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As you’ve seen, the biggest change would be the higher tier CPU. More SSDs are great, but I’d still keep the primary one smaller and only for Windows & apps…and not use of for any storage or working locations (just so nothing gets lots of the system drive get corrupt). Of course, you could...

You'd have to throw away the RAM you have as that motherboard only has 2 RAM slots, but even 16GB of decent speed RAM (i.e. 2x8GB or 2x16GB of 3600MHz CL14) would help performance as 2400Mhz is very low for a gaming PC and could be losing you 30% of your performance. It has 1 PCIe 3.0x4 m.2...

That's why I was asking about the case, because if it has restricted airflow (or is in a 'cubby') then a bigger cooler may not show any benefit at all. However, looking at the OP's previous posts, I think it is a Corsair 5000X, so it shouldn't be having any airflow issues...as long as the...

Even better news for AMD fans, not so much for Nvidia fans...

A custom laptop does not...

’Dead’ as in it’s a 4 generation old CPU that’s had no major upgrades since (or none that haven’t damaged the silicon by trying to push more power through it). https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/intel-13th-and-14th-gen-confirmed-defective.96599/page-10 What function(s) of W11 Pro do...

He forgot to fit the second wheel on his scooter - so much for common sense 😁

Case, fans and cooler are all important in keeping temps under control…and the case is usually the component that gets overlooks as it‘s ‘just a box’. PSU can be complicated, because you’ve got to consider the power rating, duty cycle, efficiency and ATX spec. Of course budget can affect every...

What case do you have? This will inform us of the max size of cooler that will fit, it may also be a good opportunity to replace the thermal paste with Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet (graphene sheet). But to answer your question, it is a good cooler, but not sure it’s worth almost £100 more than the...

The FRAME 4000D is the latest version, and is modular so is much more configurable/customisable as your needs change...for example the mountings for things like fans / GPU / motherboard are movable. The older 4000D is not a terrible case in its own right, but no point paying a premium for an...

Case CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE - using this as a placeholder for the black version Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) - much better CPU for gaming Motherboard GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi...

If it's just for gaming, then I think I'd upgrade the CPU to an 9800X3D (the 7900X has more cores, but no X3D cache for improving game performance) and the GPU to a 9070XT (much more performance for a tiny increase in cost). I'd also optimise the RAM, as 6000Mhz CL30 is the sweet-spot for AM5...

Here's the AMD equivalent, but I'm not sure whether you need to spend that extra £400-500 on the extra ethernet card as the motherboard has 2x10gb ports built in. Case PHANTEKS Enthoo PRO II Black SOLID Full TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX 64 Core CPU (3.2GHz -...

I'm not sure Intel CPUs are well-regarded on here (or in general) and most of us would suggest an AMD Threadripper / Threadripper Pro for heavy-duty commercial work. Plus the 64-core 7985WX AMD CPU is about 80% more powerful than the 56-core W9-3495X Intel (the equivalent in performance in...

Sorry, we must have missed this...but as you've surmised it's a decent build already...and any 'upgrade' would purely down to budget/aesthetics. If you don't mind spending a little more of your budget (£87 more), you could upgrade to the Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite motherboard to give you more...

I'd say the case, PSU and cooler are under-specced, especially if you're expecting to run it flat out for hours rendering something. I can't upgrade those components without breaking your £2500 budget...unless I swap out the workstation spec A4000 (with its 6000 CUDA cores) for the desktop...

A new motherboard able to run DDR5 RAM, would also need a new CPU as that CPU does not run on any AM5 platform (the '5' in the platform name denotes the RAM type, so AM3 = DDR3; AM4 = DDR4; AM5 = DDR5). But you seemed to have spent £250 more than you needed to on a high-end motherboard, but...

It's because you have a DDR4 system and have bought DDR5 RAM. You need to send it back and get the correct RAM...probably 64GB 3600MHz DDR4.

You've got some high tier components in that very small quiet case...so in the short term, I'd remove the side panels from the case to give it some room to breathe. Then I'd consider either transplanting it to a new airflow case (Corsair Frame 4000 is a good budget option)...and put in a...

In that case, you could swap out the 9070XT for the 9060XT, as you won’t be able to make use of the extra power of the 9070XT.