>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICEPost build list or current specs including MONITOR: https://pcpartpicker.com/Provide specific use casesState BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helpedGuide: https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PC>CASEmATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, XT M3ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207/217, Flux Pro, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME, X50, BF360Dual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8>CPUBudget: 7500F, 7/9600/X, 225/F, 12600K/F, 5600/XGaming: 9850X3D, 9/7800X3D, 250K, 5800XTWorkstation: 9950X/3D, 9900X/3D, 270K>COOLERAIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Cooler Master Atmos, Lian Li GA II Lite, Corsair Nautilus RS, be Quiet Silent Loop 3Dual tower: A620 PRO SE, Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3, NH-D15 G2ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67TIM: MX-7, Duronaut, PTM7950 (phase change), KryoSheet (carbon sheet)>MOTHERBOARDAvoid ASRock AM5 boards, CPU degradation issues still reported.>RAMDDR5: 2x16GB or 2x24GB, 6000CL30 (AMD), 6400CL32 (Intel)Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget), 2x48GB or 2x64GB (high-end)DDR4: 3200CL16, 3600CL18>SSD (Keep firmware updated)DRAMless: 7100, NM790PCIe Gen 4.0: 850XGen 5.0: 8100https://borecraft.com/>GPUBudget: Arc B580, 9060xt, 5060-Used: Turing*8gb has become a major constraint even at 1080pMidrange: 5070, 9070-Used: 3080/tiHigh-end: 5070ti, 9070xtWorkstation: 5090, 7900XTX>PSUBuying guide:https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/>MONITOR1080p: 24" 165/180hz IPS, KTC H25X71440p: 27" 165/180hz IPS, KTC M27T6 (miniLED), discounted OLED4K:KTC M27P6 (miniLED), discounted OLED>OSActivate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt>CASE FANSMeta: Case with good stock PWM fansMidrange: Pure Wings 3, Arctic P12 Pro, P14 Pro (5-pack, loud @ higher RPM)High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)Prev: >>109310700
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buy a 9070xt
buy a 5090
>holds 3080
buy a blackwell 6000!
>>109319357makes it even funnierbuy a 5090
>>109319372i ain't trusting a guy with a beard like that
>>109319375qdoled+5090 metamorphosis turns you into thistrue ascension
>>109319379what is his shirt so smol?
>>109319382maybe cause not morbidly obese like typical american
im gonna go eat some beans and might order a 9070 xt, 9800x3d 32gb pc after
>monitor arrives first before every other piece on my new rig>lets try it to make sure its fine etc>looks great>...there's no sound...oh>realize im dealing with a monitor and not a tvso what's a good, somewhat cheap soundbar or whatever lol, been using a laptop for so long and a good old sharp TV, I forgot I would need some speakers, or soundbar for movies, console gaming, etc
Wasn't there a brief time when cases had side windows but were still beige? I need one of those for my Pentium.
>>109319464no
>>109319405no i mean its way up his arm like the sleeve is too short. if he were fat it would make it look even smoler. thats obviously not what i meant.
>>109319457TVs won again>>109319492some shirts have shorter sleeves
>>109319548thats really short tho. the shirt im wearing has longer sleeves and it "feels" short. im a lanky musclet so maybe it feels better on manly men with sexy arms?
how can I switch to a new computer without ssds and HDDs crying about fstab uuids?
>>109319661stop being poor and use windows like everyone else
>>109319661use the gnome disk utility to mount them? it does the fstab thing by itself?
Besides Pcpartspicker, who else do you guys think have solid recommended builds? Just need inspiration/ideas on what I should be aiming for with a new build.
>>109319661uuids are drive-partition specific and will carry over to the new system.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-machines/valve-says-theres-no-end-in-sight-to-the-memory-crisis-and-prices-are-only-going-to-increase-honestly-its-still-getting-worse/AHHH save me Mr. Floyd!
>>109319816pangoly has some
In the crisis of everything related to ai, chips, fabs its getting kinda weird how EU isnt in part of anything They're not responsible for consuming the chips. USA and China is.They're not making the chips South korea, Usa, China make them.They're not designing the things making or consuming chips. USA, China handles that. They dont even need EU talent, china has 100x AI engineers vs what Europe might produce.They just exist, out there, somewhere. ASML is being sad USA doesn't let them sell machines to China, promoting them designing their own machines on an accelerated schedule. USA simply didnt license some EUV tech to anyone else letting asml have a monopoly.They're just a dead continent. If Europe disappeared tomorrow no one would notice.
How much would it cost to put together a good desktop right now?
>>109319982>>109318137
>>109319989That's just some youtube slop.
>>109320002core ultra plus whatever cpu1tb ssd5070ti32gb ddr5cheap moboi would have put something similar together for 2k to play at 4k or high refresh rate 1440p
>>109319942thanks
>>109319071I'm back >>109311437Steam OS actually installed just fine on my computer. I used Gaming Mode briefly just to handle updates and the shortcut keys for the client, but the rest of the setup has been handled purely by Desktop Mode. Steam Deck really has been what's holding it back, it's a much better experience using Steam OS on actual good hardware (even if my desktop's a few years old now).These are the issues I've had so far:>Xbox One USB dongle doesn't work. I did see some github solutions for that, though.>Motherboard Bluetooth doesn't work. I don't know why, probably something W11 screwed up.>Apparently Linux doesn't like having multiple hard drives, I have to manually re-mount my other hard drives every time to access them. I'm currently wasting a bunch of time having to move 80TB+ around to slowly convert each one from NTFS to ext4, which seems to be the file format that SteamOS will actually keep mounted.>Every time I turn either of my monitors on it makes a sound like I just plugged in a USB or something, which is annoying. I also can't get it to save the wallpaper, it keeps defaulting back to the stock one.>Some of the applications I usually rely on don't have a Linux version or equivalent. Things like CDisplayEx, Microcock Office (I refuse to use the incompatible, watered-down alternatives), etc. I also haven't tried GoG and other non-Steam games yet. I don't trust heroic launcher because it wants your login information, so I'm gonna try to have those games manually installed with a proton layer and without needing to add them to Steam.It sucks having to figure all this stuff out, but I am enjoying the experience so far. It's just the parts that aren't 1:1 with Windows that'll take some time to understand.
>nigga installed edgei can't...
>>109320048>incompatible, watered-downnot remotely
>>109319379Is that his O Face?
https://x.com/i/status/2079044410059403764Are we still going to act like AI is a bubble?
>>109319982a 9800x3d+9070xt prebuilt is like 2ka 5090 build with double the ram is like 6kthen you gotta factor in min 1,5k-3k for an oledelse whats the pointtldr 10k command center
last chance before i buy a pcshould i wait or buy a 9800x3d + 9070xt pc
https://x.com/i/status/2079006235530027359Forget building a PC to play PC games, this is what you should be building your new rig around.
>>109320224so a 9850x3d and a 9070xt?
>>109320232That and donate $100 tohttps://www.oneforisrael.org/
>>109320274because i didn't buy nvidia and intel?
>>109319071>asus>am4how to lose a ryzen:
>>109320284b550 tuf gaming plus running since corona happened just fine
>>109320277Woah there man. Let's cool it on the antisemitism okay.
>>109320296does that link actually work or did you make it up? i won't click it.
>>109320289>b350-f + 1600turning on XMP fries your IMC in <5 years
>>109320302early boards were dogshit. i admit. some niggas didn't even bother to put <16mb bios chips on them.
https://www.xda-developers.com/am4-pc-crucial-upgrades-to-extend-life/Is there anything that he said that could be missing?
>>109320309why not just buy an am5 mobo at that point
>be me >want to buy a screen>take weeks to decide which humiliation ritual I'm ok with (burn in, smearing, glowing, light bleeding, pixel shifting, pixel refresh, etc...)>finally buy one>dead pixel>another>dead pixel>another>dead pixelIt's the forth monitor I buy, getting delivered today. Wish me luck.
>>109320274KEKKKK
I have 4x32gb (128gb) of ddr4 ram that I bought just before the rampocolypse. which is 2 64gb kits.I have a 10900 cpu and 64gb of the ram installed right now on a MSI MAG B560M MORTAR board, it can't handle the full 128gb.I am considering buying a 14900 and a top of the line Z series board to install all 128gb of it. Anything I should keep in mind before going ahead with this? what is the absolute best board for my ram? I am only doing this to mess around with ai video creation. i'm assuming ram prices for 128bg of ddr5 is going to be insane for MANY many years.
>>10932060813900/14900 is hot trashYou'll want to stick to a 12900 at most
>order cable from cablemod>make sure it's from eu>2weeks of nothing happening>notice it's being shipped from china
>>109320677retard
>>109320677They all ship from china. The ones they have in stock take 2 to 3 weeks. If you want actual custom cables that are made you can add a month or two. Moddiy ships from china too
>>109320524I bought two qdoled monitors, a lcd tvall 4knot a single dead or stuck pixel>>109320608>going all in on ddr4 when it was already doa>>109320657retard tier
>>109320879Consoomer retard
>>109320657you're suggesting i swap my 10900 for a 12900? that's like a 10 percent gain>>109320879I don't want to spend 4 thousand dollars to buy ddr5. What is wrong with locking into the best cpu for ddr4 since I already have it on hand to weather the storm for the next 8 or so years?what other option is there?
>>109319457I think most modern monitors have at least some basic built in speakers, what monitor did you get?
>>109321002A lot of them have a 3.5 jack but speakers aren't s given and even if they come with some they tend to sound awful
>>10932099012900k is like twice as fast as the 10900k in cinebench. The 13900k/14900k are only 30% faster than the 12900k while requiring 50% more power
>estrogen cores
>>109319071idk mani have 2000 usd atm (from indonesia)this budget is for pc+monitoridk if i should wait a few months for better price or build now, i still use ryzen 2600 gtx 1060fuck man. my plan is 300 for monitor the rest is for pc
How come AMD can into AI now with ROCm but RT is basically a death sentence for them?
>>109321090RT and NN inference aren't super similar workloads
>>109321065I used a ryzen 2700 and upgraded to a 5950X. I saw increase in single thread by 75% and multi thread by 125%.You could upgrade to a 5800X3D and use the remainder of your money to buy a GPU.
>>1093212295800x3d is not available here except u buy it from aliexpress
>>109321234You can find it on online platform like tokopedia. Price is kinda fucked though, it's even more expensive than 7800X3D.
I am in germany and looking for a 1080p gaming machine up to 1500€ w/o monitor/peripherals. Would love some cpu/gpu commendations. no need for cuda/ai so maybe even non-nvidia gpu is a viable option?
Is this true?
>>109321590He was actually talking about how much 32gb of ram will cost next year (USD)
>>109321590it's going to have to be
>>109321590>640k worth of*
i’m so glad i didn’t fall for the wait meme a couple years ago. prices are fucked mate
>>109319951Europe brought this into itself. EU countries started closing factories and industries since 90s. They moved everything to China, Indian Sirs etc. because muh labour costs. So they ruined their social structures and gave away knowledge for free to have stuff cost few cents less. So it ended in case somewhere in 2017/18 when there was shortage of several medicines in yurop, because China has closed one old factory and there was a week delay before they opened new one. EU supported for years retarded climatic programs and has fought irrational war on energy, with germoney closing its nuclear plants being most retarded thing. They threw money apart, financing stupid projects, like building bike paths in villages or building aquaparks in every commune, financed gender studies or other waste of money studies, instead of real academics. real innovations. Now the EU countries are ruining its own people by sending endless streams of money to ukraine, where all that money is laundered and stolen. And the list goes on.So you end in situation where there are absurdly high energy prices, high labour costs, so it's not sustainable to produce anything in EU, and even if you wanted to, probably most of the educated people left over to work on other continents. So you can just remember how many great brands and firms we have and how great they were 30-40 years ago, while the new Chinese or American brands are bringing in real innovation and new products.
>>109321590I'm not sure if that's the original quote.I remembner it was "640KB RAM should be enough for everyone" (at that time).
>>109321090They were late into the ray tracing game so it will be a while before they catch up, the 9070xt is a good start and I expect rdna5 to be much better. For so it has taken them a while ot cath up as well, they're now in their 4th(?) gen and are finally offering something decently competitive in the market with the mi350 and the future mi450.
>>109319951EU is more busy pushing total surveillance to keep their elite safe when shit eventually hits the fan. The fact that they thought America would follow their data privacy laws in regards to cloud and other things under Biden just to notice once the coin flipped the side that they didn't give a flying fuck all along is still hilarious.
What's up the communist anti-EU propaganda, ITT?
>>109321821true brother
>AMD engineer Dipesh Sharma posted the latest GNU Compiler Collection patches for plumbing the AVX10_V2_AUX ISA support. the absolute state
>>109321852intel sissies could never
>>109321828The deindustrialized France and Germany's industrial output is higher than your country's entire GDP. Come back when you can afford a 5090 and 256GB of DDR5 on a whim.
>>109321867yeah that is about four or five months worth of salary after tax in germany or france. that is half a years work for most who live alone. nice try faggot.
Is the Samsung 980 a good SSD?
>>109321901its good for redditors
>>109321874>A communist tells me it's not OK for the average person to be unable to afford high end PC components with one week of workAnd that's why in your country that time span not measured in months, but in decades.
>>109321908
>>109321867the best thing about living in the west is that i can become a woman
>>109321919The tragedy of countries like Brazil and Iran where becoming a tranny is cheap and popular (I won't say Russia anymore, because their supplies of estrogen and RTX5060 8GB are being bombed, as we speak), is that they cannot afford programming socks to go with it.
why shouldn't i just live with my family in their paid off house throwing them a couple hundred bucks a month as well as discard the idea of becoming a father someday in order to continue to afford my pc gaming hobby
>>109321941solution: live in japan and take a quick puddle hop to indonesia, then back again. Best of both worlds.
>>109321950because the positive ions from your gaming pc is gonna make you eternally unhappy
>>109321950No particular reason. If it makes you happy that's what matters.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-AVX10-V2-AUX-PatchesI was reading the news and I was thinking, is this avx10 stuff only for zen 6? does zen 5 or 4 use it?
>>109320048>I have to manually re-mount my other hard drives every time to access themthat has always been a thing on linux, I wish I could mount them when I boot up too, there's probably a command for it
>>109322104man fstabI'm not sure if there's a helper program for it, but that's for you to find out.
>>109321590No, it's a fake quote.
>>109322081avx10 is just avx512 with a couple more extensions added and more importantly, support for 256-bit only extentions (which later got removed and become 512-bit only) for intel to cope with their e-cores being unable to do 512bit calculations
>>109322346yeah but is it there on zen 4 or 5?
*tv audience laugh track*
>buy a 5070ti last year>recently hotspot meme sensors get added to most monitoring software>it's completely fine despite the hysteriawhat's the highest acceptable delta anyway?
>>109322371they support AVX512, of which AVX10 is a subset of, therefore yes.
I boughted the steam machine
>>109322481Wow you must be rich.congrats on being so wealthy
>>109322494Its cheaper than itx builds in bongland, £879.
>>109322371no. novalake will be the first cpus to support avx10
>>109321090AMD follow the money like other for-profit businesses.There's less money to be made from real time RT research.Their stuff just needs to be good enough to be picked up by Sony & Microsoft, and scale up for higher margin gaymen GPUs.
>less than 1 CAD per GBtimetec bros? is it our time?
Have cable modders figured out how to make 12-pin power connectors without burning down houses yet?
>>109321532>looking for a 1080p gaming machineYou can drop down to a 9060 XT video card and upgrade to a 5800X3D.https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/wDJ4g3If you don't care for the X3D package, consider the 5800XT.https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/fN88TW/amd-ryzen-7-5800xt-38-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100001582box
>>109322844It's called selling the card and getting a 3x8=24-pin power gpu
>>109322844There was some cable solution at the computex 2026 but I can't remember who presented it. Otherwise Asus equaliser but it's unknown whether it's just some gimmick or it actually works. Hwbuster did a test and they say yes it works but no idea. Corsair had some cable too but not sure if it also requires some special PSU.
>>109322844asus equalizer might be that. its somewhere from slightly to a lot better than a standard cable>https://www.igorslab.de/en/asus-rog-equalizer-test-12v2x6-connector-problem/3/
>>109322864brb selling my 5080 to get a 3090
>AMD Advancing AI 2026 in 2 days>For the first time ever, they will be launching their next-gen cpu microarchitecture with Epyc instead of Ryzenfeels bad to be a consoomer cuck bros...
>>109322481enjoy your 1080p30 all ultra-low
>>109323236720p ultra with 3x integer scale UHD machine!
>>109322994You have to be quite retarded to cause a melt on a 5080.>Some BIOS can draw 450W!The end user is responsible for proper hardware installation & maintenance if they plan to run the 5080 out of its 360W spec.
>>109323050You'll finally be cured of your consoomerism.
should i just keep everything i have until it breaks? like literally becomes unusable. i have an m3 macbook pro and i think im just gonna keep it for like 10 years. imagine jumping from this laptop to whatever we have in 10 years.
>>109323638I still have my early 2011 MacBook Pro. Granted, it's barely usable at this point. The battery went to shit years ago, and so did the chink replacement ones that I got afterwards. At this point, it really only exists for nostalgia and ripping CDs.
i really need to start purging all of the bullshit i own.why do i even own a switch 2 genuinely why its dogshit has no good games outside of like 2why do i own a macbook its actual garbagehonestly i wouldnt even have a phone if you werent effectively forced to have one to make an email/not get locked out of it.
>>109323675If you're not a weeb or the type of person who plays Mario and Donkey Kong games, you've got no business owning a Nintendo console
is this bad? I was told my cpu and ram is bad and i should upgradeisn't ram really expensive now?
>>109323708i actually do like mario quite a bit but mario odyssey was profoundly disappointing. felt like a step down from mario galaxy. i did enjoy breath of the wild but tears of the kingdom is the same shit. i enjoyed super mario 3d world bower's fury it even got enhanced for switch 2. but like honestly that's all it has. it has a galaxy 1 and 2 re-release that is unironically still worse than just emulating them, lol. but yeah i got memed ill probably get rid of it. i dont even think its worth holding on to it so i can inevitably hack it and play the few games it has that are worth playing. like, we will be waiting YEARS just to have a few decent games. ridiculous.
>>109323050poozen Xplodes because they use epyc reject ewaste dies
>>109323638You should buy things when you need them. If you don't need something new, don't buy it.
>>109323731>is this bad?yes>isn't ram really expensive now?yeshowever there are no signs that it's getting better anytime soon and in fact may get even worse in the short to medium term.
i should've snagged this when it was $700 https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-proart-px13-13-3k-oled-touch-screen-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-32gb-memory-rtx-4050-1tb-ssd-nano-black/JJGGLQYGGT/sku/6584436would've been better than my m3 macbook pro. tired of apple dogshit.
>>109323675Switch 2 will be relevant for a while because almost every multi platform game developer is porting their games for it (if it's technically feasible).Switch 2 specs is the new hardware floor, even COD:MW4 is targeting it.Game devs are scared shitless for their jobs atm and need to cast the widest possible net.
I imagine it has been answered thousands of times but how bad is the performance loss using a single stick of DDR5, I'm thinking about building with a RX 9060 xt 16gb, I play mostly jrpgs. Should I buy a lian li lancool 207 / LIAN LI LANCOOL 217 or Corsair 4000d rs? it would be my first time building a PC.
>>109323941It's small of you have an x3D CPU and the only time you should even consider using one stick is while having one.
>>109323941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nMu1KFkOC4Probably less performance loss with X3D chip, 7700X3D is discounted to around $290 @ Newegg atm.
>>109323941>Should I buy a lian li lancool 207 / LIAN LI LANCOOL 217 or Corsair 4000d rs?If you like the design & airflow of all of those options, decide based on their front I/O panel location (power button, USB ports, etc.)207's front I/O is at the top of the case.217 at the side and an extra power button at the top.4000D RS's front I/O is at the bottom.https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-217/https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-207/https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/pc-cases/cc-9011312-ww/frame-4000d-rs-modular-mid-tower-pc-case-cc-9011312-wwPick the more spacious option with the most GPU clearance if you plan to buy a video card with a massive cooler.Maximum listed CPU cooler height is also a useful spec to check.
>>109323282>The end user is responsible for proper hardware installation & maintenance if they plan to run the 5080 out of its 360W spec.tell this the anons that where screeching last week at the AMD card with the 12V connector cause a handful of redditors managed to melt the connector
>>109323966Why the fuck would they test 1x16GB vs 2x16GB instead of 2x8GB vs 1x16GB? Windows is aggressive with precaching shit, higher RAM amount would typically have an advantage with modern AAA games that have huge assets.
>>109324081His premise is people temporarily settling with one 16GB module with plans to add another one if prices go down (or additional performance/capacity is needed).2x 8GB is just painting yourself in a corner because 4x 8GB DDR5 upgrade path is a complete meme.If people care that much about dual channel RAM performance, they should just get 2x 8GB and dig their grave.
Should I give up 4 cores and $300 switching from a 3900x to a 5800x3d? I play at 4k and don't stream or do any productivity stuff. I'm not even sure I need it but I feel like I should just get it while it's available. I want this AM4 machine to last me another 7 years.
>>109320224>buy a PC to play consolefag demakeI kneel.
>>109324170Yes
>>109324170yes
>>109324170You're not making much use out of those extra cores anyway.It's actually +2 cores for the 5800X3D if you just care about gaming (6 cores per 3900X CCD vs 8 cores + 3D VCache on 5800X3D).Most games park one of the CCDs to eliminate cross-CCD latency.>I play at 4kVideo card might be the bigger upgrade at this resolution.It depends on the games you play.
So do you guys frequently take apart your pc and put it back together? You know, just to keep things fresh inside and avoid knowledge atrophy.
>I have 2x 8gb ram installed>I have an extra 1 stick of 8 gb in my old machineIf I install my extra stick will it downgrade my system? My CPU is Ryzen 5 5600 my mobo is msi b550
>>109324239PC components have rated insertion cycles, you shouldn't be frequently disassembling and reassembling it for fun.Don't fuck around with the video card, RAM modules, & NVMe SSDs in this market.
>>109324239Yes, I disconnect the 12v 2x6 weekly to make sure it's not melting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r87cOPfXIyAgood video, 9070xt bros
>>109324263You will lose gaming performance if the PC sends data to that extra 8GB slot because it breaks the dual channel symmetry.Say goodbye to XMP/DOCP & manual memory tuning as well.This should be a last resort only when you need that extra 8 GB RAM capacity.
>>109324305I don't use those nor do I see any difference when I tried using them. My ram is reaching over 90% usage when playing certain games
>>109324216>>109324217Understood.>>109324233True. I didn't even consider the 2vs1 ccd aspect. I just bought a 9070 last weekend and it's been great for 4k60. I don't play anything that needs high frame rates and would rather quality/stability maxx. I don't play any factory tism games or strategies, either. I guess open worlds and survival crafters would be my most cpu-demanding games.
>>109324326Compare the gaming performance between those two config and make an informed decision.>My ram is reaching over 90% usageYou're getting the most out of the PC, the OS should also be minimizing RAM allocations if the game utilizes that much memory.
>>109324239No. I've been putting off taking a fan out of my gaming PC for a week or two now since I dislike touching things when they work.I also need to disassemble my 2014 PC because I want to reuse the case for an upcoming build. That is also very much put off.
>>109324282Is occasional disassembly for cleaning alright, then?
>>109324392no, only disassemble to change the paste every 7 years
>>109324392You don't need to disassemble parts like CPU cooler, RAM, & SSD just to keep the case clean.A decent battery or corded air blower is enough to clean the dust out of your PC every 2 months or so, including the radiator(s).For the video card, unlock the PCIe slot latch and don't rock the video card back & forth (rated for 50 insertion & removal mating cycles).https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/joao-silva/asus-shares-statement-on-reported-issues-with-its-q-release-slim-system/
>>109324392cleaning your pc is unironically a humiliation ritual and i never do itthis is also the reason i only buy cheap parts.
>>109324191Money easily recouped through steam sales and/or piracy.
how do i pick a mouse ? what's a reasonable price for one nowadays ?my razer from many years ago is now double clicking randomly and middle mouse barely works
>>109324488the link you posted is about an ASUS gimmick on their early x870 and higher boards where you don't have a secondary button to unlock the card but instead could lift it up in the right angle to auto unlock it. The metal part of the PCIe slot on the motherboard however can wear off or chip the PCIe connector on the GPU. My GPU has slight cosmetic damage cause of this which is why I sold my x870e hero board and I'm not surprised ASUS went back to a button on their refresh boards.
>>109324716>how do i pick a mouse ?Depends on your needs, FPS gaming mouse market is quite competitive.I'd pick something light weight.There are decent Chinese clones of mainstream brands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jj9FQXCO9khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_LM9O1s9U
>>109324797I rarely play competitive FPS so not too specific, a reliable mouse with side buttons and decent softwareNot sure where the sweet spot for brands / price is
>>109324716not sure if another chinese brand did this at this point too but Lamzu Paro Aurora or Thorn V2 have optical buttons and encoder however they are a bit more pricey.
>>109324823Pulsar Xlite wired version (white) is available for $49 in the US.No frills with reliable software.https://www.amazon.com/Pulsar-Gaming-Gears-Lightweight-Ergonomic/dp/B0DFWM5Z7TThere should be cheaper Chinese clones with a web app.
Should I get a real case, so It wont look as ghetto anymore?Yeah, probably should vacum and clean my floor too.
I boughted a 9800X3D, but found out if i paid 20/30$ more i could get thr 9850X3D. Is the difference that large between these two?
>>109325674shoulda make fan holes in that case so it has more airflow and then it's fine
>>109325728it's not but $20 $30 is also not a large difference
>>109325728>It offers about 3-5% more gaming performance but runs noticeably hotter and draws up to 24% more power.
>cucksair aio>noctua fans>"case">lgbt ram>asus tuf gpu>90° cable this has to be some sort of mental illness or something
>>1093257289850X3D might be better binned, mostly matters for manual tuning.No practical gaming difference.I've read some people's 9850X3D having an inferior memory controller than their 9800X3D's.
>>109325674cant you end up with air in the pump when the AIO is in this position given the mounting?
>>109325860I doubt there's much significance to the memory controller lottery, my guess is that they're all pulled from the same bin and it was just their luck of the draw.
Dear monitor autists, I was checking out the recent reviews for the new RGB Stripe QD-OLED panel and noticed this:https://www.displayninja.com/msi-mpg-341cqr-qd-oled-x36-review/#Color_GamutEven for the latest gen of the tech they apparently still don't reach 100% coverage of the sRGB Gamut. What gives that they can't muster the last 0.4%?Some last-gen QD-OLED panels manage more color representation for REASONS?https://www.displayninja.com/msi-mpg-271qr-qd-oled-x50-review/And apparently this is true for a lot of monitors and some LCDs can get to 100% ARGB Gamut. I thought OLED was suppose to totally mog LCD so:1. Why don't we always have 100% guaranteed coverage of a color space created back in 1999 yet?2. Related to #1, is it just an artifact of how reviewers measure color on displays?3. Does color gamut capacity vary from panel to panel even for the same model?4. When are we gonna get 100% DCI-P3 & ARGB Gamut OLED monitors?I want to look at memes and HDR video and see all of their colors intact damn it.
>>109325961The IODie adds randomness to the overall CPU binning, it's two rolls (CCD + IOD) for the whole pacakge.You can get a 9850X3D with an above average CCD, but it's stuck at 2100MHz FCLK.Some people prefer to get a Ryzen CPU with the better binned IOD.
>>109325967>What gives that they can't muster the last 0.4%?It's probably a factory calibration + sRGB mode emulation issue than a physical limitation.It takes more effort to guarantee more accurate color reproduction, not worth it for a gaming monitor.
>>109325674I wish there were a lot of horizontal cases, dunno if you can put any of the regular ones on its side.
>>109326170you can buy rubber/ soft textile feet and stick them to the side panel. it made my server much quieter.
>>109325967OLED isn't designed with 100% AdobeRGB coverage in mind, this was set up in 1998 for commercial photographers and print designers with extra cyan and green coverage.This is why even ASUS' ProArt OLED workstation monitors only highlight 99% DCI-P3 coverage (digital cameras & theater projectors).https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/proart-display-oled-pa32dc/OLED is sRGB/Rec.709 & DCI-P3/BT.2020
okay i ordered a 9800x3d and a 9070xt, 32 gb ram, 2tb m.2 ssd, lian li a3 case and an asus motherboard and 850 watt psu. aircooled and a case fan
>>109326210I guess there should be no problem with any of the other components but would it be ok for a power supply to be on its side?
>>109326382
Can the line start moving down already?
>>109324170Zen 2>3 IPC improvements alone would make up for the core trade. Not to mention dropping CCXes along with a single CCD.
>>109325967>I want to look at memes and HDR video and see all of their colors intact damn it.You don't use DCI-P3 preset to watch HDR content when you enable HDR on Windows.The monitor automatically switches to BT.2020 mode if it's capable (OLED monitors do this) when HDR is toggled on.The monitor’s job in Windows HDR mode is to execute the metadata sent by the OS, and this is why Windows HDR Calibration app is important (+ game HDR tone mapping fixes like RenoDx).
I have roughly 300 usd. I missed the prime/newegg deals but I see some mini leds around that price right now. is there a monitor one would recommend because for the price range they all kinda hang around 160~200hz and 1440p. I noticed oleds are dropping to 300~350. would these 'cheap' oleds be worth waiting for another price drop at this point?
>>109326138I see, so if I have my own colorimeter and don't rely on the factory settings I can probably have full sRGB coverage.>>109326273>OLED isn't designed with 100% AdobeRGB coverage in mind, this was set up in 1998 for commercial photographers and print designers with extra cyan and green coverage.Could this be related to the Blue OLED? I remember it being the weak link and they were trying to replace it with a blue PHOLED for ages.https://oled.com/blog/unlocking-blue-a-deep-dive-into-phosphorescent-blue-oleds/
EXPO ULL doesn't even guarantee you performance
>>109319457Bro, your headphones?Don't do soundbars. You're probably best off getting some cheap amp and bookshelf speakers to hook into your sound card at this point. I'd like to suggest Creative, but they discontinued their good brands and all they peddle now are these retarded looking pebble speakers that look like the same shitty USB speakers I bought for $15 12 years ago in a different box.
>>109326668that's not what the image is showing
>>109322440Is yours an Asus? They're the ones with the shitty paste that doesn't work.t. just repasted a 4080 Super from them for that very reason10-20C delta between normal temps and hot spot are generally fine.
if you have good binned A dies, can you just copy the ULL timings and that's it? you have the ull upgrade?
I have less memory latency on my 64gb ddr4 kit than ull A dies 32gb ddr5.
>>109326668memory controller work harder = less power budget for the corescs2 doesn't give a shit about memory because it runs almost all in the cpu cache and it's actually well optimized
>>109326675>>109319457Scratch that, they just bury their non-shit speakers way down the page. Pricey, but look decent enough for sets that don't have subwoofers.
>>109326541That's good to know. I'm definitely getting one on friday. I don't really care about high framerates (I lock my display and gpu to 60hz) but if it will give me rock solid stability and absolutely no frame drops or microstutters then I'll be pleased.
>>109322862>1080ptysm, this is actually a great advice. Ill share the finished build when i bought it
>>109326704probablythough honestly none of those so far tested kits has perfect timings, every one has some that can still be further tightenedtake look at the newest TPU review, they still manually tuned further that kit and got even more performance increase
I built a pc for a friend. Got a 250K Plis for 189€ so I built it around that. Got a B860M EAGLE V2, and some patriot 6000Mhz CL30. It looks like it doesn't work at all, and read that it is a common issue with DDR5, it might just not work on some mobos and you might need to either swap the mobo or ram.Is there anything else I could try?
>>109326924what exactly doesn't work? is it just turning on and not showing anything? that is normal. memory training and all that. your ram doesn't run at 6000mhz anyways by default. you have to turn on xmp for that.
>>109326631>I noticed oleds are dropping to 300~350. would these 'cheap' oleds be worth waiting for another price drop at this point?These cheaper OLED monitors will have SDR brightness capped @ 200 nits vs 250, which is something to consider (not necessarily a deal breaker).Ones like Samsung G50SF use a matte coating, and some people prefer OLED displays to have a glossy panel finish.If you want a glossy version of the same QD-OLED panel (200 nits SDR peak brightness), pay $50 more for the ROG XG27AQDMESZ.Some people are reporting bugs with proximity sensor and shit, I'd probably disable that anyway.https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED_Gaming/comments/1uliwsf/is_the_asus_rog_strix_xg27aqdmesz_for_350_at/https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1uluhls/monitor_asus_rog_strix_oled_27_1440p_gaming/Your experience with these OLED depends on how much you play HDR media, and how quickly you get over the text fringing issues (some can't get past it & return).MiniLED have their own quirks, do thorough research when you're monitor shopping.
>>109326941unless im getting it mixed up doesnt a glossy screen but low nits make for a really dark screen? in comparison mini leds ive seen go up to 1400. I cant quantify the difference but I plan to use the screen in a dark area mostly so 200 sounds unideal?
>>109326435insiders say its only getting worse
>>109326401shouldn't be an issue. might be even better since most cases have only like 1cm of space for the psu fan in normal configuration.
>>109326924that board has debug LEDs, check the manual
>>109327160>>109326939Stuck on LED RAM, then for a split second it gets to CPU LED, then goes back to RAM, and the cycle repeats a bit few times until it restarts and starts it all again. It simply won't boot bc it's not compatible I guess.
>>109327214yeah probably fails memory trainingtest both sticks individually
>>109327214the ram should work at non xmp speeds. the problems usually start after you turn xmp on. i'd check if the cpu and ram is properly seated in (also in the right slots). i'd clear the cmos and power it fully down and try again. also this >>109327236try different slots too if that doesn't work.
I think Nvidia is retarded bros. >Designs a 5080 Super with 3GB vram chips. >Oh wait those chips are $60 and 2GB chips are $20. >Guess the card is on hold!
https://x.com/i/status/2079222580117172481AHHH build a new pc NOW, you stupid fucking niggers
Mein gott
>>109327330>He added that in the next 10 years, the world's scarcest resources would be electricity and memory.Does anyone actually believe this shit?
>>109327334schwuchtel arbeitsreicher
>>109327335no, but his job is to sell memory so he has to say those things
>>109327335>electricity>scarceIT FALLS OUT OF THE FUCKING SKYALL DAYFOR FREE
>>109319086>9070xt
>>109327396don't make me post the real life version of him getting cut up by nips
>>109327335Yes, electricity will be scarce but not because we can't make it but because the western governments aren't scaling it up enough right now to meet the demand in the next 10 years. The only government actually doing shit is the chink government, they're building everything to expand their electric grid, solar, wind, nuclear you name it.
>>109327334I want the gold version of this but it's hard to justify paying $600 for 32gb.
>>109327015200 nits is fine for dark areas, you want/need higher brightness for brighter rooms.It's how your smartphone screen gets brighter when you use it outside on a sunny day.
https://x.com/i/status/2079347593444725083Uhhh guys?
I'm not clicking that
>>109327645Just more fear mongering and >muh cartel bullshit.
>>109327655I'm sure he's not going to take a screenshot because he'll get mocked for being a mobile poster
Crazy to me that LG installs spyware on your computer
just got a 7950x3d for very cheap from a friend. i was looking at the 270k plus but who cares if the cpu is almost free.
>futureproofing
>>109327667Bro you're okay with buying from Valves digital only store but you draw the line at that? Miss me with that shit.
https://x.com/i/status/2079335039720952144lol
>>109327667it's nothing new honestly. my lg "professional" ultrawide tells windows to install some ms app store control app via windows update. i run linux so i don't care but it did it when i first set it up. that monitor is like four years old i think.
>>109327697so you're telling my my monitor auto-installing software is exactly the same as manually going to a website to install steamguess I didn't know that
>>109327334>>109327589The z5s come with superior metal heatsinks than the cheap plasticky crap on the royals
>>109327752royals is gypsy ram
>fclk stable>ccd stable>soc stableno more amdips
>>109327752Which z5, the regular or the neo?
>>109327825Both of them. Neos are just regulars with a slightly different print and SPD profile
how well does the 9070 xt do 4k? been thinking of scaling up my elden ring runs to 32" from 27" for quite some time now
>>109327861Thanks, I'll look into them since I'm planning to build next year and I'd rather have decent heatsinks on my RAM then better RGB.
>>1093278794k without ray tracing you can easily max out the fps(else ring is capped at 60fps). With ray tracing enabled at 4k it will dip into the 40s and 50s in demanding areas and you'll have to use upscaling to get solid 60fps
>>109327885Fyi g.skill has bad heatsinks in general. They intentionally don't cool the hottest part of the ddr5 ram which is the PMIC that steps down 5v to 1.1v with the intention to prioritize ram chip temps but it backfires on them since pcbs are good conductors of heat which makes their ram run pretty warmIf you want functional heatsinks, get something without RGB, with metal heatsinks and something that has a thermal pad for the pmic like Kingston furies, teamgroup t-create expert etc.
>>109327640Memory production companies will be nationalized if they allow the shortage to persist for that long
i can't play games without using vsync and vrr anymore. it feels like playing at 30 - 60 fps without those.
>>109328076where would you accidentally encounter such games
https://x.com/i/status/2079354417451577492It's about to pop
>>109328139every game feels like that unless it's running at like 200fps. the frame pacing with vrr + vsync just ruined my eyes. i can even see tearing which i didn't use to do.
>>109328223looks like a buy signal to me :)
>>109326435Don't expect any good news in 2026.
>>109328343nor 2027, unless trump mandates price caps and declared nationwide halt to datacenter buildup
>>109328343I expect good news in 2027, SK hynix ceo is already sounding the alarm and saying they(Korean cartel) have to lower prices or there will be new competitors(chinks) in the market that will take over and make them irrelevant.
>>109328369Nah, thats most likely about insane stock trading happening in south korea where like 1mil retail investors were gambling on sk hynix stocks and lost huge amount of money. So the CEO is trying to tell random idiots not to lose all their savings gambling on stock.
>>109328369Based. I hope the chinks rape ass and drop 32gb back down to $100. Fucking Koreans.
>>109328398Here you go https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/07/19/ZBHGW633FFDFDLAL57N2WRRVQA/
>>109328428My favorite part >Chey warned that prolonged high semiconductor prices could harm domestic semiconductor companies. He said, "Even if profit margins shrink, expanding supply and protecting the market while growing together is the only way for South Korea’s semiconductor industry to sustain and develop. If companies keep raising prices without building new factories, the market will shrink, and new players will inevitably enter."
i just had an epiphany. it's time to retire headphones. i no longer need them. they are just clutter. laptop speakers won. a true minimalist simply has less.
>>109328507The real answer is wireless earbuds with low latency dongle for pc use
>>109328507>>109328514The real answer is a decent pair of speakers
>>109328507I love my headphones.
>>109328553most people arent in the global 1% in wealth to afford a single family houseyou cant listen to music in a typical paper walled apartment building
>>109328564Yes you can, just don't do it in the middle of the night. I constantly put on music during the day and no one has complained and even if they did they have no ground to stand on.
>>109328686They still hear it and are annoyed by it. Just because they cant legally do anything about it doesnt mean they dont wish you died or moved away.
>>109328701They do the same shit, neighbors on my right have baby music all through the night for their kid. Neighbors on the left have loud as fuck sound system for movies that they watch every weekend sometimes into the night. Neither has any right or bitch at me for putting on some music when I make food.
>>109328564I live in an apartment building and have a 2.1 sound system for my TV. Granted, I live on the ground floor, so the subwoofer isn't rattling anyone's roof.
just look at this casecan chang be stopped? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfdAOPCdiEM
>>109328949btw i blame benchmark bros for testing all gpus at 1440p native ultra for saying that pc gaming is uncomfortable.
>>109328986*unaffordable
>>109328949>it's twice the steam of the gabecubeDo people not realize that the point of the gabecube is to make a pc that functions like a console? It needs to be compact enough to fit in peoples entertainment centers and it needs to not overheat if someone decides to play it in 110 degree weather with no air conditioning inside of a closet. All of these "here's you can build a better pc for less" videos are completely missing the point. Valve does not want you to buy a gabecube if you're already an enthusiast building your own desktop pcs because you're already buying games from steam. They want people who are not pc gamers to buy it because they means they gained a new customer that would've otherwise been spending money on sony's store instead. It's part of why they won't subsidize it, because if they did then a bunch of people who already buy steam games would buy it and every console sold would just be an unrecoverable loss.
Are Colorful motherboards garabage? I found a used deal on an i7-11700 and a Colorful B560M locally. I plan to use it in a home server.Asked this in /csg/ first but I think this is a more popular thread.
>>109329157the hardware is generally alright but bios and software is lacking. shouldn't be an issue for an server tho. i'd look up if those boards boot without keyboard and monitor tho.
>>109328507as a laptopfag yeah you don't need headphones all you need is apple earpods, the true minimalists choicewhen I don't use speakers that's what I usecheap, avaiable anywhere, literally good sound, replacable>>109328564I've been blasting NHH and WW3 the whole past year from speakers in my apt, am I cooked?
I never thought I'd see the day where I am actually hoping that Chinese Tech takes off. Weird times we live in
when will things go back to normalcy?
>>109329208i hope never.
>>109329208Current situation is normalcy.
>>109329208this is the new normal
>>109329198they are just the lesser evil when the rest tries its very best to make a small amount of people very rich while everyone else has to suffer for it
>>109329198Oh you dont want every aspect of your life be ruled by trump & jewish elite? say it aint so
>>109329208Not for a while.
assrock still hasn't updated the b550 to the latest agesa version that came out like 3 months ago
>>109329497let the others beta test it first
>>109329501forgot picture
>>109329501nta but ironically my b550 steel legend was like three betas in a row for a while.
>>109329575my b650 prime has a beta bios and sometimes there isn't anything for like months despite a new agesa being released on their other boards like the tuf and rog ones. it looks like they don't care or that they actually put some thought into those. who knows. i expect that their prime boards have an large install base since two of the oems here uses them in all their computers from intel to amd.
>>109329497No need to when AMD will just switch to opensil soon
>>1093205244th monitor delivered, another dead subpixel. Well, at this point I'm giving up, I'll use my return window and just stick to my old monitor.Either I'm very unlucky or these pixel defects are very common. Fuck that shit anyway.
>>109329607is that based or cringe?
>>109329610Wtf have you been buying? I can't remember when I had the last time a dead pixel
>>109329624From memory (not in order) : - 1 aoc- 1 LG- 1 samsung- 1 asus (current one). >I can't remember when I had the last time a dead pixelIt just confirms I'm just unlucky (in all parts of my life, not just for buying hardware).
>>109329631never had a dead pixel in a monitor but i also only have used tn and ips for the last 16 years
>>109329639They're all ips.
>>109329644how about a switch back to crts? maybe that would lift the curse.
>>109329644Are you buying the cheapest available? In theory you can walk into a store and ask for a local test if they allow it and then buy one that works.
I haven't upgraded my Agesa since before the memory read mode update. It certainly should be safe enough to do by now, but what can I actually expect out of it?
>>109329656>>109329515some memory encryption thing and ull memory profile support
>>109329654I'm not buying the most expansive, but neither do I buy the cheapest. They're all supposed to be good, at least decent monitors. Pretty much everything I buy has some sort of defect. I order them online as stores have limited choice. >>109329647I'm afraid it would take a lot of room, but I'll consider it.
>>109329664Not the memory encryption thing, I meant the one which has something to do with being able to only refresh a section of the memory in order to read it, rather than refreshing the whole rank at once. I'm wondering what kind of performance differences I can expect out of it. At least I don't do any manual tuning.
Any reason not to buy the KTC G27P6S (240hz WOLED)?
>>109329695the ktc is matte? glossy is better for image claritywoleds historically had issues with gray uniformity while qd oled fares better
>>109329678I see. You could do that ass move and just order four of the same model, test them all and keep the best. This however only works in the EU. I know amazon issues warning if you refund a lot but in theory that's legit
>>109329680it only shows results in synthetics.
>>109326738Not sure about the exact model number, but my speakers look exactly like those on the right. Bought them about 10 years ago. They are absolutely superb.
>>109329753I think I bought that style speaker when I was a poor teenthen I returned because they had some fuck you power turn off feature so when I clicked play itd be mute for 2 seconds each time as it turned onThen next speakers I got were cheap edifier bookshelf ones that sounded much better, and those had a capacitor crap out and I had to trash them
switched from headphones to iems ~3 years ago and Haven't Looked Back™ since. if you tolerate the earrape and ear wax for a month or two, both will eventually stop being a problem. used to be I couldn't wear iems longer than an hour, now I can wear them 25/8a good speaker set up would be ideal but I still live with my family
>>109329777i switched from iems to some shp9500sstill not as good as the valve index speakers/ headphones but much closer
>>109329777I find it massively annoying to put iems on, and hearing my head anatomy movements is distinctly inferior experience than using headphones
>>109329714I have a window behind me. I like the look of the bezelless design.
>>109329806yeah it might be a good idea to buy blackout curtains with the glossy oled purchaseI got a samsung matte oled and really wish it had glossy finish
>>109329782my headphones before switching were the srh440's. I wish I got your philips or the sony mdr 7506's instead. fuck every shure employee with a rusted metal rod>>109329785I got used to it, I even chew food with them on
>>109329843>srh440what is wrong with those?>philips or the sony mdr 7506aren't those two very different when it comes to sound?
>>109329763Yeah, I think everybody has had similiar style at some point. But the particular creative labs that I own now are on a totally diferent level. Super loud. They've got that low range boom. I wanted something smaller and less wires than going all out dolby 5.1 w/ subwoofer and all that. I kind of got lucky. So the story is that I went down to the microcenter to get a different pair (that looked exactly the same) and noticed the model that I actually ended up buying was locked up in the cage and cost $30 more than the ones I went to microcenter to get. I think they were $139 or something like that... Anyhow. I took a risk knowing that only the good shit is locked up in the cage so I impulse bought those caged ones instead. Amazing. I would check the model number on them but i have them with my gaming PC which I have inawoods. yeah I game inawoods. I know this sounds like bullshit but I know anons are smart enough to smell a true story.
>>109329858very uncomfortable, headband is prone to breaking, weak lower bass, bloated mid/upper bass, grating and seemingly un-EQable treblethey might be, I don't remember anymore, but I was looking at them in a general sense as both being reliable budget studio headphones
>>109329867I find it plausible someone would buy a speaker from a store and play video games.
>>109329885also they creaked and the channel matching was horrid
>>109329885>>109329899>very uncomfortable, headband is prone to breaking, weak lower bass, bloated mid/upper bass, grating and seemingly un-EQable treblegood to know>they might be, I don't remember anymore, but I was looking at them in a general sense as both being reliable budget studio headphonesi just wanted a very very wide sound stage because those valve index headphones/ speakers after using iems and close back headphones made me reconsider my headphone choices. i think there are like three or four studio headphones that every one has which have been produced for like for ever. i think some hd, sony and some other ones. i might get some of those too some day just to see what "good enough" for studio sounds like. going back to close back also made be disoriented in some fps games.
>>109329732I probably just buy things that are at my image, defective.
>>109329887kek. i meant the part about gaming at the location remote.
>>109329959You're not the first to do that, I remember wyt back in the day some anon would post pics of his PC from a cave where he was living in.
>>109329887A lot of people will just rock some Logitech setup like the z623. That you can get better sound with something from e.g. edifier for just a bit more doesn't bother most. Desktop speaker market is a bit cursed as well cause small satellites kinds suck but having the space for bigger bookshelf speakers isn't s given
Should I upgrade my CPU on LGA 1700? I currently have an i5 12400, Asrock H670m Pro RS, 64GB DDR4 3200, 750W PSU, and an RX 7800xt. I want to stretch the longevity of that system a bit, because prices are fucked. I am now thinking of upgrading to a 14600kf or 14700f. The difference between these 2 is around 110 bucks. I mostly play strategy and old solo FPS games (Warhammer Total War 3, Stellaris, SWEAT, CP2077, and Bethesda stuff) on a 3440x1440 60hz screen. I am looking forward to the Warhammer 40k Total War game and want to play it with the system.What CPU makes more sense?
>>109330041sell the 64gb ddr4 ram and buy an am5 system
>>109329777IEMs suck dick unless your ears are designed to be raped by silicone phalluses>constantly fall out>insane ear wax and probably ear infections long term>constantly wet spongy tips your ears gettning sweaty and waxy>waste however much trying new iems ths tme hoping they dont fall out of your ear>>109330041if you were here a few months ago 14600ks were free due to all the bundles they came withso you missed a free cpunow your only upgrade is that same one but for money or 13900 or 14900 until ddr6simple as>>109329631imagine these monitrs were not all 4k which makes it even more unlikeley with dead pixelsits tme to buy a qdoled tv
>>109330048My 64gb kit is around 270€ on eBay, I cant get something nice for that, a decent 32GB DDR5 is like 400+>>109330052Fuck, why free 14600kf tho? And 14700f good upgrade over 14600kf?
>>109330041always buy the i7 but you want to get whatever i7 has the most cache and is still compatible with your MB. And don't forget to apply new thermal paste with real silver.
>>109330067either get a 14700k or wait next year for a raptor lake next cpu with similar specs
a psu exploded and oily liquid spilled all other the gpu. is it over?
>>109330067you also going to need a better motherboard for an i7, that one is crappy, a high end b760 or ddr4 z790 if you can find one, I can't
>>109330094should have bought amd
>>109330096I guess I skip the MB upgrade; I'd rather set lower power limits. My cooler is just a Noctua 12s, so thermals could become a problem anyway, VRMs should be fine for the non K SKUs.
>>109330096I feel like he needs to stay with the same motherboard. ditching the motherboard is like starting over. but you are right that he needs to carefully match up all the specs to ensure that his rig is not falling back on backward compatibility to function. maybe he could sqeeze an i9 even...
>>109330127>>109330131it has 7a vrms, I wouldn't run a i3 on it, but yeah, having to buy a new mobo, might aswell get 5800x3d + b550
>>109330094take the gpu out. submerge it in a bucket of rubbing alcohol for 5 minutes. take it out and let it dry for 48 hours.lubricate the fans.should be good to go.
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