Soldato
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I currently have a PC which has started to give me a few issues in recent years. Motherboard was changed a few years ago and PSU was replaced about a year ago. Current issue is it will blue screen at random, typically with memory issues. I have checked each stick of RAM and they test fine.
I've had the PC for about 8-9 years now and specs are i7 2600k, Noctua D14 CPU cooler, 16GB RAM, Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard, AMD RX480 4GB and running on a SanDisk Ultra II 512GB SSD. It has never been overclocked. Case is a Termaltake Element G which I'd like to get rid of.
I don't game and only purchased the RX480 a few years ago to play Witcher 3. Unless there is a Witcher game due to come out or something as good as it I won't be gaming.
I do a fair amount of editing, both video and photo. I use Lightroom and Davinci Resolve mainly.
Rather than spend money on trying to fix up the current PC, I'm looking at OCUK to guide me in what to do here in terms of upgrading, buying a ready to go PC, or putting a PC together. I am more than capable of building a PC from scratch but rather not faff around with all this unless I have to.
I am going to be getting a Dell Optiplex (for free, it'll be a 4-5 years old) of some sort from work to keep me ticking along in the meantime as I need a desktop to work. Laptop struggles as soon as I connect my 4K display and run multiple apps or have a few browser tabs open.
Looking for advice initially as I don't have a budget for anything yet.
I've had the PC for about 8-9 years now and specs are i7 2600k, Noctua D14 CPU cooler, 16GB RAM, Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard, AMD RX480 4GB and running on a SanDisk Ultra II 512GB SSD. It has never been overclocked. Case is a Termaltake Element G which I'd like to get rid of.
I don't game and only purchased the RX480 a few years ago to play Witcher 3. Unless there is a Witcher game due to come out or something as good as it I won't be gaming.
I do a fair amount of editing, both video and photo. I use Lightroom and Davinci Resolve mainly.
Rather than spend money on trying to fix up the current PC, I'm looking at OCUK to guide me in what to do here in terms of upgrading, buying a ready to go PC, or putting a PC together. I am more than capable of building a PC from scratch but rather not faff around with all this unless I have to.
I am going to be getting a Dell Optiplex (for free, it'll be a 4-5 years old) of some sort from work to keep me ticking along in the meantime as I need a desktop to work. Laptop struggles as soon as I connect my 4K display and run multiple apps or have a few browser tabs open.
Looking for advice initially as I don't have a budget for anything yet.
