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So my 4 cores and 4 threads 6600k is around 2 years old now. I don't particularly have any trouble with it just wondering an upgrade path for the next year or so. i'm thinking upgrading my gtx 1060 to 1070ti or 1080 (or maybe 2060), but I still can't decide for my cpu. I mainly used it for gaming in 1080p ( for now). So, should I : 1. Buy i7 6700k (so no motherboard upgrade) for around 200$ 2. Upgrade to ryzen 7 1700 or 2700 (with motherboard upgrade), I don't really know the budget for this 3. Other cpu + motherboard combo

I had my (family) PC when I was 6 years old. It was a Pentium 4 ASUS Prebuild PC. The first game that I played was an arcade simulator (MAME if i'm not wrong) that my uncle installed. There were many more game installed on my PC, but I barely understand how to play any of them. here's what I remember : Hercules, Polaris (a snowmobile game), Counter Strike (I don't rememer the version), some motocross game that I forgot the title, Nfs hot pursuit 2, also some kind of first person rpg on a dungeon and your first enemy is a skeleton (I can't find the title to this day).

I'd say reapply the thermal paste and clean the gpu and case fan with some lubricant. It's recommended to replace gpu tim every 1-3 years depends on the workload. Try using the high-end one for about 10 bucks and see the difference. Also it's not good to run fan at 100% for a long time, it sure will wear the fan more quickly, it goes for both gpu and case fan.

I played it recently. I really like the character interaction and how they reacted when one of them died. It got a really solid start and I was curious to get to know all of the character but it got a bit mundane towards the end. The combat was okay and the skill customization feel really interesting. And yeah it's one of best single player game for pc for this year for me.

Unfortunately there is no fan curve settings on my laptop's bios. Is there a software to manually control laptop fan curve? I just worried because my desktop idling only on low 30s. I'm glad that this is normal, thanks for the reply.

I have an old 2012 Asus n46vz laptop. It got i5 3210M cpu and nvidia gt650m 2gb gpu. It's still pretty decent for light gaming like skyrim and some indie game, even today. The problem is, it got a pretty high idle temps around 50-60c and I can feel the heat on the body of my laptop. So, I reapply the thermal paste on the cpu & gpu with a pretty high quality one, but the problem persist. Strangely when I run Cinebench r15 and heaven after that to stress both the cpu and gpu it only maxed out around 75c. The cpu idle hovering only at 5-10% load. Is it normal? Has anyone experienced the same thing? What can caused it? I suspect the fan to be the culprit, it's an old laptop after all.

I think using liquid metal for laptop is overkill and a bad idea. There is a high risk of shorting something, especially laptop with a bare pcb. Just use a high-end thermal paste like thermal grizzly, gelid, or noctua. But if you insist, protect the cpu's surrounding with nail polish or thin electrical tape.

If you are worried about temps, use the custom fan curve in afterburner (don't leave it on auto). I think 70C is the reasonable temps for open fans (not blower) and 80C for blower style fan. The main reason to tweak the fan speed or care about the temps in general is to prevent thermal throttling. In my 1060 it's around 70C, so I adjust the fan speed to lower the temps.

1. I don't own one, so don't really know... 2. Not really. But it will downclock a little bit if the temps rises 3. Yes, but it will run hotter. So you have another problem with heat 4. In my experience GPU will only run to certain speed (eg: 2100MHz core & 4700MHz) until it shows some artifacts or crash. Increasing voltage will make it more stable and not downclock itself due to rising temps. My way of overclocking: 1. Run afterburner and benchmarking software (valley, heaven, etc) 2. Increase the core clock by 100 3. Increase the core clock again by 10 until you see artifact in the benchmarking software 4. Decrease the core clock by 5 until the artifact disappear 5. Increase the memory clock by 100 until you see artifact in the benchmarking software 6. Decrease the memory clock by 50 until the artifact disappear 7. If you're set, try 3DMARK or some games to see if it's stable You will see the core clock decrease a little bit (eg: 2100 - 2073), it's the GPU Boost of NVIDIA adjusting to your temps. If you want a stable clock (not decreasing), Increase the voltage by 10% until it's no longer downclock. You only increase the voltage to get a stable core clock (not decreasing) when the temperature rises.

Gtx 1060 3GB is a better value imo, but if you can buy the 6GB one, it's a much better value with more Vram and more core. And again,it really depend on the price and brand.

For right now, the 1060 have a higher value/dollar. But if you somehow can get a same price (or cheaper) rx 580 it's the better choice imo.

Have you tried benchmarking your gpu (like heaven, valley, 3dmark) and compare the results of your 1060 to others online? If you have smaller score (by a big margin), it's more likely that the gpu is defective. If not, it's a software thing.

Cheap/budget new computer parts usually doesn't give the most value per money. The best value usually lies in the mid-high end parts. For budget and entry level pc (beginner) to play very light game, browsing, and other media, it's actually pretty reasonable to buy a pre-built pc. It's price is pretty close and sometimes cheaper than custom. For mid-high end pc, custom built is the ideal way. You can always buy pre-built if you don't comfortable building yourself, but the price extra is huge (more than hundreds of dollar). Just do a little bit of research and you're good to go. Another budget alternative is to buy used parts. You can get really good pc for cheap if you do hunt the parts correctly. But it require a lot of research, no warranty and dealing with people (scam).

How about other games?

This is the "Optimized" settings on my rig. It runs 80-100 fps.