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Planning to buy a 3080 TI or 3090. Cannot upgrade other parts due to financial restraints but they are compatible with the new gpu The question is, How bad will the bottleneck be? for both? I'm guessing it will be worse on the 3090 but if it outperforms the 3080 TI despite the bottleneck then...

Long Version: My laptop (MSI Stealth GS75 10SE MS-17G3) was suffering from high temp CPU based crashes. So I decided to open it up and reapply the thermal paste. After reassembling it and turning it back on I noticed that not all the keys were not working. Their leds were on but some of them...

Hi all - just bought a significant upgrade for my rig, and decided to get a BenQ EX3410R 34” curved monitor to go with it. I was really happy with the purchase, but when it arrived and I tested it, I noticed one dead pixel on the far left, and one stuck (on green) centre top of the monitor. It...

Hi all. I have decided to build my own PC for the first time and would appreciate some advice on my component choices. I will be using it for Unity game development, Blender 3D rendering and eventually Unreal Engine development as well as some casual gaming, so it will need some graphical and...

Hi all - long time user, occasional poster :) I'm looking for some advice / input from the community about an upgrade to my 7 year old rig that I'm making. I've been saving up for ages for this, so would really appreciate knowing if this build looks; Good value for money Will play current...

I want to upgrading my current GTX 1070 to a 3070 and im currently running a I7 10700K cpu. I've read online there will be 11% bottleneck and that the CPU isnt enough. I dont know much about these things so im asking here for advice. Would this be a suitable upgrade? Im upgrading because i...

Back with another question and probably will be back again with another soon, mainly trying to figure out what to do here and my last two problems are the PSU and case. I'm wanting to build a PC that I can both game and stream from. My current set up is this pc...

With the current price drop I found a few nice offers. Right now I have 1080ti and I play on 3440x1440 resolution. 3080ti for 1069 Euro 3090ti for 1572 Euro Or shall i wait for 4000 series. My fear is that with all the inflation and who know how will be the supply of the materials that t he...

Specs: RAM: 16.0GB Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K 3.60GHz(4.60GHz OC) Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (LGA1151) GPU: ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Had for 3 years) Storage: 1tb HDD, 2tb HDD, 500Gb SSD m.2 CPU Cooler: Corsair CX550M Bronze (Had for 4 years)...

Hi all! So I'm planning to buy a GPU for playing games like Genshin Impact, Valorant and others. I have 4 GPU options I can buy. GPU options: GTX 460 (768 MB, 192 Bit) HD 6670 (1 GB, 128 Bit) HD 5770 (512 MB, 128 Bit) GT 545 (3 GB, 192 Bit) My PC specifications use the E3-1220 V3 CPU and PSU...

Hello I am looking for a 32 Inch Monitor for use with my PS5 and also Series S (Maybe getting a Series X though). Looking for 4k. Budget between £500 and £800 approx. Any good ones to look at and ones to avoid? Thanks

Hi guys, I currently have a dated laptop and would need to make an upgrade but don't have the knowledge to choose the right model. I would need a laptop with a very good cpu (as many cores as possible) and very good ram(between 32-64). The graphics card is not important. My budget is 2.5k/3k, do...

I recently got a custom built PC and spent a pretty penny getting it all fitted with the bells and whistles, but now I go to try and boot up a game on steam and my GPU is not being utlized. The GPU is an AMD Radeo 6900 XT, it has the correct drivers, I've uninstalled them and reinstalled them...

Hey Guys, I am looking to install some more fans on my system, currently I only have 1 Stock PC Fan which is pulling air out of the housing into the room. I want to know, how would you guys go about installing fans into my current housing? It can hold 3 fans in the bottom part and one on the...

[Moderator edit to break up one solid paragraph.] Trying to decide between the Naga Pro, Naga Trinity, and Naga X. I would use the mouse wired only so it being able to be used wireless doesn’t matter as I would be using this with my Digital Audio Workstation near other sensitive electronics...

Hey guys! So I bought an Ekwb Elite 360 and i'm planning to connect all the fans to the included hub. I'm not gonna put the 6 fans in the front, i'm going to substitute the ones i have now, 3front 2top 1 rear. The main question which i'm reading a lot about is... Which is the best way to connect...

So I don't really know if my rig is built correctly or not. I put it together and have reinstalled windows over a hundred times. My computer has been experiencing trouble with running games like the elder scrolls online and even basic games like minecraft. When i play these games i experience...

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I just got my first gaming PC. It has a 3060 TI, Windows 10, Ryzen 5 5600G, 16GB of Ram. For some reason it’s telling me that my PC is stuck on 1hz, and i can’t change anything at all. Is there anything i can do to improve this?

I'm customizing a computer at CyberPower.com now. Here's the build. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1Q40R1 I was thinking of changing the video card to the "GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X Video Card (Ampere) [VR Ready] (Single Card)". But, I'm not sure it would be worth the extra $ 177...

Looking to have a build that would still make sense down the line if I pick up a better GPU some day. This is what I came up with. I am not very knowledgeable in this area so I'm looking for any issues or general suggestions for the build. The video card and motherboard are set in stone as I...

I've been locking for a while but I am just getting overwhelmed at this point, I have been looking at this Lenovo Legion 5, but I wanted to ask people with more knowledge than myself. 1. What is your budget? - £1500. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? - 17"+. 3...

I've haven't played anything on my PC in awhile but now since I've jumped on again and tried to play a few games, I've now got a stutter on any game I play? These aren't demanding games at all either (Risk of Rain 2) being one of them. My FPS is sitting between 57 and 60 like it always did and...

So I just got an Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45), and discovered that I didn't understand USB-C as well as I thought. Figured it having a type 2 connector meant it would be compatible with my dock, but this model doesn't have display capability over USB-C. So docking just isn't an option. Since I...

Looking for a decent gpu to pair with this, i know its not ideal to pair a gpu with a cheap apu but this is for a friend and they are on a very low budget, i live in the uk and ive looked at things like the RX 590 or gtx 1060, are these good options or is there better, also what would a good...

I just recently upgraded my CPU/RAM from i7-8700K/3000MHz to i7-12700K/3600MHz (a placeholder until DDR5 is actually appealing), and of course I had to dabble in these Gen4 SSD's you guys are raving about. Now the only thing I need to do next is upgrade my GPU... I have an EVGA RTX 2080 Black...

Hi, I am installing my first AIO - Corsair h100i. I'm looking for some clarity on confusion I had while reading the instructions. (Attached below) Mainly: Are "headers" any socket on the mobo, or are "headers" only the ones on the edge for the front case usb ports? My mobo has a...

Hi All, I think it is time for a new pc for adobe premiere pro/after effects CC. (Current rig is i7-2600 with adobe cs5.5) I was using the builder at Microcenter's website. I was hoping i could get feedback from people here who know much more than me. I want to keep it around 1,100ish. I'm...

To preface this post for understanding, my build is as follows: AMD Ryzen 5800x, Noctua D15, Asus Strix B550-F, Corsair Vengence Pro SL 2x8gb 3600mhz, Corsair RM750x 2021, (Old) Msi Gtx970. As the title suggests, I am pretty sure my GPU just fried. I am building a new PC and currently cannot...

Will I run into any issues if I install an M.2 NVMe SSD on a PC that has TPM and Secure boot enabled? I had enabled TPM and Secure boot to upgrade to Windows 11 which is running on a Hard Disk Drive but now I want to install my newly purchased M.2 NVME SSD. Can I just plug it in and install...

I think that I accidentally short circuit my motherboard along with my power supply. This what happened: I bought a new power supply as a replacement from my previous psu. In the first boot (psu rgb not connected), it works then I turn it off. Afterwards, I connect the psu's rgb to the...

Hi I am currently looking to upgrade my old rig into something thats decent. I want to play the newest games to the best quality I can. I also want to try picking up the basics of video and image editing software, streaming for my friends, and overall multitasking many programs and learning as...

Hello. I’m 32 and I had graduated high school and college. I have an Associates degree in General Studies, a Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity and the CompTIA Security + certification. The twist, I have no Cybersecurity or IT experience. This being said, I’ve been applying to almost everything...

I am looking to put together a PC and would like to get some help on the build. If this is the wrong forum for it please let me know so I can make a post in the correct forum. I am looking to put together a computer that can run some of the newer games on the highest graphics and not lose any...

Found a GTX 1050 Ti by Asus and wanted to get it to upgrade my old office PC so it can play a few games. My current office PC is an HP Envy 750-287c and it has a 300W PSU with somewhat limited space inside. Will this GPU fit inside my case and will it be able to function by just plugging it into...

I’m trying to build a PC for $600 without the monitor, keyboard or mouse. I don’t know anything about pc builds and I was wondering if there are builds I can do for about $600 roughly that makes a decent computer that can handle games as well as be a regular computer.

Hello People of Tom's Hardware! I have had this issue for awhile with overheating. It would thermal throttle quite a bit at 4.9Ghz (basically any demanding application: Premiere Pro, any triple A video game etc.). Utilizing the intel extreme tuning utility, I turned the turbo clock down to 4.5...

Earlier this week, my cousin's dog urinated all over her desktop tower. She quickly unplugged and removed and side panels to allow the components to air dry. Last night I managed to pick up the computer and brought it home with me to see if I could fix it. Today I tried and booted up the...

So I'm doing a bit of a PC overhaul, and I've decided this time I want something smaller. I've settled on most of the specs. Specifically here what matters is I'm going for an ASUS TUF gaming B550M Micro ATX Motherboard. Problem is, I'm struggling to find any actually small micro ATX cases...

Hi everybody, I'm asking for your opinion and advice regarding the two computer specifications listed here, especially in relation to adjusting the hardware components and preventing bottlenecks. One computer is more standard and the other more powerful, the emphasis here is on reliable...