I’m running a 5700X3D and it’s killing it, and I don’t have to refinance the house for a DDR5 RAM upgrade. Has there ever been a more successful line of processors? I know AMD is profiting big time on “old” hardware but seriously kudos to them for giving gamers such an exciting value option.
I just upgraded my power supply on my budget, second hand parts build. Now with an 850w PSU I have the headroom for a newer GPU.
I decided to use the B580 as a benchmark for the used GPU market. Brand new at $360 Canadian it lands somewhere between the RTX 4060 and 4060ti on benchmarks and has 12GB of VRAM, which makes it considerably more future proof. I'm looking to play Forza Horizon 6 at 1440p which needs the 12GB of VRAM at higher visual settings.
I am shocked by the used market and how overpriced it seems. People are asking $350 for used 4060s and 3060s. Slightly better cards like a 5060 or a 3070ti people are asking for $400 and $475 respectively. That seems like a big price jump for less than 10 extra FPS.
Are people sleeping on the B580, or am I missing something that would make a used 4060 worth just as much second hand?
Posted a version of this rig with my Matrix build last week. I made some changes and thought I'd share again. Pulling a stable 17.8k in Steel Nomad. I think there's room left before I hit the thermal ceiling. Anyway, thought I'd share.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor
GPU: MSI LIGHTNING Z GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP
RAM: 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL26
Storage:
Acer Predator GM7 2TB NVMe SSD
Crucial T710 4TB Gen5 NVMe SSD
Cooling:
Lian Li Hydroshift II LCD-S 360mm AIO Liquid Cooler
Lian Li 140mm/120mm TL Wireless fans
Case:
HAVN HS420 ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIe 5.0 1600W
Going for a clean, dark gaming PC setup with a few premium details instead of a cluttered look.
I wanted it to feel minimal and coordinated, while still having some personality when the RGB is on. The keyboard follows the same idea.... subtle, clean, and meant to blend into the build, not dominate it. Those are full metal keycaps with shine-through RGB.
Still deciding whether RGB accents make the build better or if a cleaner no-RGB look is stronger. What do you think? https://forms.gle/8c9Y9udbsrp1g2qd6
If you think RGB works here, would you go full set or just accent keys like WASD and arrows?
5600x 3070 32gb b550
Disclaimer: This is not the finished set up. New fans otw and cable management to be done.
I had this setup:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: RTX 2060 Super
Mainboard: Asus B450F
RAM: DDR4 2x 8GB
SSD: Samsung 970 Evo
And „upgraded“ basically built a completely new one with following specs:
CPU: AMD ryzen 7 9800x3d
GPU: rtx 5080 msi gaming oc
Mainboard: asus b850a
RAM: corsair vengeance rgb ddr5 32gb
SSD: 2tb t710 crucial
4k monitor from Samsung
All that cost me around 4k€ minus what I would get from my old pc and monitors let it be 400€ and birthday giftcards of 400€ which I used for the specs.
I do think it is amazing playing in 4k and all but I wonder is it too expensive for what it is especially with the ram and ssd prices or is it a decent investment into the future
Got my 1st pc from a friend in November of 2025 and have upgraded the case, gpu, fans and cpu cooler. Definitely the most fun I've ever had building anything.
Ich habe regelmäßig das Problem, dass es bei Rainbow Six Siege über 90° der CPU kommt und auch bei anderen Spielen bis zu 85°. Woran könnte das liegen?
Reicht der artic freezer 36 für die CPU AUS?
i7 12700KF
32GB RAM
1TB storage
RTX 3070 Ti (8GB)
My best friend passed away a few months ago and his wife wanted me to take his gaming PC.
I love the idea of it but I'm having a hard time moving on and making it my own. I've always been a Mac/console person so help me out guys. Make my buddy happy I have his PC, give me some game recs or fun things to do with a powerful rig. Install Linux? Anything.
I already have a steam account but very limited games, mostly Bethesda but I'm open to all kinds of games. My buddy played the hell out of Satisfactory (2k hours on steam!) so that may be where I start.
This has been a work in progress over the last several years though I did recently decide to upgrade a few components. As a kid I always dreamed of having a setup like this and I finally feel like there is nothing else I need to add 😅
Part list here
NZXT H9 Flow White Case
ASUS B850-A Motherboard
Ryzen 7 7700X CPU
AERO 5070 GPU
64gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5
Corsair 1200X Power Supply
Corsair 360mm AIO Cooler
3TB Nvme SSD Storage
Thought on specs?
Hey wassup guys just got into pc gaming not to long ago with a friend and kinda had a quick buy off some guy. Now just want to build my own. Was wondering what I could get outta this!
Specs
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K (8-core, 16-thread)
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB
CPU Cooler: Corsair AIO liquid cooler
Case Fans: Corsair RGB fans
Case: Corsair airflow-style mid tower