/g/ — /pcbg/ - PC Building General

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Think for yourself. Do not blindly trust advice given here.

>A /pcbg/ for every use case and budget!

>Price tracking
RAM: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ram-price-index-2026-lowest-price-on-ddr5-and-ddr4-memory-of-all-capacities
SSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/ssd-price-tracking-2026-lowest-price-on-every-m-2-ssd
GPU: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lowest-gpu-prices-tracking

>GPU hierarchy 2026
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

>PSU Reviews
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies
https://www.lttlabs.com/
https://www.kitguru.net/reviews/?category_name=power-supplies

For tier-list enjoyers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/

>Storage Reviews
https://www.tweaktown.com/cat/storage/index.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSD
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/ssds/reviews

>Monitor Hunter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1illeNLsUfZ4KuJ9cIWKwTDUEXUVpplhUYHAiom-FaDo/

>Other helpful Links
Mobomaps: https://mobomaps.com/
A PC build guide: https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Build_a_PC
German autism: https://www.igorslab.de/en/
Alternate to pcpartpicker: https://pangoly.com/en/pc-builder

DDR5 tongue my anus

does it make sense to wait for prime day? Looking for ssd, ddr5 and mini pc sales but probably hopeless

>>109031563
>ssd, ddr5
For those specifically I wouldn't hold any hope

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I've never used an ultrawide monitor but I want to try one.
anything I should be aware of when shopping?
I care about motion blur first, refresh rate second.

>>109031672
either go 4k or 1440p, 4k if you have a high-end rig, 1440p if you don't, 1080poverty monitors, even in ultrawide, are just aids.

reminder AMD can only get away with selling the 5800X3D 10th Anniversary edition for $350 because you morons were buying used ones for $500 on ebay

They have you by the balls

>>109031719
of all the things to complain about seethe about, you choose this? thats beyond cringe anon, rethink your life choices, because you haven't made any good ones in a LONG time.

>>109031672
>Ultrawide
Why bother? They are both more expensive and have less resolution than just getting a triple monitor setup?

>>109031719
AMD will keep getting away with it, their drones slop it up.
Everyone know it should be $249 at the very maximum

>>109031672
theres only one real choice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtZMdZtW014

>>109031719
the people buying $500 5800x3d are the same people that buy $1000 5070tis

>>109031840
whats special about buying a 5070 ti
sure 5070 is better value but some people need higher vram

>>109031835
>OLED
I don't want to replace it within 3-5 years.

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>>109031756

>>109031840
So why they don't buy AM5 X3D CPUs?

>>109031870
just dedicate few hundred euros on a monitor fund you save up annually

>>109031876
Because retards complained about DDR5 and mobo prices ever since release.
It's sad too because most of them are just FOMOing about CPU performance when all they have is a 4060.

The way I look at it is - problems are only problems if you consider them problems.

But I have a technology vice and I guess the solution is to look at all of your technology, ask yourself "What do I DO with all of this stuff?" And then reduce it to what you truly want and use.

Which is what I plan to do. Going to get rid of my 2nd laptop. I want to get rid of my Switch 2 that I unnecessarily bought but I may wait for a few kino games to come out so I can play them before I do.

But yeah technology is a major vice.

I'm also a coffee addict lol.

But yeah nothing is THAT serious. There is no you that you HAVE to become. That is just an illusion we have bought into.

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>>109031672
it seems like these are the entry level options, and people are giving up on IPS because they can sell you OLED more frequently due to burn-in.

>>109031756
>>109031929
>just do something you don't want to do because it will make me feel better about my decisions
no.

>>109031956
do you want to have shit contrast monitor between 2026-2036?

i bought an acer monitor from walmart and this shit unironically has the worst color i've ever seen from any monitor ever. shit was like $80. like you would not BELIEVE how washed out this shit is. but hey it was cheap.

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>>109031998
I got an overpriced dell office monitor because it was 16:10 for 250$ and the colors are tinted blue as fuck. Can't wait to get rid of this shit next month.

>>109031987
TN worked great.
then all you faggots moved to IPS which was a downgrade.
now all you faggots are moving to OLED which is an even further downgrade.

>>109031998
Acer are on my permament tech-blacklist due to dogshit warranty depts and QC. But hey, you boughted it, if you hate yourself and are that poor, you have bigger problems than a washed out shitty 1080poverty monitor.

>>109032029
being gifted the option to permanently leave lcds behind is amazing tho

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>>109032029
at least LCD offered space saving compared to CRT. flat screens are cool.
these latest "advancements" are fucking trash though. take me back, before this world was fake and gay.
by the way, you can still graduate from 1080 with TN.

>>109031998
acer is just shit, I learned my lesson buying of of their monitors, never again

>>109032037
Acer is also the only monitor I've ever had a problem with in my life, but it's also the only nu-monitor brand I've purchased. people are talking about ASUS being bad now but my 10+ year old ASUS 1080 TN still works great.

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>>109031875
>prey

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So I just found out the samsung ssd defect(bought mine in October 2025). Samsung magicina tells me that SSD heals id good. Is good the maximum, is there also excellent and i fucked it up?

Model Name, Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
Serial Number,
Drive Type, NVMe
Result,Byte End,Byte Start,Description,Raw Data,Status
,0,0,Critical Warning,0,OK
,2,1,Temperature (K),314,OK
,3,3,Available Spare,100,OK
,4,4,Available Spare Threshold,10,OK
,5,5,Percentage Used,0,OK
,47,32,Data Units Read,4430655,OK
,63,48,Data Units Written,6851168,OK
,79,64,Host Read Commands,52365617,OK
,95,80,Host Write Commands,113275547,OK
,111,96,Controller Busy Time,183,OK
,127,112,Power Cycles,266,OK
,143,128,Power On Hours,1825,OK
,159,144,Unsafe Shutdowns,25,OK
,175,160,Media Errors,0,OK
,191,176,Number of Error Information Log Entries,0,OK
,195,192,Warning Composite Temperature Time,0,OK
,199,196,Critical Composite Temperature Time,0,OK
,201,200,Temperature Sensor 1,314,OK
,203,202,Temperature Sensor 2,321,OK
,205,204,Temperature Sensor 3,0,OK
,207,206,Temperature Sensor 4,0,OK
,209,208,Temperature Sensor 5,0,OK
,211,210,Temperature Sensor 6,0,OK
,213,212,Temperature Sensor 7,0,OK
,215,214,Temperature Sensor 8,0,OK

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>>109031672
>>109031951
or this if you want to consider entry level OLED.

>>109031393 (OP)
>AVOID non QDOLED OLED
Why?

I got this message from Microcenter

"Your motherboard has failed and would need to be replaced. Unfortunately the part is unavailable for purchase from ASUS or any third party vendors. I'm sorry but we are unable to provide a repair solution for you at this time."

The laptop is a Asus 15.6' ROG Strix G15 Laptop, 15.6' FHD 144Hz, - GeForce RTX 3060- AMD Ryzen 7 4800H,"

Am I fucked or they're like specialty shops that will help with this?

Sorry if there's another thread I should be using

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>>109032155

>>109032223
I hope you are not implying right looks better lol

>>109032210
send it to this guy
https://www.youtube.com/@northwestrepair

>>109032210
You weren't actually supposed to shop at Microcenter. They are a Reddit company.

>>109032223
Oh I see. The right looks brighter, more forceful, like Trump. I'm sold.

>>109032229
depending on who you ask orange man is accurate while white man is inaccurate and viceversa

>>109031396
hehe, debugging

Anons can you help me "Clean house?" I'm not baiting I promise. I'm trying to get rid of tech. I guess the question is, do I actually NEED to? The answer is probably yes.

I have an asus rog zephyrus g16 laptop that literally microstutters playing cyberpunk. Just can't run the game. I even got a cooling pad. Doesn't change a thing.

I also have an m3 macbook pro. It's a meme device and I hate apple. Fuck apple. Enough said. Considering selling it.

I also have a switch 2 that I bought on a whim. It's a meme device and I'm considering selling it at a profit on marketplace.

I also have a stupid gayming redmagic 9 pro. I'm honestly at the point that I question why I even have a phone. I literally don't use it but I GUESS I could keep it.

So my question is this. Should I just get rid of all the above bullshit and get a gayming pc? Do I wait for the meme rtx spark?

>>109032307
you're not going to enjoy the pc either, u're just a sour person at this point

>>109032141
samsung simply updated the drives before they got into consumers hands

>>109032307
Yikes

>>109032307
now is particularly expensive time to build a pc, but re-selling might be a good time because of it

Id keep the laptop as backup incase you need it.
Sell switch 2, it has shit screen anyway.
Sell macbook obviously

5800x3d + 32gb ram + 9070xt gaming pc
wildcat lake laptop
60TB nas
that's the enlightened man's computers stack

>>109032425
do basic maintenance on the laptop
open it up, clean it, remove thermal paste, replace the paste with ptm pads

reinstall windows

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>>109032423
>Do you guys still enjoy games
yes. Deadlock is as fun as Dota was in the WC3 days.

>>109032423
2026 game releases have been unusually good for me

kcd2, pragmata, zero parades, 007

>>109032423
I'm waiting for Silent Hill Townfall (Alternate title : Silent Hill N)

>>109032423
AAA goyming hasn't produced anything worthwhile in a decade. Certainly nothing worth building a pc for.
I mess with some AI slop though.

>>109032504
What have you been slopping? Share if you don't mind.

>>109032307
I own a computer and an electric kettle

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>>109032516
Coom, shitposts, weird shit, just nice looking images.
I tinkertroon with different parts of the generation process, make bunch of weird experiments sometimes when I have the motivation.
Occasionally train adapters and shit.
It's kinda fun sometimes.
Pic related is the last image I genned two days ago.

>>109032444
Too many visual effects for my liking. I feel this way whenever I try MK8DX. But the artstyle/characters are sick.