Upgrade advice

Heya! I'm trying to decide on new parts but it's really overwhelming me and I feel so lost. I have a solid GPU, 2060 Super, and good SSD storage and power supply, but the my CPU, i5 8400B, is starting to get up there with age and my pc has started blue screening and games started crashing...

My current specs: I5 3330 Rx 560 4gb 8gb ram 600w lc power 80+bronze psu Ssd and hdd I am using this pc for gaming and have done so for 5 years when i got the i5 and rx 560 to make it from my parents home pc to a budget build. It has allowed me to play a lot of games some of which i didnt think...

Hello! I play games in 1440p and I've noticed that my RTX 3070 is starting to lag behind a little bit when it comes to some recent releases (mainly STALKER 2), so I'm looking to upgrade. Since I don't particularly care about ray tracing or AI upscaling I figure AMD is a better choice since it's...

CPU Ryzen 5 3600, GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060ti Ventus 2x 8G, Motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX, Patriot vipersteel DDR4 16gb (2x 8gb) 3600MHz. Looking to upgrade pc but don't know what to upgrade and looking for help. Would say I have a budget of £1000

Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on upgrading my prebuilt MSI Aegis R Gaming Desktop PC (full specs below). My goal is to be able to play games like Resident Evil Village, Path of Exile 2, and Grim Dawn (I know, it's old but a favorite of mine) at 1920x1080 resolution with decent FPS and no...

I am planning on buying a new gpu, i was thinking of a rx 6600xt, rtx 3060 ti or just a rx 6600. And i need some advice, what should i buy, maybe my choice is bad, i was doing research for almost a month. My specs : CPU : Ryzen 7 1700x GPU :RX 580 8GB (It's dying, had a lot of problems with it...

I mainly play CPU-bound games like Stellaris, Cities: Skylines 2, BeamNG, Hearts of Iron 4, and Escape from Tarkov, among others. My current setup includes a 12600K CPU and a 7900XT GPU. One thing I’ve noticed is that after upgrading from a 3070 to the 7900XT, the performance increase hasn’t...

I'm currently running: AMD Radeon RX 6800-XT AMD Ryzen 7 5800XD 8-Core 32GB Memory TUF Gaming B550-PLUS wifi II (My AIO-Cooler is crapping out) Just ordered: Noctua NH-D15 G2, Dual Tower CPU Cooler Games Playing/mostly used on steam: PoE 2 World of Warcraft 7 Days to die BG3 Helldivers...

Currently have the following components current Motherboard AMD ROG Zenith Extreme x399 current CPU AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor, 3700 Mhz I am considering a CPU upgrade. Possibly AMD Threadripper PRO 7000WX or 7975WX. 3 questions How would I establish compatibility with...

I have a 4-year-old rig that I am looking to upgrade to make exclusively my Gaming PC. I would prefer not to upgrade everything so I am looking for suggestions on what could give me the most bang for my buck. Here is my current setup from partspicker https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YqBkgt I...

So I recently bought a prebuilt pc from AWD-IT and one thing I didn't think about is upgradeability. I am currently rocking a Ryzen 5 5500, an RTX 4060, 32GB of RAM and a terabyte ssd. (Don't remember the motherboard) Is there anything that I can upgrade the CPU to without having to practically...

Hi all, I had a friend help me build a computer some time ago and I'm finally starting to think about upgrading. I'm not super familiar with my parts and am searching for advice on what I need to prioritize to get better frame rates in video game play. Looking for the biggest improvements for...

Will going from a I5 12600k to a R7 9800X3D while using a 3070 at 1400p actually have noticeable fps improvements? Games like: Hearts of Iron 4, Stalker 2, Stellaris, Project Zomboid, Dayz, Arma 3

I have a 10600k on a z490 with 16gb 3600mhz ddr4 and a 4080. Is its worth an upgrade to 13600k on a z790 with 32gb 7200mhz ddr5 to allow more performance out of the 4080 for 1440p gaming? What kind of frame uplift can I expect?

With Christmas on the way I thought it would be time to upgrade some parts of my PC and needed some advice, probably just gonna upgrade the CPU and GPU. I've got a budget of $600-$700 AUD. Current Specs Mobo: B450M-A PRO CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6Ghz GPU: RTX 2060 Super 8gb RAM: 16GB (8GB x 2)...

Hey, I'm not super knowledgeable about building pcs, though I've done so before (volunteer work, building basic towers for Boys and Girls club) which was why instead of building my own pc I got a prebuild (a sin, I know) two years ago when I bought a desktop. Mostly I wanted it to house all of...

Hi all! Im new to pc building and I already have a built pc system which includes FSP Hydro K PRO 750W, RTX 4060 and AMD 5600G I am planning to upgrade to 5800X3D and RTX 4070 Super next year and Im wondering if I can still use my PSU or do I need to change it?

I have tried to upgrade my PC - changed CPU, GPU, added 8GB RAM and changed the power supply to keep up. However after turning the PC on only the BIOS starts up and the PC doesn't continue with the boot up. When I try to connect the keyboard it doesn't power up, only if I turn on the computer...

My present Specs CPU: Intel Core i5 9400F GPU: Gigabyte B360M DS3H RAM: DDR4 16GB 3200 GPU: GTX 1070 8 GB Monitor: L G 144HZ 1080p I use my PC primarily for gaming and some light productivity work, I was thinking about upgrading my PC as I have trouble running the latest games at higher...

My step dad is in his 70s, has an older Dell Inspiron 620 desktop pc running an i3-2120 processor. I’m wanting to upgrade it for him as a surprise. Hes complained about it becoming sluggish lately. He only uses it to check stocks, very light web browsing etc. It can hold up to 8gb/ 4gb in 2...

Hi, this are specs for PC I am upgrading. I am looking to upgrade only MB, CPU and RAM. For now GPU will stay the same, but with a plan to upgrade later. I am looking for DDR5. I am not informed about PC hardware lately so first question: should I look into AMD or Intel? I am not a fan of any...

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few months Budget Range: $1000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Web-browsing, Light editing Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: CPU, GPU, RAM, Storage Do you need to buy OS: No Preferred Website(s) for Parts...

I'm not super familiar with pc things so sorry if I ask a lot of questions in advance! Also hopefully this is the right place to post this I recently bought a prebuilt PC from Cyberpower and it should be coming soon (like later today) but I'm pretty sure I want to upgrade somethings to improve...

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! Can anyone give me some advice on what gpu should I get? I just upgraded to a Ryzen 5 3600 on a Gigabyte A520m ds3h v2 motherboard and a 650w power supply. My current gpu is the rx 580 8 gb.

Approximate Purchase Date: this week (next 7 days) Budget Range: 500-600$ After Rebates; After Shipping System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching movies, programming Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: cpu, mobo, cooling system Do you need to buy OS: No...

Approximate Purchase Date: This month Budget Range: 300$(?) System Usage from Most to Least Important: playing/streaming - RPG games,MMOs nothing too fancy/demanding Are you buying a monitor: Yes Parts to Upgrade: GPU,Monitor and PSU to match I guess Do you need to buy OS: No Preferred...

Hello, guys, I have a question. I have a power supply that has 550 watts and it's from Lux Aerocool. And I got many feedbacks about it, and People said that. The power supply is very cheap, and It doesn't deliver the right. Amount of wattage to the components. So I I experienced a lot of Drops...

Hi, I am running a quite olf rig, and I am currently in the market for a massive upgrading happening in about 7 months. Specs I am running are as follows, I know theyre super old, but this has kept me running for a good long while, and want to know if it is worth temporarily upgrading until I...

Pretty much as the title says. I've currently got two rtx 2080 ti which run using nvlink. Can I expect better performance when I upgrade to a single 4090? When looking around for benchmarks I can see comparisons between a single 2080ti and a 4090 but I'm not really sure how much the difference...

Dear Users, Im going to upgrade my pc and I would like to ask your oppinions. Specs: CPU: i9 9900K MOBO: Asus Z390-E GPU: Asus RTX 3080 PSU: Corsair RMx 850 RAM: HyperX Fury 32GB DDR4 3000Mhz (HX430C15FB3AK2/32) Storages: 2HDDs, 1NVME and 1SSD Case: SilverStone PM01-RGB CPU cooler: Dark Rock...

Hi I'm debating if I should upgrade my pc from what I currently have (ryzen 7 3700x , 2060 super) to a ryzen 7 5700x and a XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE. It's been a while since I've bought new components and I'm what I want to ask is if this would be future proof. Because in a few months I'll be off...

Hello, my friend asked me if I could upgrade his rig. CPU: i7-9700F Cooler: Stock I think Motherboard: H310M PRO-M2 PLUS RAM: 16GB 2133 MHz GPU: RTX 2070 Storage: WD SSD Blue 3D NAND, 2,5" - 500GB Seagate Desktop HDD - 2TB PSU: Not sure but If needed I would upgrade it...

Hey guys! My poor little r7 2700x has started to show its age in some titles, and I thought it's time to do an upgrade. I'm planning to buy a ryzen 7 5700x and it'd be paired with a b450 tomahawk max II, Be Quiet! pure power 11 600w psu and a RX6600xt with 32gb ram. Will I be bottlenecking the...

Im considering upgrading the gaming pc I bought it in 2018, so before I buy I new, I wanted to ask if a "simple" upgrade would be better? I currently have this setup: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 3.59 GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti RAM: 64,0 GB DDR4 Motherboard...

Hi all. I'm a first-time poster, new to Tom's Hardware. I'm seeking advice on potential upgrades for my 9-year-old PC ~£500. My intention is to upgrade the CPU, Motherboard, and RAM. My current PC components are: CPU: Intel i7-4790 @ 3.60 GHz GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti RAM: Timetec DDR3...

Hello all, I need your advice on upgrading my CPU (and RAM if needed). Please tell if it is even worth upgrading or should I just save up for a new pc. My specs: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB RAM: HyperX DDR4-2133 CL14 288-Pin DIMM...

Hello all! My name knox, new here at tomhardware.com. Im here asking for advice/suggestion for upgrading the motherboard and RAM on my current build which is: CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D (new bought from August 2023) GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT HELLHOUND 12GB (new bought from August 2023) RAM...

Hey Everyone, So I've had my rig for about 6-7 years and I feel like I'm due for an upgrade. Here are my current specs; CPU: Intel i7 7700k Motherboard: Asus Maximus IX Hero Monitor 1: LG 34 inch curved monitor (gets me 3440x1440 and I'm honestly not sure if that's good anymore nowadays)...

I am trying to access the web on my Windows XP as some of my programs will not work on newer Windows versions. The outdated Internet Explorer errors out when I try to connect to web. I have a Wireless Belkin USB that has connect me to the internet. Is there any way to change browsers or will...