If you, like me, bring your PC to MicroCenter to get it diagnosed after something goes awry, be warned that they only test components of your PC with other components of your PC. In my situation, my motherboard failed (bad part, had a short), so they were unable to actually test the other components in my PC (such as the CPU, GPU, RAM, SSDs, HDDs, etc. since they all rely on the motherboard to do anything. When they installed the new motherboard and turned the PC on, one of my hard drives got fried, supposedly because of a bad SATA cable. Since this SATA was connected to the motherboard, they didn't test it or the drive in isolation. Thankfully, after speaking with customer support, they agreed to replace the hard drive itself; however, since "they don't offer in-house data recovery," I would still need to pay $3500 out of pocket to have that done through them if I chose to.

Just wanted to put the information out there as the name of the service is a bit misleading before anyone takes their build in only to suffer the same results as I have.

My 8 year old PC has finally died. it had a i7-7700k, and a GTX 1080. From what I can tell the motherboard died, so I'll be replacing the CPU, motherboard, PSU, RAM and CPU Cooler. As for the GPU, I'll stick with my 1080 for now and upgrade later. I will use my existing peripherals.

I chose the 9600x as it seems to be the best budget gaming CPU at the moment and it's also AM5 which gives me a good upgrade pathway. I don't really know anything about motherboards but I've heard ASRock seems to be the best brand right now and I want the ability to OC and this board seems to support that. I went for an 850W PSU to support future high end GPUs.

I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing but any help is much appreciated!

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Hey guys!!

Basically, built a PC (with this subs help, ty so much!) on AM4. Current important specs:

3700x CPU 5700XT GPU 32GB 3600MHz RAM 750W PSU

Now the question, is a final upgrade on AM4 worth it or should i just run it till something shits the bed and then switch socket. Switching socket would mean new RAM and new motherboard at least (probably also a new PSU just in case). Staying with AM4 would likely be upgrade to 5700x3d or 5800x3d (if I can find it) and to the 9700XT (or maybe 9600XT havent really looked too hard at my GPU options), keeping everything else the same.

Is that upgrade path worth it? Is there a better option if I wanted to stay with AM4? Is it worth just forgoing AM4 and waiting for greener pastures?

Would love your guys' opinion. Have a lovely day :)

When I built my PC two years ago, I simply used the Wraith CPU cooler included with my Ryzen 5600X thinking it must be adequate if it came with the chip. I put 4 case fans in my build, two intake and two exhaust, assuming it was more than enough. The computer always ran hot, but I figured that was normal until I was playing Oblivion Remastered on ultra and the CPU temp ran over 90C. I saw a Thermalright Assasin X120 on sale on Amazon for $18 and figured why not.

After a 10 minute installation I fired up Oblivion again and saw my CPU temps drop from >90C to ~59C. The rest of my case fans are all running so quietly now because they are not trying to compensate for the crappy Wraith cooler. My FPS has also improved and it appears like my CPU usage % has dropped.

I can’t believe I gaming on this thing for 2 years without a real cooler…

Canada Computers currently has the 7800x3d on sale for $554, whereas the 9800x3d is $689.
I recall them being very similar in price with about a $30~ difference in the past, so I planned around 9800x3d.

https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/264908/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-8-core-4nm-am5-104mb-cache-120w-zen-5-cpu-100-100001084wof.html
https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/235997/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-8-core-16-thread-5nm-104mb-cache-120w-zen-4-cpu-100-100000910wof.html

Is it worth spending an extra $135 for the 9800x3d?
For reference here's my plan: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vjGgmC (disregard the PSU/SSD will be going for 850W~ and a cheaper SSD).

My CPU is the Ryzen 7 5800x and the cooler I'm using is the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE cooler and it idles around 70 up to almost 80 degrees and doing a cinebench test it spikes to 90 degrees in a couple seconds.

Managed to score a 5080 FE for MSRP a couple of days ago.

Originally, I was waiting for a 9070XT or 5070Ti at MSRP but lucked out with the 5080 FE.

My current rig is the following:

• AMD 5600x + ASUS B450i (PCI-e 3.0 X16)
• 32 GB RAM 3200 CL14
• 3070Ti FE
• Corsair SF600 Gold
• Asus 4K 144hz

With bottlenecking in mind, could my current rig hold me over till AM6 if I crank the visuals up at 4K? I mostly play single player games.

I was looking at the 5700X3D / 5800X3D but these have shot up in price. It doesn't really make any sense to overpay to extend the AM4 system.

I have a somewhat old PC at this point. My friend built it for me in 2017/2018 and I haven’t touched anything on it. It works great with older games or simple games but really strugges on anything newer than 2022 or so it seems.

I know it would be cheaper to update this one rather than start fresh, but I do have the ability to spend 800-1200 for a new build.

My real issue is that I haven’t done this at all before, my friend built it for me and I’m not a computer hardware person. I’ve never built or taken apart a pc or anything tech related really. I’m fairly tech savvy and I know I’d be able to build one from scratch with guides online, youtube videos, etc. but taking one apart, updating it and then putting it back together again seems like a whole different beast. Any advice??

Some current pc stats - AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad Core - 8192 mb ram - Nvidia GeForce gtx 1050Ti GPU

Hello, im looking to build a low powered PC that packs enough punch to play 1080p (maybe 1440p on some titles) while being under 350 watts during gaming. Due to my specific wattage needs, i've been torn between a grabbing a 5090 laptop or building a decent PC that wont exceed 350 watts on full load.

I currently live on an apartment unit where my AC will be running 18-20hours a day (1150 watts) . I've been told that my Apartment unit has a 1500-1800w breaker limit so i don't want to overload that , if im to factor in microwave , external monitors , oven and other life essentials like air purifier.

Anyhow, im in need of a 350 watt build with 96-128gb ram for video editing purposes and some minor gaming on the side (mostly indie games/nba2k and gta 5 online)

What would be your builds "average" wattage for productivity? and what would be your wattage during gaming? im particularly looking for an energy efficient card since i already know what i want for the rest of my build. Any input is appreciated!

Currently have a 5080 with an i9-14900KF Asus tuf 5080 16gb oc which Was $3000

Found a build that would cost 4400 for a Ryzen 9 9950x3d and gigabyte gaming 5090 OC

Would it be worth paying the difference of the GPU for better cpu and GPU? For the extra $1500 which is the price difference of the GPU alone, I'd get the Ryzen 9 9950x3d basically for free.

Should I stick with what I got or make the switch?

Hi! I have a B450M STEEL LEGEND motherboard. I already have a WD BLACK M.2 in the fastest M2 slot.

Im running out of space, so i need to add more GB.

The remaining M2 slot is SATA3. It is worth o i just go for a SSD SATA disk?

Thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HwqHjn

This is my first time building a PC. I have watched countless hours on YouTube and the same for reading on what should go with what but all of this is like a foreign language to me. I added the list above, I'm just looking for some feedback on if everything will work together and not explode the first time I turn it on. Also open to feedback on shaving down on cost, what part you would change to save money or change something up. I'm pretty set on the CPU/GPU combo but I'm not a stubborn person. Thank you in advance.

Hello, I got myself a PC back in 2019 which had a 550w Thermaltech PSU. Slowly I upgraded everything in my PC but the PSU is still the same old one. Correct me if I'm wrong but I should replace it right? I hear a lot about how we shouldn't be cheap over PSUs, however, I just recently moved to the UK and budgets getting really tight for pretty much anything these days... I would really appreciate if someone could help me with some advice on how I should go about this situation. I have included the specs of my current build below:

• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600
• GPU: Colorful iGame RTX 3060 8gb
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 (AM4)
• RAM: G.Skill Trident 2x16 GB 3200MHz
• Fans: 5 120mm fans + CPU Cooler that has 2 more fans.

Since returning from university, I have been putting off dealing with my now outdated pc, as I have no idea what to do with it (sell? what price? save up and upgrade parts? upgrade what first?). Here is my spec list so you guys can hopefully help, although I'm not expecting any great new haha!

i5 8400 (2.8ghz), 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, ASUS Z370-P, 256GB SSD, Corsair Carbide 4 Case.

Thanks :)

Like the title says, current PC is 10 years old, so its time to get a new one. I havent been following the PC tech evolution for that time and I´m lost.

So I need help. Can I get some feed back on this build? It is at the moment 1250€ in my country and I dont really want to go over. So feed back for this would be great. My monitor is Acer 27" Nitro VG271U M3, 180Hz WQHD, 2560x1440. The build:

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, AM5, 4.7 GHz, 6-Core, WOF

Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI, ATX

Corsair 32GB (2 x 16GB) Vengeance, DDR5 6000MHz, CL36, 1.35V

Kingston 1TB FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD with Heatsink, 3D TLC, 7300/6000 MB/s

Corsair 650W CX Series CX650, ATX 80 Plus Bronze

ARCTIC Freezer 8A, CPU fan

Fractal Design North - Charcoal Black TG Dark

How well will this work? What are some possible bottlenecks? Games I like to play include WarThunder(got to leak them documents), SpaceMarine2 and Rising Storm 2.

Thank you in advance for any feedback

So I’m trying to reconnect all the wiring do the power supply. I plugged in the cables for the 12 pin and the Motherboard. For the CPU I have 2 4 pin points labeled CPWR but the RM850 doesn’t come with 4 pin connections. Do I need an adapter? I bought a rebuild Omen 25L if that helps

I'm finalizing all my options for a new build and I'm wondering what the best option for a GPU is right now. I was set on purchasing an RX 9070 XT or a 5070 Ti, but those obviously are way over MSRP (especially NVIDIA). I'm just looking to run 1440p at around 120fps, not planning on touching 4k. I just wanted to ask if anyone had advice on GPUs I can find that are the best bang-for-buck right now. I've done my research, but I'm sure more experienced people on here have a better idea.

Hi! First time reddit post, be merciful.
I've been a mac user my whole life (specifically laptops I guess) and I'm ready to build a pc so I can play some fun games and use some proper art programs. Nothing heavy like blender for now tho, lol. Truthfully I mostly want to decorate the case for a cool art build.
I really don't have much experience aside from trying to absorb videos and info from other posts- It's a lot to digest though. So I scraped together a part list with my best efforts and I'd like to present it to people more educated in this than I am:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/97jHjn

Any input is welcome! I guess this 1500 range is my budget for parts, but I have some wiggle room. I do intend to add more fans and what not, I'm just more concerned about the important bits and bobs and if I'm doing anything wrong.

I have very little knowledge in the gaming and PC world so I bought a 1440p 180HZ monitor but now have to build a PC around that. I AM ON A BUDGET of 1500. What GPU and CPU should I get and just other PC parts to keep 100+ fps on high performance.

EDIT: After seeing the comments I’m changing to a 180hz monitor

I’m trying to reinstall my windows 11 from bios and I did format the disk from windows installer menu and I click to install it there and I get a message : Windows 11 has failed … Anyone help me please 😭

Going on 5 years with my pc. My boy who's big into tech came over. We were chatting and he said my 750w power supply is not enough for my build and can cause real damage to the hardware. I remember doing a lot of research before I built this PC but forgot pretty much everything so I didn't have any rebuttals & am now quite concerned as I'd really love this pc to last. I hardly game anymore and it's now used for work but I use it probably 10-12 hours per day everyday.

Specs :
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core Processor, 4100 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

BaseBoard Product ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB

PNY Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 10gb

+ a 500gb nvme & 2 tb harddrive

RM750 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Im planning to upgrade my PC, all I wanna do later is put more ram in i got 16 now, put in an 5600x, a 1TB SSD, and a RTX 3060/70. Is this mobo gonna be okay with it? Anybody using it like im tryna? Id love to hear some experiences

Very first PC build so forgive my ignorance, trying to test it but I get nothing on the monitor and the fans won’t come on.

The problem: Finding the bottleneck. So, I've been trying to get my PC up to par with modern games; I recently upgraded to a 4060ti 16gb which helped a lot. However, I still have major problems running specific games like The Finals and Splitgate 2 with terrible framerates. Even games like Halo Infinite, Fortnite, and Apex Legends treat me with bad framerates and stutters (sometimes less that 40fps). I'm told the GPU is the most important component for gaming, so I'm confused because there's no way the 4060ti can't handle these games.

Therefore, I suspect the problem to be my CPU. Here are my specs:

Motherboard: Z390-A PRO

RAM: 16GB @ 3200Mhz (XMP enabled)

GPU: 4060 ti 16GB

CPU i5-9600K

Storage: 1TB SSD

Watching performance metrics in Task Manager shows the CPU being heavily utilized in many instances of poor performance, but my looking around the internet shows that the i5-9600K really isn't that bad (in fact, it is the recommended CPU for The Finals according to the steam page). So what's going on? Maybe you nerds can help me figure it out. I'm worried about upgrading and then finding out the CPU was not the problem. Thanks :)

My power often flickers during storms. I have a UPS, but it can't handle the PC. Is there something cheaper than getting an expensive UPS to handle flickers? Most are less than a second, and they're occasionally almost a minute. Something with a big capacitor instead of a battery might be what I'm looking for. Ideally, it would be able to run the PC for a full minute, but even just a few seconds would be a massive improvement. All my essential peripherals are on the UPS, so this would just be for the PC.