Hi everyone,

So right now I have a GF65 Thin 9SE-013 laptop, which is super old, but it’s still doing its job. I’ve noticed it can’t really handle any newer games, which is kinda obvious, so I’m planning to get a PC.

I went to buildcores.com to build one. I’m not really into building PCs, I just like playing games, so I only know the basics and kinda just put stuff together. Since BuildCores has a compatibility feature I figured it’d be fine, but if anything’s off I’d love advice on swapping any of the parts.

Here’s my build list:

CASE
Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Black Tempered Glass Side Panel: $59.99

CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X: $177.99

Motherboard
Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX AM5 DDR5 ATX WIFI: $139.99

GPU
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition: $855.99

RAM
Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400 CL38 Black: $309.99

CPU Cooler
Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO Air 157mm Black 69 CFM: $46.90

Storage
Kingston NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 2280 1TB: $156.77

Power Supply
MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W Fully Modular 80+ Gold Certified: $109.99

Case Fan
HYTE FA12 Fans 4-Pack Pitch Black: $29.99

Thermal Compound
Corsair XTM70 3g Thermal Paste: $19.99

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 | USB: $128.99

Anyways, all the specs are done, so is this overkill? I hate to say it, but the only games I play are Roblox and Minecraft (because they’re the only ones my friends play), plus maybe some less demanding games my laptop can handle.

But now that I have a Meta Quest 3, I want to play some VR games. I already got a few, but it seems like my laptop can’t really handle them. I’d also like to play other games that are on the heavier side.

So should I downgrade or upgrade some of my PC parts? cause HOLY, these parts are costing me an arm and a leg. I’d also like to save money but still be able to play newer games as they come out.

My PC was working normally before I shut it down. When I turned it back on, the monitor acted as if it wasn't connected to the PC. The fans spin, and the keyboard and mouse are connected, but there's no display, not even the BIOS screen.

Is this a GPU problem? Since my GPU is old and not that good.

Current specs:

Ryzen 5 5600 and 6750XT.

Since going to AM5 is not an option, because of insane prices - I feel like I've only one option to upgrade and that is going to 5700x3d or 5800 x3d.

5700x3d seems to be totally out of stock here in Europe and only available second hand. 5800x3D seems to be going for 350 euros.

So is it worth spending that much to upgrade my current 5600?

What would be the best ram to pair with the rog strix x570-i and the ryzen 7 5700x3d ?

Looking to get a better frame in rust

Thanks for the suggestion and advice

I wanna go with a 2 tb nvme + 1 tb cause it’s actually cheaper and enough for me than going with a 4 tb, what do you recommend going with one drive or two, my idea is to have one for the system and drivers, the other for games and media, is it a great idea or there is something i need to learn before choosing, also for backup if something goes the other way with the windows or something.

Hello friends.

I am building a custom PC for a friend of mine since I have the knowledge to do so.

Here in Europe the prices for new GPU's aren't great so I am forced to make do with what the market says, specifically here in Croatia.

His Pc budget is around 2.5k and the best GPU for that price range right now in time is the 9070 XT.

But I did find a used 7900 XTX for 800 Euro which is 80 euro LESS than a new 9070 XT.

9070XT has the newer tech but the 7900 XTX has more raw power and VRAM

His use case is mostly 1440p gaming

Any advice on what to get?

Hi, I found an unused 32GB DDR4 Corsair RAM with a 9060 XT I had motivated me to build a PC for my GF for Christmas.

She has a small space for a PC so I thought I would make a mATX.

My Q is would these parts make a nice little 1440 gaming machine (she's also doing her doctorate so I want her to have a nice machine as she never had one before but she loves to play rdr2. Also, any pitfalls to matx and tips in building it. I've done plenty of normal ATX.

Thanks in advance.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Gigabyte B550M GAMING X WIFI6

Kingston NV3 1 TB SSD

Cooler Master Hyper 212 ARGB

DeepCool CH360 Digital Case

Corsair RM650e 650 W PSU

Samsung 120 GB SSD

I'm upgrading my gaming PC and wanted to hear from people who've made a similar upgrade, especially in Esports games like Valorant and Fortnite.

Old PC:

• CPU: i5-10400F
• GPU: GTX 1660 Ti 6GB
• RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Crucial DDR4-2667

New PC:

• CPU: i5-14400F
• GPU: RTX 3060 12GB
• RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3600

I play at 1080p on a 240Hz monitor, mainly Valorant on competitive low settings and Fortnite on Performance Mode.

I'm wondering:

1. How big of an FPS improvement should I realistically expect in both games?
2. What average FPS and 1% lows should I expect?
3. Will I be able to maintain a stable 240 FPS, especially during fights?
4. Has anyone made a similar upgrade? What were your before-and-after FPS numbers?

I'm mainly looking for real-world experiences rather than FPS calculator estimates. Thanks!

As the title says, I have a 3440x1440p monitor that goes up to 165hz.

I previously had an hdmi cable which only allowed up to 100hz, no problems there.

Now I have a new dp cable and it works fine for a few minutes, but then the screen suddenly flashes green (almost looking like an artifact) and the display ceases to work. After I replug the dp cable it would work again (whether I replug it in the gpu or the monitor). I don’t think it’s my gpu because I tested it on furmark w the artifact checker and I got nothing, could this be a faulty dp cable?

Hey everyone,

I'm thinking of upgrading my gpu in my pc and looking for some feedback on my component choices and expectations. I have an Intel i5-12600KF, specifically looking at the RX 9070 GRE (there's a $120 USD price gap between it and the standard RX 9070 in my market, so the GRE seems like a much better value right now).

My main goal is playing competitive shooters at 1440p aiming for 240 FPS, but I also want to play some single-player games on the side.

Here is what I'm expecting based on my research, but I wanted to see if the community agrees:

- Competitive Shooters (R6, CS2, Apex, Fortnite): Since I'll be running competitive/optimized settings, the GPU load should be lower. The i5-12600KF seems fast enough to push 240+ FPS.

- Single-Player Games: I'm not going for 240 FPS. My target is a consistent 120 FPS at 1440p. It seems like the GRE will hit 90-100+ FPS on High/Ultra in heavy titles, and I can utilize FSR 4 or Frame Generation where needed.

Does this setup make sense, or am I overestimating what the 12600KF and 9070 GRE can do at 1440p? Is skipping the standard RX 9070 to save $120 the right call for my use case?

Also should I buy now, or wait till black friday sale, or will there even be a reprieve for GPUs on blackfriday in general?

hello! any coolman zentra luxe atx case user here? I just want to ask where do you put the 2 ssd sata in the case? thanks!

Been upgrading my system over the last few months got a free gpu upgrade to a 3070. All I have is the pigtail pcie for my RM650 Corsair psu. Looked on the official corsair site and theres no options anymore is 3rd party safe for pcie to get a more stable power draw or should I stick with the pig tail cable?

Hi guys, thanks for your time. Recently I’ve started my PC rebuild and have ran into trouble. I can’t seem to get it to post to the monitor no matter what I do. I went through the trouble of flashing the bios once, checking the power supply connections, removing and replacing the ram to seat it better( with two different sets, I bought new sticks in addition to my old set. ) I’m not extremely tech savvy and hope I can get some advice.

My specs:
MB: MSI B550 A-pro
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th anniversary
Ram: Netac DDR4 DRAM (2x16) 3200MHz XMP 2.0 Dual Channel RAM CL16
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

It should be noted that the CPU ez debug light turns on when powered. It seems it be receiving power fine. Thanks again.

A few weeks ago, I had a flickering power outage only in the area where my PC is located, frying the motherboard and the CPU. Even though it was plugged into a surge protector, this had happened and I want to prevent this going forward as I have a pretty modern PC build and do not want to have to replace parts like this.

How popular are UPS's and should I invest into one? I never really heard of any of my friends or others who have a decent pc and own one of these. Is it overkill or preventative from possible future hardware from being ruined?

hello, I am getting some parts from my brother, the 3070 and the ddr4. I have an idea for cpu but struggling to determine what motherboard would be best, i know jack. and psu/ssd but i can figure that out im sure. anyways any recommendations? or warn me if my build sounds like dogshit idk. any monitor recs would be cool too.

- mostly play fortnite, overwatch, etc. would love to finally be able to play cyberpunk etc. (currently using a 2012 asus laptop that's on its last legs and barely runs/ wont update drivers lol.)

Have all the parts; just want someone to really put this thing together the right way. Anyone have someone or a friend they've worked with that they'd recommend?

rate pc:

rx 6800 xt 365€

ryzen 7 7700 180€

Thermalright peerless assassin 120 se 48€

2x8 gb 5200mhz cl40 (6000mhz cl30 costs 3x more) 260€

Gigabyte b650 eagle 115€

Lexar NQ790 SSD 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe 170€

Deepcool pq850g gold 850w modular 85€

montech air 903 65€

These are cheapest price here.

Is it good combo when you account both for euro per dollar spent ,and future upgradeability potential.

Cheapest rtx 5060ti 16gb costs 850€ in my country.

Pc with r5 9600 and rtx 5060 non ti is sold for 1250€ here...

My build is a:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H, Rev. 1.0
Motherboard chipset: Intel B75
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (new, rip my $400)
BIOS: Updated from the original 2013 BIOS to F16f

I have internal graphics luckily and for some reason my bios never shows nor do my monitors respond unless I go into BIOS Via my integrated graphics and change that one setting to “PEG”.

This is how it’s always been and always has fixed it, but now this one setting gets reset after every restart and switches back to auto which in theory makes my motherboard not talk to my GPU.

I changed a couple of harmless bios setting and restart and they all SAVE and persist across restarts but that one setting changes back to auto every time.
I think it’s because it’s because it doesn’t detect a PEG supported GPU, but It’s been fine and this process has been working for MONTHS. I did receive a notification about a windows update last night before turning off my pc (Windows 10, latest version) and when I first booted up my pc today using my internal graphics card, windows started “repairing” but then failed and reverted and now it boots like normal.

I have no clue what’s happening, but I love when things that don’t correlate with each other suddenly break for no reason.
Any advice appreciated!!

Lights on motherboard are on but pc won’t turn on. I’ve tried reseating ram it’s still not posting

FInally finished my first ever build to no POST. Turns out the motherboard I selected (ASUS B650e Max Gaming Wifi) does not feature q-led diagnostics. Ok, thats fine, it's supposed to output to the power led. My case (Phanteks XT Pro Ultra) doesn't have one. Inconvenient, but whatever, I'll just buy one of those beep code speakers on amazon, only a few bucks and a 5 days to ship, no problem. Doesn't support that. Just 'cause I guess?? So I'm at a total loss for how to try to diagnose it. Should I just cut my losses and take it a shop?

I have an Rtx 2080ti by PNY, and i love it so far but I’m not crazy about the looks and since it’s blower style it gets quite loud. I was thinking about buying one of those reproduction 2080 cyberpunk 2077 shells and replacing the one on my current gpu, would it be as simple as tearing it down and placing it on or would the design of the pcb cause issues and whatnot?

Originally posted to PCmasterrace, couldnt crosspost, so also sharing here. Sorry if rulebreaking.

I wanted to share what i've acquired over the last year on the 2nd hand market, as opposed to going new. Everything is in USD.

Purchase 1 Asking was 1,000. Bought for $900 - Velka 7 SFF build (7.1L because stand), 5800x3d, Alpenfohn Lp Cooler, 16gb 3400, 1tb WD Blk SN750, Reference model AMD 6900xt(16gb), Coolermaster v850. It also came with peripherals, LG 4k 144hz Nano IPS Display(27GN95B), Razer Deathadder Mouse, Wooting 60HE(BIG SCORE), Edifier 1280DB. All for $900, I had sitting around a 32GB(2x16 3200) kit I threw in there. And then acquired a 2TB 990 Evo Plus for 150 or 160, i cant recall. Then Acquired a Gigabyte 9070xt OC ICE, Brand New for 620(Need new case, to thicc so it's sitting).

Then Today, I was supposed to buy a new LG 34GX90SA-W. Brand New, in factory sealed box for $450. But after agreeing they ghosted me. i would have came up to $500. But instead I bought a LG 34 Ultrawide, They advertised it for $50 and 160hz, So i didnt care about model til i bought it. Turns out it was a LG 34WP65C-B (3440x1440, 160hz VA Panel)

And then the BIG SCORE! Also today, I bought a SteelCase Gesture WITH THE FACTORY HEADREST! Date of Oct 2021 On the Chair. The Seller said it was used as Display Furniture at a business. Seating is very much in tact. oh, did I forget the price? Listed for $400, Last min i asked if he'd take 350 and Done deal. To the same seller I mentioned looking for a Hayworth or Steelcase(non Solo) desk and he said he has a steelcase Ology 3, Which is the right desk i'd want from SC but the wrong width at 48", Looking for a 66"+ x 30"+ desk. and we already agreed to 250 if it comes up. So here's to hoping.

So i'll be selling some of the extras displays and ram and 6900xt soon which'll help recoup some costs and drive down my end purchase even further. For what i'll be selling im expecting 7-900 dollars back.

Just wanted to share that you can get a great set up on the 2nd hand market if your patient and know how to negotiate.

In fact Ive been scoring such deals, that i've resulted to buying and selling, but that's another story.

I'm selling my old spare pc that I have laying around, its half decent, 3900x & 2080ti, but I'm keeping my old case.

I'm looking for some suggestions for cases that are cheap, flashy, and a bit of eye candy. Something that would catch the eye of someone looking to buy a used $600 system.

And by cheap, i mean under $100, under $75 better, is $50 possible?

I know i'm not going to be getting my money back buying a case for the parts, but want something a bit eye catching if anyone has any suggestions.

no real requirements other than it needs to be ATX compatible.

I’ve decided to build a pc and I know this is the worst time to build one lol but I don’t think the prices will come down anytime soon. I’m on a budget and my brother gave me a 1x16gb ddr4 3200mhz and I just found out about single channel performance losses after getting all the parts. I would really like to not have to spend an extra $130-$140 on ram so I’m wondering how bad it’ll stutter. I got a ryzen 5 5600x, ASUS b550m-a WiFi II, and a rtx 5050.

Some background information - my local Microcenter currently has a deal for this specific cpu + ram + motherboard for $500. I'll be looking to run games such as GTA VI (when it releases on PC), minecraft, warframe, black flag remastered, forza, etc at 1440p 60+ fps med-high settings. I will also use it as a workstation so I'm looking for something that's a little more low profile size wise. Budget is ~$1600. Let me know if there's anything I should change.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TTmzXf)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus 4.2 GHz 18-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b4WmP6/intel-core-ultra-5-250kf-plus-42-ghz-18-core-processor-bx80768250kf) | $167.00

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HyTPxr/cooler-master-hyper-212-black-edition-42-cfm-cpu-cooler-rr-212s-20pk-r1) | $39.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME B860M-A WIFI-CSM Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X29nTW/asus-prime-b860m-a-wifi-csm-micro-atx-lga1851-motherboard-prime-b860m-a-wifi-csm) | $167.00

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XsqPxr/gskill-ripjaws-s5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-f5-6000j3636f16gx2-rs5k) | $167.00

**Storage** | [Silicon Power P34A60 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VxfFf7/silicon-power-p34a60-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-30-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp002tbp34a60m28) | $215.97 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KXkqqs/asrock-challenger-radeon-rx-9070-16-gb-video-card-rx9070-cl-16g) | $699.99 @ Amazon

**Case** | [Phanteks XT V3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WvYfrH/phanteks-xt-v3-microatx-mini-tower-case-ph-xt325v_dbk01) | $59.99 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dbCZxr/msi-mag-a750gl-pcie5-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a750gl-pcie5) | $79.99 @ Newegg

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1606.93

| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00

| **Total** | **$1596.93**

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