>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICEPost build list or current specs including MONITOR: https://pcpartpicker.com/Provide specific use casesState BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helped>CASEmATX: AP201, Lian Li A3/B4, XT M3ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), Lancool 207/217, Flux Pro, 4000D FRAME, X50, BF360 Flow, HAF II 500, Summit, Warthog RSDual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8>CPUBudget: 5600/X, 12400F Entry level DDR5: 7500F, 7/9600/X, 225FGaming: 9850X3D, 9/7800X3D, 250K, 5800X3DWorkstation: 9950X/3D(2), 9900X/3D, 270K>COOLERAIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Cooler Master Atmos, Lian Li GA II Lite, Nautilus RS, Silent Loop 3, NL-LC1Dual tower: A620 PRO SE, Phantom Spirit, NH-D15 G2ITX/>42mm RAM: Big Shuriken 4, Mugen 6 Dual FanTIM: Duronaut, MX-7, PTM7950* (phase change), KryoSheet (graphene pad)*Be wary of counterfeits>MOTHERBOARDAvoid ASRock AM5 boards, CPU degradation issues still reportedChoose boards with ALC1220 audio codec when possible>RAMCrucial RAM & SSD warranty offers refunds only, no replacementsDDR5: 2x16GB or 2x24GB, 6000CL30 (AMD), 6400CL32 (Intel)Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget), 2x48GB or 2x64GB (high-end)DDR4: 3200CL16, 3600CL18>SSD (update firmware)DRAMless: (SN)7100, C925G, NM790PCIe Gen 4.0: (SN)850XGen 5.0: (SN)8100>GPUBuy the best one you're willing to pay forAvoid poor value entry-level GPUs>PSUBuying guide:https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/>MONITORCheck reviews & owner feedbackBudget: 165/180Hz IPS (24" 1080p / 27" 1440p)HDR: discounted OLED or MiniLED (IPS/VA: motion clarity vs. contrast)High-end: wait for brighter 2027 OLEDs /w stripe RGB subpixels>OSActivate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt>CASE FANSMeta: Case with good stock PWM fansMidrange: Pure Wings 3, Arctic P-Pro (5-pack, loud @ higher RPM)High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)Prev: >>110202166
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Asrock released new security VBIOS for 7000 series GPUshttps://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=BIOS
now that I have a good oled monitor what gpu should I upgrade to? current setup is a 7800xt. I plan to stay on 1440p
Hi. I plan on cleaning my CPU's heat sink and fans soon. Is the thermal paste shilled by GM worth getting? And what should I use to clean off the thermal paste on my CPU after removing the heat sink?
>>110214905
>>1102149057800XT is fine for most games with the official FSR 4.1 upgrade.There's 0 financially sensible upgrades in this market.https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-7800-xt.c3839
>>110214930my current gpu is black though while the rest of my build is white so like maybe I should get a white 5080??
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MFDiuBomSuY
>>110214920Duronaut and MX-7 should be good enough for most people.Get Duronaut if you prefer to use a paste spreader, MX-7 just needs the cross application (draw X and let the cooler mounting pressure handle the rest).>what should I use to clean off the thermal paste on my CPU after removing the heat sink?You can use disposable lens wipes if you have them.Arctic sells MX Cleaning Wipes, but they leave behind a very strong odor. They updated the formula following customer feedback, dispose the used wipes to your outdoor trash bin asap.Noctua also sells disposable wipes, but they're pricier.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R1TMXR3https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZ4K67Y
>>110214936Ask your case manufacturer to send you a solid side panel, tell them you'll pay for it.
>>110214905you need a rtx pro 6000
>>110214999>They updated the formula following customer feedbackwhen did this happen? I repasted my cooler with mx-7 at some point and the cleaning wipes that came with smelled awful
Paying $200 extra for a 5800X just to have 64MB of L3 cache glued on seems ludicrous to me.
>>110214884I want to upgrade by 5700x to 58003d mainly for emulation. But im not sure buying outdated CPU for ~$500 is worth it
>>110215064enjoy having a shitty cpu from an old platform instead of the best cpu of it's generation that ages far better and is still enough for gaming despite being almost 3 generations behind
>>110214999Do not draw X. A pea sized dot in the middle is the best way to spread evenly and avoid bubbles. Any other shape produces either airpockets, oozes onto the mainboard, or both.
>>110215064That cache keeps your data fresh in CPU time instead of it getting lost in dram refresh cycles. Makes a huge difference for sound quality more than DACs.
>>110215118https://support.arctic.de/mx-7 Arctic recommends the X
>>110215131just use ptm7950
>>110214905>oled>1440p
it's kind of insane but I actually think the pc parts prices are going to crash overnight next weekbecause trump literally destroyed the US with his AI policy, we have people vibecoding the entire adobe suite and full games that play into browsers now, the US is the country that loses the most with that because the US companies are the ones that sell digital services to the rest of the world, how did they not notice that was going to happen?when he loses the house and the senate they will force him to halt the AI expansion and censor AI models to save those companies but it might be too late already due to how close the chinese are with their modelssomething is going to happen with regards to AI starting next week and it will have a bearish tone to it, some slowing down needs to happenand that means relief for the consumers
>>110215215nigga prices are never coming down
>>110215215
>>110215215it's enough that the democrats dont want to bail out AI companies if things go south to make investors reconsider but if they pull it off is another question. At least OpenAI missed its target of the current funding round so they might run sooner out of money than previously expected.
>>110214999>buying branded wipes with funny juice that's not just alcoholAre we serious?
>>110215316I suggested any lens wipes first.I also tried out of those products.The Arctic & Noctua wipes cleans off thermal paste grease much better.>>110215047Maybe they just added the lemon zest.
>>110215316>Dumbass thinks TechSpray isn't a corporate brand.It literally has a registered trademark for brand protection.
>>110215215AI is also a digital service that the US can sell, and the US monopoly on AI is even stronger than any other digital service. It's only China that offers some competition.
>>110215086but the 5800x3d is $330
>>110215433u're replacing thousands of software companies with 2 companies that employ 200 people, it's going to cause a revolution
>>110215458I'll believe it when I see it.
How is Gigabyte MO32U24 in terms of watching hdr movies? I'm stuck between this one and LG C6 48. From what i see LG is brighter and supports dolby vision but it's more expensive where i live.
IPS or OLED1440p or 4K27" or 32" QD-OLED or W-OLEDtriangle subpixel or RGB Stripe$500 or $1000
>>110215493OLED TVs are better for HDR media consumption.
>>110215493for kinos, TV's are better and its not even close a 55" s90f is better than the c6 48
Will the next Ryzen generation be worth upgrading to, or are current-gen options good enough to stick with for 2-3 years?Thinking of getting a 7800x3d/9800x3d OEM bundle since it's the only way to get around the retarded RAM prices.
>>110215515>>110215552Thanks. I might as well wait for a month then, since it's November.
>>110215354Lens wipes aren't always alcohol based.Pure isopropyl wipes is what gets used for both the tops and bottoms of CPUs where I work. Excuse my skepticism as we're paranoid about any microdot of crap as it tends to fuck with lanes and memory.
>>110215577zen 7 if you have ddr5, zen 8 for ddr6
you can tell this general is full of retarded millennial boomers because every other thread is about TVs, nobody under 25 has a fucking TV. I've lived alone for 4 years and I don't have a TV. None of my friends that live alone have TVs.
>>110215732why do tvs make you seethe this hard
>>110215732You can use TV as a cheap large monitor, they are pretty bad though.
why can't noctua manufacture an AIO without bending fins in the radiator? I just had to order my third 240mm to try and get one with no bent fins. i fucking refuse to pay a premium for bent fins
>>110215577wait for zen6 12 core x3d, it will be your forever cpu before the war
>>110215732I have 3 TVs
>>110215786statusmaxing as a cope for heightcels, you hate to see it
RTX 5070 non TI or RX 9070?Main use is VR and casual games, i rather get the best card possible before they dissapear this black friday or prices increase even more.
>>110215732Ok boomer. Nobody under like 60 has a TV, unless they're heavily into smth like sports or gaming.
>>110215732TV died.News are fake.TV shows suck.Netflix sucks.And most people who live alone watch a 24" monitor instead or a 8" phone if they are poor.At best its used for old series and movies but nobody will pay $1000+ for a TV just for that.
Rate and hate my bait
>>110215825Bit sideways.
>>110215086>I want to upgrade by 5700x to 58003d mainly for emulation. But im not sure buying outdated CPU for ~$500 is worth itAm4 isn't getting any faster anon. When the time comes to upgrade you can either be setting on a 5700x system or a 5800x3d system.
>>1102158059070
poorfag neets projecting itt
>>1102158055070 or 9070XT before they hit $1000 it's already too late for the 5070TI
>>110215086Wouldn't a 5950X make more sense for emulation
>>110215086You gain basically no fps. A 9600X3D would be way better if AMD ever released it.
>>1102149055070 Ti if you find one for MSRP kek
>>110215021Just one?
>NVIDIA RTX 5080 24GB reportedly launching by January 2027, replacing 16GB modelsave your money only a couple months outi'm gonna say itI'M GONNA SAY IT...............wait
>>110215577Why didn't you buy earlier when shit was still affordable?Makes me wonder every time. Why only now?
>>110214905best value is 9070 with XT bios. closer to 9070XT than stock 9070. and closer to 5070Ti than 5070.
>>110215756Serves you right for not buying an Arctic Liquid Freezer.
>>110216049>only $2500 msrp for a shitty gpu that is not even 10% better than the $600 9070 xt
>>110216057wrong
>>110214905You already know the answer
>>110215732>all of my friends are poor retards and not enthusiastmaxxed hdrenjoyersok and? nobody cares>nobody under 25 has a fucking TVnobody has a 5090 gaming pc either you retard>I've lived alone for 4 years and I don't have a TV.you have a TV (read display) except it's tiny because you are POOR and RETARDTV=Display
anyone else remember on release day how this general was screaming that the 9070xt was going to be a flop because of the $750 price?and now nvidia isn't even selling cards.
>>110215600>Excuse my skepticism as we're paranoid about any microdot of crap as it tends to fuck with lanes and memory.The people who made those wipes are aware of retards like you.
>>110216201Bet everyone would be lining up to buy a 9070XT for 750 USD at this point. That's dirt cheap.
>>110216183>msi Gaming RTX 5070 TI 16G FRIEREN Edition OC Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Clock 2572 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)>Deliver to Alex- Boise 83709>New>$1,799.99$1,799.99>FREE delivery Friday, November 6.
>>110216234it's a nice collection
>>110216201Some poorfag niggers just fell for the $500 9070 XT rumors.
fucking poorfags
>>1102162825070 = 4090 that's why it dominates the charts
>>110216282>5090 not even on the listI thought nvidia buyers were all rich?
>>110216303We are an elite bunch.
>intel stock -45% last month>-25% today It's over (Still wish I bought and 5xd and sold)
>>11021623470 tis doubled in price from the low now No I don't need to game modern game I guess I'll just sleep for a while
>>110216366>29% down in a single daylmao
>>110215825i have the same cooler in black
>>110216366shintel got a lot of praise when they showed panther lake because it's legit a good product and then literally hid the fucking chips, you can't find them anywhere instead of mass producing it to lower the prices, they went back to focus on getting raped by amd in the server space instead and now lost all their momentum
>>110216303lol 5090GODS don't use fucking steam
Is this good for $500 form market place?>12900k>z690 ddr4 mobo>32gb ddr4 ram>850w PSUI already have 128gb or ddr4 ram and a 5070ti so I can just plug them in and use the system for the next decade.
>>1102163035090 niggas arent playing games
Intel stock will continue to bleed until their fabs deliver a highly-demanded process node.None of the nodes in the pic managed to live up to the hype.Other companies would be bankrupt after these failures.18A was supposed to be the turnaround node, now it's 14A.
>>110216449no
>>110216449Fair price considering a used 14700K with questionable reliability are sold at around $250 to $300.
>>110216234
I need a>Motherboard>CPU>RAM>SSDYou guys think the price of these will go down at all on Black Friday/cyber Monday to warrant waiting until then to purchase them or should I just buy this shit now?
>>110216513Buy them now if you spot a good bundle deal, especially if there's a Micro Center nearby.Newegg offers some decent CPU + DRAM + Motherboard bundles fairly regularly.
I can't believe I've been using ips monitors for yearsthis oled is just... natural. like this is how everything should look.
>>110216454it was supposed to be 20a LOL
>>110216454tbf 18a was pretty good in mobile with panther lake
>>110216513>motherboardmaybe>cpuyes>ramLOL>ssdLMAO
Intel is major fucked atm because they rely on the shrinking PC market to absorb their older fabs' fixed costs.
>>110216603>intelaviv is dyingoh noanyways
>>110216611amd monopoly is just as bad as intel monopoly
>>110216625source?
>>110216625amd doesnt have factories in isn'treal like shintel and njeetia
>>1102160495080 is already hitting +2k. 24gb version is going to be 3-5k street price.
Compiling Shaders...
>Order a new case, Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition>Estimated shipping 1 week>Ordered it 3 weeks ago.This fucker is sold out everywhere and the delivery estimate keeps on shifting forward every week.It's the only reasonably priced case that can fit multiple GPUs.
>>110216513you may as well wait it's not like any of that shit is going to sell out in 3 weeks
>>110216366huh
>>110216513motherboard and cpu? yes you'll probably be able to buy some sort of combo of cpu+mobo that will be slightly discounted, ssd+ram? no, just buy what you can get that does what you need.>extremely grateful i have a galaxy brain and built my dream-giga-rig in early 2025, including a samsung 990pro gen4 4TB M.2 drive exclusively to hold all my games.
November is here
>>110216706What perplexes you? This is horrendous for a NASDAQ company across a 5 year timespan — Intel deserves to crash even more but it fucking sucks that they’re motivating the mass scare about AI
>>110216721They already crashed down to 20 bux last year I told niggers to buy Intel nobody boughted They were crazy cheap last year
>>110216714>Nothing to buy on sale>I quit consumerism now I don't care anymore
>>110216721How does a chip company that makes iterative improvements on cpus and makes 15 year bets on building fabs according to a roadmap suddenly gain 3 x valueIt was never real.
>>110216744remember the intel shareholders told them to sell their fabs and are angry they didn't
>>110216513you need a new case
>>110216449very good
>>110216788Wtf is wrong with my Corsair C70, I love this fat fuck
>>110214884
>>110216802i owned a corsair case i quite liked too, T700 i think, but when i built my giga-rig, upgrading to a antec flux pro was an insane improvement. Its all the little things that the technology in case-building has incorporated over the years that you don't really notice until you're building in one.The audio-muffling, the superior quality case fans that are absurdly quiet, the better cable management in the back, the better integrated rbg management and usb socket shit. Its just superior, every ~8 years its worth upgrading from even a top-tier case alone.
>>110214884Picking up a B850E, R7 9850, and 32GB of DDR5 from Microcenter tomorrow. These will be standby parts to upgrade my AM4 desktop when it finally shits the bed. I want to pick up a 9070 XT to round out the rebuild. What's the market projection? I wouldn't consider buying around the holidays a few years ago, but I don't know if the prices will go back down after the new year anymore.
I am tired of searching and waiting. I spent 1 year looking and searching. for the perfect monitor. Deciding IPS or OLED or MiniLED or VA. What resolution. Is dual mode worth it? What about burn in? Maybe the next miniled will be better. Maybe the next oled will be better. Maybe pulsar monitors will be better. Maybe I should get a TV. Maybe I should get a bigger desk. Maybe I should buy nothing. What size should it be. I know now. The perfect monitor does not exist. I waited and waited for RGB Stripe only for it to have poor uniformity, green tint shift, panel lottery and low brightness and more reflections than mirrors. The OP says just wait a few more months bro this time we'll fix it bro. Samsung Display is laughing. LG Display is laughing. They make two panels, both with massive pros and cons. They make one tiny improvement each year hike the prices and then repeat the cycle. Now they say next year monitor prices are all going up because we live in hell and this industry is cursed. I am buying this one. I will definitely have buyers remorse. I will definitely wonder if I should have waited. I will definitely be mad when the prices drop. I don't care any more. I'm so tired.
>>110217236Dual mode is just cope for high res monitors not having the capability to support a high refresh rate at its native resolution
>>110214884Can i safely buy the i7 14700k nowadays? Did they fix the instability issue?
>>110217236Get the ASUS model of this, PG32UCDM3
>>110217319Yeah update bios and check power limits but desu id wait for the new raptor lake cpus in jan
>>110217359>Same silicon stepping>Higher price from AI by Jan>Different nameThat's a no from me dawg
I think I'm picking up an m6 mbp. Do any of the other igpu offerings in a 14" laptop come close? It's for playing twenty year old mmos and shitposting in bed.
>>110217599You can do all of that on a Ryzen 5 8650hs
>>110217626except for the 20minutes of battery life, sure.
>>110217627Stop installing Russian cryptominers on your pc
>>110217626specifically looking at modern igpus because they do pretty well at higher resolutions and are very efficient. So like apple m6, snapdragon x2e, intel x7 358h. Ryzen AI series.
>>110217236Price seem pretty steep for that monitor.Wait for holiday discounts, it could go down to $900 (MSI store previously offered this price).
>>110217145AMD is set to pass on increased GPU + VRAM order costs this month.GPU prices won’t go down for a while.https://www.techpowerup.com/354332/amd-reportedly-plans-another-radeon-gpu-and-gddr6-kit-price-hike-for-november?amp
>>110218253Damn, that's so fucking greedy.
>>110215786This guy is just happy that someone wants to take his photo.
>>110216706>American government buys stake in Intel>price goes up>price now going down toward when they bought inWoopsy daisy.
