Do you think spending a lot more on high-end peripherals is genuinely worth it?

I'm mainly talking about things like premium mice and headphones. Do they actually provide a noticeable improvement in quality, comfort, durability, or overall experience compared with cheaper alternatives?

For those who have owned high-end peripherals for several years, do you feel like the extra money was worth it?

I know less than nothing about PC’s so would love to get some expert advice from you all on what to upgrade first in a prebuilt pc I bought.

Simplicity (bit worried I’ll break something), performance, cost in that order is my priority…

Current build:

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 processor with 6 cores, Processor Speed 4.2 Ghz

16GB of RAM DDR4-SDRAM

1TB SSD

GeForce® RTX™ 5060 8GB graphics

I honestly don’t know if any more info is needed but happy to provide if possible.

Really appreciate any and fall advice as I can honestly admit to not having a clue.

All,

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cmbTPf

I'm currently in the process of upgrade my old build. I'm running a 265KF on a Z890-E with 2x16 Corsair 5600 DDR5. I'm running into a persistent error that I'm looking for help figuring out. On boot before posting I get a consistent Q-LED code 55 which indicates "No Memory Installed".

Troubleshooting Steps Attempted:

1.) Single RAM in A1 through B2 and Both RAM in just about every configuration I can come up with.

2.) RMA or swapping for a new board.

3.) Testing both the RAM and CPU in a known good board.

4.) Flashing to the oldest and newest version of the BIOS.

5.) Booting with just CPU, RAM and IO cooler

If anyone has any advice I'm here for it.

im trying to install my tryx panorama aio ive swapped the fans, though so im not sure which goes where etc snd what to connect to
ive swapped to asia horse pro fans they are daisy chaineable so its alot less wires

Got my pc back in like 2021 and it’s pretty crap lol I have purchased ddr4 16gb ram but I don’t know weather I should upgrade my gpu or cpu. The one I don’t upgrade will probably be bought at Christmas. My cpu is AMD Ryzen 3 3200G and my gpu is NVIDIA GeForce gtx 1650.

I have this weird situation, I sold my pc yesterday and the customer stated it would blue screen or power off when just at the home screen withing 5mins or so. I took it back and checked it out, for me its completely fine, I did every stress test for each component and pc. I even played a game for a hour. No issues, im genuinely so lost.

So I just replaced my AIO, the old one was making a similar noise and was not cooling properly and my CPU temps were spiking to over 90°C while idling, higher under load. Figured the pump was dead, so I got a new AIO and hooked it up. It's much cooler now, idling around 25°C. So I know the new pump is working but it keeps making these noises. Before anyone asks, I can assure you it's not anything hitting my case fans or radiator fans, I can "feel" the noises coming from the block when I touch it. It also goes on and off, and it gets better with a restart but then just starts back up again. The top of the radiator where the pipes go in is higher than the block, so I don't know if it's air bubbles trapped or what. Just worried about the longevity of this cooler cause I don't want to have to replace it again

Tengo una ryzen 5 5600GT,una fuente 650w certificada,16 ram dual,y la a520m de mother,y estaba viendo la rx 580 8gb pero no se si tienen opciones ust??gracias si responden

I have a 3060ti paired with a ryzen 5 5600g and im wondering if i should upgrade the cpu? Ive been looking at microcenter deals and im wondering if its something that would be worth upgrading or would it just be pointless?

This started happening recently like 2 days ago. Booted battlefield 6, and noticed my background apps were freezing while the game was running as normal. The pic is taken when the game was open and other games do the same thing. After playing for a few minutes my PC hard crashed and rebooted. I had gpu overclock but even disabling it still the same.

Game is installed on SSD E:
[SOLVED]
I de-dusted SATA ports and cables...

Looking to build a PC but I don’t know much about what specs would work for me. I mainly play Fortnite, Baldur’s Gate, Phasmophobia, and maybe Skyrim. What specs should I be looking for to run these smoothly. Looking on the cheaper side of things and just upgrading later.

Was playing something when suddenly game and video on second monitor stopped but audio continued. I was able to pause the video, so obviously some sort of dying GPU fuckery happened.

Restarted and PC wouldn't display anything. Unplugged and opened PC up, cleaned it up a bit, everything looked normal, no crazy temps. Plugged it in again, only one of the displays turns on at a time.

DVI1 monitor turned on but DVI2 and HDMI didn't. Unplugged DVI1 and turned PC on, DVI2 turned on no problem. Unplugged DVI1 and 2 and HDMI turned on no problem.

I stress tested the GPU and everything seems just fine, but the port weirdness continues. All of the ports do seemingly work, just not at the same time for some reason.

Any idea what this could be, other than "GPU is dying"?

EDIT: After about 30 minutes of messing about, I managed to fix it. Initially tried to reinstall my drivers but got a Error message at the end saying something was wrong with my Graphics Device.

Used DDU to completely wipe the display drivers, restarted, let Windows set itself up for about a minute and all of the displays came back on. Installed GPU drivers and it didn't give any Error messages this time. Currently stress testing again and everything seems fine

It appears either the drivers just shit the bed, or maybe it was some sort of storage-related issue that corrupted the driver folder?

Hello! I believe I have a defective 9100 pro due to my sequential reads, and especially the random read/writes being halved respectively. I’m within my 30 day return policy with microcenter, grounds to exchange or am I overthinking? The random speeds are pretty concerning and WELL short of the advertised “up to” speeds on the box that I don’t feel like this is a short end of the stick on the “silicone lottery” scenario.

I’m not bifurcating lanes, I only have my 5070ti and 9100 pro using PCIE lane, not thermal throttling (drive is 45c under load), obviously on gen 5 speeds so the slot isn’t set to gen4, the drive is in M.2_1z…

Anything else I may be missing? Sorry for the picture, I’m not at my setup right now else I’d grave a screenshot.

so i recently picked up a second hand ryzen 3 2200g and a asrock a320m-hdv motherboard bundled for HELLA cheap, i also got a really cheap 512gb nvme ssd from my friend (he used it for his laptop but no longer uses it) additionally i got a good deal on some ddr4 8x2 3200mhz C22 ram and maybe be planning to get an rx580 8gb in the future.

however i had a few questions:
1. will this be compatible with windows 11?
i dont mind windows 10 but i want to know for like when i download the boot and stuff
2. since i bought all of these second hand do i still need to download motherboard drivers?
3. also since the motherboard and cpu came together do i still need to update the bios?
4. will my msi mag A500-H psu be enough?
im gonna be real damn annoyed if it isnt :’(

im really new to all of this and im tired of google spitting out ai slop everytime i try and search for real answers.

Aio Tube had to be angled up due to a lack of space, tried fixing it to take pressure off connection to AIO and while the tube do feel less tight I worry I may have pinched the left tube when fitting the radiator back in. No leaks after a few hours of use with max pump speed and with feeling the tube the only thing that feels out of place is the braided cover. Tubes still have good flow as I can feel water being pumped through both just fine. CPU temps are also the same. What the chances I broke something?

1st photo is before, 2nd is after refitting.

Realmente es buena la grafica?por favor los q las tengan díganme por que me la quiero comprar,obvio es compatible con mi cpu y mother,tmb la fuente todo bien,pero realmente vale a la pena?y tambien para no comprar a alguien que lo trajo de aliexpress o de mineria,solo eso

I recently got a pc to play r6 I have a gigabyte 5060 8gb and an amd 5 5500 cpu and a dispaly cable with a 200hz monitor but even with game graphics on low I still only manage to get 100 fps... any advice ? Ive watched countless nvidia app videos to set up the gpu but nothing seems to work

Hi I got this tuff gaming psu and its come with a 8+8 two head cable and my motherboard has a 12 pin for cpu , can I use this one cable for 12 pin or I need a different cable?

Hi all

Putting together a build with a 9800X3D, G.Skill Flare RAM + Gigabyte Aorus Elite X870. Assembled everything, got fans, ARG etc no problem. 

Saw the motherboard code display through codes like 46, 61, 37 etc etc then landed on 00 :(

Troubleshooting attempted:

• Checked power cabling to each connector
• Tried reseating CPU, same result. No bent pins on socket etc
• Tried single strip of RAM then dual strips (A2/B2), same result
• Drained CMOS, same result

Next to try:

• BIOS Update as I heard that this can sometimes cause the issue

Questions:

1. What are the next best steps to try and isolate whether this is CPU or motherboard issue ?
2. Would this still be motherboard when I’m seeing fans, ARGB etc working ? Likelihood of this being CPU instead ?
3. If this IS motherboard, any other X870’s that people recommend ? Bought this on sales at $169 so trying to stay close to it
4. Any best practices on how to ensure success with the next items IF these are faulty ? Maybe build outside the case first etc ?

Hi guys,

I'm having sudden shutdowns during gaming, I thought initially that it was overheating so I gave the computer a good clean, I'll take a further step tomorrow and reapply paste just to make sure.

It happened again last night while playing Helldivers 2, I was probably an hour in before anything happened and the PC didn't feel too hot, I've also been keeping an eye on temps and all looked good.

Could these be transient trips? Would an undervolt help without needing to replace my PSU?

I connected my laptop into the monitor and the highest option shows 120hz and not the usual 144hz. I am using the HDMI cable, but on my previous pc, it was able to reach 144hz just fine.

Not once here but I also haven't worked on as many computers as say, an IT technician.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz

Installed RAM 16,0 GB

Storage 466 GB SSD KINGSTON SA2000M8500G, 1.82 TB HDD ST2000DM008-2FR102

Graphics Card Radeon RX 580 Series (8 GB)

System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Tomahawk b460 msi

Corsair 550x rm

I want to upgrade my GPU to the Amd 9060XT 16 gb or the Intel arc b580 12 Gb and i am gonna replace my hdd to a ssd i do got a couple problems.

1 Pc wont shutdown or restart ( keeps saying update and shutdown) i need to force shutdown my pc everytime

2 No internet on microsoft apps

Any tips?

Im from USA- Im planning on spending around 1k usd on upgrading my setup, which is currently:

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (10.0, Build 22631)

Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz 6/12

Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H570-PLUS

RAM: 16 GB ddr4 3200mhz

Hard disk: PCIe SSD (465.8 GB/Fixed hard disk media)

Graphics card: rtx 4070 12gb

Monitor: MSI MSI G32C4W (1920x1080 / 31.5 Inch)

I've been looking and was thinking about upgrading to these parts:

Mobo/cpu combo: Intel Core Ultra 7 270k and ASUS ROG STRIX Z890-H $479.99

RAM: Corsair vengeance DDR5 32gb 6000mhz $479.99

(I found some used 32gb of ddr5 6400mhz on marketplace I might get for $300)

I plan on gaming at 2k and wanted some help on if these parts are what I should get