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    Question Help Me Upgrade my Computer (Please)

    Hi All, I've had my desktop pc build for almost 4 years (3 years, 8 months) - its been great, no issues. Always runs anything I want it to. I thought it was still a beast but I found that I struggle to run Arc Raiders (and probably other games) as well as I'd want to. I get about 60fps on low...
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    Question Final advice on build

    Hello everyone, first time posting here. I have been out of the game for some time, but with with Windows 11 cracking down in the near future and me having the money for it for now I was looking at a new PC build. It would be used for the following things: Gaming (ranging from older games to...
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    Build Advice Can you please help me to build my desktop?

    Hello, after several years using laptops, I decided to go back to desktops because I never use the computer outside my home. I decided that I wanted to build a desktop completely to my liking. But I need help because the last time I touched inside a computer was 20 years ago... I don't play...
  4. maxwlrt

    Question Need Advice: Motherboard Recommendations for Ryzen 9 9800X3D + RTX 5070 Ti Setup

    Hello everyone, I’d like to build a setup with the following components: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (12VHPWR connector only) RAM: 32 GB DDR5 6000Mhz Power Supply: Corsair RM850X (850 W) Cooling: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Primary SSD: Samsung 970 (1 TB) Secondary...
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    Question New PC build is getting hot ?

    Hi, I built a new PC and I am now having doubts about it.. Build Specs MB: MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G GAMING TRIO OC CPU cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 Pro A-RGB Black RAM: Corsair 64 GB KIT DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 Vengeance RGB Grey...
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    Build Advice Feedback invited on new PC build.

    Hello, After many years of using my current setup I'm finally planning to build a new PC. (Current setup: i5 8600K, GTX 1080) My knowledge about parts, and which parts work well with others is very limited and would like to get some feedback. Build: CASE - Zalman Z1 Iceberg Vit CPU - AMD...
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    Build Advice Building a budget gaming rig for under $600 - - what specs to go for, or wait for new releases ?

    Hello, I am looking to build a rig that can run the average game at average settings, and also handle online games smoothly. Budget without GPU is up to $500 Budget with a used RX580 or alternative is up to $550 Budget with Future GPU purchase would be $500+200-$250 dedicated to GPU I would...
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    Question I'm looking for a monitor for video editing and gaming ?

    Hello, soon I will get a pc, that's going to be high end I would say so, and I'll be using it for video editing and gaming. I would like to get 27 inches monitor, I have 24 inches right now (BENQ XL2411P), but I feel it's it's a bit small, but don't want 32 one, because that would be too much I...
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    Question Suggestions for building a pc for $3k

    Hello, I'm looking for help building a PC primarily for video editing in Premiere Pro and similar software. My budget is around 3000$, but I'm willing to pay $4,000, if it actually worth the price. I'm also unsure whether to buy a prebuilt or build it myself(I'm not new in pc's, so building...
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    Question PC Build / 700- 800 Euro Build

    Dear members, I'm looking forward to build towards AMD Ryzen 9 9900X ( still undecided) I already own an ATX tower, "In win" series 850W power supply XFX PRO 850 W 2x NVME m2 Kingston 1tb GPU - Zotac Gaming Twin Edge RTX 3060 TI 8GB The budget I'm willing to allocate for this upgrade is...
  11. Bluechibisan

    Build Advice AM5 upgrade ?

    Hi everyone, im trying to figure out what parts to get. So far i had some suggestions and im looking at these upgrades. Possibly this MB because its on sale. This is my current build, im still gonna use the 6800xt and same case. Motherboard: MAG B550 TOMAHAWK CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X GPU: XFX...
  12. Resyst

    Question Monitor goes off, mouse and keyboard RGB goes off >> yellow DRAM light >> restart >> Kernel 41 ?

    I guess this is my last resort here.. So recently I've started getting these random crashes. Both of my monitors lose signal, keyboard and mouse lose rgb, pc case and fans rgb stays on and after a while pc just reboots without a bluescreen I thought its bad nvidia drivers but it happened with...
  13. mokus

    Build Advice New build, it's been a while! Rate it ?

    Helping friend move from laptop gaming to the real! Been a while since I built. Trying pc part picker, hope it's legit! Any advice welcome! Approximate Purchase Date: this week Budget Range: about $1,400 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, The Sims, twitch Are you buying a...
  14. Shleemy

    Question What 4070 Super variant is best for a mid tower in hot weather?

    Hi, I'm in the process of building a new rig for gaming/work with a 4070 Super because the 50 series is nearly double the price here. The ones available for me are: -Gigabyte Aero, Asus TUF/Prime/ProArt (~$740) -MSI Slim, Gigabyte Gaming/Eagle (~$701) -Zotac Trinity, Asus Dual/EVO (~$680)...
  15. Aeroset

    Question After build red-yellow light

    Hi everyone, Yesterday, I assembled the pc out of case. When I assembled it, it gave me red and yellow light with three long beeps, did not boot. After I kept it open for couple of hours by itself with only one of the rams installed, it booted. After that I put the second ram in, and it worked...
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    Question Regarding new SFF build and temps ?

    I'm brand new to the pc world so any bit of assistance with my issue is much appreciated (no matter how dumbed down you have to explain it to me lol). I built my first pc a few days ago in a sff build in the Ncase M2 Round. I loved putting this case together as well as assembling all of the...
  17. Eijar

    Question Acer XC-780 MB ?

    have this old pc from acer. planning to upgrade this so it runs some minor games at decent fps current pc specs: 16gb(just added another 8) ram i3-7100 cpu no gpu local 750w psu(changed the old one as its not functioning anymore) my questions; what compatible cpu and gpu for this...
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    Question PC Build help

    Hey everyone, would like some help. Here's da details Budget: $1,250 ± minor deviation if necessary. Operating System or Peripherals needed? Monitor: A 2K monitor is needed if the build supports 2K gaming. Looking for a budget-friendly option with at least 144Hz refresh rate. Keyboard...
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    Question Best AM4 B550 motherboard for under £100 (UK) ?

    As title says. Preference for mATX but ATX would work also. Will be paired with: Ryzen 5600X RX 6650 XT 32GB 3600mhz RAM Corsair ll 120 fans PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Any suggestions welcome.
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    Question Best budget-friendly PSU? - £60/£65

    Hi, I'm putting an AM4 build together with: Ryzen 5 5600x B550 Board MSI RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G 32GB Ram I was planning to buy the MSI Mag 650bn but after a quick search its Tier C with varying reviews I'm not sure if the build would definitely require a 650w PSU but for upgradability I...
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    Build Advice 9800x3d new build, need ideas on the rest

    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...
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    Question First time building PC - Frozen in fear by all the choices! Can’t decide.

    Hi, Just looking for some help with my build. Building for gaming only. I’m trying to stay in the range of 2000$ CAD Here’s the partpickers link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vFwh9C Here are the parts so far: AMD Ryzen 7 9700x : 7800x and 9800x3xd are out of stock everywhere in Canada and...
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    Build Advice DPC Latency - "How low can we go" build?

    Hello and warm greetings to all (unless you aren't where it snows, in which case stay cool)! TL;DR skip to The Request at the bottom of the post. Thank you! THE CURRENT SETUP ------------------------------------ I have found myself in a ridiculous cycle over the Christmas/New Years season. I...
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    Question Should I route cables in the PSU compartment ?

    I have literally no place to put HD audio and certain other cables, and I can't seem to fit the PSU in there, so are you even meant to put the cables there? I seriously can't improvise in this tiny MicroATX case. I'm also having trouble putting my PSU in there in the first place. Case...
  25. taneryurttas_67

    Question Advice needed to help me choose between an A620 or a B650 board ?

    Hello, I am in the process of building a gaming PC and have finalized some of the components: CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F GPU: RTX 4060 Ti My goal is to choose a motherboard that provides stability, does not have overheating issues, and allows for future upgrades, such as upgrading the CPU or GPU...
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    Question Which PSU is better for this build?

    Ryzen 5 7500f RX6750XT MSI PRO B650M-P 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz I can get Cooler Master MWE V2 Bronze 650W or Corsair CX650 or Seasonic B12 650W/750W which one is better?
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    Question Prebuilt Dell XPS8500 upgrade for gaming/rendering

    Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better Budget Range: max $1000 CDN final total System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, animating, video/sound editing, watching movies, spreadsheets, surfing the net Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: Graphics card Radeon HD...
  28. diialeksic

    Question Best PSU and ok case for under 100 euros (Serbia) ?

    Hello, please correct me if the thread is not in a good place! A bit of a backstory :D first time in life I'm buying everything together. Until now it was always lik, get a GPU, then in two years buy CPU, upgrade RAM and then after 2, 3 years but GPUagain and so on. So pretty psyched, decided to...
  29. Vanquisher71

    Build Advice Are there any compatibility issues I'm missing with this build ?

    To keep this brief, the CPU, Motherboard and Heatsink are all components I already have and are not changeable, and this is a computer who's primary and main use will be 1080p (currently cause thats my monitors resolution) gaming. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J3mWDj
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    Question Can this case fit a 335 mm graphics card?

    Looking at a 7700XT, but the problem is it's 335mm long, and I'm not sure it can fit in my case. Every graphics card I've ever bought I don't think has ever been this big. It's a pretty old case, but I will get a smaller GPU if I have to. I looked up the GPU clearance and a single website said...
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    Question RX 7700 XT vs RX 6800 ?

    I know the RX 6800 is better in raw performance by a slight amount and is cheaper, but from what I read online it has issues with power spikes which means my 650 watt PSU probably couldn't handle the load. The 7700 XT has some features that I could also use like AV1 encoding. I'm not a content...
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    Question Reviving gaming PC- hardware advice

    Hi everyone! I am looking to revive a gaming pc that never really worked. I am looking to be able to run Windows 11 and run games like Hell Divers 2 and Hell let loose. These are the specs I currently have below and I believe one of the problems is that I never got an SSD? Or more of a CPU...
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    Build Advice Is this a decent build ?

    I'm trying to upgrade my MOBO, CPU, and GPU, but I'm not sure if I'm getting the best price to performance ratio with the budget I have which is $500 to $700. I've already made the other post and I looked at their suggestions and I like them. They all brought me into the present. Then I tried...
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    Question Cooling Help from a upgraded build

    I recently upgraded my PC, and while it’s running smoothly, I’ve noticed my CPU temperatures are higher than I expected. My CPU idles at around 55°C, and under load, it goes up to 75°C. This seems within safe limits, but I’d like to reduce the temps for better efficiency and longevity...
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    Question Will the Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB cooler work with this build?

    My brother bought all of these parts except for the case and CPU cooler. Does this look like a sufficient enough cooler and case or are there better options. He is going for a budget build. Current Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pt3mgn
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    Question Need to upgrade to current generation for 500$

    I'm trying to upgrade to current gen motherboards so I have some longevity on my build. I might have some flexibility and go up to 750$ really depends on what I can save. I don't really care about what team they come from, just that it can run better than my current spec. I've looked at a bunch...
  37. MaeTheDoctor

    Question Is this a good upgrade?

    Current List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DRJGGJ So my girlfriend is looking for an upgrade and I've brought this together as she wants to upgrade to something decent so she can play games like cyberpunk and frostpunk 2 without issues. She's upgrading from a GTX 1070 and an intel i5-8600k...
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    Question Best £350/400 Component Upgrade?

    I'm upgrading an old system I found for a family member, and wondering what the best upgrade would be with a budget of £350-£400 tops The components I need are: - CPU - RAM - Mobo - GPU - PSU (Current PSU doesn't seem to have any issues but it's 10 years old so would prefer the upgrade). I'm...
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    Question CPU overheating?

    I build my first PC and bought a AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and now I think its running too hot. I have a NZXT Kraken Elite IO cooler. The CPU has an 8%-18% usage in normal condition and it gets up to 55°. I didnt aply any thermal paste because it was included in the Kraken Elite. Was that a mistake...
  40. aleleo97ao_

    Build Advice RTX 3070 Build for 1080p Gaming – - thoughts on my choice of components ?

    Hello everyone, After a lot of thought, I’m planning to upgrade my PC, keeping only my MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 2X and my SSD. The components I've chosen so far are listed here: https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/VjbTHW I plan to purchase the Lian Li A3 mATX case in a couple of months, as soon as it...