Case: Antec C8 Curve Wood

Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

GPU: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB

RAM: PNY XLR8 Gaming RGB 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR5-6400 CL36

SSD: WD\_BLACK SN7100 2TB NVMe

PSU: MSI MAG A850GL PCIe5, 850W

CPU cooler: Lian Li HydroShift II LCD-S 360mm AIO

Side fans: NZXT F360 RGB Core

Bottom fans: NZXT F360 RGB Core

Rear fan: NZXT F120X RGB

GPU support: upHere 5V 3-pin ARGB GPU support bracket

Internal display: Thermalright Trofeo Vision 6.86-inch screen

Monitor: Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 49-inch

This is kind of what chatgpt recomended for the price and what I could find:

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, GDDR6

Krux Helio (PC case)

AsRock B550M Pro4 AM4, AMD B550, mATX

XPG ADATA zdroj KYBER II 750W PSU

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3 cooling Fans

Deepcool Gammaxx AG400 cpu cooler

Fury Beast 32GB (2x16GB) Ram DDR4 3600Mhz PC4-2880054ctgymfo >8_€,

Lexar EQ790 SSD 1TB, M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD7000 MB/s read

I'm 15 years old and I'm building my PC for the first time I would like to ask u if this is a good setup for my PC CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 16GB, AMD Ryzensets 5 5600 processor, Kingston NV3 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Internal SSD 1TB M.2, MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, B550-A PRO, Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 PC Case White, ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB White, Sapphire technology Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

Need help on a x870 motherboard choice

Basically the title,
I am upgrading my PC, I am moving to AM5.
I have everything else, just not the motherboard.

I was gonna get the Asus Tuf X870E
But then I got into the nitty gritty over ports and whether I need a discreet trusted platform module (dTPM)or not
Then I looked at MSI’s MAG & Tomahawk.
Then the ROG crosshair, Gigabyte aorus elite.

Then I got choice paralysis.

Please help

is the rtx 5060 would be good i have a 2k 184 hertz monitor and ilove maxing settings((no ray traycing) as long as i get 70 fps

This will technically be my 2nd build but the first I was about 10 years old and the extent of my help was passing my dad things and wearing a grounding strap. I still use the pc to this day but after trying to play the dead space remake I realised it was probably time for a completely new build as I didn't realise quite how far technology had come.

Anyway, I've been doing a ton of research and have some ideas for components but I'm beyond clueless and basically just need someone to explain if something isn't compatible or is just terrible haha.

So far I was looking at

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

GPU: Nvidia rtx 5080 or maybe the 5090 if I can bring myself to it

RAM: 32 / 64 GB of CL30 6000Mhz prolly Corsair vengeance

Mobo: kinda clueless as I have no idea how big stuff is I have an Asus TUF gaming x570 plus and if this is still compatible I can just stick with it

SSD: 2TB Samsung 990 pro

PSU: Corsair rm850x

Cooling: Noctua nh d15 g2

A couple of questions that stuck out were

is it worth getting 2 SSDs?

Do I need a special power cable for a high power PSU? (UK) hoping that's not a ridiculous question

Is it worth having extra case fans?

And is there any benefit to different brands of thermal pastes?

Any help is appreciated feel free to tell me I'm a moron if that's needed there hasn't been any thought as to how these components would work together as I wouldn't know how to just what looks good as a standalone thanks :)

Hello
Long story short I’ve spent way too much time looking for a new pc and I’ve narrowed my options to 4 choices:

Orion Pro Gaming PC

CPU: Intel Core i7 9th Gen
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 480GB SSD + 1TB HDD
OS: Windows 11 Pro

Pulsar Elite Gaming PC

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
OS: Windows 11 Pro

Carbon Pro Intel

CPU: Intel Core i5-14400F
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
RAM: 16GB DDR5 5600MHz
Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
OS: Windows 11

AWD-IT Hemera

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TB SSD
OS: Windows 11

Could you please choose 1 and drop one line why this is your choice
Also as much as I appreciate any feedback and the fact that there are better options out there, I’m limited by budget and time so thank you
in advance 🙏

For context of how much of an upgrade any of them would be, I’m currently on 6 years old all-in-one HP pc :)

Hi guys, do i buy rx 6800xt used or 9060xt new, the 6800xt is more expensive for about 10-20 dollars i use 1080p 180Hz with 16gb fam I have 5 5600x

Is the Galax 5060 Ti 16 GB good, and will I not face any performance issues with it?

Or should I consider other brands like Asus, MSI, or PNY?

Have the current setup:

2700x cpu

32g ram

5700xt gpu

750w psu

Gaming pro carbon b450

1440p monitor

Mostly game rts/rpg games, occasional fps, cyberpunk, souls. Everything runs fine, but my guess is it won't anymore in the near future.

Got 2 upgrade paths:

1: upgrade cpu and gpu now and try to wait out the price bubble (probably a 5800x3d cpu a 7900xt or something for about 1200).

2: wait a year or 2 and buy something then with the new generation gpu/cpu. Not knowing what the market will do. (Budget of about 3-3.5k then)

I know it's upgrade now when you need it, but I don't really need it yet but also don't want to be caught in the mega price hikes.

I got curious about what my computer would cost today to build from one year ago when I built it. Last year I found a bunch of sales and Prime Day deals.

July 2025: $2734 usd

August 2026: $4819 usd

[PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KXcgzv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($414.99 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB 73.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($199.99 @ B&H)

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($385.00 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory ($1079.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($399.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($399.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1369.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: NZXT H6 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $4819.90

Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-17 22:28 EDT-0400

INNo3d GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Twin 16GB
Intel Ultra 5 225F
16GB DDR5 RGB 5200MHz Corsair
1TB M.2 NVMe Sandisk
B860m DDR5 Gigabyte
700W 80+Bronze Spear
V90 Spear

Intel i5-10400F 2.9GHz, GeForce 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe SSD, 1TB SSD, Intel B460 micro-ATX mobo

I was considering the CPU but then I'm told I may have to upgrade my motherboard and I know less than nothing about that. I wantnto get this done before prices are any higher.

Any advice is appreciated!

What should a get between RTX 3060 and RTX 4060? I can't get higher with my current budget else I would had to change all my motherboard CPU and power supply. The motherboard is a rog strix GA15DH and the cpu ryzen 5 3600

Hi, I'm looking to slightly upgrade my current computer. I don't want to buy everything at once, just half, so my question is Should I replace the CPU or GPU first? At the moment I'm running with Ryzen 5 5600 and RX 6750 XT. To upragde i was thinking about Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RX 9070. The price for replacing the platform and purchasing the card will be similar. So should I go for RX 6750 XT with Ryzen 7 7800X3D or RX 9070 with Ryzen 5 5600

Pairing my 9070xt with a ryzen 5 9600x,or prob the ryzen 7 7700x cpu”, what would be the fps on games like gears of war e day, borderlands 1-4 etc???

Using a 1440p monitor

I am buiding my first pc soon and have £100-£150 extra to spend. I am currently planing on a 5500 for the cpu and a rx 9060 xt 16 gig for the gpu. I plan to mainly play minecraft, helldivers 2 and space marine 2. I will also occasionally use it for 3D design. Where should I spend the extra money?

I’ve been running some benchmarks and noticed my PC is underperforming in games like Counter-Strike and Valorant compared to other people with the exact same hardware.

Here are my UserBenchmark results:

Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X V2 Performance Results - UserBenchmark

The Numbers:

• Resolution & Settings: 1440p (2K) on "Low" settings.
• Expected FPS: 300–500 FPS (what my friend gets with the exact same PC).
• My Actual FPS: 200–300 FPS (struggling to reach the 300 mark).

My Specs:

• GPU: AMD RX 9070-XT
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
• SSD1: Kingston SNV2S1000G 1TB
• SSD2: Kingston A400 240GB
• MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X V2

I'm looking to build a new gaming PC with a budget of around 1300€. I live in Croatia, so I'll be buying parts from local stores or European online shops that ship here.My main goal is smooth 1440p gaming and having a solid upgrade path for the future (so I'd prefer an AM5 platform if possible).

What parts would you recommend for this budget?

So basically I got a pre built system with AMD ryzen 7 9700x, Radeon 9060XT, 16gb ddr5 in a nice Lian Li a3 dan case with a 500w psu.

I'm already thinking about getting a 32gb ram kit, Powercolor Reaper 9070XT, ryzen 7 9800X3D and an 850w psu.

My question is should I get a new motherboard, fans and case and build a second machine and sell the first, or upgrade.

What would you do..?