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When I first noticed it a few weeks ago I blew all the dust out of it. I have an actual air compressor that you plug in, it's very powerful, really gives it a good clean, and it stopped for about 2 weeks then came back. I'll have to open the side when it's switched on later, sit waiting for the...

Graphics card, fan on side of heatsink,, exhaust fan at back, and I assume a PSU fan.

Ok I disconnected the hard drive and while I am absolutely shocked at how quiet a PC can be without an old fashioned HDD in it (this is the first time I've ever used one without a HDD) the weird chirping noise in still there. I'm not able to pinpoint where the noise is coming from... just that...

I've had the PC for at least 2 years now though and the noise is new. Started about 2 weeks ago. I'll unplug the HDD when I get home later and see if that puts an end to it. I won't miss it - I wasted money even having it put in because I've never needed it. I never install more than a couple of...

Hearing a weird noise in my PC. It's like periodic individual chirps, like one chirp at a time spaced a few seconds apart, then a machine-gun chirp lasting up to one second. It's quiet but I can hear it if I don't have my headphones on. Doesn't happen all the time, sometimes it goes days without...

I actually haven't bothered with the beta myself. Didn't even apply. The single player is what Mount and Blade was always about for me, the multiplayer I just couldn't care less. I like recruiting my own armies, watching peasants with pitchforks evolve into knights as they gain more exp, leading...

Aye it's on STEAM. It has been on STEAM since late 2016 actually... the game was heavily delayed. It has taken so long to develop because apparently the development team is very small (just like they were when they made Warband), is still essentially an indie studio, and because they were...

Hello all, long time no post (about 3 years, sorry lol). Just here to remind you that Bannerlord is releasing on the 31st. It's the long-awaited sequel to Mount and Blade: Warband. It is releasing in early access despite the 8-year long development time but it appears to me pretty much complete...

Okay, well, thanks for all the advice. You've helped me a lot. I'll be ordering a new graphics card tomorrow.

I see. I dunno if 1440 would be entirely worth it for me. I may get some value out of it for the new games I'll play, but I do spend a lot of time playing very old (15+ years) games, or grand strategy games such as Crusader Kings where graphics aren't really the point of the game. You know the...

Would the card you recommended do 1440p? 1080 is one of those things I've been using for so long that it's just normal to me now. I can't imagine anything else. But since I'm not buying a whole new machine I may as well spend the money on giving it a try.

Alright, I'm sure you're getting bored of me by now but there are a lot of different brands. Could you give me a link to the most suitable one for the rest of my rig? (I promise I'll learn about this eventually so I can do it myself lol).

Alright, you have convinced me. So what graphics card would you recommend then as an upgrade? I'll probably only buy one if the games I'm waiting for (Bannerlord, RE3 remake, Final Fantasy 7 remake, couple others) don't perform well on the current loadout I have. I'm not so bothered about 1440p...

I dunno... my main problem is that I don't have a spare anymore. I gave it away to someone in need (the one in my sig, the "previous PCS PC"). I always like to have a spare for emergencies. I'm an addict you see. How much would you say I'd need to spend for something that's an upgrade to this...

Yes but the paranoia! Seriously though... my PC's get used for 12 hours a day. Not just left switched on, actually used for 12 hours per day. My PC's age faster than a normal person's PC.

Hmm, I hadn't considered potential gaming-related coronavirus issues. I'll definitely get it ordered on Monday. I was mostly worried about my current one (which is 3 years and 4 months old) deciding to die on me in the coming weeks as all the great games I'm looking forward to start coming...

Alright then, thanks my dude. Unless somebody has any objections to that build I'll order it in the next few days (probably Monday when I can get to the bank and put some cash in there).

That looks good too. Yeah, I do my gaming at 1080p and 60 FPS. I don't mind turning graphics down to high and medium, it's the 60 FPS that matters most to me. I've never used an AMD processor though. So the one you linked... is it a lot better than the one I liked or about the same but cheaper...

My current one (in my signature) is still working fine but it is 3 and a half years old now and it might be time to retire it as a spare and upgrade. Plus at this age you never know when they could decide to drop dead on you and I don't want that to happen the day Bannerlord releases after I...

Guys, the frustration is over 9000. I'm ready to throw my PC through the window. Today I managed to pick up a virus - the first virus I've had in about 10 years. It keeps randomly redirecting my browser to various websites whenever I click on anything on the internet, like an article for a news...