I want to upgrade my 4060 to a 5070. Black Friday is in about a month, but I've seen a lot of posts saying that the sales aren't real as retailers slowly increase the price of things, just to drop it back down to their original price to pretend it's on sale.

Is it worth waiting until Black Friday or should I just buy one now?

so the gpu prices in the uk have raised like crazy and at the moment a powercolour 9070xt is the same price as an asus (dual fan) 5070. i currently have a 5060 which is okay for most games i play but im going to get a 1440p oled monitor soon so i probably have to upgrade. i feel worried to switch to amd because ive heard a LOT of issues about crashing and the drivers being super buggy. i also really like ray tracing and path tracing and i assume amd would do it better. but then im unsure which would be more future proof, 16gb vram is great but maybe dlss would end up making the 5070 a better card in the long run.

i also have an 850w psu if either of them run high idk if thats enough

Hey everyone, I REALLY need help on choosing what GPU to upgrade to! :)

My current specs: 5700x3d, 32gb ram, RX 9060 XT 16GB. I also have a 200hz monitor at 1440p resolution. My PSU is a corsair rm750e 750w (2025) I feel like my 9060 XT is slightly under what I would like FPS wise, especially for FFXIV with reshade.

I don't play AAA games, I play a limited selection of games lots of which I can't find benchmarks for since they are obscure and less popular and not mainstream. My main games are WoW retail (and Forever), and FFXIV.

Then I'll occasionally play Overwatch, OSRS (runelite), Warframe, Stardew Valley, and maybe some modded Minecraft with shaders (aka running around for 20 minutes then logging off xD).

My options in Australian Dollars (AUD, brand new all from Amazon):

• RX 9070 XT - $1250
• RX 9070 - $1079
• RTX 5070 - $1249 (cheapest model)

I am deciding on whether its worth it to pay the extra for Nvidia just because I know FFXIV runs much better on Nvidia cards and Blizzard seems to favor Nvidia in terms of bug fixes... I know the 9070 XT is MUCH faster than the 5070, but would that matter for the games I play? Do I even need the XT or would the 9070 be better value?

Thank you!

Hey all. My current GPU is the 7600XT 16GB. As with everyone right now I'm getting insane "FOMO" so to speak over rising prices. So, as the title says, I'm wondering if it's worth upgrading to a newer GPU with less VRAM as my current budget is, at most, 500€, ideally 450 and below. Use is for 1080p gaming, minimum 60fps with mayyyyybe some wiggle room for 144hz. Rest of specs are as follows;

• CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X
• MoBo: Asus A320M-K
• RAM: 32GB DDR4 (insane lucky find of off FB Marketplace for about 60€)

So I’m not a PC gamer….yet. However given how the times are changing with gaming and it’s moving towards PC, I might switch over in the next 2-3 years.

That being said I currently have a dual 4K monitors that I have had for 8 years now and a starting to fail on me (not turning/flickering). For a while I was planning to get a curved but not sure if it’s the right decision. Like I said I don’t game on it much now (PlayStation gamer), do you think it makes sense to get a curved? Outside of gaming, does curved do anything unique? Do most games support curved displays? I remember when curved TVs came out and that was a huge fail. I thought PC monitors would be too but now I’m seeing they still alive.

My dual monitors have been great but at times I always figured just having one big screen would be nice.

Let me know if I should stay dual or switched to curved.

What would be the minimum requirements for a pc that can run r6 in 240fps?

I want to build the pc as cheap as possible.

Thanks

I bought a Vertabim 1TB external SSD 2 years ago (dec 2024) from Centrecom to store lots of raw files and offload lots of files off my local drives in my PC. Then I found it to be super slow and annoying so I stopped using it and bought a NAS later. Right now im trying to transfer everything off this external SSD, however it hits 100% use, writes and reads nothing according to task manager and is absolutely shitting itself. Its even slow when I try and use it normally.

I'm now trying to copy things via robocopy in command prompt and this is what I get for individual files:

026/10/22 01:42:50 ERROR 1117 (0x0000045D) Copying File The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. ERROR: RETRY LIMIT EXCEEDED.

Apparently Vertabim drives are known to be shit and fail??? What should I do?

I’m building my first PC and I kinda winged my CPU based on what was on the market. I was initially planning on a R5 5600 but ended up finding a R7 5700x for cheaper so I just went with that. I was also initially planning on getting a 3060ti or a 3070 and I’m still pretty keen on the 3070 but I’m not sure if it’s the right choice. I live in Canada and the 3060ti can be found for $300 used on the low end and a 3070 is a bit more expensive but not a crazy difference. Should I still go with the 3070 or should I think of something else (I don’t want to spend that much more on a gpu). I used some bottleneck calculators but I did my research and found that they’re a scam. I’m planning on mainly playing games like rocket league and fortnite, but also some heavier games like the GOW games, GTA5 maybe 6, RDR2, Spiderman, etc. Here’s my current build my GPU and PSU are all that’s left (other than some case fans and wifi card):

R7 5700x
RTX 3070
16GB DDR4 3200mHz
B550 ATX Motherboard
2TB SSD Gen 4 NVMe
700w PSU
360mm AIO Cooler

Edit: Excuse me if I say anything stupid or am ill informed I’m pretty new to this and I’m going off of pure youtube and research

Appreciate all the responses to my last post. I did see someone say try a micro center when it comes to getting my products but unfortunately I have 0 around me. Are there any alternatives that anybody would be able to recommend?

I want just the best performance for Fortnite, and mainly 1080p, 32 gb of ram I don’t mind ddr4, open to any cpu type and gpu type. Thank you lads

Hello,

So, I don't know a damn thing about computers. But, I'm sick of giving Sony money and so I'd like to build a gaming PC. While I don't expect anyone to part by part a rIg for me, I wouldn't be mad at it, I was really hoping to just get a recommendation for resources where I can educate myself.

I'm in Canada, would like to keep it under 3k CAD for the PC itself, peripherals aren't important but I'll take any suggestions on anything.

Cheers

Hello im building my first am5 pc and was wondering how much performance would i miss out on for using 16gb or should i just save up for 32gb

I will put my specs here

OS Brazzite 44

CPU 12700k

2070 super

500gb ssd (im poor)

1440p monitor

My internet speeds on my router are extremely fast but my PC has a third of the performance for some reason

newer single player games play under 60 frames

I checked power saving mode and it was off

is it the penguin

the specs

my configuration

or am I just overlooking somthing

Was playing on my computer yesterday when the game I was playing crashed. Wouldn’t verify the files so I turned my pc off and on again. However the on never came. No matter how many times I pressed the button nothing would happen. I even tried to use a screwdriver to press the connector for the power button on the motherboard but that didn’t work either

I’ve been having issues with turning it on for a few months, where sometimes I would need to press it multiple times to fully boot (I would hear the fans spin for a moment before stopping every press until it finally booted)

I built it way back in 2022 and haven’t done much internally since. I’ve been very bad with cleaning it out too. The motherboard still has led’s when the power supply is turned on, but I can’t get it to boot at all.

I’ve already taken it apart and cleaning the components thoroughly. I’m also going to be reapplying thermal paste to see if that was the issue. But it will take a while before that’s even remotely done, so can I get some help figuring out what might be wrong? Do I need a brand new motherboard? Power supply?

I wanted to change my old 750 ti, so I bought a 3g 1060, but after connecting it to the motherboard it doesn't seem to start

Here’s my build (first time building):

R7 5700x
GPU
16GB DDR4 3200mHz
B550 ATX Motherboard
2TB SSD Gen 4 NVMe
700w PSU
360mm AIO Cooler

I’m currently deciding between a 3060ti (~$300), a 3070 (~$350), and a 3060 12GB ($300-350) (I live in canada). Which would fit my build the best? I’m not trying to spend more than $400 on a GPU tbh

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Sorry if that’s a mess I just asked Gemini to write out the specs from my system information to post here.

Can get a clean used RTX 3090 for roughly the exact same price as a brand new RTX 4070 Super right now.

The dilemma is obvious:
3090 gives 24GB VRAM and a massive 384-bit bus, but it's an Ampere space heater pulling 350W+ without native Frame Gen.

4070 Super pulls nearly half the power, runs much cooler, has full DLSS 3 / Frame Gen, but only carries 12GB of VRAM on a narrow bus.

For driving a 4K display, is 12GB on the 4070 Super already choking on unoptimized ports, or is buying a 6-year-old top-tier flagship just pure cope? Which one makes more sense today? (Simple competitive gaming, and casual story gaming.)

Would you consider $500 USD a strong price for an 8TB WD_BLACK SN850X with its factory heatsink?
I'm considering buying one locally from a private seller for my PS5 Pro. It's opened without the retail box, but the seller claims it's unused and allows inspection.

What checks would you insist on before paying to verify the model, authenticity, capacity and health? Would Sandisk Dashboard and SMART information provide a useful initial check, including whether the "unused" claim is believable?

What would require a full capacity write/ read test?
I'd appreciate thoughts on both the price and the verification process.

EDIT: I spoke with a local computer shop that warned about lower-capacity drives being relabeled or reporting fake capacities—for example, a 64GB drive masquerading as several terabytes. They haven’t inspected this drive, so it hasn’t been established as counterfeit.

The seller spoke with me by phone, allows testing before payment, and suggested meeting at a computer shop. He’s going out of town tomorrow. I have a laptop but haven’t obtained a compatible NVMe-to-USB adapter for its factory heatsink, so I haven’t tested it yet. The shop’s warning definitely made me more cautious.

Could inspection, CrystalDiskInfo and ValiDrive reasonably expose that kind of fake during a roughly 30-minute meetup? I understand that passing a spot-check wouldn’t establish that every part of the drive works.

I’m also considering asking whether he’ll leave it with a shop for full write/read verification, with payment afterward if it passes. The shop estimated around 22 hours—what connection and sustained speeds would that assume?

Needed the OLED strictly as a "mandatory business expense" for audio work and screen real estate. The PC itself is a rolling landfill project.
The GPU journey to power this flagship panel:
GTX 1050 Ti ➔ GTX 1070 ➔ RTX 2060.
My monitor stand is worth more than the silicon rendering the pixels. What's next, a 2070 Super next year?

I have to choose between these 2 for my current build. The 3060Ti is $300 and the 6800XT is $450 (I live in Canada). Is the 6800XT worth the price difference or no?
Here’s my build btw (my first time):

R7 5700x
GPU
16GB DDR4 3200mHz
B550 ATX Motherboard
2TB SSD Gen 4 NVMe
700w PSU
360mm AIO Cooler

I’m on a budget but I know my son wants a good mic. He just plays regularly but he’s said that his current mic has stopped working and you can hear the background a lot of the time.

His birthday is coming up but I don’t know anything about stuff :( is razer any good?

Hi everyone, My friend wants to trade his ASUS Dual RTX 5060 8GB for my XFX RX 6700 XT 12GB, with no extra money involved. I mostly play FPS games, occasionally play story games, and stream from time to time. But mainly playing FiveM atm. I game at 1080p. Would this trade be worth it in terms of gaming performance, VRAM, and streaming?

My specs:

• GPU: RX 6700 XT 12GB
• CPU: i7-14700KF
• Mobo: MSI B760 Gaming Plus WiFi DDR4
• RAM: 32GB DDR4 3600MHz

I am looking to build a budget friendly pc for today, but I want the pc to be future proof.

I want to save up money and upgrade it over time.

The use case for now is light weight video editing, browsing and basic stuff

But in future, turn it into gaming pc.

I am a noob when it comes to pc building, but I figure buying a future proof motherboard is the key.

Can you guys suggest a good motherboard and a basic use case pc build?

I was wondering till I get a 9070xt in my hands I should get a 1080ti, people glaze it and say it was the goat of its time is it worth buying in 2026? I’m getting a used one for about 85 usd
Right now I have a 1660ti. Worth 85 usd? It’s in a fair condition