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I'm planning on upgrading me whole PC, but I'm most concerned for the cpu. Right now i have an i5-3570s and i am thinking of upgrading to a Ryzen 3 3300x. Is this a good upgrade? I'm also getting a new graphics card and motherboard and ram but i just wanted to know if this is a upgrade worth...

I bought a Corsair TX650M PSU about a week ago now, and ever since installing it into my PC I have noticed that when I click the power button, there is a pop noise. Then on shutdown, once the PC has finished shutting down, there is a very audible 'click' Is this/are these normal noises? I have...

Hey, I am looking to spend approx £1000 on a gaming PC. I am not sure on what specs are good or not. I am looking to build this myself. I play destiny 2 and am looking to venture out to other games when I am set up. What kind of specs should be a looking for? Thanks

Dear experts, I'm looking to upgrade my gaming PC (I imagine a new GPU will do the trick, perhaps a bit more RAM as well?). I'm looking to spend about £300 (or slightly more if it is worth it). Here are my current specs: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor Akasa...

Hi, I'm thinking of dipping my toe into a bit of recreational Sim racing. In the past I've used my desktop PC with triple monitors in an eyefinity configuration, and have successfully played F12015, F12016, and plenty of F1 titles before that. Thoughts are that I'd rather just get a PC which...

Hi I've got a 10 year old rig I've done some upgrades on it over the years but now looking to bring the pc up to speed currently running CPU - Intel i7-870 Quadcore 2.93 Motherboard - ASUS P7P55D-E RAM - 2 Ballistix Sport BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DDR3 GPU - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (think...

Hi! My current headphones recently broke and I'm looking to replace them, but I'm not sure what headphones to buy! I'm looking for a pair of closed-back headphones, aside from that nothing else fancy, just closed-back, comfortable, and very good audio if possible. Hope you can help! Thanks!

Evening all, I've set myself a rough budget of £2k to spend on a new rig and am torn on which GPU I should purchase. I'm looking to run 1440p @ 144hz and potentially investing in VR at a later date (The Index looks fun, but I'm not so sure I can justify spending another grand for the tiny pool...

So i am planning to build my own new gaming pc but i am not sure if a 700w PSU is enough to run a ryzen 7 with an rx 5700 xt. Does someone now that? I heard that the Seasonic core gold GM should do the work but i am not quite sure. My full specs: Ryzen 7 2700x Gigabite rx 5700 xt Msi B450...

Hi all, I'm looking to build my first PC which I intend to be all purpose, I want it to be good for gaming as well as editing high quality videos and streaming. Component list: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi Mobo Ryzen 9 3900x CPU Corsair H100i Platinum CPU Cooler 16GB (or 32GB?) Corsair...

Good morning, Please help spec my new mobo, cpu, storage build. 10 years ago I upgrade my pc's mobo and cpu after the previous ones died. Since then a lot has changed in the CPU, mobo market. As I'm still catching up on the changes and reviews of new tech, I hoped to call on the collective...

Hullo! I'm currently running an i5-4690K (4 cores, 4 threads) in an H97-HD3 (socket LGA 1150), with 12 Gb of DDR3 across 4 sticks. Graphics card is a Geforce GTX 970. I've been running this for a few years without major problems, but it's just starting to creak on the newer games, especially...

Hello, The time has come for me to ditch my Mac and grab myself a gaming laptop! Now I've been looking online and have asked friends what they think is the best to go for however I can't seem to make a decision and was looking for some more insight/opinions. I'd say I have up to a £2500...

Hi all, I have a ageing yet still very usable i7-5820k 12 thread Haswell E CPU, but its starting to show it age now and only gets around 15000 points in Passmark. I game at 4K and have a 1080 TI, My question is should I : 1 - Keep i7-5820k until a true different architecture is released...

I currently have a build with a gigantic oversized case, and I would like to downsize... I like the look of the Fractal Meshify C Blackout Midi Tower case (black light tempered glass), but would it easily fit these components? -MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon ATX LGA1151 Motherboard -Asus GeForce...

Hello, I am looking at buying a gaming PC that would be able to run DCS World. I am wanting it to be able to play on at least medium settings, if not on high setting. The requirements are: Minimum system requirements (LOW graphics settings): OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Intel...

Hi Just brought a new pc and finished assembling however I don't have no power. I made the mistake of not testing it before I put everything in the case. The psu is fine, it past the paper clip test, all case fans, all in one pump and fans and case lights comes on no problem. When I plug the...

As the title states, I am looking to build a new system! I am by no standard an expert at this which is why I am here looking for advice, I do however have basic knowledge and have built a system in the past (a good 9-10 years ago with a GTS 450 + AMD) This is going to be a project for the...

I want to buy a gaming PC and saw these specs, i was wondering if they are any good for playing AAA game titles AMD RYZEN 5 3400G 3.7GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR 8GB CORSAIR LPX DDR4 3000MHZ RADEON RX 580 8GB GRAPHICS CARD OR GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GRAPHICS CARD Which graphics card is better...

#1 Hi guys, I'm a small time amateur PC enthusiast who built his first PC with the help of a more experienced friend a few years back, and have now been asked by my girlfriend to put together a custom build for her too. I've got a build together that fits her needs and exists within our...