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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...

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...

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...

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!

Is there an M2 drive you'd recommended Robin?

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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Cheers Spyder, I'll let him know and we'll probs just go for the order on / around Nov 4th! - Cheers, Oli

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...

Just thought I'd check in here to see if there's any changes yet in the market or are we looking at a few more weeks? Thanks a lot Oli

Thanks for coming back to me here Steve. I did actually explain this to him the other day, that it's never a good time to buy this time of year, and I've reiterated it to him now and he says he has no issue waiting for a little bit - do we know when will be best to revisit? Cheers Oli

Hi All I had a dabble at putting something together based on one of the defaults on the PCS list: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-home-office/ffbBqwPPg5/ It's a little above budget, but I think I could talk him around to it. Would you experts have any input on...

Good Evening All, This forum has been really great for me in the past when putting together specs for either myself or friends, so I'm back again. One of my friends - what I like to call a 'Casual Dad Gamer' - is finally looking to get a new PC; upgrading his now 12 year old system. He's by no...

Cheers Steve That's basically what I told him, I said that it's future proof for 1440p to get the most out of it - it's something for him to think on in the future I guess Cheers again, I appreciate the quick response