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  1. 4 minutes ago, maxdei said:

    don't let microsoft rip you of you can get legit keys for like 15 bucks from (i guess) UK based companies

    otherwise good choice, but if another power supply is possible get an gold one for like 5 to 10 bucks more there often better quality over all and safe you some energie and therefor money

    the corsair txm gold 750w is actually cheaper than the 550w (because its out of stock everywhere that sells it decently cheaply), is that a good idea? Its £80 so £10 more

  2. 2 minutes ago, KenjiS9965 said:

    That will be fine

     

    I, admittedly, overbuild a bit on the PSU because if PSUs fail they tend to take -everything- with them and a poor PSU can create very hard to diagnose issues

    OK thanks, looking at a corsair psu so I know its going to be reliable

  3. Can you guys have a look at my pc build and tell me where I can save any money? (UK)

    Ryzen 5 3600 - £161.99

    MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC - £124.97 - please dont recommend the tomahawk max I've chosen this because wifi is necessary for me and the tomahawk plus an adapter comes to more than this.

    RX 5600 XT - £269.98 (when it's back in stock)

    Stock AMD cooler - £0

    Corsair vengeance lpx 3000mhz 2x8gb - £72.75

    Corsair SPEC-DELTA carbide series case - £59.99

    Kingston a2000 250gb nvme ssd - £52.99

    WD HDD 1TB - £36.40

    Corsair CX550 80+ bronze - £69.32

    Windows 10 home - £119.99

    This is the best price I could find for each component.

    Thanks in advance.

     

  4. 4 minutes ago, Oalei said:

    If you haven't bought it yet change it to like CX550, TX550m, Be quiet pure power 11,straight power 10/11 550W, Bitfenix Whisper/formula gold, etc

    CX550 is around the same price for 50 less watts, is there a particular reason to choose the CX550 instead?

  5. Just now, HavocYTOfficial said:

    No, but if you're going to OC it then I'll suggest you buy a aftermarket cooler from Cooler Master or Noctua or any such branded coolers. The Noctua NH-D15 is the best but it might look a little rusty.

    Ok, I'm not looking to overclock so the stock cooler will do fine? I've not heard fantastic things about the stock cooler for the 3600 so I want to be sure.

  6. 1 hour ago, KenjiS9965 said:

    If its a good one you should be fine

    Sorry to keep bothering you but would an 80+ bronze 650w psu be sufficient, the other psu seems to be out of stock anywhere it sold for a reasonable price

  7. The corsair spec-delta carbide series case comes with 4 fans, 3 in the front and 1 in the back. Is this sufficient for cooling? Also is it safe to have such an imbalance in intake/exhaust fans? Basically, do I need to purchase another case fan for the back?

  8. 7 minutes ago, KenjiS9965 said:

    Updating any bios is ALWAYS risky. Period. This card does not have a dual bios configuration either as far as I can tell which means if the worst happens theres no falling back to a different bios

     

    How about the Sapphire Pulse RX 5600XT? It has dual bios which gives you a backup to fall back to if the bios flash messes up

     

    https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-11296-01-20G-Radeon-Backplate-Graphics/dp/B083R25Z94/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=rx+5600+xt&qid=1585988132&s=electronics&sr=1-3

     

    The vbios update with improved clock speeds and such makes pretty good difference, IMHO, if you're not updating the bios on the 5600 XT buy a 2060 instead

    The thing is the price I've found on this card is close to a top end 1660 super and a low end 2060. I'm considering this card as it gives great performance for the price, and I have the option to update the vbios in the future. I just want to make sure that it is only performance that is impacted and that the card's health won't be negatively impacted by not updating.

  9. Hi, I just had a few questions about the gigabyte rx 5600 xt (the one with 3 fans).

    First of all, how risky is updating the vbios?

    Secondly, if I chose not to update the vbios would the card only suffer a drop in performance, or could not updating have a detrimental effect on the health of the card?

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