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Hi, It looks pretty solid to be honest. There are cheaper alternatives, but I wouldnt really say there are better. All the best

What are the specs of your pc? Did you replace a graphics card or did the pc have integrated graphics? Does your PSU have enough power to run that card? Are you 100% certain that you inserted the card correctly into the top PCIE slot, that it fit snuggly & all power cables attached from card...

Hi If you plan on getting a game go to the website & check under 'minimum requirements' then compare that to your pc specs. Metro requires a GTX 550Ti & 6 GB RAM - your GPU is good, check your RAM

What cooler are you using & what is the fan speed during load? Did you connect the cpu cooler to the cpu fan header on motherboard?

Hi :) My answer largely depends on the fact that you mentioned you currently have 1080p & wish to upgrade to 1440p in the future. 1. No 2. Yes, spending $40 extra to get an entirely different tier of card is most certainly worth it. Im guessing the 2060 pricing is a bit skewed in your...

For gaming the price difference doesnt justify the performance difference. In fact, id just go with a 2600 & not the 2600x. The 2600 is $160 & with all the money you saved get a nice motherboard & just overclock the 2600. A 2600x is basically a factory overclocked 2600.

If it sounds too good to be true it usually is :)

Hi The boards are both pretty good. The msi might overclock slightly better. Its up to you, youve got a brand preference & that happens to be the cheapest option so I dont see why not just go with the gigabyte. Go check RAM compatability tho, make sure your RAM is the right choice.

Hi :) I will try to answer as best I can, but some of your questions are actually more complicated than you think. Will g sync work on a lower resolution? As far as I know yes Should you downsclae resolution to 1080p? Its not as simple as you might expect, 1440p is one of the worst...

Id have to go with GPU. If you consider the 970's performance being about the same or slightly less than today's 1060 (which has also already been upgraded to a 2060) I would have to say upgrading the GPU would make the biggest impact on performance, jot just in VR, but in all gaming. Maybe...

Hi :) Ryzen 3000 will naturally be faster, but is that worth waiting 5 months, do you really need that extra 15% performance, are you using your PC for heavy workloads, content creation, streaming etc where every bit of added performance is needed or are you a general pc user & gamer - these...

Hi ;) I would recommend you get an AMD Rx 570 or RX 580 over the older 280x These are great value cards. You can buy an Nvidia card such as a GTX 1060 which tend to perform slightly better on GTA 5 but it is more expensive. RX 570 or 580 is the best value & can play any game.

Rule 1 of building a pc: dont blow up your pc :) ;)

You dont have enough money for a decent power supply but youve got it for a $800 GPU ;) Somehow I think the 2080 might be a bit overkill for you personally . Look for RX 580, GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1070Ti, GTX 1080, RTX 2060, RTX 2070 they will all work fine with a 650W PSU. Hope this helps.