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Nice, detailed review. Have you tried decreasing the undervolt to see if still getting the artifacts? I had a similar issue with my defiance. Althought I wasn't getting any crashes and thought the system was stable, every now and again games would malfunction. Going for a smaller undervolt seems...

Have a look at the below which comes under budget leaving you cash to put towards a good 1440p 144hz. As above, if just for gaming you don't need 32gb RAM. AMD cpus benefit from faster memory so go with 16gb of the 3000mhz. The Intel SSD you chose is not really good value for money. You could go...

The cpu+mobo combination you chose is not really aimed at gaming. The below would be a better option although I believe the cpu is overkill if your only use is gaming. You could drop to the 3700x with no impact in gaming. Don't buy so many SATA SSDs. Stick to 1 m2 drive of 1-2tb for windows and...

Looks good to me. If you want lots of fast storage but also to keep the price down I'd go with the 1tb adata from the m2 drives and skip the sata ssd all together. It will come out cheaper than the 2 combined and you can add your 1tb hdd for music/movies library. The samsung 860qvo isn't their...

The 3600x will be plenty for gaming and programming. If you are planning on streaming/editing than you could argue the case for 3700x. I'd definitely go for the semi-modular PSU for better airflow and future upgrades. The 2060/2070 super from PCS seem to be quite expensive. You could buy without...

Cancel and order AMD :) If you want a quiet case have a look at the Fractal Define S. Buying a SATA SSD is wasted if storing movies/music etc. You can up the m2 SSD to 1tb or keep it at 500gb and add a 2tb hard drive. If you don't need the wifi drop the card otherwise upgrade to a faster model...

What will you be using this for? What did the above cost? If gaming at 1440p the RTX 2060 super should be a bit faster than the AMD card. Also, if just for gaming you could drop the CPU to 3600X and use the savings for a better PSU(TXM). I would drop the wifi card if wireless not needed or...

The below would be a bit more balanced. You are spending a lot of cash on a 1TB SATA SSD when you already have the faster m2 one. This does not make sense as movies/music/photos(except when editing) do not benefit from being stored on a fast drive. If you drop this and go for a larger HDD you...

The below could be an option. Better case, faster RAM(AMD performs better with faster RAM), better SSD and faster wifi card(if not needed remove and save £35). I believe Nvidia are supposed to release their RTX refresh in the next few days. The new 2070 super should be faster than the 5700 XT...

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Looks good apart from the RAM. I would get 16GB of the faster ones plus the £5 silver warranty. The below is £27 over but you could save cash by choosing the m2 ADATA(slightly slower) which would bring the build down to £1380. Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz LED...

You should check if you can get your Windows license through your uni. This would save you some cash and you could go for the below spec which is much better value. Looks like Oussebon beat me to it :) Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz LED Widescreen (1920x1080) +...

What is your budget? Have you already ordered this? Not sure about the specifics for this game but your build looks very unbalanced. very expensive CPU paired with a modest Motherboard. Overkill PSU, overkill RAM and lots of money wasted on 2 x sata SSDs. Your GPU won't handle 4k. You need...

Not sure if you have tried this already but some laptops need to have the keyboard removed in order to get to some of the screws underneath. There are usually 2 holes on the bottom of the laptop that are clearly marked and where you need to insert a screwdriver and pop the keyboard out.

I am using this one at the moment. Had this Targus for more than 2 years until one of the fans failed. The Targus one didn't lower temps too much but blocked pretty much all dust from getting into the laptop and was comfortable to use on your lap. The current one seems to lower temps by around 5...