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Hi all, Friend of mine is looking to build new system for Adobe PS/illustrator. Budget is £1250 max (no monitor/peripherals required) and they want it to be as reasonably small as possible. So far I have come up with the below, but its been a while since I've put together any kind of system...

Does this only happen in discord as shown in the recordings?

A good place to start would be looking at GamersNexus on youtube, they have standardised thermal testing for plenty of cases. Any of their chart toppers such as the Phanteks p5(4)00A or Lian-li Lancool 2 mesh are good options. When you find one you like the look of and fits your budget, ensure...

What PSUs have you used it with? they are pretty hungry cards eBay has strong buyer protection if the seller misled the buyer, but check the description of the original listing for anything that says the card is faulty - there are people out there that make a listing appear to be genuine but in...

So you can't reach the BIOS, even with all drives and windows USB disconnected? Boot debug light shouldn't mean you can't access the BIOS, it means the motherboard can't detect any bootable devices. How did you set up the Windows USB?

Are you sure that's a slot for a 140mm? it looks too small, possibly 120mm spacing.

Honestly there won't be any noticable performance difference between them if its unimpedead exhaust. If the exhaust mount has mesh behind it or is next to a heatsink, get the P14. Your motherboard will have SYS_FAN headers. Plugging the fan into one could allow you to make a fan curve in the...

In MSI afterburner click the Settings cog. Under the General tab, scroll down to Compatibility Properties. Check the boxes for enbabling hardware control etc. See if that allows you to lower the throttle temp. Even though you have six fans, taking off the side panel during summer can really...

Can you return the Tomahawk and buy a Tomahawk Max? That one natively supports the 3600.

Ensure the current windows power plan you are using is not limiting the max processer state. Have you got all the latest drivers installed? Did you have software installed such as MSI afterburner that OC'd your graphics card or allowed +20% power? For CSGO it may be that you were using some...

A couple of coolers at different price points: at this price I'd personally advise an air cooler - less maintenance and usually perform on par with budget water coolers. I certainly wouldn't recomend a 120mm CPU cooler over a decent air tower: take a look at this thread for the same CPU as you...

A modded e5450 is probs your best bet, max 15% faster. However, there is no guarentee it'll work, I'd suggest saving up to move to a newer platform.

If it is able to turn on, and get past what is mentioned above it might be worth using MSI afterburner to turn the power target down to 20% or so. Won't know until you try basically.

What's certain is that it is not a 1050 of any kind. Most likely a gtx550ti or something.