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Budget (including currency): 1,035 USD Country: US Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I will be using it for general gaming including CPU and GPU intensive games such as minecraft, RDR2, RE4 Remake, Dead By Daylight, and American Truck Simulator Other details I already have all my peripherals as I currently have a PC, I am just looking for a new build. This is what I am looking to build, any suggestions? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DXJDXk

Hi all, I’m looking to build a PC and have been driving myself bonkers looking at cases. I have it narrowed to an airflow case and the 3 I’ve come to like are the lian li 216, Masterbox TD500 mesh and the Meshify 2 compact. What are your thoughts on these? Have other recommendations? Great! Here are the criteria. 1) sub $250; 2) ATX Mobo; 3) accommodates 240mm gpu; 4) handle up to 260mm cpu cooler Thanks

Hey Everyone! While looking at Black Friday deals I found both a GIGABYTE 3060 with 12GB of VRAM and a MSI 4060 with 8GB of VRAM around similar prices. I currently have a 2060. My most common played games are: Cities Skylines 2, Space Engineers, Age of Empires, and Transport Fever 2. While I do play FPS games, I’m less concerned with getting the most frames in those game as I just play casually. I also do video editing as part of my job, so I’m not sure if having more VRAM will affect rendering performance. I also run a Ryzen 9 3900X Thank you in advance for your help. And to all the Americans here, I hope you had a good thanksgiving!

Hello everyone. I leave below a configuration for a gaming PC to play games in 1080p. I have a budget of about 2000€ (and must include mouse, keyboard and monitor in addition to the case with hardware). I live in Italy so I prefer to buy in a shop like amazon.it. I wanted to know if there was anything to improve or if this configuration is okay. In any case, please leave me your feedback. 1556,5€ CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-13600K MOBO: ASUS PRIME B760M-A-CSM RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MT/s CASE: Corsair Icue 4000X Rgb Case Atx Mid-Tower COOLING: Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 BLACK ARGB MEMORIA: WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB M.2 2280 GPU: 4060 TI PSU: NZXT-C750 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PrkFPF

Budget (including currency): 10,000 usd Country: India Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: HIGH speed Trading Dealing with multiple screen setups and multi depth data levels + 2k and 4k high fps gaming 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): 2k 240 and 4k 144 hz Which cpu should i go for . i do plan on connecting my pc to an 8k Tv , asus 2k 27 240 hz monitor and some other screen possibly . right now i am planning on a ryzen 9 7950 x3d or 139000ks Do let me know if other cpus would fare better in my condition , (workstation cpus woud do if they can match game performance as welll) provided i wont necessarily be gaming at 8k and generally speaking trading platforms prefer single thread performance than multi , even though some others dont . my purpose of trading can be solved in a high end gaming laptop too , but i wish to have the best to avoid slippages and many other faults of a lesser system , ALSO I WANT TO GAME AT 2KKKK or even 4KKKKK 240 hz given new monitors of asus are coming out in the next q1 . Also could you list me out some top of the line components for such a pc (performance wise ). company and model speific guidance is required . I have quite an idea of the pc market but have been out of loop for a long time to know "the best components" my knowledge of pc market s stuck in rtx 2080 era or 3090 . now we have 8000 mhz ram apparently . haha times change . OF course i shall do my due diligence of research before i counter your suggestions .

I'm building a new PC, and I'm not sure if everything is going to work. My budget is around $1600. I'm trying to buy everything of amazon. (yes I know AIOs is overkill for this CPU, im planning to upgrade to a better CPU later. i know PSU is overkill) PARTS AND OS: Intel core i3-13100F NZXT Kraken 280 RGB white Asus ROG Strix Z790-H 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD Asus Dual OC Geforce RTX 3060 ti 8GB white Corsair Vengence RGB 32gb (2x16) DDR5 White 5200mhz CL40 Lian Li Lancool 215 white Corsair rm850x Windows 11 home I'm open to suggestions and alternatives for the same performance or better!

Budget (including currency): Absolute max is £2k but would prefer to not exceed £1800 Country: UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming (OBS), Baulders Gate, other AAA 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): Please see the build here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LLQz6 Mouse keyboard etc (everything external to the pc that isn't in the list is already sorted) Any and all feedback is welcome, this will be build by an experiencedbuilder Thank you all

Hey, first time posting in a forums really and just wanted to know something, I have googled but I keep getting back circled back to the same question. I am considering upgrading in the next few days to a 6700xt GPU as well as a Ryzen 5 5600x CPU, I will be keeping the other parts ofc as they do not really need replacing. My current build is: Ryzen 5 3600 2x8gb Ram sticks b450 tomahawk max mobo 1660 super GPU Lian lia 2 case (I can't remember the name) PSU is Corsair RM550x (550 watts) 5 RGB fans Standalone mic (Desk mic) 3 storage drives 1 SSD 120gb for windows. 1 M.2 Nvme SSD 1TB, and 1, 4TB HDD. 2 monitors connected (assuming monitors just run off of gpu power anyway) And your typical peripherals. My question is would my current PSU be good enough and run safely enough to keep it the same and still swap out my old parts (6700XT and a Ryzen 5 5600x) I did look on PC part picker it said 450w min, I was told before just add 100w to any build and you'll be fine with that PSU wattage, I will not be overclocking as I have 0 interest in it, I would spend money on a 650w PSU but I really do not want to be spending the price that it is currently, I did however bump in a Corsair CV650 or something which was £65 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Non-Modular-Continuous-Low-Noise-Sleeving/dp/B08YK4ZQ54/ref=sr_1_16?adgrpid=70296135988&hvadid=310660856560&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007147&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13821383176776502663&hvtargid=kwd-581968574378&hydadcr=19081_1751922&keywords=corsair+psu&qid=1689032659&sr=8-16) I just want to know if 550w would be more than enough to run the new setup, my pc is like 4 years old and I really need to upgrade my gpu as games recently are becoming very hungry for ram and I can see my gpu falling behind on the latest released games, thank you for your time <3, as I said first forum post hopefully was not too bad.

Budget (including currency): unknown Country: Japan Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Basic gaming and school work 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): honestly as long as it works nothing crazy, I've an old 2010 Asus laptop or 2010 MacBook pro I could get away with giving them but idk... So I just moved to Japan with my kids and while they can game on their switches (handme downs) and on the PS4 (also a handme down) I figured they will need a gaming/school pc. Plan on homeschooling at least until they learn Japanese and send them out in town for school ( boy and girl, ages 7 and 8). My biggest issue is what type of setup do I get them? Like should they have laptops so if we want to travel they have access? Do I do virtual machines, or dedicated setups for each? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I'm currently in the process of planning a high-performance NAS setup for my needs and would appreciate some feedback on the components that I have selected. Here is the list of components that I have chosen: Case: iStarUSA M-4160-ATX Motherboard: ASUS WS C422 PRO/SE RAM: Micron MTA9ASF2G72PZ-3G2R (64GB) PSU: Corsair RM1000X HDD: Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS (x20) NVME Cache: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB Switch: Ubiquiti Ubnt Unifi Switch 24 UPS: Apc SMC1500IC 1500VA Shelter: APC Ar7721 Vertical I'm mainly concerned about whether these components are compatible with each other and if there are any potential issues that I may have overlooked. Additionally, I would appreciate any feedback on whether these components are well-suited for a high-performance NAS setup, and if there are any alternative components that may be worth considering. Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

Budget (including currency): £250 GBP For both motherboard + PSU ( If needed will sell older parts to make up a bit more so add ~150 if it is essential) Country: Britain Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Modern Games 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): So i am upgrading my Motherboard: B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) As it does not support memory clock speeds above 2667Mhz and its been in my PC for ~6 Years now so its time it gets some rest. As for ports: Im currently using 5 USB: 2 for a keyboard, 1 mouse, 1 phone charger( can remove lol) 1 (is a link cable for VR so would need at least USB 3.0), 1 DP, 1 HDMI. 1 Ethernet As for my current PSU: its a 600W EVGA Bronze, I can get some more details if necessary but don't want to open my case to get them rn. I don't really know how much i would draw with my new build ( see below) so if anyone has a safe bet would be nice My current Specs are CPU Ryzen 7 2700 GPU GTX 1070 RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz (RGB makes my ram faster right?!?!?) HDD 2x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive SSD Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512GB MotherBoard B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) PSU 600W EVGA Bronze Stockfans for everything Case: Bitfenix Nova ( can't find the exact case but if you search it up, you can see ones with mesh front plates instead of metal like here) I use Ethernet to connect so WIFI isnt irrelevent to me Upgraded Specs CPU Ryzen 7 2700 GPU 3070TI RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz (RGB makes my ram faster right?!?!?) HDD 2x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive SSD Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512GB MotherBoard ??? PSU ??? Stockfans for everything Case: Bitfenix Nova ( can't find the exact case but if you search it up, you can see ones with mesh front plates instead of metal like here) I use Ethernet to connect so WIFI isnt irrelevent to me TLDR Looking for new motherboard that supports a Ryzen 7 2700, 3200Mhz Ram, and a New PSU if needed Thanks for reading this wall of text lmao

Hi everyone, I have an idea for a build using an M1 Mac Studio with an EGPU. This build is because I work on Mac and don't want to keep switching computers to play games after work. So I'm deciding to keep it all in one build, have a small form factor, and change the OS when I want to play. I know this approach is expensive and easier to build a PC, but I don't want to have another entire computer to maintain. My question is would it work on the windows dual boot side? And would it increase performance enough to play high-end games Budget (including currency): 3K (3000 USD) Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Work, Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, any high-end game that requires performance really I have an extensive steam library. 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): Razor Core X EGPU enclosure: https://www.razer.com/gaming-egpus/razer-core-x/RC21-01310200-R3U1 MSI Geoforce RTX 4070 Ti: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-RTX-4070-12G/dp/B0BNWBJ8Z6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2KT979PUAFK3N&keywords=4070&qid=1679954969&s=electronics&sprefix=4070%2Celectronics%2C108&sr=1-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf M1 Mac Studio: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-studio

So I have been paying attention in detail to computers for about 5 years years now, built my pc about 4 years ago and have been content with it. I am now gonna be buying and building a new system soon and wanted some input from people are more knowledgeable than me. I haven’t really got a budget, I’m in high school, I have already saved a large amount of money for college, I have a job that pays me well for what I do, and I got an incredibly large amount of financial aid from universities so luckily I will not have to be worrying about that so I thought I would spend my disposable income now on something I could use for the next 7-8 years. I have been doing some researching and haven’t really been able to decide what I want to do in the GPU and CPU departments but I have narrowed it down to the options in the topic name. For the CPUs I am really just tempted to get the 7950x3d just for the best performance but was wondering if there are any drawbacks and if the price/performance is ridiculously better on the other options where it would be stupid not to take advantage of them? Then with the GPUs I really am unsure what to get because it is a $150 difference but the vram on the xtx is 8 gbs more even though it is cheaper i have also seen that the drivers are really progressing so that is intriguing as well, but is there really any reason I shouldn’t or just a definitive reason to get a 4080. I don’t really have a big draw to rt but I have a 2060 super and raytracing on the 20 series cards was kind of unserious, is it that much better? Just thought about this on my part list I will attach is there any significant benefits to getting like. A taichi compared to the board I have on this? Anyways I’m attaching my part list to this and am looking for any feedback anyone wants to give from the ram latency to the case all is appreciated and welcome. Have a good rest of your day! https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TacticalFlamingo1151/saved/DvbtCJ

OK. this is a super frustrating situation, I'll try and put all the facts up here logically. BUILD Asrock B660M-ITX Intel i5-12400F 2X8GB DDR4R Thermaltake 600W SFX PSU NVME BOOT SSD GTX 560 GPU (placeholder) PC works per perfectly fine. However, obviously the GPU seems odd, thats because it's only there because the intended GPU won't post. I bought an RX 6700 as it is clearly the best bang for buck on Australia at $450. The initial build seemed to go OK with the first RX 6700. New PC booted, installed Windows 11, but soon I was getting GPU errors, and the audio via HDMI was crackling and awful. I RMA'ed that card, assuming a faulty product, but the replacement wouldn't even boot! I took the lot to my local PC repairer, and we tried the following. Put new GPU in identical PC. but with older cpu/mobo (about 5 years old). confirming the card worked fine with the same PSU. Swapped the PSU into my case, no boot Updated BIOS to latest 7.02, no boot. Reset BIOS. no boot. Replaced RX 6700 with GTX560, boots fine. The system draw is well under 600W (RX 6700 draws 175W) and posted fine with the very same PSU. Basically, I'm stumped...why would a known-working GPU NOT work on a known working PC? Please, can repliers avoid blaming: Windows 11 Intel AMD Drivers AMD Hardware As these types of bias-based opinions are of no help. Thanks.

Budget (including currency): >3000 RMB (Around 400 USD) Country: Mainland China Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: NAS, media server, virtual machines and maybe some game server hosting Other details: I am currently hoping to get a used Dell PowerEdge R720xd for 1530RMB (~225USD) with: -Dual E5-2670 V2 CPUs (10 core, 20 thread, 2.5GHz base, 3.3GHz boost each) -64GB of DDR3 RAM -A H710 raid card that I'm going to cross flash to IT mode In addition, I'm going to get a four 16GB optane ssds (hopefully new) , two for RAID1 boot, two for L2 a read and write cache For hard drives I'm getting two 4TB Seagate Skyhawk hard drives that seem to be used for 215RMB each (~30USD). Questions: 1. I have the option to get 3*3TB generic SAS drives for an extra 450RMB(~70USD), should I take it and not buy the Seagate drives? 2. Is there enough compute to handle a couple of game severs? I'm pretty sure raid will run just fine, but I kind of want to rent out game servers as my internet connection well, not great, but still reasonably good (100Mbps up, 30Mbps down) 3. What sort of RAID should I run? Four hard drives of this capacity is going blow my budget. RAID0 is not an option, cause I don't trust the drives. 4. With the above question in mind, should I instead buy cheaper, smaller capacity 500GB drives that add up to the same capacity? 5. What should I sacrifice on now(that I can hopefully upgrade later) to improve something else? 6. What else do you guys suggest? (Software I should use, stuff like that) Thanks in advance for your advice!

Budget (including currency): $1500-$2000 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p7P4Vw Very new to all this and not sure what are the best parts to use and such to build a decent gaming PC and would like recommendations on what parts would be better suited and such for help on building a PC. Any help would be a appreciated and tips!

I have recently upgraded my GPU to a 4080 and am looking to upgrade my current setup. I've been currently gaming on 1080p @144hz and am looking to get the most out my new card. However, I have been trying to find a good monitor with a dedicated G-sync module. I've been having trouble trying to sort out all the options available to me and have been struggling to decide what monitors are out there that I will get the most performance out of. Also been debating if I should settle with 1440p or stick with 4k? My main use case is gaming but I want to stay at 144hz or above while trying to get better/best image quality. I've put in roughly 60 hrs of research and I'm still at somewhat of a loss. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Here are my current specs: GTX 1060 Gigabye AORUS B450 M 2x8 GB Kingston hyperX Fury 3200 MHZ Samsung 970 evo plus and some cheap af PSU that i dont care about lol For my new build im planning on keeping the same Motherboard, RAM and SSD Heres a link to the current build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/rvtnFg (including the parts i currently have in this pc) Are there any recomendations / upgrades i can make to this build while keeping the CPU AMD and the GPU Nvidia? I'm also curious if there are any compatability issues i should be aware of as im planning on buying the CPU right now but if anyone knows any alternatives that will be cheaper for christmas sale then please say so (same with the gpu) Any help is appreciated Thanks (edited because i forgot to add the PSU to the pc part picker link)

Budget (including currency): 500$ Country: lebanon Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: gaming 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): motherboard: Biostar B660MX-E DDR4 105$ gpu: Asus 2060 Rtx 6Gb 180$ cpu: intel core i3-12100f 112$ pcu: AEROCOOL VX500 500W 80+ 33$ case: XIGMATEK XA22 (EN47567) 19$ ram: Kingston 8 3200MHz ddr4 29$ ssd: Kingston 500GB NVMe SSD 35$ hdd: none os: windows 11 / 10 in total it will cost 501$ this will be my first build i need help any problems please high light it

Hi all, it's been more than a decade since I joined and wrote something on a forum (either to discuss or get help), but this issue has challenged me enough so I am again giving it a try! I have decided to build a new desktop system to host a spare GPU. The system was built like this: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory Video Card: EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB Video Card Power Supply: SHARKOON SilentStorm Cool Zero 650 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply On a M2 ssd I've then installed Manjaro Linux and successfully used everything for almost two enjoyable weeks. Then suddenly, during normal internet browsing, display went black (no signal) but MB and the rest of the system didn't show other failure signals. After a power reset, MB debug leds showed CPU as not POSTing. Not having a better idea, I've started re-seating all the components and basically nothing changed. I have at least done the following: re-seat and remove all storage drives check and re-seat CPU (thermal paste, bent pins, any evident damage or signs of overheating) changing DRAM sticks configurations (single, double, different slots and permutations). Some of the results being illegal according to MSI manual, would toggle DRAM debug led on this MB. using another PSU known to work. I must note that I did a HW change just prior to this failure. There is a bug making the MB unable to autonomously reboot or shutdown when the keyboard is plugged to one of the top USB sockets (close to the PS2), so having discovered that I moved the keyboard connector to another USB, but used the computer normally for about a day after that. I have bought the following MB from asus as a control test: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard And on this board still no POSTing, but the debug LED always lights DRAM. On the MSI one, still CPU led. I am starting to think that it could actually be the CPU, but I refuse to believe that I could be so unlucky for no specific reason. At the moment I don't have replacements for DDR4, CPU, GPU to test them out. But since the issue presented itself after some proper use, I was wondering if someone reading this could actually come up with other good suggestions.

Z800 HP Workstation -PSU-800w--------------> i ordered 1100w PSU off eBay -Dual Xeon X5675-----------> upgrading to Xeon X5690's - 4 x 8gbn DDR3----------> upgrade suggestions??? can be up to 12 slots fyi... -MSI RTX 3050 8gb -PNY GT 1030 2gb -120gb SSD - 4tb HHD - 1tb HHD I took out the airflow channels it original came with. I did take out the two 92mm fans from the back and attached 2 120mm fans for better airflow. Side Note this is my first PC build... :)

Handing down my pc to my sibling: 1080 r5 2600 serve me well for close to 5 years now i think. Looking to build a new pc for myself. Only built one PC so far and still really dont want to mess it up. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FN7Gd9 this is the tentative build. Budget (including currency): Canadian (CAD), 2k to 3k budget is flexible Country: Canada Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some rendering, Gaming, some video editing, programming Other details: No peripherial needed for now (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)

Can you guys help me out i building a decent gaming pc? Budget (including currency): ~2500€ Country: Netherlands Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games like tina, infraspace, satisfactory, outriders and waiting for new releases like D4 I will not overclock CPU only the memory with XMP As monitor I have a 34 ultrawide (144hz) and will play games 2/3 of the screen windowed mode. So i have 1/3 for guides/youtube/spotify This is what I got now: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r6dLFg Asus intel (DDR 5): # Category Product Prijs Subtotaal 1 Processors Intel Core i7-12700F Boxed € 357,82 € 357,82 1 Moederborden ASUS ROG Strix Z690-G GAMING WIFI € 329,- € 329,- 1 Videokaarten ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC met LHR € 949,- € 949,- 1 Behuizingen Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass Zwart € 99,90 € 99,90 1 Waterkoeling NZXT Kraken Z63 € 205,70 € 205,70 1 Geheugen intern Kingston Fury Beast RGB KF552C40BBAK2-32 € 215,89 € 215,89 1 Voedingen Seasonic Focus GX-850 € 99,90 € 99,90 1 Solid state drives Samsung 980 Pro (zonder heatsink) 500GB € 92,48 € 92,48 1 Solid state drives Seagate FireCuda 530 (zonder heatsink) 2TB € 253,99 € 253,99 Alternatief motherbord # Category Product Prijs Subtotaal 1 Moederborden ASUS ROG Strix B660-G Gaming WiFi € 229,90 € 229,90 What would you change or is this a nice build? thx in advanced

I am building a pc with the following relevant specs for the problem I'm facing right now: Case: Lian Li Mesh II Performance Mobo: Asus tuf gaming b660+ wifi d4 AIO: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 So I had to install the LGA1700 adapter in the motherboard in order to run this AIO. After installing the motherboard onto the case, I noticed that the 1700 bracket on the back of the motherboard seems to be touching the plate of the case where a fan hub is pre-installed. My question is if this is a problem? Is there some risk of shorting or something if these 2 parts are touching? Sorry if it's a silly question but I'm a bit nervous moving forward without understanding this. Hopefully the pictures make it clear.

Will there be a life line thrown or is it too late and will any body miss it?