Recent content by Thrasher

Cheers, I'll have a look. Kicking myself a bit now as I should've got the LINK AIO instead as that would have avoided this issue.

I figured a splitter might be the best way to go. Any you recommend? Not sure if there are different types etc. What I might do is try connecting 1 front fan on port 5 and use a splitter for port 6 to connect the other 2 fans. Hoping that'd work although the split fans would only show as a...

So I recently got a new build and am very happy with it except for one thing. I can't control all my fans cooling via iCUE. I decided to replace the stock fans on the Fractal North case with the "4 x Corsair AF120 RGB ELITE PWM Fan + Controller Kit" - 3 front intake and 1 rear exhaust. I...

Any opinions of ASUS Proart 4080 Super compared to the Palit / Zotac? I understand performance will be almost identical but wonder if the Asus one will provide lower temps? Keen to keep the system running as cool and quiet as can be.

Thanks, I'm quite excited to finally have a quality system where I'm not having to worry about budget and make hard decisions - only took me to my mid 40's to get there! :ROFLMAO: I might switch over to the Solidigm drives - I'd actually meant to select a 4TB Samsung one for the secondary...

Hey, so after a few months of deliberation, holidays and busy work period I'm back at looking at my new system. Will be used for general gaming and sim racing (iRacing, Assetto Corsa etc). Maybe VR for the racing rig later down the line. Max budget flexible but up to £3k seems good. Current...

Cheers, yeah on the 4090 I know it's way overkill and vastly overpriced but thought when I have the budget why not get the best I can. I was wondering whether I should do my "all in" build right now or wait until the 5000 series launches and build it then. I've got a decent system right now...

Hey, tinkering with my next PCS build as it's been a few years. Recently landed a new job with a hefty salary increase so I'm looking to treat myself and go all out on this one. Use case is AAA gaming and sim racing (potentially with VR in the future). Current displays are : 27"...

All good points and appreciate your response. Obviously if it was my own build I would expect to push the budget much higher but that's all I was given to work with and knew from the start it would be a struggle to achieve.

I knew it would be difficult with that budget honestly and told him so. Perhaps pushing up slightly to an AM5 platform, but going in at the lower end would provide room for future upgrades. Something like this...? To confirm expectations he's not going to be wanting to play AAA titles at max...

Hi, my friend has asked me for help to get his son his first ever gaming PC but doesn't have a budget much more than around £500-600. I know this could be tricky so looking for some suggestions. It will be for basic homework tasks and 1080p gaming (fortnite, warzone, apex etc) so looking for...

If it's important it might be doable to get it up to 6000Mhz even though it's a bit over budget.

OK so budget has increased slightly to around £1500, so I've made changes based on that. Any thoughts/comments welcome. Case CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING...

Thanks guys, some food for thought there. I'll have a chat with him and see if the budget is firm and forward on your comments.

I've not kept much up to date with things so looking for a bit of advice after a friend has said he wants help with his first ever PC. Use will be gaming (not necessarily AAA max settings) but wide range of titles at 1440p / 144hz range. Only other use case requirement will be running...