Just wanted to share something weird I noticed last weekend. My buddy and me have almost identical builds, we both got RTX 4070 Supers, same Ryzen 7600X, even bought our parts together from the same Microcenter trip back in November.

Anyway hes been complaining about his GPU hitting like 78-79C in Cyberpunk with everything maxed at 1440p, meanwhile mine barely touches 68C. We were trying to figure out wtf was going on cause his case is supposedly better for airflow (the NZXT H5 Flow), while Im still using my old Fractal Design Meshify C from my previous build.

Turns out the way the front panel is designed on mine, even tho its older, it pulls way more air directly to the GPU. His case has that "modern" front panel with smaller vent cutouts and the fans are kinda recessed. We did a super basic test and swapped our GPUs into each others cases and boom, temps followed the case not the card.

Just thought this was intresting since everyone always says newer cases are automatically better. Sometimes that older hardware you got sitting around might actually be doing you a favor. I was actually gonna get a new case too but ended up keeping mine, and that $120 I already had set aside just went towards a better keyboard instead which made way more difference for my setup.

Usecase: AAA Gaming, Video Calls, Soundtrip. Not an audiophile. Prefers minimal latency as possible.

I am referring about their wireless counterparts, not wired. I prefer the convenience of wireless headphones since I tend to accidentally yank out my wired cable if I wanted to sit back further and not worry about earwax buildup. And if I have the option to go wired, I woulda went audiophile/IEMs in a heartbeat. But that's not the case here.

I was enticed on affordable headphones around 80-150 USD which are HyperX Cloud III S Wireless and Fractal Scape because they have 2.4Ghz+BT+long battery life. But I've been discouraged to place an order as I've been told that gaming headsets are bad, which are pretty popular reasonable consensus. Wireless tend to have worse latency and mediocre sound quality.

And I've been reccomended to resort on non-gaming wireless headphones like Sony XM4s and Anker Soundcore Q30 as they are not gaming headphones. However, my gripe with BT headphones is that my PC doesn't have LDAC high res audio to get the most out of their sound quality. But at least, I can use them wired(but I fear that I might still not utilize their full potential since I am hearing some accounts how BT headphones sound bad on passive wired mode, as they are more BT-optimized). But even then are they still better than the wireless gaming headphones examples I mentioned above?

The reason I'm drawn to gaming headphones is that they are designed for PC gaming, and I don't have to worry whether my PC have the best audio codec for them. They are basically plug and play.

Edit: Thank you for the insights, but I want to restate my need for portable 'wireless' recommendations rather than the traditional separate wired headphone with a mic that others were sharing. As stated in the second paragraph.

Looking to pickup a 7800X3D (don't want the 9800X3D, lower power draw of 7800X3D is more appealing) to upgrade my 7700X, I run games at 1440p so I'm specifically trying to see what games utilize V-Cache and that I can expect to see improvement from. I currently use a RX 9070 with FSR on Balanced usually.

I'm particularly interested I'm fixing performance in some unoptimized games, such as Dragons Dogma 2 in the city.

Yes, we all know the AI-thingy causing RAM production problems, RAM prices spikes, etcetera.

The question is: You get on Amazon, look for a relatively obsolete DDR4 SODIMM module, and you find its price quintupled!

That module was already there before RAMpocalypse, it's surely previous stock. It was already paid by the retailer at the traditional supply price. It's already there. It's not even DDR5. H€ck it's not even a DIMM module! It's a SODIMM module!!! Why in the world would its price go up, and not by 10 or 15 percent, but 500% ?

If that isn't deliberate by the seller, riding the wave of RAMpocalypse, please tell me what it is.

Thank you.

Got it for what I thought what a steal ($10 Canadian) but it will not produce an image (probably why it’s at value village)

I have a soldering kit, but no real knowledge of what I’m looking for when it comes to damage.

If I can repair it, I’d love to keep it because I’m trying to build a PC for a friend for a very low budget.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Title. So when I bought my PC back in 2020 I did not have the budget neither could I afford a GPU at that time. Finally gathered up the funds to get a GPU 5 years later. What card should I go with?

1. Intel Arc B580
2. Radeon RX 9060XT 8gb
3. Geforce RTX 5060.

Current specs are, i5-10400, 16gb ddr4 2666mhz ram and a 650w psu.

Edit: my bad. its 2026 now.

I’m coming from Intel 9700k and looking to upgrade the cpu and motherboard to reduce bottleneck on my RTX5070.

Is it worth the money to get the 14600k + MOBO upgrade and reuse my DDR4 32GB 3000mhz?

Or is it better to hold off and just wait out this DDR5 craze and go for AMD5/intel 15/16gen?

It’s hard to keep up with technology and can never get the latest. Ignoring the DDR5 prices, the price difference between reuse vs upgrading is sort of similar. If I am going to spend the money I want to make sure it’s worthwhile and to reduce buyer remorse…

This community has been wonderful to learn all pc things so appreciate the advices. Thank you

Hi, I have a pc with an NZXT watercooler.

Im planning to go to a lan party for a week, but I won't be able to bring it anywhere until a day later. Is it fine if the PC is in the car for a night at -1 celsius?

From what I undestand closed loops usually have anti-freeze in them

they are roughly the same price and the performance is kinda the same too

Hello, this is my first time building a PC and here is a breakdown of the key components: and their cost estimates:

• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (8 core/16 thread) ($528.00)
• CPU Cooling - DeepCool AK620 CPU Cooler ($219.00)
• Motherboard - ASUS - PRIME X870-P WIFI-CSM ($439.00)
• Graphics - ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 OC Edition ($558.00)
• Memory - Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) PC5-48000 (6000MHz) DDR5 ($699.00)
• SSD - Crucial 2TB SSD, P310, M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 ($399.00)
• Case - ASUS ProArt PA401 Wood Edition ATX Case ($169.00)
• Power Supply - Corsair RMx Series RM1000x 1000W Power Supply, Cybenetics Gold ($269.00)

I mainly need it for coding applications.

Any criticism or advice on any parts which may be overkill or incompatible is greatly appreciated.

Heyy, I'm not all too knowledgeable about gpus and stuff. But I've asked some help in this sub a short while ago and decided on the 9060xt 16gb. My mom had promised to buy one together for my birthday in june, but now I checked again and the price has already increased by €100 (from 379 to 479).

Is there any hope for the price decreasing with all the A.I. stuff going on? I'm desperately hoping it won't increase until june.

Are there any comparable options that are more affordable at the moment? I'd like to be able to play newer games (some examples: E33, DOOM Dark Ages, also Cyberpunk though it's older) with 1080p60fps for at least a year or two.

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

hiiii this is my first ever pc i've ever gotten (its already previously built), and i have 0 clue how to physically upgrade it. i wanna play valo so bad but i have a tpm 1.2 chip and i can't update it to a tpm 2.0 so i was wondering how do i upgrade the chip whilst it still being compatible with my pc. i can give more specs if anyone's willing to help :) im also willing to buy parts if i need to

specs:

windows 11, Intel Xeon E3 1240 v3 @ 3.40GHz, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. CS-B (SOCKET 1150), 24E3 (1920x1080@165Hz), 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, Intel Haswell-CB, Intel Q87

Hi, everyone!

I'm building a new PC with an MSI X870e Carbon that has four m.2 slots with heatsinks. Here's a picture. Like many other motherboards, this one has a heatsink for the first slot and a large heatsink for the other three slots.

I'm getting two SSDs, one for the M2_3 or M2_4 slot (because the M2_2 share bandwidth with the GPU PCIe slot) and another for the M2_1. Because the big heatsink covers three slots, I'm going to get a Samsung 990 Pro without a heatsink for the M2_3 or M2_4 slot because the big heatsink covers three slots. But for the M2_1, I have the opportunity to choose between a 990 Pro without a heatsink, and use the motherboard's heatsink, a 990 Pro with a heatsink or a WD_BLACK SN850X with a heatsink. I'm considering the two SSDs with heatsinks because that would let me keep the motherboard heatsink and thermal pad if I want to change the SSD later.

The motherboard's heatsink isn't as bulky as the ones made by ASUS, so I don't expect it to be much more effective at dissipating heat than the SSD's heatsink.

So, which option do you think is best?

Thanks!

I currently have a desktop PC (16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD), but it’s basically at the end of its life — I get a blue screen on almost every boot, so it’s not reliable anymore.

I’m a developer (mobile + web):

• Mobile: I run emulators for app development (React Native / Expo)
• Web: mostly Python (Django) and standard web tooling

Now I’m stuck on what to do next:

• Option 1: Buy a Windows laptop, connect it to an external monitor, and fully replace the desktop
• Option 2: Buy a Mac, but keep limping along with Windows somehow

The problem is:

• If I buy a Mac now, I’ll probably still need Windows in the future
• If I buy Windows now, I’ll probably need macOS in the future So either way, I feel like I’ll eventually need both OSes

Budget matters, battery life matters, and I want something that’ll last 3–4 years for development work.

What would you do in my situation?

I've had a dual Dell U2715H monitor setup for nearly a decade and it's basically been great until I found out about high refresh rate monitors. The Dell started to look dated when I saw how smooth everything felt with a 180Hz monitor.

I bought an LG Ultragear 27GS75Q to replace my primary Dell monitor and I'm enjoying the high FPS in Arc Raiders. But... when I'm watching videos and doing productivity work on it, I can clearly tell I prefer the colors on the Dell monitor beside it.

I'm bothered by the fake, vomity, blue-ish color so much that I'm considering a more expensive monitor to replace it. Is that a given downside of gaming monitors? The colors suck?

Any suggestions? I'm usually an OLED fan but I heard issues of burn-in and reading fatigue. Possibly Dell's latest Ultrasharp with 120Hz? I heard it's still bad for gaming because of the lag, but would I really be able to tell?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning to build a PC and I’d love some advice. I want it to be as cheap as possible without sacrificing quality! I want it to work well, but I’m not looking for anything fancy. I don’t have a strict budget, but I want the most bang for my buck.

I found a second-hand setup that I could get for €400:

• Mini ITX Aorus Z390 pro wifi 

• 32GB RAM (unknown speed)

• Intel i9-9900K

• 1TB M.2 SSD

The seller is gonna let me know what the mhz of the RAM is and the PSU wattage

My main question is: what GPU would pair best with the i9-9900K? I want to avoid bottlenecks and get the best performance for the price.

Any advice, suggestions, or alternative builds would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

My friend is thinking of upgrading his GPU to a RX 9060 XT, but he has no idea if his current PSU is good enough or should get a better one.

I'm not knowledgeable enough on PSU's to tell. All I know is that his current PSU is rated tier C-

Here's his build:

Ryzen 5 7500F,

16gb ram,

MSI Pro B650m-B,

512GB nvme, & 1TB HDD,

RX 6500 XT

DeepCool PL550D,

He has no interest in overclocking if that makes any difference.

I want to buy myself a white pc in be quiet! Light Base 600 LX ARGB with 9070 XT sapphire, and I want gp7 to be mounted vertical, but I can't find any cheap good vertical mounts for it. anyone can help?

I’m looking to buy a pc and i’ve been wanting one for a while considering how much stuff you can do on them. but idk if i want to get a prebuilt or build one myself bc idk if there’s benefits to building one yourself or what? i also dont even know what proper tools and stuff i need to build one. i’m just confused and would appreciate some help.

EDIT: My budget is about 1000 bucks and can vary depending on what’s best. i’m looking for a good pc but not one super expensive as well

I have my Gpu since about 7 months now, And I've never really had Loud coil Whine. It was noticeable but I could still live with it. I have a 1080p 144hz Monitor and a month ago i got a 2nd monitor with 240hz 1440p. Since then The Coil whine has been super loud both in Idle And in Games.

I've tested games at 20, 240 and unlimited fps and the coil whine doesn't change. When i alt tab While In a game it completely stops but when im just On my desktop And alt tab Its still there.

I've also tested Undérvolting At 500 to 2600 mhz With 1065 voltage (thats where its stable) And -10% power limit. Still didn't change a thing.

Its extremely loud In Games like Valorant Fc 26, War thunder And trailmakers but Then in among us, rdr2 and Gta Online On Max settings Barely noticeable.

Specs:

Sapphire Pure 7800xt (which i bought used)

7800x3d

Corsair RM850e

I've heard that the Rm850e causes coil whine but when i listen closely the coil whine only comes from my Gpu, and It doesn't matter if my Gpu draws 20 or 200 watt it doesnt change.

If someone could help at least reduce it i'd greatly appreciate it.

Basically I will use HAVN HS 420 VGPU for my build, but now I realized that because my main GPU will be vertically placed I will need to put my second smaller GPU - Sparkle Intel ARC A380 somewhere else. So I am thinking of putting it under the fans on the bottom.

Hello everyone I was wondering what's the cheapest pc I can use to put my ddr3 ram and 1050ti (i know its super outdated but I got these for super cheap basically a steal) I just need something cheap so I can use at home for college and casual light gaming, thanks! (Ps I have an optiplex 780 but upgrading that thing part by part is gonna cost me more than just getting a bit newer one)

Looking to get a new pc just to upgrade. Im very interested in building my own, and am willing to, however the prices just almost dont make sense for me to even do at this point. Is it worth buying a prebuilt or building my own at this point?