cpu

Hey, So nearly 5 years ago I bought my PC with gaming in mind and it is definitely getting old now I'd say. It has an AMD fx6300, GTX 960 and a Asus M5A78L-M LX microATX mobo, all powered by a 500W PSU. These I still enjoy gaming, still at it with CSGO and other games like pubg and DayZ arma...

Hey guys, I have an ASUS Strix 1080TI and I'm looking to upgrade my core components as i'm feeling CPU bottlenecked by having: i5-2500K 16GB DDR3 1333MHz My use case is gaming at 1440p on a 27" screen (Playing PUBG / Dota / Wow / OW / Sea of theives mostly) and occasionally streaming. So...

Hi, So recently I've been noticing some frame drops in many games. Admittedly these are rarely too far below 60fps, however, I've been considering upgrading to a 144hz monitor so would like to boost my frames even if I'm not in particularly dire need of an upgrade. Here are my current specs...

to pair with my gpu (asus gtx 1060 strix 6g ) i currently have a fx4100 cpu was wondering if what the best am3+ socket cpu is out there for gaming i heard fx 8350 was pretty good ! also next question was looking at new motherboard incase i go intel instead and what intel is best recomnded dont...

Hi, I am looking for advice on my next upgrades, I want to prioritise part by part as and when I have the spare cash. Me and my partner both use the computer for internet browsing, work, research etc. and I also use it for gaming and as a home media server. For games I play CS:GO and...

as listed looking to upgrade cpu/motherboard and a cooler ofc currently wanting a Intel i7 4820k and Noctua NH-U9S which am fairly sure from what i have read are fine but wanting a motherboard that supports m.2 ssd as well can fit my gpu gtx 1060 6g strix and i have a p-link Tl-wn851nd 300mbps...

I'm new here and i need some advice on upgrading my cheap pre-built pc(still a student can't afford beast pcs). I looked it up and I have a compaq pc with a ms 7525 motherboard with a 775 socket. My gpu just died and i need some help in upgrading my ram, cpu and gpu. I read about cpu...

Hi, Recently, I had to RMA my Intel i7-5820K with Intel and I'm glad to see their excellent service hasn't gone downhill. The CPU was collected by DHL Express and sent to the Netherlands in a day. The next morning a brand new and sealed replacement arrived. All of this was done with loads of...

Hi Guys, My computer system I built in 2011/2012 is starting the fail, the CPU is deteriorating pretty quickly and i want to upgrade the CPU/MOBO/RAM in a bundle preferably, i play a lot of FPS Battlefield, Battlefront 2 as well as Planet Coaster and some MMO's so looking for an all round...

Currently have an ASUS strix z370-e with a 750W bequiet PSU. The colourful strix light comes on but no case fans spin. Still waiting to buy the CPU, ram and motherboard just thought I would start building.

Hi guys. Straight to business! I5 4690k @ 4.2ghz H100i AIO cooler Msi 980ti gpu 8gb Corsair vengeance Aoc 1080p 144hz monitor This is my current set up. I’m now starting to delve into streaming after already having a go at content creating. I’m also using OBS for streaming. With my current...

Hi, Can anyone please help me with this problem on a new build. The spec is as follows... Gigabyte X399 Designaire Mobo (latest firmware) Threadripper 1950X CPU 32GB GSkill 3200MHz RAM (On approved list) 1TB Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSD 2x 1080Ti ASUS Rog Strix 11GB OC edition Enermax Liqtech TR4...

Will try make it snappy... Okay, so I'm upgrading my PC this coming Monday (Mobo & CPU/RAM) and I have about £330. That makes for two obvious paths... Ryzen with a 1600/1600x, or an i5 8400. Really don't know which path to take - it's gonna be mainly a gaming build with some premiere pro on...

Hi, I've got a new 8700K for a week now and I really like it so far. However, I noticed one strange setting. The CPU speed is set to 3700 MHz (UEFI) where it should be at stock but the cache speed is 4400 MHz. I'm clearly no expert but in my opinion that's not normal. I've loaded the UEFI...

If anyone can help me with overclocking this CPU pls contact me! Sry for bad english! :D TY

Hi in this report, I have encountered a number of issues regarding my PC build. As of now, only 1/6 CPU fan is working, I have no monitor output, RGB lights are working on the Graphics cards. Could the motherboard be dead? Here is my PC Build: CPU: Ryzen 1800x @3.8Ghz 8 Cores, 16 Threads CPU...

I am looking for wee bit of help and advice sorry not that good at getting my message across in writing but here goes .I use the system mainly for gaming and bit of mining I have a pc with following specs i5 2500k 3.3.ghz 2 zotac 1080 ti blowers ( NOT IN SLI ) 1 OCZ 750W PSU 1 TB HARD DRIVE 1...

Hi folks, I've just purchased this full system from OCUK in parts to self-build. -AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight Core -Asus ROG Strix B350-F DDR4 ATX Motherboard -Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit -Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphics Card...

Hello everyone. I am building a rig that will be used for gaming (recording the games), and video editing. So i wanted to know what i should get: Option one - Core i3-8100 with a 1060 6GB Option Two - Core i5-8400 with a 1050 or 1050ti either 2 or 4 GB Both will be on an asrock Pro4 with...

hi i recently bought a oem i9-7900x from this site to put into my new build but once the build was complete the cpu was showing as an intel 15-7640x in the bios, device manager and cpuz. i have tried uninstalling all the core drivers and restarting it but currently nothing has worked.