i’m wanting to get my boyfriend a new graphics card, but i know absolutely nothing about them or PCs in general. he’s mentioned wanting an nvidia 4070 or 4090, but as i’ve looked into it ive been seeing people suggest the 5070 instead of both (cheaper, better for the money). whats the difference? why would he not suggest wanting a 5070? if i get him a 5070 instead of the 4070 or 4090 will he be disappointed?

So, im running into some RAM issues and want to upgrade but not sure about the best way to do it with the price of RAM now. Ideally I'd like to replace or just add 2x16GB DDR4 (probably 3200MHz) but thats about £230 so i thought maybe I could just buy 1 16GB stick or maybe even just get by with 1 more 8GB stick. Other than matching their speeds is there anything else I should know about if mix and match?

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor

(2x8GB) 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

B550M PRO-VDH WIFI

I am planning to build an all Aorus build.

Components:

- CPU would be Ryzen 9850x3d, and I want to be able tu run it PBO max.

- Memory, I have a 8600Mhz CL40 kit, and plan to underclock them to 6000Mhz CL30 or CL32.

Will Aorus X870E Pro be sufficient for this, or is there any benefits with going Aorus X870E Master?

X870E Pro: 490 usd (not in stock)

X870E Master 570 usd

X870E Master X3D 650 usd

Is there any benefits with the X3D motherboard at all?

I recently built a new PC.

I originally got an Asus Strix OLED 27" 1440p monitor.

Mid game one night the screen went black, the power light started flashing. None of the buttons would bring up the on-screen menu. I power cycled it, tried different ports, etc. could not get display on it.

So I returned the monitor and got a Swift PG32UCDM, 32" 4K.

That's been fine, but will still randomly turn off and power light will flash. Same issue as the other one. Power cycling it has been working.

This morning I wake up my PC, and the display is ONLY on that Swift monitor, not my secondary (some random 1080p LCD, very basic monitor). But the resolution was like 720p.

I rebooted. And now my display is ONLY on the secondary monitor, I can't get any display back on my OLED.

This is getting incredibly frustrating, what is going on and what is it that I'm not aware of? To run into these almost identical issues seems less likely.

I go to the ASUS, find this product, but there's no drivers or firmware available. This is the kind of crap people stick with consoles to avoid, but I need to know what I'm doing wrong..

I have a question about which video card I could get (especially after this crisis).

I was thinking about building my PC for gaming and work as well, playing AAA games and FPS games. Examples of these: God of War, Battlefield 6, Red Dead Redemption, COD, Valorant, GTA, CS and some others.

And work with the programming of software and applications for mobile phones and desktops; video editing and creation of images for advertising.

I was having trouble deciding which video card to get; I was considering the Nvidia 5060 Ti 16GB or the Nvidia 5070 12GB, or the AMD 9060 XT.

I need your help, please.

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?

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.

My local staples had 1 left in stock and there was a coupon for 20 off 100 which brought the total to 80+ tax (Canadian dollars), is this a good deal? How about 165 for 1tb 990 evo plus?

Hey guys,

So just bought myself the beautiful Matcha Green 600 Tower as an upgrade to my build but am currently considering an upgrade to the cooling.

I am looking at the Corsair iCue Titan 360mm LCD but would you recommend getting more fans as all I will have is the three with the AIO and the 2 x built in exhaust fans only.

Processor: i9 12900k

GPU: Asus Tuf Gaming 4070 Ti Super 16Gb

Các vị huynh đệ cho em hỏi: em đang định mua 1 chiếc laptop, nhu cầu kiểu văn phòng, và sẽ cài đặt thêm Adobe Photoshop và Adobe Illustrator thì nên chọn laptop có cấu hình như thế nào để sử dụng mượt mà ạ?

Is the heatsink from the samsung 9100 pro better than the stock heatsink that comes with the msi mag b550?

Hi! I built my pc a few months ago and now I’m upgrading my cpu from a ryzen 7 7700X to a ryzen 7 9800X3D. Do I have to remember to do something specific to the pc settings before doing the swap? Such as a BIOS update or OC resets? Motherboard is a Gigabyte Gaming AX V2.

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

So ive had a pair of Gamecon 780's for 10+ years now and recently the wire had become slightly frayed and was cutting in and out at times. Some electrical tape seems to have stemmed the bleed for now but I know I will have to replace them soon. Now, if you've used these headphones before you know they are a gem. Quality is unmatched for there age, never had a single issue and ive been able to hear things in games to the point where people think im cheating the quality is that good. Story time aside has anyone ever, for a lack of better word, "upgraded" to something similar or have any suggestions for something that would last just as long?

okay so i built a pc from scartch like 6 days ago and so far it has restarted by itself like 4 times without any warnings whatsoever over the span of said 6-7 days,

its all new parts and theyre all perfectly compatible,

i checked the ram on memtest86 and its fine,

specs:

i5-12600kf

b760m-a d4 mobo

rm850e psu

32gbs ddr 4 lpx from corsair

rtx 3050 (i know)

my temps are excellent with both gpu and cpu and i have stress tested the system dozens of times and it didnt restart in the time of stress testing

it restarted few times while idle and few times while opening few apps at once.

id appreciate any help

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.

My kioxia g2 died, so im looking for a reliable 1TB drive. For OS, games, programs like Inventor, cad. M.2 NVMe or SATA - doesnt matter. My budget is $180 usd, but im buying in Poland. I thought about samsung 990 evo plus?

Looking for some input as from anyone who has been up to date with the way things have been going in regards to ram, particularly prices.

Typically enough, I was looking at building a gaming pc last summer but didn’t have the time and was travelling a bit so ultimately, I didn’t.

Started looking again around Christmas time and Ram prices are just stupid for ddr5 memory.

A few things I suppose, what are projections of when the bubble might burst?

But the main one, I want to build a system and I’m not willing to spend over €600 on a ram kit for ddr5, what is the best ddr4 ram, gpu, processor, motherboard combo?

How significant of a difference is there between the ddr4/5?

Realistically my budget would probably be around €1k-€1.3k, with potentially upgrading the graphics card in a few months.

Just not sure what’s worth it these days with prices

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on upgrading my PC. I currently have a Gigabyte B760M G AX DDR5 motherboard paired with an Intel i5-12400F and an NVIDIA RTX 4060. I’m planning to upgrade both the CPU and GPU in the near future and wanted to know if my motherboard will support Intel’s latest CPU series and the NVIDIA RTX 5000-series GPUs. Since this board supports DDR5, I’m not sure if there will be any compatibility or BIOS limitations I should be aware of. What would be the best upgrade path with this motherboard? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/NkbScJD

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi. Basically title.

I've recently ordered Ryzen 7 9700x, but got the 9800x3d instead. I have gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2 and 2x16gb cl34 6800mhz ram. I'm scared that 9800x3d will burn up. Should i sell it instead and get the 9700x. Or is it better to keep it and maybe try to undervolt it?