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Thank you for replies and sorry if the term PCMR rubbed you off wrong. I'll admit, I dislike it too and that's why I included the quotations marks. I'll stop using it from now on With DDR5, does it still stand to aim for lower CL number? Is 6000mhz okay or something else? The CAD program usage isn't that important since he does carpentry not machining. I think the program he uses or used in education is Rhino but I'll ask him. CUDA needs Nvidia right? Is the 4070 Ti good pick since quick youtube search resulted mixed reviews. Or was that because it was basicly 4080 first edition before Nvidia walked back the naming?

Budget (including currency): ~800-1000€ for Motherboard, CPU, RAM, PSU, SSD, Cooling and Windows license. ~1000€ for GPU. Country: Finland Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: The main use case will be gaming. Occasional light CAD/3D modeling for carpentry. Games to be run are most likely new games coming out (AAA/Single player/Co-op) and FPS games. The goal would be to run games without hindering the experience and toning down settings that much. Build should fall into high-mid to entry high-end tier. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Building for a friend but I haven't been following the industry after my own build 5900x, 6900xt. I'm looking to suggest 2-3 builds: under budget, best for budget, a bit over budget. To better see value/ performance. Existing Case: Fractal Design Define C Tempered Glass Existing Laptop: Acer Predator GTX 1060 6Gb. Listing this because would be possible to transfer the Windows 10 license from this to the new computer? The laptop isn't in use. Resolution: In the near future, I think he is gonna go 1440p but at first I'll lend him a 144hz 1080p panel. So build for 1440p high Hz. Storage: I have a bunch of different SSD's so I can give him something to cut a bit cost. I think it would be good to have a OS SSD and Game Library SSD separated. Other peripherals: Owned Reason to ask for help: I've fallen out of the bandwagon. I'm not sure which way to go (AMD/Intel). The friend doesn't care which brand but I want the build to just work without a hassle and be optimised for good, enjoyable, gaming performance. As usual, he is not gonna be upgrading every year or two (or let's be honest, several years) so that's why we're trying to squeeze every drop of performance within the budget range. Thank you for suggestions in advance!

Thank you all for replying and reassuring me that it might be just the monitor. The problem has come up few times with old GPU too (didn't remember when writing the first post). After the move to a different apartment and adding the ups, the electricity shouldn't be a problem anymore but the monitors lifespan must have been reduced by the wonky wiring in the old place. New rig has been together about 2months and we moved in october.

Hey! I've experienced this a few times now. Just opened my computer and was greeted with primary monitor (Displayport) looking like this. Second monitor (HDMI) was fine. Rebooted the computer but the problem still existed. GPU (Aorus Master 6900XT) looks normal through sidepanel (lights + display doing their stuff). I changed the input signal between HDMI/DP via the monitor built-in options and that didn't help. I unplugged and replugged the DP cable behind the monitor and works now normally (so far). The cable is also new DP 1.4 8K capable 3m cable (without locking pins). This monitor (Acer Predator XB271H) has had some stuff in the past though: - It has had these artifacts before (different older gpu) - The power led is not working or sometimes it is lit and sometimes not. - In previous apartment (different build but same monitor) every time the bathroom light was switched on/off the monitor had somekind of powerspike(I guess). It turned on/off quickly but worked normally excluding the power led. I think these problems are indicating that this monitor is going bad? Since I've changed system build completely. And also I have UPS now which is cleaning and protecting the electricity my system receives. I'm just worried that if this is my gpu since "I paid a kidney for it"... If this was a "loose cable" -issue. How this could happen without me touching it? Last night, worked normal. Next morning, this happend. Thanks!

Ah okay, yeah I'm not sure. I just recall some bad press of corsair psu's back in the day but it must've been other models or just missinformation

Corsair RMx's are listed with RM850x (2021) Gold 137,90e / RM1000x (2021) Gold 189,90e. I haven't looked at them tho because they've always seemed a bit cheap and problematic but have things changed?

I see. What about the efficiency rating, does that factor in only at the full loads or does it apply on lower draws too?

Yeah those DP12s are the high-end ones and that is why I've been eyeing them for a peace of mind. I'm in Finland.

Thank you for the detailed answer! With these power calculations I suppose the manufacturer recommendation of 850W for the aorus master 6900xt means it is factoring in the current spikes and other components? I know the bump from 750 to 850 isn't much but It would bring peace of mind for me to know for sure it can handle it. Also with those listed 850's I would get white or black paracord sleeved cables which costs almost the price of the psu when ordered from cablemods (superficial I know but hey it counts ). The main thing is that I want to be absolutely sure that the PSU will handle the build with tweaking cababilities and the efficiency rating is optimal. What I am getting from your response is that the build wont be peaking over 90% load on 850w so the efficiency rating isn't important after gold?

Hey! About to throw my money at a new gpu but after extensive day of googling PSU's, I'm in a need for an advice. I'm contemplating between Gigabyte Aorus Master RX 6900XT and PowerColor RX 6900XT Red Devil (Standard). The minimum PSU recommendations from the manufacturers are Aorus Master 850W and Red Devil 900W. In the near future I'll be putting the whole rig under a custom loop but in the meantime the GPU will be on air. The real question is that what PSU should I get? I would prefer an efficient and silent one with a support for all the components in my system. Would the 850W be enough with Gold/ Platinum/ Titanium rating or should I go 1000W or even 1200W? I've been thinking between these PSU's: - Be Quiet! 1000W Dark Power 12, 80 Plus Titanium = 291€ - Be Quiet! 1200W Dark Power 12 Pro, 80 Plus Titanium = 389€ (justifying the price for the individually sleeved cables compared to the non-pro) - Asus ROG Strix 850W White, 80 Plus Gold = 139,90€ 159,90€ (in sale), (individually sleeved white cables are yummy but would the specs be enough) - Asus 850W ROG THOR, 80 Plus Platinum = 209,90€ 236,30€ (in sale), (individually sleeved black cables but would the specs be enough) - Asus ROG Strix 1000W, 80 Plus Gold = 189,90€ 229,90€ (in sale) - Asus 1200W ROG THOR, 80 Plus Platinum = 342,30€ (individually sleeved black cables but would the specs be enough) - Seasonic 1000W PRIME PX-1000, 80 Plus Platinum = 255€ ( Any other recommendations? PSU Tier list notes some problems with Corsair HX, Seasonic PRIME ones :thinking: I'm currently rocking: - Asus ROG Strix X570-E - AMD R9 5900x - Asus ROG Strix OC GTX 970 - Corsair 32Gb (4x8Gb) Vengeance RGB PRO 3600MHz CL16 1.35V - Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe 500Gb (Main drive) - WD Black SN750 NVMe 1Tb (Game Library) - WD Green 2.5" SSD 240Gb (Scratch Disk) - Seagate Barracuda 3Tb HDD 7200rpm (Data Disk) -> Gonna change this to 500Gb/1Tb basic SSD - EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80 Plus Gold (Bought in 2016) - CPU is cooled by NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm AIO (3x120mm intake) - GPU is on the stock air cooler - 140mm Case fan (exhaust) - Not connected but planning to but a rgb controller back in the case (NZXT Hue 2) Summary: - Priorities are efficient, silent and long lasting (won't be updating in years) - Sufficient for 5900x + 6900xt custom looped* with a slight OC if needed. (Custom loop with dual rad and distro) - Headroom needed for spikes? Or is the manufacturer recommendations already factoring in the spikes and other components? - 850W enough or 1000/1200W better choice? Thank you for your help!

Yeah, my question is related to direct storage. Should I go with 2k, 3k or Gen4 speeds but I suppose we don't know. WD Black seems a good bet right now anyways

I have X570-E and 5900X.

Hey, I wasn't sure what channel to post at but here we go. I'm in market for a general storage nvme. I have a Samsung 980 PRO 500Gt (Gen4) as my main drive but I want to get a 1-2Tb drive to storage some games and work files (editing off of it). Considering the direct storage thingy coming up in the near future, should I pay attention to the speed of the drive? Thinking between these drives: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 Tt // 170€ Read: 3500 Mt/s Write: 3300 Mt/s WD Black SN750 1 Tt // 140€ Read: 3470 Mt/s Write: 3000 Mt/s Or would a Kingston A2000 1 Tt 2200/2000 Mt/s be enough for direct storage? It's on sale at 90€ Another sale item is Corsair MP600 1Tt at 170€ and it's a Gen4 with 4950/4250 Mt/s. Sorry if this is a dumb question but I don't wanna buy a drive now to learn later that I should've gone with the faster one.

Any suggestions?

Budget (including currency): Motherboard budget max. 300€ Country: Finland Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyperpunk 2077 (other lesser titles) and AdobeCC/Blender/CAD Other details: I'm getting so confused along reading and watching all the reviews and such for deciding between these motherboards. - Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA // 299,90€ - Gigabyte B550 AORUS MASTER // 309,00€ - Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC // 209,00€ - Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING // 279,90€ - Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) // 179,90€ in sale (229,00€) I'm going with R9 5900X (waiting delivery) with the RTX3080/ RX6800XT (when available). I'd like to have OC support and good support for Zen3. Any pointers or straight suggestions for which to go for. I know they all are pretty similar but are there any ("enthusiast") nuances for longetivity, support, quality and or features. I'm not gonna update the rig for another 5(+/-) ish years or more. There are many MSI variants in sale right now but they supposedly have some problems with Zen3? I'd like to lean towards the cheaper if the more expensive variants have just "useful" features and nothing substancial. Please help<3