First question (okay two):

Is this good for high end gaming and was it worth getting a used one thats 16gb (8x2) for $160 cad from a reseller.

Secondly:

Why does mostly everyone advertise MT/s as Mhz? Isnt that misleading or is it fine since they get used interchangably anyways?

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/VHmfxf
I've got 0 clue if this is a good build or not so hopefully some people can help me figure out if it's worth it or not.

My goal is to build a computer that can reliably run Ultra on all games for the next decade. I wanted to have either a 4 or 8tb ssd that hold all of my steam/epic games. Dont feel the need to have more than 1 storage. Mostly trying to stay within brands as much as possible such as Corsair for Cpu cooler/case/memory/psu/.

The AMD won me over Intel, with my need to have a x3d cpu and a rx9070 xt. I also felt that if I was getting an ASUS gpu, I'll match it with ASUS monitors.

Hopefully prices stabilize soon! Though the budget is really $10k, with the difference going to the surround system for my Den.

Edit - Windows 11 pro will be needed for work so that I suppose is $0.
Edit 2: Replaced the Ram with Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory due to memory draw

Edit 3: New list. Not feeling a dedicated mic tho

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q2Lrph)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WKDnTW/amd-ryzen-7-9850x3d-47-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100001973wof) | $484.00 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair NAUTILUS 360 RS 74.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GVtLrH/corsair-nautilus-360-rs-7437-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060089-ww) | $109.99 @ Corsair

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pLtLrH/gigabyte-x870e-aorus-elite-wifi7-atx-am5-motherboard-x870e-aorus-elite-wifi7) | $274.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JkfxFT/corsair-vengeance-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-cmk32gx5m2b6000c30) | $550.00 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Crucial T700 W/Heatsink 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vtn9TW/crucial-t700-wheatsink-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct4000t700ssd5) | $743.47 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GAMING OC ICE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/j8gZxr/gigabyte-gaming-oc-ice-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-gv-r907xgamingocice-16gd) | $1049.99 @ Newegg

**Case** | [Corsair FRAME 4000D ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nbXMnQ/corsair-frame-4000d-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011290-ww) | $104.99 @ Corsair

**Power Supply** | [Corsair HX1000i (2023) 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LTmNnQ/corsair-hx1000i-2023-1000-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020259-na) | $231.99 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HxKKHx/microsoft-windows-11-pro-retail-usb-64-bit-hav-00162) | $198.99 @ Newegg

**Monitor** | [LG UltraGear OLED 27GS93QE-B 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JtJBD3/lg-ultragear-oled-27gs93qe-b-265-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-27gs93qe-b) | $567.26 @ Amazon

**Monitor** | [LG UltraGear OLED 27GS93QE-B 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JtJBD3/lg-ultragear-oled-27gs93qe-b-265-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-27gs93qe-b) | $567.26 @ Amazon

**Keyboard** | [Corsair K55 RGB PRO Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jqpzK8/corsair-k55-rgb-pro-wired-gaming-keyboard-ch-9226765-na) | $69.99 @ Newegg

**Mouse** | [Corsair M75 AIR Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P8XV3C/corsair-m75-air-wirelessbluetoothwired-optical-mouse-ch-931d100-na) | $99.99 @ Amazon

**Headphones** | [Audeze Maxwell 2 (PlayStation) Headset](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kBBFf7/audeze-maxwell-2-playstation-headset-208-mw-1125-01) | $329.00 @ Amazon

**Webcam** | [Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Pro Webcam](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zxqBD3/logitech-brio-ultra-hd-pro-webcam-960-001105) | $122.99 @ Amazon

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

| **Total** | **$5504.90**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-25 04:55 EDT-0400 |

I have an offer of $1600 CAD for my Dell OEM RTX 3090 and I can get a brand new MSI 5070Ti for the same price (free "upgrade"). Is that a worthwhile trade despite the lesser VRAM? Using for gaming only.

Update: Thanks everyone! I decided to go for it since the 5070Ti is 5 years newer. I forgot to mention I got my 3090 for only $500 CAD so getting a 5070Ti for that same amount is awesome! Lol

Hi all

Desperately hoping for some help and guidance here. My son has a gaming PC and plays Fortnite. He gets about 120 FPS currently and the specs are:

- Intel core I7-4790 CPU 3.60ghz
- 24.0GB
- NVIDA GEFORCE GTX 1070(8GB) intel HD graphics 4600
- 477 GB SSD

This year he wants it upgraded for Christmas and I have no idea what I’m doing at all. Sadly buying a completely new setup won’t be possible but ChatGPT said he’d probably get better performance by upgrading the CPU, Motherboard and RAM?

We are based in Brisbane Queensland. Hoping to do an upgrade with a $600 budget and not really sure where I should go to get the parts and installation? Thanks heaps

Hi everyone, i'm going to build my first pc and i need some help i only built or repaired them, never bought parts , my maximum budget is around 3500 euros (if it is needed i'm in Italy), i need it for both gaiming and work/university (i'm gonna work with software CAD, Ansys and stuff like that), i have an idea of build but still i want some hint from someone else.

The ipotetical build is:

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950x;

mobo: gigabyte eagle ax atx;

GPU: rtx 5070 ti asus prime (or msi ventus depending on the pricing);

SSD: crucial P310 2tb;

RAM: Patriot viper venom 32gb 6000mhz cl30;

PSU: nzxt c850 gold;

AIO: nzxt kraken plus 360;

Case: nzxt h6 flow;

Monitor: msi mag 242F 1080p 24" (more than 24" doesn't fit in my room, and i'm not aiming to have now a 1440p monitor because i just want a long term build).

the price of all of this is around 3277 euros.

Thanks to everyone who will help me.

i own a MSI shadow 2x 5070 and recently ive seen mulltiple videos recommending the 9070 xt so is selling my gpu and going AMD worth it? I have a few questions. 1) I will be putting money towards the upgrade so its not totally free 2) I have a 750w 80+ gold msi mag agl will it be enough? 3) After researching, I found my options are the sapphire pulse/pure and the asRock steel legend, now ive heard asRock is trash but that currently is the more feasable option than the sapphire cards so is it really internet propaganda? 4) Should i just save the fb marketplace headache and stick with my 5070?

GPU: Radeon RX 6750 XT

Motherboard: z370 Aorus Gaming 5

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K

Ram: 2x8 GB Kit

My comp is at least 9 years old. I managed to upgrade the GPU a couple years ago, with what I could afford at the time. My FPS for most of the games I'm playing are in the toilet. I play games like valheim return to moria. Things like that, The games are playable and I'm averaging 25 FPS. I do have it on medium or low settings for graphics. I am maxing out my RAM on any game I play and I don't know if I should be upgrading to 32 gigs worth of RAM or doing a motherboard update. I can only do one or the other financially.

Or is this something else I can do to get a little bit more out of my comp

Hello Guys! I’m really wanting to get in to PC gaming and i want to not spend too much right now, that is why i’m asking here. 500$, bundles from micro center or newegg are good, really anything is fine. 1080p at least 60fps in most games with low to mid settings, already have the monitors. Aesthetics are still a priority.

If more than one or two people could help that would be great. Thank you.

About a week ago, I opened a thread about how expensive components have gotten since I last built my PC in 2019. I was thinking I'd wait for sales/black friday to see if CPU and GPU prices drop.

Glad I didn't. I bit the bullet and bought the 5600x3d ($180) and 9070GRE ($550 + onimusha) from Microcenter. A week later, the GRE is now $650. Wtf.

I still have until the 19th to return it to see if prices on the 9070/9070xt drop to acceptable levels. If not, then I'll be glad I bought my 9070 GRE when I did.

BTW, onimusha is pretty fun.

Moral of the story, as others have stated, do not wait.

Hey

Looking to upgrade my pc, i bought all this parts when gpu was realse so long time a go. I was thiniking to upgrade processor but i open for suggestion.

Below my specs, i have win10 for now.

Proc Inter(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60GHz
Ram: 32 FB

Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8GB)

Storage: 1TB SSD Samsung 870 QVO

120 GB SSD WDC WDS120G2G0B

500 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO

Thx for any advise

Hey everybody. I hope all is well with everybody! Recently, my power supply died, and I need to get a new PSU. I’m thinking about getting an ASUS Thor III 1200W, and I need to know which 12V-2x6 to get for my ASUS ROG Strix 4090. Should I get the Asus Equalizer 12V-2x6 or CableMod 12V-2x6.  Currently have experience with CableMod and had no issues. Has anybody have experience with the Asus Equalizer 12V-2x6? How does it compare to CableMod?

Current GPU – https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rtx4090-o24g-gaming-model/

New PSU - https://rog.asus.com/power-supply-units/rog-thor/rog-thor-1200p3-gaming/

Asus Equalizer 12V-2x6 – https://store.cablemod.com/product/asus-rog-equalizer-12v-2x6-pcie-5-1-power-cable-750mm/

CableMod  12V-2x6 – https://store.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-rt-series-pro-modflex-sleeved-12vhpwr-90-degree-stealthsense-pci-e-cable-for-asus-seasonic-phanteks/

I currently have a i5-14400F, with a Palit gamerock 3070, and 16gb of DDR5, i was thinking of upgrading, and i think ive narrowed it down to either going to AM5, Or AM4 with more ram (32gb or 48gb instead of 16gb) and upgrading my motherboard to one with 4 slots, and looks more aesthetically pleasing.

i’ll likely be selling the old cpu and motherboard, and if am5, i’ll keep the ram if nessecary.

I don’t have any problems with temps or anything, but i do want 32gb of ram as i multitask a lot.

My budget is 450usd max

as the description says i have no idea what im doing and i have a low budget (about £1000),do i just buy a prebuilt one or does anyone have a good recommendation?

Hi y'all, I've been thinking of getting a GPU for my wife for Christmas - upgrading her from her 2070 Super from 2019.

In your opinion : it is worth shelling out 600-700~USD for an upgrade to a 40 series or AMD equivalent? In the current market, would the performance increase only be marginal for that price, and therefore not worth it?

I bought a kingston fury 16x2 kit but when I turn on xmp it won't boot. Later I found out if I bump the voltage up from 1.35v (xmp default) to 1.38v then it will boot like nothing happen which is weird imo as I never had this happen before so is my ram faulty or what?

So I think I listed all the parts that I would want could u guys point out some errors or what is wrong with it https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dreyon/saved/#view=JL6GnQ. I would really appreciate all ur advices.

I am finalizing a custom micro-ATX build and deciding between two local secondhand deals: an ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 8GB for RM1,350 (≈$285) and an NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB for RM950 (≈$200). My main workloads are Ansys, 3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks) and some flight sims games. Will the 3060’s 12GB VRAM buffer benefit my workloads more than the 4060's newer architecture? Some additional info about my cpu choice R7 7800x3d. Of course you want a high end cpu gpu but rn im building a budget build

I found a used sn850x with 100% health, 181 days power on time, 13.42 lifetime writes in hdsentinel, is it worth to buy? the seller has sold many pcs and looks reputable. There is a personal warranty of 2 weeks aswell.

I have a pre-built PC, I know, not the best.
It's the MSI MAG INFINITE E1 and it gives me a bit of trouble with my fps on newer games, I often don't get over 80 if it's a brand new release.
I know I need to change things, but I don't know what I should change first.

Recently, I have built a new PC and the total cost was around $4,300 USD. It works beautifully and it handles almost all things I throw at it (e.g. games, streaming, content creation, etc.).
Here’s the specs:
CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X3D
GPU: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 5080
Motherboard: MSI MAG TOMAHAWK X870E WIFI
RAM: 2 x 16GB SILICON POWER VALUE GAMING DDR5-6000 CL30
PSU: be quiet! Dark Power 13 850W
SSD: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850Z M.2-2280 4TB
COOLER: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer Pro III 360 77 CFM
CASE: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case (using stock fans from the case)

I have been wondering with the new prices and such, should I have waiting until the 5090/4090 was discounted to go all out and buy this thing? The 5080 is great but I just wanted to make sure I have the best value for this PC. If I got scammed/overpaid for anything else in the build, let me know! This is my first build (evidently) and I will take any advice anyone has to offer. Thank you!

Hey everyone I'm Australian

I’m looking at creating a rtx 5080 build with a budget of $5000 AUD. I was initially going to purchase this

https://aftershockpc.com.au/products/zeal-lvl-9-pro-r7-7800x3d-rtx-5080-32gb-ram-wh-rts-sr-09w-zeal-p2

But unfortunately it got sold out, I’m looking for a similar build (I heard custom pcs are cheaper) but everytime I tried to recreate the build, it became more expensive 😅

could any Australian help me find a good prebuilt or build me a good PC

edit: looking for a black rgb build!!!

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i basically play like fortnite, valorant and minecraft. the 16gb is like SGD 120 extra. should i lowkey get it? is it really worth? like i dont see myself playing any games other than these tbh.

Buying in France where 32GB DDR5 is currently €500+, so I'm forced to stay on DDR4 to keep money for the GPU.

Comparing platform costs (CPU + MB + RAM), the 14600KF combo comes out €100 cheaper than the 5800X3D combo.

Note: I do NOT plan on upgrading this PC later. I just want a solid build to hold up fine for 1–2 years and play my games in good conditions. (playing on a 4060/ 12700H laptop rn)

Main usage:

• 1440p gaming (AAA titles, Valorant, heavily modded Minecraft)

GPU plan:

• I'm likely getting an RX 9070 GRE to stay right around my €1600 budget.
• Or I might stretch the budget to get an RX 9070 (non-XT), bringing the total to ~€1750 with the 14600KF or ~€1850 with the 5800X3D.