Recent content by josefk

Hello. I'm building a computer for my mother after her Mac mini died. It's only my second build so I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance! System Usage: 50-tab internet browsing, 1080p streaming, the odd casual game (like iterations of Bejeweled), Bluetooth Apple mouse/keyboard, emails...

Hello! It's my first time building and it seems I've bent 3 CPU pins on my Ryzen 1600. I then panicked and I'm pretty sure I bent some of the soldered things on the back of my Asus Strix B350-F motherboard as well (not the socket). I don't actually know for sure if I bent the pins, but I can't...

About RAM: Didn't realise the price difference was so small - will go for higher speed RAM. About CPU Cooler: I was actually really keen on Cryorig but M9a brackets require delivery and the H7 is almost double the price in the UK at £47 or more. The cooler I went for seemed to have pretty...

Thanks to ohenryy and Rexper! I'm grateful that I can't keep up with the posts fast enough! ohenryy: I guess the consensus on here is Ryzen 7? Probably going to go with that then. Rexper: I saw that video too. Wanted a M9i as well - but I don't know if the M9a is the right version? I'm happy...

Thanks for taking the time to spec out a full build, Lutfij! I did think of going all out with a build based on the 1700, but during a consult on the forum (which I kinda forgot to mention, sorry), I mentioned the 1700 only having about a 4% faster (on average) performance on handbrake video...