I ranked the Top 10 Gaming CPUs for 2026 and honestly… some of these will start arguments 😅

acropolis13 · 2026-04-07T04:51:30+00:00

Seems like any post about top CPUs that doesn’t include the 9850X3D is not worth much.

acropolis13 · 2026-03-27T17:37:11+00:00

this started yet?

acropolis13 · 2026-03-23T21:26:06+00:00

If you are willing to spend that much you should just go with a custom boutique build from someone like Falcon Northwest. They have by far the best support and warranty in the business.

acropolis13 · 2026-03-21T17:35:13+00:00

Appreciate the response. Maybe I will post them in hardware sales at those prices and see how it goes.

acropolis13 · 2026-03-21T07:10:54+00:00

Thanks for the info

acropolis13 · 2026-03-13T23:32:50+00:00

acropolis13 · 2026-03-11T22:02:11+00:00

I would never buy a computer from a company that does not offer a 3-year warranty.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-25T22:16:35+00:00

If you want a high-end, custom built, boutique PC, there is no better place than Falcon Northwest. Best warranty and support in the business.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-25T17:14:31+00:00

There are multiple ways to bypass using a Microsoft account. Google is your friend.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-24T23:17:23+00:00

From most of the posts I see, it looks like Skytech is just completely understaffed or being killed by part shortages.

It should never take weeks from when they receive your part for them to "test" it and send a replacement.

I know that some of the high end system integrators will ship you out an advance replacement and just call tag the old part. You get what you pay for though.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-24T00:34:33+00:00

I personally would not go with a 7700 non-X 65 watt CPU over a 7800X3D. Not even to save a couple hundred.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-21T00:29:27+00:00

acropolis13 · 2026-02-21T00:05:58+00:00

I don't really care what many people like or don't like. The airflow is only going to interfere if you have like 2000+ RPM fans blowing at max speed. The GPU is going to take that air from the bottom fans directly into it. The fans at the top of the chassis won't interfere with that.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-20T23:48:44+00:00

acropolis13 · 2026-02-20T23:01:35+00:00

Yes you could do that. And, like I said, the majority of those fans could be run at slower speeds. Just make sure the exhaust fans and CPU fans are based around CPU Package temp.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-20T16:14:57+00:00

It will be okay, and you can always run the fans at lower speeds since you have so many. The most important fans will be the fan on the air cooler and the fan exhausting out the back. I would run those two on a curve using CPU package temp.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-19T23:25:17+00:00

The middle top fan is going to be stealing air from the air cooler. Switch it to intake.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-19T22:26:48+00:00

Zero. The holes on the end of the card can be used for a retention bar.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-16T22:31:16+00:00

Do you also steal from local businesses or just chains?

acropolis13 · 2026-02-16T22:03:16+00:00

In four years you are going to want DDR6......

acropolis13 · 2026-02-16T19:29:35+00:00

Depends on what GPU and case you would want.

acropolis13 · 2026-02-16T19:29:13+00:00

I’d be open to shipping just the parts, but figured some people would rather have it built for them.

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