#Small upgrade for PC

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tidal herald
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In the UK too if anyone was planning to send a pcpartpicker link
Thanks 🙏

orchid seal
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total budget? aesthetics? hardware preference?

stuck sinew
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Motherboard but not cpu?

orchid seal
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10400f isn't the worst out there

stuck sinew
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But it's trash

orchid seal
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not denying that

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still not the worst

stuck sinew
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Ofc

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I say a 5 7600 and a b650 with 6000mt cl30 2x16 ram will be the smart move and a xt pro ultra

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Or tbh, making a whole new pc might be the best move

orchid seal
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^^^

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'tis why i asked what i did

tidal herald
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And he said he wants a new case anyway. Not sure if it's worth pulling the old hardware out

stuck sinew
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Tbh just do maintenence and save up for a new pc

orchid seal
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^^^

stuck sinew
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Only thing worth anything might be the psu but I also do feel like it's not, so a new pc might be the best move

orchid seal
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psu/gpu are immediates for me

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1650 wasn't great to begin with

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and it's probably some chinesium psu brand

tidal herald
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Even then, why should he get a new build completely

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Depends how much more it'll be actually

stuck sinew
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All the parts are ass

orchid seal
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i mean case/mobo/ram/psu is pretty much a new build anyways

tidal herald
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Yeah I was gonna say

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Just cpu and gpu which is a bit more expensive but he can just sell parts from his current shit

stuck sinew
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Yup

tidal herald
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Idk if he'll be able to sell the build as a whole though

stuck sinew
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Or sell the entire pc

tidal herald
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assuming he'll want to take the ssd out to use in a new system

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Or if he would just get rid of it and use the free windows

stuck sinew
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It's 512GB

orchid seal
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ngl i'd just clone the drive to a different one

tidal herald
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Yeah I dont know how he's managing tbh

orchid seal
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512 is pretty much useless as an nvme

stuck sinew
tidal herald
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He's got bo6 and gta on his pc. That alone probably take up 80% 😂

tidal herald
orchid seal
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the first thing i'd get before actually building is an ssd to clone the current one to

stuck sinew
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No

orchid seal
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guh?

stuck sinew
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Cloning a os drive tends to be pretty dumb 90% of the time

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There are so many things when it comes to a OS to where Cloning it and using it on another computer will just give you issues

tidal herald
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@stuck sinew@orchid sealSo if he were to swap cpus

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What would be a good choice? For gaming

stuck sinew
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nothing

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well on lga 1200

tidal herald
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Not for lga1200

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Cos if he's going to swap boards

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I told him getting a new cpu would probably be better long term, cos when he goes to upgrade properly it saves getting a new board etc

stuck sinew
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just go for a new pc

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all the parts are just bad

tidal herald
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How are they bad though? 😂

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They do what he needs so it's not exactly bad

stuck sinew
stuck sinew
tidal herald
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Soo.

stuck sinew
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get a new pc

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build a new pc is best

tidal herald
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He practically would be, minus the gpu? lol

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That's why I'm asking what's worth swapping to.

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He'd be building everything new minus gpu and ssd

stuck sinew
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gpu is ass
cpu is ass
only a 8GB ddr4 stick
only 512GB but is ok but i would still go 1TB

and the rest i dono but i do not have any high hopes

tidal herald
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Which is why I said

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What's worth going for

stuck sinew
stuck sinew
tidal herald
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Which b650 or does it not matter? Just go for cheapest?

stuck sinew
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but what would be the max budget and where will it be built

stuck sinew
tidal herald
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If that's not an issue. He hasn't really got a budget he just wants to upgrade but he doesn't know what.

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I'm doing it for him but part picking isn't really my thing

stuck sinew
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well it is mine

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but i do need to know a budget or at least something close to a budget

tidal herald
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Could u work with £300?

stuck sinew
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f

tidal herald
stuck sinew
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yup

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just the cpu mobo and ram alone is closer too 400£

tidal herald
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Hows about am4?

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Doubt he heeds am5 if he isn't gaming intensely

stuck sinew
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like i say most of the time, get a used ryzen computer and slap a 5 3600 and some 6600+ gpu in it and have a good time

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but it would not be a massive upgrade

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so for now i say save up

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and slap in another stick of ram when waiting

tidal herald
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I mean he wants a new case for aesthetics & to have a cooler system as his is getting quite hot when not doing much he said

stuck sinew
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get a fan in le ass of the case and the issue should be fixed with some hope

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or just go for my beloved xt pro ultra

tidal herald
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For £80 there's definitely better options lol

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But as discussed before, if he's getting a new case I recommended at least a new psu as well. And then if he gets a new board, if the 10400f isn't great then he may aswell get a new cpu as well and sell his current one

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He's not doing anything crazy. Just stuff like gta, occasionally cod, euro truck sim

stuck sinew
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the cpu should be fine same with the rest of the pc

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well maybe not the gpu and ram

tidal herald
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Ok so if he's going to get a new board, psu and ram what would you recommend?

stuck sinew
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i say, go for a total of 16GB of ram then case and then gpu

tidal herald
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Case I'll just look around with him and see what he likes

stuck sinew
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nor psu

tidal herald
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What so just strip the chinese branded psu from his prebuild? 😂

stuck sinew
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well it works

tidal herald
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Not sure what board he's got but I think it's ddr3

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In that case just get a new case and some ddr3 ram?

stuck sinew
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it cant be ddr3 no matter what

tidal herald
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That's his ram atm

stuck sinew
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thats 2 4GB sticks

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big F to him

tidal herald
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No clue where I pulled 1600 from earlier

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If I said that

stuck sinew
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get 2 8GB sticks of ram to start of with

tidal herald
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So what do I need to do for him if he gets a new case and ram? Just take the lot out, io shield etc

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And just take everything from the prebuild and throw it into the new case

stuck sinew
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yes

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but what kind of prebuilt is it

tidal herald
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I think a lenovo?

stuck sinew
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thats not a great sign

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i would like a pic of the pc

tidal herald
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Yeah a lenovo

stuck sinew
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the inside of it too

tidal herald
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He wont know how to get inside of it lol

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That's what his case is tho

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stuck sinew
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not good

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i do believe it uses proprietary parts, so no changing case

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so just upgrade ram and thats it, save up and then get a actual computer

tidal herald
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If he wants a new case what's the harm in doing so

stuck sinew
tidal herald
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Is it really that big of an issue to get a new one though?

stuck sinew
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changing the motherboard would mean also changing the psu

tidal herald
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I'll have to get him to take the panel off

stuck sinew
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and now the only usable parts for a actual upgrade is the cpu and ram and nothing else

tidal herald
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And see if he can put any fans in for better airflow

stuck sinew
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there is

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but its just a shitbox

tidal herald
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Yeah he has a similar issue to when I did mine though

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When I upgraded my prebuild I got a new case, board, psu, ram, cooler

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What's a good 16gb kit of ram to get

stuck sinew
tidal herald
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Ok thank you

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He asked how much swapping parts would be I just said no real point if ur keeping same cpu and gpu

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Cos not much will change

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I just need to try get him to get the side panel off so I can see if he can fit anymore fans on

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So he has some money he could use to do a proper upgrade, he plays at 1080p, Idk if that could change in the future but for now what would be a upgrade worth doing for 1080p gaming?

stuck sinew
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tbh the only thing i can be sure of that will work with the computer is a ram upgrade

tidal herald
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Yeah that's all I'm thinking about lol

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Doubt there's any room for anymore fans

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I think the case is fully closed off as far as airflow goes. Apart from the side by the GPU and at the back

stuck sinew
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yup

tidal herald
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Wish I could help him out a bit more when it comes to picking

stuck sinew
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i would save up 600-800£+ before thinking of buying a pc

tidal herald
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Can he not just stay on lga1200 ?

stuck sinew
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lga 1200 has been dead for YEARs

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there is no reason to invest anything into it

tidal herald
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So what would you recommend going to

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He doesn't need am5

stuck sinew
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the 5700X3D is a good pick

orchid seal
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or just the plain 5700x if that's a little much

stuck sinew
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am5 has the massive benefit of well ofc am5 and you can upgrade later

orchid seal
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^^^

tidal herald
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I'll just get him to get a new kit of ram

stuck sinew
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ye

tidal herald
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He says his pc is getting hot but 70c playing gta is normal on a single fan card

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Average temp as well lol

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Not like it's running at 90

stuck sinew
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anything under 90c is more then fine for the cpu and gpu

tidal herald
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I don't live at home so can't properly show or help him lmao

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I did tell him I dont see the point in upgrading if ur not having any issues currently, although the ram is the only thing I recommended before

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If he isnt upgrading his gpu I dont see the point in doing anything

stuck sinew
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yea

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i suspect the computer only supports max 6 pin pcie gpues

tidal herald
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Haven't got a clue. I just said as well, I'd only upgrade when you want or need a new GPU as hes playing what he wants fine.

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And like you said, no point investing into a dead socket cos if he wants to get a decent upgrade it means getting a new cpu and board lol

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So just a waste

stuck sinew
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this is why i just hate shitboxes

tidal herald
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Yeah lmao

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Im going to do another upgrade on my pc at some point as im on ddr4 with a 13600k and 7900xtx 😂

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And 1080p as well

tidal herald
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@stuck sinewWould u be able to makea list for £600

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He's pissing me off I told him hes wasting his time if he doesnt have a budget

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Fucking muppet 😂

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And he finally said £600

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and he can probably sell his current cpu and gpu for £150 so that could be put toward a gpu, only if waited Ig

orchid seal
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if he sells