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Upgrade & Build Advice

Post build list or current specs including MONITOR: https://pcpartpicker.com/
Provide specific use cases (e.g. video editing, competitive gaming, streaming etc.) and your country.

News

New CPU and GPU generations later this year
Zen4 release date September 27th

CPUs

HTPC(4K60)/Web Browsing: i3 10105
Budget Gaming: i3 12100/F
Gaming: i5 12400/F, R5 5600/X
Multicore: i7 12700F

GPUs

Budget 1080p: Used GTX 1660 Super
1080p: RX 6600
1440p: RTX 3070, [budget: RX 6700 XT]
2160p: RTX 3080 12GB
Production: RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 3080 12GB, RTX 3090 24GB

RAM

Minimum: 2x 8GB DDR4 3200CL16/3600CL18
Recommended:
DDR4: 4x 8GB DDR4 3600CL16 (any rank) or 2x dual-rank 16GB DDR4 3600CL16
DDR5: 2x 16GB 5600MHz Kingston

Coolers

[removed linus shill tips link]
Counting heatpipes is the easiest way to judge performance at a glance. The amount of cooling you need is proportional to your cpus power draw. Other factors are total mass, cold plate flatness, mounting pressure, thermal paste application, and of course fan quality.

PSUs

80 PLUS Gold minimum. Top efficiency is usually achieved at 50%.

https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

SSDs

Just get something with dram and tlc nand for fast writes and endurance respectively. All the brands change controllers and nand suppliers silently so you'll never get consistent performance.
https://ssd.borecraft.com/

Motherboard info:

AM4 B550/X570 - CPU-less BIOS flash feature advisable if pairing with Zen 3
https://www.overclock.net/threads/vrm-on-the-new-am4-motherboards.1624051/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yPS3hj_K7EPT4RBWCyjdKNP56pnwDz-IgBc0975-FUg

Monitors

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/
https://pcmonitors.info/
https://www.displayninja.com/buying-guide/
https://www.displayspecifications.com/en