Explanation of Performance metirics. Help with performance.

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Stebobibo wrote:

Thank you, Daiena and plandream. How come a new power supply? I have a 750 W already, and I haven't had issue with it (that I know of anyways). Also, why new RAM, isn't all RAM the same, and isn't 16GB plenty? Not saying you are wrong at all (you know far more bout this stuff than me), just want to know why. Thanks again!

It was never mentioned what power supply you had, i assumed it was some sort of factory default or a really old one. The one i picked in pcpp is right now the most popular, and one among the best power supplies at that price range. It's the nr.1 component you do not want to skimp on, usually when a psu dies, it takes most components with it, and what it doesn't outright kill, could have damage and start glitching.

32GB is an overkill, by the time we will have games requiring that amount, the current generation will be outdated. Unless you are building a workstation, 16 gb will be perfectly fine, and chances are you will never get into a situation where you run out.

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plandream wrote:

The 2600 is dated. I would suggest at least a 3600. PoE has far better behaviour with a 3600.

It's dated for 1440p +
I am running 2600 boosted to 3.95 ghz, i have yet to find a game i can't max out at 1080p.
By that logic, why 750w psu? why not get 1000w, and to that, we could throw in a new case for 600$, maybe even a custom loop. Should do fine for 1080p which is what we are talking here about.

It's a better buy in general and can work with faster ram.