system upgrade

Hi Fine Tom's Hardware Folks! I'm a computer user dating back to 1984, when I started running a 300-baud BBS on my Commodore 64, later migrating to the Amiga, UNIX, and reluctantly later, Windows PCs. I built my last system at the end of 2011, and it's still running beautifully, but I'm eying...

Hi everyone, need your support. would like to know if my system is capable to install new nvme m2 drive? may be 1tb or 2b? i already have 1 m2 drive ( ADATA) in my c drive. also would like to know the best budget drive in the same which can give me maximum read and write speed for work...

current system to be updated GPU: gtx 1080 CPU: ryzen 5 2600 MOBO: msi b450 gaming pro carbon ac PSU:corsair 650 watt bronze RAM: 32 GB corsair vengance lpx 3200MHz I'm looking to do one last update to my current system before I have to do a full rebuild due to my current socket type. I game...

Want to upgrade my cpu & ram currently have a 3800x & adata 2x8g 3200mhz and want to get 5600x & not decided on ram yet.. can anyone recommend a solid ram for me and will I need to upgrade my PSU? Currently have EVGA 600w 80+ Gold PSU

Hey y'all, I'm looking for hardware recommendations for my crummy old pre-built PC my parents bought me 4-5 years ago. Currently, I provided a few upgrades on this rig, a new PSU (An Inplay 500w PSU, was said to be 80+ Bronze-rated and only decided to buy this because I couldn't afford a...

Well recently i've built new pc and the only thing i haven't changed was my graphics card(due to a budget limit),and now im looking for gpu that won't hold back my ryzen 5 3600 on 1080p 144hz. PC specs: MSI B450 Mortar Max 16 GB DDR4 3200MHZ GSKILL Aegis RX 470 4GB Sapphire Nitro BE Quiet Pure...

I have a PC which I built in 2012 that is still a solid performer for most of my needs but I am considering upgrading components, specifically the GPU. I would like to watch 4K content and do some gaming at higher resolutions than my current rig allows. Current Build: Motherboard: ASRock Z77...

My most recent gaming build now dates back to 2014. The backbone of the system is as follow: CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray MB: Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 GPU: 2xSLI EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB HYBRID...

I have a lga 1155 system with a celeron g530, i recently bought an rx 560 which was on sale new, i am thinking of buying an i5 3470 and just replacing my cpu or saving money to cross onto an am4 platform. My system: Celeron g530 4gb ram RX 560 Random 500w psu(replacing it before cpu) Ga h61m...

after asking many questions about my failing system i have decided to replace out most of it. tried trouble shooting but not getting anywhere fast. its old so im happy to spend a few quid. its 7-8 years old now and im not in with whats good and whats not anymore. any advice is good. current...

So guys i want to upgrade my i7 4790 and gtx 980.I got these options 1. rtx 2060 super gaming oc gigabyte or gigabyte aorus both with 3 fans and high clock speeds at 448€ and 456€ with a 3700x at 330€ and an x570 or 450 mobo 2.an rtx 2070 super zotac twin fan at 530€ and a 3600 at 211€ with a...

CPU: Inter Core i3-3210 (LGA1155) Motherboard: msi ZH77A-G41 (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/ZH77AG41/Specification) GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 620 2 GB HDD: 500GB SATA WD-Blue RAM: Corsair 4GB 1600Mhz (3 slots empty. Can support max 32 GB) Cabinet: CM Elite 371 PSU: Corsair CX450 80 Plus Bronze...

im upgrading to i7-8700k so which motherboard should i choose with a performance perspective not considering aesthetic perspective? and i have strix gtx 970 so i dont want to upgrade gpu , so cani play with 8700k ?

Hi i cant install windows or any other os on my pc my computer has took ages to load and sometimes it shuts of I have been trying to install winows 7 and ubuntu from a sun drive but no luck i it either loads forever saying setup starting or it says missing is what can I do it just wont work at...

I have an a10 6800k and hd 7750. It works great. I play all my games 1080p or 900p at 60 fps at worst medium setting but I want to play games like the witcher 3 and Pubg at playable framerates. How can I do this?, I thought and I came across the rx 460. Dont tell me I can't play the witcher...

I'm looking to get an acer predator x34 i have a evga gtx 980 ti. ill be up grading the card to what evga puts out this year but i was wondering if it woudl be a waste of money. i play league mainly but ill be palying some fps games like destiny 2 and what not

I am looking to upgrade my Graphics card, but need to also upgrade my power supply, my question is this, What is a good replacement for a generic PSU ATX 300W , I would like to get my graphics card up to a minimum of GEFORCE GTX 770, but not sure 300W is enough so I would like to bump it to 650...

I have a new Samsung UN65KS8000 TV, and I am connected via HDMI to a Onkyo receiver. The sound while using the Blu-Ray player or Direct TV is fine. However, when I loaded an Amazon app and tried to play a movie I get absolutely no audio. The movie video is fine. I have tried every option I...

I was looking at gpu's for premiere video editing. I want to use it for gpu assisted rendering, and I am mainly looking at gtx 670's or 770's, any other reccomendations would help too. I don't know if need 4gb for 4k. I will mainly be filming 1080p 60fps, and maybe a few clips will be 4k 30fps...

Current specs I5 750 5850ati 750w P7p55d pro 8gb ram Looking at the r9 270 maybe not sure of its compatible with my mobo or if it's worth the bang for my buck, I'm looking to play ark evolved with some friends.

My Razer Kraken USB Microphone has noise when my laptop battery is charging , but when my laptop battery does not charging the microphone don`t have noise . PS: I have realtek sound card on my laptop . Sorry for my bag english.

Hi, Fairly new to building my own machine, this community definitely helped me make a suitable choice of a processor ( my vendor wanted to sell me 5960x). The knowledge gained is a penny saved ;). I think am gonna go with 5820k just a few less cores that's it. Post this now am questioning his...

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Hi everyone, after a RMA my GTX 780 SC ACX, EVGA will send GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (without +). So, my questions in this case it's; What's the diffrence beetwen this GPU and SSC ACX 2.0+? (in detail) I'm going to overclocking this GPU and i don't know is worth to do that? (cause it's a replacement)...

with this i mean, when i'm in a gaming lobby, people can hear the music i'm playing through my turtle beach ghosts ear force shadow headset.

what gaming mouse should i chose corsair k65 rgb or corsair k95

I have a http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4481#ov . Because the integrated sound card has issues i bought this http://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DGX/ Now for my question... Which has better sound quality? the one motherboard has or the...

Hi there, my hd5570 broke down and I was planning on getting a new card. After some searching and research, I finally landed on the hd77773030 power color since it's not too bad on the hierarchy, within the budget, and is available where I'm from. I've already searched about it's compatibility...

HI i have recently upgraded most components in my pc (motherboard, PSU, CPU, GPU, and some peripherals (5.25 card reader, fan controller)) and it has caused some problems (almost all have been remedied as they were caused by a faulty PSU) but now i am left with the problem of my pc crashing...

Hello everyone! i have 12k (inr) budget and i want to upgrade my computer my current specs are intel pentium e5400 2.7ghz asus p5akmpl am/ps mobo local psu(:$) 2 gb ddr2 ram(4 gb in total can be installed) nvidia geforce 210 i want to play latest games like crysis 3 in 1080p :D or 1366x768...

Would you say this is a good fan setup? Or how should I rearrange it to get the best airflow possible. Top: 120MM Rear: 140MM Front: 200MM Bottom: 120MM Picture of airflow directions: http://i.imgur.com/85atBGQ.jpg