>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, CH260
ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207, Flux Pro, Y40, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME
Dual Chamber: Y60/70, Vision (Compact), Antec C8
AVOID: 'Silent' cases, Corsair 6500
>CPU
Budget: 13100, 12400, 13400
Gaming : 14600k
Workstation: 14900k, 265k, 285k
AVOID Gaymd. Ryzen has been proven time and time again to be snake oil.
>COOLER
AIO: Best Value: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Premium LCD: TRYX Panorama
>SSD (OS drive)
Budget: NM790, WD Blue
Mid range: SN7100
Premium: SN850X
Flagship: SN8100
>GPU
1080p: 5060 Ti 16gb, 5070---Budget option : Used Vega 56 (Linux), 2060 Super, 2070, 2080ti, or 3080
1440p: 5070, 5070 Ti---Budget option : 5060 Ti 16gb, Used 3080
4K: 5080, 5090----Budget option : 5070 Ti
Ultra Poor/Display Adapter/Etc : Quadro Kepler, Pascal and Ampere mining cards
AVOID RADEON, fake msrp, no ray reconstruction alternative, ai driven frame generation, or path tracing performance. FSR4 is a DLSS3 competitor and lacks widespread support. Optiscaler not a universal solution and can cause crashing or bans from online games.
ALWAYS force transformer model DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and Frame Generation
>PSU
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/
>MONITOR
https://www.rtings.com/monitor
240HZ is the new bare minimum regardless of resolution
>OS
Activate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt
>CASE FANS
Meta: Case with good stock PWM fans
Mid range: Arctic P12/P14 (Max) (5-pack)
High end: Noctua NF-A12x25, Noctua NF-A14x25 G2
Any suggestions? Need more for the display adapter category, maybe links to essential Digital Foundry content from Alex Battalagia?
