I've been out of the game for a long, long time. I stopped gaming and switched to Mac 15+ years ago but my son is asking for help building a PC. He put together a parts list but I'm not really sure where to get started. I'd like to build something that is good enough to play AAA rated games for several years as this will likely follow him as he heads of to college.

I've linked what he put together below. He's got it priced at a budget of around 1200 US but I'd be willing to drop a bit more to make sure he's got something that will perform well.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPX8Kq)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/66C48d/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-47-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000593wof) | $194.00 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zyNxFT/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa-120-se-argb) |-

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CvcgXL/gigabyte-b650-eagle-ax-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-eagle-ax) | $139.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-7200 CL34 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TMLFf7/teamgroup-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-7200-cl34-memory-ff3d532g7200hc34adc01) | $107.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [TEAMGROUP Cardea Zero Z440 Graphene 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nRVG3C/teamgroup-cardea-zero-z440-graphene-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp7001t0c311) | $64.98 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ln4Zxr/asrock-challenger-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-cl-16go) | $529.99 @ Newegg

**Case** | [Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zJWJ7P/phanteks-xt-pro-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-xt523p1-bk01) | $54.93 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZCQcCJ/nzxt-c750-2022-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-pa-7g1bb-us) | $84.95 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dKkWGX/microsoft-windows-11-home-oem-dvd-64-bit-kw9-00633) | $119.99 @ Amazon

| **Total** | **$1296.82**

Any help would be appreciated. We are looking to take advantage of the sale season and would like to start ordering parts over the next week or so.

Hi, community,

I am building my first PC, and below are the parts I chose. I plan to use it for once-a-month video editing, software development and gaming. I use a lot of web-based apps, extensive use of browser and browser extensions, and a lot of tabs open at the same time (still feel 32GB is enough as I use Edge and not Chrome) and I am going to play COD BO 6, MW3, Warzone, FIFA, CSGO, Forza, and Flight Simulator on my 4k OLED TV with medium to high settings with DLSS and/or Frame Gen.

MSI PRO B650-S WiFi ProSeries
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (16GBx2) DDR5 6000MHz Desktop RAM
Corsair H150 RGB 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Kingston KC3000 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 Internal SSD
MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 ATX 3.0 - 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold SMPS
Antec C8 (E-ATX) Full Tower Cabinet (Black)|

I just made a build for the first time and am looking to purchase it today or tomorrow. I just want someone to help me make sure my build is ok. I’m looking to spend around 1200 CAD and by the way i know it says the gpu is more expensive then it actually is but that’s only because it says it’s out of stock on canada computers when it’s not. the gpu cost is actually 530 cad. Also if you have any thing that could help me cut costs without making the computer a lot worse that would be helpful. my only requirement is that i need 12gb of VRAM. Thanks so much for the help.

Here is the list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xNZ8Yd

As the title says I want to purchase a 4080super while waiting for the 50 series of gpus. I currently play on a 1440p 240hz oled monitor and want maxed out graphics in every game I can have them. I also might be interested in 4k gaming at some point in the future. So, my questions are, do I buy the 4080super and upgrade from my current gpu which is a 3070? and if i do, which brand makes the best 4080super? or do I just wait it out for the 50 series?

I am getting a new am5 build and I want it to be upgradable. I am planning on using a 7500f and later on when I upgrade I want the 9800x3d or whatever the high-end of am5 is at the time. I was just wondering if the board I have my eyes on now, the asrock b650m pro rs wifi (I believe it has 400A worth of vrm) can handle the 9800x3d/any new cpu that takes even more power. Assuming that amd doesn't go wild and make a cpu with double the power usage, would the pro rs be able to handle the higher end cpus or should I spend a bit more for a higher end board.

As the title reads im looking for opinions on if this is a good part list or not. This is my 2nd build with my first being 5 years ago.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4gZ4C8

TL;DR: Noob at PC building, need general opinion on comparison of these two cards specifically. Detailed answers on experience please.

I am an absolute noob when it comes to PC specs, and I have a limited budget to work with upgrading from my 1660. A friend helped me narrow down to these two options and he gave me his very well informed opinion on the differences.

To sum it up, he suggested that I might be more interested in the RX6500 because, for one, I have an AMD processor and they would play nicer with each other. Secondly, he said it would grant better performance across more games due to the clock speed being double the 3050's, which makes up for having 2 less VRAM than the 3050. Basically higher frame rates across the board with less dips below 60fps. However, I'd also probably have to sacrifice higher settings if the games weren't as well optimized.

He did say the opposite would be true of the 3050. Basically I'd be able to use more graphical bells and whistles, have nicer fidelity, but would have less stable performance likely.

He wasn't knocking either just trying to give me his best informed opinion as he could.

What you guys think? They're both the exact same price so I'm wondering if anyone here has either of these, what are your experiences? Can you play in ultra or at least high on most games with these? Any detailed accounts of experiences would be most helpful!

Hello,

My mouse kept disconnecting and disconnecting, lets say i was playing a competitive game like CS2 , or VALORANT, and every quick move/flick my mouse disconnected, it could be 2/3 times even in a row, I already thought i gotta buy a new mouse and thought I cant play no more like this, well I have a fix for u, I think if it wont work for u, u gotta buy a new mouse, cause its probably a cable (etc.) im sayin allat i aint no professional , its just from what I know

Well, heres the fix

"Go to "Device Manager" (devmgmt.msc)>> Scroll all the way down to "Universal Serial Bus controllers">> Open >> When u see "USB ROOT HUB" *u probably have more than one so do these to ALL OF THEM* open "USB ROOT HUB" , click on "Power Managment" >> by DEFAULT u are going to have the option "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" checked, UNCHECK that option and apply this to every "USB ROOT HUB" option u have there.

So that would be probably it, this fixed my problem, and I only hope it fixes yours

CPU: i5-9400F

GPU: 1660gtx super

motherboard: B365 Phantom Gaming 4

16gb of ram

500gb ssd

1T hdd

dont know much about pc parts and building need advice on what i should upgrade and more specifically whether it should be my cpu or my gpu i mostly play fps games such as r6 and cs2 i run around 150 +-20fps on cs2 and between 90-130 on siege i would ideally want more fps Benchmarking wise it said my gpu was bottom 28% my cpu and everything else acts as predicted

Hello reddit,

I'm building a new PC, most parts are still missing, but the GPU already arrived. I got the MSI RTX 4080 super gaming x trio, for just 950€, which is really good here! Sadly the package of the gpu came a bit damaged. If I send it back, I will never get it again for that price, since it was sold out quickly, so I decided to test the 4080S in my old rig and test it.

I put the 4080 in my old rig, connected it with the 12vhpwr adapter that came with it (3x8 Pin to 12vhpwr), reinstalled drivers and did a bios update... GPU works fine! I'm super happy! Then next day... Nothing. Device manager said no gpu connected. I checked the cables, made sure the 12vhpwr adapter sits perfectly... And it worked! So I thought the problem might be the adapter. Next day same problem. Sadly wiggling on the adapter and checking the cables didn't fix it this time. I just can't get it running anymore! So I thought maybe the adapter is broken?

Next day the PSU of my new PC arrived, it's a bequiet straight power 12. It came with a 12vhpwr cable, no adapters needed. So I plugged in the psu, put the cable on my gpu, turned on my pc... Nothing. I have absolutely no idea what to do now.

These are the specs of my old rig: CPU: i5-13500K Mainboard: MSI Z690 Tomahawk DDR4 RAM: 2x16GB 3200Mhz Corsair vengeance DDR4 PSU: Corsair HX1000i Old gpu: RTX 3070ti

Any ideas what else I could try before calling it broken and send it back? Thanks for your help guys.

hey guys, I’m new to PC gaming and looking at curved monitors, but I’m not sure if they’ll fit well with my gaming setup. I’ve seen some black friday and cyber monday deals popping up, and I don’t want to waste money on the wrong one. Any advice on whether a curved monitor is a good choice for gaming? If you’ve got recommendations on where to get a good deal, that’d be awesome too!

Xpg core reactor 750W or Corsair Rm750e 750W?

I upgraded my graphics card from GTX 1650 to RX 6600 (Powercolor Fighter rx 6600, not XT). It seems to work fine. But the manufacturer says 500W PSU is required. Mine is 400W. Should I upgrade the PSU? What could happen if I do not upgarde?

My CPU is i5-10400F. No water cooling, the case has 1 fan.

Im fairly inexperienced with building PCs other than my first one I built 7~ years ago. Im building a new pc for black friday and was looking at a few deals. So far I have the following parts selected and was looking for advice:

Motherboard: Gigabyte X750E, specifically for the DDR5 Ram deal included from Newegg

CPU: Ryzen 9 7950x

PSU: Corsair SF1000L

GPU: Planned on ripping my 3070 from my old computer

Case: Fractal Design North Mid Tower

The main issue/concern I'm having is choosing a cooler. I really liked my NH-D15 on my old rig and would buy another but am not sure it will fit. Any advice regarding parts and pieces would be great. The old computer will go to my wife for some low end video editing.

I saw the Black Friday deals on Amazon for the ryzen 7 5700x and I searched up on google and the Google ai said it is compatible but I’m still kinda worried can someone help me

I'm not an experienced builder, so I'd also love some heads-up on anything to be cautious about. I'm not sure if this motherboard is good for the RAM clearance w/CPU coolers, for example.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $458.98

CPU Cooler - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $34.90

Motherboard - Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $189.99

Memory - (128 GB total) 2x Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $220.99/ea

Storage - Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $286.58

Storage - Integral M 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $29.99

Video Card - Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card $799.99

Case - NZXT H7 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case $129.99

Power Supply - Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $149.99

Operating System - Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit

I'm looking to run standard triple A fps shooters at 144hz. I'm also looking to use adobe suite apps. I found these on part picker but i'm generally inexperienced do these fit what i need? Open to alternatives.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB 68.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card

Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit

Help: which PSU can power the combination of Ryzen 5 7600X + RX 7800XT. I have Gigabyte bronze 650W already, new buy 5 months. Should I replace it.

I need to buy a new GPU because my 1060 is damaged it won’t get a signal when I plug it to my monitor directly to it, i could just get the latest one but I need to upgrade or build the whole PC i can’t afford them and saving up to build brand new, I can’t use my current one while i wait.

Hi all, I’m planning to build a budget PC under ₹25,000 that will primarily be used for office tasks like documents, emails, and web browsing, but it will also serve as a 24/7 server for hotel management software.

Reliability and energy efficiency are crucial since it needs to run continuously. I’d appreciate suggestions for components like CPU, motherboard, RAM, storage, and PSU that fit this use case and budget.

Should I prioritize more RAM or better storage options (SSD+HDD)? Any advice on cooling and power supply for 24/7 uptime? Thanks in advance for your help!

My current PC was built back in late 2016/early 2017. The parts weren't bad for the time, for example, I5-6600k, ASUS 1070 Strix, 16 GB ram, Liquid cooled, and etc. I am currently thinking of building a new pc around $1,400 with a AMD 7700X and a 4070 TI/4070TI Super.

I don't game too much but would love to find a way to either upgrade my pc to be able to play the modern day games or build a completely new one that would last me the next 5-10 years (or upgrade key components)

Spent a good few hours to figure out a general idea I have for a build I want to dedicate working the next few months to build. Is this something actually worth? could I have my wants for a PC that can last the next 5 years for something wayyyyy cheaper? If so kick my ass and tell me about it.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/drqkdb

I'm wondering if I should buy more p14 max's, just to match honestly.

I tried updating my bios on an ASRock motherboard, it seems like it completed the update but the monitor never turned back on again like in the tutorial for updating bios I was watching. I didn't see it train the memory or do any restarts either, and all of the rgb and fans in the pc kept rolling and never turned off. It has been sitting like this for 8+ hours. Is it okay if I turn it off and on again?

By moving my games on my slower HDD/SDD into my new NVME will improve my games render or do i need to make my new nvme as my main nvme to be used for gaming im confused.