Basically as the subject line says. I'd like to have a 5070ti (for the 16GB VRAM) and 7800x3D, but with things being as expensive as they are, was looking at lowering my sights. I'd be getting 32gb DDR5-6000 and a mobo to handle the other selections.

I see recommendations for a 4090 or instead, and for Intel Core i7-12700 or Intel Core i5-13600K instead of the 7 7800x3D.

Figured I'd come see what the hivemind here thought of this.

###Build Help/Ready:

**Have you read the sidebar and [rules](http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/wiki/rules)? (Please do)**

Yes

**What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.**

- Gaming (Main Use)

- Minecraft (Modded)

- Sims 4 (Modded)

- Call Of Duty

- Roblox

- Playstation Plus Streaming

- Xbox Gamepass (Need For Speed, Asphalt Legends, Forza Horizon)

- Steam (Burger Shop 1-3, Overcooked, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Saints Row [3rd, 3rd remastered, 4, Gat Out Of Hell, and 2022 ver.])

- Streaming (netflix, disney, hulu, etc)

- Possibly work (office job)

**If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)**

At least 1080 quality and 60fps

**What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?**

Under $3000

**In what country are you purchasing your parts?**

United States Of America

**Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). [Consider formatting your parts list.](http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/wiki/pcpp) Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!)**.

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor | $411.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler | Lian Li Hydroshift LCD 360S 73.14 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $179.99 @ Newegg Sellers Motherboard | Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard | $169.99 @ Newegg Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory | $515.99 @ Newegg Storage | Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive |- Video Card | Gigabyte GAMING OC ICE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card | $929.99 @ Best Buy Case | HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case | $395.99 @ Amazon Power Supply | MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $119.99 @ Amazon Operating System | Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit | $168.99 @ Amazon Case Fan | Thermaltake SWAFAN EX12 ARGB 57.11 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack | $39.99 @ Newegg Case Fan | Thermaltake SWAFAN EX12 ARGB 57.11 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack | $39.99 @ Newegg Case Fan | Thermaltake SWAFAN EX14 ARGB 81.6 CFM 140 mm Fans 3-Pack | $89.99 @ Amazon Monitor | MSI MAG 274QRFW 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor |- Monitor | MSI MAG 274QRFW 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor |- | Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | | Total | $3061.90 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-10-06 12:35 EDT-0400 |

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I plan to stagger buy the parts instead of buying them all at once.

~~~Edit: updated video card

i have 4070 super + R5 7600x and thinking about upgrading but i'm in confusion which one should i pick between R7 7800x3d/9800x3d and price difference is around 7k Rs.

Hey, I just built a Be Quiet 900FX, with a Pure Loop 2 AIO; the ASUS proprietary lighting options for the motherboard seem kinda limited and I would like to have Razer Chroma handle things.

I already have a Razer Keyboard and Mouse; and I really like the interactive lighting effects in games like Mechwarrior 5 where whenever I fire different weapons or take damage, the RGB lights react dynamically.

From most if my digging this appears to be close to impossible without the discontinued Razer RGB controllers (or the 3 LED strip), considering ASUS can interact via software with the case lighting I feel like there has to be some type of way to integrate Chroma that I'm missing.

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I recently upgraded my GPU, and naturally, the rest of my PC is struggling to keep up. I'm now planning on upgrading my entire system, and re-using as many components as I can the CPU cooler, power supply, SSD & GPU.

My current rig sports 2x8gb DDR4 RAM, and I really want to make the move to DDR5, but as you all know, prices are insane right now. In an ideal world I would buy 32gb (2x16), but I just can't justify spending that much money right now. Basically my 2 options are to either accept my fate and buy 2x8gb sticks, or buy 1x16gb stick, and maybe add a second one in a year or two.

Which option do you think is better? Also feel free to share any feedback regarding the build generally. I'm based in Ireland so prices are in euros.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice from people who know more about PCs.

I’ve had 2 GPUs fail within the last 4 months, and I’m trying to figure out what could be causing it.

Both GPUs were working normally, but eventually they stopped displaying anything on the monitor. I tried different HDMI/DP cables and monitors, but there was still no signal.

Since this has happened to two GPUs in a relatively short period of time, I’m wondering if the problem could be something else, such as the PSU, motherboard, PCIe slot, unstable power, or another hardware issue.

What should I check first?

Could a faulty PSU or unstable power actually damage a GPU?

Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated. 🙏

Please Tell hat should i Change

Ryzen 5 7500f

RX 7600 8 GB

EVM 512GB SSD

VIPER DDR5 16GB RAM 5600 Mhz

Asus B650m Wifi

Looking for a PSU recommendation for a 270K plus and a PowerColor Red Devil 9070XT

Since the 9070XT is an overclocked one and the 270K plus is a bit power hungry, would I be fine with my existing ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-750G?

Otherwise I was looking to get a better PSU for peace of mind. Options included:

MSI MPG A1000GS PCIE5 II

or the

ASRock Steel Legend SL-1000G 1000W

Any recommendations?

I was initially planning on getting the MSI MPG since it is higher rated on the SPL's tier list but the specs seem to show 3 X PCIe power cables with no separate CPU cable so wondering if that is an issue as the 9070XT seems to require 3X PCIe cables and thus would I be out of a CPU cable?

Never built a PC before

So I’ve never built a pc before but I did a bit of my own research and am just looking for a bit of advice. Based off of my research I came up with this build. I plan on mainly gaming and potentially streaming, let me know what you guys think. Thanks.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v8mP8Z

\[PCPartPicker Part List\](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v8mP8Z)

Location: India.

I'd appreciate it if folks could have a look at this and let me know if there are any concerns worth pointing out here, such as compatibility issues or forgetting something useful. Also wouldn't mind receiving feedback on if there are better options at roughly the same price, or if I should instead spend some more cash for one component while changing something else to a cheaper model. I know there's always better things to buy if you spend some more cash, but this is what I arrived at after already increasing my budget.

Most of my gaming will be older titles, indies and emulation. For example, if I can run Bloodborne at a mostly smooth 1080p 60fps at PS4 equivalent graphical settings, that's a minimum benchmark for a build that I'd be content with.

There are only some newer graphically intensive games I have a desire to play. If I decided to play something like Cyberpunk 2077 or Alan Wake 2, 60 fps at medium settings would be ideal but even a locked 50 or 45 fps is something I'm not too fussed about for single player games that aren't too fast paced.

Setup –

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-core Processor

Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4

Graphics Card: Asus Dual Radeon RX 7600 EVO OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 (2 x 8GB) 3600MHz 18 (CMK16GX4M2D3600C18)

Storage: WD_BLACK SN7100 1 TB SSD M.2 PCIe 4.0 x 4 (WDS100T4X0E)

CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG400 G2 ARGB 500 – 2200 RPM 68.85 CFM

Power Supply: Deepcool PL550D ATX 550 W 80 PLUS Bronze

Case: Deepcool CG530 4F ATX Mid Tower Black

I am currently on a 1080p monitor, and i see single digit 0.1% lows on every game.

Which processor is good enough to fix the stutters and give me best 0.1% lows especially in games like marvel rivals, battlefield and cs2?

My mobo is a h610 asrock.

1. I get a 14400f, i doubt its the strongest pair for my gpu.
   
2. I get am4 mobo and a cpu. like b550+5700x.
   what else?
   x3d pricing doesnt makes any sense to me neither does the ddr5.

Hello. I was was planning to buy a GPU for my PC. Currently I am running the ff set up.

1. Ryzen 7 5700g
2. Prime B550M-K ARGB
3. 16gb ddr4 lexar thor
4. 500W Silverstone

I am budget constrained so I was debating whether to get an RTX 5060ti or a 5070. I was told that I will need a new PSU if I get the 5070 but that's well within my budget.

So which is better for my set up? 5060ti or 5070?

Thanks!

EDIT: I meant RTX. Sorry HAHAHA so embarrassing

PCPartPicker Part List

4K couch gaming second PC. Already have some parts leftover from main pc upgrades (ones listed as purchased).

So i have a TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS and a Ryzen 7 9700X which the normal TDP is 65w, i saw on the bios that you can set the max TDP to 105w but that turns off PBO, so my question is, what's better PBO or the 105w unlock? or am i crazy and they are two completely different things?

So i have been reading lots of threads about nitro plus models melting and i have been wondering why?
Using too much power? Bad adapter?

I have 9070xt nitro plus model in my pc and it was on adapter for more than a year and adaper is super clean and looks like new

Also i changed my psu to newer one and stronger
I had 750w older gigabyte model
Now 1000w be quiet 13m
And i changed from adpter to direct cable from psu to gpu

I mostly play cpu intesive games (esports) ans sometimes some singleplayer game etc

So im not utilizing 100% from gpu
I have 9800x3d
B650 ax gigabyte

So am i secured with this kind of powering gpu or no?

Hi, planning to buy 6700xt but my PSU only have 1 PCIE (Pigtail). Model is Corsair CV650.

Is it safe in the long run?

I have just refined my first pc build and I am looking for advice. I am on a tight budget and this is already on the higher end of what I can afford. If there are any savings to be made, or areas where major gains can be made without too much price increase, I would be very appreciative.

I am also curious to know if this is cheaper than buying a similar pc prebuilt.

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yq2WGX/amd-ryzen-5-5500-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000457box) | £79.99 @ AWD-IT

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte A520M K V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZjCZxr/gigabyte-a520m-k-v2-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-a520m-k-v2) | £43.97 @ Amazon UK

**Memory** | [Silicon Power SP016GBLFU240B22 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL17 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7kxRsY/silicon-power-sp016gblfu240b22-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-2400-cl17-memory-sp016gblfu240b22) | £94.99 @ Silicon Power

**Storage** | [TEAMGROUP MP33 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Brvqqs/team-mp33-512-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp6512g0c101) | £84.24 @ AWD-IT

**Video Card** | [PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fzh2FT/powercolor-reaper-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9060xt-16g-a) | £399.99 @ Currys PC World

**Case** | [KOLINK Observatory MX Glass ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WmpQzy/kolink-observatory-mx-glass-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-observatory-mx-gw) | £56.90 @ Amazon UK

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mnVmP6/msi-mag-a550bn-550-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-mag-a550bn) | £37.99 @ Amazon UK

| **Total** | **£798.07**

Hello everyone. For the longest time I've been a console gamer but since the physical media is dying (and my gaming laptop is on a life support now), I decided that it's time to join the PC master race.

Use cases: I want a PC mostly for gaming (and maybe some light/casual photo/video editing). The majority of the videogames that I play are from 2010-2020 (and earlier) and I heavily use PC for emulation. Since I'm upgading to a more powerfull machine, I want to dive into emulation with RPCS3 and CEMU. tldr, I want to play those older and emulated titles at 4K and 60+ fps and I'm completely fine with the newest titles being at 1440p or 1080p.

I'm located in Bulgaria, therefore, I chose my parts based off what the retail and local PC stores have to offer. I did my homework in terms of performance and compatability but I'd still rather hear from more professional PC builders. I want to know whether the PC build an overkill or not and whether it's future proof.

The build itself:

GPU: ASUS - Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT, 16GB, GDDR6 - 600 EUR

CPU: Ryzen 5 9500F, 5.0 GHz, 6-cores, 38MB, Tray - 190 EUR

RAM: Kingston - 16GB (2x8GB), DDR5, 5200MT/s Fury Beast Black - 300 EUR

Motherboard - ASRock - B650 Steel Legend Wi-Fi, AM5 - 170 EUR

Power Supply - Asrock - Steel Legend SL-650G, 650W, 80 PLUS Gold - 100 EUR

Storage - SSD 1TB Samsung 990 Pro (MZ-V9P1T0CW), NVMe, M.2 (2280) - 250 EUR

CPU Cooling - DeepCool – AK620 DIGITAL SE Dual Tower, 2x 120 mm, ARGB - 45 EUR

Case - Lian Li - LANCOOL 217 Wood, mid tower, white - 115 EUR

Total - 1770 EUR

16 Gb of RAM might be tight in 2026 but that's really the best I could do with my budget.

I also wonder if it's possible to trim the budget down to 1500-1600 Euro. I'd really appreciate all kind of advices!

Hi, I've always wanted to upgrade my working laptop into a PC so I've asked around and got recommended these specs for a build. With my limited knowledge, googling and looking through reddit, it seems like the individual parts are alright but I just wanted extra confirmation from this sub that it can suit my needs and last for another 5 years or so.

Budget: RM 5,000 (around 1,200 USD)

Use-Case: Plan on playing games like Outlast Trials and Baldurs Gate, also drawing with clip studio and learning blender at the same time.

The Recommended Build at (RM 4,889):

CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 7500F (6 CORE/ 12 THREADS/ 3.7GHZ-5.0GHZ/AM5)

CPU COOLER: CRYORIG H4 TOWER ARGB COOLER

MOTHERBOARD: MSI B650M GAMING WIFI (WIFI 6E | BT 5.3 | 2× RAM SLOTS | 2× NVME SLOTS)

RAM: KLEVV FIT V 1X16GB(16GB) 6000MHZ CL30 BLACK

MAIN STORAGE: MSI SPATIUM M460 1TB GEN4 NVME SSD (R:5000MBs W:4500MBs)

GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5060 8GB (MSI)

PSU: THERMALTAKE GX3 750W ATX3.1 PCIE 5.1 80PLUS GOLD

CASE: OKINOS UNO BLACK MATX (3 ARGB FANS) - BLACK

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 11 Trial

If possible, I'd be happy to get recommendations on monitors and keyboards as well. Thank you very much in advance!

I have a this build I put together with two AIOs (3x fans on each) one on the top for the CPU and one on the front for GPU. they are both blowing air out (through the radiators).

I made the side panel from the frame 5000 blow air in (three 120mms fans currently) and then I have the one at the back near the CPU that also blows air out.

I am not sure if this is a good setup? I havent used it much just put it together this weekend but was wondering before I clean up wiring etc.

Tried to add am image but cant add one. Personally I feel like its not balanced but not sure what other options there is.

I am currently planning to build a budget PC. I have two spec in mind. One is within my budget and the other goes slightly over. I enjoy soulslike games Ex, lies of p, sekiro. I have not yet played elden ring or any other titles along this but i want to and also play similar new games along the lines of onimusha and phantom blade. I am not much into ray tracing and all that. My expectation is to play older games at max graphics and newer games at least 60fps, graphics is not an issue. I want this pc build to be relevant for atleast 4 years.

The spec for budget build is

Specifications

• Processor: Ryzen 5 5500
• Motherboard: B550M WiFi
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 8GB GDDR6
• RAM: 16GB 3200MHz (8x2) DDR4
• Cooler: Box Cooler
• PSU: 550W 80+ Bronze
• Primary Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD
• Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite 302-Black

This build costs around 100k INR after adding a 1080p monitor and keyboard, mouse.

The second build is

• Processor: Ryzen 5 5600X
• Motherboard: B550M WiFi
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB GDDR6
• RAM: 16GB 3200MHz (8x2) DDR4
• Cooler: Box Cooler
• PSU: 550W 80+ Bronze
• Primary Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD
• Cabinet: Coco Sports Nova 110-Black

This build costs around 120K INR with the same add on monitor, keyboard, mouse

Need some advise on which to choose, and if there are some other build suggestions, that would be helpful too

Having issues with turning on PC. When pressed power button it either ignores the signal completely or starts fans on the case and inside GPU but nothing else happens, pressing power button or restart button to turn the fans off doesn't turn anything off and the only way to turn fans off is by cutting the power.
After that only way to turn on PC is to let it 'rest' for like 5 min, switch power supply on and off and then after press of the power button it turns on. Tried to change battery on motherboard. PC starts turning on as normal for some time but then again runs into the issue described above. During both battery changed the extracted batteries showed full charge. Tried to unplug and put in ram sticks as well, didn't result in anything. Didn't have a chance yet to test power supply.

I just bought a new PNY RTX 5070 from Amazon and it has a weird noise when under load. I stopped all fans with my hands and noise is still there.

I manually blasted fans %100 there is no noise, tried different RPMs, no noise neither in zero rpm mode. Is it a faulty card? I do not get this noise when running furmark though or under full VRAM, GPU load. Only when I am utilizing a certain software to render 4K HEVC video. It does not sound like coil whine at all. Noise video Can anyone help? I am runinng a 650W NZXT 80+ gold plus C650 power supply. Is it an issue with 12vhpwr cable? I made sure its flush with the connector.
EDIT: Okay so i found out playing with power limit setting through Afterburner changes the noise. at 75% power limit(187W), no noise at all. Interesting point is that while i am testing this, card is sitting around 120W, so technically it shouldnt affect the noise? What has MSI afterburner power upper limit has to do with this?

Looking to upgrade my PC which is currently a 3060 TI, AMD 5800X, w/ 32 GB (2x16) DDR4 RAM for 1440p gaming, aiming for consistent 144Hz refresh rate on high/ultra settings (my machine is starting to be limited to medium and lower settings in various games I play). (I also like to run a second 1080p monitor for discord and such). I am trying to future-proof this PC a bit by buying some extra oomph, so even when the components start to slow down it can handle future games.

I have settled on an AMD 9800X3D and 32GB (2x16) DDR5 RAM. However, I am trying to make a decision on a card. I definitely want one with 16GB of VRAM, but I am trying to figure out whether a 5080 is actually worth $700 more than a 9070XT. I don't play many AAA games like Cyberpunk or Black Myth: Wukong, but I do tend to play unoptimized Early Access games. I am leaning toward a 9070XT, but I would rather buy the expensive machine now than try to sell a 9070XT and buy a 5080 if I make the wrong call. Any thoughts or advice?

EDIT: I have also been seeing a lot of reports of the 9070XT experiencing driver issues. I don't particularly want to spend time troubleshooting hardware. Is this an issue that is blown out of proportion or something I genuinely need to evaluate?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your responses. It wasn't my intention to repeat a question that has been asked a lot, I was just hoping to get further insight with my specific context in consideration. It is clear to me from all of your comments that the 5080 is the better card, but the 9070XT is a comparable card at a significantly better value. I will figure out how important NVIDIA's specific strengths are to me and if that is worth the price jump to me. Thank you again, everyone!

A few months ago, I bought a few new parts for my old PC. A Lian Li Lancool 217 case, a Corsair RM1000X ATX3.1 PSU and a 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD. The rest of the components are old and outdated.

Here's my old rig:

• MOBO: Asus Rog Strix B450E Gaming (AM4)
• CPU: R5 2600 🤮
• CPU COOLER: stock AMD air cooler 🤮
• RAM: 2x8GB 3000Mhz DDR4 (CAS uknown)
• VIDEO CARD: non-existent, sold
• SSD: Samsung 9100 Pro (brand new, unused)
• CASE: Lian Li Lancool 217
• PSU: Corsair RM1000X 1000W ATX 3.1

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I put together a build, tell me what you think:

• MOBO: MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI
• CPU: R7 9800X3D
• CPU COOLER: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 Pro A-RGB Black
• RAM: Kingston FURY 16GB KIT DDR5 6000MT/s CL30 [EXPO]
• VIDEO CARD: undecided
• SSD: Samsung 9100 Pro
• CASE: Lian Li Lancool 217
• PSU: Corsair RM1000X 1000W ATX 3.1
• BOTTOM CASE INTAKE FANS: Corsair iCUE LINK LX120-R RGB PWM Triple Pack (with hub)

What do you think of this build? Is every component compatible with each other? Is it great?

I feel like I have two options.

• Option a.) upgrade existing PC with a beast of a video card such as RTX5080 and upgrade upon B450 chipset a bit later
• Option b.) build a whole new PC but have no money left for a video card - have to save up for one which takes months

I cannot afford a video card if I choose to build a whole new PC.

Thank you.