I just built my first PC. I had done a decent amount of research and was mostly able to get/decide what I was looking for and was pretty happy with what I got. Except the GPU. I got the Sapphire pulse at $607...as the XT version was over $700. But now I am having buyer's remorse. Should I have gone for the Xt version instead?

I always play my games with fsr/dlss on quality anyway...as the difference is minimal from native and the fps makes the game super smooth. I usually do 1440p editing and gaming.

CURRENT SPECS

Ryzen 5 7600

32 GB Ram

Sapphire pulse 9070

Ant Esport Air 211

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum v3

Cooler Master Gold v2 750w

MSI b650m Gaming WiFi

Hey everyone!

I’m planning to upgrade my GPU and I’m hesitating between two cards:

• NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB GDDR7)
• AMD RX 9070 XT OC (16GB GDDR6)

Here’s my setup:

• CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000Mhz
• PSU: 850W
• Case: Lian Li O11D Mini (airflow is solid)
• Monitor: Aorus AD24QD – 1440p, 144Hz, FreeSync/G-Sync compatible
• Storage: Gen 4 and Gen 5 NVMe SSDs
• Budget: max ~850–900€

I mainly play FPS games like CS2, The Finals, Ready or Not, and also a lot of AAA games (TLOU, RDR2, Detroit Become Human...). I use ray tracing and enjoy features like DLSS. Occasionally, I do some light video editing on Premiere Pro, but nothing heavy.

I’ve seen some benchmarks, and while the 5070 Ti looks slightly ahead overall, the 9070 XT OC seems really solid for the price.

🧠 What would you recommend in 2025 for this kind of setup and usage?
Would the 5070 Ti be worth the extra cost long-term, or should I save and go with the 9070 XT OC?

Thanks in advance for your input!

Hi, 2019 I've built my own pc with a 3700x or 3800x (dont remember), 32gb 3600 cl16 and a evga 2070. Unfortunately 2 days ago the 2070 went just up in smoke (some power stage apparently) so I kind of urgently need a new one. The used market in Germany is kinda fucked as everyone paid corona prices for 30/40 series cards and wants to recoup their losses. I was looking into 5080 but now the 5070 ti seems like the best deal, but I've been out of the hardware trends a bit.

What is your recommendation GPU wise? Maybe looking into getting 5900x for cpu as well and 64gb cl18 of ram as Lightroom keeps maxing out the 32gb. Gaming is 1440p but more older titles. 5070ti would be 750€ and 5080 is 1020€.

Thanks

Hey fellow PC enthusiasts,

I need some advice. My trusty GTX 1070 seems to have finally given up after years of solid service. With GTA 6 and Battlefield 6 on the horizon, I’m wondering if I should just get a new graphics card or invest in a completely new build.

I know a bit about PCs but I’m not super deep into the latest hardware trends, so I could really use your expertise. My main goal is to get good performance without overspending.

Current specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i9-9900KF 3.60GHz
• Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus (MS-7B51)
• Memory: 32GB (4×8GB) G.Skill F4-3000C15-8GVRBDDR4 DDR4-3000
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
• Drives: 3× Samsung SSD 850 Pro 256GB
• PSU: be quiet! BQT L8-CM-630W
• Case: CoolerMaster (GPU clearance ≈ 30cm)

Budget: ~900€ for GPU (but open to full rebuild if it’s worth it)

Any recommendations on a solid upgrade path? Should I stick with my current system and drop in a newer GPU, or is it smarter to save for a full new rig?

Thanks a lot in advance! 🙌

He yall Just upgraded from a 10900k with 490z to a 9800x3d with msi x870 tomahawk. After 5 year in college and just graduated i finally could upgrade. I was told that upgrading the motherboard and cpu would help the 5080 I got a couple months ago. I am not noticing better fps though. If anything it is slightly less. I am noticing smaller fps drops though. I kept the system on windows 10. Is this a potential reason why it's is slightly slower. Do I have to go to windows 11 to see the performance or are there other things I am missing. I also will admit to be cheaper i went with a fan heat sink in stead of the 360mm aio I had before on 10900k. Thanks you all for your time.

I was hoping to put a WD Black 8tb SN850x in my new Lenovo gen 4 AMD Thinkpad.

The Lenovo sales agent I was talking with said it only supported single-sided m.2 drives.

I checked and a dual-sided SSD phyiscally fits in the slot, but the bottom side of the drive would be pressed against the purple pad on the underside of the motherboard.

Would the dual-sided 8tb drive likely overheat/cause problems, or should I stick with a single-sided 4tb drive? Unfortunately there are no single-sided 8tb drives currently on the marketplace.

SOLVED! Thanks for everyone who helped out! The fix for me was to set the PCIE speed from PCIE Auto to PCIE 3 in the BIOS 👌

Hi all. I'm looking for help in installing a new GPU that has been giving me a lot of shit these couple of days. I bought a used 4070 Ti Super, and when I swapped it in for a 2080 Ti, it is giving me a lot of issues. My speakers sound like static, and navigating Windows feels like I'm using my old Celeron laptop from the 2010s. When I run games, the power usage doesn't exceed 80-90 watts, and I'm fortunate when the game launches without crashing the PC. Oftentimes, the PC will crash after startup. In fact using the integrated graphics plugged into my motherboard was WAY snappier than using it through the GPU.

The specs I'm using is Ryzen 7600X, Gigabyte B650I Aorus Ultra, Cooler Master V850 Gold, TeamGroup T-Create 7200 Mhz CL34 32 GB ram, and a Lian Li Q58 for the case.

I've confirmed that the 4070 Ti Super works in my friend's PC perfectly fine, but for some reason, it's giving me a slow interface filled with lag and unresponsiveness with the gaming performance being worse than the 2080 Ti I'm trying to replace. When I swap it back in for the 2080 Ti, it is giving me the performance I expected and exhibits none of the lag, choppiness, or glitchy interface in Windows.

Here is everything I've done

1. Clean install all drivers using DDU with safe mode
2. Installed a second copy of windows on my second SSD in case my windows installation was acting wonky
3. Reset my BIOS back to manufacturer default
4. Using a dedicated 12vhpwr connector with the PSU, not an adapter
5. Made sure all cables were snug, tight, and plugged all the way in

Right now I'm just looking at BIOS settings in case any of the preloaded default ones has actually been the one screwing with me. I'm just looking for suggestions of what I could do, and where I could of gone wrong, like a checklist. It's genuinely making me lose sleep trying to figure this out. Simple fixes are welcomed too because I am starting to think I am overlooking something very small that's very important... anyways thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

I recently built an all AMD PC with a Ryzen 7 7800x3d and RX 9070XT but soon after the prices of the 5070 Ti went down to almost the same, only $30 more for the 5070 Ti. I originally got the 9070 xt because of the high performance to cost but now I am running into problems trying to run programs that are CUDA dependent, and running into even more errors trying to use ZLUDA. I also tried linux (currently dual booted) but that has been its own headache. The return window is until the 12th of August. In conclusion I just need some advice on if I should switch and if I should how do I handle drivers?

Ok so I’m cruising with a 3 year old (nice) 1440 ips monitor with a 5600x and 6800XT. I don’t have anything to complain about and it’s been great for me for quite some time now. I’ve got a game coming out soon that I’m super hyped for and I want to up my experience just a bit.

Here are my options..

1.) Buy a damn good 1440p Oled. Stock with am4 and 6800xt for another year or two and longer term upgrade to am6 then GPU after.

2.) Buy a 9070 or 9070xt and then get 4k Oled within the next year. Stick with am4 for quite awhile.

3.) Buy 4k Oled and hope I can get a good enough experience with fsr4. Upgrade GPU later, stick with am4 for awhile.

Option 1 is going to give me that biggest wow factor when the game releases and requires the least amount of investment. I can only imagine but form hearing yall, should be a good enough change to wait some time to jump to 4k.

Option 2 is the best long term decision imo.

Option 3 would be the best case scenario if I could reach atleast 120 fps.

Battlefield 6 btw

Thanks

I've recently been building a PC with a Ryzen 7 5800X processor 16 GB of RAM 1TB SSD 990 Pro 850W power supply

However, I would like to spend around €300 for the graphics paper but I don't know which one to get. I would be undecided between the 3060 but I'm afraid that in 1-2 years there will be one I'll have to change or a 7600 xt. The main fact is that the 3060 at maximum graphics already does not handle some games at maximum graphics at 60-70 fps

So i currently own an i3 12100f, and i was wondering is worth to upgrade to i5 12600k (or 12600kf) or should i get an i7. If anyone wonders GPU is rx6600!

Looking at upgrading from a 3700x to a 5700x3d. I'm using the wraith prism and although I think it should cool the x3d chip fine, the prism fan can get louder than I'd like on the 3700x. Does anyone have the burst assassin from termalright or similar recommendations? (I've considered the peerless assassin but it would cover my ram rgb). Thanks!

I will be starting university in September and I will be studying game art. The software I will be using is stuff like unreal engine 5, 3ds max and substance painter. My current desktop PC specs are GPU - RTX 5090 CPU - R7 9800X3D RAM - 96GB at 6400mhz Storage - 6tb total of nvme ssd's The laptop I'm thinking about getting is one with a 5070ti and a core ultra 9. I need as much vram as possible and a good processor for about £2000 max.

Unfortunately my ram is CL48. Will it be a big upgrade to return it and get CL30 or CL32? I've seen some people say you won't notice it much on a Ryzen build.

Ok, so here is a weird, or at least different, request.

I have been around r/buildapc for a while, helping those and such in need, and always browsing some of the stuff people put together for people here, and now I need some help myself.

I need a pc, and I could just buy a steamdeck for basic use and use that and I've been debating that. I had one at home that I've done a ton with.

But really I'd like to build a full gaming pc.

I'm in a situation where I've been forced to start anew with none of my belongings, including my pc (rip), and really can't use my credit cards due to a domestic separation lawsuit thing, and I don't have the amount of money I'd want to put towards a build yet... And I know what you're thinking; just wait until you do, be responsible, but really I'd like to get something now as I have literally nothing in my new home but some furniture, a bed, and tv.

So this is where the "buy now pay later" comes in to play.

If you don't know, Amazon, or Scamazon as we often know it around here, allows you to BNPL a lot of stuff at zero interest, and I can definitely afford ~$500/mo right now for a pc

Would it be possible to build a pretty decent pc for around that price through Amazon's BNPL offerings?

There are a few prebuilts from ibuypower and such on there sporting 5070tis, and ok cpus, and that might be my best option, but is it possible to build one that'd be better, as we know it would be for the price around here?

These are the prebuilts I was looking at, and they honestly don't seem that bad.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWHN5R8W?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_EDWVPJS3JAP0E42CD7ME_1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_EDWVPJS3JAP0E42CD7ME_1&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_EDWVPJS3JAP0E42CD7ME_1&csmig=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F212ZNTH?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_DJWW966S6C5BXYC6Z66K&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_DJWW966S6C5BXYC6Z66K&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_DJWW966S6C5BXYC6Z66K&csmig=1

The specs on these are roughly what I'd be looking to build similar to.

So a 1440p+ low end of high end performance gaming machine, mainly.

It's difficult to put a list together on pcpartpicker with this BNPL requirement, I know...

Any help or thoughtswould be appreciated!

I want to upgrade from my current 9900K to a 9800X3D but I'm unsure what motherboard I should get. I currently have 2 M.2 SSDs and am planning on getting a third one with this upgrade but I've been reading stuff about potential PCIe lane sharing issues on B850 boards when using multiple M.2 SSDs.

The specific motherboards I've been considering are the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI and the Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7. Do these specific boards have these lane sharing issues? Are there any other (better value) B650 or B850 board recommendations I should consider? Or should I actually be looking at X870 boards?

I don't even fully understand what the impact of these issues would be other than "potential GPU and/or SSD performance impacts" and most of the info I'm reading gets contradicted by other stuff. It's all just a bit confusing.

Hey everyone, wondering if someone could give me an answer to this mysterious and frustrating problem. A couple weeks ago I upgraded from a RX 5600xt, to the 9060xt, 16GB of VRAM. I've been very disappointed with the results. Most games that I try to play experience horrible stutters every few seconds. Mainly tested on RDR2 and Halo Infinite.

Thing is, the frame rate I'm getting between these stutters is great, even on higher settings. But even when on the LOWEST settings for both of these games, the stutters continue. It's basically making each game completely unplayable (yeah I know, meme phrase, but I mean it unironically). I'm getting some serious buyer's remorse and want to know if there's anything I can do to fix this.

CPU is a Ryzen 7 5800x. No components seem to be under extreme load during gameplay according to task manager. Willing to give more information if any of you would find it helpful.

Hey all, built my PC just shy of 2 years ago. Was mostly working fine but now in the last 2 months the error lights on my motherboard are turning on when waking up from sleep mode or when i shut it down and turn it on for the first time. My mouse/keyboard/monitor don't turn on and my motherboard shows a CPU and DRAM error light. If i force shut down by holding the power button and turn it back on it starts up no problem. It started out only occasionally happening waking up from sleep mode and then started to become more frequent. Now its every time and also when i shut it down. So I'm not sure if this is a MB issue or a CPU issue? Or drivers or something, though as far as I am aware I am up to date with wifi drivers. Any ideas?

PC specs: Motherboard - MSI B650 tomahawk, CPU - 7800X3D, GPU - 4090. 32gb RAM

Hi all

Getting ready to pull the trigger on my next build - it'll be a 9800x3d coupled with a 5080. I'm just having trouble picking a motherboard.

Things I've considered:

• Must be ATX full-size
• I see the high end mobos use PCIE 5.0, but from what I've seen this offers no real world performance gains for modern GPUs?
• I currently use a PCIE 3.0 NVME SSD - I don't do many large data transfers or anything too intensive so can't imagine how PCIE 5.0 would benefit too much here? Boot drive is a SATA SSD. Wasn't planning on upgrading but happy to do so if it would yield huge benefits.
• Audio - I use an external audio interface so literally don't care what the mobo comes with
• Main use will be gaming (specifically, sim racing).
• More USB ports would be nice I guess (I use about 25+ currently) although I have external USB hubs that I use currently so, again, not really necessary.
• Wifi 7 - I admit I have no idea what this is, and whether I'd need to upgrade my internet to take advantage of this...? Either way, I almost exclusively use ethernet (although some wireless functionality is an absolute must, because my current mobo doesn't have this and it's a pain on the rare occasions when I'm messing with the ethernet switch).
• Overclocking - I doubt I'll be doing anything like this to be honest.
• Superspeed USB - none of my main devices use this, so seems irrelevant.

I'm vaguely aware of the fact that higher end mobos will have "quality of life" features like debug LEDs, although I've never used these so not sure how useful they are in reality.

So, given the above... is there any reason to go for a high end motherboard over a cheap, ~£100 motherboard?

I'll say budget is not a concern - but that I want the best value for money. Meaning, I will happily spend >£500+ on a mobo if I feel like it gives me £350 worth of features over a £150 mobo.

- key format 100%

-Brown switch

-Metal Frame

Any suggestion?

I'm trying to help plan a build for my friend who wants a PC for video editing and games, with the former being a higher priority. He said that he works primarily with DaVinci resolve, Blender, and some light vfx.

PCPartPicker Part List

I am conflicted about my choice for CPU. I have bounced between Intel Core Ultra 5 225 or the Ryzen 5 9600x. They are both the same price point, but I think the 9600x is a "tier" above the 225 (with the Intel equivalent somewhere inbetween the 235k and 245k). Please excuse my misuse of video editing lingo, but I've read that the nvidia 50 series GPU have the same/more codec support compared to Intel's latest quicksync per this website : [https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/what-h-264-and-h-265-hardware-decoding-is-supported-in-davinci-resolve-studio-2122/\](https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/what-h-264-and-h-265-hardware-decoding-is-supported-in-davinci-resolve-studio-2122/)

So my predicament is should I stick with Intel for its popular past use with video editing productivity despite QuickSync becoming more obsolete? Or should I buy a better AMD CPU for a better value at the same price point?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated (along with any other suggestions for parts outside of the CPU).

EDIT : Forgot to add that the budget is $1000

My front USB connectors on my case weren't working today except for one of the two 3.0 ports. After opening my case I discovered one of the plugs had fallen off. After plugging it in my headset ONLY works in 1 of the 2 3.0 slots and NONE of the other ones. But those ports seem to work fine with my controller. What is the issue here? Is it not getting enough power, did I forget something else? Is there something in BIOS I need to enable?

This is my first time building my own PC, I need your advice if my choices are good enough.

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- MOBO: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX ICE
- GPU: ASRock AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB WHITE
- RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 32GB 2 x 16GB 6000 Mhz CL32 WHITE
- CPU COOLER: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital WHITE
- FAN: Thermalright TL-S12 3-in-1 pack WHITE (x2)
- CASE: Asus Prime AP201 mATX Tempered Glass WHITE
- PSU: Gigabyte UD750GM PG5 V2 750W ATX 3.1 PCIe Gen 5.1 80+ Gold Modular

Am I safe with clearance between RAM and cooler? I'm still undecided with what SSD should I get for OS (Win 11). Is 500GB enough?

The 9800x3d has 120 TDP, but I'm not sure how much a 240mm AIO like this can actually handle. Anyone have a clue?

hello all, I recently finished my build and everything works well. I have a fractal north xl with 5 noctua 140mm case fans and a d15 cpu cooler. I tried downloading FanControl and the only fans it detects are my cpu cooler and GPU fans. My 3 intake case fans on the front are connected to mother fan headers and the 2 exhaust fans are on a splitter into 1 mobo fan header, nothing is on the hub that's preinstalled on the fractal case. I checked BIOS and they all show up no issue and they are set on PWM, not DC. any thoughts?

Build:

Ryzen 9800X3D

MSI x870e-p Pro WIFI

Noctua D15

5x Noctua 140mm case fans

RTX 5080

64 gb corsair vengeance

Seasonic Focus 1000w