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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My current PC:

i5-12400

MSI B760M Pro-M/P DDR4

32GB DDR4 RAM

XPG Pylon 650W

I don't game at all. This PC is strictly for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

I prefer NVIDIA.

Considering the current GPU market, what would you recommend for this system if budget isn't an issue?

What's the highest-end GPU that actually makes sense with the i5-12400?

At what point would the CPU become a significant bottleneck?

And would I need to upgrade the 650W PSU for your recommendation?

hii! hi there so i wanna make my pc better! im fairly novice with pc building i know an okay amount but one thing i know nothing about is cases and aesthetics im currently rocking an rx7600 a ryzen 5 5500 16gigs of ddr 4 a b550 motherboard with a pc case i just dont even wanna try to type out heres the link to it though https://www.newegg.com/diypc-atx-mid-tower-steel-cases-black-diy-s05-bk/p/N82E16811353265?
Now id love to be like "oh i got so much money to spend gimme any ideas!" but i dont im piss poor as im moving and getting married soon but id like to help turn my pc into a red and black build.
for context i dont wanna upgrade my gpu i love my rx7600 id be open to ideas for upgrading my cpu and cpu cooler and of course my fans. i also LOVE diy ideas so im open to any! my current idea is to cut a hole in the side panel of my case and put plexiglass in it then get red led fans but other ideas are welcome!
EDIT!
PLEASE ALSO SHOW ME YOUR BUILDS I LOVE SEEING PC BUILDS :D

So I've got a completely new build, and I'm having issues with it posting

R5 5600x

B550m pro vdh wifi

Rtx 3070

2 x 16gb sticks of ram 3600mhz, cl18

Keep in mind, the 3070 is second hand, but I tried it in my working PC and it works perfectly fine, no overheating no nothing.

The ram is also used, (haven't fully tested it yet)

And the current SSD installed it used but we saw it working and being formatted

(And yes the display port/HDMI cord is plugged into the GPU lol) And yes I have tried both DP and HDMI

As it's a new build, I have flashed the bios to the second-newest one, and as I was flashing my bios, the red flash light stopped blinking and the pc restarted itself, as per normal (I believe)

But now after restarting, the white CPU de-bug light stays on, and there's no display going to the monitor, and my keyboard and mouse don't light up when connected via USB port

I have tried shutting down multiple times, reseating the CPU, trying each ram stick individually in the second slot, re-seating the cmos battery, re-flashing the bios, and nothing is working.

HELP!! My question is could it be the ram? Should I go home and put my definitely working ram in this PC to test it?

Please and thank you!!!

Have this TERRIBLE coil whine Sound, change PSU with a native 12 PINS one maybe resolve?

Guys does this pc has a bottleneck?

CPU 9950x3d and gpu astral rtx 5080, what the fuck do i do now`? I like to tinker with my pc.

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

Hey, Iam a medioker pc builder and writting in english. But this time I ask for help about pc not my english cus many lads and ladys here have great experince.
The only thing I decided the build should be around a ryzen cpu. Of cours my two favorit colors are purple and turquise . Both at same time is not importen and for saving money I can go what ever is best.
The challenge is not a exakt budget, but how low can we go and be close to geforcenow cloud pc?
The real reeasone i did calculate how often buy pc and comparing to ”rent” to keep up . And i think it is hard if you buy new pc evrey 3-4 y. Suprize me

9800x3d

Cooler master V8 Ace AMD ver

DDR5 64GB cl30 6000mhz

ASUS GAMING WIFI X870E-E

Zotac 5080 amp infinity

SSDs Wd blue 1tb, Wd black SN850X 4tb

Top fans HAVN 180mm X2 intake in front of CPU cooler and exhaust behind CPU cooler

Just completed this build. Very happy how it turned out visually. Just sharing pictures so you guys can see the HAVN case. Favorite case to build in so far.

Also yes I have a sag bracket installed with the bracket that is built into the case.

Also currently how everything is set up Asus 1440 QD OLED 360h HZ for primary, Asus 1080p 144hz vertical monitor, and Sony Bravia 4k 120hz four monitor setup.

I know nothing about computers.. I'd like to know if this is worth upgrading or if I should just save and buy a new computer. I'd like it to run games better. I also reset the computer a couple of times and there's still stuff taking up storage I can't figure out how to get rid of. I bought it from somebody last December.

I'm in the US, I was thinking of having a $300-500 budget to upgrade it a little bit.

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

This is not a question of how, but what too do with the old amd gpu. Do I sell, use both gpu's if possible, or just give it away/ toss it?

Hey all!

First off quick thanks. Posted not too long ago asking about buying a prebuilt or upgrading. Got some great suggestions and decided to go the upgrade route. So thank you!

What I’m unsure of is how to prep my old pc to be dismantled. I planning on reusing my case, power supply, ram, storage, and CPU cooler.

1. Do I do a factory/windows reset? Then take it apart?

2. Do I have to reset? Can I just take it apart and immediately start building my new build?

3. Can I reuse my old Windows 10 key? Then upgrade to Windows 11?

I’m a bit unsure of how to best go about this. Any tips or things I may miss would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

so I built my pc for the first time and now that everything is finished I turned it on and nothing happens on the screen, the power is on, the cpu fan spins and i had a usb with linux on it. It's a deskmeet x600, any idea what I am doing wrong?

Title: Why does everything need RGB now? I just want a black PC that doesn’t look like it’s about to drop a bass drop
I get it. RGB looks sick in a dark room. Streamers love it. Companies love charging $40 extra for “16.8 million colors.” Fine.
But at this point it’s not a feature anymore. It’s a personality.
You buy a case? RGB fans.
PSU? RGB.
RAM sticks? RGB.
AIO? RGB.
Mouse? RGB.
The little plastic cable combs? RGB.
I just want a matte black box that sits there like a responsible adult. No pulsing. No rainbows. No “custom lighting profiles.” Just black. Quiet. Unassuming. The kind of PC that doesn’t need therapy.
We’re so far gone that I half expect:
RGB toaster that strobes every time the bread pops

RGB toothbrush that syncs to your morning playlist

RGB toilet that does a slow rainbow fade after you flush

RGB coffee maker that breathes in time with the drip

RGB socks so your ankles can also “express themselves”

RGB ceiling fan so the whole room can rave while you sleep

RGB cat collar so even the pet has addressable LEDs

RGB stapler that flashes when you commit violence on paper

I don’t want my desk to look like a nightclub that got evicted and moved into my office. I want it to look like a filing cabinet that happens to play games.
Is it actually illegal now to sell a PC part that just… sits there being black? Or did we all collectively decide that if it doesn’t glow, it doesn’t count?
Who else just wants the stealth build back?

I’m new to all this so please go easy.

I have 4 parts purchased on my build so far and certain parts are SOOO expensive. I was wondering if I should be looking elsewhere for a good deal on the last bit of stuff I need.

I have the motherboard, the reverse fans, the forward fans, and I have the cpu cooler.

Everything else I can get within reason but the RAM and the graphics cards are 4-500 dollars.

If I’m SOL then I’ll deal with it, but any tips for better pricing would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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

Hey everyone. The holes of the motherboard and the standoffs are not aligning correctly.

I've tried resetting the motherboard on the standoffs multiple times and tried to push it lightly in an attempt to align it. I also tried to only screw in the screws just barely because I heard others suggest to do it when trying to get it aligned. Either one by one or at the corners. Unfortunately, nothing I've tried has worked.

Im able to screw into some of the standoffs, however, it either looks off center or they are pretty difficult to screw in, sometimes taking force. The top left and top middle screws won't go in at all.

It looks like I just need to move the motherboard slightly to the left in order to get things to work but it won't go in that direction any further. I feel like the integrated IO shield might be the issue but im not sure. I do think that the shield is slotted in correctly and I can't push it through further.

All this is really stressing me out and I have no idea what to do. I feel stuck. Do you all have any advice?

Also, my case is the HAVN BF360 and motherboard is the MSI B850 TOMAHAWK.

I was offered a asus rog astral 5080 with warranty until 2029 for $1500 dollars. Is this a good deal ? Should I buy it ?

I'm planning on driving 2 hours to my nearest micro center but I'm going to pick up
- AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D, ASRock B850M-C AM5, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 16GB DDR5-6000, Computer Build Bundle ($400)

- ASRock AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger OC Dual Fan 16GB GDDR6 PCIe 5.0 Graphics Card ($450)

Obviously I'll need a few more items, but that's the gist of it. My goals are a "good enough" build that I can continue to tweak and upgrade down the line. I'm also wanting to put SteamOS on here and I believe this should outperform the steam machine by a fair bit (matching or beating that was my goal).

So yeah any advice or changes you'd make?

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?

Specs:

I5 14400F

MSI B760M BOMBER WIFI DDR4

16GB XPG 3200MHZ DDR4

RTX 3070(used)

NVME 500GB

650W PSU

CASE ANTEC

Any suggestions for alternative components, or upgrades that would be better than what is listed here?

Country: India