upgrade advice

So I just pulled the trigger on a well priced Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU to replace my ageing Ryzen 5 3600 which got me thinking.. I'd love to upgrade my GPU as well, but I'm still running a 1080p 60hz monitor. If I replace the 5700XT what is a good pairing for my new CPU and if I plan on moving to...

Hey guys, I’m looking to upgrade and want to buy secondhand or a reasonably priced cpu and motherboard, I want to use it for recording and playing semi- high end games (Arma Reforger, Ready or not) any good places to look for bundle deals and advice on what is the all around good hardware? Thanks :)

Hi there! So, I'm potentially looking to grab a 30 series card for my wee fella and am quite confused by all the variety. I'm quite new to master-race (2 years) and would like some help. My budget is £300-500ish. I'm not entirely sure if my current set-up could run all of the 30 series cards and...

Currently using an i3-8350k with 16GB of ram which has been fairly decent. Upgrading the GPU to either an RTX 3060 or RX 6700XT. Thoughts on the best CPU to pair with that level of GPU that won't bottleneck the GPU but also won't break the bank and hopefully push 1440p?

Hi, I originally built my PC way back in 2013 and have been upgrading it ever since. I have an EVGA GTX 1080 - it's getting a old and would like to upgrade to a newer graphics card. I have done some research and the AMD RX 6800 XT seems to be a good card for the price, it is currently...

Hey guys, Recently purchased https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-firefly-enthusiast-intel-core-i7-11700kf-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-fs-1dz-og.html Have no complaints it runs everything perfectly but just wanted to upgrade it with 3 extra fans since there is space for them, just wondering if...

Hey I got a computer back in 2021 and wanted to see if it was possible to upgrade it? I don’t know what’s considered better so I’m looking for some advice I’m looking for something to play most modern games in high quality (I.e. the New Spider-Man PS4 steam ports) but idk where to begin AMD...

Hi folks Looking to upgrade and have chosen the following: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AM4 Processor MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX Motherboard Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32GB (4x8GB) 3200MHZ DDR4 RAM Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 1050W ARGB Full Modular Power Supply Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Air...

Tomorrow I am replacing my current 1060 GPU with a brand new RTX 3070ti and replacing my Razen 5 2600 with a 5600. I have little experience when it comes to builds and upgrades so would appreciate any pointers/steps on replacing a GPU and CPU. Anything around must dos or donts? Anything...

Apologies if this is in the wrong thread - I’m looking to upgrade from my current GPU > Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Looking at > Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card My budget is probably £600. Any...

Hi all, So currently im running: 1060 3gb Overclocked and watercooled i7-2700k Asus P8Z77-v Pro 16gb Ram SSD's. Overall my rig runs ok but im definately not hitting high FPS on the Medium/High settings for gaming at 1080p-4k (Star Citizen, Ship Breaker, Dying light) Would it be more worth it...

Currently rocking i7 4790k overclocked with 16gb ddr3 and rtx 3080. saw the recommended specs for elden ring and my cpu now is quite out of date. will this be a major issue? if so with max £650 to upgrade. got the rtx 3080 around cyperpunk release and havent had any issues but i might be...

Hi all, Really hope this is the right place to post this, and apologies if not. I currently have a PC that I bought already made. I make very simple youTube videos with it and all in all it has been fine and has been relatively useful. The problems that I encounter with it is that in Premiere...

Good Evening! Im currently running this set up Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ARGB - ATX is the case i currently have B450 Carbon Gaming AC Mobo AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX580 8GB DDR5 650 Watt Power Supply My question is, What upgrade GPU would be best for my set up? Am i...

Hi, I am wondering whether to get a new pc or upgrade my current one. The thing is, If I upgrade I wouldn’t know what motherboard fits into my pc and if my current power supply if enough or not with the new upgrades. Below I am going to list my current specs and what I would like to upgrade to...

Hi all - brand new here but looking for some advice. Any help would be much appreciated! Looking to upgrade a component or two but not sure what to look at next. My current build is here - most recent purchases were the case, fans and PSU. My main aims (in order of importance) are... Run...

Hi friends. I'm looking to upgrade my part-dated PC rig - I'm unsure where to start really so would love some advice. I primarily use the PC for work nowadays, I work in television broadcasting so do a fair amount of encoding (primarily in Premiere Pro). However, I still game from time to time...

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my PC to the Ryzen 7 5800x, my budget is around £700-800 as i know that i need a new motherboard, cpu cooler and memory with the new processor. I do a lot of video editing in premiere pro and after effects and would like to game from time to time on it. The system I...

Last build was in 2014 and have since added some RAM and an SSD but I think it its now time to look at CPU, MBoard, etc. Current system CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670 CPU @ 3.40GHz Intel Series 8 Gaphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB MBoard: ASUS H81M-PLUS LGA1150 CPU Socket RAM: 16GB (2 x...

My Son wants to upgrade his graphics card for Christmas if course. Current Build is ZOTAC GeForce Rtx 2060 8192mb gddr6 ASUS PRIME B45OM-A DDR4 MATX I'd really welcome your suggestions as I'm clueless :cry: