>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 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 > 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
>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
>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
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