Recent content by Zoid

Looks good to me. That will be a great build for high-refresh 1440p gaming. Enjoy!

From what I can tell after a little googling it doesn't look like your computer supports anything beyond Ryzen 1st gen. Even though newer versions of the BIOS are available, I do not believe they include support for later CPUs. This is consistent with how Dell usually operates. They don't have...

Like in the thread @Why_Me linked, good recommendations for a CPU upgrade would be either an Intel i5-12400F with a B660 motherboard or an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and a B550 motherboard, then 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 (or 3600) RAM. If you are having trouble finding all of that for under 300 euros, then...

The suggestions for the CPU upgrade are good ones, and a Ryzen 5600 at around $150 or cheaper right now is a good deal. If you want to buy him a new CPU as a gift just for fun then that's a nice route to go. Just to be sure though - is he unhappy with the performance he is getting now? His...

Like @Why_Me asked, does this need to include a monitor or any peripherals or is this just for the tower? Here is the kind of thing I'd be looking at: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($147.50 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG400 BK ARGB 75.89 CFM CPU...

What is your total budget? Located in the US? Are you willing to build your own PC or are you only wanting to buy a pre-built? Sometimes prebuilts can be cheaper than building custom with the same specs. This is not one of those cases. In both instances you could build a better PC for the same...

This build looks good to me. I don't really have any notes, you have a great 1440p rig there. Enjoy!

Your build doesn't look bad overall. I don't love that power supply but if you are getting it for $80 like in your initial post it's not bad. If it's $120 like I am seeing on PCPartPicker then you have better options. If it was me I would probably try to save a little on the monitor and go for...

What is your total budget? You probably don't need 32GB of RAM, so you could save a couple bucks there. You could run Windows un-activated for a while I guess. You could also get a cheaper monitor, but I am not sure what your goals with this build are. What components are you willing to...

Whoops, I missed where OP listed his monitor, that's my bad. I agree that money could be saved on some components and used on a better GPU for a more balanced build which is why I brought up the concern. :) Waiting on OP's input though because what he has now is not necessarily bad. It may be...

Welcome to the forums! :) The build you have put together there is a good one, I have no real criticisms. The only thing I wonder about is the CPU and GPU combo since we have a top-of-the-line gaming CPU paired with a good value, but primarily 1080p-focused GPU. You list Squad, Arma 3, and...

How much RAM do you have currently? It looks like your board supports a maximum of 4GB. You still want to determine the wattage and connectivity of your power supply before getting a graphics card. That's very important. Given the age of your other components and the budget for an upgrade, I...

Hey Dave, welcome to the forums! If you are completely new to the computer building world, I would recommend this video: View: https://youtu.be/BL4DCEp7blY it's long, but it is a great orientation to the world of custom PCs. The best advice I can give is to take your time, do your research...

What GPU do you have (ryzen GPU isn't a thing, if you pull up task manager and go to the performance tab it'll tell you what you have)? And what actual framerates are you getting? While you are gaming and getting poor performance, use task manager or some other monitoring software (MSI...

Awesome, the 3080 should be a good pick then, given your budget.