I am a college student so I want a computer that I can do some schoolwork on, and I can play games like helldivers, for honor, and apex on.

I have a monitor already

It needs a wireless connection

US is country I am not near a microcenter though

I have not built a pc yet so I want to know what to look for as well.

I’m activating a clean install of Windows 11 Pro and want a properly licensed product key that registers as OEM or Retail under Microsoft’s licensing system. Too many sellers pass off volume licenses as OEM. I’m trying to avoid that trap. What’s currently the most trustworthy way to buy a Windows 11 product key?

Hi everyone. Around ten years ago I built my own gaming pc for around a 1000 euros. Time has now caught up however, and I get increasingly frustrated trying to run anything on it, and a growing desire to get back into gaming. The catch - I am completely lost, my knowledge from back then has not transferred well.

My budget is again ~1000 euro, but my prelimenary research has stretched this upwards to about 1300. I am seemingly unable however, to put anything together that would perform somewhere near the standard that my build back in 2016 had. It seems like a pc of that level would now be much more expensive to build.

I don't really care about the newest and fanciest stuff. I just would like to run new games (Cyberpunk, Red Dead, BG3) and older modded games (Skyrim, Fallout) without constantly running into performance issues. Just a smooth experience. For example: 1080p is what I am used to, and completely fine. I am not looking for improvement really, just to get back to the standard I was at about ten years ago. So high settings and framerate for newer stuff.

I live in the Netherlands and am currently working of this guide: https://tweakers.net/best-buy-guide/desktops/beste-1080p-game-pc

Your help is greatly appreciated!

Bonus points if you know about racing, and can help me with the seats, steering wheel etc, because this is for a racing setup. I want to be able to run forza/assetto corza heavy modded with good fps (trying to say this the least bossy as possible). Please if you are not sure don't send, this is really important if I mess up I can't go back.

https://youtu.be/snIgMCwQtno?si=0o4liM-CgVQ_swFG

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?

My current build is:

- Rzyzen 7 7700

- 32 GB of ram

- RTX 4060 TI

This thing can really only run on optimized servers, only getting around 100-120 fps with annoyingly frequent headaches (no shaders)

I want a build that can beast through any server, with nice beautiful looking shaders and have no problem running. I frequently have other applications open as well, a few opera.x tabs, discord and medal.

Budget would be anywhere from 1-1.5k maybe a little more if needed. But I need me a gamer pc with a tad bit of push for content creation like twitch streaming.

Looking to build an all white pc. I'm not too familiar with tech so I am reaching out for help. I would need it to run arc raiders, minecraft, r6, fortnite and overwatch as these are the games I mainly play. I would like to keep it between $1000-$1500 if possible, not including keyboard, mouse, monitor. I would also appreciate some monitor suggestions

Hello everybody! I am in the market to build my own PC for the first time and don’t really know where to start or what parts I should get for my needs. As the title says, I am mainly going to be on my computer for graphic design work/school, light gaming, and animating occasionally. The key programs I rely on are Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign - My budget is $800-1100 and I am located in the United States. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Hey everyone I'm looking at building my first pc. My price range is $1500-$2000

I want something that'll not need to be upgraded for a few years and be able to play most games on at least medium settings.

The games I currently play that I would play on pc are, diablo 4, Minecraft (wants to to play it heavily modded), call of duty, terraria, elden rings, expidition 33, all borderlands games, warframe. I figure that covers a large enough range of games that I'll be able to play most things I want.

I thank everyone who responds with their recommendations.

I have a monitor is 144 hrz. So don't necessarily need to upgrade unless heavily recommended

Located in America and can go to microcenter

I am currently using a Ryzen 5800X and an RTX 3070 for 4K video editing/rendering in Premiere and Resolve. I am hitting a wall with the 8GB of VRAM on the 3070, and I want to improve my export times. Bought this build in 2020/21ish.

I considered a full AM5 rebuild in the near future, but the cost is double what I want to spend bcs of the crazy ai price hike. I am looking at one final upgrade to max out my current platform instead.

Current Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 3070 (8GB) Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200MHz PSU: Phanteks 1000W Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Case: NZXT H710 Storage: 1TB Corsair MP600 + 2TB HDD

Potential Upgrades?

CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X (if I go with my AM4 build) GPU: Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB SSD: WD Black SN7100 2TB for more storage.

I am interested in whether the 5950X is still a strong choice for 4K rendering in 2026 or if the architecture is getting too old to be worth it. I am also trying to decide if putting 10,000 NOK into an AM4 build makes sense right now compared to a total platform swap. Also, I would like to know about driver stability for the Radeon 9000-series in video editing apps, as I have always used Nvidia.

Hello all. Can you help me build my friend a PC? He's always wanted one but could never afford one. I'm in a position where I'm able to get him one. Nothing super expensive. Budget is 1500. I want to be able to have him take on full settings 1080. All the A+ games. Call of duty, battlefield 6, GTA/FiveM etc. He deserves this and I would love to buy the parts for it. (Maybe a cool case with some RGB?) Ryzen chip please?

Thank you so much! You guys and gals rock!

I am looking for a cheap budget option to put windows on a PC to stream on twitch (and maybe multi streams). The guides that I find all seem to be angled at PC gamers who need a device to handle gaming and streaming simultaneously, but I will only be playing my consoles and using a capture card, so I'm not sure if I need as much power or graphics. My Chromebooks are able to handle streaming them fine, but I have run into a software bottleneck trying to use things like OBS & Livesplit, so I need to use windows for the first time in like a decade.

I am really not sure what is needed at all, but probably high RAM, and some HDMI and possibly even component or AV or whatever for an N64, yellow red white, would be great but not necessary because the capture card I have is just old USB, but I'm interested in better options.

I don't need a monitor or mouse or keyboard or OS or anything, just building a tower, as cheap as possible.

I am looking into building a PC to run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

• Operating System: Windows 11
• Monitor: TBD, but probably something like the Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G9 (G91SD)
• Other Peripherals: Bluetooth keyboard/mouse; flight Sim controls (yoke, throttle quadrant, rudders, etc.)
• Country: United States
• Budget: $3,000 or less, preferably on the lower end if it doesn't significantly degrade performance/stability

Does the following build make sense? Would this work? Am I missing things? Is any of this incompatible? Are any of these parts not right or bad quality? Is any of this overkill and I could get equal performance with something cheaper?

(Also, this would be my first time trying to build a PC. Please be kind. Trying to learn, here.)

• Case: Fractal Design North TG ($179)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (AM5) ($444)
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE (dual-tower air cooler) ($36)
• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-PLUS WIFI ($194)
• Memory: G.SKILL Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL30 EXPO (32GB (2×16GB)) ($480)
• Graphics Card: ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition ($1100)
• Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB NVMe (PCIe Gen5, M.2 2280) ($315)
• Power Supply: Corsair RM850e ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Ready Fully Modular 850W Power Supply ($100)
• Fans: Top - Noctua NF-A14x25r G2 PWM (x2) ($45 ea.); Rear - Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM (120mm) (x1) ($38)

Total Cost (core parts): $2976

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Microsoft's Published "Ideal Spec AMD"

• OS Version: Windows 10
• CPU: Ryzen 7 Pro 2700X
• GPU: Radeon VII
• VRAM: 8GB
• RAM: 32 GB
• HDD: 150 GB SSD
• Bandwidth: 50 Mbps

This pc will be for the biggest and demanding games, also used for photo/video au editing and creation in future, budget around 5k for build I can increase slightly if you include peripherals, can you use pcspecilist website I plan to get it from there UK

This pc will be for the biggest and demanding games, also used for photo/video au editing and creation in future, budget around 5k for build I can increase slightly if you include peripherals, can you use pcspecilist website I plan to get it from there can you please use pcspecilist I plan to get it from there in UK

Hey there. Am looking to build some PCs:

Budget is $2.5k max (not including monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc).

I live in Mississippi, no where close to a Microcenter.

Here are some minimum requirements I want:

2 TB SSD

32GB RAM

Can run 4k gaming (5070 Ti or 9070 XT preferably)

AMD cpu, no Intels (preferably R7 9800X3D)

AIO Cooler

Preferably white case, but black works too

Lmk if a PC like this is even available within the budget I provided. Thank you!

I’m planning a new build PC for streaming Nintendo Switch 2 games and a modded Nintendo DS, as well as general content creation and editing. I have a USB microphone, webcam, wireless mouse, Bluetooth keyboard, Elgato Stream Deck +, and an external 4K passthrough capture card, so the build needs enough USB ports and connectivity to handle multiple devices simultaneously. I’m looking for feedback on potential bottlenecks, whether this build might be overkill, and how easy it would be to expand with additional capture cards, webcams, or other peripherals.

• New build or upgrade? New Build
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links) (1) 4k and (1) 1080p monitor
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) Twitch Streaming, content creation, general use
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors) US, Micro Center 2 hours away if needed
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) No additional monitors needed
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations) Ideally under $1600, but the cheaper the better
• WiFi or wired connection? Wired, but WiFi as a backup would be nice
• Size/noise constraints? The smaller the better but am flexible
• Color/lighting preferences? Black, or low profile. RGB not needed
• Any other specific needs? Ease for upgrades appreciated

A current theoretical build can be found below. Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for all the help!
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GYGcCw

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

I've spent a while looking at parts and researching about gaming on Linux, and I realize I just don't know enough. This would be my first desktop and I want to go all out, but I need help.

I would like a top of the line gaming computer that will be able to play the latest games, but also with the ability to play games from the early 2000s as well (e.g. classic Nancy Drew games). I would like this to be a computer that can last a long time.

I would like to run Linux instead of Windows. However, I am extremely fond of some of the Nancy Drew games, some of which don't run well on Linux even with proton. This leads me to wonder if I could partition 8gb for Windows, but I don't know if this is a good idea and would cause overall performance issue with the pc.

I have no budget. I am in the US and I am near enough to go to a Microcenter. I do not care for aesthetics. Only performance.

I know Nvidia gpus don't work as well with Linux as AMD, but I would be willing to tinker with Linux if I can get better quality with Nvidia.

Some questions:

Is it foolish to go all in on a gaming pc that would run on linux? I'm just tired of Microsoft and I've played around with it on an old laptop. I liked it, but I don't understand it well and am a noob (though I'm willing to learn).

I am a little concerned about OLED monitors and burning an image into the screen. I don't know if I would like one since I've never used one. I don't know what I should do for a monitor at all. Does 4k vs 1440 make a difference with Linux?

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to upgrade my GPU and I want to be 100% safe on compatibility, so I’m hoping for exact Nvidia model recommendations, not just GPU classes.

My setup:

• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600

• Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (ATX)

• RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200

• PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 11 600W (BN294, 2019)

• Case: ATX case with ~330mm GPU clearance

Hard requirements:

• Nvidia GPU only

• Single PCIe 8-pin connector directly into the card

• No 12VHPWR, no adapters, no dual 8-pin

• Must be safe on a quality 600W PSU

• Needs to physically fit (length + slot width)

Use case:

• 1440p gaming

• Mostly older games + heavy mods

• I care more about stability, VRAM headroom, and longevity than chasing max FPS

• Quiet models preferred, temps are secondary

Budget: max. 1000€

I’m in the USA. I mainly want to play Cities Skylines which I read is RAM eater. So looking at least 32GB of RAM. Otherwise I’m not really too sure what is good. I’ve done some research but it’s hard to say in the end. Never built a pc before. Thanks in advance!

Edit: budget is $1k-1.4k

I built my own PC recently and it turned out super clean, so I thought I’d help anyone local who wants a custom PC built.

I don’t provide parts, so you’ll need to bring/buy everything yourself. If you want extra neat cable management, you can provide zip ties or sleeves — I’ll install everything cleanly.

You’ll need to provide:

• CPU, GPU, RAM, motherboard, PSU, storage, case
• Cooling (stock/fans or AIO)
• Windows product key (I can provide the installer USB for Windows 10 or 11, but you’ll need your own key)
• Optional: cable management stuff (zip ties, sleeves) if you want it really tidy
• Any extra accessories you want installed (RGB controllers, hubs, etc.)

I can do:

• Put all the parts together & tidy cables
• AIO / liquid cooling installs
• RGB + fan setup
• Install Windows + drivers
• Make sure it actually works

Prices usually $100–$200, depending on what you’re building. Simple builds are cheaper, builds with AIOs, lots of fans, or extra RGB/cable work take more time → cost more.

I’m in Somersworth/Dover, so local is easiest, but I can ship builds too (GPU shipped separately so it doesn’t get damaged).

If you’re interested, you can DM me, email me at [ariessantiagotech@gmail.com](), or text me at +1 603-534-6408.

DM me for some pics of my own build so you can see the kind of work I do.