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HI! I'm new to the LTT forums. I've been watching LTT for about a year now and I enjoy the content. It inspired me to build a new PC even though I've never built one before. I currently own a DELL XPS model from 2016 that I used to get me through college and its served me well for my creative work for about 3 years while I was studying visual communication design. I wanted to upgrade to something that could handle both gaming (like flight sims and some other AAA titles) and creative work (PS and Video editing). My base budget is $1,500 USD ( I can go a little higher if need be). I did research and already purchased my CPU, GPU, and RAM. Here's what I have on hand: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x GPU: MSi Ventus 3x GeForce 3070 8GB GDDR6 256-bit RAM: Owl memory series x2 OLOy 32GB (16GB*2) 3600MHz 288-pin DDR4 SDRAM Note: this kit came as a combo with my 3070 on Newegg. Added it to my PC Part Picker list and there were no compatibility issues. Total so far: roughly $900 I would greatly appreciate advice on the rest of the components I need that would be compatible with what I have currently.

Budget (including currency): Not monetarily constrained Country: USA Utilization: Video rendering and production, 3840x2160 gaming at 120hz Objective: Upgrade from Zen+ to Zen3, need ideal configuration for fan/radiator placement, push, pull, push-pull, RAM recommendations, cable management suggestions Current Build: CPU: 2700x RAM: G-Skill Flare-X 3200 14-14-14-34 (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) GPU: RTX 3090 FE MOBO: Asus X470 Prime Pro PSU: Corsair Modular 850 Watt Case: Corsair 570X CPU AIO: Corsair H100i v2 Fan/Rad Config: (3x) 120mm front intake (240mm) top rad exhaust (1x) 120mm rear exhaust Planned Upgrades: CPU: 5900x RAM: ? - Need suggestions MOBO: MSI X570 Ace CPU AIO: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 OR 360 Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this. I'll try to be concise but detailed as no one wants to read a dissertation. Currently planning build for Zen3 to 5900x in my Corsair 570x. Don't plan on moving to custom loop for water, want to stick with AIO and let the 3090 FE do it's thing with it's massive clearance. Concerns: Fan/Rad config #1 Arctic LFII 360 front intake (3x) 120mm, (2x) 120mm top exhaust, (1x) 120mm rear exhaust, push config with rad Fan/rad config #2 Arctic LFII 360 front intake (6x) 120mm, (2x) 120mm top exhaust, (1x) 120mm rear exhaust, push/pull config - (measurements for this leave me with clearance as best I can tell) Fan/Rad config #3 (3x) 120mm front intake, Arctic LFII 240 top exhaust, (1x) 120mm rear exhaust RAM: Need suggestions

Hey, I'm looking to build my first pc for about $650 (inr 50,000) using. Ryzen 3 3100 Nvidia 1650 super 8+8gb 3200mhz ram Asrock b450m pro4 1tb Seagate hdd Kingstone a2000 250gb ssd Corsair spec 05 Corsair VS 550 Tell me if you would change anything in it. Also please suggest a monitor for about 150 usd. Will be using this pc for light to mid gaming, coding and occasional light graphic related work. Ps. I live in india so offers in usa like $60 for a 500gb Kingston a2000 varient or 2tb Seagate hdd for about the same price as 1tb will not be applicable. Thank you.

Hey! So this is my first post, so I hope I got all the bits right on what topic this is and formatting and all that good stuff I'm a computer noobie. I got my computer as a prebuild, and then modified it later. I had just switched out some parts for better VR capabilities, and then later added an what I remember to be an Elgato capture card (to put my Switch onto my computer white not using the entire monitor!). I am deciding to upgrade as looking into a PC to build for my partner, I've slowly realized I'd like one as well. My current PC is very function and not very pretty, and I used to not care for that. But now I do, I want the pretty PC. I also know the fans are giving out and I need more ram, and I just want it. Honestly that's it. I don't NEED it, but I'd like it. I'm located in California, USA! So any prices will be made in $USD. My goal is to spend not too much more than ~$2,700 on the PC ignoring monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. So that's 2,700 on the PC alone. I did get a free Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX mid tower case, so thats not included in that PC price (though that also means any parts must fit in there!!) And before you read the rest, know it either needs to be mostly white or if not, it needs to be hidden or easily painted! I am big on gaming, and do a lil streaming on the side. I hard prefer Windows, and am more comfortable on Windows 10 as most software is still not converted and also Im a wimp. Speaking of being a wimp, I am NOT and FPS player. I do however play a lot of modded games! Mostly Sims 4 and some pretty heavy modded Minecraft, so I know I need a good ram. Other than that, Im not sure! I do was a 3080, I'm just not sure if I want a TI or not (and also not sure of the difference?) Also like I mentioned earlier, I'm from the US so any adaptor/power stuff needs to fit a NA power rig. I'd like the graphics card to have room for at least 2 HDMI ports, as I will be wanting a 2 monitor set up (one vertical for chat/discord, and one normal) with the chance of upgrading to a 3rd when I mode in 2/3 years and can round up some more space. I chose the Corsair Hydro X Series iCUE XH305i cooler very intentionally. There was a PC I saw on TikTok and chose to copy its cooling system. Its Boba themed and I very much so like it, while also recognizing its not the most practical to have glass marbles in my PC. But I guess thats the fun part in getting this. Other than the case, the cooler, and the color, I'm super open! This is what I got for that build, let me know what you would add/change! Note: PCPartPicker says I dont have a cooler, when I do! Its under the custom options https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6xxMb

Budget (including currency): around 20'000 NOK (roughly 2'000 USD) with some wiggle room Country: Norway Use: Overall gaming, i play a vast varried amount of games so i want it to be decent for all kinds Peripherals: As of now i dont need new peripherals. Monitors: Currently i have 2 monitors at 1080p, my main monitor that i game on is 144hz. for now i will be using this but later down the road i will be getting either a 1440p or 4k display, that im still unsure of. In total i plan on having 3 monitors. Current build: CPU: i9 9900k, GPU: rx 580, RAM: DDR4 24G 2400Ghz CL15 Existing parts i will use: RM1000x 1kw PSU and corsair H100x cooler. Here i have my planned new build. I have personally put in the prices available to me into PC Part Picker and also converted it to the price in USD. I plan on getting all the parts within a month. I would love to hear any suggestions to what to change right now and maybe also some later down the road suggestions, such as display. Note: The 3090 im going to use is a second hand that has already been bought.

Budget (including currency): 2500ish (If there was a good reason to go higher I might consider it.) Country: US Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Initially for fort nite, but long term it will be an ESXI host 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): My son needs a decent rig to play games on with his friends before he leaves for 2 years. After that it will be converted to an ESXI server for use in my house. I already have a 1080Ti that will use with it for gaming, and also have an Adaptec controller and drives I will put in raid configuration once I convert it. Here are the parts I am thinking to buy, just need to get feed back on compatibility and also if you think something could be better or if something is missing please offer input. Thank you for your help! Item Cost Asus Prime X570-Pro Ryzen 3 AM4 with PCIe Gen4, Dual M.2 HDMI, SATA 6GB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 ATX Motherboard $259.99 AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Without Cooler $709.99 be quiet! Pure Base 600 Black, BG021, Mid-Tower ATX, 2 Pre-Installed Fans $89.00 Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 1200W 80+ Platinum Smart Zero RGB Fan, SLI/CrossFire Ready Continuous Power, Full Modular ATX 12V 2.4/EPS 12V 2.92 Power Supply 10 Year Warranty PS-TPG-1200F1FAPU-1 $265.49 DEEPCOOL Castle 360EX, Addressable RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, Anti-Leak Technology Inside, Cable Controller and 5V ADD RGB 3-Pin Motherboard Control, TR4/AM4 Supported, 3-Year Warranty $169.99 Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 M.2 1TB PCI-Express 4.0 Interface High Performance Gaming, Full Body Copper Heat Spreader, Toshiba 3D NAND, DDR Cache Buffer, 5 Year Warranty SSD GP-ASM2NE6100TTTD $229.99 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600) C16 Desktop Memory Black $342.99 Total $2,067.44

I acquired my parents' old PC when they upgraded and am assessing the viability of making slight upgrades to make it worth keeping around for a media center PC capable of light gaming. The intent is to give it to a cousin who wants to play Fortnite and Minecraft with his friends on PC. The weakest part of the PC is the dual-core Athlon A6-5400K which, though boosts properly to around 3.7GHz, spikes to 100% when launching Edge browser. The motherboard has a free PCIe Gen 2 x16 slot and a six-pin PCIe power connector, so adding a GPU is an option. I am assuming that I buy all parts secondhand. Questions: Is adding a GPU worth it or would it be hopelessly bottlenecked by the CPU? If not, what GPUs should I look at getting that would offer reasonable performance at 720p or 1080p in the main titles (Fortnite and Minecraft) over PCIe Gen 2? My main thoughts would be something like a GTX 660, 960, or 1050. If I were to look at a processor upgrade, what should I look at that fits in the FM2 socket with a reasonable TDP? Additional Information: Motherboard: Elitegroup ECS A75F2-A2. Not sure if it supports more that 8GB of RAM. In fact, I can't find any more information about it online or on Elitegroup's site. PSU: Antec 380W Thank you for any suggestions and all of your help!

Hello guys I'm new here. I'm planning to build a PC for mostly Video rendering on Premiere pro, After effects and also some 3d mapping stuff that I'm planning to do with my drones. I have a budget of about $2500 and can probably stretch that to $3000 if necessary. Can the more experienced people in here suggest some builds? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

this is my current build : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.88 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($41.92 @ NCIX US) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.17 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($250.00) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.91 @ Newegg) Monitor: Dell ST2220L 21.5" Monitor Total: $723.22 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 12:54 EDT-0400 i was thinking of upgrading to the build below in september PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.60 @ Amazon) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($0.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($439.79 @ OutletPC) Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ B&H) Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H) Total: $1122.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 13:01 EDT-0400 should i wait for kaby lake processors to be released or should i upgrade to this now?

Assume I know nothing about computers. Alls I know about computers is that I will buy an i7 6700 and a GTX 1070, or whatever AMD comes out with. Purpose: Firstly, I will be using this computer for college stuff and research. Secondly, I will be using the PC for minor work/spreadsheet/powerpoint stuff. Thirdly, I would like to use it for leisure. (content creation, mega super ultra 1080p gaming, media consumption) Budget: I am more concerned with value and quality than meeting a certain price point. I can spend over $1,700 including the monitor, but I don’t think that would be necessary. Constraints: -wifi adapter -include optical drive -Include i7 6700 -include GTX 1070(or next gen AMD equivalent) I would also appreciate monitor suggestions (best of the best 1080p) Thank y’all Fill out the rest? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pwsnTH Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pwsnTH/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon) Other: GTX 1070 ($400.00) Total: $767.97 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 18:01 EDT-0400

Hi Everyone, I am planning to bulid my 1st time ever PC gaming though I have little knowledge on this. My budget is range from 1000$ to 1900$ at most, include monitor. Could anyone suggest me a good build within the budget range. I know it is a lot, but could you pick all part from this website? (since it is the only shop I know in my country who sell good and a bit cheaper products from other shop, order from online is next to impossible for me, because 1, they dun deliver to my country; 2, m afraid of warranty and stuff, hard to return) http://www.chantracomputer.com/desktopsystem.html Goal: Gaming at 1080p at least, at High or higher setting, I will spend the rest on Movies, and other stuff. Game I want to play: GTA 5, CS-GO, Mental Gear V, BF4, and other modern game. Location: Cambodia Thank you very much for your every input. ​

Hello, and thanks for reading this already! I'm looking for a build for my friend around € 650 / $ 706. Quite important notes: The budget can be expanded a little bit. It needs to be able to run any of the games out now, but it can be on low settings. Resolution is 1080p. Location is Belgium, but often our neighbour countries like Germany and France ship to here. Overclocking is not necessary, but preferred. If it means spending over budget money, no go though. Thanks in advance!

i already got a 24 inch 1080 monitor( asus vs248h-p) , considering if i should get two more( possibly 2 cheaper monitors/ one better monitor for primary and vs248h/ three vs248h) and go for evefinity or get a 21:9 monitor and running the 24 i have as an auxiliary (rotated 90 degrees for code)? currently i have a 290, getting a 390 to crossfire ( cheapest and most sensible upgrade path for me atm hoping my 750w psu wont die lol) i like racing games, shooters, real time and turn based strategy...... what do u guys think 21:9 or tripple? and any suggestions on monitors ? ps: shipping rates to my country is atrocious it can cost more than the item at times :blink: so price is a limiting factor, going to buy bit by bit as i save up cash.

So this is my first time building a rig and I have been anticipating this for a while though it has never come to fruition until possibly very soon. I have posted here asking for ideas before the 900 series were out without a definite idea of what the prices might be but now I have a better understanding. I am looking for a build that can give me maximum performance for the budget as my aim is to go without upgrading every year until I really need to so the newer graphic cards would be better. I am looking for decently high resolution probably 1440-1600 as 4k gaming is too demanding right now but I would welcome 4k if its in my budget though I doubt it. I am mostly going to play games on this rig and probably light photoshop editing for my job. I am hoping to max out on all games for quite sometime if possible. I will reply to any inquiries if needed so I would really appreciate it if anyone can give me some builds to work on as I only have a vague idea on how to create mine as of now. Thanks in advance.