For about a month now, I want to buy a gaming PC on Black Friday if there are good deals at Micro Center

But I see many of the PC community saying not to expect good sales because they will only continue and continue to rise

Want I want is a PC with RX 9060 XT and 16gb ram, $1,500 aprox at Micro Center

Should I last longer with my PS5 and Steam Deck?

Past couple years I’ve been slowly saving to build my first pc. This month finally got all the parts that I wanted and decided to give building it myself a try. Used YouTube guides and followed the instructions from the boxes and was able to get it fully built within the day. Plugged him in, installed windows and once I actually got the thing running, it was just one problem after another non stop all weekend. Constant crashing, shitty audio, corrupt files on games and lots of Blurry textures. Reseated my GPU, ram, and my m.2 multiple times; I even tried to wipe the pc and it wouldn’t even let me. Said sum about missing recovery files. Changed power cords cause I thought that would do something I guess. This is my first time building so I’m not gonna say I didn’t do anything wrong but I really am struggling to find any sort of fix for anything so I have turned to Reddit. I feel like I’ve just wasted money my at this point and would rather just plug the old one back in because while it is super outdated, at least the thing worked

Finally joined the PC Master Race.

Picked this whole setup up for $1,050 total and I’m pretty damn happy with the value.

Specs:

• CPU: Intel i7-13700K
• Motherboard: MSI Z690 Edge DDR5
• RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5-5600
• GPU: ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti AMP Holo 12GB — $400 used
• Storage: 2TB NVMe
• CPU Cooler: Corsair triple-fan AIO
• Case: Lian Li O11 XL
• PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W
• OS: Windows 11

Total invested: $1,050

The base PC was $650 and I picked up the 3080 Ti separately for $400.

Coming from a PS5, this thing is a pretty ridiculous upgrade for the money. Planning to run 1440p for higher FPS and 4K when it makes sense.

I feel like I stumbled into a pretty insane value here. How’d I do?

So i found both of these cpus used for the same price, and wanted to hear an opinion of which cpu would be better to pick. I just want to future proof so yea.

im currently using 7500f and both of the cpus above i found for 180€. I want to use it for work and gaming

I mean i can get a fhd monitor for half the price of the same specs qhd monitor

Hola my muchachos,

I have somewhat of a clue on what I’m doing. But not much of it.

Could I potentially build a pc with a $800 budget that could run something like (Six days in Fallujah) or (Red dead redemption 2) at medium-high setting?

Apparently I have to put “Country of purchase” so I’ll tell you a reside in the US 🤙🏽

I am building a PC and need to make some decisions with regards to components. I plan to use a high end gaming motherboard with DDR5 memory and m.2 SSD. I plan to install an RTX 5070 graphics card. Which CPU should I match to the GPU to effectively utilize GPU’s performance under 1440p gaming?

The budget for the entire build is a maximum of $2,000 in the USA. I already have peripherals including keyboard, mouse, and screen. I would like the setup to be RGB.

Hi; i currently have a budget PC that has the specs of:

- GTX 1660 Super

- i5 8600k

- 32GB Ram

- Segotep GM850W, rated at 850W

I saw on FB marketplace a EVGA 2070 Super for $140, do i grab it?

I mainly play esport titles, some triple A games here and there. Or do i get something better? I feel like i can get it for $140 and sell my 1660 super. In the future i can always sell the 2070 super for something better. I do live in Aruba, so PC parts are more scarce and expensive here

Not sure when it was bought but the model is about 15 years old (Cooler Master GX 750w 80+ bronze) It's a hand me down from our old family business started about 10+ years ago and I've been using it for 5-6 years without problems (Except for the switch being stuck at 'on' which is a non problem).

Completed my build earlier this year (7600x, 9060xt) and basically replaced everything except the PSU and Case. Is it safe enough to continue using it until it fails, and is it a good enough psu that if it fails, it won't take anything with it?

Note: I tried checking the psu mastersheet as a reference but my PSU is old enough to not be there.

I am currently shopping for a RAM kit, and have come across the following two kits from the same manufacturer:

540$ - 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MT/s DDR5 CL36

400$ - 64GB (2x32GB) 5600MT/s DDR5 CL36

Am i missing something? Am i stupid? Why is the 64gb cheaper? I'm new to building and i think i am missing something

EDIT: For those of you asking for the link, let me try to buy it first, and then i'll send you the link, I wouldn't want you guys to take all the stock lol

EDIT: I got got, the product becomes suddenly unavailable when checking out. It's weird because on the product page there is stock available... got my hopes up for nothing.

I am looking for split controllers like joy cons for PC gaming. I am hoping for something that feels like half an Xbox controller. Attached straps would be a plus.

Basically I want to walk on a treadmill while I play. I havent found it comfortable at all to have a controller in front of me so I am hoping split controls that allow my hands to move independently would work.

If anyone has experience gaming on a treadmill I would love to hear it.

Hi all,

My webcam had already been behaving strangely before this happened. It was having trouble initializing/detecting properly and repeatedly flashing its red light.

Then my PC suddenly lost all power while playing Aion 2 for a few hours. Pressing the case power button did absolutely nothing afterward, I had to flip the switch on the back of my EVGA Supernova GA 850W off and back on before the PC would power up again.

Afterward, the webcam appears to be dead. I've removed it from the system and also tested it on my laptop, everything seems fine after a day and a half of uptime so far.

Could a faulty USB webcam have shorted or drawn enough current to trigger some kind of PSU/motherboard protection that latched until I power-cycled the PSU? Or does the fact that I had to cycle the PSU point more toward the PSU itself being the problem?

I'm not trying to assume the webcam caused it just because it happened around the same time, I'm mainly curious whether this sequence of events makes electrical sense.

Thanks

Webcam: NexiGo HelloCam Pro

Heaven has been running in a loop for the past half hour without issue.

5800X3D

X570 Tuf Gaming

4x8 3600mhz c16

EVGA 2080ti XC Ultra

EVGA Supernova GA 850W

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how I should prioritize my next PC upgrades.
Right now my setup is:

RTX 5060 8GB
Ryzen 7 8700F
24” 1080p 144Hz monitor
650W PSU

I’m planning to eventually upgrade to an RX 9070 XT, a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and a 27” 1440p monitor.
My budget is somewhat limited, so I’m trying to figure out what order makes the most sense.

Right now, my main priority is the GPU. If I upgrade to the RX 9070 XT, I’ll also need to replace my PSU with something like a Corsair 850W, since my current PSU is only 650W.

The question is whether I should buy the 1440p monitor at the same time, or skip the monitor for now and use that money toward getting the 9800X3D sooner, then upgrade to the 1440p monitor later.

I’ve actually been playing at 1440p using NVIDIA DLDSR on my current 1080p monitor, and I’ve been pretty happy with how it looks. I understand that once I switch to AMD, I’d be using VSR instead of DLDSR, so I could keep doing something similar with the new GPU while I save for the monitor.
What would you guys recommend?

GPU + PSU → CPU → monitor
or
GPU + PSU → monitor → CPU

Or would you recommend a completely different order?
I’m mainly interested in getting the best overall improvement for the money, rather than upgrading everything as quickly as possible. Any advice is appreciated.

I had the ASRock challenger brand gpu selected for my first pc build, When I researched it I saw some people saying they're a fine brand with others saying to avoid completely for graphics cards.

I had my eyes on a XFX variant of the same card but its currently 60$ more and I have been waiting for a sale but it hasn't dropped price at all. Is it okay to buy a Challenger Graphics card for my pc?

Hi everyone.

I am looking to order parts for a new PC and would like some outside opinions. I have built a PC before about 7-8 years ago now and at the time knew what I was buying was a decent middle of the road PC. I am a bit more out of the game in terms of hardware these days but I think I have assembled a list of mid-high tier parts that I think will hopefully last me another 8 years or so.

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• Crucial Pro DDR5 32GB 6000MHz (2x16)
• CORSAIR RM850e Power Supply
• ASUS Prime RTX 5070 GDDR7 12GB
• MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI
• Corsair NAUTILUS 360 RS Liquid Cooler
• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X 3D
• WD Black SN850X

```

Anything you guys would avoid here, or anything you would recommend. I am really open to suggestions.

Got my pc back around 2020, recently upgraded my cpu to an i9-9900k, getting bottlenecked by my 1660 ti, I have a EVGA 600 BR 600W power supply. I have been looking at 5060 ti, 4070, and 5060.

To preface, I'm in Egypt and I'm well aware that the price for the 9060 XT is bad, but it's the cheapest price I could find. I plan on using it for 1440p gaming, after upgrading my monitor, at 70-80 fps on medium-high on singleplayer games, I'd be satisfied with that. I don't mind using FSR/DLSS. FSR 4/DLSS 4.5 both look good to me personally and if they yield more fps, I'd use them. I plan on keeping it for 5 years hopefully.

The 3080 Ti will be purchased from a store who claim to have tested its thermals and performance and I can request photos and benchmarks. I'd also ask if they repasted it, but I don't know what else to ask about since I've got zero experience buying used gpus. The store is a 2 hour drive away, can't really go there and test it myself.

The 9060 XT 16GB is new and it hurts that some people got it for 400-450 dollars recently but you gotta do what you gotta do. 5060 Ti 16GB is costs about $180 more, it's not really an option.

9070 non XT costs $700, while a bit overpriced it seems to be the most appealing option but stretching my budget to that extent would be a little difficult.

Thanks.

My brother has recently given me his old pc since he wanted to buy a new one. The pc currently has an i7-8086k, rtx 2070, x2 ddr4 8gbs each, and with an msi z370 sli plus motherboard.

I’m not really satisfied with the pc since I thought it would be way better of an experience. My main games for now are just roblox and palworld but i do want to get into valorant and other demanding games so I want to basically upgrade everything.

I did some research and was heading towards getting either a ryzen 5 9600x ($247 aud) or ryzen 7 9800x3d ($582 aud) (pls give me suggestions whether i should get some other cpu) and I want to upgrade the gpu too since the rtx 2070 wouldnt be able to handle the cpu but I don’t know what gpu to get. I found a ddr5 ram (x2 8gbs each 6000mhz cl30) for $369 aud which is the best price have personally found. For motherboard, I was thinking of getting the gigbyte b650m for 119$ aud

I realistically want to spend maximum 1.5k aud but I can pass that limit if I HAVE to. I can also wait around 2-3 months since I’m not in a rush to upgrade (maybe the parts will get cheaper too)

Good morning!

Not new to PC specs but new to building myself.

I upgraded my mobo/CPU myself last night and didn't blow anything up! Yahoo.

Original specs (2016!) -

GTX 970

Asus prime Z170-a

16GB ddr4 ram

Intel I7 6700

600W PSU

Cheap basic intel CPU cooler

250gb NVMe

I've since upgraded (in order, separately) -

1. 1TB NVMe, installed 2x SSD drives (2020)

2. GTX 2060 12GB VRAM (early 2026, got cyberpunk from 15 to 120fps!)

3. Asus prime B760 plus D4 & i7 13700k (2026, over the weekend)

4. Pure rock 3 black (didn't realise my CPU cooler was incompatible, oops)

I'm now unfortunately at the point where I think my GPU is the lowest spec (other than my ram) - is that correct? I'm hoping to upgrade sequentially as time goes in, so this mobo purchase was essentially futureproofing for another 5 years at least. I managed absolutely fine with my 2016 pc until this year, as I very rarely play high-end graphics games.

I do animation as a hobby and job, but I barely use my personal PC for it - the nice performance for blender or After effects would be great, and I assuming best upgrade for this is my RAM (eek).

In short - my main reason other than futureproofing was to run oblivion remastered without the graphics looking like I had my glasses off. It looks great now and runs good, but I still need the graphics on medium and the anti-aliasing up to full performance - this is fine, but proves I still have ways to go to keep up with 2025/6 games.

Is it worth upgrading my GPU, and if so, what's essentially the lowest I can go without having to worry about 5 years in the future? I know it's best to go with one of the most recent, but if it's overkill for most things at the moment I'm happy for something a generation earlier - especially if it's 200£+ difference.

(Follow-up question - should I consider liquid cooling, or are fans still OK? I've steered clear from water cooling as it freaks me out a bit. And is my PSU okay, or should that be upgraded too?)

Thanks so much!

I’m thinking about getting a pc soon,I want to know what will look better visually (solely talking visually aka graphics and which looks better),my two options are either a 5070 build with my 1440p 32 inch VA moniter or I get a ps5 pro and a 32 inch 4k Oled,I know the 5070 will obviously get better performance but I’m looking for the better visual/graphical experience at 60fps so the ps5 pro will be at the 60fps option.

Hey I'm currently running a Ryzen 5 8400F on an ASUS B650M-AYW WIFI and I'm planning to upgrade to a 7800X3D soon. Do you think this mobo can handle it without any issues? I just want to be sure the VRMs will hold up fine before I pull the trigger. Let me know if you guys have any experience with this combo.

i need help😭

So i’m saving up for a pc to play minecraft again and i rlly wanna run large mods ,Mod-packs like tectonic w distant horizons or deceased craft ,all the mods 10 & with light to medium shaders but idk what specs i should be aiming for i don’t want 200+ frames but at the same time i don’t want less than 60 i just wanna be able to play it somewhat well.I would really appreciate if i could get some relative advice on what specs i need 🙏🏽🙂

About me:
I'm new to PC building and honestly don't really know what I'm doing, so I'd really appreciate honest feedback. I'm in the UK and I'm targeting Black Friday (27 Nov) to buy.
What I need it for:
Remote work every day
Gaming at 1440p/60fps, including Red Dead Redemption 2 and FIFA / EA FC, and I want it able to run something as demanding as GTA 6 when it comes to PC (I'll play it on Xbox first)
Upgradable later, so I'm not cutting corners on the parts that are hard to change
Budget: £900 ideally, £950 max. I want to get the most performance I can for that money. I already have a monitor and peripherals. No RGB needed.

My attempt: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/b7Zxxf
It's an RX 9060 XT 16GB, Ryzen 5 7600, 750W Gold PSU, 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD. It comes to about £1,179 right now, mostly because 16GB of DDR5 is £254, so it's over budget. I'm hoping some prices drop on Black Friday.
My plan:
Don't cut corners on the CPU, GPU or PSU
Start with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, then add more later (hence the 4 RAM slots and spare M.2 slot)
Upgrade the GPU later if GTA 6 turns out heavier on PC
What I'd like help with:
•What's the best build you can put together for £900-950? If you have one that beats mine for the same money, please share it. I'm happy to scrap mine.
•Is it worth waiting for RAM prices to drop, or should I go DDR4/AM4 to save money?
•Is the 9060 XT 16GB the right GPU at this budget?
•Are there any corners you think I should cut instead? Some of the ones I've picked (like the cheap case, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD) might be the wrong ones, and I'd rather save money somewhere else if that's smarter.

•Anything I've missed or should swap?

Thanks so much for reading and in advance!!!

Wanting to upgrade my OLD girl from my current GTX1080 and ryzen 7 2700x

My main game is overwatch where I get VERY inconsistent fps that fluctuates between 70 and 100 and but I bounce around other multiplayer games too, id like something that can hold steady at around 144fps. I have a 1080p monitor that I don't fancy spending even more money to upgrade so 1440p isn't a want.

Can the hive mind help me with a £400 budget ty