aeterna789

Hi, my current GPU is an RTX 3080.

Hi guys, As the title says, I am planning an upgrade from 8th gen to 12th gen. Hoping for your comments and/or suggestions. Thanks! Budget (including currency): $1,200.00 (est. P62,400.00) Country: Philippines Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primary - Gaming (at 1440p 180hz), Secondary - Video Editing and Photoshop 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): Upgrade Plan: CPU: 8700k to 12700k Mobo: MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon to MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4 Cooler: NZXT Kraken x52 to Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix Fans: Will swap out the stock fans of the Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix above to Corsair ML120 RGB Elite Premium Other existing parts NOT scheduled for upgrade or has been recently upgraded: GPU: Galax RTX 3080 SG (recently upgraded from Palit GTX 1070) RAM: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 (recently upgraded from 16GB) PSU: Corsair RM850 Gold Plus Modular Power Supply (recently upgraded from RM650) Storage: Plextor 1TB M.2 SSD - Primary; Crucial M500 500GB 2.5 SATA SSD - Secondary; Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD - Tertiary Monitor: Acer Predator X34 (180hz) - Primary; Acer Predator XB271HU - Secondary; Case: Thermaltake Core V71

Yeah, a friend actually told me my gaming room's wall was boring and suggested to get some interesting and/or gaming art work. Well...these were gaming (Jill, Cortana, Jaina) and "interesting" lmao.

Thanks! I'm so glad I took a photo of my 2006 computer to show the cable management of a pre-built back in the day.

Definitely. 2011-2013.

My first 1440p 144hz (can be OCed to 165hz) monitor was the Acer Predator XB271HU. I had a great experience using it for 4 years and only changed because I got an ultrawide. FYI, it's not curved.

16 years of PC Gaming. From a crappy pre-built bought by my parents, to several years of student income/allowance builds, to (finally) my current working man build. GPU: GeForce FX5200 -> MSI NX8800GT -> Inno3D GTX 275 -> Palit GTX 670 -> Palit GTX 970 -> Palit GTX 1070 -> Galax RTX 3080 CPU: Pentium 4 -> Dual Core-> Quad Core -> i7 920 D0 -> i7 4790k -> i7 8700k RAM: Kingston 512gb DDR2-> Kingston 1gb DDR2-> Kingston 2gb DDR3-> Patriot Viper 6gb? DDR3 -> G.Skill TridentZ 16gb -> G.Skill TridentZ 32gb Case: ??? -> Antec 902 -> Antec 1200 -> Thermaltake Core V71 Cooler: Stock -> Corsair H50 -> NZXT Kraken X52 PSU: ??? -> Corsair HX620W -> Corsair RM650 -> Corsair RM850 Monitor: CRT -> AOC 15.6"? -> Samsung SA300 19" Monitor -> Acer Predator XB271HU -> Acer Predator X34

Nice! Good job on the table and builds too. I assume your pc is the one on the right?

This was what I got (pre-built) from my parents back in 2006 (17 y.o.) lmao.

I did not have this nice of a setup when I was 16. Good job!

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll do step-by-step checking as suggested and will provide an update once either the issue has been resolved or not.

Hi guys, As the title says, I am having difficulty powering up my system. When I press the power button, it can either power on normally or not power up at all. If it doesn't power up, I have to either long-press the power button or press it multiple times before it finally starts up. Note that, once powered up, I experience no issues (i.e. no sudden shutdowns, BSOD, or crashes). System details (full system specs and peripherals on my profile CPU: i7 8700k - stock MOBO: MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon RAM: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 (XMP Profile enabled) GPU: GALAX RTX 3080 SG (manually OCed but not by much) PSU: Corsair RM650 Gold Plus Modular Power Supply - around 6-7 years old I suspect that it might be either a PSU issue or a power button issue. What do you guys think?

I'm sorry, I should have also mentioned that its an FPS tactical shooter.

Note that Republic Commando, though a great game, is not an RPG. It is a squad based tactical shooter. Like Stockholmes said, Knight's of the Old Republic is also a great game but you may have to mod it for widescreen support. Have fun!

Assuming you have a good cooling solution and enough power headroom left in your PSU, you should try overclocking your 8700K. It's definitely gonna keep your current CPU going for another couple of years.