Recent content by CitizenKane

Hello My PC setup allows me to play games like The Witcher 3 and GTA V perfectly with maximum graphics settings at 1440p. However those are probably the newest games I’d played until recently when I got around to trying Red Dead Redemption 2. With that game I’m struggling to get a decent frame...

Hi all, Maybe an odd question - I built my PC in 2017 but due to life getting in the way I basically haven’t used it since then and I haven’t at all kept abreast of developments in gaming tech in that time. So I’m just trying to get a sense check of whether my build is still relatively good /...

Hi, Apologies if this seems like a silly question. However I am relatively new to Windows and, having spent most of my life using Apple devices and having most of those devices become unusable through programmed obsolescence in software updates, I feel justified in being a bit sceptical about...

Hi, I've just completed a new build with a Samsung Evo 960 1TB drive as my priority boot drive. However I've started the process of downloading my stuff from Steam onto the new drive and I've noticed that the Disk Usage when downloading seems to be very low - it's hovering around 600-700KB/s...

Just to add to (and bump) this - often the stuttering happens just after I save or load a game, or when new areas of the game are loading, which suggests to me that it might be a hard drive issue. Is it possible that the HDD is a bottleneck and I should be looking at a good SSD instead?

Hi all, I would be grateful if someone could take a look at my setup below and let me know if you can see any potential bottlenecks? I seem to be getting a bit of lag when playing certain games that I assume my GPU should be more than capable for (e.g. Skyrim Special Edition). Much...

Hi all, Fallout 3 is very laggy on my new computer - According to my FPS counter I'm struggling to hit 30FPS most of the time outdoors. I figured it might just be something to do with older Bethesda games so I tried Oblivion too and in that game while I do get much higher average FPS rates (*in...

Hi all, As above really, I am looking for recommendations for a good quality quiet case. The Fractal Define R5 seems to have good reviews, but I'm just not a fan of how it looks - it's a bit boring (although I know the intent is to look minimal) and ideally I'd like something a bit more...

Hi I have been having issues with excessively loud GPU/fan noise for a long time and I'm running out of ideas! I first noticed this with my EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC. I found that with every game I played (whether demanding games like Witcher III or GTA V, or games that shouldn't be demanding on this...

Hi I am in the market for a 980 Ti Hybrid and there seems to be two different looking cards (with different packaging as well), as below: My question: is there any difference between these cards or are they identical other than how they look? Many thanks!