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My current PC specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 RAM: Kingston HyperX SAVAGE 4x8GB 2400Mhz CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K GPU: MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X SSD: Kingston v300 240GB HDD: Western Digital WD20EURX 2TB PSU: Corsair RMi RM1000i 1000W CPU Cooler: Raijintek THEMIS Evo Case: Antec...

Hi all, I just built a new system for myself but didn't have remaining budget for a new power supply. Soon I will have but was wondering the general benefits of this would be and if I would notice a difference in computer performance/reliability before I swap out my current PSU. I was...

Hi, I currently have a system with a 2080 Ti and an i9-9900K, I'd like to do a fresh start and upgrade to a new system with a better performing HDMI 2.1 gpu, I'll be using it with my Samung QN90D TV Now I'm using it with a USB-C to 2.1 adapter but I'm missing out on some features like G-Sync...

Hi all I have an Omen 880-181nf, with a GTX 1080. I would like to change this card and install a Asus RTX3060 TUF. My motherboard is a MS-7A61 Ver 1.3 and the Bios is updated to AMI F.56, issued oct 24th 2022. As the GTX1080 has a consumption max of 180W and the RTX 3060 TUF of 170 W I was...

So I've had my PC for 4 year my PC consist of brand new an pre-used parts Well the CPU I've had the entire time was used an is a Ryzen 7 2700x. I bought a Ryzen 7 5700x an when I got done putting the fan on an turned PC on an everything lights up but my monitor doesn't display anything an after...

I want to upgrade my ram since I do notice the difference between when I play and when my friend plays games ,we're both gaming at 1080p and he almost has the same specs as me : r5 3600 rx 6600 MSI A520M-A PRO The only major difference between our setups is the RAM , he has 2x16 GB 3200 MHZ and...

I built a PC in 2019 that was pretty damn good for the time (I'll show specs at the bottom), but have slowly noticed it getting more and more outdated in modern games. I am debating between upgrading or building a new PC. I would prefer to upgrade but my motherboard doesn't allow me much wiggle...

I upgraded my friend's dell Inspiron 15 3573 from 4GB to 16GB of RAM. It has a single RAM slot, and I made sure it is also DDR4 SODIMM. Now, the PC won't turn on. It receives power as indicated by the white light at the front, but it does nothing when I press the power button. No fans or...

hello so im kinda new to building pcs but i wanna upgrade my current gpu to a rtx 3070 does the partner that sells it matter if so whos a good brand to buy the nvidia rtx 3070 because i need better frames for games like rdr2 five m rust etc. cpu- ryzen 7 5700 G gpu- nvidia rtx 3050...

Hi people, this might be quite the niche case but I am confident some of you guys here are just the people to ask. Our company has a desktop machine for design and engineering work with the following specs Intel Xeon Gold 6230 20 core/39 threads x 2 (dual core) HP 81C7 mobo Intel...

12 Years ago a built my first (and only) PC. It has been fantastic, upgraded with a larger SSD and a graphics card GTX650 Ti along the way. Base is ASUS P8H67M-LE with Intel I7-2600k. It's still blazing fast but with OS support coming to an end I am looking to rebuild, changing processor means...

My PC recently started going into a loop of restarting continuously at short intervals — it powers up and shuts down every 4 seconds, even before the fans can reach their maximum speed. A technician told me that the issue is either with the motherboard or the processor. It's been six years since...

Hi Guys , i just wanted to know if a Asus Radeon RX 6600 Dual-8GB would be a suitable upgrade from my old Geforce 1060 3GB. It will be used for playing Fifa mostly . Is it a good choice or should i look for a different one ? Thanks in advance

Upgrade Suggestion!!! I currently have an Asus TUF RTX 3070 Ti, but got a good deal on a used RTX 3080 Ti FE. I see that the TUF 3070 Ti is clocked higher than the 3080 Ti FE. Does this mean the TUF 3070 Ti will perform better than the 3080 Ti FE? Need help regarding this. Thanks

Hi guys, im having a little bit of a mental breakdown now .... so i have ryzen 5 2600 with gtx 980 ,12 gb ram on 2660 mhz etc.. long story short OLD HARDWARE so i was thinking of upgrading it slowly but firstly i wanted to buy a new gpu and i found a used 3070 for $150 but then i realized i...

Does the B450M-A have a good VRM heatsink, and is it a great upgrade from the Gigabyte A320M-H? Since I bought 32GB (16x2) 3200MHz RAM, I needed to go into the BIOS and enable XMP. However, when I started playing Valorant, for example, believe it or not, my temperatures went from around 61-62°C...

Hi all. I recently upgraded my pc and went with a 5700x3d / 4070TiS combo and i already have F4-3600C16D-16GTZNC(2x8) from my old build. Now, i need to reach 32gb(also for work related reasons) and i don't know if i should add two more sticks of the same kit or go with the same specks but 2x16...

Hello guys. My PC has intel Core i5-2500 3.30 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM and 250GB HDD. It has no graphics card and no SSD. I have only a small budget to updrade one thing . Can you suggest what I should upgrade to make my PC good for gaming? (lol my pc potato).

Good afternoon friends, I have an HP Victus 16 and my laptop's GPU fan is malfunctioning and I need to replace it. Where I live there is no HP support so I found this fan on Chinese websites. There is the option of a 60W - 5V fan (for RTX 3050 which is the one I have on the laptop) and an 80W -...

Hi all, I want to upgrade my CPU from R7 3700x and the only option i can think available in AM4 socket is R7 5800x3d for gaming. my present pc build is. CPU- R7 3700x GPU- RTX4090 zotac extreme airo ram - 8gb 3200mhz X4 MB- asus tuf X570 psu- Mwe Gold 1050 V2 Atx 3.0 Note: I usually play in...

Approximate Purchase Date: Any time over the next few months Budget Range: 1,000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > Movies > googling Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Processor (10X 3.70 GHz /20MB L3 Cache) RAM: 32 GB [8 GB X4]...

Hey peeps, lately I keep asking myself should I upgrade CPU or wait for new GPU lineup. Im running 11700kf with RTX 4080, 36GB ram and 850W 85+ Gold EVGA PSU. But my screen is 3840x1080p 49inch ultra wide monitor, which is quite a big resolution. With this resolution games are running just...

Hey everybody, My current system is a ryzen 3700x with 64 gigs 3200 Ryzen 6600 Non XT The motherboard is B550 AORUS PRO Updated to newest Bios I have a 500 gig and and two terabyte SSD for storage. Plus a few servers First of all I don't want to change the am5 that means changing memory...

Hey, I haven't been on TH forums since I built my PC 9ish years ago... And with that I'm still rocking the 6700k and 4GB R9 380 I put in it back then. I wasn't having a problem running games on *meh* settings at 2k, but I've recently acquired a 4k 160hz panel...... Naturally with the DP1.2...

I just noticed my prebuild is on a 12gen Alderlake S motherboard but with a raptor lake 13700KF CPU, I know they work fine as I am posting on here obviously but is it worth it for me to grab a Raptor Lake motherboard would this make a difference?

Hi everyone. I just bought an Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PV-HX019W (AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX, RTX 4060, 16GB DDR5 4800MHz in slot1, and slot2 is empty). I need to upgrade to 64GB due to my heavy workload (containerization, virtualization, SQL, etc.). ASUS official maximum capacity is 32GB, but when I...

CPU: i7 10700 CPU cooler: Lian Li Galahad II Trinity 360MM Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 Gaming plus Ram: 32 GB ddr4 3600 MHz cl18 SSD/HDD: Samsung 990 evo 1 TB, wd 500 GB both are a m.2 SSD GPU: XFX Swift Radeon RX 6700XT 12GB PSU: MSI MAG A850GL 850W Chassis: Lian Li O11 dynamic evo RGB OS...

Hi, not to my into upgrading things special in the hardware is to expensive in my country. So my question is moving from a 1600af to a 5600 can be done in a B350 TOMAHAWK updating bios? Others specs maybe has no sense : 4X8 PATRIOT VIPER / MSI 2060S/ B700H gigabyte.

Hi! Currently looking to upgrade my desktop. Heres my actual build: GPU: 980TI CPU: Ryzen 2600 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB PSU: Corsair 650w Motherboard: MSI Motherboard B450 Gaming Plus Max Looking for a upgrade without spending tons of money and still runing new games mid/high graphics...

Hello guys, I have GTX 1080 right now, and I want to upgrade since it been awhile since I upgrade my GPU. I was thinking to upgrade to 2080ti, do you guys have other recommendation? I want to stick with Nvidia since it been my go-to GPU since I started my pc hobby. My current specs are down...

Budgeting to upgrade my play PC. Goal is twofold: Produce higher fps (above 60fps) at 1440p for games like Tarkov, Elden Ring, Starfield, Destiny, what is to come the next few years, etc... I also do a fair bit of freelance work doing graphic animation through C4D/Redshift - not enough yet to...

I am still quite new at building pcs, but recently I bought a new CPU and almost just got done installing the upgrade. Before I even started the upgrade I had to update my bios which I followed a youtube tutorial, and it booted after the upgrade just fine. I then, again, followed tutorials to...

So I want to change my case since its a really old one and thats what people suggested in my previous thread in which I told people that during the summer I literally need to keep my case side panel removed. My current case is a Myria MY8700 that literally can't be bought anymore and only takes...

I've started getting back in to FPS again, but my hardware is kinda old and it shows. I'm playing fnite and the first descendant. Fnite is ok fps wise, but descendant is straining my system with between 20-40 fps. I'm running a 4790k on a z97 motherboard with 16gb 1333Mhz ram and a 1050ti gpu...

Will a new 4070 be bottlenecked by the 9th gen i5? If so, by how much? Current Build: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Intel Core i5-9600K 16GB Ram GTX 1080 I've run into the age old dilemma where I need a new motherboard if I'm to upgrade my CPU. I'm trying to avoid spending the extra mobo/ram/cpu...

Current build is. Motherboard: rog strix x370-f gaming Cpu: ryzen 7 2700x Ram: g-skill 32gb 3200mhz Gpu: gigabyte 2060 oc Psu: tx 650m Corsair Storage: 250gb ssd WD blue/ 2x WD blue 4tb hhd/ 2tb Samsung evo plus m.2 drive Case: cooler master h 500 So I’m thinking of upgrading my current build...

I built an average budget build during 2020 (worst time, I know). With all these new games coming out, this budget build can't handle it anymore. I've decided that it's finally time to upgrade. I was a little stingy on some parts where I think it would be alright. Let me know what you guys...

Hope I can get some clarity on this. I'm currently building a new PC and I'm selling this current laptop (in my signature). I want to transfer my SSD from laptop to my new PC, with the OS on it, but wasn't sure if the OS would also stay on my laptop for when I sell it. I assume not, but just...

I'm looking to Upgrade my GPU from a 1660ti but am unsure what would be a good choice and compatible with my PC. My specs are as follows: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Nuctua cooling fan Motherboard: MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (MS - 7C84) with MSI Click Bios 5 Ver...

Hello, i would like to buy PSU for new build, it will have RTX graphic card, i am considering RTX 4090 or i will wait for 5080 / 5090 once it come out. What PSU would you reccomand? MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 for 120€ or Seasonic Focus GX-1000 ATX 3.0 for 160€ Msi has only 3 years...