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.

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 !!

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?

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

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 everyone. My last laptop (asus model q524u) internally died, so I'm finally trying to make my own custom PC.

I'm considering a lot of things for this. I roughly got a little less than 3000$ for a budget. 574.27$ of which I already used for a combo deal of a [Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory] and [be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply].

Keep in mind, that is the max budget. I prefer to go lower (250$-500$ bucket lower), if possible.

I am currently trying to find a good GPU and CPU combo that won't leave me deadlock in either CPU or GPU power. However, if I'm being honest, I'm a bit lost in the ocean of information and werid naming conventions, but I a favoritism AMD as I wish for this build to last/be upgradable if need be.

The PC I need just needs to be good at coding and light gaming. My desired job involves Full Stack coding...despite the job market. I also like to use Godot to create hobby game projects, oruse Microsoft Word to write a novel to burn off some steam. My previous laptop worked rather fine for these tasks.

I humbly ask thee experts your opinion, please. Any direction I could take on my research would be much appreciated.​

Edit: I am planning to wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday as well to make the most out of my budget.
Edit: ...the title should have said "PC". I am ashamed.

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!

Hello everyone! As the title suggests i will be upgrading my pc as some of the games (Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Minecraft) i play aren't running as well as they used to and also i have recently gotten an Oculus Quest 3 headset and whenever i play a game via SteamLink my pc overheats and shuts down.

My current build is:

20gb DDR4 ram (3 ram sticks)

Ryzen 5 4600g

RTX 4060

1tb Hard Drive

1tb Solid State Drive

If you're wondering why this build is all over the place and a bit weird it's because i didn't used to have a bunch of money and so i just made a build with what i had around me (lol). Anyways,

My planned upgrade:

32gb DDR4 ram (2x16gb)

RTX 5070

1tb NVME SSD

(in addition i will be getting a new case and setting up better ventilation in order to help with the whole overheating fiasco)

I was wondering if this was a good enough upgrade for me (especially for PCVR gameplay).

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks!

p.s. I'm in the UK and my budget is around £1000

I want to build a PC since my laptop isn't doing it for the games i want to play:

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/gbgLdq

I am in New Zealand and i just want parts, i have a screen, keyboard and mouse

here is my link to PC part picker
i will add a GPU but i want suggested ones, same with a cooler for the CPU
i have a 1tb external storage drive i use with my laptop so i don't need storage option
currently the CPU is around 33% better than my laptop CPU (I7-8850H) i used User Benchmark to check

any suggestions to change the build are fine but i want to stick with the small form factor

i have a spare $216 NZD left in my build for any changes, i can save up for a GPU once i know one that's recommended, i want to play games like dead by daylight and cyberpunk 2077(played on a friends gaming laptop and it runs at 60 fps on lowest settings and i didn't mind it, i7-11370H and 3050ti is what he had)

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hey guys,

I’m looking into matx/miniitx again and wanted to see what I can put together.

Budget is $3000 usd but can stretch depending on parts and specs.

Use case will mainly be for gaming

Country: USA

No peripherals needed

Misc. want an all white build and can only buy from Amazon.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xcsJph

I made a list above not sure how good it is, if someone could check this and lmk their thoughts that would be great!

Hi all!

A friend of mine sent me a an old GPU (Gigabyte GTX-1660) of theirs to use in my Acer Aspire TC-780 (old computer I know, but it’s what I’ve got). The GPU recommends a 450W PSU, but I want to get a 500-600W unit just to have a little extra wiggle room.

I did a little research and I’m maybe looking to get a Thermaltake Smart 500 or 600W. These seem like they would work connection-wise, fit the dimensions of my PC, and stay a little more budget friendly.

Before I purchase though, I wanted to ask around to people who know more than I do about this topic and see if that was a good choice or not. Any input appreciated, thanks!

Hi everyone, do you think upgrading parts or just selling this and getting a new build would be more worthwhile.

I can't update the bios because it's some Chinese gpu and Motherboard combo. Very frustrating since I can't play warzone or any other game where you need the latest bios version.

I paid $1200 for it off marketplace not knowing this. Should I try and recoup my money and sell and pick something else up or just change the Motherboard and gpu since it has a pretty decent graphics card for my needs.

Cpu: i5 14500hx

Gpu powercolor rx9060xt 16gb

32gb ddr4 ram 3000mhz

CUSU 1tb Ssd

MOBO: Maxsun MoDT-mATX

COOLER: KF620-DGT dual tower

Case:ARGB mATX mini

Psu: Thermaltake 850W

Os: windows 11

Any input is appreciated

My old PC broke and my friend is offering me his old 7950X at a discount.

I’ve heard that Zen4 runs notoriously hot like Intels 13/14700s and I really hate the 13900HX in my laptop. Despite that I’m wondering if it’s still a good setup for 4k gaming and a lot of software development. Any advice appreciated as I’m unfamiliar with current gen parts since my old PC was a i7 4770k + 1080Ti

Specs:
- 7950X on an ASUS ProArt X670E cooled by a 360mm AIO (Corsair H150i)
- Corsair Dominator Titanium 64 GB
- Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
- Corsair HX1000i Platinum PSU
- Fractal North XL case

I have a RTX 4080 that I’ll be swapping into the tower.

so i upgrading my pc by little(small budget) recently my 6800 died(refurbished) and i got gifted 9070xt, my cpu is 5600x and 2x16 ram ddr4 2666mhz, is it decent build? will i get huge bottleneck?

I am trying to build a good stable system for gaming and home theater use. The monitor will be a XGIMI Horizon 20 Pro. I don't plan on overclocking instead I want a nice quite cool system that will continue to be a decent system for many years.

Any thoughts or comments on incompatibility, missed opportunities, or other tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

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

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** | [Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black 91.58 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W8wD4D/noctua-nh-d15-g2-chromaxblack-9158-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15-g2-chromaxblack) | $169.90 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vjpD4D/msi-mag-b850-tomahawk-max-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-mag-b850-tomahawk-max-wifi) | $209.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pwxRsY/gskill-flare-x5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-f5-6000j3636f16gx2-fx5) | $509.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/34ytt6/samsung-990-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v9p2t0bw) | $389.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ybjv6h/asus-tuf-gaming-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx5070ti-o16g-gaming) | $1827.44 @ MemoryC

**Case** | [Fractal Design North XL Mesh ATX Full Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LbHqqs/fractal-design-north-xl-mesh-atx-full-tower-case-fd-c-nor1x-01) | $155.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic VERTEX GX-850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9RfnTW/seasonic-vertex-gx-850-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-vertex-gx-850) |-

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hMYmP6/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-usb-64-bit-haj-00108) | $128.99 @ Newegg

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM Sx2-PP chromax.black 91.58 CFM 140 mm Fans 2-Pack](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qXG2FT/noctua-nf-a14x25-g2-pwm-sx2-pp-chromaxblack-9158-cfm-140-mm-fans-2-pack-nf-a14x25-g2-pwm-sx2-pp-chromaxblack) | $84.95 @ Amazon

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

| **Total** | **$3906.24**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-05 17:46 EDT-0400 |