John Chesterfield

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    John Chesterfield reacted to USAFRet's post in the thread Question Moving a drive with windows to a new PC with Like.

    Moving the B drive to the A PC WILL have issues. As above...copy the relevant personal files to some other device or location. Just...

    Wednesday at 4:29 PM
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    John Chesterfield reacted to jonnyguru's post in the thread Question Can the Corsair CX750M take more than one PCIe cable? with Like.

    You "mustn't use the daisy chain cable" Yeah. The PSU manufacturers put them there to trick you. Use the daisy chain. You're fine.

    Dec 22, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread Question Should i upgrade from 750w PSU to something higher for a Ryzen 9800X3D and a 7900 XT ?.

    Agree with that. Good to see you posting Jonny.

    Dec 22, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to jonnyguru's post in the thread Question Should i upgrade from 750w PSU to something higher for a Ryzen 9800X3D and a 7900 XT ? with Like.

    750W is more than enough. A good PSU is made to put out 750W. Period. It's called a "continuous rating" because it's rated to output...

    Dec 22, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to ohio_buckeye's post in the thread Build Advice Still almost zero knowledge after researching this for months. Is this build okay ? with Like.

    I have a 12600kf that I’m trying to sell. If I understand it right, the 14400 is basically the same performance as the 12600k but more...

    Dec 21, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to franzokyo's post in the thread Build Advice Still almost zero knowledge after researching this for months. Is this build okay ? with Like.

    Thank you! The only issue I am aware of is the processor where the 13th gen would be better in gaming like 13600k or something (but i do...

    Dec 21, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread Build Advice Still almost zero knowledge after researching this for months. Is this build okay ?.

    Would probably have been better to ask before buying, but the parts are all good quality. Given some recent game releases it'd be a very...

    Dec 21, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread [SOLVED] Help with system bottleneck ?.

    Unfortunately it most likely isn't.

    Dec 21, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread Question Is there a problem with pairing a 5500 with a 7800xt?.

    Well use it if you must, but don't say you haven't been warned about it. It's a TERRIBLE unit and it's the reason I would never buy an...

    Dec 21, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to KarenMRiveroll's post in the thread Question PC Restarts when trying Furmark and some games with Like.

    Hello a little update, I borrowed a PSU of 850 w just to make sure that was the problem before buying a new one, and so far it seems...

    Dec 14, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to KarenMRiveroll's post in the thread Question PC Restarts when trying Furmark and some games with Like.

    I'll replace the PSU, thank you so much for your help!

    Dec 11, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread Question PC Restarts when trying Furmark and some games.

    It's a bad unit, replace it.

    Dec 11, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to ohio_buckeye's post in the thread Question bought a new graphics card. when should i upgrade my CPU? with Like.

    Well I have been a tech for almost 20 years. Been tinkering with PCs since I was a teenager back in the late 90s. Man how time flies.

    Dec 7, 2024
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    John Chesterfield reacted to ohio_buckeye's post in the thread Question bought a new graphics card. when should i upgrade my CPU? with Like.

    From what folks have been saying, pretty much Intel has released microcode updates in the last few months that are supposed to have...

    Dec 7, 2024
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    John Chesterfield replied to the thread Question bought a new graphics card. when should i upgrade my CPU?.

    Exactly. Seems you get it while others don't..

    Dec 7, 2024

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