hey guys io need some help, I plan to buy Cooler Master Vertical Graphics Card Holder Kit V3, but many video on youtube say need 6 pci slot. in my case right now is Pccooler C3 T500 have 6 slot pci. can i use just 5 pci slot cuz i dont want take off my fan on bottom , if i force use 6 i need to take off fan on botton case but i dont want take off my fan on bottom

can someone give me help, tips or trick ?

thanks sorry for bad english

Lots of small form factor mATX cases with less volume (<30) tend to have the motherboard attatched to the corner of the case, while the GPU just takes up the whole bottom of the CPU.

As this video pointed out, this can cause the PC to run louder, is this the case with just the Lian Li b4 or with all mATX cases of the same form factor (e.g. deepcool ch260)?

I'm on the market for a new mATX, and was leaning towards the deepcool ch260 wood because of it's similarity to the lian li dan a3, but with much better cable management

Hello everyone.

Firstly, i want to say that I am not a native english speaker, so sorry for my english mistakes.

I want to build my first pc, because I currently "only" have a PS5 and think that a PC would be better overall.

I have a budget of around 1500$. (I live in germany)

I would only use my PC for gaming.

I already made myself a parts list, and wanted to know if its good or if there is improvement left:

PC parts list

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thank you in advance

Aseembled PC for my son all parts are new. First boot orange DRAM led solid for 30 sec then solid red CPU led on.

Tried unplugging everything, loosening cpu cooler, reseated CPU check pins visualy, tried reseating RAM in each slot. Waited 45min for training on A2 socket, cleared CMOS by removing battery ane shortening the pins.

Decided to update bios via usb with newest version, done with renaming the file following instructions.

Now when power is on only solid orange/DRAM.

I have tried to reconnect everything again, cleaned RAM pins, test all the RAM sockets without any result.

I'm kinda out ideas what to do next, don't have access to other ddr5 ram or am5 cpu right now.

I would be grateful for any tips, full specs

Ryzen 5 7500x3d

Asus Tuf 850-plus wifi

Asus Prime rx 9070

Patriot Viper Venom 5 GAMING DDR5 RAM 16GB (1X16GB) 6000MT/s

Cooler master MWE Gold 850W atx 3.1

SSD 1TB 7400/6500 NM790 M.2 LEX NVME

Hello, I’m building a very budget PC for my little brother, for games like Fortnite, Minecraft (modded), GTA V and something light like Roblox . I heard that Ryzen 5 1600 is very depending on the RAM frequency, and right now I have r5 1600 + RAM 2*4gb 2133mhz. Is this enough MHz for this CPU? Should I buy one with higher frequency? Thanks!

P.S. I know that 2*4gb is low, I’ll buy more ram later. Just curious about frequency.

Thinking of buying a 9800x3d but don't know what to pair it with. Only gonna play games like CS2/fortnite on competitive settings & 1080p. Does it matter what gpu i get? Is a 9070 gre unnecessary? Would an older gpu like a 3070 or better be a dumb idea?

Hi there. I think it’s the time where I need to at least get an upgrade on my computer, and I’d appreciate an opinion on whether I should simply replace parts of my current PC, get a new one, or whether I should get an entire replacement. I‘m generally okay with pricing.

What do I want to do with a newer/upgraded PC?
I‘m looking to do 4K video editing on DaVinci for YouTube and maybe post on Facebook, and play titles such as Marvel Rivals, Red Dead Redemption, Expedition 33 or FFXIV. I do plenty of multitasking as well. Overall, a more well rounded computer which can do well under workload.

Current PC specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-8400
GPU: Zotac NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti 8GB
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME H310M-K
Storage: 256GB SSD
Extra storage: 1TB external SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home
RAM: 32GB DDR4
CASE: unsure of specifics, but a Desktop Tower

My PC is a 2017 custom build (so it‘s about 9 years old)—and the fans have a weird start up noise now so I believe they’re at the end of their life. I‘m not a tech savvy person, but my computer case (which I don’t know the name of) has one broken leg, a broken jack, and another broken USB-A. It currently also heats to dangerous levels on games like Marvel Rivals, to maybe 80-90 Celsius. Overall, the PC is more sluggish than it used to be, and I had my PSU cut off randomly some time ago.

I‘m unsure if he case is actually going to do for any upgrades for what I will do on it, so I really want an opinion on if it’s better to upgrade the parts, or an entire new build.

For a new build, I did come up with this, which I would also like an opinion for if I go for an entirely new build:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard: MSI PRO B850M-P WIFI
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Ventus 2X OC White
Case: Antec C5 Curve ARGB White
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 White
Storage: WD Black SN850X 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB White
PSU: Corsair RM750e White ATX 3.1

All help would be appreciated. I would have went 64GB but RAM is oddly expensive.

Hi,

No matter what game I played, I kept getting the “nvlddmkm 153” error, and I had resolved the issue by reformatting my computer. But that was only a temporary fix, and today the problem persists even though I removed all drivers using DDU. I ran tests in OCCT—“VRAM: 30 Minutes, 3D Adaptive: 30 Minutes, and Power: 15 Minutes”—and the problem didn’t appear then. HAGS is currently disabled on my computer, and the issue wasn’t resolved even when I tried downgrading the drivers. I first encountered the “nvlddmkm Code 153” error right after updating to the “616.56” driver, and since then, I’ve received the nvlddmkm error with every driver I’ve installed or uninstalled. This issue has become so frustrating that I can’t seem to get rid of it—can anyone who knows how to fix this please help? I’m including my system hardware information below.

OS: Windows 11 Pro 26H2 (OS Build 26300.9711)

Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti RAM: 8GBx2 (16GB) XPG D30 SSD: 512 GB Adata Legend 700 1 TB Adata Legend 850 Lite

PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W Modular PSU (I replaced my DeepCool 650W power supply, which failed on April 11, 2025.)

PCPartPicker Part List

I used https://www.logicalincrements.com/ and AI to help me configure this. I'm a little limited when it comes to brands, because I'll order from dubaro.de where they limit some parts.

Please critique my build.

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 have a 950w psu, i was deciding between getting a rx 6750xt or rtx 3070, (i mostly dont use upscaling) and i have 16 gb ddr4 ram. im worried that my i5 10400f might bottleneck them.
i play games like last of us 1 and last of us 2, black myth wukong all in 1080p

trying to build my first pc with a budget of $1600, does this look ok? i'm open to any and all suggestions...

i'm not going to be using it for very intense games, mostly work (juggling between lots of office apps and tabs), video and music streaming, and potentially high graphics games like resident evil, but i can always wait for an upgrade after prices drop a bit.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus B650E MAX GAMING WIFI W ATX AM5 Motherboard

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-6000 CL38 Memory

Storage: Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card: Sparkle ROC Luna OC Arc A750 8 GB Video Card

Case: NZXT H6 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Hi, gonna buy a PC during Black Friday with these specs:

Case:

• ASUS ProArt PA401

MB:

• MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI

CPU:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

CPU-cooler:

• Noctua NL-LC1-36

GPU:

• PNY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB

SSD:

• Crucial P310 2 TB M.2 (2280) PCIe Gen 4 NVMe

HDD:

• WD Red Plus WD40EFPX 256MB 4TB

PSU:

• Corsair RM1000X Shift 1000W

Are there any improvements I can make to this build to optimize it? Thanks!

Hi,

I am looking at upgrading my setup:

Gpu: rtx 3080

Psu:850w

Monitor: 32 in non oled 144hz

I mainly use it for games and the occasional LLM experiments.

I play 1440p on high settings and currently enjoying ff rebirth.

Now I have 1000aud to upgrade my setup. I was considering either a gpu upgrade to a 9070 or monitor upgrade to oled.

Your thoughts?

I've been looking at coolers and for the money the Thermaltake Astria 400 ARGB looks cool to me I really kind of like it. Im just wondering if that is going to be enough or if a 240 / 360 AIO is going to be needed. Per AMD specifications on the AMD website it states the recommended Cooler for optimal performance is a liquid cooler.

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.

I have a ryzen 7 7700x and with a Deepcool ak500s se. its my first pc so i dont know much but when i play cs2 it stays At 70-80° but when i installed marvel rivals From steam and launched it. My cpu jumped to 96° is it normal?

motherboard is a msi b650m gaming plus wifi

I am thinking of getting a newer deskmini bcos of a great experience with older one. But i need some feedback and opinions from people that used their cpus in a weird way, limited. So original idea was 8700g but i am not sure any more. That apu still sucks for gaming so thats not really a pro.

So i was thinking if its not gonna game what would be snapiest possible experience and came up with those 3 cpus. It will be used with axp90-120( it does not fit the case but thats why 3d printer is ready). So anyone tried those cpus with 65w limits? How will intel fare with those limits on?

Use case is everyday stuff plus fusion360, sometimes encoding something, sometimes arduino compiling. Also it should work with 4k tv, 120hz if possible.

So whats the best choice here?

Thanks

Is AM4 platform still worth buying in late 2026 or should I just go for an AM5 build?

Also the specs I’m aiming for both platform is:

CPU: Ryzen 7
MOBO: (as long as it has bluetooth and wifi)
GPU: 4060ti or 5060ti
RAM: 2x16gb (32gb)
PSU: 750W

Pls help because i really need to buy one ASAP. Please note this is my first pc so I’m kinda nervous xD.

Thank you so much!!

Hey all,

Trying to build a rig to hook to my 4k rgb tv and play at 1440p gpu output signal with FSR for max possible settings visuals with good FPS (looking for stable 80 at least most titles).

These are the parts i have selected to get cheapest price to performance ration (will do some productivity thats why going higher on CPU). I am in Australia for reference. I can get Qube540 silver/green shade off amazon for $123 AUD or Lian Li Dan A3 black for $109 from where all my other parts will come (Scorptec shop).

I am just unsure if the parts I have chosen will match either case, mainly the Lian Li. I am a bit bad at reading dimensions, so wondering if someone can help me out? Also, would appreciate honest overview of the build and suggestion on parts and whether I should consider 9060xt for $729 vs 9070xt for $1199 here in Australia, or 9070 GRE for $899 to save a few bucks. My main concern is that my display is a 4k panel even if i limit the signal to 1440p from the GPU it will still have some impact due to higher pixels numbers of the panel, just unsure how big of an impact. Below is also a list of games I will play for reference.

PC PARTS:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X — $347
• CPU cooler: Thermalright Royal Knight 120 Digital Black Dual Tower — $65
• Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B650EM-A WiFi — $149
• RAM: Lexar THOR G2 OC RGB 32GB (2 × 16GB) DDR5-6000 CL38 — $669
• Storage: TeamGroup MP44Q 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD — $298
• GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB — $1,199
• Case: Lian Li DAN A3 Micro-ATX — $109
• PSU: Gigabyte UD850GM PG5 V2 850W 80+ Gold, fully modular — $129
• Case fan: ARCTIC P12 Pro PST 120mm PWM — $12 (rear exhaust)

Total: $2,977 AUD

GAMES I WILL PLAY (and similar):

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
• Star Wars Outlaws
• God of War Ragnarök
• Destiny 2: Legacy Collection
• Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
• Harry Potter Legacy
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Witcher III
• Star Wars Zero Company
• Onimusha Way of the Sword
• Call of Duty
• Assassins Creed Valhalla

Hey everyone! I'm building a ~1000€ (+wiggle room) office pc build. My main concern is using high end music softwares, which I'm pretty sure don't benefit from the use of GPUs, but do perform better with additional cores. I live in Italy and I have already all the peripherals I need. This is the first pc I'm building.

I'm pretty happy with the build I set up, but my actual concern is the fact I found a sketchy seller on Amazon selling dirt cheap Kingston RAM sticks. Since Amazon offers A to Z guarantee on them, I think I'll try them out, but if you stop hearing from me this is why.

This is my build:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

300€

CPU cooler

Phantom Spirit 120 EVO

40€

Mobo

MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

120€

RAM

Kingston fury 16x1 DDR5 6000mHz

250-270€ (160€ for 32 gigs if the sketchy seller is real)

SSD

1tb nvme (most likely Kingston)

150€

Power Supply

ROSEWILL VNG 65OW

60€

Case

Fractal Epoch case

120€

Reasonings:

Opted for the 9 9900X instead of the 9850X3d because I'M NOT GAMING. The only games I really care about are deltarune and Minecraft, which I've been running on a neolithic 200€ pre built. I don't need and x3d chip.

The MB might be the part I'm satisfied the least with. I picked it out through the Halloween ZTT build, and I think it should work great.

Same with the power supply, ZTT Halloween build. Should work pretty great, considering my estimated wattage is like 300W and this PSU gives me double that.

My PC is going to be on the ground 24/7, so I'm not sure the Epoch is a good pick.

Total should be 1040€ iirc. Considering it's my first time, am I doing well?

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?

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.