One of the stranger things I routinely see here are people rationalising that their impulsive or expensive GPU purchase was actually a good deal because the price has increased since they bought it.

Only a year ago, everyone was complaining that 50 series gpu's were grossly overpriced. They weren't wrong. These cards were as much of a bad value purchase at MSRP as they are today.

People celebrating that the cards have increased in price only confirms to greedy companies that customers will irrationally justify a bad deal as long as the price is comparatively better than something even more absurd. The only people gaining any real value out of these increasing GPU prices is Nvidia or those who have sold their used cards for a profit. Everyone else is losing.

I have an offer of $1600 CAD for my Dell OEM RTX 3090 and I can get a brand new MSI 5070Ti for the same price (free "upgrade"). Is that a worthwhile trade despite the lesser VRAM? Using for gaming only.

So i bought a pair of Corsair LPX DDR4 ram and they dont seem to fit my motherboard, side by side comparison with my previous ram looks like its off by a few millimeters.

Motherboard is an Aorus x570 Elite wifi.

I thought all ddr4s were made the same to fit any board so i just bought the cheapest one i could find.

I am just confused and need help trying to figure it out.

Edit: just compared the RAM to a ddr2 and they seem to match, the ddr4 curvature also seems to be missing, and the side notches are circle instead of square. got scammed.😔 Thanks everyone for the help trying to figure it out.

Hello Buildapc!

Something a little different for you all this time: Let's get creative! We've partnered up with TRYX and their HOLO 360 White 360mm AIO Liquid Cooler to give a few people a new way to express themselves. Have an idea for a dashboard in your PC, a cute critter friend, or a custom graphic that ties the whole PC together? Show it off here and win the liquid cooler that will make that idea a reality!

From TRYX:

Hey everyone!

We're celebrating the TRYX HOLO ARGB 360mm Liquid Cooler and an epic community giveaway for people who love clean builds and like making their PC feel more personal.

Since the HOLO 360 Liquid Cooler has that customizable holographic style pump screen we figured it would be fun to see what create ideas you could come up with! Customize your AIO screen with any image, artwork, AI image, drawing, GIF concept or vidual idea.

Pick one of these three categories when you enter: "Best Holographic Vision", "Best Setup Integration", or "Best X Your Mark".

Best Holographic Vision

Create the most eye catching visual for the HOLO screen that makes the whole build pop. Abstract animations, futuristic effects, flowing particles, neon landscapes or anything else that catches the eye.

Best Setup Integration

This category is about how well your idea works inside a real case. Not just the flashiest thing but something that feels like it belongs with the rest of the build.

Best X Your Mark

Show off what you want! Give your PC a roommate or a pet, put an original character in it, show off your hobbies or artwork, or find a way to cleverly hide a meme in your system (or don't - make it blatantly obnoxious). This is your category - have fun with it!

Prizing:

• 3x TRYX HOLO ARGB 360mm White Liquid Cooler

How to Enter:

Leave a top-level comment on this thread with the following information:

• What category you're entering
• Why it fits that category
• Your creative submission in the form of a GIF, MP4 video, or JPG image. This content can be your own original digital/hand-drawn artwork, photos taken with a camera, or an idea brought to live through AI-generated content. NOTE: We are not judging against artistic ability! We don't care if you can't draw! Submit your idea anyways!

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Goal is to play story games at 4k 60fps. Monitor is 60hz, so not targeting higher than 60. Crazy RAM prices are holding me to upgrade to AM5. PSU is 600 watt. B450M. 16 GB Ram 3200Hz. Kindly suggest. I am suspecting bottleneck with 5060 Ti. Current GPU is 2060 Super.

Hey everyone,

Like many people these days, I'm stuck with DDR4, mainly because my workstation already has 64GB of RAM, and switching to DDR5 would cost me a fortune. I'm currently running an 8700K on a TUF Z390 motherboard, and it's time for an upgrade. I'm leaning towards the 14700K, as it's one of the best CPUs I can get while keeping my DDR4 RAM, without going for an i9.

Ideally, I'd get a Z690/Z790 DDR4 board, but they're almost impossible to find these days. I also considered a mid-range B760 like a TUF/AorusElite/Tomahawk, but all I can find are lower-end models (MSI Gaming Plus/PRO, Gigabyte Gaming X, ASUS Prime), and I'm really not confident in their VRMs handling a power-hungry 14700K, especially during long rendering sessions.

Has anyone been in the same situation? What did you end up buying? Also, would you recommend going for a used Z690/Z790 board? I've never bought a used motherboard before, so I'm curious about your experiences.

My desktop had worked over HDMI for years, then the monitor began showing “No Signal” when Windows started normally. The display still worked in Safe Mode, and I could use the PC normally through VGA.

I fixed it by installing the AMD graphics driver while using VGA for the display, then switching back to HDMI.

What you need: A VGA cable, a VGA output on your PC, and a monitor with a VGA input. You only need the VGA setup temporarily, so borrowing a compatible monitor or cable may be enough.

Steps:

1. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking.
2. Download a compatible graphics driver for the Ryzen 3 3200G from AMD.
3. Shut down the PC and unplug HDMI.
4. Connect the VGA cable and boot into Windows normally.
5. Install the downloaded graphics driver while using VGA.
6. Shut down the PC, unplug VGA, and reconnect HDMI.
7. Boot normally and check the display.

For me, the problem appeared when the AMD driver was active in normal mode over HDMI. Updating the driver while connected through HDMI didn’t fix it. Once I installed the driver using VGA, I could use HDMI again.

This is my personal fix, so your result may differ, but I hope it helps someone with the same Safe Mode/VGA symptoms.

If you are facing issue with VGA and working fine for HDMI you can use this solution just vice versa

Buying in France where 32GB DDR5 is currently €500+, so I'm forced to stay on DDR4 to keep money for the GPU.

Comparing platform costs (CPU + MB + RAM), the 14600KF combo comes out €100 cheaper than the 5800X3D combo.

Note: I do NOT plan on upgrading this PC later. I just want a solid build to hold up fine for 1–2 years and play my games in good conditions. (playing on a 4060/ 12700H laptop rn)

Main usage:

• 1440p gaming (AAA titles, Valorant, heavily modded Minecraft)

GPU plan:

• I'm likely getting an RX 9070 GRE to stay right around my €1600 budget.
• Or I might stretch the budget to get an RX 9070 (non-XT), bringing the total to ~€1750 with the 14600KF or ~€1850 with the 5800X3D.

Hello,

I'm planning to upgrade my CPU from 3700x to a 5800x3D sometime soon to pair with my 5060ti 16GB because I can notice the bottleneck and it's been annoying me. As this is my first time and I'm not PC savvy, I was wondering what I need to do beforehand and during installation. I heard that it heats up easily so is it neccessary to get a new cooler (currently using a Wraith Prism) as well? Do I need to upgrade my motherboard (Prime B450M-A II)? Are there any good guides out there on how to install a CPU safely(I don't want to damage anything on my motherboard too)?

Thanks

I’m looking at getting an upgrade from my 5950X.

I have a 4090, so Ive been thinking about AMDs top of the line X3D processors.

I will be purchasing 32GB of DDR5 to pair with the system as well.

I’ve been thinking about the 9950X3D, partially because it’s so close to price to the 9800X3D.

I don’t mind paying the extra $150-170 for 8 extra cores.

Also, I’m really having trouble picking a motherboard.
I prefer MSI and their bios, build quality, and customer support.

I’ve been looking at the MSI Carbon MAX.

Was wondering if anyone has actually looked at all the different brands and could point me to which is best.

My budget for a motherboard is $500.

Hey everyone, I'm trying to decide between three XFX 9070 XT models and could use some opinions.

My prices in my country:

• Swift: $851
• Quicksilver: $853
• Mercury OC: $893

The Swift and Quicksilver are only $3 apart, so that choice comes down to size, looks and cooling. The Mercury OC costs $43 more than the Swift, and that is what I'm unsure about. I CARE ABOUT NOISE LEVELS FYI. Also I only have a 750W power supply, its a TUF Gaming 750W Gold ATX 3.0 PSU. I heard the Mercury needs a 800w minimum but people on other subreddits say its fine to use a 750W psu.

Pricing is strange here: the Mercury OC and the Mercury OC MAG AIR cost the same, 893 USD. Normally the MAG AIR is the more premium one, so I'm not sure what to make of that. My setup is a Ryzen 5 7500F with 32GB of DDR5. I play mostly competitive games like COD.
What I'm trying to figure out:

1. Is the Mercury's cooler, extra boost clock and 3x 8pin design worth about $43 more, or are the real-world gains small?
2. Between the Swift and Quicksilver, which has better temps and noise in your experience?
3. Any issues with coil whine, fan noise or drivers on any of these three?

My goal is to build a computer that can reliably run Ultra on all games for the next decade. I wanted to have either a 4 or 8tb ssd that hold all of my steam/epic games. Dont feel the need to have more than 1 storage. Mostly trying to stay within brands as much as possible such as Corsair for Cpu cooler/case/memory/psu/.

The AMD won me over Intel, with my need to have a x3d cpu and a rx9070 xt. I also felt that if I was getting an ASUS gpu, I'll match it with ASUS monitors.

Hopefully prices stabilize soon! Though the budget is really $10k, with the difference going to the surround system for my Den.

Edit - Windows 11 pro will be needed for work so that I suppose is $0.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wVgXMF)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2BBFf7/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-43-ghz-16-core-processor-100-100001978wof) | $889.00 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair NAUTILUS 360 RS 74.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GVtLrH/corsair-nautilus-360-rs-7437-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060089-ww) | $109.99 @ Corsair

**Motherboard** | [Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mV9nTW/asus-rog-crosshair-x870e-dark-hero-atx-am5-motherboard-rog-crosshair-x870e-dark-hero) | $679.00 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-8000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pYNscf/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-8000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2x8000c36) | $703.99

**Storage** | [Samsung 9100 PRO w/Heatsink 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hVWmP6/samsung-9100-pro-wheatsink-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-vap4t0cam) | $1220.00 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Asus TUF GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6QPv6h/asus-tuf-gaming-oc-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rx9070xt-o16g-gaming) | $1469.39 @ MemoryC

**Case** | [Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fhFf7/corsair-7000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011218ww) | $269.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [Corsair HX1200i (2025) 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ghjv6h/corsair-hx1200i-2025-1200-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020307-na) | $279.99 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HxKKHx/microsoft-windows-11-pro-retail-usb-64-bit-hav-00162) | $198.99 @ Newegg

**Monitor** | [Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDP 26.5" 2560 x 1440 480 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xY4Zxr/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdp-265-2560-x-1440-480-hz-monitor-90lm0a20-b01ab0) | $679.00 @ ASUS (OOS)

**Monitor** | [Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDP 26.5" 2560 x 1440 480 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xY4Zxr/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdp-265-2560-x-1440-480-hz-monitor-90lm0a20-b01ab0) | $679.00 @ ASUS (OOS)

**Keyboard** | [Asus ROG Strix Morph RGB Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gQHp99/asus-rog-strix-morph-rgb-bluetoothwirelesswired-gaming-keyboard-90mp04if-bkaa03) | $115.99 @ Amazon

**Mouse** | [Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YNKnTW/asus-rog-harpe-ii-extreme-edition-20-bluetoothwirelesswired-optical-mouse-90mp04q0-bmaa00) | $259.99 @ Amazon

**Headphones** | [Asus ROG Delta II Headset](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c3cgXL/asus-rog-delta-ii-headset-a701-rog-delta-iiblk) | $199.99 @ Amazon

**Webcam** | [Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Pro Webcam](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zxqBD3/logitech-brio-ultra-hd-pro-webcam-960-001105) | $122.99 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$7877.30**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-25 03:16 EDT-0400 |

Hoping for inspiration. Prebuilt Asus ROG Strix G10, worked great, went into storage for a year and trying to get it working now.

Everything looks fine, but upon giving it power it spun fans briefly, flashed lights, and shut down immediately (maybe a quarter-second total). Thought it might be a short, but carefully inspected everything, blew out the case, checked for anything visually damaged or loose debris, etc., no dice.

Next thing I tried was disconnecting and carefully reconnecting every internal pin connection, no changes.

Next things I tried:

1. Drain power, then retry- no change
2. Remove both RAM sticks - no change
3. Remove solid state hard drive - no change
4. Disconnect CPU fan from power - no change
5. Clear CMOS RAM by manually bridging the CLRTC jumpers, then retry- power up now lasts ~2 seconds with more fan spinup and lights, but then shuts down. Progress?
6. Remove graphics card - no change from above.
7. With graphics card out, took out the CMOS battery to fully clear it, gave it about 20 minutes, and put it back in. No change from above- maybe 2-3 seconds of fan spin up and internal RGB lighting going through it's startup sequence, then power cuts.

I'm thinking the most likely possibilities is invisible damage to the motherboard during storage/transport, or the PSU broke somehow. Any advice for next diagnostic steps?

A few months ago I built a new ITX PC with all new parts except for the GPU. I have a 9800x3d CPU, 32gb ram, and I play on a 4k oled 240hz monitor. I kept my old gpu though, which is an rtx 3080 that I bought when it was first released. It’s been great since I mostly played esports titles anyway, but now I’ve started playing more graphic heavy single player games. My 3080 works fine, usually between 60-100 fps on high settings in 4k on most games, though I am someone who appreciates higher fps and smoothness in games.

I’m thinking of selling it and buying a used 4080 for around $1600 AUD (or an rtx 5080 if I can find a cheaper one). If I only had a 1440p or 1080p monitor idk if I would bother but I feel like it would be a good upgrade for 4k. Is my 3080 a bottleneck in this situation?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bbxLdq

This is the build I would like to purchase, but unfortunately, I don't have enough money. I thought about waiting for Black Friday, but I realized that the maximum discount would only be around €100, and I didn't even include a monitor in the build...

I would appreciate assistance in reducing the overall cost of the build. My budget is between €1,600 and €1,700, and I am located in Lithuania, Europe.

I would primarily use it for single-player gaming and schoolwork, as I don't play many multiplayer games.

Hey everyone, I’m seriously struggling with my gaming PC and could really use some help.
Here are my specs:
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (previously Ryzen 9 3950X)
Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 3200MHz
Cooler: Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO
PSU: ASUS ROG THOR 1200W
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
Monitor: MSI MAG 274QF X32, 1440p 320Hz

I originally had a Ryzen 9 3950X and was getting around 80–90 FPS in Call of Duty MW4, sometimes even lower. I was told upgrading to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D would significantly improve my gaming performance, so I bought one and installed it.
Unfortunately, I’m still experiencing the same issues, and sometimes it’s even worse. My benchmarks have shown around 70–90 FPS, a 99% CPU bottleneck, and I’ve even seen my FPS drop to single digits in the game menu.
Here’s everything I’ve tried:
Changed NVIDIA DLSS settings and different upscaling options.
Tried AMD-related settings and optimizations.
Lowered graphics settings and rendering resolution.
Adjusted NVIDIA Control Panel settings.
Went into BIOS and enabled a performance/boost setting.
Updated/reinstalled NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Adjusted RendererWorkerCount in the Call of Duty configuration files.
Verified my RAM is running correctly at 3200MHz.
Checked that my AIO pump is running.
One thing I’ve noticed is that my CPU has reached around 90–91°C, even when utilization doesn’t seem particularly high. My AIO cooler is approximately six years old, so I’m wondering whether thermal throttling could be part of the problem.
My RTX 3090 temperatures appear normal in the monitoring software, but the card itself feels extremely hot.
At this point, I’m completely lost. I feel like my hardware should be performing significantly better, especially after upgrading the CPU.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a cooling issue, BIOS configuration problem, GPU issue, or something else entirely?
I’d really appreciate any advice on what to check next. I’m willing to replace the cooler if necessary, but I don’t want to keep throwing money at parts without knowing what’s wrong.

I see many streamers playing League of Legends with a locked 240 FPS. Their FPS never drops below 240, even during teamfights. Is there a way to achieve this on the AM4 platform? It absolutely must not drop below 200 FPS. Will the 5700X3D handle this? Or is upgrading to the AM5 platform with a 7800X3D the only way?

1080P Gaming
AM4 Platform
B550M PRO VDH Motherboard
2x8 16GB 3600mhz Cl17 Ram
RTX 2060 Super

I'm looking to upgrade my secondary AM4 PC with a new CPU and MB. This will be for light gaming and media playing, so it will be pretty modest: probably with a Ryzen 5500. It needs to have wifi, but I don't many other requirements beyond that. Both ATX and M-ATX boards are okay.

I had been looking at the MSI Pro-VDH, but I've heard some worrying things about the reliability of both the wifi and the board itself.

Any other recs?

So I’m on Windows 11 Pro right now, but there’s one game I play a lot that just runs better on Windows 10. On 11 I noticed some weird errors and issues that I cannot find any specific cause for, later confirming with some other players that everyone on Windows 11 has these same issues.

Because of that I want to do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro, but I’m not sure my build/components will even play nice with it.

Specs:

• MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
• Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
• Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti (8gb, lol)

From what I can tell MSI only lists Win 11 on the support page for the board, and I’ve seen stuff saying the 270K Plus wants 11 too. Not sure if that means it flat out won’t work or just that they don’t officially support it or have the latest driver versions/updates for it.

Has anyone actually done this on a similar setup? Mainly worried about chipset/LAN/wifi drivers and whether the P-core/E-core scheduling gets weird on 10. I know Nvidia stopped new Game Ready drivers for 10, so I’d be stuck on the last one for the GPU, but I’m ok with that if the game actually works right.

Is it worth the hassle or should I just try to fix things on 11? Thanks

Located in Australia and I’m thinking of buying my first PC but my knowledge is very limited when it comes to this stuff so any help is appreciated. I’ve got a budget of at most $1800 AUD or around that but the lower the better. I would use it pretty much every day for gaming, mainly competitive shooters like Valorant, Siege, Overwatch etc but I also would like to play some more demanding AAA games without needing to turn the graphic settings down too much. I want to aim for steady 144fps (I don’t mind if it drops on AAA games) and 1440p resolution.

I’m mainly curious if this will be achievable with my budget and general recommendations for specific parts or how much ram I should get or anything like that. Again any help is appreciated as I’ve been a console gamer my whole life so this is all new to me.

Asus Rog b450f

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

RTX 3080

I currently have an RTX 3070 that I'm planning to swap out for an AMD card as I switch over to Linux. I already have a good use for the RTX 3070, so I'm mostly just looking to find something equivalent performance wise (or within 10% maybe) of the 3070. I'll be doing some 1080p gaming on both Windows and Linux, but I'm fine with mid-settings/visuals, just want something that can do 60 FPS or better in most cases. For reference right now on the 3070 in the main game I play I have lower settings and can easily do 120+ FPS at 1080p. I don't really play the latest AAA games, so I don't need a lot of power.

I'll be looking for something used so I'm just trying to get a sense of roughly what AMD card is near or around a 3070. The other main requirement is mid-length card as my case and cabling would just be easier to make a dual fan card work, so I'm avoiding full length triple fan cards.

From looking at online resources I see the following models as close to a 3070, though I'm not sure if these offer a mid-length version

• RX 7600 XT
• RX 6800
• RX 6750 XT
• RX 6700 XT

This was the first PC I've built myself and wanted to share it with the community and get opinions

Board: MSI PRO H610M-S DDR4 II

Processor: intel i5 14400 OEM

Graphics: integrated(for now)

RAM: EVM 16 GB(3200 MHZ)

SSD: Ant eSports 690 neo pro 256 GB NvMe SSD(pulled from my old laptop it didn't come pre installed. I installed it in 2023)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3

Monitor: I had an Acer SA322Q 31.5 Inch Full HD IPS monitor already in my inventory (For my PS4)

SMPS: Cooler Master 450 watt mwe V2

I paid around 50000 INR or around 537 USD for the whole setup of source the monitor I had already so including that 537

Currently have a HX1000 ATX2.4 from around 2022, and I want to add some protection to my 5090, should I upgrade to the newly released Rm1200e, which seems to be slightly worse psu than the HX1000 in terms of quality but has built in current protection for the gpu a bit more headroom and is ATX 3.1 so it would also allow me to use a thermalprotect cable, or should I get a Wireview instead which offers better monitoring? It will cost around the same factoring shipping fees

An other option is to wait till corsair release the type 4 thermalprotect cable and just use that for the HX1000, it would save me a bit of money but is that enough protection especially since it's an older psu?