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

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PUT THIS THREAD HERE
MOVE

Why is this general so dead?

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Did I fuck up? Is this mouse good or could I bought something that's not a major namebrand?

any case obsessed freaks in murica buy cooler master Q300L V3? how's the build quality compared to V2?

>>109252458
I've had it for about a year and a half and it still works the only thing that doesn't work anymore is the button under the scroll wheel to turn free spin on/off it actually moves a physical mechanism to retain the wheel or release it and I guess some cheeto dust got inside and it doesn't do anything now but at least it's stuck on normal scroll wheel mode instead of free spin.

>wanted to make a NAS a few years ago
>bought a few drives just to get started
>fast forward today
>drive prices are crazy so I can't expand setup

please, when are drive prices coming down? I'm somewhat lucky because I already have 56TB of storage (plus 2x26TB externals), but I'm worried about failure/filling the drives up

>>109252221
because the economy sucks, ram and storage prices are insane, and there's no games worth playing, so no one's building new pcs anymore

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bros, I need help finding a good replacement for this fan (it's loud af right now). It's a fan from my PSU. 135mm, 12V 0.5A... but it's TWO PIN!
When I search for 135mm fans, all I see are fans from unknown brands and I don't know what to choose.
Can someone pls help me find a decent and quiet fan?

>>109253506
> no games worth playing
bizarre cope
most people are itt because they want to on some level play games, or they like the idea of it.

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is it okay to pump in front of rear fan?
or do you put it tucked with your RAMs?

>>109253981
did you try removing the sticker to add oil to the bearing?

>>109251991
has this leninmaxxer returned from his exile to the backwoods of georgia with his magnum opus yet?

>>109254110
Nope. I did try this in the past but with no success since the fan was "sealed". It made no difference. I can try again but how long will this fix last? Also, any suggestion for the oil? I don't think I have any (other than WD40).

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shill pill me ROG Loki PSU. it's $249,99 it has to be good right?

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>>109254099
>is it okay to pump in front of rear fan?
If you're talking about the liquid tubes, it's better to have it facing the rear fan if you can set it up that way.
The front intake is the most impactful set of fans.

>>109254150
It has RBG.
What more do you want?

>>109251570
then you don't understand how memory busses work. if you have that kind of setup, only the first 24GB will have the full 384bits of bandwidth while the last 8GB will have 2/3 the bandwidth for operating on a 256bit bus

>>109254150
If you buy ROG gear, you need to go full retard and get their highest tier component (ROG Thor).
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/

>>109254150
it has the specialized 12-pin cabels for RTX 5080s

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Avoid buying case fans with outdated designs.
A Noctua sticker doesn't magically overcome the S12A fan's design deficiencies.
Pick one of the fans recommended by HWCooling.net if you want something nice.
https://www.hwcooling.net/en/which-fan-to-choose-and-when-from-premium-to-budget-models/

>>109254162
yeah makes sense no need to tuck away expensive ram with pump tubes

>>109254200
>>109254217
Nvidia, ROG and Noctua fanboys need brain surgery

>>109254150
If you seriously have around $250 to burn on a high-end 1000W PSU, get the Dark Power 14 for $270.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43MXsY/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000-w-80-titanium-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bp020us

>>109254132
petroleum based oil. WD40 could work too. just a few drops. put another sticker on it to keep dust out if the original sticker looses adhesion. else, just find a fan with the same power output and swap the tail with a soldering iron.

Why do pc parts always come with gaudy ass case stickers? Do people seriously like that shit?

>>109254287
>Why do pc parts always come with gaudy ass case stickers?
They do?
I've built like five PCs now and I never see that.

>>109254294
Nta but I've seen stickers included with motherboards mostly and noctua coolers too

how bad Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E is for 9800x3d it comes free with RAM deal

5070 ti bros ? Are we getting scammed ? Super is coming
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-super-415w-tdp/

>>109254314
>415w house fire
No thank you, I'm perfectly happy with my 210w 5070ti

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Should i waitfag for the 10800x3d or are the estrogen cores shit?

>>109254340
9800x3d is already overkill and even 9850x3d is super overkill

but if AMD combos upcoming RX 10900 XT with 10800X3D i would recommend not to wait lol

>>109254340
>10800x3d
>Estrogen cores
U wot m8?

Bought an RX 9070 XT. Was that a mistake?

>>109254334
5070ti super is 350w

>>109254358
zen6 will have estrogen cores apparently

>>109254358
You expect someone who talks like that to not be retarded?

>>109254365
Zen6 mobile will have it like zen5 mobile
There's hasn't been a leak about zen6 desktop or zen6 server having e-cores so you probably misinterpreted a leak

3 Front fans -> Air Cooler -> Rear Exhaust

or

3 Front fans -> AIO -> Rear Exhaust

which is best dust proof clearance?

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>>109254360
No because it's actually the best price/performance currently, and even if rnda5 makes rdna4 be forgotten by amd it's not a bad card. It literally runs anything i want at 1440p.

>>109254374
Dust filters.

>>109254375
How are the drivers? I've heard bad things about amd gpu support in the past.

>>109254374
An air purifier next to your case.

>>109254389
I use linux so it's heaven. Don't know about windows doe.

>>109254374
Submerse your case in mineral oil.

>>109254388
>>109254398
>>109254405
i pumped that for ai to see what it says

>>109254374
Positive pressure will help prevent dust, but at the cost of slightly worse thermals.

>>109254424
>1°C to 5°C better thermals but hey lets fill the case with dust and cat hair
bro

>>109254314
The super series will be unaffordable/unobtainable.

>>109254364
300w on paper, 210w irl

How would I go about disabling an Intel CPU's overclocking or putting a cap on it? Win11, i7-14700k, 5070Ti.

I've been experiencing crashes and bluescreens across various games more often than I'd like, and when looking up the various error codes consistently find mentions of it being related to unstable CPU overclocks. I haven't done any manual overclocking, but from what I've heard the clock or voltage is automatically adjusted in response to load, which would make sense as the cause when most of these crashes have been upon starting some CPU-intensive task. How hard would it be to either put a cap on its ability to do that, or set it at a fixed speed to stop it entirely, and how could I do so with minimal performance compromise? For reference the specific BSOD codes were
>DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER
>IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
>KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Have already done DISM/sfc and a full driver reinstall with DDU, but want to be sure I know what I'm doing before I start fucking around in the bios.

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Just learned X870 Aorus Stealth is the best mobo only getting beaten by overbuilt mobos at $600 range and second best being either X870 Tomahawk or B850 Tomahawk depending on budget skimps

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>>109254459
Just copy paste your question into Gemini. You'll get a step by step answer on how to fix it.

>>109254459
sorry anon, that model of cpu is known to rapidly degrade under older intel microcodes
the best you can do is flash a newer bios with the new microcodes and hope for the best
i'd recommend flashing the bios with bios flashback so it bypasses the unstable cpu which may corrupt the bios flash
if it's still unstable afterwards, start an RMA with intel to exchange it for a new cpu

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I have never spent more than $200 on a mobo

>>109254478
The Aorus Stealth is really good but pricey but worth the money. Like an X870 board dabs on X870E ROG Hero ($600) at $350

>>109254469
When you say "degrade", do you mean full-on hardware degradation?
That makes sense though, my bios is significantly out of date (7/2023) now that I check it, and the release notes on MSI's site make mention of microcode updates several times. I'll go ahead and flash the bios. It's only had stability problems under heavy load, so it should be fine, but I'll err on the side of caution.

>>109254486
yes, hardware degradation. as in your cpu stops being stable at the voltages intel tested your cpu at in the factory

>>109254306
Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E is a passable motherboard, nothing special.
The board will handle the 9800X3D just fine (update the BIOS to the latest stable version).
Get the board for the memory bundle.

>>109254486
It might be too late to protect that chip, it's already damaged if you're experiencing crashes and instabilities.
I'd start an RMA to get a replacement.
Here's the official statements.
https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Desktop-Instability-Root-Cause/m-p/1633442
https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Vmin-Shift-Instabilty-Update-New/m-p/1686948

These 13/14th gen i7 and i9 CPUs need manual tuning (setting a strict maximum Vcore VR limit, undervolting, power limiting, and maybe even a -100 MHz downclock).

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Why the fuck did Logitech stop making the g600
It's the only mouse I've ever found in the middle of the venn diagram of features I now need (side buttons, easily switchable DPI, mouse wheel nudge)
I literally bought a Japanese Logicool g600 as a backup and after mentioning it to a buddy in Japan he bought and shipped me another one. Why do they still make them new over there?
Why does every company that makes a good product I like just fucking discontinue the product (no modern HAF XB EVO case for instance)

If anyone here owns a 990 Pro SSD, you should run some reasonable (realistic) stress test to confirm the drive isn't from a defective batch.
My 2 TB 990 Pro didn't even have 200 GB written and its controller suddenly failed (long PC boot time because SSD controller wouldn't complete system handshake, drive not recognized in BIOS & OS).
I bought the drive directly from Samsung US, and the RMA process was very smooth (filed on Monday, received replacement today).
They sent me a brand new 2 TB 9100 Pro.

My 990 Pro was manufactured in 2023 Feb 19.
They test the drive before sending a replacement unit. Don't do anything stupid that might void the warranty.

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>>109254492
>>109254530
Gotcha. The bios update went off without an issue, so I'll hope that alone is enough to fix it. If I keep running into issues I'll get on an RMA. Looks like Intel has a thing where you can put a deposit down for your replacement that they refund when the old one gets to them so that solves my main worry with it. Thanks lads, should've asked here sooner.

>>109253990
If they can't already play their games with an older mid build (all games worth playing can be played by a PC no more powerful than a PS5) that's their own fault

>>109254577
You should go to Advanced CPU setting in the BIOS' OC menu to set a Vcore VR limit (1.35V or 1.30).
This guy explains the shitshow a bit using an MSI BIOS, you don't have to watch the whole thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmU3COA-32E

If you can't be bothered to go through the RMA, the voltage limit + negative boost offset should keep the CPU running stably for a while.
You won't lose too much performance with a -100 or -200 MHz downclock.
You should get a replacement before the warranty lapses.

>>109254573
What firmware version were you using?

>>109254573
my defective 980 pro steered me away from their drives forever
thankfully micron and skhynix makes better ssds

>>109254605
Always the latest one, that 990 Pro didn't have the health degradation issue (checked CrystalDiskInfo & Magician regularly).
The controller just died.

>AMD R7 3700x
>2x16GB DDR4
>GTX 1080 8GB
this shit still enough?

>>109254664
If they're running your games at an acceptable image quality & performance (FPS, frame time), sure.

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>>109254533
Hope you picked up a logicool g600 from ebay before they went up in price! I leave it unplugged in my drawer until it's MMO season again.

This is my very first time using an AIO CPU cooler. What should I expect and what are the warning signs that I need to get a new one?

>>109254708
>What should I expect
Better than air cooling.
You might want to learn how to set custom fan curves to minimize operating noise..
Setting a static pump speed is nice for the AIO's longevity (around 50~70% RPM is enough for most people).
Arctic has a nice fan curve adjustment guide, the concept can be applied to other AIOs.
https://support.arctic.de/en/pwm-settings

>what are the warning signs that I need to get a new one?
Get HWInfo and check the CPU temperature from time to time.
https://www.hwinfo.com/
If you notice significantly higher CPU temps in idle & load, there is something wrong with the AIO (dead pump, insufficient coolant)

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>>109251991
What's the easiest way to fix this?

>>109254782
a few velcro straps and whole bunch of patience

whatever happened to luks smith?

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Where is my AX1000 thermaltake?

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>>109254340
Yes

zen 6 = early 27
rdna5 = mid 27
zen 7 = early 29?
rdna6 = mid 27?
zen 8 = early 31?
rdna7 = mid 31?
so the best time to buy a new computer will be 2030, buying zen 7 rdna6, because prices fall down slowly for 1 year and then they get stale.
zen 8 is going to be expensive because am6 socket and ddr6.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyBTy6al0Vo
>This is a detailed technical review of the 75-inch TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV, which positions itself as a premium flagship competing directly against high-end OLEDs and RGB Mini LED models.

>Key Strengths
>Exceptional screen uniformity — One of the cleanest Mini LED panels tested, with minimal dirty screen effect or banding.
>Strong native contrast — Uses TCL’s new WHVA 2.0 Ultra VA panel (~6,500:1 native contrast).
>Advanced local dimming — Over 10,000 zones on the 75-inch model with precise control excellent blooming suppression and deep blacks (best TCL local dimming Vincent has seen).
>Brightness — Very high peak HDR brightness (thousands of nits on small windows), impactful highlights.
>Color — SQD (Super Quantum Dot) technology delivers wide color gamut and strong volume.
>Gaming — Full HDMI 2.1 support, low input lag.

>Areas Needing Improvement
>Dynamic tone mapping — Often over-brightens HDR content (recommend disabling for accuracy).
>Some shadow detail / accuracy trade-offs in pursuit of deeper blacks.
>Local dimming behavior can vary with average picture level (APL).
>Minor off-axis issues (typical VA panel).
>Price — Flagship-level pricing raises the question of whether it fully justifies the cost compared to OLED rivals.

>Verdict
>Vincent concludes that the X11L is TCL’s most mature and refined Mini LED yet, delivering impressive picture quality that can compete at the high end. It earns a Highly Recommended award for buyers seeking a bright, high-contrast LED TV with excellent uniformity and local dimming. However, it’s not perfect, and value depends on pricing and personal priorities (e.g., vs OLED black levels or other features).

Man, miniled seems to have caught up to OLED in the tv space. Miniled monitors soon?

>>109255263
Listen motherfucker I spent $6,000 on this piece of shit, nothing is coming out ever.

>>109255263
am5 will be a dead platform in 2030 and won't be worth building a new system on

>>109255279
that's like saying am4 is dead now because am5 is active, it isnt true, am4 is the value option for gaming and workstation
am5 will follow the same route, specially if they move from dimms to camm2 in the ddr5, which I think it'll happen because AI can't wait 2031 for ddr6 to be ready, it needs to be working right now

>>109255284
lga1700 is better in every way if you're stuck on ddr4
building a new am4 system in the last 3 years didn't and still don't make sense

>>109255289
it makes sense in the ram shortage world and made sense during zen 4 and early zen 5 days, zen 4 was expensive because new platform and zen 5 was too small of an upgrade from zen 4 to justify moving
zen 6 was going to be the value entry point into am5 but the ai bubble happened

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>mfw realized newegg sold out of $1099 g.skill 2x16gb 6000cl26 1.45v ULL neo-x kits
who's paying that much for only 32gb of ram?!

>>109255277
What specs?

>>109255320
The motherboard was the most expensive part. But Asus X870E Glacial, 5080, 64GB of DDR5, and AMD Ryzen 9950X3D2.

>>109255321
you shoulda gotten a crummy b850+9800x3d and put the money towards a 5090 instead

>>109255329
I think that still ends up being a full $1,000 over what I paid.

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Why """"might"""" make it, ddr bros.

>>109255471
all the pic show is how the u.s. became a banana republic, those are two of the most important people in that country and their entire economy revolves around decisions these two make.

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>>109251991
are these any good? ssd in my laptop died and of course the prices are already fucked up. only this and WD blue are ok-ish price-wise in my europoor country

>>109255496
ok correction, found one store with lexar nm790 at the same price

>>109255471
tl;dr on stealing apples phone technology?

>>109255652
They trained apple employees to bypass security systems and steal apple data so they could give it to open AI and Sam Altman.

>>109255321
Any reason why you got the glacial? The display is nice as it defaults to sensor data but unless you want to run fucktons of m2 the dark hero would have done the job too without fully ditching the hdmi out on the motherboard

>>109255748
Nta
He chose that board for his full white build

I have ryzen 7500f and Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE. I only need to replace the mechanical fan part (makes clicking scratching noises that makes CPU lag in sync) but don't know how to google it since it equates fan with the whole fan + heat sink set, what fan do I need to buy?

Any idea/leaks on when Zen 6 is releasing? also do you reckon that Zen 5 processors will drop in price once that happens?

>>109255809
Possibly at CES in January next year
it seems like novalake will be released earlier sometime in Q4 of this year

Im going for this build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rjJw3R (it's missing the ASUS PRIME B850m-f motherboard, i can't find it on pcpartpicker for some reason)..

>>109255794
I see. It's not bad other than having no hdmi out but the EATX form factor can cause issues in some cases without any benefit from it unless you really go all out on the m2s

>>109255844
>gaming on a 1660 in current year, paired with a 9600X at that
this is not incompetence, it's bait

>>109255922
kek i forgot to say i'm reusing my old GPU because i can't afford a new GPU yet, so i'm getting the full platform and in 2-3 months will get the 9070 or whatever GPU i decide on

cpu overhead still an issue with the b580?
Got a ryzen 5 7600x and 32gb ddr5, going for a affordable 1440p build

>>109256029
in native DX11 apps yes but you just run those in DXVK and get better performance than reviews

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If that fucking 32 inch RGB miniled doesn't come to EU I swear to god I am going to IMPORT IT!

>>109256029
get b850

>>109255904
I considered buying one but noped out because the display requires the mother of all bloatware, armoury crate, to be configured. I would have gotten it had it been a plain RGB faceplate

>>109256201
openrgb supports asus motherboards

>>109256201
The glacial defaults to a sensor panel if you don't set up anything which is nice

I can get a PG32UCDMZ for 670 eurobucks. It's an older monitor with DP 1.4. Worth it considering the DP 2 version costs significantly more?

>>109256284
use the HDMI 2.1

>7800xt
>7600
into
>9070xt 630€
>9800x3d 420€
Thoughts? Are there any life-changing gens coming out soon?

>>109256298
Apparently, its HDMI doesn't do 240Hz without DSC either, but that was only said about the monitor without Z at the end, if that even changes anything.

https://youtu.be/qywLwR7KT9M?t=1674

How build computer?

>>109256381
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2btVcytq1o

>>109256360
New Zen ditches iGPU, so you won't get bloated display IO.

>>109256377
the compression ratio over DP 1.4 is 39% you will notice image quality loss over HDMIs 3%

https://trychen.com/feature/video-bandwidth

>>109255483
retards have been shotcallers forever. its just now visible to zhe public

>>109256360
>Are there any life-changing gens coming out soon?
No because people can't afford to build computers.

>>109251991
I miss luke, even if he was a christcuck.

noctua has an aio wtf

>>109256532
yeah its now the best AIO
i wonder what type of freak buys ROG Ryuji

>>109256505
I can afford it, but I ain't gonna pay $2000 just to play the latest kojimbo game... and what else?

>>109256532
because nobody recommends aircoolers anymore. amd and intel page both say water cooling recommended for x3d and their ultra chips.

>>109256582
Again, you can't afford it.

>>109256607
Hell, you're right, I'm just too damned poor to have game studios make stuff I enjoy playing.

>>109256582
>>109256618
what rig are you looking we just did 1.7k rig last thread

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>>109255804
>I only need to replace the mechanical fan part (makes clicking scratching noises that makes CPU lag in sync) but don't know how to google it since it equates fan with the whole fan + heat sink set, what fan do I need to buy?
Any decent 120mm case fan should work with that fan clip.
I recommend Arctic P12 Pro or Endorfy Stratus 120 PWM over the TL-C12C PWM originally included in that cooler.

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Meanwhile in Europe

>>109256532
A good AIO provides more thermal headroom for CPU overclocking and undervolting than an NH-D15 air cooler.

>>109255471
I want to see Muskrat irreparably publicly humiliated
Like this nigga needs to get a wedgie and laughed at on live tv

>>109256748
>New feature
>the driver now reports your ip address and gps location to nvidia every 60 seconds

If I'm going to build a gaming PC to sell, should I do stuff like de-bloat Windows so it runs faster? Or should I leave Windows as-is?

>>109255652
If you were an Apple engineer and interviewed at OpenAI, they asked you to bring confidential Apple stuff with you to the interview.

>Apple says evidence on an employee's work-issued device indicates [OpenAI hardware lead and former Apple designer Tang] Tan instructed her to "bring some parts" she worked on to an interview, suggesting she show OpenAI batteries, SIPs, logic boards, and other hardware. It was not an isolated incident, and Apple claims several OpenAI interviewees were asked to do the same.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai/

>If you only want 1TB, it should cost around $70.
lol

>>109256859
As-is unless you're requested to do so.

>>109256859
your end user will either a) not know enough about PCs to give a shit about bloat or b) reformat it anyway

you can throw in a line in the listing that says "Setup available for $50, including removal of unnecessary programs" or something

how do you plan on making any money anyway? shit is so expensive

>>109256881
Okay. I kind of figured as much.

I'll just leave it as is, and set up a local admin account with no password. If they want to log into Microsoft and get their data farmed it's no skin off my nose.

>>109256904
>throw in a line in the listing that says "Setup available for $50, including removal of unnecessary programs" or something
That's honestly not an awful idea.

>how do you plan on making any money anyway? shit is so expensive
Find good sale deals, and then sell the parts at cost.
Also write off business expenses so it lowers my taxes.

>>109256570
>ROG Ryuji
I had a Ryujin 3 Extreme. I was able to use AIDA64 to configure the screen instead of Armory Crate which didn't require much background processing power. Overall pretty good but the price is ridiculous.

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>>109254217
Anything but Noctua's 120mm Gentle Typhoon clone and their 200mm was mediocre at best.
The G2s are better but they're really trying anything but making thicker fans. Once Cooler Master releases their metal fans it'll be over for Noctua. Thermalright already overshadowed them for slim fans.

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More 250k tweaking. Now running 5.7 across all p-cores. Found that i can actually push the P core voltage quite high if i sacrifice some multi threading by giving it a TDP and temp clamp.

VCC Core Voltage -offset 0.075v 1.428v
CPU P Core Voltage +offset 0.120v 1.331v
CPU E Core Voltage -offset 0.095 0.855v
CPU Ring override 1.1v
VCC SA Voltage -offset 0.085 1.218v

Does the VCC need to be that high? Is it even high? What about the P core voltages? What are reasonable max voltages? I've relaxed the temperature limits a bit to 80c while maintaining a 125w TDP limit.

This is STALKER GAMMA running at 720p to induce a CPU bottleneck, with all P core threads pinned to the game using taskset.

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>gamma

>>109256916
>Also write off business expenses so it lowers my taxes.
I don't know enough about taxes to say if this makes sense or not, but pretty sure you can only write off expenses related to a business. and if it's a business, you probably have to charge tax to your customers and pay taxes yourself

I've seen a lot of freelance pc builders on Marketplace, but I'm really curious if they're turning a profit. I'd sooner direct a relative to buy from a known prebuilt company than a random guy off Marketplace, because at least there's some guarantee of quality

in either case, good luck. I'm curious if there's actually any profit in doing that

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>>109256954
Bloodborne on nightly shadps4 with the cores pinned. The FPS counter is misleading, the game is actually running at 30fps.

>>109256954
What is the performance difference when you just use estrogen cores for games?

>>109256985
I haven't actually done tests for this, but i notice some games like DOOM ETERNAL uses literally everything, while others like shadps4 and stalker only use a handful at a time, so i figured in these cases it was better to pin the P cores to those games. I may do some actual testing later.

>>109256968
Basically what you do is you write off more then you spend.
So I'll write of the cost of the PC parts, time worked on the PC to build it (give myself like 20$/hr), and costs like shipping, fuel costs to pick up parts, etc. Basically all the stuff like buying boxes, jawa/ebay seller fees, can be written off.

So if I sell the PC for $2500, but it "cost" me $2700 to make it, then I get $200 off of my taxes.

is 32GB-6000-48CL too much for 9800x3d?

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>>109257038
amd says no

>>109257017
you can't run a business with the expectation of losing money just so you can write it off

if you run deficit, it can't be classified as a business. and you can't write off expenses related to a hobby

adding imaginary labour costs doesn't work and could flag an audit if you're creating consistent losses without a clear profit intent

>>109257043
theres $360 for 48CL

>>109257092
CL doesnt matter on Ryzen. The FCLK is the limiter not the RAM and the FCLK scales with RAM bandwidth not CL.

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Is 16+2+2 motherboard worth it for 9800x3d i mean yeah but are they worth $250-400 price tags for that alone

>>109256916
>I'll just leave it as is, and set up a local admin account with no password.
Can't you just do the OOBE shit to have them set it up for themselves? When I sold my last gaming PC, I reformatted the Windows 11 and then installed drivers in the OOBE mode. And I also had it booted up into the OOBE mode for when the buyer came over so that he could see it running.

What's the easiest way to use play games on my OLED TV with my gaming PC in the other room?

>>109257188
A very long HDMI cable.

>>109257218
I considered adding a "(other than a long cable)" but thought it wasn't necessary

>>109257188
stream via a steam link or something

>>109254287
haven't seen stickers in over a decade.
did you just wake up from a coma?

>>109257309
i still have my MSI stickers

>>109254533
that's the mmo mouse I tried and I realized I hate mmo mice.
I can sell you mine it's been sitting in a box for like 5 years.

>>109257188
I use a $8 Chinese HDMI cable that's 10 meters long for exactly that.

>>109254782
unplug everything.
plug things back in being conscious of how you're routing it.
use velcro or zip ties or packaging twist ties to keep cables together.

>>109255270
how's the motion blur?

>>109257343
At best I'd just be grouping wires together and using service loops to shorten any excessive lengths.

>>109256360
retarded since zen 4 and 5 are essentially the same.

>>109257375
>6 core non x3d to 8 core x3d is basically the same
retard

what would be rx 10800 xt prices

>>109257188
long cable or stream to a device connected to the tv or just dock something like a steam deck.

>>109257383
zen6 new tech 2 more weeks trust the plan.

>>109256298
>>109256284
Does it have high latency at 60Hz?

>>109257388
$900 +- 100

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>>109257072
As long as you can prove you are attempting to make a profit you have 3 years to operate at a net loss.

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>>109257174
I was planning to run a bunch of bench marks to post with the listing and then leave those installed so the buyer could also test for themselves.

Would it be better to just do a Windows reset and let them set up their own profile?

>>109257188
Get a Fiber optic cable. You want one that has USB power supply as well. The longer the cable the harder it is to get a display through the cable. It needs external power to go long distances.

>>109255748
>>109255904
>>109255794
Full-white + I'm nearly certain my Noctua case can fit it and also whatever future-proofing it can provide.

>>109257464
>I was planning to run a bunch of bench marks to post with the listing and then leave those installed so the buyer could also test for themselves.
You can leave things installed in the OOBE mode.

>>109257464
>3ft cable
>$100
God damn the video market is repugnant.

anyone tuning their 5800x3d? what TREFI are you running?

>>109257539
>You can leave things installed in the OOBE mode.
Really? I'll have to look into how to do that.
I'm sure there's guides somewhere online.

https://fi.pcpartpicker.com/list/w6FPfp

Opinions on a home server build?

Why can't people greentext in this general
Or maybe it's just one anon

>>109257553
To be fair, the 50ft cable is like $120.
You are paying more for a lot, a lot less when you buy the short ones.

>>109257560
trick question?

>>109257565
https://technine.be/2025/12/13/how-to-use-audit-mode-in-windows-11-oobe-to-update-a-device-without-full-configuration/

I guess the technical term is "audit mode". It creates a temporary administrator account, allows installing shit, and when you're done, you can set it up to boot into the proper OOBE flow afterwards, where the end-user makes their own persistent account.

>>109257577
?

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>>109257588

>>109257566
You might get better feedback in >>109245244

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>>109257574
>$120
They're not though?
Bought this one for my oled tv in my bedroom a year ago and it's been great. Handles 4k/120 with hdr on flawlessly.
Just don't try to run it through a DisplayPort to hdmi adapter unless you plan on running it at 4k/60 or 1440p/120 because those things always have problems.

>>109257587
Good to know. Thank you.
That's probably the best option to go with.

These GPU stands are magnetic. Should I not use these in my PC?

>>109257599
alright, pretty sure I saw jufes retarded guide on ddr4 that someone leaked here last year and was talking about tuning trefi on AM4

>>109257609
>is too retarded to use a question mark correctly
>is too retarded to actually read
1. That brand is not true fiber optic, it also has copper wires in it.
2. Without external power you have significant attenuation of HDMI single every 10 feet or so.
3. The 50ft for 120$ was talking about this >>109257464 brand.

>>109257609
>not modular
that's why.

>>109257635
he mains intel systems so i wouldn't trust his advice on tuning amd systems

>>109257309
every ROG product I know of comes with stickers

>>109257721
I feel like Noctuas also come with something like that.

>>109257309
my new intel cpu came with one, noctua comes with them, some gpus will too. I feel bad when I don't get one.

Even digit I pick up this 9070 xt at my best buy and switch to Linux, odd I just cope with what I've got

>>109257861
You can evenly divide 1 into 0.5 and 0.5
Go get that 9070xt, anon.

Though, I'd suggest getting one off facebook or something. I got a 9070xt yesterday for $500 USD.

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Thinking about HAVN BF 360 Flow is it best airflow case?

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>>109257877
>case autism
You have perfectly useable boxes already.

>>109257877
I don't exactly see what it's supposed to do better than similar cases except for the build quality and QoL like easy cable management that comes for a price of course.

>>109256985
I ran stalker again with out pinning cores and it seems to be around 5% faster just doing it's own thing

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>>109257909
>>109257956
I guess i could think about LANCOOL 216 too or Fractal Design Meshify 2

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I genuinely thought a ps5 pro might be a decent buy some times to buy gaimes just because I wanna play a few exclusive titles
but considering
>ps deletes your account after 3 years and all your purchased media if you don't log in
>removing all physical media now
kinda demoralized me to even caring considering they already increased prices and 30fps games
consoles prove they are just shit again

makes it simpler for me to avoid consoles I guess, it's over

>>109258062
It's funny, I had a moment this year where I was turning against pc gaming and seriously considering swapping back to consoles as well as going back to physical media, then Sony turned around and blasted shit on everyone
Guess I'm sinking in the pc ship, wherever the industry is taking it

>>109258062
consoles are always a joke, they are only worth buying when they are very old and you get them for $100, like the ps4 pro is a fun thing to buy now and joke around with it

>>109258062
>>ps deletes your account after 3 years and all your purchased media if you don't log in
They don't.

Is SteamOS a viable alternative to Win11?

>>109258062
I had a PS5 pro and a lot of games, and these sony niggers just keep trying to fuck me over so i cut my losses and closed my account, and sold the console. I spent the money and a bit more upgrading my PC instead finally getting on DDR5

youtubers needed to be making content like this for a long time, I'm glad they started doing it, people will go back to these types of videos for the next 10 years to get the best settings on midrange hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qPtukKhlpc

>>109258062
they will remove your purchased media if some license expires too

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>>109257909
>>109257956
Or maybe once again the Chinks just won.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkrc56II9UM

>>109258162
but HAVN cases are good. It's just a matter of taste and budget

>>109258129
Linux has been viable since 2020 if you don't play kernel anticheat slop. (Which is still an issue, but I digress.)

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>>109258218
the 217 Inf is better for 9800X3D, BF3 is for GPUs like RTX 5090s. Also according to reddit 217 Inf is literally better with air cooler than AIO

>>109258129
straight up downgrade from cachyos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJfN7qXfZpQ

>>109258376
Stop spamming slop.

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>>109258444
when they return RAM prices to normals again

mlid is in a bad content draught, huh, can't even be bothered to click his stuff
I guess it's because the hardware cycle is bigger now, everything is being delayed, cps, gpus
I want to see rdna6 leaks

>>109258497
In what life situation do you require "leaks", like at all
how does leaks improve your anything ever

>>109258549

>>109258557
should have bought an endgame gear mouse instead of this macfag cybertruck copy

>>109258557
Cybertruck ass mouse.

>>109258557
mice for when you want to be invited to an epic jewish party with cute girls of questionable age on an elite owned island but you're so cringe not even they want you

>>109258376
what does butts have to do with that!?

>>109258557
the mouse is orientated the wrong way anon. the long part is supposed to face the front and have the buttons and not the other way around.

>>109254194
The 1060 3gb vs 1060 6gb have the same bandwidth even though both the 3gb and 6gb GPU's have the same number of chips (500MB vs 1GB chips).
I'm just looking at the GB/s on techpowerup.
I noticed they have the 5090 SE on techpowerup, but it's only listed as 24gb, if it had 32gb (mixing chips) it would have exactly the same bandwidth as 24gb variant since the chip count is the same and it's running around the same memory speed.
The 3090 runs at 1TB/s while the 5090 SE is listed as 1.2TB/s, but that's explained by having a significantly higher memory speed (I guess the fab got upgraded to yield better).
And if they swapped every single chip with a 3GB chip so that it reaches 36GB, it would also run a slightly better bandwidth that Samsung advertises their new chips having a higher clock (but I don't know if it's higher than the boosted clocks on the 5090 SE? since the numbers are old).

>>109258557
Bitch ass nigga/10

>>109258647
i love cute butts too!!

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I feel like I should frame this and hang it up near my desk at this point

>>109258376
>better with air cooler than AIO
I dont know but I wouldn't run a high end CPU with a 1kg+ air cooler but I know plenty of anons do here.

>>109258782
When did you order this?

>>109258915
>179.99 GBP
Where does RAM cost 180 Gay Big Penises?

So I have everything except the cpu, should I wait for the zen 6 shit or just buy zen 5 npw?

>>109258921
Have you not been collecting Good Boy Points, anon?

>>109253990
the industry will be collapsing and people like you will still be screaming that its a golden age
deep mental illness

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>>109258939
saying people like video games prompts you to say that huh

Gaming is only collapsing if you only care about western slop. Nippon strong.
Western devs will see their game only sold 8 million copies and fire the whole team, meanwhile Japanese devs will see their game sold 10,000 copies and pop bottles of champagne.

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>>109258915
Good old times.

>>109259039
Capcom and Sony had their entire corporate game structure stolen out from under them, Square Enix employs Anita, and Nintendo is now solidly a brand for trannies.

>>109254782
hang yourself with. only a true retard could be capable of creating a mess like this to begin with.

>>109258129
it's a handheld/controller OS.

>>109258921
did you really think ram was going to be expensive forever?

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>>109258939
there are plenty of good games that are already out, releasing, and still being developed.
I am happy that the industry is collapsing and all the people releasing bad games are going out of business.

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>>109259039
western games are still better.
nobody even remembers your fotm eastern gacha or mmo that has servers shut down within 4 months of release.

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>he posts deadslop

>>109259130
>bad dota 2
>good
play the GOOD game

hitboxes in deadlock are such a joke, I can tell most of those "attacks" aren't hitting those people

>>109259167
it's made for women. ofc hitboxes are huge. it's just overwatch again.

>>109259130
>>109259141
i thought that game died

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>>109259154
I play all 3 of them, dota cs deadlock.

not a single one of those is good tho

>>109259167
crosshairs aren't accurate in replays, track the bullets.

>>109259096
Only a true ESL could write like that; you're eternally below me, jeetoid.

What are the benefits of faster ram

>>109259285
it's a meme. more ram is better.

>>109259242
He's based dude, let hime alone

>>109259285
It's faster.

>>109259285
32gb-6000-30/48CL for 9800x3d

>>109259285
the difference with 30CL and 38CL in FPS is like 0,0005%,

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oo i need bottom fans or not.

>>109259335
>let hime

>>109259474
Lesbian, I thought it was obvious

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Chinks blessing me with discounted RAM when I needed it.

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How much will I be kneecapping myself by getting 16GB DDR5 along with a 9600X+9070XT? I haven't built a desktop PC in ages and 32GB pushes it over the limit of being a reasonable proposition for me, I'm pretty liquid atm but I just don't want to spend that much. The alternative is just sticking with my laptop for another 2-3 years or however long it takes for prices to normalize.

>why not get DDR4?
In my particular shithole country, any savings I could get by going with DDR4 would be completely offset by the premium of getting an AM4 CPU good enough that it wouldn't completely bottleneck the GPU.

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>>109259285

>>109259502
get 32GB there are cheap DDR5 still somehwere just get 38cl or something

>>109259502
16GB is completely fine for gaming at least. 32GB is only needed for heavy development and production work.

By the time you need 32GB, it will probably be at least 2028 where RAM price have fallen.

>>109259502
You could buy one ddr5 stick then get the other whenever (make sure it's the same kind). 16GB of ram is the minimum I would get in 2026.

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>>109259512
Unfortunately not in the third world anon. Cheapest kit of DDR5 available anywhere is $650. 2x8 is a bit less than that, though it is much faster
>>109259519
Is 2028 the currently estimated date for things to start coming down? I've seen headlines that estimate 2030 or 2032, although that could just be fearmongering as far as I know
>>109259529
1x16GB is actually the cheapest option available, though I wasn't considering it up to this point. Again, I haven't built a desktop PC in forever but my understanding was that single channel made performance slow to a crawl

>>109259485
I don't speak ESLnese.

>>109259496
I literally just bought like 64GB for $800 and I'm seething

>>109259559
>Is 2028 the currently estimated date for things to start coming down?
Nobody fucking knows. I bought a 2x16 GB kit of DDR5 in a slight panic after seeing a Lexar rep saying that RAM prices are gonna double by the end of the year.

>>109259559
can you order from USA, UK or Germany? Then do third world DDR4. if you are from RuZZia do what you want i doubt any one sells anything there anyway lol.

>>109259039
>Nippon strong.
In what world? Do people not remember masterpieces sponsored by Squenix like Flopspoken while their latest FF and remake sold like shit too? Bamco had Unknown 9 which remains unknown to the mass. If not for their anime licenses and From Software they'd probably struggle cause most of their originals do mediocre at best. Sony doesn't produce games and most of their income is from MTX on the playstation. Capcom lost a lot of momentum after Monster Hunter Wilds even though its initial sales were amazing. SF is SF and RE ist RE but stuff like Stories 3 didn't sell that well either I think. Nintendo still produces AA games but nothing really interesting right now honestly. Switch 2 lineup is lackluster to OK at best. Konami fucked itself royal going full force pachinko just to be hit by covid right afterwards. I think they produced now a new Castlevania but does anyone even care anymore when the Metroidvania market is saturated with tons of good inides?

>>109259629
>can you order from USA, UK or Germany?
Nah. The reason why shit is so expensive in the first place is because imports are tariffed out the ass. Best I can do is buy something in the US next time I happen to be there, but it's such a hassle it kind of defeats the point

>>109259661
16GB RAM is shit. I only recommend try doing 32GB DDR4 or then just do intel build.

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360 AIO on 9800X3D on top as exhaust with rear and bottom intake

>>109259673
Ah, I'll look into Intel, hadn't bothered yet to be honest. Although maybe I'll just sit on my hands, it's not like I desperately need a new rig for anything in particular right away

>>109259502
Youtube footage of new games has system ram usage hovering dangerously close to the 16GB mark, but I definitely don't know what they're running in the background, and most games' recommended requirements definitely mention 16GB. Still, I wouldn't get a single stick of 16GB, as that would lead to diminished performance now and difficulty finding a matching stick later.

>>109259519
isn't Windows optimizing their "gaming OS" for 32GB minimum?

>>109259504
This is fucking bullshit.
There is clearly an artificial bottleneck here.
There is no realistic gaming scenario where you get anything more than 5% performance improvement by switching RAM timings.
Even 3% is too much

>>109259559
Here is the performance difference: https://youtu.be/_nMu1KFkOC4?si=jUKKpXNgo9Mn78rc&t=551

>>109251991
damn he looks like shit. seems like all these memes didn't do him any good

>>109259892
Of course there is, it's a scenario where you're fetching lots of data from RAM. You may call that lack of optimization, but it is what it is.

>>109259892
have you tried it yourself?

>>109259892
It's 1080p presumably with a 5090

It's basically meaningless on your 5070 machine and even with a 5090 the increase is marginal at best once you get into 1440p and especially 4k.