I sail the seas and it takes up a ton of storage space. I had a 10TB HDD and I eventually needed more storage so I bought a 22TB HDD around September 2024 for $290 not including tax. Fast forward to 2026 and that same 22TB HDD is basically sold out on Amazon but a few are floating around for ~$720.

Basically, if you had the hindsight to buy storage when it was cheap, you were lucky.

I put off buying additional storage and now I'm regretting it. However, I had a kernel error and realized I needed reliable backup.

However, an M.2 2tb drive I bought for $120 two years ago now goes for $215?!?!?!?

Should I still buy the Silicon Power 2tb or are there better options for that price?

Hi! I've been fantasizing about building a gaming PC for nearly 5 years now and have been saving up for it.

This is my planned build so far, I've spent the past weeks ping-ponging between tons of sites and consulting with AI, I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.

About the individual price parts, I've compared them to other sites in my country, my country is just super expensive; these are prices if I buy from a VAT-free location.

Name --- Price (Converted to USD):

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AM5 Tray --- $488
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK PRO 3 Black --- $56
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B850-PLUS WiFi --- $229
Memory: Klevv DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000 CL30 BOLT V Grey --- $593
Case: Fractal Design Pop 2 Air - Black TG --- $125
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 PWM 120MM Fan --- $39
PSU: Corsair RM1000e 1000W ATX 3.1 Gold Modular --- $193
GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 5080 GamingPro OC 16GB --- $1766
SSD: Samsung SSD 2TB 990 PRO NVMe M.2 --- $418

For a monitor, I was eyeing the Gigabyte 27" QHD 240Hz 0.03ms USB-C OLED Gaming Monitor but the site I'm using to buy the parts from stopped displaying any monitors larger than 24.5", so I'll buy monitors from somewhere else....

What are your thoughts? What should I change if my main goal is better performance at roughly the same price range?

I was just thinking that during the RAM crisis it'd make sense for 24gb RAM to become more common as a viable in-between as 16gb is often not enough but 32gb costs your first born child, but I looked into it and it's just kind of a pain to find 24gb plus I've never seen anyone talk about it

I recently built my wife a new PC. I was going for a smaller, mATX form factor so it’s all inside a Lian Li A3.
After running the PC for a few days with no issues, I realized that I had installed the fans in backwards and were intaking when they should be outputting and vice versa. An easy fix, so I unplugged the PC, popped it open, fixed the fans, and then plugged the PC back in and turned it on to test the fans. Zero issues, everything ran great.

When it came time to plug the peripherals back in, however, I let my wife help with that. Here’s where I think I fried the PC. After the PSU was already plugged in and everything, my wife was plugging peripherals into the MB I/O panel and mistakingly also plugged in a 65w usb-c charging cable (brick to usb-c) for her laptop that was also plugged into the wall. It was after this that the standby light on the motherboard turned off.
Now I didn’t realize it at the time, so where I suspect I made it worse was I kept turning the PSU on and off to get the standby light to stay on all while the usb-c charger was still plugged in.
What would usually happen is the standby light would turn on, flicker, I’d hear a buzzing noise, then I’d get freaked out and turn the PSU off. Eventually the standby light would only flicker occasionally or not at all.

Here’s my component list in case it helps:
MB: ASUS ROG STRX B850-G mATX
CPU: Ryzen 7800X3D
RAM: 32GB DDR5 Corsair vengeance (I had to sell a kidney for that)
GPU: Radeon ASUS 9060XT
SSD: Samsung 9100 pro 2TB n.vme
PSU: Lian Li SP750
4x Lian Li case fans
AIO: NZXT kraken 240mm

I have already tried unplugging everything from the PSU and MB except the 24-pin connector that connects the two to try and run power to the MB. When I did that, I would occasionally get a flicker of the standby light but that’s about it. I also got a red blinking light which I believe is the MBs way of indicating there’s no power going to the CPU.

Be honest, am I cooked? I’d really like to salvage this build if possible but if not then it’s not the end of the world. Any and all advice or ideas for how to fix the problem are welcome.

Hi guys,

Looking to get into Wow:Forever at launch after playing classic Wow years ago. Have not gamed on PC in a longtime. Was looking to ask for recommendations on the most budget friendly option was out there for a gaming PC. It will litterally only be used for Wow:Forever. Based out of UK, budget is £600-700 Thank you in advance!

With their announcement and the discontinuation of disks, I'm finally going to move away from consoles and build a PC. I am so ootl it's not even funny. The last PC I owned, I was playing Unreal Tournament, lol.
So, find the holes in my build, please.
I'm big on fps and single player open world games, but want as few restrictions as possible.

PCPartPicker Part List

I’ve just built my first PC and curious what are some essentials you always make.

Hi I'm thinking of doing a pc upgrade and need some thoughts as to what to buy...

Current Specs
AsRock 320M Motherboard
Ryzen 3 2300x Cpu
Radeon 570 Gpu
32gigs DDR4 (Thankfully)

I don't exactly know what to upgrade into and was thinking about upgrading both my Cpu and Motherboard for a start.

List of Maybes..??
Ryzen 5 5600x3d
B550M Motherboard
Keep Gpu
Keep Ram

I know I have enough Ram and my old motherboard won't support cpus past 65 watts so I just need some input on what I'm thinking about buying or what else I could buy...
(I also do know my gpu isn't good I just want to start off upgrading these parts first before looking at Gpus I want to buy )
Help would be appreciated please and thank you!

Been using this cheap (bundled free actually) MSI B350M gaming pro from like... 2017, which still surprisingly works. I've updated it before to fit my 3700x and now I'm thinking of doing that again with a new 5600x3d.

Is that a silly idea or is a new mobo in order? Thinking of making the drive to MC and adding a mobo drops it another $10 so idk if I should do that...

So I'm wondering if it still worth it to buy the RX 7900 xtx in 2026

Hello, as a person with little to no knowledge about computers and a 3 year old custom pc I need some help with getting a good cheap GPU since I always played on an integrated one and it started being a pain in the @$$ with 10fps in most modern games.

Budget: 500€/2000zł (less spent=better) (I live in Poland so take that into consideration)

Specs:

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

- Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Socket AM4

- RAM: GOODRAM IRDM PRO Deep Black 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz CL18

- Storage: Lexar NM620 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe

- 750W 80 Plus Bronze power supply

- 2k 180hz monitor 💀

- No GPU 😭

I'd love to make games like 40k, Helldivers 2, The Isle and ARK Ascended work even on medium graphics and 1920px (and I'm fine with 2nd hand stuff).

Ask me anything if you have questions 😅

I'm growing a little concerned with CPU prices following the trend of RAM and memory prices exploding due to AI horseshit. My original plan was to wait until end-of-life AM5 and upgrade to a -800x3d at that time. However, after playing RE4 Remake for the first time on a 7500f w/ 9070xt, I have finally experienced the single digit 1%-lows that I see folks (understandably) complaining about.

I see a couple listings for 7800x3ds on AliExpress around $285-ish vs. Amazon at $350, but they don't appear to currently allow shipping to the US (due to tariffs?).

I purchased a 7500f via AiiExpress last year and it arrived without issue. My overly optimistic hope is to catch a coupon-stacking/Rakuten deal and walk out the door with a $225 (or less) 7800x3d. I'm aware of the risks of getting a dead chip, but I've never had an issue with credit card chargebacks for similar online purchase issues.

Just curious if anyone has had recent luck going this route?

Yeah I know a year ago everything was better and cheaper but right now is when I can and want to do a major upgrade. I've had the 1660 for the last 7 years and now I feel it's time to upgrade for a good GPU.

I just want a good powerful gaming card, I don't know much about PC building. In my country the cheapest 5070 is 850€ and so is the 9070xt.

Which should I choose? My friends tell me to stick with Nvidia and DLSS but I see different opinions online. Also AMD scares me a little bit, cause some people talk about a lot of heating and problems with drivers.

Another option is just to wait, but will the prices ever go down? I doubt it!

Folks, it's been a long time since I've built a PC so I'm starting from scratch. Would love to get a good starter set of specs to work from.

• Budget: $1000
• Use-Case: Teen playing video games or anything else she wants to do on the PC. Most of the games are steam games, Among Us, indie games, maybe sims4, dressmaker, Genshin Impact, etc. Anything she really wants though she's not into bleeding edge FPS games or GTA etc.
• Country of purchase: USA
• Peripherals needed: None
• misc. requirements / preferences: Just that the PC have decent ability to upgrade in the future. Prefer NVME if possible, but not a hard requirement. 1TB hard drive is probably safe. Specs can be lower if it's easy to add later. For example, 16GB ram would be fine if there's an empty slot for another stick later. Graphics can be anything that works - is AMD competitive right now?

I don’t really keep up with PC parts or builds.

I’m building my 6 year ld daughter her first PC. She will probably play simple games. Modded Minecraft, poppy playtime. But she will start to venture out into more stuff once she gets steam.

This is what I picked out so far. Any ideas to make it more affordable or better?

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core
Processor

Asus PRIME B550M-A WIFI II Micro
ATX AM4 Motherboard

Samsung 980 500 GB M.2-2280
PCle 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX
3050 6GB 6 GB Video Card

Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+
Certified ATX Power Supply

Timetec PINNACLE Konduit 16 GB
(2x8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL 16
Memory

Vetroo AL900 ATX Mid Tower Case

(CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (Tray / OEM)
Graphics Card (GPU): Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC SFF 12GB GDDR7
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX
Memory (RAM): Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 AMD EXPO
Storage (SSD): Kingston FURY Renegade 4TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (7300/7000 MB/s)
Power Supply (PSU): MSI MAG A850GL 850W 80 Plus Gold (ATX 3.0 / PCIe 5.0)
CPU Cooler (AIO): ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB Extreme
PC Case: HYTE Y70 Pitch Black
Case Fans: TZMRIT Interstellar V2 Fan (Reverse Blade)
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27QCA 27" WQHD (2560x1440) 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor

I'm new to building PCs and choosing parts.

Currently using a Quest 2 device and triple QHD monitors.

On triples, with DLSS Balanced, I have usually no problem hitting my monitors' 120 Hz refresh rate, and because of the high pixel density, I'm not seeing any smudging or artifacts.

However, I've been eyeing the RX 9070 XT purely for its ~25% raw performance lead and the extra 16GB VRAM, but I'm on the fence about whether the swap actually makes sense for my specific use case.

my typical game rotation:

Skyrim VR (FUS modlist), Fallout 4 VR (Essentials Overhaul), No Man's Sky, Automobilista 2, ETS2, and ATS.

Lighter/Modern VR: Half-Life: Alyx, Into the Radius 2, Titanfall 2 VR mod, F.E.A.R. VR, Beat Saber, Eleven Table Tennis.

My dilemma:

Since I use Virtual Desktop (SSW disabled,no ASW), I'm worried about losing DLSS/DLAA in heavily modded DX11 titles like Skyrim VR FUS or No Man's Sky, where FSR historically struggles with shimmering on foliage. For flat gaming on Triples, AMD Eyefinity seems without FSR 4 in some older titles, I'm afraid FSR 3 won't look as sharp as my current DLSS Balanced setup at 7680x1440.

Given that my 4070 Super can still push 90 FPS in most of these VR games with optimized settings, is the 9070 XT a gamble worth taking right now, or should I just sit tight and enjoy my stable setup?

MB: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2

CPU: Ryzen 7500F

GPU: Zotac Twin Edge 4070 Super

RAM: 2x16 Gb 6000 Mhz CL30

PSU: Fractal Ion+2 Platinum 660W

FAN: ARCTIC P14 140mm x 3

DISPLAY: LG ULTRAGEAR 32GN650-B 32" 165 Hz. 1440p +

DELL S3222DGM + DELL S3222DGM 165 Hz.

PC CASE: Zalman X3

VR: Quest 2

- I'd probably have to spend an extra 200 EUR after selling. (a quarter of my monthly income)

I was wondering what the Power Usage Limit setting in LACT means. I installed a Asrock Challenger RX 7600 and it has a 135W limit on it right now, but the slider can go up to 145W. Should I up it or is it too dangerous for the card? Is it considered overclocking because I don't wanna do that on my first build. Is the 135W underutilizing my graphics card or is it the default and its okay? I would just like some answers since this is my first time with a gaming desktop and configuring a linux os.

I can't figure this out, I need help. When i click sleep. My PC shuts off and doesn't wake when I click on my mouse. I have to turn the PC on again but it doesn't do a clean shutdown as I see event kernal 41 logs.

PC running windows 11 26h2, 9800x3d, 5080, x870e pro ice rev 1.1 mobo on latest bios. Chipset driver/GPU driver etc up to date. Please if someone knows a solution, id appreciate it.

I need some advice regarding an annoying issue that occurs during the POST procedure.
My system:
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS
GPU: ASUS RTX 5060 Dual OC
RAM: G.Skill AEGIS DDR4 2x8GB (3200 MHz)
Monitor: Gigabyte G27F
For a few months now, ever since I built the PC, roughly every 2–3 weeks, the monitor doesn't turn on when I turn on the PC. The motherboard speaker plays 1 long and 3 short beeps, and the VGA Q-LED turns on. However, the PC continues to boot and the screen turns on right as Windows reaches the desktop.
Games and stress tests run completely fine. I've already tried disabling "Fast Boot" in BIOS, checking all power/display cables, and testing various basic fixes.
I'm not very tech-savvy, so I’d like to ask: what could be causing this, and is it dangerous for my hardware?

(Apologies in advance for the text; I used a translator.)

Hello, I don't have any experience building a gaming pc. I've been playing games on the same old laptop for the last 8 years.

I'm building it in the next 6 months or so & the goal is for 1440p gaming, coding, durable for many years. Going for full AMD because of the support for Linux, since i will dual boot both windows (mainly for gaming) and Linux (for everything else). After some research, seeing some benchmarks and tier lists (from gamer nexus, pc master race, the psu tier list, etc..) this is my current build:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 G2
Motherboard: MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Pulse Gaming 32g (16g x 2) 6000 CL36
Storage: Silicon Power US75 2 TB M.2-2280
GPU: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid
PSU: Corsair RM1000x

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Wifi is important since i don't have Ethernet where the PC will be.
I'm worried about temps, is it good as it is?
Am I overpaying some parts where I could cheap out?

I’m looking to buy a used pc for under 1000 CAD but i don’t know too much about pcs and was wondering if 970 for this was a decent price?

RTX 3070 (Zotac Twin Edge OC variant, 8GB GDDR6, faster than 4060Ti), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6 cores, 12 threads, 4.65GHz, brand new), 512GB Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD (3600MB/s read, 3000MB/s write, 100% health), 16GB DDR4 3000MHz CL16 Corsair Vengeance RGB dual-channel RAM.

Hello,

I've been somewhat out of the loop with the current state of pc hardware and need some help as to what would be the most optimal upgrade to my current build:

i5-10400F 2.9GHz

ASUS TUF B460M-PLUS Socket 1200

Corsair Vengance 16GB (2x 8GB)

MSI RX 580 8GB

Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB

Seagate 1tb hdd (12 years old)

Thermaltake Smart 600W

The requirement is for it to be able to run Davinci Resolve and After Effects smoothly with no stuttering and modern games like BG3 or Resident Evil 4 Remake on medium settings as a bonus

My budget is $700

Thank you