What’s the best PC upgrade for a £450–£500 budget?
I'm planning to upgrade my gaming PC and would appreciate some advice on where the money would make the biggest difference. My current system has a Ryzen 7…
PCIe 3.0
What should I upgrade first in my PC with a £450–£500 budget?
I'm planning to upgrade my PC and would appreciate advice on where the money would make the biggest difference. My current system has a Ryzen 7 5700G, RX…
Can a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot run a PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD at full speed?
My motherboard has a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, and the platform can split it into two x8 connections. Since PCIe 3.0 x8 offers roughly the same bandwidth as…
Is it worth upgrading my old AM4 PC, or should I move to AM5?
My current gaming and productivity PC is built around an ASUS X470 Prime motherboard, Ryzen 5 2600X, GTX 1080, 32GB of DDR4, and a Corsair 750W HXi power…
Is It Worth Upgrading My Old AM4 PC for a Radeon RX 9060 XT?
My current gaming and productivity PC is nearly a decade old: an ASUS X470 Prime motherboard with PCIe 3.0, a Ryzen 5 2600X, a GTX 1080, 32GB of…
Is a $200 PNY RTX 5050 worth it, or should I save for an RTX 5060?
I found a new-in-box PNY RTX 5050 being sold locally for $200 and I'm wondering whether it's worth buying or if I should spend more on an RTX…
Is a $200 RTX 5050 worth it, or should I wait for an RTX 5060?
I found a new RTX 5050 for $200 from a local seller and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth buying or if I should spend more on…
Will an RTX 5050 on PCIe 3.0 x8 outperform a GTX 1080?
I'm using a B550M K motherboard with a Ryzen 7 5700G, which limits the system to PCIe 3.0. I'm considering an RTX 5050, but since it uses an…
Will an RTX 5050 on PCIe 3.0 x8 outperform a GTX 1080?
I have a B550M K motherboard and a Ryzen 7 5700G. The motherboard supports PCIe 4.0, but the 5700G limits the system to PCIe 3.0, and the RTX…
Does PCIe 3.0 x16 perform better than PCIe 3.0 x8 for a modern GPU?
I'm using a Ryzen 5 5500 with an A520M motherboard, so the graphics slot is limited to PCIe 3.0. If I install a newer PCIe 5.0 graphics card,…
Does PCIe 3.0 x16 perform better than PCIe 3.0 x8 for a modern GPU?
I have a Ryzen 5 5500 and an A520 motherboard, so my graphics card will run at PCIe 3.0 speeds. If I install a modern PCIe 5.0 GPU,…
How well will an RX 9070 XT work in my older PCIe 3.0 system?
I can currently buy an RX 9070 XT for about half the price of the RTX 5070 Ti, so AMD is the obvious choice for me. I would…
How well will an RX 9070 XT work with my i7-9700K and PCIe 3.0 system?
I can currently get an RX 9070 XT for about half the price of comparable RTX 5070 Ti cards, so AMD is the obvious choice for me. I'm…
Should I put the OS on the slower NVMe drive or use the fastest one for everything?
I'm putting together a new PC and have two NVMe SSDs available: a 1TB Kingston A2000 PCIe 3.0 drive and a 4TB Kingston Renegade PCIe 4.0 drive. The…
Should I use the slower NVMe drive for the OS or put everything on the faster one?
I'm putting together a new PC and currently have two NVMe SSDs available: a 1TB Kingston A2000 PCIe 3.0 drive and a 4TB Kingston Renegade PCIe 4.0 drive.…
Which 256–512GB NVMe SSD makes sense for an older B150 system in Germany?
I'm upgrading an older PC with a Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P, Intel i5-6500, 16GB of RAM, and a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot running CachyOS/Linux. The board supports booting from…
Should I choose the Ryzen 5 5600 or 5500 for my PCIe 3.0 system?
I'm upgrading from a Ryzen 5 3500X and am deciding between a Ryzen 5 5600 for about $130 and a Ryzen 5 5500 for about $95. My A520…
Which PCIe slot should I use for a 2.5GbE card and a Wi‑Fi card?
I'm using Windows 11 Pro with an older motherboard and need a 2.5GbE network card for fast downloads plus a Wi‑Fi card for Wi‑Fi Direct printing. Neither card…
Is an Intel Arc B580 a worthwhile upgrade from an RX 7600 on PCIe 3.0?
I'm considering replacing my Gigabyte RX 7600 8GB because I keep getting LiveKernelEvent 141 crashes and I'm tired of troubleshooting them. My system has an Intel Core i7-10700,…
Can my older PC drive a Samsung S90H at 4K 120Hz?
I built this PC in 2018 and currently use it with an older Samsung TV. I recently bought a Samsung S90H 65-inch TV and want to connect the…