It's decision time - 9700k!

[EspinalAndres]

This 19th of june is a special day without IVA (19% off) here in my country.

 

I have got:

MSI H310 pro M2

i5 8400

RAM: XPG 2x8GB @2666 https://www.xpg.com/es/feature/552/

MasterLiquid ML120L RGB

MSI Nvidia 1070TI titanium

EVGA G3 550W gold

 

I am struggling with my CPU because I always get almost 100% of utilization on games like: Battlefield V, PUBG etc, so I can't even use discord with PUBG since it gives me stuttering. Other thing, I can´t see difference (on FPS) on any game between low and ultra settings because of this bottleneck.

 

So, I was wondering, what if I buy an i7 9700K (403 USD only available on that day) which is the best price here so far, and recover at least 45% or so selling my i5 8400. I've got no budget for PSU, motherboard or AIO only processor.

 

But I have the following questions, please only answer if you are certain because is literally all my savings for this, there is no room for one single mistake.

 

1- Will my AIO (MasterLiquid ML120L RGB) cool this i7 9700k @stock without throtling? Can we trust this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_wJabW4AfA&t=457s)?.

2- Will my 550W gold be able to power this CPU @stock and my 1070TI MSI titanium?

3- Will my H310 survive at least till december 2020 with the i7 9700k until I buy a z370? by the way It does support an i7 9700k: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H310M-PRO-M2#support-cpu

 

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mister Woof]

1. It will be close, but it might not throttle. 129 AIOs kinda eh....better off with a decent air tower cooler.

 

2. Yeah if it's a quality unit.

 

3. It might not throttle but it will definitely be hot. Will it work until this December? Probably without much worry. But the VRM will probably throttle.

 

4. The 9700 is a bad product, imo.

[IC4]

6 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

This 19th of june is a special day without IVA (19% off) here in my country.

 

I have got:

MSI H310 pro M2

i5 8400

RAM: XPG 2x8GB @2666 https://www.xpg.com/es/feature/552/

MasterLiquid ML120L RGB

MSI Nvidia 1070TI titanium

EVGA G3 550W gold

 

I am struggling with my CPU because I always get almost 100% of utilization on games like: Battlefield V, PUBG etc, so I can't even use discord with PUBG since it gives me stuttering. Other thing, I can´t see difference (on FPS) on any game between low and ultra settings because of this bottleneck.

 

So, I was wondering, what if I buy an i7 9700K (403 USD only available on that day) which is the best price here so far, and recover at least 45% or so selling my i5 8400.

 

But I have the following questions, please only answer if you are certain because is literally all my savings for this, there is no room for one single mistake.

 

1- Will my AIO (MasterLiquid ML120L RGB) cool this i7 9700k @stock without throtling? Can we trust this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_wJabW4AfA&t=457s)?.

2- Will my 550W gold be able to power this CPU @stock and my 1070TI MSI titanium?

3- Will my H310 survive at least till december 2020 with the i7 9700k until I buy a z370?

 

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

 

Get a better air cooler, that masterpro isn’t that great. Your power supply has the wattage for that setup, some people will come at tell you that’s not a great psu for the reasons referenced in the tier list but if you already have it, then just stick with it. And for the third question I’m not up to date with intel motherboards so let someone more qualified answer that question 

[5x5]

Ignoring the horrible board that will likely overheat or power throttle since it's physically incapable of safely powering a 9700K, the 9700K itself is a bad purchase as it's far outclassed by the 3700X and 10600K both

[IC4]

@EspinalAndresAlso if you plan on buying a new mobo, just wait dude. Ryzen refresh is right around the corner along with b550 boards. And if you can wait even longer till later this year 4th gen cpus are coming out and will put the nail in the coffin for intel.

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

 

Wait, how does the price compare to an R5 3600?

Probably get a new cooler, those CM units aren't the highest quality.

[Haro]

15 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

Will my H310 survive at least till december 2020 with the i7 9700k until I buy a z370? by the way It does support an i7 9700k:

Most likely not 

Sell the  8400 and get a decent board with decent power delivery

15 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

Will my AIO (MasterLiquid ML120L RGB) cool this i7 9700k @stock without throtling? Can we trust this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_wJabW4AfA&t=457s)?.

It should be fine for the mean time 

 

15 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

Will my 550W gold be able to power this CPU @stock and my 1070TI MSI titanium

Yes 

Edit : might add 

just sell the 8400 and the h310 board and get a b450 pro4 and a 3600

It will be a whole lot better 

Edited June 14, 2020 by TofuHaroto

[IC4]

1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

Most likely not 

Sell the  8400 and get a decent board with decent power delivery

It should be fine for the mean time 

 

Yes 

Tofu I love you 

[Jurrunio]

Imo that board could so weak even the 8400.cant run at full speed. check the 8400's clock speed in game first.3

[EspinalAndres]

10 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Imo that board could so weak even the 8400.cant run at full speed. check the 8400's clock speed in game first.3

Actually they run at 3.8 all core.

[Jurrunio]

21 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

Actually they run at 3.8 all core.

It will be too weak for the i7 regardless and if you're replacing the board at the end, might as well hop to a new platform altogether

[Boyohan]

11 hours ago, EspinalAndres said:

This 19th of june is a special day without IVA (19% off) here in my country.

 

I have got:

MSI H310 pro M2

i5 8400

RAM: XPG 2x8GB @2666 https://www.xpg.com/es/feature/552/

MasterLiquid ML120L RGB

MSI Nvidia 1070TI titanium

EVGA G3 550W gold

 

I am struggling with my CPU because I always get almost 100% of utilization on games like: Battlefield V, PUBG etc, so I can't even use discord with PUBG since it gives me stuttering. Other thing, I can´t see difference (on FPS) on any game between low and ultra settings because of this bottleneck.

 

So, I was wondering, what if I buy an i7 9700K (403 USD only available on that day) which is the best price here so far, and recover at least 45% or so selling my i5 8400. I've got no budget for PSU, motherboard or AIO only processor.

 

But I have the following questions, please only answer if you are certain because is literally all my savings for this, there is no room for one single mistake.

 

1- Will my AIO (MasterLiquid ML120L RGB) cool this i7 9700k @stock without throtling? Can we trust this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_wJabW4AfA&t=457s)?.

2- Will my 550W gold be able to power this CPU @stock and my 1070TI MSI titanium?

3- Will my H310 survive at least till december 2020 with the i7 9700k until I buy a z370? by the way It does support an i7 9700k: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H310M-PRO-M2#support-cpu

 

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

 

1- It is a bit on the small side but should do fine. 

2. Yepp

3. NO... Do not use a 9700K with a H310 board. 

Don't buy a 9700k...As many have already said there are a lot of better alternatives. 

These are the CPUs I would consider in a similar price range.

Ryzen 5 3600 - best value 

Ryzen 7 3700x - best overall

Intel i5 10600k - best gaming (slightly) 

 

Also

If you plan to sell your old 8400 it will be much easier to do this if you also have working motherboard for that CPU. 

[EspinalAndres]

thank you all, I will wait until december to upgrade.