Everything PC Now

Alright, now you may be familiar with my setup (If not, check out this ) and should have heard the relative shortcomings of it, due to the mismatched parts. Now the fact that the parts were mismatched, were not the only problem - incorrectly placed parts can lead to hardware bricking, and an endless cycle of BSODs upon booting up. This is practically bottlenecking.  Say you have an Intel Core i3 3220, and pair it up with a RTX 3060 (Somehow, don't bog me down with the details) and you'd expect to get the high performance rate from the 3060 - but you won't get no where, not one single bit. An i3 3220 is very, very weak - and its a useless of a component in the face of a RTX 3060. This is a classic example of why you do not pair a weak CPU with a powerful GPU. Powerful GPUs, which are mostly newer-gen cards, contain new and updated internal hardware, that differs from say older cards, from a couple of years back. Now the same goes for CPUs, in the past they had older architec...

Say you somehow magically acquired dual RTX 3090's, coupled with 4 32 GB sticks of DDR4 4100 Mhz RAM, and with a Core i9 12900K CPU. It runs like pure butter, and pure bliss right. What if that's not enough for you. What if that unfair advantage you have over other people (Who use PC's that are like a hundredth less powerful like this) is just not enough for you. The most ultimate speed obtainable is just too boring for you - now that you have a behemoth of a PC, where is there to turn to next? IS THIS JUST NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?? The answer, is of course - either swapping some of the hardware for better ones, or if buying better hardware is tedious - overclocking is your answer.  Now I'm certain you've heard of this term before, and before I get onto how it helps boost your system's overall performance, you need to know what exactly it means. Basically, almost all pieces of PC hardware, like RAM, the CPU and the GPU are overclockable . ( Practically any device or ...

Desperate? Willing to shed any last buck on the best performance possible? Thirsty for that great, good, powerful gaming juice? (Ok, wait. That sounds weird, nevermind)  Well you might have found the right place. If you are not up to date with why the GPU market at the moment is so bloated, and just all over the place, do check out my previous blog that explains everything. If you find yourself in this situation, more times than you can think of, possible alternatives include buying lower-generation GPUs, or buying a 2nd hand GPU from various sites, like Craigslist or Ebay. Personally, I'd advise you to get a 2nd hand GPU, to avoid the host of compatibility issues that come around with older cards. Don't expect to play games like Cyberpunk, or Red Dead Redemption 2 with a Nvidia GTX 760 on at least 30 FPS - because bottom line, you can't. However if you are into retrogaming, and play games that are much less demanding in terms of the graphics aspect - than yeah, its best t...

Sigh. I know the feeling, so do the rest of the tech enthusiasts all over the world - why the actual hell are graphic cards so unbelievably expensive, and so hard to obtain nowadays. If you have dwelled a little deeper into this issue, you know what’s up – global chip shortages, vital supply crunches, and the infamous crypto mining race, all leads up to the fact that GPUs nowadays are overpriced, and hard to come by. This is crazy! Common things people would do to combat this, includes buying 2 nd  hand parts (Which I definitely recommend, check out an upcoming blog about how to secure parts for a budget rig) purchasing GPUs at cheaper prices, during discounts and promotions (Please do not take advantage of this, and resell them at higher prices, that is the absolute worst thing you could do to aggravate the problem) and finally, purchasing older generation GPUs that are away from the hungry hands of crypto miners. So we got two things to talk about here, one I'll be addressing...

So, a while ago, I found myself in a very awkward situation. I happened to be with a couple of my friends, when the question; " What PC do you use?" came up, and suddenly everyone was chatting about it. I heard shouts of " Ryzen 5", and " Core i5's", and names of GPU's that I'd have to sell part my body in order to obtain them. Eventually, my turn came up, and I very proudly said; " I got an Intel Core i7 870, with 32 gigs of DDR3 RAM, and GT 1030 2GB from Nvidia". All eyes were on me now. " A 870? I studied that during history class." one person went, " Err yes?" said, soon understanding the gravity of my old processor.  Now I know what you may be thinking, what on Earth is a Core i7 870, and how exactly ancient is it. Well to answer your questions, the Core i7 870 was Intel's 2nd gen Core i7 processor, released in the 3rd quarter of 2009, with an MSRP of nearly $300. (However, you can get one of these CPU...