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All good. Main question is should I use wqhd even though I don't have great framerates, or go down to 27" 1440p with better fps and better colors?

That's not real HDR1000 Either and has lower color gamut thaN the 2 I mentioned

Won't need it for photo work, no. I just game. But I like sightseeing games more than esports

Hey guys, I have a 3700x and a 2080(non super non ti). I'm currently using an Acer predator X34P (IPS WQHD 34" 120hz). The two problems I have are: difficult to drive modern games at 3440x1440 over 60 fps even with a 2080 (rdr2, ghost recon). And that the color accuracy is lower than more modern nano IPS models. I play mostly single player RPG games; rdr2, Witcher 3, far cry, etc. Don't do any competitive multiplayer anymore. I like high refresh (at least 100) but not for competition purposes. I'm split between going down to a 2560x1440 display and which one. WQHD is nice but I play on my 16:9 laptop and don't really feel it's a lot worse. The gain in performance would be nice, and models like the 27LG850 Have much better colors, especially DCI-P3 performance. However only the PG27UQ and it's acer cousin have real HDR1000, and that sounds appealing. Of course 4k brings back the performance penalty but I could render games at 1440 and still use the full hdr support. Right now I have a warranty on my x34p and can get $630 of in-store credit at microcenter for it. The 27GL850 Is $450 and a PG27UQ is $1200. Don't really wanna spend 1200 but I'm open to options. Also open to other models of course.

@i_build_nanosuits Alright, I found the sweet spot now. Can do 4.9 at 1.30V, which actually ends up being 1.28V as measured by HWMonitor during stressing. Max package temp 85C, leveling off closer to 77-81C. Without FPU stress, that's 65-70C. In games I'd bet 65 max. I'll leave it here for good now. Is it weird that I can do 4.9 at 1.3 but 5.0 requires 1.4+? Seems like needing another .10 is a huge jump for just 100 MHz. Not that the 100 MHz matters, but just wondering if this is normal behavior because I'm learning and the more I know, the easier this will be for future chips. Thanks guys!

Yeah, 8/16t is nice but the truth is a ton of gamers have 4/8 still so devs won't make it run like shit on those... Yet. I wonder how much better temps are with a soldered 9900k... Not having to delid is worth part of the price premium when you factor in delidding tools cost money, liquid metal does, plus voiding the warranty. Makes $500 look like a decent price imo

Yeah I'm interested in a 9900K as well. Technically the 8700K is last gen now, so I'm not gonna throw money at delidding and liquid metal when there's newer chips out. I'll probably wait til 10th gen or Ryzen 3rd. At least the 360mm AIO will be useful for years!

Ram is at 3000MHz, that's how I got the system (got it whole on CL, couldn't pick my own parts really). Yeah 3200 would be nice but again, only 200MHz difference, like the CPU I have an RTX 2070, 1080p144Hz monitor. Runs pretty smooth. In games CPU is under 65-70C. And I'm talking AC:Origins, or FC5 which actually do use 8-10 threads. I could drop to 4.8 @ 1.25 or so, but I don't have concerns about lifespan at 1.3-1.32.

No the 74c is while stress testing. I've come to the realization that 5GHz is just too much for my chip. 4.9GHz at 1.32V is fine, stays below 80C and that's AIDA64, with all the boxes checked. In games it's below 70. 4.9 is good enough, kind of disappointed I can't get 5, but I know it doesn't really matter. 5GHz just won't stay stable below 1.4, and I don't feel safe there, plus it's way too hot even with a 360mm AIO with the pump and fans set to full

Well, I think I'm done now. 4.9GHz is easy at even 1.30 volts, but 5.0GHz requires a full 1.4+. This 1.3V 4.9 GHz clock yields max temp of 78 on the CPU, including a FPU stress. Bump it up to 5GHz, needs unsafe voltage and it hits 94 easily. So screw 5GHz! I guess the sweet spot for this chip is 4.9, and that's good enough haha. I guess that's the silicon lottery.

Went back in, loaded the 5G profile, so that the current would be set to OC, as well as some internal power management settings, then just changed the voltage down to 1.33. Now I'm getting max of about 90C, but AIDA doesn't report any throttling, and this is with FPU turned ON. I will try for 1.32 etc and see what happens. Looks like not changing the current is what my limit was, not the voltage.

Now when I try stressing the fpu or use prime95, not Aida, I get BSOD's. Would this mean I need more voltage? If so, I see what you mean about just running at 4.8 instead....

But is it worth even using the fpu test then? Also I now am getting bsod's when checking off stress FPU. need more voltage?

Hey guys, I finally decided to try out overclocking for myself. I have an 8700k, no delid, ASUS Z370-E, and a Corsair H150i PRO RGB (push/pull, included fans plus 3 LL120's). I've built systems before, but just haven't tried OC'ing myself, so I am familiar with the parts and the jargon. I tried the ASUS 5G OC profile that's baked into the motherboard, it seems to be trash, voltages go up to 1.4-1.5 (ow). So I reset the BIOS and retried from scratch using my own values. Set ratio to 50, (5.0 GHz), turned on XMP, and changed voltage to a manual 1.30, also the multi-core enhancement is on. At 1.28 the pc goes straight to BSOD on boot, but 1.30 has been stable for a while now. I'm using AIDA64, CPU stress test only. Maintaining 68-70C on the CPU, hottest core maxed out at 77C, CPU max was 74C. Now for the questions! 1. Should I check off other boxes when stress testing? In the real world I just game, AAA games, but that's it. I do homework and game, no editing or server workloads. My understanding is that the FPU test is only relevant for people using AVX instruction sets, correct? 2. Are there other settings I should look at in the BIOS to maximize my earnings? Should multi-core enhancement be on etc.? 3. Should I try and push the clocks to 5.1-5.2? I know that it wouldn't make a real-world difference, but going from 4.7 to 5.0 doesn't either, so in your guys opinion would it be worth pushing my luck? Any other information that I can provide I'd be happy to! BTW, case is H700i, there's a fourth LL120 at the back exhaust, plus one stock NZXT 120mm on top, and 2 120mm HD RGB fans up top. (H150i is at the front as intake, push/pull)