/pcbg/ - PC Building General
<span class="quote">>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE</span><br>Post build list or current specs including MONITOR: https://pcpartpicker.com/<br>Provide specific use cases<br>State BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helped<br><br><span class="quote">>CASE</span><br>mATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, XT M3<br>ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207/217, Flux Pro, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME, X50, BF360<br>Dual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8<br><br><span class="quote">>CPU</span><br>Budget: 7500F, 7/9600/X, 225/F, 12600K/F, 5600/X<br>Gaming: 9850X3D, 9/7800X3D, 250K, 5800XT<br>Workstation: 9950X/3D(2), 9900X/3D, 270K<br><br><span class="quote">>COOLER</span><br>AIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Cooler Master Atmos, Lian Li GA II Lite, Corsair Nautilus RS, be Quiet Silent Loop 3<br>Dual tower: A620 PRO SE, Phantom Spirit, NH-D15 G2<br>ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67<br><br>TIM: MX-7, Duronaut, PTM7950 (phase change), KryoSheet (carbon sheet)<br>*Most listings online are not actually 7950<br><br><span class="quote">>MOTHERBOARD</span><br>Avoid ASRock AM5 boards, CPU degradation issues still reported<br>Choose boards with ALC1220 audio codec if possible<br><br><span class="quote">>RAM</span><br>DDR5: 2x16GB or 2x24GB, 6000CL30 (AMD), 6400CL32 (Intel)<br>Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget), 2x48GB or 2x64GB (high-end)<br>DDR4: 3200CL16, 3600CL18<br><br><span class="quote">>SSD (Keep firmware updated)</span><br>DRAMless: 7100, NM790<br>PCIe Gen 4.0: 850X<br>Gen 5.0: 8100<br>https://borecraft.com/<br><br><span class="quote">>GPU</span><br>Budget: Arc B580, 9060 XT 16GB, 5060, used card<br>*8GB has become a major constraint even at 1080p<br>Midrange: 9070, 5070<br>High-end: 9070 XT, 5070 Ti<br>Next Gen Experience: 7900XTX, 5090<br>VRAM Heavy AI: Radeon AI PRO R9700, blackwell 6000<br><br><span class="quote">>PSU</span><br>Buying guide:<br>https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/be<wbr>st-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-har<wbr>dware-busters/<br><br><span class="quote">>MONITOR</span><br>1080p: 24" 165/180hz IPS, KTC H25X7<br>1440p: 27" 165/180hz IPS, KTC M27T6 (miniLED), discounted OLED<br>4K:KTC M27P6 (miniLED), discounted OLED<br><br><span class="quote">>OS</span><br>Activate Windows @ <a href="https://boards.4chan.org/g/catalog#s=fwt" class="quotelink">>>>/g/fwt</a><br><br><span class="quote">>CASE FANS</span><br>Meta: Case with good stock PWM fans<br>Midrange: Pure Wings 3, Arctic P12 Pro, P14 Pro (5-pack, loud @ higher RPM)<br>High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)<br><br>Prev: <a href="https://boards.4chan.org/g/thread/109532221#p109532221" rel="nofollow ugc" class="quotelink">>>109532221</a><br> <img width="1280" height="1280" style="" src="https://i.4cdn.org/g/1786592773746384.jpg" referrerpolicy="no-referrer"> <br>