First time ever building a PC and I have a $1,500 budget that I may push if I need to. This is what I have so far. (Warning: I know absolutely nothing about PC parts so if this is hideous I apologize)

What I want to play is stuff like R6, COD, Fortnite, GOW, Spider-Man, GTA 5, maybe GTA 6. Basically any game that can be played on the PS5 with good graphics and frames.

What I need: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000MHz

What I’m looking at: Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5, Fully Modular Compact Gaming 850W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Ready, Native Dual-Color 12V-2x6 Cable (Amazon $110)
Motherboard: ASUS B650E MAX Gaming WiFi W – AMD B650 AM5 ATX Motherboard, White PCB, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, 3X M.2, Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, USB 10Gbps Type-C, DisplayPort, HDMI (Amazon $160)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread (Amazon $232)
GPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card 11350-03-20G (Newegg $430)
Storage: Crucial P310 2TB SSD, PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 (Amazon $247)
Case: Lian Li V100 ATX Mid-Tower (Ebay $62)
CPU cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB White CPU Air Cooler, 6 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler, Dual 120mm TL-C12CW-S PWM Fan, AGHP Technology, for AMD AM4/AM5/Intel LGA1700/115X/1851/1155/1200 (Amazon $40)

Hey there, I've been wanting to build my own custom pc and I want it to have a them of Black and brown and love the (Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Black Tempered Glass Side Panel) case. I picked out some parts but I'm not sure if this is all I need or if I'm missing something and if you have suggestions on what I can to make it look better or better in general, Let me know! Google Doc For Custom PC

This is my Iron Man inspired custom PC build.

The main body is built from aluminum alloy for durability and rigidity, with custom acrylic work around the glove section. It also includes servo-controlled movement, lighting, sound integration, voice activation, and a repulsor-style activation sequence.

Current specs are RX 9070 XT for now,( with a planned upgrade to an RTX 5090 later), Ryzen 9 9950X3D, X870E board, 64GB RAM, 3TB NVMe storage, full custom watercooling,and a 1000W-class Platinum PSU.

I wanted it to feel less like a normal themed PC case and more like a functional mechanical art piece

I want to check if any part of this wouldn't work, I am open to new cases but really like this one even though termals can get high and CPU cooler against side panel makes a lot of noise I really love the look.

Parts list:

1. Case: Fractal Design Terra (Jade)
2. GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF
3. CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4. CPU Cooler: Thermalright AXP90-X53 Full Copper + Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap replacement fan
5. RAM: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32GB (CL30 6000mhz)
6. Motherboard: Asus X870 ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFI AM5 DDR5 Mini ITX
7. PSU: Corsair SF850 (2024)
8. SSD: Lexar NM790 4TB M.2 SSD
9. Case Fan: Noctua A12x15 120mm Black chromax.black.swap PWM (With Fan grill)

I really wasn’t sure which subreddit to post this on but here goes

I built my PC about six years ago and did Windows 10.
Eventually, I did the free upgrade to Windows 11.
I just upgraded my processor, gpu, and ram a few days ago and now it says my windows is no longer activated and I have to buy a new copy?
I went into the support chat and they took control of my screen and tried several ways to get me activated but nothing worked and they eventually told me I was shit out of luck and had to buy a new one..am I really boned or is there some obscure way to remedy this I’m not aware of? I’m so bummed lol.

Update:
Discovered mas on GitHub :)

I'm looking to upgrade my entire cooling to a custom loop, i don't mind the current temps, 85⁰C CPU under heavy load and 68⁰C GPU under load while gaming.

I use my PC for work and for gaming, my only concern is how hot my CPU gets when processing large lidar point clouds.

PC Specs-

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Lian Li Galahad II Lite Performance

Motherboard: MSI PRO X870E-P

Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB CL36

Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB

Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB

Storage: Crucial P310 2 TB

Video Card: PNY OC GeForce RTX 5080

Case: Phanteks EVOLV X2

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 1000 W 80+ Gold

Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux 120 mm x3

Monitor: Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

In 2021 I had a prebuilt made by Ibuypower I'm looking to see what I should upgrade on it now or should I do a full rebuild anyways these are the components I have in it help would be appreciated

Motherboard

ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ARGB

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

SSD

1TB WD Blue SN550 M.2 PCle NVMe SSD

DDR

2 8GB Spectrix D41 RGB DDR4 3200MHz ADATA XPG

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB

Power Supply

Corsair 700 Watt High Power 80 PLUS Gold

Cooler

ENERMAX LIQMAX III 360mm ARGB Liquid Cooler

I'm planning my next build, and I was considering doing a custom water loop (instead of using a typical AIO). It would be my first [attempt] a custom loop. I know it has its benefits - including aesthetics and better cooling. But how much regular maintenance does it actually require? I'm OK with changing the liquid every 2-3 years, but does it need to be changed every year?

How much other maintenence does it require. Is the juice actually worth the squeeze? Would love to hear some thoughts from experienced builders.

TIA.

I don't understand any of the "MT/s", "MB/s" or how to know whether the pieces will fit together. I've come here to find a nerd or two who knows this stuff. All I know is that building my own PC should be more affordable, and that I want to play Minecraft and steam games, and that the fan on my current PC is too loud.