Recent content by zakrauto

I am unsure of the exact details on the PSU. I am expecting to need to replace it at some point in this upgrade process.

Upgraded GPU and didn't realize how out of date MoBo and CPU are. Need advice on what are future proof options for MoBo and CPU. Budget for CPU is $300 and budget for MoBo is $200. I can stretch about 10% on the budget if it takes me up a tier in long term use. My previous build worked for about...

Thank you for the heads up. I am learning a ton through this forum. Y'all are awesome people. I hope you have a fantastic day :D

Thank you for the plain truth that this gpu isn't going to run games at 4k. As you may have guessed, the computer shop assured me it would and that they had it running in 4k. Currently I have an appointment where they are going to send a tech to my house on Friday to tune the setup to run at...

Thank you so much for this list! Thank you so so much!

I do truly appreciate you taking the time to look this over and share your thoughts with me. I have decided to take the machine in to the shop again and I’m going to sit down with them and have them show me it running “perfectly and flawlessly” in their shop. Thank you to everyone who...

I do understand it's an older system. The intent is to upgrade components over time. With the addition of the ssd, upgrading to 64gb of ram from the previous 8gb, to now upgrading the gpu, I wanted to be able to play games at a higher setting than Low to Medium with shadows and particle effects...

I do believe the problems have been found! I don't know how to attach the photo I took when running the Nvidia GeForce Performance Overlay. It showed that even at 1080p I am using 100% CPU Utilization and 99% GPU Utilization. Something is SUPER wrong. At this point my thought process is to...

The OS and games are on the SSD. Everything else is on the HDD.

I am out of my depth here. I didn't think about it and explore all the details before jumping in. Learning a ton through this process. The biggest takeaway is that to play a game in 4k and at a stable fps is going to take continuing to replace components of this machine until everything has been...

I never thought about the CPU not being compatible with the new GPU. I'll have to do some researching into what is compatible with the new gpu.

Oh shoot! I misread the comment. CPU's are a foreign language to me at this point. I have only done research into the gpu's. This CPU is from when I built the machine back in 2018. Any recommendations for what a sufficient cpu to run this system?

I am not sure if a bios update was done. I am operating under the assumption that all updates should have been done. Over the weekend I became so frustrated at the lack of ability for my machine to play Baldur's Gate 3 that I took it to a PC shop yesterday and dropped it off. They said they ran...

Edit: A tremendous thank you to everyone that has responded. I am truly grateful for all the advice and support. Looks like the most cost efficient option is to buy a used desktop with the i7-7700 cpu in it. Swap the cpu's and give the second machine away. ***Original Post*** Went from EVGA...