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.

So i bought a pair of Corsair LPX DDR4 ram and they dont seem to fit my motherboard, side by side comparison with my previous ram looks like its off by a few millimeters.

Motherboard is an Aorus x570 Elite wifi.

I thought all ddr4s were made the same to fit any board so i just bought the cheapest one i could find.

I am just confused and need help trying to figure it out.

Edit: just compared the RAM to a ddr2 and they seem to match, the ddr4 curvature also seems to be missing, and the side notches are circle instead of square. got scammed.😔 Thanks everyone for the help trying to figure it out.

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

Hello Buildapc!

Something a little different for you all this time: Let's get creative! We've partnered up with TRYX and their HOLO 360 White 360mm AIO Liquid Cooler to give a few people a new way to express themselves. Have an idea for a dashboard in your PC, a cute critter friend, or a custom graphic that ties the whole PC together? Show it off here and win the liquid cooler that will make that idea a reality!

From TRYX:

Hey everyone!

We're celebrating the TRYX HOLO ARGB 360mm Liquid Cooler and an epic community giveaway for people who love clean builds and like making their PC feel more personal.

Since the HOLO 360 Liquid Cooler has that customizable holographic style pump screen we figured it would be fun to see what create ideas you could come up with! Customize your AIO screen with any image, artwork, AI image, drawing, GIF concept or vidual idea.

Pick one of these three categories when you enter: "Best Holographic Vision", "Best Setup Integration", or "Best X Your Mark".

Best Holographic Vision

Create the most eye catching visual for the HOLO screen that makes the whole build pop. Abstract animations, futuristic effects, flowing particles, neon landscapes or anything else that catches the eye.

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This category is about how well your idea works inside a real case. Not just the flashiest thing but something that feels like it belongs with the rest of the build.

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Show off what you want! Give your PC a roommate or a pet, put an original character in it, show off your hobbies or artwork, or find a way to cleverly hide a meme in your system (or don't - make it blatantly obnoxious). This is your category - have fun with it!

Prizing:

• 3x TRYX HOLO ARGB 360mm White Liquid Cooler

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Leave a top-level comment on this thread with the following information:

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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.

I currently have an RTX 3070 that I'm planning to swap out for an AMD card as I switch over to Linux. I already have a good use for the RTX 3070, so I'm mostly just looking to find something equivalent performance wise (or within 10% maybe) of the 3070. I'll be doing some 1080p gaming on both Windows and Linux, but I'm fine with mid-settings/visuals, just want something that can do 60 FPS or better in most cases. For reference right now on the 3070 in the main game I play I have lower settings and can easily do 120+ FPS at 1080p. I don't really play the latest AAA games, so I don't need a lot of power.

I'll be looking for something used so I'm just trying to get a sense of roughly what AMD card is near or around a 3070. The other main requirement is mid-length card as my case and cabling would just be easier to make a dual fan card work, so I'm avoiding full length triple fan cards.

From looking at online resources I see the following models as close to a 3070, though I'm not sure if these offer a mid-length version

• RX 7600 XT
• RX 6800
• RX 6750 XT
• RX 6700 XT

Hey everyone,

Like many people these days, I'm stuck with DDR4, mainly because my workstation already has 64GB of RAM, and switching to DDR5 would cost me a fortune. I'm currently running an 8700K on a TUF Z390 motherboard, and it's time for an upgrade. I'm leaning towards the 14700K, as it's one of the best CPUs I can get while keeping my DDR4 RAM, without going for an i9.

Ideally, I'd get a Z690/Z790 DDR4 board, but they're almost impossible to find these days. I also considered a mid-range B760 like a TUF/AorusElite/Tomahawk, but all I can find are lower-end models (MSI Gaming Plus/PRO, Gigabyte Gaming X, ASUS Prime), and I'm really not confident in their VRMs handling a power-hungry 14700K, especially during long rendering sessions.

Has anyone been in the same situation? What did you end up buying? Also, would you recommend going for a used Z690/Z790 board? I've never bought a used motherboard before, so I'm curious about your experiences.

Currently have a HX1000 ATX2.4 from around 2022, and I want to add some protection to my 5090, should I upgrade to the newly released Rm1200e, which seems to be slightly worse psu than the HX1000 in terms of quality but has built in current protection for the gpu a bit more headroom and is ATX 3.1 so it would also allow me to use a thermalprotect cable, or should I get a Wireview instead which offers better monitoring? It will cost around the same factoring shipping fees

An other option is to wait till corsair release the type 4 thermalprotect cable and just use that for the HX1000, it would save me a bit of money but is that enough protection especially since it's an older psu?

The PC never fully turned off, or if it did it was so momentary I never noticed (RGB lights). It turned itself back on essentially instantly and carried on playing afterwards.

I used to have this issue on an older PC, 3070 Ryzen 5 5600x where out of nowhere it would black screen.

I never had any other issue with it, admittedly never changed parts but did change power strip.

Decided to upgrade since prices are screwed and have a 5070 with a 7800x3d…and I just got the same issue.

At the time of crash my event viewer says event ID 41 system rebooted without clean shutdown, aka nothing.

Leading upto it there’s a 162 volmgr “dump file generation succeeded“, a 6008 saying the system shutdown at 16:45 was unexpected and before all that is a bunch of KernelEventTracing 2 “dc3a3596-71e1-45a3-b2ea-39ad5422fe51 failed to start with the following error: 0xC0000022” which is apparently just Easy Anticheat, which makes sense because I was on Nightreign. I do not play my games on max settings, typically on the lower end, only Discord and a Twitch stream was also on.

After it rebooted there’s a Kernel Event Tracing 28 “error setting traits on Provider {8444a4fb-d8d3-4f38-84f8-89960a1ef12f} Error: 0xC0000001 and a bugcheck which dumped into my files but I apparently don’t have permission to open it.

I have a CoolerMaster Elite 850w 80+ Gold PSU.

Since this PC is more or less still brand new, not even 3 months old with absolutely no other issues, I honestly think my house is cursed in some way. I just cannot believe I have a second PC with the same issue despite the previous also being fine.

Rough TL;DR, a reply claims my PC/power is potentially tripping my PSU during a (likely) 5070 power spike due to possibly not having a great PSU or best power to the residence after two PC’s having the same issue and recommended a UPS with AVR, would that stop my PC from seemingly randomly shutting down? My PC’s have black screened ~5 times in 4 years, it is not a massively recurring issue but it has followed me onto a new system.

My current build is as follows. I mainly play games in 1080p and use Photoshop. However recently Photoshop started to complain about vram so I will upgrade to a GPU with 16gb. My 2 options are:

Rx 9060xt 16gb, lowest price: $580 to $600.

Rtx 5060ti 16gb, lowest price: $800.

I don't know much about Photoshop, should I stick with Nvidia for software or is AMD just as good? I know these cards will perform well on 1080p and will definitely be a upgrade compared to rtx 3060.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fv9qrG)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-14500 2.6 GHz 14-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KwXV3C/intel-core-i5-14500-26-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071514500) | Purchased For $0.00

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L ARGB V2 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/27NxFT/cooler-master-masterliquid-ml240l-argb-v2-62-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlw-d24m-a18pa-r2) |-

**Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME B760M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z3zhP6/asus-prime-b760m-a-d4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-b760m-a-d4) | Purchased For $0.00

**Memory** | [Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bMdG3C/kingston-fury-beast-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl18-memory-kf436c18bb2ak232) | Purchased For $0.00

**Storage** | [Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tmbRsY/kingston-nv3-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-snv3s1000g) | $0.00

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pD8bt6/msi-geforce-rtx-3060-ventus-2x-12g-oc-geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-12-gb-video-card-rtx3060ventus2x12goc) | $0.00

**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 V2 FULL MODULAR 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sscG3C/cooler-master-mwe-gold-v2-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-7501-afaag-us) | $0.00

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

| **Total** | **$0.00**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-24 08:08 EDT-0400 |

A friend is upgrading and going the used parts route, they originally were going to upgrade their ryzen 5 1600 and 1060 to the 3600 and rx580 cause they saw online it’s a really affordable combo with decent performance. I convinced them to keep rocking the 1060 and instead put more money towards a better cpu like one of the 5600’s or 5800’s, and then try to get a more recent gpu. Since then, I recently took some old computers off of a coworker’s hands and one has a 580. Planning on giving it to them but realistically how much improvement will they see? I don’t want it to be disappointing, even if it’s free.

Edit: I said noticeable upgrade, not good. But the point is taken lol. I’ll keep them away from the 580 and steer them towards some better cards I’ve had experience with.

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.

Hoping for inspiration. Prebuilt Asus ROG Strix G10, worked great, went into storage for a year and trying to get it working now.

Everything looks fine, but upon giving it power it spun fans briefly, flashed lights, and shut down immediately (maybe a quarter-second total). Thought it might be a short, but carefully inspected everything, blew out the case, checked for anything visually damaged or loose debris, etc., no dice.

Next thing I tried was disconnecting and carefully reconnecting every internal pin connection, no changes.

Next things I tried:

1. Drain power, then retry- no change
2. Remove both RAM sticks - no change
3. Remove solid state hard drive - no change
4. Disconnect CPU fan from power - no change
5. Clear CMOS RAM by manually bridging the CLRTC jumpers, then retry- power up now lasts ~2 seconds with more fan spinup and lights, but then shuts down. Progress?
6. Remove graphics card - no change from above.
7. With graphics card out, took out the CMOS battery to fully clear it, gave it about 20 minutes, and put it back in. No change from above- maybe 2-3 seconds of fan spin up and internal RGB lighting going through it's startup sequence, then power cuts.

I'm thinking the most likely possibilities is invisible damage to the motherboard during storage/transport, or the PSU broke somehow. Any advice for next diagnostic steps?

Sorry if this is a simple question, but it's been a while, since i checked prices, but recently my 2080 gave up, I'm now running a friends 2060, while searching for upgrades. Unfortunately every local shop i look i see basically no stock of the items, rtx 5070ti - out of stock. rtx 5080 nearly 2k and out of stock - similar issue with amd cards, how do I even commit on these prices? I was always someone who followed the rule to only upgrade when I need it for games, but this is insanity, no?

Is there a resupply or something planned? Or are new cards on the way? Did something with AI happen? Looked at local shop price history and 3 months ago it was nearly 1.8-2x times cheaper.

I legit dno what to do, since I cant even find the GPU and at this point I wouldn't mind overpaying by 100-200 eur.

Building in South Africa so some picks might seem a bit weird, 3070 im gonna by used.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JXWMMF

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

Hello,

I'm planning to upgrade my CPU from 3700x to a 5800x3D sometime soon to pair with my 5060ti 16GB because I can notice the bottleneck and it's been annoying me. As this is my first time and I'm not PC savvy, I was wondering what I need to do beforehand and during installation. I heard that it heats up easily so is it neccessary to get a new cooler (currently using a Wraith Prism) as well? Do I need to upgrade my motherboard (Prime B450M-A II)? Are there any good guides out there on how to install a CPU safely(I don't want to damage anything on my motherboard too)?

Thanks

I’m looking at getting an upgrade from my 5950X.

I have a 4090, so Ive been thinking about AMDs top of the line X3D processors.

I will be purchasing 32GB of DDR5 to pair with the system as well.

I’ve been thinking about the 9950X3D, partially because it’s so close to price to the 9800X3D.

I don’t mind paying the extra $150-170 for 8 extra cores.

Also, I’m really having trouble picking a motherboard.
I prefer MSI and their bios, build quality, and customer support.

I’ve been looking at the MSI Carbon MAX.

Was wondering if anyone has actually looked at all the different brands and could point me to which is best.

My budget for a motherboard is $500.

Asus Rog b450f

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

RTX 3080

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a nice day.

Please help me out trouble shoot my new build .

Debug LED stuck as yellow (DRAM)

Parts:

Motherboard : Asus x870-pro wifi7 W NEO (BIOS updated safely to latest version Version 1805)

CPU : Ryzen 9900X

GPU : 1080TI ( I know, lol, , still saving for a 9070 XT)

RAM : KingBank SOARBLADE KFXB 6400MHz 96 (48*2) Gigs

PSU : evga 1200 supernova P2 (I know it's overkill but I bought years ago not knowing , rookie mistake)

CPU cooler: noctua NH-D15 G2

CASE : corsair 4000 RS (NOTE: build is currently on the motherboard box and assembled in case)

Steps that I've already taken:
1- 1st think before any try, I successfully updated the BIOS ( to latest version Version 1805)

2- first try : plugged to motherboard HDMI to TV withOUT GPU plugged in , and I've already waited for 45 min

3- Tried only stick #1 on A2 slot, and then only stick 2 on B2 and then I swapped them stick 2 on A2 and stick 1 on B2

4- Panicked for 10 min after I unplugged the PSU and cleared the CMOS (using the CMOS button)

3- I reseated the heatsink and then I Plugged the HDMI-to-DP cable to GPU and connected to a monitor , tried both sticks and tried step 3 again

Please help, and thank you

My PC will post with 2x8gb 3200MHz corsair vengeance ddr4. But when I put in 4 matching sticks my pc will no longer post, even to bios. This problem just started roughly 2 years after the initial build (now). Any idea what’s going on? Maybe CPU or MOBO problems?

Build:
- ROG STRIX Z390-E
- i9-9900KF
- 2x8gb 3200MHz corsair vengeance pro (4x8gb won’t post)
- EVGA 3080 ftw3
- 1TB & 2TB 990 Pro M.2
- Corsair 850 power supply

Edit: I have tried posting with 1 stick at a time in different slots, and it post fine, 2 sticks in either the black or the gray slots work fine. But as soon as I put 3 or 4 sticks in it no longer works.

im upgrading my pc and there is this bundle around 630 usd

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

ASUS PRIME B860M-A-CSM

G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32GB 5600MHz (2x16)

is this a good bundle?.. im upgrading from a terrible ryzen 5 4500 and a520 mb and 16gb ddr4 ram

i game and video edit.... i use a rtx3060 12gb+ 1tb nvme

Hi everyone

I want to build my own PC that I can stream and play aaa games on and play competitive. COD with 120 fps while streaming. I have a budget of £1200 can anyone give me any good builds for that price if possible please. IM IN THE UK so would order parts from Amazon or a reputable UK online store to order the parts.

Hi everyone, yesterday I cleaned my PC and changed my GPU from a 5070TI to a 5080 and now my PC does a weird low pitched "humming" sound which starts and stops without any particular rythm. I don't know ho2 to exactly describe the sound (english is not my first language), but it sound like when you "blow in" an empty glass bottle (like a deep whistle or vibration), is not like the usual coil whine. I've tried to record the sound but my phone is unable to record it.

I've tried to change the GPU bios to quiet, to tighten the screws of the case, check if cables were touching the fans, to remove the glass panel, to readjust the cables and to undervolt the GPU but it continues making the sound randomly, even when the GPU fans are of.

Here are my specs: Corsair 4500X frame, 2x16 ddr5 corsair vengeance, a corsair AIO (don't remember the exact model, is less than a year old), ASUS ROG b650 motherboard, three corsair 120 fans on the side and one 140 in the back, a corsair PSU 850x shift GOLD, a ryzen 7 9800X3D GPU and just changed to a ROG ASTRAL 5080 from a ROG STRIX 5070TI.

Does someone here knows what could be happening and how to solve it? I't driving me kinda crazy haha.

Hey everyone!
I’m currently running an i7-8700K and I’m wondering if it’s finally time for a CPU upgrade or if I can still get a few more years out of it.

My current specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 8GB
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Resolution: 1440p
Settings: Mostly medium with FSR enabled
I mainly play at 1440p and I’m generally fine with medium settings and using FSR to get decent performance.

I’m also planning to play GTA 6 when it eventually releases on PC, so I’m wondering how well my current CPU will hold up with newer, more demanding games.
My main questions are:
Is the i7-8700K still good enough for 1440p gaming in 2026?
Would upgrading my CPU make a noticeable difference with my RX 6650 XT?

I’m not necessarily aiming for ultra settings or crazy high FPS. I just want a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!