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Thanks for the advice. Do you think the 1650 will speed up video encoding/editing? How much? And how much hotter do you think the internal case temps will get since extra cooling looks pretty much impossible at this point? Do you think any potential gains will be offset by the increased thermals?

In the arcade? Pac-Man On the Atari 2600? Pong

Thanks for the explanation. Nothing that I put into this upgrade will be moved over to the new PC when I build that. This PC will still be used to capture and edit footage from my XBONE. The new PC will be an AMD/Nvidia build. That will go in my entertainment center, and be hooked up to the 4K...

That's strange, it was the same parts list as before, except with a GPU added. Here is the GPU on NEWEGG: GPU I don't really want to replace the PSU. I feel like if I do that, then I might as well throw in a MoBo and case as well. Then I have a new PC with the old CPU. And this PSU doesn't have...

Thanks. As for the fan(s). Stock, the PC has just the CPU cooler fan, and that has a shroud around it that rests against the left side vent on the case. I think this is used for exhaust, because the bottom front of the case has a small area with a paper filter element for dust control. There is...

So, I have a Dell Inspiron 3670 : CPU: i5-8400 @2.8GHz MoBo: Dell 0H4VK7 (version A 01) Ram: 12GB (1x8, 1x4) PSU: 290 watts HDD: 1TB (whatever Dell used) Peripherals: FocusRite Scarlett 18i8 audio interface ( I don't know the wattage it draws), and an MXL V67G condenser mic (draws 48v...

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/HBahlsac/saved/z89p23 Based off of your advice, the above link is to a modified parts list. How does that look? It has me back to a 2070 Super and right at $1300. Thanks for that info. Let me go point by point to ask a couple questions if you don't mind. 1.) Done...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tyVhx6 There is the link to what I'm currently thinking about buying. I get that it might seem like I have too many storage devices, but I want the boot drive separate from the SSD, and I also want the ability to record myself playing various riffs and songs on my...

As far as CPU, I was looking at the 3700X or the 3600X, and never even considered an Intel CPU. They seemed overpriced and underpowered from what I could find. I'm having a hard time trying to get the 3700X into a build that stays under the $1300 cap I have imposed on myself, so that's why I...

OK, so I want to hook this PC up to the 55" 4K TV in my living room. At least to begin with. I want to be able to just kick back on the couch and be able to break free of the consoles. My TV is an older 4K and the refresh rate is locked to 60Hz. I know that's not ideal, but it will work in the...

I'm thinking of building a gaming pc with my stimulus money. I've never built a rig before, and I have some concerns. Any honest advice would be helpful. The rig, as I price parts seems to probably be an AMD build. Over the past week or so, it seems that I have been priced out of an Nvidia 2070...