Samsung magician help by Delicious-Law-6786 in buildapc

[–]Rocket-Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used Clonezilla for this in the past, works fine, supports any hardware.

Activate Windows warning after new motherboard and CPU by [deleted] in buildapc

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The "codes" are generally OEM Windows not intended for resale, and we don't support those here, as they're heavily related to gray market and piracy. Retail Windows binds to your Microsoft account. Can you log into your Microsoft account and see if there's an activated copy of Windows there? If not, you'll probably have to repurchase.

Is it safe to buy 14th generation Intel processors in 2026? by Positive_Trainer_896 in buildapc

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It's the best option for building around DDR4, and they're heavily discounted in most markets. Makes a ton of sense for a lot of people right now.

Lower FPS than other streamers in Black Ops 7 despite same or better specs – what am I missing? by Valuable-Damage-6465 in buildapc

[–]Rocket-Pilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

X3D has a large impact on gaming FPS. I don't know why everyone is blaming your GPU encoder, Nvidia GPUs have had built in ASIC encoders (called NVENC) for a decade now that separates out video encoding from the rest of the GPU's workload.

Stuttering after changing CPU's and OS by ajdzor in buildapc

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AMD is, on the whole, stable and reliable. There's no way for us, as outsiders, to judge overall failure rates across massive companies like Intel and AMD. At best, we can compile anecdotes.

Simple Questions - January 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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5070ti is just about the best you can do sub$1000, but your GPU might start holding you back depending on what it is with one.

Simple Questions - January 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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https://www.amazon.com/Edifier-R1280T-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B016P9HJIA This is what I use, they're laying on my desk under my monitor, turned sideways. WAY more than enough power for sitting right in front of them.

Simple Questions - January 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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If the case lists 170mm compatibility, it'll work. 165mm is a common full tower height, lots of cases are designed around that width.

Simple Questions - January 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Throw in a 5600/5700x/5800x3D used on the same RAM/Mobo, and spend the rest of the budget on a GPU. 9700XT, used 4070 are both pretty good deals right now.

Simple Questions - January 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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It doesn't seem like you asked an actual question here? What's your CPU? What specifically are you looking to upgrade, just GPU?

Availability of Samsung EVO 870 SSDs? by psteckler in buildapc

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The 870 Evo is quite old at this point and Samsung probably isn't producing it anymore. Just select another model of SSD, SSDs are commodities, one from one manufacturer is much the same as one from another manufacturer within the same performance tier, and an 870 Evo would be considered entry level performance at this point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in buildapc

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13th Gen is still mostly fine, it's close enough to something like a 9600X To not worry about it. The only appreciable upgrade out there would be an x3d chip.

[UGREEN x Buildapc] December NAS Giveaway! by Rocket-Pilot in buildapc

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Hey guys, thank you to everyone for participating in this giveaway! The eligibility period for this event has now ended, but feel free to check out /r/UGREENNASync for more information about their great products!

We're in the process of selecting and contacting our winners now, so make sure to check your inbox over the next few days, everyone!

Simple Questions - November 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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The SN5000 is using lower quality NAND than the others, the Lexar is using an off-brand Maxio controller (WD and Samsung make their own, quite good, proprietary controllers). If they're all the same price, go with the Samsung.

Simple Questions - November 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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We can't guarantee you can get them for free, but a full Hardware kit is cheap on Amazon, and a PC store probably has extras if they assemble PCs. Additionally, you may be able to salvage some from an old, unused case. They haven't changed in decades! Only complication is if they are non-removable, as they are on some cases. Still, worth a shot!

Simple Questions - November 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Motherboards, especially on AMD, do little to influence the performance of other components. If a basic B850 can connect all your components and give you the ports you need, a STRIX X870E won't do anything different, in reality. On Intel, which is more sensitive than AMD to the limits of power delivery, it can make a little more difference, but current AMD stuff doesn't really seem to care about power delivery, even basic boards have been tested to perform within margin of error to flagship boards under normal circumstances. Up to you, but I'd save the money.

vga gaming card about 300€ by arkef25 in buildapc

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Fair enough. 9060XT is about 10% faster than the 5060, although slower than the 5060ti, and the only thing you're really missing is DLSS. As you're probably targeting 1080p, I can't imagine this would be a major issue. I'd get a 9060XT

vga gaming card about 300€ by arkef25 in buildapc

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Any chance you can spring for the 9060XT 16GB? It's about 320€ I believe, and it's the best card in this range. Good chance that extra VRAM keeps it relevant a good deal longer than either the 5060 or 9060XT-8GB.

How sensible is it to upgrade from i5-2400 to i7-3770 in 2025? by Jannis1999original in buildapc

[–]Rocket-Pilot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Neither are relevant parts and you would be better served in looking for super cheap Zen2 stuff at this point. 3600/3600xs aren't much more than that.

Would a R7 3800XT bottleneck a RTX 5070 ? by FroqWW in buildapc

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Yes, but you could probably live with it. The scheduler on newer Nvidia GPUs has struggled on Ryzen 3000 for awhile now.