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I've pre-ordered the LG 27GN950-B monitor to go with a Sapphire 3700XT Nitro+ SE GPU card. The monitor is UHD (3840 x 2160) Nano IPS Display with 1ms Response Time 144Hz Refresh Rate. How good is the cable from LG? Should I get a premium DP 1.4 cable like the Startech 2m VESA Certified...

Thanks to all who replied. I decided on the Seasonic Focus PX 750W PSU. For a short time yesterday, it popped up on amazon for $137. I think that's a pretty good price for a quality Platinum PSU. It'll ship Friday, so I'm set.

Thank you for the reply. Yes, it's a 5700xt GPU. The Seasonic you listed isn't a modular PSU, and I prefer to have that. I have not heard of Bitfenix so I'll research that. I think I'll give Newegg a couple more days on the Seasonic PX 750W, and if they don't have it by then, I think I'll go...

I put together a build with a ASRock B550 Taichi mobo and a Sapphire Nitro+ SE GPU card. Pcpartpicker computed the power load for the whole build around 450W. I had originally ordered a Seasonic Focus PX 750W PSU from Newegg, but it's backordered and I don't know when it will ship so I'm...

Thank you for the suggestions. The price differences are not significant for me. The MSI RX5700XT Gaming X looks to be one of the lowest temp cards, and I get that's good from a longevity perspective. But the difference with some other cards only seems to be a few degrees. Is that a...

I'm putting together a new build, and I only have a few more decisions to make. I've read everything I could find on the internet, and I've narrowed the choices down to two. So, please help me pick one. Gigabyte RX5700XT Gaming OC XFX RX 5700 XT Triple Dissipation 8GB RX-57XT83LD8 Frankly...

Thanks. I know that the product lifecycles for technology are pretty short. But, if I don't really need improved performance, then I don't have to upgrade. So, I'm pretty focused on quality and durability when I choose components. I do know that I need a video card. And a new monitor. I've...

Thanks for the input. I'll go with the slightly less expensive sticks then as I do not think I'll be running benchmarks at all. BTW, I meant I was trying to future proof the build for 4+ years, not just the memory.

After days of research and getting more and more confused, I think I've narrowed down the choices of memory for my new build: Ryzen 7 3700X ASRock B550 Taichi mobo The finalists are: G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) Model F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC DDR4 3600 Timing...

Thank you for the reply. I think I knew that they can't test all memory sticks, but I was hoping to find more than one DDR4 3600 stick listed. I was curious because my research shows that the memory I was considering should do fine. I was just looking for some assurance, but I guess I'm not...

I'm planning to get a Ryzen 3700X and a ASRock B500 Taichi mobo. According to the website, the mobo is supposed to support memory up to DDR4 5200+ (OC). But the QVL doesn't list any memory above 3600, and only one of those. There actually aren't that many options at all. Why is that? I'd...

I'm putting together a new build. Planning on the following: Fractal Design Define R6 USB C Case; Comes with 2 front 140mm and 1 rear 140mm. Plan to go with open configuration Fractal Design Celsius+ S24 that has 2 120mm fans. Don't like a big CPU air cooler in the middle of the case. I'm...