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On 12/30/2025 at 2:48 PM, dark_globe said:

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($224.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850GS PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $613.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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if you play counter strike 2 you should absolutely move from 60/75Hz panel to at least 144Hz 
it makes a huge difference

I think i'm changing cpu to 5950x, and mobo to MSI B550-A Pro v1, any thoughts?

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Budget (including currency): 400$ - 900$ US

Country: us

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: gaming, streaming, video editing, etc.   Will be attempting to run mainly linux.  

Other details 

if possible please provide multiple options within the price range, i'm hoping to keep the budget to 600/700 tops {SixSeven}

 

wouldn't mind something that can overclock, if that isn't a huge price increase.   I'm thinking 16gb ddr4, i can just get another 16gb when prices go down.  Although, if there's 32gb for around 150$ i'd probably consider it. Need a psu that can support a 1080ti along with all other components, something a bit more powerful than i currently need seems wise, in case of further upgrades.

 

mostly looking for better performance in CS2, adding a slot or two for SSD's, support for the faster {6gbps? not sure on this, i just know my motherboard doesn't support the speeds of some of my hard drives} hard drive/cables {SATA}.  Would also like something that still has a vga port for my second monitor, if possible.

 

upgrading from Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 mobo and amd FX 6300 {don't think i've done any driver updates or config, machine came prebuilt.  thiiink i've only upgraded the cpu-fan and graphics card}

 

case: xpredator x1 from cybertron

graphics card: 1080ti

ram: 16gb in two sticks,  ddr3

monitors: hdmi samsung tv and vga sony monitor

power supply: power man, model number ip-s450cq2-0 h g {450w}

cpu-fan: noctua NH-U12A

peripherals: cd/dvd drive, need at least 6 usb ports in the mobo, audio ports, the old mouse and keyboard plugs are nice if possible, two sata hard drives, have at least 3 fans - not including cpu fan mentioned above, vga port

 

happy with 1080p resolution, although might upgrade to a monitor with 120hz at some point

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($224.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850GS PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $613.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-12-30 15:48 EST-0500


if you play counter strike 2 you should absolutely move from 60/75Hz panel to at least 144Hz 
it makes a huge difference

i7 8700K , Z370 K6 FATAL1TY , GTX 1080Ti rog strix , NOCTUA NH-D15S ,
2x16gb DDR4 3200MHz/cl16 , FRACTAL R5 window , EVGA G3 750w gold ,
480gb m.2 NVMe WD SN350 + 500gb SAMSUNG EVO 850 ,
creative sound blasterX AE-5 Plus , MSI Optix G241 , WINDOWS 10 PRO

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Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G4 27.0" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor  ($179.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: ASRock PG27QFT2A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor  ($154.77 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: MSI MAG 275F 27.0" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($119.99 @ Walmart) 
Monitor: LG UltraGear G6 27G610A-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 200 Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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take your pick ,
also it may be good to make a transition and go for 1440p monitor , it will be more demanding on your old graphics card
but after you will upgrade your GPU you will already have sufficient display to make use of a more powerful video card .

i7 8700K , Z370 K6 FATAL1TY , GTX 1080Ti rog strix , NOCTUA NH-D15S ,
2x16gb DDR4 3200MHz/cl16 , FRACTAL R5 window , EVGA G3 750w gold ,
480gb m.2 NVMe WD SN350 + 500gb SAMSUNG EVO 850 ,
creative sound blasterX AE-5 Plus , MSI Optix G241 , WINDOWS 10 PRO

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2 hours ago, weeblesEru said:

hmm i guess if anyone wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate options on 144hz monitors from probably 0-200$~.  

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Monitor: *LG UltraGear G6 27G610A-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 200 Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $169.99
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*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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16 hours ago, dark_globe said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($224.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850GS PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $613.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-12-30 15:48 EST-0500


if you play counter strike 2 you should absolutely move from 60/75Hz panel to at least 144Hz 
it makes a huge difference

I'd save $30 and grab the 5700X, not losing much at all by not going 5800.

 

The 5800Xt is on promo right now for $209, so grab that if can.  Otherwise grab 5700X.

 

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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24 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I'd save $30 and grab the 5700X, not losing much at all by not going 5800.

 

The 5800Xt is on promo right now for $209, so grab that if can.  Otherwise grab 5700X.

 

 

 

5800xt has a higher boost clock by default (if one doesn´t want to set OC profiles in the bios)
i owned 5700x and its default all core boost without PBO was only like 4,1 GHz under load ,
with PBO active it boosted to 4,6GHz on all cores
5800xt can do 4,8GHz all cores with PBO activated)
but otherwise yeah 5700x is a solid cpu and few hundred MHz is not that big of a deal .

i7 8700K , Z370 K6 FATAL1TY , GTX 1080Ti rog strix , NOCTUA NH-D15S ,
2x16gb DDR4 3200MHz/cl16 , FRACTAL R5 window , EVGA G3 750w gold ,
480gb m.2 NVMe WD SN350 + 500gb SAMSUNG EVO 850 ,
creative sound blasterX AE-5 Plus , MSI Optix G241 , WINDOWS 10 PRO

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hmmm any other mobo options with less rbg/ai junk and more usb ports etc?    can you at least turn off the ai "features" on the b550 f?

Also just checking that it has connections for 2usb, headphones and mic lines on the case?  case also has fan control but that's never done anything, as far as i can tell

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On 12/30/2025 at 2:48 PM, dark_globe said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($224.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850GS PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $613.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-12-30 15:48 EST-0500


if you play counter strike 2 you should absolutely move from 60/75Hz panel to at least 144Hz 
it makes a huge difference

I think i'm changing cpu to 5950x, and mobo to MSI B550-A Pro v1, any thoughts?

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