building-and-recc-chat

[crisp sun]

excuse me

fake hdmi ports???

EXPLAIN

D:

[obsidian wigeon]

there aren't fake hdmi ports

what you've done was instead of running your monitor with your discrete gpu, you hooked it up to the motherboard's hdmi port

and the cpu happened to be equipped with an integrated gpu

so you could still use your monitor, but it's not connected to your dedicated gpu

don't worry though, everyone starts somewhere

[crisp sun]

ooooooooooo

i see

yea

[frigid edge]

https://tenor.com/view/hell-nah-gif-17789673818039441753

[crisp sun]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YRt2IcNoy1Q

[frigid edge]

They arent fake, they use the integrated graphics of your cpu

[crisp sun]

reminds me of this

[hollow gulch]

... its not fake its just for the igpu not your dgpu

[wide sparrow]

lol

[autumn wolf]

any prebuilt recommendations with a 5060ti or 5070 in it?

[frigid edge]

wha the heck just happened

theres like multiple things going wrong here

1. techie needing tech advice
2. someone sending a discord link
3. sending discord link to a mod of all people
4. random new member acting like tech support
5. unusual prefix to the link

[fickle bolt]

he's been doing that a lot

or soemone has

[autumn wolf]

im too lazy to look over the internet for a prebuilt 🗿

[fickle bolt]

wai titan i think we're witnessing the newest dsc scam

that was the same message I got

the link led to a "support hub" server

imma test sm

[frigid edge]

definitely

im sending ts to no text to speech

[fickle bolt]

ye do it

[crimson zinc]

Report the server

[inland cloak]

This^

[frigid edge]

what happened to saint the

@crisp sun is that ur alt

[frigid edge]

Im infiltrating this place and the "official helper" that was selected has no idea how to go about fixing a ram error

fake pc images i got from google

[stoic island]

looks like the old way to use bots to get enough members into a random discord server so that it has a high member count to sell off to other scammers for them to run other scams

[frigid edge]

bouta help ntts bust an entire scam op

[frigid edge]

theyre at nearly 800 we gotta stop this

the low intelligence specimen are at risk

[fickle bolt]

here put me in group dm with him, it's gifspam time

[frigid edge]

nono not yet

i want to play along and see if ntts will investigate

[fickle bolt]

ahhh playing the long game

[frigid edge]

if he does, ill need to still be able to communicate with them and act like a dumb person

[fickle bolt]

if you want i can help, would be cool to be in contact with ntts

[gentle pollen]

What is "ntts"?

[fickle bolt]

no text to speech

youtuber and discord investigator

[crisp sun]

yes

[frigid edge]

oh ok

[crisp sun]

yes

[frigid edge]

yes

[snow dragon]

fr

[inland cloak]

fr

[crisp sun]

fr

[frigid edge]

fr

[fickle bolt]

fr

[violet nexus]

Besties!!!! My motherboard red light on VGA when I boot it up!!!

I’ve reseated the Graphics card, tried only one RAM I have no idea what’s going on!!!

[frigid edge]

alr lets see

what are your parts

cpu gpu motherboard ram

[violet nexus]

And DDR 5 Gskill Flare X 5

[frigid edge]

hmmm

is your gpu power plugged in

and you sure its in all the way

[violet nexus]

Yeah it’s plugged in, it has no problem playing anything but the light is on when I start of the pc

[frigid edge]

wait, the pc works?

it just has the light on?

[violet nexus]

Yeah it works kinda fine when I try and play games like Fortnite it won’t even finish loading.

The light comes on then turns off when it’s fully booted

[frigid edge]

this is a common glitch, try turning on your monitor before your pc

see if the light still shines

[violet nexus]

Does the light have anything to do with Alt -Tbing out of games causing them to crash?

[frigid edge]

im not sure

did turning on the monitor first fix it

[violet nexus]

No, but it does turn off once the computer is fully done booting

I just don’t understand what is causing my game like Fortnite to not finish loading

[frigid edge]

Oh

[frigid edge]

How much ram and storage do you have

[violet nexus]

I’ve got 32GB Ram and 1T of storage

[frigid edge]

All drivers are installed?

[violet nexus]

Installed a gpu driver what other ones do I need?

[violet nexus]

My old pc won’t crash but on this new one when I alt tab in a full screen game like LOL it just straight up crashes

[frigid edge]

Lots of games really hate it when you alt tab

I recommend just using the windows key

[violet nexus]

You think so?

[frigid edge]

Yeah I’ve heard it countless times

[violet nexus]

I worked fine on my old pc but maybe bc this one is new and on windows 11

[cyan plaza]

Can confirm it depends on the game, some crash abd others don't, few times I have to use windows mode

[obsidian wigeon]

i alt tab all the time

certain games love to crash

like the assassin creed series

[cyan plaza]

Yap and Jurassic world doesn't

[obsidian wigeon]

one effective way to prevent crashes from alt tabbing is to run the game in borderless windowed mode

looks fullscreen, but it actually is running on a window

[cyan plaza]

I had to with duel screen setup

[hollow gulch]

yeah if you want higher latency and lower fps

never had a game crash when alt tabbing anyway

actually thats a lie, rocket league used to do it but they fixed it

[obsidian wigeon]

the higher latency and lower fps never bothered me

[restive halo]

@obsidian wigeon You still on?

[weary galleon]

This isn't really a thing anymore with modern windows & games

I forget what games but I have a few that specifically say in the settings that exclusive fullscreen isn't necessary

[tight horizon]

try turning off discord game overlay when playing games also? that seems to cause alot of problems

[cyan plaza]

I did fix jurassic park evolution game like that freezes up but I created a bat file to prevent it using hyperthreading and now it doesn't freeze 😑

Somehow things that makes like more easier is creating more problems

[zenith cargo]

okay I have beefy build, r7 9800x3d with a 9070xt, but I just noticed ive been using the same psu from my first pc which was a prebult back in 2022. Should I upgrade it or keep it? I have a Thermaltake Smart 700w 80 Gold Plus

[obsidian wigeon]

smart gold is okay

not the best but also not going to blow up

[split cliff]

Pic is current pc spec. Thoughts on upgrading from this to a B570 and i3 13/14th series?

[frigid edge]

Ok so multiple things

What speed did your ram kit say when you bought it

3200 or 3600 or something else

And if you’re planning to upgrade platforms then don’t just upgrade to 12-14th gen, and absolutely do not buy an i3

Go with am5 and get a 7600x or 9600x depending on how much you can buy

[obsidian wigeon]

ram is mad expensive rn tho sadly

[frigid edge]

For gpu, a b570 is a nice upgrade from a 1650 for 1080p

[frigid edge]

Yeah he gonna need to find someone on fb market who doesn’t know what they have

[obsidian wigeon]

i'd plop in a 12400f and get ram imo

then a gpu

[frigid edge]

10th gen motherboard can’t do 12th gen

[obsidian wigeon]

oh wait it's lga 1200

right

[frigid edge]

lol

[obsidian wigeon]

i forgot

[little osprey]

https://www.microcenter.com/product/698875/powerspec-g730-gaming-pc

is this a good value build considering ddr5 prices

[fallen sphinx]

its fine

actually

tahts a really good deal

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XswT8Q chbeapest you can go

[gentle pollen]

What is your budget? You can upgrade your CPU to the latest Intel or AMD platform for about $350-400 depending on deals available.

[violet nexus]

The pc cannot run any game other than Leauge. It won’t load or just crashes

[fallen sphinx]

not with these ram prices

[hollow gulch]

Intel gpu not what id go for.

And youre upgrading from a 4 core to... another 4 core... not worth it

[crimson zinc]

Depending on the architecture, and the budget, it’s fine.

[crimson zinc]

They’re great GPU’s.

[weary galleon]

I mean I've seen people have issues with the 12100 and I don't think am5 has a 4 core

[hollow gulch]

Still a mess and worse performance than nvidia and amd

Yes its gotten better but why choose it when you have other better options

Snag a 9060 XT 8GB for $260

[hollow gulch]

4 core in 2025, not the move, going from one 4 core to another is not a good enough jump to justify an "upgrade", would barely even call it one.

[cunning spade]

i need help building my first pc

[hollow gulch]

Whats your budget and usecase

[cunning spade]

im about to buy a pc from my friend and i wanna know if its a good deal

and if all the parts are compatible

[hollow gulch]

Send specs and price

[cunning spade]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TVDPjn

thats the build

im getting the cpu, motherboard and ram for 250

and then im buying everything else separately

and can you check if all the parts with run smooth together

@hollow gulch

[stoic island]

uh that seems kinda bad value wise

5500 used is ~$70, b550 board with wifi used ~$60, 2x8gb ddr4 used ~$50

[frigid edge]

bro are you not in the loop

with ram prices

[stoic island]

And usually bundled is supposed to be cheaper

[stoic island]

I'm looking at sold and completed items TODAY

[frigid edge]

Oh phew ram prices calmed down for ddr4

thank god

[stoic island]

I mean some people are selling at very low prices but I'm ignoring that for now, just averaging it to be probably ~$50

(I think even ballistix sport should be rev e? forgot, too long since ddr4)

[snow dragon]

I should get some for my laptop

Maybe

[cunning spade]

are all them parts compatible and will they run smoothly together?

[cunning spade]

^

[frigid edge]

Yeah they'll do great together

Just wish some stuff was changed

[stoic island]

it's compatible, the value ain't there though

[frigid edge]

like do not get a 5060

and dont get a 360mm aio for a 5500

single fan tower cooler at most

[cunning spade]

what other gpu would i get

[frigid edge]

try for a 9060XT 16gb or an arc b580

[cunning spade]

its a starter pc

[cunning spade]

so how much would you buy the motherboard, cpu and ram used for? my friend said 300 i told him 250

the ram he has isnt the same exact one on the website bc i couldnt find the one he has

[stoic island]

You could have a better value PC for the same price.

[frigid edge]

200 would be stretching a bit

[snow dragon]

Wtf mp44q is 90

Are all of them like that rn

[stoic island]

I wouldn't pay more than 200 at most for the combo imo

you can find better used deals

[snow dragon]

I haven’t checked ssd prices ij like two weeks

Yeah go used for that stuff

Cpu board and ram

[stoic island]

There are still better SSDs for cheaper lol

[cunning spade]

so the problem is i alr have the case and ssd and i want to spend about 550

[stoic island]

this is $75 for example
https://www.newegg.com/pny-1tb-xlr8-cs3140/p/N82E16820177094

[stoic island]

do you live near a microcenter?

[cunning spade]

no

[fallen sphinx]

are you buying it to use?

[stoic island]

ever used hws or fb marketplace?

[cunning spade]

yeah

[fallen sphinx]

how much

[snow dragon]

Oh nice it is a discount and not those shitty rebates

[stoic island]

yea always nice when it's flat discount lol

[cunning spade]

Msi tomahawk, Ryzen 5 5500, 16 gb of corsair vengeance white rgb

all of that for 250$ brand new is that a deal or a rip off?

[stoic island]

for actually using it, I'd say it's still a rip off

[cunning spade]

can you dm me

can you finish my build for me i got 2 parts and ill tell you my budget

ill tell you the parts i got

[stoic island]

It's going to be easier just doing it here

[cunning spade]

okay

my budget is 850

i got the case and ssd

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fc88TW/montech-xr-atx-mid-tower-case-xr-b

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HJ4Zxr/teamgroup-mp44q-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8ffd001t0c101

thats the two parts i already have could you finish it for me my budget is 850

@stoic island

[stoic island]

Assume you have 650 for rest of the parts, probably something like this, can be better but it's still a bit better than the original. CPU + Mobo + PSU prices are with Newegg bundled up discounts, ram from ebay refurb.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2YmVJn

there are prob better deals to be had but it's a start

[weary galleon]

5500 may struggle to keep up with the 9060xt in some games

[stoic island]

There's prob a better bundled deal out there, 5500 was just the only real option for the Newegg bundled discount thing

[weary galleon]

ah

[cunning spade]

im mostly going to play gta and warzone, games like that

maybe fortnite

[weary galleon]

yeah 5500 is gonna be really rough for warzone

it's got cut down cache that makes it perform more like a 3600

[stoic island]

Yea wish 5600 was an option

[weary galleon]

and at least in my experience WZ can be surprisingly cpu heavy

[stoic island]

But these are the only am4 options lmao

[weary galleon]

used 5600 maybe?

[stoic island]

I mean ideally you'd find an used CPU+Mobo deal

but wanted to start with all new/refurb

[cunning spade]

i think ima just get that stuff from my friend for cheaper and then upgrade it in the future

[fallen sphinx]

ugh

[stoic island]

you do realize getting that stuff from your friend is more expensive rn

ask them to price match the CPU + Mobo + Ram for $192

$250 is not cheaper

[cunning spade]

why is the motherboard 70$

[stoic island]

Newegg combo savings gets you $20 off on the mobo and $10 off base price of the CPU
https://www.newegg.com/tools/combo-builder/6675

[zealous moth]

Alr here’s the issue

My dad is getting a dual screen setup

And he’s using integrated rn

All fine and good

Expect

The mobo only has one display

And he only has a 550w psu

Any solutions

[zealous moth]

He’s using a 245K btw

[stoic island]

Just get one of the classic cheapo GPUs that just need pcie slot power like gt710 gt1030 or gt1010

[mental hazel]

^

ebay.com -> search "GPU" -> sort "Buy it Now, lowest to highest," ???, profit

[simple cosmos]

I want to build a pc for a friend. I have some experience building, though I want to go for a 1080p build since he is a first timer. Any good GPU recommendations?

[weary galleon]

$330-350 9060xt 16gb if you can fit that in the budget

[hollow gulch]

Say your budget

[fallen sphinx]

For the ~1k pc, 9060xt 16gb, for a like 1.5k+ pc, 9070xt, inbetween that then 9070 non xt or a cheap 5070

[hollow gulch]

9070 has no place being what its priced at

$50 more for the 9070 XT

And $50 less a 5070 makes more sense.

[steel musk]

it really should have been $500, $600

[hollow gulch]

Yes then it'd be an easy pick over a 5070

[snow dragon]

I like the 9070 more because my computer is sff

Less power and I can overclock it to be as fast as a 9070 xt reference spec

Besides that yeah

Because you can find some 5070s for under msrp

[mental hazel]

tbf they are basically $500 defacto these days

[steel musk]

true

[hollow gulch]

never trust tdp

the 5070 uses less power than a 9070 lol

[snow dragon]

Correct

Yeah I think the sapphire is closer to that 230 limit

Still though

Less anyway

[pine venture]

hey guys I’m debating on getting the Corsair 3500x midtower case and was wondering if you guys have any opinions on it and if I should get it with out without icue link for a extra 20 dollars

[icy hull]

I'd look at the Lian li v100r, antec c3 and c5, thermal take 380 and 380xl too. If you want to fill out a case with link fans be prepared to spend, especially if you don't want just the basic ones.

[short pollen]

What’s a good ssd brand? Looking for atleast a pcie 4, 2TB NVMe M.2

I assume the 4s are more expensive than the 5

[fickle bolt]

Crucial

[frigid edge]

and why would you assume that

5 is faster than 4

[fickle bolt]

spoiler: they arent

[frigid edge]

gen 4 is cheaper

but right now prices for ssd and ram are going nuts

[fickle bolt]

they actually pretty close, pretty sure mines gen5 and it cost what, 60 bucks?

[frigid edge]

that was in a better time💀

[fickle bolt]

RIP good NAND pricing

[languid nimbus]

Rip $20 1tb nvme’s

Damn ps5 had to come along

[fickle bolt]

since when has that ever existed

[languid nimbus]

TikTok shop opened up and had hellacious deals

As seen here #tech-deals message

[fickle bolt]

holy

[languid nimbus]

Also here #tech-deals message

Good times

[fickle bolt]

dang

[languid nimbus]

Hard to believe that was 2 years ago man time flies

[short pollen]

Guys I misspoke

[frigid edge]

no worries lol

[short pollen]

I meant I assumed 5s are more than 4s

but yeah

[fickle bolt]

somewhat

[short pollen]

Any good brands specifically?

And while I’m at it, anyone have any suggestions with this pc or alternatives.

https://www.newegg.com/asus-gaming-desktop-pc-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-intel-core-ultra-7-265f-32gb-ddr5-1tb-nvme-ssd-g700tf-as766ti-black/p/N82E16883221824

Ultra 7 265F
Rtx 5060ti 16gb vram
32gb ddr5 ram
1TB ssd (would add a second)

[languid nimbus]

If you have to do a prebuilt, and wouldn’t consider building, don’t do that one cause Jesus Christ it’s overpriced

[frigid edge]

please build one

you will get better part quality, better performance, better looks

[short pollen]

What’s bad about that one?

[languid nimbus]

There are decent prebuilts though. One thing they’ve got going for them currently is they already had ram in stock so they’re able to price pcs according to that as opposed to current pricing

[languid nimbus]

It’s way too expensive, like actually x2 more than it should be

[hollow gulch]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z98Pxr/crucial-p510-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p510ssd8

[short pollen]

Any prebuilt alternatives?

[hollow gulch]

prebuilts are just bad, especially the cheaper you go

[stoic island]

Microcenter has some decent value ones sometimes

[languid nimbus]

Staying roughly within that value yeah microcenter is a great option

There’s also this one from Walmart that isn’t bad https://www.walmart.com/ip/13566059702?sid=6ac4c7af-e27c-4214-9737-3ac1488bb892

[short pollen]

$2100

I’m trying to stay below 1500

[hollow gulch]

2k for that still hurts, can easily get a 5080 in there if you build yourself

but thats prebuilts for you

a lot better than what he showed

[stoic island]

This is refurb, and value ain't great, but still better at the same price
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16883360830C

[hollow gulch]

are you not willing to build yourself or even have someone you know build it for you?

if you have microcenter near you they have the best deals on prebuilts

[stoic island]

Best option imo is if you have a microcenter near you to either get one of their prebuilts or use their building service

[short pollen]

I mean I have a decent bit of knowledge and my dad built his own a couple months ago so he knows what he’s doing

I just really don’t know how to pick some of the parts

[hollow gulch]

let me just give you a parts list then

[stoic island]

If building yourself is at all an option, I'd recommend building it yourself

[hollow gulch]

is this for gaming? or anything else

[stoic island]

or asking a friend or your dad to do it with you

[short pollen]

Yes. Some photo editing but nothing extreme, I’m gonna do a good bit of flight sim stuff, so atleast specs equal with the one I sent

[hollow gulch]

well you can easily do better than that

1 sec

[short pollen]

Wilco

[languid nimbus]

There are prebuilts that are fantastic options, the only thing that sucks is you can’t choose your specific parts on them. You literally can’t build that Walmart pc for cheaper than it is on there

Just gotta watch out for bad psus and stuff lol

But if you’re that worried about it buy a psu and replace it

[short pollen]

Walmarts selling bad psus?

[languid nimbus]

In a prebuilt, it could be, yes. There are PSU tier lists for how each one stands up to tests and it gives grades for them

[hollow gulch]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g33g8Q

[languid nimbus]

Some are awful and can quite literally fry your pc, so there’s that

Typically they use whatever parts they have on hand though and some prebuild companies are better than others. So in one pc you could get corsair brands and in the other you could get thermal take, etc

[short pollen]

Thank you

[hollow gulch]

np

[short pollen]

What’s the difference between Ryzen and intel, and nvidia and the other graphics card brands

Cause this is gonna sound stupid but I’ve really only ever heard of intel and nvidia

[hollow gulch]

for all intents and purposes they all do the same things, they have their strengths and weaknesses, currently amd cpus are just the better option, intel cpus on the budget end have better multicore performance but perform worse than amd cpus in gaming, at the highend they have almost identical multicore and the x3d chips perform much better in gaming, though thats subject to change in the future, amd gpus are better value, and perform the same in gaming as nvidia gpus, though nvidia gpus are better for doing things like 3d rendering.

thats just a generalization, comparing specific models would be more preferable

[short pollen]

Gotcha

Yeah I guess the part I don’t like about building my own is that there’s just so many options and I really don’t know what I’m doing

[hollow gulch]

well hopefully that list will help you then

[short pollen]

Yes

[fallen sphinx]

1500$? no

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qR4Zsp good deal with the 7700 on msi website

https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/AMD-Platform-Motherboard/AMD-B650/PRO-B650M-A-WIFI-7700

[gaunt dawn]

5060 or 9060xt 16gb build

[fallen sphinx]

9060xt... wha

[gaunt dawn]

Lol

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/T6qr3w actually only 10$ diff for p510

[gaunt dawn]

Is it me or r ram prices so high

Any 16gb ddr 5 deala

[fallen sphinx]

they are

16gb ddr5 sucks

[icy hull]

If you're on a really tight budget there are some boards on Newegg which come with a 16gb kit. If you can afford $200+ on just ram though 2x16 is much better.

[fallen sphinx]

2x8 dont get

its horrible

1x16 is ok

but upgrade asap

[mental hazel]

2x8 is inherently shit, 1x16 is shit because it lacks a friend. give it a friend and it's good

[icy hull]

The only advantage of 1x16 is if you want to add another 1x16 later.

Neither are ideal of course.

[mental hazel]

wrong, 8GB DDR5 sticks have half the number of bank groups as a 16GB stick

[icy hull]

I'm aware.

[mental hazel]

they will perform worse inherently, even at equal clocks/timings

[icy hull]

But it's still better.

If you're going to use it like that.

[fallen sphinx]

no

1x16 is better than 2x8

literally

[icy hull]

Do you have a link to some testing?

[gaunt dawn]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D53NR9N8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1L4LS2KNDBWYV&psc=1#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor

Is it worth

[fallen sphinx]

eh

[gaunt dawn]

Bro aint no way im spending $130 just for ddr5 16gb....

1 stick butt....

[fallen sphinx]

then wait

[gaunt dawn]

Alre

Alrr

Trying to do a white n black build but i can spray paint

Theres no sub 100 ram for 16?

[fallen sphinx]

no

[icy hull]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNBzBq This is what I'd do if you're aiming for that price. White motherboard is a little out of place but gets you a great price on the 7800x3d. Could also maybe switch case and go for a contrast build to theme into it.
Building a pc yourself is less intimidating than it seems like it would be if you've never done it. If you've ever put an ikea piece together yourself you can definitely do it.
https://www.newegg.com/tools/combo-builder/6675 7800x3d comes with the cooler, the b650e ice gets you the big discount on it. Sn850x is also from the combo builder.

[fallen sphinx]

ew no

[icy hull]

https://www.newegg.com/asus-b850-max-gaming-wifi-w-atx-motherboard-amd-b850-am5/p/N82E16813119742?Item=N82E16813119742 If you want to keep to a minimal budget this might be worth looking at. That matx tuf also comes with a ram kit.

[gaunt dawn]

Wdym matx tuf?

[icy hull]

It has a bunch of models listed. The b850m-e tuf also comes with a ram kit.

[gaunt dawn]

Wait so this comes with FREE RAM?

[fallen sphinx]

just look for used ram

[fallen sphinx]

bad ram though

very bad ram

[gaunt dawn]

....how bad

Is it single stick

[fallen sphinx]

either way, 1x16 or 2x8 both are terrible

[icy hull]

2x8 has worse bandwidth than 2x16 since you only have 4 ram chips on each stick and it doesn't use the full connection to the cpu. Similar sort of problem that you'd get using 1x16 and "single" channel.

[fallen sphinx]

literally just look for used ram

https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/AMD-Platform-Motherboard/AMD-B650/PRO-B650M-A-WIFI-7700 this deal is good for a cpu + mobo + cooler combo

just look for used ram

[icy hull]

I mean, you can try but good luck.

[fallen sphinx]

better than using abs crap ram

also get the klevv ram kit

it can be SUPER easily changed to 6000 cl30 while being cheaper

[icy hull]

Do you mean me? Instead of the v color?

[fallen sphinx]

yes

[icy hull]

It was sold out.

[icy hull]

I guess it diplays differently for you. The vcolor one is hynix too btw.

[fallen sphinx]

and more expensive

just get this one

[fallen sphinx]

no, you have to click more buying options

[icy hull]

It's actually a dolalr cheaper.

[fallen sphinx]

so cheaper

[icy hull]

I don't want to argue with you about whether 209 is less or more than 218-10.

[fallen sphinx]

so agree it is

[crimson zinc]

[short pollen]

Ok so I sat down with my dad and picked parts for a pc. Before it’s mentioned, I stuck with the 5060ti because it’s higher in vram and for some reason I gravitate more to the nvidia cards. I also stuck with the Ultra 7 CPU because my dad is an intel guy, and the AI processing it has will be beneficial for photo editing. Ended up being a little more than I would’ve liked but this is what we picked out

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FkbRZc

[fallen sphinx]

1900???????????????

no

[crimson zinc]

Yeah lotta overspending here

[short pollen]

Where at

[fallen sphinx]

everywhere

[short pollen]

lol

[crimson zinc]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hhZXTM

@short pollen

Didn’t touch the cpu or mobo due to ai stuff the ultra CPUs have

[icy hull]

If you really want a 265k. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/byRw9C
Same combo builder price for the cpu, free aio with it, discount on motherboard as last post I sent you.
https://www.newegg.com/tools/combo-builder/6675

[short pollen]

Appreciate it, figured I’d go with a beefy motherboard now to save any hassle upgrading down the road

[fallen sphinx]

there are no upgrades

the socket is dead

[icy hull]

It's probably just a refresh gen and that'll be it.

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4tbRZc

[icy hull]

265k is really good value currently though. Especially if you're into adobe.

[fallen sphinx]

saves 100$

[short pollen]

I mean like upgrading my pc

[fallen sphinx]

yes

[short pollen]

More ram or ssd

or whatever

[fallen sphinx]

that really doesnt matter

[short pollen]

Isn’t it like hard to switch the motherboard once you go with one

[fallen sphinx]

yes

but for you that wont matter

since youre buying a dead socket

[short pollen]

Lowkey have zero clue what that means

[fallen sphinx]

there will be no new cpu generations on the mobo youre buying

[icy hull]

It means there wouldn't be a new generation of cpus worth upgrading to later.

[short pollen]

CPUs yeah but like ssd and ram stuff

[fallen sphinx]

that really doesnt matter

[icy hull]

The one you picked is fine. If you wanted a white one I'd consider the aorus elite ice z890 in that combo builder deal or the strix-A.

Just better deals.

[fallen sphinx]

also any reason for the 265k?

[short pollen]

Ai photo editing stuff

As far as the k the f and the kf

I was a bit lost

Seems like the k is probably the move though because over clock

[crimson zinc]

265k has an npu @fallen sphinx

Helps a bit with ai

[short pollen]

Yes

[fallen sphinx]

ig

[icy hull]

The F means it doesn't have the igpu. If you were just gaming that doesn't really matter. If you were doing premiere you'd absolutely want it. For photoshop 🤷‍♂️ . It's not like it costs a lot more though and it can be nice to have a backup in case you ever have gpu trouble and need to rma/warranty it.

The K means it's clocked slightly higher and is unlocked for overclocking.

[short pollen]

Yeah this was my dads thought process also

[fallen sphinx]

yeah id get this

[pine venture]

is the corsair 3500x with icue link a good buy for 100? 60 dollars off rn, anyone have any good or bad things to say about it?

or should i get thermaltake view 380xl for 95

[short pollen]

How’s the cpu cooler 0 dollars?

[fallen sphinx]

part of the bunlde

[fallen sphinx]

its fine

[short pollen]

What’s the bundle

[fallen sphinx]

cpu + mobo + cooler

[short pollen]

Is the cl36 ram gonna be bad?

Regular role and I’ve probably sent like 30 messages ✌️

[wheat zealot]

depends on the kit but usually for 6000 mhz cl36 you can tighten the timings.

[fallen sphinx]

itll be ok

[hollow gulch]

this just sucks im sorry man

use what i sent you

you said 1500 but thats 1900

😭

[fallen sphinx]

btw you missed out on a deal from msi

[frigid edge]

brotha nawh man wut da heeeeeewoh may gawd no wayyayayyaaa

[fallen sphinx]

7700 + mobo + cooler for 310$

can use that to get 2tb of storage

[frigid edge]

you gotta go am5 man

intel is selling as a company rn

except in gpus

[fallen sphinx]

hes doing stuff where 265k will be great

[frigid edge]

oh

[hollow gulch]

their gpus are buns

[frigid edge]

well expensive cpu and mobo

and this is a 556w build why tf is there an overpriced 1000w psu

Nah ok i can fix this

[hollow gulch]

if only people would listen...

i think they made it clear they wont

just give up atp dont waste your time @frigid edge

[frigid edge]

nah ill still try

i like making pc lists

[fallen sphinx]

not at all?

[frigid edge]

pairing a 265k with a 240mm aio is bananas

[fallen sphinx]

200$ 265k and a 150$ mobo + free aio

[hollow gulch]

i mean it will work, its just worse than desired temps

idk how good the msi is, probably mid but hey if its free

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4tbRZc this is HARD to beat price wise

like really hard

[snow dragon]

There is a 265k deal on newegg

[fallen sphinx]

esp for ai stuff

[fallen sphinx]

this is that i think

265k+mobo for 370$

[snow dragon]

Idk if it is cheaper or not but I think it was 600 for a case, cpu, ram and aio

[hollow gulch]

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/core-ultra-7-265k-newegg-bundle-black-friday-2025

[fallen sphinx]

that might be better

eh

within like 50$

more expensive though

[short pollen]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4c88Lc

[snow dragon]

Yeah that’s it

[fallen sphinx]

no

[snow dragon]

Ah ok

[hollow gulch]

dawg like why dont we just listen

[short pollen]

i reworked it a little bit, different cpu cooler?

[snow dragon]

Probably the board makes it more expensive and maybe the overpriced gskill ram

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TDGh4p there

[frigid edge]

get the 265kf

[snow dragon]

Your list has cl32 which is better too

[hollow gulch]

atp get a 5070 for $500

[fallen sphinx]

he needs the igpu

[fallen sphinx]

i think the vram is also super important

[frigid edge]

what is bro doing

[fallen sphinx]

hes doing ai stuff

[frigid edge]

cursed ai

this is the reason ram prices are high

[fallen sphinx]

yup

[short pollen]

i am single handendly making winter go away guys

[frigid edge]

cause this stupid companies

[fallen sphinx]

this seems to be the best deal

your list was uh...

sfx psu in a huge case, not getting the combo deal, yeah

[hollow gulch]

why not just get the one thats $410

[fallen sphinx]

2 fan and gigabyte

[hollow gulch]

its a pny

[fallen sphinx]

wait

hm

might be worth the extra 20 for 3 fan

[hollow gulch]

also whats wrong with gigabyte

[hollow gulch]

paying for aesthetics

[fallen sphinx]

iirc they had issues with 50 series

[fallen sphinx]

and better performance

[hollow gulch]

that was on the highend models with the thermal pads/paste

[hollow gulch]

within 1% lol

[fallen sphinx]

then yeah just save the money

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hKYRZc can save like 20$ on the ram and just change it yourself

[hollow gulch]

1.25V, probably hynix

[fallen sphinx]

ye

[short pollen]

Mb guys I got timeouted

[short pollen]

Why is ur 7 265k 50 bucks cheaper than mine

[fallen sphinx]

combo deal

[short pollen]

This case only has 2 usb slots? I def need more than that

[short pollen]

Oh word

[fallen sphinx]

what?

case usb slots dont matter

[short pollen]

hm

[short pollen]

To get the deals to apply do I just put all those specific components in and it will auto apply?

[fallen sphinx]

https://www.newegg.com/tools/combo-builder/6675

put in the 265k and that mobo

265k comes with a free aio

[short pollen]

How’d you get the deal to show up on pcpartpicker tho

The Newegg website feels not as good as pcpartpicker

[wheat zealot]

Gotta do it manually

[short pollen]

Unfortunate

Might have to quit this whole thing

I can’t get the 16gb 5060ti to show up on Newegg

They do not make this combo builder easy

Goodness

[fallen sphinx]

i put in a custom price

[fallen sphinx]

what

youre not getting the gpu on newegg

youre only getting those, the ram, and the case

[short pollen]

OH

yeah that makes a lot more sense lol

[fallen sphinx]

and only the cpu and mobo can be put into the combo

[short pollen]

🤦‍♂️

Ok so I put the cpu and the mobo into the combo

[fallen sphinx]

ues

and that comes with a free aio

[short pollen]

Where does that show up at

[fallen sphinx]

its with the 265k

you can see it in cart

[short pollen]

Uh I don’t actually

[fallen sphinx]

you do

[fallen sphinx]

in the cart

[short pollen]

Ah

Smart guy

So then that’s my cooler, cpu, and motherboard from Newegg. Anything else off of Newegg

[fallen sphinx]

case and ram

[short pollen]

🐐

Really appreciate you man

[fallen sphinx]

yeah

[short pollen]

Your cpu is showing 210, mine is showing 310 and then 50 off for 260

Unless I’m being dumb again and missing something

[fallen sphinx]

did you pick the exact mobo

z890 lightning

[short pollen]

You’re a magician

Smh I’m being dumb again ur mobo is showing 162 mine is showing 211

[fallen sphinx]

show me your screen

ah

look on the right side

says this right?

[short pollen]

affirm

Sorry

again thank you for ur patience

[fallen sphinx]

alg

[short pollen]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8RsMBq

this is where im at now, i went for the cl32 instead of the 36 cause it was like a ten buck difference

Oh wait I listed 36 on there

I have 32 in the Newegg cart

Oh wait the one I have in the Newegg cart isn’t compatible, let me figure this out

[fiery nova]

i built this in march 2024. is there anything that could use an upgrade? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bbxmHG

[weary galleon]

If anything, the monitor

[fiery nova]

what about it, the hz?

[weary galleon]

Could go for an oled

[gentle pollen]

Overall solid build. Anything is particular that you want to see improved?

[fallen sphinx]

yeah, only the monitor

[gentle pollen]

An OLED monitor will be a nice upgrade visually for the colors and responsiveness though they are a bit pricey. Recently in Tech Deals there were some within $400. @fiery nova

Beyond that I'd consider sound upgrades assuming your PC is performing the way you want.

[short pollen]

@fallen sphinx I’m so sorry to ping you for this but this is my last question for the night

[fallen sphinx]

yeah

[fiery nova]

just performance i guess i struggle to hit refresh rate sometimes

i play deadlock and destiny 2

[fallen sphinx]

youre gonna be spending like

[short pollen]

It will work?

[fallen sphinx]

2-3k on just a gpu to get better perf

[fallen sphinx]

when you put it in cart it is 208$ right

[short pollen]

Negative

[fallen sphinx]

show me your cart

OH

promo code

BFAE499

[gentle pollen]

Hmm, unfortunately the only way to get better performce is either Overclock the system or purchase a better GPU such as a 5090 but that will require a larger PSU as well.

[fallen sphinx]

thast the wrong one

[short pollen]

Says ineligible

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BZKnTW/v-color-manta-xsky-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-tmxsal1660836kwk

[short pollen]

Oh.

Is that one better though?

Cl32

[fallen sphinx]

you can change it and just save the money

[gentle pollen]

Assuming you got lucky with silicon quality you can probably get about 5-10% higher avg performance by tuning both your RAM and GPU.

[fallen sphinx]

youll probably have to change either, 6400 can have issues sometimes

[gentle pollen]

@fiery nova

I can help with RAM but not the GPU.

[short pollen]

Wait why am I getting it if Ill have to change it

[fallen sphinx]

its the cheapest ram

that fits your color scheme

the other ram is 1$ cheaper though so

[short pollen]

so should I just invest a bit more

and get good ram

[fallen sphinx]

no

youll gain nothing

[short pollen]

Oh

[fallen sphinx]

you ARE getting good ram

you just have to change the timings

[short pollen]

ohhhh

If I get the cl36 do I have to change the timings?

[fiery nova]

not really interested in overclocking tbh, im kinda dumb. i only recently turned on xmp or whatever the ram thing is lol

[fallen sphinx]

you ARE getting the cl36

[short pollen]

Yes

[fallen sphinx]

its 10$ cheaper

[fallen sphinx]

the other one, youll also probably have to change the timings

so just save the money

[short pollen]

Ok but the cl36 I’ll be good?

[fallen sphinx]

yes

[short pollen]

Roger

yea 210 now

[fallen sphinx]

youll gain a lil bit by changing it, and it wont take too long, just ask here first

[pine venture]

oh guys im having difficulty deciding a case plz help
corsair 3500x with icue link for 99
or thermaltake view 380xl for 95

im not familiar with thermaltakes brand so idrk if their products r even reliable or like quality standards or build ease and things

[fallen sphinx]

3500x prolly

[pine venture]

is it because the price is more worth bc of the icue link or smt cuz the only reason im considering thermal is bc i just like the look of it a bit more compared to the 3500x

[fallen sphinx]

i have a 380xl, its a decent case

not worth 100 though

[pine venture]

sorry for asking alot but when u say that what terms are you referring to

like general build quality?

or are the stock fans not good or smt or is the case just built poorly for easy access

[gentle pollen]

Very unlikely to be Hynix IC unless that's specified.

[fallen sphinx]

its not the greatest, it feels like one of the cheaper cases with just everything, not worth it

[fallen sphinx]

fully specified

[gentle pollen]

Oh then get the cl36

[gentle pollen]

Excellent

[pine venture]

so i should go beyond looks and just go for quality

[fallen sphinx]

tbh yeah

[fallen sphinx]

ye, worth saving the money for a different expo profile

[pine venture]

what problems have u came upon with working with the 380xl

[fallen sphinx]

weird fan slots

like the fans are flush with the case, and the bottom 3 have these annoying gaps

[pine venture]

hmm icic anything else?

what fans did u try putting in the bottom, does the issue consist with other fans or did u just try with one type of fan

are the stock fans alright

[fallen sphinx]

i dont use the stock fans

no daisy chain though

[pine venture]

ohhh is it ur current main build?

[fallen sphinx]

yes

the thermals are good though

however stuff like an air 903 max exist

[pine venture]

cuz currently i have a uh corsair air carbide 540 and lowke just tired of how it looks along with it being a big chunky pc

do u mind letting me see ur build

[pine venture]

oh dude clean build man, so besides the little fan issue, are there any other small or major issues ? do u regret buying that case?? im assuming if you could pick a case rn youd choose the corsair one just because it has better build quality?

LOL SRRY FOR ASKING SO MUCH

[fallen sphinx]

id change every single thing about this pc if i could

id go for an ITX pc

however thats cause i need it to be small for transport

if i had to go for a similar size though, id go for a prolly air 903 base

[pine venture]

hmm so any big or small issues with the 380xl? any sign of degrading with time or anything?

[fallen sphinx]

eh

no issues

[pine venture]

kk tysm

[hollow gulch]

ive built in the 380xl

good case

would reccomend over the 3500x.

[fallen sphinx]

Really? Mine is like ok at best

[hollow gulch]

Wdym

[fallen sphinx]

I don’t like the case, it has some weird things to it and didn’t feel super good overall

[hollow gulch]

I had a good experience with it.

[pine venture]

ooo kk tysm

Are those stock fans

[gaunt dawn]

How bad because if its better than ddr4 stuff i think its fine given how e pensive ram is

[fallen sphinx]

I would love to tell you but discord won’t even let me jump to my message

[gaunt dawn]

loll

Also isnt 6e slow so i should buy wifi7 since my friend can only play on wifi?

[fallen sphinx]

6e is NOT slow

[gaunt dawn]

So good enuf?

Do u even reccomend am5 for $700 build?

[fallen sphinx]

That cheap of a build ain’t rly possible rn without giving up stuffs

[gaunt dawn]

Im willing to give up ig

I can push to $800

[fallen sphinx]

Hm

[gaunt dawn]

I was also considering this deal

Not sure which to get

[fallen sphinx]

What’s the other deal

[gaunt dawn]

Thoughts?

[fallen sphinx]

This?

[gaunt dawn]

Yeah debating

[fallen sphinx]

Honestly

[gaunt dawn]

Between the mobo+ram and mobo+cpu

[fallen sphinx]

Ram

Esp rn

What’s the cheapest board that comes with ram

That’s not an a620 or b840*

[gaunt dawn]

Alr

So the team group 6000 16gb is good enuff for rn?

My friend literally plays honkai and genshin on mobile n wants to try pc

[fallen sphinx]

It’s

It’ll work

[gaunt dawn]

Alr

[fallen sphinx]

Yeah, it’ll work

[gaunt dawn]

Thx

[fallen sphinx]

Not well

[gaunt dawn]

Single chain ddr5 aint that bad right?

Channel

[fallen sphinx]

It’s fine

But I’m betting it’s 2x8 for that combo

[gaunt dawn]

Ohhh

So if its 2x8 dual channel cant be that bad right

[fallen sphinx]

Which

[fallen sphinx]

Uh

[gaunt dawn]

Idk how ram can be bad i just know speeds

[fallen sphinx]

8gb ddr5 sticks suck

[gaunt dawn]

Really.

How bad compared to 8gb ddr4

[fallen sphinx]

It’s half the die of regular ddr5

[gaunt dawn]

Oh

So ddr5 is only worth buying in 16gb sticks usually

[fallen sphinx]

2x8 is roughly the same as single channel 16gb

[gaunt dawn]

Mhm

Ty for info

[fallen sphinx]

Yeah

What is the cheapest mobo that has that ram bundle though

[gaunt dawn]

real

where can I edit the price

[fallen sphinx]

Wait

You’re doing an all white build…?

[gaunt dawn]

yuh

[fallen sphinx]

Ugh

[gaunt dawn]

tbh doesn't really matter

white and black works

[fallen sphinx]

Yeah I’d like… try not to

[gaunt dawn]

yeah

true

black cpu cooler would look better w/ white mobo?

what's a cheap am5 cpu that won't bottleneck 9060xt 16gb?

[fallen sphinx]

7500f

[gaunt dawn]

thx

what ram do u reccomend?

terrible image haha

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VQGVh7 here

Literally as cheap as you can get it for the most part

[gaunt dawn]

tysm

what tier is the psu?

also did u find the 7500f on ebay for 145 b/c im looking there and its that price

[fallen sphinx]

A-

[fallen sphinx]

Newegg

[gaunt dawn]

ty

[gaunt dawn]

fire

tysm man

[fallen sphinx]

Ye

[frigid edge]

@wheat zealot #build-pics message

yo dude

you have that back fan sideways

[wheat zealot]

Yeah I noticed that, I changed it yesterday haha thanks.

Also idk if you can tell but does it look like im raising my gpu enough or too much?

[fallen sphinx]

Use a level

Make sure to level the table and case too*

[wheat zealot]

For $200 more you can do 7600x + 5070 + 2 TB SSD

[fallen sphinx]

How so

I’d love to see a 5070 build for that cheap

[wheat zealot]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rJpFcx

7600x + Mobo are a newegg deal comes with ram & AIO

5070 is $479.99 after $20 rebate from Newegg

[fallen sphinx]

Xg7000 sucks

And also, 800 was alr pushing it

850 was PUSHING it

1050 ain’t happening

[wheat zealot]

Would Kingspec XF or WD Green Sn3000 be better?

[fallen sphinx]

Both are bad

😭

[stoic island]

Xg7000 2tb is fine, 4tb is the version that comes with a qlc variant

[fallen sphinx]

The msi looks like the best 2TB one

[wheat zealot]

Yea idk how the Xg7000 is bad seems like a standard SSD

[stoic island]

It has a lot of variants with different hardware, including one that swaps the TLC for QLC at 4tb

[hollow gulch]

Yes

[pine venture]

Hmmm have u had any problems with them or anything? Would u say they’re on the louder side?

[wheat zealot]

Just read the reviews seems like hit or miss

[hollow gulch]

No they're fine

[pine venture]

oo kk tysm

[short pollen]

Should I buy pc parts now so there’s no way the ram or gpus get more expensive, or should I wait till Black Friday to see if any of my selected parts go on sale

[frigid edge]

im pretty sure we are in black friday rn...

[white tinsel]

is glossy or anti glare better for oled?

[frigid edge]

from how that sounds I’d say anti glare

glossy means shiny

[odd abyss]

i want to build a new pc. its been a long time. how do i know which parts are compatible with eachother? (wont bottleneck)

[short pollen]

Does pcpartpicker guarantee everything to be comparable? Like size wise and fitting in the case n stuff

[icy hull]

Glossy for dark room. Matte for direct sunlight or bright room.

[icy hull]

For the most part. It doesn't check some things though if you have a specific question.

Or for small form factor cases which are adjustable it can be wrong sometimes too.

[icy hull]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ This site works pretty well for compatibility. Like cpu and motherboard and ram generation. If you want advice about bottleneck it depends on what sort of games and what resolution monitor as well as overall budget.

[frigid edge]

Please state your budget and what games you play

[frigid edge]

Always check case dimensions on the official listing

[short pollen]

What should I even be looking for when picking ram?

[icy hull]

For the 265k still?

[short pollen]

Affirm. I had been looking a v-color but then the one I was told to get sold out

[icy hull]

I'd look for 6400 and preferably cl32.

[short pollen]

Thoughts?

[icy hull]

7000 should work fine, ddr5 is kind of in a take what you can get in stock sort of area now. What did your final list end up looking like?

[short pollen]

Just started making dinner, I’ll send it over once I eat

[hollow gulch]

Glossy

[hollow gulch]

Why dont you just get what was given to you

[short pollen]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KXwH6Q

[icy hull]

The psu and ssd are reasonable cost cutting points. The case I'd look at the montech xr wood and phanteks xt pro ultra if you want something decent with a matching rear fan included. You sure you want to spend that kind of money and end up with a 5060ti though? That's about the worst performance for the money there is this generation.

[short pollen]

I wanted more than 8gb of vram

But I don’t wanna spend all the way up to a 5070ti

[icy hull]

Did you consider a 5070? 12gb instead of 16 but it's also about 40% faster.

[short pollen]

You think that’s worth 70 bucks more?

[short pollen]

Pcpartpicker has my setup with the 5070 at estimated 633w, you think that’s alright for a 850w psu?

[icy hull]

Yes. 5070 and 265k on 850W is completely fine.

[short pollen]

word

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RKzG74

so thats where im at now, the added ssd i put there is one i already own and im just gonna put photos and other stuff that i dont need to be super fast on

[hollow gulch]

I would spend an extra $10 for this model, ventus has always been one of the worst models of cards https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vDZWGX/pny-argb-epic-x-rgb-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-12-gb-video-card-vcg507012tfxxpb1-o

Also why are you paying $30 for one fan

😂

[short pollen]

What’s a typical price for a fan lol

[hollow gulch]

You can get a 5 pack for under $20...

[icy hull]

$5-$40+ depends how fancy.

[short pollen]

Yeah I actually had a convo in another server after I posted that list and they were recommending a different 5070

https://www.newegg.com/asus-prime-rtx5070-12g-geforce-rtx-5070-12gb-graphics-card-triple-fans/p/N82E16814126761

That’s what they said I should do

[hollow gulch]

The epicx is better

[icy hull]

If you don't mind loud the msi shadow 2x for $500 with -$20 mail in rebate is fine. That, pny, prime or waiting for the weekend to see if there is a nice model for msrp as a black friday deal are all reasonable.

[hollow gulch]

$6 for one fan if you dont want a pack of them https://pcpartpicker.com/product/s6Kscf/thermalright-tl-c12b-s-v3-6617-cfm-120-mm-fan-tl-c12b-s-v3

[short pollen]

Is that a good one?

[short pollen]

You think I should buy everything else asap and then wait on the gpu?

Until the weekend

[icy hull]

Newegg has had discounts on various models like the vanguard or aorus master where they were for $550 before. Something like that coming back for black friday wouldn't surprise me.

[hollow gulch]

Yes it moves more air than the one you had put

[icy hull]

The main difference there is just a larger quieter cooler and maybe a few percent better oc.

[short pollen]

Word I’ll switch that one out

[hollow gulch]

Use the epicx 5070 as well and youll be set

[fickle bolt]

I made the mistake of getting 3 for $50😭

[icy hull]

I paid $20 a piece for mine. Used even. Well more like open box the guy barely used and went with unifans instead.

[short pollen]

@icy hull sorry to ping

[icy hull]

The cpu with aio and big discounts on the motherboard when bought together you're unlikely to find anything better than that. The other stuff there might be some deals through the weekend. The rest of that stuff is pretty much the typical price you'd expect to see without a big sale. Black friday is also usually pretty mediocre outside of a few deals on something higher margin like a monitor or limited quantity deal on something to 'get people in the door'.

The other things that might see a good deal normally like ssd or ram have been spiking recently and a lot of stuff is out of stock so a good sale seems unlikely. Maybe save a bit on a psu or get a nicer model of gpu for the same price, that kind of thing is fairly likely.

[short pollen]

So probably just buy everything except the gpu and then see if anything pops up on Friday?

[hollow gulch]

Buy the ssd before it goes up

The 1tb model already went from $75 to $95 in a few days

2tb hasn't changed yet been $140

[snow dragon]

Yeah ventus sucks

Even the triple fan

Still brutal fan speeds

Like 2100+ rpm at stock

[icy hull]

The p510 is also nothing to write home about. It's a middling speeds gen 5 hmb drive.

[hollow gulch]

its just a decent drive, also pretty much the only drive worth buying rn

💀

[icy hull]

I agree that at current prices it's one of the better choices. Would have been my second or third pick. They at least put tlc in it unlike crucial's other hmb drives.

[hollow gulch]

nm800pro wouldve been my pick but its stock is gone

was $130

[icy hull]

Yeah I recommened that one a few times a week or two ago.

[hollow gulch]

has dram cache

[icy hull]

I would have been going with the 705 at $160 or the sn850x for $150 from the combo builder discount. $10 to go up to a pretty good model of gen 5 seems like a might as well do it situation.

[hollow gulch]

sk hynix p41 platinum is what i use in my rig and it was $115 for awhile, amazing drive and amazing price

[icy hull]

That was another one that was the clear best price for a while recently. I have a couple of 2tb sn850x. One from 3 years ago and one from 2ish years ago when it was only $100.

[short pollen]

Prime 5070 regular for 527 on Amazon rn

That’s peak

[hollow gulch]

so we ignoring the epicx which is better for the same price or

this dude cannot be real

[short pollen]

ChatGPT said get the asus one 💔

big chat guy

[icy hull]

They look like they'd be about the same to me. They're about the same size, both look like they're 5 pipes. Prime gets a dual bios.

[short pollen]

Prime is about 50 cheaper too

[icy hull]

It was like $3. The shadow 2x is about $50 cheaper after adding the extra $20 mail in rebate. That's going to be possibly the loudest model though.

[hollow gulch]

listening to AI, AI cannot even put a competent parts list together

🤦

[hollow gulch]

it was legit 3 bucks

[short pollen]

Ah mb

[gaunt dawn]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RdrtwY
Yall think this is too much aesthetics and not enough price to performance? My friends doubt this build is good but i feel like i have so many good deals so any 2nd opinions?

16gb ddr5 Ram + mobo for 150

A- psu for $60

[icy hull]

7600x or 9600x come with a 240mm white aio included on newegg rn. I might just do that instead of the 7500f. If you do go wtih 7500f I'd also just get a 120mm single tower instead of a peerless assin min with the 90mm fan. 90mm fans suck and are whiny. Maybe a thermalright assassin digital for about the same price or an id 214 for something cheaper.
I think you might have missed the boat on the free ram with that board. The tuf matx model still has it though.
Rest of it looks reasonable.

[hollow gulch]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MM62FT/rosewill-vmg-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-vmg850
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FHDnTW/montech-nx600-8509-cfm-cpu-cooler-nx600-white
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hRG2FT/asrock-b850-pro-rs-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-b850-pro-rs-wifi

[hollow gulch]

Like he said you missed the free ram with that board already

2x8gb ddr5 also performs very poorly due it having half the bandwidth of 2x16gb but if you can find another board with free ram then youre set

[gaunt dawn]

Friend alrdy bought it

[gaunt dawn]

Yea i told him to get it knowinf he just gon play genshin

[hollow gulch]

And yeah use this deal

[fallen sphinx]

That’s… not good…

Cause like

9070 is the same price

And just betyer

[short pollen]

I need help picking another ram

The one I was looking at went out of stock again

[wheat zealot]

what are your requirements

[short pollen]

2x 16gb sticks, ddr5, I’ll send the one I was just looking

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-vengeance-32gb-2-x-16gb-ddr5-6000-pc5-48000-cas-latency-cl36-desktop-memory-gray/p/N82E16820982286

[wheat zealot]

doesn't say it's out of stock for me

[short pollen]

Sorry that’s the replacement one I found

[wheat zealot]

ohhh

[short pollen]

Is that one good tho

Ik it’s not the best but I’m not able to afford the best with the market rn 😭

[wheat zealot]

I mean corsair ram has a higher instability rate when it comes to overclocking and such.

do you care about how it looks?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nxFCmG/patriot-viper-venom-16-gb-1-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-pvv516g60c30

this is the next cheapest option

just buy 2 sticks for $250 but if you have prime young adult you get 5% back as well.

[obsidian wigeon]

250 bucks

yeah ram prices are INSANE these days

at this current state, i'd rather not build a pc

[wheat zealot]

literally

watched the patriot viper elite go from $43 to $99 in a week

then up to $149 when it completely sold out

However, Newegg is doing the free ram deals. Not very good ram but not a bad placement holder if you need it.

[snow dragon]

It sucks because other stuff is really cheap

Mobo, cpu, gpu

[obsidian wigeon]

even monitors are so cheap

[snow dragon]

Yuh

[gleaming arrow]

What’s a budget build I can cook up for game dev/art, and some gaming

[wheat zealot]

What is budget for you?

[gleaming arrow]

Near 1.5k preferred but no specific budget

[wheat zealot]

1.5K isn’t a “budget build” haha but I got you

[gleaming arrow]

Idk what prices are realistic nowadays lol

[fallen sphinx]

Need a monitor and other peripherals?

[gleaming arrow]

For me 300 is a budget build but ik nowadays that’s only gonna buy you the box of a gpu

[gleaming arrow]

Not rn nah

[fallen sphinx]

Ok

What game engine do you mainly use?

To make games

[gleaming arrow]

Unreal

[fallen sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HcrQTM

Here

https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/AMD-Platform-Motherboard/AMD-B650/PRO-B650M-A-WIFI-7700 with this bundle

[gleaming arrow]

Thanks! 🙏

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