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  1. Jaybird222

    Question STGAubron pre-built PC upgrade, 500$ budget CPU or GPU upgrade?

    Approximate Purchase Date: November 2022 Budget Range: Around 500$ (Hoping to find a good deal for black friday/cyber monday) System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING, also do a lot of school work as well but I got this pc for gaming. Are you buying a monitor: No, currently have LG...
  2. setopolis

    Build Advice Trying to build my first PC wondering if these parts would work together?

    CPU: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-7-3800x/p/N82E16819113104?Item=9SIA4RECB39599 Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus/p/N82E16813119197?Item=N82E16813119197 Memory: https://www.newegg.com/corsair-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236607?Item=N82E16820236607 GPU...
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    [SOLVED] Will a Intel I3 10100 Bottlenect 3060 TI?

    I was wondering if it will bottleneck (specifically at 1440p but also 1080p) and if I can run the 3060 TI on 500w 80+ GOLD (without overclocking). My PC parts are: CPU: Intel I3 10100 + stock cooler Motherboard: ASRock B560-ITX/ac RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz PSU: Be Quiet! Pure...
  4. Vesquick

    Question Ryzen 5 to Ryzen 7 5800 Upgrade

    My CPU was overheating and shutting down while playing normal games, so I bought thermal paste, a new CPU, and said why not and got a GTX 3050. After replacing my CPU, GPU, and ultimately breaking a pin on my old Ryzen 5 making it unusable, the PC will not display anything and the CPU light is...
  5. Illous

    Question Cpu bracket replacement

    I took of the brackets from the motherboard to instal Amd stealth cooler but I got a new hydro h100i cooler and the brackets won’t go back on Motherboard : b550-a
  6. Assassins_Afjol

    Question PC Build for gaming+streaming under £1000?

    Hello, I have a Nvidia 3070TI but i would like to build a beast gaming pc for under a £1000 that i can later on upgrade to make it better. I also have a nvidia m4000 so i could maybe add that into the build if it helps. The sole purpose for the pc will be for gaming+streaming and maybe daily...
  7. M

    [SOLVED] First time building a PC, I am ordering a M.2 SSD. Do I need a HDD?

    Howdy, As the title entails, this is my first time building a PC from the bottom up. My previous PC was an Acer pre-build (Predator G AG3-605-UR11). Long story short, that PC went to <Mod Edit> , so I salvaged it for its GTX 970, 16GB DDR3 RAM, and for its i7 4790 (3.6 GHz). I then went ahead...
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    [SOLVED] $4000 dollar budget. Custom Hardline Water tubing Workstation help.

    My computer has recently broke, and I am in need of a replacement. I do a lot of cad and video editing, primarily 4k. I overclock a lot, with my old pc having a 6700k at 4.5ghz. I would like to be doing custom hardline, as my case is designed for it, and I believe it to be quite useful for...
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    [SOLVED] Corsair TX-M or RM? Help me pick please!

    My build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hJthsZ I need to choose between these 2 PSUs. 650W or 750W (depending on availibility). Other brands like EVGA or Seasonic are not available in my country (as of now). This build is for video editing & productivity purpose. Not for gaming. Confusion: 1...
  10. L

    Question Which of these two PSU's are better?

    Hello i am just here wondering which of these 2 power supply's would be the best one for my "gaming" rig. my current specs are: i5-3470 GTX 1050 LP OC 2gb 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 ram (soon to be 16gb) Motherboard is made by Dell, Model Number is: 0KV62T Argon AR11 Low Profile CPU Cooler 500GB HDD 250GB...
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    [SOLVED] New Gaming pc build

    Hi guys. Was hoping someone could help me put together a decent gaming pc. I'm looking at the Ryzen 3600 but stuck on the GPU. I will more than likely be buying from a website www.wootware.co.za My budget will be R22k excluding monitors and peripherals. I also already have 2tb hard drive for...
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    Question Potential Build (Suggestions, Comments, Etc.)

    CPU: I7-8700k Cooler: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Mobo: Z390 Aorus Elite Ram: G skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x8) Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB, Samsung 970 Evo plus 250GB GPU: EVGA RTX 2060 6GB ultra gaming PSU: EVGA Supernova G3 750W 80+ Gold, Fully modular Case: Lian-Li...
  13. P

    Build Advice First time building a PC

    Hello my name is Nick. I am a freshman in high school looking to build my own pc. I put together what I think is a good pc on pcpartpicker.com but I would like if some of you guys could look it over and help me out, since you guys definitely know what you are doing. For some context: I want to...
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    CPU Usage 100%

    Hi, I am recently having problems with my dad's computer. We are running an i7-2600, and have found that the cpu is reaching temps of 85c, causing the entire system to shut down. We have installed a new aftermarket cooler, alongn with replacing the thermal paste, but after one day the...