upgrade advice

  1. bboard

    Upgrade advice please…

    Hello, I built a new PC in 2020 and now I feel that if needs a refresh. Mainly the CPU and GPU. I game at 1440p so am not fussed about 4k. My innards are: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Mobo: Rog Strix X570-E Gaming GPU: 2080ti I don’t want to spend too much as this is intended as a mild refresh. Thanks...
  2. urmom

    CPU bottleneck confirmation

    After posting about stuttering and fps drops i received lots of theories but the thread became longer and confusing so here is my setup including some info/changes i made along the way: * MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte H510M H 1.1 rev - upgraded BIOS to latest F18 - Speccy link HERE - theory about vrm...
  3. urmom

    can someone identify the bottleneck/problem?

    Hello i am experiencing fps drops and stutters playing games for some time now, i wanted to upgrade and posted about it, there i got info about various gpu/cpu, components compatibility, etc.. then i posted a game capture using afterburner/rivatuner stats and i got answered that it doesnt seem...
  4. urmom

    pc upgrade advice

    Hello i bought a built gaming pc some 10 months ago i mostly play counter strike on lowest video settings where i average 190 fps with some drops to 130 and stutters. I wanted to upgrade to intel I7 12700K or something but i read that you need compatible components for upgrade. Here are my...
  5. urmom

    Upgrade advice

    Hello i bought a built gaming pc some 10 months ago i mostly play counter strike on lowest video settings where i average 190 fps with some drops to 130. If you can access link this is my components setup Link removed. i wanted to upgrade to intel I7 12700K or something but i read that you need...
  6. MrMe

    Upgrades - 4080 super or 4070 & CPU

    Hi, I currently use a Lenovo Legion for VR Sim racing using the Quest 3: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H Nvidia RTX 3070 32gb DDR4 Unused PC is: i7-8700K on Asus Prime Z390 (2x8)16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Conundrum is to buy a 4080 super or a 4070(something) and upgrade the cpu. Would anyone have...
  7. gooche23

    CPU and motherboard upgrade

    Hello, I upgraded my GPU a couple of years ago but only recently started playing more demanding games and have been underwhelmed with its performance so thought this could be caused by a bottle neck from the CPU? Should i be looking to upgrade the CPU and motherboard now or am i wrong with my...
  8. Laity

    Upgrade advice - 4080 pre-built system

    Hi guys, I’m looking to upgrade from my current gaming setup which uses a 1080ti, over to something I hope can give me ray tracing at 4k with decent frame rates (not much to ask for I know). I play games that are pretty demanding like Cyberpunk, Starfield, Sons of the Forest, Bannerlord etc...
  9. JJBandit

    MOBO upgrade and RGB questions

    Hey folks, Long story short, i have been buying Asus ROG STRIX everything (much to my eventual dismay) I have had more issues with the Armoury Crate than most people have, and i vaguely recall contacting Asus for some advice, and they said they think i may have had a faulty MOBO, but at the...
  10. TheBreadMuncher

    Looking for advice on upgrades mice or keyboard

    Hi im looking to upgrade either my mouse or keyboard or maybe both depending on price this black friday. I currently have a corsair harpoon wireless mouse and a royal kludge r61 keyboard both about 2 maybe 3 years old. Id like suggesting of which you think should be upgraded or if i should stick...
  11. bebryant

    Do I need to upgrade? Would love some advice

    Hope someone here can help! Here's my PC Specs: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz, 8 Core(s) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) RAM Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard Intel 660P 1TB Solid State Drive I use my PC for my work...
  12. James bend

    need advice on upgrades

    hello i built my pc in 2020 it has ran fine but now i am finding that it has problem playing some games (starfield and call of duty ) i checked my diagnostics on my pc (amd adrenalin ) it says i am useing 99% of my gpu i think i need an upgrade i was thinking of gettin a Gigabyte Radeon RX...
  13. wielie68

    Desperate (game) pc upgrade advise needed

    Dear readers, I have amd ryzen 7 2700, 32gb ddr 3000, zotac rtx3080 nvidia trinity oC 10gb videocard and X570S AORUS ELITE AX mainboard. My question is Will i have a lot of benefit when upgrading to ryzen 7 5800x ? I know ryzen 7 2700 is limited to pcie 3 and ddr 3000 There is a lot to find om...
  14. Wolfsilver02

    Advice for upgrade

    Hi there! I'm currently thinking if i should upgrade or not. I'm on a DDR3 platform, but as DDR5 is on the market, i don't know if it's still worth to go on the DDR4 platform. Currently my build is as follow : - I7 4770k OC @4.2Ghz - Noctua NH-D15 for the cooling - G Skill Ares 8Go x 4 @...
  15. Lozbox619

    slow running pc/lagging trying to upgrade from pre built gaming pc

    Hi, i'm fairly new to pc gaming and brought a pre built which runs fine but I'm having speed issues and graphics problems in games such as fortnite, only able to run smoothly on medium graphics quality, I'm wanting to eventually be able to play games like hogwarts legacy but at the moment i dont...
  16. Wpod

    Gaming PC Upgrade Help

    Hi guys, Finally have both some money and time to upgrade! Will refit old components into a 2nd PC for friend. I put together the below specs in 2017. My graphics card is on it's last legs so that will be need replacing (thinking rtx 4070) I have no idea if anything else needs replacing along...
  17. Infernz

    New GPU

    Hey everyone I was looking for some advice for my current build. I am looking to upgrade my gpu to the 7900xtx Sapphire however, I am not sure if my motherboard will be able to cope with that card under my current setup. My Setup: - Ryzen 9 3900x - 2 x 32gb DDR4 sticks of ram - RX 590...
  18. Beads

    Upgrade Advice

    So I need some advice on my gaming PC.I have been playing at 2560 x 1440 at 144 hz but I am thinking upgrades maybe needed I do mainly like to play games that are either AAA or indie. My VRAM gets maxed out straight a way and a lot stutter in games like RE2 any help is appreciated these are my...
  19. SymTax

    Upgrading GPU from a 5700XT - Thoughts?

    Title pretty much sums it up. I've been looking at making some upgrades and I've come to the conclusion that my GPU is probably the weak link in my current build (Correct me if I'm wrong) Most games I end up having to change settings to some odd combination of high/medium/low depending on...
  20. Chillimonster1

    GPU upgrade advice

    Hi all, I'm after some advice on upgrading my graphics card. Haven't upgraded anything since I bought it in Aug 2018. Any help would be really appreciated :) PC specs: Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming 5 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 Six core 2600 cpu @3.9 ghz 16 Gb ram 22" LED monitor 1920x1080...
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