u/Loud-Welder1947

Not that I’ve actually managed to catch one this year as it’s been so hot, but hoping to get one of a keep size over next month or two

I’m currently saving up for a new gaming PC and it would help go towards that

CPU	AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD	Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5“ Solid State Drive
HDD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Add Additional Storage
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card
Case	Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive	LG GH24NSBO DVD/CD Writer
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

These are my current specs. i know emulation is mostly CPU based and the FX8320 isn’t great for it. I want to change the Motherboard, RAM and CPU. Graphics card also but at a later date. Although I did find a GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 for £45 in my local CEX, I could get if that’s worth picking up but I don’t know how big a difference it would make.

I probably need a new PSU too with the age of it, but I haven’t had any issues with it so far. i have a PS5 so I don’t need something that can play modern games. It will just be for older games, emulating and some indie stuff on Steam, but those are usually quite low spec anyway. I’d want to keep the current case too.

It struggles with PS2 which is why I want to upgrade, but if it could do PS3 too that would be great. I’m not sure how powerful a PC you need for that though. It also upgraded to Windows 10 currently.

Also it will be at 1080p for now. I may get a 1440p monitor down the line.

Thanks :)

Edit: max budget would be £800-£1000.

CPU	AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD	Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5“ Solid State Drive
HDD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Add Additional Storage
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card
Case	Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive	LG GH24NSBO DVD/CD Writer
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

These are my current specs. i know emulation is mostly CPU based and the FX8320 isn’t great for it. I want to change the Motherboard, RAM and CPU. Graphics card also but at a later date. Although I did find a GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 for £45 in my local CEX, I could get if that’s worth picking up but I don’t know how big a difference it would make.

I probably need a new PSU too with the age of it, but I haven’t had any issues with it so far. i have a PS5 so I don’t need something that can play modern games. It will just be for older games, emulating and some indie stuff on Steam, but those are usually quite low spec anyway. I’d want to keep the current case too.

It struggles with PS2 which is why I want to upgrade, but if it could do PS3 too that would be great. I’m not sure how powerful a PC you need for that though. It also upgraded to Windows 10 currently.

Thanks :)

On my local pier last year I caught loads of smelt using a lrf rod and a mini sabiki rig. i was wondering if they would work well as live bait for trying to catch a bass? And if so what would be a good rig to use?

I have a 7-30g lure rod. I was thinking maybe a carolina rig would work? Or would it be better to just hook the smelt and toss it out with no weight?

I also have a pier rod that I normally use a 1 up 1 down flapper rig on, would that work/be better?

Has anyone had any success with Smelt as live bait? I usually just use ragworm. But if Smelt would work I could lrf then live bait and have a session with both