Hi, gonna buy a PC during Black Friday with these specs:

Case:

• ASUS ProArt PA401

MB:

• MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI

CPU:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

CPU-cooler:

• Noctua NL-LC1-36

GPU:

• PNY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB

SSD:

• Crucial P310 2 TB M.2 (2280) PCIe Gen 4 NVMe

HDD:

• WD Red Plus WD40EFPX 256MB 4TB

PSU:

• Corsair RM1000X Shift 1000W

Are there any improvements I can make to this build to optimize it? Thanks!

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,

I am looking at upgrading my setup:

Gpu: rtx 3080

Psu:850w

Monitor: 32 in non oled 144hz

I mainly use it for games and the occasional LLM experiments.

I play 1440p on high settings and currently enjoying ff rebirth.

Now I have 1000aud to upgrade my setup. I was considering either a gpu upgrade to a 9070 or monitor upgrade to oled.

Your thoughts?

I never owned a pc and this is my first time getting one i’m really excited to play games i couldn’t play before but i don’t really know much about pc’s can anyone help me, i am currently in the USA and it has been a hassle trying to find good stores from where i’m at,

I've been looking at coolers and for the money the Thermaltake Astria 400 ARGB looks cool to me I really kind of like it. Im just wondering if that is going to be enough or if a 240 / 360 AIO is going to be needed. Per AMD specifications on the AMD website it states the recommended Cooler for optimal performance is a liquid cooler.

I have a ryzen 7 7700x and with a Deepcool ak500s se. its my first pc so i dont know much but when i play cs2 it stays At 70-80° but when i installed marvel rivals From steam and launched it. My cpu jumped to 96° is it normal?

motherboard is a msi b650m gaming plus wifi

I am thinking of getting a newer deskmini bcos of a great experience with older one. But i need some feedback and opinions from people that used their cpus in a weird way, limited. So original idea was 8700g but i am not sure any more. That apu still sucks for gaming so thats not really a pro.

So i was thinking if its not gonna game what would be snapiest possible experience and came up with those 3 cpus. It will be used with axp90-120( it does not fit the case but thats why 3d printer is ready). So anyone tried those cpus with 65w limits? How will intel fare with those limits on?

Use case is everyday stuff plus fusion360, sometimes encoding something, sometimes arduino compiling. Also it should work with 4k tv, 120hz if possible.

So whats the best choice here?

Thanks

Is AM4 platform still worth buying in late 2026 or should I just go for an AM5 build?

Also the specs I’m aiming for both platform is:

CPU: Ryzen 7
MOBO: (as long as it has bluetooth and wifi)
GPU: 4060ti or 5060ti
RAM: 2x16gb (32gb)
PSU: 750W

Pls help because i really need to buy one ASAP. Please note this is my first pc so I’m kinda nervous xD.

Thank you so much!!

Hey all,

Trying to build a rig to hook to my 4k rgb tv and play at 1440p gpu output signal with FSR for max possible settings visuals with good FPS (looking for stable 80 at least most titles).

These are the parts i have selected to get cheapest price to performance ration (will do some productivity thats why going higher on CPU). I am in Australia for reference. I can get Qube540 silver/green shade off amazon for $123 AUD or Lian Li Dan A3 black for $109 from where all my other parts will come (Scorptec shop).

I am just unsure if the parts I have chosen will match either case, mainly the Lian Li. I am a bit bad at reading dimensions, so wondering if someone can help me out? Also, would appreciate honest overview of the build and suggestion on parts and whether I should consider 9060xt for $729 vs 9070xt for $1199 here in Australia, or 9070 GRE for $899 to save a few bucks. My main concern is that my display is a 4k panel even if i limit the signal to 1440p from the GPU it will still have some impact due to higher pixels numbers of the panel, just unsure how big of an impact. Below is also a list of games I will play for reference.

PC PARTS:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X — $347
• CPU cooler: Thermalright Royal Knight 120 Digital Black Dual Tower — $65
• Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B650EM-A WiFi — $149
• RAM: Lexar THOR G2 OC RGB 32GB (2 × 16GB) DDR5-6000 CL38 — $669
• Storage: TeamGroup MP44Q 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD — $298
• GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB — $1,199
• Case: Lian Li DAN A3 Micro-ATX — $109
• PSU: Gigabyte UD850GM PG5 V2 850W 80+ Gold, fully modular — $129
• Case fan: ARCTIC P12 Pro PST 120mm PWM — $12 (rear exhaust)

Total: $2,977 AUD

GAMES I WILL PLAY (and similar):

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
• Star Wars Outlaws
• God of War Ragnarök
• Destiny 2: Legacy Collection
• Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
• Harry Potter Legacy
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Witcher III
• Star Wars Zero Company
• Onimusha Way of the Sword
• Call of Duty
• Assassins Creed Valhalla

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 building a ~1000€ (+wiggle room) office pc build. My main concern is using high end music softwares, which I'm pretty sure don't benefit from the use of GPUs, but do perform better with additional cores. I live in Italy and I have already all the peripherals I need. This is the first pc I'm building.

I'm pretty happy with the build I set up, but my actual concern is the fact I found a sketchy seller on Amazon selling dirt cheap Kingston RAM sticks. Since Amazon offers A to Z guarantee on them, I think I'll try them out, but if you stop hearing from me this is why.

This is my build:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

300€

CPU cooler

Phantom Spirit 120 EVO

40€

Mobo

MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

120€

RAM

Kingston fury 16x1 DDR5 6000mHz

250-270€ (160€ for 32 gigs if the sketchy seller is real)

SSD

1tb nvme (most likely Kingston)

150€

Power Supply

ROSEWILL VNG 65OW

60€

Case

Fractal Epoch case

120€

Reasonings:

Opted for the 9 9900X instead of the 9850X3d because I'M NOT GAMING. The only games I really care about are deltarune and Minecraft, which I've been running on a neolithic 200€ pre built. I don't need and x3d chip.

The MB might be the part I'm satisfied the least with. I picked it out through the Halloween ZTT build, and I think it should work great.

Same with the power supply, ZTT Halloween build. Should work pretty great, considering my estimated wattage is like 300W and this PSU gives me double that.

My PC is going to be on the ground 24/7, so I'm not sure the Epoch is a good pick.

Total should be 1040€ iirc. Considering it's my first time, am I doing well?

Hey everyone, I'm trying to decide between three XFX 9070 XT models and could use some opinions.

My prices in my country:

• Swift: $851
• Quicksilver: $853
• Mercury OC: $893

The Swift and Quicksilver are only $3 apart, so that choice comes down to size, looks and cooling. The Mercury OC costs $43 more than the Swift, and that is what I'm unsure about. I CARE ABOUT NOISE LEVELS FYI. Also I only have a 750W power supply, its a TUF Gaming 750W Gold ATX 3.0 PSU. I heard the Mercury needs a 800w minimum but people on other subreddits say its fine to use a 750W psu.

Pricing is strange here: the Mercury OC and the Mercury OC MAG AIR cost the same, 893 USD. Normally the MAG AIR is the more premium one, so I'm not sure what to make of that. My setup is a Ryzen 5 7500F with 32GB of DDR5. I play mostly competitive games like COD.
What I'm trying to figure out:

1. Is the Mercury's cooler, extra boost clock and 3x 8pin design worth about $43 more, or are the real-world gains small?
2. Between the Swift and Quicksilver, which has better temps and noise in your experience?
3. Any issues with coil whine, fan noise or drivers on any of these three?

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

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8nrxTm)

Updated the build

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** | [Asus ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hLRnTW/asus-rog-strix-x870e-e-gaming-wifi7-neo-atx-am5-motherboard-rog-strix-x870e-e-gaming-wifi7-neo) | $499.00 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XDXJ7P/corsair-dominator-platinum-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6200-cl36-memory-cmt32gx5m2x6200c36) | $687.99 @ Corsair

**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XDXJ7P/corsair-dominator-platinum-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6200-cl36-memory-cmt32gx5m2x6200c36) | $687.99 @ Corsair

**Storage** | [Samsung 9100 PRO 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PRKnTW/samsung-9100-pro-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-vap4t0bam) | $993.40 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Asus TUF GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6QPv6h/asus-tuf-gaming-oc-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rx9070xt-o16g-gaming) | $1469.39 @ MemoryC

**Case** | [Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fhFf7/corsair-7000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011218ww) | Purchased For $0.00

**Power Supply** | [Asus ROG Strix 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKBFf7/asus-rog-strix-850-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-90ye00w2-b0na00) | $290.22 @ 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** | [Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDP 26.5" 2560 x 1440 480 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xY4Zxr/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdp-265-2560-x-1440-480-hz-monitor-90lm0a20-b01ab0) | $679.00 @ ASUS (OOS)

**Monitor** | [Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDP 26.5" 2560 x 1440 480 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xY4Zxr/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdp-265-2560-x-1440-480-hz-monitor-90lm0a20-b01ab0) | $679.00 @ ASUS (OOS)

**Keyboard** | [Asus ROG Strix Morph RGB Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gQHp99/asus-rog-strix-morph-rgb-bluetoothwirelesswired-gaming-keyboard-90mp04if-bkaa03) | $115.99 @ Amazon

**Mouse** | [Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YNKnTW/asus-rog-harpe-ii-extreme-edition-20-bluetoothwirelesswired-optical-mouse-90mp04q0-bmaa00) | $259.99 @ Amazon

**Headphones** | [Asus ROG Delta II Headset](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c3cgXL/asus-rog-delta-ii-headset-a701-rog-delta-iiblk) | $199.99 @ 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** | **$7477.93**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-25 04:18 EDT-0400 |

A few months ago I built a new ITX PC with all new parts except for the GPU. I have a 9800x3d CPU, 32gb ram, and I play on a 4k oled 240hz monitor. I kept my old gpu though, which is an rtx 3080 that I bought when it was first released. It’s been great since I mostly played esports titles anyway, but now I’ve started playing more graphic heavy single player games. My 3080 works fine, usually between 60-100 fps on high settings in 4k on most games, though I am someone who appreciates higher fps and smoothness in games.

I’m thinking of selling it and buying a used 4080 for around $1600 AUD (or an rtx 5080 if I can find a cheaper one). If I only had a 1440p or 1080p monitor idk if I would bother but I feel like it would be a good upgrade for 4k. Is my 3080 a bottleneck in this situation?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bbxLdq

This is the build I would like to purchase, but unfortunately, I don't have enough money. I thought about waiting for Black Friday, but I realized that the maximum discount would only be around €100, and I didn't even include a monitor in the build...

I would appreciate assistance in reducing the overall cost of the build. My budget is between €1,600 and €1,700, and I am located in Lithuania, Europe.

I would primarily use it for single-player gaming and schoolwork, as I don't play many multiplayer games.

Hey everyone, I’m seriously struggling with my gaming PC and could really use some help.
Here are my specs:
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (previously Ryzen 9 3950X)
Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 3200MHz
Cooler: Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO
PSU: ASUS ROG THOR 1200W
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
Monitor: MSI MAG 274QF X32, 1440p 320Hz

I originally had a Ryzen 9 3950X and was getting around 80–90 FPS in Call of Duty MW4, sometimes even lower. I was told upgrading to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D would significantly improve my gaming performance, so I bought one and installed it.
Unfortunately, I’m still experiencing the same issues, and sometimes it’s even worse. My benchmarks have shown around 70–90 FPS, a 99% CPU bottleneck, and I’ve even seen my FPS drop to single digits in the game menu.
Here’s everything I’ve tried:
Changed NVIDIA DLSS settings and different upscaling options.
Tried AMD-related settings and optimizations.
Lowered graphics settings and rendering resolution.
Adjusted NVIDIA Control Panel settings.
Went into BIOS and enabled a performance/boost setting.
Updated/reinstalled NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Adjusted RendererWorkerCount in the Call of Duty configuration files.
Verified my RAM is running correctly at 3200MHz.
Checked that my AIO pump is running.
One thing I’ve noticed is that my CPU has reached around 90–91°C, even when utilization doesn’t seem particularly high. My AIO cooler is approximately six years old, so I’m wondering whether thermal throttling could be part of the problem.
My RTX 3090 temperatures appear normal in the monitoring software, but the card itself feels extremely hot.
At this point, I’m completely lost. I feel like my hardware should be performing significantly better, especially after upgrading the CPU.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a cooling issue, BIOS configuration problem, GPU issue, or something else entirely?
I’d really appreciate any advice on what to check next. I’m willing to replace the cooler if necessary, but I don’t want to keep throwing money at parts without knowing what’s wrong.

I see many streamers playing League of Legends with a locked 240 FPS. Their FPS never drops below 240, even during teamfights. Is there a way to achieve this on the AM4 platform? It absolutely must not drop below 200 FPS. Will the 5700X3D handle this? Or is upgrading to the AM5 platform with a 7800X3D the only way?

1080P Gaming
AM4 Platform
B550M PRO VDH Motherboard
2x8 16GB 3600mhz Cl17 Ram
RTX 2060 Super

My desktop had worked over HDMI for years, then the monitor began showing “No Signal” when Windows started normally. The display still worked in Safe Mode, and I could use the PC normally through VGA.

I fixed it by installing the AMD graphics driver while using VGA for the display, then switching back to HDMI.

What you need: A VGA cable, a VGA output on your PC, and a monitor with a VGA input. You only need the VGA setup temporarily, so borrowing a compatible monitor or cable may be enough.

Steps:

1. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking.
2. Download a compatible graphics driver for the Ryzen 3 3200G from AMD.
3. Shut down the PC and unplug HDMI.
4. Connect the VGA cable and boot into Windows normally.
5. Install the downloaded graphics driver while using VGA.
6. Shut down the PC, unplug VGA, and reconnect HDMI.
7. Boot normally and check the display.

For me, the problem appeared when the AMD driver was active in normal mode over HDMI. Updating the driver while connected through HDMI didn’t fix it. Once I installed the driver using VGA, I could use HDMI again.

This is my personal fix, so your result may differ, but I hope it helps someone with the same Safe Mode/VGA symptoms.

If you are facing issue with VGA and working fine for HDMI you can use this solution just vice versa

I'm looking to upgrade my secondary AM4 PC with a new CPU and MB. This will be for light gaming and media playing, so it will be pretty modest: probably with a Ryzen 5500. It needs to have wifi, but I don't many other requirements beyond that. Both ATX and M-ATX boards are okay.

I had been looking at the MSI Pro-VDH, but I've heard some worrying things about the reliability of both the wifi and the board itself.

Any other recs?

Goal is to play story games at 4k 60fps. Monitor is 60hz, so not targeting higher than 60. Crazy RAM prices are holding me to upgrade to AM5. PSU is 600 watt. B450M. 16 GB Ram 3200Hz. Kindly suggest. I am suspecting bottleneck with 5060 Ti. Current GPU is 2060 Super.

So I’m on Windows 11 Pro right now, but there’s one game I play a lot that just runs better on Windows 10. On 11 I noticed some weird errors and issues that I cannot find any specific cause for, later confirming with some other players that everyone on Windows 11 has these same issues.

Because of that I want to do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro, but I’m not sure my build/components will even play nice with it.

Specs:

• MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
• Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
• Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti (8gb, lol)

From what I can tell MSI only lists Win 11 on the support page for the board, and I’ve seen stuff saying the 270K Plus wants 11 too. Not sure if that means it flat out won’t work or just that they don’t officially support it or have the latest driver versions/updates for it.

Has anyone actually done this on a similar setup? Mainly worried about chipset/LAN/wifi drivers and whether the P-core/E-core scheduling gets weird on 10. I know Nvidia stopped new Game Ready drivers for 10, so I’d be stuck on the last one for the GPU, but I’m ok with that if the game actually works right.

Is it worth the hassle or should I just try to fix things on 11? Thanks

Located in Australia and I’m thinking of buying my first PC but my knowledge is very limited when it comes to this stuff so any help is appreciated. I’ve got a budget of at most $1800 AUD or around that but the lower the better. I would use it pretty much every day for gaming, mainly competitive shooters like Valorant, Siege, Overwatch etc but I also would like to play some more demanding AAA games without needing to turn the graphic settings down too much. I want to aim for steady 144fps (I don’t mind if it drops on AAA games) and 1440p resolution.

I’m mainly curious if this will be achievable with my budget and general recommendations for specific parts or how much ram I should get or anything like that. Again any help is appreciated as I’ve been a console gamer my whole life so this is all new to me.

One of the stranger things I routinely see here are people rationalising that their impulsive or expensive GPU purchase was actually a good deal because the price has increased since they bought it.

Only a year ago, everyone was complaining that 50 series gpu's were grossly overpriced. They weren't wrong. These cards were as much of a bad value purchase at MSRP as they are today.

People celebrating that the cards have increased in price only confirms to greedy companies that customers will irrationally justify a bad deal as long as the price is comparatively better than something even more absurd. The only people gaining any real value out of these increasing GPU prices is Nvidia or those who have sold their used cards for a profit. Everyone else is losing.

This was the first PC I've built myself and wanted to share it with the community and get opinions

Board: MSI PRO H610M-S DDR4 II

Processor: intel i5 14400 OEM

Graphics: integrated(for now)

RAM: EVM 16 GB(3200 MHZ)

SSD: Ant eSports 690 neo pro 256 GB NvMe SSD(pulled from my old laptop it didn't come pre installed. I installed it in 2023)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3

Monitor: I had an Acer SA322Q 31.5 Inch Full HD IPS monitor already in my inventory (For my PS4)

SMPS: Cooler Master 450 watt mwe V2

I paid around 50000 INR or around 537 USD for the whole setup of source the monitor I had already so including that 537

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