advice on gaming rig

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...

Dear Forum, I need some advice. So far my pc works great. Recently playing Remnant 2 with FSR on high. FPS are 40 ish to 75 Without FSR it will be much worse. Do you guys think it's time for an upgrade and if so. For which component? This is my current RIG: CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K GPU: AMD RX...

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...

Hi guys, So I'm planning on building a high-end gaming PC with a budget of around $5000 that I will be using for many years. I'm not very experienced with PC builds, so I would appreciate any advice or suggestions you may have. I plan on using this PC mainly for gaming but will also use it for...

Hi all, I am an avid gamer, but still play on a very old screen, which doesn't matter to me. My resolution is 1680 x 1050. so a pretty small screen but as mentioned, i do not care. I do play the latest games consistently though, and lately I have stutters and crashes in the new games, as well...

Looking for advice plz lads about to buy a used pc for my son. Could anyone help with what questions to ask and any tests i can run and also a brief description on how to run tests when viewing. As when it comes to PC's i know absolutely nothing. Also hear's the spec's could you tell me if...

I am building my first own gaming pc, and i'm wondering which of these two is better (regardless of price difference, lets just say they both cost the same): ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus Wifi AMD AM4 ATX GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX Wifi Mini ITX B550...

Hi everyone, I am planning to upgrade my PC, in particular m CPU and MBD and RAM which were bought in 2015. My current specs are: Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison Baseline Bench: Game 73%, Desk 78%, Work 56% CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB HDD...

Hi folks, I am looking to upgrade my system, and I going back and forth between simply upgrading the GPU or rebuilding the entire system . Current Specs: CPU: i7 4770k CPU Cooler: AIO liquid cooled GPU: 2x GTX 770 sli Mobo: Asus Z87 Pro Ram: 2x8GB (16GB) G.Skill RipJaws @ 1600 PSU...

So yea... Went to do a factory reset on my W10 pc. It got about 30% through, reset... And now here i am... Ittle It will show the HP logo and speed past all the bios/system stuff, then just reset abruptly. I tried turning it off and back on, and it started to turn itself on and off for a few...

Hello all, I've put together what I intend to be my desktop PC for the next 7-10 years, and I'd love to hear some second opinions from everyone, on what I might change, if anything. Please keep in mind that I am aware that the second SSD will most likely need replacing around halfway through...

Hey I'm Building a PC Gaming and trying to get the best with an average budget I would love to get suggestions Case: CiT Blaze Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black (Blue fans) CAS3347 MotherBoard: ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming CPU: Intel Core i7 - 8700K , 12M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz SSD: samsung 860 pro...

I'm Using the original Thermal paste from my Intel Stock cooler for 3 Years now... I know that that's way overboard for how long you should change thermal pastes, and I"m planning to change it next week, but to help me prevent mishaps like this... Can I ask how long is the life span of a Thermal...