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Hi, I'm gaming at 1080p and my psu is a corsair cxm750. I'll take a look at the components you've all mentioned thanks.

If it is definitely the cpu bottlenecking, what would be my best (affordable) option for a new Intel cpu and motherboard? Thanks

Hi, I have just bought a MSI gtx 1080 but I'm not seeing a huge improvement over my old 970. I'm starting to suspect a few things but I wondered what you guys thought. The rest of my rig is: AMD FX-8320 8Gb 1866mhz ram Asus m5a97 evo 2.0 I contacted MSI and they suggested the usual, reinstall...

Thanks a lot guys. I will try this before spending £500 on new components.

Hi guys, I currently have a pc for gaming with the following components: Fx-8320 8Gb ddr3 1866mhz ram Gtx 970 Asus m5a97 evo mobo And I'm thinking of upgrading the cpu, mobo and ram to: I7 6700k 4ghz 16Gb ddr4 2666mhz ram MSI Z170A pc mate mobo I'm pretty happy with my current setup but...

Thanks for all the comments guys. To answer all the questions, I have a corsair Cxm750w psu. I don't currently use an SSD. I'm only planning on gaming at 1080p for the foreseeable future. Any thoughts on what aspects of gaming are improved from having better cpu and ram with graphics card...

Hi guys, I have some funds to upgrade my gaming pc and I'm trying to decide what to go with. My current build is: AMD FX-8320 GTX 970 8GB DDR3 1866Mhz Ram I was thinking of upgrading to an i7-6700k, new compatible motherboard and 16 Gb DDR4 2666Mhz. I've worked out to cost around £450. Does...

Hi guys, I am pretty happy with current gaming rig but I am becoming less happy with the noise coming from the fans with certain games. My setup is as follows: MSI GTX 970 FX-8320 8GB, 1866 RAM I can play GTAV with most of the bells and whistles running but the tradeoff is it sounds like my PC...

Hi onelapdown, thanks for the comment. I was looking at the turtle beach 7 series as well so I may go back and check out the ones you suggested too. Thanks

Hi Guys, I've been doing a lot of research into headphone audio for gaming and I still don't know what is best in terms of stereo vs virtual surround. I have seen some good looking stereo sets but some also have a more expensive version that comes with an inline sound card to provide virtual...

Thanks guys, this is pretty much the response I was hoping for. If my budget can stretch I will go for the GTX 770 but if not then probably the 760. Cheers