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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Hi Robin Sorry about the delay in coming back. I did some testing across two resolutions/screens. It seems that the temps were only high on Path of Exile, which is old and notoriously troublesome for PCs, for some reason. It ran high on PoE on 1080p and 4k, highest settings. However, if I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Noob having trouble with download speeds

    Hey Anna, you've said ethernet isn't an option - and I might be teaching you to suck eggs - but personally I avoid Wi-fi at all costs and where direct access to ethernet is an issue, I usually use powerline adapters. I'm not sure if this is something you're aware of, but if Martin can't help...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Hi Spyder/Martin/Robin/All Thanks again for the help on this. I wanted to pick your brains a little bit further again. So I upgraded the HDD to the SSD as mentioned; all went well, genuinely really happy with it too - just load times of 'alt' games saved off my main drive have been impacted...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Brill, cheers - I've added that £200 to the '4090, new case, new PSU' fund. Cheers too Robin, I'll keep an eye out for the QVO!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Is there an M2 drive you'd recommended Robin?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    It's definitely on the cards. Spyder I've just realised, like an idiot, that I have this PSU: CORSAIR 1000 W RMx SERIES™ MODULAIRE 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA-SILENCIEUX Is it still worth me upgrading to the 1200W as discussed..? I hadn't updated my spec sheet so pasted an old PSU instead. If it's...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Noted, sounds like that 4090 and a new case might be the move sometime into the new year! I've ordered the PSU now and will install when it arrives, will report back with performance changes etc if I remember. Cheers!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    I think for now I'll go with the 1200 from PCS just for price alone, and then when I come to a new build - which knowing me won't be too far in the future, I'll definitely get a newer unit with the tech and features you've mentioned. I really appreciate your help with this tonight Spyder, you...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Thanks for this Spyder, I appreciate it. I love that YT channel, and had actually watched that video just recently. The sea-sonic ones seem affordable, I've saved the page to take a look for their release dates. The only one available on PCS is: I'm right in saying this is just ATX2 right...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Interesting - I only went with this PSU due to being told to do so by PCS when I put the 3080 in. Is there any particular PSU you'd recommend? I'll get one sorted ASAP, and do the fresh install as you say. Yep, optimising. More than happy to run AAA games on max at 60 frames if they are a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Scratch that Spyder, the 4090 can't fit in my case according to PCS Upgrade Page. That's pretty dead in the water!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Cheers for coming back Spyder, appreciate it. To be fair, I have no issues at all with performance on the PC in general - and recently i've been through a clean install w/ Windows 11 - in terms of general performance, the PC is actually in a great position. I've actually never had a system...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST An upgrade, perhaps?

    Good Evening All, It seems almost tradition now that at around the 3-4 year mark, I end up looking to potentially upgrade my system - and we're just about at the 3 and 1/4 year stage now. My current system is: Case FRACTAL MESHIFY C BLACK GAMING CASE (Window) Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My friend is finally looking to get a new PC after 12 years.. some help, please?

    Cheers Spyder, I'll let him know and we'll probs just go for the order on / around Nov 4th! - Cheers, Oli
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My friend is finally looking to get a new PC after 12 years.. some help, please?

    Evening all, I've just come to check in on the situation - and I can see that Stevey's build has actually increased in price, rather than gone down (as we originally potentially expected). Is this likely the best I'm going to be able to offer over to him? I'm sure he'll still buy it, as he's not...
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