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
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=Power+Supplies

For tier-list enjoyers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/

>Storage Reviews
https://www.phoronix.com/reviews/Storage (Linux performance)
https://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSD
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews
https://www.servethehome.com/category/storage/

>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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White case = cringe
White hardware = cringe
Lights = cringe
Full black build = based

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Anons cannot afford to buy and build these days. Much sadness ensues.

>>109502641
AI: Radeon AI PRO R9700, blackwell 6000

>>109502681
For me, it's black hardware with every LED set to a dull red.

>1440p or 4K for a 5080?
Which way, white man?

>>109502724
1440p

>>109502724
1080p card

>>109502724
4K, if you wanna spend on a nice one. Image quality will be better with DLSS and shit.
1440p if you don't wanna spend a bunch on a nice monitor, but can native at nicer frame rates.

For me? 4K.

DON'T buy amd
DO buy intel and nvidia
(tel aviv approves of this message)

>>109502757
>tfw ryzen - radeon
I was never a fan of the reds, but Mommy Lisa did it.

>choice between Israel or India
Grim.

Who here is a Fractal Meshify 3 case? Can you post your a pic? I'm curious what it looks once it's built.

>>109502724
1440p is amazing and is still the best bang for your buck for at least the next 3-4 years

>>109502724
1440p is just not enough these days

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Day 13 of no 5090 + 77" oled

>>109502841
Toxotransmosis moment.

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I'm surprised how cool it is compared to that bastard 5800x. They finally managed to make a CPU that doesn't reach supernova temperatures when you open a browser.

>>109502966
i7 9700 runs at like 30°C

>>109502724
4K because you can still clearly see pixels on a 1440p 27" monitor

>>109502641
What about the triple chamber cases like the Corsair Air 5400? Is it the future (tm) and the actual cooling is really improved?

>>109502966
my 9950x3d reaches 90° under load

wow.

guys, I'm using A.I. The future is PRESENT.

>>109502841
cute 10/10 can toxoplasmosis me anythime

Whats the best order to install components when using an AIO? When do you put the mobo in the case, and what order do you put the cables in?

never buying amd trash
my next build will be intel unified core

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>unified core

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Concise CPU and GPU guide for newfags
>Intel + Nvidia = Faggot Normie Consoomer or Indian
>Ryzen + Nvidia = Reddit
>Intel + Arc = Brain Damage
>Ryzen + Arc = Schizo
>Intel + Radeon = Schizo
>Ryzen + Radeon = Real PC Enthusiast #Pewdiepie approved

>>109502681
black and silver

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Has anyone here moved from a 2160p display to a 1440p one, and if so, how did that fare for you? For reference, my current rig has a:
>9070XT and 7900X
with a
>32" 3840x2160p@144Hz IPS display
Been seeing the latest 5th gen 34" OLED ultrawides, and they look cool, but I don't know if it'll be that awkward moving back to (3440x)1440p. I haven't even seen 2560x1440p for over four years now, so I have no idea. It'd be great to have an easier-to-run res and higher refresh rate limit, but I don't know if it'd be a blurry eyesore or not. Though, the ultrawide immersion sounds like a fun change of pace, and a more responsive experience would be really nice.

>>109502749
>image quality will be better with fake frames

>>109503502
monitors should be judged in ppi and size instead of resolution
anything that isn't 100% or 200% scaling looks like ass

>>109503486
just buy the 273pqe and bios mod a z790 board to run it

>>109503518
>still sucks

>>109503513
Yeah, most people prefer DLSS over native and FSR.

>>109503537
most people also gamble as in they are retarded

>>109503537
>source: retarded niggers on /pcbg/

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Does anyone use internal disk drives anymore?
What do you guys put in your 5.25" drive bay slots these days.
My case has 4 slots.

>>109503517
I'm aware of importance of PPI and scaling. My old monitor several years ago was a 27" or 25" (I don't remember) 2560x1440p display. You'd think the PPI would be good enough, but I felt compelled to upgrade to a 32" 3840x2160p display back then because Asiatic text was getting garbled without like 150% text scaling, which was bad for my work. Except now, the greater predicament for me is what games will look like when dealing with ~110PPI (the 34") vs ~138PPI (my current 32"). I'm used to this resolution now after all.

>>109503486
thanks, tel aviv. 0.10 shekels deposited to your account

My ATX PSU, an EVGA 650 G2, is 165mm would that be okay for a case like the Shiny Snake G380 that only supports a 160mm psu? I was thinking of getting a Lian Li A3 instead but something like the G380 would be smaller

>>109502641
| really fucked up and now I'm late to the party. Should I just bite the bullet and build a 28TB NAS for $1300 before things get even worse?

>>109503662
You should definitely take out another credit card to buy electronics.

>>109503710
fuck you

>>109503721
>>109503710

>>109503723
>>109503721

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>>109502681
Tinplate & Plastic = cringe
Steel & Wood = classy

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>>109502724
> a 5080?

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>>109503019
Mine hardly scratches 80°C thanks to picrel and Duronaut.

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>>109503578
In the future I say to myself

>>109502724
>5080
1080p card
Only the 4090 or 5090 are fit for 1440p

>>109503578
I would have had a bluray drive for ripping if only my case still had a 5.25" drive bay

>>109502641
goofy ahh limewire aio brah

>>109503837
quiet mulatto

>>109503837
looks more like apex rims
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=748105

>>109503486
>intel unified core
Isn't that like 3 generations away?

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>>109503475
Depends on the case.
Does it have a removable mobo tray?
A removable tray for the radiator?
Enough space to work in it?
What and how many cables do you have to install?
Where can you feed the cables through or hide them?
Are the cables long enough?

You install the mobo in the case after installing on it: the screw threads for the cooler, the CPU and optionally the picrel contact frame for the CPU which I recommend, the RAM and the NVMe SSDs.

You then connect the power cords to the mobo. Then you install the cooler and other necessary cables.
GPU and its power cord last.

>>109503910
That's only 4-5 years of waiting
Even a kid can wait that long

>>109503911
>and optionally the picrel contact frame for the CPU which I recommend
You're a retard then, most people will either end up overtightening or under tightening this shit and have problems with their CPU. Had a friend buy one and he spent months bitching about how AMD had defective CPUs, until another friend went over to his house and fixed that shit by reinstalling the original.

>>109503931
I can't, I might be dead by then or in the AI slave farms. I need it build now or next year at the latest.

>>109503544
>>109503573
I mean, you can just try it for yourself...

>>109504062
ok thank you for your timeless wisdome Moshe.

>>109504062
what he said >>109504091

>>109504062
Anons must be using a 6800xt and equating fsr3 to dlss which explains their hate for dlss

>>109503822
>no warranty or 4k to play 1440p
Lol no

ok we waited long enough, release... SOMETHING, SOMEONE

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Cyberpower is selling an Ryzen 8700F + RX 9070 (non-XT) prebuilt for less than $1600 before tax.
https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Back-to-School-Special-II (use code: GAMER2026).

Pic shows a comparable list of individually bought components (swapped CPU to 7700X because it's cheaper than 8700F, & latter is an 8-core chip).
8700F will likely run a bit worse than a 7700/X & 7600/X in gaming.
Mystery meat 80+ Gold 800W PSU & 600 TBW DRAM-less 1TB SSD would be the concerning components.

The included DDR5 memory is likely to be Hynix-A/M die if they are using Klevv Bolt V kits (Klevv usually source SK Hynix ICs through SK conglomerate connection).

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>>109504264
apparently they can't get the white monitor?

>>109503475
>When do you put the mobo in the case
Unwrap the motherboard and set it on top of its cardboard box.
Install the CPU, the CPU cooler's mounting bracket(s), memory modules, and M.2 SSDs before setting the board inside the case.

>what order do you put the cables in?
After installing the motherboard inside the case, connect the CPU power cables & its cooling fans/pump before mounting the AIO pump.
The order after this doesn't matter too much, but video card last as the other anon suggested.
If your CPU have an iGPU, you might want to check if the PC boots to BIOS before you install the video card.

>>109504368
wrong, if you have a modular power supply, it'll be MUCH easier to install the motherboard power before it's in the case.

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>>109504247
here you go, boss

>>109504427
lmao

>>109504421
For bitches like you, sure.

>>109504427
I would unironically buy this if it was $100.
bring gt 1030 priced GPU's back.

Should you have two separate m.2s one for gaming and one for OS, or it doesn't matter?

How do you feel that your hobby is about to be extinct?

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>>109503578
>adds 30 seconds to your bootup time
The last thing I used a disc drive for was burning MP3 CDs for my car, in 2015.

>>109504575
optical media is just bad

>>109504479
law: google never does anything nice
law: intel never does anything nice
law: amd never does anything nice
law: nvidia never does anything nice

>>109504515
You can partition a single SSD into different drives if you expect to be reinstalling Windows often.
But back up files that are usually stored in the C: drive unless you change their locations (Documents, Images, saved game folders inside user account).

>>109504479
what would you use it for? overpowered for officework and casual social media/youtube and underpowered for any games past 2018

>>109503495
kita love

Is 'debloating' Windows 11 like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wep0VVzBGU a good idea or a meme?

>>109504545
Dram supply is kinda fake situation
AI investment cant go on forever, eventually someone wins out and investors/banks aren't going to go "please take a trillion dollar to compete with google" and the datacenter demand will taper off.
The new supply will come online with 1-2 year lag, and ddr5 is over a decade old tech by then, using larger process nodes than leading edge processors.

Jdont be doomer who thinks this situation can go on forever

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>>109502681
I agree (I also own OP pc)

bros I managed to get an 8gb kit of DDR3 to run a used 9700K on a chinese motherboard to pair with a used 2060 super and a hard drive
>this is pc building in 2026

>>109502681
Based on what?

>>109504903
I think you have to redo it every single update so it becomes tedious.

>>109502681
>>109504937
As a poorfag I buy whatever is cheapest regardless of the color or RGB.

>>109504935
right now we are in the gassy make everyone depend on AI phase.
we have not even reached the enshittification/profit phase, every company is losing money.
I don't think ram prices will go down if they succeed in the enshittification phase. Why? Because they will have more money to buy more ram. The only way ram prices go down, is if AI fails at enshittification/profit, or they make more ram chips (none of the fab makers are making new fabs after these new price hikes, except for ones that were planned before the price hikes, and making too much supply means HUGE profit losses like they did every single time after there was a shortage).

If people knew that gemma 4 31B existed, ie waifu at home, pcs would cost way more.

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pcbg lied again

>>109505115
The ram prices rely on >1tril dollar investments by big tech
They use their cash reserves, sell stock, take loans from banks because they have to win in short time window.

But the revenue is limited, people will buy the cheapest ai sub that works for their use case -> current investment is unsustainable. Not everyone can win

>>109505149
no, just one jew keeps shilling his shitty videos in these threads lied

>>109505220
>>109505149
Every general has a dedicated thread shitter.

It's like how children have a guardian angel, and generals on 4chan have a dedicated indian that shits on it..

>>109505151
>people will buy the cheapest ai sub that works for their use case
yes, this is for making people depend on AI. open source models exist to suck. closed source models exist to make money (eventually).
not enough people are using AI at the moment. give it some time.

>>109505261
Open source models are fine for most people. And 3rd party providers show a true signal of the cost of the service

>>109505151
AI pays for itself because it has infinite potential for use as an automated peasant oppression system

>>109505274
If 90% of people are made jobless well they're not going to pay for an AI sub will they

>>109505272
Right now, it looks really bad for AI, I agree. There is no money to be made. Huge losses being made to compete.
But like I said, nobody is using AI right now.
If every AI company died right now. We would still be fine, the AI companies won't be, but everything else will still work.
We aren't going to bend over and spend 5x more right now. Just wait for the enshittification to start, why would you pay for a free AI provider when anthropic costs just as much? (I agree, subscriptions make profit based on unused capacity, people forgetting they have a sub, free AI providers will make you pay per token, which saves a lot of money for the average forgetter).
By the way, I don't actually know claude's pricing but I do know that GLM 5.2 / deepseek whatever is very expensive.

>>109505284
the government can print infinites amount of money, however much is needed
the loss of productivity from people being jobless can be made up for with robots
90% of people will be poor useless eaters in a post-AI post-automation world

>>109502681
That's not a full beige build, buddy.

>>109503004
Blind people will argue against this.
The only real alternative is maybe 24" 1440p, but that combo disappeared from the market.

>>109505494
110ppi is perfectly fine for video games
You care about movement more and lower res = more frames.

4k is for static content, reading text, and larger screens.

>>109505514
4k is stupid. apple was right. 5k at 27 inches is perfect.

>>109505535
what do you have trouble accomplishing on a 140ppi 32" monitor exactly

>>109505544
shit ppi

>>109505550
are you referring to apple not figuring out sub-pixel rendering and monitors requiring to be made bespoke for apple OS to look less bad than on windows
I never used apple so

>>109505565
200% scaling at 27 inch at 5k is ideal. fractional scaling is cope.

no content uses these display memes you are spouting

i have a 4k tv for "content". 5k is perfect for making content or just work in general since it perfectly scales to 200%. stupid nigger.

>>109503578
>Does anyone use internal disk drives anymore?
Me.
M-discs are great for burn and forget backups. I have a bunch of 50GB discs.

>>109505593
>>109505584

>>109505606
non issue.

>>109505544
>use case?
get some glasses.

>>109505565
>sub-pixel rendering
How are you going to apply sub-pixel rendering on textures? Everything looks crisper on higher PPI, not just text. Until you reach like 200ppi the smallest readable fonts are going to be noticeably dimmer using sub-pixel rendering, because obviously they're going to be displayed using less pixels with the font's color.

>>109505494
high ppi matters a lot at 27" when browsing the web, reading texts etc but you'd be hard pressed to notice the difference when consooming media

>>109505637
No seriously
What cant do you on a 4k 32" monitor

What
What
What

>>109505660
shove it up your ass, ppilet

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>>109504584
Yes until you get Uber kiked in the next 2 years and you have your $500 to watch your Chinese cartoons because you dont have a dvd/blu ray drive.
Did you that media companies are buying up used DVDs and blue rays at a record rate so when they kill production they will have absolute control on streaming even vintage past copyright media.
>>109505353
>>109505151
The RAM prices increase has very little to do with AI that just how its being slup. The RAM makers (and most of the semi conductor industry ) is essentially a massive cartel of 4 corps that just haven't gotten their rectums nuclear fisted by antitrust and anti competitive fixing. A good luck with that ever happening with the current *good goyim in chief* enforcing any free-market protections/laws. The crazy thing is Samsung, Microsemi etc did get their peepees slapped for BLATENT price collusion around 2009 to 11 but they now figure they can get away with it.
DDR5/conventional RAM has actually better margins and profit than HDR.

>>109505691
>Yes until you get Uber kiked in the next 2 years and you have your $500 to watch your Chinese cartoons because you dont have a dvd/blu ray drive.
i just have a nas that stores my media
optical media is still bad

>>109505696
NTA How so? What is the most stable media then.

>>109505731
raid with a filesystem that does checksumming for every block of data and that has self healing capabilities.

>>109505737
RAID isn't categorically better than optical for backups, it's just a high availability solution. Optical is fine for stuff you aren't going to touch for years. You also want to look into a 3-2-1 backup strategy, your NAS isn't immune to fire.

>>109505776
>RAID isn't categorically better than optical for backups
how many anime cds do you exactly have? i have non. i do have a second nas that i use to backup my first nas. if one of the drives fails in either one i get to keep all of my data. having a cd in case of a flood or anything wouldn't really have any advantage. all those 3 2 1 solutions are for companies who may get compromised in some way. they have tape drives and readers etc. they cost like 5k or more. not applicable. i just don't want to lose pictures and movies. a zfs software raid is more than just a high availability solution. if any data block doesn't match the checksum when checked the data gets automatically fixed by the file system.

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>bought RAM early last year for 120 bucks
>today they cost 500 bucks
feels good not being a waitfag

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>>109505811
told a friend of mine to buy 32gb ddr4 for his system for 70 bux (only 3200mhz cl16 but still)
bought the same kit a month later for myself
now my brother has that system
i have 32gb ddr5 in my new system
payed like 125 bux for the kit

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>>109505846
>now my brother has that system

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This camera is really shit, but I finally decided to start installing parts today, the apnx v1 case is really convenient, love the easily removable fan brackets. The case was cheap only costing $80, though it didn't come with a fan hub which I just realized is a problem for the batch of be quiet fans I had bought for the build. Had to reassess what fans I'd be using because of that fuck up. It worked out in the end with some spare thermaltake fans I daisy chained to bottom intake.
Going to re route some of the fan and sata cables and install the PSU cables later

my NVME disconnected randomly yesterday and will now only reappear on boot and then disconnects again after launching games or at seemingly random times during read/write. I somehow managed to backup everything important on it (like 3tb was copied uninterrupted but it will shit itself if I launch Palworld). I'm planning on RMAing it because it's only been like 5 months since I bought it but I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone has seen this before and knows if the drive is truly borked or if I'm missing something. It's a Lexar NM790, doesn't show up in LexarDiskManager, HWinfo says 0% drive available spare but I don't know if it's reading it properly.

>>109503501
silver with white and/or black but there aren't many cases that do this

>>109505846
>bought
>not boughted
ngmi

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>>109506366
You just know running Windows on 128GB of storage that they'll be in at a technician by the end of the year wondering why their soldered on eMMC can't be upgraded.

>>109506374
the situation with ssds and RAM is really causing as to regress as a society

>>109506366
forget the ram, what the fuck is that screen resolution.

>>109506412
my screen resolution from the era of windows vista

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I got this for my 10GbE network. What am I in for?

>>109505486
I'm not your buddy, friend.

>>109503786
You aight, anon.
t. North owner

>>109502681
All black is cringe as fuck and telling you didn't grow up yet. Real men go for brighter tones because it's more appealing to the eye.

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>>109506366
I run a linux VM with 3GB of RAM for visiting shady websites (this includes 4chan) and opening mysterious PDFs. Works fine with a handful of open tabs, gotta use chromium, though.

>>109502681
wake me when we circle back around to piano black, acrylic windows and motherboards accented with a color that isn't grey.

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>>109506366
Welcome back Asus EEE

Quick question: Can an IPS monitor experience burn-in similar to an OLED?

>>109506366
>W11 with 4gb
this shit doesn't fly. Teams alone consumes over 1GB when you're in a call with faggots having camera on and screen share.

>>109506616
IPS can have image retention. It's only temporary and disappears after some hours when turned off

>>109506631
Okay, good.
The image is already fading away so all seems fine.

I have an RTX 5070 and I'm thinking about buying a 2160p monitor. Will it be enough performance to get a good experience in a mix of old and somewhat modern games if I adjust settings? Or would I be better off getting a 5K2K display?

>>109506456
>>109506412
my old hp laptop has the same dimensions and reso. TN panel even.
you get used to it and it's not like you're going to watch bluray movies on this thing. you're looking at a very light laptop which can run word and zoom and has 11 hours of screen time.

>>109504427
Pairing a GPU as powerful as Vega with 4GB is ridiculous considering we already had 16GB at the time...

>>109506698
dlss makes it at least passable

>>109506698
You need 16GB to run a 4K display.

>>109506698
Only get the 5k2k Alienware display if you're pairing it with a 5070ti or better

>>109506747
16GB for what? Can't I just set the texture quality to low on modern games as opposed to PS3/PS4 era stuff?

>>109506180
>he fell for the lexar shills

>>109506774
Every graphics setting scales with resolution. It's not 1999 anymore it's 2026. If you play at 4k that means medium shadows are now 1440p detail instead of 4k.

Nvidia drivers still suck ass

>>109506970
yep :| if I can get a refund from the RMA I'm getting a 1tb samsung one and a HDD. For some reason despite looking for common issues people have with things I plan on buying I only find out about the serious shit when it happens to me. I'd only seen good things about Lexar before I bought it and now I find out it's basically a glorified reseller.

>>109507152
Samsung isnt popular either as they have their own inhouse controller. At least the PCIe 5.0 ones seem to work worse under Linux. I never tried them under Linux but the Samsung ones I have work fine in Windows.

>>109507090
all drivers suck ass
intel used to be the only company that could write reliable drivers but even they have outsourced development to the third world to save a few pennies

>>109507166
Don't all NVME's use inhouse controllers? When I was looking up how to diagnose wtf was going on with mine the consensus seemed to be that all the companies that make them decided SMART is lame and gay and you have to use their firmware.

>>109507202
>Don't all NVME's use inhouse controllers?
Only the ones big enough to make their own flash. Samsung,Hynix,Micron,etc. Every other maker outsources their controller to Phision, Maxio, or some other.

>>109507169
Nvidia drivers suck worse. I'm talking about DRIVER ONLY install. Ignore all bloatware/telemetry. The actual DirectX/WDDM files are garbage.

>>109507380
>>109507090
Everyone Nvidia driver after 566.36 has horrible DPC.

AMD don't have this problem.

Cooler Master take my money
https://youtu.be/lq36NAoW7S0?si=HaTmZhz__OS7gvga&t=1840

>>109507397
Bad dpc was a thing on early-mid rtx4090 drivers that I worked around by disabling power saving at the time
I think Nvidia's power saving is just too aggressive

>>109507563
ASPM/APST has been broken in general between Windows and Linux lately. Laptops feel it the most as their battery now sucks.

>>109507409
AMD has problems too but more with CPUs than GPUs.

>>109507646
I don't have problems.

>>109502641
>Budget: 7500F, 7/9600/X, 225/F, 12600K/F, 5600/X
>Gaming: 9850X3D, 9/7800X3D, 250K, 5800XT
>Workstation: 9950X/3D(2), 9900X/3D, 270K
Why not dual CPU LGA3647, for under $100 I can throw 56 cores at my problem.

>>109507755
for under 100 bitcoins*

>>109507541
>cooler fans just slide on and off
fuck I want that cooler now

hey guys. rarely write on here but i come requesting your advice. putting together a gaming rig for myself:

1. cpu - ryzen 5 7500f
2. sapphire pulse rx 9060 xt 16gb
3. motherboard - B650M Wi-fi
5. ram - 32gb 2x16 ddr5-6000 EXPO
6. SSD - 1TB Gen4 TLC
7. PSU - 650W gold
8. cooler - thermalright
9. case - airflow

budget - SGD $1500
country - Singapore

please let me know your thoughts?

>>109507981
that ram kit alone takes up nearly a third of your budget
you'll want to drop it down to 16gb or shop around for used kits

>>109508016
thanks for the reply. i'll shop around i guess

i have a 1060 6gb
Should I buy one of the 3060 TIs or 5060 TIs or stick with getting a 5070?

>>109506970
>>109507152
IMO, if you aren't buying storage from a company actually invested in storage then you're falling for a middleman.
It pains me to see all the 3rd party non-sense for NVMe storage. To some people it looks good because "competition" but ultimately, it's different labels sourcing from the same pile and each company are trying things to undercut each other which is really a scary thing because it's seldom talked about in discussions

>>109507729
You use Windows so you do.

>>109508293
its a made up problem since phison and silicon motion makes the best controllers

>>109508361
Yes, because the only thing on an SSD is the controllers and NAND. Nothing else physically exists apparently.

>>109505494
>24" 1440p, but that combo disappeared from the market.
Mein fuhrer..... Zowie just released a 1440p360hz 24" TN...

>>109502641
what's the best build to play ultra 1080p was looking at a 9060xt with a 5600x or a 9600x. Is it even worth going am5

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>>109508654
>ultra 1080p

>>109508654
9800x3d+9070xt

>>109508654
my brother has a 9060xt and 5600 (3-5% slower than the x version i believe). your cpu needs to be beefier on 1080p ultra settings. combo is good if you're playing on 1440p otherwise.

>>109503578
Put a hard drive hotswap bay in there for making backups or if you move massive files around. I have two DVD drives there because I do a lot of ripping

Can anyone recommend a monitor for editing photos under 700$?

>>109508913
The new MSI pro max QD-OLED monitor. It amazing.

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>mainstream cases move to some retarded all in one f panel connector
>of course it isn't universal
>forced to buy a breakout cable because I dare have a supermicro board
Bottom quintile strikes again

>>109509063
It should work if you have a modern-ish board anon

>>109509015
>photo editing
>recommends an OLED
really?

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Does anyone here use one of these compressed air blowers to clean the dust out of their PC? Are they worth it?

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>>109502641
Give it to me straight bros, I have a friend who's willing to sell me a used RX 6800 xt for $200, do is that an incredible deal I should pull the trigger on?

>>109509302
stick to your proven TN, grandpa

>>109509337
I have a wired one that's pretty good. The ones with battery can lack power.

>>109509337
I have the Wolfbox 50 one.
It's okay. It does what it says it does, it blows air pretty strong and it removes dust without leaving any residue or spraying fluid.

Removing dust is always a process of doing a once-over with the duster and then using a cloth to get the finer stuff off.

>>109509358
professional image editing monitors are all IPS. Ever heard of color uniformity?

>>109509409
Yeah? What about the professional image editing OLED monitors?

>>109509409
People do hdr these days for some applications
they likely have a relatively cheap oled for that

>>109508767
I'll just low the setting a wee bit if it's not steady 60fps.

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man, with these gpu prices i think i will stick with my 1660 super for as long as it lasts. 1080p for life i guess.

>>109509515
i assumed that you wanted to max on fps since you're staying on 1080p to play competitive games? if you're capping it at 60 (your monitor refresh rate?) then it breezes through everything

>>109509357
Pretty good discount from the market rate and comes from someone who probably isn't trying to scam you
Just be aware it doesn't support FSR4 because AMD is retarded

>>109509620
1080p the resolution god intended btw

>>109509620
what gpu prices?

>>109509357
yeah its basically a $200 3080ti

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Zero RPM GPU fans, kek or cringe?
Adrenalin is acting kooky for me. The menus won't load sometime or it just crashes in the background. What's happening does it not get along with W10 LTSC?

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>>109509337
I use a corded model that plugs into my outdoor outlet.
https://www.amazon.com/Dusters-Electric-Electronics-Environmental-Alternative/dp/B0BXF1GXQ8

These can overheat, you have to use them in bursts.

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>>109509337

I have the Xpower corded one and it's one of the best purchases I've made.
This thing is basically a miniature leaf blower.
Only downside is that it has only two power options, really strong and really fucking strong.
You can't use it to dust your home or anything like that, as it will throw all of your stuff off the shelves, but other than that it's great.
I can recommend buying one.

>>109509357
You probably can't find a better deal @ $200.

>>109510050
I'd use DDU to clean install the display drivers.
Download the latest Adrenaline driver and install it offline.

like 2 weeks ago at this point i bought GA27T1M at 260 usd. i was wondering peoples opinion on it in comparison to the M27T6 thats in the op because i think its worth recommending if it goes on sale like the ktc models are right now.

>>109510050
I have this too, the program takes like 20 seconds to load up, sometimes crashes, resets the tuning profile and it makes me want to smash it. I wish I didn't have to install this shit to make Freesync work on my TV.

>>109509645
I'll keep that in mind
>>109510185
>>109509682
Thanks anons

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You will own one (1) designated tracking device (smartphone) with OnlineID and you will stream your content, games, music forever, you will own nothing, and you will be happy.

>>109510707
U will be fine

>>109510707
fine but it should be given to me for free

>>109510050
Ditch the adrenaline app and use radeontuner it has everything you need.

Also zero rpm off because that extra heat gets dumped into your case and your ram soaks it.

>>109511019
I'll give it a shot thanks

What is a good budget 1080p build if I am willing to use/buy older hardware?

>>109511111
steam machine specs in desktop form factor

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I WILL have fixed my credit before RTX 6090 drops
I WILL have moved
I WILL load up Klarna and buy a 6090 and a 77" OLED
Lets. fucking. Goooooo

People see future graphics as something so unattainable it replaced other impossible to reach "goals" in their fantasies.
>heh, one day I'll rule the world .... that'd be nice
>heh, one day I'll own a 6090 and game on a big oled tv .... bing bing wahoo

grim

>>109511111
>>109511154
also checked

>>109511222
Can't believe I just wasted quints...
>>109511215
Bing bing wahoo is gawdlike doe.

>>109511215
Life is so grim these are small milestones that I need to have to relax for a second, after that, I will re strategize and tackle the next problems

everything is unattainable when you are literally destitute, most normal functioning people (not me) are still literally kvetching about how expensive things are and refuse to buy though, meanwhile I would drop my entire net worth on a Jensen gpu because there really is nothing more productive to do right now either

but yeah, small steps my friend

I progressed a tiny bit, but not even normie tier yet, so many steps left
If I would have hit my goals as I intended these past two years I would already have been on a 5090 build but due to the current predicament of things (impossible to get hired) I literally can't spend money so

don't let me tell you about my other grandiose schizo delusions though

>>109511215
Wanting a 6090 for gaming is honestly pathetic. You can game on a 4K OLED easily with a 4070, and 5070s were barely above MSRP until recently

>>109511171
>Can imagine having any screen he wants
>Still falls for Oled meme
grim

>intel processor
>is amd64 compatible cpu
how do intelets cope?

>>109511573
People are gaming at 4K using B580s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR3APQ7YIyA

Would you use a 12 year old PSU in a new build? It's 80 plus gold and still works fine.

>>109511747
i would sell it to some shmuk for big bux and tell him that it was almost never used

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2b4rck
what do i upgrade

>>109511822
Get a single ssd, intel cpus don't have the lanes to go around.

>>109511822
those ssds are pcie3 are you sure want slow storage

>>109511822
Upgrade the gpu. Everything else looks ok. You could also get a better monitor.
>Activate Windows

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>>109508654
Listen to>>109508767

>I'm getting a 5600x to replace the 3600 for PC in OP pic.
>Been looking at 9060xt to replace 7500

still don't know if I want 32 or 27 inch 4k monitor
27 is smaller but has a higher ppi and you can probably get away with performance dlss
but 32 is grander and more immersive apparently but it will look softer with a lower ppi and maybe you would start to see upscaling artifacts on it

>>109512168
How come before people said that you need a big screen to appreciate 4K, but now people say that you need a small screen for the higher ppi?

>>109512168
if it doesn't have over 210 ppi it's useless and shouldn't be bought. fractional scalinglets can keep seething but i am right.

>>109511747
no the fan must sound like ass

>>109512177
you need a big screen to enjoy HDR and if you're buying a 4K screen you also probably want it.

>9060XT 16GB getting closer to €600 by the day
>9070XT 16GB still available for €700
what do gamers mean by this?

>>109512261
>you need a big screen to enjoy HDR
is that actually true

>>109512281
Good HDR starts at 800 nits or better and most monitors peak at half of that with TVs doing more than that.

>>109510153
can also recommend, have had mine for 5 years ongoing. People have me dust their PC's now because i'm the only one that thought to buy a blower and not canned air like a mog.

>>109512264
they mean that you should buy a cheap 9070 with dual bios with a 15 euro bios flasher

>>109512308
ohh right so I should get a screen that is even lower ppi so it will just look like 1440p while still being 4k and needing the horsepower of my high end gpu

>>109512330
nooo, you have to sit 10m away from it.

>>109510153
this thing is a fucking beast. I can recommend.
wear some earphones though its loud as fuck

>>109512168
32" is better for 4k.
I have both sizes and this is my experience.

>>109511573
> Wanting a 6090 for gaming is honestly pathetic.
It will hardly reach 100fps with Path Tracing in 5k resolution.

>>109512384
then I wouldn't be able to see anything

>>109503932
Luckily I'm not most people. It works perfectly here.

>>109509337
They're worth it, but I wish I did the due diligence of making sure the one I bought can be used while being charged. These things sap battery like crazy, and it'd be convenient not having to worry about battery.

when will video games look like blender graphics

>>109512563
never. not with these "developers".

>>109512563
Graphics will be close to offline in 10 years
More important to handle simulation better

is it worth getting a 5060 for 1080p or should I just get a 9060xt

>>109512725
you would have to have been dropped on your head as a fetus to get the 8gb 5060

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>>109504062

>>109512168
>>109512434
32" 4k is also too tiny to really appreciate gaming graphics
You need larger, literally

It's my opinion gaming graphics and shit like text and desktop are kinda totally different

32" beats 27" currently because the best latest panels are all 32" like pg32ucdm3

But you should buy a tv

>>109511573
I gamed on 4k with a 1660ti (mobile) just fine too
But it's more than that, like a Cuban migrant afflicted with poverty and not even being apart of the capitalistic consumer world, me too, buying a 6090 is more of a spiritual journey
Not sure when last time I had a flagship gpu either if ever

>>109512455
In Jensen we trust

>>109512776
what's wrong with the 5060?

>>109512875
everything?

>>109512885
it works though to play games so?!?

>>109512901
so would a 4060 or any other 8gb vram gpu and they would struggle at 1080p all the same
hope you like looking at muddy textures

>>109512869
thoughts on the 48 inch LG C6

>>109512869
>32" 4k is also too tiny to really appreciate gaming graphics
32" is too large for 4K. TVlets who only watch blurred netflix sloppa needn't apply.

>>109512901
128-bit GPUs and less are glorified ewaste.

>>109512963
>muh bus width
Any other complaint would probably be valid

>>109512985
its a laptop chip that couldnt be in a laptop because the V/F is that poor

>Have hyperthreading turned off on 9900k
>Bunch of games saw better performance because they're single core bound anyways
>single core was maintaing 5.0GHz boost all cores all times
>Elden Ring was getting 1% fps lows in the single digits no matter what graphical settings
>would be at "70% CPU use" even though it was only 2 cores being absolutely slammed. Hitting 83C as a high
>end up resetting BIOS to stock, hyperthreading back on, stock boost algorithm
>Cores are only maintaining 4.8GHz now
>somehow CPU is only seeing max of 78C even though I now have twice the threads working than before
>Elden ring lost all 1% low problems
>was even able to undervolt my RTX 3080 and lock it to only 1800MHz for votlage reasons (1965MHz stock clocks)
>60fps locked all settings on max 1440p

I just don't fucking get it man. I'd be tempted to say it was a bad overclock on my CPU, but it wasn't clocked. It was bone stock everything just with hyperthreading disabled and PL1/PL2 states set to a max ceiling.

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>>109513033
forgot my pic

>>109513033
Some software are hardcoded for hyper threading like that
They're probably wrongly assuming core 0 and core 1 are the same physical core and share resources but are causing both of your non hyperthreaded cores to keep hitting L3 cache to pass data to each other which has a larger latency cost and causes stutters

>>109512915
>they would struggle at 1080p all the same
I looked up benchmark videos and it seems like games run at good settings I don't know what you're on about

>>109509337
I have had a fractal define C for 5 years in the same room I smoke cigars in and almost never seen dust inside the PC due to their air filters and positive air flow

>>109513238
yea I plugged my dilemma into chatGPT and it told me Elden Ring could be programmed to take advantage of hyper threading CPU threads to take care of the minor shit like audio, texture streaming, AA, etc and by disabling HT, it makes the game work harder than it normally has to. Probably on par with what you said. Either way I'm squeezing this CPU for all its worth. 2018 CPU and I just can't seem to find a game I can't get >85 fps on modern titles at 1440p in. Maybe when Ryzen 10th gen releases lmao

If it releases. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if all computer companies just withdraw entirely from the consumer market. There's another part of me that wants to just buy something like a 9950X3D2, 128GB DDR5, and coast for as long as my current build, if not longer.

>>109513033
>Bunch of games saw better performance because they're single core bound anyways
>Cores are only maintaining 4.8GHz now
>somehow CPU is only seeing max of 78C
Wow
It's like
You could just reread what you wrote to figure it all out

>>109512960
>32" is too large for 4K.
t. have-not

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>>109513463
Wow stop being a pedantic retard. The performance from turning off hyperthreading was more than just clock speed because once upon a time I overclocked the CPU to 5.0GHz all cores on water cooling, all 16 threads enabled. The games that saw better performance were all massive multiplayer games. I saw an average 15 fps gain in extremely heavy CPU bound scenarios with HT off and 5.0GHz vs HT on with 5.0GHz. Not making the physical core share cache with a HT thread helped.

is this a good pc that could last quite awhile or should i revise?

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bsBwqd

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($459.97 @ Amazon anada)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.36 @ Amazon Canada)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste ($11.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B850M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($249.98 @ Memory Express - OOS)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($304.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($304.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($304.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($304.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Lexar NS100 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 3 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.63 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card ($673.99 @ PC-Canada)
Case: NZXT H3 Flow MicroATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $145.00)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($148.96 @ shopRBC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($164.99 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C-S X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($21.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG259QM5A 24.5" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech G512 CARBON RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($127.00 @ shopRBC - OOS)
Mouse: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse ($149.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Headphones: Logitech Pro X 7.1 Channel Headset ($159.99 @ Lenovo)
Total: $3919.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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>durr you will need a pretty powerful pc to drive a 4k monitor
but I only play old games

>>109513593
get rid of the mechanical hard drive. Why do you need 64GB of RAM let alone on 4 sticks? Just get 2x 32GB sticks. Don't buy a 1080p monitor in 2026. Get 1440p minimum. You're also spending like $420 on keyboard, mouse, and headset. Surely you can get something cheaper and get a 9070 XT instead of a 9060 XT? What are you trying to do with this build?

>>109513505
>Bunch of games saw better performance

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I have an i7 9700 that was sitting in a my drawer along with 16gb of ddr4 ram. what should I pair with it? I destroyed the case,motherboard and storage when I thought the government was sending me messages. I currently have a shit laptop, I had a gaming laptop but I spilled soda on it and now it's kill.

>>109513593
Get the phantom spirit instead of the pearless assassin, the PS is the direct successor of the PA but the same price.

>>109513640
devs were probably like "works on my machine"
>5090
>9950X3D

>>109513641
i have an i7 9700 in my server. it's pretty slow. you should just destroy it too. there is cp in that chip. that is how they get you.

>>109513629
all around good pc that can last 10 years
workstation to gaming pc

>>109513640
lmao fuck modern devs

>>109513593
3919.75 CAD = 2,807.50 USD
>9060 XT
>1920x1080 (IPS)
Big Oof

>>109513664
what kind of workstation? because anyone doing anything actually workstation based isn't buying an 8c16t 1 generation old CPU and an AMD GPU when all working loads that matter using Nvidia CUDA acceleration and software suite. With prices as they are right now, you're buying 64GB RAM when for that money alone, you could be buying a better GPU, possibly better CPU and a bunch of other shit

>>109513679
ohh okay

>>109513679
>what kind of workstation?
Photoshop/Video editing workstation

>>109513593
did something happen to the CAN gpu prices? i bought my 9060xt for $425

>>109513659
>>109513668
The new Gears is hw Lumen only, so that's probably close to a PT setting. At least it better be if the 4090 is only getting 60 FPS at 1080p