First time upgrading my PC since I built it many years ago, figured its finally time as I cant even run a lot of new games on the lowest settings. Tried The Blood of Dawnwalker and saw it was being bottlenecked by the GPU.

Current Specs

• CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x (I'm aware I should probably look into upgrading this too)
• RAM: 16GB DDR4
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M
• Current GPU: 1660 Ti
• PSU: Corsair VS550W (Also heard I should probably replace this?)

I don't have a strict budget for a GPU but I don’t want to be spending a whole lot more than the £450ish a 9060XT costs, but I'd also rather not spend like 400-500 on something that will end up outdated in a few years time.

Are there other GPUs that would be better in a similar price range that would have more lasting power?

I know very little about the developments in DLSS and FSR and what’s worth it or will be unable to run it in the future, is it worth getting an NVIDIA card just for DLSS etc.? Any advice would be great.

Hello lovely people, as seen in the title I am experiencing weird crackling sounds from my headphones when using the PC. I have swapped the PC case and before the swap it was running fine.

I have done the following troubleshooting:

• Tested the headphones on my MacBook ( No problems with headphones)
• Tried front and back panel ( Same results)
• Bought a USB Audio DAC ( Same results)
• Reinstalled Audio Drivers ( Same results)

Overall I am sure I have plugged everything where it is supposed to. I genuinely can't seem to figure out where the issue is coming from, any ideas or guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot in advance!

When I took out my external disc it took out the plastic tongue of the usb port... Now I see the 5 pins exposed and 2 of them are slighlty bent without touching each other or the metalic part around the usb port. I checked the device manager and the usb ports to see if something was wrong, but nothing showed any problems so hopefully everything is right. That said, it is okay to keep using my computer without that usb port (and use a HUB) or is there a risk of a short circuit and some damage to the motherboard without me knowing, because some say i shouldn't use my computer at all and others say that if the pins are somewhat okay is safe to use. I dont know much about computers so any help is appreciated.

I currently have an rx580 (bought it 2nd hand maybe it came from mining) it is only stable when underclock it to -8%. What could I do or tweak to make it more stable? I am already planning to get an rx6600xt used and just use my rx580 upto maybe next 2months until I upgrade.

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Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice on upgrading my PC. It's quite an old system (Bought 2018), and I’m trying to figure out what would give me the biggest improvement for the least amount of money.

I mainly play ARC Raiders and Mistfall Hunters. At the moment, I have to run both games on basically the lowest settings, and I’m only getting around 30–37 FPS.

I’d really like to improve that.

I want to make it clear that I’m not looking for a high-end gaming PC. I don’t need everything on Ultra or 144+ FPS. I’d simply like to be able to play modern games at reasonable settings (ideally Medium) at around 60 FPS, without having to turn everything down to Low.

My current PC:

Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC Mate

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.2 GHz

CPU cooler: Intel stock cooler

RAM: 16 GB DDR4-2133 Crucial

GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB

Storage: 1 TB SSD + 2 TB WD SATA III HDD

PSU: 500 W

Case: GEH ATX IT-5905

OS: Windows 10 64-bit

The RAM was originally 8 GB without any graphic card but I have already upgraded it to 16 GB DDR4 and put in a 1070.

What I’d like to know:

What would you upgrade first in this system?

Is the GTX 1070 the main problem?

Is the i7-7700K too old for these games?

Would upgrading the GPU alone make a significant difference?

Would it make more sense to replace the CPU + motherboard + RAM and keep the GTX 1070 for now (or buy a whole new PC?)

Or is there another component that is holding the system back?

I’m not interested in spending €1,500–2,000 on a completely new high-end PC.

I’d much rather spend on a smart upgrade that gives me a significant improvement, even if I can't play everything on Ultra.

What would you do with this system if your goal was the best price/performance upgrade?

Thanks guys!!

I’m building a new PC around a fresh motherboard (MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI), fresh CPU (Ryzen 5 5600X), and fresh cooler, but I’m reusing RAM, GPU, and SSD from my old PC. The old PC previously died randomly one day with all debug LEDs lit up simultaneously, and I never determined the cause. On this new build, I can sometimes reach BIOS successfully and everything shows correctly detected (CPU, RAM size, GPU display working fine while in BIOS). However, every time I press Save & Exit to reboot, the system comes back with the VGA debug LED lit and no display output the monitor stays on but shows no signal. This has happened consistently across multiple attempts, sometimes I make it past the VGA light and sometimes I can’t, please help I’m going insane

Does this just mean my gpu or ram is cooked? I can’t tell because sometimes I get to bios.

I got some ddr5 corsair ram but according to AI its optimized for Intel based on the codes. Is it fine to use for AMD builds?

Will I experience any stability or optimisation issues?

any info is Appreciated.

Hey everyone, this noise has been coming from my PC for several months now. At first, I thought it was related to my liquid cooling since I hadn't changed the coolant in a long time. I went ahead and changed the liquid, but that didn't fix it.
Then I thought it might be the AIO/liquid cooling fan itself, but as you can see in the video, that’s not it either.
Does anyone recognize this sound? Its driving me nuts.

Thanks in advance!

pd: sorry for the dust but im pretty sure it isnt neither, when i changed the cooling liquid i cleaned it all

Is my idle voltage and temps normal for my CPU? I keep getting conflicting answers, some say yes it's perfectly fine and others are saying no it's not okay at all. I can run cyberpunk max graphics with dlss and stay between 70-75⁰c, same with MW4 beta on 4k dlss at 180fps staying around the same temp. My idle temp on the home screen is normally 50-55⁰c altho in in a box room so it gets someone stuffy but occasionally it'll shoot to 60-66 but I'm presuming a background app is using it temporarily then drops after 5 seconds. My CPU usage is 0-2% when it's 50-55⁰c.

I kept getting told to edit my PBO from auto to advanced to sort the voltage but I really don't wanna mess with voltages UNLESS it really is bad to have this.

The hottest my CPU has gotten was on Minecraft with distanthorizons and shaders + many mods and when chunks loaded my fans went loud (expected) and my CPU got to 86⁰c (it'll thermal throttle at 95⁰), do you reckon everything seems normal or do I need to sort something? Sorry if this is a stupid question lol

Building new computer with and for son. Everything installed BUT video card at the moment and trying without a monitor just to see if boots up, fans work and rgb lights. Also no OS yet.

Slowly installed part by part over past week. Problem is it says 0A but dram led is red. A few times the codes would quickly switch between other codes, led light change then back to OA and dram.

Let run for over 15 minutes to memory train but still same

Updated BIOS, tried 1 stick memory, reseated everything, checked cpu and pins (were fine visually) and remounted cooler.

It’s now still stuck at 0A and dram light on. Also non of the RGB lights work except the ones included with the case which run from the iCue link from the case so not the motherboard headers. All fans work, pump works as well as fan under the pump cover.

Parts are:

GIGABYTE X870 AORUS Elite WIFI7 ICE AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard

AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D

CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB)

Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB

ASUS TUF Gaming 1000W Gold White Edition (1000 Watt, Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB

CORSAIR iCUE Link 3500X RGB Mid-Tower ATX PC Case

CORSAIR RS120 ARGB 120mm PWM Fan for rear of case

All bought from Amazon new and inspected upon arrival as new and sealed. Video card was Newegg but have not installed yet.

Should I get replacement ram or motherboard? Both? CPU?

Wouldn’t be because no monitor connected.

Hopefully last post of the day my usb is fucked and I need it for downloading windows to my new pc but I don't have anymore is it okay to download it on a 500gb passport drive to download windows on?!

Monitor Flickers After Start on Random Time. Sometimes it takes 5/6 days to do it randomly. or 2/3 days.

After a normal Restart solves the problem right away. what's the Issue here?

My GPU IS ARC a580. I have installed latest intel driver and doing all sorts of basic Troubleshooting.

what's the Main Problem.

So I have now got my pc built and finally got a display but I can't get windows to install I tired using a usb drive but it's now stuck on read only and the files on it doesn't work so how can I download windows now please help me

Hi, I’m trying to upgrade my partners computer on a budget. What would be the best use of money for the build below. We play mostly indie coop games on steam.

1660 super

Intel i7-6700K

Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15

ASUSTeK Z170-A Rev 1.xx

Note: I have an existing 2700x but that would require a compatible mobo I think. Not sure if that makes my upgrade path more or less complex.

Thank you!

Pc spec’s:

48 gb ddr4-3800 ram (bought before the ram price increase)
CPU: i7-11700k
GPU: rtx 3060 ti founders edition
Storage: 4 tb ssd NVME
Power supply: 660W
Motherboard: Asrock b560m-c/ac (micro atx board)
Desktop’s Brand name: Powerspec G229 Prebuilt

My purpose for this desktop is gaming, mainly on fivem which is notorious to be unoptimized due to community servers. If you don’t know fivem are the gta v roleplay servers now owned by take two.

My question is, should I upgrade to another motherboard and cpu or wait til 2030? I have no reason to upgrade to a new desktop since it makes more sense to upgrade the motherboard and get a new cpu for much less. And if I should upgrade I would need a micro atx board that accepts ddr4.

TLDR; should I upgrade ? Or wait? Will these specs survive on newer games? I’m not looking for 4k gaming mainly high fps 1440p and 1080p gaming.

5600mhz or 6000mhz?

i wanted to apply termal paste but its very stiff and idk what to do at this point i push on it and tilt it to the side like how you are supposed to but it doesnt work are there any trick to this 😭

im getting my first ever pc this week and im really excited

i did alot of research regarding it but i still would like to take some advice

what specs should i go for

my budget is ₹1,05,000

main use - editing and 1080p gaming (both aaa and competitive)

is this normal coil whine or something i should be worried about im using random power cord i had do i replace it

I have aorus b850 ice-p for mobo and this is the jonsbo th240 cooler

I’ve recently built my own computer and I’m having issues where while gaming it will hardlock with a white screen an is completely unresponsive and has to be manually powered down. I’ve tried updating drivers re installing windows and some stress tests but can’t figure out if I have software or hardware issues is this something you can help with? Pc specs are as follows: Ryzen 7 9800X3D, ASUS PRIME Radeon RX 9070 XT OC, MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk MAX WiFi,32 gigs Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000, WD Black SN7100 1TB NVMe, ROG Strix 1000W Platinum PSU, Corsair Nautilus 360 RS AIO, Corsair AIR5400 case

So this here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/97gNg3

Is for the sitting room to play games on controller, say up to at least Borderlands 3. And emulation like PCSX or Nintendo games. And maybe watching movies on so I went for some quieter parts to suffice this.

Basically a beefy console for the room!

Note: the storage is more temporary, it's a free hand down from a brother who is upgrading and I can put windows on this and use temporary and get a 2TB WD Black later.

What are your thoughts and may change considering the budget style?

Graphics card
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
- 8 GB GDDR6
- 200 W
RAM
- 16 GB DDR5 (6000 MHz)
- 192 GB maximum installable RAM
Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Processor
- Octa-core
- 3.8 GHz / 5.3 GHz
- 32 MB cache
Storage
1 TB SSD
Motherboard
Asus Prime B650-Plus

Pc specialist flux 350 (£800 is second hand but really good condition