PC upgrades

Hi Guys, I need some help as I'm out of the loop when it comes to PC parts. What's good or bad, I'm not too sure now! I would like to play all the latest games on max'ish settings (future proofing) and create videos on youtube. So the CPU needs to be for rendering also. Here is my current...

Hi everyone, I am considering upgrading my CPU (as well as mobo) and wanted some suggestions that won't break the bank. I am currently on an EVGA Z370 board with an i5 8600k @ 5GHz all-core. At this point, 6c/6t just isn't cutting it anymore so what would be some solid value upgrades? If I...

Hi guys I need advice, been thinking about it for 2 weeks now. What should i upgrade - CPU or RAM? Current CPU: Ryzen 5 3600@4.5GHz 1.38V Current GPU: Gainward RTX 3070 1860MHz 0.868V Current RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4-3600 CL16-16-19-21-36 (Hynix DJR, downbin, crashes at 3800 no matter...

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)...

Hey guy's, new here and not incredibly PC savvy. I currently have a 1060 Nvidia, with a ryzen 3 3200g, and it runs games like league of legends fine at 1280x720, but I tried to play valorant and it just stumbled the entire time. I was looking at an alienware PC that has a i7 10700kf and 2060...

Hi so I’m planning on changing my intel hip to amd aswelll as my mobo, ram and a new 1tb nvme drive. I currently using a 500gb sata ssd as my c drive for windows. I plan on leaving the sata ssd drive out while I boot windows from USB and use my new nvme drive as the new c drive. I still want...

Hello Hope you are doing well and safe. I am looking forth for some good advice regarding upgrading if possible any parts in my prebuild setup as below to max out the best possible performance at a minimal cost or more. Dell OptiPlex 9010 MT (the wider one) DeepCool DN450 450w 80 Plus PSU...

Im wanting to upgrade my PC . My budget is around £600 or so. I was thinking of getting the new GTX 3080 but what do you guys think? I use it for gaming and college work. Here are my current specs: CPU: Intel quad core i7-4790K CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO GPU: GTX 1070 6GB Motherboard: MSI...

Hello I always come to this site for help the community is great for helping novice builders like myself. I brought my own question with me to ask today and it's essentially that my PC is a bit dated now and doesn't meet the minimum requirements for my newer games, specifically Horizon zero...

I currently have DELL Optiplex 9020 I7-4790 @ 3.60GHZ 8 GB RAM I believe its 5 years old. my wife is a photographer and uses Photoshop allot wanted to get better graphics. Should i up the ram and get a graphics card or should i buy new computer and improve that computer. Thanks for info.

My name is Aiden, I recently upgraded a majority of my computer parts. I upgraded my motherboard from one that supports 4-5th gen processors and ddr3 ram to one that supports 8th and 9th gen processors and ddr4 ram. I upgraded my CPU from an i5 3.2 4750 to an i5 3.7 9600. I upgraded my ram from...

Here are my PC parts: Intel i5 6400 2.7 GHz Asus STRIX Z270-E Gaming MoBo Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB (2x8) Seagate FireCuda 1TB Hybrid HardDrive Samsung 970 Evo 250GB M.2 SSD Asus GTX 1070 8GB Turbo Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Power Supply (CX500) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsx8TC I...

Moderator message: Please do not cross-post in future 🔺 I bought my PC about 3 and a half years ago, I didn't know much about gaming computers back then and bought a pretty bad one. I upgraded my graphics card from a gtx 950 to a gtx 1060 6gb back in december of 2017. My other specs are the...

Hey guys Im currently running an i5 4590 and a gtx 780. Im wanting to upgrade my pc to be somewhat more capable but dont have thousands to throw at it. I have found a 2nd hand i7 7700 and mobo + ssd combo for 300 AUD. My question is it worth going that route and then getting like a 2nd hand 1060...

I want to upgrade my PC for a better gaming experience. I play the Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance on medium graphics settings and average 60-70fps. Here are my specs: CPU: AMD FX-8350 GPU: XFX AMD R9 290 DD OS HD: Crucial M4 128GB Gaming HD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB RAM: Ripjaws DDR3...

i currently have a cyber power from 2013 with a processor: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-core processor 3.80 GHz RAM: 8GB system type: 64 bit Operating System im really just looking to make it faster for video editing using shotcut. i also would like to game on it, i used to do a lot of...

Hi folks, I have a 10yr old PC that works just fine with Windows 7. The problem is, I also run Pro Tools 10, which was fine when the motherboard was working to full capacity, ie 8GB RAM (2x 4GB max. memory slots). However, now, the PC system only works with one memory slot filled, ie 4GB RAM...

Hi all, I have had this calculus (pretty sure its calc) problem for a while and its driving me crazy cause it seems like it should be quite simple. Like I’m Just missing a formula. Here is the setting, a project of mine requires 2 movable pistons in a container. One connected to a spring connect...

Athlon X4 860k OC'd to 4.1ghz Asus GTX 750ti 8gb ram Currently only getting 90-130fps in CS:GO and about 35-50 fps in PUBG. I need atleast 144fps in CSGO because im going to buy a 144hz monitor soon. So should I upgrade my gpu or cpu? and to what? preferably for around $300. Will my CPU...

Hi guys, I'm getting ready to build another PC (2nd one) and I don't know what motherboard is the best for me. CPU I picked out was the 4670k and I believe it uses the 1150. So I was wondering what's the best for $150 max? EDIT: After thinking about it, I won't be overclocking the CPU so...

Hello, I have had two BSOD's today, whilst playing games. I thought it might be a driver problem, so I updated all my Graphics drivers and did all my Windows Updates. About 2 hours later, another blue screen, while playing Borderlands the Pre Sequel. I saw on another forum that it may be my...

Hey guys, I got a GTX770 as a gift and im wondering if its safe to plug it into my pc as im told that the recommended power is 600w. Current specs are as below. :) Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz ASRock B75M-DGS EVGA GTX 560 1GB G.Skill Value 1333Mhz 4GB x 1 500GB HDD FSP Raider 450W 80Plus Bronze