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Hello geniuses, I want your expertise. This is my first build using cheap parts and the performance & quantity of stock fans are shocking - why do they bother including them? I'm looking for full set of case fans for the H510 Flow, my GPU is currently thermally throttling with the stock two...

Hello geniuses, I want your expertise. This is my first build using cheap parts and the performance & quantity of stock fans are shocking - why do they bother including them? I'm looking for full set of case fans for the H510 Flow, my GPU is currently thermally throttling with the stock two...

Hello everyone and thank you for having more knowledge than myself. I would be very grateful for some advice on what to try next, and now that prices have dropped on upgrade parts, I am happy to spend a little bit of cash on improvements. Please talk to me in small words, like you would to a...

Hi everyone, first of all I know this is really a self builder forum, but I am really tearing my hair out over something. I was wondering if anyone can help me? I have autism and I know a bit about PCs, but I really don't know that much about building or hardware, I'm more of a software kinda...

PC Specs - CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6400 Processor GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series Motherboard: ASUS Z170-P Installed RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 2133MHz Memory Kit 2x 4GB PSU: Corsair CX430 Cooling: Intel DV12v 0.17a Storage: 1TB HHD I am completely new to upgrading and I don't have great...

Reading many posts here makes me want to build with my child as it seemed great for bonding time. But since have zero experience, don't want to mess it up. I have budget of £800max (would prefer nearest to £700) want it to last long and upgradable in the future. Mainly for playing games but my...

Hi. I plan to make custom case using 3d printer with custom LC, but there are problems. One of the features of this case will be that it can be moved/tilt in any way (upside down, on side etc.). So the problem will be air in reservoir and pump as: Can anyone give me any advice how to solve...

Hi, So I've decided to move to PC gaming from console gaming but it's all new to me, I've come up with a build but I have no idea if it's a good one. My budget is around £1500 Case FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window) Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB...

Hi All, I am new to overclocking and have just finished my first build but I am having significantly lower results on overclocking my Ryzen 3600 (non X) than I was expecting. Just using simple OC methods I am only able to get a stable system at 4050MHz at VCore 1.3250V and SoCV 1.1V. I am able...

Looking to water cool my new Radeon vii when it comes but have no experience with water cooling other than buying pre filled kits. Current setup: Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX cube case Corsair H115i cpu cooler pumping out the roof! Radeon fury x pumping out the rear 2 280mm fans pumping in the...

Hi all, I realise this question probably gets asked once every five minutes or so, but I'm a complete noob to PC gaming, and am really unsure where to start. For my first build, I won't be playing anything particularly crushing, so I've around £500 to spend (with a little leway), and might...

Way back in February 2015 I bought my first gaming/work PC from Overclockers UK. A "Titan Dagger" Intel G3258 Anniversary Edition @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Case: BitFenix Neos ATX CPU: Intel G3258 overclocked 4.2GHz CPU Cooler: Single fan Tower Motherboard: Asrock H81 Pro BTC Graphics Card: Galax...

So I've recently bought my gaming pc. I'm new to the whole desktop pc thing and I'm finding new things out everyday. One of those things is drivers, can someone explain to Me what they are, how do I know they're installed or not and if not what ones I need. I bought my pc with no os, I installed...

Hi all Completely new to building PC's (have done some research so not a complete novice) and need everything (mouse keyboard monitor OS etc) with a budget of 2k. Mainly want it for making music, watching movies and playing RTS games. Ideally I want the best graphics possible and if I could...