upgrade advice

Hi, I ran some compatibility checks and figured it's definitely time for an upgrade. I was recommended to upgrade my processor and RAM, however I'm aware that if I upgrade my processor, my motherboard may have to be upgraded too (although I'm trying to avoid it, because money). Current Specs...

Below is the spec I had built by overclockers 4 years ago can someone with more knowledge than I have please advise if it’s worth upgrading or having a new o e built?? I want faster performance and better faster graphics ? I have a good BenQ 144hz monitor. Titan Tanto" Intel Core i5 4690 @...

Hello so I built my desktop about 2 years ago for next to nothing from parts I got from friends but as I want to start stuff like twitch streaming I need a more powerful computer. I currently have an Asrock Z97 anniversary motherboard, Intel Core i5 4570, gigabyte GTX 1050ti, 16gb of ddr3 ram...

Hello all, I got a PC pre-built a long time ago (6+ years) and it's starting to show its age. It is struggling to run Bannerlord and Mordhau on low settings so I am looking to upgrade for gaming for the next 3 years and would like some help, please. My upgrade budget I am planning on is...

I currently have a Lenovo Leigon tower y520 with the general specs being: Processor Name:Intel Core i5-7400 Graphics Card:Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3gb upgraded the ram to 16gb from 8gb And i was wondering whether you know what the best ways i can upgrade the pc with a budget of 1k give or...

Hello people I'm mainly thinking about upgrading my graphics card which is currently a GTX 1050. However I'm stuck between 2 options. My first option was to get a GTX 1660. My other option was to get an RX 580 and upgrade from 1x8 gb of ram to 2x8 gb of ram. I am mainly looking to upgrade to...

Hi every one i would like to upgrade my computer, listed below are my specs: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K CPU, 6 Cores, 3.4 - 3.6GHz Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Case - Black Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Graphics Card CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i V2 CPU Cooler...

Being stuck inside for a while I've decided to upgrade my 7 year old PC with an aim to play a few exclusive games at hopefully reasonably high settings. The games I'm keen to play are Stranded Deep, Blood Bowl 2, Rust and perhaps more optimistically Total:Warhammer 1 & 2. Can anyone please...

Hi all! I bought a gaming Pc from OC in 2015 and I think I want to upgrade the Ram and maybe graphics card so that it can keep up with few of the newer releases. 1st question: can I just upgrade my ram and graphics card without upgrading processor or other components? 2nd question: RAM -...

Hi Guys, New here. Hoping you can help. I built the PC below a while back (around 2013 if I was going to hazard a guess). I'm wanting to get back into PC gaming. I just bought Hell Let Loose and would like to play that and other similar games at high spec if possible. Here's my current spec...

I think it's coming to the time where I need to think about upgrading a chunk of components from my build and so I've come to ask for some advice on what parts I should look at getting. Some of my parts are nearing 9 years old now and I feel like they are starting to lag behind a bit (sitting...

Hi all! Annoyingly I recently fried my motherboard and so have decided to look at updating a few things given this is now a 10 year machine (with SSD, RAM and GPU upgrades since). Previous setup: MB: Asus P6X58D-E, Intel X58 CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield 45nm GPU: 6GB EVGA 980Ti FTW...

Hi Guys, I've been looking at upgrading my GPU from a 1060 3GB to something a bit more beefy. I'm looking to play recent games (RDR2, Cyberpunk when its released) on high - ultra settings if possible but unsure on what the best VFM card will be. I'd prefer to keep with Nvidia if possible as...

Hi, I was cleaning out my computer today and unfortunately I pulled out one of my 980ti's without opening the clip on the PCI-E slot. Anyway it looks like the board isn't functioning fully and none of my PCI-E slots seem to be working. I have 2 980ti's but neither works, in windows it says...

Hey guys, I have a question regarding a system that serves a rendering purpose for 3D work in Cinema 4D + Octane Render. I currently have an RTX 2080 and would like to add an RTX 2080ti (I heard that adding the same type of card is the safest option. Personally, I'm a complete amateur with the...

IM asking here Couse IM totally confused now. I read a lot about cooling 9700k and there is always same coolers recommended. IM on quite tight budget so any top end AIO is out of the question. My case won't fit monster like noctua nh- d15. For the reference I will plan to overclock it although...

My spec Processor AMD A8-6600K, Motherboard Biostar Hi-Fi A85S3 and i'm trying to search a new VGA, my old VGA GTX 650. Im trying to searching some VGA before I write this, I found GTX 950 and 1050, any advice for great VGA to not make my pc bottleneck? please reply. Sorry for my english, i'm...

Hey guys here are my PC specs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GTX 1070 MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX 16 GB RAM 550W PSU Just a quick question regarding my RAM. There was some spare RAM at work which I just used for my PC, didn't do much research on it and just assumed it would be fine. Just want to ask whether my...

im going to upgrade my current pc, the parts im changing is my Ram, gpu, motherboard and graphic card my old parts are, CPU Intel Core i5 6600K @ 3.50GHz RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1069MHz (15-15-15-36) Motherboard ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z170-E (LGA1151) Graphics...

After along think, i think its best for me to start getting parts for my PC i play Fortnite at a high level and Fps later on in the game i got to 60 - 80fps, this is a big disadvantage for me because i need a constant 144fps since i have got a 144hz monitor. I have always had an idea of trying...