For about a month now, I want to buy a gaming PC on Black Friday if there are good deals at Micro Center

But I see many of the PC community saying not to expect good sales because they will only continue and continue to rise

Want I want is a PC with RX 9060 XT and 16gb ram, $1,500 aprox at Micro Center

Should I last longer with my PS5 and Steam Deck?

I am currently shopping for a RAM kit, and have come across the following two kits from the same manufacturer:

540$ - 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MT/s DDR5 CL36

400$ - 64GB (2x32GB) 5600MT/s DDR5 CL36

Am i missing something? Am i stupid? Why is the 64gb cheaper? I'm new to building and i think i am missing something

EDIT: For those of you asking for the link, let me try to buy it first, and then i'll send you the link, I wouldn't want you guys to take all the stock lol

EDIT: I got got, the product becomes suddenly unavailable when checking out. It's weird because on the product page there is stock available... got my hopes up for nothing.

Hello everyone,

My wife and I are getting divorced, and I'm looking for an activity my son and I can share even when he's not staying with me. He loves Minecraft, and he asked if we could play together online.

However, I'm on a tight budget and was wondering if a $500 gaming PC is realistic for this. He wants to use mods and texture packs. Years ago, texture packs caused major frame drops for me, but I didn't have a good PC back then and I've never built one myself.

Is $500 enough to run modded Minecraft smoothly today?

I don't know if buying used parts is a good idea or what tricks would make it cheaper.

Hello. I was was planning to buy a GPU for my PC. Currently I am running the ff set up.

1. Ryzen 7 5700g

2. Prime B550M-K ARGB

3. 16gb ddr4 lexar thor

4. 500W Silverstone

I am budget constrained so I was debating whether to get an RTX 5060ti or a 5070. I was told that I will need a new PSU if I get the 5070 but that's well within my budget.

So which is better for my set up? 5060ti or 5070?

Thanks!

I’m planning to purchase a gaming PC through Micro Center and having them assemble it. Looking for feedback on compatibility, value, and where to reduce costs.

My monitor is an ASUS ROG PG279Q, running at 1440p/144 Hz. It has an older Nvidia-only G-SYNC implementation and does not support AMD FreeSync, so switching to the RX 9070 XT would mean losing variable refresh rate on this screen. Keeping G-SYNC was part of my reason for choosing Nvidia, but I’m questioning whether it’s worth the extra $320. Would you pay that premium or take the savings?

Alternatives I’m considering:

• $919.99 bundle: Same 9850X3D, ASUS TUF B850-E WiFi, and 32 GB Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36. Saves $239.98 before tax versus buying my selected CPU, motherboard, and RAM separately.
• $779.99 PowerColor RX 9070 XT Reaper: Replaces the 5070 Ti and saves $320 before tax, but I would lose G-SYNC on my current monitor.

Both changes save $608.28 including tax.

Would you make those substitutions? Is Nvidia worth the extra $320 considering my monitor, and are there any other overpriced parts or compatibility issues I should address?

I don't love the price, seems insane to me, but I also haven't purchased a new PC in 8+ years. Is this just the new normal or is my build a little over the top?

Thanks for the help!

I’m wondering what gets you the most power for your buck. A used laptop or a mini pc with a portable screen?

Not looking to be played crazy games on it, basically just generic games, but be able to editing run programs even if it’s somewhat slow.

The fact that I’ll likely have to be plugged in all the time doesn’t matter as long as it’s super easy to pick up and move elsewhere.

About me:
I'm new to PC building and honestly don't really know what I'm doing, so I'd really appreciate honest feedback. I'm in the UK and I'm targeting Black Friday (27 Nov) to buy.
What I need it for:
Remote work every day
Gaming at 1440p/60fps, including Red Dead Redemption 2 and FIFA / EA FC, and I want it able to run something as demanding as GTA 6 when it comes to PC (I'll play it on Xbox first)
Upgradable later, so I'm not cutting corners on the parts that are hard to change
Budget: £900 ideally, £950 max. I want to get the most performance I can for that money. I already have a monitor and peripherals. No RGB needed.

My attempt: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/b7Zxxf
It's an RX 9060 XT 16GB, Ryzen 5 7600, 750W Gold PSU, 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD. It comes to about £1,179 right now, mostly because 16GB of DDR5 is £254, so it's over budget. I'm hoping some prices drop on Black Friday.
My plan:
Don't cut corners on the CPU, GPU or PSU
Start with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, then add more later (hence the 4 RAM slots and spare M.2 slot)
Upgrade the GPU later if GTA 6 turns out heavier on PC
What I'd like help with:
•What's the best build you can put together for £900-950? If you have one that beats mine for the same money, please share it. I'm happy to scrap mine.
•Is it worth waiting for RAM prices to drop, or should I go DDR4/AM4 to save money?
•Is the 9060 XT 16GB the right GPU at this budget?
•Are there any corners you think I should cut instead? Some of the ones I've picked (like the cheap case, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD) might be the wrong ones, and I'd rather save money somewhere else if that's smarter.

•Anything I've missed or should swap?

Thanks so much for reading and in advance!!!

Google-fu says there's no ideal subreddit for consumer grade UPSs...

Anyway, my dad's 2 year old APC Back-UPS 1500 is very hot. There's only one mid-range desktop PC and an LCD monitor connected to it. Utility power is good. The PC has been idling for days, no load, monitor was off.

Why is the UPS hot to the touch? I assume that's not ideal for their power bill...?

I recently got a new pc and installed singlal rgb , tried openrgb but it didn’t detect my things probably . I recently saw and learnt that such software ( even openrgb) can kill your ram or fans or other hardware in pc .? should I just uninstall external software and reinstall Asus armour crate or just forgot all the software and let my pc run its own default rgb .

Got a 5060 for my wife's future pc in January for 300$
Market going crazy and they're now selling for 500+ USD

I can sell it (still new in the box) and get myself 9060xt 8/16 gig depending on availability and still save some cash for a case and/or psu.

This seems like a good idea for me, but I'm still hesitating.
The purpose is light gaming, nothing crazy, she won't use geforce experience (which is a selling point for me, I hate OBS recording) so I'm really considering it. What are your thoughts?

Alright so here is the thing, I've been thinking of making the switch to consoles from PC for a while, 80% of my gaming catalog comes from buying used game, with that dying soon, I honestly can't justify staying on console. And PS5 will likely be the last console I own UNLESS they decide to make the juicy exclusives PS only again.

However in the next 9 months or so I'll be quite busy with both work and online studies, leaving me little time to enjoy the pc or even my console.

But the thing is I'm kinda worried that if I decide to build it in 9 months or so the build go from 1600/1700 to 2000+ (9070 XT , 9700X / 32gb DDR5) the entire build was around 1670€ with some parts on sale back in August.

So yeah I either buy now because of Fomo but might not have the time to fully enjoy it right away

or wait until I have the time but by then it might cost 2000+

Anyone was in that situation at some point? what did you do?

I mainly don’t know what I’m doing down to a serious level I’ve spent this whole day trying to find parts and what’s best using part picker I have a cart of stuff on Amazon but I don’t know if it’s any good or if it’s worth the money about 1,235$ also my first time on Reddit

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17. FM. CPU Cooler

Gigabyte A520M K V2 Mirco ATX AM4 Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB ( 2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL 18 Memory

Silicon Power UD90 1TB NVME

ASRock challenger OC Arc 10Gb video card

Montech Tg3 ATX mid tower case

ASRock pro-750g 750 W 80+gold ATX power supply

KTC 180 Hz 1920. 1080 monitor Ips

I'm currently attempting to build my first PC, I have most parts like a case and have slowly gotten things piece by piece. I'm holding out on a GPU for now as I'm trying to just replace an old 2017 1.2 ghz 4 core 4 thread lenovo yoga 2-in-1 laptop for now that's been my main system and is ready to call it quits by becoming a safety hazard (I had turned it into a media system). I was practically planning around a well rounded versatile system that could handle most whatever I can throw at it from gaming to editing (with realistic expectations and compromises), granted it doesn't have to be the fastest which is why I went with these options for a CPU.

Already owned previously

Monitors: BenQ Mobius 1440p 27" 120fps and a UPERFECT 1440p 120hz 16" 16:10 ratio (offset vertical mounted)

Peripherals: weikav luck65 v2 with gateron milky yellow v3 linear switches and coiled aviator cable, modded keychron K6 with baby kangaroo 2.0 tactile switches. Logitech G502 hero.

Speakers: Edifier MR4.5 and M60 speakers (separate use cases as one is a media speaker and the other is a bookshelf style monitoring speaker)

Case: Darkflash C275P

PSU: Darkflash PMT850

Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus PRO B850i (the case is an M-atx that's built around the use of an ITX board)

AIO: TRYX panorama 240A SE (bought this new on jawa for really cheap as the seller bought two but decided to build a black PC and sold the white one at a loss. It was legit factory sealed)

Storage: Silicone power 500gb gen 3 M.2 Pcie SSD

RAM: Corsair vengeance RGB 16gb (2x8gb) DDR5 6000mhz CL36

Fans: Asiahorse Nyota ultra - forward and reverse

Accessories: Asiahorse extension cables, asiahorse umbra fan hub, thermal grizzly duronaught thermal paste and AM5 CPU contact plate, TRYX USB 2.0 internal header extender and a USB 3.2 gen 2 to gen 1 front header adapter (case has USB A only in the front)

The only parts left are a CPU and a GPU, but like I said, I'm just looking for this to replace the laptop for now, my budget can hold out on a GPU for a few months as I have plenty of low end emulated games and older games in my library to tie me off in the meantime. I'm limiting my budget for the CPU to about $350 as I see the 7800x3D often can hit as low as the MSRP of the 7700X3D on a good sale.

I want to upgrade my pc but ram prices are insane.

Was thinking of upgrading to the best ryzen processor that supports DDR4 ram so I can still maintain a good upgrade over my current processor. Have a solid GPU (4070 12 GB) but need a new motherboard and ram, just wondering if it’s a good idea before I do so. Thanks!

Hey, so my goal was:

1. mainly play e-sports titles

2. occasionally fire up AAA titles in WQHD ( 2560 × 1440 )

3. cheap

4. quite and cool

The keyboard is only 5 months old and the down arrow keycap already broke, it’s still functioning though. I bought RAM before the crisis, hence the cheap price and since I'm german, every part has been bought over here too. Your allowed to roast/criticise me and bare in in mind, english is not my main language. Here are the parts and the prices:

-PC-

Case: AeroCool Rift MIDI tower - 45 euro

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 108 Euro

CPU Cooler: Xilence M403 Pro ARGB - 21 Euro

Graphic Card: 8GB ASRock Radeon RX 6600 - 227 Euro

Graphic Cars Holder: upHERE ARGB - 16 Euro

Mainboard: ASRock B550 Pro4 - 63 Euro

RAM: 32GB (2x 16GB) Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 - 63 Euro

PSU: 650 Watts Azza PSAZ ARGB non modular (cheap China, but works) - 49 Euro

Hard Drive: 1. 1 TB WD Blue SN580 m.2 2280 - 58 Euro

1. an old crucial 128gb for the esthetic

Tower Cooler: 1x 120mm Zalman ZM-AF120 ARGB 10 Euro

1x Pack of 3 ARGB 120mm fans (China) 20 Euro

Fan Hub: HATMINI 10 Way 5V Splitter - 11 Euro

-Peripherals-

Monitor: Samsung Odyssey g55c 32 Inch - 200 Euro

Keyboard+Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keys S Combo - 150 Euro

Soundbar: Speedlink Gravity - 40 Euro

Deskpad: store brand, a black one - 20 Euro

Bluetooth and WiFi Dongle, some store brand - together 25 Euro

I also got my Smartwatch charging hub connected and 2 USB-C cables in reach, to charge my headphones or mouse+keyboard simultaneously

Total Cost: 1126 Euro or 1268 US Dollars

as i said i am very new and would like to know the best specs i could get for 1500$

I am going to build my 2nd pc but i don't know what power supply because the info online is varied and i am unsure what SSD to get.

The specs of the pc are:

MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard

GPU:ASUS ROG STRIX RTX5070 OC, PCIe5, 12GB DDR7, 2 HDMI, 3 DP, 2685MHz Clock, RGB Lighting, Overclocked

RAM:CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB RS DDR5 16GB (2 x 8GB) Up To 6000MHz AMD INTEL RAM Desktop Gaming Memory, AMD EXPO & Intel XMP 3.0 Compatible, CL36, Grey, CMG16GX5M2E6000Z36

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 6 Core AM5 CPU/Processor

Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 Flow Midi-Tower Case - Black

MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 62.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Windows 11 | Home | PC Activation Code by email

(The Gpu will be vertically mounted)

I am aiming to buy the parts for around 1700 to 1800 pounds as i live in the UK and i am open to suggestions for changing parts and the build all help is welcome. The Pc will be mostly used for high frame 1440p gaming.

Seeing if anyone has any ideas for an RMA Issue with PBtech. I bought a MPG 322urx OLED Monitor off their Australian website. Two weeks later doesn't power up and makes a clicking noise. Try different power, DP and HDMI Cables on difference PC's and a laptop. Nothing.

RMA it back to PB tech. Weeks of international post, receipt, sending away to for tech assessment later I get an email saying, tested it, all fine, sending it back to you.

I have no idea how they even got it to turn on, let alone test it and clear it as fine....

Latest is I've emailed to say I won't accept it's return as the damn thing doesn't work. Any ideas for next steps?

guys, I want to build a PC under ₹1lakh. Should I go with Intel or amd?. Please suggest me some pc Build under ₹1 lakh. I want minimum of 1tb ssd and 16gb ram.

is this a correct time to buy a pc? or should I wait ??

I have an i7-9700K and my RAM is Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4. I want to upgrade my CPU, preferably to something AMD, which will require a new motherboard, but I want to do this in such a way that supports my DDR4 RAM. What are my options?

i want some advice or recommendations for psu for the parts above on like a reasonable budget preferably less than 100-75us or so its for gaming as well

First of all this is my first build and I will use my pc for editing but mainly gaming.

So I would have just bought a 2 corsaire vengeance 16gb ddr4 for 200$ but then my friend told me that he had a PNY XLR8 RGB 8GB with him and he could sell it to me for just 40$ which would make me save 60$(its not really saving if I am losing 8gb of ram but again my question if I'll need 32gb of ram to begin with.)

Now,lets say I dont actually need 32gb of ram,is mixing 2 different marks of ram a wise choice?They're both the same speed and pcpartpicker doesnt have any problems with it but I need a second opinion.

I've never built a PC before so this is my first time and was wanting feedback on this build.I am currently budgeting around 2k (preferably slightly less but oh well) and just want to know if there might be something wrong with it or something that can be upgraded/replaced with something else

CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor | $209.00 @ Amazon

CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler | $39.99 @ Amazon

Thermal Compound | ARCTIC MX-6 4 g Thermal Paste | $7.99 @ Amazon

Motherboard | Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 ATX AM4 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Amazon

Memory | TEAMGROUP Elite 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory | $190.99 @ Amazon

Storage | Patriot P300 256 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive |- (60 ish?)

Storage | Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $289.97 @ Amazon

Video Card | ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card | $519.99 @ Amazon

Case | NZXT H6 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case | $101.83 @ Amazon

Power Supply | Apevia Prestige 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply | $51.99 @ Amazon

Operating System | Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit | $123.86 @ Amazon

Monitor | Asus TUF Gaming VG259QM5A 24.5" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor | $149.00 @ Amazon

Keyboard | RK Royal Kludge RK61 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Mini Keyboard | $49.99 @ Amazon

Mouse | Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse | $29.99 @ Amazon

| Total | $1924.58

| Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-10-04 11:18 EDT-0400 |

Btw I no nothing bout computers never been my interest I judt like what it can do for me

Ive been gaming with an external hard drive attached to my pc for awhile mainly(gift from family qhen I was younger) but recently its been buggy and now has finally kicked the bucket most of my main games are on it and I dont really have the space to redownload all of em onto my ssd since I also have all my work and other things that I need to be secure on it so its a no go on internal.

BEFORE ANY1 STARTS TELLING OH NO DONT USE EXTERNAL ITS A HORRIBLE CHOICE OVER INTERNAL BLAH BLAH BLAH ik that but my prebuilt that was gifted to me is only single slotted and I already upgraded it to 930gb or smth like that, and I still lack space so im in need of an hdd or I heard that I can get a internal and convert that into a external somehow so my thing

So my question what external hard drive will benefit me and last till im able to upgrade or if I can do that external drive stuff what should I look for and what components will I need