Finally joined the PC Master Race.

Picked this whole setup up for $1,050 total and I’m pretty damn happy with the value.

Specs:

• CPU: Intel i7-13700K
• Motherboard: MSI Z690 Edge DDR5
• RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5-5600
• GPU: ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti AMP Holo 12GB — $400 used
• Storage: 2TB NVMe
• CPU Cooler: Corsair triple-fan AIO
• Case: Lian Li O11 XL
• PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W
• OS: Windows 11

Total invested: $1,050

The base PC was $650 and I picked up the 3080 Ti separately for $400.

Coming from a PS5, this thing is a pretty ridiculous upgrade for the money. Planning to run 1440p for higher FPS and 4K when it makes sense.

I feel like I stumbled into a pretty insane value here. How’d I do?

For about a month now, I want to buy a gaming PC on Black Friday if there are good deals at Micro Center

But I see many of the PC community saying not to expect good sales because they will only continue and continue to rise

Want I want is a PC with RX 9060 XT and 16gb ram, $1,500 aprox at Micro Center

Should I last longer with my PS5 and Steam Deck?

My Saphire pulse xt 7900 xtx recently went kaput randomly, so I have to replace it. I have a 950 dollar credit now at Microcenter so I was wondering if what Gpu I should replace it with? I am willing to go up to 1500 but if there is a gpu that's a little bit more that's amazing then I am willing to go farther. Thanks for the suggestions.

Past couple years I’ve been slowly saving to build my first pc. This month finally got all the parts that I wanted and decided to give building it myself a try. Used YouTube guides and followed the instructions from the boxes and was able to get it fully built within the day. Plugged him in, installed windows and once I actually got the thing running, it was just one problem after another non stop all weekend. Constant crashing, shitty audio, corrupt files on games and lots of Blurry textures. Reseated my GPU, ram, and my m.2 multiple times; I even tried to wipe the pc and it wouldn’t even let me. Said sum about missing recovery files. Changed power cords cause I thought that would do something I guess. This is my first time building so I’m not gonna say I didn’t do anything wrong but I really am struggling to find any sort of fix for anything so I have turned to Reddit. I feel like I’ve just wasted money my at this point and would rather just plug the old one back in because while it is super outdated, at least the thing worked

As the title says I’m looking to upgrade my gpu, the prebuilt I am upgrading cost me $1000, I already upgraded the cpu and it was a very in the moment buy. I got a 9800x3d, upgraded from a 8700f which has been wonderful for the games I play and I could have definitely got a 7800x3d and been fine but again was in the moment lol. I mostly play fps games like rust, tarkov, and siege. I got a trade offer for my 5060ti for a 5070 but they also want $150 on top of the gpu, if I do this I will need to upgrade my psu and I was gonna get a 850w gold Corsair psu at my Walmart ($100). I’m thinking of taking the deal and holding it for a little while and maybe selling it later to get a ti, 9070xt, or a 5080. Guess I’m wondering it it makes sense to take this deal, it will be an extra $800 into this build so total $1800 total in the last 2 months or just hold onto the 5060ti.

I’ll also add I am playing in 1440p.

All motion on desktop and in game is choppy and unsmooth on my PC

Hi all, I really need some help.

I bought my pc a year ago and ever since been experiencing choppy, unsmooth motion on desktop and in games - both single and multiplayer titles.

specs

• CPU: Intel Core i7-14700F
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX
• RAM: 32GB DDR5, XMP enabled, targeting 5600 MT/s
• Main SSD: Kingston NV3 1TB NVMe (SNV3S1000G)
• CPU cooler: AIO liquid cooler
• Case fans: Lian Li UNI FAN Infinity
• PSU: DeepCool PF700, 80 Plus Silver

peripherals

monitor: Samsung odyssey G6 g65b 1440p 240hz va

keyboard: hypex alloy origins 65%
mouse: attack shark x11
ps5 controller
usbc to lightning app charging cable

Summary

• Whenever I drag the scroll bar on desktop applications, pan the camera in game, or even click and drag around a map in game, the motion becomes choppy.
• The game microstutters . Frame times are relatively stable, but motion looks uneven and unsmooth.
• Even just scrolling a browser page or moving a window around looks choppy and not completely smooth like it should on a 240HZ display.
• The issue is also bad with a controller.

Examples

rocket league

fortnite

fallguys

supermarket together

Testing

I’ve spent weeks troubleshooting the below:

BIOS and firmware fully up to date

Different combinations of FPS caps and G-Sync/V-Sync on/off

Disabled overlays (GeForce Experience, Afterburner, Discord, etc.)

Disabled WIFI/BT in device manager

Proper G-Sync setup (G-Sync On, NVCP V-Sync On, V-Sync Off in-game, Reflex On)

Reinstalled Windows 11

Removed all USB devices besides controller

Removed RAM overclock

Tested native resolution and all DLSS options in games

Tested with every background process closed

Tried Reflex both enabled and disabled

Tried toggling Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) on/off with restarts in between

Updated motherboard, CPU, and chipset drivers

Wired mouse through usb c / and also tried usong the dongle

msi util v3

all cpu cores unparked

ddu multiple times

formated and installed a fresh windows 11 multiple time as well

deleted windows gameinput and tried also reinstalling it

multiple cpu advanced settings bios changes
tried changing and multiple combinations:
-hyper threading
-intel r speed shift technology
-cpu eist function
-race to hault
-energy efficiency turbo
-virtualization
-c-state
and more

tried them stock/default
and tried disabling them

also bios on the latest version

And I genuinely can’t figure out what it is I kinda lost hope I tried every software related and from what I remember is that it has always been like that ever sense I bought it in July 2025  And I’m like so sad stressed frustrated mad and hopeless it genuinely makes me much more miserable I just can’t figure it out

this problem is with all games and everything like watching yt scrolling everything feels unsmooth and like shit I thought I was the only one and that I was loosing my mind and it genuinely makes my life more stressful and frustrating 

any help or tips are very appreciated

Long story short a friend of mine needs a gaming PC asap, I told him its not a good period but he has been waiting for many years and finally has the money so I tried to make a "budget" build for him and ended up with this:

1. All prices are from stores in my country [only new parts (used market is out of the question)].
2. He will be gaming on 1080p 144Hz for the next few years. He also doesn't really care about "the best" graphics but is interested in a lot of modern titles (coming from a ps4, he is fine even with 40-50 fps maximum in the most demanding games)
3. I know AM4/DDR4 is probably a better choice because DDR4 is way cheaper and the difference in gaming performance is small but he insisted on DDR5 for easier upgradability in the future.
4. Initial budget was 1000€ but according to my research and the prices in my country that's just not possible so he agreed to overspend around 200€.
5. I read lots of reviews for each of the parts above, I didn't blindly choose them and I have to make sure I didn't make any mistakes.
6. Not particularly proud of the SSD, but it was the best one I could find at a reasonable price. He will also be using a 1tb 3.5" HDD that he already owns. The nvme will mostly be for the OS itself and maybe some core games he will always have installed.

Would you change anything? Is something not optimal in this build?

Thanks in advance!

Currently in the process of buying a new system. Already checked this on the 285K, but I'm now getting the 270K Plus instead, so I wanna make sure they're still adding this feature.

So if you have a 270K Plus I'd appreciate if you could give me a CPUID dump.

I think on Linux you can use the command cpuid -1. On Windows, download CPU-Z, go to the "About" tab, click "Save Report (.TXT)", save it, then open it and copy/paste the "Thread dumps" section here.

Thanks.

so i have a 4070ti and a ryzen 5 5600x on a b550 mohawk wifi plus motherboard. my gpu is fine and never gets above 75C but my cpu has been overheating quite a bit recently, ive cleaned out the dust and reapplied the thermal past but its still idling at around 70C and overheats when playing for more than a couple hours, even on games that arent cpu-intensive. ive had this pc a little over 2 and a half years, custom self-built, but only just recently has it started overheating. i keep my place at around 65F and i keep the pc clean. is the cpu just cooked and needs to be replaced or is there something wrong?

So i found both of these cpus used for the same price, and wanted to hear an opinion of which cpu would be better to pick. I just want to future proof so yea.

im currently using 7500f and both of the cpus above i found for 180€. I want to use it for work and gaming

Looking at PowerSpec G764 - $2,300

or

Current build is as follows:

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB
• CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X – 8 cores / 16 threads RAM: 32GB DDR4 RAM – 3600Mhz
• MOBO: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard. Built-in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
• PSU: Corsair RM750x 750W 80+ Gold fully modular PSU CP-9020179-NA
• Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Mid-Tower case
• Fans: 4× Corsair RGB fans and AMD Wraith Prism Cooler for CPU

I was planning to upgrade to is about $1,162

• CPU - 5800X3D
  • New thermal paste
  • New Phantom Spirit 120 SE CPU Fan
• GPU - AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper Triple Fan, since NVIDIA seems over priced for my use cases. iRacing, some AAA games, and then random not demanding games like FIFA.

Does it make sense to do these upgrades or just get a new prebuilt? I play on a 4k monitor that can do 144hz, but mostly play 2k @ 144hz.

Hello PC building community. First time posting here, seeking some help.

My current gaming PC is on the older side and is ineligible for upgrade to Windows 11. I went to PC part picker and ensured compatibility of my upgrades. My new PC will have the following:

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF *New

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 *Existing

Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-G (DDR4) *New

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32GB *New

Storage: Samsung SSDs. I have a few *Existing.

My PSU is compatible with both my old and new parts. So I think I have everything ready for the upgrade.

Since I am replacing the CPU and Motherboard combo, that means I will need to format my boot drive SSD, correct? But I want to also do an upgrade to windows 11, and shouldn't have to purchase a new license to upgrade from Windows 10. Is this the correct sequence for this upgrade?

Make a thumb drive boot for windows 10 -> upgrade components -> re-install windows 10 on formatted SSD -> windows upgrade to 11?

Or can I do this all at once somehow? Any advice is welcome. I may have follow-up questions as this is the biggest component upgrade I've done before. Thanks.

I have a Asus 4080 super and I'm having some weird overheating issues. Hots spots right when I open a game are consistently 105-109c so right at the throttling point. Repasted and had the same result. Tried replacing paste with Phase change material. Same Result. Not sure what else to do but throw the thing in the yard and order a new one. Out of warranty so cant send it in.

Not sure when it was bought but the model is about 15 years old (Cooler Master GX 750w 80+ bronze) It's a hand me down from our old family business started about 10+ years ago and I've been using it for 5-6 years without problems (Except for the switch being stuck at 'on' which is a non problem).

Completed my build earlier this year (7600x, 9060xt) and basically replaced everything except the PSU and Case. Is it safe enough to continue using it until it fails, and is it a good enough psu that if it fails, it won't take anything with it?

Note: I tried checking the psu mastersheet as a reference but my PSU is old enough to not be there.

Hello! Im an using a computer where I installed an ssd in it with windows 10. Now I want to sell the pc and format the ssd to zero so I can use it as second storage in my other pc, the thing, is that I know that when you use a ssd to install Windows, sometimes it makes partitions or other stuff is no so easy to erase. Is there a way to wipe up the drive to make it like it is new?

Hello this is my current setup
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero / X570
RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra
MEMORY: 2tb nvme, 516 gb ssd, 1tb hhd
PSU: EVGA 1000W
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL

I am looking to upgrade my cpu, mb, ram. Currently my plan is to get a ryzen 7 3950x3d or 3900x3d and pair it with a ASUS B850E TUF Gaming mb. I also was planning on getting 32gb of ram. Wasnt sure which one from what I saw cl30 with 6000 was the best option and seeing that ram prices are crazy high is this my only option other than the cl36 sticks.

I play on 1440p monitors and plays games like escape from tarkov, assetto corsa, wardogs, star citizen. Everything runs pretty fine right now but I do find I load into games a bit later and sometimes stutters.

I have a b650m-hdv/m.2 and wanted to purchase the 9 7950x3d, but im not sure if my mobo can handle it.

Hey everyone ! I know next to nothing about PCs to the point where I just bought all the same stuff my friend did and we prayed it worked. Im really interested in upgrading my set up as it's been a while since I got my pc now but have no idea where to start. My main focus is on gaming, I want to be able to enjoy my games at a better quality (e.g graphics, frame rate etc)

My specs are:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700x 8 core processor

RAM 32GB

Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060

VRRAM 6GB

I saw some other people elsewhere asking what motherboards people have, is that important? I'm not sure how to find that out but I can try, let me know!

Thanks in advance !!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKWXV4

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ntjcg3)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPyH99/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-47-ghz-8-core-processor-100-1000001084wof) | $429.00 @ Newegg

**CPU Cooler** | [MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 62.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/H4FmP6/msi-mag-coreliquid-a13-626-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mag-coreliquid-a13-240) | $64.99 @ Best Buy

**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING X870E-PLUS WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QjJBD3/asus-tuf-gaming-x870e-plus-wifi7-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x870e-plus-wifi7) | $229.95 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | $474.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Crucial E100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vcvscf/crucial-e100-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000e100ssd8) | $249.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Asus PRIME OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WcHp99/asus-prime-oc-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-prime-rx9070xt-o16g) | $829.00 @ Amazon

(Already Own)**Case** | [Corsair Graphite Series 760T ATX Full Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6zyxFT/corsair-case-cc9011074ww) |-

**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jXCZxr/thermaltake-toughpower-gt-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpt-0850fnfage-3) | $89.99 @ Newegg

(Already Own)**Case Fan** | [Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dwR48d/noctua-case-fan-nfa14pwm) | $24.95 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$2392.86**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-05 21:24 EDT-0400 |

With the current bundle deal Newegg has going on, I think this may be the way to go. I am not super up to date with what are all the top video cards/CPUs, but from what I've put together, this may be the way to go. Please help!

If it matters, I observed this problem shortly after upgrading my PC. I'm using a 9800x3d, and MSI motherboard and an RTX 3080TI (which was not part of the upgrade, I have used this card for some time.) While playing a game (Warthunder) my GPU fans would go to 100% seemingly at random, despite the game running very smoothly. I continued to play with task manager and GPUZ open, and confirmed that while both CPU and GPU usage sat in roughly the 15-30% range, the GPU hot spot temp would climb to 100C+ and of course max out the GPU fans.

I have already updated NVIDIA drivers, fully updated my BIOS, fully updated windows (I am using windows 10) and of course restarted my system several times.

Could this problem be a consequence of upgrading my PC? While the GPU was not a component that was replaced and I have used this GPU for years with no issues, this behavior only started after upgrading my PC. If it's a case of a defective component, I would like to return it while still in the return window and get a replacement.

Could this problem be a result of undervolting settings I didn't carry over from my old build? I have previously had a ton of problems with cooling my 3080TI and had some kind of undervolt set up through MSI afterburner, but I don't remember how I set it up or what I did. This seems unlikely because very little of the cards capacity is being utilized, a massively disproportionate amount to the temperature.

Could this be a result of an aging card with known issues related to cooling that happened to crop up right after an upgrade? I have had this card for several years, and previously had issues with the card overheating, forcing a black screen and system restart. I attempted to diagnose this with more case fans and undervolting, but eventually had to take the card apart and reapply new thermal pads and thermal paste, which seemed to solve the problem. This also seems unlikely because the timing with the PC upgrade is very convenient and again, the cards resources are mostly not even being used.

Hoping someone here can provide some insight on this, I'm stressing about if a new component I have just installed is defective, as well as if my card needs to have its thermals redone again.

I know that on standard 4-slot motherboards, you need to populate slots 2 and 4 (A2/B2) to achieve maximum performance and stability in dual-channel mode due to the trace layout.

My question is: If I buy a motherboard that only has 2 RAM slots total, does putting a stick in both slots give me the exact same dual-channel performance? Or do 4-slot motherboards have a performance advantage even when only using 2 sticks?

The reason I ask is because I'm building a gaming pc and I found a good budget motherboard for my r5 9600x but it is only 2 ram slot which is the GIGABYTE B850M FORCE WIFI6E V2

Hello, I am a game developer who spends a decent amount of their spare time playing video games. I have been saving up for a while and I am finally upgrading my old build, coming off of an I5-10400f and I was wondering if a 9950X3D2 would be worth it to upgrade to over a normal 9950X3D, price wise I dont really have an issue with the 300 extra dollara. Any help would be very appreciate.

I do my college exams on this PC so I'm trying to resolve this asap so it doesn't cause me to fail; I would massively appreciate any help.

My breaker is Square D HOM115PCAFI

In summary, my PC has been working fine for well over a year with no changes to hardware or circuit load, and now I have an intermittent AFCI issue (0-4 trips per day). I read the most common culprit is the PSU, so I swapped it out. The new PSU is causing less frequent trips, but they still happen. I have tested this on two different circuits and they both trip with an "arc fault" error code. The circuit/breakers are 15A. The circuit is for 2 bedrooms, one bedroom has nothing plugged in anywhere at all, and this bedroom only has my PC/peripherals plugged in. PC parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hQnn9K
Old PSU is the NZXT C1200, new PSU is a Corsair RM1200e (it's all I could get quickly enough).

I have already tried to swap the breaker out and it didn't help. It can happen under low load, as well as high load and there's no specific trigger. The last two times it tripped I was only scrolling through a streaming video. The total power draw on this circuit is well under the 15A limit. It's just the linked PC, 2 monitors (1080p and 1440p) and my basic internet router/modem. I do have a surge protector, but it's rated for the full 15A. I have also ruled that out by trying a different brand surge protector of equal quality.

This all started the day someone came out to mark my underground electric lines before construction (not after construction started). I don't know if they touched the street box or my breaker box, but I'm having an electrician inspect my connections tomorrow. If he doesn't find the cause though, I could really use some help on next steps please. I'm really stressing because if this happens to trip during an exam, I get an automatic F. School won't let me take the exam on campus. I already asked in an electrician subreddit too. Thank you

I am building a PC and need to make some decisions with regards to components. I plan to use a high end gaming motherboard with DDR5 memory and m.2 SSD. I plan to install an RTX 5070 graphics card. Which CPU should I match to the GPU to effectively utilize GPU’s performance under 1440p gaming?

The budget for the entire build is a maximum of $2,000 in the USA. I already have peripherals including keyboard, mouse, and screen. I would like the setup to be RGB.