Recent content by mr_boggle

Ive been thinking of a new Ryzen 5 2600 based rig to build but it would cost me roughly $1000 australian. I'll use the hard drives and psu I already have but since I am saving up for a car and flying lessons I decided to just stick with what my motherboard can support to save money. And I just...

Hi guys! Im planning on upgrading my rig to a GTX 1080 to replace my 970. Its still good but I want better frames in the games i play (mostly COD MW2019 and preparing for FS2020 and Doom Eternal) at 1080p and Im thinking of going 1440p in the near future. I currently run a i5 3470 and Im...

ok so I know youre going to hate me when I say this but Ive managed to somehow get the cooler to give even pressure just by snipping off the bent pins and sheer luck I guess but my temps are back to normal and Ive ordered new Arctic Silver thermal paste and Im looking into a new cooler but for...

Ok so Im quite sure the reason for this but just wanted to know other issues that I may have. So I have a core i5 3470 and its got some really, and I mean REALLY bad overheating issues. Im running at a 73c at idle which I know is terrible. I believe that its because I took my CPU cooler off to...

Hi all My uncle gifted me his old graphic cards since needed to downsize his rig since he is in the armed forces and moves often and I dont know if I should upgrade my rig to suit the new cards in crossfire or repurpose them for my dads flight sim setup. I also play online games quite often so...

So I have been using my Razer Mamba heavily for the past 4 years or so and it stopped tracking. It has done this before and I just had to keep my PC off for a while with it un-plugged but there has to be a quicker fix. It has happened again after a match of Rainbow Six Siege today and I dont...

I was aiming for a $1000 Australian rig and I think I got a nice rig for the money! It was $8 over but I dont really care. So here is the basis of the rig: I got a Core i5 6400 And a GTX 1060 Link to PCPartPicker: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/mrboggle/saved/D3BjXL (hopefully the link...

I was checking my GPU in my rig to see the dust build up (it was bad :/ ) and I noticed that my PSU has a 6 pin connector with a 2 pin off to the side. I thought to myself "maybe I can get that 1070?" but then I said "wait, its a old CX430M." so guys I want you to help me. IS the 6+2 pin...

Im making a video where I have a variety of gaming rigs and see which one is the best, so I go to you guys to help me. RULES: $700 Budget Can run most games at 1440p Using the cheapest prices Windows included I prefer a PCPartPicker list link but if you list it down below thats fine Excited...