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Hi guys, New to the forum and to this whole pc thing as it is. I'll cut to the chase. These are my specs: Intel quad core 15 2400 3.1ghz motherboard intel DQ67SW 6GB rtx 2060 500GB Hard drive 8gb ddr3 ram I know the rtx is bottlenecked. What should I replace first etc. Budget for the whole...

Hi, I have never built a PC before and know very little about gaming. My son will be 14 soon and I'd like to buy all the components necessary to build a machine and give them to him for his birthday - we can then build it together. He currently uses an HP gaming laptop (i5-6300HQ & GTX950M)...

Hi oc's, i am completley new to the idea of pc gaming and have been wanting to switch over from console gaminging for sometime now. I am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction to learn about pc's apart from the usual youtube. I would like to learn about the different components of...

As my name suggests I’m a newbie when it comes to PC’s so I’m looking for advice and guidance on what system specs would be better. They’re both the same price and I’m not looking to run in 4K 100fps but do want some good steady frames on 1440p however not 100% confirmed on that or 1080p. Any...

Hi all - I am a complete newbie when it comes to anything PC water cooling related - in fact I have never used an AIO :eek:, having always gone for premium air coolers instead. I decided that this year I would give my first ever custom loop a go and I am just starting to work out what I think I...

Hi guys, new here. I am about to order a custom PC. I wont be building it myself just to make that clear. Looking for helpful insight and guidance as im a massive PC noob despite playing them for last 2 decades. Ive never really bought anything remotely high end and i have no idea how to build...

going to have a good search on a pc upgrade. family pc ok word / internet / photo edit / standard Euro truck 2 sim etc just want something a bit more for odd pc game / run Euro truck 2 sim mod packs better / bit of gopro edit etc Thanks Chris PC Specs hp elitedesk 700 G1 power w280...

Hello, I'm looking for a new PC for gaming and learning programming (python) if it matters. I have actually about 1200£ to spend on everything (case monitor keyboard hardware) I'd like to get 16gb ram if possible ;) Tell me best build I can get for this money. Actually i've got Lenovo G580...

newbie who needs some advice would it be possible to install an SSD alongside my existing HDD what I want is to get a 128gb SSD and have this as my boot drive (guessing I'd have to reinstall all the programs onto this drive so they all boot from it) but I wanted to know if something like this...

Hi all, I hope you are well! Before you read anything below, please be aware that I still consider myself a complete novice in the field of technology, electronics and DIY. (What's the worst that can happen) In the summer of 2017, I posted my first thread on this forum looking for assistance...

;tldr version: First time at water cooling, bought a kit. Ran fine until I added blue dye from kit, and now it's all bubbles and noisy, and they're not shifting. Want to flush it and start again - can I use tap water for the flush? Long version: Purchased a 'Liquid Cool 240 mm Vortex One...

Hi all, Long time lurker and a long time attempted learner of all things PC. (Not so successful.) I'm in a hard spot on deciding what to do about my PC and hoping someone can weigh in. Recently, during gaming, the screens would turn off and the tower would turn the fans up to max itself. I...

Hiya, first post and I'm new to this so let me know if I'm not giving enough info. I want a PC that is able to run new and current games, but I don't care about being at maximum visual settings, it's just being able to play it that I care about. I have a group of friends who play a lot and I...

Hi, I'm buying my first gaming PC. The most recent game I'd be looking to play on it is Civilization 6 and Cities Skylines. I'm assuming that a computer that can play Civilization 6 will be able to play Cities Skylines. I'm not confident enough to build my own so I've been looking at pre-builts...

Hi... So i'm pretty much a total novice when it comes to specs. I want a new desktop that can run games at max settings with high FPS at up to 4K. I also want something that is going to is going to last a few years which can be upgraded. What do you think of this...

Hi all, Probably going to ask questions that could either be completely stupid, or covered a lot but before I start buying things, changing things, I want to be very sure it's for the better and I'm not buying incompatible components, etc. I have a 'hand-me-down' PC from my Brother who games...