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Thanks. Given I've had this CPU 8 years I think I'll go for 5900. I'll report back in 8 years if it's still good ;P Interesting on the motherboard. I did a bit more reading and will go for B550.

Thanks for the replies. Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant is it worth buying a higher speed SSD for gaming rather than HDD vs SSD. Good point on DirectStorage - Perhaps buy cheapest for now and upgrade later.

Hello, Looking for someone to check the below is all compatible. Used for gaming - replacing my i7-3770k Also any ideas if the 5900X will need a motherboard bios update? I don't have another CPU to boot it to update so would be a problem. Does this cooler fit the case? I've read around and...

Yep, definately an option.

Yes

Hi, I currently have the following - i7-3770k @4.4Ghz, Gigabytez77X-UD5H, 16GB DDR3, 1080Ti (Asus ROG Strix), 250GB SSD (Samsung EVO). It generally runs fine but I've had a bit of a winfall and want to spend it on a new build. Primary use is gaming. I am considering either going for a new...

Best I could get from them was 882 + VAT so will wait a bit for now.

Great deal. Was that including VAT?

That's the one so a Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H motherboard. For now I just increased the 'turbo' clock to 45x and left everything else on auto. Will see if that stays stable.

Hi, I bought a prebuilt system from Overclockers in 2012. Still going strong and just upgraded to a GTX 980 TI (again from Overclockers). I needed to update the bios to get it working and have lost the bios settings that OCUK used to reach 4.5 GHz. I know I should have written them down or...

I've had the following system for a few years and now I'm deciding what to do next. Currently have Intel i7 3770k overclocked to 4.5Ghz 16GB DDR3 700MHz MSI 280x 3GB I also have a couple of monitors over 5 years old and want to replace with an ultrawide. So I'm considering something like a...

Hi, I bought the "Ultima 9650i Laser" Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.50GHz, 16GB RAM a while ago and am looking for a Graphics card update. I currently have a GeForce GTX560. I'm looking to spend c. £200 but will go a bit higher if its good value for money. I've heard good things...

After a machine for everyday use and to play WoW. I have case, monitor etc from old rig so am looking for something I can overclock but air cooled: Processor - I7? CPU cooler Motherboard - Something that can fit the overclock Memory - 6GB Graphics Card Power supply SSD - something to...

I've been out of the technology loop for a while and am looking to build a new PC. Budget: around £1000 (excluding monitor and hard disks) Overclocking: I'd like to air o/c it Use: Gaming Can anyone recomend a spec and/or a reasonably recent spec guide?