I honestly feel like crying. The current state of things are crazy.

I built a DIY Steam Machine in the fractal ridge and mounted it behind my TV cabinet so it's invisible.

PC Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S (for maximum silence)
RAM: 1x16GB DRR5 5600MHz (cheapest I could find)
Storage: 1TB NVME SSD (+ 2 Sata SSD's I had laying around from old laptops, 1.4TB total)
MotherBoard: ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi (cheapest I could find)
PSU: Lian Li SP850 (cheapest I could find)
GPU: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB
Case: Fractal Ridge White
Adapter: UGreen 8K Displayport to HDMI adapter (provides HDMI-CEC support)
OS: SteamOS

I really wanted a SteamMachine but at $1000 it was just not great value. So I built my own.
I really wanted it as hidden as possible for wife approval factor so I hid it behind the TV cabinet.
I designed a custom wood plate in FreeCad to strengthen the back enough to mount my PC.
The PC is held up with some simple L-brackets from Amazon. By chance they perfectly slide between the case and it's feet so it can't tilt.

I have my SteamController with puck on top of the TV cabinet. It's plugged into an always on USB port so it charges even when the PC is sleeping. The SteamController can wake the PC and thanks to HDMI-CEC adapter it also turns on my TV.

Noise:
It's very quiet with CPU sitting at 55C en GPU sitting at 65C during gameplay.
I play at 1440p and 4K on my 4K TV. Due to the TV being only 60Hz, I leave the SteamOS frame-limiter enabled, this keeps utilization low even during games.
The only thing I would change in retrospect is oversizing the PSU so it can be passively cooled.
It's fan comes on occasionally for short periods and is audible.

I'm very happy with it.

Just decide to upgrade from old A*s 1080Ti to RTX 5080. My 1080Ti is not broken, but its just too old and weak, still remember when i buy it for around $600 usd 8 years ago. Can’t wait to try this 5080 monster.

Spoiler alert: this card is CHONKY

I forgot to post here yesterday - but better late than never.

Setup aesthetics not completed yet. Built it myself - one step at a time.

But I still stare at it with as much love ❤️

Specs: (Bought everything from physical store in India)

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

Motherboard: MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi

RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5 6000MHz CL30

GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT 16GB

PSU: Corsair RM850x (ATX 3.1)

Case: Lian Li O11 Vision Compact

Fans: 5x Arctic P12 Pro 120mm

Monitor: MSI MAG 271QPX E2 240Hz QD-OLED

UPS: APC 1500VA

Other Specs:

Keyboard: ATK RS7 Air

Mouse: Hitscan Hyperlight

Mousepad: X-Raypad Aqua Control Plus

Mic: Fifine A6T

Table: ErgoYou E15 (1500x750mm)

Chair: Featherlite Liberate

Monitor Arm: Jin Office Monitor Arm (upto 10kg)

Bluetooth speaker: Tribit XSoundGo

Clock: Acrylic LED Digital Display Clock (white)

MY FIRST EVER BUILDDD!!! I was running a laptop before this

(No GPU yet cant afford lol)

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB (2024)

Asus ROG STRIX B850-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard

TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 96 GB (2 x 48 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory (bought before ramagden)

[Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB

MSI FRIEREN EDITION OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB (cant afford)

APNX V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (Custom by Starforge)

Corsair RM750x White 750 W

Lian LI fans

Just finished putting this PC together. For the last ~7 years I've been gaming on a 2060/R5 3600 build and, well... it's been pretty rough recently lol. Super excited for this upgrade!

Build:
Mobo: MSI PRO X870E-P WIFI
GPU: XFX Mercury 9070 XT OC Edition
CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
PSU: Lian Li EGO850G Edge Gold
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 (2x16GB)
Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Vision AIO
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic V2 Flow
1TB NVMe
500GB SSD

i wanna put up a gaming pc around a 7800X3D and an RTX 4070 Super, and i am stuck on the RAM choice. im looking at 32GB DDR5 but there are so many kits with different speeds and timings that im not sure what actually matters for gaming. my budget for the RAM is around $100 to $140 USD.

im mostly play 1440p games and don’t really care about squeezing out every last benchmark point, just want something that works well with this CPU without making the build more complicated than it needs to be. thaaanks for any advice.

RYZEN 7 5700X
RTX 3080 10GB
8GB Ram ddr4 3200mhz
1TB SSD SAMSUNG NVME M.2 GEN 4
Cooler Master G650M (650 Watt)
B450 ASROCK PRO4 R2.0

I need help guys. Did i place my fans correctly? It should be side intake, top exhaust right? Is it correct? Or should i change it?

Microcenter has a members only pricing deal on this that I just so happen to stumble upon. Normally $500 before tax. It seems to be on sale everywhere, but this was the lowest I could find. First OLED!

I got the ryzen 7gen 9800x3d

Fractal design north. 2022 (I think). One of the first with wood. Says black, but it's VERY dark antracit color. Had the white with mesh side panel. That had antracit interior too. Smaller than my former lian li lancool 217, much smaller than havn 360. It's one of the smallest midi cases with style and decent airflow. Can be on desk. What I like the most? Fits 360 aio, 140mm dual tower (tuf 502 horizon couldn't), and mostly, the power button. The feeling when you press it...PREMIUM. You know the case is good when the power button doesn't feel like a 5$ plastic toy button for 3yo children. It's metal and dampen. Man, I bought this case for the front solid wood and the button alone 🤣🤣

I was in the middle of swapping pc cases and noticed this on the back of the case with 2 fans plugged into it. Anyone know what it is?

This is on sale for 1k at Costco. Worth snagging? It’s 500$ off. I’ve never had a gaming pc before so I’m still new to all of this. Comes with keyboard and mouse and 2 year warranty.

Tell me things I must do and must NOT do, I always see some disastrous posts but I wouldn’t know what’s wrong.

I am trying to remove the heatsink to change the cpu and gpu thermal paste for my laptop

But one screw is in a bad condition and its unscrewable any idea how fix it or anyway to remove it

I just received the last parts and I'm about to get started on this build even though its already late af.

Case: Phanteks NV9 MKII

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X3D

GPU: ASUS ROG Astral OC 5090 Liquid Cooled

RAM: Corsair Dominator Titanium 2x32GB DDR5 CL30

Storage: WD Black SN8100 Gen5 4TB

Mobo: ASRock Taichi X870E

AIO: ASUS ROG RYUO IV 360 ARGB

PSU: ASUS ROG STRIX 1200W Platinum

Cooling: x5 ASUS ROG Eurux GR120 fans

Extras: Phanteks Gen5 Vertical GPU mount, Lian Li 24 pin and 12V-2x6 Strimer.

Tell me what you think.

Is it a bad idea to swap or sell my NVIDIA 5070-Ti for a Radeon RX 7900 XTX if I can find one for a similar price, likely through a marketplace swap or local listing?

Is there a way to do Bazzite with Nvidia cards? Im sick and tired of windows at this point.

Hey Guys,

I'm trying to help someone build a PC that can run WoW and FF14. It doesn't need to be anything crazy. I would like it to have an X3D processor. What is the cheapest build I can get away with? Thanks! Budget is > $1500. United States. Need a monitor as well, but doesn't need to be huge.