Recent content by zoorned

Hey guys, I've been running my GTX 1080 Sea Hawk X for about 3.5 years now, primarily for gaming. I bought it second hand, though in pristine condition. My temperatures seem to be totally fine, check the test below. Given all that do I need to bother with changing the pads/grease? (Not gonna do...

Thank you for elaborate answers, I'll probably postpone my upgrade till better times. I do get some performance drops occasionally but it doesn't bother me much. If the upgrade gave me solid 20 FPS boost in demanding games I'd most certainly do it, but it seems I am a bit too hopeful :sneaky:

But for that price you can get 5600X, can't you?

Well, 5800X is too pricey for me. But is it worth upgrading overall in terms of FPS gain?

I take you play @1080p? What is your FPS difference with a new CPU? I looked up some tests on GTX 1080 paired with Ryzen 5 5600x instead of my aged 3770k. The difference between my rig and theirs was less than 10 FPS and it made me wondering if it's even worth upgrading.

I am running an i7-3770k@ 4.4 GHz OC paired with MSI GTX 1080 Hawk 8 GB and Kingston HyperX 16 GB DDR3-2133 OC. I use my PC exclusively for non-competitive gaming @1440p. Is it worth upgrading to 11400f or ryzen 5600x? If so, which upgrade do you prefer and why? The AMD one is slightly more...

Eventually I changed the fan and everything's been working well ever since, no noise.

Another option in a similar price range is 3600 CL19 which I don't think is better.

My rig: Monitor - LG MP59G 24" @1080p MB - P8Z77V LK CPU - i7 3770k @4.2 GHz OC + Zalman CNPS10X Performa+ GPU - MSI GTX 1080 Hawk RAM - Kingston HyperX 16 GB DDR3-1600 (2x8) PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA650G Pro 650W SSD - OCZ TL-100 240GB 2.5" SATA III TLC HDD - Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 rpm...

My rig is GTX 1080, i7 3770k @4.2, 16 GB RAM. I currently own a 1080p@75 LG24MP59G monitor and I use my PC for gaming purposes only, competitive shooters and modern games @60-90 fps. I am quite confused about all this monitor thing, so please help me out. Given my rig is it worth the...

Thanks. I want to have some extra power in case I upgrade in the future, going with Antec.

Options which I found under 100$, are they good? Corsair HX750i 750W - refurbished Antec EarthWatts EA650G Pro 650W - new

I've used my old PSU Chieftec CFT-600 for about 7 years and it has served me well. However, lately, I've had a few random PC restarts while gaming and have heard a quiet buzzing from the rear (can't really tell if it's the PSU though). I think these are the symptoms of a failing PSU. What unit...

Unfortunately, it doesn't. I guess I'll just order a cheap external sound card.

Hi guys! My audio output hasn't been working for a long time. Currently, I can see Windows recognizing the device (Speakers/Headphones etc.), I can hear a brief static sound when plugging it in. Also, I see the sound slider moving when audio is playing. This applies to either the front or the...