Build Update Advice

[Tendread]

Last night, I started experiencing total system lock-ups when playing games after short periods of time. No graphical artifacts or changes in temperature that would explain the issue (I'll be doing more troubleshooting this evening) but it got me thinking, if I did need to replace my CPU, what would I upgrade to? 

 

Here's my current build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£269.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	£56.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus - MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£207.77 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£119.98 @ Laptops Direct
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£78.32 @ Aria PC
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£226.39 @ Aria PC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case	Cooler Master - HAF X ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply	OCZ - ZT 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Monitor	Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£209.99 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	Asus - ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	£569.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1739.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-09 15:44 GMT+0000

 

And here are some parts I've considered replacing them with (the CPU and cooler may be a little overkill)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£479.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	£179.99 @ Ebuyer
Motherboard	MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£199.96 @ Box Limited
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case	£186.99 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	Corsair - 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£137.80 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1184.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-09 15:44 GMT+0000

So what do you guys think, are there any areas I'm neglecting or would get more benefit from upgrading?

[Manderis]

If you just need to replace your cpu I would just do that. But I doubt your cpu is broken. 

And maybe a better psu

 

For the potential new build don't go overkill on cpu cooler if you don't do it for the lulz or looks/bragging rights. 

[brob]

I'd start looking at software changes to see if a driver or other update is contributing.

[Tendread]

Seems to be some sort of issue with the m2 drive. Hitting 100% usage with 0 read/write

[brob]

Is the M.2 new? Is it the boot drive?

[Sorenson]

if you want to upgrade this is a great excuse. If you are happy with your current setup I would first dial back overclocks on the cpu/GPU if they are overclocked. If that doesn’t fix it I would uninstall and reinstall drivers (make sure you have the latest cpu drivers from intel). If that doesn’t fix it try a fresh install of windows. If everything fails then you’re probably looking at failing hardware.

[k.m.p]

10 hours ago, Tendread said:

Seems to be some sort of issue with the m2 drive. Hitting 100% usage with 0 read/write

do you have a spare drive? or you could try putting windows on the sata ssd and seeing if you still have problems, if not, that could be the cause.

if that is the problem, samsung ssd's have a 5 year warranty which you'd want to try to use first

[k.m.p]

with the m.2 ssd both plugged in without windows and disconnected