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  1. Very new to building computers and I have never done one from the ground up before. I was just wondering if you guys saw any glaring issues with this list of parts, I already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc so I didn't include those in this parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/galdirvostet66/saved/#view=NrdK3C Thanks in advance for your help/advice!
  2. $208 haha, I was going to use the link in the OP but judging from the responses on here I guess I probably shouldn't!
  3. Wow, I did not expect so many replies so quickly! Thank you for the advice everybody, much appreciated, very new to all of this.
  4. Hello everyone, I need some help. I am planning on buying this processor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MSTDS3N/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A23NVCSO4PYH3S&psc=1 and putting it in a computer that currently has an i3 6100. In the description of the i5 7400 it says it does not come with a cooler. I understand it would probably be best to get a new CPU cooler rather than use the one I currently have, and I need one that does not require me to remove the motherboard to install a base underneath. Any suggestions? Needs to be a low profile and compact cooler, preferrably the size of an Intel stock cooler. Nothing fancy, purely functional.
  5. Thank you for the replies so fast guys, yeah I know ideally I need to just get a whole new system and I plan to in a year or two and spend a lot on it, but I am just getting my toes wet and sort of learning the ropes with this machine so to speak. My main concern is what is the best processor my motherboard can handle, and how hard would it be for me to install it myself. If it is like $200-$300 for a new processor maybe that would be great. I think I saw something online saying that an Intel i7 is like $330 and that is definitely within reason for me at this point. I just want to get the most out of what I have for the time being, I know it's not totally ideal and I'm not going to be maxing out new games at the highest resolution or anything like that.
  6. Budget (including currency): no real limit, just looking for suggestions and will do my own price matching / comparison. Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Escape from Tarkov, Dark Souls series / similar games, retro games, really all kinds of stuff. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Current specs: 550W power supply ASUS Prime B250M-C 1TB HDD Intel i3 6100 3.7 GHZ 16 GB DDR4 2133 MHZ RAM 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX MSI GeForce GTX 1050ti 4GB I prefer to game at 1080p with 60 FPS or better. I run Tarkov on mediumish settings perfectly fine with my current setup but I know performance could be even better especially with better processor and SSD. That is probably the most demanding game I currently play. Well, thanks in advance for reading this to anyone who decides to, and thanks even more for replying if you decide to! As stated in the title I am an extreme noob when it comes to the world of PC upgrades so I apologize in advance for any painfully stupid questions that I am asking. I recently got big into PC gaming and the LTT YouTube channel was a big part of making me completely obsessed, previously I had pretty much exclusively played consoles. I recently upgraded both my RAM and my GPU to what I listed above, previously I had one single 8GB ram stick and shit Intel integrated graphics. After seeing what simple upgrades to my PC can do of course I am hungry for more and to make my system even better. I have tried to find specific tutorials on processor removal / installation for my motherboard online but I could not find anything. When I see the guys on LTT replace CPUs they make it look super easy, but the idea of thermal paste and whatnot is very intimidating to me as I have never done anything like that before in my life. I have seen brief lists of compatible processors with my motherboard and I think the farthest up I could go is the Intel i7, but I am not sure, please correct me if I am wrong. I am not sure what all goes into swapping out a processor or if it is even worth it for someone with such negligible experience as myself. Perhaps an SSD upgrade is simpler? Not really sure where to start looking for a good one for my PC, I did a brief search and just got kind of lost searching. Well I feel as if this post is getting pretty long now so feel free for anyone reading this to please give me some tips and pointers. Again sorry if this is super dumb questions.
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