>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE
https://pcpartpicker.com/
Post your desired build including resolution and FPS and/or provide specific use cases (e.g. 4K editing, competitive gaming, streaming) with available budget.

>NEWS
CES 2022: Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake non-K CPUs, AMD high-end Ryzen 3D Cache refresh, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 SUPER Series, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Feb-April: AMD Radeon RX 6400, Intel Arc GPUs, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

>RECOMMENDED CPUs
HTPC/Web Browsing: Athlon 3000G
Budget Gaming: i3 10100/F, i3 10105/F
Mid-range Gaming: i5 10400/F, i5 11400/F
High-end Gaming: R5 5600X
Mid-range Multicore: i5 12600K/F, R7 5800X
High-end Multicore: i7 12700K/F, i9 12900K/F, 5950X, 5900X

>RECOMMENDED GPU PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Budget 1080p: Used GTX 1060 3GB, RX 470/570 4GB
1080p: RTX 3060, RX 6600
1440p: RTX 3060 Ti / 3070, 6700 XT
2160p: RTX 3080 / 3080 Ti, RX 6800 XT / 6900 XT

>RECOMMENDED COOLERS
https://linustechtips.com/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/

>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

>RECOMMENDED SSDs
Value: Samsung 980 non-Pro
High-end Pcie 4: KC3000, WD SN850, Samsung 980 Pro
https://ssd.borecraft.com/

>RECOMMENDED RAM
Capacity: 2x8GB or 2x16GB
DDR4 Speed/Latency: 3200/3600 CL16
DDR5 Speed/Latency: 5200/5600 CL36
https://benzhaomin.github.io/bdiefinder/

>RECOMMENDED PSUs
Gaming: 500-850W depending on GPU (aim for 50-75% at load)
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

>RECOMMENDED MONITORS
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/
https://www.displayninja.com/buying-guide/

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