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What is the most over-rated PC upgrade and why?

Lakshya Siddhi
By Lakshya Siddhi
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NVME SSD from SATA

 

I'm unlikely to notice the few seconds it shaves off of my load time.

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16 minutes ago, King of Memes said:

unless its the cpu on your raspberry pi

Pretty pointless comparison, given an RPi isn't really intended for use as an everyday PC and in any case doesn't have the ability to upgrade the CPU

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8 minutes ago, pythonmegapixel said:

Pretty pointless comparison, given an RPi isn't really intended for use as an everyday PC and in any case doesn't have the ability to upgrade the CPU

i know, i was just saying its bad

my signiture was cool, but its a lie now

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Just now, King of Memes said:

i know, i was just saying its bad

Bad for gaming, yes. But excellent at being a low-cost, low-power CPU for embedded applications.

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into tech, public transport and architecture // amateur programmer // youtuber // beginner photographer

Thanks for reading all this by the way!

By the way, my desktop is a docked laptop. Get over it, No seriously, I have an exterrnal monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet and cooling fans all connected. Using it feels no different to a desktop, it works for several hours if the power goes out, and disconnecting just a few cables gives me something I can take on the go. There's enough power for all games I play and it even copes with basic (and some not-so-basic) video editing. Give it a go - you might just love it.

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2 minutes ago, pythonmegapixel said:

Bad for gaming, yes. But excellent at being a low-cost, low-power CPU for embedded applications.

also bad for workloads

my signiture was cool, but its a lie now

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On 4/4/2021 at 9:58 AM, minibois said:

the most overrated upgrade is a RAM upgrade.

I agree, installing more RAM is not always going to make things better.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
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5 hours ago, King of Memes said:

The most pointless pc upgrade is adding rgb to your rig.

I'm feeling so attacked right now...😅

TUF GT501 | Ryzen 5600X | 32GB RAM | 480GB SSD | GTX 980Ti Hybrid | TUF X570 Pro

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