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My friend has been struggling to solve his PC problem for a couple months now. I was finally able to take a look at it at home and I'm having the same problem; boot loop and no monitor signal. I reapplied thermal paste and changed his CPU cooler to a stock Intel one that I had laying around since the one he had on wasn't too secure. Also, I noticed that his motherboard only has one 4 pin EPS (CPU) header instead of the traditional/usual 4+4 pin slot. As far as I know, that shouldn't really a be a problem to cause a boot loop, maybe just won't get the most out of his PC due to power constraints. His specs are as follows; CPU: i7 9700KF Mobo: Not sure which motherboard exactly he has but it's definitely a Gigabyte Ultra Durable Mini ATX model (LGA1151 of course) GPU: Gigabyte 1660 Ti RAM: T-Create 16GB (unsure of clock speed) PSU: Aresgame AGW650 80+ Bronze Storage: WD Green SN350 1TB

Thanks for that info and I also just remembered that the 9700KF has intel turbo boost tech up to 4.9Ghz. Could the mobo handle that?

My friend has a very "budget motherboard" and it only has one 4 pin CPU header. Stock base clock is only 3.6GHz i believe. One 4 pin CPU mobo slot can handle up to approx. 150 watts so with that, what are some overclock settings for an i7 9700KF to get the most out of it?

Couldn't I just get the cheapest 1TB SSD i can find on PcPartPicker? Speeds of it really doesn't matter to me.

Title says it all; which one is better? Possibly going to upgrade.

Budget (including currency): $180-$250 (Try to stay under $250) Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming @1080p@60fps: Warzone, Shadow of the Tomb Raider (All Ultra settings @1080p), GTA V (All Ultra settings @4k or @1080p if needed), World of Warships (All ultra settings @4k or @1080p if needed) Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I don't need the graphics card updated, just anything else that I could benefit from an upgrade would be nice to know. Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GDk4F8 Word list for those who'd rather look at it: CPU: i7 8700k @5.0GHz @1.36V (I think, can't remember) GPU: AMD ASUS RX6600XT @2700MHz Core, @2200MHz Memory Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390UD (Would really like to upgrade this to a white 1151 mobo, mainly for aesthetics and better VRM cooling for potentially higher CPU clocks. Storage (really want to upgrade this too): • Boot: HPEX920 256GB NVME SSD • D: ADATA SU625 240GB SATA SSD RAM (doesn't need an upgrade): Team T-Force Delta RGB 32Gb (4 x 8gb) @3000Mhz PSU/Power Supply: Corsair SF600 600 Watt 80+ Gold Fully Modular (SFX because of the Lian Li case) Case Fans: The linkable Lian Li fans (in white) on the way (forgot the exact name) Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Mini White

I was wondering why I was getting huge FPS drops in games and I figured out that it's possibly because my GPU is doing some type of power saving mode in some points of the games I play so the FPS dips a lot due to the frequency/clock dipping to 40 or 60 MHz sometimes. Then when I look at an area that requires a lot of rendering, it takes a moment for the clock to raise up then the FPS is fine. I wanted to use MorePowerTool to raise the minimum clock speed so that it always stays at the overclock settings I have. Also, if it helps I have my CPU overclocked to 5.0GHZ all cores and my RAM XMP enabled @3000MHz. Edit: I booted up Fortnite since it's not really a demanding game and I when I'm in a blank island, the clock speed is at the full overclock, normal. But when I look at an area with a ton of objects, the clock speed goes down to about 300MHz and that's when the FPS drops from about 750 to barely 120. OC settings below if it helps;

Also, my boot drive is at 237 out of 238 gb. Could that be the problem too?

Unplug the power supply cord 3 times you're saying?

After I boot up my PC, I can log in but after about 10 seconds, the screen turns black. A few minutes ago, I saw a blue stretched screen that said Restore Windows or Restart so I just restarted. Ever since, the screen goes dark after I log in. PC specs: Mobo: Gigabyte Z390 UD CPU: i7 8700K @5.0GHz all cores GPU: ASUS DUAL AMD RX6600XT RAM: Team T-Force 32Gb (4 x 8GB) @3000MHz Power Supply (PSU): Corsair SF600 80+ Gold (SF because of my Lian Li PC O11D Mini Case)

I completely closed NZXT CAM and opened it back up, it's good now.

You're saying it's an NZXT CAM bug and nothing to worry about?

NZXT CAM is showing that DataExchangeHost is using 3421% of my GPU but my general GPU usage is 3%, constantly. The bar in NZXT CAM is showing 100% usage but it isn't adding up. General GPU usage hasn't moved from 3% at all, by the way. Under the Processes tab in Task Manager, my GPU doesn't even show up, but under the Performance tab, it shows and has normal readings. What is DataExchangeHost and how can I fix this anomaly?? (See 4 attached screenshots below)

Budget (including currency): Country: US Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Competitive Warzone, Rocket League, and Fortnite. Might be streaming. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Recommended case: Lian Li PC O11D Mini White from Amazon for about $122 USD. Wants the PC to look good aesthetically but more so to perform well. Budget is $1,300 USD. Graphics card can be a good used one from eBay, Amazon, OfferUp, wherever.

Is there a voltage that I could put it down to to keep my CPU @5.0GHz but the temps down to like 72C at max?