r/GamingPCBuildHelp

Built a pc right before covid. 3080 5700x3d (originally 5600x) 32gb

its starting to fall a bit short for high settings 1440p gaming so im looking to upgrade. im stuck on AM4, so to upgrade my cpu i would need a new mobo and ram.

with ram prices rn, i really dont want to spend all that money, on top of a new gpu (aiming at 5080).

question is, how dumh would it be to just slide a 5080 in my current setup, and upgrade the rest later when ram prices come back down (if they do).

cheers

Hi,

My current setup is on its death bed. I honestly play everything between small indie games to bigger RPGs.

I currently moslty play WoW, having returned to it after 10+ years, enjoying every bit of content the game has to offer. Since WoW is a CPU heavy game, my current i5 is struggling immensely.

That’s why I’m going for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D. I’ve seen people recommending mother boards around 1000 EUR, does that really make a difference? Also, any GPU recommendations for something that will make WoW run smoothly aswell as other games?

Budget isn’t that much of an issue, as I’d like to invest in a build that will last me for some years, but still avoid unnecessary money spending just for the sake of some ego tripping performances that you can’t even notice the difference.

(I’m from the EU, Croatia, shouldn’t be too limited as to which products are available)

(Current setup, cpu i5, gtx 1050it, some asus motherboard, some beast 4k monitor that I got gifted at work that I’m not using to it’s fullest)

I have a friend who is offering me either of these cards the 9060 would be $100 more than the 5060.

Also any extra considerations I should take with these I’m not thinking of?

Please help

I bought my pc off of facebook marketplace (new) last December, and everything was fine with it up until recently. I just started playing Forza Horizon 6 and it is performing awfully. I am only getting about 30 fps on the lowest available graphics settings when my PC should be crushing this game. I have noticed the same thing in other games as well, like SOT and R6, but FH6 has been the worst by far. I've been looking for a solution and nothing seems to be helping.

So far I have verified the integrity of the game files, made sure my cable was plugged into the GPU, and downloaded the most recent drivers from the NVIDIA app. Neither my GPU nor CPU seem to be overheating, as they hover around accepted amounts during gameplay. My GPU seems to be pulling the correct amount of power. My RAM is plugged into the correct spots and XMP is enabled. My memory usage isn't near maximum so I don't think any background apps are eating up resources. My internet connection is stable. My GPU is hovering around 95% usage while gaming at these low FPS and my CPU is almost never evenm over 50%. I play on an Ultrawide moniotor connected by Display cable and run my games at 3440x1440. My FPS readings are coming from the NVIDIA overlay app, which also shows me GPU and CPU usage at any given time. It also shows me my GPU temp.

My specs are as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900KF 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor with liquid cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte B660 DS3H AC DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard

Memory: PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory

Video Card: PNY OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card

Power Supply: Apevia ATX-PR850W PCIE5.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply

I'm worried it might be something like the drive I have the game installed on is failing or something like that, but according to the Windows tool, nothing is wrong with the drive. Could my GPU be seated incorrectly? I took my GPU out recently to install a new SSD, and I am worried I might have damaged it in some way.

I am open and desperate for any advice, any suggestions would be greatly apprectiated!

What should i be aware with if i am buying a mini pc?

I randomly decided that i want one and is gonna save for one but i am a bit scared because this is my first time "building a pc"

Only chat gpt recommended these. AOC 24B36H (23.8” IPS Monitor),

Ryzen 5 6600H, Logitech G102/G203 and my budget is not alot, only topping at 30 000 pesos in the philippines which is about 500 dollars. I really dont have much money to save or what time i can finally buy a mini pc.

Someone on Marketplace is selling an 'Open Box' ASUS ROG Strix G13CH Desktop, with Intel Core i5 14th Gen, RTX 4060 and 16GB DDR5 for 900CAD.

Is this a good deal in 2026 or should i simply wait for later this year around black Friday and Cyber Monday?

blue-screen(error message was thing related to file system error but "SFC / scannow", disk check and memory diagnosis didn't work), too many freezing, suddenly some data missing, frequently bios not opening and sometime setting suddenly gone, vga lamp is always glowing, and i don't know why but memory info and gpu info didn't d shows up on CPU-Z😫

its looks like everything is messed up and broken, but i still cannot give up, i don't have budget to buy new one...

i use reddit for first time and i not good at english so I'm not sure is it right way to ask something🙏

hi so Ive had my pc for 4 years ,, i started with: gt 1030 and r5 3600 16gb 2800 and now i have a rx 5060 and r5 5600x 32 gb 3200,, initially i wanted to finally switch to am5 but with the insane ram prices i think I’d rather just upgrade my cpu for now

I play most games ( fortnite cyberpunk cs2 apex marvel rivals , etc ) with 1440p and honestly i think my 5600x is holding back so i wanted to go for a 5700x3d but those are impossible to find for good prices

So which cpu upgrade would u guys recommend that wont bottleneck my system? Or if u have any other recommendations let me know :))

Bonjour la commu,

J'avais besoin de vos avis et expertise pour me conseiller sur l'achat de composants pour arriver à ce prix.

Où bien quel type de config peut entré dans ce budget.

Mon but est principalement de réussir à faire tourner Albion Online dans les batailles à 50v50

Merci de votre temps

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to buy a prebuilt gaming PC in the UK. Building it myself isn't an option for me, so please don't suggest that.

I have a £2,800 budget (flexible) and want a build featuring an RTX 5080. Lots of websites to choose from but I don't know where to start.

Any help is appreciated.

This is my current pc build
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NPhnLy

I currently only play TacFPS and League of Legends. I am looking to upgrade my pc to support new titles such as Forza 6. I don't want to break the bank to upgrade unless needed.

Any help is appreciated.

I don't need it to look good I just need it to work. My goal is to be around 60-70 frames with factory settings. If ram costs to much minus the cost of ram I take care of that my self.

i have got 2 builds in mind

build A
cpu: intel ultra core 5 245K
gpu: zotac rtx 3060ti 8gb
16 gb ddr5 6000
512 m.2 ssd
price: 925 usd

build B

cpu: intel ultra core 5 245K
gpu: ASrock rx 9060xt steel legend 8gb
16 gb ddr5 6000
512 m.2 ssd
price: 1,115 usd

is the jump in price worth it