upgrade advice

Hi I was wondering what advice people can give about upgrading my pc. I know how to install most hardware but I don't have a clue about stats. What I'm looking for is how to make my machine a lot quieter and what upgrades it could support in terms of power, cpu, graphics card and cooling...

Greetings and salutations I hope you are all well and the fans are not struggling too much in the heat :) I have come into some extra monies and have a decision to make, to I add it to the pot of savings like a responsible adult or be a man of culture and get a new 4K monitor and GFX card...

Can anyone reccomdnd a decent setup ,preferably prebuilt.that will be upgradable if needed. Ive been looking a a hp omen..are they a good starting point

Hi guys A few years ago I bought a tower with an "Asus X99-A/USB3.1 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX" motherboard and one "MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red". I always had in mind that as soon as I was ready to go VR, I'd stick another 960 in there and...

Hi, So I've currently got a gtx 1080 on an msi Intel Z270 motherboard. My current CPU is an i5 (not sure what and cant check right now), but it bottlenecks a lot of the higher end games I play e.g. siege runs at around 50fps and lag spikes a lot. I was looking to upgrade to a better cpu...

Hi there! Current system: I5 8400, 16Gb DDR4 2400, GTX 1070, z370mobo Problem: Currently, I noticed frequent dips in the most demanding scenes, or demanding games in general (Metro Exodus, AC Odyssey etc) I am pondering on the order I should upgrade things, to get the best value for my euros...

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my system - Primary activity is graphic designing and video editing. I am thinking of i9 9900k with a suitable motherboard and graphics card. Please suggest the motherboard and graphics card options or even if there is a better processor. Also, I would like to know...

Hi All, I am in dire need of upgrading my pc but my graphics is prob whats restricitng me the most, i cannot find any updated for it and i only have DX10, 2 games i have but cant play require DX11 so i only get a black screen when i launch them, TW Warhammer 2, i can play TW Warhammer 1 on low...

Greetings, Firstly, apologies if this is not technically in the correct area on the forum (seemed to be the best fit) I'm looking for a new CPU cooler - Currently running an AMD Ryzen, with stock RGB cooler (nothing special) I've been shopping around for a while, but a hard choice to make...

Hi all, I am headed off to university in late September and have had this PC since the summer of 2015. I am worried that it is going to fail on me whilst I am there. I want to give it a good enough of an upgrade so it will both last as long as possible and also be able to play most new games...

Hi Guys - I'm a newbie and not very techie so go easy please :). I've started to think about upgrading to Windows 10 and the implications for my existing set up. Mainly use the PC for home office but my 14 yr old son also uses it for gaming (although he generally uses his PS4). Current specs are...

Hello, I am looking to upgrade my pc, but im not sure the next step to take, i play a game called rust and i get around 50-70 FPS but i want to increase that but im not sure what i should upgrade, should i look to getting a new processor?, add ram?, also not sure what upgrades are even...

I have a fairly quiet PC setup in my living room. It is now pretty old and I'm looking to upgrade the components while keeping the case. Case: Antec Sonata Solo Quiet Mini Tower MB: Abit IX38 QuadGT CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz w Noctua cooler RAM: 2 x 2gb of Corsair XMS2-8500 1066MHz...

Hi everyone I use my PC mainly for video editing on DaVinci Resolve, as well as some gaming, on games like FH4 etc, nothing massively intense, currently I've got a 4460, 8GB and an R9 290, but the 290 is dying, it runs very hot, loud clicking noises and everything, it's fairly old so I've been...

Hi Despite having revived my PC (I am incredibly grateful to @Plec for all his help and patience), it has prompted me to do what I have intended for a long time: to upgrade my ageing system. It currently comprises:- CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz RAM: 2 x 2gb of Corsair XMS2-8500...

When i first built my gaming PC back in 2015 i used all budget parts, the entire PC costing me around £500 and being able to run all games on max with no problem at the time. Since then i have replaced the standard CPU Fan with a closed loop water cooler and upgraded to a bigger case to fit the...

Current Build: I am wanting to get a 1440p 75/144hz monitor to game on & am wondering whether my current build is up to it, would overclocking my CPU help me (never overclocked before) or what would you suggest I upgrade for me to be able to take advantage of 1440p gaming, if is worth it over...

Hi all, My current build: - ASRock S1155 Z68 Pro3-M DDR3 mATX - Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155 @ 3.30 GHz - 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 LP - PNY NVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 850MHz 1GB PCI-Express - 700W PSU, ThermalTake - 22" ViewSonic VX2239WM 2ms Monitor I'd like...

Looking to upgrade my CPU above all things, in order to do so I need a new motherboard and then RAM to go with it (as my current RAM is DDR3 and not 4). Current budget: £500 (£530 MAX) - ($650-$690, roughly. USD). I'm looking at getting one of these motherboards: 1...

Hello, my name is Marcz. I been thinking about upgrading my pc for a while, since im feeling it getting a bit to slow for my gaming taste. My experince with building/upgrading pc is small to non, so I thought i would ask some geeks on a fourm, to help me out. And here I am xD My specs are as...