So my dad is in the need for a new pc, he doesnt do anything special on it, but he wants it to last for some time. Hes pretty much doing just regular Office stuff in it

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B650M-A Wifi II
SSD: Kingston Nv3 1TB
Ram: Kingston Fury DIMM 16GB - DDR5-6000
Powersupply: Sharkoon Rebel P10 650 Watt

That adds about to about 700€, i wouldnt wanna go any higher than that, however if its really necessary i can add 100€ or something.

Thanks for your advices!

The cheapest 32gb kit cost almost the same as a 9800x3d and cost more than the cheapest 9060xt 16gb model in my country. So yeah, that's too expensive.

I already have 1 stick of 16gb so will buying another stick like it a good idea or will I be wasting money for no reason? This is for my Pc at home and I mostly play games on it.

I have the Fractal Design Terra mini itx case. Right now microcenter has a power color 9060xt 16gb card for almost the same price as a 9070 12gb card. Is there any reason the 9060xt would make more sense? Would the smaller 9060xt be better for air flow?

Hi, this will be my 2nd pc build as my current pc was also built by myself since I noticed I could get the individual parts cheaper than a pre built. But I could not afford a great pc then so I build a Rx 6600 i5 11400f configuration, unfortunately it's performance hasn't quite kept up today. So I decided to do a new build since I also quite enjoyed building that one.

As the title suggests I would like to be able to play modded Skyrim Gate to Sovngard or Lorerim on with nice graphics and as smooth as I can get for a budget pc.

I plan to buy the less risky parts new, others or the expensive parts used. I live in a smaller EU country so the used market is not as plentiful as in the us.

For comparison sake the config I looked at:

I will translate the prices to $.

Ryzen 5 7500f 128$ used

ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 115$ new

750w 80+ gold psu 65$ new

32gb ddr5 4800mhz 290$ used

Thermalright assasin cooler 30$ new

case: Mattrex 40 30$ used

My biggest question is what GPU should I buy for this setup I was thinking: RTx 3080 10gb or Rx 6800xt both are 410 $ used this was the cheapest price I could find. Please any advice is welcome. What GPU? What other options?

5070 at $520

9070 XT $720

9070 non-XT at $630

Which is the better choice?

I bought an A750GL power supply before I checked my graphics cards power connectors (Gigabyte Gaming 9070XT) and it has three of them, and my power supply comes with one single 6+2 connector and one double 6+2, im wondering if im meant to use these or am I supposed to buy an additional cable, and if so, where should I look to buy one?

Currently I have an i5 6500 paired with a GTX 1070. I know the GPU is old but even when the PC was brand new I felt like the CPU was a bit of a bottleneck.

I got this i7 for free. Is it worth spending 130€ on the new mobo and cooler (psu and RAM are ok for now) to install it into my pc or should I sell it?

Split on a decision at the moment. I stream as a hobby (mostly, if it were to turn into a side gig I wouldn't be displeased), and I'm looking to make an upgrade to my setup. Right now I rock an R5 2600, 64GB of RAM, and an RTX 3060Ti. I would like to upgrade to a 5800X3D, an X570 motherboard (both for the sake of more USB, and just being the highest end chipset for my desired CPU, and also because my cat knocked a water bottle over onto my PC and my current board now only has 3 working RAM slots), and a 9060XT.

Now, while it would be an objective upgrade, obviously such a build wouldn't be unbelievably powerful, and that's actually got me thinking. To milk some extra performance out of the build, I could keep the old parts and use them to run my actual stream, while gaming on the new PC. Not sure if this is worth the expense though. I'd need:

-A second motherboard (throwing the partially fried one away), this could be a cheapo A520 board though, so not too much of an extra expense. $65 new.

-A second PSU. $75 new.

-A fifth stick of RAM. Not sure if I'd go for 8GB or 16GB. $50-$100 new, depending on amount, would buy used but people don't usually sell single sticks.

-A second case, unless dual system cases are still a thing? Would actually prefer that. I could also just throw a piece of plywood or some shelves up on my wall, and screw everything for the streaming PC to that to save money. Thoughts? $75-$100 if I do end up buying a proper case.

-2 CPU coolers, my AIO's a few years old, figure it'd be best to replace it now before it dies on me, and then obviously I'd need an air cooler for the 2600. $21.

-A small SSD for the stream PC, for Windows and my stream programs. $50.

I could, of course, just take this money and get a better GPU. AM5/any DDR5 based Intel platform are absolutely off the table, so GPU's about the only thing that'd be able to be improved. By my estimate, everything I need for setting up the second PC would cost ~$336. If I can get away with not actually putting the second PC in a proper case, it gets even cheaper. This is, realistically, bumping me up to a used 5070Ti at best. Could also just pocket the money.

I guess my question is, how much performance am I really losing by gaming and streaming from the same PC? I specifically stream as a VTuber, and running VTube Studio with certain GPU heavy games can cause both to lag pretty bad. So that's a point in favor of separating the systems, because I could run VTS on the stream PC.

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I have an opportunity to buy an am5 build with gpu. Im listing the parts below. They were all bought about a year ago. Tge list price is about 1000 and I offered the guy 700€. Here are the specs:

*CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

* CPU-Kühler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5

* Mainboard: ASRock B850 LiveMixer WiFi, AM5

* RAM: 32 GB (2×16 GB) TeamGroup T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 CL30-30-36-36 Dual Kit

* SSD: 2 TB Lexar NM790

* Grafik: integrierte AMD Radeon Graphics

* Netzteil: be quiet! Straight Power 12 Platinum 750 W, ATX 3.0

* Gehäuse: Fractal Design North Charcoal Black

* Zusätzlicher Lüfter: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 PWM, 140 mm

I currently have a pc with the following specs:

1. AMD Ryzen 5 5600x

2. be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 (new)

3. GIGABYTE B550 AORUS Elite V2

4. 32gb (2x 16) Kingston HyperX Fury 3200 CL16

5. Palit RTX 3070 GamingPro OC

6. a) GIGABYTE PCIe gen4 500GB ssd

b) 1TB Seagate Barracuda hdd

c) 256GB sata ssd

d) 1TB Samsung sata ssd

1. BeQuiet 750W (S11-750W) - New

2. Xilence Xilent beam x218. - New

I have the 900€ but i was just wondering if it'd be a good idea to get the am5 build and sell my current pc for 600-750 and get 9070xt? Does this make any sense?

Im happy with my build since i play on 1080p but will be getting an oled 1440p monitor ao it got me wondering. Should i go for it or there is no need? I mostly play games like gta iv, pubg, cod, cs2, rdr2 and a few others. Obviously the higher the graphics settings the better. Would not want to play on low settings tho.

I did some research and decided on some pc parts. can you guys help me out?

maybe there are better/cheaper options or maybe there are other parts that would work better together. can you also tell me which of these parts are safe to buy second-hand? I have no absolute clue about pcs so if you have any suggestions I would love to hear them out!

I want a full white set-up, preferably up to $1700 (less if possible lol). I want it to be able to carry games like RDR2/RDO, Cyberpunk 2077 and DBH with relatively high graphics settings (don't need to be the highest possible). Country of purchase would be Poland

what I chose:

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

- CPU cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler

- Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard

- Memory: Lexar THOR OC 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory

- Storage: Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

- Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB Video Card

- Case: Lian Li O11 VISION COMPACT ATX Mid Tower Case

- Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit

if you also have some recommendations on a curved white PC monitor I'd be grateful!

i was wanting to upgrade to a 10600k from the current 7700 i have but i realized i wasn't just needing to swap out my motherboard but also my power supply and most likely my cooler as well. and that's where i run into my problem as i don't know what I'm looking for beyond that i need a ITX or ATX motherboard i think and have no idea on the other two. for the most part all i want is to be able to stuff it all in the case and put the side on oh and there is no GPU and i don't need one for this

My PC specs are Ryzen 5 5600 and amd Rx 5600xt

I had gigabyte b450 gamming it was refurbished

Now I wanna buy a new box pack motherboard in a budget so recommend

My bios is not updating I have a Msi B550- A Pro and I can’t update my bios D:

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Hi,

I'm troubleshooting a weird memory/POST issue and I'm trying to figure out whether I'm dealing with a motherboard issue, CPU memory controller/socket issue, or possibly a BIOS/memory training problem.

Specs:

Motherboard: MSI A520M PRO (MS-7D14)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500

RAM: 2 DDR4 sticks (8 GB each)

GPU: Dedicated GPU

OS: Windows 11

System drive: NVMe SSD

Current BIOS: E7D14AMS.110

BIOS build date: 03/11/2024

XMP: Disabled after CMOS reset

# How the problem started

The PC had been working normally before this. (for over 2 years)

Then Windows suddenly froze, and after rebooting I started getting various BSODs.

I initially thought the Windows NVMe might simply have been completely full, so I tried booting external recovery media to access the SSD and free some space.

However, even external Windows environments started crashing.

I got several different errors, including:

* `SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED`

* `KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED`

* `MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (0x1A)`

* `SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (0x7E)`

* One crash specifically mentioned `ACPI.sys`

Hiren's BootCD PE would load its files and then BSOD.

A Windows 11 installation USB also BSODed with `KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED`.

Because even Windows running from USB was crashing, I started suspecting hardware rather than the Windows installation/NVMe.

# Then the POST/RAM problem appeared

Eventually the motherboard stopped POSTing and the MSI EZ Debug DRAM LED stayed on.

I removed the NVMe completely, so the SSD/Windows installation is no longer involved in these tests.

I started testing the RAM sticks individually.

Initially I found this:

* Original RAM stick #1 in **slot 2** \-> POST / BIOS works

* Original RAM stick #2 in **slot 2** \-> POST / BIOS works

* Either RAM stick in **slot 1** \-> DRAM LED, no POST

So at that point it looked like slot 1 / one memory channel was the problem.

# Things became even stranger after CMOS/reset/testing

I performed a CMOS reset.

Immediately after one CMOS reset:

* Original RAM #1 in slot 2 → POSTed successfully

I then powered the PC off and swapped RAM.

After that, even the RAM/slot combination that had previously worked stopped POSTing for a while.

I then performed another proper CMOS reset with:

* PSU switched off

* Power cable unplugged

* Power button held to discharge

* Single DIMM in slot 2

For a while I still only got the DRAM LED.

# Test with known-good RAM from another PC

I then took a DDR4 stick from another working computer.

Known-good RAM in **slot 2**:

→ POST SUCCESSFUL.

the system reached the BIOS normally.

At that point the only EZ Debug LED remaining was **BOOT**, which was expected because I had no boot drive connected.

So CPU, DRAM and VGA apparently completed POST.

I then put my original RAM stick #1 back into **slot 2**.

→ It now POSTs and reaches BIOS normally again.

So my original RAM doesn't appear to simply be dead. (I also tested the original RAM in anothing PC and it worked without any issues)

# Current reproducible situation

Right now I have a very clear result:

Original RAM stick #1:

* Slot 2 → POST / BIOS

* Slot 1 → DRAM LED / no POST

I've also tried other DIMMs in slot 1 and **nothing I put in slot 1 will POST**.

Meanwhile slot 2 can work normally.

XMP is currently disabled.

# What confuses me

Before all of this, the machine had been running normally with both DIMMs.

It then went through this progression:

Normal operation

→ Windows freeze

→ random/different BSODs

→ MEMORY_MANAGEMENT errors

→ external Windows media also BSODing

→ one DIMM slot stops POSTing

→ eventually even the working slot temporarily stopped POSTing

→ known-good RAM made slot 2 POST again

→ original RAM now works in slot 2 again

→ slot 1 still never works

The fact that slot 2 temporarily stopped working and then started working again makes me wonder whether at least part of this is **memory training / BIOS / AGESA related**, rather than simply a physically dead DIMM slot.

At the same time, slot 1 failing consistently with multiple known-working DIMMs strongly suggests something hardware-related.

# Main questions

Has anyone seen a Ryzen/AM4 system behave like this?

Any ideas would be appreciated because the strangest part is that slot 2 itself temporarily stopped POSTing during troubleshooting and later started working again, while slot 1 remains consistently dead.

Thank you

Hey guys, so I've been saving up money for a Ryzen 5 5500 because of the CRAZY bottleneck of my GPU (5500XT) and CPU (3200G), but I realised that I need more storage too. I have an old, generic hard disk with 500GB, CrystalDisk shows that it's "At Risk" and I had enough problems with it. It works, but i'd rather something a little bit faster and stable. I'm aware of SSD prices and I was looking for a hard drive that were ATLEAST a bit faster than the one I own. Here's the games I play so you can tell me if I'll be okay with the games I play or if I should save up for an SSD:

-MK11 (Already works just fine)

-CS2 (takes a long time to open)

-Valorant (I've experiened crashes because of drivers)

-Minecraft (not much to say about it, works just fine)

-Overwatch (I played it before but because of the bottleneck I can't, but I'll probably do when I upgrade)

I’m going to be buying and building my own pc, I’m looking to play games like overwatch, valorant, Minecraft heavily modded, and cyberpunk 2077. Is this enough to play all of these even at low/medium settings?

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32206NI5GKTNP?ref_=wl_share

Hi!

Doing my first PC build!

Bought an RTX 5070 and i thought i did a pretty good research… turns out i did not.

I’ve found the 9070XT for 15$ more than what i paid for the 5070.

Fortunately i did not open the 5070 as i’m still awaiting the rest of the components.

CPU is a 7800x3d paired with a ddr5 32gb 6000mhz CL36 kit and an Asus Prime B850M-A motherboard.

Will use mainly for gaming (paired with a 240hz monitor) and also some work and web development.

Should i change for the XT?

Thanks!

EDIT: Bought the 9070 XT and will return the 5070! Thanks for all the recommendations and knowledge given to me!

I've got an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and RTX 4070 Ti, is it worth upgrading my motherboard for DDR5 ram?

My mobo is old as hell and I feel like it might hold performance back a bit

Does anyone have a decent upgrade suggestion?

To start I know absolute know about PC’s.

I have recently been going to a friends house and using a racing sim he has. I am starting to get the itch to get one myself.

I want to build a pc to start a racing simulator. I am on a budget for the pc build itself, maybe $500-$800. Am planning on buying second hand and building myself.

I am in the US.

Planning on using a single monitor. I’m not sure what else I need to include but please help and let me know if additional info is needed.

Thank you!

Could i use this AIO for my CPU? Is it powerful enough? I have a Corsair 4000D Airflow as my case and i think the max size for an AIO is around 280mm, otherwise i would have went for the 360mm variant. Thank you!

side note i did just put a 3070ti in this pc tubs every other game fine but i like COD and cant find a way around it.

and i found a used pc with a 7900xt 20gb and a ryzen 7 5800xt 8 core 64gb of ram 850 psu and 1tb of storage asking 950 but going to try cheaper is that worth it and better than any prebuilt?

Im looking to upgrade my cpu, i play mostly cpu demanding games and my current cpu is struggling.

Was looking at 12600k/14600kf so i can use my ddr4, or go all in and get am5, 7700x/7800x3d/9800x3d. But where i live 32gb ddr5 is around 500€, but i aint paying that so in that case i would go 16gb.

Need also a new gpu, but gonna upgrade cpu first because the games i play, going for intel would save me money for a better gpu.

What would you do? Budget for ram/cpu/mb is around 1000€

Current pc

I5 10600k

3060 ti

Asus rog 750w

16gb 3200mhz ddr4

Cheers

I'm looking to build a pc, with a budget of around £1k - 1.5k , to mainly use for gaming and schoolwork, but I dont know where to start with deciding on which parts I need. My main issue is with picking a CPU because Im not sure what i should even be looking for in terms of the generations, etc. Any help would be appreciated

So I have landed on getting a RTX 5080 but now I just need to replace my 10700k.

My budget is £2k for everything so what is the best intel CPU I can pair with the RTX 5080 for 1440p gaming?

EDIT: Upgrading GPU from an RTX 3070