Search results

Hiya, Cheers for the advice, I ran a mem test and didn't return any errors. Got blue screened again after trying to install windows updates (got to about 30%) but this time instead of forcing me to reinstall windows it was able to roll back the attempted update. So not all the way there but it...

Hi all, I was hoping someone here might be able to help me with a problem I've been having. Twice in a row now whenever the latest windows update comes in and I install it, once the computer restart the OS fails to boot. It takes me to trouble-shooter, which fails to diagnose issue. My only...

Cheers all fo the input - I think I'be got everything I need to order now. Much obliged for the advice.

Heya, Re: the case - I was actually looking at this one: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-silent-base-601-midi-tower-case-silver-ca-12m-bq.html?campaign=affiliate%2Ftag&gclid=CjwKCAjwvMqDBhB8EiwA2iSmPPSLUDCDZiJAw0RHbXzQH5HqIm1g3ukG9Ti8ftrCp1dM1UusH1OF8RoCXNYQAvD_BwE No particular reaosn...

The speakers are in mind for the hopefully not too distant future when having people 'round is a thing again XD I had originally thought to get windows separately, however when looking up the mobo online the most common complaint I heard is that getting windows installed on it can be a bit of...

Morning - The main reason going through is as I was tweaking everything was to keep the whole build below £3k. Going slightly above if it's something that's worth it is something I could conceivably do. Is the 5800X worth the extra over 3800XT?

Cheers - I'll take a lack of comment on the other parts as a good sign :) I think my inclination to go with the samsung over wd is A.) WD is an unknown quantity for me, don't believe I've ever used anything of theirs before and B.) from what I could tell looking at benchmarks online, the 970...

Howdy, So I'm in the market for a new gaming rig and I've been dithering this way and that. I'm reasonably happy with what I've selected below after pouring over it for a while but was hoping for a second (of third or fourth) pair of eyes on the bits I've picked out. My budget (including...

Hi @Shante, I'll definitely consider more on the monitor options, just getting near the pricepoint where my telly would be less expensive, not sure I can justify to myself spending more on the monitor alone than that, I did have one more question out to everyone. With the motherboard, I don't...

Heya, Cheers again, taking that on board, I've gone back to the 3700x XD So I believe that leaves me as it stands below: My basket at Overclockers UK: 1 x Corsair RMx Series RMx750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020179-UK)= £120.95 1 x Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming (AMD AM4)...

@mickyflinn, thanks again - sorry if this is a bit of a rube question, is the purpose if the double fans for more effective cooling or to be quieter? I ask because 99% of the time I'm at the computer I have a headset on so the sound of whirring fans isn't really an issue for me. I have swapped...

Cheers for the responses there - @jigger, I have swapped the monitor for 32" and the SSD for one with PCI-E Gen4, swapped the 3700X for a 3600XT and gone for less ram but at 4000Ghz rather than more at 3600 @mickyflinn, I have swapped in that case - I have added in an additional fan cooler to...

Thanks for the responses - @lee32uk, Cheers for the heads up on the mother board, I've swapped out for a different mother board and downgraded the CPU (also went and swapped the SSD at your recommendation) @Shante, point taken, I'm not great when it comes to measuring these sorts of things so...

Hey all, I posted here last November looking for advice and ideas around what specs to go for on a new gaming rig, with the general advice being to hold out and see what happens with the 3000 series of graphics cards. Now that these cards are looking like they'll be out very shortly (I've seen...

Heya, Cheers for the replies, I guess I knew in my mind of minds that doing the sniffing now was probably a bit premature, it's just been so long since I looked at the various qualities of the components I was thinking to re-acquaint myself with what's on the table at the moment to give myself...

Hey all, I bought my last rig here near enough five years ago. It's been a brilliant machine for my purposes and still chugs along admirably, but I'm starting to get the itch for a wholesale upgrade. I'd be planning to do this next March time, but I'm looking to do some of the fact finding now...

Heya, thanks for all the replies, it's a great help in making head'n'tails of the matter :) Okay, so I've been looking at the suggestions you guys made, 1. I've been torn between i5 and i7 and gtx 970 and 980 for a while now; given that the most demanding things my computer will need to do...

Thank you all for the welcome and the advice; When I try to install the chromse version of that app it keeps redirecting me to install chrome, despite that being the browser I'm viewing it on :'( Here's a copy of the basket I'm looking at at the moment: OcUK Gamer Xi - Intel Haswell Midi...

This is on the overclockers' configurator. When I said in the title that I'm a techno-noob, I meant it. This'll be the first serious gaming computer I've ever had, and I'm looking for help because I'm still struggling with what all of the specs mean in terms of their translation to performance.

I will have to research the motherboard more closely; I'm also curious about the cooler - on the regular gaming pc configurator water cooling isn't put as an option (I've been told the h80I is a generally good one); will the fan cooling options on the configurator I saw service me alright?