/pcbg/ PC Building General

>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.) and your country.

>NEWS
AMD Zen4 - Early Fall 2022; 19-35% performance gains expected
V-cache Zen4 some time late this year
RX 7700, RTX 4080 & 4090 - Soon after Zen4
RX 7970 may be coming this year
RTX 4060/4050, RX 7600/7500 - likely not until H2 2023
Intel will likely remain the best option for poor people unless Zen4 comes to AM4

>RECOMMENDED CPUs
HTPC(4K60)/Web Browsing: i3 10105
Budget Gaming: i3 12100/F > R5 5500
Gaming: R5 5600/X, i5 12400F+cooler
Multicore: R9 5900X/5950X, i7 12700/F
Best Gaming: R7 5800X3D
k CPUs are not recommended

>RECOMMENDED GPU PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Budget 1080p: Used GTX 1060, RX 470/580
1080p: RX 6600/XT
1440p: RX 6700 XT, RTX 3060ti
2160p: RX 6800XT, RTX 3080, RX 6900 XT

>RAM
Minimum: 2x 8GB DDR4 3200CL16/3600CL18
Recommended: 4x 8GB DDR4 3600CL16 (any rank) or 2x dual-rank 16GB DDR4 3600CL16

>RECOMMENDED COOLERS
linustechtips.com/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/

>RECOMMENDED PSUs
Silver+ from Seasonic, Superflower, Corsair, EVGA (aim for 75% of total PC power)
Take into account transient spikes when sizing your PSU to your GPU, especially with Nvidia
cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

>RECOMMENDED SSDs
ssd.borecraft.com/

>MOTHERBOARD INFO:
AM4 B550/X570 - CPU-less BIOS flash feature advisable if pairing with Zen 3
overclock.net/threads/vrm-on-the-new-am4-motherboards.1624051/
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yPS3hj_K7EPT4RBWCyjdKNP56pnwDz-IgBc0975-FUg

>RECOMMENDED MONITORS
rtings.com/monitor/
pcmonitors.info/
displayninja.com/buying-guide/

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shit tier stocks here, cant even find a 6500xt for less than 270 (then, used rx 580 still @300, only if the one buying can buy used)

Tell me why I shouldn't get 4x16 gigs of ram when it's only about $80 more than the equivalent 4x8 set with all the same stats (cl16 3.2ghz dual rank)

What's a good Discord to join if I want to be pinged when Best Buy gets a 3080 drop?

I guess if you're not playing anything too new or intense or you don't mind lower resolution / quality then it should be fine, but in your situation you might want to wait until the new GPU announcements in a few months because prices will likely drop in anticipation to clear out old stock

I have 32 and that's only because I use chrome and like having a billion tabs open. 16 is honestly enough probably.

stockdrops is decent for EU
telegram is a little bit faster, but hey

I assume stockdrops is also decent for NA but I haven't personally tried it

Is a 128gb nvme enough just to install windows and some basic software (browser, steam, spotify) ?

Yes, but unless you get it for free, it's not worth buying because a 500GB or 1TB drive will have a better price/GB. Also the endurance on a tiny drive like that will be low, so if you're constantly writing and rewriting to it, it'll wear out fast

Help?