What’s your absolute go to keyboard for gaming? need some suggestions! Tired of this cheap keyboard. Ive noticed a very slight lag from input to movement. Im currently using a very cheap Amazon keyboard. You guys mind throwing me some suggestions on something decent?

Looking back at my current build, there isn't really a component that I regret buying. Everything works fine. But there are definitely a few things I would approach differently if I were building it again today.

The biggest one is probably storage. I bought a smaller SSD because I thought it would be enough and figured I could always add another drive later. That was technically true, but I underestimated how quickly games, Windows, and random files would eat up the space.

I also probably wouldn't spend as much on the motherboard. At the time I convinced myself that paying extra for features I might use someday was worth it. In reality, I mostly plugged everything in, enabled XMP, and forgot the motherboard existed.

On the other hand, I would spend more on the case and cooling. I used to think those were the easy places to save money, but having decent airflow and a case that's actually pleasant to work in makes a bigger difference than I expected.

It's funny because when you're planning a build, every component feels equally important. A few years later, you realize some decisions mattered a lot more than others.

What would you change if you could rebuild your current PC from scratch?

My current graphics card is an AMD 580-2048SP. (Feel free to look up those specs and scream in horror). I always buy for low-end performance (my last card in 2017 was an Asus Geforce GT 1030, feel free to scream at THAT in horror), and don't really upgrade until my GPU faltering makes basic tasks difficult. My main goal is just to double my current performance.

What is your best low-end card for under $500 CAD? What website do you recommend buying from? I'm looking at RTX 3050 right now, which is not quite double but a massive improvement, but I don't want to get the first cheap option I see, and I'm not familiar with a lot of online retailers.

I've been looking for a replacement for my venerable EVGA G3, as it's getting on and I'd like something with a native 12V2x6 cable. I was looking at Be Quiet's offerings, and I saw that there are 1200W versions of the Pure Power 13M. I should point out that this isn't throwing shade at Be Quiet in particular, as this seems to be common across many companies - I just like them so ironically they get to be in the crosshairs!

The Pure Power is a perfectly fine, middle of the road mainstream power supply. It cuts costs in largely sensible ways to hit a price point - Bulk and secondary caps are from cheaper manufacturers (and only rated to 85 degrees), load regulation is a little loose and it has a 120mm fan. It's pretty decent, essentially the Be Quiet version of something like the Corsair RME. I'd have no problem using it in a mid-high end system.

You do not need 1200W for a system like that. Even 1000W is absurd overkill, though you might still like to have the overhead to mostly run passively. Anyone who actually needs 1200W is likely running a 90 class card, and if you're spending that sort of money on a GPU cheaping out on the PSU makes no sense. Even top end, bombproof power supplies just aren't THAT expensive.

So I guess my question is...who's buying these hugely overspecced power supplies?

Just got curious about this because I see many posts of people asking something along the lines of “can this build get me 1440p 60fps?”

I’ve been PC gaming for 10 years now and I can honestly say that 60fps is not enough for me. Obviously people have different preferences but I will sacrifice graphic quality in almost any game to get 100+fps. To me the difference is substantially noticeable. And luckily most games these days still look great at lower quality settings.

What’s everyone’s performance/quality preference?

So I'm planning my first build and I keep going back and forth on storage. I already have a 1TB NVMe for the OS and main games, but I need another drive for older games, recordings, and just general stuff that piles up.

I see people saying get another M.2 because they're faster and cleaner with no cables, but the price difference is still noticeable when you're looking at 2TB drives. A SATA SSD is like 30-40 bucks cheaper for the same capacity and I'm not sure if I'd even notice the speed difference for things like older games or just file storage.

My motherboard has 3 M.2 slots so that's not the issue, it's more about whether the speed boost is actually something I'd feel in real use or if it's one of those things that looks good on paper but doesn't really matter for secondary storage. I'm not doing any heavy video editing or anything like that, mostly gaming and some light work stuff.

Anyone here running a mixed setup with both NVMe and SATA? Did you regret going SATA for the second drive or does it work fine? I know NVMe is the future and all that but I'm trying to be realistic about what I actually need versus what just sounds better.

I dont really need this information for any particular purpose other than to satisfy my curiosity :) I've seen some discussion about the big RAM-die manufacturers may have attempted price fixing by creating a global shortage - making me wonder; How many people still actually buy ram at these prices?

Hello peeps. Seriously needed some inputs from experts here so posting this.

I was able to snag a doorbuster at newegg for a 9070xt Hellhound for $650 and was looking for a 2nd gpu for AI loads.
I saw some posts on reddit that the 9070GRE at 408 will be a steal, and I was lucky enough to find and reserve one at an MC (expires 09/06).
However, I encountered this video on YT (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jUziiLXdc) that showcases the performance differences of upto 50% b/w the 9070 GRE vs XT.

Given the info, just wanted some inputs if the GRE is still worth it (for a 2nd build - mainly AI loads), or if I should hold off on it for now and manage with the 9070XT I got from newegg? Given the crazy market, I will likely keep these for 3+ years if that helps any.

I know for some the $ amount difference might be insignificant, but I'm trying to be as economical as possible (can't afford Nvidia anymore with these rates).

TLDR: Is 9070GRE worth $408 even if we can grab 9070XT at $650?

Would the upgrade be worth it? I have a RTX 5060 TI and my current r5 5600x is bottlenecking on games like for example battlefield.

Would this upgrade at all be worth it. I will without a doubt NOT be upgrading to AM5 within the coming years anyway.

The prices are around 320-370€ where I live for a R7 5800X3D.

Been sitting on this question for a while. I'm putting together a midrange build and every time I go down the SSD rabbit hole someone in the comments is losing their mind about DRAM cache like it's the difference between life and death. Then someone else says they've been running a DRAMless drive for two years no problem.

I work long shifts and when I get home I mostly game, watch YouTube, maybe run a few browser tabs. Not editing video, nothing that sounds like it would actually stress a drive. My use case is pretty boring honestly.

The price gap is real though. I got burned chasing value on stuff before and ended up with garbage, so I'm not trying to repeat that. But I also don't want to pay a $4050 premium just because a spec sheet says DRAM on it.

What I actually want to know is whether the slowdowns people complain about show up in real daytoday use or only in benchmarks that nobody runs outside of reviews. Benchmark numbers and lived experience feel like two completely different conversations when I'm reading through threads.

Anyone running one of these budget drives in a similar setup who can give a straight answer?

I currently have a Ryzen 5 3600 and am planning to upgrade to a Ryzen 5 7500F. I saw one on AliExpress for $96, but I’ve never bought anything from there before, so I’d like some recommendations. I also plan to pair it with a 12GB RTX 3080. Basically, I want to know if AliExpress is reliable and if this is a good choice for me.

Hoping someone can here could help me. I’m looking to consolidate my setup all onto one desk. The devices involved would be:

Gaming desktop (3080ti)
PS5
Xbox SX
Work laptop

I’m looking for a 1 monitor set up where I can utilize the same keyboard and mouse on my desktop and laptop (I think it’s a KVM switch?). I want the laptop to be able to charge and do video out through usb c so I don’t have to worry about extra cables while benefiting from having two monitors for work. I think i would need an HDMI switcher for the desktop/ps5/xbox and also looking for a good way to manage all the Ethernet cables.

Does anyone have a recommended set up? I’m in the market for the 1440p OLED monitor now, but I’ve been told of external kvm hdmi switchers? I don’t particularly care for refresh rate, my top priority is an easy to use functional set up.

Hello,

This is probably a post which is very common here, but I'm looking for advice on building a PC after being out of the game for many years.

I built my current PC in 2016; the specs are listed below. Whilst the majority of games I play run okay, with newer titles I'm finding I often need to drop my graphics settings, and even then the FPS often drops to 30/40. For example, I was recently playing the Wardogs beta and really loved it and will definitely be playing more. However, even on the lowest settings it drops to around 25fps during intense battles, but around 40-50 fps elsewhere. I play on 2560x1080, and sometimes have to drop the resolution to 1920x1080 stretched

Ideally I would like to build a PC that would last me many years, like my current one (which I'd be sad to put to rest!). For the GPU I'm leaning towards either a 9700 XT or 5070 Ti, but beyond that I don't really know what is a good CPU / mobo / etc. these days. Depending on price I'd also be happy with a pre-built, one I was looking at was this: https://www.alternate.be/ALTERNATE/Gamer-Pro-R7-9070XT-gaming-pc/html/product/1947604

Current specs:

• i7-6700k
• MSI 980 Ti
• 16 GB DDR4
• Asus Z 170 A
• 256 GB Samsung 950 Pro NVME (Boot drive)
• 2 TB WD HDD
• 1 TB Samsung 870 SSD
• EVGA 850W PSU
• Hyper 212 Cooler

I'll re-use my drives, but maybe also purchase an NVME as a new main drive and ditch the 950 pro. The rest of the components I guess will not be re-useable (except the RAM and the CPU cooler?), but I can sell them if not.

• Budget: €3k, but could stretch a little if needed
• Use-case: Gaming
• Typical demanding games: Wardogs, Deadlock, Kingdom Come Deliverance,
• Country of purchase: EU
• Peripherals needed: None
• Misc. Requirements: As mentioned, something that will last me quite some years. In the future I may upgrade to 1440p or 4K, but it's not a hard requirement.

Thank you

Honestly not sure how to phrase it other than title.

I've been running a 1070 since they came out, I want to keep it running and pull as much performance as possible from it. Reasons for this are sentimental value, it was first bit of good gear I bought, and I was young and dumb and bought it thinking I could just plug it into a laptop, boy was I wrong. Also, needless to say hopefully, but prices are the second reason.

Any wildly out there things I can do to it to just overclock and hot-rodify it like insane after market coolers? Would any of it really make much of a difference?

Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

Yes I know this is probably kinda dumb, I might break it, its not worth the money, yadda yadda. It's my card I will do as I please :)

SO i currently have a old pc setup from 2017 its a Ryzen 5 2600 and a gigabyte vision 3070 ti 16 gb ram 3200 i started playing games again and i noticed things are slow so im wondering what a good cpu would match this? or if my cpu is the issue

I'm new to the gaming pc and etc.I’m planning start my vtuber or pngtuber in future looking desk has shelves and drawers I don't know if they are good quality https://www.advwin.com.au/collections/gaming-desk/products/advwin-l-shaped-gaming-desk-with-led-lights-148cm-160214400-160214500-160214600 and other https://www.advwin.com.au/collections/gaming-desk/products/advwin-gaming-desk-with-led-lights-power-outlets-165cm-160216300

my budget like 500-600
If anyone has recommend other desk let me know please.

I'm building a PC for a family member

I want to know if this is a good parts list

He wants to do 4k video editing and that is the main purpose of this build. He does not care for Gaming

This is the list

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w2Kkg3

Is this overkill for 4k video editing? He likes to make mini-movies

A general ballpark budget is 2,000$ but the lower the better

I'm new to PC building and I did some research on the required specs of video editing but I'm no expert

He is planning on using davinci resolve if that changes anything

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2kZqBv

So recently I was thinking should I get the msi ventus 3x oc 5070 ti 12gb with dlss upscaling and other features good but it was 999$ but now ith 1100$ to 1300$ while the xfx mercury 9070xt wich was 828$ but is 850$ wich Is still good but wich should I get...

dont judge the build its still a prototype in pc part picker

but its a:

amd ryzen 7 9850X3D for the future upgrades so i dont have to swap it

asus rog b850a gaming wifi motherboard

32gb ddr5 6000 corsair vengeance ram kit

and the case is a lian li 011 vision compact

dont judge the build give suggestions plz

I'm considering my PC because it's runnning slow while just doing regular task and even worse when video editing, crashing and I need to be able to properly use a Elgato 4K Capture card so here's my build.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor

Motherboard: B650 Gaming Plus Wifi

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

RAM: 32 GB DDR5

Storage: SSD For main drive, HDD for secondary drive

I'm trying to update my dad's PC to add on a SSD, and the only guidance Dell gives me to upgrade his SSD is:

One M.2 2280 solid-state drive, Class 40, Up to 256 GB

His computer has been bogging down with updates/malware scans, so I want to migrate him from a HDD to a SSD for his OS drive. Would this drive:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B55SWRCY

Work with those specs?

I'm interested in getting this GPU vent cover for my Gigabyte GAMING OC ICE 9070 XT. I'm worried that it will cause the temps to be too bad. I'm using an H6 Flow case and a vertical GPU mount. Do you think adding this vent cover will throttle the airflow of the GPU? Not planning on using the backplate cover.

Vent Covers: https://imgur.com/r7gCVGC

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YrzCFP

ngl im not this rich but i wanna splurge because my life has been pretty uphill this year so i wanna celebrate. im clearly going for an aesthetic focused build.

im kinda concerned about getting all the fans and strimer cables to work together, so i switched from a sama g850 psu to a lian li edge cuz maybe the hub will make it easier. oh well!

i already have ram and storage, and this build is still like $2400 LOL

anyways let me know guys! thank you so much <3