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Try getting BSOD dumps and post them here. And test your GPU in another system. If issue persists, you might have defective GPU...

Or the resistance of cable is too high to make sense of incoming signals...

If your PSU will handle 3090, get it, framegen is nothing to worry about. What you might be worried about is AV1 encode.

Go with DDR5 only if you plan to upgrade to 14th gen since (it's only speculation based on leaked benchmarks of internet) those are likely to benefit from higher speeds. 12th and 13th gen aren't gonna show more than marginal improvements by going from DDR4 to DDR5.

If 13600K isn't that much more expensive, I'd suggest getting it instead of KF. If your GPU dies, you'll be glad that you got an iGPU for diagnostic purposes and continuing to do basic tasks. And get an SSD with DRAM cache, they are generally a bit faster and more reliable. No problem.

No, 13700K is more interesting. Besides, even 7800X is better in Blender than 7800X3D due to higher clocks.

If you build it yourself, it will be either cheaper or faster. Plus you can get commission from your friend for building him a PC if you feel like it.)

Get 7800X3D and B650 board with something like Deepcool AK620 or be quiet Dark Rock 4 Pro. PSU - Seasonic 500 W is plenty. SSD - Crucial P5, Samsung 970 Evo/980 Pro or WD SN850X (all of them have DRAM cache, that is important). No need for GPU since 7800X3D has iGPU. Well ventilated case and you should be set. Can't make a PCPartPicker since i need to run now.

Try updating after fresh install, then manually install drivers from manufacturer's website for MoBo. Install GPU drivers via NVCleanStall, choose first 4 options, in expert tweaks choose "Disable Installer Telemetry and Advertising", "Disable Telemetry", "Enable Message Signaled Interrupts", "Disable HD Audio Sleep Timer", "Rebuild Digital Signature", "Using Method comoatible with Easy Anti-Cheat". See if this helps. Also try updating your BIOS.

1660 Ti is the best for your needs. Fastest of those, better H.264 encoder.

No, 4060 Ti doesn't have as much horses as 4070. Unless you go for really big scenes in Blender that can eat all of 16 GB of VRAM. In every other workload 4070 is way better.

Dude, there's no real choice. If you have money, go for 13700K + 4070.

You need to check your math. Last time I checked, 24+12+6=42...) And to be honest, while it does look cool and funny, something classical with namings would be more functional.

7900 XTX is way better than 3080. And BIOS flash is not gonna be needed, probably, since MoBos usually come with updated BIOS from the factory line. And 7800X3D came a decent amount of time ago.

Man, VMs are a crutch. Depending on how you set it up, it will eat the same amount of memory as the one installed natively. You can force Windows Update Center to not update Windows using either WinAeroTweaker, UWT or ChrisTitusTech's script. Registry gets broken if you use shit like CCleaner or update from Windows 10 to 11. I personally stay on 2004 and don't update because what works shouldn't be touched. And Windows can't touch important bits by itself on my PC. If I'll need to update it, I'll do it, but there's no need rn. Also don't try vanilla Ubuntu. Canonical (company that makes vanilla Ubuntu) is also downright bad... You can check "The Linux Experiment" on YT, he explains some reasons why Canonical is bad rn. Personally, I'd go for Pop_OS! in your place. It provides both decent gaming perfomance and support for all Ubuntu stuff needed. Not to mention that it uses flatpaks instead of slow snaps. Or you can still try Linux Mint, KDE Neon or HoloISO (you're on AMD GPU, so you can do that).

Yeah, don't go SLI route. It's dead af. Also x79 will be hella slow in modern games due to lower IPC count. Or, shall I say, not much faster than 3770. Don't waste your money, go for Ryzen 2nd gen and 3060 (it's close to 2080 while may cost the same or even less).

Linux Mint, Pop_OS!, HoloISO are some of the choices for beginners and/or gamers. DDU means Display Driver Uninstall, so no, you don't need to do it. But gaming on Linux is objectively worse than on Windows, so I'd actually suggest dualbooting (aka having Linux and Windows installed simultaneously on one PC or even one drive). Plus you can kill telemetry in Windows using various tools. I have a bunch of them collected in my signature (first link). O&OShutUp is one of those tools that you can run and kill 95+% of telemetry in Windows. ChrisTitusTech's powershell script is another tool for massively improving QoL stuff on Windows.

If you plan to use Optix, then RTX is the way to go. Otherwise 7800 XT is fine.

Well, seeing dumps of BSoDs would be nice in the first place. BlueScreenView to the rescue. I'd also suggest DDUing your GPU drivers and reinstalling them using NVCleanStall (that way you can minimize potential problems by installing what's necessary, and that is first 4 things, not to mention cutting out telemetry and applying expert tweaks easily).

Sorry to dissapoint, but you'll even overspend if you go full new... You'd need NVidia GPU for Blender (because Optix is just way better) and a way better PSU that won't blow up in case something wrong happens. Not to mention SSD that would have DRAM cache (since those are generally faster and more reliable). Here's a build that includes all new parts: https://ro.pcpartpicker.com/list/jFJ6RK If you wouldn't do 3D rendering, then you could go for RX 6600 (since it's cheaper and gets more fps than RTX 3050). But I'd actually suggest getting used 3060 12 GB (there's 8 GB version, don't get it).

Yeah, it's just bad. Even your laptop has better Wi-Fi adapter (probably with 2 antennas). You need something like AX210, that will be way better. 2 antennas, MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi 6E... The good stuff.

Depends on what do you want to upgrade in the future. If something like 4070, then at least good quality 750 W.

Why do you need RGB?) Also there are cheaper cases that would be fine for you. I'd actually suggest getting more powerful PSU. And there are cheaper ways to get Windows 11 keys, if you google them. Also get that second monitor only when you're going to understand that you can't live without one.

Well, I don't have XPS, and wasn't in Linux for a long time, but primus or bumblebee are what you need to look for when it comes to hybrids.

If your future laptop will have 2 display outputs (that are not USB-C), then yes, RTX 30 series and Intel iGPUs will be able to run 2 external displays at 4k60.