Complete boob and first time builder*

My first pc build, put it together about 6 months ago, live in Japan so got all the parts for a steal ($400) everything working perfectly but I think I’m gonna start working and gaming more on it then I have been so I’m looking to make whatever upgrades I can. I’m not wanting to do a whole new build maybe just upgrade the cpu and anything else I can without swapping out a whole new mother board and gpu. Any recommendations are appreciated

Current specs:

prime b560mk, amd radeon 6600xt(challenger series), intel i3 10105f, 32 gb of ram, 2gb ssd, 750 watt power supply.

I recently upgraded to ddr5 and went from a ryzen 7 3700x to a ryzen 7 7700x and now my cpu tems are 60 degrees C idle and upwards of 80 C when playing games. I have an amd wraith prism cooler and I am sure I have applied enough thermal paste because I cleaned it and reapplied 3 times as well as setting the cooler to "high" mode while troubleshooting this issue. The rest of my pc runs at a perfect temp and I am not sure how to fix this issue.

I previously had a 1660 super. My friend recently gave away his gpu, msi 3060Ti to me and i wanted to test it out. The pc seems to run fine and all. I am still puzzled as to why my NVIDIA apps still shows 1660 super when i am currently using 3060ti for my GPU. I have even updated my NVIDIA app based on the booklet that came with the GPU. Whats going on....

Title explains it all. Put together a whole lot of good parts then ended up bottlenecking the whole build.

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

Been wanting to build a new PC on the AM5 platform. I game on AAA titles, hardly to no multiplayer or online games, 1440p resolution. I want an all round build as I will also use it for personal work (mainly MS Office, some light photoshop and videoediting as personal hobbies) Planning on getting a 5080 or 5090 gpu depending on how their release goes.

Is it alright to move with 7900X or is it better to consider another CPU?

Hi eveyone!

Situation: My setup has been struggling and I would really appreciate any help. I just bought a new monitor and am hoping to be able to play games in 1440p.

uses: Plan on playing a mix of things ranging across CS2/Elden Ring/Wukong. I don't edit videos or stream.

budget: Would ideally like to spend around 600 USD.

constraints: I am not next to a microcenter. I am open to buying used online or waiting longer times for shipping from Aliexpress.

Current setup: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jg6mfy **detailed below**

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9twypg/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000031sbx) |-

**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dmGnTW/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-wi-fi) | $244.57 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6RFf7/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16) | $39.37 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DDWBD3/samsung-980-pro-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v8p1t0bam) | $121.00 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tYH48d/gigabyte-video-card-gvn98twf3oc6gd) |-

**Case** | [NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6Cyqqs/nzxt-h510-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h510b-w1) |-

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y88H99/evga-supernova-650-g3-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0650) | $189.99 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7ZpzK8/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-download-64-bit-kw9-00664) | $138.99 @ Newegg

**Monitor** | [AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Curved Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HBRzK8/aoc-c24g1-240-1920x1080-144-hz-monitor-c24g1) | $328.88 @ Amazon

Looking at either some lian li strimmers or the ezdiy cables and I dont know which one would fit can anyone help?

I got a prebuilt pc from best buy about 6 years ago, CyberPowerPc GUA1400BST. I want to keep costs down while upgrading. I know little about building computers but I realize my pc is running slower. I was considering just getting sticks of 2x8gb ram to compensate, but now I am considering upgrading everything completely.

Here’s a link to the specs: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-ultra-desktop-amd-fx-6300-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-560-1tb-hard-drive-black/6072200.p?skuId=6072200

Hi everyone, looking to build my first pc. My budget is little above 1k. I already have monitor, keyboard and mouse. So far the components i've been looking into are Cpu: Ryzen 5 7600x Gpu: Rx 7800 xt 16gb MB: MSI B650 Gaming Plus wifi atx am Ram: Teamgroup T-force delta rgb (2x16gb) Ssd: TeamGroup T-force Cardea zero z440 1tb PS: Msi mag a750gl pcie5 750w 80+ gold Case: Lian li lancool 207 atx

Any advice, recommendations or suggetions would be appreciated. Thank you

I've been using my pc just fine hardwired with a LAN cable but today it suddenly doesn't detect the lan cable. When I go under Network connections settings in my PC it says "ltek gaming 2.5 gbe family controller network cable unplugged" any help would be appreciated as it caught me off guard. I have already tried, unplugging it, restarting modem, disabling/enabling driver, checking for updates, completely uninstalling the drive and restarting the PC, but nothing works.

Can anyone recommend me should i buy nvme plus pcie adapter or sata ssd? I dont have another slot for nvme and I dont really care about speed because both are fast enough

Hello all, I recently built my first pc but have been running into some issues with it freezing/crashing. After some troubleshooting, I decided to run memtest86 to see if it was an issue with my RAM. No matter what configuration of sticks I use (both sticks, or each stick individually), memtest freezes and restarts the entire pc before making it past the second pass. Up until that point, memtest reports no errors, and it always crashes at a different part of the test.

Edit for more details: EXPO/XMP is disabled, and my motherboard already has the most recent (non-beta) BIOS version available.

Is this still a RAM problem? Could both sticks be bad? Or is it more likely a CPU/mobo problem?

CPU: Ryzen 7 7700X

Mobo: Gigabyte B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI

RAM: 32GB (2x16) Corsair Vengeance

I still have my 2x8gb rams and buying another 2x8gb would be more cheaper than buying 2x16gb. Would it be good? Will there be "Dual Channel Problems"?

It's just for gaming. 5700x3d CPU

These are my current two options. I couldn’t find the AOC Q27G3XMN because it’s out of stock everywhere so I’m kind of just picking between the AG275QXW and M27QA Ice. There’s not a lot of reviews going around for either of them so I don’t really know what to think. I want to use it for non-fps gaming (MMOs, Sims, single player games) and art.

I’m currently rocking a 5600X, 3070 and 32GB ram. As I play on a 4K 240hz screen, I cannot get near 240 fps with my current build however it’s holding up quite good thanks to DLSS.

I’m thinking of getting a 4080S to replace my 3070 and call it a day. At 4K the 5600X shouldn’t really be a bottleneck.

As I was browsing the shop I also saw the 4070 TI S which I could pair with a 5700X3D for about the same price.

I will 100% wait to see what they announce at CES in terms of 5080 but I feel by the time I can get my hands on one the 6000 series will be announced. Also not sure if my 750W PSU would be able to handle the 5080.

Games I play: Fortnite, Borderlands, New World, POE2,

TLDR: upgrade 3070 to 4080S vs 5700X3D with 4070 Ti S?

Hello everyone, so after playing sims 4 for 3 years with mods but not with any shaders mod just clothes and hair. Yesterday I this problem started to happen which was whenever I press pause my sims I can hear my GPU fans start getting faster and louder and when I checked my Temperature it was 71-72 Celsius, but when I just play normally without pausing it would be fine keeping at 50 and 60 max celsius. This is weird cause this never happened before, anyone else has this problem when pausing your sims?. I have a 3060ti.

Hey, my partner builds computers and he feels like I may be looking for more “computer” than I may need… I am not a gamer btw.

Programs that use: Lumion, Rhino, AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe suite, and ArcGIS

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 sufficient or should I upgrade to the RTX 4070 Ti? is the Ti Super necessary for a non-gamer?

Lastly, the age old AMD R7 9800X3D vs i9-14900K or KF w/RTX 4070 Ti super…?

Thank you for your help in advance!

⭐️Oh yes, my school's requirements:

• Processor: 6 performance cores minimum recommendation, 8 cores recommended
• RAM Memory: 32 GB recommended
• Storage: 1 TB Solid state drive (SSD) storage minimum; 1TB external SSD drive recommended for data backup
• Graphics Card: 6 GB VRAM minimum; 8 GB or more for VR and graphics intensive applications
• Operating System: Latest version of Windows 11 Home/Professional
• System Type: 64-bit

So, I have an AMD Ryzen 7 2700x cpu, 64 GB of DDR 4 ram Trident Z NEO (i definitely cant use it all with my current cpu it feels like), a RTX 2070 Super, and the Motherboard is a Tomahawk B450. Now I want to upgrade my CPU and my GPU, if I HAVE to upgrade my motherboard too, I'd do it, but I prefer to keep it and just upgrade the CPU and GPU to the best I can for 1440p gaming.

So i think my 10100f is severely bottle-necking my 3060 12gb and im wondering what the best upgrade would be that would get rid of the bottleneck and not break the bank, im thinking the 11400f because it comes with an included cooler and is a newer architecture. maybe Im also messing something up with my 10100f that is bottle-necking it, if there's a fix for that then id prefer that. any help is appreciated

edit: cpu has to be compatible with B560M chipset

Chavos, necesito actualizarme un poco. Tengo un i5 de sexta generación, el cual necesito actualizar un poco.

Necesito recomendaciones de hardware económico(no dispongo de presupuesto como para comprar una PC de entusiasta). Básicamente necesito Mobo, procesador y ram. Tengo una 1050ti, la cual no cambiaré por el momento(por presupuesto nuevamente)

Lo único que necesito es correr Fortnite por ejemplo a 60fps en 1080, cuando mucho. No me interesa mirar el mapa nítido desde una orilla hasta la otra.

El presupuesto sería de 200 DLLs aproximadamente para esos 3 componentes.

O de plano debo comprarme un combo xeon 2680 con 32 de ram por los 110dlls que sale en AliExpress??(El cual funciona, aunque es hardware viejo, solo que es tragonsito de energía).

I am debating Wether to wait another month or buy it now. 🤔

Hi,

This is gonna be long, thanks for your patience:

TLDR: cannot install new AMD 780M drivers with 96GB ram on AMD SER8 8745HS running windows 11.

I have the beelink mini pc ser8 8745hs with 2 sodimm ddr5 slots.

It came with 2 crucial 16GB 5600mhz memory sticks, I replaced them with 2 crucial 48gb 5600mhz memory sticks.

Here's the problem: upgrading the memory caused a conflict with the onboard gpu - AMD 780M.

I tried many options and the only way windows 11 is OK with the 96gb ram installed is if I manually force a manual driver downgrade to AMD Adrenaline 24.8.1 or older.

This manual driver update is by: (1) unzipping the installation executable (2) installing the correct inf file (3) from device manager, manually selecting the installed driver

I repeated this for the following versions: 24.5.1 24.6.1 24.7.1 24.8.1 24.9.1 24.10.1 24.12.1 (didn't find a 24.11.1)

Problem is, davinci resolve doesn't recognize I evne have a gpu and won't load if I have anything older than 24.9.1

So I cannot install 2x48GB and ise davinci resolve at the same time.

The only combos that allow me to use the newer driver versions (in fact, all the newer versions) are:

(1) single 16gb ram (2) two 16gb sticks (as the pc came with) (3) single 48gb stick (4) 48gb stick + 16gb stick

I am using option 4 now. I know mixing unidentical memory sticks isn't good practice, but here they are identical in brand, seties, speed, etc. and seem to work OK so far.

Currently if I want to use davinci resolve (and I do!) I am limited to 64GB ram (but unidentical dimms), or maybe am forced to downgrade to windows 10 (not a path I am enthusiastic about and not sure it'll work anyway)...

Any ideas how I can get a better solution with 2x48GB installed and newer AMD drivers under windows 11?

Thanks!

Cpu : Intel® Core™ i5-11400F
im playing 1080p gaming with stock intel cooler at the moment., which one is better for my cpu from below items. There is a small gap between prices in my country. should i go for cheaper one or higher? I have added the list from cheaper to higher price order. please share your ideas. thanks

https://www.coolermaster.com/en-global/products/hyper-212-spectrum-v3/

https://www.antec.com/product/cooling/frigusair-400-argb

https://nzxt.com/product/t120-rgb

https://noctua.at/en/nh-u9s-chromax-black/specification

I have a 6800 and 12400f in my PC and I already have a 180 hz 27 inch IPS 1440p monitor and desperately need a second. I found this sweet deal for $220 AUD or about $136 USD:

https://www.centrecom.com.au/msi-pro-mp273u-27-uhd-ips-4ms-60hz-business-monitor

This seems like a really good deal for a 4K monitor so I was tempted to get it. My other option was this which is also a great deal but I'm leaning towards the 4K one because it is the same size as my current monitor:

https://www.centrecom.com.au/asus-tuf-gaming-vg249q3a-24-fhd-fast-ips-180hz-gaming-monitor

$139 AUD or $86 USD

I'm building a 9800x3D gaming PC for my living room and am trying to figure out the the best cooler for it. I have, right now and unopened, the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 (GamerNexus), the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO (reddit), Lian Li Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 (Tom's Hardware rec), and am looking at be quiet! Light Loop 360mm (Tom's Hardware's latest review) but can go for anything.

I've done air coolers (Noctua on my current gaming rig) and an AIO on my machine before that but haven't really thought too hard about it in ages.

I'm really trying to minimize sound here, since it is in the living room - my secondary concerns are the extent I can keep the rest of the PC cool (one of the arguments against air cooling I've read was that you're just throwing hot air back into the case, even if it's getting pushed out eventually), "cleanliness" (as the Artic's already put together, and won't cause any RAM height issues), reliability, and overhead to run the fans at lower speed (which is ultimately sound-related).

Thanks for your advice!

First of all, I'm not American and both listings are for used cards. Is there anything one should look for when buying used card? Is that a great price for 3090 used? What should I ask the sellers about the card?

What would you recommend putting into a midrange PC to pair with an Intel Arc B580? Preferably all-intel, but AMD’s CPUs seem to be a good value. How much RAM should I use to get basic PS5-level gaming performance on a living room display? I would ideally like to be overspecced on things a little so if I wanted to insert a more powerful GPU a couple years down the line, I could plug and play.

• Intel Core i5-14400 Raptor Lake Ten-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor $169.99
• Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition $249.99
• ASUS Z790 Prime Gaming WIFI7 Intel LGA 1700 ATX $179.99
• NZXT H5 Flow (2024) Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black $94.99
• NZXT C850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply (Black) $118.99
• Inland Performance Plus 1TB 3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $39.99
• Crucial Pro 48GB (2 x 24GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL48 Dual Channel $127.99
• Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit FPP USB - English $139.99
• Dell 27" 1440P 100hz Monitor $119.99

link to my parts ----> https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ilikepc397/saved/#view=fhqhK8

ps.. i run everything on the highest settings and at 1440p

i have been playing games like GTA 5 and getting frames like 90-110 FPS while only getting under 50% utilization

Marvel spiderman remastered same thing 60-90 FPS with very low utilization

i have scowered the internet looking at everything possible finding things like "make sure that you have highest performance enabled in your windows settings and NVidia control panel" and nothing has worked

any help would be appreciated it is angering that i have bought this graphics card and it is not been being used effectively

Good day!

I saw so many answers regarding this question I'm about to ask but the more I read the greater my confusion grows.

Right now I'm rocking on an i5-9400f and a Gigabyte Z390-UD MoBo, my rig is equipped with 4x4GB 2666mhz (very basic) ram. I wanted to upgrade to a 2x16GB 3200mhz RAM but I saw on the specifications that my processor can only support 2666mhz but my MoBo can handle upto 4133mhz or 4266 when OC'd.

Question is: will I benefit from this upgrade? Will I mess my system when I run my RAM at 3200mhz?

I'm playing path of exile 2 and forza horizon 4 and 5. My RAM usage is always above 11GB thats why I opted to upgrade higher. Since I also do multi tasking design on my PC, I don't know how much benefit will I gain mainly on the games that I play.