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the PC build

pc + peripherals review

parts i have used for over 5 years, with upgrades click on part to expand

Current build
Core

current cpu - even though it came out in april 2022 its still a very capable and good cpu even by 2026 standards, it does everything i need to and more, never had a problem with this CPU causing any bottlenecks

best value air cooler by far - cheap, quiet and super fucking overkill for my cpu (which is good)

have not hit any temps over 75C in any games, maybe in a stress test i would but not by gaming

very much recommend for any build which can accomodate the size of it

current graphics card - this gpu is complicated to give a rating on, on one hand the value proposition is insane (especially used), on the other hand the software problems i have had with this gpu's software (IN SOME GAMES) is quite literally insane

i can have 3 crashes per one apex legends game (wtf), in grand theft auto 5 enhanced i can play comfortably with ray tracing and fsr 4.1 (the only upscaler i will settle for) and it will crash after 20-30 mins tops, every other game ive had no problems with

the radeon drivers have improved over the years and i would say in 2026 they very much compete with nvidia's but i have had 100x more crashes than my friends on nvidia gpu's

8gb of vram in 2026 limits me from running pretty much any local llm (disappointing), but for any game in 1080p its way more than enough

very basic motherboard picked on a very tight budget back in 2021, the fact i still have upgrade options after 5 years on AM4 is great! (intel), it does the job, the one component i dont need to replace (hopefully)

bought before the ram boom for 250 PLN, i lied a little bit because its actually a 32gb 3000mhz kit oc'd to 3200mhz but it works perfectly (i think)

its ram what else is there more to say about it

probably could buy a small country with it now

arguably the worst part out of everything here, like the motherboard bought on a tight budget in 2021 but hasnt exploded or caused any problems so i can kinda vouch for it, unfortunately need to upgrade it in the near future but in the meantime it will power the whole rig

Storage

bought recently (june 2026) used from AMSO.pl, it had 25k power on hours and only 30 power on count with like 1tb read/write so basically new for a nvme drive

its an nvme ssd in this economy which actually works but buying anything used is pretty much a lottery so i got very lucky

also bought before the nand crysis, very cheap, yes - sata m.2 because the motherboard i currently have only has one m.2 nvme slot, the other one is sata only

would rather buy a 2.5 inch one now but too late

i have nothing else to say except its ok

Peripherals

cheap panel buuut 165hz and not tn!! has noticable ghosting but not really that bad

would actually recommend panels from koorui if on a budget (wouldnt buy if on a bigger budget than 200 euro)

other than that its pretty good value

i do not like logitech anymore - G HUB is terrible, side buttons broke after 1 year of usage and now double click ON EVERY CLICK

battery does not hold long after 4 years of usage (expected so not mad)

the two things that are still working is the sensor and main buttons (lmb and rmb + scroll), also micro usb is just outdated and old atp

would not buy another new logitech product unless its on a veeery big discount

originally bought for osu as a replacement to my currently broken sayodevice, very pleasant to use, rapid trigger works as expected, switches sound very good to some keyboard at the same price point

web driver actually works and isnt horrible to use LOGITECH

i have nothing bad to say about this keyboard

the big brother of the ew200's imo, beats anything ive had in the past, required some eq to make it sound like i want but once i did - holy jesus, nothing sounds muted, i hear pretty much everything

the bass is suprisingly deep for something this small

the mids are eh (might just be me and my preference)

the highs are not bad either

super basic mic but it works, doesnt peak, one gripe i have with it is usb-b as the connector, other than that its very good

mid, just that - no focus, settings are less than basic because its only the microsoft basic webcam driver, need good lighting to make it look tolerable, i didnt expect anything else with a webcam of this price

Previously owned

very old, usable for small tasks - like browsing the web or watching youtube but wouldnt use it for anything like editing or gaming on new titles (you might still be good on old games) in this age

wouldnt recommend it unless grabbing it for like 10 euro atp

am4 is still a very upgradeable platform so would only get it if youre sure that an upgrade is coming fast

the worst era of radeon by far, software worse than now, only 4gb of vram was small even in 2021, and it just stopped displaying anything after 2 years of usage (still good considering it was 4 years old in 2021)

had a very strong run but the vram chips died and i cant install any drivers on it anymore or else the display starts glitching, it just worked (until it didnt)

currently in my home server (doesnt do anything lmao) paired with the same 2 sticks so it has 16gb, i dont know how i did anything on the pc with 8gb of ram even back in 2021

it survived up until june of 2026 so 5 years of constant usage is not a bad track record for a 128gb ssd, it did its job, now on retirement

they were good up until i started going into audio a little more, they are unlistenable for me now, all of it is just very muted and feels like im underwater (probably would need to get used to it but im on better iem's now)

honestly its the same as the cloud 2's but they have a detachable cable

VERY similar to my current set of iem's but just that little bit cheaper, i would recommend this to anyone getting into audio as its very versatile and sound good

i have quite nothing to say about this, yeah nothing, its the stock cpu cooler

its like a better stock cooler and thats it