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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...

Hi! 1. What is your budget? 500-1000 €. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 13-14". 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920x1080 or higher. 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable. 5. How much battery life do you need? 6-8h is fine (as...

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...

HI, My current gpu occasionally crashes when gaming. Screen goes black, gpu fans spin so fast it sounds like my PC might take off, can still hear music etc but computer doesn't respond to anything and I have to turn it off by prssing power button. I have a completely new system except gpu and...

Never had a PC before, let alone a gaming one & I was unwilling to just buy a prebuilt. Hence I have done up a build that I think is acceptable but I would appreciate some outside eyes on it. I largely intend to play strategic games such as Stellaris, Endless Space or Crusader Kings but I would...

with the news about the Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards im i affected with my three in use mobo are Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard updated to F63 Jan 31, 2023 Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard updated to F17d Mar 23, 2023 Gigabyte B550I...

I bought a pre built PC around 6 months ago now and since i have got it i have never had my graphics card usage go above 25% when im playing any games from rainbow six seige to FiveM, I can run these games at max settings or minimum yet it just stays around 25%, My PC is a MSI MAG H510 infinite...

I am looking to add case fans to my current: MasterBox TD500 Mesh case. I am wanting to add a MASTERFAN MF120 HALO for the rear of my case which is 120mm. I would also like to add some for the top but i am not sure which ones? Can i just buy more of these ones or will I have to buy 140mm...

Hello! New member here. Please be gentle with me cause I'm not the best when it comes to computers and parts, I just like to play games on them. I'm hoping to get some advice on upgrading a motherboard or if anyone has recommendations on what I should get because I honestly don't know. I do...

For context, my friend is planning on buying new parts/ upgrading his current system. This is the system he currently has and it is clearly very bad, so I am planning to give him a few options on what he can buy. His budget was initially $500-600 dollars but he also realized recently that he...

So my PC currently runs on a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, and it looks like it‘s getting pushed to the max getting a lot of stuttering and frame rate drops, can anyone recommend a decent one, in the UK or do I need to upgrade the CPU? The RAM is going to be updated from 16GB to 32GB, here‘s my specs...

Approximate Purchase Date: This week or upcoming week Budget Range: $3000 - $4000 or more if necessary System Usage from Most to Least Important: I'm looking to build a new PC that is capable of playing 1440P games max settings at 240Hz and can consistently stream at high quality. I would also...

Disclaimer: I already have 2 configurations ready, I am not asking for a configuration creation service but rather advice on the existing ones. Just to be clear, I don't like asking someone to do all the work, I have worked on my side (with my humble and modest skills of course). Also, I’m...

I've never built a pc before but over the last few months I've been upgrading what I have. Two of which are pretty old. The i3 2 series I put an i7 in but with 2nd gen and somehow upon beating the password it upgraded to win10 by itself and killed what little performance it had. I got that free...

Which psu can you recommend for a budget PC (around 50-80 euros)? Ryzen 3 2200g (will probably get something like a 5th gen Ryzen 5) Rx 6600, or the XT version or gtx 1660 Super 500gb m2 ssd 2x8ddr4 Gigabyte B450M DS3H I'm buying in Germany. What do you think about buying a used psu?

Hello everyone I've had my computer for a couple of years now and the cpu seems to be bottling. Per usual pieces get old and they dont run the way the used to, so things that hardly used up any cpu are now ramping into the 60-80% range. Im hoping to possibly get some recommendations from the...

CPU Upgrade Advice I’ve been looking into upgrading my CPU after bad CPU performance in Squad but i want to make sure the one i buy is worth the money and works well with my current build. I would like to get at least 6 cores and preferably one that does not require a power supply upgrade. my...

SPECS: CPU : i7 6700 CPU Fan Cooler : Arctic Freezer 34 eSports DUO PSU : EVGA 700W GD GOLD GPU : Gigabyte RX 590 (rev 1.0) - 8GB MOTHERBOARD : ASUS H110-M Plus RAM : 8 x 1 2133 Mhz MONITOR: Dell P2418D CASE : Corsair Spec-Delta RGB...

Hello everyone! Im putting my first ever build together but I am still unsure about the parts I chose. I would like your advice/opinions so I can rest assured that my build actually performs as it should. I am completely new to the PC scene, so most of my "knowledge" comes from watching YouTube...

Hey guys I have been having this issue with my GPU for a while now, currently running out of ideas on what next to try. The GIgabyte RTX 2060 when it works it works fine no issues, however when booting the system after it has been powered off, the motherbaord will display hang on the VGA...

i need advice on modding a ASRock DESKMEET X300 Mini PC Barebone for use as a nas / giga-switch / vm build my plan is to add a AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 64gb of ram SK Hynix Gold P31 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive for main os an vm's 2 x Seagate BarraCuda 5TB Hard Drive HDD –...

Ive been wanting to upgrade from my 2060 to a 30 series card for a while since some of the more demanding games i play are difficult to run or unplayable in VR. I spotted this deal on a second hand website in my region and the seller has great reviews, the card was advertised as "works as new"...

My PSU came with a 24pin with an additional 6 pin coming from one end the manual doesn’t say anything by about the 6 pin not sure what to do with it do I just plug it into the PSU? I have a 6 pin next to the 24pin on my motherboard but there’s only one six pin cable coming out of one end from...

Hello I built myself a gaming PC back in 2020 on a modest budget This year I am wanting to upgrade the build and was after some thoughts on if I am making the right choices with my upgrades Upgrades included CUP, GPU, SSD's and PSU Do you think my new upgraded build will work well together...

It's finally time to reopen my case and really give it a good cleaning. I want to do this as safe as possible (for the pc.) I'm looking for tips and what I should buy to deep clean every bit. (not just compressed air blowing.) I mean things like what can I use to remove stubborn dust caked on...