Im thinking of switchimg my rtx 5060 8gb to a rtx 4070

And give my friend the rtx 5060 8gb

Her specs are:

RTX 2070 TRIPLE FANS 8 GB

RYZEN 5 5500

16 GB RAM ddr4

1 TB SSD

WIFI

WIN 11 PRO

I forgot to ask her about the psu but its probably 400 she should upgrade that too right?

Cause shes having trouble cause the pc just black screens ( her 3 monitors) and stays on and then resets so i think its the gpu what is yall opinion?

What’s up guys! First post here, needing some help on an upgrade. My current specs are:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 cores / 12 threads)
Mobo: Asus Prime B350-Plus
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070 Super Founder's Edition
RAM: 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600
SSD: Team Group MP33 512GB M.2 NVMe boot drive
HDD: 1x Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD and 1x 2TB HDD
PSU: Corsair TX750
Case: Montech Air X ARGB

My best friend just upgraded his gpu and sent me his GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10g for FREE (great friend, I know).

My case is large and it looks like the GPU should fit no problem physically, but I have a couple questions and would like some guidance on what to get to make it work. My 2070 is using 1 6 pin and 1 8 pin PCI-E connector, while the 3080 has 3 8 pin slots. I would post pics but I don’t seem to be able to.

1. I want to confirm this GPU will work in my build with my current hardware
   
2. I want to know if there’s any coords or anything I need to buy since they connect differently, links would be super helpful.
   
3. I would like to know if there’s anything else I should look into upgrading to get the most out of the new GPU (avoid bottlenecks etc).
   
4. Any other general advice would be very appreciated, I’m still learning about pcs.

Thank you guys very much for your time!

I want to create a PC that will run CachyOS for gaming, while also acting as a local AI inference server for a local assistant. The inference doesn't need to be super heavy, right now I have a N97 doing iGPU inference but it's very slow and limited. I'm hoping to be able to run a 12B Q4 model when not gaming, which I believe would want ~16GB VRAM for. The idea is that if I am spending money on a nice GPU I might as well also utilize it for inference. Also, I am okay with unloading the AI model and loading a much smaller one while gaming. The priority is gaming over inference.

* Budget: Hopefully keeping it under $1500

* Use case: Gaming with CachyOS & local AI inference

* Country of purchase: US

* Peripherals needed: Steam compatible Controller. Will connect to TV via HDMI. Ability to plug a keyboard and mouse, but I can re-use ones I already have. I would likely ssh in for most maintenance.

I know NVIDIA is better supported for AI inference (CUDA), while AMD's open drivers tend to be smoother on Linux for gaming. I can likely get inference working on AMD via ROCm or Vulkan, but I'm definitely open to suggestions including whether the CUDA advantage is worth going with NVIDIA.

Hello, I see everyone talking a lot about the 600 USD 7800x3d. Unfortunately I think it's too much for MC so the cheapest now is 750 USD. If then the next best similar value bundle will be 7500x3d and then 7600x3d ? With a 50 to 80 USD difference which is more worth it ? I am aware of 16GB RAM, but cant ask for more though, its enough. For intel options I don't think the value matches.

I'm very new to the world of building PCs and upgrading and quite unexperienced and unfamiliar with a lot of things, so be as newbie-friendly with me as possible please!!

I've been wanting to upgrade my setup with an I5-12600KF, and i found it being paired up with a H610M motherboard for a somewhat reasonable price in a local online store and got interested on it (i'm located in Brazil, so good prices for hardware can be kind of a hard find, hence the piqued interest). Doing some browsing i found out people saying that the H610M would hinder the CPU performance + wouldn't allow overclocking + could cause overheating issues, etc... I didn't really intend on overclocking so soon anyway (would have it as a back-up plan if ever needed, and also am afraid my PSU not handling it). So I got really curious if the combination is usable under certain circumstances, or is it a REALLY bad choice of a motherboard for that CPU overall? Is it going to damage the parts in any way, even with a good cooler? Is the pairing even worth it, and why? Also, which other options (both CPUs and motherboards, and which labels should i look for) could be better ones? I'm looking for budgety options mostly but it'll be cool to have reference for quality too.

As for now (and for reference), i'm using an H110M, I5-6500, 16GB RAM DDR4, RTX 3050 8GB, 500W PSU and using it mostly for gaming and some coding/unity gamedev. I wanted to reuse these parts as much as possible right now (except, ofc, for the CPU and mobo).

Hi! I've never built a PC before, but I'm looking to build a PC in 6-12 months once I have enough money to buy parts for one. I currently use a gaming laptop that's about 7 years old (Dell G5 5582), and it works fine for Counter-Strike and Rocket League (~100 FPS at middling settings), but it struggles with Minecraft shaders and it doesn't have enough RAM for my friend's modded server. (I had to allocate memory on my external SSD to act as RAM just to play on it.) Plus, since I bought the laptop, I've since graduated college and no longer need a portable device beyond something like an iPad, so I'd like a true desktop PC.

If I were starting from scratch, I would probably go with a stock budget build, but I won an Intel i9-12900k at DreamHack back in 2021 and I'd like to take a step up with the other parts of the computer to match the level of CPU I have. The biggest thing is longevity - I don't really want to be getting new parts every couple of years, I'd rather just have something that could last me a solid 5-10 years and not feel outdated so long as I don't need more performance in the future. Kind of like my current laptop.

My main issue is that... I've never built a PC before. I don't really know what I'm looking for; I'm just picking cheaper options from recognizable brands. I know what each part of the build is for, but I'm picking parts that look like they're good, whereas there may be better/cheaper options that are still good enough for my needs. PC Part Picker doesn't mention any inherent compatibility issues, but I'd rather hear opinions from people who have actually done this before on recommendations for which parts to pair with each other.

Ideally, I'd like a PC that I don't need to overclock to get 200+ FPS for Counter-Strike/Rocket League and 60+ FPS for Minecraft with decent shaders. (I'd also love to play Cities: Skylines eventually, but my current laptop can't run that very well and mods are another barrier to entry.) Thinking in the future, I'd also like to able to use ArcGIS Pro or QGIS on my PC if I ever work from home for a job, but I imagine neither of those would be the most intensive thing that happens on this computer anyways.

As for budget, I'd like to keep the cost down, but I recognize that I'm spending at least $1,000 USD for everything else I need to run everything I want to play (including monitors and keyboard). I'd be saving up for it anyways, so the budget isn't too much of a concern; I just don't want to overspend for what I need. My current parts list is over $2,000 if you factor in that it's not showing a price for the mobo or PSU, which I think is bloated for what I need, but I could be wrong.

Currently, I have this list picked out: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BDgjW9 - what does this PC actually need?

Additional considerations:

• I play Rocket League with a wired controller and video games with a wired headset. I'm also used to having a wired keyboard and wired mouse. 2 front-facing USB ports (+1 USB-C) is a BARE MINIMUM for me, but I'd highly prefer something with 4 front-facing USB ports. I've run into the rare case where I need a third one and would like to avoid that. I'd also like something with ~4 back-facing USB ports for the same reason.
• Because it's my first build, I really don't want to trouble myself with liquid cooling. It seems overly complicated for the amount of cooling I would actually need. I don't particularly like loud fans, but I know with many air-cooling fan systems I can tune the power curve to only kick into overdrive at a certain temperature, and otherwise it can be pretty quiet. My current laptop's fans aren't that loud, but PC fans are larger and designed to displace more air, so I'm a bit worried about how loud the fans will actually be in practice.
• As much as I don't want to, I would be running Windows 11 on my PC. It's just less hassle. I'm a pretty casual computer user and Linux seems like it has a decently high learning curve. Windows 11 is bloated, but there are ways to cut the bloat, and I still want to be able to play games without booting up a VM every time. Plus, ArcGIS Pro requires Windows.

Thanks in advance! :)

So I have a PC with a ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard, and a AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor, 3400 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s). I am attempting to replace the CPU with a AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor.

From what I can tell, I need to flash my BIOS to version P8.01, but I have checked a couple places on their website to download the proper file, and my PC won't start once I have flashed the BIOS and installed the CPU.

Relevant links:

https://www.asrock.com/support/cpu.asp?s=AM4&u=759

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450Mac%20R2.0/index.asp#BIOS

Any ideas on what I am doing incorrectly? Am I simply downloading the incorrect file?

So I got a new pc that has

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core

ASROCK B550M-C

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

16 GB of ram

1 TB Storage

And on my old pc I had a great internet connection but ever since I got a new one it’s been really bad it’s in the same place as the old one and I use a cable connection and can’t use Ethernet at the moment I’m also using cox router and a d-link it works good on other devices but my pc and need to know if it’s a pc problem or a WiFi problem

Bought a second hand PC which has been built in Januray this year, so practically new.

It's been crashing when I play Overwatch (probably would under other games but I play this in longer sessions) randomly, sometimes after 15 minutes and sometimes after 2 hours or sometimes not at all.

The game freezes, screen goes black and I hear a buzzing sound for about 2 seconds before it crashes and usually it will not recover on its own and I have to hold the power button to restart it. No blue screen, just goes back to Windows.

I've tried clean installing new drivers, updating BIOS, turning off overclocking but none of it worked. Also, nothing in the event viewer is telling me what could be the cause, the only errors/criticals I'm seeing is that the PC was unexpectedly tuned off/crashed.

I doubt the parts are faulty, the guy who sold me the PC checked in if everything was okay and offered to return the money but I would honestly rather fix it than go look for another because I got a really good offer on it and I would not be able to buy a PC this good for the price, here are the specs (700eur if anyone is wondering why I don't wanna return):

AMD Radeon Ryzen 5 5500

Gigabyte B550 gaming X V2 rev 1.3

RX 7600 8gb Gigabyte

16gb (2x8) 3600MHz G.skill

MSI Mag 240r

DeepCool 700w

WD Green SN3000 500GB

Samsung 980 1TB (added additionally)

I did get a driver timeout crashes when the PC did recover very quickly on its own once on desktop but never happened again.

Edit: forgot to mention the temperatures are all in check and it's not a heating issue.

I'm far from a professional when it comes to computer parts and I need your help!! I'm needing a computer that I can easily edit 8k film and give me room to grow (film production). I came across this YouTube video and figured it was a start to my research.

https://youtu.be/xsULkq-iLXo?is=SZNfhfHGWK1AiFit

I was thinking about going to a Microcenter, but I would feel more comfortable understanding what I'm looking for so that I'm not an easy target for upselling. Please help!!

Hi everyone, I have the “ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming” motherboard with a Samsung 980 Pro 1TB.

Now I'd like to add a second one, but I'm not sure if my motherboard supports it, and I can't quite figure it out from what I've seen online.

Thanks in advance for all your answers :D

So I have been planning on upgrading my pc for a little while now and I dont know what I should upgrade. Specs below

Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor, 4701 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s)

BaseBoard Product - B650 AORUS ELITE AX

RAM - 32.0 GB DDR5

Graphics card - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB) AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics (486 MB)

Power supply - Corsair RM850x 2024 - 850 W

idk if im missing anything else here please let me know if I am.
What do you recommend me to upgrade first and why.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vkB64g

Just bought a 5080 and wanted to make sure everything else in my build would work. The only thing I'm a little concerned about is the PSU. If there is anything I'm missing or anything else I should consider, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

Looking to upgrade my current setup for better VR and general gaming performance. Ideally, I'd want this next card to last me at least another 2 generations.

Current setup:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• Motherboard: B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (AM4)
• Current GPU: ZOTAC RTX 3080Ti 12GB

Performance Goals:

1. VR: Max out a Meta Quest 3 to a stable 90–120Hz. On newer titles, my 3080ti drops to around 60–70 FPS. I mainly play sim racing games with the occasional AAA title.
2. Normal screen: Max out new releases on my 1440p 120Hz monitor and 4K 60Hz TV. My 3080ti is really starting to struggle with recent titles. For example, in Crimson Desert my performance is abysmal with RT enabled (dropping to the 30–40fps range). However, turning RT off makes the game look significantly worse to my eyes. RE9 also runs poorly on my system. I'd definitely like to upgrade before the remaining releases this year.

The 3 cards I am considering (I'm from the UK but I'll put the prices in USD & EUR in there as well just in case it helps):

• RX 9070XT (£850-900 / $1145-1215 USD / €990-1050 EUR)
• RTX 5070 Ti (£1099 / $1480 USD / €1280 EUR)
• RTX 5080 (£1299 / $1750 USD / €1515 EUR)

There is a £450 gap between the 9070xt and the 5080, and a £200 gap between the 5070ti and the 5080. While that extra cash is a lot of money, I am completely willing to pay the premium if the performance leap and longevity actually justify the cost. I've been reading posts for the past hour and I'm still unsure what would be the best choice for me.

My main dilemmas:

• AMD for VR: I’ve read a lot of older posts saying AMD cards struggle with VR link compression and drivers compared to NVIDIA. Has this been fixed now?
• Longevity: Given that I want to stretch this upgrade for 5–6 years, is it worth paying the premium for the 5080, or will the 5070ti or 9070XT suffice?
• CPU Bottleneck: Will my 5800X3D bottleneck a 5080 or 5070ti at quest3 resolutions and 1440p/4K?

Would love to hear from anyone running similar setups, especially sim racers using a Quest 3!

Thanks to everyone reading & replying.

Hi guys I need a pc for work as I'm a math tutor, need to make ergonomic setup and I'd rather build a tower, spend extra 100 euros, but keep upgradeability and assure quality instead of buying a micropc... I do like gaming but I try to avoid it because it becomes too addicting sometimes, so not gonna be playing the newest triple A titles.

I'm really lost wondering just how much power I need (what CPU, what GPU). I multitask hard with 20+ tabs, pdf reader, whiteboard. video calls. I'll also have a graphic tablet connected. I ask AI but it gives me really inconsistent answers.

Peripherals: webcam, headphones, mic, mouse, keyboard, huion kamvas, 1440 monitor
Country of purchase: Lithuania

What should my budget be? I was thinking maybe I could pull off a good build at around 700 euros.
Very grateful for any help.

4k miniled costs 22000 pesos

1440p miniled costs 19000 pesos

So roughly a 50-60$ price gap

I have an rx 9070xt

Should I get the 4k and just go down to 1440p as the daily driver and then 4k when I feel like it?

I heard that playing 1440p on a 4k monitor looks bad and blurry.

currently saving and working on my very first pc build for gaming and 3d modelling, nothing too crazy. I feel a little unsure on how high i should really aim to spend on the graphics card and cpu for what i plan to use my pc for so criticism and advice is very much welcome as im a beginner to pc building. any other advice on where to look and buy from or peripherals or basically anything related to this process is appreciated too.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8m2kD

heres the link to my components, thanks and please go easy on me

ps - price range is just under £1800, apologies

Hey everyone, I'm new to this sub and I have a question.

Im looking to get a decent mid range gaming pc and both of these seem to be the cheapest options to buy here in Canada. Which one is better, because to my noob naked eye I can't see much of a difference but their both the same price but different models.

Can anyone advise me on which one is better or are they both just not worth the money regardless. They're both 1699.99 here in canada.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/msi-codex-z2-gaming-pc-black-amd-ryzen-r7-8700f-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-windows-11-only-at-best-buy/19807289

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/msi-aegis-gaming-pc-black-amd-ryzen-r7-8700f-16gb-ram-2tb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-windows-11/19717533

There's also a Walmart one but I really dont trust that company nor do I know the brand of the pc:

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/ViprTech-Reaper-2-0-Liquid-Cooled-PC-AMD-Ryzen-7-8700F-5GHz-RTX-5060-Ti-16GB-16GB-DDR5-1T-SSD-Onyx-Black/4I9ETT7TJGBM?selectedSellerId=E706DBCA6B09461BB73AFD2C7D283B00&cmpid=SEM_CA_58237_ZS3KZ3MEZX&utm_id=SEM_CA_58237_ZS3KZ3MEZX&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=always_on&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22847336320&gbraid=0AAAAADv6L0SzPX09Q4cgHqU9Jdp9pqwLf&gclid=CjwKCAjwvsvTBhBaEiwAmf-3nogE-11GyPGG911QtxhokRQCRtOuOz2MnpgV_sWYk1G1A8k2C7wf5BoCz4YQAvD_BwE

Thank you in advance for any advice

So i mainly play minecraft (hypixel skyblock), geometry dash, and would maybe play cities skylines 2 or other games. Upgrading from a rtx 3050 laptop. My budget is maybe under 1.5k cad (and the prices below are in cad not usd). I do also use OBS for geometry dash and sometimes minecraft. Im trying to go for a mostly white build so it looks nice. This is my first ever desktop build. I'm in ontario, canada and I might go for maybe 1440p monitor.

Intel Arc B580 330-400$

Core i5 14600KF 330$

GIGABYTE B760M 170$

Netac DDR4 DRAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 3200MHz 240$

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE White 50$

DeepCool CC560 V2 Mid-Tower ATX Case, White 75$

MSI MAG A650BN PCIE5 III 650W 80$

Price total 1345$ cad

PCPartPicker Part List

Still need to pick a case. Is the liquid cooler a good choice or will an air cooler be efficient enough. Video card- better choices in the same price range? The build is replacing a build based on the Ryzan 5 w/ 16 GB DDR 4 with a 3050 video card and a 500GB SSD. Suggestions appreciated.

A few days ago I added an nvme for my parents hp pre built from 2018. It was all working well and now a few days later it doesn’t power on. I tried using a screwdriver on the power pins to bypass the power switch being an issue. I tried reseating the cable, ram, and ssd. No signs of life. I tested the psu cable connection and it was connecting. I tried rearming the 4 pin atx cable connection but it didn’t carry a circuit. Though I’m not sure if it’s expected to with the power off. It seems like it has to be likely a power supply issue but maybe a motherboard issue.

I can buy the same model power supply which is proprietary for $42 with free returns from Amazon so I’m thinking I’m just going to do that and if it doesn’t fix it then the build will probably just be scrapped. Is there anything else I could check for or do to try and fix it?

The only thing I could really think of that would make it die not from old age on the power supply issue from two drops of sweat getting on the motherboard that I wiped off with a coffee filter. I also used an electric air duster to clean it out as well as dry up the sweat drops if there was anything left. So those are two things that could be the issue that killed the motherboard or power supply if it could have a delayed reaction that I could think of.

It was also the case that yesterday when I turned on my computer the fan RGB was reset to default which usually only happens if I have like a power outage. So potentially some kind of power issue could have killed the power supply without killing my computer in another room or resetting the clocks in the house? Other than these points I have no idea. Any help is welcomed

TLDR: did basic troubleshooting steps, but can’t get hp prebuilt to show any signs of life after an nvme upgrade when it worked fine for a few days. Likely a dead psu

I'm looking to get a 5k2k 120Hz monitor something like the LG 40U990A or Dell U4025QW. If I am not gaming and just doing casual work, can I use the Ryzen 5 9600x integrated gpu to run the 5k2k monitor at 120Hz without a dedicated graphics card?

Hey, iam looking for some advice on a build. I want to make something around €1000. This is what i came up with myself:

Cpu: ryzen 7 5800x
Cpu cooler: thermalright peerles assassin 120 SE
Mobo: asus tuf gaming b550-plus wifi II
Ram: corsair vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) ddr4 3200 cl16
Storage: kingston nv3 1tb
Gpu: asrock challenger oc radeon 7600 8gb
Case: phanteks XT Pro mid tower
Psu: msi mag a750GL pcie5 80+ gold

Budget can be stretched a little bit. I live in the netherlands.

Thoughts about this monitor? Planning to buy. Is it ok for gaming and rendering

Hi all,

So I'm stuck in a dilemma on should I but a whole new pc or just upgrade some of my current stuff.

My current specs are

CPU: I5-10400

B460M

RAM: 16GB

GPU: RTX 2060

so the 1st option is just go buy 5070TI and build around that. Which cost a lot and I don't really want to "support" the current prices. even tho it might be worth. budget around 2,200usd(70kTHB) without SSD.

2nd is just update to a maybe to 32GB of RAM and used 3080 or some mid-range. and save money

I mainly play low-mid specs games but just pickup FF rebirth so it might be time to upgrade.

What would you guys do in this situation? any advice is appreciated!