re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

I sold my old Ryzen 5 3600 on FB for $75 a couple months ago - dude was trying to build his first ever PC using all used parts.

Had no idea what he was doing, so I kinda walked him through it over FB Messenger, and he sent me the video of it powering up and getting to tbe BIOS screen and I won't lie it was a good feeling

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Someone is selling a PC here on FB with a Ryzen 7900X and a Radeon 7900 XT. It was originally listed for $1700 last week but now it's down to $1000 for some reason. The GPU by itself is $800.

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It's either a scam, a mom who is "punishing" her kid and selling his gaming computer for whatever she can get, or someone is in desperate need of drug money

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It's either a scam, a mom who is "punishing" her kid and selling his gaming computer for whatever she can get, or someone is in desperate need of drug money

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It was legit, the system is $1k WITHOUT the 7900 XT. He sold the card separately for $700 and forgot to edit his original listing.

My case came a day early but my gma passed away so I won't get to it until midweek.

Damn, sorry to hear about that UH, prayers for your fam

Damn UH. Well wishes to your family as yall navigate the loss

Thanks everyone.

Not sure if this is the place to do it these days but I am looking to upgrade my computer. The one I built back in 2011 is still running great but its time for something new. Below are the specs I have put together on PCPartpicker. For those of you that are better at this than me, is there anything I should modify or add? I set the budget for this around $3500 to hopefully hold me over for a while but am flexible.

The usage would be a mixture of work and gaming. For gaming I get into the simulators (DCS/Flight Simulator) but also have recently got into Cities Skylines and am doing this in anticipation of Cities Skylines 2 coming out in the fall.


AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0) EATX AM5 Motherboard
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
Crucial T700 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card
Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid Tower Case
Super Flower Leadex V Pro 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit

I like the look of the Corsair liquid CPU coolers and would welcome any suggestions there as a change.


I appreciate any help/suggestions.

Went and modified your list a little bit.

- Went with a 7900x for your gaming and workstation needs
- 32 GB of Memory (100 more for 64 - but I got you pretty good storage - see next note)
- 2x 2 GB SN850x drives - pretty much one of the best PCIe Gen 4 drives out there, and you can get 2 of these for $200 through WD
- Super Flower is perfectly fine for a PSU - 1000 80+ platinum should be just fine for your build - my personal pref is Corsair/Seasonic.
- Someone with more experience regarding Ryzen 7000 cooling can chime here on the NH-D15 - if you're not OC'ing, I think the NH-D15 would be fine, but I'd probably lean liquid cooling if you're going to run it OC'd daily.

PCPartPicker Part List: LINK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($428.92 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($119.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0) EATX AM5 Motherboard ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL36 Memory ($114.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card ($1749.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid Tower Case ($154.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($161.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $3440.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-27 00:38 EDT-0400

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Not sure if this is the place to do it these days but I am looking to upgrade my computer. The one I built back in 2011 is still running great but its time for something new. Below are the specs I have put together on PCPartpicker. For those of you that are better at this than me, is there anything I should modify or add? I set the budget for this around $3500 to hopefully hold me over for a while but am flexible.

The usage would be a mixture of work and gaming. For gaming I get into the simulators (DCS/Flight Simulator) but also have recently got into Cities Skylines and am doing this in anticipation of Cities Skylines 2 coming out in the fall.


AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0) EATX AM5 Motherboard
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
Crucial T700 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card
Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid Tower Case
Super Flower Leadex V Pro 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit

I like the look of the Corsair liquid CPU coolers and would welcome any suggestions there as a change.


I appreciate any help/suggestions.

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1. What's your intended resolution and framerate?
2. You don't need to buy Windows, you can use it free legally without activating. But if you must, you can buy a key online for $20 (W10) or $25 (W11).
3. The NH-D15 is no longer the recommendation for air cooling. You can get a Thermaltake Peerless Assassin for much cheaper.