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    Question Should I upgrade from an i5-12400 to an i9-12900K ?

    The PSU is a Corsair RM850x, about a year old.
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    Question Should I upgrade from an i5-12400 to an i9-12900K ?

    Cheers, been put off with the 14th gen plus alittle higher that what i want to pay. thank you.
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    Question Should I upgrade from an i5-12400 to an i9-12900K ?

    Hi All, Im looking to boost my system and was wondering from anyones experience if its worth going from an i5-12400 to the i9-12900K. I realise I'd have to upgrade the cooler so looking at Be Quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 (I like their kit and it is quiet). My main use is for games but I also use...
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    Question Budget monitor with 90 degree tilt/portrait mode ?

    Hey all, I'm looking for either a 24 or 27 inch monitor on a budget of $200aus) that tilts 90 degrees/portrait. Only used as second info monitor so 1080 is fine. I'm just struggling to find anything as Google searches don't show the tilt functions. Any guidance would be deeply appreciated ? Cheers
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    Question In OpenRGB, my MSI RTX 4070 Trio 12GB only shows as one LED, but I believe it has more than one, can I change the LED configuration ?

    When I first setup OpenRgb it asked for how many LED lights in my bequiet pure rock fx2 CPU cooler which is plugged in the MSI z690 Tomahawk. But with the graphics card, if I toggle LED View it won't show options as its recognised only as one LED so it affects the effects when running for...
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    Question Is upgrading from RTX 2060 to a 3070 worth it ?

    Have a hp 34x , 3440x1440 Monitor is a HP x34 with 3440x1440 res, usually play FPS and racing games plus others
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    Build Advice First PC build --- comments please

    Agree with others 2x16gb of ram, just know thr processor is only capable of managing upto 3200Mhz. I have the 12400 and use corsair vengeance LPX 2x16gb 3200MHz.
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    Question Is upgrading from RTX 2060 to a 3070 worth it ?

    Hey all, Should I bother upgarading to a 3070 from a 2060, I was waiting for the 40's series but the reviews are very average? i5 -12400 MSI Mag z690 Tomahawk DDR4 64gb ram 3200 2tb m.2 970 evo Corsair rm850x Windows 11
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    Build Advice New build, any advice?

    Probably samsung or western digital m.2s theyve come down in price
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    Build Advice New build, any advice?

    Hey all, Starting a new build on a budget and I'm looking for any advice on components. I'm bringing my old graphics card over an ASUS TUF RTX2060 6G (possible upgrade to 40s series down the track) and my HP X34 ultrawide monitor and buying the rest. Case: Corsiar 5000D...
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    [SOLVED] ssd upgrade on asrock z97 anniversary edition

    Hey guys/gals, Have a Asrock z97 anniversary mobo which has an empty pci express 3.0 [front USB 3.0} slot, will thist fit the latest pcie mpnv and m.2 SSDs, looking at about 2tb? Cheers
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    [SOLVED] Need upgrade of components.

    Primary purpose gaming Games mainly played at 1080p Integrated graphics already have a rtx 2060 7 years old Just need to up grade whats neccessary in order to play games and do normal stuff with some future proofing.
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    [SOLVED] Need upgrade of components.

    Hey guys, The main components of my system are out dated and am looking to purchase some new parts currently running and keep a few old ones, I also want to update to windows 11 which I can't do at the moment: Intel Core i5 4690k ASRock z97 Anniversary 16gb DDR3 1600MHZ ASUS...