Advice Needed

hello! just to clarify beforehand, I'm very unfamiliar with a some things regarding laptops specs (I am just now trying to understand the importance of CPU and GPU and cores....) so I apologize for any lack of information or mistakes! 1. What is your budget? my max budget would probably be...

i just want to fix the fps drop and i want to make more stable here's a screenshot : https://ibb.co/wrkznkT

System: i7-4790k Z79X Gaming 7 Mobo 32g Kingston 1866c DDR3 RAM (4x8g) RTX 2070 Super Corsair H100iGTX Liquid Cooling Windows 10 Thermaltake Toughpower XT Gold 1475w PSU I have had this setup for about 5-6 years now (except the GPU which I recently upgraded to) and never had much of an issue...

Hi, I've recently bought a new microphone so no longer need a headset, just a pair of quality headphones instead. Currently I'm using the steelseries arctis 7 but want something high grade. I dont have enough money for an amp so my asrock b450 gaming k4 fatality motherboard has to do the heavy...

I am considering upgrading to the new Rtx 3080 and I am just wondering how I would go about selling my current graphics card? My current graphics card is a gtx 1080 founders edition. I have overclocked the card and long story short I have installed a NZXT gpu bracket with a 120mm AIO. I am...

So, I am new to building a PC and was wondering if someone could help me understand if the good components I picked out are compatible (I am also trying to keep the price at around $1400-1700,), CPU: Amazon.com: Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200...

Hello In seasonic PSU PCie Ports and CPU Ports are in the same group I want to Know Which PORTS I have to plug cpu power cables in ?? in the photo there is 5 ports in PSU to PLUG CPU power cables "but" there is only 2 ports are correct for CPU POWER CONNECTOR I need to Know : Which 2ports...

Hi guys,I need an advice for building a pc.I am building it for a neighbor,he doesn't play games,he will use it for surfing,mailing,watching movies...(no heavy loads)but he wants fast pc.I dont know which CPU to choose.I am considering: Ryzen 7 2700X; Ryzen 5 3600; i5 9600KF or Ryzen 5 PRO...

Hi, I seriously need some help. I currently have an i7 3770 (non k), 8gb of DDR3 and a GTX 1060. I wanna upgrade to a RTX 2060 and 16gb of RAM. Basically all I need is more power in the GPU department and more RAM. That's about it. Now my question is, should I get a set of 16gb of DDR3 (which...

Hello, I have recently noticed that I am getting a lower FPS then I believe I should be when I am playing games, I specifically notice it when playing smite. This is my build: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4...

I'm looking to build a PC to do Game Dev (and gaming) as well as 3D modeling. I've been using my 11 year old PC but it's sadly having heating issues and is likely going to die soon. So I've decided to finally build a new PC. I would mainly be running things like Blender or ZBrush for modeling...

Howdy to all who read! I'm looking to get my first personal VR headset. I've been saving up and now have money (around $500) set aside to do just that. I don't care about cables or no cables, but I do care about being able to connect to Steam, and I do care about minimizing potential nausea...

I recently upgraded my PC to Ryzen 3600 / 3200Mhz / Bazooka Max Wifi and was wondering if I should fill the board's m.2 slot or not. I mostly play games, and as a researcher/writer I use MS Word a lot and open more than 30 tabs on a browser at a time, and that's it. I found a Kingston A2000...

Hy, I'm planning on upgrading my pc and would just like you guys to help me check if everything looks fine. This is mainly a gaming pc. This is my current rig: First Build Now I was planning at upgrading the cpu, gpu and mobo and keep the rest of my current pc. For CPU and GPU I was looking at...

I have a very surface level knowledge on pc's and things regarding pc's so please forgive me if i say something stupid Pretty much I'm planning on upgrading both my cpu and motherboard from an i3 2120 and an Asus P8H61-MX to a Ryzen 3 3200g and a Gigabyte A320M-S2H. However I've run into the...

So basically a while ago, there was an incident involving a printer and my computer in which the printer was connected to my computer through a USB slot on the motherboard i/o. I went to plug in the printer to power it on, and a spark came when I brought the plug near the outlet. This killed the...

Here are my specs: Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® PRIME B250-PLUS: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) 20GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz Graphics Card 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™...

I am unable to build a pc myself and would like to buy one ideally under 500 to game and stream on. The most id be able to do is upgrade a graphics card. I've done some research and have been looking at this pc. The games im looking into playing are minecraft roblox dangonronpa...

Hello everyone, Im looking to switch back to desktop and I’ve been looking around for good deals. I found this posting for €850 the components are Ryzen 5 1500x MSI x370 gaming pro carbon Gigabyte Aorus Ron 2x8 gb 3200mhz MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8gb Samsung 840 evo 750gb Cooler master G650M...

My Pc will run games past the menu's but once it has to load into the actual game it instantly crashes and the PC shuts down. Dr. Debug flashes a decent amount of codes but none of them stay just like a normal boot. It runs things like firefox and youtube fine its just when gaming it starts to...

Hi there, My sister is looking to buy a budget Chromebook and cant decide between the 714 and the 514. She is a digital artist, buying and selling art and creating her own pieces using Medibang paint, which she has been doing now for some years. However, all this she has been able to do from a...

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP Budget Range: ~1000, might be willing to go slightly higher. After Rebates; After Shipping System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Game Development Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but maybe not right away? I currently own these two monitors...

MoBo: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS $273 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X $275 GPU: 2025mhz 8 gbz 3 fans https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZP5QZX2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 https://versus.com/en/xfx-radeon-rx-5700-xt-thicc-ii-ultra#group_general_info $419 Ram: 2x8gb 3600mhz 16cl...

I'm not considering a new build altogether because my other components (Psu, SSD’s and case) are just fine. my motherboard has had some problems though some of the back ports are blown out and some power issues.. ps Not an expert at computers. I don't even know why my CPU is worse than the ryzen...

Hey, I'm looking to upgrade my good old i5-7600k it has been good to me but in recent titles like assassin's creed odyssey, rdr2, call of duty warzone I have some heavy bottleneck with my gtx 1080 since I do a lot of multitasking like watching movies or videos while gaming and using Discord...

Malware? On my previous thread https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/im-having-a-few-problems-not-sure-if-i-should-make-a-new-thread-for-each-one.3615133/ I shared some problems I had with my CPU Fx-8350 And I was told that the symptoms were Indicators of malware. 1 YouTube video started...

First off, I know enough to build a PC and that AMD and Intel have different MBs. But I know absolutely nothing about GPU's and software and litte on cpus. Ps I'm not Really sure how to use the Forums sorry if I’m not very concise. Here’s my Specs OS: Windows 10 home Motherboard: 990FXA-UD3...

So my PC has been very reliable for even the most resource intensive gaming for a good few years now, but suddenly today things have happened that have made my PC unusable. I’ll walk you through what has happened below: My PC was working as normal, I left while it was running for about an hour...

Hello fellow XFX owners or experts. I have a question involving the Quiet Bios Switch, after extensive research I cant find anything about it online explaining the difference in performance. I was hoping that someone could tell me what it does and how much it effects performance and ultimately...

I am looking to build a new gaming rig looking to run pretty much all AAA latest games on max settings or at least close to I need to buy a new monitor but I dont know whether to use the budget for a 1440p monitor or 1080p and 120hz Monitor budget is £150 Parts advice would be good also -...

Hey. I currently have a bottleneck for my CPU and I'm very aware of it. I'm hoping to upgrade very soon (Today if I had a clue) and I've noticed the 10 series for intel processors. I also know I need a motherboard that can hold whatever new CPU I get. I'm hoping to get to a point where I can...

Hi guys, I've tried to be really thorough here. Filled in the full help form and included my attempt at a build. Any advice greatly appreciated. I haven't done this before, but I have put in a bit of consideration and time researching. Approximate Purchase Date: A month from now Budget...

I have been running off this rig for several years and it's lately gotten sluggish when working with 4k. Rendering out of Premiere & After Effects takes much longer than I would like. If anyone can recommend parts for me to start upgrading to a faster system I would wholeheartedly appreciate it...

I'm currently running a pretty out dated machine especially my CPU but i'm not sure if i should purchase a new CPU, motherboard and ram or upgrade my GPU instead as i can only afforded to do one. I was looking for advice on which would give me a better boost in FPS (Mainly use my PC for gaming)...

Hey guys so this is something I've been wanting to do for a while now. I've got an older Asus ROG laptop that I bought about 3 years ago that I'm looking to replace. I'm a graduating Industrial Design student so my main use for this computer will predominantly be CAD. Using software like...

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to read this, I am hoping someone with greater knowledge than me can point me in the right direction… My 10 year old Zoostorm rig bought from Argos (I know - who shops at Argos for a gaming rig?!) nearly a decade or so ago is still alive, only upgrade ever...

Hi Guys, I have been a longtime follower of LTT. Got enough information from thier video and forums to build my own PC last year. I have gotten into an issue with my PC, and unable to fix the same. Would really appreciate any help I can get on the below issue. The problem started when while...

As per my previous topic, I'll be ordering custom cables, however I have to specify the lengths, and I am not sure which way to go on this. I'd rather extra length than not enough, but am I supposed to measure up my case? - Ideally there'd be some extra length if I ever decide to upgrade. Is it...

Hi! I am kind of confused, I really don't want my computer to have a reduced lifespan because of not being cleaned enough, but how much do I need to clean it to keep it healthy? Is it enough to use canned air to blow dust away, and use cotton buds to gently remove dust from fans, or is it more...

I'm having trouble picking a power supply, I've ordered/have the following Ryzen 9 3900X Asus ROG Strix X570-E be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev 2 Case And while I do intend to upgrade my graphics card, I'll be using my Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 8GB for the time being. I'm tempted to go for RGB...