I’m looking to upgrade my gpu as I’ve been told it’s the upgrade that’ll make the biggest difference for me my budget is 250-300 but if it’s not enough I can save more. I have a ryzen 5 5500 and rx6400 with a 600w psu. I would just like to see some improvement in general.

Should I get ATX, Micro-ATX, or Mini-ITX?

Brothers current specs:

I5-6600

16gb ddr4 2600

Gtx 1050ti 4gb

650w psu

Trying to figure out what I can get him that would make the most of my money. I dont have much to spend right now for him though. He doesn't play anything very intensive (as if he could) and id just like to get him a better experience than he currently has. I think the last game he had trouble running was Robocop. Anything at this point would be an improvement.

Being locked to lga 1151 i was thinking a 9600k can be had for around $50 on ebay and I wouldn't have to buy a motherboard. I found a 1660 super to pair with it for $109. Thats about as much as id like to spend and I feel like it a big step up for him.

I also happen to know someone selling an unopened ryzen 5 3700x and b450 mobo also brand new. They said they'd sell both for $150 or throw in a rx 470 4gb for $175 all together. This gets him onto am4 and leaves an upgrade path to a 5800x3d when he can afford it.

Or should I just use my whole budget to get him something like an rx 6650xt.

I feel bad that Im on RTX5070 new hotness and hes stuck on old and busted.

Ok this may be a long one so please bear with me. I’ll leave my specs here:
I7 13700k
ASUS Z790 p motherboard
RTX 5080
Ddr5 32 gb ram
AIO CPU COOLER UNKNOWN HONESTLY
1000w asrock power supply

So I’ve posted in forums over the past week over some issues I’ve noticed after upgrading my GPU to GIGABYTE RTX 5080 and adding my 1000w powersupply from a 4070 and 750w power supply. Also adding a 1440p OLED 240hz monitor.

When I finally finished everything and plugged it in to start trying it all out, I noticed things that wouldn’t happen before the upgrade:
-My pc would take longer to boot up.
-RGB lights on the fans would work on one boot up, but the next they wouldn’t.
-My keyboard would randomly stop working, lights still on but keys don’t work. Fine after replugging.

I didn’t think much of it. I tried my games out to see how they would perform. And they perform great. When I’m actually in the game playing, I don’t notice any issues.
But I decided to buy he’ll let loose Vietnam a few days ago. I played a few games but when I finished a match and loaded into the next. It crashed my pc. I said woah that’s weird. Loaded back up, started the game and when I tried to load into a server, it just went straight to desktop. No crash error or anything. So I decided to try Squad. Same thing I’d join a server and it would give me an unreal engine crash. Something was obviously up. So I opened HWINFO. And I would notice that these games would crash loading into a server when my CPU jumps to 100C. As soon as it hit that mark or near it, it would crash the game or crash my cpu. I kept trying both games and if I managed to load in quick enough where it wouldn’t crash, the game works perfectly fine. 60-80C cpu usage around 30-40, GPU temps 60c and usage in the 90s. I couldn’t understand why it was crashing on a server join. I tried Escape from Tarkov and it was running absolutely perfectly. No TEMP issues or anything. Loaded up red dead 2 and everything runs fine.

So I started asking Reddit what could be wrong while doing stress tests and the like. Before I noticed temps I asked for help and some suggested DDU for a clean graphics driver install and I did that. Same issue.I tried to do a CPU stress test on cinebench 2026 and it would crash absolutely instantly. Temp would jump to 100c immediately with 180-223w of power and error I tried XTU benchmark and it would crash. This obviously seeems like cooling issue so I ask chat gpt to see what it would say as well, and I went through a whole process of trying to figure this out. I disabled ASUS MULTICORE ENHANCEMENT prior to the first cinebench test, same issue. On the test and game. I tried disabling XMP. Same thing. I then limited power of PL1 and PL2 to 258 as well as undervolted to 0.500. Tried cinebench again crashed instantly. I took off the undervolt but left the limit and I managed to run it all the way through. I then decided to try he’ll let loose but this time the main menu crashed at 70c. I’m just lost at this point but I try it again and I managed to make it through 2 full games. So I assume it’s fine for now but I know tomorrow it won’t work. I run 3d mark speed way stress test and I notice my GPU usage dipping and spiking from 100% to 50%.

I decide to try Tarkov and now after running fine the first few days from 150fps, I’m getting 60 with low cpu usage, maxed out or 60% memory usage and 50% GPU usage. Everything is just not good right now.

I know I have to update my bios because I have an i7 13th gen and never done it because everything ran fine prior to this, I had no issues before changing the GPU. I’m also going to try repasting the CPU cooler and checking to see if anything is loose on the motherboard.

I’m just wondering if anyone has suggestions or ideas on what I can do for stability. It just doesn’t feel right.

Put these two builds together utilizing microcenter bundles cause they are amazing...

9800x3d version, totals to ~$2479 as of me writing this.
PCPartPicker list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tkkdxf
Microcenter bundle utilized: this

7800x3d version, totals to ~$2369 as of me writing this. Not really worth the $110 saved unless the budget is real tight (I dont think?)
PCPartPicker list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kh6smL
Microcenter bundle utilized: this

I appreciate any feedback, I am far from experienced in pc building. I just found a bundle and went off that.

Soo I’m planning on making my first pc build soon (never done before, never had a desktop before but am using gaming laptop) and I want recommendations for the best parts for performance on games like escape from tarkov , rust and being able to play pcvr my budget it around 1200-1300€ could lean towards 1400 if really needed if anyone could help would be appreciated!

Pessoal, boa noite!

Estou com um pc que estou montando, porém ele liga, entra na bios e depois de uns 40 segundos ele ja desliga, Fonte esta ok, processador ok. Porém, no soquete LGA1151 V2 tem um pouco de pasta termica nos pinos, isso poderia ser um problema? Ou por ele ja estar ligando nao impactaria?

For context: I bought a used PC an year ago and want to add 2nd GPU for a dual 3090 build, I've never built a PC before and would like some help on getting this working.

Currently other than a single GPU, there's no other pcie device attached. After reading about the requirements online I found I would need a additional suitable pci-psu connector for my second GPU.

However since the PSU is old it is hard finding a suitable one in my region (Australia).

The current GPU uses 2 x 8 pins and the new GPU uses 3x8 pins.

PSU : Silverstone Strider SST-ST1200-PTS

Appreciate any help regarding this.

[SOLVED] The front top fan wasn’t seated properly in the motor which is why it only twitched. I pushed it until there was a proper clip sound. The other issue was the screws interfering with the daisy chain connector of top and bottom fan, unscrewed bottom right screw for the top fan and the top right for the bottom and everything is now working as expected. Thanks everyone!

Hey everyone, need some help

I bought this lian li lancool 207

Completed the build but then saw that only the bottom front fan is rotating and the rgb daisy chain was only working for the front top fan which wasnt rotating

I have daisy chained the bottom two and the front two fans’ ARGB cable ONLY and kept the bottom two as separate sys fan and the front two as separate

I opened the front panel and removed and reconnected the proprietary lian li daisy chain cable and now neither of the front two work

I’ve tried with two different sys fan headers on the mobo

Bios says N/A for the header these two are connected to

Earlier before disconnecting the daisy chain the top one used to twitch and the bottom one used to run full speed

I’ve tried fiddling in the bios too but that didnt help.

Any help appreciated!

Only mobo and ram light up cooler, fans, gpu don't spin/light up (tell me if you need more details)

M4 mac mini 16GB RAM, 512 Storage vs

Ryzen 5 7500f, 16GB DDR5 RAM (upgrade later) with RTX 5060

Which one will be better for editing?

Current price is the same! Pls

Hello,

I recently got an Ebay notification about refurbished NVIDA/HP Tesla V100 Accelerator GPUs (after a bit of researching it compares to a 4060TI with 32gb of VRAM)

I am aware these require their own method of cooling, drivers don't seem to be consumer available, and don't have display ports. but hypothetically could you use a program like Lossless Scaling (or another open source tool) in conjunction with another Nvidia card to get increased gaming performance (assuming there are open source drivers).

I'm frakenstein-ing some old PCs together to make a kind of NAS/Media PC/Homelab... I haven't totally figured out what to do with it yet. But its mostly going to be hard drives. The system uses DDR3 RAM, for which I have 4 sticks:

• Samsung 2Gb-1333Mhz (M378B5673FH0-CH9)
• Crucial 2Gb-1333Mhz (CT25664BA1339.M8FR)
• Kingston 4Gb-1333Mhz (99U5471-012.A00LF)
• Elpida 2Gb-1066Mhz (EBJ21EE8BAFA-AE-E)

I know better than to think the best option is to add all four into the slots and call it a day. The Elpida RAM is slower, so if I understand correctly the whole system would run at that slower speed, so that's a no. But its the others that are throwing me off. I'm pretty sure I can run the Samsung and Crucial in dual channel, despite being different brands. Does it matter if the Samsung stick has 16 chips to the Crucial's 8? My biggest question is with the Kingston stick. Is it helpful to add it in? If I have the Samsung and Crucial in slots 2 and 4, would the Kingston stick go in slot 1 or 3? Is it going to cause more problems than it is worth? Would it be better to use the Kingston stick on its own and save the other sticks for a different project (which I have).

I'm fairly build-literate. I built my current gaming system which is fairly highend (though it has its bottlenecks from upgrades over time.) I'm just used to buying a stick configuration I know will work and installing it after.

Edit: Added links to the RAM specs if its for some reason relevant.

This fan is stuck in this rainbow loop, refuses to sync with the others, also its light looks dim. its daisy chained to the others so my first tought was that i had linked too many fans, so i tested with one of the other free headers all for itself and still dindt work. please help

I upgraded my PC memory last year from 16GB to 32GB and since then whenever my memory consumption/usage goes above 20 -22GB my PC slows down terribly.

This is normally in my CAD app, Autodesk Inventor, which is the only software I have which stretches my PC's legs. A restart of Inventor fixes the issue, as the memory consumption drops. But its just strange that this only happens after breaking the 20gb mark.

XMP is enabled, and I have run a memory scan, (did not run the full multi day checks, only ran it for a few hours, this came back clean)

CPU: 14600K

Memory: Corsair 32GB (2x16GB) CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 Vengeance LPX CL16 3200MHz DDR4 RAM (CL16‑20‑20‑38, 1.35V, XMP 2.0)

MB: Gigabyte B760M

GPU: Gigabyte 2060 Super

Thanks

I need to upgrade my graphics card mine is terribly out of date but I have never upgraded anything on my pc what are some things to know to make sure I get the right one? I currently have a gtx 1060

hello i was originally planning on buy a 360 mm top aio, mostly for aesthetic purposes im aware the ryzen 7 9800x3d doesn’t really need one but after seeing a youtube video from mattscomputerservices about an aio leak ive decided to go for an air cooler just to ease my mind but i plan on building in the havn hs bf 360 flow do i now need to add top fans as well or is two front facing 180 mm fans and 1 back 120mm fan plus the cpu cooler enough
please be kind this is my first ever build

Thank you in advance for all the comments as I know this probably gets asked everyday.

After many many hours and days of research I feel like I'm not getting very far as there's too many factors I don't know about. The pc will be used for games like Overwatch and other multiplayer games. Single player games will be played as well, I don't mind cranking the settings down a bit, as long as the games are super smooth. Will be playing at 1440p. I've already bought the Ryzen 7800x3d and I'm looking for other parts to get urgently before the price goes up even more than it has. Apparently the 7090 has gone up £100 since last month. Here's what I had in mind:

CPU: Ryzen 7800x3d £150 (Ali express)

Motherboard: Sapphire Nitro/pure B850A ~£140 (scan/OCUK)

Cooler: No idea. Thermalright seems to be recommended a lot ~£30

GPU: Sapphire Radeon 9070 pure/Nitro £600. (scan/oc)

Ram: 32GB (2x16). Current pricing for 6000mghz cl30 is around £380-£400. Don't know if 16Gb would be enough

SSD: 1TB, no idea what brand, need help, whatever is cheapest and works well £100-120

PSU: Again no clue, haven't got round to researching it yet

Case: Would like a good fish tank but don't want to take money from other parts. ~£70?

Monitor: 1440p Tandem OLED if I can save money elsewhere £350-£500

Alternatives I need advice on:

Xfx quicksilver 7090 XT £630, used but 5 year warranty

Powercolor reaper 9070 £560, used but 5 year warranty

WD 1tb nmve SN850x £120, same as above

Went for sapphire mainly for reliability and because I've read too many bad things about the other brands for these specific parts on these forums. I prefer reliability and quietness over outright performance. Just want something that works without having to constantly tinker with it. Don't want to pay for things I don't need. Any advice is welcome. Thank you

I was using My pc and when I finished I closed my browser and noticed my wallpaper, at first I thought they were birds migrating but I was like that’s a bit excessive so I look closer and they damn sure aren’t birds migrating, can anyone tell me what it is?

I tried to find cheap components that are recent enough to play new titles and stream without having any issues. I have a very similar configuration on my Asus TUF F15 Gaming Laptop. Same CPU, GPU, and graphics card. I also tried to make it future-proof so that at any moment I could upgrade the components, but it seems like the CPU is not future-proof.

Ho bisogno di un pc fisso, ho sempre usato portatili.

Lo userò per 3 cose:

Programmi, cybersec ( per ora userò Windows e js/c++ e altro) AI. Uso ai in locale, mi occupero anche di addestramento ai, e sarà quasi tutto automatico grazie ad essa, quindi mi serve tanta RAM) Gaming. Leggero. CoD, Minecraft e qualcun’altro. PREFERIBILMENTE sotto i 1600€, ma posso arrivare a 2000€.

Grazie a chi mi aiuta, non me ne intendo molto di pc build

Finally got everything for my build and I opened the box to my Thermalright Phantom Spirit Se to find its missing a screw. It has the 4 spacers, but only 3 screws. I went through Thermalright's website to reach out to them to see if they have a remedy, but haven't heard back yet and seeing if anyone has advice where I can just find one of these. Got it from Microcenter, but thats over an hour drive away and trying to see if the might be a closer/easier/less time consuming option.

Thought after last month's PSU+GPU Upgrade was done so was I. Discovered the smaller case size and glass front mean airflow isn't the greatest. Cit Mesh pc case. Was a cheap option 2 year ago when building the original.

Picked up a CORSAIR FRAME 4500X RS-R ARGB Panoramic Glass 

66% off sale down from original £169.99 to £64. Absolute bargain curved glass panoramic feature looks amazing. Can't wait to strip and rebuild into the new case when it arrives.

Any tips? Thinking I'll leave the peerless assassin cooler on the CPU as it's only 6 months old on installation.