironically sub 62% srgb something like that
sub 250 nits

worst display ive ever used

zero color washed out no contrast no nothing

take me back to the qdoled

we have to return

>>108745663
U3014 mustard hot dog

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>>108745611
menu makes your fps drop by 30 - 40% so it is poorly optimized but masked by the base performance of the game
>>108745030
philips shp9500 (shp9600 if you care more about music) with vmoda boompro mic (or one of it's cheap clones)
easy to drive. good sound. perfect for games to hear footsteps.

>>108744904
Meh, I'm upgrading from a GTX 1080 and a Ryzen 3700x.
The next time I upgrade will likely be an entirely new PC again.

>>108745831
>philips shp9500 (shp9600 if you care more about music)
NTA.
The Sennheiser HD 599 SE is cheaper right now for me and was planning to grab that anyway, but I've not considered Phillips as a possible choice. I game, listen to music, and record shitty podcasts/gaming clips through a Scarlett Solo. What's your input on this?

>>108745030
Go to audioscience review dot com to get better informed opinions. Generally you probably want something with low total harmonic distortion and that somewhat decently follows the harman curve frequency response. Any deviation from that is about personal preference and individual head morphology. Most likely you are average.

Personally Im using a Tanchjim Space DAC with the latest firmware and sennheißer HD 560S. I also have cheap inaccurate screen speakers that still dont sound bad either. Also dont underestimate comfort of wearing obviously.

>>108745883
>Sennheiser HD 599 SE
>What's your input on this?
basically the same thing as the SHP9600 (which are just SHP9500 with actual low end)
the SHP9600 have a wider sound stage
the SHP9600 have the 3.5mm input jack so they are compatible with the vmoda pro mic
the SHP9600 are also easier to drive (32-ohm vs 50-ohm)
the SHP9600 are also heavier than the Sennheiser HD 599 SE

>>108745903
TA
I was just there browsing for hours, finding lots of very different opinions.
I think i'm best off visiting a Hi Fi shop and just buying the most comfortable ones.
Are the DACs really that important?

>>108745883
>>108745945
everything else the HD 599 SE do better btw

>>108745950
>Are the DACs really that important?
Sort of. Depends. For gaming headsets absolutely not necessary and if you're gonna stick to one of those then odds are you'll be fine without a DAC unless your mobo audio out is giving you humming or random EMI bullshittery you can hear.
If you buy monitors like the Sennheisers and Phillips headphones every anon is talking about, then yeah kind of. You could avoid the DAC but the preamps in them can make a difference, and if you're spending $200 on headphones with zero microphone input odds are you'll want a seperate microphone (++recommended).

Now all of a sudden you have a choice of USB everything or XLR/3.5(6.35)mm, and it honestly comes down to ease-of-use versus scalability, upgradability, and a much higher ceiling of audio quality.
But then think of the cost. My decent gaming headset the H6 Pros were $130 on sale, and my first full audio interface setup was about $500 all together. Make your choice.

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are those any good 2.5mm bros?

>>108746001
audio is a rabbit hole. Just set yourself a limit so you don't fall for the audiophile snake oil. There is eventually a point where you just pay royal for convenience if not just "feeling" to have something better. I never bothered with an audio interface myself even though my micro has an XLR out as my headphones are connected to my DAC-Amp and I don't see reason to have yet another small box on the desk.

Frame Generation Doesn't Fix Bad Performance!

say it with me now

Frame Generation Doesn't Fix Bad Performance!

>>108746082
Frame Generation Fix Bad Performance!

say it with me now

Frame Generation Fix Bad Performance!

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>>108739201
3700x, 9070 xt. Should i waitfag for the anniversary edition 5800x3d? How much money is goymd realistically going to charge for it?

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>>108746101
You've already waitfagged this long, might as well.
>how much
many

my current monitor is 3840x2160.
my second monitor (old) is 1920x1080.
should I buy a 2560x1080 monitor? I've never used ultrawide but it seems like it would be cool.

>>108746112
almost all 2560x1080 monitors are va and they ghost like crazy, I wouldn't recommend it for that reason alone.

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>>108746124
there's one. it's pretty expensive though. >>108744346

>>108746046
The only thing holding me back from falling down the headphone rabbit hole is my ignorance. I already bought a shure SM7B and the only bonus thats given me is my friends can hear my farts on calls now.

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>>108746140
I guess you could lower the refresh rate requirements but none of these are really compelling. look at those response times.

>>108746140
>>108746160
NTA but i'd rather get a 1440p 165hz ips for cheap or if you want to spend more then get qdoled.

>>108746147
the thing with comparing headphones is that they are tuned differently. Even the pair of the same headphones can have minor differences. I bet if you'd equalize 500 and 1000 bucks headphones with measurements to have the same frequency response most people couldn't tell the difference. It's hard to mark an exact price but you can get a good audio setup for 300 to 1000 and anything beyond tends to be just a better out of the box experience at very best till you don't notice a difference anymore unless you have really good hearing. Buying second hand can save you a lot of money as well.

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>>108746087

What are 5 programs every single PC should have?

>>108746332
Linux

I'm using a 1080p 180hz monitor, and I'm thinking on switching to something better, but sometimes I see people arguing here between Oled, IPS and Mini-Led and I have some doubts about which one to choose.

Can you guys recommend me a new monitor ? If possible with an good HDR screen instead of those HDR400 screens, and at least 144hz.

>>108746332
Steam, Firefox, OBS, DaVinci Resolve, whatever coding software you like.

>>108746013
buy the moondrop stuff, I use the moondrop chu, they have an overear too, they are all great for the price

>>108746332
Steam, Battle.net, the Epic launcher for Fortnite, Google Chrome, and Discord

>>108746344
if you're fine with the degradation and/or replacing the monitor after 3-5 years, go OLED.
if not, go IPS and cope about not having proper HDR.
IPS 120+hz is good, OLED 240hz is also good.
1440 is a stop-gap resolution, and it's already dead, so just go 2160.

Is there any case like the pop mini air but better cooling? I like the size and compatibility but the GPU barely has any room to breathe, if it's somewhat large it just gets choked because of how low it is

what's a good external disc drive

>>108746332
The Sewer Goblet: The Wu-Tang Clan and the Wu-Tang Baby -- The First Rap-Themed Roguelike Game

>>108744148
Shame that Jensen Huang died in a freak electric car fire.

>>108747185
I didn't even know he was sick

>>108746332
every single Windows PC should have*

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Is this PSU any good reliability wise? Which OEM is behind this?

I think I'm unironically better off buying an M5 Macbook Air than building my own pc
no gpu but you can't buy non-shit gpus anyway
what a world

>>108747386
those things have great gpus for video editing and can run cyberpunk

Which Mobo would you recommend me for a photoshop pc build only, with am4 set up.
Gigabyte or Msi ?
i have some xmp ddr4 sticks but idk how good or better the Msi memory booster is compared to xmp profiles..

>>108747360
senpai sama is behind it

>>108746344
>hdr
You have two options:
>AOC Q27G3XMN or a variant
>4K 240 Hz OLED, and there are many

Don't worry about degradation (you only use HDR for HDR content, not desktop), and pretty much all cards can run 4K with DLSS

>>108746332
Firefox+Brave
qBittorrent
7-zip
WSL2, docker, vscode, ollama
Nvidia profile inspector

>>108746112
the pixel density of 1080p UW is too low. Avoid.
1440 UW is fine, but 2160p UW is the way to go if you want UW.

>>108746101
>Should i waitfag
Yes

>>108746082
Agreed, but the fags whining about 4K DLSS Performance Preset M are not the people you want to listen to

>>108746409
One half talks about degradation of OLED being frequent, and another half say it doesn't happen anymore, is there any place with reliable data regarding degradation of OLED/AMOLED displays ? We're not in 2017 anymore, there shouldn't be complaints about this screen by now

>>108744612
>Basically even with a budget card like a 5070, you're STILL better off going for 4K
Correct. 4K DLSS Performance looks better than 1440p DLAA, and 4K DLSS Performance is faster. On top of that, it's not worth buying a monitor without good HDR, and 4K OLED is not really that much more expensive than 1440p OLED, and the 4K monitors are much better, both from screen real estate and pixel density perspectives.

>>108746332
Chrome, Calculator, uh...

>>108744532
Haven't watched the video, but your take aways are absolutely correct, particularly that your monitor will last for a long time.

What is a good sata ssd to get in current year? I need a 500 gb to 1 tb ssd for an os partition (linux mint).
Reliability is most important

I need a bit of advice with this build. I'm planning to build a desktop mostly for gaming and some video/audio editing
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MyLQC8

For monitors, I'm still debating if I will stay in 1440p for a multi monitor setup.

how bad am i going to get fucked up the ass by scalpers if i miss the drop for the 5800x3d anniversary?

>>108747892
>miss the drop
You missed it by 4 years

>>108747823
Arctic Silver 5 is outdated; MX-7 (X-application) or Duronaut (spreading) is better.
Your CPU's memory controller might not run 6400 MT/s at the optimal setting; it's safer to pick a 6000 MT/s one.
The replacement I included in the list is a poor overclocker, but it's not really worth spending an additional $100~200 for a DDR5 kit with Hynix memory chips.
Titanium efficiency-rated PSUs are overkill. Best Buy currently has a 1000W Corsair RMx for around $160; this is good enough.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kdnp2k

>>108747360
This source says SAMA makes their own PSUs or contracts RSY (Ruishengyuan).
https://hwbusters.com/psus/who-really-makes-your-power-supply/
My concern would be the unknown warranty support.

>>108747751
There's not much choice besides the Samsung 870 EVO.

>>108747930
Thank you, anon. I'm guessing that at best the next improvement needed for this overtime would be a new GPU. Will start buying the parts over time and build it one weekend

>>108748009
Note that I also swapped out the motherboard; you shouldn't pay a premium for the white Eagle if the rest of the components don't match.
Aorus Elite is the higher-tier product.
I think the Corsair 4000D Frame RS is a slightly better case than that Phanteks; the price on that Phanteks case is a bit deceptive ($10 rebate applied).
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mjy8TW/corsair-frame-4000d-rs-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011296-ww

ive been hearing people cry about ram prices for months now but i did not need a PC so i did not speak out
now i need a PC and i am sitting here in disbelief with tears in my eyes
how could this happen to us

>>108748009
I forgot to mention the 4000D Frame case's power button and front I/O ports are located on the bottom of the front panel.
If you intend to set the case on the floor or a stand, that might be a deal-breaker.

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>>108748088
>that feel when got my PC last August

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>>108748088
If Intel Arrow Lake wasn't so mediocre & if Nova Lake wasn't delayed, I would've bought one of the sub-$300 G.Skill 8400 MT/s CUDIMM 48 GB kits when they were available (and unpopular).

>>108748091
>>108748066
That is not a big deal. I have an L desk for my workspace with a set space for the tower, not on the floor.

Thank you for the help with the motherboard, I probably overlooked that aspect when I checked it way back.

>he still uses intel, amd or nvidia
ngmi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmxIjPCAp6w

>>108748378
perhaps after the Steam Frame launches we can use arm based linux systems.

>>108748386
it's x86_64 tho

>>108748396
ok so there's 0 chance of it being sold legally in America because they have to follow copyright here.

>>108748420
>copyright
you mean competition

>>108748420
its got the cyrix license

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i really want intel to fail because if they stop improving their cpus amd would also stop improving allowing me to use my computer for longer.

I'm buying some PCIe riser cables. Besides cooler master, I don't have much experience with most of these brands. Are there any brands I need to avoid?

>>108748378
that CPU is a mindfuck because they're using Zen1 architecture but with double the L3 cache, with a locally designed ALU on N7 using Socket 1700 with 8c/8t, it has DDR5 support which is funny, and barely hits Zen+ single core performance and clock speeds despite the node advantage and Zen3 tier cache.

I would daily one if it wasn't as expensive as a 9800X3D and motherboard...

>>108748466
Honestly, vibe code moar. You can use supercomputers to make software you need, to run on whatever.

How retarded am I? Youtube starts flooding my feed with retired corp desktops.

>Buy a HP Elitedesk 800g4 sff desktop
>Have an ITX open air case that I bought cause it looked cool a long time ago. But didn't realize motherboard was a different style, not ATX. Dell seems proprietary, or at least wont bolt up to this.. I might cut the HP case up and bolt it up to my open air case.

My 10+ year old gaming PC kept dying so hoping this I7 with 32gb ram is enough for some PUBG and CSGO.

>Also have an old ginormous geforce 1060 6gb that wont fit in the original HP case. People have put smaller cards in there, but I'm not trying to spend more. Also uses an 8pin power in, so I buy an HP 500w PSU that has an 8 pin. PSU's may also be proprietary, or need an adapter on a regular PSU.

I probably should've saved up and just bought something decent, but it kinda just snowballed.

>>108748445
yep, from VIA. It used to be a value proposition. But, because China doesn't really have any fab capacity, they can't even compete on volume.

I actually want one, because it's an oddball.

How to live it up using GOMBUDER:
> $100 headphones
> $100 dac
(obviously game with them lol)
> $30/month ai sub
> $30 indirect lighting
> $100 shoes (comfy)
> read books from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_Archive

(add your own tips)

>>108748800
>I actually want one, because it's an oddball.
same but $500 for the cpu and motherboard is too much for an oddball

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>>108748859
reading a real book

>>108748926
It seems like the best bang for your buck security tthrough quirkiness option out there, actually. the highfive thing is a literal turd so far.

>>108748800
>China doesn't really have any fab capacity
ok and per the video, actually it's just tsmc lol

honestly, terrible video.
>testing the Zhaoxin KaiXian KX 7000
>and testing the mt gpu
>at the same time
a tard that can't bench, just great.

So, we don't know. We have zero information except that the ram hunt is going to be interesting. Who knows, maybe one of the motherboards has better ram support (?)

>>108749170
ok "zmaslo" did a better job.

basically, it's obviously low-end.

He says below the Ryzen r7 1700. I think that it might get close, if there were some optimizations. It's like half the 1700, as things stand.

but, he said he didn't get ANY bsod.

Anyway, watching his latest video, he's promised to install chinese linux too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlL9pALWW6I

so it's a red machine.

>>108749298
ahahahah he cucked and he's doing chinese windows

ahahahah

don't blame him, though.

How do I force my brain to accept 60hz after being used to 120hz for 5 years?

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>5060 Ti 16gb
>5070

Which is the better buy? I know 5070 basically has better gaming performance but since AI is becoming standard now I don't want to fomo with substandard 12 vram.

>>108749772
do you work with ai and you're poor? 5060 ti 16gb.
are you a poorfag, 1080p, or esports gamer? 5060 [ti] 8gb or 9060 xt 8gb.
do you want to play at higher than 1080p? 5070 ti or 9070 xt.
are you a tranny? 5090.

>>108749786
Tell me your opinion about the 5080 and what kind of people use one

>>108749806
people that have a career of turning big rocks into little rocks, have student loans, live in a mobile home trailer park, don't have a savings account or 401k, and have never paid off their credit card statement's balance since they got it in college.

>>108749772

if you care about both gaming And AI then those are bad options
you want 5070 ti, but its like 50% more expensive than msrp rn, if cant afford it go for 5070 and just use less demanding ai models to run

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Why are there people who complain about the 4k performance of this cube? How many of those tards actually own a 4k monitor? (not including couch 4k TV users).

>>108749954
its intended for livingroom, so 99% of the users will use it with 4k display

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w10 or w11 ltsc iot?

>>108749772
get a 9070XT

>>108750010
why are you recommending amd for gaming or ai

>>108750022
I am not beholden to the Nvidia jew.

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>>108739201
A friend asked me what his upgrade path should look like..... and I really don't know what to tell him?
These are his most important parts (also not in the pic but he's got 32gb ddr5), more than good enough for his 1440p but he keeps talking about new cpu and possibly more.
For how many years this should be good enough of a rig?

>>108750180
ask him what he hopes to do with the PC that he cant do right now.
tell him to hold because Zen 6 isn't out yet (late this year/early next year), he doesn't need more ram especially not right now, the 7800XT is more than capable as it is between a 9060XT and a 9070 so really doesn't need to upgrade yet and can wait for RDNA 5 and the 60 series.

right now is a good time to upgrade your case, cooling and psu as its the only thing you can buy and it will scratch that upgrade itch.

>>108750210
Is his 750W enough or should that be upgraded to spare some trouble later? Sorry, I don't know what the standard is today but his pc should draw ~500W tops.

>>108750270
yes it is enough for most configurations

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-pro-b70-tested-in-games-performs-close-to-but-below-rtx-5060-ti

INTEL BREHS, NOT LIKE THIS

368mm2 die can't compete with Nvidia 181mm2 die in performance

>>108750622
so nothing new then

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>>108750622
intel drivers are going up against amd and nvidia

I wanna kys. All I did is changed the psu and now my pc doesn't boot. First the gpu debug leds lit up now the cpu.

>>108750846
did you use the cables the psu came with?

you can always replug cables, you might have mis inserted gpu or something

>>108750863
Yes of course, i also replug the cables. I have 2 cpu cables included so might try the second one now.

>>108750874
you can take pic of the mobo with the cables in and post that

>>108750874
What PSU did you get. Have you tried jumping the pins and testing for voltage?

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>>108750890
Now i changed the cables to 2nd one and the gpu debug led is back but cpu debug led is gone HURRAY ;_;
I can try but will you even see anything most cables are barely visible under components. Cpu cable

>>108750897
Corsair rm1000e. No I have no idea how to do that.

>>108750922
you can try remove gpu, stick monitor cable to mobo and see if cpu igpu provides signal to monitor

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https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/

new steam survey results out

The "End of life" and "out of stock" 5070TI sees the 3rd biggest percent increase, behind only the 5060 and 5060TI.

>>108750931
I dont have igpu its 5800x3d

>>108750946
gpu to different pcie slot then

>>108750950
Tried that,
One more thing ive noticed. When I completely unplugged my gpu i could shut down my pc using the front panel power button. If i plug in everything i have to shut it down unplugging it from power. I guess I take a break and plug in my old psu.

>>108750990
mobos can also break, so if the old psu also fails to work you might have to buy new mobo

>>108744197
4K 27" is insanely better than 1440p 27". Words and pics won't show it, see it for yourself irl

>>108751003
I mean yea just not sure how it would break just from switching psu ;_;

>>108751016
I switched an ssd in and my ethernet port stopped working, who knows whats going on since theres so many components

I guess a rare thing user can influence is changing an old mobos battery, incase that died.

>>108744532
remember these crappy modern engines are all designed with 4K upscaling in mind AND WHAT' I've found is that the shimmering/dithering is the absolute worst on 1440p. 1080p is a blurfest and 1440p is shimmery as fuck. 4K is needed to increase the pixel density and minimise that shit. You see it on shit like fences walls grass hair it drives me nuts and they say turn on motion blur to cover it up but I hate motion blur even more

>>108745663
When my tablet broke I thought I'd use my old spare acer laptop from like 2018. After a few hours i drove to the store and remembered why I bought that tablet in the first place. Worst display I've ever seen holy shit. Laptops are such a shit market. Even today $500 will only buy you the shittiest screens on the planet unless you buy that macfag neo

>>108746332
I can only speak for windows
Everything
PowerToys
HWiNFO

well that's about it for me. Everything else would be personalised for your tastes but I consider those essential enhancements for everyone.

>>108751025
I plugged in my old psu guess my mobo is just bricked

>>108750004
>w11 ltsc iot
it can't play latest games some guy was raging it wouldn't play pragmata because you need 25H2 update or later.

>>108746332
not what you asked but when I ninite a new install i do:
7zip
qbittorrent
everything
steam
foobar2000
irfanview
sumatraPDF
notepad++
wiztree
both chrome and firefox

then install mpc-hc

>>108751112
its actually unknown and its annoying to troubleshoot without an extra pc
your cpu could be broken (rare)
gpu could be broken since that showed error light
ssd/ram arent ruled out

so yeah, you can try to buy a new mobo and if it doesnt work return it I guess and check other components

>>108751115
Pragmata has no issues with Windows 11. The lowest Windows it supports is Windows 10 21H2 as thats the lowest version of Windows required for Directstorage.

>>108751137
yeah my bad I read that as w10 ltsc which that anon was seething about not working

>>108751126
That's the idea yea. I have 2nd sets of and gpu the only thing I dont have 2nd of is mobo. I'm driving to the store after eating worse case scenario I just return it like you said.

>>108751157
did you try your 2nd gpu on the failed pc

>>108751160
IT BOOTED I JUST PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AGAIN AND IT BOOTED NOW. with just 1 ram stick tho BUT IT BOOTED IM IN.

>>108751225
so ram stick is broken?

I'm currently using a arctic liquid freezer iii pro 360 and the fans are much noisier than I expected. Is there anything I can do? Or should I swap it out. Using it to cool down my 9800x3d

>>108751232
I think its still mobo because I put the stick into other slot and it doesn't boot no more.

>>108751232
It only works with 8gb stick in slot 1. 16gb stick in slot 1 doesn't work. 8gb stick in slot 2 also doesn't work.

>>108751282
thats really random no?
I dont see why would psu change trigger that shit
is bios corrupt?

>>108751297
It is really random, not sure how to check it?

>>108751316
guess you should try update bios to latest since you get to windows, install the brand windows app and let it install all the stuff like chipset driver

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Consider using this image for the next thread.
https://videocardz.com/newz/creator-builds-pc-large-enough-to-fit-a-human-and-the-future-geforce-rtx-6090

>>108750846
Did the PSU come with a tester? You should check whether the new PSU is working before you connect it to your PC.
https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025085372-PSU-How-to-test-a-PSU-Power-Supply-Unit
Be safe when you attempt this.

>>108751240
You basically can't go over 50% RPM with those fans during regular usage; adjust the fan curve in the BIOS.
https://support.arctic.de/en/pwm-settings
Set 80% or higher RPM when the CPU is running at above 80~85°C.
My P14 Pro fans are set to run at 800~900 RPM most of the time.

>>108751322
I flashed the bios but it didn't help. I think the mobo is just dying.

>>108751465
google ai suggested untightening cpu cooler screws incase its flexing the board
resetting bios to default/clearing cmos could help if some ram oc setting is messing things up

but yeah am4 mobos arent super expensive so its the easiest thing to do next

>>108751112
Its not memory training is it? DDR5 can take ages.

>>108751727
It's ddr4 and no I kept the pc running for a few mins.

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I have a top of the line system I built in 2019ish.
>Intel i9-10980XE, undervolted for 4.4GHz all core clocks
>Cooled by an Arctic 420mm AiO
>Asus Rampage Giga gamer ultra mega super edition something or another I can't remember the full name of but it was a near $700 board
>128GB DDR4 3200MHz (4x32GB for quad channel)
>2x 2TB Samsung NVME SSDs
>RTX 2080Ti (EVGA FTW3 Ultra)

It's blatantly clear my GPU is old. 3 generations, nearing 4 if RTX 6000 series is coming out soon. That said, can I just slam an RTX 5080 into my build? Would PCIe 3.0 hold back the card a bunch? I'm playing on 1440p. Also now that EVGA is out of the picture, what brand am I buying? Was looking at that ugly as fuck Asus Noctua RTX 5080 crossover abortion. It's ugly as sin, expensive, but from reviews it's extremely quiet, clocked very high, and comes with an overkill cooler (with fans that last forever). I intend to downvolt this card like the rest of my hardware for longevity.

>>108751501
>google ai suggested...
Disregarded.

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>>108750846
I don't understand anything anymore now it booted just fine... I wanna kys again after already ordering a new mobo it just started working. Why the fuck it took like 3 hours.

>>108751818
>Would PCIe 3.0 hold back the card a bunch?
Negligible, within margin of error difference. That being said modern games are being more cpu bottlenecked than ever before. Especially with denuvo and 20 other drms put on top of each other that eat up like 20% of cpu usage. I would recommend just getting a new cpu since that one is kinda dogshit. Any modern x3d cpu will outperform it by like ~50% (in gaming of course)

>>108751818
you can but probably don't want to and not because of gen3 but because the 10980xe's cores are individually, very slow. this will cause crazy amounts of cpu bottlenecking and not let you use your gpu to 100% utilization in many modern games

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>>108751888
>>108751917
well damn that's disappointing to hear. I was hoping I would get another generation or 2 out of this CPU. Guess it's time I retire it then. I would say I'd use it as like a server or NAS or something, but it's so power hungry, it's not worth it.

Can I take anything over from this build? The PSU is a Corsair AX1600i. The 2x NVME SSDs are Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB models. The PC also has 4x 10TB WD Reds. I assume HDD's haven't changed much beyond gaining more capacity so I'll move those over, but am I missing anything by not getting a new PSU? Will I noticed real world changes going from PCIe 3.0 NVME SSDs to PCIe 5.0?