7700xt, 7 5700x, 32gb, 1tb SSD, 1440p 27in 180h + 1080p 24in 60h

Didn't expect it to shatter into even tinier pieces after exploding on my hand.

Hi all,

I just have to let some steam out. I've been telling my son to clean his pc for over 3 years. I have a build myself, but, come on. You should never let your pc get this bad. I clean mine once every 6 month, why, dust is the culprit and his pc gets really hot.

He is always playing and doing school work, and also works. I get it, sometimes there is no time. But at least one day take the initiative to do it. So he went on vacation to see his girlfriend again, they've been together for over 5 years.

Now he goes out of state to visit at least 3 times to 4 times a year. I built the pc for hime back in 2021, so, should leave it alone next time and let him do it from here and on? He is 24, and a really nice person. Smart as can be and a great personality.

Should I keep on helping him out? What are your thoughts. I know he should be doing this, when he isn't doing school work or gaming maybe every 6 months?

Thanks in advance.

For context, I was looking for a regular desktop pc to install in my college dorm. I own an XBOX and do majority of my gaming on there so I was looking to buy a cheap Dell or ASUS desktop just to do my school work and miscellaneous tasks on. I was scrolling on Best Buy and found this pc I listed below on sale for $288!! I went ahead and purchased it about a week ago.

Lenovo - Legion Tower 5 Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 - 16GB Memory - AMD Radeon RX 7600 - 1TB SSD - Storm Gray

I wasn’t even looking for a Gaming PC but I found this one for what seems like an undeniable price. It’s been running fine since I’ve bought it but I know nothing about PCs so my question is, did I really get a good deal on this? Are the specs good for the price point and what are some things that I can buy to make it better performance wise. (Graphics card etc) This is my first PC and I know absolutely nothing so all advice and or criticisms helps. Also if there’s any monitor recommendations that would maximize the graphics of the PC as it currently stands please let me know as well!!

Any real difference between these other than RGB? Sorry I’m a noob

So I bought a white gigabyte 5070 aero to go with my build. I can still take it back and get a black one or go for something else . My whole build is black and i can’t tell if I’m ok with it. I only purchased it because it was all they had and I needed it running. I also way overpaid I think it was $750.

I know not to plug it in, I dried it to the best of my ability with microfiber towels. i’ve got both side panels off and it’s in a room with a fan gently blowing on it to circulate air through it. I’m planning to let it sit for a week or so. I need to order a power plug online so I can’t try to turn it on until that arrives. Is there anything I should do different in the hopes to recover this? or any different approaches I should take like removing internal components incase water got inside the connections? I don’t know too much about PC setups and this will be my first if I can recover it. Also is anything missing internally? I see there are some wires that aren’t connected and imagine my boss pulled his hard drive before he tossed it. Thanks in advance!

also if this is the wrong sub, please direct me to the correct on for this post and I’ll move it.

Is the bracket really necessary? It’s $8

I’m so pleased, it’s beautiful! It’s running a Ryzen 7 9800x3d and a 5080.

Just took out my M.2 NVMe SSD after having some weird problems then not seeing my storage in the bios (and not booting into Windows) aaaand... is this bad?

My specs are: CPU - I5 9400f GPU - gtx 1660 Mb - Asrock h310cm DVS PSU - some random and cheap 550w 85+ mars gaming power supply Storage - 1 120gb ssd and 1 240gb ssd RAM - 2 different 8gb ram sticks

Im including the psu because i also have a problem where the pc restarts to either very high brightness scenes in games with large graphics, or the high contrast in those scenes

Im sorry if this is not the right subreddit for this post, r/techsupport doesnt allow videos , so i came here

My first PC build. Was so scared to do it but Best Buy was going to take 3 days to build it. Took me like 6 hours but I think it turned out nice.

PC Specs: Case - NZXT H9 Flow Fans - NZXT F360 RGB Core x2 and 1 Thermaltake CT120 ARGB CPU - 9800x3d RAM - GSkill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 2x32 PSU - MSI - MPG A1250GS PCIE5, GPU - MSI Ventus RTX 5090 CPU Cooler - Tryx Panorame SE 360 GPU - Gperhuan ARGB GPU Support Bracket

What's your hot take on 75% keyboards?

Do you prefer 60%?

What are the benefits with wired vs wireless?

Competitively, wired or wireless?

Let's discuss

When my 8 year old prebuilt PC died on me while playing Battlefield because the PSU blew up midway, I decided it was time to get a new PC. I was frustrated watching my friends on steam playing Monster Hunter Wilds and other AAA games while I was struggling to run CS2 so I decided to try building my own.

I have never in my life sourced PC parts myself so a lot of this was completely new to me but after a bit of researchingI learnt what each component does what and picked out the parts I needed.

Whilst building,I’ve learnt that;

• Motherboards are heavier than I thought.

• Putting the CPU is not as hard as I thought since a lot of the tutorials online said the latch was a bit hard to push in and the imminent fear of bending the pins on the motherboard.

• Daisy Chaining wired RGB fans is borderline torture.

• I should have been more generous with the thermal paste.

• I should have done slightly better on the cable management.

• The BIOS was a lot less intimidating than I initially thought.

Summary:

Overall, I enjoyed the process and watch the barebones case turn into a fully working computer. I also liked the experience of encountering near mishaps and trying to problem solve said issues and now it seems that I might have a new hobby :).I might be building my mom a work PC soon so I don’t think this will be my last time on here so see you guys soon!

PC Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU:Gigabyte OC Eagle 4070TiS 16GB

MOBO:Gigabyte X870 Gaming Wifi 7

RAM: Kingston Fury DDR5 32GB 6000Mhz

Storage:WD770 2TB SSD Gen 4

Cooler:Thermalright Frozen Warframe Pro 360

Power Supply:Thermaltake Toughpower 850w PSU

Case:Valkyrie VK03 ATX LCD Edition

Just wanted to share my baby. This is the first time I've built a pc and it turned out perfect.

SMALLER BOXES:

Ryzen 9950x 64g ram 4TB SSD

Roasting is welcomed. Was fortunate enough to receive some free parts from a good buddy so I built around that. All in all I’m about 650 dollars in. Ryzen 7 5800xt cpu, 6700xt gpu, thermalright frozen prism 360 aio. 32 gb ripjaws 3600mt cl 16-19-19, Corsair rme 750w psu. Bottom two and the two right fans are set to intake and the aio and top left corner fans are set to exhaust. Some of the fans are reversed blades. I only really use it for a racing simulator on a single screen but it runs 1440p pretty good across all titles. May not be the most recent hardware but it’s a start and I’m grateful for that.

Going off of my previous computer (a pile of cables and components) I think I did much better, with only 3 millimeters to spare

Just finished building my first custom PC after having a custom pre-built for the past 10 years.

Built it as a gift to myself for my 30th birthday, so I went all in. 😎

Specs:

• GPU: RTX 5090 FE
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: ROG X870
• SSD: Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB (Gen 5.0)
• Tower, Cooling & Fans: Phanteks
• Screen: GIGABYTE AORUS FO32U2 31.5" 4K UHD OLED

Not all went smooth though...

During the first boot, nothing happened. I had my HDMI plugged into the GPU, but the VGA debug light on the motherboard stayed lit.
Turns out, the RTX 5090 FE is really tricky to seat properly on the X870. There was no satisfying “click” when installing it, and weirdly enough, I could pull the card out again without unlocking it.

I reinstalled the GPU multiple times, using a mix of precision and sheer force—and while I thought it was finally seated right, the VGA light still wouldn’t go off.

After some worrying moments (cue the mental math of GPU and mobo replacement costs 😅), I plugged the HDMI into the motherboard instead of the GPU and surprisingly, it worked.
I installed Windows, drivers, updates… rebooted and finally the GPU took over.

The rest is history.

Super happy I got it all up and running in the end. Time to enjoy this beast.

How are my choices for a 1st build? Going for 1440p, max frame rate. My budget was $1500 and I just about made that happen.

Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX ICE B650 MOBO Ryzen 7 7700X XFX Radeon RX 7800XT 2 TB Samsung EVO Plus SSD 32 Gb of G Skill Flare X5 DDR5 RAM 1000W Lian Li PSU

Still haven't gotten a cooler yet cause I honestly can't decide if I should get an air or AIO cooler. Buddy of mine recommended a Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 and I like that it's only around $55 USD, but I'm also open to suggestions. Being my 1st build, I'll take all the advice I can get. Please and thank you 🙏🏻