**Official PC rig Pics/Specs/Mods thread PART V ** GOAT PC Master Race Checking In!**

[EliteBrah]

not too interested in the 3090ti

after tax and premium version of the card your talking in the $2300-$2400 range
but that doesnt make sense to buy that card and have a crappy air cooler.
my golden chip 3090 moded with waterblock probably performs roughly the same. I would need to get lucky with a top 30% chip and an at least a decent water block to see a real improvement of more than 5%... and it would end up costing me in total around 2600-2700
****s just getting crazy in price for minor improvements.

looking forward to the 4000 series though

[chrsschb]

not too interested in the 3090ti

after tax and premium version of the card your talking in the $2300-$2400 range
but that doesnt make sense to buy that card and have a crappy air cooler.
my golden chip 3090 moded with waterblock probably performs roughly the same. I would need to get lucky with a top 30% chip and an at least a decent water block to see a real improvement of more than 5%... and it would end up costing me in total around 2600-2700
****s just getting crazy in price for minor improvements.

looking forward to the 4000 series though

The thermals are the largest selling point of it. All the memory chips are on the front, added a vapor chamber, and increased the size of the fin stack. It's a lot beefier and runs cooler than the preview 3090 and 3090 Hybrids at higher power loads.

Honestly can't wait to get it and start stress testing it. Eventually put better pads on it and stress it some more.

[EliteBrah]

The thermals are the largest selling point of it. All the memory chips are on the front, added a vapor chamber, and increased the size of the fin stack. It's a lot beefier and runs cooler than the preview 3090 and 3090 Hybrids at higher power loads.

Honestly can't wait to get it and start stress testing it. Eventually put better pads on it and stress it some more.

excited to see some 3dmark scores. Just checked the hall of fame my timespy extreme graphics score is still above all the 3090tis and same with port royal. a little concerned that maybe this card doesnt overclock as well but maybe once the better chips get into peoples hands and the card has more market saturation we will begin to see a change

I went full retard with my 3090 and got a cooler for the memory chips with along with the optimus block.

i guess thats not the point though. if i was completely sidelined this card would spark my interest but obviously it doesnt make much sense to upgrade if you already have a 3090.
plus the water block bs is more for fun (and some noise reduction)
thinking next go around will just be for an air card
easier to sell back without having to take card apart

[InstantLoser]

I'll be doing a video this weekend comparing the FTW3 3090 Ti vs my Kingpin 3090. Curious if there's any appreciable difference.

[bongowongo]

So should I be undervolting my 3080 ti? I did a quick random check of my thermals using the steam overlay/msi afterburner i think, not sure ... and at loads, my gpu is around 78-79 ... I havnt seen it go above 80, but is there a point to me undervolting it?

I have a 850w gold 80+ psu as well.

[GainzMcgee]

So should I be undervolting my 3080 ti? I did a quick random check of my thermals using the steam overlay/msi afterburner i think, not sure ... and at loads, my gpu is around 78-79 ... I havnt seen it go above 80, but is there a point to me undervolting it?

I have a 850w gold 80+ psu as well.

I would undervolt any GPU these days my 6800xt in "rage" mode runs stock 89c smh

I was able to get a nice balance where it caps at 65c

[Azzurri]

No point in a 3090Ti when I have a 3090, not enough power over mine.

Will wait for the 4090.

[InstantLoser]

No point in a 3090Ti when I have a 3090, not enough power over mine.

Will wait for the 4090.

Looks to be between 6.5-11% faster out of the box than my 3090 Kingpin (also at stock frequencies).

[Azzurri]

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-...8J5F3G18&psc=1

At MSRP on Amazon

[chrsschb]

Looks to be between 6.5-11% faster out of the box than my 3090 Kingpin (also at stock frequencies).

Get mine today. You planning to use it over the Kingpin?

[InstantLoser]

Get mine today. You planning to use it over the Kingpin?

Yeah. The wattage is comparable and the performance increase is good enough to keep it. Will probably try selling the Kingpin and see if I can get enough to cover most of the 3090 Ti.

[chrsschb]

I bought an RTX 3070 for $1400 last year (I know, ridiculous) and after playing Cyberpunk on 4k I feel like upgrading so I can max it out.. besides that game though there's nothing that utilizes that kind of power right? Maybe I'll just turn ray tracing off or make it low

Most graphical games at 4K are going to punish anything below a 3090, especially with ray tracing. A 3070 is not a 4K card but it can do well with DLSS.

[KilaByte]

I bought an RTX 3070 for $1400 last year (I know, ridiculous) and after playing Cyberpunk on 4k I feel like upgrading so I can max it out.. besides that game though there's nothing that utilizes that kind of power right? Maybe I'll just turn ray tracing off or make it low

Geez, I paid $900 for my 3080.

I'd be tempted to upgrade but it runs CP in 4k at 60fps with RT. DLSS of course.

[KilaByte]

What about 3440x1440 resolution?

I actually haven't tried it on one of my monitors, this is my living room rig/ couch gaming.

[chrsschb]

What about 3440x1440 resolution?

3440 isn't a huge jump, but 4K is.

[GainzMcgee]

Anyone built a retro gaming rig in here?

[chrsschb]

Anyone built a retro gaming rig in here?

Built a few of these few years ago.

https://retropie.org.uk/

[Exiled93]

Looking into building my first pc ever.

I just have a laptop right now but it's getting older and need an upgrade.

My primary use is studying/general internet use - however, I do want to try out pc gaming. My extent of pc gaming is just childhood games like League, WoW, RS and CS which never required much.

My budget is around $1500 but I might save up more if needed - I'm also wondering how often do most people upgrade since it seems like every few months there's a new more powerful cpu or graphics card out?

I was browsing pcpartpicker and it seems like the I5 12400 cpu with either a 3060 or 6600 is what's in reach with a $1500 budget.

Would that be a decent rig that wouldn't require upgrading anytime soon or would it be something that needs to be updated within a year or so to keep up?

Would probably just be playing Apex since it's the only fps I play atm, but might download overwatch, COD, and some rpgs since I never got to play them with mods like fallout/skyrim etc.

[GainzMcgee]

Looking into building my first pc ever.

I just have a laptop right now but it's getting older and need an upgrade.

My primary use is studying/general internet use - however, I do want to try out pc gaming. My extent of pc gaming is just childhood games like League, WoW, RS and CS which never required much.

My budget is around $1500 but I might save up more if needed - I'm also wondering how often do most people upgrade since it seems like every few months there's a new more powerful cpu or graphics card out?

I was browsing pcpartpicker and it seems like the I5 12400 cpu with either a 3060 or 6600 is what's in reach with a $1500 budget.

Would that be a decent rig that wouldn't require upgrading anytime soon or would it be something that needs to be updated within a year or so to keep up?

Would probably just be playing Apex since it's the only fps I play atm, but might download overwatch, COD, and some rpgs since I never got to play them with mods like fallout/skyrim etc.

$1500 with or without monitor?

[Exiled93]

$1500 with or without monitor?

Could be either.

I can space it out and go ahead and buy the keyboard, monitor and mouse and then wait until I get paid again.

Which is probably the best thing to do so I can get the best components.


I didn’t realize gaming monitors were as expensive as tvs lol.

[GainzMcgee]

Could be either.

I can space it out and go ahead and buy the keyboard, monitor and mouse and then wait until I get paid again.

Which is probably the best thing to do so I can get the best components.


I didn’t realize gaming monitors were as expensive as tvs lol.

I would with the best processor and motherboard as you can, everything else can be upgraded later.

[Austanian]

Looking into building my first pc ever.

I just have a laptop right now but it's getting older and need an upgrade.

My primary use is studying/general internet use - however, I do want to try out pc gaming. My extent of pc gaming is just childhood games like League, WoW, RS and CS which never required much.

My budget is around $1500 but I might save up more if needed - I'm also wondering how often do most people upgrade since it seems like every few months there's a new more powerful cpu or graphics card out?

I was browsing pcpartpicker and it seems like the I5 12400 cpu with either a 3060 or 6600 is what's in reach with a $1500 budget.

Would that be a decent rig that wouldn't require upgrading anytime soon or would it be something that needs to be updated within a year or so to keep up?

Would probably just be playing Apex since it's the only fps I play atm, but might download overwatch, COD, and some rpgs since I never got to play them with mods like fallout/skyrim etc.

Upgrade cycle is largely a user thing. I built mine 3 years ago.

Ryzen 3600 with a rx 590.

At the 2 year mark I upgraded to a 3070.

Now I will pick up a 5800x sometime right after the release of the new processors.

Your requirements aren't demanding so you can go cheap or go big all up to you.

Could be either.

I can space it out and go ahead and buy the keyboard, monitor and mouse and then wait until I get paid again.

Which is probably the best thing to do so I can get the best components.


I didn’t realize gaming monitors were as expensive as tvs lol.

If you didn't buy yet you get a pretty big upgrade in your price to performance as 6700 xts are now available at $530. If you sub to buildapcsales on reddit you can find 3060ti's for ~540 if you are fast.

I gave you both AMD and intel options.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gshcbK

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card ($528.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA GQ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1327.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-24 20:04 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v28gbK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($169.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card ($528.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA GQ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1304.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-24 20:09 EDT-0400

[EliteBrah]

So the new leaks are showing next gen gpu's can be some real mosters.
Regardless after i bought my 3090 i said i would skip next gen gpus. I dont game enough now with a family.
In 3 years tho I'll be back to buy whatever comes after lovelace

[eod8989]

Just bought these guys, going to install them after i lift

This is the first time i've ever seen the 3080 on sale anywhere so i had to get it

[eod8989]

Man this thing is fast it's playing Halo Infinite at 4k on all max settings smooth

[PositiveCrew]

every single day I go to my PC and google "Samsung Ark 55""... and every single day I am let down

https://www.gfinityesports.com/tech/...e-price-specs/

this is the most recent one I can find. take my money people

[freeburn]

every single day I go to my PC and google "Samsung Ark 55""... and every single day I am let down

https://www.gfinityesports.com/tech/...e-price-specs/

this is the most recent one I can find. take my money people

Yeah I have been holding out on a larger screen purchase til I see what this bad boy is all about

i went full retard and bought the evga deal. 3080ti ftw,1300w PSU, mouse and FREE TSHIRT lmao

I dont even need it. will probably move my 6900xt to my other pc

It really do be like that.






I just ordered a lian li dynamic Evo and some other new parts. Corsair h150i with LCD screen, another set of corsair rgb fans, my build will have 9. Got some lian li strimer rgb power cables.

Should be a good time rebuilding, the nzxt case I have is ass, runs way too hot I usually have to leave the side panel off completely.

[OptimusTrajan]

every single day I go to my PC and google "Samsung Ark 55""... and every single day I am let down

https://www.gfinityesports.com/tech/...e-price-specs/

this is the most recent one I can find. take my money people

Why tf would you want a screen that big? Useless for gaming.

[swolefnatic]

Why tf would you want a screen that big? Useless for gaming.

it's curved in such a way that it engulfs your entire fov and games are playable. ofc not good for competitive games as you may have to turn your head too much BUT it comes with a knob controller thingie that you just twist and adjust the screen size

[tdnick]

Sup *******s. Long time no see



THE PH word is banned?.....