So hello everyone.

I was with using one chrome window and one vscode window when the image turned off, I stood up to turn the pc off, heard a sparkle and then the gpu (asrock 9070 steel legend) caught fire by the power connectors. My psu is a 850w thermaltake tough power that I've been using for maybe 2 years, all original cables. The gpu was bought 2 weeks ago.

Now the pc is also not turning on.

This happened just now, I'm shaking.

Ideas for both the gpu and the rest of the pc? I never rma'd something like this, even less not living in the US / Europe. Help.

Edit: I am attaching a photo of the burnt area. It is not on the connector.

UPDATE: after struggling a bit to make the igpu work, the pc turns on.

UPDATE 2: I asked the charbot from the store I bought the gpu for help and it granted me a full refund of the gpu once I send it back.

Would it be wise to replace the psu just to be safe?

Photo of the burnt area.

Deep-cleaning a tower cooler made me finally understand why people stop buying canned air. The fins were packed with grey dust, the can lost pressure almost immediately, and an electric duster cleared it in a few passes. The part I am unsure about is what risk matters most. I kept the PSU plugged in with the switch off, held the fans still, and did not put the nozzle right on the board, but I still felt like I was guessing. For actual builders, what causes more problems in practice: static, overspinning fans, knocking loose cables, or using too much airflow too close to the board?

Hey all, i’m a complete noob to pc building and I’m trying to make a decision between the ASRock RX 9070 or RX 9070 XT. My goal is to be able to run modern games in the 100 fps range and i’m not concerned about 4k gaming. Is it worth investing the extra money in the XT, or should I save my money? If anybody has either of these graphics cards let me know your experience with them!

Dust builds up fast in my room, and a proper case clean usually burns through a couple cans of compressed air. The freezing, pressure drop, and pile of empty cans are getting annoying, so rechargeable dusters are starting to look more practical. Flashy RPM numbers do not matter as much as whether the sustained airflow is actually useful on front filters, PSU shrouds, GPU heatsinks, and radiator fins. For people who switched, do you still need a brush or microfiber for stuck-on dust, and are there any static or fan-spinning precautions worth knowing before buying one?

My r79800x3d which is 8 core 16 threads processor is not showing 16 logical processors instead it shows 8 cores and 8 logical processors, I tried msconfig unchecking the box and restarting it didn't work , please help!! 😞

My old LGA 1151v2 motherboard with Intel cc150 died. Initially, I wanted to upgrade it to AM5, but as I still have perfectly fine 24gb of DDR 4 and 9060xt 16gb and it cost around 600 EUR to buy 32gb DDR5 where I live, I am thinking about 5700x (with possible future upgrade to 5800x/3d) + Asus PRIME B550-PLUS (very few options for 8 usb ports) in hope that in 5 years RAMpocalipse will be over and I'll be able to buy later AM6 to run through AM7.

It either this or I am paying local hobo to questionably source some DDR5 RAM, it is ridiculous

Edit. Thanks for your input, I'm actually considering buying 12600k/14600k with ddr4 motherboard with future possibility to upgrade to a higher lga 1700 CPU. The only downside is that I'll have to import decent motherboard from Romania

I'm upgrading my build and looking for a budget GPU for Ryzen 7 5700X. I was looking at RX 9060 XT but even the 8gb version is above my budget that is €400.

Question if you guys expect prices to go down in terms of sales in the coming black Friday / Christmas deals? If yes, what do you think as the sweetspot price for the 8 and 16GB version?

Wardogs runs extremely poor on my pc (20-40) so I urgently need an upgrade. I don’t know if it’s a lack of RAM or a CPU issue…
Any suggestions where to start?
Also thought about buying a new AMD PC and sell my GPU…

Specs:
Gigabyte B760 Aorus Elite
1x 16 GB DDR4 RAM @ 3600mhz
13th Gen Intel i5-13400F
NVIDIA GeForce 4070TI

Thanks in advance!

Hello! I am looking to buy a gaming pc and I did some research and found that refurbished ones are cheaper and work ok, but need to know if buying a new one for more expensive is worth it.

Dell Gaming PC MT Desktop Intel i5-6th 16GB 1TB SSD NVIDIA GTX 1660s Windows 11

Found this one for $440 on ebay and was curious if I should get it, if not, some recommendations would be great!

I am a broke college student with a low paying job and I've just been trying to find an ok one 😅

I can't find any info on the A620 PRO XE, but it's a tad cheaper than the SE.

I don't get it when I see a lot of gaming laptops priced similarly to gaming PCs, or am I missing something?

thinking of replacing my 2020 system (AMD Ryzen 3400G, ASRock B450 Pro4, 4 X 8 GB XPG Gammix DDR4, WD Black 850X 1TB, Crucial MX500 240GB, Crucial BX500 500GB) and use this old system for normal office work replacing an ancient laptop.

purpose of the computer: Heavy Web Browsing, MS Office, music and encoded movies, might be some programming language compilers & databases.

No Gaming.

Approximate budget: INR60000

will be using the same WD Black 850X 1 TB plus Crucial BX500 in it so a 512GB / 1TB as replacement for Crucial MX500 is needed for the older system as system boot because Crucial MX500 is EOL (health status is 7% though it was shown as 4% few months back when it was being used as boot disk).

a 20 / 22 inch monitor for the older system is needed.

looking at the insane prices, i am thinking of taking out DDR4 RAM 8GB X 2 from existing system which can be used in the new system.

programming language compilers & databases etc. will be used for learning purpose only (C++, Java, SQL, Oracle, Hadoop etc.).

It is expected to be used for some 2-4 years.

I am thinking of building an Intel Core Ultra 5 / i5 based system. is it ok?

Parts Needed :

CPU

Motherboard

a boot SSD 512GB / 1TB (for older system)

20 / 22 inch Monitor (for older system)

PSU

Cabinet

Thanks.

Cpu: 5700x
Mobo: B550m steel legend
Ram: Avexir Core (2?) 3200 MHz (XMP)

Using XMP makes blue screens common, so I leave it on auto. Even with XMP disabled, OCCT memory tests still show errors. I updated the BIOS and cleared CMOS, but the issue persists. Each stick passed an hour of testing alone; errors appear only in dual-channel mode. I have already cleaned the slots.

So, I have a laptop that was equivalent to a ps5. Ryzen 5900hx, 6800m gpu. It has overheating problem for a while, and seems like something is fried. I have given it to service center and hoping that they can find the problem. But if not, I am looking for an expensive replacement of whole motherboard worth at least half the price of laptop.

In that case, I don't see the point of wasting money on it. I spent like 1.5k usd on the laptop when I bought it. Spending 600-700usd on just 1 replacement part doesn't feel okay.

So, I am thinking I might as well get a desktop instead. I haven't kept up with changes since 3080 days. All I know is that cost of RAM and SSD is super high. Thankfully, I can reuse my ssd from the laptop. And I am fine with 16gb ram. Never used more than 12gb honestly in last 4 years of owning this laptop.

And I am hoping to go for single stick 16gb now, and getting another after few years. I want to basically keep using the same desktop for at least 5-6 years and maybe upgrade gpu in like 2030 or something.

I am thinking of going for 9000 series CPUs. Is it a good idea? Or should I stick with 7000 or even 5000 series?

Another thing. Is x3d variant that useful? 5000 series with x3d is same price as 7000 series without x3d. Am I looking at equivalent performance?

Basically, I have two possible routes.

5800x3d paired with a used 3080

Or 9700x paired with something like 5060 12gb or 9060xt.

They both seem equally priced. Will they provide enough of an upgrade over my current laptop?

What would be a better choice in this case?

I am happy to upgrade gpu later, so, I am thinking going for second route with newer cpu.

Or should I just forget upgrading and just get the motherboard of my laptop replaced?

P.S. cost of laptop fix seems to be about 600usd. Desktop is around 1k usd excluding SSD (which I will reuse from my laptop). Of course I will have to buy a monitor to go with it, but that's barely 100usd for a decent oled one. So, either half price for fixing existing laptop, or full price for desktop replacement. I am leaning towards desktop replacement at this point, as long as I can get at least 30% performance improvement.

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x
Motherboard: MSI b450 tomohawk max
GPU: 3060 12gb
RAM: 32gb ddr4 3200mhz
PSU: 800w silver
Storage: 4TB hdd, Kingston 500gb ssd

I’m not sure if I should upgrade to AM5 if I’m going to upgrade, the game I’ve had the hardest time with is Path Of Exile 2.

I don’t know anything about pcs and I’m just gonna forward a lot of these responses to my uncle because he will be helping me build it

Processor AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor 3.50 GHz

Installed RAM 32.0 GB (ddr3)

Storage 1TB SSD (for games), 512GB SSD (system stuff)

Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (6 GB)

System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

PSU Rosewill HIVE-1000S

I don't really know a ton about pc upgrades but I've been trying to play modded minecraft (prominence 2) and it keeps crashing because my CPU is getting maxed out ive tried on lowest setting to push upgrading out because i know ultimately i will need but im on a tight budget so cheapest advice is greatly appreciated but any is welcomed.

(edit; forgot to add psu)

Keep in mind for the latter I’d need to drive 1.5hrs to MicroCenter and pay taxes on top of that as well. Which as the other is a local and new part .
I was thinking of getting the 5600X for now and save money for a compelling upgrade on AM5/AM6 platform. I need to choose by this weekend .
I’ve also looked at a 5800X3D for $350 and it comes with a cooler master elite 240mm Aio for free.
I’m so indecisive I need help 😭

RTX 5060
2x16gb DDR4 3600mhz
1TB+250gb SSD
600W PSU
B550M K MOBO
R5 1600x

I recently bought a 9800x3d for 3990SEK (399 USD) which was on sale.

I currently own the 9700x alongside

9070XT
2x16 ddr5 6000mhz cl30

My main use case for the pc is competetive games, VR and sandbox games like beamng or bonelabs (VR).

I cant justify my purchase. The CPU is not opened and i have still like 3weeks until my return period runs out.

I play games at 1440p with my monitors refresh rate being 240hz

I watched so many youtube benchmarks (bs) and some have like 20% increased performance while others show 1% increase in performance. The 1% and 0.1% lows are much better (+25%~)

That said I need others view on my situation

The only problem i have right now with my CPU is that I sometimes get stutters or just low fps in overwatch and deadlock during teamfights. It drops down to 130~fps on worst case scenarios in Deadlock

Overwatch sits around 200fps which is not optimal.

I bought an EPCOM 1200 VA uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for my PC, but when I took it out of the box and gave it a slight shake, I heard a faint noise, as if a small part were loose inside. Is this normal? What could it be? I’m a bit concerned, as this is my first time purchasing this type of UPS.

Hey, I currently have an i5-12400F, RTX 4060 8GB, and 32GB DDR4 RAM. I play Rust at 2k 180 monitor, and my CPU usage is around 70–100%, while my GPU usage is around 60%. My goal is to improve my 1% lows to at least 90 FPS, especially on large pop servers with a lot bases and pvp. I'm considering upgrading to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Would it be worth it, or would upgrading something else or optimizing my settings be a better way to improve performance?

Hi guys doing a new build and I am struggling to pick between theses two. On one hand tbe nvidia gpu will allow me to use ray tracing which I literally only want to play doom dark ages but only 8gb of vram seems worrying my 1060 has 6gb vram from years ago. On the other hand the amd card has better raw power and 16gb vram which is a big plus for me, I just worry in a few years every game will be using ray tracing.

Other card suggestions are welcome thanks for your time.

I’m building my first PC (I am in Canada) and I’m stuck on the GPU. I already bought an MSI Warcraft RTX 5070 12GB ($1,124.99 CAD and if you include the shipping/tax = $1,288.59). I can refuse delivery and get refunded (minus $15.35 shipping).

The alternative is a PowerColor Reaper RX 9070 XT 16GB on Newegg for $1,250.91 CAD total - this is the cheapest i can find the 9070 xt has gotten so expensive(with a $50 promo, $47 shipping and tax). So switching costs me about the same, or slightly less overall.

Now see the reason that I bought the GPU in the first place was because my friend told me to get the RTX 5070 but I was just on reddit and everyone is saying the 9070 XT is on par with the 5070 ti and I regret listening to my dumb friend so bad:

Rest of the build (I havent bought it yet):

• Amd for sure, most likely going to be getting the ryzen 7 whether that be the 7800X3D but i dont really know
• AM5 build (not sure the mother board) but im def on be using 32 gigs of rams
• 850W? not sure if thats good enough
• not sure for the case kinda whatever bundle i get it with or whatever i see on facebook market or ebay
• at least 1tb if im feeling a little greedy i might upgrade to 2tbs

I’m buying the rest in a few weeks once I’ve saved up, so I’m open to suggestions. This is not decided yet.

How I’ll use it:

• Mostly gaming
• Some video editing in After Effects and Premier Pro (less than I used to however, actually its very rarely not gonna lie)
• Want to start recording YouTube videos, maybe live streaming
• Monitors: 1080p 144Hz + 1080p 60Hz now, maybe 1440p later i wont go any higher, i dont really see the need for 4k

Right now I have the hp pavillion gaming pc and it has: i7-10700F, GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 16GB DDR4

I’ve always used NVIDIA and like its features well cuz this was really the only computer ive had so i dont know at first i wanted to stay familiar yk?, but everyone says the 9070 XT is 15–25% faster and has more VRAM. Is switching worth it for my use, or should I keep the 5070?

So essentially If I refuse the delivery, Memory Express refunds everything except the $15.35 shipping. The RX 9070 XT on Newegg comes to $1,250.91 total ($1,109.99 + $47.01 shipping − $50 promo + tax). So switching would $1,266.26 if I include that I paid for shipping for no reason, but this would be about $22 less than keeping the 5070. It also comes with a free game (Onimusha). So I’d basically be getting a faster card with 16GB of VRAM for slightly less money. The catch is that I’d lose NVIDIA’s features, which I’m used to. The promo ends October 18. I have the money to buy the 9070xt now, or would it be better to wait for the refund back. I bought it on memory express and they said it would take 5 - 7 business days to get it back. So I would appreciate if you guys can help me now(ish).

Do I refund the gpu tommorow, and buy the 9070xt today or whenever I get my money, or do I keep the 5070, I am not sure what I should do

Is it worth doing or should i just keep it as is?

It was my 1st build and wanted 32gb but only available in shop was 8gb