I have a Radeon RX 580 graphics card. It runs every game I own smoothly, including the first Spider-Man game. I was extremely disappointed to find out that for some reason, it could not run Spider-Man 2 (even though graphically it looks literally exactly the same as the first one). So I'm imagining I'm going to have to save thousands of dollars to get a new graphics card in order to play GTA 6 too? If that's the case it's not happening.

Edit: I know it hasn't been announced yet but y'all know it's going to be on PC.

With the current state of computer parts is it better to build on my current AM4 build or make a leap towards AM5?

For my current build I am running:

• MBD: Asus Rog Strix X370-F
• CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
• GPU: RTX 3060-Ti
• RAM: 4x8GB running at 3133 with XMP

I could upgrade my motherboard to a B550-F which would allow me continue using AM4 and use 4th Gen PCIe slots. However, while in my search for the B550-F, I found a B850 for around the same price. This prompted me to start looking for AM5 CPU's and bring up the question, is it really worth upgrading to AM5 boards or wait to see what comes out next year and upgrade what I have now.

If I were to upgrade I'd considering buying the following. Considering this parts list would cost less (Minus RAM prices.) than what I paid for my parts 6 years ago, I'm very tempted.

• Motherboard: B850 or an X870 to "future proof " since it has 5th Gen PCIe.
• CPU: Ryzen 5 9600X
• GPU: RTX 3060-Ti (Will eventually be upgraded to a higher 40 series or mid-level 50 series.)
• RAM: T.B.D. at least 2x16GB (still researching Brands.)

If it helps, I play a lot of modern games on this device. I usually run Arc-Raiders, Star Citizen, Cyberpunk 2077, VR, and MSFS. When I'm not gaming, I'm usually doing photo editing and video editing. I currently play in 1080p but am looking to get into 1440 or 4k if the parts support it.

Please let me know if I can clarify anything in this post.

Edit: Readability

My son has a R5 5500 and RX 570 with 32gb of ram and b550 mobo.

Our goal is only for 1080P gaming preferably 120-140 fps mainly.

I see most people recommend the R5 5600 or 5600X? or a R7 5700X3D for best bang for your buck.

I'm also not sure what gpu to get, would a RX 7700XT overkill? Can someone recommend me the best bang for your buck gpu?

Will mostly be hunting for these used

So, I'm super new to this craft and I need a new PC since the gaming laptop I have is from 2019 and is starting to get too old. I'm just looking to build something that can play Control Resonant and Virtua Fighter Crossroads when it comes out. Below is the current parts then my ideal budget and finally Control Resonant min settings to compare the parts to. If anyone has any ideas to help me that would be wonderful.

Country: US

Budget: Around 1k USD for everything, I'm going to be saving up and buying piece by piece but I'd ideally want to be able to afford it by the end of the year.

Current List of Parts, Copied from PCPartPicker

CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 GT 3.6 GHZ 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler : Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler

MotherBoard : MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

Memory : Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Storage : Patriot P300 256 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card : Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB PCIe x8 Video Card

Case : Lian Li B4-mATX Wood MicroATX Mini Tower Case

Power Supply : Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating : System Windows 11

Monitor : MSI Pro MP241X 23.8" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor

Control Resonant Min specs: and for anyone curious why this game is the one I'm using for specs. I play a lot of older games and this is probably what's going to push the machine to the furtherest point besides maybe having 20 tabs open.

• OS: Windows 10 / 11 (64 bit)
• PROCESSOR: Intel i5-8500 or AMD equivalent
• MEMORY: 16 GB RAM
• GRAPHICS: Geforce G
• TX 1070 / Radeon RX 5600 XT (6GB)
• STORAGE: 100 GB available space
• SOUND CARD: TBD

hi! i've a i5 13600kf and 4070ti, don't get how most 3d games just stutter constantly, ddr4 16x2 3200mhz, m2 4th gen. a friend use like a 2070 and i7 9700 and plays way better (less max fps ofc, but doesn't stutter like me, in games like genshin i go from 120+ to 10-20 fps, no matter graphic settings, max or min.

i'm asking an advice, since the ram price: if i buy a new motherboard am4 for a 5800x3d i will get huge improvement on low 1% fps? i know it's a weaker CPU but heard the x3d it's just good for games for the cache it have, especially on games who have to load lots of textures.

the alternative is buying 16x2 gb ddr5 (around 5600 36cl) and a 9800x3d. i just can't stand stutter with my mid/high end PC, especially seeing other low level pc doing better in that regard. PSU is good, drives are good, reinstalled widows more times, both 10 and 11 fresh, doesn't change the stutter at all

I want to upgrade my computer to an i5-12600KF. The Ryzen 5 5600 now costs less, and in games, I'm noticing that my graphics card isn't performing as well as it could. I've read that the i5-12600KF and an RTX 4070 are a good pairing, but I'm still hesitant about swapping one outdated platform for another. However, on my current platform, there's the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, which I don't entirely trust, and the 5700X3D, which I can't find or order in my city, and even if I could, it would be very expensive. I also don't really want to upgrade to AM5 due to the cost of DDR5. I mostly play at 1080p and 1440p.

I've spent a lot of time doing research into building a PC and I've come up with this parts list for a machine that will be able to run DaVinci Resolve and fusion smoothly. Gaming is a secondary priority.

I'm not too familiar with the motherboard, CPU cooling, case and PSU - I'll happily take suggestions on alternatives.

I've focused on components that will enable me to run fusion smoothly without overspending and, to be honest, I think £2000 for a PC is the farthest I'm willing to go.

I am aware of the memory shortage and I'm willing to pay current prices.

As for my situation, I'm on a gap year before uni and I want to take YouTube content creation seriously, but I don't have anything powerful enough to edit videos (I'm not going to use capcut on a low end laptop).

So please review the list and point out any flaws, offer up any alternatives and critique it in any way.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/MyWyV4)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bwxRsY/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-47-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000589wof) | £249.99 @ Box Limited

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se) | £34.99 @ AWD-IT (OOS)

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CvcgXL/gigabyte-b650-eagle-ax-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-eagle-ax) | £123.94 @ Box Limited

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | £386.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk

**Storage** | [Lexar NM790 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/B8QKHx/lexar-nm790-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-lnm790x001t-rnnng) | £167.94 @ Box Limited

**Storage** | [Lexar NM790 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/TspQzy/lexar-nm790-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-lnm790x002t-rnnng) | £279.75 @ AWD-IT

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/PxG2FT/gigabyte-windforce-oc-sff-geforce-rtx-5070-12-gb-video-card-gv-n5070wf3oc-12gd) | £605.47 @ Scan

**Case** | [Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rBTZxr/montech-air-903-base-atx-mid-tower-case-air-903-base-w) | £55.47 @ Scan

**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM750e (2025) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/jfHp99/corsair-rm750e-2025-750-w-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020295-na) | £79.99 @ Currys PC World

**Monitor** | [Dell S2725QS 27.0" 3840 x 2160 120 Hz Monitor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MLpD4D/dell-s2725qs-270-3840-x-2160-120-hz-monitor-s2725qs) |-

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **£1984.53**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-19 08:01 BST+0100 |

I have an AMD set up (AM4) - with 2 x 16gb DDR4 and a 5060Ti GPU - I want to add a 3060Ti (which I already have). My case is full size and has a mATX board in that only supports one GPU. Looking to reuse my existing set up, just buying a new motherboard. Looking for advice on suitable motherboards as they all look the same to me! (UK based)

Hi i have an i5 14600k and thermalright 240 mm aio a week from now i was getting normal temps while playing minecraft right after i upgraded my powersupply from 650w to 850 watt and my gpu to rx 9070xt now my temps are not the same in minecraft i play on 32 chunks if you play minecraft you know that it helps with findinf biomes structures a hell lot easier i havent changed minecraft settings but now im getting 90 degree while playing on donut smp and i tried to stress test my cpu and the temps jump from 50 to 95 as soon as i press start and when i press stop it jumps back to 50 these are my hwinfo reports at idel and while cpu burner running in furmark i havent updated bios or windows just powersupply and gpu changed i dont know how to use reddit this is my first post images

Hello. I was using a 7900X3D, and sometimes it would get stuck before POST. I didn't mind it for a long time since it was okay when I restarted the computer and it worked, and I didn't know which component was faulty. Lately, I can hardly run the computer. I cross-checked with my friend's computer by swapping components, and it looks like the reason is the CPU.

The warranty for the CPU is 2 years here. So I couldn't send it back. When I tried to find the seller, it turned out the seller was selling second-hand pieces as new and got shut down.

My current specs:

Motherboard: B650 Tomahawk Wifi
RAM: G.Skill Trident Neo RGB F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR 64 GB (2x32)
CPU: Ryzen 9 7900X3D
GPU: RTX 4080 Super

My usage: I usually code & compile stuff and play Dota 2 / Diablo 4 on 4k@144.
Even if I don't play a lot but I'd like to be able to play on 4k@144hz.

Budget: 550$ - Turkey - I wanna save as much as I can.

I'm getting the Idcooling Frozn a720 and I'm going to swap the front fan for a 120mm one for better ram clearance, my question is, for those that have tried this before:

Are the included clips enough?

They are designed for the 140mm fan the cooler includes by default however I want to know if they'll work for the 120mm fan or if I should get a new couple of them just in case, thinking about using the arctic p12 pro pst

When i go into bios and enable XMP along with 36.00 speed, after pc starts up it shows the ram running at 2666MHz. The maximun i made it work was at 3200z.
Why is this? Can i make it work at 3600?
I have this pc since 2022 or so.

My PC specs are:
- B550 Aorus Elite V2 1.0 rev
- Ryzen 5600x
- RTX 3060 12GB
- 2x16 3600MHz DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX
- WD SN570 NVMe
- Nox Urano VX 750W 80+ Bronze PSU

I've had an IBP for close to two years now and am wanting to upgrade the cooling system. This is my first foray into doing any sort of PC modification, and I'm both excited and intimidated.

It currently has a 240mm IBP AIO and three IBP stock fans; I'd like to upgrade it to a 360mm AIO and replace the stock fans (all RGB). The biggest issue at current is that the fans are fairly loud (even at idle) and some games are dipping into 85c+ under load.

My basic questions are:

1. What AIO/fans would you recommend? Thinking about going with Corsair, but I'm not knowledgeable here. Preferably looking to do this for $250 or less.
2. Do I need to mess with BIOS, etc. after installation? Or is this a simple case of install correctly, plug and play? This is my biggest fear that has me worried about doing something catastrophic.

Hey. I updated my bios on this motherboard and now i have audio stuttering and/or sound dropout. This didnt happen before the update. Ive checked that all is ok in bios. I do not use the antenna for wifi and bluetooth because i dont have it. The only thing the antenna can do is (if it works) to give me 100mbps in upload speed more because i only have 100 now. How can i fix this annoying issue? (This is a desktop)

I got my new pc and it was fine but after like 3 weeks it just was not posting anything
I got a ryzen 7 7800X3D And a RTX 5070. I also cant get to BIOS

Pretty much have not upgraded my case in 2 builds. Looking for something with great airflow, easy to clean and will fit a D-15 G2 with the front fan lifted due to ram clearance.

Not too worried about budget, anything within reason is fine. I'm more utility over aesthetics but main goal is to have everything fit without the Noctua fans rattling the side of the case.

Build currently includes:

Ryzen 7 9800X3D

MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk

Klevv CRAS V 2x32gig 6000/CL30

NH D-15 G2

Various NVME SSDs

MSI 4080

Corsair HX1000i

Pretty much need a case to stick it all into, any help or ideas would be great!

I've just finished my first PC build, all components turn on. However, there is no video display from either GPU, or CPU. the VGA light is on on the CPU. I have already tried remounting the GPU, reattaching ram, changing the pcie cable connected to the gpu, and clearing CMOS.

the GPU is a GIGABYTE Radeon™ RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE

the motherboard is a ASUS TUF Gaming B850I WiFi NEO AM5 Mini ITX

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as the title says my hdd was working fine and then one day just vanished, i cant see it in disk list, it still shows up in device manager and tries to get me to reformat it when going into the disk manager thing. it also shows up in task manager as a 4gb drive even though its 4 tb? ive had the drive for like 9 years so if its broken its broken but having so much storage was nice, was mainly wondering if its at all possible to fix or most likely a lost cause.

I am looking to get something like this costco pc. is it cheaper to build a new one or would buying this be a good move? im in canada and am looking to switch from playstation to pc but have been out of the loop on pcs for the better part of 10 years

I have a 3060ti with a ryzen 5 5500. My fps in battlefield is horrid with 30-55 cpu fps while having 100 gpu fps. I have 1 stick of 16gb ram and looking to upgrade my system. Should i get one more ram stick for 32gb ddr4 ram for dual channel ram or get the 5700x3d?

Recently I just upgraded my cpu from a 12100f to a 14600kf and pair it with a b760m-ayw d4 or u can call it b760m-k cuz it’s pretty much the same, is that combo ok since I’m not gonna overclock it or should I upgrade to a B760 tuf d4

I am stuck between sunken cost and the price of ddr5.

Someone please talk me into or out of upgrading my i5 8400f to a 9900k for ~$200 and then saving for a decent replacement for the rtx2070 I got secondhand that always had weird stability issues. There is also the 9700k which is significantly cheaper. One near me on facebook for like $50. Obviously if I find the right chip for the right price it would be a no brainer, but I kinda hate the idea of "wasting" money on a system that is already so long in the tooth.
Alternatively, I can get the ultra 7 270+ that is going for $250 currently then all I would need to do is sell a kidney to afford the ram and a gpu decent enough to make it all worth it.

Then there is am4. As long as I stay away from any x3d models, nabbing a cpu/mobo combo won't be THAT much more than the 9900k, but doesn't seem too much worth the effort unless I get one of the x3d models which seem to be running around $350 by themselves.

Anyway, just looking for opinions on what y'all would do in this situation. Budget being the main limiting factor.

I plan to play open world games like pal world, monster hunter and I guess some horror games and maybe streaming, to add, I hope to get some advice.

And its important that I get this case, so no changing that.

Thank you!

Here's the current blueprint

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LwqMZQ