>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE
Post build list or current specs including MONITOR: https://pcpartpicker.com/
Provide specific use cases
State BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helped
Building guide: https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Build_a_PC

>CASE
mATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, O11 Air Mini, XT M3
ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, X5/M, Lancool 207, Flux Pro, Y40, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME
Dual Chamber: Y70/60, Vision (Compact), Antec C8

>CPU
Budget (gaming included): 7500F, 7600/X, 9600/X
Gaming: 9800X3D, 7800X3D, 9700/X, 7700/X
Workstation: 9950X, 9900X
Premium: 9950X3D
Intel: If deeply discounted (13/14th gen -K CPU BIOS update required)

>COOLER
AIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Cooler Master Atmos, Liquid Freezer 3/Pro (unhandy mounting solution)
Dual tower: A620 PRO SE, Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3, NH-D15 G2
ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67

>MOTHERBOARD
ASRock AM5 board issues are still reported, BIOS must be updated before CPU installation

>RAM
DDR5: 2x16GB or 2x24GB, 6000CL30 (AMD), 6400CL32 (Intel)
Workstation/high end: consider 2x32GB

>SSD (OS drive)
Budget: SN580, SN770
High end: SN850X
Premium: SN8100
https://borecraft.com/

>GPU: compare price to performance & features, Optiscaler mod expands FSR4 support
Budget: Arc B580, used card
Mid range: RX 9060 XT 16GB, 5060Ti 16GB
High-performance 1440p & Mid-range 4K: RX 9070 XT
Workstation: RTX 5090, used 4090 or 3090 Ti

>PSU
Budget: Corsair CX550/650
PSU buying guide:
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/

>MONITOR
1080p: KTC H24T09P
1440p: Acer M3BMIIPRX, AOC Q27G3XMN (stable), NEW Q27G40XMN (beware: QC lottery)
4K: Gigabyte M28U/M27UA, ASUS PG32UCDM (QD-OLED), PG32UCDP (WOLED)

>OS
Activate Windows @ >>> >>105762187

>CASE FANS
Meta: Case with good stock PWM fans
Mid-range: Arctic P12/P14 (Max) (5-pack)
High end: Noctua NF-A12x25 G2, Noctua NF-A14x25 G2

Prev: >>105777989

>News & Rumors
Update Radeon Adrenalin driver to 25.6.3 (performance improvement)
RTX 50 Super rumors: 5070 Ti Super 24GB, 5080 Super 24GB, 5070 Super 18GB

>Omissions
RTX 5070 Ti: buy if you need CUDA, if you value DLSS/Reflex that highly, and if the 5060 Ti 16GB or 5070 isn't performant enough.
RTX 5070: buy if it's reasonably priced & if you plan to work around potential VRAM bottlenecks.
RX 9070 non-XT: current 9070 prices in the US are too close to the 9070XT's.

>Product Notice
Gigabyte RTX 50 & RX 9000 video cards: thermal gel has QC issues.
Gigabyte claims only early production batches were affected.
https://www.igorslab.de/en/update-on-thermal-putty-on-gigabyte-graphics-cards-after-further-storage-oil-separation-to-an-alarming-extent-and-silence-as-a-strategy/

AOC Q27G40XMN: nice budget 1440p miniLED monitor if you win the QC lottery.
Bad one causes HDR content to look overbrightened and desaturated when applying the best local dimming option.

>Additional PSU Reviews
https://www.kitguru.net/reviews/?category_name=power-supplies
https://www.lttlabs.com/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies

For PSU tier-list enjoyers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/htmlview?usp=sharing

>Storage Reviews
https://www.phoronix.com/reviews/Storage (Linux performance)
https://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSD&manufacturer=&pp=25&order=date
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews

>Others
Leave constructive feedback to help improve the OP (including news worth sharing).
Share PC building-adjacent interesting/silly images for the next OPs.

eta on Celestial?

>>105785251
Celestial's architecture design is complete, it will release in Q3/Q4 '26 the soonest imo.
>It seems that the pre-silicon model already has its firmware and power management ready, allowing Intel’s partners to start testing it virtually with their systems.
>Once every kink has been ironed out and is confirmed to be working as intended, the Xe3 design can proceed to tapeout, the final step before fabrication begins.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-arc-xe3-celestial-gpu-enters-pre-validation-stage

I don't want to spend that much
>on what?
does it even matter what at the moment?

>>105785309
just buy a used gpu or use your old one
everything else is priced normally

panic bought a 5080. installed it successfully, got drivers working, it ran expedition 33 flawlessly. works well enough but not as impressive as i thought it would (sub-100 FPS on 1440p highest settings). i have a 10600K OC to 4.8 gHZ, surprisingly the CPU utilization was staying around 50%-67% while GPU utilization was at 94%.

what are some settings/configs i need to do to get the most out of 5080?

>>105785322
Buy a cpu that isn't 10 years old

>>105785340

i'll get those soon, just wanted to make sure i secured a 5080 first, and before prices really skyrocket.

>>105785322
>panic bought a 5080
Bagged another one.

>i have a 10600K OC to 4.8 gHZ, surprisingly the CPU utilization was staying around 50%-67%
Gaming performance is still heavily reliant upon the CPU's single-threaded performance (not just boost clocks).
A stock 13600K nearly doubles the single-threaded rendering performance of a 10600K.

Read the "CPU Performance Info" section in Valve's Steam Performance Overlay article.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3462-CD4C-36BD-5767

>>105785322
50% usage on an SMT cpu means all the cores are maxed out

How exactly do I get a Steam hardware survey without any of the usual Valve games? Shouldn't it detect that I have a new PC and want to add these parts to statistics?

>>105785385
>>105785390

i'm planning to get a ryzen 9 CPU, hopefully by or at black friday this year. if it's hardware bottleneck on CPU/mobo side and not any driver/obscure setting/config then i'm happy as a pig in mud.

>>105785414
ryzen 7 9800x3d is faster than any ryzen 9 in gaming

>>105785409
Wait for it?

>>105785482

oh shit really? i thought that pairing a 5080 to a ryzen 9 is what should naturally be done. what's a decent non-desert tribe trickery price for the r7 9800x3d?

>>105785539
Don't pay a cent more than the msrp of $480

Ktc H24T09P, yay or nay?

>>105785414
The important thing is to have 3D cache for gaming perf. If you must have a Ryzen 9 for work, you have two choices that are X3D and both are like a doubled version of a lower class Ryzen, 12 and 16 cores. However only half the cores (a chiplet) have the 3D cache, so you may have to do some fiddling to make sure only those cores are being used for a game. That is the reason why you're being told to get a 9800x3d with its 8 cores; it's effectively the same "good" half of a 9950x3d when serving a game, and it's better than the good half of a 9900x3d (only 6 cores).

>>105785102 (OP)
i HATE capacitors

every electronic i ever owned that failed was because of capacitors

they should make capacitors illegal

>>105785757
the z790 apex was lovely because asus went ultra autismo in replacing all through hole capacitors (even the ones used for audio filtering) with multi layer ceramic caps that don't die as easily

>>105785757
I am imagining the world of advanced electronics without capacitors. I am not thinking of much.

>>105785810
I'm no electromagician, but I'd imagine they have capacitor tech that can handle equivalent loads to the ones on your motherboard that aren't miniature chemical bombs waiting to explode. There's no way they send stuff into space or build guided missiles that can fail without warning because a capacitor decided to shit the bed.

>>105785885
MLCCs are like that but not as widely used since they cost a lot more

>>105785885
>miniature chemical bombs waiting to explode
you're thinking of Li-Ion/Li-Po batteries

>>105785885
>guided missiles that can fail without warning because a capacitor decided to shit the bed
they just use MSI Military Grade motherboards ;^)

How do you clean your mouse pad/mat? If washing machine how many degrees?

>>105786042
Man that Gigabyte blue just looks wrong.

>>105786128
Gigabyte blue>msi blue

why did we abandon CrossFire and SLI technologies?

>>105786331
Microstutter was noticeable back then, imagine the autistic screams from today's users.

>>105786331
It required a ton of extra dev work to support back in the pre-dx12 days and ironically enough, one of the main selling point of dx12 and Vulkan was that it would support seamless multi GPU support even across igpu/dgpu and mixed brands but putting the responsibility onto Devs only accelerated the death of multi GPUs in gaming

>>105786360
but if they were to continue with it, that would eventually be resolved and improved? if they were to continue improving it, maybe they would even reach the point when each card would result if not in +100% performance, but at 60-70% extra. and shared memory pool would absolute peak kino
kinda makes no sense they just dropped it completely as if it never existed

>>105786396
The problem is latency which is hard to solve and not bandwidth which you can brute force with wider busses

>build an am5 system
>instantly has bios/boot problems
fooled me once i suppose

>>105786058
i've read that a washing machine will fuck it up
i just put a little bit of laundry detergent on mine, scrubbed it with my hands, and rinsed it off with the shower on max blast

>>105786058
buy a new one

>>105786456
did you update the bios before booting?

>>105786568
i’m on a b650e-i and bios ver 3042

none of the newer bios changes ssd init or stabilization during post, updating bios wont do anything

>>105786596
Your bios is 5 AGESA versions behind

>>105786668
So? It’s a gen 4 drive and memory running at cl30 6000mhz

should work with a 1000 or 2000 version bios even

>>105786695
>none of the newer bios changes ssd init or stabilization during post, updating bios wont do anything
Your claim is dubious, they don't publish AGESA changelogs.

>>105786695
nta but what cpu are you using?

Four elephants. One GPU.

>>105786746
7600

>>105785102 (OP)
>>105785102 (OP)
Looking to buy a second monitor for graphics design/video editing/modelling&texturing...etc.
Size is 24" or 27", not any bigger preferably.

Any suggestions?

There was a version of the OP which had a link to monitor recommendations categorized by use case, but I cannot find it unless it's a different general.

>>105786826
>Any suggestions?
No oled if you want uniform colour accuracy.

>>105785757
>>105785803
I've never had a capacitor die that wasn't already puffed up and corroded when I got it.
I'm convinced everything else on a board will die before the troughhole capacitors will.

Ceramics I actually don't trust. I expect those to give issues before the troughhole soilds.

>>105786596
>>105786456
Reminds me of the retard who couldn't get VRR working on Windows

>>105787372
what do you mean? how is my motherboard failing to detect my nvme during post my fault

>>105785482
Poorfag cope. 9950X3D is slightly faster than 9800X3D.

got my 9070 xt last night and noticed that the "power limit" is more like a "power suggestion"
I was seeing it spike up to 500w, anyone else see stuff like that?

>>105787728
TGP is the power for the core
TBP is total board power
Power Maximum is transient spike estimate

>>105787697
9800x3d can run faster/tighter ram than 9950x3d unless you disable the other CCD on 9950

Don't care, still sticking with niggabyte.

>>105787401
What if you just got a shit nvme controller

>>105787728
>he fell for the AyyMD niggerpozzed space heater

Anon from an earlier thread (>>105719152) who wanted both gaming and video/3d processing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TgcQv4

I'm gonna get all the parts I need after work today (though I will swap the SSD out with one for a heatsink) and am onto the actual 'building' portion. Anything I should know beforehand so that I don't fry my computer by accident?

These are the tutorials that I'm (generally) going to be using as a base. Another tutorial suggested wearing an anti-static wrist strap but it's not like I'm going to be rolling around on a shag carpet so I probably don't need it [memespoiler]I wasn't even gonna wear a shirt or shoes, I'm standing barefoot on a wood floor[/memespoiler]
hthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll-n_wUIzeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ0X-QFSD1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55i9IcmsxzE

>>105787697
>1080p

>>105787950
why not 9950x3d
if you are dropping cash on cpu, might as well get the best of both worlds

>>105786058
It...doesn't get dirty??
how the fuck are people so filthy

>>105787697
>xbox game bar required
lol lmao even

i miss BZ bros...

Anyone getting this or still holding?
Microcenter has so many 5090s and 5080s they're going to have to drop the price further eventually

>>105788058
$2500 should be enough for an MSI suprim, not a base model pny
If you've waited until now, you probably can wait a little longer but make sure you buy before December

>>105787929
so what are my options? rma the board?

>>105788058
>2500 for pny
Lmfao

>>105787966
that's how you force a universal gpu bottleneck to test the cpu

>>105788128
try a different ssd, try a different slot
if you doesnt work then you can rma

My Razer™ DeathAdder® Essential is a piece of shit and I'm no longer poor. What should I buy? No MMOshit, and I'd prefer to buy it at Micro Center. The Viper V3 Pro looks crazy good on paper, and I'd prefer to buy something not made in Chyna though I know that's a pipe dream.

>>105788241
You're complaining about a razer mouse and want to fix this by getting yet another razer mouse? Just get one of the many third party mice.

>>105788154
this is one of those things that sounds like it could be true in theory but actually isnt. we call this phenomenon "reddit bullshit"

I NEED A CASE WITH HANDLEBARS OR WHEELS ANY FORM FACTOR
I NEED TO MOVE MY SETUP UP AND DOWNSTAIRS IT IS TOO HOT UPSTAIRS
OVER 48C IN THE SUN
ANY OPTIONS?

>>105788319
Asus Helios has a removeable carry belt but it's not very comfortable to carry cause it's heavy and big. Also very expensive

>>105788295
The death© adder™ essential® is the bottom of the barrel $15 made for China trash of the lineup and it's survived for like 4 years
>one of the many third party mice
Woah, how specific

>>105788357
I have a lamzu paro aurora. No RGB shit, wireless or wired, optical switches, optical encoder. Currently no issues but I cannot tell you how long it will last. It only might be a bit small if you have bear hands.

>>105788296
>controlling variables is reddit
nigga are you some kind of intel shill like UB

>>105786826
Get one of the UltraSharp displays from Dell, or other professional-grade monitors.
IPS is probably the panel you should be looking for.

>>105788128
The other anon was suggesting the storage drive might be the issue.

>>105788439
Crystaldisk says 100% on the disk, is it really busted?

>>105788319
CM Cosmos II

>>105788319
KVM downstairs

>>105788319
There's a whole size factor for this

So I'm having a bit of an autistic crash out; I'm torn between a 1440p or 4k monitor and I can't just settle on one. 4k is great and I'm not having too much of an issue running things on it but the jank of windows scaling is annoying. On the other hand 1440p is flawless in that regard but I'm having FOMO from the increased image quality and text clarity. Any suggestions?

>>105788581
I don't think Crystaldisk can assess the condition of the NAND controller.

Go to the BIOS and enable the [Launch CSM] option.
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1044083/

>>105788682
Buy the 4K monitor from a store with a good return policy and test it out.

is intel dead? everyone keeps recommending the amd 9800x3d only.

>>105788745
intel vs amd today is like the reverse of 2018's intel vs amd where the leading company is >30% faster in gaymen

>upgrade bios
>OS takes double the time to start
>cpu temperature up by 10 to 20 Celsuis, mobo by atleast 5

Thanks ASUS

>>105788745
The LGA1851 platform isn't worth the money (unless heavily discounted), it will only support Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake-Refresh.
Arrow Lake is fine if you need an Intel CPU for work, it's underwhelming for latency-sensitive tasks like gaming.

If you can get a Newegg Arrow Lake i7 + motherboard + 16GB memory bundle for $400, I'd say it's a nice value option.

>>105788682
4k is the choice if you have the hardware to support it. Most things scale better to it as well.

I'm getting a 5700X3D, I have GSKILL ripjaws V ram and I'm still using my old H510 case, what cooler should I get?

>>105788804
Peerless Assassin, Phantom Spirit, A620 PRO SE are all fine.

I've seen Q27G3XMN recommended a lot, but the only AOC I can find in my country is Q27G4XN, almost same price but I can barely find any review of it and the store describes it as IPS but everyone else says it's VA

>>105788825
so any midrange cooler would be fine? AMD says the chip has a 105W TDP, which seems really high.

>>105788850
AMD overspecced it because they are being overly cautious with first gen x3d vcache. In practice the 5700x3d pulls practically mobile CPU amounts of power and only runs slightly warm because of the insulating vcache, but still a lot cooler than the 5800x3d since it's a heavily downclocked and undervolted variant of it.

>>105788845
You can always check the official spec sheets, it's a VA monitor.
No local dimming (no miniLED).
https://aoc.com/us/gaming/products/monitors/q27g4xn/specification

>>105788872
Okay thanks, I asked chatGPT and it said I'd have clearance issues, mostly because of the case.

>>105788850
Those coolers can handle +200W power draw, it won't be a pleasant experience though.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-cpu-air-cooler/6.html

>>105788850
>AMD says the chip has a 105W TDP, which seems really high.
my phenom ii x4 955 black edition was 125w cpu.
my asus motherboard at the time had a big label on the board itself saying it was capable of 140w cpus.
i cooled the thing using a hyper 212 evo.

>>105788903
>>105788904
Thanks, I'll get whatever's quietest then, any recommendations?

>>105788904
Old CPUs run much cooler since they are monolithic and don't have structures that trap heat at the nanoscale aka finfets

>>105788891
Doubt you'll have clearance issues, I see a photo of the case with a Dark Rock cooler inside (160mm height).
It even fits an NH-D15.
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/hgskcf
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b7hmP6/nzxt-h510-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h510b-b1

>>105788934
my ram is pretty tall too (42mm)

>>105788921
my phenom ii had a 64c limit. if it went above that it would throttle or shutdown.

todays cpus are specced to do 95c.

>>105785631
The 15" laptop is worse than the 14" laptop with the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U CPU.
Ryzen AI 350 CPU is slightly newer, but it only has 4 core vs. the 8 CPU cores in the 7840U.
The 7840U also has more graphics cores.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/ai-300-series/amd-ryzen-ai-7-350.html
https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-7-7840u.html

>brand-war fags are gone and now the threads are 100% more readable
based

>>105788961
Move the fan higher up the tower fins.
You can pay more and buy the Mugen 6 Dual Fan which also offers good cooling.

>>105785322
CPU aside make sure to overclock your 5080 for 5080 super performance.

>>105788720
Yeah I was able to try 4k out and love the quality it gives. Just sperging out over how some programs are shit at scaling.
>>105788801
I've got the hardware which is what makes me feel like 1440p is a waste, just can't get over how most things scale well but others completely break apart.

>>105788981

>>105789379
>RT
meme

Is 2026 going to be the year of the custom built laptop?

Is Pure Base 500DX obsolete in year of our lord 2025?

Want quiet mid tower with good build quality.

>>105789591
>custom built laptop
It's a niche product, a growing niche I guess.

>>105789673
>Is Pure Base 500DX obsolete in year of our lord 2025?
The fans bundled in that case are old compared to the newly released Pure Wings 3. I don't think it's a deal-breaker if you like the case.
I don't see any special noise optimizations made for the case.
Any decently reviewed case with good airflow can run relatively quietly if you set custom/static fan curves.

What is the safe temp range for the CPU (9900X)?
It's pretty hot in my room (30c), and my CPU is now at 70c..

I have a bit of an advanced question here:

I have a 7800X3D igpu and 7900xtx dgpu. My primary display is LG C1 4k 120hz and my secondary display is KTC 1440p 165hz.

Is it better to use the igpu for video playback and browser tasks while the dgpu handle gaming?

>>105789940
The chip is specced to run as hard as it can up to 95C (thermal throttle point).

nice

>>105789960
That's what a couple of anons here do to reduce idle power draw from having multi monitors. Having only 1 display plugged into the dgpu ensures it can still go into idle normally.

How come some stores are able to make huge discounts? I was checking prebuilt PCs and one shop offers almost 25% on a very pricey PC (5080 and i9 14900kf)

And the discount seems to be legit, it is not like they are inflating the price first to lower it later. It is a lot cheaper compared to PCs with CPU and GPU on other shops

>>105789379
god those amd gpus cant even produce a playable experience (100 fps native)

>>105790004
Those stores may be getting favorable bulk order deals or other discounts/rebates.

>>105790002
Thanks. it's really hard to find information on this. There's like no YouTube videos on it and the only sources I can find are in German.
https://www.planet3dnow.de/cms/67740-sockel-am5-hybrid-graphics-ausprobiert/

>>105790042
It's a relatively new thing that's only now possible with windows 11 running in a virtualized container

>>105789940
> It's pretty hot in my room (30c)
Get an A/C.

> my CPU is now at 70c
For idle, this is a disaster. For medium load (games, for example) these are good temperatures.


>>105783989
>apartment
>mortgage
I live in Russia, here the population is almost entirely urban. By urban I mean this.
And yes, people take concrete boxes with an area of 60-70 square meters per family for a mortgage for life, especially in Moscow, where such an apartment will cost 200-300 thousand dollars. My income is about 25 thousand dollars a year after taxes, I am a low-paid specialist (developer of aircraft, specialist in aviation strength)

The fact that I managed to have such a small room by the age of 32 is more a good thing than a bad thing.

>>105784004
No, Russian

>>105790004
Big stores can order directly from the manufacturer in pallets and get discounts that regular small/mid retailers never have.

>>105789960
You don't need to use your built-in graphics ever.Just turn it off and that's it.
>>105784144
>Also get a rug or something, so your computer chair doesnt roll around everytime you so much as clench your buttcheeks to fart.

Don't you have money for a self-locking chair?
My chair automatically locks the wheels when I get up from it. So it doesnt roll.

>>105789591
No

>>105790104
are you here stealing our memes for kgb, Nikolaj?

>>105790134
Apparently you can save power by using the igpu instead of the xtx for light tasks. That's why I'm asking. Like if video playback is 88w on 7900xtx vs 30w on igpu that's really good.

>>105790104
What gpu does a russian use?

if i can boot into windows from the Bios fine but my pc often defaults to bios or shows a windows boot manager error on startup, is my windows install fucked?

>>105790104
Ah well good luck to you brother, I hope one day we can be friends. I grow tired of being told I have to hate you.

>>105788676
This case looks like a microwave. Given how hot this thing will get you could probably use it as mini oven.

Does it matter what SATA SSD I'm going to get if I will just use it to dual boot Windows and play video games on it? Should I get a Western Digital one since that brand is recommended in the first post but a SATA version?

Two questions:

What's a reasonable price for a 1650 Super? One near me asking $80, would $40 be a reasonable offer?

Is it worthwhile to upgrade my shitbox with said 1650 super? It's an old HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Tower — i5 4590, 16Gb RAM, 750Ti, and a 320 Watt PSU. I see I would need an SATA to PCI-E adapter as well, but the PSU should handle the card I believe?

I've been considering building a whole new computer, but it takes me forever to make decisions, plus I want to see what happens in the GPU market (Arc B770? Nvidia Super refresh? Price normalization???) so in the mean time....

I need a large HDD just for storage. Always used WD Blue in the past, but never needed more than 2TB per drive.
What's a good but also affordable drive that's got around 6-10TB?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7y3n4p
>mfw this just might be the final configuration for my new machine -- first computer i'll've built in a decade

>>105790464
I forgot to ask: will this be *silent* if I underclock everything? I FUCKING HATE FAN NOISE (almost as much as I hate capacitor whine).

>>105790464
>microitx and microatx memes
>9900x
why

>>105790499
real recognize real i have that same keyboard

>>105790499
not sure why you'd go with ITX if you hate fan noise *that* much. also it's coil whine, not capacitor whine

>>105790499
if you want the least noise then stop going for retarded compact builds
get a regular tower with good airflow and slap aio there

>Downloading 27% more fps
Novideos and there jeet coded with AI assistance drivers will never know this feel. Spiderman is an Nvidia sponsored game btw

>>105790578
the 5070ti had a 36% increase in FPS in that same video you took a screenshot from

>>105790512
Uh, I know, I actually would like a Micro ATX board for this Micro ATX case, or a Mini ITX case (like an S300) for this Mini ITX mobo... but, hey, I don't need anything more in this computer than what these parts provide.

The 9900X is for... productivity; I intend to livestream 4k games while running other stuff, so I can park a core on the OS, eight on the game or LLM stuff, and the other three cores are free to help the others with OS or game, or be assigned to other things like converting a video while I'm doing other things.

This is to be an all-around do-everything machine with a small footprint.

Thank you for your thoughts.

>>105790526
>real recognize real
I say that often!

>>105790542
Why would ITX lead to more fan noise? I'm using the PCIE 4 M.2 slot, which doesn't need the loud fan on the PCIE 5 M.2 slot. And, yes, coil whine is terrible... but I can *hear* the caps whine! (Thusly Jap Caps courtesy of Rubicon Japan tyvm).
>>105790566
I would, but I also want it to be small form factor, and it must be air cooled (not liquid cooled).

Otherwise, does this look like a decent build? Why so much hate for this CPU & MOBO in particular?

>>105788682
4k if you want your monitor to last a long time. 1440p if you plan on buying a 4K OLED replacement in the near future.

>>105788682
4k is a meme
you are never getting a good fps without fake frames

>>105790155
> are you here stealing our memes for kgb, Nikolaj?
No

>>105790174
> What gpu does a russian use?
I have 4080 from KFA2.

>>105790340
Well..

>>105790464
>>105790499
>>105790609

This case can accommodate seven fans: three pairs of 140mm fans on the side panel as well as the top & bottom, plus an 120mm fan on the back; does anyone here run with all seven (or ten if you have trios of 120mm fans instead of pairs of 140mm fans) in this case?

>>105788696
But i’ve read that CSM makes things worse, not better

Both windows and bios are set to uefi mode and the drive is visible in bios

I'm just waiting for the 24gb 5070ti

>>105790677
5090 gets good fps in 4k

>>105790734
I'm just waiting for 9600x3d

>>105788682
>the jank of windows scaling
What jank?

>>105790810
it's just a tech illiterate having a negative placebo, ignore him

Can a BIOS version upgrade change the temperature of your components?

>>105790865
maybe? BIOS updates should reset your settings and if you used auto it's hard to tell if they changed anything.

>>105791150
I changed every setting more or less to what it was but still my cpu temp is changed by 15 celcius idle

when is china going for taiwan? idk when i should start hoarding electronics

>>105791207
Nothing ever happens

>>105791199
did you also check the fan curves? otherwise maybe something with how the CPU is handled.

>>105790499
why is her skin like that anyway

>have 24 inch 1080p monitor for years
>be content with it
>fall for the upgrading meme
>get a new 27 inch 4K display
>on 100% scaling stuff is too small
>any other scaling setting looks like shit
>end up using good ol' 1080p (thank god for dual mode)
>realise I paid 500 bucks for a downgrade (same resolution, larger screen)
I fucking hate you consoomer peer pressuring shitheads

>>105791302
get a 32" 4K and better eyes

>>105791302
27" 1440p is better unless you're very close to the monitor.

>>105790455
This 8TB CMR drive is fine WD80EAAZ
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bNCZxr/western-digital-wd-blue-8-tb-35-5640-rpm-internal-hard-drive-wd80eaaz

>>105790707
Are you the guy with the KC3000 NVMe? Did you update its firmware?

>can buy the latest mac mini for like $500 and macbook air for $800
is there even any point in looking at alternatives aside from gayming / workstation PC? i'm not really up to speed but all laptops I've ever owned are trash compared to my work-issued macbook M1
>>105791302
one of my ancient 1080p displays died last month and I replaced it with midrange 27" 1440p and I'm very happy with the upgrade

>>105791302
Return the monitor if you're not happy with it.
Did you throw away all the packaging?

>>105791302
>be a retard
>buy a shit product
woah
24' 1080p, 27' 1440p, 32' 4k
everything else is a meme

>>105791242
I put the fan configuration exactly on what it was, only the mobo and cpu are different regarding temperatures with the mobo being maybe 3 celsius more

>>105791267
It's called stretch marks, every girl has them on her ass and tits.

>>105791302
I have a 48" 4k tv. It is equivalent to 4 1080p ~16" monitors. Bigger is simply better.

>>105791302
lol, time to consume another expensive monitor goyim, that will surely set things right.

Why is every pc hardware subreddit obsessed with AMD and vram? Did hardware unboxed do this? Are they still salty about Nvidia withholding review cards?

>>105791642
Nvidias 5000s are rumored to stop cucking the vram. 18gb 5070 super, 24gb 2070ti super. You need it for 4k which is what everybody white games at.

>>105791501
>tv
Hows that input lag working out for you? Pwning noobs in silver rank cs?

>>105791683
>cs
No one cares you retarded slavic cheating son of a whore

>>105791701
Called it lol.

>>105791683
Ma'am nobody plays csgo

>>105791732
tv cucks seething, you might as well just buy an xbox and get your transition over with.

>>105785102 (OP)
>Arctic P12/P14 (Max)
what's the difference between the max and normal ones? For some reason on Amazon the normal ones PWM PST are more expensive than Max. There's also a new model called P12 Pro

>>105791749
I play bannerlord and day z. The last time I was into cs was source in like 2009. They ruined the game with csgo.

If you don't use an aio or custom loop, fuck you

>can build new pc........ oooor
>what's stopping me from just saving all my money this coming year and shekelmaxxing

>>105791801
There is no point, save all your money until you die then you will be the man who saved the most and can take it all into the afterlife and live like a king.

>>105791809
>and can take it all into the afterlife and live like a king.
Paraoh/Mummy-maxxing..... I see now

>>105791801
based shekelmaxxer

>>105791844

>>105791767
P12/14 Pro is the best one, time to update the OP if they're available for sale.
Max is a higher RPM variant of the old P12/14.
https://www.hwcooling.net/en/arctic-p-pro-fans-also-in-140-mm-and-p12-14-to-be-discontinued/

Will we ever get a RX 9070 32GB?

>>105791767
High RPM, Loud as fuck.
PWM PST are just the version with variable fan speed controlled by your motherboard (0RPM to 1200RPM) AND a connector for daisy chain.

>>105791328
>Are you the guy with the KC3000 NVMe? Did you update its firmware?
Yes, kingstons own software showed no firmware updates and 100% health

I did a usb repair and ran bcdboot, left the system off for an hour unplugged, booted good once

Here’s to hoping it was just some busted windows bootloader

My Pro Intellimouse has had scroll issues for a year (occasionally will scroll up when scrolling down & vice versa) but Microsoft seems to have discontinued it now.
I love the mouse because of its relatively normal design that doesn't scream "GAYYYYMEEER" like so many other mice, and because it's wired so I don't have to worry about charging it.
Friend of mine recommended getting a Zowie EC2-C as replacement but it seems they've discontinued it in favour of wireless slop.

What would be some good replacement(s) that:
>have a normal ergonomic design and don't scream "GAYMER"
>are generally good quality in terms of build, sensor etc.
>are NOT wireless (I don't care how "easy" or "convenient" it is or how "little" it needs plugging in, I am NOT interested in any form of wireless slop

>>105791986
Dissasemble it and clean the scroll wheel sensor with a cotton swab and alcohol and remove the dead skin and hair that got stuck inside.

>>105791480
I've seen a number of tits & asses irl and not a single one of them looked like that

>>105792005
Your sex doll doesn't count.

>>105792003
Fair, but the rubberised left side has been wearing off too so I'm genuinely considering a replacement at this point.

>>105791679
Those higher memory configs just give NVIDIA more excuse to raise prices, and AMD can't match those GDDR7 configs without hurting their margins.
NVIDIA is shipping over 10x the discrete graphics cards AMD is shipping per quarter.

>>105791809
better than making lisa, jensen and the jews even richer

>>105791642
is not being retarded reddit now?
https://www.techpowerup.com/338526/gamers-reject-rtx-5060-ti-8-gb-outsold-16-1-by-16-gb-model
also you have to go back

>>105791986
https://www.eloshapes.com/mouse/find-similar?p=microsoft-pro-intellimouse
most high end mice are wireless at this point cause it's better for gaming but some of them you can plug in the cable and it will work just fine as well. Long lasting is rare at this point cause either the mechanical buttons die or the encoder and other than some razer or logitech mice barely anyone goes for both. Logitech ones still manage to die in a short timespan I read but no idea. Like I told the previous anon who asked about mice I use this >>105788379 but wired only has 1k pooling rate though you shouldn't go above this anyway.

>>105791642
when it comes to cpu, there is no reason to get intel with any budget
when it comes to gpu, last two nvidia gens were pretty dogshit, vram bottleneck is real, granted amd isn't doing much better, gpus are a mess

>>105792165
Intels new cpus will going to be the kindly return of the kingly benchod

>>105792118
cope and seethe. Within 2 gens (upgrade time) the 9070 will be a 5060ti equivalent or worse, It's already there in heavy rt. Vram is literally worthless after a certain point unless you're a local ai pedophile.
>>105792165
>here is no reason to get intel with any budget
If you look at anything other than the x3d the intel equivalent will be like $50-$100 cheaper.
>muh dead platforms
Like the last round of am5 processors will actually move the needle any.

>>105791986
logitech hero g502 is your one-stop-shop for all your mouse needs in 2025. both wired and wireless, according to needs.
>b-but muh gaymer w-who needs extra buttons
then suffer

>>105792224
>the intel equivalent will be like $50-$100 cheaper
with the small drawback that it'll turn itself into rust in 2 years or so
there's 2 rounds on am5 left btw, second of which is the non-back-power-but-still-a-decent-jump TSMC 2nm. amd seems like an easy choice right now, desu

>>105792224
meanwhile in reality latest intel cpus are left in the dust by the budget chips from 3 years ago

>>105791932
Have we even seen the P14 Pro yet?

>>105790865
> Can a BIOS version upgrade change the temperature of your components?
Usually no

>>105792283
why is there such a vast difference in performance between 9900x and 9800x3d? 96 fps -> 160 fps is actual insanity

>>105792333
Sir the l3 cache is like extra ram speed and large

>>105792333
More cache is always good.

>>105792333
big 3d cache works really well for games
i think 9900x boosts to a lower freq
also 9900x cores are split between two ccds, so that might have played a role, if bg3 actually utilizes more than 6 cores

I want to get a PCIe to NVMe adapter for my x16 lane. It's PCIE 3, I have a Z490 with a 10th gen Intel chip. Would it be better to get a 4TB SSD with or without DRAM/cache, if it's a newer SSD?
There's some PCIe 5.0/gen whatever drives like the Evo 990 Plus. It's up to 7000MB/s read, 6000MB/s write. With the adapter I'd be limited to a max speed of about 3000MB/s anyway. Would it still be better to maybe opt for an older, not as readily available anymore SSD that's 3.0 or 4.0, but has DRAM? Or still get a newer model that supports up to 5.0 and also has DRAM.
I mainly want a very fast (for my standards) drive to put all my games on. I currently have 5 SATA SSDs varying in performance and one older Samsung NVMe which I got with the mobo. I'd like to migrate the OS to the NVMe and then have another, bigger NVMe for my games.

>>105792283
>He cherry picked
I accept your concession amd nigger.
>>105792265
>turn itself into rust in 2 years or so
Fixed and only effected a small number of users.
White educated and land owning men will always be drawn to Intel, this is a hard fact backed by years of scientific data. You retarded spear chuckers and shitskins would never understand

I bought an expensive ROG motherboard and there's no manual in the box?
Do they seriously not include the manual these days???

>>105792384
jesus, you sound like an itoddler
how did you find your way onto /g/

>>105792427
Nope. They expect you to look it up.

>>105792427
Manual is extra charge only for the most premium of premium gold plated motherboards. You have to be in an exclusive club to even be allowed to buy one.

>>105792427
>searchable pdfs are bad, i want my paper waste back
baka

>>105792443
Nah not even the crosshair x870e has the full manual. Only a quickstart guide.

>he buyed a overpriced asus that has GPU lane sharing cutting the bandwidth in half to x8

>>105792435
That's retarded, what if this was my first PC?
Should at least include the English version. Instead I get a bunch of stickers that I will just bin.

>>105792454
>muh paper environment
Idiot.

>>105792454
>need another computer connected to the internet to build your new computer
Nah suck a shotgun corporate cumsucker.

>>105792459
All motherboards have lane sharing.

>>105792432
And you sound like an AMD user from Latin America or South Asia (where you all come from)

>>105792466
>what if this was my first PC?
There's typically a quick start quide with a QR code or a link to the manual. I don't think any PC part gets a manual anymore despite being more expensive.

>>105792469
Do you guys not have phones? :^)

>>105792479
ASUS lane sharing is arguably worse since you can't fill your NVME M.2 slots that you pay for without cucking your GPU. MSI motherboards allow you to toggle lane sharing between the USB4 port which is a lot better. Just sayin

>>105792469
you are starting to sound like a boomer raving about floppies and cds becoming obsolete
nigga just use your phone

>he boughted ASUS

>>105792496
From the four extra slots I have two and three would share lanes with the GPU and they are PCIe Gen 5 with the last two slots going over the chipset but only Gen 4.

>>105792482
Yeah it was a quick start guide, which would be not so useful if this was my first PC build.

The quick start guide didn't even have the most important thing, the motherboard layout with names for the components.
The useless quick start guide is 23 pages and the manual PDF is 74 pages, wow so much paper saved. Stuff like this pisses me off. Especially when the quick start guide says stuff like "if blabla refer to the manual".

>>105792521
You faggots will say that about every single brand.

why the fuck do those shit-ass modern SSDs run so hot? they aren't even much faster, nor has the capacity per dollarydo increased in like 3 years
I'm beginning to think I should "upgrade" to some old-ass gen3 since 3 GB/s is already plenty and they run like 30deg cooler. probably cheaper, too.

>>105792543
no dont do that

>>105792534
unless you live in namibian desert you should have access to the internet and thus should be capable of finding the manual online

>>105792543
Heatsink. A Thermalright whatever Pro heatsink is like $10.

>>105792543
u can find a piece of sheet metal for a dollar sold on aliexpress that will cool it better than any piece of shit name brand.
>t. i buyed it

>>105792543
They run hotter because the controller is working harder. Moving 7GB/s needs more compute than 3.5. If you want your drive to run cooler you can limit the slot's PCIe revision in BIOS.

>>105792479
I hate it so fucking much. If I buy a fucking extended atx I want ALL THE FUCKING SLOTS TO WORK

>>105792081
I just want to play skyrim vr with 1000+ mods

>>105791877
If I had a salary I would be more inclined to spend more money but more things affect my decisions at this current time
I would like to consoom (guilt free) if I could, key word guilt free

>>105792459
>ROG STRIX B850-E actually has worse pcie/m.2 setup than ROG STRIX B850-F
this is really dumb wtf

New Jewfoos deal just dropped
14900k+AIO+Civ6

>>105785102 (OP)
>Intel: If deeply discounted (13/14th gen -K CPU BIOS update required)

>>105792704
It all started with sff trannies willing to pay more for less

Is it reasonable to assume that for well optimized games in the future the benchmark charts will look like this?

>>105792719
buy an ad jufes

>>105791241
thank you for the reassurance chuddah

Gonna buy a 4060 tomorrow to strip down to make a fanless card
Is there a better heatsink than the Gigabyte Aero ?

>105792224
Ignore and filter this retarded namefag. He said a couple threads ago he was upset for some reason dlss pedo stopped posting and that he was gonna start larping as him. literal troll just shitting up the thread for no reason.

>>105793082
t. dlss pedo

imagine having so little going on in your life you start larping as a niche micro 4chan schizo e-celeb that is only known in a general with like 20 posters.

>>105793082
You are schizophrenic.
>filter
lol

>>105790685
Are the newer x870e Motherboards and RTX 50 series GPUs available in Russia?

>>105792555
And read it on what, my phone? That would suck and some kids get a computer before a phone, if their parents are intelligent.

I also discovered that there are no screws included for attaching it to the case, like what the fuck. This motherboard was over 400 bucks and there's no manual and no screws.

Dead general

>>105793223
The case usually supplies the needed screws.

>>105793375
No new major products are releasing soon, and there's a lack of good PC gaymes to look forward to (fewer reasons to build a new PC).

>>105793546
Gta 6 comes out for pc in 2027. Literally no reason to upgrade anything until then

>>105787728
My 9070 pulse with 245w limit has spikes up to 320w at full load.

>>105793546
>The case usually supplies the needed screws.
That's one hell of a thing to just assume when you're making a premium motherboard. I didn't just pay 75 bucks for this one and including 9 screws would cost them less than including their stickers.

>>105793656
Lmao, it's called standard industry practice, the case manufacturers provide the needed screws.
If this matters so much to you, DYOR next time, and check if the board is including those screws.
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x870e-extreme/spec/
https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-3/black-solid/

0 case screws bundled with the X870E Nova bros, it's so fucking over.
https://pg.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X870E%20Nova%20WiFi/index.asp#Specification

Should I just pull the trigger on a $600 9070?

Anything cheaper is garbage and anything higher is overpriced as shit. There's nothing decent in the $500 to $600 range.

>>105793821
(financial) damage limitation is always a reasonable strategy.
The 9070 also overclocks pretty well, some can nearly match a stock 9070 XT's performance.
The OC in the pic isn't daily stable, but you can prob get 6~8% extra performance from a manual OC.

The price feels kind of shitty, but the $550 thing was always a launch offer.

>>105793821
what are you upgrading from

>>105793892
3070
I could just hold off but this shitty gpu situation just gets worse and worse every year.

>>105793920
im on 3080ti and i dont think upgrading 2 generations is worth it right now

>>105793954
I would just wait for at least the 7000 series for sure with that. Maybe the 6000 supers

>>105793920
Wait for the 5070 super 18gb. The 9070s price is absolute fucked right now

>>105794026
>wait for at least the 7000 series
Just keep waiting™ bros.

I'm waiting for the 9090 96GB

>>105793764
Honestly disgusting that you're defending this shit.
>no little guy, it is not the multi billion dollar corporation that is at fault, it is YOU in your greed expecting nine screws to be included in a product that requires screws

Does multi-frame gen help with stuttering? My eyes are saying yes but some sources are saying no

>>105792719
>Shitvilization 7
Speaking of waiting™, this is one of those games where you have to wait™ for the complete edition to have a feature-complete experience.

>>105794055
no, if anything it gets worse. your base fps doesn't get higher with framegen, only lower. its additional overhead.

>>105790687
> IO ports at the bottom
Why is it upside down?

>>105794066
But my eyes say yes tho

>>105794050
It's just how the companies decided to do business, the case manufacturers supply the screws.

>>105794038
He has a 3080ti. No new games are even out worth playing. Gta 6 wont be out until 2027 for pc

>>105794055
Yeah if you mean the low framerate judder. Even 60 fps can look slightly juddery but with frame gen up to 120 fps it looks super smooth. Frame gen is essentially the same tech tv's use to smooth out 24 fps judder in movies and TV shows. It definitely does provide an objectively smoother image.

>>105794132
Seems good for movie games like last of us

i got a 3070 for $300, good or nah?

>>105794204
Pretty terrible value. You can get 3080s for not much more.

what is the best z790 motherboard ?

>>105794252
Maximus Apex Encore

>>105794226
Where i live the cheapest used Zotac 3080 is $410, i got an Asus TUF 3070 in near pristine conditions for $300
is the 3080 really worth $100 more or should i have bit the bullet and buy a 3090 for $600

>>105794279
The 3080 is well worth the $100 more. Those extra 2gb of vram will make it age way better. You don't necessarily need 12 or 16gb vram nowadays but you definitely need more than 8. A 3080 is 40% faster than a 3070. You'd be paying 36% more for 40% more performance and also longevity.

GN Steve needs speech coaching.

>>105793821
Yes.
>>105793861
Yeah. From my limited experience so far, you can get a very stable +6%, if you push it, it's couple % more.
But I play Darktide and Helldivers 2, which are very sensitive to at least undervolting. It's basically the same engine on both, and likes Nvidia a lot more. Will not crash in anything else, will crash in those, when pushed past that +6%.

>>105794055
Yes it smooths out frametimes and lifts 1% lows

>>105790734
>missing out on the 28GB 6070 Ti Super next year
Your loss

>>105794384
Sir nvidia only gives more vram every 2-3 generations

>>105794303
aieeeeeeeeeeee damn you making me regret it
i'll sell back the 3070 and snag a 3080 then, is the 3080 still recommended even though i game at 1080p? from what i hear you want more vram for gaytracing and all that jazz

>>105794529
>1080p
>2016+9

If you had to build a cheap 600-650 pc with something like a 6600, would Intel be a better option nowadays? I used to go on Aliexpress to get cheap AM4 CPUs and import them to my country but after the tariff thing they've risen up on prices. Now I see Intels going for cheap, and new

>>105794543
yeah i have a dual 1080p setup
also the 3080 slurps 320 watts compared to the 220 of the 3070

>>105794554
I have had 4k since my 760gtx. Then I had a 1050ti and now a 3060. If it doesn't run well I just don't play the game.

>>105794549
Intel would be better, B580 is pretty respectable but it might have compatibility issues with some of the very old games.

>>105794554
If you learn how to undervolt & OC the 3080, it can provide near-stock performance while drawing around 250~280W of power.

6080 30GB coming soon

XXX 6969 69gb

>>105794549
that's really low budget, your best bet is probably looking for used parts
you might be able to fit in used 5700x3d and something from 3000 series
are you going to reuse ram and drives from your current pc?

How unethical would it be to return a 5070 after using it for a month?

I got this card because I only have a 550 watt psu. With the recent driver update to the 9070 xt, I've been wanting to return this and buy that along with a new psu

Thoughts? The way I see it, I'm helping someone else get a card for a cheaper open-box price and I get the card that I want

>>105794874
>Thoughts? The way I see it, I'm helping someone else get a card for a cheaper open-box price and I get the card that I want
I agree with this. If you're still in the return period, use it. It's your money, buy what makes you happy.

>>105794874
There is nothing unethical about returning products.
Unethical would be buying a new product, putting a broken version of it in the box and returning that but you wouldn't do that.
just return it beats the hassle of selling it used

>nobody is buying 8GB cards
HOORAY!
>everyone is buying much more expensive cards at way over their MSRPs instead
Hoo-ray?

>>105794999
They printed $14,000,000,000,000 over a literal cold anon. Money is worthless.

I keep trying to force 3x or 4x mfg in my pirated copy of Oblivion and it isn't working, why?

>>105792756
wukong is a nvidia sponsored game

>>105794077
a shader stutter dip can be as low as 1fps. try interpolating 1fps.

>>105794999
>8GB cards are a dogshit overpriced option which exists only to upsell people

>>105795011
That's just the downpayment. They'll be making trillions more from cancer vaxs to treat turbo cancers caused by the first vaxx

Are IPS monitors still the best option for colour fidelity? I realised my monitor is 8 years old so it's time for an upgrade.

>>105795310
Yes, they have best color accuracy besides an OLED.

>>105788058
picking up the PowerColor 9070XT instead since going with Arch

>>105795313
And OLED is still outrageously expensive and suffers from burn-in, right?
I was looking at the Dell S2725DS and it almost seems too good to be true for $180, it's 2560 x 1440 and 100 Hz

>>105795356
The more expensive oleds don't burn in as bad with the pixel refresher shit they do and ABL. Check out LG IPS monitors, I think they are the best looking and have no ghosting which is a problem I had with various OEM monitors.

>>105795356
OLED is high end prices and can get burn in but they are by far the best panels

>>105788241
get a Corsair Ironclaw if you want a decent mouse with a similar shape and design to a deathadder. If you have great tendons, get an EVGA x17, i loved it until it ruined my hand lol.

>>105788682
get a 1440p Ultrawide then, best of both worlds.

>>105794999
>everyone is buying much more expensive cards at way over their MSRPs instead
^THIS
and these retards are like SEE? I'M A GENIUS! I BEAT THE SYSTEM! I BOUGHT THE 16 GB VERSION THAT'S 150$ MORE! TAKE THAT 8 GB CHUDS
...nah nigger you just got scammed even more lmao

>>105790134
my chair is more expensive than yours unless you paid a grand for it anon, and it doesnt have that, also that'd just be annoying as shit, having to constantly switch on and off the chair locks.

Just buy a fucking rug, or at least a computer chair mat. Comp chairs fuck up floors regardless long term.

>>105790609
a 9900x is a terrible choice, especially when you're paypigging for a fucking 5090. Get the damn 9950X3d. Or at least a 9900X3d....

also trash choice in M.2s, no DRAM cache in your m.2 = trash m.2.

Also tower coolers are a retard-tier choice in a mini-rig, go get a high end AIO.

>>105795356
>I was looking at the Dell S2725DS and it almost seems too good to be true for $180, it's 2560 x 1440 and 100 Hz
Prices on budget gaming IPS monitors have collapsed recently. If you only want a Fast-IPS 1440p@100Hz you can get one for ~$100 here on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/KTC-QHD-100Hz-IPS-Adjustable/dp/B0D3PKPZCK

You can pickup a 1440p@180Hz Fast-IPS for only $140:
https://www.amazon.com/SANSUI-Monitor-Computer-ES-G27F2Q-Included/dp/B0CWCWL81G
https://www.amazon.com/VAIMI-Gaming-Monitor-180Hz-Computer/dp/B0DLWM1HF2?xpid=45wQ9QQHtyjIH

And for around the same price as that Dell S2725DS (100Hz) you can get a nicer 1440p@240Hz panel ($190):
https://www.amazon.com/2560x1440P-FreeSync-Compatible-DispalyPort-Speakers/dp/B0DJVZD56V

As always ordering a display off Amazon means if you aren't satisfied with it in 30-days just return it.

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Acer Nitro XV270 M3BMIIPRX is currently discounted to $130, it's probably one of the better deals.
https://store.acer.com/en-us/27-nitro-xv0-gaming-monitor-xv270-m3bmiiprx
I don't know whether they are consumer friendly wrt product returns though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__WHIe_KPXY

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Don't buy the Acer XV270 M3bmiiprx from their official website, they are selling the 27" 1080p version on their website for $130.
The better one on Amazon (XV271U M3) is the 1440p version but it is overpriced atm.