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my current specs
cpu : amd 9700x
gpu : amd 9070 xt
Ram : 64GB DDR5
MB : MSI MPG B850 EDGE TI
PSU : CORSAIR RM850x
HD : 1TB SSD gen4 + 2TB SSD gen4 + 1TB SSD gen4 + other older sata drives
others : Thermalright TL-C14C 140mm Case Fans 2 in top and 2 in front +Thermalright TL-C12C-S 120mm fans 3 in bottom, Razer Basilisk V3 X HyperSpeed mouse
Monitor : AOC Gaming Q24G4RE- 24 inch Quad HD Monitor 2160p
case : NZXT H7 Flow
built this pc about a year ago when ram and hd prices were much better but feel like i need a bit of a project or upgrade but dont really know if there are upgrades that would really make a difference apart from cosmetically, but feel a bit down and depressed at the moment and feel that doing my pc up a bit will increase my mood positively so need some advice what i can do to upgrade it.
my thoughts are :
i dont really want to damage what i have so unless its going to make a big difference i dont want to do anything major for example i dont think changing the cpu will make too much of a difference and also dont want to take the risk of damaging it,in terms of the gpu the only upgrade would really be a nvidia 5080 or 5090 and they are really too expensive especially at the moment, ram dont think i need anymore and it cost me £190 a year ago and now the same is £980, motherboard too major a risk to me same with the psu, in terms of the hard drives i definitely want to change but at the moment the prices are bad as i paid about £100 for 2tb a year ago and now it costs twice as much.monitor i do want to change but dont really know what to do as i want bigger say 27" but looking at oled i would be worried about burn in as i do work with static things like web browsing a lot, would like to change the fans maybe for better ones and quieter ones, would like to change the case for something more dramatic but seems a lot of trouble and risk and need a keyboard as i have just a standard £10 keyboard.anything else i could do that i have forgotten or not thought about would be good.
my current specs
cpu : amd 9700x
gpu : amd 9070 xt
Ram : 64GB DDR5
MB : MSI MPG B850 EDGE TI
PSU : CORSAIR RM850x
HD : 1TB SSD gen4 + 2TB SSD gen4 + 1TB SSD gen4 + other older sata drives
others : Thermalright TL-C14C 140mm Case Fans 2 in top and 2 in front +Thermalright TL-C12C-S 120mm fans 3 in bottom, Razer Basilisk V3 X HyperSpeed mouse
Monitor : AOC Gaming Q24G4RE- 24 inch Quad HD Monitor 2160p
case : NZXT H7 Flow
built this pc about a year ago when ram and hd prices were much better but feel like i need a bit of a project or upgrade but dont really know if there are upgrades that would really make a difference apart from cosmetically, but feel a bit down and depressed at the moment and feel that doing my pc up a bit will increase my mood positively so need some advice what i can do to upgrade it.
my thoughts are :
i dont really want to damage what i have so unless its going to make a big difference i dont want to do anything major for example i dont think changing the cpu will make too much of a difference and also dont want to take the risk of damaging it,in terms of the gpu the only upgrade would really be a nvidia 5080 or 5090 and they are really too expensive especially at the moment, ram dont think i need anymore and it cost me £190 a year ago and now the same is £980, motherboard too major a risk to me same with the psu, in terms of the hard drives i definitely want to change but at the moment the prices are bad as i paid about £100 for 2tb a year ago and now it costs twice as much.monitor i do want to change but dont really know what to do as i want bigger say 27" but looking at oled i would be worried about burn in as i do work with static things like web browsing a lot, would like to change the fans maybe for better ones and quieter ones, would like to change the case for something more dramatic but seems a lot of trouble and risk and need a keyboard as i have just a standard £10 keyboard.anything else i could do that i have forgotten or not thought about would be good.
