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Hi, I've been wondering whether I should just buy a entirely new gaming PC or just spend as little money as possible and upgrade my current one.. and yeah the second option sounds more appealing.. Here's my gaming pc spec, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970...

Hi Folks, After throwing various wobblies earlier in the week, after reinstalling windows it's still playing up in games so likely time for an upgrade. Have tried more or less everything I can think of (uninstalling recent windows updates, removing all drivers and re-installing, re-install...

Dear experts, I'm looking to upgrade my gaming PC (I imagine a new GPU will do the trick, perhaps a bit more RAM as well?). I'm looking to spend about £300 (or slightly more if it is worth it). Here are my current specs: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor Akasa...

Hi everyone, I built my PC back in 2012 and it ran like a dream. Unfortunately it's now starting to show signs of it's age and while I'm stuck at home for the foreseeable future I'm wanting to play new games such as Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and others to pass the time. I've been looking...

Following on from this thread: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/assembling-my-new-mobo-and-cpu.18886181/ - which shows what I am upgrading from and to. My new mother board arrived + CPU + fan + RAM. I believe my old and new motherboards are both VPX, although my old one is just...

Hi I'm looking to upgrade my current Build in line with some more modern components to help performance and give the PC a new lease of life but I feel I'm at a fork in the road: Current build: Mobo: Asus H110M K D3 Ram: HyperX Fury Ddr3 1600 2x8gb (×2) CPU: i5-6400 GPU- AMD RX480 PSU: EVGA600...

Hello all, I am hoping to upgrade my PC before Christmas with around £700 to play with. Current Spec is: - i5 6600K not overclocked 3.6GHz - ASUS H110i ITX Motherboard (Dont ask) - 16GB 2400MHz Ram (2x8GB) - GTX 1060 6GB - 480GB SSD - 3TB 7200RPM HDD - 650W SFX PSU I'm planning on using it...

So I've been rocking my Intel 4790k for what will be 6 years in June, and I've decided it's finally time to upgrade the core of my PC. The only component I've fully settled on is a Ryzen 3800X, so I'm looking for recommendations on motherboard, memory, maybe cooling, and maybe PSU. Starting...

Hi I've got a 10 year old rig I've done some upgrades on it over the years but now looking to bring the pc up to speed currently running CPU - Intel i7-870 Quadcore 2.93 Motherboard - ASUS P7P55D-E RAM - 2 Ballistix Sport BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DDR3 GPU - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (think...

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...

Currently i have 16gb ddr2 ram, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 770 Graphics Card Intel core i5 3.4k Ghz my hard drive i will move into the new one, i have a 500GB solid state drive and 2 TB HDD keyboard mouse monitors I'm good on as well. So it'll be case, motherboard, ram, graphic cards, processor, audio...

I've been looking to upgrade my CPU to an i7 9700K, but I need to upgrade my motherboard also. I want a motherboard that isn't too expensive and can handle overclocking. I've found a couple of motherboards, any advice on if they are good or not would be appreciated :). I've got a 650 W...

Hi all, I bought a PC from OC back in 2014 and the GPU seems to be failing. When I play games after a few minutes the screen goes black or I see the notorious blue screen of death. I'm thinking it's time to do a bit of upgrading. I don't play many games on the PC (more of a console gamer) but I...

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...

Good morning all, I'm looking at upgrading my rig, currently running: CPU: Intel i7-4770K RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) TeamGroup Vulcan Red DDR3 2400MHz MoBo: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming (1150) GPU:MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6144MB GDDR6 Cooler: Corsair Hydro H105 PSU: SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Case: CM...

Good morning, Please help spec my new mobo, cpu, storage build. 10 years ago I upgrade my pc's mobo and cpu after the previous ones died. Since then a lot has changed in the CPU, mobo market. As I'm still catching up on the changes and reviews of new tech, I hoped to call on the collective...

Hi all, a few years back i upgraded my office computer which was a HP Pavilion 500 - 570na ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-Pavilion-500-570na-Desktop-GeForce/dp/B00SBB9M7C ) so i would be able to run games, i done this with a motherboard and GPU. Below are the current specs.... - I7 4790s...

Hi Everyone, I'm here to get some upgrade advice :) Or whether I should invest in a new PC. Current specification: COOLERMASTER ELITE 335 ATX , 2 x 12cm Case Fan, INTEL CORE I7 950 (3.06GHZ, 8MB L2 CACHE), Xilence 600W DUAL 12V RAIL SLI Ready Power Supply, Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan, ASUS...