My Rules for When to Upgrade (How to Know if You Should Upgrade or Not)
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Upgrade ideas list:
First, check to see what gear you have using hwinfo: https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
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Cooling:
M.2 cooling: https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-TR-M-2-2280-Conductivity-Performance/dp/B0BNZYFW88?tag=teksynd-20&th=1
CPU water cooling: Alphacool Eisbaer 240: https://www.amazon.com/Alphacool-Eisbaer-Cooler-240mm-Radiator/dp/B01HQ6DB4W?tag=teksynd-20
HDD/SSD/M.2
Upgrading your hard drive may not seem like a big deal, but if you are using a spinning disk HDD, you will be floored when you upgrade to an M.2.
I use this one: SABRENT Rocket Q: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Rocket-Internal-Performance-SB-RKTQ-1TB/dp/B07ZZYWTBP?tag=teksynd-20
I also have one of these, and it is rock solid (Samsung 980 M.2): https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-MZ-V8V1T0B-AM-980-SSD/dp/B08V83JZH4?tag=teksynd-20
CPU:
General power use: Ryzen 7 7700X: https://www.amazon.com/AMD-7700X-16-Thread-Unlocked-Processor/dp/B0BBHHT8LY?tag=teksynd-20
Extreme gaming use: ryzen 7 7800X3D: https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-7800X3D-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0BTZB7F88?tag=teksynd-20
GPU:
Sensible extreme: ASUS Dual RTX 4070: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GeForce%C2%AE-Auto-Extreme-Technology-Validation/dp/B0BZTDY43X?tag=teksynd-20
Budget? Grab a 3060 ti: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=3060+ti&_sacat=0
TOC:
00:28 Whokeys ad
01:27 RULE #1 for Upgrading
01:57 How to know what is in your system
03:11 Do you need RAM?
03:27 Do you need a faster HDD/M.2/SSD?
04:19 Cooling or cleaning
05:36 Do you need a new GPU?
07:34 Do you need a new CPU?
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