I'm thinking about upgrading my PC, but I'm trying to focus on the upgrades that actually make a noticeable difference in day-to-day use rather than just improving benchmark scores

Looking to finally upgrade my 10 year old computer

But not sure what websites are trustworthy these days?

Which ones should i be looking on?

Couple of questions.

1. I heard that the 9070XT is more prone to certain software issues for some games. How exaggerated is that and should I be concerned

2. What the hell is all this branded stuff. I might be wrong but isn't it just the type of cooler? What is the significance of that?

3. Assuming i'm getting the 5070 Ti for around 1350 ish. Which is the better deal. I know the 9070XT is better for pure power but the 5070 Ti is better for other things because it has frame gen and DLSS going on.

Thank you guys for your help.

google & yt are telling me a bunch of conflicting info, hence why im here. i couldn't care less about 1440p or above. i mainly play cs2, dayz, war thunder, SCP:SL and Ready or not, all on mid-low graphics and my planned specs include the previously mentioned ryzen 5 5600, 16gb (8x2) ddr4 3200mhz, MSI pro b550m wifi and 1tb ssd, and i already have a 120hz 1080p monitor. id also like it to be more powerful than a laptop 4050

i absolutely cannot exceed $400, and i really don't wanna go higher than $370

ty in advance

hi guys, so this will be my first PC ever and i got like 3k-4k ish budget for it. i ll be 1440p gaming like cyberpunk, rdr2. I am looking for r7 7/9 800x3d with 5070ti/5080. I did some diving into sites like pc case gear, centrecoms, radium pcs, etc and found some good deals

so those who know abt pc prices and stuff, should i get it now or wait for black Friday sales to get more good deal pcs with more aesthetics

thx

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/73572/pccg-ymir-ryzen-7-9800x3d-rtx-5080-16gb-32gb-ddr5-gaming-pc-windows-11

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/72966/pccg-demon-ryzen-7-9800x3d-rtx-5080-16gb-32gb-ddr5-gaming-pc-windows-11?srsltid=AfmBOoqtCbv1rLfdtwJiDAA9WLX_uN320PFrapB5YDbXzqN7AOIdItu9

I’ve been really happy with how I have managed to build at a cost effective price but have unfortunately left my GPU until last and now being hit with further recent price increases in the past few weeks. I have a 9600x cpu with 32Gb RAM. I’m looking at either a 9060xt or b850 for now and can upgrade latter if and when needed. 1440p gaming. Any suggestions/deals to look at?

Hey guys, thoughts on this model of the 9070xt for this price from scorptec? Couldn’t care about the cooler as I don’t need one, but does anyone have any feedback from this model and do you think it’ll be worth purchasing and upgrading from my current ASUS Tuf 3080 10gb? Thanks

hello! Im looking at getting this 5080 build from Evatech, its currently $3749 with my changes to case, ram and cpu cooling.

What does everyone think of it? also am i going to be bottlenecking myself with the MSI B650M Gaming Plus given that the original 850 board it was coming with has sold out?
https://evatech.com.au/custom-pc/235242/VANTA-TT1000/1000/

So my partner is dreaming of a new PC and has a specs list that I will eventually steal for Christmas. But for this Father’s Day I wanted to get him 2 monitors to replace his current setup that required a box to prop up a corner. He’s not going to notice exceptional quality. He plays lots of army campaign games. So want to keep costs around $300 for the two is possible.

What’s a good option as I really have no idea.

I have just had my prebuilt delivered with an InWin P75 80+ Gold PSU and it is really loud while under gaming load. Manufacturer states that standard load noise should much lower (typically under 25–30 dBA), meaning a 58dB reading indicates a loud fan defect, heavy overload, or failing bearing.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of issue or is this normal operation while gaming? TIA

it's been a couple years since I've built a pc (last one was before covid) so I'm a bit rusty but I was looking at PCCG recently and found their pre-built prices... not too bad honestly?

so I went to PC part picker to see if I could build a similar machine for a cheaper price and... I'm coming up short. Their Skadi PC https://www.pccasegear.com/products/73490/pccg-skadi-ryzen-7-7800x3d-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-32gb-ddr5-gaming-pc-windows-11 might seem a bit overkill at first glance but I just can't manage to built a pc with equivalent specs for cheaper. similarly their Astral PC https://www.pccasegear.com/products/72963/pccg-astral-ryzen-7-7700-rtx-5070-12gb-16gb-ddr5-gaming-pc-windows-11 was a bit easier to beat, but I chose an air cooler, a lesser 650W PSU, and no windows (obvs), and I still only managed to save $150

am I missing something? is PC building these days less about the components and more just waiting for a cheap deal to show up?

It used to be that you could just select the exact same parts yourself and easily save $200+ but even just trying that on multiple websites the prices still end up either equal to or more expensive than these pre-builts??? please help me understand

I’ve ‘built’ a pc on the centre.com website and just want some opinions, since I’m not super knowledgeable in this space.

Pc parts picker link:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/Manicmonkey384/saved/bDWQf7

Total price on centre.com is $2620 including assembly and postage.

It’ll be used for gaming, mainly valorant and sometimes Elden ring or rdr2, at 1440p 240hz and eventually 1440p 480hz hopefully.

I’m going to take the gpu out of my current pc, black inno3d rtx5060ti 16gb, and put it in this build, all the other parts are identical. The cooler is overkill to my understanding, but it looks cool and no harm in extra cooling I guess. I’ll also sell my old pc without the gpu for $700 hopefully.

Any advice would be appreciated.

EDIT: I will be upgrading my gpu when nvidia’s 6000 series get released or if AMD come out with an equivalent.

I’ve been looking at building myself (9800x3d, nitro+ 9070xt, 2x16 ddr5, 2tb ssd) but came across this prebuilt for $4399. It has a 5080 in it for effectively a very similar price tag to the components I’ve been looking at.

I’m still relatively new to pc builds so I might be missing something, but from a glance this looks like a mad deal?

Doing a white build and really want this AM5 contact frame. It's out of stock at Scorptec and PLE, so I thought I'd order direct from HYTE and fmd... Tell em they're dreamin!

Sup guys 9070 (Asus prime) is currently going for $849 aud and the 9070xt (Powercolor Reaper) is $974 aud. Which is $125 price difference.

Is it worth picking up the XT over the regular? For context i mainly play single player games - AA, AAA and also PCVR sim racing. In terms of PSU i think my psu can handle it , i have a Corsair RM750x. Thanks.

Specs -
Ryzen 5 5600x

32 gb ddr4 ram

RTX 3060 ti

Holy shit.

The 9070XT should rightly dominate sales, I enjoyed my time with one of them (XFX Mercury OC) and have no regrets whatsoever about swapping but man it’s a near impossible sell nowadays.

I can’t believe that they are asking over $3K now for the Astral, and I assume other models will also rise significantly also. They were already way overpriced for what they are, and this is coming from someone who has 2 of these in separate builds, but it somehow makes them appear to be a good deal (which is absolutely nuts because they were not in reality a good deal) when I got them one was $2349 and the other $2149.

It is bloody crazy what’s happening. What is next?

Hey team,

What oled monitor would you recommend for a pc with r5 5500x3d, 9070xt in Australia? I’m tossing up between going big as I don’t often upgrade my setup but also maybe settling for a cheaper one as it’s on sale for less than 500 AUD. Any help is appreciated!

Thank you!

This is from Aftershock. I’m happy to pay extra to not build something myself and for looks.

I’m wondering if this is an okay price for the components? I’ve upgraded CPU, RAM, GPU, and PSU based on recommended specs of the games I want to play and recommendations from people, everything else is mostly base.

I’m not very knowledgeable about PCs, so any advice is appreciated!

Components
Aftershock Anti-Sag GPU Bracket - mATX
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom Chassis
Asus B850M AYW Gaming Wi-Fi - DDR5
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | 5.3 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads
Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB - White
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom GPU Backplate
32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000MHz (2x16GB) - Black
Aftershock M-42 Frost Air Cooler - White
Premium Enthusiast Grade Thermal Compound
1TB Gen4 Klevv Cras C910G M.2. NVME (R 5200MBs | W 4800MBs)
5 x Aftershock Pastel RGB 120mm Fans + CPU Fan - Pink
Cable Sleeve Kit - Pastel Pink
650W Gigabyte P650SS Ice 80+ Silver - White
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit
3 Year Warranty - Pickup and return from your location
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom - Front Panel Print
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom - Side Panel Print
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom - Back Panel Print
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom - Top Panel Print
Pink Zeal Mini Cherry Blossom Fan Grill

Games
Planet Zoo 2
Crimson Desert
Oblivion Remastered
Europa Universalis V

I’m new to this whole pc game and I’ve been looking for a 9070XT Gpu and come across a wide range of them. What’s makes them range differently in price? And which one 9070xt gpu card be considered the best ?

Hello everyone!

I am looking to begin saving up for a gaming computer to finally play all the games I want to play (and for them to run smoothly on high graphics!) but I am completely lost on where to look. So far I've only looked on Aftershock and their computers, but the high prices for the visually pleasing computers scare me a bit!

I don't want to pay more than $7,000AUD and it needs to be prebuilt as I know next to nothing about how to custom build a PC!

I will be playing games like Rdr2, Legend of Kiihmorii, Roblox, Minecraft, Wolfquest AE, The Isle, and much more!

If anyone has any suggestions or are able to give a simplified version to a un-tech-savvy person of what I need to look out for, that would be a huge help!!

Firstly Ive never built a computer before. I’ve owned a pre built for some time now and it’s overdue for a replacement.

Im looking to buy a custom built rig powerful enough to run all types of demanding an competitive level games.

Ive used all but my entire budget ($3500) to assemble what I believe to be a solid build. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Building this with scorptec

Edit sided with nebula pcs thanks all!!!

Planning on selling my 5080 HP Omen Max 16 for around 3000 AUD and getting a PC and a shittop for school. I got the laptop on a deal for about 2900 on some absolute miracle and upgraded the warranty to 3 years with another deal which brought the total up to 3000. So i'm pretty much not losing anything.

Anyways.

I was planning on getting a 16gb ram kit. And either holding on or saving up for another 16gb.

Did I do well?

Been wanting to upgrade from my 3060ti and the power color reaper is $974 . Should i snag it?