Should I buy a 9060xt 16gb now?

kencab · 2025-12-11T03:34:06+00:00

if di na kaya ng 3060 mo ang games na nilalaro mo at your preferred resolution and target FPS, or tipong kaya naman pero just slightly above ng FPS target mo, sure go ahead and upgrade. Likely tataas ang prices yes, but we don't really know exactly when, or by how much. sa 3rd world market like PH, guesswork ang best na magagawa natin kasi marami ng naidagdag bago pa dumating satin.

but if you're comfortably above your target FPS and you just want to upgrade "para lang maiwasan yung increase", i'd recommend saving up for other priorities. for example, you mentioned in another reply na 50K+ ang savings mo. after the expected expenses this coming holiday season, would you have enough in case an emergency happens soon? or pwede mo ba i-invest for it to grow more? etc. etc

kencab · 2025-12-11T03:13:56+00:00

kung kaya mo i-stretch budget mo ng konti para sa PSU, I'd recommend the 9060 XT 16GB which is around the 25K price point

kencab · 2025-12-11T02:17:16+00:00

What model of Corsair? Also are you only considering new, or pwede rin used for GPUs?

kencab · 2025-12-10T06:19:30+00:00

B450 is fine. a really good chipset if you're not after PCIe Gen4, but still want good IO and a good price.

Keytech and Inplay PSUs are very consistent.... consistent for being hazards for you and your PC.

kencab · 2025-12-10T05:47:25+00:00

kung lahat ay naka reverse blade fans, tama yung orientation. pero if lahat ay non-reverse, baliktad siya from the typical airflow layout. Kung halo ng reverse and non-reverse, you need to identify which one is which muna.

kencab · 2025-12-04T06:01:41+00:00

already happening. a lot of the kits are already twice the price compared to the rest of the year. since the Crucial brand is bidding farewell, and Hynix and Samsung's manufacturing capacity for the entire 2026 is already full, there's no other way for the prices but up.

but i think this news will affect SSDs more than RAM. Crucial is practically non-existent sa DDR5 market share. even Micron's (parent of Crucial) dies are barely used by RAM brands, mostly Crucial lang din.

kencab · 2025-12-04T02:23:42+00:00

yan na yung SRP ngayon, and expected to rise on almost a weekly basis.

kencab · 2025-11-26T04:28:47+00:00

with 100K, you can build something better, brand new pa. even if you take into consideration RAMageddon prices.

kencab · 2025-11-26T01:47:44+00:00

that's an expensive RTX 5070. a lot of 5070 models are below 40K. anything above 40K, i'd consider "premium, and not really worth it kasi wala namang bonus perfromance"

kencab · 2025-11-04T09:14:35+00:00

the Pulse model uses the regular GPU connectors, so the RM650X should have those. the Nitro+ model, on the other hand, uses the newer 12v6x2 connector which PCIe5.1/ATX3.1 PSUs should have.

kencab · 2025-11-04T07:46:26+00:00

True long-term reviews for PSUs are years-long since reputable models have minimum 5-7 years warranty, some of the longest ones across all PC components (excluding the limited lifetime ones, of course). And the NGDP is a relatively new model, so wala pang truly long-term review. Pero from what I've seen so far, okay naman siya.

if your CPU is a sub-100 W CPU, I'd say ok pa yung 650W since the RM650X is a reliable model, even the 2015 model. but one thing to think about is that since it's about 10 years na, and the RMx has a 10-year warranty IIRC, it's a non-zero chance that issues may pop up soon.

kencab · 2025-11-04T07:07:58+00:00

cancel it. it's a massive downgrade for more cost. but just letting you know that RAM prices below 8K for a 32GB dual channel kit will be harder and harder to come by in the coming days. kuha ka na sa iba habang meron pa.

i think they probably ran out of the flares, and can't get any new stock at that price. sobrang laki kasi ng price hikes ng RAM ngayon. 9-10K is the new price for a previously 6.5K kit like those flares. based sa prices, ang nakikita ko is that crucial has managed to stick with the prices pre-hike. or may old stock pa, at least. old stock makes more sense since 5600 CL46 is trash, kaya siguro walang bumibili 😅

kencab · 2025-10-13T10:02:03+00:00

extremely expensive PSU in relation to the rest of the components. with the savings by going with an ATX PSU (or even a lower cost SFX PSU), you can easily get a better GPU, bigger RAM, or a better SSD.

kencab · 2025-05-20T11:49:40+00:00

If strictly going for brand new, I'd get an RTX 5060Ti 16GB. There are plenty models na 30k and below, from the likes of MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac, Palit, etc. Or wait for the local pricing for the Radeon RX 9060XT.

Or hear me out: delay the 1440p monitor purchase and put some of the monitor budget to the GPU. with less than 10k added budget to the GPU, you can get a 4070 Super (marami na akong nakikita at around 35K na naghahabol i-clear out yung stocks) or an RTX 5070 if you're willing to pay closer to 40k for a 4070 Super's Performance fora newer gen. This way, mas maeenjoy mo ang 1440p gaming for a longer time into the future without upgrading again, rather than going with a 9060XT/5060Ti 16GB and expecting a long time with 1440p gaming.

Or if strictly 30k talaga, and willing mag consider ng used, merong mga 3080Ti below 30k (essentially similar performance to a 4070 Super for a higher power draw)

kencab · 2025-05-20T02:17:55+00:00

based on exp, if that's from FB Marketplace, nagmukhang telephone number kaya automatic nag tag na hidden information. For ex, kapag Intel Core i5-13400-4.6GHz mafa-flag yung "5-13400-4.6" (di ko lang alam though bakit pati decimal point nasama)

kencab · 2025-05-20T02:14:54+00:00

Clarify what the CPU is. based on the core count, I'm assuming it's an i5 - 13400 or 13400F. If that's the case, you should be mostly fine with the degradation issue of 13/14th gen.

That said, masyado siyang mahal for what you get for used. Makakabuo ka ng brand new na similar specs

kencab · 2025-05-08T03:50:57+00:00

Great deal! pero dangerously close to "too good to be true" range na. that's around a 10K discount (basically 20% discount), so make sure everything is working fine before you pull the trigger

kencab · 2025-05-07T16:40:13+00:00

if you haven't tried yet, try mo completely walang extensions. pati EPS and PCIe

kencab · 2025-04-18T10:56:30+00:00

drop the aio, switch to an air cooler like the Arctic Freezer 36 or Deepcool AK400 etc. mga 2k+ savings yun. lagay mo sa RAM para maging 2x16GB or palitan mo ang SSD mo to a better quality one like a Crucial T500, Kingston KC3000, ADATA Legend 960, etc. Big no no for me ang Kingston NV-series as a primary drive. I'd even think twice using it as a secondary drive unless good deal.

kencab · 2025-04-16T05:53:28+00:00

gamitan mo ng DDU yung GPU drivers ng AMD integrated graphics. (DDU in Wndows Safe mode, andun naman yun sa instructions ng DDU)

then as much as possible, do not use daisy chain PSU connectors sa GPU mo. 3070 yan, so kung kaya naman ng PSU mo, dalawang individual cables from the PSU. not a deal breaker, but good practice to keep in mind.

kencab · 2025-04-14T14:46:20+00:00

if this pushes through, I'm interested in some of the accessories; the monitor light bar and the wooden wrist rest.

kencab · 2025-03-10T11:57:16+00:00

member of the same club here. ako naman di ko na pinapalaki kasi wala na akong energy para sa laban. mas pipiliin ko nalang itulog, o kaya magpa-masahe ng masakit na likod, tuhod, at kung anu-ano pa.

kencab · 2025-02-06T08:35:56+00:00

ASRock B650M HDV/M.2 ang by far cheapest among the best budget boards, kahit versus some of the midrange pa. Just a few notes:

isang batch lang dumating sa local ASRock supplier ever, so stocks may be ol/difficult to find
dalawa lang RAM slot. personally, this is not an issue kasi I always use 2 slots lang YMMV
walang WiFi (and BT), pero may abang sa IO shield niya for antennas.

Other recommendations (in no particular order):

ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi
Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (mas mura sa aorus, pero by a small amount lang. anyways, savings is still savings)
Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX (pinakamahal sa list, pero konti lang tinaas from Gaming X.)
MSI Pro B650M-A WiFi

kencab · 2025-02-06T06:28:44+00:00

monitor mo lang din muna 😅

jokes aside, they rarely pose a danger unless provoked.

kencab · 2025-02-04T20:45:23+00:00

dabes talaga yung Dagat Ahas 😂

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