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says, not really. I was putting 64 in my old rigs cuz I could but never needed it for gaming.
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It's a trap to get you to play Outlaws, you should get PAID $200 to play it!INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS you should just buy this bundle and then sell the rest to recoup the cost - at least you'd get 32GB of DDR5 for $200:
ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI Motherboard + 32GB Corsair RAM + Star Wars: Outlaw GE - 2025-11-05
Newegg has ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard + 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000 Desktop Memory + Intel Motherboard Bundle: Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition (PCDD Game) onslickdeals.net
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Sorry about that - the deal must have expired by then.
Best I can find right now is: DOMINATOR® TITANIUM RGB 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 DRAM 6400MT/s CL36 Intel XMP Memory Kit — Black
2x 24GB kit for $199 - it's CL36 instead of CL30, but the real world gaming performance is only about 1% difference, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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I appreciate it. I think once it hits black friday I'll buy everything and just hopefully there will be a 2x16 slash, but if there's not, I can buy 2x16 on Ebay. There's a handful on there tht are 6000 mhz CL30 for about $150. That price isn't great, but it's a smaller price to pay for the current market demand.
There are some 2x16 6000mhz CL30 nearby that are like $80 on craigslist, but wife wants me to buy somewhere that has warranty.
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Wth tell her to stay in her lane
I mean I wouldn't buy rando memory off eBay or some Facebook guy either,but this isn't a makeup purchase
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Meant to do this upgrade 3 or so years ago but things got in the way, mostly vacations.
What I have;
2 4k monitors
4080 gpu
What I need;
cpu + okay cooling
motherboard - don't need 10gbs LAN as I cannot get even close to that, 2.5gbs LAN is fine, and wifi entirely optional. Don't need a lot of bells whistles at all, I am pretty basic.
ram - 32g is fine but if we can squeeze in an upgrade to 64g that could be cool because 64 is a much cooler number that 32. Like, 4 times cooler.
what I will replace if needed;
power supply (current is 850w)
I don't need best of the best, or even best of the middle, I just need to replace what I have with the best I can afford.
Budget, we'll say under 1500us.
Limited, yes, because we just spent a shit tonne going to Italy but it's what I got and I am having computer issues now (pc restarting due to cpu issues, can't play a game and watch twitch/youtube at the same time).
Going AMD over Intel because I don't know why the fuck not? Will listen to advice on this issue.
I'm grossly out of touch with computer hardware, have been for a decade, and need some advice, please. I don't understand what makes one motherboard better than another, or do I really need 16cores on my cpu, or even 12? However, I do like bigger numbers. Ram is ram, you buy what you can get. No overclocking or fancy shit going on and I am not a power gamer, I just over spent on monitors and gpu and want to get the most out of them which I am currently not.
What I have;
2 4k monitors
4080 gpu
What I need;
cpu + okay cooling
motherboard - don't need 10gbs LAN as I cannot get even close to that, 2.5gbs LAN is fine, and wifi entirely optional. Don't need a lot of bells whistles at all, I am pretty basic.
ram - 32g is fine but if we can squeeze in an upgrade to 64g that could be cool because 64 is a much cooler number that 32. Like, 4 times cooler.
what I will replace if needed;
power supply (current is 850w)
I don't need best of the best, or even best of the middle, I just need to replace what I have with the best I can afford.
Budget, we'll say under 1500us.
Limited, yes, because we just spent a shit tonne going to Italy but it's what I got and I am having computer issues now (pc restarting due to cpu issues, can't play a game and watch twitch/youtube at the same time).
Going AMD over Intel because I don't know why the fuck not? Will listen to advice on this issue.
I'm grossly out of touch with computer hardware, have been for a decade, and need some advice, please. I don't understand what makes one motherboard better than another, or do I really need 16cores on my cpu, or even 12? However, I do like bigger numbers. Ram is ram, you buy what you can get. No overclocking or fancy shit going on and I am not a power gamer, I just over spent on monitors and gpu and want to get the most out of them which I am currently not.
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Here's my build from 2023. I haven't really been impressed by the 4090 and not sure my CPU is up to snuff either. Any suggestions?
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair HX1200 Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair HX1200 Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
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This was my build from April (removing the graphics card since you don't need one) - this was ~ $1500 from Microcenter.
The AIO was from Amazon, only because it was OoS at MC when I went to order it, but I did count the price in my total. Not sure if you needed a case or PSU, so I left them in.
The AIO was from Amazon, only because it was OoS at MC when I went to order it, but I did count the price in my total. Not sure if you needed a case or PSU, so I left them in.
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Granite Ridge AM5 4.70GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor
- Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ICE AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
- Corsair VENGEANCE RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit
- Samsung 990 PRO 2TB Samsung V NAND 3-bit MLC PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
- Lian Li O11D EVO RGB Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
- Corsair RM1000e 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.0 Compatible
- Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer III RGB 420mm All in One Liquid CPU Cooling Kit
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Thinking of going with;
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core - Though I am thinking of splurging and getting the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core/32Thread one because heheehehehMWEEEHAHAHAHAAHEEHEEee but that would be stupid and nothing really says it would help me out at all but at the same time... **giggle**
GIGABYTE B850 GAMING X WIFI6E AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard - I have no idea what I am doing here, seriously need to retire my two 1tb hdds at some point and this gives me some extra m2 slots
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2x16GB) - I am paying a little more for the lighty up ones and nothing I have read says getting 64 is worth it
be quiet! Dark Rock 5 CPU air Cooler - I had a water cooler and it was a fucking bitch to clean the air filter part, can always buy a liquid one down the road if this proves unreliable or wattever
CORSAIR RM1000x Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply - Always used corsair psu's and never had a problem (**knocks on wood). Decades ago I had a generic no-name brand one actually spark out and emit smoke once, did no damage to rest of the computer and I replaced it within a couple of hours but I bought a name brand one and never looked back.
Comes a little over my wife's budget and a little under mine, perfect. I could save a hundred or so buying most of the shit on Amazon but I don't trust it. I am Canadian and use Canada Computers because at least I can go into a store and yell at someone if something is wrong or broken.
Any knowledgeable criticisms and advice would be appreciated.
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I saw Barry Horrowitz win on a Saturday afternoon show on tv, fucking blew me away and my mom yelled at me because I cheered so loud.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core - Though I am thinking of splurging and getting the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core/32Thread one because heheehehehMWEEEHAHAHAHAAHEEHEEee but that would be stupid and nothing really says it would help me out at all but at the same time... **giggle**
GIGABYTE B850 GAMING X WIFI6E AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard - I have no idea what I am doing here, seriously need to retire my two 1tb hdds at some point and this gives me some extra m2 slots
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2x16GB) - I am paying a little more for the lighty up ones and nothing I have read says getting 64 is worth it
be quiet! Dark Rock 5 CPU air Cooler - I had a water cooler and it was a fucking bitch to clean the air filter part, can always buy a liquid one down the road if this proves unreliable or wattever
CORSAIR RM1000x Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply - Always used corsair psu's and never had a problem (**knocks on wood). Decades ago I had a generic no-name brand one actually spark out and emit smoke once, did no damage to rest of the computer and I replaced it within a couple of hours but I bought a name brand one and never looked back.
Comes a little over my wife's budget and a little under mine, perfect. I could save a hundred or so buying most of the shit on Amazon but I don't trust it. I am Canadian and use Canada Computers because at least I can go into a store and yell at someone if something is wrong or broken.
Any knowledgeable criticisms and advice would be appreciated.
Will give away
I saw Barry Horrowitz win on a Saturday afternoon show on tv, fucking blew me away and my mom yelled at me because I cheered so loud.
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I was just coming back to tell you to swap to a B850 motherboard. That’s the only change I would make to my build.
the AIO is very nice, and for an X3D CPU I would really recommend a 240 or 360. They are hot.
Looks like a solid build though. GL.
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I’m buying all the parts for my new pc this month and am wondering about OS.
I think I’d like to do Bazzite or Chimera OS (both based on Linux) rather than windows.
I only use Steam as a launcher. My question is:
- does battlefield 6 run ok on non windows programs? Just wondering about anti cheat software bc I’ve heard it sometimes won’t work on non windows programs
- is there a way to launch discord directly FROM steam? Right now I have to exit big picture mode then launch the discord app. I can’t find any videos on this. Only videos on “launch discord from steam deck” not launch discord from steam app on windows.
I think I’d like to do Bazzite or Chimera OS (both based on Linux) rather than windows.
I only use Steam as a launcher. My question is:
- does battlefield 6 run ok on non windows programs? Just wondering about anti cheat software bc I’ve heard it sometimes won’t work on non windows programs
- is there a way to launch discord directly FROM steam? Right now I have to exit big picture mode then launch the discord app. I can’t find any videos on this. Only videos on “launch discord from steam deck” not launch discord from steam app on windows.
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go goole steam input and see how to link discord app to controller button, i'm assuming youre using a controller, if not you can also do hotkey
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I’m using a keyboard and mouse.
Keychron low profile keyboard and a Logitech g305 mouse
I’ll check it out. Thanks!
I’m leaning towards the bazzite