What are your computer specs? Thread.

[Brett]

You guys with your shiny new 12th Gen i-whatever CPUs and big, bad GPUs and I'm still rocking a 3rd Gen i5 and a GTX770.

I now have a 780 and a Vega 56 sitting in boxes. Also this:

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I7-4770k and a humble rtx3060

Man I remember the days when a good midrange card was under $200. Now you can buy cards with worse performance for more money.

Also, I need to track down a blue screen issue that's been popping up.

 

[Brett]

I need moar RGB to go with the new card.

 

[Pako]

Current machine is a little long in the tooth, built it last spring, but here we go:

• i9-9900KF
• z390 Aorus Pro Mobo
• 32gb DDR-4 2400mhz
• EVGA RTX-3090
• Samsung m.2 1TB System Drive
• Samsung SSD 4TB Game Storage
• Samsung SSD 1TB Additional Storage
• Corsair Closed CPU Water Loop
• Rest of the system on Air
• Monitors, two Acer XB271HU 27" 2048x1440 165hz Mounted vertically in between an LG OLED 48" CXPUB.

 

[Terronium-12]

Mom help me, I'm about to ban everybody.

"Little long in the tooth", he says. Has a 3090.

 

[Brett]

Mom help me, I'm about to ban everybody.

"Little long in the tooth", he says. Has a 3090.

 

[Darla Starch]

Pictured: @Terronium-12 dropping the banhammer
(Dramatic reenactment, actors unknown, original quality)

 

[Pako]

"Little long in the tooth", he says. Has a 3090.

😂 In my defense, we’re in a weird time. By technology standards, being a year old feels a little old. Got lucky and nabbed one early on before they became the unicorn that they are now.

 

[Terronium-12]

😂 In my defense, we’re in a weird time. By technology standards, being a year old feels a little old. Got lucky and nabbed one early on before they became the unicorn that they are now.

Tell me about it. Despite what I've said several dozen times over about not buying anything that's a penny over MSRP, I'm seriously considering doing just that and trying to find either a 6800 or 6900XT, or a 3080/3080Ti that doesn't vaporize, well, everything I own.

A 3090 is just...impossible right now. No way am I spending 2-3k on that.

 

[TB]

I hunted down my original order for my 770.

Sales Order Date: 11/17/2013 11:02:58 AM
Shipping Method: Newegg 3Day

1 x ($329.99) MSI Gaming N770 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256
$329.99

1 x ($109.99) NVIDIA GIFT Holiday Bundle
$109.99

1 x ($49.99) NVIDIA GIFT Batman Arkham Origins
$49.99

1 x ($-159.98) DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #98189
$-159.98

Subtotal:​	$329.99​
Tax:​	$0.00​
Shipping and Handling:​	$7.87​
Total Amount:​	$337.86​

The frightening part is if I wanted a used 770, there's one on Amazon for $278. Apparently it only depreciates about $7/year.

 

[Pako]

Wow, it's really holding it's value!

 

[Pako]

Tell me about it. Despite what I've said several dozen times over about not buying anything that's a penny over MSRP, I'm seriously considering doing just that and trying to find either a 6800 or 6900XT, or a 3080/3080Ti that doesn't vaporize, well, everything I own.

A 3090 is just...impossible right now. No way am I spending 2-3k on that.

Picked mine up for $1849 on NewEgg. I already had a 2080 and really didn't need it, but knew I probably wouldn't get another chance at getting one so I grabbed it and sold my RTX2080. This is a pre-blockchain block and see it going for $3500+ right now. Crazy crazy times.

 

[Daz555]

My sim rig:

AMD Ryzen 3600 @ 4.3GHz
16GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz
GTX 1050 Ti
ASRock B550M Pro4
Deep Cool 120mm AIO CPU cooler.
256GB NVMe
240GB SSD
Windows 10 Pro

I bought the 1050Ti in July 2020 just as a placeholder until the 30 series cards were released that September.........
.........well we all know what happened!

 

[Shaun]

Been a long time since I've done any PC gaming but I built a new PC a couple of weeks a go to get back into it.
Not super high end as I had to draw the line somewhere.

Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX case. (Needed to be small to fit in with the decor)

• ASUS ROG Strix B660-I Gaming Wi-Fi D5 Motherboard
• Intel Core i7 12700K Processor
• Team T-Force Vulcan 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MHz CL40 DDR5 Black
• Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070
• Noctua NH-U12S Chromax CPU Cooler
• Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCI-E Gen4 NVMe SSD 1TB

I've also got another NVMe SSD which didn't arrive in time for the build so I'll install that when time permit.

 

[Swagger897]

5200mhz? Jesus…

 

[Brett]

5200mhz? Jesus…

DDR5 starts at 4800.

 

[BloodRaven]

You want to see long in the tooth? I built my computer about 10 years ago. The only thing I've "upgraded" is the power supply (old one crapped out) and my monitor (went from dual 24" to a single ultrawide, curved 34").

Asus Rampage III Formula
CPU:Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07 GHz
RAM: 12GB
SSD (boot): 128 GB
HDD (storage): 1TB
External HDD (additional storage): 750 GB
VGU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960; 2GB

Everything still works, though. I don't do anything graphically intensive, so I don't have a real need for something more robust. My case doesn't even have RGB lighting in it.

 

[Terronium-12]

Temporarily upgraded to a 2080 from the old 970.

Why temporary, you ask? One, I had to get rid of the 970, it was too much of a bottleneck in damn near every game I play. Two, it's only to hold me over until the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 cards drop. And nothing is matching its performance for $315, so it seemed like an absolute steal. Had to adjust the fan curve and throw in two extra fans but it'll more than do the job.

 

[sesselpupser]

Been a while since my last update, my new PC (as of May) is as follows:

Steam Deck 256GB
512GB Samsung microSD card of some kind
Anker charger of some kind
The case that came with it.

That's it and I absolutely love it. My old PC still exists but I haven't had a compelling reason to turn it on since even before my Deck arrived. I would like to play some VR, but not badly enough to set it all up again.

 

[Brett]

Here are the updated build specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Mini MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P6 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fan
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack
Monitor: LG 32GK650F-B 32.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor
Monitor: Asus ProArt Display PA278QV 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor
Monitor: HP X32 31.5" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor
Mouse: Logitech G Pro Wireless Wireless Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech Pro X Headset
Keyboard: Custom Squid 60 w/Glorious Panda Switches and Cannon Keys NicePBT Black on Grey Keycaps or GMK 80082 Keycaps

 

[shadow0460]

Intel Pentium 3 800 Coppermine, 768 MB of RAM, 440BX chipset, Voodoo 5 5500 AGP, Sound Blaster Audigy 1, US Robotics Sportster 56k, Intel Ethernet card, Synbiod Logic SCSI card, hardware video decoder, Yamaha CD-ROM, some kind of combo DVD drives set to different regions, 120 GB JBOD config, LS-120.

I'm dead serious, those are the specs of my gaming PC. I use it for turn of the century PC games like Red Alert 2 and Unreal Tournament 99.

 

[edawg456]

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900x
CPU cooler: noctua nh d15
Mobo: gigabyte x570 aorus elite
Ram: teamgroup 64 gig ddr4 3200mhz
Gpu: msi Rx 6700 xt
Psu Corsair rm1000x

 

[Alex Porter]

Just added this Asus 4090 to my 12900k system.. is proving a good upgrade so far!

12900k @5.6 Asus z690 mobo
Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler, 420mm
32 DDR5 6000 G-Skill Trident Z (2x16)
Asus Tuff Gaming OC RTX 4090
4x 2tb Samsung M.2
Samsung 49" curved screen 5120x1440 120hz
EVGA DG-87 Case
EVGA Supernova 2000w PSU

 

[MatskiMonk]

So, when spec'ing my current PC I had to make a decision on RAM. As I figured it's the easiest thing to swap myself, I went for the lesser option at the time, expecting to upgrade fairly quickly. That time has come.

This statement was made at the time.

I would recommend you find a Corsair Vengeance RAM kit running at 3600MHz. It's not that much more cash and Ryzen loves DRAM clocks.

My question to you knowledgeable folks, is how do I know if something like this will be compatible with my system?

I'll take recommendations on what and where to buy (I'm in the UK), but I'm curious as to how to determine it for myself.

 

[Korza]

So, when spec'ing my current PC I had to make a decision on RAM. As I figured it's the easiest thing to swap myself, I went for the lesser option at the time, expecting to upgrade fairly quickly. That time has come.

This statement was made at the time.



My question to you knowledgeable folks, is how do I know if something like this will be compatible with my system?

I'll take recommendations on what and where to buy (I'm in the UK), but I'm curious as to how to determine it for myself.

First thing to do is check the specifications for your motherboard to see what memory speeds it supports. It will have no trouble running RAM @ 3600MHz.

Before committing to any upgrades, what is your RAM currently running at? Open the Task Manager, click the Performance tab then click Memory. It should list the current speed of the RAM.

 

[MatskiMonk]

First thing to do is check the specifications for your motherboard to see what memory speeds it supports. It will have no trouble running RAM @ 3600MHz.

Good to know. I see it says O.C. I'm going to guess that's over-clocked?

Before committing to any upgrades, what is your RAM currently running at? Open the Task Manager, click the Performance tab then click Memory. It should list the current speed of the RAM.

Currently 3200MHz.

 

[Korza]

Good to know. I see it says O.C. I'm going to guess that's over-clocked?

That's correct. The advertised speed of RAM is the XMP/DOCP overclock profile and is applied by your motherboard if you have it turned on.

Currently 3200MHz.

Are you wanting to upgrade solely to get faster memory or are you increasing capacity? I wouldn't bother if its the former, I upgraded from 3200MHz CL16 to 3600MHz CL16 on my Ryzen 7 5800x system and didn't notice an appreciable difference.

 

[MatskiMonk]

That's correct. The advertised speed of RAM is the XMP/DOCP overclock profile and is applied by your motherboard if you have it turned on.

Okay, so I'll be checking the BIOS when it's plugged in then?

Are you wanting to upgrade solely to get faster memory or are you increasing capacity? I wouldn't bother if its the former, I upgraded from 3200MHz CL16 to 3600MHz CL16 on my Ryzen 7 5800x system and didn't notice an appreciable difference.

Capacity specifically, but when I opted for the Ryzen 9 I read (here I think) that to get the best out of the 9, 3600MHz RAM was preferred.

One game I play specifically is now maxing out my RAM, and that's before I'm running other things in the background.

 

[Korza]

Okay, so I'll be checking the BIOS when it's plugged in then?


Capacity specifically, but when I opted for the Ryzen 9 I read (here I think) that to get the best out of the 9, 3600MHz RAM was preferred.

One game I play specifically is now maxing out my RAM, and that's before I'm running other things in the background.

Sounds like DOCP is already enabled as you're currently running at 3200MHz. Shouldn't need to change anything.

I'd go for 2x of these kits for a total of 64GB. Its slightly cheaper and will fill all 4 RAM slots.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Sounds like DOCP is already enabled as you're currently running at 3200MHz. Shouldn't need to change anything.

I'd go for 2x of these kits for a total of 64GB. Its slightly cheaper and will fill all 4 RAM slots.

Many thanks, I appreciate the advice.

Cost aside is it better to run 4×16 than 2×32?