my pc is pretty slow for 36mp raw editing in lightroom 5. currently it has a ryzen 5 2600, rx 580, 16gb of ddr4 and an SSD. would upgrading to the 3700x make it faster? it's particularily slow when zooming to 100%, switching through images and importing images.
My cousin asked me to put together a PC for €1300 for his kid. Here's the parts, asking for thoughts before I send it to him
GPU: RTX 3070 8GB, €375 (used)
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x, €235.38
Cooler: Peerless Assassin 120 SE, €43.31
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk MAX WiFi, €132.69
RAM: Patriot Viper Steel 2x16GB 3200 CL 16, €148.37
SSD: Patriot P320 512GB, €92.89
HDD: Western Digital AV-GP 1TB, €56.92
Case: NZXT H5 Flow (no rgb), €71.17
PSU: MSI MAG A650GL 650W (Full modular), €79.07
OS: Windows 11 (using activation script)
Monitor: ASUS VY249HGR (24 inches 1080p 120hz)
Total: €1318.12
For the keyboard and mouse, I think they'll make due with any €30 keyboard and mouse bundle online or in Smyths (big toy shop in Ireland/UK and probably some other places) as they primarily use controller, they'll mostly be playing single player games, and they'll need something to navigate menus.
PSU is admittedly a little overdone. Estimated wattage on PCPartPicker is 444w, I just threw in the PSU I use because it serves me well and is currently off by 20 quid, so I figured it'll be fine. I think switching to a 550W, if anyone knows anything better, would be alright. Full modular prefered.
Checked the description of the monitor and reviews. Seems good for what it is. No ghosting, good colours. It doesn't have speakers but they already have a headset, and they don't need anything fancy.
I put a 512 SSD and a terabyte HDD because they market is shit, so a 512 GB SSD for the OS and some more demanding/modern games, and then the extra terabyte for any web browsing, regular software, lower end games, and any photos, vids, so on.
GPU being used is self-explanatory. I looked at benchmarks between the 3060 12gb and 3070 8gb, and the 3070 usually wins. It also seems to pair well with the 7 5800X. My cousin said flight sim and GTA are probably going to be played, and these clear the recommended specs (minus the 32GB RAM recommended for flight sim, only so much to be done there).
This should cover anything. Wanted to get thoughts. Any questions or recommendations, please let me know. Once I have the general consensus, I'll send on the list and the links to the parts. Thanks all
My system has an RX 9070 XT, ASRock B760M Pro Rs d4 motherboard, XPG D50 3200mhz 32gb (8gbX4) DDR4, 850W MSI A850GL, Deepcool LE520 AIO, I mostly use my system for gaming(AAA and competitive, specifically valorant) and editing for casual use sometimes, what would be a better pick for me if both are roughly the same price. I am upgrading from an i5 12400f.
I'm putting together a gaming pc, and I'm trying to figure out how much ram actually makes sense in 2026. I'm currently looking at biwin HX100 DDR5 Heatsink Memory, so I'm also trying to know whether anyone here has experience with it or has compared it with other DDR5 kits. Is 16GB still enough for a gaming focused build, or has 32GB become the practical starting point? At what point does going to 48GB or 64GB actually make sense?
My main use would be gaming with some multitasking in the background, not heavy workstation workloads. For those running newer games, what capacity and DDR5 speed are you using, and have you noticed a meaningful difference after moving from 16GB to 32GB?
Hi everyone, I'm building a PC strictly for 1080p gaming (a mix of competitive FPS games and AAA story titles on High settings).
I plan to use this PC as-is for years, won't upgrade, DDR5 RAM prices in my country (Poland) are extremely high right now (~$550+ for a 32GB DDR5 kit), which is why I'm sticking with DDR4.
I'm from Poland so the prices of the parts are different than what are on amazon, newegg and other US shopping sites.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-14600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor | 1099.00zł |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler | 209.00zł |
| Motherboard | MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard | 665.00zł |
| Memory | G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory | 1069.00zł |
| Storage | Lexar NQ790 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | 719.00zł |
| Video Card | Inno3D N506T2-16D7X-191073W GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card | 2199.00zł |
| Case | Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case | 419.00zł |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM750x (2024) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | 569.00zł |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | 6948.00zł | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-10-04 19:19 CEST+0200 |
Cpu: Ryzen 5 5500
Gpu: Gtx 1660 super, i will buy used
Ram:2x8 gb ddr4 3200, i will try to buy used, so im not sure what brand
MoBo: Asus prime b550m-k wifi
Case: Deepcool cc550 4f
Storage: 512 gb nvme ssd, the prices keep changing so im not sure what brand
Psu: corsair cx550 550w power supply
stock cpu cooler
I will be doing some light gaming, and will not be playing very high end AAA stuff. I mostly just want this to mod Tboi and a few other games.
Will this be okay? I own a swich currently, so i dont need crazy fps or anything.
I have one for me, one each for both kids and want to put one together. 3 systems will not be wildy different in performance and one is a pre-built with very little upgrade options. I want any advice on what would make the best performance use of what I have for the one I play on mostly. I was going to get a steambox but I am impatient, who knows when that could happen. I will probably use the prebuilt I have for the living room so the kids' PCs are more equal and I will experience less parental guilt.
current setups
dad's:
ASRock B650 Pro RS WiFi AM5 AMD B650
7600x
ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9060 XT
Patriot Viper Venom 32GB (2 x 16GB)DDR5 6000 30-40-40-76
kid's:
ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac AM4 AMD B550 ATX
5700x3D
XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 CORE
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 16-20-20-38
and a prebuilt
HP TG03-0003W OMEN 16L Gaming Desktop i5-14400F 2.5GHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
it had 1x16gb ddr5 5600 and I found something to match on marketplace. so now 2x16gb ddr5 5600 but it may run at 4800 due to me adding the other stick? I knew that prior to adding ram and whatever, only mentioning in case single channel would be better for TV use(I doubt it but have spent enough time reading about this to go cross eyed)
PC I am piecing together, so far I have:
9600x
KLEVV BOLT V 2x16gb 7200MT/s 34-44-44-84 (May undervolt and run slower with better timings?)
I'm waiting for deals on new mobo/GPU/PSU and I have some unused storage. Considering using the 9060XT for my main and getting something cheap and used off marketplace because I have never spent more than $350 on a GPU, bitter about AI and all.
I will be buying another am5 MOBO and may not go with ASROCK, long time fan but hearing bad things about 9000 series but for price VS features, I may roll the dice. I've never had a problem and the bios updates seem to decrease failure rates.
So will the 5700x3D or the 9600x be better for the 9060XT? Would there be a huge difference in bottleneck on either if I did decide to spend$ on a 9070? Am I splitting hairs and wasting time thinking about this with my cheap ass. Who knows, MAYBE I will come off my wallet and get a better card but something like a $150 used 6600xt sounds pretty good for a kid who is already happy with the 4060 in the prebuilt. and my 9060Xt is doing fine for now.
otherwise did not mention prices because I bought most of this stuff before things went nuts.
I AM NOT asking for personal sales, just looking for people who know more than me to mention what they would do.