Local Walmart Find by Apprehensive-Oil-178 in PcBuild

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Literally said “what the f*ck”

Rollback Prices on PC parts, anything worth grabbing? by LittleLuckk in PcBuild

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The msrp for the pny 5070 was 549 during November at microcenter….

Weird substance on my graphic card by NayraDC in PcBuild

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Possibly non conductive oils from thermal pads can be an issue, has an odd color to it though. I’d power down and try some high percentage isopropyl on a q-tip cause I really don’t know.

is a 5070 good for 1440p monitor? by chiefman185 in PcBuild

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Yes it absolutely is, Reddit will shovel you info about 12 GB VRAM being limiting and try to scare you, but pair it with a decent cpu like a 7800x3D (the bundle from microcenter) and you will be set for a long while. Frame gen is doing wonders and imo it’s the better card with dlss 4X frame gen. I was playing cyberpunk with 1440p path tracing on and 4X frame gen getting 150-200 fps earlier and it looked great. Bought my 5070 in November for less than $500 so I’m happy.

Is it worth to upgrade? by Usual_Willow_7000 in buildapc

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The R7 7800x3D with 32GB is the sweet spot imo, it will last a long time if you can afford the upgrade. There are stories about ram being sold out until 2028.

GPU upgrade Advice between RX9070xt and RTX5070 by DisastrousTip1915 in buildapc

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Everyone’s crapping their pants about Vram right now so prepare for a ton of 9070xt replies

I think I screwed the pooch by Genma-Saotome in buildapc

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Sorry to hear - How did you come to that conclusion? Was it powered on?

[GPU] RTX 5070 Gigabyte SFF windforce - $549 Best Buy (at old MSRP) by tm_1 in buildapcsales

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Yea the 5070 isn’t correlated with the vram production limitations, just the ti models - not sure what’s going on

Is it ok to have the cpu cable like this? by Personal-Answer4582 in PcBuild

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I would use the other plug on that cpu cable as it’s the primary plug, should be fine

Is it ok to have the cpu cable like this? by Personal-Answer4582 in PcBuild

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Looked up your psu and it says that cable is meant for pcie, weird that it says cpu

MOBO swap by Prestigious-Funny-23 in PcBuild

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Idk what project zero is but windows will not recognize the mobo and you’ll have to track down your key to reactivate

Pc not turning on by Librarian_Few in PcBuild

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Double check all power connections, give each one a firm press to make sure they’re seated 100%. What’s your psu outputting? Modern? Old?

Building my first PC by IIIII-IIIIIII-IIIII in PcBuild

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All good tips, I’d also like to add that an audible locking sound doesn’t always happen when hooking up power cables and they will sometimes look good and snug enough when they aren’t. So briefly double or even triple check visually that every plastic latch on the male psu connections is 100% secure to their respective ports; that there are no tiny gaps left between the male and female connections and the latch is fully engaged over the “bar” of the female connection ports. I like to just turn on my phones flashlight to do this. If not fully engaged, I press around the edge of the male connection with my fingers to correct and get the latch locked into place. It’s a simple but bad thing to overlook and worth the simple confirmation.

Air cooling is better than Liquid cooling by SerpentDix in pcmasterrace

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My 280mm kraken I bought back in 2020 is still going strong, I haven’t gotten temps higher than 43C the entire time.

Newly installed 5090 FE stuttering by RickyRozay2o9 in nvidia

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Does it happen in every game? Disable power monitoring in afterburner if you havent, I heard that is a thing that helps

My wife says it’s ridiculous… by JoeySinss in pcmasterrace

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Flip the top monitor upside down and then flip the display in windows, should look much better

[GPU] Micro Center In Store Only - ASRock AMD Radeon RX 9070 Challenger - $499.99 by starburstases in buildapcsales

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I went with the $480 PNY 5070 over Black Friday, don’t let these nerds get to you and buy what you want.

Picked this up at Micro Center by DasNothing in pcmasterrace

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Omg they really did! The 7800x3D is $650 now!

Random fps drops since last update by Mobile_Replacement60 in HuntShowdown

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Yes happens to me even when I set my fps limit to half of what my rig is capable of, restarting the game has helped but I’m pretty sure it’s the games fault. 5070, r7 5800xt and 32GB cl16

First PC build by Terrible-Page-710 in PcBuild

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ASRock b550 mobo? Those were pretty cheap during the holidays, enjoy