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Approximate Purchase Date: Any time, no rush Budget Range: £2,000-£2,500 GBP System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games, watching movies, internet Are you buying a monitor: Yes Parts to Upgrade: Complete system Do you need to buy OS: Yes Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is...

I currently have a pc including APU: Ryzen 5 3400g RAM: 2x8GB 2666mhz MB: Gigabyte GA-A320M-H (Rev 2, I think) PSU: Cooler Master MWE 500 230V Is there a GPU could be recommended under £100 or is there no point upgrading at that price point? Also if recommended where should I look online for...

Hi, I've not been keeping up to date with what is required for a decent build (and it seems to be a lot more expensive). My friend wants a PC for <£800 and she wants it to run BG3, and probably some future FromSoftware games. I'm tempted to save on the CPU and Mobo and get the 5600 and B550, and...

Hello everyone, I had this laptop for the last 5 years and it was functioning flawlessly, till about 5 months ago when for some unknown reason it started lagging. In gaming, I never experienced any lag except for thermal throttling which only occurs on high-end AAA games and not on other games...

Hey everyone, I’m in the process of upgrading my water cooler and could really use some advice. Currently, I have a Ryzen 9 5900X paired with a small water cooler, but I’m looking to swap it out for a bigger 360mm radiator to improve cooling performance. I’m also mindful of maintaining the...

Hi, I'm currently trying to work out a list of PC parts for a new 1440p recording/editing/streaming setup. I mostly play indie games that aren't very taxing like Satisfactory, Celeste, Stardew Valley, Minceraft, Neon White, Terraria, Slay the Princess, Outer Wilds, etc.. Though once in a while...

Will going from a I5 12600k to a R7 9800X3D while using a 3070 at 1400p actually have noticeable fps improvements? Games like: Hearts of Iron 4, Stalker 2, Stellaris, Project Zomboid, Dayz, Arma 3

Here is the list of my build. CPU - Ryzen 5 3600X GPU- RTX 3060 Ti MOBO - MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX RAM- 32Gb 4x8 3200MHz Storages I am fine there I know that. I am torn between upgrading my CPU over my GPU I don't want to have to replace my mobo and i know there is a bios update that I can at...

Hi all, CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III RGB 360mm RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz 2x32GB Mbd: GIGABYTE X870 Aorus Elite Wifi7 ICE GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 - 12G Gaming PSU: Corsair CS650M SSD: 990 PRO 1TB M.2 & 980 PRO 500GB M.2 1x NZXT 120mm Rear Fan, 2x 140mm...

My first time building, I previously had a premade. Looking to jump from 1080 to 1440, and hopefully not need to upgrade for at least a few years. Let me know how it looks. Would you change anything? PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pX74KX CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz...

Hi All 👋🏻, I have an Asus Dual RTX 3060 OC V2. The card was hitting 90°C at 100% power due to bad thermal paste. I was throttling the card to run at 90% power and hitting 81°C for 5 months. (Score 4880). (160W) Performance sucked. Then now I took a huge risk and repasted the card with Arctic...

So I want some good quality wireless headphones ~£250 that I can use for daily commute to work but also for playing games on my PC (I play a lot of FPS games: EFT, CS, Valorant so directional sound is ideal, but 7.1 isn't as necessary as some people think) I'm not wanting a mic with them, I'll...

Hello everyone and/or anyone... This is my first thread/question post so forgive me if it seems elementary, but I need some professional help in deciding which system would best suite my needs. The future computer will need to be able to operate this list of software. All software will be...

as the title suggests , I want to move mycomponents: rx 6600 , r5 3600 , 1tb hdd , 1tb ssd sata3,mobo is msi a320m a pro and 1 stick of 4gb and one stick of 8 gb ram and bought a corsair psu for the new system ,the rm650. I want to switch them to this case...

Will a new 4070 be bottlenecked by the 9th gen i5? If so, by how much? Current Build: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Intel Core i5-9600K 16GB Ram GTX 1080 I've run into the age old dilemma where I need a new motherboard if I'm to upgrade my CPU. I'm trying to avoid spending the extra mobo/ram/cpu...

Hi, a few months ago I purchased the parts for a home server. While putting it all together I ran into a roadblock and haven't made much progress since. I cannot get it to post, nor can I figure out why. I'm not getting any beep codes, and there is seemingly no information from the motherboard...

question an your thoughts please the question iv just bought the GD08B-x for my htpc/server build an im sticking with all air cooling but one thing i dont know before it arrives is for the front bottom intake using 3 x 120mm 25mm thick fans is ther enough room for adding this 20mm fan duct...

So as stated in the title I’m planning on building a new pc and I’m looking for some advice on some of the components. On some of the components my decision isn’t final, such as the cpu/power supply/motherboard Here’s the build And the budget is about £1,500 and I’m in the uk. Cpu: I’m...

Alright, I'll make this brief and blunt; as stated, I am a 16-year-old teenager with plans to attentively work a summertime, part-time job and save up to buy a computer. This aside, however, I have NO IDEA what to do and how to go about doing it, hence why the phrasing for all of this is...

Current Specs GPU: RX 6650 XT CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 PSU: Cougar CMX 700W MB: MSI B450 Gaming Plus SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus RAM: PNY 2x8GB 3200MHz Monitor: PHL 242E1GJ 144Hz Hey everyone, just want to get some opinions on whether I should upgrade my AM4 system to AM5, I found a deal for a Ryzen 5...

So looking at upgrading my GPU to play MSFS Microsoft flight simulator, current GPU is the 8GB RTX 3070. Went to an independent PC shop (used before so I trust him). He’s recommended that I upgrade to the 8GB 4070. I’m looking at playing my games with the best settings possible. Is it worth...

Approximate Purchase Date: Any time, no rush Budget Range: £2,000-£2,500 GBP System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games, watching movies, internet Are you buying a monitor: Yes Parts to Upgrade: Complete system Do you need to buy OS: Yes Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is...

Iv recently upgraded my home network ie the connection between my pc's , switchs , AP's , a custom server to a mix of both 2.5gbit & 10gbit lans (2.5gb for the pc's 2.5gb AP for 2 tablets 2 laptops & smart phone )(10gbit for custom nas server) this handles all data & files between the gear in...

Hi all, I am currently running a bit of a dated build consisting of an i7-4790k, with 16gb ddr3 ram (I don’t remember the exact speed but it’s not great) with a 1080ti. I have been noticing on more and more games that i’ve been crashing due to memory errors along with my cpu constantly running...

My 6900 XT heavily underperforms in games like getting 120 fps in apex while others get 200 etc. (1440p max settings standing in firing range i get 113 fps on max and low settings, game is uncapped) But it performs perfectly in benchmarks scoring a 21450 in time spy. First people said it was my...

Hello all, I'm currently doing research on parts for my first ever PC build, and I was hoping to get some advice regarding part compatibility before I buy. This is a PC which is I want to use for programming (data science/Machine learning,deep learning) with very light gaming. I want this like...

Budget (including currency): 3000-5000 USD Country: 3rd world country + Malaysia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Web, varied gaming (I love simulation genre), games development, Stable Diffusion, 2D and 3D graphic apps, multitasking multi-monitor setup, etc. Hello, I...

(If I can get some advices or any better options it would be helpful cuz im new in this) CPU: R7 5700g GPU: RTX 3060 12gb (Future) ATX: Prime B550-plus RAM: Fury beast ddr4 2x8gb SSD: Acer Predator m.2 1tb Monitor: Lg Ultragear 24GN600-B PSU: Segotep 650W 80 Plus Gold Case: GAMDIAS ATX...

Hello, Im currently looking to upgrade my workstation and i cant decide between these two processors (i9-14900k and amd ryzen 9 7950x). I am primarily looking for a processor most suitable for deep learning. I expect high ram usage and wish to have as much ram available as possible. Furthermore...

I'm looking for an external SSD backup drive for my OS drive (2 TB SSD nvme) and my 4TB WD black HDD. My motherboard is capable of USB 3.2 gen 1 but the external drive I need, the Samsung T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, is USB 3.2 gen 2. Data caps at up to 1,050 mb/s. Will the transfer speeds be...

Noticed sparks coming out of the wall socket where my PC was plugged into so I had someone else help me swap it to another wall. However, I didn't think about the PSU switch still being on and this person jerked the cord in and out as electricity was visible each time. Right away I realized I...

Hi! I bought a new used pc a week ago. The same day that I bought him, while I was installing Gta V at night it made 4 beeping sounds and it turned off. I did my research and found out it could be a ram problem. So I took the rams off the other day and It worked. A week as passed by, and today...

Hello Everyone, hope you all had a great thanksgiving this year. With this years deal rolling on through I thought i'd give it some thought in doing some upgrades for the PC and was wondering if any, what you guys might recommend for an upgrade. I have a coworker who has a couple graphics cards...

Hey all Friend wants to buy these parts to build his gaming pc I said ide ask the experts for him. My only thought was a exhaust fan and maybe more storage? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/MRpgQP Thanks!

Hello all. I've been using an ASUS PB278Q as my monitor for ten years now and I'm finally looking to pick up a new monitor to become my primary one and this will become my secondary. Looking for 120Hz+ and at least the same size, and top end of the budget is around $500, though I can swing a...

Hello everyone, I'm considering upgrading my editing PC. It's been five years since I built my current one, and it has served me well. I believe it's time to give it a performance boost. Please note that I am a professional designer and editor, so the new machine I want to build needs to meet...

what are these setting for in my miniforums um5600xt's bios an what do they do an can they be adjusted an if so by how much ? is SmartShift is TurboBoost etc. an is ther a way to disable turbo boost at set a near static value like 3.8 or 4ghz an is one of those setting a voltage control

Bought this Pre-built one for work and now I wanna work and play idk if a workstation can be used for gaming - games like RDR2 and The last of us and future games -want to buy a gpu for it, because the pre built one I got was Nvidia T1000 , I wanna upgrade to 4060ti 16gb not in a rush waiting...

Hey I'm quite nervous about installing my 3070ti oc into my system. My specs: I9 9900k, no overclock. 3070ti oc 8gb 650w Corsair PSU DDR4 2x8gb 3200MHz Vengeance 250g Kingston SSD 32inch 4k monitor I've used outer vision power supply calculator and it tells me my system uses 465w load...

Hello there! I'm on the edge of buying 3060 TI + Ryzen 5 5600X - but I can barely even squish them in my budget, so there's not much I can do about the motherboard itself. I'll present you a couple of options for a couple of B550 motherboards, please advise me on what I could get. I am not...