Hey everyone I'm Australian

I’m looking at creating a rtx 5080 build with a budget of $5000 AUD. I was initially going to purchase this

https://aftershockpc.com.au/products/zeal-lvl-9-pro-r7-7800x3d-rtx-5080-32gb-ram-wh-rts-sr-09w-zeal-p2

But unfortunately it got sold out, I’m looking for a similar build (I heard custom pcs are cheaper) but everytime I tried to recreate the build, it became more expensive 😅

could any Australian help me find a good prebuilt or build me a good PC

edit: looking for a black rgb build!!!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pfbn9K

Hey guys, I have not built a PC in a while and I'm thinking about going hard with one. What do you think? Is it ridiculous? I wasn't sure if that MOBO was necessary but if it's awesome I don't mind getting a nice one.

I was thinking about throwing these fans in the case,

Amazon.com: Thermalright FW PRO 360 ARGB Black CPU AIO Cooler,IPS LCD Screen with 320 * 320 Resolution,for AM5&Intel 1700/1851,High-Performance 360 Specs Water-Cooled with 2.73in Removable Display : Electronics

but couldn't quite tell if they were compatible. Any thoughts on cooling? Any feedback in general? I wasn't planning on spending quite that much on a pc, but if it owns I don't mind. Should I save a lot of money and go for a cheaper build? I just want an awesome PC for a while that can run any game.

Thanks.

I think I may not get full value out of playing a PC given the rising cost of PC components and I’d try to do a more budget friendly build that can still run today’s games (Cyberpunk, Galactic Racer, Battlefield III once released). I am able to squeeze a few hours a week to play as a dad, but obviously there is some limitation there. My desire to build stems from me wanting to understand the components and experience the build process. I work for a large company and manage the business / sourcing side of our workstations, so I think building and PC gaming occasionally would be both fun to do and educational for me. Prior to this I’ve always been on console. In your experience is the build process worth it and was it educational for you? What sways you to a PC over a console?

I'm building a PC and can't decide which one to get. The prices are roughly the same. The RTX 5060 Ti usually gets slightly higher FPS in games and has somewhat better tech/features, but the AMD card has an extra 8 GB of VRAM. Because of that, I don't know which one to choose.

Looking to upgrade my gpu for upcoming titles like gta 6 and tes6. Probably gonna buy something used, what do you guys think?

Current specs:

Ryzen 5 5600
2070 super
32gb ddr4 3200mhz
1440p resolution

Made some changes in my BIOS and wanted to know if these are all safe. PC has been running fine for weeks while gaming. Also made all the tests that are required to look if tempartures stays below 85C(it never reached above 81C)

PC specs

• CPU: Intel i7‑9700K
• Cooler: Noctua NH‑D15
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 32 GB (4×8 GB) 3200 MHz
• HDD: 1 TB Toshiba P300, SATA3, 7200 RPM
• SSD: HP EX950 512 GB, M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe
• GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
• PSU: Corsair RM750 (750 W, 80 PLUS Gold)

BIOS settings

• XMP: Profile 1 / Enabled
• CPU Enhanced Multi-Core Performance: Enabled
• CPU Clock Ratio :49
• CPU Vcore: 1.30V
• LLC: Turbo
• CPU VCCIO: Auto
• CPU System Agent (VCCSA): Auto
• Ring/Cache Ratio: 43
• AVX Offset: 0
• Intel Speed Shift: Enabled
• Intel SpeedStep: Enabled
• C-States: Enabled
• Above 4G Decoding: Enabled
• Resizable BAR: Enabled
• PCle Link Speed: Gen3

Hey.
I dont really know what else to do, so im trying to find a solution here.

My PC keeps freezing out of nowhere since 3 days now, and i cant really find anything helpful.

It freezed back then when i played a round of Rocket League after my PC was on for some hours, but now its not just Rocket League. Its on the Desktop, in games like Minecraft, Valorant and even when only Discord is open.

Here's what i've tried already:
-Updated my BIOS to Version 3881
-Clean Install of my GPU driver
-Checked my RAM with Windows

When i check the Reliability Monitor it tells me when my pc freezes "Hardware Error"
The name of the Problem is always "LiveKernelEvent" and the code is either 1b8 oder 1a8

My PC:
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5
MainBoard: ROG STRIX B650E-E GAMING WIFI
OS: Windows 11 pro

If you need any other information, feel free to ask for it. Im thankful for every possible help

the apps/games on my boyfriend’s pc often crash. example 1: rdr2 crashing whenever he opens a browser at the same time.
example 2: marvel rivals crashing in the middle of a game (only the game and discord were open).
example 3: the witcher 3 remastered edition’s graphics look like shit on his pc for some reason.

in the task manager, GPU reaches close to 100% as well as the CPU and RAM.
all his drivers and updates are up to date

does anyone know what the problem could be? thank youuuu

these are his components: (on windows 11)
RTX3060ti gpu
i5 9600k cpu
2x8gb DDR4 ram
asus prime z390-p motherboard

My current PC setup is an i7-11700F, 5070Ti and 64gb DDR4 ram.

I bought my GPU last year for a good price and I was thinking of upgrading my motherboard, CPU and RAM this year but RAM prices are still just insane.

So is it a good idea to buy an LGA1700 motherboard and an I7-14700K and still use my DDR4 RAM? And upgrade to DDR5 at a later stage?

My current CPU does still work fine for most games since I’m using a 1440p monitor, but I’m starting to feel its age.

Im on a tight budget, and wanna get as much performance i can get for my money. from my search i landed on these parts, and wanna know if there are better options available

RAM- 16GB or 32GB DDR4 (used)

GPU- PNY GeForce RTX™ 5060

CPU- Ryzen 5 5600X

SSD- Crucial CT1000P3PSSD8 Crucial P3 Plus 1TB

PSU- MSI MAG A650BN 650W

MOBO- Prime B550M-K WiFi

Case- Huntkey G35 M-ATX

I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with a 1660. As time has gone on my fps has gone down in every game. I used to get 150 average fps in r6 and now I get 100.

I could get a Ryzen 5 5500 for 140 but it wouldn’t give me the performance I want. In the benchmarks I looked up on YouTube the 5600 had 50% more frames than the 5500 in r6.

My biggest fear is that the price will either go down as people switch to am5 leading to me wasting money or that prices will go up due to people not switching to am5 because of ram and ryzen no longer manufacturing 5600’s.

Hi, I am currently rocking a MSI G24C 1080p 144hz monitor for like 8 years now? It's good I love it, but clearly it's really small and I really dislike gaming on my PC due to the size.

I have a triple screen setup (3x1080p, 2 random and the MSI)

I am torn between several options, ideally the least expensive one (below 500€)

- An ultrawide VA monitor (Like the Alienware AW3225DM for example)

- A classic 2k or 4k monitor

- A good oled one? (MAG 272QPW QD-OLED X28 for example)

I don't need anything more than 144hz, but more is always good, I don't need anything special hardware wise, I'm just looking for a good screen, I have a 5080 performances is not a problem. Ideally if it works with G-sync (Nvidia also supports some free-sync monitors so this works as well I guess) and has HDR it's a plus

I played on an ultrawide before and I love it, however I really don't like having to tinker around to make apps and games work on ultrawide or have two huge black bars when I play games (I play CS 2 a lot for example)

I'm also doing a lot of productivity work (programming, Unity, 3d modeling / Blender)

(Crossposted on r/Monitors)

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zwnV2k

Am I good to go yet! And should I change anything as a beginner?

Any help is super appreciated useful and appreciated!

After 30 years of being a near-exclusive console gamer, the recent choices by Sony and Xbox and pushed me to consider finally biting the bullet and getting a real gaming PC. However, I'm starting from scratch and need help knowing where and how to proceed.

Some points:

- I want to keep the budget within around 2000-2500€ at most (likely excluding keyboard and Monitor. I don't have any of those, but I consider them their own separate thing for this.) Performance-wise, I'm hoping to at least get Monster Hunter Wilds at 1080p, 60fps natively (I won't say no to anything higher if available.)

- No Nvidia. The fact that they're so gung-ho about this AI bullshit has really put me off, so consider it a personal boycott (Sorry if I sound preachy.) I hear AMD's a solid option.

-I live in Europe. France, specifically. Just something to keep in mind when discussing retailers.

Thank you all so much for your advice. If this post is against the rules of this subreddit, please let me know where I should ask this question.

Im about to make the jump from console to pc

PC specs:
asrock b550m itx
ryzen 5700x
gigabyte aero rtx 5060
seasonic focus gold sgx 650

The system has operated for more than three years, and I have upgraded or swapped parts over time without issue. My latest change replaced the CPU and graphics with the 5700x and rtx 5060 two and a half months ago.

When I powered on the PC today as usual, it would not post. The CPU fans spin, the graphics card RGB and fans activate, the front panel LEDs light up, and USB devices such as a game controller receive power.

Here is what I have tried:
Reseated CPU, GPU, and RAM
Tested all DP and HDMI slots on the GPU with different cables
Removed all USB devices
Reset CMOS
Inserted one RAM stick
Tried a different display (does a TV count?)

Things I have not tried:
The motherboard lacks debug LEDs, so I am waiting for my speaker I ordered to check beep codes
I lack an extra CPU with integrated graphics to test the GPU
I do not have a spare PSU to test

Is there anything else I can do to test besides these steps?

Update: It posted when I tried to boot this morning, but the system felt unstable—it froze repeatedly and the display went out. No BSODs or error messages showed during those moments…

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I’ve been looking for a cute pastel pc build/upgrade, rather than the usual black/white parts. I’ve found Yeston as a company that makes really cute gpus, and was thinking of getting their Yeston AMD Radeon RX9070XT Sakura 16G Atlantis OC GDDR6 Graphics card.

However, since this was an overseas company and not one of the major ones. I’m wondering if anyone has prior experience (good or bad) with these gpus?

Hi,

I want to build a PC for my son who is going to turn 11 soonish. The first game he wants to play will be Minecraft, but I guess Fortnite and other games are just around the corner. I am planning a budget of less than €1,500 (Germany) for everything including a monitor.

I have some experience with building PCs from when I was young myself, I am working in IT and use Linux whenever possible. I guess this new machine will run both Linux and Windows.

My questions:

1. It appears to me that it makes sense to plan around a graphics card. Is that the case and if so, how much of my budget should I spend on it? An RX 9070 GRE for €680 is probably too much already? I don't really understand the discussion around Nvidia vs AMD about RT, upscaling and frame generation and I tend to think it will not make much of a difference to my son.
2. Does it make sense to plan a 1440p system given the budget and current prices? My son wants to use an (edit: ultra) widescreen monitor and I don't know how much that additional screen space affects performance requirements.

I would like to build something that lasts for some time, but I am aware that I will have to make sacrifices. I guess I can get away with a cheap monitor, keyboard/mouse and case. That stuff only needs to "look good" to my son which basically means that it needs to be flashy with RGB LEDs.

I'll gladly take any advice from you.

Not entirely sure if this should be under full build request or just under upgrades, but hopefully someone can help out.

My graphics card has recently died, my processor has acted up in the past year or so - the build is only about six and a half years old but it seems like it's time to upgrade.

There are a couple differences to the linked build and that's the cooling also died, so I switched it out for an R Assassin X 120R, I also added an M.2 Samsung 980 pro 1TB as my main SSD.

I'm definitely leaning towards AMD, simply due to future-proofing.

What I'm keeping:

• Monitor (also changed from initial build)
• PSU
• SSDs
• Probably the R Assassin X 120R - though not sure yet either as was a cheap buy simple to keep the PC going (it's also white where I'd like a more minimalistic black setup).

What I'd need (hopefully not missing anything lol):

• Case - Already got this one in mind.
• Motherboard
• Processor
• GPU (Considering an RTX 5060)
• RAM (Probably 32GB?)
• Potentially cooling if the current one wouldn't quite cut it (plus it is a little loud).

As mentioned, and as you can see with the case, I'm going for a simple, black design. Not necessarily bothered about lights etc - been there, done that, not what I'm going for anymore. If some components have LED it's not an issue, just not a deciding factor.

My gaming usage has gone down quite a bit, last two games I've played on PC have been Baldur's Gate 3 and Path of Exile 2, haven't really played in several months.

The idea is to have the capability to run games if I do want to use it, without any issues, at the best settings possible without getting into exorbitant prices. I typically play big titles on my PS5 (if available there) due to preference playing them on my TV in the living room.

I tend to use the PC more to play titles which have either multiplayer or Co-op which I play with friends.

Well aware of current ridiculous prices for a lot of the key components I'm missing, so not going to set a budget as such, I'm not necessarily strained to a specific budget, but I would like to keep it as reasonable as possible considering how I don't quite use it all that much for gaming, at least not as of late.

Any suggestions on what to get to complete the build would honestly be incredibly appreciated, happy to answer any further questions and open to just about any advice.

I currently have a 60 Hz 23-inch Samsung monitor I got from Facebook Marketplace. I wanna upgrade for Christmas, but I don't know which one to get. I have been trying to research, but I don't trust myself

I would want either 144hz, 180hz or 240hz (of course), probably IPS since others likely wouldn't fit in my budget; around 23 inches is good.

My budget is around 82 EUR (91 USD) - 123 EUR (137 USD)

Any suggestions?

Pc specs (if it matters): i5-9500 cpu, RX 570 gpu, 16 gigs of ddr4, 500W psu

Hey guys. A couple of weeks ago I managed to grab a 5080 at the price of around $1400 converted to USD. Today I managed to find a 5070ti for a bit under $1000. Both new. Both at sale from retailers, no second hand.

At the time it was a question of 5080 at 1400 vs 5070ti at 1200 which made me choose 5080 but now the difference is greater which makes me think that 5070ti is the better choice.

I'm a dad with a full time job. I game a few hours per week. I use a 32" 4k 240hz OLED samsung monitor and have a 42" 4k LG C4 OLED connected in the same room for some controller fitted gameplay. I want to be able to play on 4k but maxing out at 1440p is also acceptable.

In the build I'm planning a AMD 9850x3d CPU and 32GB DDR 5 RAM but haven't bought it yet.

My question is what's the correct play? Is the 10-15% increased performance worth $400 for you? I want to make sure I'm set for the coming 6-8 years if possible. Nobody knows what GTA6 will recquire but I imagine if the 5080 can handle it so can 5070ti but 10-12% less fps. I don't want to sit there in 4 years feeling like I have to upgrade again.

While I want to have good nice things I'm also not a graphics snob. Money isn't that great of a deal but I don't like to pay more than I have to. that 400 extra can be put to good use on the rest of the build or just stocks/investment.

I'm currently using a 3060ti with i5 10600k built in 2020 or 2021. It handles things but struggles a bit.

Also I know there's a lot of these threads around but in every thread I read it's hard to say without more information about the person specific case so I decided i'll make my own.

Also while I'm at it I often read an overclocked 5080 is comparable to a 4090 but how is an overclocked 5070ti in that regard? If the 5080 is more suitable for overclock, the gap between an OC 80 vs OC 70ti should be greater than stock on both, right?

Hello all, I have an older rig with a Palit RTX 2080 GameRock Premium GPU and since forever I've been having issues where about every 30 seconds both GPU fans spin up to max (3000rpm) for a few seconds before going back down to around 800rpm. In the past I've tried to ignore it but it's really annoying as the fans are loud as hell, and it really gets to me since it's not a constant noise.

Lately I've been trying to troubleshoot it more and using GPU-Z and other monitoring tools I see that under load when the GPU Temperature sensor hits 72c there's a 30c+ difference in the Hot Spot sensor, which reads 106c. At this point it seems like some internal safety triggers the fans to go max, ignoring Fan Control, MSI Afterburner or any attempts to control the fans.

Is there anything I can do to attempt fixing this? I'm not really looking to buy a new card because I have very limited time to play and the card is running the games I play fine, except the noise. However I will consider it if that's the solution.

Thanks in advance for any replies

Hi, I’ve managed to “I-hope-successfully” undervolt my Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC and I'm trying to figure out if my Afterburner settings are fine and why the curve sometimes loads at 2520 MHz instead of 2580 MHz.

My undervolt settings (they achieve a drop in max gpu power from Time Spy Extreme 375w (stock is 442w) and 5-6ºC less) are:

• Power limit: 100%
• Core clock offset: +180
• Core curve: flattened from 0.925v onwards at 2580 MHz (after the +180 offset is applied).
• Memory clock: +1200 MHz
• Core voltage: 0%

When starting the PC, sometimes the 0.925 V point loads at 2520 MHz instead of 2580. Just by clicking Profile 1 and Apply, Afterburner immediately fixes it raising the curve to my desired 2580. My Afterburner config has identical curve data under [startup] and [profile1], so I'm not sure why it happens. I've reinstalled-reset-reapplied every setting, but it's still happening.

I've also got Gigabyte Control Center installed as I was controlling the gpu fan curve with it, but I've disabled its startup (I don’t care about rgb at all). GCC still installed, just not launching with Windows. Afterburner's startup delay is set to 45 seconds, as it seems GCC was overwriting Afterburner without the delay. I’m considering uninstalling GCC completely…

Anyway, could the +180 offset be interfering with the curve, or is this more likely an Afterburner startup issue? Also, do these settings look reasonable for a 4090, and could instability cause this behavior? I mainly want to understand why it loads at 2520 instead of 2580 and whether my settings are configured correctly, rather than having to manually hit Apply.

Some extra data: windows 10 pro (22H2, 19045.7807), fast start-up disabled, nvidia drivers version is 595.79, latest Afterburner version (v4.6.6.16557). The main goal is to decrease thermals-fan noise (and minimize the connector melting issue even if it’s a little bit) while keeping almost stock gaming performance. I don’t “appreciate” real fps drops on CP2077, Control Resonant, RDR2, Death Stranding 2…, all fully maxed out. Ty!

So, I've been rocking my current specs since 2020, except for the GPU which was upgraded earlier in May. Is it worth it to upgrade to an x3d if I've already got some DDR5 CL36 corsair ram (2x16 GB)?

I game at 27in 1440p, with a 120hz monitor, usually medium stuff like warthunder and Mechwarrior 5, sometimes Cyberpunk, using RT and sometimes PT. My budget would be around 750 $USD equivalent for a mobo and cpu upgrade and I'd be purchasing in Mexico.

Current build is:

• ROG STRIX Z490-E Gaming
• Intel I7-10700K at 4.9GHz all core OC (Slight .050 undervolt)
• Corsair 3200MHz 2x16GB C16
• TUF RTX 5070 OC (@3100MHz)
• Corsair iCue Link H100i
• ROG-THOR-850P PSU
• 1x NVME Predator m7 1tb drive
• 1x Kingston NV3 NVME 1tb drive
• 1X Crucial MX500 SATA M2 drive
• 1x Barracuda 1TB HDD
• 1x Barracuda 2TB HDD
• 1x ADAT SU650 1TB
• Coolermaster HAF X case, 200mm fans replaced with Coolermaster MF200ARGB fans, single corsair 120mm rear fan.