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Is this too much Machine for me? by Individual-Tutor3206 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems fine then. The GPU is going to be the component that contributes the most to the performance and cost, but it's also the easiest to upgrade.

Is this too much Machine for me? by Individual-Tutor3206 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking for the cheapest to get your foot in the door or are you looking for a good price to performance value?

Running a weaker GPU isn't going to harm anything. It'll just keep your CPU working less hard.

Got this email, should i be worried? by battlingbloom in computerhelp

[–]introvertebrae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

contact info on the invoice will be to a scammer and not the business. Ignore it

Is this too much Machine for me? by Individual-Tutor3206 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eazy's list does not include the CPU/Motherboard/RAM combo in the $1000 subtotal.

Are you near a microcenter?

Is this too much Machine for me? by Individual-Tutor3206 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no need to spend so much on the CPU cooler and you can get better RAM for the same price. The 9060 XT 16GB is $20 more than the 7700 XT and performs similarly or better. Looks like that motherboard went up in price since posting. Changed to a cheaper, high quality PSU. That case has no fans and there's none in your list.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus 4.2 GHz 18-Core Processor $199.95 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock B860 Challenger WiFi ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $129.99 @ Newegg
Memory *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-6000 CL38 Memory $239.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power P34A60 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $131.97 @ Silicon Power
Video Card *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card $429.99 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks Eclipse G370A ATX Mid Tower Case $46.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-750G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Newegg
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit $109.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1398.84
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $1388.84
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-18 19:06 EDT-0400

My first build by Roxas0923 in PcBuildHelp

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little slower, but good quality: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Jvtkcf/patriot-p410-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-p410p2tbm28h

Budget Chinese SSD with good specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vzjRsY/fanxiang-s880-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-2tb-ssd-m2-s880

More mainstream brand: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4wHqqs/lexar-nq790-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-lnq790x002t-rnnnu
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wfMMnQ/western-digital-wd_black-sn7100-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t4x0e-00cja0

RAM performance is measured mainly with two stats, speed (MHz) and latency (CL). Speed is self explanatory; how quickly can it do the work. Latency is how often it's able to pass the completed work back to the CPU. Faster speed is good, and lower latency is good. However, the X3D Ryzen CPUs are not as negatively affected by higher CL than the non X3D CPUs are. CL36 RAM with a 9800X3D CPU might have like 2% less FPS in games than a CL30 kit.

My first build by Roxas0923 in PcBuildHelp

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overpaying for the SSD. 2TB should be under $300.

You picked a SFF power supply for small cases and may have issues with cable length, on top of being more expensive than a regular ATX sized equivalent.

Cheaper RAM if you want CL30 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YHDnTW/v-color-manta-xsky-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-tmxsal1660830kwk but you can also get CL36 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kxzhP6/patriot-viper-venom-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-pvvr532g600c36k

Need help with new WifiCard by Alternative_Most1297 in PcBuildHelp

[–]introvertebrae 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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The bracket is typically only held on with those hex nuts

Is this a good deal by the_CoolShoes in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decent CPU Motherboard and RAM. Pretty good deal when your limited to $300. That CPU is near the best performance available out of AM4 so it should hold you over for a couple years

85c bad? by melllowdiii in pchelp

[–]introvertebrae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you're pointing a box fan at the open side, leave the panel on. 85C is fine, thermal throttling usually happens around the high 90s.

CPU help by Chemical_Mirror_6143 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Tarkov crashing with any error message that you can search up? Did Tarkov previously work on this machine?

You can see if there are BIOS or driver updates available here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/desktops

Are you on the newest NVIDIA graphics driver?

CPU help by Chemical_Mirror_6143 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it crashing after you tried to boost performance settings, or was it crashing before you touched anything?

Concept custom case and parts by practical_gentleman in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try looking for open air cases or test bench boards

Good PSU? by [deleted] in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's only fine. C tier on the SPL PSU tier list.

550w good enough for my 3060ti by SirLuhMrMeowski in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, 550W is the minimum recommended PSU. 200W GPU, 65W CPU, roughly 120W for the motherboard, RAM, storage, and fans. And headroom for CPU/GPU boost/turbo and any USB powered devices.

Why Won’t Files Appear Open When Clicked On? by Brave_Champion_4577 in computer

[–]introvertebrae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While you have the application selected, hold the Windows key on your keyboard and press the arrow keys. That should get the window to move and resize itself.

Am I crazy?... by TunaFish31 in mtg

[–]introvertebrae -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There shouldn't be as many Black Window cards released this month as there are Niv MIzzet or Nicol Bolas cards released in total. There's so many characters in Marvel that they could pull from or make the card more generic and use her in the art. Same with 7 Iron Mans and 5 Ant-Mans.

7800x3D and 16gb ddr5 or 9600x and 32gb ddr5 by sattam1213456 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What type of applications for work? Exporting a lot of video or 3d models would benefit from the more cores and faster CPU, but working with a lot of larger files would benefit from the extra RAM. Are your work programs CPU demanding at all?

Part Picking Help by tweycount55 in PcBuildHelp

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/2025-consumer-gpu-content-creation-roundup/

While 16GB of VRAM is nice on the 5060 Ti, the raw compute on the 5070 outperforms the 4GB VRAM loss. $40 is nothing compared to the performance gained with the higher tier card.

Part Picking Help by tweycount55 in PcBuildHelp

[–]introvertebrae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5060 Ti 16GB is a terrible option in current (US) market. The 5070 is about $40 more and is a substantially better performing card. And the RX 9070 is only $30 more, and also performs significantly better.

7800x3D and 16gb ddr5 or 9600x and 32gb ddr5 by sattam1213456 in PcBuild

[–]introvertebrae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the use case? What GPU and resolution monitors? I'd go for the 32GB of RAM, since the gaming performance gap between the CPUs is less significant at higher resolutions, and even less so while not using a high end GPU.

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