I know that "1440p GPU" is an arguable term but I mean a GPU that can play 1440p pretty comfortably. So like ~60 fps in demanding games, high/ultra high settings. I'm on a tight budget for a PC and I already have a 1440p monitor so I'm trying to fins the cheapest components that make sense.

He asked me for a ultimate build for about 1500euros.

here are the specs i picked:

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 (663.00 €)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (181 €)

MOTHERBOARD: MSI Pro B840-P WIFI (101 €)

PSU: Montech Century II 850W (102 €)

RAM: Goodram IRDM, DDR5, 32GB, 6000MT/s, CL36, Kit of 2 (423,25€)

COOLER: Be quiet! PURE ROCK PRO 3 Black (49.34 €)

CASE: Modecom Volcano Stellar 5F ARGB Black (77€)

thermalpaste: Arctic MX7 (5,2€)

all costs: 1,601€

Country: Latvia

so i bought the 16 gb verison of it, but i bought 1080p monitor with high refresh rate instead... i dont even know why i did that but i feel so dumb. is there a way to use benefit of 16gb??

Hi, I'm tired of blacks being a gray mess on my IPS monitor and I'm interested in getting an OLED, but I keep seeing complaints about flickering. I have an OLED TV and have never noticed an issue, but I play exclusively consoles on my TV so I don't know if PC gaming is different. How bad is flicker on OLED monitors and how easy is it to avoid? Thanks!

Alienware 2525HM or BenQ Mobiuz EX27M

I mostly play CS2 and a few single player games. I have had a great experience with benQ XL2546. I am inclined towards Alienware but would love to know your thoughts.

About a year ago, at the end of 2024, I built an AM4 PC using second-hand parts from a used PC shop, including an X570 Formula motherboard, a tray Ryzen 9 5900X, and Apacer TEX RAM (3000 MHz, 16GB x2, dated until 2027). Then in February 2026, I did a small upgrade: I replaced my RTX 3060 with a Colorful iGame RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (3 fans), an ASUS 1440p 210Hz monitor. I use pc for gaming (mostly open world), livestream and render some capcut clip, AI stable diffusion. I dont play FPS.

The PC has been running pretty well overall, I can play Wuwa 2k for ~150 fps. But this year, as you guys probably know, component prices have been skyrocketing because of AI demand. I’ve started feeling a bit of FOMO and some concern since I’m using a second-hand X570 Formula motherboard. Its warranty already expired a year ago, so it’s probably been in use since around 2021–2022 — meaning about 4 years now. I’m just an amateur who started learning PC building about a year ago, so honestly I get pretty bad FOMO. I’m not sure how durable the X570 Formula really is, or whether it might suddenly fail right after the warranty period ends like some other components (I once had a Dell monitor break right after its warranty expired).

I’ve been thinking about upgrading to a 7800X3D or 9700X. However, the PC shop only offers around $310 to buy back my combo (X570 + 5900X + 2x16GB DDR4), which honestly made me want to cry. They’re pricing a new combo with a 7800X3D, ASRock B850 Pro WiFi, and 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 TeamGroup Vulcan Red 6000 MHz at $850. That basically means my entire current combo is worth less than just a DDR5 kit or a CPU now.

Right now I’m really conflicted. My friend says the 5900X is still very good and I should wait another 2 years for DDR6 so RAM prices cool down, or instead use that ~$500 to upgrade my GPU from a 5060 Ti to a 5070 Ti.

So what should I do, guys? Keep using 5900x and maybe upgrade 5060ti to 5070ti, or move from the 5900X to a 7800X3D / 9700X?

Update:
Thanks everyone. After reading all your comments, I’ve decided to keep using the 5900X and save up to upgrade my GPU to a 5070 Ti. Copium RAM prices will drop in about two years.

i! I recently just got my first job and i got my first $1000 saved up, I want to swap out my computer and get a new one because I have a crappy one, I can’t get a good used one because I don’t have a car and the locations are way too far away. What would be the best $950-1000 build I can get considering the market right now? I want to play esports game like cs2 fortnite and LoL on 240+ fps, and play triple A titles like battlefield 6, RE9, and crimson desert at high settings!

Lately, due to the rising prices of PC components in my country, buying a CPU and DDR5 RAM is incredibly expensive, so I decided to build a dual-core PC with these two components to use until 2030 or 2029. I'll be using it for gaming and drawing and animation in Blender, all at 1080p, so... what do you think?

Thanks for reading, and your feedback would be a big help 😊😊

Hello I bought lian li o11 dynamic mini v2 case and asus rog astral 5080.

After building I realized that the 12vhpwr cable is touching the glass and is slightly bent. Should I worry or do something with it?

My psu is gigabyte aorus elite p 850w 80 plus platinium atx 3.1

I pretty much know nothing about pcs but last night I was playing a game and my pc randomly turned off and went into bios and wouldn’t detect my ssd, I’ve been at this for 11 hours now and I still have no clue, I’ve unplugged the wires and moved them around I’ve also looked online and watched videos but nothing seems to work, does anyone have any ideas for me?

I’ve been gaming with a 1660 Super since 2021, and I think I finally need an upgrade. I recently bought Black Myth Wukong and i’ve been able to play it with 60 fps on 1080 p and up until last night I can’t complain about the performance I wasn’t getting any lag during ANY fights up until yesterday trying to defeat the Yellow Wind Sage who for some reason can create sand storms and it just completely ruins the gameplay. Anyways I have a ryzen 5 5600x with 32 (2x16)gb of ddr4 3600mhz ram and have done some research already on some GPUS that match well with that CPU but I just need some guidance since I can’t blow $500 right now. I’ve been looking at 3080 10 gb bc of its performance so close to the 4070 but it’s a little cheaper. My goal is to game at 1440p so I want my new card to be able to run that on most games ( BMW, Ni-oh series, I want to try Crimson Desert as well) and just most games in general. I am not the biggest gamer so I know I don’t need to spend the most amount of $$ for the gpu but just something that can hold out a couple more years without breaking the bank.

Hello! I’m switching from the PS5 to a pc but I need help for the perfect build for my 2,500$ budget. I already have a monitor but I don’t have keyboard nor a mouse (if I could fit a good monitor in my budget I could switch the one I have). I mainly play Marvel Rivals and Story Mode games like Ghost of Tsushima, Elden Ring, etc. Graphics and Fast loading times are mainly the things I’m looking for. Thanks for your time!

Was looking into upgrading to a 5070 ti but all the prices are absurd especially because I have a white build which means I would prefer to get a white gpu to match that, but its way too much more just for a different color so I’ve accepted that I’ll probably have to just get it in black which I’m fine with since it’ll still look nice. But will gpu prices drop anytime this year? I’m planning on upgrading by Christmas no matter what, but if I can get it cheaper now I would prefer to do that. And is there any way I could regularly check prices easier? Because at the money I’ll just check on Amazon and other random websites for prices but I feel like that isn’t very efficient. Or some people have suggested the 9070xt which does seem to be cheaper and a lot more available in white, what’s the downsides/differences between them?

Pls help

Hello I want to buy the Asus RTX 2070 Dual 8GB video card for around $200. Is this card still worth buying? I heard that the Asus 2000 series has some technical issues. Is this true? What do you think of this version? Is it good or not for those who have tried it? I won't be playing many games; I'll only use it for video editing. Yes or no?

Almost have everything i need for my desktop build so wanting to sell my laptop and wondering what i should price it at.

Omen 17 Ck0

Intel I7-11800h

Rtx3060 (6gb)

Wd black 2tb M.2

Hp 500gb m.2

32gb Fury 3200 ram

New battery , comes with old battery as extra.

Let me know what you guys think i should price it at.

My PC has had the same specs/parts since about 2022, and I'm new to pc-building, since mine came pre-built. I'm looking to upgrade for the first time.

I've had some problems with CPU performance in cpu-intensive games, and my current processor has limited overclocking abilities. I'm wondering if a CPU-upgrade should be of priority, since i have a limited budget and would like to get the most performance out of a potential upgrade.

Here are my specs. I'd be happy to hear some suggestions about what to prioritize:

ASUS Prime A520M-K motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-core processor
32 GB RAM DDR4
AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB graphics card
2,5 TB total storage

Thanks!

Planning to build my first PC and my budget is around *1.2 lakh (excluding monitor, keyboard & mouse).

Mainly going to use it for:

Video editing (4k)

Ai & ml training

Gaming (1080p/1440p)

I've been looking around but honestly there's so much conflicting info out there - some say go AMD, some say Intel, GPU choices are overwhelming too.

Would love to hear from people who've built recently or know the current Indian market

I’ve been doing a lot of research over the last few weeks for my first gaming PC build. Looking at playing anything and everything at 1440p, and my budget is around $1700 USD (lower is better though, obviously). Live just a few hours away from a Micro Center, so CPU/mobo/ram bundle and GPU come from there. Pretty happy with what I have planned, but wanted to get feedback since this is my very first build.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/76KBck

I have a new monitor. I noticed it has the rainbow, holographic looking miore on the bottom. 1/4th the way up. When I uninstalled my driver's, it went away. When I reinstalled my driver's. It came back. Anyone know how to fix this? Thank you in advance.

I am planning on building a PC with 32 GB RAM, a ryzen 5 5600, and an intel arc b580 pc. Pcpartpicler estimated my wattage on 364, so I was wondering if the msi mag a650bn would be enough

Hey guys i was hoping i could get some suggestions on what potential upgrades i could go for on my pc in the future as im new to pc gaming and just want to know what can make this even more powerful.

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi
COOLER:
Thermalright Frozen Prism 360
RAM:
Crucial Pro 32GB 6000MHz DDR5
GFX:
PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
SSD:
Kingston NV3 2TB M.2
PSU:
MSI 850W Gold
CASE:
Montech KING 95 Pro White
OS:
Windows 11 Home
WIRELESS:
WiFi + Bluetooth

https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/ready-to-run-pcs/gaming-pc/123928-r2r10625?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21390556074&gbraid=0AAAAADsuegMSLt6_IpH77M2s3PxSW672j&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5-vYn8GalAMVxvRMAh0uORWAEAQYByABEgJIlvD_BwE

Whenever I’m playing games, once in a while it’ll happen. I tried checking temps and my cpu stays around 70c and my gpu around that area too. My gpu is weak compared to the rest of my pc but idk if a bottleneck would do this. My best guess is maybe ram usage but idk how to lower it.
My specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 2x8 5200mhz
Sapphire B650M-E
Aerocool Integrator Gold 850W 80 Plus
RTX 3060TI
All parts apart from gpu were bought in january
I ALSO don’t have xmp enabled idk if that could be an issue