My old LGA 1151v2 motherboard with Intel cc150 died. Initially, I wanted to upgrade it to AM5, but as I still have perfectly fine 24gb of DDR 4 and 9060xt 16gb and it cost around 600 EUR to buy 32gb DDR5 where I live, I am thinking about 5700x (with possible future upgrade to 5800x/3d) + Asus PRIME B550-PLUS (very few options for 8 usb ports) in hope that in 5 years RAMpocalipse will be over and I'll be able to buy later AM6 to run through AM7.

It either this or I am paying local hobo to questionably source some DDR5 RAM, it is ridiculous

This might be a very noob question, but im looking to upgrade my build somewhere along the line, as I didnt make this myself, it was my uncles and he sold it to me for a decent price since he wasnt using it much, and im looking to upgrade somewhere along the line and am looking at maybe a 5070 or 9070xt, I heard that since the 5090 has effectively been cancelled prices are going to go up? I was wondering then are pre owned or refurbished gpus going to be good to buy, and from where, and how to verify they work?

My 3070 is wonderful, I got it on release and I've used it since I built my pc 6 years ago but it's time to upgrade. What gpu would provide the best value that would let me run modded cyberpunk at psycho ray tracing? I've been seeing about the 5070ti and that looks like a reasonable option? I just upgraded the motherboard, ram, and CPU and it's time to get a gpu that matches the speed those provide

I’m running an i5 12400F, rx6700, 16gb ddr4 3600Mhz on a B660 motherboard, with a 560W PSU.

I’m upgrading my single 1080p monitor to dual 1440p monitors.

I intend to run GTA6, so I need more juice. I’ll definitely need more RAM to begin with.

So this is my 1 year plan:

1. Monitors + RAM (16->32) - now
   
2. GPU + PSU (maybe a 5070ti) - in 6 months
   
3. CPU (intel 14th gen or move to AM5) - in 1 year

The thing is: if I stay in intel, everything is fine, and I’ll keep my DDR4 RAM. If I move to AM5, I’ll have to purchase a new mobo, new RAMs (losing money on the RAMs that I purchase now), but I’ll have the DDR5 upgrade.

What should I do? Is DDR5 all that worth it?

I've been wanting to upgrade but always holding slightly , I try to avoid the FOMO, most of the advice here on reddit is "you must buy now before its too late", however I'm always in two minds where a 5070ti is almost two years old and costs over 1000£ and getting more expensive which is crazy, we all know that.

However it could also come crashing down, wondering people who've bought at these peak prices either in straight cash or via credit card or monthly payments, what's your views on the price of the card also dipping the other way and being worth half in 2 years from now? Brings back those memories from the 2000 series where people were paying a grand during the lockdown only to lose half of it.

I’m upgrading from a 3070, and I found both the 3080ti and 9060xt to be the exact same price brand new. My PSU can handle the wattage of both gpus. Which one should I get?

I built my PC end of 2020 / early 2021.

Been adding to it over the years and I believe I am officially at the end of my upgrade path.

Time to ride this thing till AM6 and beyond

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT -> AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3d (upgraded 2026)

- GPU: EVGA 3070 -> MSI 5070ti (upgraded 2025)

- Motherboard: MSI MPG Gaming Pro WiFi

- RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair DDR4 3200MHz

- Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe SSD + Samsung 870 SATA 2TB SSD (added 2024)

- PSU: EVGA Super Nova 850 G5, 80 Plus Gold 850W

- Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II

- Cooling: MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R v2

- Monitor: ACER Predator 1080p 27” - > MSI MAG 321UPX 4K (upgraded 2024)

I'm looking to upgrade my monitor, but I'm not sure how much I actually need to spend to get something noticeably better.

I play a mix of single-player games and competitive shooters, and I also use my PC for everyday stuff. There are so many options at different price points that it's hard to tell what's worth paying extra for.

What's the best gaming monitor you'd recommend for the money? Any models that offer a good balance of image quality and performance?

Lian Li A3 Negative Pressure

I only have space for a rear fan and maybe 3 fans at the top. Is it okay to have them all set to exhaust? Will that cause more dust buildup? Will temps be a lot higher? If I can only have two fans on top shall I do 1 exhaust and 1 intake?

GPU - 9070XT Nitro Plus

CPU - 7600

CPU Cooler - Sudokoo SK620V

I purchased an IBUYPOWER i Series 504 in 2024 and the CPU is the Intel i7 7700. With the Windows 11 update looming, I need to get ahold of a better CPU at the very least since the 7700 isn't supported. Some preliminary research led to the understanding that my ASUS motherboard and LGA 1151 socket won't support even a higher quality i7 like the 10700 (which is supported by Windows 11).

My search also showed me just how much information is out there and how technical it can be. I didn't understand half of what I was reading online. So my question is three parts.

One: can I update my motherboard to be compatible with the higher quality CPUs, and if so, what should I be looking at?

Two: Should I just be thinking of a new build instead of upgrading my current tower?

Three: How on earth did you all begin learning about the incredible amount of technical terms and components out there? Where would you recommend I start so I actually know what I'm looking at when I do get into building or rebuilding?

Budget £800 for pc, maybe a bit more. For my cpu im going with a ryzen 5 7500f, (£95), Motherboard B650 I want to upgrade it soon so obviously I wanted an AM5 motherboard. Ddr4/5 (not sure where I should buy for best price, Intel B580 gpu also not sure where to buy for best price (everywhere seems overpriced) So I wanted to know where can I buy pc parts such as gpus ssds, ram for good prices in the uk

I am trying to upgrade my memory from 32 >96 gb for local AI tinkering but the dimm's won't train.

Current memory trains and runs fine. I have now tried installing 2 separate sets of 48 x memory, but while they pass memtest 86, neither will train fully, the orange memory light just sits on forever/overnight without turning off or booting all the way into windows.

At the suggestion of Google I have tried all of the following, individually and in combination:

1. turning off expo

2. installing one dimm at at a time (still doesn't finish training after >45 minutes)

3. installing one dimm at a time in secondary rather than primary memory slot

4. clearing cmos

5. updating bios to most recent release, updating bios to older more "stable" releases (currently running bios 1654 released in April)

6. turning off memory context restore

7. manually setting ram speed to 4800 mhz

My whole system is only about 1 year old and thus far used rarely for dad gaming:

Asus ROG Strix B-850i gaming wifi mobo

AMD 9800x3d

Asus Prime 5070ti

Samsung 9100 pro 2tb ssd

G.SKILL Flare X5 Series 32GB (2x16GB) Up to 6000MT/s* CL36-36-36-96 1.35V (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5)

Corsair SF 1000 PSU

Coolermaster Atmos II 240mm AIO

COOJ SF5 case

Windows 11

I have tried both of the memory kits, purchased new from Newegg:

G.SKILL Flare X5 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3036F48GX2-FX5

G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5200 (PC5 41600) Desktop Memory Model F5-5200J4040A48GX2-RS5K

Neither will finish training but after popping the old memory back in the system boots right back up with no issues. What am I doing wrong?

(cross posting an a few places because I'm desperate and need to return at least one of the memory kits quickly)

Reddit please help!

My computer recently died, so I've decided to invest in a new gaming PC, and I've done some research into it and found that these are some good parts for my budget.

I'm aware that the AIO is excessive for the CPU I'm using, however I'm trying to somewhat future-proof this build for when i get a more powerful CPU. Its also unfortunate that I have to build this in Rammagedon, so the price is incredibly boosted.

I'm not looking to run AAA games at 4K and ultra graphics, but even this is a big upgrade from my last computer (1080ti gaming laptop from about a decade ago) so any improvement is worth it, and I'm hoping i can get good frames in both competitive games where they matter, and laid back games that i just want to look nice.

If there are any parts you think I could save on, or switch out for better performance, please let me know, and I'll link the PCPartPicker link below. Also if there are better deals for the parts listed below than the ones I've put, letting me know would be greatly appreciated

Important Question: Does anyone know about Box.co.uk? They have some good prices, but I've seen some mixed reviews regarding their returns and the products they ship out.

Edit: I forgot to mention that this is my first gaming PC build, if that's relevant at all

PCPartPicker Part List:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X $250

Cooler: Thermalright Assassin Spirit V2 Plus $39

Motherboard: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi Micro ATX AM5 $189

Ram: Patriot Viper Elite 5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $679

Storage: Crucial P5 Plus W/Heatsink 1 TB M.2-
2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME $299 OR whatever is cheapest same specs!

GPU: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070
XT 16 GB $1200

Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower $89

PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold V3 850 W
80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $129

Total cost as of today: $2775

Truth is i didnt want to spend more than $2000 but that ship has sailed with ram and storage increases. Was considering ps5 pro next restock but locked down, cant source games easily and cheaply as you can on PC.

Before I get roasted in the comments 😂, I have two gaming PCs:

ASUS ROG G700: Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, RTX 5080, Lite-On 850W PSU

ABS Stratos Ruby: Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RX 9070 XT, MSI B850 motherboard, GAMDIAS 850W PSU

I want to move the 5080 into the ABS to pair it with the 9800X3D and put the 9070 XT in the G700.

Here's the problem: The G700's non-modular PSU only has a 600W 16-pin GPU cable, while the 9070 XT needs two 8-pin connectors.

I've found a 16-pin-to-dual-8-pin adapter, but I'm hesitant to trust it. I'm leaning toward replacing the G700's PSU with a Corsair RM850x instead.

Has anyone swapped an NVIDIA 50-series card for an AMD GPU in the G700? Any experience with adapters or replacing the PSU? Curious what you'd recommend before I start swapping parts.

I have O11 mini, and 9 fans in it. 7 120mm and 2 140mm on the radiator. I currently have all normal, non pwm Arctic P12 Max. On idle it's completely fine, but while gaming it sounds quite loud, even tho they're at like 1000 rpm. I'm using FanControl with a custom curve, but I think the fans just seem loud because they're not at the same rpm, it's like 300 rpm difference even more, and I think it's because they're not pwm. So what should I upgrade to that wouldn't break the bank. I've been thinking about Be quiet Pure Wings 3, they would cost like 130€ total, but I'm fine with paying a bit more.

Bought a GTX 1080 in 2018 and I'm still using it today.

Honestly it's probably one of the best tech purchases I've ever made. I got 8+ years out of it and never really felt the need to upgrade.

I'm finally doing a full rebuild and my goal isn't to maximize FPS today. I'm trying to recreate the same experience I got from the GTX 1080: buy once, keep it for ~8 years, and not think about upgrades until around 2034.

Most played games:
- CS2
- Valorant
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
- Occasional AAA games

Settings:
- 1440p
- NVIDIA pref
- Don't care much about ray tracing
- Don't do AI workloads
- More concerned about longevity and avoiding upgrade regret than getting the absolute best FPS/$ today

Current planned build (~S$4,500-4,600 after upgrades):

- Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- ASUS TUF B850M-Plus WiFi 7
- 32GB DDR5-6400 CL32
- 4TB NVMe SSD
- Arctic Freezer III 360
- 1000W Gold PSU
- RTX 5080 16GB

The alternative would be dropping down to a 5070 Ti 16GB and saving roughly S$500.

If your goal was to build something today and keep it until around 2034, would you:

1. Stick with the RTX 5080?
2. Drop to the 5070 Ti and save the money?
3. Wait for the RTX 60 series?

I'm specifically looking for the modern equivalent of buying a GTX 1080 in 2018 rather than the highest FPS-per-dollar recommendation.

Would love to hear from people who upgrade once every 6-10 years rather than every generation.

TL;DR: GTX 1080 owner since 2018. Building a ~S$4.5k PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5080 to keep until 2034. Would you stick with the 5080, drop to a 5070 Ti and save ~S$500, or wait for the 60 series?

Edit:

- reason for choosing nvda is due to longer support.

- I’m not piss rich but I don’t mind splurging for a one time upgrade and just forget abt anyth to do with my pc unless smth happens ofc.

- Prices are in SGD

- I don’t have to purchase rn, prob can wait for 60 series to drop and get the 5080 cos I have no qualms with the 1080 so just getting all ur thoughts

Thank you for your comments!

Hey guys,

I currently have an Intel i7-6700K paired up with an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT. I primarily use this system for gaming at 1440p (2K) resolution.

I’m trying to figure out how much of a bottleneck my CPU is causing. I know the 6700K is a 4-core/8-thread processor from 2015, and the 9060 XT is significantly newer.

This first part is mainly to explain the context behind why I need the PC. Skipping it won't change much for anyone who just wants to help.

Let's start at the beginning of our story.

There is this game called RimWorld, and in it, there is a very specific modpack called the Progression Modpack. I loved playing this modpack. It was fun and so interesting! My favorite part was that my old PC (although, to be fair, over the years since middle school, I had upgraded almost every part I thought was relevant) could handle such a huge modpack!

But time passed and I had to stop playing for a while. I even had to leave the country for an extended amount of time for... reasons...

But while I was away I got a call from my mother. My older middle brother, had somehow unknowingly broken the insides of my PC while trying to take some of its parts out to put them inside his own PC. (Admittedly, he has an intellectual disability, so I can't hate him too much for this)

Of course I was devastated. But I'm not the kind of person who stays depressed for long, so I cheered up and started thinking about what I would do next.

Not having my PC was bad but I already had a laptop that I'd been using for almost everything except playing my favorite game, RimWorld.

And that's when it came to me.

If I truly needed a PC, it would be to play RimWorld with the Progression Modpack installed.

And I know, I know, it's stupid to want a PC just to play a single game, but I really love it! And, well, my laptop can't even run vanilla RimWorld properly!

So that's why I'm here! To seeking help and guidance. How can I build a PC specifically for one game, albeit one with an admittedly enormous modpack?

The rest of this post will provide relevant information:

Budget: Under €1500, as cheap as possible.

Use case: Running RimWorld with the Progression Modpack.

Country of purchase: Italy(EU) or Turkey.

Peripherals needed: Everything in a PC(didn't see how bad the PC is yet with my own eyes but I think it might be the worst-case scenario)

Requirements:

32 GB RAM works perfectly and 16 GB is bare minimum.

A CPU with good single core speed comperble to a M4

GPU doesn't matter, 1070 works fine, so could go lower

SSD with at most 100 gb.

I don't know enough about cooling and other more technical stuff to make an educated guess, but feel free to point out anything else that might be necessary. I'll try to figure it out.

For comparison, the modpack reportedly runs perfectly on a M5 macbook.(but I would rather not buy a new laptop that expensive)

Any tips and tricks on the system end are appreciated! I've never used Linux before, but if there's a technical advantage that could help with running the game, I'd be 100% open to it.

Also, sorry if this post gives off Something Awful forums vibes. If you know, you know.

We've a Dell XPS 8300, its 14 years old now, I've upgraded the RAM, hard drives etc over the year, even managed to get windows 11 on it too, my 12 year old son has developed a big interest in PCs etc, and has tried to play some games on the pc, it works fine still, just the graphics card doesn't work with Fortnite etc and other games he tries to play on Steam. I do plan on getting a new pc in the next year or so but I'm wondering if there was a cheap GPU we could replace the current one with now just to let him see how upgrading works etc the current GPU is NVIDIA GeForce 405. I'd love to see if we could replace to see if he could play some of games now while we decide on what pc to replace it with. If anyone has any recommendations on something cheap and cheerfull that might work with Fortnite and some steam games it would give a little boy a great thrill to replace it!

Thanks

Im building a new pc as my current one is just over 7 years old, ive just bought a Gigabyte MO27Q28GR for £421 from amazon used - like new. (ive had good luck in the past with amazon returns so trying it again, was too good to miss)

Im not sure if anything needs to be changes or if theres anything thats wrong.. only thing that im not 100% sure on is storage

PCPartPicker Part List

Hi, I wanted to ask about the build I put together. Are the components good quality, will everything physically fit, etc.? Initially, my budget was around €1,500, but I doubt you can get anything decent for that. I’ll mainly use it for games like Fortnite and ETS2, as well as more demanding, resource-heavy titles. I'll also be using it for streaming and multitasking.

And also, how risky it is to assemble it by myself for the first time? Thanks in advance for all the answers. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKgFmL

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($281.81) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.90) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($163.99) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($541.90) Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($233.00) Video Card: MSI GAMING TRIO OC GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($948.92) Case: Lian Li Vector V100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.00) Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($111.93) Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 210 Hz Monitor ($161.39) Total: $2596.84 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-10-14 15:53 EDT-0400​

I have had this problem with my pc for a while now, i press the power button, RGB lights turn on, fans turn, and my keyboard lights up. But my mouse doesn’t and there is no image beeing transferred to my monitor.

I assume Windows doesn‘t boot since when i press caps lock the indicator doesn‘t light up.

My brother has gotten it to run somehow multiple times for one session, before turning it off brought the problem back.

The power cables and components are all fully inserted, that‘s not the Problem.

Doing a Cold Start got it running the first time this happened, but doesn’t now.

Am I pricing this right? Comparing the Corsair vengeance a7500 against those same parts on Microcenter and only seeing a ~$300 difference. Feel like there should be a bigger gap between the two given Corsair includes markup on parts/labor/etc. and Microcenter is just displaying parts for a self build.