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I'd suggest going up to that point, to maybe get a more powerful video card than a 4050, because while good for the present day for laptop probably 1080p gaming, you are also looking for a laptop meaning upgrading things like the CPU and GPU are not possible, so I'd advise get the highest spec components you possibly can within your budget, so your new laptop will last for as long as possible before becoming "took weak" or "obsolete".

Generally, a higher resolution will look smaller on a small screen. Yes "27 is more than 24", but in the grand scheme of things, not that much. You may be in needed of an even larger monitor.

How much is your budget, what you'd like to spend, and how much could you stretch it to if it was absolutely worth it? I just bought a PC, that was $2.2k Canadian, when my budget was originally $1.5k Canadian, but it was worth stretching my budget for me because of the specs I got, on sale, that would've been much more expensive not on sale. So, first tell us your budget, then we could help you better with whether you should take it or leave it. I will say though, this looks pretty good, and if this was in Canadian Dollars it'd be a steal, but I suspect it's American.

I have made a purcahse, I went with a Lenovo Legion https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/desktops/legion-desktops/legion-t-series-towers/-legion-tower-5i-gen-8-(26l,-intel)/90ut000pus . The reason is because it has the same base specs as the R16, but from reviews I have seen on youtube, Lenovo systems are actually pretty good for pre-builds and have good cooling and air flow. Also, they use just standard parts, meaning it will be easy to upgrade things like CPU, GPU, and RAM in the future.

I have heard of the R15 (the previous model) of the Alienware Aurora, didn't have the best airflow mainly because of the case design. The R16 however has a more traditional case design with liquid cooling, ventilation on the side panel, and more ventilation at the front. There was a LTT video even "The All Alienware Setup" and it looks like an R16 was used in there, and apparently while gaming the CPU temp was at 70, so not bad. For clarity, what I mean by a system that "will last", is one that I can have/use for multiple years, and upgrade through time if needed, without becoming totally obsolete and becoming in need of complete replacement. That is why DDR5 RAM, is important to me, because why would I buy something that can only use DDR4 RAM, if DDR5 is already out? So if anyone has any other candidates from other sources and SI's to mention, please share them. I have looked at some other SI's and wasn't that impressed, but then again, I only looked from the $1000-$1500 range. Edit: I've looked at a couple other Sl's like NZXT and "Extreme PC" in Canada, and well, I cannot seem to match the R16's specs there, without the price becoming higher than what Alienware is asking for. At least "Extreme PC" is offering DDR5 RAM by default, but NZXT is doing DDR4 by default... which si even worse for a similar spec / price comparison. Another Edit: I have checked out Build Redux, and have configured this build: https://buildredux.com/pages/build-your-pc?build=best&custom=cpu%3A42719564791962%3Aintel-core-i7-13700k-16-core gpu%3A43031121100954%3Anvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-12gb ram%3A43379458670746 storage%3A37096270856346 os%3A36235690803354 cooling%3A41875498369178 powersupply%3A36235690541210&utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=flow&_kx=w5pyFAxo7Qx0XD0lxXc2gYOJ-t8-qy25DQH8uVzNAcU%3D.URszL5 It has everything I was looking for the 13th gen i7, 4070 (in this case ti) and DDR5 RAM. I assume it should be more easily upgradeable than an Alienware PC as it's using all standard PC parts, and nothing proprietary. I guess this may be my better option for this same price range? Edit: Scratch that, paypal said it was actually $3,320 Canadian Dollars, I guess all the prices were in American originally.

Hello. My current PC is rather dated, though it can handle GTA 5 and even Red Dead Redemption 2 at playable framerates like 45fps or sometimes near 60. An Issue I have had a for a few years now is random freezing and buzzing sounds (which the buzzing stopped when I turned the volume down/off) I have tried many times to fix this, like a windows reinstall, driver reinstall, and even buying a new and higher wattage power supply. None of it worked, the issue remains. Given that it has a motherboard that can only support 4th gen processors (I already have the best one it can do, a i7-4790k 4GHZ), can only support DDR 3 ram, etc, I don't think that it is worth spending any more time and money trying to "fix" in 2023, and it's time for a new computer. I originally had a budget of around $1,500 Canadian Dollars, but can stretch to $2,250 ish if worth it. I have looked at places like Costco, Staples, Best Buy, as well as Dell, HP, and Alienware (which yes, I know, is also Dell). Most things I have found were disappointing, mostly using DDR4 ram, and cards like a 3050 and 3060, even 1650, i5 processor that are a few generations old, etc. I have found a Dell XPS machine which has some pretty good specs for under $1,700 but I hear the case sucks for cooling and you'd need to upgrade the CPU cooler as soon as you can to get the best performance from it. Then I checked out Alienware and the R16 looks pretty good to me: https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-desktops-workstations/alienware-aurora-r16-gaming-desktop/spd/alienware-aurora-r16-desktop/caneahctor16i01 It is at the higher end of what I can stretch my budget too, but I am also looking for something that will "last" so I am fine paying for DDR5 RAM and a 4070. I'd also like to be able to later upgrade the processor down the road to an i9, and maybe raise the amount of ram, and upgrade video card down the road too, having an upgrade path is important to me for a system I want to "last". If the system is indeed upgradeable like that, and with the 13th gen i7, DDR5 RAM, and 4070 it comes with already, I think this may be the best and most reasonable option for me. But, I also don't want to rush into things, so does anyone know of any other pre-built systems around the same price and which can offer the same or better specs?

I think I narrowed down the issue, it was the GPU the GTX 1060. Yesterday and today, when gaming in Euro Truck Simulator, Far Cry 5, and GTA 5 it kept doing it, and it's doing it multiple times a day now. I decided to try with the original GTX 745 card that came with the machine, and after swapping it, everything seems to be going good so far.

Thanks, In terms of software do you have any ideas as to what to check? I was originally told a long time ago to update my drivers, which as I said in the OP I did and I keep on doing, but that hasn't fixed anything.

they're the speakers on my tv that I use as a monitor. Works fine with other things too like ninetendos witch, ps4, ps3, etc so the speakers I know are not damaged themselves. Also the buzz only happens when the freeze happens, when the PC is working fine, the speakers are working fine too, so as I said, it's not the speakers themselves.

Okay, so I'll remove the wifi module, and also try some better cable management.

When you speak about EMI, my wifi connectivity on this machine is pure garbage, and I use ethernet on it, through a wifi bridge because of that. Maybe I'll remove the wifi module from the case and see. Anything else that could possibly produce emi interference? It's definitely not actual speaker damage as the speakers work perfectly fine, all the rest of the time, and it gets quieter (all the way to silent) the further I lower the speaker volume).

Thanks. The buzzing is coming out of the speakers. It seems my system is locking up at random times, most times it is multiple days apart, but when I am actually gaming, it happens a lot more. Today I was just playing Far Cry 5 for about 10 minutes, when it happened.

So, my last post was a very long time ago. I believe it was about the same issue, and the advice was to get new drivers and a better power supply. The issue was that sometimes randomly my PC will freeze and the speakers will "buzz". I have tired a few different things, and I am still having this issue, Things I have already tried: - Updating GPU drivers (I have Nvidia GeForce Experience and update drivers regularly) - Getting a more powerful and reliable PSU (upgraded from 500W EVGA 80plus bronze, to 750W 80plus gold) - Tried capping the processor use at 80% in Windows. and I am still having the issue. Here's the basic system config: Intel I7-4790K 4.0Ghz 4 x 4GB DDR3 RAM 1 & 2 TB hard drive (actual old fashioned hard drives) DVD Burner GTX 1060 6GB Dell OKWVT A03 motherboard I did just notice that 2 of the ram sticks are Samsung brand, and the other 2 are Micron brand, and they slightly differ in terms of the frequency each stick appears to be running at compared to CPU-Z (609mhz, 685mhz, 761mhz, 800mhz) they are supposed to be 1600mhz sticks though, and they are running in dual channel. Could that be an issue? Does anyone else have any other ideas? I think I already tried all the most obvious things.

So it seems 5870, it is. And maybe a better processor down the road too. I do feel the need to state that this is not my main computer, this is one of my older one's, which I am just trying to "max out" for the fun of it.

Hello. So I have a bit older of a gaming system which currently has a Radeon 4870 in it, and it is pretty good. Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 run great with every graphical setting on max, Far Cry 2 plays great on "high", and even Crysis is playable on "medium". The weakest link, I think is the RAM, being only ddr2 400mhz, so I just ordered 4GB (2X2GB) of Partiot G Series 1066mhz ddr2. The processor is a core 2 duo 3.0ghz. I think the much faster RAM should be a great step towards making this machine even more powerful, but I am also thinking that down the road maybe I should upgrade the GPU yet again? However I am not sure if It'd work, I mean if I got something like a 5870 or 5970 could the processor possibly be a bottle neck and should I upgrade it? Then I am not quite sure if I could physically fit a 5970 in the case, because it appears it is a pretty long card, and the 4870 already was hard to install in that sense. From my research the 5970 seems to be the better one, but the 5870 is still pretty damn good, for the time, and both would be a big upgrade over the 4870. So would a better GPU be worth it, and if so, which one of these would make the most sense, it seems 5970s from my research are going for higher prices than 5870s, would it be worth the higher price? Last but not least the PCI-E slot on the board is a 1.1 x16 slot, I saw somewhere that the 5870 doesn't max out a PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot, so it should be fine in the 1.1 x16 slot, but I have no idea about the 5970, could it's performance in my system be limited by the 1.1 x16 slot? Thanks.

Hi, So some of you may have seen a couple of my other posts regarding my father's old computer from 2009 I recently upgraded and turned into a decent gaming machine for the late 2000's, as a fun project. Anyways, it runs pretty good, and I chalk up the issues with Saints Row 2 to the game itself with it being notorious for being horribly optimized. One issue I have always had was an issue with things on the front panel, at the top of the case in a 5.25 bay, is a combo multi card reader, two usb ports, and mic and headphone ports. All the card readers work fine, as do the two usb ports. However the headphone and microphone jacks do not seem to work at all. My motherboard is an Asus P5KPL-AM SE, I went and read the motherboard manual and then I made sure the front panel audio was connected properly (which it was) and I disconnected and reconnected it firmly to be sure, but still nothing. Back when I first reinstalled XP SP3 after erasing the hard drive with DBAN, I went and got all the drivers for the motherboard off of Asus' website (it's still on there) including for the on-board Realtek HD Audio, and it does work, all the audio ports on the back work just fine. Nothing in the manual mentioned special software for the front panel audio, so from my understanding, since it is properly connected and the proper drivers for the on-board audio are installed, it should work. So I don't know what the problem may be. Is there something I am missing, or is it the case, that the jacks, or the cable, or the header are just "bad"?

I just bought Far Cry 2 and installed it yesterday, and on High settings, it plays perfectly smooth. So I think in the case of Saints Row 2, it is probably the game itself. I am awaiting up remastered version.

Thanks for the video, and letting me know that it's the game which is the problem. The system I have handles crisis fine in 1440x900 on medium settings, and games like Left 4 Dead, I get up to 250fps on (with all the settings turned on as high as they go). I will try a few other games then, before seeing if I even want to upgrade the processor. My base system specs are: 3Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 500GB HDD 4GB DDR2 RAM ATI Radeon 4870 512MB So I think it's a fairly good system for that time, which is why I was surprised with how Saints Row 2 was running.

Hello, I had another thread earlier today about Saints Row 2, being choppy for a split second at random times, and I ended up finding out that my processor is reaching 100% Utilization at times, so I need a better processor. My Motherboard is an Asus P5KPL-AM SE, and the current Processor is a 3Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. (this is a late 2000's gaming PC, project). Socket 775LGA According to this website it doesn't officially support any Xeon processors, and the Core 2 Duo extremes are overly expensive on ebay for me, it seems the best it supports that I can afford is the 3.3Ghz Core 2 Duo E600. Saints Row 2 needs a 3.2Ghz one. http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/P5KPL-AM_SE.html Of course, I don't want to upgrade the processor just for a single game, so if I can get an at least 3.2Ghz Quad Core processor, that'd be great. According to a comment on the page I linked to someone, claims it can support at least one Xeon, but it's only 2.6Ghz. I wonder, if it can support one Xeon, can it support others? Does anyone know the best processor I could get for this board, hopefully at least 3.2Ghz, and Quad Core?

Thank you, I did that, and it does show 100% Max cpu utilization on both cores, after playing a bit of the game. Guess I may want to consider a processor upgrade.

Hello. I recently got my father's old "office computer" into my possession, I used it a little back in the day too, and I remember going with him to pick it up from the local small computer store he had custom build it for him back in 2009. Anyways, it's a pretty decent machine, only thing it was missing is a good GPU, but I fixed that and recently got in a Radeon 4870 (512MB) and a brand new 500W EVGA Bronze 80Plus certified PSU to properly feed the card, as the old PSU that was in there was to week to properly feed the card, didn't have the 2 six-pin PCI-E connectors the card needs, and is over 10 years old and a non-name brand. My intention was to make a fun little project and turn this into a decent late 2000's Gaming PC. To that end I managed to also find an old widescreen 1440x900 60hz monitor by Compaq from December 2008 (more like really HP but using the Compaq brand they own and still used at that time). Anyways, after I got everything in and installed, I downloaded an old version of Fraps for Windows XP (I am running Windows XP SP3, and I installed the unofficial SP4 too, since my dad had Windows XP put on it back then, because he didn't want Vista, and I like XP too). I also installed the original Crysis game from 2007 to answer the "but can it run Crysis?" question. I played it at medium settings, in the native 1440x900 resolution of the monitor, and I was happy with the results, most times it stayed between 55 to 60fps, and only during intense moments of actions, did it drop down to barely below 40fps for a split second, so yes, it can run Crysis. I also installed Left 4 Dead, also played in 1440x900 and turned all the graphics setting up as high as possible, played through the first stage, had a solid 60fps the entire time. I then turned the sync feature off in the settings and played it again, got up to 250fps! I did want to buy and try out GTA IV, but it's not available for purchase on steam right now, so I installed Saints Row 2 instead which I already own and tried it out. This is where my issue comes in. It seems that no matter how high or low the graphics settings, nor the resolution, it is always playable but has some hiccups here and there and is slightly choppy at times, but only for a split second. So playable but not completely smooth all the time, even when I turned the settings all the way down to "low" and the resolution to 1024x768, so since the settings and resolution don't make a noticeable difference I am currently playing it in 1440x900 on "high". It often stays around 30fps, but can go all the way down to 18fps at times. The reason I am at a loss for why this is happening is because I seem to be well above the recommended specs for literally everything but the processor speed (which I am only 0.2ghz under), but I think everything else should more then compensate, shouldn't it? My system: 3.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4GB RAM 500GB HDD ATI Radeon HD 4870 (512MB) So is there something I am missing, what could be the issue here? Again, I am totally lost here, especially since my system seems able to handle Crysis much better than this. Thanks in advance.

gtx 1060 6gb, i7-4790k, 2 hard drives, 1 optical drive, 1 fan, 1 cpu cooler, budget 1080p gaming PC I guess.

Thanks everyone, probably won't be buying a replacement for another few days, but when I do, I know what to look for now.

Hello, For those of you not yet aware, lately my computer especially after having a new i7 installed has been "crashing" on me around once a day while gaming (more accurately freezing and a buzzing sound coming from the speakers). I've ran two memory diagnostic tools and my RAM is okay, I've ran a hard disk utility both my drives are 100% healthy, My GPU never goes above 68C in temp, even running when running a stress test like furmax, running prime 95, a couple processor cores do get to 86C max temp, but I never had a "crash" with prime 95. I experienced a "crash" during the mafia 3 demo when MSI afterburner was only showing GPU:46C and CPU:68C. I think I can eliminated ram issues, hard drisk issues, and overheating GPU or CPU. I have the same issue as the guy in this video: he says he fixed it by replacing his PSU. In the comments people are recommending to turn the processor max state to 80% and it works for a lot of people, after I did it, I never had the issue again. I took a look at the PSU tier list, and my PSU is most likely the culprit then, because it is a 600W EVGA 80plus bronze , and "430W/500W/600W 80 PLUS " are in Tier 6 on the list. So as I just said, I think I do need to replace my PSU with a better quality one. here's a photo of the graph that comes on the box: This cost me about $59.99 Canadian, I am expanding my budget to a maximum of up to around $150 Canadian, so I can hopefully find a good quality 600W/650W whatever PSU in that price range. I took a look at some of the PSUs in tier 3 on the list, but I either can't find them on newegg or they cost too much. So please give me your recommendations. Lastly, my case mounts the PSU at the top but there is no ventilation on the top of the case for the PSU fan, should I try drilling a grid of holes in at the top of my case over where the PSU mounts first, and see if that helps, before buying another PSU?