Simple Questions - May 27, 2026
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- Is this RAM compatible with my motherboard?
- I'm thinking of getting a ≤$300 graphics card. Which one should I get?
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404waffles@reddit
Is 8GB VRAM fine if I'm only on 1080p and willing to go down to low settings if needed? >8GB cards in my market are like double the price of 8GB cards.
BrewingHeavyWeather@reddit
Yes. It's not ideal, but prices are starting to get that way.
gockeltot@reddit
I want to buy a RX 9070 (fits best for my overall needs and rest of the setup). Now I'm wondering which model:
ASUS Radeon RX 9070 OC PRIME EVO 560€
SAPPHIRE PULSE 585€
SAPPHIRE PURE 645€
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ 650€
My gut feeling is, that the Asus is much better price/value vise compared to the rest, although I like sapphire cards (my last 2 where sapphire and I never had an issue).
BrewingHeavyWeather@reddit
The Asus is a decent triple cooler model, and big. No reason I can think of not to get it. The Pulse is on the smaller side, for a 9070, but still pretty has pretty good cooling. If you're wanting to make a SFF or MFF kind of build, it's a better alternative, cooling-wise, to a Reaper (just thicker). The Pure and Nitro+ are getting into paying for aesthetics territory.
I_Push_Buttonz@reddit
Personally I usually just aim for the cheapest of any given model GPU I buy. They typically have worse out of the box cooling solutions (loud fan curves to compensate for lower quality heat sinks given their low price)... But that is easily rectifiable via undervolting and a custom fan curve.
I personally have the cheapest MSI 5070 Ti model available and it ran loud and hot by default... Five minutes in Afterburner later, it has been perfectly silent and achieves the same out of the box boost with like 20% less power draw, all while never going above 70C, even in the most demanding titles.
Alternative-Dog-8941@reddit
Does a Amd Ryzen 9 9900X pair well with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 TI?
Old_Tax_8100@reddit
which pc is a better value, looking to do mainly architecture work with maybe some gaming?
pc 1 - 500: 32g ram, rtx 3060, 1tb ssd, b550 mobo, ryzen 7 5700
pc 2 - 650: 32gb ram, rtx 4060 ti, 2tb hd, i5-12400f
BrewingHeavyWeather@reddit
The 4060 Ti is about 30% faster, but the 3060 has more VRAM. More variable, on the CPU, but the 12400F is also a significantly faster CPU, probably up to +20%, but it's not so simple a comparison as with the GPUs.
If PC 2 really has a HDD, and no SSD, given today's SSD prices, PC 1 all day long. If that's a mistake, and it has a 2TB SSD, definitely get PC 2.
Alternative-Dog-8941@reddit
Does the monitor you use for your setup matter?
I am new to pc building, and I have just started researching on what parts i should use for my first build. I am wondering if the monitor has anything important to know when buying?
phatgooser@reddit
Yeah heaps, if you're building a gaming PC.
Your monitor will display the final result of all your component choices. Choose one based on the experience you want. You could miss out on a lot of image quality if you have a budget monitor on a high quality PC.
Pick the resolution you want to game at (1080p, 1440p or 4k) and the frame rate or "smoothness" of the image (144hz is great and reasonable for any genre, or you can go for 240hz+ for sweaty gamer competitive shooter).
Higher frames make a smoother experience, but you need the hardware to be able to reach those limits. For example, I run an Intel i7-14700k and a RTX 4070 Ti Super on a 1440p 240hz panel. This hardware allows me to reach the upper limit of this panel in most games.
The type of panel is the other important aspect, the current options are generally OLED or IPS. OLED is the newest and it's what you want, but can be expensive. I use IPS, it looks nice and there's currently a lot of reasonably priced options out there for great resolution and frame rate. There's also VA and TN. Some people complain that IPS has a glare that hurts their eyes and looks washed out, so they generally opt for VA. TN is kinda relegated to budget, high frame rate builds.
Considering it's a highly personal choice I'd recommend you take a look at different panels in a shop and see what you like the look of.
Couple of definitions: Hz = Hertz = How many frames per second the panel will display FPS = Frames per second = How many frames your computer can push out Resolution = Pixel density = How detailed the image is
Alternative-Dog-8941@reddit
So I’m assuming the amount of hz and resolution I get is based on the cpu and gpu I have? Should I do research on what frames my picked out hardware can run?
phatgooser@reddit
Your resolution is what your monitor was built to display. The amount of frames you'll get is dependent on your hardware.
Look up benchmarks for CPUs and GPUs to get an idea of what kind of performance to expect.
Alternative-Dog-8941@reddit
I understand now, thank you!
DZCreeper@reddit
Yes.
Resolution is how many pixels you have.
Refresh rate is how many times per second the pixels can update.
Those two factors influence how much CPU and GPU performance you will want.
The monitor itself has performance metrics like pixel response time, peak brightness, minimum brightness, colour gamut, colour accuracy, etc.
TemptedTemplar@reddit
Resolution and Refresh rate.
1440p offers twice as many pixels as 1080p, and 4k is four times as many. Drawing those extra large images, high resolution textures, and shadows among other things; all cost a pretty toll on your GPU's performance.
Refresh rate is simply how many times a second the display can change which frame it is displaying. If your PC is capable of doing 180 fps in a game, you would need a refresh rate to match to actually have every frame displayed. If you had a 60hz panel you would only be seeing every third frame your PC is rendering.
bbilbojr@reddit
If you are gaming do some research on refresh rate
DirCurrFluxDiode@reddit
So, my computer has no video. Bios beeps give one long and 2 short, which is code for "your gpu is fucked". Tried a bunch of stuff, took it to my cousin who is an electronics technician, he said the gpu is done.
Like, I turned it off normally yesterday and today, poof nothing. I'm trying to find someone to see if they can lend me a gpu to see if everything is okay. In the mean time, is it possible, assuming I also don't have another rig, to figure out if anything fried?
Also like, is this something that happens? One day, it isn't raining, no power surges, you just normally turns on your pc and your GPU dies? Also what are the chances that the RAM died? Because I have 64GB of DDR4, and I'm not gonna spend money on a new gpu if those are busted
12InchCunt@reddit
I’m stumped. I can’t get my new build to do anything beyond the case turning on.
I’ve checked that all the connections are seated. I’ve re-seated my ram. I’ve tried taking the gpu out and running it through mobo graphics, can not get it to POST
TemptedTemplar@reddit
Did you update the BIOS?
Lots of AM5 and Intel boards do not ship with the latest firmware. Newer CPUs may simply not be supported on your board without a newer update.
What motherboard do you have?
12InchCunt@reddit
I have the stock b850I mini itx I haven’t done any BIOS update I haven’t even been able to get it to any sort of screen it’s just like it’s dead
I guess I’ll look into updating the BIOS. My plan was to take it apart again and connect everything out of the case and see if it works, the case is a tight fit and I’m wondering if I’m just not getting good connections on things. I hope I didn’t damage my processor
TemptedTemplar@reddit
https://pg.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B850I%20Lightning%20WiFi/index.asp#BIOS
Lucky for you it has a BIOS flash button.
You'll need a working PC or device to download the file and put it on a thumb drive.
https://pg.asrock.com/support/QA/AMD%20USB%20BIOS%20Flashback%20Feature.pdf
You just;
Rename it as shown
Stick it in the blue USB slot on the top
Hold the flash button until the light turns on. Wait until it stops.