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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buy a 9070xt

when will the rtx 50 series just work on linux

>>109282206
maybe in a year if nivida puts in the effort because steamos or something

>>109282206
never. by the time nvidia is going to be good on linux the 5000 series won't be supported anymore just like the 10 series now. gl hf.

>>109282206
never, nvidia is all in the evil alliance with google (spying everywhere you do on the internet) and microsoft (spying everything you do on your computer) + intel + the american government
you'll have to choose between privacy with amd and linux or being spied on, and it's a matter of time the amerikkkans go after linux and amd too and force them to do the same

what's the point of an ethernet port on a monitor I've been looking through what's sold around here and there are two identical monitors with the exception being that one of them has an ethernet port and is 50€ more expensive
>>109282155
cute

>>109282206
Never, Nvidia is unwilling to open source their shit because they believe it will somehow kill their monopoly and AMD/Intel will be able to steal all their tech. Not to mention that the AI department at Nvidia gets priority on engineers so there aren't enough to work on Linux and gaming drivers at the same time.

I thought the american public would revolt against those hardware and ram prices earlier, but they are still dormant, I guess maybe they wake up when it's near the election

>>109282298
we are just going to see all their scummy compression tech and their subpar memory vram manager

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>>109282308
bro...

>>109282308
Nah the US is fucked, between younger generations being too lazy to vote and it not mattering now that Trump opened the door for all his grimey little jew friends to get into the system and rig everything

>>109282193
No thanks.

>>109282262
They have a USB or Ethernet port that provides upstream connection to your device. For example you plug in your Android device through DP for video and audio and then the USB/Ethernet can provide data and internet from host PC or router.

>>109282308
Name all of the DRAM fabs in the US.

>>109282308
Normies don't have computers anymore (except phone/pad), check your non nerd friends/family, white collar workers oftern have a work laptop that's it.

they need to make new good >70mm cpu coolers, the axp120-x67 and the nh-12ls are still the only good ones for the last 5 years or so.

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>>109282366
*blocks your path* (can't be asked to find a worse example)

https://www.newegg.com/promotions/msi/26-0547/index.html?icid=797582
https://www.newegg.com/promotions/msi/26-0547/index.html?icid=797582
https://www.newegg.com/promotions/msi/26-0547/index.html?icid=797582

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I bought 32GB of DDR4 for $163 USD because I thought I needed it after reaching 90% RAM utilization. However, I switched to Linux from Windows 11 and see that my RAM usage is much lower.

>>109282366
AXP120-X67 and NH-L12S cater to a niche ITX market with lower sales volume, they have a longer product life cycle to meet their profit goals.

>>109282405
my usage went up because the system is faster and i can keep open more stuff
zram is also amazing and great in how it works
it made me hate regular swap files and partitions on ssds

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How dumb is this for $150

>>109282656
you don't need it: very dumb
you're desperate: not dumb

5500 BROS WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK
https://youtu.be/54q6GUNJyCQ

>>109282656
The SSD in that Compaq is probably a DRAMless entry level relic, and it's the most valuable component in that system.

>everyone agrees the 5800x3d for $350 and 3060 12gb for $330 are shit
>everyone also agrees they're not bad in the current market
The current market is so shit

>>109282700
3060 12gb having more vram than 90% of the 3080s out there will never not be funny

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>>109282193
>9070xt

>>109282712
It's literally re-releasing for ai tards, it's their entry level card.

Should I buy a cheap i7 optiplex and slap a 5050 inside?

>>109282780
hey a lot of people are using ai to make patreon porn games with ai cg, ai writing and ai ui and ai code

>>109282846
Is it actually profitable? Now you've got me curious, maybe I should join in on the scam.

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I lost one of my 16GB ram sticks a couple months ago, and the other gave me a bluescreen today.

What's my best course of action, /g/?

>>109282908
did you turn off xmp

>>109282908
ram manufacturers tend to give their products long warranties

>>109282908
If you only have a single memory stick, move it to A2 slot and disable XMP and any CPU overclocks

>warranties in this economy
With the way datacenters are buying up stock I think we're long past the point of caring about customer service and honoring warranties
The bags of money outweigh any damage negative customer rep or lawsuits could do

>>109282718
What's wrong with it?
t. 9060 XT owner

>>109283134
It can't even do PT.

>>109283134
ignore the consolewar shitposter

>>109283140
is that the more fake or less fake gay tracing option?

>>109283154
It's the real ray tracing option, the one that can only run decently on a 5090 unless you're playing on 1080p or are willing to upscale and framegen

>>109283171
doesn't it still have limitations with rays just like regular goytracing? it's just version two before they release another version.

everything sucks in the PC space right now, I've been looking for a good miniitx case and they all have one massive flaw somehow, like, they need to make a case like the fractal ridge but they need to find a way to for you to install a 240mm aio in it
in the cases where the gpu cooling is adequate the cpu cooling in not and vice versa
the gpu needs a chamber on it's own and the cpu needs a 240mm aio space or a cooler bigger than 2U size

>>109283181
Ignore RT/PT shills, NVIDIA didn't even update ray reconstruction that works with DLSS 4.5 yet.

>>109283181
It's basically a beta version for true ray tracing, the ray tracing they introduced first is an alpha build. Either way for real ray tracing without needing other cope shit like ray reconstruction(aka a denoiser) we're gonna need a GPU that can do at least 1k rays.

>>109283204
Then it wouldn't be miniitx

>>109282926
Unfortunately I got my DDR4 off a third party seller and don't have a proper proof of purchase, only a quote.
>>109282918
>>109282944
That'll hold me for the short term, but I'm gonna have to start thinking about buying more ram soon. Does 2x8 DDR5 sticks make sense (hoping to get another 2 later), and what brands suck less?

>>109283204
I think for those, specs, you should start looking at matx cases instead.

>>109283241
Why would you buy a new GPU that can't support new and current technologies?

Buying a new GPU just to play old games seem insane. Like, do you really need to spend $800 or whatever to play a game from 2016 at 400fps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgDciZP2LfY

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>His GPU can't do path tracing (the future of realtime 3d visuals)

^^
nigga it's already a gimped standard. it's going to get replaced by another less shit standard.

>>109283428
Let me know when a GPU can natively render PT @ 4K 60 FPS.
Until then, this is all tech demo tier features.

>>109283561
The 5090 can do it but not in all games, if you're willing to use dlss then it can do it in all games.

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I didn't really have anywhere to put a SATA SSD, so I stuck it in the spot shown in the picture.
It's kind of touching the HDD, but from below. There's a plastic tray under the HDD, but it doesn't completely cover the HDD, so it's possible that some of its parts are in contact with the SSD.
Could this cause any problems? Should I take the SATA SSD out of there and put it somewhere else?

>>109283428
got a monitor upgrade too you know. even new games without path tracing still need a potent gpu nigga.

>>109283570
I'd expect a flagship GPU to natively render PT @ 4K 60 FPS in every newly released title.
Especially if it's drawing over 500W of power.

>>109283572
You can tape the SSD wherever you have space, it doesn't matter

>>109283561
DLSS looks better than native though.

>>109283572
No, sata SSDs are the least demanding internal pc component that has ever been made. You can just drop it anywhere, and it doesn't produce enough heat to give any kind of shit about ventilation.

>>109283613
dlss at native looks best

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>>109283204
Look at sandwich style ITX cases like the era 2. The ones where you can put two fans at the bottom and a 240mm rad at the top have god tier airflow since it's literally two fans pushing all hot air in the case directly to the AIO fans to be pushed out.

>>109283619
sell me more on this

>>109283613
Higher baseline PT FPS gives even better super resolution & frame generation experience.
Baseline native FPS should be at least 60.
People can decide to pay more for DLSS over FSR.

>>109283638
DLSS + PT is always going to look better than FSR or Native without PT.

>>109283613
They say this, but there's always newer DLSS Super Resolution models with their own imperfections.

>>109283644
Have fun running Model K with RR.
Can't even run the better L & M models with PT RR.

>>109283662
Works fine on my machine.

i'd rather play at higher fps without input lag than with goytracing and >720p "upscaling" with an vaseline lick image.

>>109283676
The driver's defaulting to K if you enable Ray Reconstruction with PT.
You didn't get a special software.

What are some hidden bios settings to improve fps or latency or just general pc feel

>>109283702
Dunno what to tell you man. It works fine for me.

>>109283779
docp/ xmp

>>109283836
That's in the ezmenu now, not hidden.

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Fellas I got a new monitor and I dont know what im doing wrong but the display is so wrong. All text has like a halo red/green effect over it. I thought maybe sharpness but if I lower sharpness it looks like blurry shit. Any advice?

>>109283859
Use Windows Cleartype and alter the color temperature to be cooler instead of warmer the Nvidia panel does that

>>109283891
Cleartype definitely helped a bit thank you

>>109283841
Board vendors have some custom memory tuning profile that is better than XMP, they basically increase tREFI, tighten tRFC and 2~4 other timings.
But the manufacturers only have custom profiles for popular kits like Hynix DDR5.
Stability is not guaranteed, and these profiles generally set higher than needed CPU & memory voltages.
https://www.msi.com/blog/how-to-boost-amd-ryzen-9000-series-gaming-performance-amd-opp-msi-memory-try-It-and-high-efficiency-mode

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>>109283859
Return that shit and buy 5k 27inch monitor, that's like 220ppi.
Your fonts will look better.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JYRo1SZVmMU
Finally some good content, thank you Wendell. Also it sucks to see that even if the AI bubble pops we won't get any good shit from it.

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>>109283859
Change the monitor's default profile, it might be on something retarded like Racing or FPS.
>All text has like a halo red/green effect over it.
If you didn't buy the latest stripe RGB OLED monitor, that's the text fringing caused by non-striped RGB subpixel layout.

>>109283859
What monitor?

>>109283947
Samsung 27” Odyssey OLED G5 (G50SF)

>>109283922
>>109283939
Honestly I might just return it. Its giving me a headache to look at

>>109283950
>1440p
>oled
>27"
It's the text fringing people complain about see>>109283939
Either learn to live with it or return it and get one of the new monitors that fix this.

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>>109283953
Go ahead and return it. That monitor's SDR brightness is capped @ 200 nits vs. 250 nits on better models.
That monitor also has a matte finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dGkBeOeg_g

I have been booting up my pc daily after installing a gpu and noticed nothing strange. But today I booted up and smelled an extremely faint metallic smell. Is this something I should be worried about?

>>109283953
Try that 5k monitor I posted, and use it vertically not horizontally.
5k on 27 inches will make your font look nice.

>>109283953
Yea, with older panels you want to aim for 4k where it's not that noticeable

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Apple is using Alibabas qwen in China.

>>109283979
If it's a 50 series check your conmector

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I'm pretty sure my 7800XT Red Devil just fucking died, and it's no longer under warranty (bought it two and a half years ago)...

It consistently crashes to a black screen with an audio error, resulting in a Code 31 driver error, specifically when I launch or load into games. I have tried the following:
>Multiple DDU clean driver installations
>Updated Motherboard BIOS to the latest stable version (FC3)
>Tested RAM with EXPO disabled
>Reduced GPU power limits via Adrenalin
>Verified CPU temperatures (max 80C under load)
>Permanently blocked Windows Update drivers

I guess I should be glad it wasn't my PSU getting fried alongside the entire PC...

Anyway, should I even bother contacting PowerColor or will they just tell me to go fuck myself? If I'm out of luck, what decent GPU (preferably a similar one in specs) could I get for up to 500€? I haven't been following GPU prices for a while now, but I know they are definitely more expensive than when I bought mine (thanks Fag Altman!)

>>109284029
5070 is best value gpu rn
but apparently there will be super revisions in half a year with more vram

>>109284029
Contact them, best case scenario you get a replacement worst case scenario you waste some time and they say no.

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>>109284040
>there will be super revisions in half a year with more vram
you forgot the part where it'll be like $800

>>109284008
Thanks will check it anon

>>109284029
>>109282193

>>109283953
May as well stop using Windows too because it has all sorts of issues that Linux and Mac doesn't have to deal with this text issue is one

>>109284029
Power Color and Sapphire only provide two year warranties in most regions.
>what decent GPU (preferably a similar one in specs) could I get for up to 500€
None of them will be better than your 7800 XT at that price limit, you'll have to spend more for a 9070 non-XT.
9070 GRE has 12GB VRAM.
9060 XT is inferior unless you want to cope with FSR4 + frame generation.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-gre-pulse/30.html

>>109284029
Skill issue, I am still running hackintosh on my 6800xt.
Next time adjust fan curve higher.

>>109283953
It's either this or banding on Woled

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>>109284029
>Code 31 driver error
Try this guy's solution. Red Devil has a nice cooler, it shouldn't be an AIB build quality issue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/1ggrwu2/amd_radeon_rx_6700_display_adapters_code_31/

>>109283428
my monitor has 540hz refresh rate, so 400 fps is still not enough

need help choosing mobo, im getting confused here

>MSI MAG B850 Gaming Plus Max
>MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI PZ
>MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI
so What's the actual difference, Im leaning for the "Plus Max" just because its cheaper, and they all look the same, that said I think its actually a "X870E" and it's marked as a b850,but dunno if that's worse


also how is Micron for storage
>Crucial E100 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
is the only 2tb storage I can find for "cheap",SATA is fucking gone apparently or around the same

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Every other room in my house is 72 degrees.
My PC turns my room into a sauna.

>>109284029
time to get the 9070 XT Red Devil then

>>109284040
prtty sure that 9070xt might be just better if not a 9070ti

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>>109284433
You might want to avoid the "PZ" (project zero) motherboard unless your case is compatible with the backside board interface.
Get the cheaper one between the Gaming Plus Max and the Gaming Plus WiFi.

>also how is Micron for storage
>>Crucial E100 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Questionable endurance rating (likely 100 TBW), they won't specify how much TBW this 2TB drive can handle.
If you need context, my four-year-old OS drive has over 40 TBW, and I try to minimize writes on this drive as much as possible (downloads, documents, and images are saved in separate cache drive, no games installed).
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1597399-crucial-e100-80tbw-for-1tb-model-embarrassingly-low-endurance-rating/
https://gzhls.at/blob/ldb/2/e/4/3/12665153e9cf8749c153b2e0a98db40f9766.pdf

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>>109284446
PC gamers hate this one trick

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Looking through old boxes and found some neat stuff.
What do you think this is worth?
It's just the box.

>>109284655
Like 5 bucks

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>>109284655
>national geographic

>>109283953
Don't know if you're still here to read this Anon but I'll echo what others have told you to either get a 4K OLED which mitigates the color fringing by 85-90% or an RGB OLED which will 100% solve it. But also regardless of whatever monitor you replace that one with chances are the color/picture settings will be unoptimized out of the box so bookmark this all-purpose setup guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq3_XvjvQCE

And then afterward if you don't have a hardware colorimeter (they are $80 used) you can use a piece of office paper at night with no other lights on in the room to make sure your color's white-balance is correct by eyeballing like so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJTz1JhkR4

Once you have a true white you'll never be able to look at other displays that have drifted to warm/red or cool/blue in color temperature again.

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https://www.techpowerup.com/350751/intel-shifts-majority-of-nova-lake-production-in-house-amid-yield-improvements
>n. According to a research note from investment bank KeyBanc Capital Markets, Intel initially planned to outsource the main compute tile production for "Nova Lake" to TSMC, utilizing its 2 nm N2 node. The majority of the production, about 60-70%, was to be handled by TSMC, with the remainder produced in-house by Intel Foundry on the 18A node. This meant Intel would dual-source production for its next-generation chip. However, the latest supply chain information suggests that the company now intends to bring the majority of "Nova Lake" compute tile production in-house, with about 80-90% of the tiles being manufactured by Intel Foundry.
...Good news? The less NVL silicon has to minted at TSMC the less Intel (and consumers by extension) will have to pay extra as a ransom to them, right?

>>109284907
90% are mid samples 10% are golden samples its that shrimple

>>109284907
No, you'll simply have to pay Intel that money now

>>109283859
>he fell for the qdoled meme

>>109283977
Off topic but this woman is incredibly ugly what the fuck

>>109284492
thanks
I also found
> Kingston Nv3 2tb M.2 Nvme 4.0 6000mb/s
for a reasonable price
this good?

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>>109284907

Windows 11 is using 14gb of ram with only firefox running with 1 tab. And Firefox is only 500mb of that according to resource monitor. Wild.
Guess I'll do a clean install of Windows this weekend even though I just did it a couple of months ago. Really doesn't feel like I installed enough to be running up that much ram usage in the background. Curious to see how much is being used on a clean up-to-date setup with nothing else installed.

>>109284975
Tiles are Intel's version of CCD aka a chiplet, so they're tiny as shit. If the yield isn't in the 80s minimum then I don't know what the fuck they're doing.

>>109284963
>>109284492
>Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 640 TBW, a relatively low value compared to other SSDs.
nvm I found this, so, with the prices fucked for now, this could be my best option

I also found
>Samsung 990 Pro MZ-V9P2T0 MZ-V9P2T0 2TB
It's a little more expensive, but if I end up finding some other components cheaper, I guess this is the best I could get, yes?
even SATA got fucked, otherwise I would settle with a SATA

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>>109285027
Are you running vanilla Win11, LTSC, or some custom flavor...?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c-Kb-EPQ5c&t=91s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPOIF-akflk&t=113s

>>109284963
>>109285035
Get whichever drive that is most reasonably priced with the better endurance rating.
NV3's 640 TBW should be good enough for most casual users.
Install games that are frequently updated (multiplayer shooters etc) on a separate SATA SSD if you already have one.

>Samsung 990 Pro
These aren't cheap, and they have some known issues.
I had to RMA my 2 TB 990 Pro recently because its controller failed after less than 200 GB of data writes. >>109254573
https://rossmanngroup.com/services/ssd-data-recovery/nvme-pcie

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>>109285116
Vanilla
After I did some searching I ended up trying what this redditor suggested and sure enough after a reboot it's using 4gb less

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Vsync on or Vsync off

>>109285200
Enable it on a per game basis if there's screen tearing without v-sync (even with VRR enabled by the display driver).
FromSoftware games seem to need it on.

>>109285200
on if you're playing single player or streaming
off if you're obsessed with the little number in the top corner being as big as possible

It is cruel that RAM costs so much.

>>109285237
the high ram cost period probably wont even last more than 10% of your overall life
its no big deal

Why do people not like I buyPower pre-builts? They've been in the business for almost 30 years, you figure they're doing something right

>>109285288
I think it's just a lingering disdain for all prebuilts in general that the pc building community harbored for a long time
In the current market people really can't be picky, and I feel like I see a lot of prebuilts that aren't that bad price wise all things considered when I'm browsing on bestbuy out of curiosity

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>>109282155
hey guys I was wondering if this was a good deal?

>>109285318
for 600, yeah I guess

>>109285170
I dont have a Sata, and I play multiplayer on xbox anyway

>>109285318
That case has bad thermals so prepare to your have 5950x perform like a 5900x because of thermal throttling
6900xt also sucks ass since it's rdna2 and left out of fsr4 support until next year, and it doesn't run RT well let alone the fatal silicon flaw affecting navi21 chips that kills 6800, 6800xt, 6900xt and 6950xts everyday

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I was digging through my emails and was shocked to discover that my gaming PC, which I still consider to be practically new, is already three years old.

>>109285538
maybe the lost time in your brain is due to covid related brain fog

>>109285538
Time moves 200% faster on new earth

>>109285538
if you have zen 3 or newer your pc is brand new, that's just how things are
and if you think about playing new fun games and skyrim comes to mind immediately you are right because skyrim is a new game and not much was released after it
I think pcs are just having longer lifespans because the game development became so slow paced you get like 3 new games in a year so you need like 8 years to consider your pc outdated

Any alternatives for a MSI MAG FORGE 320R AIRFLOW case?
its gone now, and I wanted it for the mesh since i've got pets, wanted to mitigate the fur intake lel

>>109285784
most cases include filters

>>109283428
I don't play tripple-A goyslop, you vaccinated subhuman

>>109283859
KEkkkk
stupid consumer niggers like you should be put in a concentration camp
should have waited for 5th gen QDoled

>>109283977
who cares about nits, rabbi
80-120 nits is good enough

>>109285318
for the price it's good but it's 4 years old hardware, still has a good 5 years minimum of usefulness
prebuilts have bad thermals that you'll need to fix

Niggas always shill OLED and when someone buys one it's actually not good enough and he should have waited for the even more expensive newer ones. If 4th gen is so shit why did anons always pretend it's the best technology on the market?

Is there a recommended brand for Thermal paste or is that whatever to personal preference?

>>109285910
for gpus and other long term applications use ptm pads

for cpus use whatever

>>109285910
IgorsLab has good tests for thermal paste but they don't cover everything. The arctic mx7 paste was there considered to be one of the best the last time I checked.

>>109285900
Since 1st gen everyone has agreed that 27" 1440p has bad text fringing and you should only get a 4k display. Now they have the new pixel layout that fixes this so if you're buying the newer models you'll be fine.

>>109285900
it was the best panel technology on the market
it just got better recently is all

>>109285910
for me, it's
>foshan gd-2 for thermal paste
>fehonda ltp-81 for thermal putty
>honeywell ptm7950 for phase change thermal pads

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>budget $700-1000
>US
I wanna build a steam machine-like pc for my wife cause she likes to play on the couch (and she already has a pc in our bedroom). It'll also basically be our streambox connected to our plex server. Any suggestions for a case, cpu, gpu? I'd like to go as small as I can but I know that balloons the price with sfftax.

>>109286166
Do you actually want to play AAA games at a fun frame rates in the future?
Then you need a 5070, am5 x3d type system and it'll cost closer to 2k

An ultra budget build with 9060 xt 16gb would cost about 1200 minimum

>>109285910
Just buy MX-7

>>109286166
>1000
not in a reasonably modern setup, even with a microcenter deal.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dC2ZQy
Ill finally pull the trigger tomorrow or Friday, hopefully tomorrow ASAP

thoughts?
any fuck ups?
yeah expensive, but I dont plan to touch anything here for 7 years at least if possible, maybe more ram when the prices calm down or more storage as needed, but already have a 4tb external hdd so yeah

>>109286405
Don't get the nitro it has the melting connector

>>109286405
for the love of god get the sapphire pulse

>>109286166
>>109286364
Ok I lied a bit, although it's still a tad over
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZbXZQy
there are corners to cut here too
ignore the big red warning at the top, the z20 has this whole compatibility chart for atx psus, top fans, and gpu sizes

>>109286405
You need a 9950x3d2 and a blackwell 6000.

>>109286405
if you're putting the nvme in the top slot it should be pcie 5.

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>>109286411
>>109286427
explain I did not find anything on this

>>109286462
12v2x6 will work its way loose with every powercycle and eventually put all its current over one wire. lots of current = hot wire = melted plastic

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D outsells Ryzen 7 7800X3D for the same price despite being weaker.

>>109286454
its the only ssd storage I could find here locally at a fair price, even SATA SSD is more expensive so yeah Ill settle with that for now

>>109286477
oh. so how common is this, as I said I did not find any issue with this particular gpu anywhere, and its on sale so its cheap compared to other models for now

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>>109286462
to keep its clean aesthetics, it uses the 12vhpwr connector, which it keeps hidden at the back under that plate. The connector is a very bad standard, and unless seated properly will cause problems. It's not AS likely as on the thirstier nvidia cards, but it has melted on people with this card before.

>>109286462
The nitro+ uses the new 12vhpwr connector that has been melting in Nvidia cards since the 4000 series, best to get a different model like the Pulse or the Hellhound/Red Devil.

>>109286483
https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-xt-nitro-reportedly-suffers-first-melted-12v-2x6-connector-case
https://videocardz.com/newz/second-sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-xt-suffers-burned-12v-2x6v-connector
at least two, possibly more.

>>109286477
>>109286484
>>109286487
has anyone of you ever used a 12vhpwr GPU and came even close to melting it or do you just repeat the fearmonger cause three GPUs melted out of how many on the market using it?

>>109286524
i have and there is literally no reason to become a statistic

>>109286200
>>109286364
>>109286436
ty anons, especially for the pcpartpicker link. ya i can def see how I can make this work, something I didnt mention was that I already have a 32g ddr5 kit from back before the apocalypse, so thats an easy $120 shaved off. i might still try to shop around for a smaller case, I've like the super small jonsbo one, but assembling that is prob super out of budget

>>109286524
>people say if you chug a gallon of bleach you die
>I've never witnessed someone crying from chugging bleach
>therefore it's fake and I should go chug some bleach

>>109286524
I have had the NTR+ card since April 2025 and it's fine, I think you just need to seat the cable properly and then route it in a way so there is no tugging over time that would make it even slightly dislodge. But I'd rather have a card without this connector so I wouldn't have to even think about it.

>>109286524
you don't have to get hit by a train to know that standing on train tracks is a bad idea

>>109286477
>>109286484
>>109286487
>>109286510
thanks for the warning, Ill look into it, the sapphire pulse >>109286427 this anon mentioned was already on my list before settling on the nitro plus
and its basically nearly the same price,so I dont mind changing, but it seems like a non-issue overall, and I dont plan to do overlock
THAT SAID,
>>109286576
>. But I'd rather have a card without this connector so I wouldn't have to even think about it.
I agree with this

ll look into some comparisons, the fps and overall might be a nothing burguer

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>>109286621
I'd get the sapphire pure instead
it's the same card as pulse but with a slightly higher power limit

>>109286641
so in the grand scheme of things, in gaming, both 1440p and 4k, AI slop, blender, solid works*, dealing with Linux, emulation, the difference comes to overclock limit pushing and otherwise the difference is basically nothing, am I getting this right?

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/cxmts-ddr5-ram-isnt-as-performant-or-as-consistent-as-sk-hynix-dies-early-testing-shows-reveals-resistance-to-voltage-scaling-and-inferior-manual-overclocking-capabilities

HE BUYED BOUGHTED CHINA COMMIE MEMORY

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-engineer-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-selling-chipmaking-trade-secrets-to-chinese-chipmaker-ex-employee-supplied-10nm-dram-data-to-cxmt-for-usd2-million

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The latest HWiNFO update has added hotspot temperature monitoring for NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, giving users access to a sensor that wasn’t previously available in popular monitoring tools.

The new feature comes just days after reports showed that RTX 50 cards still had a working hotspot sensor, but it could only be accessed using NVIDIA’s internal diagnostic software.

In one case, an RTX 5070 Ti appeared to be running at a normal 68°C, while its hidden hotspot temperature had reached 107°C, causing thermal throttling due to poor cooler contact.

With the update, RTX 50 owners can now check hotspot temperatures directly in HWiNFO

>>109286757
Hopefully the secrets will leak to more companies. Get fucked RAM cartel.

>>109286757
I have an x3D, don't need the RAM to overclock just need it to be plentiful and hit 6000mhz