Recent content by breek

As far as your CPU temp is concerned, you're perfectly fine at 70C. If you want it to run cooler, you can buy an aftermarket heat sink and thermal paste. Are you currently using an Intel stock cooler? I would recommend something like a Cryorig C7, Cooler Master GeminII or Master Vortex (I'm only...

Hey Sultan. Before I tell you to upgrade, can I ask what kind of performance you're currently getting and what you're looking to get out of an upgrade? If you don't plan on productivity and this computer is going be used for gaming 99% of the time, I would not recommend an I7 upgrade. As...

It would depend on your needs. If you're strictly gaming, 2x4GB now and 2x4GB later. If you want to do production, 1x8GB now and more later so you can have 4x8GB. If production is outside of your realm of work then don't bother with 8GB sticks unless you can afford 2x8GB now. It's not imperative...

Hey Vitto. Your builds look good. They're well balanced and aesthetically pleasing. I would like to ask what your goals are for your PC so I can inform you of any changes. If you don't plan on overclocking, you'll want to go to 7500 route. If you do plan on overclocking, you can look at saving...

That is very true. However, motherboard manufacturers decided to work around that this time around. Skylake CPUs can be overclocked using the base clock (BCLK). They've added BCLK generators to their motherboards which separates the CPU and RAM BCLK frequencies from the rest of the board (PCIe...

An i5 will be 100% fine for you. If you're planning on producing something of those recordings and you want as little render time as possible the following build will work well, is overclockable, and gives you an i7 for $300 (substitute the Cryorig H7 for their C7 if you have a narrow case)...

If your budget does not allow you an i7 or Xeon CPU (even a 4000/Haswell series would suffice), I would urge you to consider an i5 6400 and push it with overclocking. Though if overclocking is not an interest of yours, it's not as daunting as it seems, I would push you towards the i5 7400. Keep...

Hey Vidi. The more cores and threads you have, the faster things will render. Unlike gaming, productivity uses all of your allocated resources. Depending on your budget and how much you will be rendering, I would push you in the direction of 2x8GB of RAM and the best CPU you can buy; i7 or Xeon...

Are you wanting to build a computer? You're currently using a laptop but you want a desktop GPU, so I just want to clarify if you already have a system that only needs a GPU or what your situation is looking like. If you only need a GPU and you want to save cash, definitely follow Big Pink's...

Hey Franches. This is coming from the benchmarks I've seen through various review sites and content creators on YouTube, not from first hand experience. If we split the cards into all four available models; 1060 3GB, 6GB and 480 4GB and 8GB, things can be organized with a bit more clarity. As...

I'm sorry to hear that Nado. My headset tends to get caught in my chair's armrest; drives me insane when it gets ripped off my head as I get up. As far as troubleshooting goes, I will recommend a few things. Please try all of these fixes individually so you can isolate the problem(s). 1)...