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So with my main rig getting soon replaced with a x570 Zen2 based system (most likely), I'm contemplating what to do with my existing system. I would love to turn it into an unraid storage or other VM hypervisor capable setup. CPU: i7-4790k (or i5-4690T) RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz MOBO: Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Storage Drives: many 1,2, and 3 TB drives, likely using about 6 total HDD/SSD if I can get away with it. I also have an old mini HP workstation sitting on the shelf with the i5-4690T CPU available to use with the Z97 board if I want to keep the power draw lower (if I'm mostly using this for storage). Would the 4790k be complete overkill and not worth the extra energy cost? Would the 4690T be suitable? Added bonus of using the 4690T would be the ability to sell the 4790k for a decent value. Primary goal of the server would be for file storage. I have a 2-bay QNAP NAS that I would like to migrate away from. Secondary would be to run 1-2 VM's for gaming servers, and any tinkering / learning I want to do on new platforms. Any thoughts on this setup?

So my EVGA GTX 970 SSC has over time developed coil whine that is starting to become unbearable to listen to. Sadly the 970 still gives me just about all the performance I want in the current games I play, but I certainly wouldn't mind taking a look towards the future with potential upgrades. I have recently upgraded a few pieces in my system, and it currently looks like the following: CPU: i7-4790k at 4.5 GHz (haven't bothered OCing too hard yet) RAM: 16GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz Storage: 2x SATA SSD, plus many TB's in a NAS GPU EVGA GTX 970 SSC, stock clocks Bought a new PSU to help diagnose the coil whine, but to also correct my previous mistake of buying a cheap PSU. Now rocking a Seasonic Focus Gold 650W. My temps are all fantastic in the current case. Never once when I tested OCing the CPU or GPU did I feel that temps were ever a problem. System runs nice and quiet (except when gaming due the coil whine). As for GPU options, I'm using a BenQ 144Hz 1080p Gsync monitor, and I have two nvidia Shield TV players that I frequently use for Gamestream. That more or less locks up in the nvidia world. The RTX2060 looks appealing as a brand new unit, but would cost me over $500 Canadian dollars, which is WAY more than I ever spent on a PC component (970 was sub $400 when I bought it). Any other thoughts or opinions? I looked into the 1060 6GB, but that's barely an upgrade (more like a side grade) and that's still $300+

Update the bios firmware. This solved the issue for me a few months ago. I believe bios version 1.5 is what I'm running.

I have been having the same issues. Try setting your 144Hz monitor to 120Hz. This seems to fix it for most people. The issue is actually with Windows 10 it looks like. It tries to sync all displays with a similar multiplier. Since 144 doesn't divide with 60, it seems to create the issues you mentioned. Give that a shot and let me know if it helps.

Just wanted to chime in here for those who may have run into a similar issue as me. I thought my performance was taking huge hits (thus wondering if an upgrade is worthwhile), but it turns out I was just running into a refresh rate issue. Primary monitor, 1080p 144hz Gsync Secondary Monitor, 1080p, 60Hz When running a game on the 144hz screen, and any graphical task on the 60Hz monitor (videos, for example), my 144Hz monitor FPS would stutter like crazy and drop to anywhere from 50 to 80 fps. Turns out this is a longstanding issue with Windows 10 that tries to sync up the refresh rate timings across multiple displays. A refresh rate of 144Hz doesn't divide with 60Hz and thus caused this issue. If I drop my primary display to 120Hz, then everything runs buttery smooth. Bad news? It's an annoying issue that I didn't realize was happening for well over a year, and it seems like a silly issue overall. Good news? My hardware is better than I expected and all my games are very smooth when also watching twitch/youtube on the secondary monitor. Also I guess I'm happy at 120fps instead of 144fps and thus requiring slightly less performance to max that out. Lastly, my hunt for a used 4790k or 4770k was painful. These processors are quite expensive and hard to find in my area (Ontario/Quebec) for a reasonable price. If I was convinced to upgrade, I'd be better off not spending $300+ (Canadian) for the 4th gen processors, and save for a newer gen setup which I priced out at roughly $600 for CPU/Motherboard/RAM.

I'll definitely do a fresh install of Windows. I'm hesitant to invest into anymore pieces that can't be used for a future system. Buying additional DDR3 memory at these prices is a hard pill to take at the moment. My current ram clock is sitting at 1600MHz (and my bios loves to reset that to 1333Mhz on occasion for some reason). Would a further increase have a dramatic enough effect to invest between 100 and 200$?

Samsung Evo 850 250GB, secondary data drive is an 840 250GB. Everything else is on a 3TB QNAP NAS.

So I've reached the stage of 3 years with my current rig, which is usually when I go around and evaluate if it's worth it to upgrade anything. I am replacing the cooler and fans for a quieter experience, but then I started looking to see if there's any reason to upgrade for a decent dollar count. i5 4690k OC at 4.5ghz 8gb DDR3 1600mhz (2x4GB, 2 free dimm slots) GTX 970 I have been noticing a bit of a hit on performance when multitasking (gaming + music/videos streaming). Games themselves are doing just fine for my 144hz 1080p monitor for the most part. I'd love to get more cores / threads, but the prospect of ponying up 300+ on an i7-4790k isn't so appealing (can't seem to find anyone selling one used locally). Upgrading to a newer architecture is at least a $400 prospect (cpu, mobo, ddr4 memory). Comparing some of the reasonably price Zen cpu's doesn't show a huge increase in performance unless it's purely multi threaded performance. Am I missing something that could be done for relatively low cost that would be worthwhile?

Discovered an interesting issue with the Dell G7 and the i7-8750H processor (system I have includes 16GB RAM, GTX 1060MaxQ). System runs very well for all the tasks I throw at it when it is connected to the AC power (Virtual machines, gaming, even CPU intensive tasks such as 7zip). However the experience changes completely when I switch to battery power. Now I don't expect miracles when running solely off of battery power, but the CPU throttles down to a meager 0.8GHz with a TDP limit of ~15W. As you can imagine, this makes even the general use cases of browsing, moving windows around, and opening folders a rather slow / choppy experience. As soon as I plug the power source back in, it bumps right up to between 3 and 4 GHz, and the TDP shoots back up to 45W and higher with Turbo Boost. All drivers and BIOS have been flashed to the latest versions. Even Dell tech support was stumped as to why this is happening. I know I'm not the only user facing this issue as there is a post on the Dell community forum with others having this same issue. Thinking this might have to do something with power management settings in Windows 10, I tried setting everything I can think of and then some. Nothing changes this behaviour. Even played with Throttlestop but with no results. Lastly, I booted up an Ubuntu install on a usb drive and did a stress test with the exact same results. 3+ GHz in AC power, 800MHz on battery. So I'm guessing this is an issue with the firmware/BIOS implementation that Dell chose for this laptop model. There is no such option to change this style of power management in the BIOS. Now I'm left guessing if this is the intended behaviour or if this is an actual issue? Is this a reasonable behaviour for this era of 8th gen processors? My previous Dell Latitude running a 4th gen i7 was able to pump out 30W or more to the CPU to keep performance strong when on battery power. It feels really bad when this brand new G7 performs worse than a 4 year old laptop when comparing their battery power performance.