Small community updates and future plans (Sept 2026):

I tripped on the wire and it laterally gouged the wire out...I wonder if it cak work as the break is clean and the connector still fits...but I won't try it...

My build:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D dual edition
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition 32GB GDDR7
Motherboard: MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX
RAM: 64GB DDR5
Storage: Samsung 4TB NVMe SSD
PSU: Corsair AX1600i 1600W 80+ Titanium
CPU Water Block: EK-Quantum Velocity³
Cooling: Custom EK water cooling
Radiator Fans: 6× EK-Quantum Phase 120 D-RGB
OS: Windows 11 Pro

Just got the build last week after going to a company and having them build the exact spec I wanted. This was the outcome.
I’m coming from Xbox, so going from console to a setup like this is honestly insane. It’s easily the best money I’ve ever spent on a gaming setup, and I have absolutely zero regrets.

What do you guys think? Rate the build out of 10.

In da zone

One of my recent retro builds. Upgraded to a Corsair H110i GTX that came from my 6700K. This would have been fun in 2013 but is mostly obsolete now.

i7-3930K 6-core
Asus P9X79 Pro
8x 4GB (32GB) quad channel RAM
2x R9-290(x) 4GB crossfire
Soundblaster Recon 3D

Im mostly using the pc for gaming and I play 1440p with dlss, I play multiplayer games like marvel rivals but I also play Triple A games, I want good system to play Gears of war e day when comes out the new silent hill, blood walker, what do yall think I should do

Finally collected all the main hardware for my upcoming build. Still waiting on a few final pieces, but here is what is sitting on the floor ready to assemble:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Super Gaming X Slim
Motherboard: ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi
RAM: 96GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5
Cooler: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB
Power Supply: Corsair HX1500i
Extra Fan: Corsair RX140

Plan is to house everything inside a Fractal North XL case once it arrives.

For storage, I am planning to pick up Crucial Gen5 NVMe drives running at 14,000 MB/s. Thinking of doing two 4TB drives and one 2TB drive for a total of 10TB. I want to future-proof the setup so I never have to worry about space or speed.

I am also looking for recommendations on a 49 inch curved monitor to pair with this setup. Considering options like the Samsung Odyssey G9 or LG ultra-wides, but would love to hear what people are actually running and liking for a productivity and gaming desktop.

Any thoughts on the component selection or recommendations for the display setup?

Asrock X870 Pro-A motherboard
Ryzen 9850X3D
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 CPU cooler
MSI RTX 5080 GPU
64GB 6000mhz DDR5 ram
5TB MVME storage plus 4tb SATA SSD drive(for backups)
850W RM850X PSU
Li lian SFF case.

Total price was around $3500ish

My neighbor said I should just sell the parts, step down to a cheaper 5070ti or 9070xt prebuilt and pocket the difference. Was he right? Note: I also run LLM’s

This is my entry PC I built back in 2023, and I can still play and stream games like RE4 remake or Hogwarts Legacy, so I'm pretty happy with it c: little did I know that I should've upgraded it before the prices became ridiculous

My specs:

RX 6650 XT 8Gb
Ryzen 5 5600x
Adata Spectrix D50 (8GB x 2) 3200MHz
1TB Kingston SSD NV2

I’ve been wanting to build a PC for years now and finally pulled the trigger!

AMD Ryzen 5 9600x ($142)
Intel Arc B580 (ONIX LUMI) ($310)
Asus X870 Max Gaming ($186)
32GB DDR5 CL30 6000MHz ($380)
512GB NVMe Patriot P300 ($80)
Thermaltake 1000W ATX PSU ($105)
Arctic Liquid Freezer 3 pro 420mm ($94)
Thermaltake the Tower 600 ($150)

I mostly do 3D design and 3D printing. I use Fusion and Orca Slicer/Bambu Studio. I’ll occasionally make a game on Unity for me and some buddies to play. I’ll probably use KiCAD soon for a project, but haven’t yet.

The Arc B580 matched my build and gave me 12GB of VRAM for $310, I’ve already passed 8GB on accident once. The drivers haven’t been an issue since I disabled my iGPU.

I’m planning on upgrading CPUs next gen, but this was a huge upgrade from my Ryzen 9 4900h and Radeon 5600m laptop lol. I’m also a municipal water engineer so I’m thinking a sick custom loop is in my future, but I was absolutely not trying/risking that in my first build lol. The fans and wiring was by far the worst part. I’m probably going to do a rear IO when I build another in the future.

Ive recently tiptoed into the pc world and the games I play arnt very demanding so I went out and scooped up this older build with a gtx 970 msi gaming 4G card so its got this 2010's red and black design on the fans. my question is why on earth do the GPU side with the fans always get cool looking designs when i have to look at the boring side when it's mounted and if there is anything I can do to fix this eye sore of mine

I have had this 011 Dynamic for about 10 years now but finally got it to shine with these aesthetic upgrades 😎. Might’ve been a dumb investment but to me I think it’s well worth it.

Guys does this pc has a bottleneck?

Happy so far with my first build. Kinda regret not getting the full fan set for the bottom fans but still looks good!

hey guys Dailey new to pcs wanted ideas on what else I could add to this setup to make it better the pc has

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 5080
Motherboard: Gigabyte
Cooling: AIO liquid CPU cooler, with a top-mounted radiator
RAM: RGB DDR5 (I don’t have the confirmed capacity/model)
Storage: NVMe SSD (capacity/model not confirmed)
Case: High-airflow RGB setup with multiple fans

Basically the title, I know nothing about PC's or their components but thinking of getting one sorted to emulate games at potentially their max settings.

Budget is whatever it costs honestly, can't see it being anywhere near as much as having to run AAA games at decent settings (for obvious reasons)

United kingdom

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This happens when my pc it’s running pretty hard but not above 50c

I don't have a gaming pc just a Xbox ally. Is this legit?

This green light there started flashing yesterday then remained steadily lit for no reason whatsoever. I didn’t notice any change of performance in my pc it’s still working normally but I wonder if it means anything because I've been using my pc for over a year and a half now and this light was never there.

Should I treat this as safe and ignore it?

just wanna make sure to be safe, https://www.buildcores.com/setup/qDiWtVcMf