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Budget (including currency): <$1,000 Country: United States of America PCPARTPICKER LIST I currently have an I5-8600k and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO that I got for free from a computer class (s/o to the instructor). I am not sure what I would use this build for, but here are some ideas I had: Dedicated VR PC in either the basement or living room hooked up to a TV (Blade and Sorcery, Beat Saber, Blaston, KTANE). Give the computer to a friend/family member as a gift Back-up storage or NAS The part list is linked above, I appreciate all feedback and suggestions for what to do with the build. This would be the 2nd PC build I have ever done.

These are some renderings of a case I am designing it is almost out of cad. I have been doing some fabrication test runs for critical features. It is modern, minimalist and made almost entirely of wood (probably going with Bamboo lumber). I simulated a 4090 and the hottest CPU I could find and it just barely can handle it, in an 80F room. (Not that i'd put those in it, I'v just got a Ryzen 3600 & RTX 3070). I'll have to run an actual flow sim not just do the ideal heat transfer but i'm really trying to keep the fans just to the bottom and the back to keep the minimalist and simple aesthetic. I also want to redesign the fan greats. They are being made on a CNC router anyways so anything that can be cut out with say a 1/8 inch radius ball end mill is possible (Input welcome). I think it will be pretty easy to add Hard drive and SSD mounts, but they are hardly required these days with m.2 storage so cheep OH. I still need to figure out if i'll be doing a glass or solid wood side panel. The side panel will be magnetically attached, no hinges and a curved 2 inch handle hole on the front seam to get into it. or a simple small fabric tab if I go for the glass. Not sure which I will go for. I think the manufacturing cost will be about $400 ($300 material, $100 labor) maybe more if I do the glass (I haven't found a glass manufacturer or vendor yet. But i'v talked with a local wood craftsman about making it sounds like the labor will be about $100 (Still way cheeper than buying all the required tools myself) I also need to figure out what the heck I am doing with the rear panel IO shield. It is kinda a tough situation, they are built to clip into sheet metal and the thick wood does not lend itself to that. I could machine down a thin lip to emulate the sheet metal but not 100% sure it will work. I can't seem to find a blank IO shield online to test this idea out on. Any help on the IO shield would be great! I think I have the PCIE slots figured out even though they are not modeled here yet. For the cable management I am planning to make a few stand off poles with 1/8inch bamboo plate on them to hide and route the cables under. So, tell me what you think? Please read the above thoroughly before asking (what about this feature) any additions or solutions to existing problems come to mind? Alot of time has gone into this and I really want it to be a beautiful professional product (honestly 1/2 thought about commercializing it but its kinda expensive af lol). Thanks for your help! Bamboo Lumber Texture Reference:

Budget ($3000 USD): Country: Malaysia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Blender and Photoshop. Other details (Upgrading from a RTX 3060, intel i5 11400.): I need feedback for this build, and if the motherboard is good or not, I don't think it supports bios flashback. I probably have to choose a different motherboard. INTEL Core I9 14900K ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi 6E (DDR5) Colorful Neptune RTX 4080 Vulcan-OC 16GB GDDR6 CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MHz SAMSUNG 990 Pro 1TB NVMe Gen4 SAMSUNG 980 M.2 NVME PCIE GEN 3 -1TB FSP Hydro PTM X Pro 850₩ 80+ Platinum Full Modular PSU NZXT H6 Flow RGB Compact Dual-chamber ATX Case with RGB Fans Deepcool LT720 360mm AIO NZXT F140 RGB Twin Pack (Black) NZXT F120 RGB Duo Single Pack - 120mm (Black)

Hello, I built my first custom PC back in early 2020 and the thing has been going strong for 3 years, sadly, it's already starting to wear down and some specs are in need of an upgrade. But I need some help. I mainly need help in the case department. Let me first drop the necesary information and I'll explain afterwards. This is my current PC: Mechastructor - Saved Part Lists - PCPartPicker And this is the upgraded version: Mechastructor - Saved Part Lists - PCPartPicker This PC will be an all-rounder (gaming, coding, very light video editing, drawing, 3D Art), though it's 1st and mostly main purpose is gaming, think AC Valhalla (Once that game is a bit more stable on my side), Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Kingdom Come Deliverance, etc. As for programs, stuff like SFM/Blender, Krita, Microsoft Visual Studio, Clipchamp, the basics. The upgrade budget is a max of €650-700 (€300-350 for the remaining parts I suppose) and I am buying all my from the same retailer because they're amazing and there's barely any hardware store near me so they're my best option. Though I am in the Netherlands, should anyone know of any hardware stores here. Now, I must admit I did a small oopsie when choosing the motherboard, while it does have a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C on the back. It does not have such a supported slot for the front panel. Regardless, it's the only white motherboard anywhere near my budget, I'm going for a slight theme, more on that later. Now, I thought I'd get the NZXT H7 Flow because that one has the 3.2 Gen 1 Connector the motherboard supports (And according to the motherboard, it can handle the 2 USB Ports on one socket) and then I'd let the cable for the Type-C hang loose until a new Motherboard. But I looked in the manual online and saw that the H7 uses something called a "Intel F-Panel standard header". Now obviously this board is not made for Intel, and the NZXT manual does not say which pin exactly is which, so I can't compare it with the manual of the motherboard and see if they would fit anyway. I looked online and some said there is an adapter, but the manual doesn't list any kind of adapter in its contents. So I'm worried this case won't even be compatible with the board. So the main question here is; What purpose does each slot have in the NZXT H7 Flow case on the F-Panel header, and would that work with this ROG Motherboard? Then secondly, I'm just looking for some general feedback on this build. It's basically my second build with how many new parts I am getting, though it's only because my hand is forced. As the system has been failing a bit here and there, and I do not have time to save up more. I like building my new PC's around some themes, this one will be a more "elegant/royal/luxury" theme, hence the focus on the white motherboard and the white case (I even have a build in mind for the future for a Royal Vampire theme. Because I love vampires. Red liquid cooled and all, but that's far ahead in the future). The RAM would eventually be replaced with G.Skill Trident-Z Royal. The reason I went with a Ryzen 5 5600X instead of a 5600 is because the place I am buying it at, didn't have that much of a difference in price. The ROG Strix was, once again, because it was the only white motherboard in my price range AND had the USB Ports I needed (Gen 2 Type-C for example) though I am curious if any of you would have picked a different board, the Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB was picked because it's of the same series I use now, and I am very happy with it so I knew it was a safe and reliable investments... Plus it was cheap. Now, the SSD's are only possible because the place I am buying at has a massive sale at the moment, were it not for that, I might have re-used my current drives. My GPU I'll just be reusing because it works perfectly fine for my needs, and replacing that one would be a wallet-killer. The case, again because it's white, and NZXT seems to have great cable management at the back. Now there is a different one in the competition if this one would truly not work, and that's the Fractal Design Pop XL Air White. The reason I didn't pick that one, is because I am worried about cable management and airflow. And I know NZXT is a relatively good brand. And finally the PSU, I am currently using a BeQuiet! System Power 9 500 Watt. It works perfectly, doesn't make too much sound. And the System Power 10 is cheap so fits in my budget. Should I upgrade to a gold standard one? Probably, but that makes me go way over budget, as any good ones are quickly triple the price. I am also running a very old Philips monitor of which I can't find the exact model number online, though it's a grey 190B according to the stamp on the top left of it. And a XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro plugged directly into the PC for its power. I am still a bit on the fence about the SSD, because I am worried about its life cycle. My current OS SSD is already at 89% according to CrystalDiskInfo with a total power-on hours of 12668 at the moment of writing, and my SSD Games M.2 at 96% with 10102 hours. Almost daily runtimes, on average probably around 6-8 hours from Monday to Friday and probably around 13-18 hours on weekends. While the HDD's listed as a ST3500630AS in device manager, have been going for over 15-ish years without a single problem. Recently even did a full detailed scan, SMART, Corruption check, etc, and they're in perfect health. Even though those drives probably have been hammered the most with data, gaming, 3D Rendering in SFM, etc. I think that's all. I do apologize for the ridiculously long post. But I did want to give as much information as possible. Should I have missed something, or there's somehow more information needed, let me know. Any help with the Front Panel header and feedback on the build itself will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I'm a beginner at this, what I know is from the past few days researching and it still feels overwhelming. Will be purchasing the parts in about a week or two. Budget (including currency): 1500€ Country: Portugal Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Diablo 4, CSGO. Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Blender, InDesign, Photoshop. Other details: Need WIFI. Not worried about aesthetics. Have 1080p monitor but will upgrade to a 1440p eventually. A friend got me this build already. What's your opinion on it? Thanks!

Budget: $50,000 MXN Peso Country: Mexico Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA games and MOBA, regularly Photoshop Other details: This is the list I'm planning on getting: - CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte B550M DS3H - GPU RTX 3060 Ti - COOLER Hyper 212 EVO V2 - RAM 2x 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz - STORAGE 1x 1TB M.2 NVMe (MZ-V8V1T0B/AM) - STOREGE 1x 2TB HHD 7200RPM (ST2000DM008) - FAN HUB SilverStone CPF04 - FANS 4x 120mm Fans (ARCTIC F12) - CASE MasterBox Q300L - PSU MasterWatt 650W 80 Plus Bronze - MONITOR Acer KB272HL 27" I already have a mouse (G305) and headphones (Cloud II) but I have a cheap office keyboard so need one to, planning on getting a Hyperx Alloy Fps Pro, Buying it soon (Early to Mid February), Want to play games 1920x1080 not less than 75hz on high graphics. Recommendation on OS is appreciated (Probably Windows 10 Pro) Also want to know if the case is compatible with the cooler. Any Feedback of any type would be much appreciated, Wouldn't mind changing parts if there is not much price difference and its significant better performance. Thx in advance.

Budget (including currency): Around 10K euro Country: Netherlands Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 3D Rendering (GPU) Other details: Intel Xeon W-2245 Asus WS C422 SAGE Arctic Liquid Freezer II 64GB (4x16) Kingston ValueRam DDR4 3200MHz 4x 3080 ti Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB 2x Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Open Air Mining Frame 4x 300mm PCIe Riser Hi All, I'm currently planning a new build at work. We are planning to build a total of 4 of these as a farm, these will be used for 3D Rendering. Below are the current specs I have in mind, the issues I seem to be running into is the PSU. The plan is to use mining rig cases so we can hook-up as many GPU's as possible to single pc. Cost efficiency is way higher this way. At first I was thinking of using 2 1200W psu's, because 2000W psu's are 1. more expensive than 2 psu's and 2. nowhere to be found (Availability). Is there something Im forgetting, any way to make 2 PSU's work safely? Anything else I'm forgetting? Feedback is appreciated!

Budget (including currency): Max budget 1500 euros (preferably between 1400-1450 euros) Country: Netherlands Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly Forza Horizen 4, GTA5, Cyberpunk 2077, Ark, Witcher 3, No Man Sky Other details: Im looking for feedback. If so can you explain why. This is the list I made: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/QCj4Jf I want to play at 144Hz (I have not decided yet If Im buying 1080p or 1440p monitor) (the monitor is not part of the budget) Note: I chose the corsair 4000X RGB and im replacing the front pannel to the 4000D airflow pannel, because I want rgb fans and good airflow and it is cheaper this way around then to choose the 4000D airflow and buy a 3pack of fans.

I am planning to build a PC that can allow me to play mid to high graphics smoothly (playable FPS, more than 50FPS?) on most of the games. So, I have this list of the parts. But I am not sure if they would work or could turn out to be a fire hazard. I am just a beginner and I could really need some help. CPU- Ryzen 5 3600 (Box version) GPU- RTX2060 Ram- Kingston Fury Beast Black DDR4 8GB X2 SSD- Kingston NV1 1TB M.2. 2280 PCIE NVMe Motherboard- B450 BS3H (mATX) PSU- Corsair CV650 Bronze 80plus Case- Invasion ZMS mATX Btw, do I missed any parts? Thanks guys.

Hi all. I'm building a gaming / photoshop / illustrator pc, and will like to hear your thoughts and segregation on a list of components: CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D15 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD VS Gigabyte Z390 M RAM: HyperX FURY Black 2x16GB DDR4 3466MHz CL16 Kit Graphics card: Gigabyte RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC 8GB GDDR6 Or wait for nvidia 3000 series? Storage: Corsair Force MP510 PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 960GB X2 Power supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Gold RM750x Case: Corsair iCUE 465X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower I know it is a little over kill for 1080p gaming but i plan to upgrade my monitor to 1440p/4k in the future. And i generally not planing to upgrade (the pc) beyond that for the next 6-8 years. Thanks for the feedback!

Here’s the current build: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $314.99 @ Walmart CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $39.99 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $159.49 @ SuperBiiz Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $124.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card $343.00 @ Amazon Case Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case $179.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Best Buy Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1492.41 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-27 17:43 EST-0500 1. Budget & Location I’m in the US, with a budget of about 1.5k 2. Aim This system is going to be used for playing games like Monster Hunter World, Ark Survival Evolved, Outer Worlds, etc. as well as live streaming at 1080p, 60 FPS Along with this some light 3D modeling in Inventor, coding and other work purposes. 3. Monitors I currently use and plan on using 2 monitors, they’re HD ASUS monitors, I’ll find exact resolution later and edit post. 4. Peripherals Only need to purchase Windows 10(it’s just in the build to show what OS I’ll be running, Ik to just buy the key onlinefor like 10 bucks), already have mouse and keyboard. 5. Why are you upgrading? Upgrading to a new PC cause my of system is 7+ years old and starting to become outdated. Along with this it’s so old it’s more costly to upgrade it than make a new pc.

I need some feedback on this. It's my 1st build so I don't really know what i'm doing. I have however researched this for a few weeks. I plan to use it for mid to high end gaming. I'd like it to last for a while, and I don't plan on upgrading much. Plan to slightly OC the CPU. The maximum budget for me is $2500. Will not change to AMD CPU or GPU. Would like any bottlenecks identified. Thank you in advance. Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core $339.98 CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM $99.25 Thermal Compound Innovation Cooling Diamond "7 Carat" 1.5g $6.20 Motherboard Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 $199.99 Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 $174.98 Storage Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM $81.69 Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR $699.99 Case Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower $169.99 Power Supply Corsair 760W ATX12V / EPS12V $189.99 Optical Drive Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive $21.99 Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98 Monitor BenQ GW2450 24.0" $188.42 Wireless Network Adapter Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 $35.99 Case Fans Corsair CO-9050017-WLED 66.4 CFM 140mm $14.02 Corsair CO-9050017-WLED 66.4 CFM 140mm $14.02 Corsair CO-9050017-WLED 66.4 CFM 140mm $14.02 Total: $2377.50 http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SuperNova_X100/saved/WnrYcf