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I have an 3040 MT w/ i5 6500 + rx 460 and i want to upgrade to rx 470 but my power supply is 240w max output (PSU model H240AM-02) but i have no idea if that psu can handle it without blowing up, so what do u thinks guys

So I want to upgrade my laptop's RAM from 8 gb soldered to 16 gb (it has one free slot). One reason I want to upgrade my RAM is to be able to utilize Intel Iris Xe graphics (CPU: i5 1235u) because my laptop really laggs when i add a second monitor. First Question: Will I have better performance...

My self-build PC is now nearly 5 years old. It's running ok, but I'm getting itchy for an upgrade. Partly to see if I can make a noticeable improvement, partly just for fun! A lot has happened in that time and I haven't kept up with the latest tech, so if you had this system, would you upgrade...

Dear all, I will be upgrading my system and would very much appreciate any input on my thoughts here :) My old build is now ancient and I cannot invest time in troubleshooting, so I am upgrading. Old Build: OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit Monitor: AOC 27" something 1080p 144Hz Motherboard: ASUS...

Hello guys. I am upgrading my very old PC so i am buying new parts. My question is, do i need to buy new PSU or the old one will do ? I have a Thermal Master TM-450-PSAP-F1 450w PSU. My old motherboard is an Asus P8B75-M LX My new parts are: Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI CPU...

Hello- I just recently upgraded my RAM, and found out the speed is not compatible with my motherboard (even though it said it was on the manufactures website) and now and looking to upgrade my motherboard potentially. Here is what I'm currently running: Asus H110-Plus Intel I7-7700 Nvidia 1060...

Hello, I have a custom-built desktop with hardware that is over 10 years old. It has started to become slow and recommends I upgrade my processor and then it also recommends that I upgrade my graphics card. My current processor is an AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor 4.01 GHz, and my current...

Which one is the best out of these 3? MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/YTtuTuh Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/4Gllr0f Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/9El2jWs Specs: i5 14600k 6000Mhz 2x16 1660 Super gonna upgrade...

Recently, I upgraded my GPU and CPU and put an additional SSD in my PC and found that my old PSU was not sufficiently powerful for the job. After replacing my old PSU, I was still experiencing sporadic crashes and, after some troubleshooting, concluded I had received a defective PSU. However, I...

I´ve been using for about 7 years this system I ( self-taught ) built : Motherboard MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 (MS-7721) AMD Athlon(tm) X4 760K Quad Core Processor 16Gb memory (x2 8Gb DDR3-1600) My graphic card is a fanless NVIDIA GT 710 4Gb low profile, which I use with two screens. A 120gb SSD...

Hey Guys and Gals, I recently upgraded my PC to a GTX 4090 and due to the sheer size of this beast I had to upgrade my case as well. Nothing else really changed. After setting up the new PC I installed NZXT CAM and ASUS Armoury crate for RGB lighting control. I did not had that installed...

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...

Hi, Let's say that I have an MSI GeForce GTX 2070 8GBs GPU, Ryzen 7 5700x CPU, Tomahawk B450 Mobo, Samsung 860 EVO SSD, 32gbs of 3200mhz DDR4 RAM, and a 240hz monitor and a 144 hz 2nd monitor. What would be the next thing I'd upgrade in this system? Would there be anything lagging me down?

My current build: CPU: AMD RYZEN 5600X MOBO: MSI X-570 PRO RAM: DDR 4 4x8 RIPJAWS G.SKILL 3600 MEMORY: TWO M.2 1 TERABYTE DRIVES, 1 TERABYTE SSD GPU: REFERENCE RADEON 6950 XT PSU: CORSAIR 80+ PLATNINUM HX1000W WIN 10 I'm wanting to bring up a discussion whether to upgrade to a AM5 7000 CPU...

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Looking for some help regarding newer computer parts. It's been almost 8 years since I built my first tower, and while at the time I considered myself to be fairly knowledgeable in the parts scene, I have no idea what is good and what isn't nowadays. Basically, I am looking to upgrade my PC to...

Hello Everyone, hope you all had a great thanksgiving this year. With this years deal rolling on through I thought i'd give it some thought in doing some upgrades for the PC and was wondering if any, what you guys might recommend for an upgrade. I have a coworker who has a couple graphics cards...

Hello. would like to know if it is possible to improve this Laptop, I don't know much about that topic and from what I was reading, only Celeron and Pentium processors can be installed since the board has an HM70 Chipset (Panther Point). Is that so? The only thing I improved was the RAM, from...

So after several years of pretty great gaming performance from what was originally a second-hand PC, it's time to start upgrading. I'd rather not have to buy a completely new rig (although not necessarily against it if that's what's required), so want to know the best place for me to start, and...

Hi, my current build is here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pJgzkJ I'm looking to upgrade it in some way, will be primarily looking at playing anything new that comes out as well as some existing games (CP2077, League of Legends (idk why but I struggle with having a constant 144fps with my...

This might very well be a stupid question but I'll ask anyway. So I have a boot SSD with windows 10 that I am using for maybe last 7+ years. I want to buy a new NVME drive and make it my system drive. What is the step by step way to go about it? Things I am somewhat confused about: How do I...

Hello, I'm new to the community and haven't been in the building space since ages ago. My MoBo went out a few years ago and would like to upgrade it so that way I can upgrade the GPU in the future. Specs of reused parts: Case: Corsair 350D mATX PSU: Corsair Supernova 850 G2 GPU: EVGA 1080 Ti...

I’m planning to upgrade form my gt710 ever since my gpu broke(rtx 3070)- it broke for the first time then sent to repair and broke again after the repair(no video output) What gpu should i get with my cpu? Im planning to upgrade my cpu in 1-2 years time. I want play at 1080p high settings at...

Approximate Purchase Date: November 2022 Budget Range: Around 500$ (Hoping to find a good deal for black friday/cyber monday) System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING, also do a lot of school work as well but I got this pc for gaming. Are you buying a monitor: No, currently have LG...

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My current pc is 3 years old and im looking to upgrade it and add a RTX 4070 and a Ryzen 7 5700x. But im not sure if it is safe to add these new components to such a cheap and old Motherboard and power supply. So if i replace them , all that is left is the DDr4 ram which is going out of date now...

I want to upgrade some of my components in the near future. I want to change from: Ryzen 7 3700X -> Ryzen 7 7700X; $370 B550 Tomahawk -> B650 Tomahawk; $250 32 GB, 3200 MHz, DDR4, Dual Channel RAM (Patriot Viper) -> 16/32 GB, 6000 MHz, DDR5 (Kingston Fury); $125 2 TB M.2 SSD (XPG) -> Samsung...

Hello! i am planning on a GPU and PSU upgrade, I've settled on 3070, so thought i'll get a good 700 watt psu, but when i looked at the GPUs i got a question regarding PSU. i noticed that all the 3070s at the TRUSTED stores at me are OC versions MSI Geforce RTX 3070 Ventus 2X OC 8GB, Zotac...

Hello, I am looking at a new monitor, specifically the Alienware AW2723DF - 2560x1440 (QHD) - 240Hz and I was wondering if my Asus ROG strix rtx 2080 super 8gb vram, would be able to make good use of it? I play CS, Valorant, Call of Duty games and would love a monitor I can use for both...

Quick question here- Just to give some background I play competitive games like CS2 a lot, but I also like playing a lot of the newer AAA games and enjoy having high performance with high quality still. I recently (few months ago) upgraded my GPU to a 4070ti, and I feel like the rest of my...

I just recently bought an RX 6600 and I can clearly see that there is a HUGE bottleneck between the gpu and my current i3-6098p cpu. I knew there would have been a big bottleneck but not to the point where I can't even get 144 fps on league of legends with max settings, or in Dishonored 2 I...

my custom build died and i'm trying to replace it with a dell t1700. i need to add two hard drives. i know i need a caddy to install one in this empty bay: i thought i might be able to fit a hard drive here but that might just be wishful thinking. i know i should be able to put one here...

I currently own a gtx 960 and I've had it for a L O N G while now , I wanna upgrade so I can game at 1080p with high/ultra settings,and I really want to play some games like God of War/Days Gone/Dying Light 2/RDR 2 and games that have similar graphical demands , and I have a 650 W PSU so no...

Hello, I just upgraded my R5 3600 to a R7 5800x3D on a Msi b450m pro-vdh max. And I upgraded to 3200Mhz 32GB RAM. Put in a new PSU too. Both the RAM and CPU get fully recognized in the BIOS. I made sure to update the BIOS before the upgrade to the latest version 7A38vBK. I can see both of my...

I have an ASUS UX501VW-DS71T, currently with 16GB of RAM. According with the official documentation at ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501VW about the RAM is indicated the following: Therefore is not possible do an upgrade to 2 x 16 = 32GB. But would be possible do either 8 + 16 = 24GB or 8 + 32 = 40GB...

I want to get a new build, and I was wondering is it worth upgrading to a DDR5 or should I wait for a while. And I'd like to know what is the best integrated gpu for playing games like CS2 and D2

Hi I just upgraded my RAMs from 2x 8gb 2133ghz to 4x 8gb 2133 (bought 2 new, same version rams) When booting I get to the point where should rotate windows circle dots and freezes. Then I wanted to diagnose ramms 1 by 1 the old ones working just fine ... new ones 1 is good and 1 got memok red...

Hello Friends In Linux is possible use the dmidecode command to know the max capacity of RAM that a Laptop/PC can support. Furthermore it shows each slot with each stick inserted with their respective values. I have an ASUS UX501VW-DS71T, currently with 16GB of RAM. I want to know if is...

Hello, everyone I'm here again for a problem, but this time a simple one. After the last problem I decided to update my computer (Motherboard, CPU, RAM). Since I want amd for some reason so I bought amd ryzen 5 2600, B450 and some ram. The main question is if I put these new components into an...

Exactly as the title says - - Will an ATX power supply work with an Micro-ATX motherboard? Motherboard: Gigabyte H410M S2H pcie 3.0 16x 8 GT/s LGA 1200 Pci-express 3.0 Any recommendations to what psu should i buy? would this work...