Ask the Experts - Page 4

What upgrades should I consider for a modeling and rendering machine?

Question by Allan from Philippines | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Computer Systems | Nov 28, 2019 at 10:35 pm CST

What hardware should I upgrade to have a good modeling and rendering machine that won't hang or stutter. I currently have Maximus VIII, 6700K, 8GB 2400MHz RAM and GTX 1060.

Thanks!

Samsung 970 EVO SSD not performing as expected, what could be wrong?

Question by George from United Kingdom (Great Britain) | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Storage | Nov 24, 2019 at 10:30 pm CST

I recently put together a new build with an ASUS TUF X570, 3700X and GeForce 2070 SUPER. I rounded it off with a 970 EVO SSD.

After installing the OS and drivers, I ran through a few benchmarks and I'm only getting 1600 MB/s, when I see reviews and others getting 3500 MB/s.

What could be wrong?

Moving my Windows 10 install from a dying SSD to a new SSD

Question by Jeff from United States | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Storage | Nov 20, 2019 at 11:08 pm CST

I suspect my old SATA SSD is dying and I would like to move my Windows 10 to a new 970 EVO I purchased. My issue is, I no longer have the USB installer or key for my current copy of Windows.

What are my options?

Upgrading from a GeForce 1660 Ti to 2070 SUPER in Acer prebuilt system

Question by Ryan from United Kingdom (Great Britain) | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Nov 16, 2019 at 11:17 pm CST

I have an Acer Nitro N50-600 Prebuilt. The current GPU is a 1660Ti with a 500 watt bronze rated PSU. I was curious if you see any issues upgrading this machine to a 2070 Super?

Would I need a PSU upgrade as well?

Thanks!

Which m.2 Key E slot Wi-Fi card should on my new system?

Question by Kevin from United States | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Networking | Nov 12, 2019 at 11:44 pm CST

I recently purchased an ASRock X570M Pro4 which has a m.2 Key E slot for adding Wi-Fi.

What cards are compatible and is an external antenna needed?

Which cooler should I go with to replace stock AMD cooling?

Question by Jeremy from United Kingdom (Great Britain) | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Nov 8, 2019 at 10:46 pm CST

I'm thinking about replacing my stock AMD cooling solution that came with my 3600 with something like a Dark Rock Pro or D15. Out of curiosity, are the single 120mm AIOs crap or can they perform as well as higher-end air coolers?

My current temps are fine as is, but I wouldn't mind temps being a little lower under load and with less noise.

Advice on budget computer build for lightning and rendering work

Question by Devank from India | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Computer Systems | Nov 4, 2019 at 11:28 pm CST

Hi,

I am going to build this configuration for the Lighting and Rendering work. I am kind of fit within budget build. Can you please look and give me your expert thoughts on this build?

CPU - Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6GHz Motherboard - GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ELITE
GPU - Galax GeForce RTX 2070 Super EX (1-Click OC) 8GB GDDR6
PSU - Antec EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO 650
RAM - Corsair (8 x 2 )16 GB Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600MHz
CPU Cooler - COOLER MASTER MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB
Primary storage - Intel 660p 512GB
Secondary storage - WD or Seagate 1TB HDD
Case - either of Antec Dark Avenger DA601 RGB (E-ATX) Mid Tower Corsair Carbide SPEC-ALPHA Phanteks Eclipse P350x Deepcool Matrexx 55 Ant Esports ICE-300TG
Monitor - mostly between HP 24F, Dell P2419H, Philips 246E9QJAB, Benq GW2780

Will my current X299 motherboard support Intel's Core i9-10980XE CPU?

Question by Farshad from Norway | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Motherboards | Nov 1, 2019 at 10:33 pm CDT

My PC has i9-9900x processor and motherboard with X299 chipset and socket lga2066. I heard about the next Intel i9-10980XE processor 10th generation processor that uses the X299 chipset and socket lga2066.

Does that mean I can upgrade my processor to this 10th generation processor?

How do I remove 'Windows Setup' from Windows 10 boot up menu?

Question by Tyson from United States | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Software | Oct 28, 2019 at 11:25 pm CDT

I recently upgraded to an SSD and used the Windows Tool to install my OS directly to the drive. Since then, my OS offers options upon boot-up between Windows 10 and Windows Setup. Can I remove this, or will it be there forever?

What is making my ASUS X570 F motherboard based system wake?

Question by Heart from United States | Answered by Tyler Bernath | Motherboards | Oct 24, 2019 at 11:28 pm CDT

Purchased a brand-new ASUS X570 F motherboard with CPU, Memory etc. all new.

My problem is the system, while in stand-by will randomly turn on for a few minutes and turn itself back off. Even if it comes out of standby and I start using it browsing the web, watching video etc. it will still go back to standby after that same five minutes. I tried disabling WOL to no avail, what gives?