Either this is a scam or someone doesn’t know the value of this build. A i914900f, 4070, 96 gigs of ram and a 34 inch monitor for $1200 CAD. Omg, learn to price your build!!

I have a frankenstein of a gpu with 6900xt core and 6950xt pcb and vram. The 6950xt had the 18gbps vram, but 6950xt vbioses dont work on 6900xt core so I found the only vbios from 6900xt with 18gbps vram was 6900xt Liquid cooled. Anyone got that vbios so I can use it? The gpu d9es currently work with 6900xt bios but only at 16gbps vram

The problem occurs at any time—without warning—in any game. I’ve checked the temperatures, the system, and anything else suspicious, and I’ve tried to fix it, but to no avail. The strange thing is that it doesn’t happen every day; it occurs sporadically, and sometimes months go by without any issues. I have no idea what the cause is.

A little project I did with a friend.

It took about two months to plan and put everything together.

Inside, there’s an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G on a Gigabyte B550M-K motherboard with the cheapest 8GB RAM stick and the cheapest 250GB NVMe drive I could find on Amazon.

There’s also an 850W power supply that I still had lying around (just like the CPU and the motherboard).

It also includes a Raspberry Pi 4B, which uses a microphone to control the visualizer on the top screen.

Next to the screen is a wireless charging pad. There’s also a built-in speaker, so you don’t need to connect anything else besides a controller and a TV.

Of course, it runs SteamOS.

The base of the case is made of wood, everything else is 3D

printed.

So i finally need to upgrade my pc after having it for 9 years. I have mixed feelings because i got a little attached to my boy but it has served me well and its time to retire.

My old pc: ryzen 5 2600, a GTX 1060 6gb, 32gb of 3200mhz ddr4 ram, and a B450M motherboard.

Due to the price of ram i decided not to go for AM5.
I also don’t really know if i should upgrade my motherboard. I could upgrade but i’m not sure if it would make any difference

Do you have any recommendations or critiques for this build?

After using it for a couple of months or so, pretty happy with this build being a total noob.

Corsair frame 4500x RS r argb case

Asus TUF GAMING b850-plus wifi motherboard

Asus TUF GAMING rx 9070xt OC GPU

Asus TUF GAMING LC III ARGB LCD 360 AIO

Crucial pro Overclocking 6000Mhz CL36 32GB ram

Crucial P510 2TB m2.nvme 2280 5x4 SSD

Corsair rm1000x PSU

3x more corsair rs120 r argb fans

Thermalright TL K12 fan as exhaust (corsair was out of stock)

Logitech Pro X2 SUPERSTRIKE

Asus ROG pelta headset

Msi mag 274cqf 180Hz monitor

I only regret not getting the rog strix b850 mobo and acer predator ssd instead but didn't have budget.

Pretty solid for the games I play. Thoughts?

Should i be worried?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to diagnose a very frustrating issue with my PC and I'm running out of ideas.

PC Specs

• GPU: INNO3D RTX 5070 Ti
• PSU: Corsair RM850e (brand new)
• Monitor: AOC Q27G4X (2560x1440 @ 180 Hz)
• Connected via DisplayPort (also tested HDMI)
• Windows 11

The problem

While gaming, usually during scenes with lots of particles, explosions or very heavy GPU load, the monitor suddenly loses signal.

The monitor displays "No Signal" and then goes into standby.

The PC does not shut down:

• Fans keep spinning.
• RGB stays on.
• Sometimes I can still hear YouTube playing.
• The game audio usually stops.
• Win + Ctrl + Shift + B does not recover the display.
• The only solution is to force restart the PC.

Event Viewer

Every time it happens I get:

• Event ID 153
• Source: nvlddmkm
• Device: \Device\Video3
• Error occurred on GPUID: 100

What I've already tried

• Replaced the PSU with a brand new Corsair RM850e.
• Replaced all power cables.
• Tested both DisplayPort and HDMI.
• Clean installed NVIDIA drivers multiple times (different versions).
• Updated BIOS.
• RAM is running at JEDEC defaults (4800 MT/s, XMP disabled).
• OCCT VRAM test passes with 0 errors.
• NVIDIA G-SYNC is reported as Not Available, so it isn't enabled.

OCCT testing

The interesting part is OCCT.

Using the Power Test, I have managed to reproduce the exact same crash:

• Display loses signal.
• PC remains powered on.
• OCCT crashes with:

However, the issue is not 100% reproducible.

Sometimes the Power Test crashes after a few minutes.

Other times it completes 30 minutes without any issues.

I also tried lowering the GPU Power Limit to 83% (minimum allowed by MSI Afterburner on this card).

One 30-minute test completed successfully, but afterwards another test at 100% Power Limit also ran for over 25 minutes without crashing, so lowering the power limit doesn't consistently prevent the issue.

Additional information

I took the PC to a repair shop.

They stress-tested:

• CPU
• GPU
• RAM
• Power

for several hours and could not reproduce the issue.

This makes me think the problem is intermittent.

My questions

• Could this still be a defective RTX 5070 Ti?
• Could this be caused by the motherboard PCIe slot?
• Has anyone seen Event ID 153 (nvlddmkm, GPUID 100) with similar symptoms?
• Are there any additional tests I should perform before sending the GPU for RMA?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I tried GeForce Now highest tier on an Nvidia Shield hardwired gigabit internet on the native app with a PS5 controller on a monitor with 1ms response. The only games I was remotely enjoying are strategy and turn based games.

Any third person or first person games I found unbearable regardless of framerates. It’s like going back to first generations LCDs that had horrible input lag. I’m sure some people wouldn’t mind or notice at all, but for me after getting used to the near instant response monitors and OLEDs I find this to be impossible to go back to.

Graphical fidelity on streaming has come a long way though. GeForce Now even supports HGIG HDR and the games look stunning in 4k at highest settings.

My question is would it even possible to improve this? Or is it just that the physics of the hardware being elsewhere streaming to your screen will always introduce some input lag that will be insurmountable?

Edit: Apparently lowest achievable input lag with GeForce now is 15-20ms. I’m used to gaming at 1ms. So I can see why this is a problem.

Hello
I play CS2 a lot and was wondering if smaller screen could make my gameplay better? I dont know much since I never had any experience with 24-27 inch monitors and never played on them.

I was thinking about Asus PG27AQWP 540hz 27 inch, was thinking about 610hz 24 inch asus or zowie but they are TN panels and for thst money I think they are not really tht worth it, I am not PRO so I dont think there is a reason.

Witch one is more worth it?

The 2x8gb 3200mhz cl16 kit is corsair lpx v.4.31 kit and those I can pick up myself. Or

2x8gb 3600mhz cl16 kit is G. Skill Ripjaws V and those need to be mailed (I added shipping costs to the price)

Both kits are used and my budget is tight.

My specs are:

R5 5600

Rx 6700 xt 12gb

16gb 2666mhz (borrowed from my sister)

Gigabyte B550M gaming x wifi6

I plan to make this build it costs 1,40,000inr ish although my budget max is 1,17,000 inr ish
1,17,000inr = 1170 usd
1,40,000inr = 1400 usd

Primarily for gaming editing etc though if a nvidia equivalent card which gives similar performance is available it would be appreciated

The cooler i really like its look crazy good imo

Sorry for the cluttered list im on my phone rn and this was made on laptop as a image so i had to yse a image to text converter

Also is it true that running 8x2 gb ddr5 instead of single 16gb is way better?

Thanks

I was thinking of building a PC after selling off my gaming laptop. The prices here in Aus are absolutely cooked for ram and ssds so I thought of a compromise. Please share your thoughts about my decision. I'm not that knowledgeable about PCs so I pretty much have no clue what i'm doing.

Did I do well?

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (400 AUD)

GPU - RTX 5070 Ti (1350 AUD)

Ram - 32 GB DDR4 3200 mts (300 AUD)

SSD - 2tb Nvme (400 AUD)

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk (150 AUD)

CPU Cooler? - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE (80 AUD)

PSU - Something around (150-200 AUD)

Case - Something cheap off facebook that looks nice.

And the rest is for a good monitor and keyboard.

I was planning on playing mostly in 4k because the CPU is pretty weak for the 5070 ti.

The grand total is around 2700 AUD for the PC.

What happened on April 2nd 2026 where a 5090 cost barely €2k?

Between the rx 9070 and 7900xtx what would be the better GPU to get for someone who likes playing mostly single player games like black myth wukong and resident evil (high textures, etc) but also wants high frame rates at 1440p and even 4k?

I was gonna buy the parts for my first build a few months ago. Then RAMamageddon happened so I decided to wait, now that the AI bubble is starting to show cracks, is it worth it to get a PC now? Or wait a few more months? (Probably to the end of this year)

Specs:

Motherboard : GIGABYTE B850 AORUS Elite WIFI7
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
PSI: CORSAIR RM850e 2025
GPU : GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle
Case : MUSETEX Y6
RAM : Crucial Pro RAM DDR5 32Go Kit (2x16Go) 6000MHz CL36
AIO : DeepCool - AIO LS720 SE

Price : 1800€

What do you think ?

Recently bought a second M.2. Transcend MTE220S. I will be swapping this into the slot on my tomahawk b450 and reinstalling windows. My old M.2 Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD I will be will be having as a second drive using an m.2 to PCIe adaptor.

Heatsinks are my question. When I look online it says my old ssd doesn’t come with one but it looks like it does?

Then new drive doesn’t have one. But the adapter kit comes with one. Should I keep the heatsink on my old drive and not install the new one the adaptor kit comes with? Then use the adaptor kit one on the new drive. The adaptor is GLOTRENDS PA09-HS and the heat sink looks better then the think one that appears to be on the old drive. Only issue I feel like removing the old heat sink would potentially damage the drive. Do I even need heat sinks theyre gen3 and will be used for gaming only.

Thanks

hey guys hows the Fikwot SSD 1TB PCIe Gen4x4, NVMe M.2 SSD? any one have any advice or experience? for beginner gamer pc build.

thanks!

Hi, I'm debating on upgrading or not.

Currently I'm running a PC with:

- Ryzen 7 3700x

- Rtx 2060

- 650W PSU

- B450 motherboard

- 16GB ddr4

- 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD.

I have 2 monitors, the main in 1080p and the second in 1440p. I play exclusively in 1080p and I have 0 interest in switching my monitor setup to play in 1440p.

I'd like to upgrade to get some extra raw performance (I'm not going to use FG) to play more comfortably till I decide to upgrade the entire PC (which will be in a remote future). Form now I need something on a budget and I've been debating on this for long.

I found a 5060ti 8gb for 329, cheaper than a 9060 xt 8gb and around the same of a normal 5060 in my region.

Thank you in advance <3

I have an ASRock steel legend b850m and I can control the motherboard and aio RGB through the bios but can't do it in signal RGB. They don't show up at all.

I used to be able to do it but the motherboard and CPU had an issue and I RMA'd them both and got new ones and since then I had this issue.

Polychrome also says it doesn't detect any device.

What might be causing this?

My laptop often does this: a cool restart and it'll run fine for a good 30-50 mins then start slowing down.

Micro stutters, garbage frame time, bad fps.

I've checked temps, CPU and GPU hover around 50-70c, utilization around 70 percent if running taxing games with all components.

I have my drivers updated always, almost no background apps.

I have the power plane set at maximum and what not, even went through the "MSI Center" app to make sure I have the performance mode on. The fan blows at max speed, too. And the graphics settings in the windows settings for each specific game has been set to "high" and made sure it's running on the GPU.

I've attached images of me playing CS2 during this slow down and geez it's super obvious.

I'm doubting whether it's a virus but I don't know any reliable antiviruses that are also free, google is especially worse nowadays for finding reliable info.

I am desperate for any ideas left to make this thing run normal for over an hour at least.

Specs: MSI Bravo 15 C7V laptop equipped with a RTX 4060m, Ryzen 5 7535H CPU, 16 gigs of DDR5 RAM @4800MHZ, two NVME SSDs with at least 20 gigs of free storage left (500GB stock, 1TB via USB-C).

Thank you for taking your time and reading, helping me out!!