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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

>>108794785
so has Microsoft fixed windows 11 since april?

>>108794910
Two more weeks.

>>108794910
skill issue

>>108790405
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFFN/dp/B013WODZH0?th=1
Funny how the most helpful rated review is some guy talking about how to mod it to get better cooling. But beware of the bad reviews: apparently the chipset is ass and you'll have to format your HDD to get it working in the enclosure.

There's some other brands too, just look for "HDD enclosure with fan" but the chipset seems to be very important so read the bad reviews before buying.

Alternatively you can just buy a small desktop fan and direct it at your external HDD. Might be the better solution.

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what's a decent 120mm non rgb fan? I'm the 5070 guy again, and while I wait I realized I should prob get some more fans since my prebuild has 3 fans pulling air in, but only 1 sending air out.
also asking non rgb because this prebuild ofc came with rbg fans and after a few months they all stopped doing rbg, just white.

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>>108794785
Heavy flow?

>>108794910
WoMM

>>108795258
What is your opinion on the colour brown?

>>108795287
Look, I got this shit for free from my cousin as a gift, I'm paper white. Would never have chosen rbg in the first place desu

>>108795294
My question wasn't some racebaiting shitpost because the answer could very well be noctua's offerings, but many people detest the scheme.

>>108795305
oh, depends on exactly the shade of brown then. My bad, but to be fair, easy to misinterpret such a question on here. Got a link so I may see?

>>108795311
https://www.noctua.at/en/products/browse/fans?fanSize=2
not cheap though lol

>>108795336
Damn, I actually think that's a pretty nice color scheme with the shades of brown and tan, but yeah given I got to get 6 fans total (3 replace, 3 add) not sure I want that brand, given i dropped 650 on my new gpu

>>108795258
Arctic P12.

Semi related post i suppose, do you unplug your PC during a thunderstorm?

Should I turn on HDR if I'm not using an oled monitor? Is it worth using if I'm not using oled?

>>108795428
No it will just wash out everything on monitors without proper hdr

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>>108795428
HDR gets complicated real fast but a few quick pieces of guidance in no particular order;
1) In windows never turn HDR on unless you are going to be consuming HDR content
2) good HDR on the panel side depends on a lot of factors so look at this chart and basically anything below displayHDR 1000 is probably not worth your time
2a) this assumes a regular VA/TN/IPS panel and not a mini LED
3) HDR for vidya is all kinds of a mess for calibrating
4) a lot of "HDR" lcd displays are fucking liars in that they can accept a HDR signal, but not actually display one, so you get what >>108795460 says

Is upgrading from a 4070 to a 5080 at 1080p 144-165hz dumb? I have a 5700x3d as gpu
Just want to "future-proof" and I like to play games at ultra settings (rtx and co on) with high framerates
My dad has a 4k tv so I could hook it up there too and play at native 4k or 1440p I guess

>>108795475
HDR also depends on the games. HDR on RE9 makes literally no difference while Cyber Punk looks amazing.

>>108795482
>Is upgrading from a 4070 to a 5080 at 1080p 144-165hz dumb?
Yes. Do not do that.

>>108795482
>4070 to a 5080 at 1080p 144-165hz dumb
Are you not already able to hit that target with a 4070? I have a 5070 and I know it would be way overkill for 1080 120

>>108795482
You’d be bottlenecking the 5080 at 1080p even with that cpu, i would tell you to upgrade to am5 with a 9800x3d but the cost rn with ram prices is not worth it. Just keep what you have for now a 4070 will last a while at 1080p.

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>>108795486
Vanilla RE9 HDR is kinda broken as it undershoots massively because capcom has spent what, 9 years (iirc RE7 was the first) supporting HDR and still can't get it right? RenoDX can fix it though. Amusingly cyberpunk has dodgy HDR as well due to the colour grading of the game having a green tint and a raised black level.

>>108795496
Depends the game
Crimson Desert and Space Marine 2 I struggle on ultra settings without frame gen (although SM2 runs fine, I see some drops sometimes, but I think that's driver issues perhaps because I haven't updated them in like a year)
Modded Skyrim too although I doubt a new gpu will fix things as it's an engine issue more than hardware
>>108795490
>>108795509
Hmmm thanks anons

Hdr implementation is only good on consoles/tvs tbqh

>>108795511
I thought CP looked amazing with the in game tweaks. Any other suggested games that look better?

>>108795557
1) download latest reshade with add-on support
2) download the cyberpunk 2077 snapshot from april (not the nexusmods one as its old) from here https://github.com/clshortfuse/renodx/wiki/Mods
3) install said addon
4) boot game and tune as required for your display

>>108795580
Thanks.

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hey it's me; upgrading prebuilt guy again. I just realized that i should ask, what would be the best fan setup here? sorry for bad details, not exactly sure of the make of the case.

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>>108795756
Fron intake, rear exhaust, top rear fan (so it is behind the cpu cooler on the horizontal plane) should also be exhaust. Don't bother with a top fan in front of the cpu cooler as it will mess with the front intake fans. Here is an image I prepared earlier.

>>108795798
so 2 exhaust, 3 intake?

>>108795807
Yes.

>>108795807
>>108795876
Though with what looks to be a fairly low power gpu I doubt there is enough heat being generated for the extra exhaust fan to matter.

>>108795885
swapping from this 3050 to a 5070; thus my questions about fans

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is this salvageable with some 99% iso? or toss it

>>108796118
from what I recall from butthole eyes videos is that corrosion requires ordering specific replacement parts and soldering those in

Not being able to buy fin hardware to play with is boring
Imagine how many years of my life span have been wasted due to that
Can a nigga get some money soon

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>>108795258
Just install an AIO in top that exhausts air, preferably an ALF3 Pro.
Throttle pump to ~75% PWM for low loise and increased life expectancy.
Adjust fan curve to radiator temperature for least annoying behavior.

>>108796118
Well cleaning it (assuming you aren't pounding away like a gorilla) isn't going to do any harm so there is little to lose by trying.

>>108796261
>water cooler
never post garbage advice in this thread ever again

>>108794785
what's this about an incoming CPU drought I haven't noticed any prices change yet

>>108796355
how would there be a cpu drought when no ones upgrading because dram is fucked
mobo sales are down 30%
if anything amd is reducing cpu production and using tsmc to make ai chips if possible

>>108795413
No, fortunately I live indoors. Reminds me of a friend that told me they were told not to use the shower growing up during a thunderstorm because lightning could travel through the pipes into the shower.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qCN7Xf

rate my eBay special. CPU/RAM/Motherboard are all a combo from the same seller. The GPU is an HP OEM model dual fan RTX 3060 Ti. Pulled from older systems that were retired from my friend's work so he's giving me a low price. Anything you'd say are huge red flags?

this PC is going to be put under my desk and not looked at. I don't care about looks, I care about it staying cool at stock clocks and quiet.

>>108795413
if you live in a house prone to lightning strikes, you should have a grounding pole for 1. For 2, you should 100% have a proper surge protector from a name brand.

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Any recommendations on a single post- 2 monitor arm stand?

>>108796526
Not bad, just run a power limit or undervolt on the 3060 Ti. I don't think it's worth buying 1080p monitors at this point. If you already have them, fine, but not worth buying them

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1t8u76j/got_quoted_180_for_a_gpu_repaste_unsure_if_this/

this thread is amusing. half the thread is defending the repair guys, the other half is saying fuck them.

>>108796575
it's a mix of cost and my RTX 3060 TI isn't going to push a 1440p monitor anyways in gaming. Even running 1080p in game on a 1440p panel would just look like shit. Way I see it is when prices finally crash on everything and I build some stupidly over powered PC, I'll just get a top tier OLED 4K monitor as my main gaming monitor, and retire these 2 1080p monitors to off duties. Right now I just want to get my PC capable of what I play a bunch. Apex Legends and various single player games. Namely Resident Evil 9 and the new Subnautica title coming out.

>>108796615
You use DLSS

>>108796579
im not sure what kinda person is afraid of opening an old gpu they bought 5 years ago
I repasted my 3080 some time ago, chink ptm pads are cheap now but its actually pretty involved if you decide to go with specific pad thicknesses as ordering several different pads ups the cost. So I went with putty.

If you got a industrial amount of thermal putty you can use for cheap the effort to opening up a bunch of screws isnt that labor intensive so asking more than 100€ for the operation overall is pretty sus.

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>>108794789
>https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PC
>If you're paranoid, remember the Snowden slides of Cisco routers being intercepted and manipulated before delivery.
Thanks for the info.

How viable is 4k gaming on a 5070Ti with DLSS?

>>108796879
you get 240 fps in most games without path tracing

>>108796879
Very viable, I regret not picking up a 4k display earlier.

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Is this enough air intake clearance for my GPU or should I start cutting up the case to make the flex PSU fit at the very bottom of the case?
Having it float like that also let me manage cables, but I could probably stuff them somewhere else.

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>>108797257
mounted by a single screw, many youtubers don't even bother and use zip ties instead.

>>108797262
its not ideal but if everything fits then that's good enough
why did you spend the money on noctua.. for something like this?

>>108797328
cus I wanted silent fans and the OEM dell fans were a standard 80mm size but PWM tuned to be really loud if the PSU fan starts making noise at 50% loads I'm replacing that too

I got second 2x16GB 6000MT/S CL30 kit coming, trident z5 neo
ryzen 7 7700
b650 gigabyte gaming x ax

chatgpt says it might run 6000MT/S, maybe not. The first kit is from two years ago, second one is new I wonder if that matters.
we will see exiting interesting

9070xt really feels like a side grade to a 6800xt

>>108796547
A few years ago I switched from a two-monitor to three-monitor setup, and used two pole-type stands. Vivo brand ones off Amazon.
No prior experience with this brand. I picked these because they were cheap, and they looked simple enough that I could modify them if I had to. Also my desk is up against a wall, and I wanted the screens (esp the large one), to be as far back on the desk as possible.

I used the through-bolt option, not the edge clamps. That required driling two 10mm holes through the desk top. Pretty sturdy, one pole has two 24" monitors, the other has a 42" LG tv.

The vesa mounts are two piece, and it's a sliding fit where they go together, secured with a thumbscrew. Out of the box, there was a fair bit of play with that fit (stamped steel pieces), so I used a vise to close up the monitor-sides of the brackets a bit. Tight fit after that.
I've been using them maybe three years now. Cost-effective. I'd buy them again.

>>108797390
its mostly tsmc prices going up and node shrinks not shrinking as much
you cant make mainstream priced card that has huge die

>>108797390
probably because it has the same amount of vram, it is a good deal faster just not blow you away faster, probably would have needed a 10070XT for that. at least you got FSR 4.0 and the new RT tech that's coming with RDNA5 will work on the 9070XT.
IMO people need to think about upgrading their GPUs in longer timeframes because moores law is dead. 5 years isn't enough time to wait anymore, you only get a 60% uplift.

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>>108797390
Should have bought a 5090

>>108797390
>he actually bought a 6800 xt

>>108797494
>>108797521
i use linux

>>108795482
Why not aim for 1440p? Isn't it less cpu demanding than 1080p?

>>108797494
this
t. buyderized a blackwell 6000 to replace a 6800xt

>>108796118
If the parts aren't fried, you'll be lucky if you'll only need to reflow (Hot air guin required)

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what are we thinking?

Is 5080 serviceable for 5K gaming at 60fps?

>>108797257
That is pretty tight. If you have a lot of exhaust then you can get around the gpu choking that way or have that front fan run with an aggressive fan profile to brute force cool air. Ultimately test and if the gpu is staying giving advertised clocks then it is okay.

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I use Arctic's X1-3D monitor arm for mounting my screen. It is absurdly sturdy and in a pinch could be used for home defence. I'd like the cable management channel to be bugger though.

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>buy a used mouse from the US on ebay
>shipping to Canada is estimated to take 30 days
Holy fvark, I'm never ordering anything ever again from this website. Amazon's next day delivery have spoiled me...

>>108798500
I always go with North Bayou since it's cheap. Also lol, my NB arm costs half as much and it has vertical pivot while Arctic's doesn't.

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>>108798524
intredasting

>>108794785
Just get a chinesium Mini-PC and move on with your life.

>>108798561
This post was sponsored by minisforum.

>>108798561
and do what with it that cant be done on a phone

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>>108798541
Mine is F80 but still, cheaper than Arctic. The NB35 that's dual monitor costs as much as the Arctic X1-3D.

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>>108798578

>>108798486
native? Only if you don't plan to play the latest AAA slop cause those cannot even hit 60fps at 4k with a 5090

>>108798661
Seems fair.

>>108794785
Have a question if I may, do europeans actually take a train to switzerland whenever the need to stock up electronics?

>>108798661
>they sell a footrest for 200 bongs
what in tarnation

WTF why didnt nobody tell me earlier about DSC and this is why my mouse is so laggy
https://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?t=14097&sid=27008f2b2503553a577007f071353208&start=10

>>108799011
That thread is one of the stupidest things i've read in a long time.

>>108799075
you can turn it off hidden in the monitor osd or driver and feel the difference. its noticeable.

>>108799082
All the people complaining are using IPS screens and even then it is all vague head-fi arguments and are convincing themselves they are right based on placebo.

>>108799011
for real? I thought dsc was supposed to be invisible to the user

>>108797257
It looks like that GPU will request less than 200W; airflow should be fine.

>>108799281
>I thought dsc was supposed to be invisible to the user
Only under perfect conditions.

It's very obviously flawed once you start trying to squeeze a golf ball through the proverbial garden hose. To make it understandable, if you need it for just a small amount of compression then its fine. Anything more and it's a crap shoot. As far as latency theres a host of possible factors that can go into dcs latency. If you don't need dcs then you should be fine using dcs. If you absolutely need dcs then you're probably screwed. I wouldn't use dcs for any monitor that's more than 1080p 30hz.

For transferring data i have no idea.

>>108799377
Just another bullshit FUD.
DSC happens at the display controller level (ASIC), not via software.
It’s a fixed-pipeline process with a constant, microscopic, decompression.

>once you start trying to squeeze a golf ball through the proverbial garden hose.
Except the monitor only allows the maximum DSC-enabled framerate the hardware (and cable) can handle.
Keep your schizo bullshit to yourself. Stay in that Blurbusters thread.

>nvidia has a known buggy DSC implementation
>anons blame the monitor

>>108799414
how could AMD do this

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>>108798516
>buying a mouse during a hanta virus outbreak.

>>108799414
Except none of the credible monitor reviewers who play competitive FPS @ the monitor's DSC-enabled maximum refresh rate complain about your schizo bullshit.
Imagine the insecurity to make shit up in this thread.

>>108799418
They collude with Big Display. How the fuck do you think freesync took over the display world? *taps head*

>>108799377
>>108799414
regardless of the cause, if dsc fucks things up then its pretty unacceptable. thankfully the 80gbps bandwidth of dp2.1 seems to support 3440x1440 400hz or 4k240hz without dsc just fine so the new 5th gen ultrawide qdoleds that do 360hz dont need dsc

>>108799411
lmao you're the FUD man, see >>108799425

>>108799425
>"schizo" monitor owners who spent their hard earned cash on it and are on that one monitor for 100s of hours
>vs
>"reputable" e-celebs who get their monitors for free and rotate monitors every 5 hours
hmm, I wonder which is more trustworthy

>>108799445
Truth is not FUD. You enable DSC through the monitor because the display controller handles it.
DSC cannot cause input lag. Stay in that 2025 BlurBusters thread.
The new 360 Hz Pulsar LCDs are driving DSC just fine with "muh NVIDIA drivers".

>>108799463
>rotate monitors every 5 hours
Except these guys have a main monitor (usually an OLED) and have kept it for over two years.

>>108794785
>decide to upgrade my build
>add in a good mobo of 300 euros
>add pcu of 450 euros
>ow this is not that bad
>go to memory
>wtf
>nvm my 12700k intel will suffice
did not know it was this bad
reminds me of when i got my 3080rtx

>>108799429
What about dcs over mini display port?

>>108798707
That would be retarded since that's the most expensive country on the continent. Eastern Europe is where you get cheap shit. Though nowadays its the same price as ordering off Amazon.de

>>108799281
it can add anywhere between 0.5ms to 1.5ms of latency which is huge for a oled which is supposed to have 0.03-0.02ms gtg.

wasn't the science behind lossless dsc just gathering a bunch of randos in a room and asking them if they saw a difference

I recently bought a 4K, 240 Hz QD-OLED monitor (Gigabyte FO32U2) and, although I'm pleased with its picture quality, the DSC technology is terrible. I never experienced any black screens on my old Gigabyte M27QP (1440p, 170 Hz) LCD monitor connected to my RTX4080S, but as soon as I connected the OLED monitor with DSC enabled, I started seeing them. The latest firmware update for my monitor has drastically reduced the frequency of black screens, so it's tolerable.

DSC however affects my aiming very noticeable and that's not tollerable. I have played quake 1 / 2 / 3 since 1999 and my aiming and reaction time is much better compared to average gamers. With DSC enabled, my aim is no longer accurate. I don't know if it's a lag issue or if the GPU drivers don't sync mouse movement correctly, but my precision takes a big hit with DSC enabled. Not even Vsync, or DLSS FG reduce my precision so much. Luckily my monitor has DSC switch and 1440p 240Hz is still very usable from up close on such big monitor (my monitor has dedicated 24'inch 1440p picture mode).

>>108799656
That is how all audio and visual tests work anon. It is why in many circles the harman target for headphones is a taboo subject.

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>>108799485
He's a shitposting faggot. DSC adds almost no latency, whatever added is imperceptible.
DSC is applied to a vehicle's camera monitoring systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

>>108799644
>Using OSRTT, we measured display latency on the MSI MPG 341CQPX with DSC on and off, and there was no difference except for the margin of error. At 165Hz, display latency was 4.714ms with DSC on, and 4.718ms with DSC off.
>display latency was 4.714ms with DSC on, and 4.718ms with DSC off.
https://www.displayninja.com/what-is-dsc/

This is what Radeon card owners do to cope with their purchase and to avoid getting brand war reports.
They act like they're sharing a PSA when it's always poorfag coping >>108799414

>>108799672
lolno, the latency is real and human perceptible see >>108799664

>>108799656
pretty much. its visually lossless to the human eye but they never asked them how it feels.

>>108799672
dsc is a complicated handshake chain if one step in that chain is broken it fucks everything up from latency to nvidia black screens.

>>108799675
I'm not reading that obvious shitpost.
DSC physically cannot affect the PC's input lag. That's not how this works.
DSC is reliable enough to be applied in automotive consoles & electronic mirrors.

Just buy a HDMI 2.1 or Displayport 2.1 display and you dont have to deal with DSC.

>>108799678
> to nvidia black screens.
This is what Radeon card owners do to cope with their purchase and to avoid getting brand war reports.

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>>108799678
>complicated handshake chain
Not complicated. Those handshake issues only happen in less common setups like a triple widescreen racing sim.
You're not getting high refresh rates at that gaming setup to rely on DSC anyway.

>to nvidia black screens.
In your dreams.

>>108799712
I had dsc flashing with dual monitor already. It depends on screen Res and FPS from what I remember so having a 4k + non 4k Monitor may have more noticeable and longer flashing than two monitors with the same res

>>108799773
That's a Windows (DWM) issue, not NVIDIA or DSC.
DWM-related black screens are usually limited to when you're alt-tabbing, not during gameplay.

>>108799811
yea I forgot to mention when the resolution changed e.g. when a game starts or at alt tabbing

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>>108799813
Microsoft Windows issue.

>>108799819
did microshit ever fix this?

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>>108799819
>Update: seems like Version 26.2.2 fixed the Issue
Typical Radeon display driver issues as well.

What is the cheapest GPU that supports AV1 encoding & decoding? I think the GTX 5050 is it from NVIDIA, but what about Intel & AMD? Which offers the best encoding & decoding performance?

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>1080Ti
>650$ USD
What in the fucking world is wrong with these retards?

The XG27AQWMG hits the boxes of what I'm looking for, but the banding issue is a dealbreaker. Are there any similar monitors upcoming worth waiting for?

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>New DSC-is-bad-shitposter
remember this guy is a retard and don't even know what chroma subsampling is
literally mentally ill and tech illiterate

as much problems and dsc might or might not have, she's retarded