/pcbg/ - PC Building General
UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE.
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State BUDGET and COUNTRY or you will NOT be helped.
>UPCOMING
| Company |
Type |
Model |
Date |
| AMD |
Ryzen |
9000 |
(Jul 2024) |
| AMD |
Ryzen |
9000X3D |
(Sep 2024) |
| Intel |
Arrow Lake |
|
(Q4 2024) |
| Intel |
Battlemage |
|
(Q4 2024) |
| RTX |
|
5000 Series |
(Q1 2025) |
CPU
Web browsing: i3 12100/5600G
Budget: 12400F/5600/12600KF/13600KF
High end gaming: 7800X3D
Workstation: 14700K
COOLER
AIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge/Arctic Liquid Freezer III
Double towers: TR Phantom Spirit 120 SE/EVO/Peerless Assassin SE, Scythe Mugen 6
Single towers: TR Assassin Spirit EVO
ITX/>42mm RAM: Scythe Fuma 3/TR AXP120-X67
AVOID: Dark Rock Pro 4/5, Noctua
MOTHERBOARD
ASRock B650M-HDV/M2, B650 LiveMixer
RAM
DDR4: 2x16GB 3600CL18. Budget, 2x8GB
DDR5: 2x16GB 6400CL32 (Intel), 2x16GB 6000CL30 (AMD)
Workstation/high end: consider 2x32GB
GPU
1080p: RTX 4060; budget: RX 6600; ultra budget: used RTX 2060
1440p: RX 7900GRE / RTX 4070 Super
2160p: RX 7900XTX / RTX 4080 Super (at MSRP); budget: RX 7900XT
Production: RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, used RTX 3090, RTX 4090
CASE (from $ to $$$)
mATX: Montech Air 100, Asus Prime AP201, Lian Li O11 Air Mini
ATX: Phanteks XT PRO(ULTRA), Montech AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lian Li Lancool 216/III
AVOID: 'Silent' cases, fanless cases, 4000D airflow
PSU
Budget: Gold rated 500-600W PSU
Mid range: ATX 3.0 compliant fully modular gold rated PSU @ 75% max load
High end: Seasonic PRIME TX
PSU buying guide:
Link
(updated for 2024)
MONITOR
Standout:
1080p: Asus VG249Q1A
1440p: Dell G2724D
2160p: Gigabyte M27/28/32U
Link
OS
Activate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt
CASE FANS
Meta: Case with good stock PWM fans
Budget: Arctic P12/P14 Max (5-pack)
High end: Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
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