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    Upgrade help gpu

    Hi all. I currently have (sorry if this is not in correct order) : X4 880k, Rog crossblade ranger, 16gb ram, 250gb Evo ssd, 500gb patriot ssd, rm750i PSU, predator xb241h, gtx 1060 6gb. I'm going to have a major upgrade with new CPU, ram and motherboard in year. My question is is it worth...
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    Future proof cpu

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    Future proof cpu

    Hi folks. I need some advice with cpu future proofing. I don't earn a lot of money as I'm a maintenance operative so deciding on hardware is crucial. At the moment the i9 9900k has blown amd away with the Ryzen 2700x clock speeds and overclocking. If I were to purchase a i9 9900k it...
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    Will a AMD Athlon X4 880k Bottleneck a 1060?

    Sorry for posting so late but I can't let this go. I have a x4 880k with a GTX 1060 6gb and not a spot of bottlenecking I play battlefield 1 with 60-80 FPS also fallout 4 50-80 FPS which is still impressive for this cpu. If you're new to building rigs and want to learn about overclocking this...
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    What size for os

    Hi all. I just got a Evo 860 250gb for os but going to make partition for some apps. Now it seems to be a bit of conflict when it comes to size for os. From the research I have done some say between 60gb -80gb then others say about 120gb. I know with updates and other windows stuff the size will...
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    Windows 10 gaming settings

    Hi all. I've done some research into the best win 10 settings for gaming and found a good few but would rather ask on this site as always get good varied answers. I would be very greatfull for your view.
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    Dedicated physx card

    Hi all. I need a little help, I currently have a GTX 1060 6GB as my main you and have a Evga GTX 760 2gb SC as surplus but I want utilise it as a dedicated physx card. I don't want to sell the card. My question is if I use the 760 as a dedicated physx card would it take some work load off the...
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    Upgrading x4 880k

    Thank you for your answers. It's not that I have the money, I was going to by a bit at a time. Cpu, ram then mobo and i don't think I wouldn't have to upgrade anything else apart from maybe my PSU because I'm still using a cheapo ( powercool pcxtreme 650). And as I'm still new to this I have no...
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    Upgrading x4 880k

    Sorry predictive text on my tablet "I've overclocked my cpu to 4.6"
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    Upgrading x4 880k

    Hi I need some info please. I built my first gaming rig over 1 year ago which is : x4 880k, crossblade ranger, rog genome, 16gb ram, patriot blast 500gb ssd, 500gb HDD, gtx 1060 6gb. I've overclocked my cousin to 4.6 MHz and on most games easily hitting over 100 FPS. I think I have won the...