Recent content by heavy-reign

I'm mainly using my PC for gaming and some occasional work stuff, so I'm definitely looking for a CPU geared more towards gaming than productivity. I don't need to upgrade now, but getting tempted with all the deals going on and how my CPU is about 4 years old now. For context I'm currently...

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think any of those upgrades would make a significant change in performance. I guess I should wait and see what Intel's new lineup has to offer

Yes sorry, the 13600k and 14600k were the choices I was looking at since they both have some good deals going on. Would it be better to just switch to AMD and go with something like a 7600x?

I'm currently on a 10600K and was think of upgrading, but should I still be avoiding 13th and 14th gen Intel CPUs? Or did Intel address those issues?

I currently have an EVGA Nvidia 3060 in my rig and am considering upgrading to a 3060 TI. My friend has an unused 3060 TI he bought in 2021 for mining but never used and now that mining has gone down the toilet he's looking to sell for $350. Is it worth the upgrade or should I hold off another...

I bought a video card a few months back and thought everything was fine until I recently decided to swap my case for a more free flow chassis. Well now I realized that my video card has coil whine. I was able to reduce some of the noise by turning on vsync for games however it is still there. I...

Thank you, this is reassuring. I ended up purchasing one today at a Micro center for $230, I felt like at that price it was a no brainer.

I agree, the ryzen 5 3600 is a great CPU but its not a great deal with it being $200 USD

Been looking to upgrade my CPU (and motherboard) and I was looking at the 5600x. The problem is I haven't seen any in stock for the last month and at this point I don't have any idea on when I can get my hands on one. The 10600K is $255 USD right now on Newegg and I'm really tempted at this...

I guess when I compared the two, I thought the fact that the 10400 has 6 core/12 threads would make a noticeable upgrade over the 7500 which only has 4 core/threads. What would be a better processor to save up for? Something like the i5-10600k or Ryzen 5600x?

I currently have a core i5-7500 paired with a GTX 1660 Super and it works alright. I'm wondering if it is worth upgrading to a i5-10400 as I can get one for around $160? Or should I hold off and wait for Intel to release their 11th gen processors in a few months?

I actually could get away with using a 450W PSU, but would prefer the extra cushion. I guess it would be smarter to shell out a little bit more and get this instead: CORSAIR TX-M Series TX550M

I don't have a crazy over the top gaming PC and a 550W PSU is all I need. I'm trying to decide between these two options, but open to other suggestions...not sure which one is more reliable or a safer choice CORSAIR CX-M Series CX550M...

Thanks for the reply, I thought the 5 year warranty and 80 gold rating made it a good choice. Is there a reason you recommend those units over the EVGA? Just curious...

I was looking at this EVGA 500 GD unit: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-GD-0500-V1/dp/B07WC79PPN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=EVGA+500+GD&qid=1603994096&sr=8-1 Would this be a good choice?