>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE
Post build list or current specs including MONITOR: pcpartpicker.com
Provide specific use cases (e.g. video editing, competitive gaming, streaming etc.)
>NEWS
AMD Zen4 - Early Fall 2022; 19-35% performance gains expected
Radeon 7700, RTX 4080 & 4090 - Soon after Zen4
RTX 4070 - Likely delayed to November.
RTX 4060/4050, RX 7600/7500 - likely not until H2 2023.
Intel will likely remain the best option for poor people and those needing a space heater
>RECOMMENDED FORM FACTOR
ATX is the standard choice, alternatively ITX or even MATX
>RECOMMENDED CPUs
HTPC(4K60)/Web Browsing: i3 10105
Budget Gaming: i3 12100/F
Gaming: R5 5600/X, i5 12400F
Best Gaming: R7 5800X3D
Multicore: R9 5900X, i7 12700/F
>RECOMMENDED GPU PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Budget 1080p: Used GTX 1060, RX 470/570, Intel ARC A380
1080p: RX 6600
1440p: RTX 3060ti, RX 6700 XT
2160p: RX 6800 XT, RTX 3080, RX 6900 XT
>MINIMUM RAM
2x 8GB DDR4 3200CL16/3600CL18
>RECOMMENDED RAM
4x single-rank 8GB DDR4 3600 CL16 or 2x dual-rank 16GB DDR4 3600 CL16
>RECOMMENDED COOLERS
linustechtips.com
>RECOMMENDED PSUs
Silver+ from Seasonic, Superflower, Corsair, EVGA (aim for 75% of total PC power)
cultists.network
>RECOMMENDED SSDs
ssd.borecraft.com
>MOTHERBOARD INFO:
AM4 B550/X570 - CPU-less BIOS flash feature advisable if pairing with Zen 3
overclock.net
docs.google.com
>RECOMMENDED MONITORS
rtings.com
pcmonitors.info
displayninja.com
>ADDITIONAL INFO:
Small Form Factor PCs are actually kino, maybe its time for an ITX upgrade?
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