upgrade build

My system config is: Processor : Intel i5 8400 Ram: 8 GM 2400 MHZ Mother board; Asus H370M Plus (ram 4 slots) Graphic card : Nvidia 1050TI PSU : 450 Watt. I am thinking to upgrade current rig without spending too much... but if it necessary to spend for vfx and work... can i think of buying a...

Hello fellows :) My setup is like 5 years old. My specs: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6GHz LGA1151 Socket (clocked to 4.7ghz) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 VENTUS V2 8GB GDDR6 ASUS PRIME Z390-P Bundkort - Intel Z390 - Intel...

Hello All! Not sure if this is the correct forum to put this type of post so if it is wrong, please let me know and I will delete and repost. I built my current PC back in the end of 2019 and almost 5 years later I am looking to now make some upgrades throughout the year and would like some...

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...

My current setup: MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi, AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT, ZOTAC GTX 1660, 32GB 16x2 GSKILL Trident Z Neo (F4-3200C16D-16GTZN), Cooler Master MWE 750 Watts Bronze V2, HP 22yh 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (FHD). Changes should be made to: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3080 TI, 16x4 or 32x2 4400mhz (Maybe...

I have a HP Tampa2 motherboard with a i7-9700k and an RTX 2060 which I'm prepared to replace it with a RTX 3060 or higher. I want to know if it is compatible or if I have to buy another motherboard and CPU ?

I have a toshiba laptop with AMD E1-2100 APU processor with Radeon HD graphics 1.00 GHz, and 4 GB RAM, that i have bought since years, and from the moment i purchased it , i can almost do nothing, even browsing. Can you suggest me if i can upgrade it, put some more RAM , or something else so i...

Hey everyone. After installing my new RX 6700XT and Ryzen 5 5600, I decided to do some cable management because my case has been a cable mayhem for a while now. Once I pressed the power button my pc turned on for like half a second and then it shut down and it wouldn't boot after that. I...

Hi everyone. Over the weekend, I upgraded my PC with several new bits of hardware, including a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. Upon initial boot, it worked fine, but after that initial boot, I have had nothing but error codes. These error codes have often been different each time, but I have had...

Here is my current setup: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RdJzGL (Though I'm only using 2 X 8GB sticks, not 4 ) Here is my old setup: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NJvNXP I've been having problems with my RAM recently, one of my old DIMM sticks seems to have bit the dust right after getting my...

Im trying to build a gaming computer for my kids. They are currently using an old HP Pavillion which was a decent computer at the time. ITs slow and lags and I'm trying to set them up with something better on a budget. Problem: Provide a better computer for gaming; I have an old computer and...

Hello! I am looking to capitalize on my new RTX 2060 Super purchase. It is being somewhat bottlenecked by my i5 based on monitoring MSI afterburner. My current specs are as follows: i5-7600K RTX 2060 Super (MSI Armor OC) Gigabyte GA-H110-A Mobo Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 8GB DDR4-2113 Memory...

Hi guys! This is my first thread, so thanks in advance for the help! I built my first PC a little over a year and a half ago. Recently, I've been playing games, like The Witcher 3, and I noticed that my CPU usage was anywhere from 70-100% while playing. I don't know much about PC components, but...