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    Brandnew 8100 + mobo vs 2nd hand ryzen 5 1500x + mobo

    Hi, I'm trying to upgrade but in a tight spot. I'm eyeing for an i3 8100 + mobo but that costs $213 since for some reason i3 8100 rose to $130 then I stumbled upon a Ryzen 5 1500x + a biostar A320MH VER6.0 from a local 2nd hand reseller that costs for $161.71. Need your input on what to...
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    is a 6 year old Seasonic S12II still okay for i3 8100

    Hi, I got this S12II 620W PSU 6 years ago. This is still running fine with no problem whatsoever. The system it currently powers up is a : Athlon 860k at 65W 3.7GHZ 8GB of RAM 1866 MHZ 128 SSD 500 GB HDD GTX 1060 3GB on stock clock I will buy a : i3 8100 and 8GB ram and mobo will be...
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    Athlon 860k cooling recommendation

    Hello Guys, This is what my rig looks like : I use Deepcool Assassin as my cooler and I know its a high end cooler that makes the D15 from noctua a run for it's money however that seems not to be the case on this CPU which is really weird. On HW im getting 80c to 89c on load and 30c...
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    AIO upgrade for Athlon 860k

    Im about to buy a video card and got enough change for AIO , My next platform upgrade wil not possible until the next 2 years I think
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    AIO upgrade for Athlon 860k

    Hello, Im currently using an athlon 860k with a cooler called deepcool / gamerstorm Assassin im considering on changing my cpu cooler to Deepcool Captain 240EX or Frostflow 240L but is it worth it in terms of performance or will my assassin still dominate the two?
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    Best card for Athlon 860k

    Hello Guys, my R7 265 broke. I got no display now and I am looking at 2 cards, GTX 1050 and 1050 ti. Im just wondering what to get and if the fps gain from 1050 ti is worth the additional 30$ (in my country) than GTX 1050. Is the gain just a couple of fps to the point getting GTX 1050 the...
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    Is it okay to upgrade from R7 265 to RX 460 2gb?

    Hello is it okay to upgrade my r7 265 to RX 460 2gb? Or will i see significant difference from my r7 to that 460? BTW im on Athlon 860k 8gb ram.
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    Need comment on optimal fan set up

    Hello , I updated it. Please check. Thank you
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    Need comment on optimal fan set up

    Here's my rig, it's an Athlon 860k and r7 265, My front intake are 2 TF120 fans My cooler is deepcool assassin with UF140 and UF120 My rear exhaust is a corsair AF120 performance Want to know if should I put the TF120 on the Assasin and have the UF fans on intake As well as put my exhaust...
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    Intel Pentium G3260 vs AMD A8 7600

    Hi Guys, I'm currently using a A8 7600 with an R7 265 as my discrete card, my brother got his GT 730 dead as his psu's cord port is loose and once touched pc shuts down and because of that his card is dead, since G3260's igpu sucks and A8 does the job better at it, he wanted to swap with me...
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    Planning on upgrading to RX 480 with existing APU set up

    Hi All, I have a pc powered by an A8 7600, I started the build broke and wanting a graphics power more than intel can offer on their IGPU within a low price range. Now, I have a money and I really wanna feel performance increase in terms of gaming, and I wanna go with RX 480, currently I am...
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    Games/Performance of my laptop suddenly gone slow

    I got this MSI FX420 for almost 3 years now, it used to be a little beast for me giving me super acceptable performance, new games at that year running at acceptable framerates but there's something I don't know happened, I went out the house while my siblings watch a movie on this laptop hooked...