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Awothur
Jun 02, 2026Brass Contributor
First PC: Help me finish it please
I’ve had gaming laptops for the past 10 years and I’m finally looking to build my first tower. I have 3 non-negotiables; a 9800 X3D CPU; a 5070 Ti (I was originally going to just go for a 5080 bu...
Ronanfu
Jun 05, 2026Copper Contributor
Look for a motherboard compatible with the AMD 9800 X3D, ideally a B550 or X570 chipset. Brands like ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, or ASRock are reliable. For gaming, prioritize features like good VRMs (for CPU stability), PCIe 4.0 support, and enough M.2 slots.