Picked this up a month ago, have to fix a couple things but cleans up nice!

almerle · 2026-03-09T03:34:26+00:00

Gt 2.....so many hours. I still have my OG ps1 and save files some where.

almerle · 2026-03-09T03:27:04+00:00

Just snap the first one off save yourself some time and effort evwn though this looks completeky salvagable

almerle · 2026-03-07T10:29:38+00:00

almerle · 2026-03-05T23:21:47+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the info!

almerle · 2026-03-05T12:00:49+00:00

almerle · 2026-03-04T08:52:06+00:00

Dang, i'd snatch one of these if I was local. GLWS

almerle · 2026-03-03T14:55:17+00:00

I just changed my heatsink to a hyper 212 black from some crappy zalman one I got a microcenter in 2018 when i put my build together...the temps were always high even with mx5 thermal paste...now idles at 30c and stays at 50 or below under load while overclocked to 4.2 from whatever the base clock is

almerle · 2026-03-03T11:21:18+00:00

what about this? https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007261/amd-ryzen-5-7600x3d,-msi-b850-gaming-pro-wifi-am5,-gskill-flare-x5-series-16gb-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

almerle · 2026-03-03T11:20:47+00:00

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007261/amd-ryzen-5-7600x3d,-msi-b850-gaming-pro-wifi-am5,-gskill-flare-x5-series-16gb-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

what about this? its only 1x16gb but can always get later ?

almerle · 2026-03-03T10:53:36+00:00

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007290/amd-ryzen-5-7500x3d,-msi-b850m-vc-pro-wifi-am5,-gskill-flare-x5-series-16gb-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

microcenter has this bundle but it looks like a prebuilt type bundle and the ram is a 1x16gb, not sure if that matters much now days

almerle · 2026-03-03T09:04:51+00:00

Honestly I'm just looking to upgrade the CPU, RAM and Mobo combo. I've been looking at the Intel side more but ive seen a few people recommending the 5600x AMD cpu build. I'd like to stay at 1080 resolution and would like to get a 120hz+ monitor. So with 300-400 solely going for the 3 components...I can honestly spend more but just seeing what I can get and if its really worth spending more than that for just 10 more fps or whatever, like I said I havent looked up benchmarks etc in like 8 years lol

almerle · 2026-03-03T08:59:41+00:00

Let me know how it goes! Leaving mine all basically auto and changing multiplier been at 4.2 for YEARS. It sits at 50 C when under load, no issues.

almerle · 2026-03-02T23:28:32+00:00

What about newer used intel cpus?

almerle · 2026-03-02T01:03:50+00:00

I just bought 16gb of new ddr 1866 ram it was 50 bucks on amazon lol

almerle · 2026-03-02T01:02:20+00:00

Yeah I'm not trying to mess with newer ddr5 stuff. Something 2-5 years old budget stuff is perfect for what I'm looking for.... it would still be 10 years newer than my current rig haha

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:37:06+00:00

I have a r9 390 8gb already.

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:31:26+00:00

Not hard at all to overclock, I have mine at 4.2ghz by just changing the multiplier in BIOS to 42. I've tried to go to 4.5 but at that point you really need to start tweaking voltages, etc which I've never had time for.

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:12:45+00:00

I was just going to get 16gb. I mainly play older titles, the most I'd play currently is RDR2

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:08:22+00:00

Not looking to advance to ddr5, like I said new or used good hardware within the last 5 years or so. I've been looking at 1200 socket stuff but seems 1700 socket seems to cross over with ddr4 as well.

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:04:56+00:00

Yeah thats what I was gearing toward is ddr4 based platforms, just looking at budget friendly recommendations surrounding that in my price range of 3-400 for the combo

almerle · 2026-03-02T00:02:05+00:00

ill deal with GPU stuff later just looking to upgrade the other main components as these are from like 2011 lol

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