Recent content by sck451

I'd be very surprised if you genuinely needed to replace your graphics card. The 6700 XT isn't the greatest card in the world, but it should handle low settings. Can I ask how you determined it is faulty? And -- with apologies for asking what might be the most obvious of all questions -- but is...

Well, upgrading is the key question. You can't upgrade the system you've posted significantly because it's on an old platform, AM5. This means that there will be no more CPUs released for it, ditto memory. You will be able to upgrade the graphics card, but the time will come when even that will...

The power supply rating has nothing to do with the cooler's "rating" (in reality those numbers are pretty arbitrary). The power supply supplies power to the CPU and other components. All the power that goes into a CPU leaves it as heat, which is why the cooler also has a "cooling capacity"...

Poor value because you're buying into an old platform. If you must have a system and can only spend £1200 on it, then it's not far off what I'd go for, because a PCS system on a modern platform realistically starts at £1300ish. But I wouldn't spend my money that way. What's the actual budget...

So the things you have changed are: CPU Memory (adding RGB) Graphics card Secondary storage (adding speed, not capacity) Fans I would suggest that you shouldn't change the graphics card to an AMD one as they are weaker in video production. I would stay with Nvidia, either with the 4060 or...

The problem is that the components may have the same or similar names, but that doesn't mean they perform the same. A laptop 4070 is much more like a desktop 4060 in actual performance. Laptop parts are slower, as they are harder to cool in that form, and more expensive for given performance...

I'd want to church to make sure you definitely need a laptop. It will be substantially weaker for the price (or more expensive for the performance!) than a new desktop machine. There's plenty of good reasons for a laptop, but I'd really want to check at this point.

A long beep followed by three shorter beeps sounds like memory issues. Is all your memory being detected? You can check in Task Manager. That could be a reason for games crashing and slow running. But I'd also wonder what your storage is. If your SSD is full, that could also cause these...

That's an ok monitor, actually. Not great by modern standards but not bad. Replacing it is not necessary, so sorry for being misleading. Also, that's all the more reason not to get the 9800X3D: the higher the resolution the less the CPU affects framerate.

The case affects cooling, and the quality of the fans affects cooling and noise, and the Corsair one is prettier! And also if you ever do any upgrades, having a nicer case makes it much easier. The thermal paste isn't needed because Corsair coolers come with good thermal paste. The coolers...

Well you can still change your order for a couple of days after purchase. I would definitely change some things: Get a better case. I'd suggest the Corsair 4000X (also white and RGB) as a major upgrade. Get a better cooler. I'd suggest either one of the H115i or H100i options. Lose the special...

What's the budget? What monitor will you be using? What will you be using it for? And the other question, I guess, is how willing you are to do upgrades over the life of the PC...

Well, I wouldn't start worrying about the precise card until you're about to order, especially as the 5060 isn't out (and probably won't be for some months). I'd also consider the monitor: if you get a stronger card, like the 4070, I'd want to consider a monitor upgrade from 1080p to 1440p: your...

This is a hard price point to hit. £1300 is good, but £1200 is hard. Can I presume you are using a 1080p display? What is the make and model? (Or the resolution and refresh rate if that's easier.)

I would suggest you have two main options. The first is simply to add more storage. You could add, say, a 2TB hard drive, and move anything that doesn't need to be super-fast from the D drive onto that. Alternatively, and more expensively, you could get a large SSD, probably a SATA one. The...