Furnymac

Sounds good! I’ll post one when I’m back home from work

Hi there! I do not have another CPU to test with the motherboard with and while I didn’t see a crack during the reseating process for the CPU I can check by disassembling when I’m home from work. I can tell that it’s a CPU error based on the manual descriptions for the motherboard light status. I’ve attempted booting up with only 1 ram stick and still got the same result.

The PC did not post, and yes I did attempt without a cooler attached but I figured 1 minute of light load without a cooler would be okay so long as I could potentially get it to boot.

Specs: Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming LGA1151 CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 280mm - RL-KRX62-02 GPU: RTX 2070 Super Ram: 16GB (2X8GB) , Vengeance LPX Grey , 3000Mhz CL15 Hi there, I’m currently about to lose my mind. Yesterday I attempted to install a Noctua D-15 cooler in place of my NZXT Kraken X62. The process went smoothly, cleaned the CPU, applied new thermal paste, ensured all connections were plugged in appropriately and upon finishing I went to attempt to boot it up but instead all I got was fan spin, a red light on the motherboard indicating a CPU error which was then followed by my PC shutting off only to start up again 5-10 seconds later. The entire time the PC stays on is about 45 seconds until it shuts down and does the boot loop. I have done the following to troubleshoot: 1. Checked and reseated the CPU (no bent pins or thermal paste on pads 2. removed the cooler to attempt a soft boot up 3. disconnected and reconnected all appropriate power cables to the motherboard 4. Verified the CPU and cooler are making contact the only options I have left to troubleshoot with are the CMOS reset, and connecting straight to the motherboard’s hdmi out to see if I can get the bios at all. Any other options/suggestions or is my CPU/motherboard toast?

Hi everyone! Specs for Reference: Motherboard = MSI Z370 Gaming Plus CPU = CORE i7 8700K @ 3.70GHz GPU = EVGA Geforce 1070 Ti Ram = Corsair 2x8GB 3000MHz OS = Windows 10 1903 Over the past week I'be been helping my friend with his PC as he was initially running into issues involving his RAM where he would hit the full 8 GB load threshold whenever games like Fortnite and PUBG were running. While there would be some slow down he had noted that there was never a significant performance hit during actual game play. Following this he opted to upgrade to Corsair 2x8GB (16GB) Vengeance Pro 3000MHz ram just to improve his overall capacity. After helping him install it we noticed that his performance was taking a pretty big hit and that was due to my forgetfulness of configuring XMP and the memory frequency within the motherboard BIOS. Following those adjustments it appeared as though things were going alright, performance wasn't the best but things were playable. Fast forward to last night and when attempting to run Destiny 2 he was getting 30 FPS on the character select screen. I downloaded NZXT's CAM software and saw his CPU was running at 97 degrees celsius.. After reapplying thermal paste and ensure contact with his cooler his temperatures went down and I assumed that would fix the issue outright but sadly the performance was just as bad if not worse. Destiny would sit at 30-40FPS in the tower and even lower in the open exploration areas. Fortnite would hit stutters if the mouse moved too fast even on medium settings, and PUBG would force a 5 second delay between the mouse movement and movement in game. I've gone through and reinstalled his graphics drivers, checked background tasks and closed them mid game, I've double checked his current version of windows and its up to date, and I've run userbenchmark to see if there are any component issues. Below are the user benchmark results, but at this point I'm desperate to figure out what's going on. https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/21258045

Is there any reason for that upgrade in particular?

Hi All! So for my birthday I wanted treat myself and make an upgrade to the GPU on my PC. I'm currently using a PNY Nvdia 1080 paired with a Intel Core i7 8700K along with an Alienware AW2518H that goes up to 240hz for the refresh rate. I play in 1080p as my sole resolution so I'm looking for something that I'd be able to run things on max settings with while still potentially hitting a frame rate that comes close to my monitor's refresh rate with g-sync. As a current example of my "benchmarks" I play a lot of Destiny 2 and hover around the 119-126 range with occasional dips happening during large scale activities. My roommate recently purchased a 2080 and has been having some issues getting it to really stay consistent when playing (he also plays Destiny 2) so I'm a bit weary to go down that same route, but I wanted to check and see what the consensus was on current graphics cards to look into. Any an all help would be greatly appreciated.

This really helped a lot, up until now I had been using air cooling and that's gotten me pretty far since I don't do any overclocking (it makes me nervous to). So do you think if I went with that higher i5 or maybe even an i7 that would help with my throttling issues? Also do you have any air coolers that you would recommend? I'll probably hold off on SLI because you're right it would be pretty overkill so I'll hold off and wait for GPU prices to balance out so I can pick up a 1080ti. Last question, do you know of any good motherboards that support a large amount of usb 3.0 ports? It can be either intel or AMD but I have an oculus rift that has been sitting around collection dust because I don't have enough ports tp plug it into without removing things. Also thanks for all of your help and providing me with those pc partpicker links thosee really helped me in getting an idea at alternatives for my build,

I actually am really happy with the Dell monitors, and the reason I held off from going freesync was because I was primarily focused on getting the most out of my Nvdia card through the use of G-Sync. The reason I went with that specific motherboard was because it pairs well with the AMD chipset, but another person suggest a potential intel alternative so I'll be sure to weigh all those options and I'll be sure to take your recommendation into consideration should that be the route I go! You're right about the case though I first picked it just as a placeholder because it was compatible with my build but I'm definitely going to shop around and look at other options that have reasonable airflow and can support the H60 cooler. I'm kinda stuck with my current ram given the drastic increase in price, but I'll keep that in mind for future upgrades. Overall though thanks for all the advice I appreciate it!

Gotcha that makes sense I'll probably wait for prices to level out and sell my 1070 to upgrade to a 1080ti. Thanks for the advice!

Hi there! So two years ago I built my first PC and have absolutely loved it, mainly because it was an awesome learning experience along with getting to re-experience games again with higher frame rates/higher graphic fidelity. My original build is as follows Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake Processor 3.2GHz 8.0GT/s 6MB LGA 1151 CPU Nvdia GTX 970 16 GB (G.Skill - NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory) MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A SLI Plus) EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 120-G1-0650-XR 650W 80 PLUS Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply Kingston 140GB SSD Seagate 2TB HDD Razer Blackwidow Keyboard ASUS 24-inch Full HD FreeSync Gaming Monitor [VG245H] 1080p Initially this setup was great, and I got a lot of use out of it when it came to gaming, after awhile though I wanted to experience the joys of G-Sync and 144hz refresh rates so I ended up upgrading to a dual monitor setup consisting of these two 2560 x 1440p Dell Monitors. After making the monitor upgrade I moved onto buying a Nvdia GTX 1070 Founders edition GPU (before mining inflated the cost) along with a 500GB Samsung SSD. So now after using this setup for about a little over two years with the upgrades listed, I'm starting to see a CPU bottleneck with graphic intensive games such as PUBG, Quantum Break, and Fortnite when running them at higher settings. This results in a complete slow down of my system and my mouse will slowly drag across the screen trying to keep up with my movements. I've checked my thermals and that isn't what is causing the bottle neck, so I think it just might be time to upgrade my CPU to provide a little bit of elbow room. Then when it comes to the 1440p side of things I'm noticing my GPU is being maxed out when running at ultra settings on that specific resolution and while I could bump it down to 1080p lets just say the monitors don't downscale very well. Also it shuold be noted while I'm using a dual monitor setup I'm only playing games on one rather than stretching it across the two monitors. My overall question here is what should I focus on upgrading? I'm looking at a budget of $1000 USD and was considering upgrading to a Ryzen 5 1600X for my CPU. which would necessitate a motherboard change, power supply change, and case change (all of which are fine because my case is on it's last legs and is running low on room because I want to add another SSD). Then for the 1440p side I was considering biting the bullet and trying to track down another 1070 Founders edition to run in SLI or just swap that card out for a 1080 TI whenever the price drops? Included is a potential pc partpicker list I made for this upgrade, and while I realize the price is steep I'm keeping the RAM, graphics card, Storage (adding another M.2 SDD potentially), and then swapping out the case, motherboard, power supply, adding water cooling, and CPU while all of my peripherals are the same. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ghMv6s Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ghMv6s/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($210.39 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus - STRIX X370-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($176.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($167.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.79 @ OutletPC) Storage: Hitachi - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) Case: Corsair - 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.99 @ My Choice Software) Total: $1476.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-07 12:13 EST-0500