After having to play games on a laptop for 8 years cuz I was constantly traveling around Europe, I've finally settled down and bought a gaming PC. Some of the more serious gamers may laugh at me, but all I ever wanted was to play games on 1080p, 60fps and high settings. I don't need all that 4k, 220fps, ultra settings stuff. So here's what I bought:
CPU - i5 9400F
GPU - GTX 1660 6GB
RAM - 8GB (I know, 16GB would be better, but the most demanding game I want to play needs like 7GB of RAM, so I think I'm good for now)
PSU - 600W
SSD 256GB
HDD 2T
It works like a charm and I can finally play without having to worry about overheating. But, since I want to know as much as possible about my rig, here are some questions:
That's all I think. Also if you have any extra tips, I'd be grateful. I've been gaming for 25 years now, but this is my 1st PC and I want to know how to take care of it
CPU - i5 9400F
GPU - GTX 1660 6GB
RAM - 8GB (I know, 16GB would be better, but the most demanding game I want to play needs like 7GB of RAM, so I think I'm good for now)
PSU - 600W
SSD 256GB
HDD 2T
It works like a charm and I can finally play without having to worry about overheating. But, since I want to know as much as possible about my rig, here are some questions:
- Is 600W enough to power my machine?
- Can I / should I try to overclock my CPU and GPU? The guy in the PC store told me that I won't get much out of overclocking this CPU and GPU, besides it seems to handle demanding games quite well just as it is.
- If I don't overclock, can I / should I try to undervolt my CPU and GPU?
- The description of the i5 9400F says that it can go from 2.9GHz to 4.1 GHZ. I tried playing Genshin Impact and it was around 3.9 GHz. Does this already count as overclocking (I wasn't using any OC software, just monitoring) or would overclocking mean to go above 4.1 GHz? (this may be a noob question, but since I always had a laptop I don't know much about OC, just about undervolting to keep the temp low, haha...)
- With this rig, do I even need to think about OC if all I want is to play on 1080p and not on 4k?
- What would be the maximum safe temperature for the CPU and the GPU? I'd say that it's around 75'C for both, but I'm not sure.
- The room where I keep my PC can gets rather cold during the night. Can low temperatures damage the PC, and if yes, how low would the temperature have to be to cause some condensation or damage?
That's all I think. Also if you have any extra tips, I'd be grateful. I've been gaming for 25 years now, but this is my 1st PC and I want to know how to take care of it