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scary but I have faith in my Civic safety mechanisms especially after being in an accident with it
Now copper, as a pure metal, is an excellent conductor of heat
Pc tech uses it a lot for heatsinks
But it leads to a very weird situation with amd x3d
copper is also good for electricity
The late x3d chips have whats considered a very very thick ihs
Basically this big block of metal above the cpu itself to move heat
And it's not very good at moving it
There's reasons why it's like this
when
But basically, the big block is supposed to move heat, away from the cpu and the vcache, but because of it's thick nature, it's very bad at doing so
All that heat instead gets trapped
And the copper vcache is the best capture point for all of it
would backside power delivery help
So when you see people say "X3D is hot" this is the reason
I think I’m following yes
Now, small lesson aside, there's a takeaway from this
stack more silicone
Because all that heat gets trapped, it doesn't move off the cpu that well
Which in turn, by a small twist of irony, makes it easy as piss to cool lmao
If you throw a massive cooler at it, it gets minimal gains
And therefore, I don’t need a crazy good cooler
Essentially yeah
Yeah may aswell
Just to be safe or solething
Part List - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Radeon RX 7900 XTX, Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower
Part List - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, GeForce RTX 4090, Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower
Oh and this might(?) be a dumb question but would I also need extra fans for inside the case
Less about safe, more like you can use the bigger cooler for lots of other cpus later
It has enough tbh
903 base has 2 big front 1 small rear
It's essentially enough
These are good for $4 per fan if you find you need more
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmfnTW/thermalright-tl-c12c-x3-6617-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-tl-c12c-x3-d6
4090 is bottlenecked by basically anything these days if it's not 4K or higher resolution
It's there to consider but yeah, you want a really extreme display to use it properly
For the 4090 list I'd do like, 34" 1440p UW or 4K+
For the XTX list, do 1440P high refresh
Yeah rn I’m rocking a $200 five year old 144hz go monitor
Hp*
So maybe time to upgrade
Hmmm yeah might deserve a bump lol
Perfect reason to fill the rest of that budget, one sec
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TTsLZJ
https://www.amazon.com/KTC-Monitor-Speakers-FreeSync-DisplayPort1-4/dp/B0CF2FD5P4/
Part List - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Radeon RX 7900 XTX, Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower
Fit in the budget perfectly
Basically for XTX-worthy displays I'd be looking between about, $270 to $580
Though oled is a huge jump over anything else
It's like several pc upgrades on it's own
Not just because it looks good, but because it has a latency response that's unmatched rn
So it's like doubling your fps over any other screen pick
Wow ok yeah that’s literally perfect for my budget
As dope as having a 4090 sounds i don’t think I can justify it just yet
But 2.5 for a pc and monitor might just be the move
I mean having owned both I prefer the xtx tbh
Really?
Oh and my buddy is wondering if he can take out the ram from his old pc and put it in his new one
Well when you put it that way
What's his old pc
Give specs
If they're gonna be using a ddr5 build then odds are no
Ddr4/ddr3/ddr5 all incompatible with each other
Mmm yeah ok I doubt he had ddr5 before his current
Yeah looks like he’s gotta buy another 32gs
Didn’t have anyone to tell him how to build it 🤷♂️
Ok well wow thank you for all the advice and saving me like 500 dollars

Is the raster similar?
theyre neck and neck
the benefit from amd you get is 24gb vram?
but 16 is enough imo
Is there even a game that uses over 10gigs of vram?
Oh damn
Does the extra vram from amd have any other value?
Cuz to me it looks like these gpus get outperformed every next gen and the extra vram may npt be as beneficial
I may be making a gross assumption tho
Especially since i’m new to this stuff
No wonder amd is losing in the gpu market
Yeah most people still just buy nvidia
ironically nvidia drivers tend to be more stable for vr
but the lower vram makes it a worse choice

you can either pick amd with their slightly less stable drivers for vr, but good enough vram amounts
or nvidia with their slightly more stable drivers for vr, but not enough vram on the lower end
☠️
Download more vram 🗿
Doesn't Nvidia still have a slight edge in overall graphics power compared to the comparable amd card?
no
nvidia cutting vram bus hurts that
also imo i'd get xtx if i do vr
otherwise nope
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Wait so RX 7900 XT and below can't do vr lol?
Ah ok
Where do i find cheap game keys
We can't talk about that here due to the rules
damn, 100% scaling is TINY on 1080p on 15 inch
Ok but what about lower end models? Does the comp to 4070 still win out head to head? I'm not sure what the amd equivalents are lol. I've never owned AMD cards
I know Nvidia still has the edge in ray tracing if that's a thing people care about, but I know amd can do ray tracing now apparently
I stopped paying attention around 20 series and 5000 series I wanna say?
Yeh so according to user benchmark Nvidia, while higher price, still has the overall edge over and in almost all categories.
4070 is about 5% better than 7800 xt, 4080 super is about 36% better than 7900 xt
What kind of game is dragon’s dogma 2?
Jesus the 4080 super is that much better?
I could have made a 7700x build with that for around 1600-1700 usd instead of my 7800x3d and 7900xt build which was 1500usd
It's prob worth it to go for 7800 over Nvidia for the almost 100 dollar diff for 5% power diff, but the 4080 super is only 60 dollars more for a 36% power boost. That's worth it if you're already spending 900 bucks on a gpu
Wait we talking about the xt or xtx?
Cuz the 4080 super is almost 300 bucks more expensive than the 7900xt
don't use ubm
it's very amd biased
Ok the 7900xtx is only 17% worse
wait no, intel biased
Now thats a first
I was about to say
4080s being better than xtx isn't true
Now thats a given
they're on par
User bench is what I've always used lol
Anyways where is the 4080 super thats only 80 bucks more than a 7900xt?
for quick n dirty comparisons
I need a link for that
4070 super has gre blocking its way
ALSO
4070 now only costs a little less than some gre models
4070 super is like mid 600 right?
They look to be going for around 550-600 rn
Oh yeah i still have the powercolor fighter gre i snagged for that price laying around i’m planning on returning it
why?
o ye
Based on my amateurish assumption it seems like for value in builds for lower budget and mid range budgets amd cards are the choice while for upper midrange budgets over 1500 nvidia cards seem to eke out a bit and for higher end nvidia is the typical choice to make
Not sure if i should count the xtx as a higher end card tho cuz an xtx build can be made for the pricing of a upper midrange build around 1800-1900
xtx is high end
If using microcenter bundles and discounts
there's no question about that
like i said, 4090 is another whole class
it's the top of the chain
4090 enables experiences most other gpus can't
What would you guys consider a budget for a mid range build and a upper mid range build?
idk
all lower end cards are meh in their own ways
and nvidia is a sea of ok vram amount, trash bus
if we go below 4070
1500$ midrange and 1500$-2500$ upper midrange
Damn the upper midrange sure has a lot of room
From my experience people will go for Nvidia for the slight edge regardless, even if it's just for the edge in ray tracing. Budget builds should use amd as they are a way better bang for the buck usually. I gotta figure out how to use these other benchmark services to compare again but from my phone that's hard lol.
200 buck Nzxt aio cooler maybe 
I've never really understood the hype in ray tracing though
Like I remember seeing builds in reddit with people asking for feedback on them and they all had like these expensive aios and cases with a 4060 ti for the gpu
but the ability to do real-time rt is amazing
Three weeks ago when i was putting together my list
It fixes many rendering flaws games have but many games don't do rt that well
#Nintendo did it first
So its basically early access for a lack of better words?
yep
I mean it's neat and all, but I'm not gonna spend an extra 200 bucks for it. I guess you don't really have to anymore but still lol
Btw for a 1500-1600usd pc build budget whats the gpu of choice typically?
I went with the 7900xt
I would go with a 4080super and future 9600x for that budget
Oh yeah the microcenter cpu mobo and ram bundle was great value
It was like getting a free mobo basically
Yeah micro center is my fav place to buy PC parts. I wish I had one near me still 😭
Now it's a 4 hour drive 
And the ram seems to be one of the decent ones too not the best but great with it being cl32 and 6000mhz
It seems like for ddr5 cl30 is the best of the best
I would say its worth the drive if u build a pc or upgrade it after a long time for example every 3-5 yrs
If you don't wanna do all that, they also offer build services
Lol it's been about that for my build. But I'm also broke rn
Also they have price matching for manufacturers website and products sold and shipped by amazon
So lets say something goes wrong with ur components
I'd prob make a weekend trip to visit some friends and stay with them and then go there when I can upgrade
You can still safely return in within the return window
I've never had their prices be more than Amazon
I had to get my 7900xt pricematched
It was 50 bucks more expensive
Well that's nice. In my experience they've always undercut the price lol. During the pandemic they're the only ones who sold GPUs at msrp
Same with pis
Damn no wonder everyone loves them
There was a point where pis were selling for hundreds of dollars and I got mine at micro for like $30
Cause they were sold out everywhere but they kinda had em hidden at micro lol
What’re pis?
One sec
The cartridge is my SSD lol
It's an emulation machine.
You can use em for a lot of things though. I had one set up as a micro server that I didn't really use at all, and another set up to automate my 3D printer with a camera and stuff
Thats cool
Can you also make a smart home camera system using one?
Without having to pay for those expensive services
You know, I would totally have a 7900XTX if they were more capable compute cards. I much prefer them over NVIDIA cards, and the value/efficiency is great
Probably but I think you'd be better off buying good cameras and a DVR
If all I did was game, I would for sure have one
The 7900XT is the best value high perf gaming card for sure
for a new card, at least
The xtx is like 200-300 more expensive than the 7900xt right
not that much

How does the xtx pair with a 7700x cpu?
(Microcenter bundle for cpu choice reasoning)
I am not sure, I don't focus much on gaming for GPUs 😅
Its cool
AMD Ryzen 7 7700x?
Mhm
or intel 7700x?
ah
should be just fine
Both the 7900XT and XTX will deliver a ton of gaming perf
They are about 200-300 more on microcenter
Most expensive xt I can find is 729 while cheapest xtx is 929. The smallest gap is 200 there
No way they added this...
It seems like the cheapest xtx is 910 from xfx tho
With asrock and sapphire being around 930
I wouldn't worry about upgrading until at least next Gen though. Your PC is already ahead of most lol
Yh and the cpu i chose is pretty futureproof too it seems
Asus TUF 7900XT is $800, XFX 7900XTX is $912
7800x3d
I got my sapphire pulse 7900xt for 690
7900XT is basically my GPU with a little less VRAM and worse RT. But its nice for a brand new card, especially at that price
Yh it seems like the 7900xt prices skyrocketed since i got mine 3 weeks ago
I was just noticing that as well actually
But xfx 7900 xt is 699, same brand has over 200$ price increase
I seem to remember them being low $700, with the 7900xtx low $900
So now it seems like you either get a gre or double down and get a xtx or a 4080 lol
Suddenly i feel super proud of my 7900xt
Not arguing that at all, just your statement about the most expensive being $730 and cheapest being $930 was off from what I and others found
Oh I was talking about specifically at micro center where he bought
At least what pulled up in search for me
Yh other than the xfx 7900xt can’t seem to find anything else for the price i got at all
690 pre tax
I got it price matched the sapphire pulse one was 690 at the time in amazon
My auto correct is tweaking
Just send it to me I'll "return" it for you 😏
10 hundies and its a deal
(100% profit)
10 hundie pennies, deal

Oh i snagged my gre from amazon and i think the 15 day is for mobos and ram
I really hope at least one GPU manufacturer offers less restricted VRAM this gen
When are the next gen gpus set to roll out?
Amazon has 30 day I think
Yh I’m returning it tomorrow
Probably around August-October
Damn that close
I feel like i should have gotten a steam deck or smth and waited on building my pc now ngl
Only thing I care about is them having more useful VRAM capacities
Everyone feels that way every time. Don't wait to build just cause there might be something better in the future. There's always gonna be something better in the future. PCs age fast, but the upgrades aren't really worth it but every 3-5 years unless you absolutely need the best of the best always
Yeah for sure
I am happy with my PC. Only complaint is how much power it uses, but there's really no fix for that as of now. I could also really go for more VRAM, but all of the GPU companies seem to wanna hold back their cards to prevent having another 1080ti I presume
Like the 1080 ti wasn’t meant to be a 1440 144hz gpu cuz those monitors were pretty rare
It was meant to be 4k 30 or 1080p 144hz
I was meaning how the 1080ti is still good enough almost a decade later that people are still holding off their upgrades. They made a GPU too good and too future proof, so now they go out of their way to limit them in different ways. Now they are all hard limited by their lack of VRAM capacity
Cards like the 4070ti with only 12GB VRAM can already hit OOM issues in VR games that they are.more than performant enough to play
8GB even for 1080p is causing issues for many
Friend of mine has to play a lot of games in his iGPU cause his 4GB cars can't load them at all
Yeah idk how future proof the 1080 ti was, the rtx 2070S beat it in like 2019
That's not what I am meaning
I’ve never seen a 3080 ti or 4070 ti struggle because of vram though
I've def seen it. Lots of people have issues with it, especially in VR
Some 1440p games are red lining 16GB GPU's cause console to PC optimization isn't a thing anymore. Just shove it all in VRAM and don't give a crap about how must hardware won't be able to run kt
*it
Depends on the game but it kinda happens at 4k
Also, this is only partially true. The 2070S beats it in the games it can play. But there are games and many use cases it can't even load, because it has 40% less VRAM
A 2070 super can’t load games? 😭😭
Yeah, run elite dangerous 3x 1080p and watch it crash when it needs more than 8GB VRAM
1080ti can run it
These techtubers really cooked peoples brains with this vram thing.
Or what about bone works on max physics. Can't load in 8GB, but it can on a 1080ti
3070ti is a massively more powerful GPU, but I would still take the 1080ti over it for both my work and VR gaming cause 8GB is just the bare minimum now
I say that as somebody who is limited by a 24GB cards, but has no means to buy a higher capacity, slower, and massively more expensive workstation card ._.
If a 3070 can run cyberpunk this well at 4k it’s good
A 1080 ti is too limited to take advantage of the 11gb
It’s like you ever see a 3060 beating a 3070
Same performance as a 1080 ti
Spiderman remastered has a minimum VRAM requirement of 8GB on medium for 1080, and can use 19GB at 4k
If it’s for ai or something though, then 1080 ti doesn’t even have the cores for that
19gb??
It's still more useful than a 3070ti for that
That’s allocated vram not used
Using a gpu without tensor cores for ai yikes
Lol
Oof
Glad I'm staying on the 1440p train for a long time
I decided to look it up. This is 4k on a 3080 12gb
For my job, I'd gladly take a 1080ti over a 3070ti. Sure it would be slower, but I'd rather it be slow and work than not be able to run at all 
Spider-Man remastered 4k
And rt
But yeah, in the end VRAM matters more than just about anything else.
Slow GPU = less performance
Not enough VRAM = entirely useless for what you are trying to do
Depends what you’re doing with it
To an extent, that is true
If that were true Radeon vii’s would be beating 4060s 💀
Then again I wouldn’t be surprised
It’s like a 2080 in perfomance but 16gb vram
Might actually beat a 4060
I would take that over it as well haha. But it's AMD, so it has like no compute support unfortunately. Otherwise I would have a 7900XTX
Wait so a 1080 ti is better than 60 series amd for some productivity tasks
Depends on the specific task. For blender, I would take the 60 card for sure
But for ML inference or training, the AMD card likely can't even run any of it 😓
Damn
Though AMD is getting better by day, at least
Not 6000 series tho. Those are unfortunately pretty damn useless for compute
If AMD just had better compute support, I would buy a W7900 for sure
48GB VRAM would be sooooo nice. I could do a lot more work with that
what in the
Hmm?
i just noticed my xmp wasnt turned on but i for sure remembered to turn it on in the past
maybe i forgot to reenable xmp after a bios update
Oh you know what... Thank you for reminding me
I had a hard crash on my PC and it reset my bios as well. I forgot to go back in and turn XMP back on
i think a year ago my stuff was acting up so i was updating a bunch of stuff
like my wifi was just straight up refusing to do things
must've forgotten that it wipes my settings when i update the bios
welp not like i'm playing super intensive stuff but
it might explain a few things lol
i was just looking up how to enable resizable bar
and i was just lookinh at my task manager when i saw i was on 2133
wild
i would not have noticed this otherwise
???
a crash resetting a bios????
Honestly idk if I even should enable rebar
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I read that the pcb for my card and the reference pcb is nearly identical other than the missing screw in the power input in the top, would it work with a reference water block if I shave some acrylic
I had to reset bios to get it to post. My whole PC slowly shut itself down, flashing, glitching audio, and then eventually went black and didn't respond to me pressing the power button
they going crazy with this APU
The dream for my work would be an SOC with a massive NPU, and 128GB of unified memory. Drooling just thinking about it :D
Can anyone recommend a starter pc under 1000 just wanting to play basic games and I’m not gonna be on it very much
usd? are you shopping in the us?
1k gets you a pretty competent gaming rig
Basic games as in 2d games?
If you play 2d games budget can be as low as you wish
Like cut it to half and you'll still have a pc
2d games could be run on a modern igpu no sweat
ya
Save hundreds
Hey guys I’m looking for a good case spacious good air flow and some what good for cable management
Yes
Yeah mostly terraria Minecraft and the forest
Hrm
Minecraft and the forest aren't 2d games lmao
You might still want a dgpu
Yeah mb
Also yeah 1k isnt really too budget anymore
Steam Deck go brrrrrr
pc gaming is a different experience
Yuh im stuck on ps5 rn
Im not trying to sped 1000 on something I don’t know why I came here
ah ps5
i can do that
Is helldivers 2 any good? The steam reviews seem to have super mixed opinions
hey guys, I have this PC build right now, and I’m looking for increase/upgrade performance, what 2 parts should I upgrade first?
Ryzen 5 3600
RTX 2060
16GB DDR4 RAM
512 SSD
1 TB Hard Drive
NZXT H510 Case
x570 Aorus Elite Wifi Motherboard
sorry if wrong channel
Part List - AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Radeon RX 6750 XT, BitFenix Nova Mesh M ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower
I'd probs do dis
Do that do this as pre built I don’t got a clue on how to build a pc
No
CPU and GPU
You can get a 5800x3d and a better GPU and get a fairly big perf increas depending on your PSU
Is this a 1080p build?
right now I have the regular CPU cooler fan should I get something new if I get a better CPU?
and i heard negative stuff about the NZXT case before
it is
Yeah if you hurry you can get the AK620 which should be able to handle anything on am4 I think
Its super easy all you need is a couple things
1.youtube tutorials
2.basic literacy to read the manuals
3.and courage to bother newegg server members at the dead of midnight (yes i’m talking bout myself
)
and yeah the NZXT H510 is meh. Do you know if its the regular or the flow?
lol ight
Maybe the 5700X3D instead of 5800X3D due to the case. Not sure ,someone could probably fix it
God damn
Part List - AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Radeon RX 7800 XT, BitFenix Nova Mesh M ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower
This list is a bit over budget
I’ll just build it at this point
But if you can eek out the extra for the gpu
regular
It's worth every bit of it
Since its am5 it also has a upgrade path for a better gpu right? Like a gre perhaps?
Not only gpu
CPU
The 7600 is pretty competent
But you can upgrade into like 2027
How does it compare to the 7 7700x?
Uh ima haft to think it over thank you guys
The 7700x is a productivity cpu right?
Similar, but 6 cores is starting to be a limitation
Nah, 7700x is still consumer tier lol
Hm so if he has access to a microcenter the 7700x bundle is a great choice too?
7700x is a weird middle child because there's 7800x3d
Yeah, that's a pretty good deal
Hm i wish i knew about pc specs as much as i do now lol
Is the x570 Aorus Elite good btw?
If i did three weeks ago i would have definitely went with a 7700x with a 7900gre build
And don't pay over 150 tops
100-135 gets you decent AM5 boards already
wait
That's x570
Still I don't recc x570 rn
Damn really? Even those small ones?
ya
AM5 is overbuilt for the cpus they're designed to run with
7800X3D gets its full perf at only 88w
Thats cool if I decide to downsize i’ll get one then
It also automatically clocks itself to 5ghz right?
I don't remember the boost
But it will hit the boost reliably on cheap boards
As long as there's adequate vrm cooling
Vrm is basically what converts voltages for the cpu right? Like a pathway
It steps down power from the psu's rail
And feeds the cpu stable DC power
Otherwise you'd get a fried or unstable cpu
Straight 12V would definitely cause some damage lol
Ohhh is that why asus mobos were frying up x3d chips?
Anyone can help me find a good case with air flow and somewhat spacious
I personally recommend the montech 903 air if u dont care much about looks but even then it looks decent with the rgb fans
903 air is also a decent choice
But beware the cable routing can get tricky cuz the mobo may block the rubber pass thru a bit
It’s for my little brother currently he had a deepcool case with stick cooler and I’m so lost because I can’t fit a air cooler in there to cool ryzen 7 5800x
@elfin mural wouldn’t a cheap thermalright be enough to cool a 5800x?
If its mid tower atx case it should fit most coolers
I don’t even know I never used air coolers only radiator coolers but he’s got 4 sticks on 4 there worried about the space
All the case says it’s deepcool nothing else
Here’s what my looks like
Dual tower cooler
Man that’s huge
Well yh its cheap but its a quality heatsink
Also that gpu is limping more than my dad
That sag tho
Yeah gpu heavy
Find lego or something to prop it up
My 7900xt is crying
Yeah I can’t find it anywhere
lemme go do stuff then imma help you find it
So glad it came with a support bracket but i’m def getting a corner one as well after seeing that
It’s a 580 gpu
rx 580?
Yes
That's a huge 580 if that's one
It’s rog I believe
Yeah strix
It’s my old one
I had lunch with a friend today and that was apparently his first gpu around the start of the pandemic
And then a microcenter employee upsold his dad on a 4060 
Its bottlenecked cuz of his cpu apparently
So what you guy’s think what cooler can I fit there or do I just replace the entire case
Gimme a sec
He told me its a ryzen 5 2600
Hopefully not but if I have to no problem
He plays in 1080p
So air coolers are a go or radiator cooler
Even chat gpt wasn’t able to find what case this is
Air coolers are apparently the best when it comes to price to perf and also longer lasting, while aios are the more accessible option for liquid cooling
It looks like I can fit one on the top 240 maybe
But I want to go with air cooler but I can’t seem to know which case this is to fit one
I was telling him about the 5600
It’s got these bulky heatsinks
If he wasn’t looking to upgrade for a whole
I would suggest a 5700x
Or 7600
Good upgrade
Wouldn’t need any upgrades for it for a while
I also suggested the 7700x microcenter bundle if he wanted am5 and ddr5 ram
Do u have the gpu dimensions?
I don’t all ik it’s my old rx 580 3 fans big and heavy it sags a lot
It’s got a lot of room left from the front panel o gpu
im genuinely curious if my gpu is actually sagging
Yh i thought for a sec we could use the gpu dimensions to gauge the size cuz my coolers heatsink ekes out a bit from my gpu
it looks flat sorta
Well I’d say there is a bout a finger maybe from cooler to gpu
Not even a finger
When I look at it it looks cramped up
I think I should replace the case save myself a headache lol
My support bracket seems to be working hard but definitely getting one for the corner as well
i like the reliability of air coolers but double towers make it so hard to work in the pc
And about the fingerprints on the panel
fat card
So you guys recommend any case from 50 to 100 maybe
I have been touching my pc during late night gaming sessions iyk what i mean 😏
depends on what you need in the case
just built in the 903 air and it was pretty pleasant
A better cooler that’s all I need in a new case
Montech 903 air
Let me look it up
Max for rgb fans and it also has a rgb pin connector hub thingy in the back i think
Is it just me or it looks small
its rather large tbh
Its a decent size
Montech 903 air, p500a, g360a
it fits 400mm cars so it kinda has to be
Does it come with fans
3 140s for base
4 argb ones for the max
Its advertised to fit 4090s
So 3 front and one to the back right
for the max yes
Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA is also kinda just amazing
Those come pre installed
Wbt the corsair ones?
yeh
Or are those over 80 bucks?
like 4000d?
Yh
My old h710i came with fans pre installed liked it but way to heavy
Yh lets be patient maybe you can save on current hardware
I need a similar case with fans pre installed so I don’t buy them lol
Montech 903 is pretty light and it also has a magnetic front mesh cover which is kinda cool ig
Corsair anything is usually just overpriced
And underpowered
Except the psus
They’re usually fine
You said it has pre installed fans or guy bought them separately
preinstalled
It's a matrexx 55
Could it fit dark rock pro 4 or 5
at least in the base one i just built in
165mm cooler height limit
903 or the phanteks xt pro ultra
I looked up that model can’t find it in Amazon
i mean it fits a peerless assassing well enough
it's offsale so yeah
but peerless is shoter
This will fit
Pre installed for both the base and max, base has three non rgb fans and max has 4 rgb fans, and here’s the magnetic mesh cover in action
its also like 33 dollars for the peerless or phantomspirit
maybe a dollar extra if you want rgb
That’s cool how it opens painlessly
no filter though
Btw are the peerless assassin and the phantom spirit pretty much the same?
This fits with 4 ram sticks
spirit has 7 pipes
yes
And those bulky heatsinks around the stock cooler
Oh yeah and extra fan installation looks easy too
nope they're different
but similar performance
also yes lol
spirit is newer
How good does it keep the 7 5800x cooled
My 7800x3d gets to 89c peak in cinebench but drops to 80-85 once the fans start running
I think i would need to start worrying when it goes above 90
I have a 9 5950x I think and it state below 60 during gaming
I turned off the pbo stuff
So stays cooler
1440p?
Yh 1440p and above is more gpu dependent
Thats around the same temp i get when playing forza max settings
But gpu goes up to 79c hotspot
And that things screams
Coil whine i mean
Nah Mine stays at 70 or so
Yes I hear Mine all the time
i'm comfy under 80c for gpu
So annoying
Loud like Mine
Did u undervolt it?
I tried to undervolt my 3080ti wasn’t not a good experience crash in some games and work in some games I couldn’t find a stable one for all my games
prob went too low
Yeah for sure I can’t seem to balance
3080 1800 at 0.8 aint like that good of an undervolt
Is undervolting beneficial?
i think i was 19-something mhz at 0.875
uh yeah lol
mine decreases thermals by at least 5c
What does it benefit?
Yeah the 3080 consumes a lot of power
How well does it work for amd cards?
Sometimes it struggles to run older assassins creed games
Or it’s the game optimization
really depends
it depends
I have the strix model idk if it differs how it runs from other ones
i think amd really pushes the clocks hard on their cards
RDNA2 and below works fine but RDNA3 is a bit finnicky at first glance
Yh the power draw seems to be rather inefficient compared to nvidia cards
The 7000 series is rdna 3 right?
yeh
ye
F?
i mean you could still benefit
this is my config, i made sure to lower my clocks but not too much while also lowering both voltage+power
bumped up the mem clocks
Idk it looks like overclocking is more popular for the 7900 cards than undervolting 😭
well they undervolt to oc
7900xt as well?
like my 3080 at 1815 vs 1900 mhz loses maybe 1-5 fps
So undervolt gpu and overclock vram?
this is just my config, you can do whatever like maxing out the frequency to like idk 3000mhz while lowering voltage to something like 980mv
but drops like 100w in consumption and really never pushes past 76c
undervolting on RDNA3 doesn't do much but makes the card boost higher
What exactly is boost?
the best way to drop temps is to either lower frequency a bit or powerslider
i'm more used to nvidia undervolts because i had laptops
and its pretty much a req on laptops
though i feel like disabling cpu boost is the nicest for temps
on laptops
especially when they share heatsinks in laptops
just like a cpu having turbo clocks, if the thermal headroom is available it will boost to higher clockspeeds
you'll generally find that gpus boost higher than the advertised clocks in specs
^^^
The cpu and gpu run stock
Noise is minimal these days
and thats usually enough the gpus are usually chill ngl
Mines lower by like 40mhz…
They get audible but their fans don't produce the signature laptop fan whine
The jet engine like noise
but from what i've seen 40 series is hella efficient on laptops
depends on the laptop
Instead of the high pitch
but also i use my laptop for more than just gaming so low fan noise is important
Better tolerance allows fan blades to get closer together
although i dont really use it to game so i just swapped with my brothers macbook
And allows for more blades
he needs a gaming laptop more
i at leas t have this desktop
also makes me one step close to true neutraility in devices
ofc there's different stuff you need a laptop for, so noise is important in those cases
windows on this desktop, macos on the macbook, linux on my steamdeck
ps5 and series s, and a switch and 3ds
true neutrality in my gaming devices
except i havent used the s in like 2 years
its just not that good
originally bought it for a gamepass machine
but uh nobody in my family jumps between games enough for that to be worth
macbook will fit my school needs better
not really gonna play games on campus
makes me really wonder if this gen woulda been better if the xbox wasn't forcing s compatibility
What do u study?
i keep my online and school life seperate
but i am in a grad program
plus i have an iphone and ipad so notes would probably be easier with airdrop
sometimes i do wanna switch back to android though
Damn that’s a lot electronics ngl
I get overwhelmed with just my pc
Alot of electronics? Let me introduce you to my desk
i'll prob have to learn macos but with my use case i prob wont need to learn much
how 
Idk skill issue
MacOS is a foreign concept that i refuse to learn
Real
i had a more loaded desk but i gave my brother a monitor because he refuses to buy one and i was not having him use that pc i just built for him with a 1600x900 monitor from 2007
I used MacOS for one semester since I tried to take graphic design in hs
Still don't understand crap on macos
Why is it like that
well school wise it'd just be like browser and a few exam softwares so shouldnt be too bad
i swear 60-70% of the people in my program have a mac so
Dont linux users like macos or tolerate it?
Damn
I don't think I've met a Linux user that likes macos
Wbt windows?
i used to try different os more when i was tinkering in middle school
im quite ok with it
You're weird
im well aware
managed to hackintosh my first build but too many drivers issues so i yeeted it
back to windows after that
but i played around with linux distros
They removed hackintosh support after the m series chips were released right?
They never added macintosh support
i mean older macs still exist
It was never supported
hence
it was called hackintosh for a reason
HACKintosh
i was doing it on a amd fx build which i still wonder how i managed to get that to work
it was the other drivers that had issues
Oh
like wifi and stuff
but also i got bored of the novelty of it since i didnt need macos
i was just tinkering
The tinkerer
but like i dont think you need a mac
To "legally" get an image at least
and macos was like $20
Iirc you needed a mac to make it work properly or smth, I forget
Might just be to get an image then
i mean its free now
like you can just go to apples website and download mountain lion
Interesting
prob to help old mac users
i debated seeing what i can get for trade in for the macbook i swapped for and upgrading to an m2 or something but
its an m1, it has acessories, etc.
5 dollars frfr
That's not too terrible ig
yeah the m2 is like 830
but would i wanna pay 350 for like magsafe a new battery and better speakers idk
Better speakers?
a more angular design too
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at a PC I bought from the bootfair, this turned in to quite the adventure, with everything from decking out Windows XP, Crysis crashing the entire system, through to high end and questionable AGP Graphics Card Upgrades, this is the longest video yet ...
also it being able to charge with magsafe frees up an extra usb c port
What are some standout games in xbox game pass?
Pc?
but like i have a usbc hub with passthrough so not that big of a deal
persona 3 remake?
Flight simulator
ngl game pass removed games i liked
i mean it comes with minecraft if you somehow dont have that
Yup
Honestly
What kind of game is it, other than the aspect that it simulates flights?
Just download random games and try them
That's all it is
idk i feel like the more notable released games are not like on gamepass
Starfield?
Meh
if you're into the bethesda experience i guess
just expect to download mods to fix issues like usual
mods are what make bethesda games bearable
i couldn't tell you the last time i even touched an unmodded version of skyrim
though some games are just better with fixes from the community
monster hunter world has mods that help the performance

god i hope wilds is optimized after that dd2 fiasco
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-cuts-ryzen-7-7700-price-to-247-making-it-the-cheapest-am5-8-core-cpu
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 now available at $247 With Ryzen 9000 six weeks away, AMD is lowering the price of existing Zen4 processors. AMD has lowered the price of its 8-core CPU, the Ryzen 7 7700, making it the cheapest 8-core processor for the new AM5 socket. The non-X version of the 7700 launched in […]
zen4 on firesale before zen5 
Not x3d..I sleep
7600 or x3d smh
if a good enough bundle comes around i'll upgrade
but ngl like i feel like my build could easily last another 1-2 cycles at least
imagine a 9950x3d
7700 performs less than 2% better than 7600 in games lol
Meanwhile x3d 20% better
i mean yeah thats the point of my message
7600 and 7700 are roughly 5800x3d performance iirc
Sorry I guess?
i swear the more i talk on this server the more i get posts like this
Lol
Part List - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, Phanteks ECLIPSE G500A DRGB ATX Mid Tower
How to improve this guys list while keeping it cheap/same price
Hmm
530 for a 4060 ti is criminal
The build's already incredibly affordable
It's terrible how expensive 60 series cards are now
Yeah
Part List - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower
Better ssd, better cooler, extra m.2 slot, just as good psu, far better gpu
For cheaper $485 4070 from zotac open box or 3070 for 285
He had found one on microcenter for that
He is Returning it tomorrow
Or 460 for 3080 ti
Thank God lol
Thing should be 425 absolute maximum for the 16gb version
does this mean I can claim my cable management is "prize-winning" or can I go as far as "award-winning?" lol
wow must be nice to win
I like that the prize is negative 75 dollars
😂
you won the privilege to pay them money
elden ring dlc being review bombed rn cause dlc too hard for people and performance issues 
you cant lose if you don't play it 🤷♂️
also what do you mean by performance issues? like their PC can't handle it?
just not optimized. certain areas have really bad fps and stutter issues, some people are having those issues during boss fights as well. i assume it also ties to peoples pcs as well cause ive only had fps drops in a certain area during a certain time of day but no where else really
but the base game has no issues, just the dlc area where people are experiencing it
I mean if their PC could handle the game fine before the DLC, the DLC should not be harder to run than the game it's attached to. So if it's unoptimized, that's on the company, of it's just way more resource intensive, than that's also on the company IMO.
If it's becasue it's to hard, well duh it's a souls game.
lol internet is ruthless
tbf I rarely complain about frame rates cause I used to play games like mirrors edge at like 20 fps lmao
it was fiiiiiiiine
45 FPS on the Steam Deck is great
you just gotta git gud
Sounds like you should see an optometrist tbh
I should too ngl
once it hits the 30 mark it feels a bit off but i can power through it, but like 20 and below 
I was trying to inspect the condition of an LGA 1200 socket yesterday & realized I need glasses
30 with good frametimes is all I need in the long run
like I knew before but that was like frustrating as heck
I had a bad GPU and liked to look at pretty things so I put games on ultra anyways
lol 25fps is like a powerpoint
why did you take it apart
because the waterblock had blue gunk on it
custom loop or prebuilt?
custom
show off

theo always got the nicest stuff 
that's why I only use distilled water & a little primochill liquid utopia
I gave up on colored coolant
when i won the pc they used blue dyed coolant
it always ends up being a massive pain in the ass
and the blue die turned into slime
wth you won a PC? that's way better than cable management
the cpu died a few months in

