Recent content by severian2012

Following up on this. I replaced the motherboard and it solved the issue. However, now my GPU won't power on. I swapped it out with an old one to test it and that one worked fine. So, I think I bricked my GPU as well. Question: To anyone's knowledge could doing what I did fry both the...

No, I used the new cables. I did use the old power cable that goes into the wall.

After installing a new PSU. The PC would not power on. After some troubleshooting I found that it will no longer power on if the cpu 8pin connector is pluggged in. It’s not the new PSU as the old one, which previously worked fine, does the same thing now. I am wondering if I did something when...

I play a wide variety of games, some strategy some RPG. Recently been playing Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3. I didn't consider getting a larger monitor. Currently its 27'' which seems fine. I could go up to 32 but again not sure if it would be worth the cost with my set-up.

Looking to upgrade my current 1080 monitor to a 1440. I am looking around the $300 range. This would be mainly used for gaming. I will probably not be doing any more upgrades as far as CPU and GPU for a while so I'm trying to find out if the performance improvement would justify the cost. From...

This might be the best option. Now that I know my rx580 is at least usable The need is not as immediate. I am thinking of going with a new CPU/Motherboard upgrade now. the prices on the i5-12400F seem reasonable and even with a new motherboard it would be under $300. I can just live with the...

Well unfortunately the RX 6700 purchase fell through. However I tried my RX 580 again on a whim and it appears to be working, maybe it still had some moisture in it? Now I have around $400 that I have already set aside for parts to spend. After hearing everyone's input, I'm now wondering...

Went with a RX 6700 which I got for $300 which seemed too good to pass up. This will let me play games now and should hopefully let me see an decent performance increase over my old RX580, even with the i3 limitations. The plan is to use this on my current build then look to upgrade the CPU...

This is the route I'm going to take. I will use this as an excuse to get a better card. I don't have an extra GPU to test so I'll just make sure where ever I get it from has a decent return policy. I'm pretty sure its just the GPU seeing as how everything else works fine.

My son spilled a small amount of water on my PC while it was running. Unfortunately I was unaware of this and the computer was left on for the remainder of the day. he showed me where the water went and it looks like it just went directly on top of the GPU. It now crashes to a blue/green/pink...

My PSU is Corsair CX550 (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply and it's about 4 years old. So right now I am thinking I will try to get the best card I can in $400 range and then do a CPU/PSU upgrade in about 2 years. Then maybe another GPU upgrade a few years after that. That...

Thanks for the replies. So it looks like an iGPU is not an option. Also it seems that I should probably be upgrading my PSU in about two years as well. So if I want to do any gaming I will need a "Bridge" GPU for the time being. Honestly a full upgrade is probably more than likely two years...

No video processing, really just for gaming. I usually play at high settings. I am not looking for great performance just that they have a decent fps at normal settings. If I do a major upgrade in a few years I will be looking for more high end stuff. Right now I just want something to get by...

Interesting, so you're suggesting that upgrading the CPU to an i7 may be a better bet right now, then invest in a new GPU/PSU combo down the road. Stupid question, would the iGPU in the i7 be good enough to play anything without a proper GPU? I don't need crazy performance, just something that...

Hello, My son accidently spilled water on my PC and it killed my GPU (rx 580) and I'm trying to figure out the best way to replace it with my price point around $400. I wasn't planning on upgrading my PC for another few years, however this incident accelerated the timeline for a new GPU. I...