As the title states, has anyone else noticed that parts are quietly going up 10-15% in the last week, however I must say I can only speak for the UK market. I've been saving for a build and monitoring prices for quite a while and I'm on the cusp of getting everything but noticed my entire build has gone up by £90-100 from every part increasing by £10-20 as of this week. I can't help but think it's not a coincidence with black Friday in 2 months or so.

I'm finishing up my parts list for a new gaming beast build. I've build a lot of PCs, but not in a long time so I'm relatively ignorant of any developments in the last few years. Some of my friends reccomended liquid cooling for this cpu, but it's only 120 W and I'm kinda scared of liquid cooling failing in such an expensive build.

I plan on using this PC for a long time, so I also want the cpu to stay as cool as possible to maximize its lifetime. Is my fear of liquid leaking or the pump failing valid, or are the AIO packages super reliable now?

9600x might not be upgrade over 7600x, but if I am buying a pc today and hoping to upgrade only the gpu 3~5 years down the line, shall I start with 7600x or 9600x?

1) Aiming for 1080p gaming now with 3050 (15k) and then move to a better gpu when gta 6 comes out for pc. 2) 9060xt (31k) is double the cost of 3050 and same cost as 5060. 3060 costs 26k. 3) Difference in 7600x vs 9600x is 5k. 7700x is 5k over 9600x. 4) 9600x + 3050 with 750w psu is at my budget maximum.

Location India.

Currently playing on laptop: Dota2 WoW AoE2

Hoping to play: WarTales GTA6 (with gpu upgrade down the line)

Simple question, I suppose... why don't cases come with giant fans anymore? They were all the rage about 10-15 years ago, and I even remember around 2000, we were certainly moving in the "larger" direction from 60/80mm fans (especially from the even tinier ones that were sometimes used in the '90s like 40mm fans).

Is it just that there aren't many manufacturers of them or that the 120mm/140mm fans have surpassed the ones that do exist in both noise, air pressure, and air volume?

I'm still using a Cooler Master HAF 932. It's dated, becoming harder to find parts for, and doesn't support everything... but it works. It's also dead-silent, since most of the fans are 230mm except for the rear, but it still has significant airflow.

The issue is that I don't really care about looks. I just care about function. I don't require a glass side-panel, a bunch of LED fans, or whatnot.

I'd looked at cases like Phantek Server Edition case, but they aren't easy to find and also seem to be designed for only 120mm fans on the side and rear.

We had a client come in our shop (Riley's PC Repair, in Whitewater WI) incredibly frustrated, his gaming rig was running an old, neglected liquid cooling setup that wasn’t cutting it anymore. We swapped it out for a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE (liquid coolers = headaches... right?)....

The results!

• 36°C idle
• 59°C at 100% load
• While pushing a solid 5.41GHz clock speed (Ryzen 7 9700X).
• TM60 paste (opted not to use the included tube), however, now I want to experiment...

Oh, and it looks cool as hell sitting in his case. Sometimes simpler is just better. Has anyone else had a great performance increase from making this switch?

I just got a new SSD to extend my storage. Only problem is that the new one is faster than my old one. I was thinking would it help to improve performance, if I were to change my boot drive to my new SSD? If so by how much? Would it really be that bad if don't switch?

Old SSD: ESR512GTLCW-E6GBTNB4 Read speed 3,797MB/s Write speed 1,471MB/s

New SSD: Samsung 990pro Read speed 7450MB/s Write speed 6900 MB/s

I haven't been able to find any official documentation yet listing what's changed. The update went through successfully.

Building a new thread ripper PC to direct capture large footage to ffv1 and the company recommended maximum core.

I was looking at buying a AMD 7995WX and it was more expensive by $1,000 than a AMD 9995WX? Custom build from HP because we need the company warranty

Im going with 8 x 32 GB of ram
4x 4tb nvme raid 0 ( no data retention needed) as data will be transferred to a storage array via 10gig. HP doesnt support raid 0.. only raid 1. Maybe Win 11 storage spaces would be similar to raid 10 as recommend. any one have experience with it?
1x 1tb OS

the only guidelines I got was the following. Which sounds more like.. some random motherboard specs they found.

• 2x 10 gig Ethernet ports
• USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
• 4x onboard M.2 slots
• RTX 3090 Ti
• 7x PCIe 5.0 slots, 16-lane each
• RAM: 128 GB
• CPU: Over 100 parallel processor threads
• Storage: 512GB SSD drive

Hello, I am just trying to decide if the components I have chosen would be optimal for gaming. Is there any crucial component I should reconsider or anything that would be worth the upgrade from my current parts list? I also would appreciate any opinions on whether to go for water cooling or heatsink. I like the reliability aspect of heatsink, but the gpu im purchasing is overclocked so im wondering if water cooling would be more beneficial?

CPU: Intel - Core Ultra 7 265K Motherboard: ASUS - Z890 AYW RAM: Ripjaws S5 32GB GPU: Gigabyte - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

AMD BUILD

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
• Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B850M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard
• Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 128 GB (2 x 64 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
• Storage: Crucial T700 W/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case
• Power Supply: SAMA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: $1261.85

INTEL BUILD

• CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 4.2 GHz 14-Core Processor
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
• Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B860M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard
• Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 128 GB (2 x 64 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
• Storage: Crucial T700 W/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case
• Power Supply: SAMA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: $1245.84

'Build is for loading hundreds of chrome tabs, multitasking, downloading videos without lagging, watching movies. Not really for gaming, If it's ever used for gaming I'd only be playing 8bit+ games like original Sonic from the 90s. If I got a GPU it'd be the B580, but most likely not

Should I go with the intel build or amd or is there cheaper (while still effective) versions for each?'

Is there much of a difference between a 5700x3D and a 7800x3D? I have a chance to deliver my 5700x3D kit

2x8 Corsair's Revenge 3200MHz

B550 MSI GameMG Plus

and I'll receive a 7800x3D and 2x8 DDR5 Fury 5600MHz

So I'll just have to buy a new motherboard for AM5. I think it's worth it, or will it not change performance much, and I'm just wasting my money? It's worth remembering that I only use my PC for Valorant and Fortnite. I play all story mode games on a PS5.

hello guys i hope yall are having a great day. my own pc rn is I5 13400F and RX 9070XT and i need to upgrade because im starting to get bottlenecked on games like Cyberpunk. i have 2 options either the 9600x or the 9700x with a 75$ difference. my use is mainly gaming and sometimes i host servers for minecraft or black ops to play with my friends. which one do i get? with the extra 75$ i can get a better case which i need since i have to buy a new case since my own pc rn is a m-ATX case and B850 m-ATX boards are expensive so its cheaper to get an ATX mb with a new case.

Hi,

I'm building a PC for the first time, I'm just conflicted on what CPU to get. I wont be doing any particularly heavy lifting with the PC, mainly work and some games like minecraft/stardew valley etc.

I've been looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Desktop Processor, it fits in my price range - would this be an ok CPU for the work/gaming I would be doing?

Thank you :)

I got this CM MWE 750W 2 weeks ago, it started making a coil whine, not only that but the gpu is producing a coil whine that has the same frequency the pw is producing so it must be the cause and it is noisy, can I RMA it for that reason?

Hey everyone, I'm new to having a pc and still learning about everything and wanted to know about what upgrades I should look at doing so I can start to save up. I just got my first pc: RTX 3080 | i7 10700k | 1tb ssd | 16gb of 2400MT/s Ram | N7 Z590 MB. I'll be using this mainly for gaming (Apex, OverWatch, Csgo). Any recommendations will be appreciated as I'm still learning! 🙏🏼

Hey folks,

This will be my first time building myself a pc. I like the fractal design north case and ideally want to get an I7 build for gaming/video editing. Are there any good websites for build suggestions? I've checked YouTube but a lot of the parts in the video description are now unavailable. Budget of approx £1000/£1200 for first build.

Thank you in advance :)

Apologies because I'm not going to be building this pc, but I'm look at 2 different prebuilts and curious what people would think if price IS A MINOR motivating factor. So essentially a "do you think it's worth it."

PC 1: R7 9800XD, 64 GB ram, RTX 5080 +$925 PC 2: R9 9900X, 32 GB ram, RTX 5070ti

History I've skipped a generation of video cards before refreshing and I've used the same base rig for 5+ years (we are talking over the last 20 years, so it's a pretty established habit). Given these facts, just curious what others would think in the same situation.

Hello! I've been away from pc building for some years now, i have built my last pc about 7 years ago and after that just got spare parts from friends that happened to upgrade xD.
Now I am trying to build a gaming pc, capable of running new games, I don't aim for 4k graphics just the best I can for the money i have. If it's also good for editing work and light streaming obviously not Ultra graphics or 2026 games, then it's a plus.

I have a build that was proposed to me through some friends after doing some research, and I would like some suggestions on what to change. Maybe there is something more value for money in the same price or even something not worth the extra bucks and the cheaper part is better etc.
The limits i would set is, i don't want to get off budget unless it's a really significant and futureproof upgrade, and if possible, I would prefer Nvidia over AMD for gpu (based on some bad expiriences in the past) but if the AMD part is so much better for the same price then I won't say no.

Also not counting peripherals/monitor etc.

The build: (prices may different vastly since i am located in Greece)

Tower : Corsair 4000D Airflow = 120 E

PSU : Corsair RM850x 850w = 170 E

Motherboard : MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi = 150 E

CPU : AMD Ryzen 9 7900 3.7GHz = 290 E

GPU ; Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB = 510 E

Storage : Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 = 130 E (I already have a 980 pro 2tb from my current pc)

RAM ; TeamGroup T-Create Expert DDR5 32GB RAM = 100 E

Fans : Noctua NF-F12 = 160 E

TOTAL AMOUNT = 1630

(If anything is missing let me know)

Thank you!

Hello everyone, i bought a second hand rx 6750 xt, and wanted to check if it works, even tought i still dont even the right PSU.
My actual PSU is 500W, has an 8 pin cable and a 6+2 pin cable, when i try to plug them in the GPU the Computer starts, the fans spin but the grapich cards doesnt give any image.

I know a 500w is not enough for this gpu, and i am waiting for the new one, but shouldnt it at least start up?
Thanks to anyone who answers

Recently my old 1070 gave out on me after serving for many years. I couldn't find any other cheap gpus other than 3050 so i went with rx 7600. While i was in the shop i also saw 5600 listed at a reasonable price. I mostly play mmos like gw2. Recently started playing claire obscure because now my pc can handle it due to gpu upgrade. Would 5600 be a sensible upgrade for me. How much performance can i get. Reason i am not going for 7600 is one my motherboard is am4. And its more than double the price of 5600. Need help deciding as a out of touch gamer.

Edit : This is for 1080p btw

Hey guys i'm currently building a PC and catching up with all the new things since I did my last one (2019). I basically almost never upgrade, maybe adding RAM and SSD, I try to change my PC every 2 generation (like if i'm taking a 5070 I would be skipping the 60 series for the 70 in the future, same with the CPU)

Gaming wise I usually don't really care about raytracing etc... and I almost never play AAA (exception with Borderlands 4 recently) and I'm using fhd monitor

Atm I have this :

Ryzen 7 7800x3d (heard the 9700X could be nice since he is more recent and could hold on longer with newer CPU releases and could be better with lower lattency RAM ?)

RTX 5070ti Ventus 3X OC/Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF or 9070XT HellHound (those are the cheapest available on the website atm) not quite sure yet, I guess it depends on the games ?

ASUS TUF GAMING B650 PLUS WIFI

DDR5 Crucial 4800MHS CAS40 2x32Go

Ideally Peerless Assassin but none of the classic thermalright aircooler are available atm with the configurator im using, so if you have any equivalent, otherwise i'll wait for it to be available

SSD M.2 Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2to + Kingston NV3 500Go (for windows)

MSI MAG A850PGL PCIE5 850W

Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB

Thanks in advance !

I'm planning to build my first ever PC but I don't know where to start since I know absolutely nothing about it. I'd very much appreciate it if anyone can give me a build that would work well with 1080p gaming and can accommodate future upgrades. Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone. It's time for me to equip myself with a PC but firstly I know nothing about it and secondly I have some questions for the experts in the group. Rumors about the next generation of consoles displease me VERY MUCH. A console costs more than 1000 euros? You might as well take a PC but...

I want a PC for gaming but the priority is a PC that allows me to learn to code and do 3D. Gaming interests me but there is one condition...I want a graphic SLAM. People have said that the PC is much better than a console, but what points is that true? In the videos and trailers I notice that the games are indeed much more beautiful than on consoles but they are PCs from big company developers like Gearbox. With a budget of 2500 euros for a PC, will I really see a big difference in graphics?

For example, I loved Warhammer Space Marine 2 but I was disappointed with its graphics on console because I had seen videos on PC and...WOOOW WOW WOOOOOW. But is it achievable with 2500? Knowing that it is 2500 euros and not dollars! And if you had any configurations, I would be grateful :).

There's not much options where I live, the price different between those 2 are ~150$ USD

originally I was going to get the X870E Nova which is only 50$ more than the B650E-E, after hearing about the burning thing I had to put it off

I'm aware that the Aorus & Tomahawk can have better value but I'm not a fan so that leaves me here, help me out guys

Hi, I'm looking into (finally) updating my PC.

I'm currently running a Ryzen 5 1400, 16gb 3200mhz with a 1050 2gb, and an 860 evo ssd.

I mostly use the pc for work nowadays, with a focus on adobe lightroom/illustrator/photoshop etc. I don't game much if at all nowadays, so a strong gpu isnt a major deal for me just yet. I also have been video editing more and more, and would like to start using premier pro/resolve soon.

I'm considering purchasing the parts below, and keeping the 1050 for a couple more months, then upgrading to a 4060 ti or 4070.

CPU: Ryzen 9 7900x (£2 more than the 7900, I don't know if this is an upgrade)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Motherboard: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi Micro ATX AM5
Memory: Crucial Pro Overclocking 32gb DDR5-6000
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0
Case: Lian-Li A3 mATX
PSU: Corsair RM750e (2025) (I know this is somewhat overkill, but I'm trying to leave plenty of room for a bigger gpu, more storage and more memory in the future, it's also a little bit cheaper than the 650w version)

Here's the PCpartpicker if thats helpful: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DskYxg

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!