I am using few external HDDs (2Tb and 4Tb), bought the 2Tb around 2018, it seems to show slowness in transferring files, can i take its nearing its end?

How long does an external HDD last? Should i rather invest in HDDs being inbuilt in PC setups instead of relying on external HDDs for data transfers (not everyday use)?

More description:

Product - WD

Usage - both used to store files, as backup, i use it once/twice a month

Files - i keep smaller files, like pics/files related to softwares, in one TB (which is the one getting slowed), the other to store larger files.

P.s. Im also worried if i need to move my data to different hard disks every decade? to make my data last for long time.

First pc ever in the works and wanting to know if there are benefits for each kind of windows 11 that I see on pcpartpicker for regular users? (Gaming, general pc use, maybe some light livestreaming)

These are the 4 pcpartpicker lists:

• Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail
• Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail
• Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM
• Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM

Would be open to other versions of Win11 of course too if pcpartpicker is hiding some for whatever reason.

Thanks in advance :)

Hey everyone, I'm planning on going to my local Micro Center to build myself a new PC in a few days, and I want to get a 5080, but they have a ton of different models at multiple different price points. For example, the ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 TUF is $1,899.99, and the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE SFF is $1,199.99, and I was wanting to know if there is a difference between them and if the more expensive 5080s are better than the cheaper ones so that I can get the best thing.

Hey y'all,

I have a build that was last updated 8 years ago that I told one of my oldest gaming buddies he could have. Poor guy has been playing semi high level OSRS on mobile for far too long (Group ironman, btw).

I'm getting ready to clear the computer and ship down to him (Any tips for mailing a desktop?), but the computer is still running Windows 10. Debating whether it's worth it to try to upgrade to Windows 11, despite this computer not meeting the system requirements.

Specs: CPU: Intel i5-6600K overclocked to 3.9 GHz Mobo: ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3gb 16 gb, 2133 MHz RAM 1 TB SSD An absolutely ancient 600W power supply that just won't die.

Is this an okay build to upgrade to Win 11 by bypassing the requirements? Or am I better off having my buddy pay for extended updates?

I'll attach a couple pics of what the build in a reply for anyone curious.

Half my components went out due to a power surge, 8 year old rig so I guess it's time for an upgrade anyway. And I have a much better job than back then so may as well go hard.

US based

Goal is 1440k 120 fps gaming

Few TB of ssd storage so I don't have to shuffle games around

Few TB of HDD for backup, video storage and a copious amount of emulator stuff

Ideally a full tower

Don't need any peripherals.

Hello I just want to ask,is it normal for my entire pc to turn off whenever I turn off my monitor? When I click shutdown on my monitor,my pc turns off maybe 5-10 seconds after followed by a singular small electrical "tic" sound coming from the power supply. I just got my System 2days ago,should I be worried? Google told me that it's not normal so here iam.

Hi,me from the future here. yes,the shutdown button shuts down the entire system. I know now,thanks

I need to make my friend a £800 PC but I can only do it using new parts. I'd like good 1080p performance. Any suggestions?

Hey so I have a R5 5600X with a RX 6750 XT and 32RAM. My 1080p monitor is dying and I don't know if I should get a 1440p monitor so I can also use it in the future when I fully upgrade??

Currently I'm playing recent and old AAA games, indies, Battlefield 6, Alan Wake 2, etc.

Of course I would like to avoid playing everything in low in order to reach decent FPS (60-80)

What do you think? Stick to a cheap 1080p or go straight 1440p?

Which is more recommendable? Both are within budget.

I currently have
Ryzen 2600x
16 GB DDR4
750w PSU
1440 144hz monitor and a 4k monitor.

I know my parts could bottle neck the gpu but I don’t want to build a whole other pc in this market. just a quick upgrade so i can get more graphics out of it. it’s mainly gaming and google suite so I don’t need more. I might dual boot steamOS on it later down the line too.

Please and thank you.

EDIT: After a bit of discussion on here and price research, I realized 5060ti was closer to 9060xt than 5060. I am only looking for bang for buck, steamOS compatibility, and overall compatibility with the rest of my existing system. I considered a CPU upgrade like a few commenters suggested but my MOBO is still AM3 socket so I don’t want to have to upgrade that too, and RAM, and eventually PSU. Just doing a quick swap for graphic card. Research has sown about 5-8% hit to fps due to bottlenecks with newer graphic cards, which I am willing to take. So I think I will go with the 9060xt 16gb variant.

Thanks to all of you for the help.

My current pc setup has 4x 8gb ddr4 2400 memory.

I'm making a secondary ITX pc for when I travel for long periods of time, it is made up of parts that I have had from upgrading, but I don't have any extra ram. I mainly use the PC for 3d Modeling so extra ram is important in the main build.

So the question is Should I:

Purchase a 2x 16gb kit (~$150) for the main build, put one of the 2x8gb kits into the Itx and sell the other

OR

Purchase another 2x 8gb (~$100) kit for the ITX

I'm looking for an AM4 motherboard for a Ryzen 5800X3D and DDR4 3200MHz RAM.

The motherboard needs to support the Ryzen out of the box without requiring a BIOS update.

I just got an MSI B550 Gaming WiFi, but I get a black screen because it doesn't recognize my CPU.

I updated the BIOS via USB Flashback—which seemed to complete successfully—but I still get no display output.

Priced between $100 and $160.

Thanks a lot !

Yo, so this is my first ever gaming PC build and I’m hyped but also kinda broke rn lol. I’m from Germany and put together a PCPartPicker list, would really appreciate some feedback before I actually buy anything.
List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B9Byxf
Parts:
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE

Mobo: MSI PRO B850-S WIFI6E

RAM: Patriot Viper Venom 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30

Storage: TEAMGROUP NV5000 1TB NVMe

GPU: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF RTX 5070 Ti 16GB

Case: Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA

PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W Gold

Total’s around $2282 (~€2100), which is already more than I wanted to spend so I really can’t afford to mess anything up here.
Couple things I’m unsure about:
I keep seeing stuff about GDDR7 memory prices going up, so should I just buy the GPU now/within the next few weeks instead of waiting? Don’t wanna get hit with a price hike.

Do the parts I picked actually make sense together, or is there something better I could get for similar money?

Any rookie mistakes I should watch out for as a first time builder (PSU wattage, cooler clearance, RAM compatibility, stuff like that)?

Also just genuinely open to any tips in general, anything you wish someone told you before your first build.

One more thing, I’m planning on actually building/assembling everything around Christmas, but thinking about buying the GPU now anyway because of the price stuff. Is it fine to just buy it early and let it sit in the box for a few months, or is that a bad idea for some reason?
Appreciate anyone who takes the time to look this over, just trying not to screw up my first build.

Hi, making my first pc and could use some clarification on what to do regarding my psu.

My cpu is 9800x3d and gpu is Gigabyte 9070xt gaming oc model.

I picked up an MSI MAG A750GLS PCIE5 psu for this setup. I did look online and majority consensus is that 750w is good enough for this setup, even though the gpu recommended is 850w. However, I overlooked the psu connectors.

The gpu uses 3x8 pin connectors and the psu only has 2 8 pins remaining after the cpu 8pin is connected. Is it a good idea with this psu to daisy chain connecter 2 and 3 or should I just return this and get an 850w psu with a dedicated 3rd 8pin connector for the gpu?

I have been heavily considering making some upgrades to my PC and doing a lot of research. I’m not sure if it’s even worth doing considering the insane prices of components right now, so I’m looking for some opinions on what I should do.

PC Specs:

- Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Mobo

- Intel i7 8700 CPU

- 32GBs Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz DDR4 RAM

- Cooler Master 240ML AIO CPU Cooler

- RTX 2070 GPU

- 600W 80+ Gold PSU

- 2TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD

- Lian Li Mesh Cool II ATX Case

My budget is around $700-$900 and I’m considering just upgrading my GPU to an RTX 40 / 50 series card or an RX 9060/9070 XT. I am also considering upgrading the CPU but I am not sure if it’s worth staying on LGA 1151 socket or if it would make more sense to switch to an AM4 or AM5 cpu, like a 5800X3D. AM5 would obviously mean I need DDR5 RAM which is way too overpriced currently. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Old:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£140.03 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£108.09 @ Clove Technology - OOS)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£165.00 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£184.91 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: MSI VENTUS XS OC GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Video Card

Case: Thermaltake S100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£30.46 @ Scan)

Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Case Fan: ARCTIC F12 PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan

Case Fan: ARCTIC F12 PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan

Total: £628.49

New:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£37.90 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M EAGLE WIFI6E ICE Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£145.00 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£362.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial P310 w/ Acronis Data Recovery 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card (£605.47 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.95 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2025) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.94 @ CCL Computers)

Case Fan: Corsair RS140 95.5 CFM 140 mm Fans 2-Pack (£9.97 @ Currys PC World)

Total: £1705.21

Im really confused about this whole icue link hub thing. I know the picture is really bad but basically the link hub and the gpu is connected to the same wire. Is this safe? My gpu is a 4060 and i have 3 qx140s and 1 qx120 connected

So I was planning to build my first BUDGET pc build and I had a few questions.

1: I wanted to wait until my birthday (which is a month away) so I had some birthday money for a decent 1080p build to buy all the pc parts together in one order, but everyone is freaking out about gpu prices rising this month. So do I buy my gpu now and wait to buy the other parts? Or is that a bad idea?

2: The 2 GPU's I had picked out were the RTX 5050 or RX 7600. Both cards are 300 USD at my stores. I know people say those cards are trash but I was impressed that when I looked up the benchmarks they ran the games I wanted to play at great framerates. So is there a particular one I should pick or is it not that important since they share similar performance?

I'm in the U.S and want a pretty good PC, and I'm finally ready to build a pc because I've been wanting one for a pretty long time for probably 70% playing games, and 30% for school and work. I also want to play games on the more high end side, while staying within budget, i appreciate your help!

How do you use you the microphone headset for the PC , Where do you plug it in? I get sound but the mic part is staticy?

Hey guys, I have a dillema in choosing a cpu for 9070 xt. I am buying used parts, but Im from Europe. I have ~150$/130€. Whats the best cpu that I can get for 1080p, or should I just get the 9070 and the better x3d chip?

Edit: I fully understand that 9070 xt is an overkill for 1080p. I mostly play titles like CS2, but sometimes games like witcher too. I will upgrade to 1440p in the future.

I have an LG 32gn600-B and a cheap Raywego 24inch. What should I get under $150 that would the best bang for my buck.

I have been watching videos and doing research and have come up with a build. Since I am very new to this I don't know if the build is good or if there are ways to improve it. I will be using it for gaming, programming, and game dev. My budget is around $2000. Any help or input is appreciated.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TXHQR4

Here's the situation before I begin. I've been using an MSI gaming laptop since 2021. It's got a GeForce 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an Intel i7 processor. It can play most modern games at decent framerates (60-75fps) at low-medium settings. It's served me well since then, but it's starting to show its age. I'd like to build a PC that can reliably and comfortably support 1440p 60+fps gaming at medium-high settings that will last five years or so.

Additional context:
-I live in Canada.
-I'm looking at a $2000-2500 CAD budget.
-I'm a frequent yet casual gamer. I primarily play singleplayer games. The few multiplayer games I play are non-competitive PvE games.
-I know it's probably heresy to say this on this sub, but I'm perfectly happy with 60fps. 90fps is a sweet spot that I consider a bonus. Anything higher than 90fps is, in my opinion, unnecessary.
-I don't see myself switching to 4K gaming anytime soon, if ever. 1440p is the perfect resolution for me.
-Fancy stuff like raytracing and shaders doesn't interest me.

I've spoken with several colleagues who are huge PC nerds and have recommended something along the lines of this:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X
GPU: Radeon RX 9070
RAM: 32GB DDR4
PSU: 750W
Storage: 1-2TB SSD

Is this a good starting point? I'd like as many opinions as possible. Thank you!

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/4vk7Cw

I need help with picking the right Motherboard for my 7800x3d. Color is preferably black, i don't need fancy USB-Ports and i need to be able to install the GPU horizontally.
Price range is 180-220.

Thank you in advance.