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    [SOLVED] Should i update my bios because of these changes ?

    I have a Z390 UD motherboard and updated it when i got it one year ago. Now i've been overclocking my cpu ( i5-9600k ) and while checking the motherboards site i saw a recent bios update available with these description : Enhance RAID AIC compatibility Fix CPU Vcore and power behavior...
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    [SOLVED] Corsair 750M coil whine after installing new cpu cooler and potential shorting ?

    Yeah the cx750m. I just thought it was the psu because of the noise coming from that area before the pc turned off. I just bought a rm50x for a peace of mind and will try to pinpoint any loose components and go over cable managment.
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    [SOLVED] Corsair 750M coil whine after installing new cpu cooler and potential shorting ?

    I'm just questioning the psu when it comes to my build because of the bad experiences people have had with it. It is a budget psu afaik and i regret cheaping out on a psu and would love a good recommendation fit for my build ! Sorry for my bad format i'm on my phone and not used to this forums...
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    [SOLVED] Corsair 750M coil whine after installing new cpu cooler and potential shorting ?

    So this PSU is starting to scare the <Mod Edit> out of me. First off when i look it up on forums it gets bad reviews for anything more than a basic desktop, second of all when i turned my PC on after installing a new cooler ( Corsair h100x ) it wen't fine except for a new coil whine. It ran for...
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    Question [HELP] Noise from GPU even when idle (after upgrade), coil whine ?

    I updated my BIOS as the support for the cpu came in a newer update, that plus disabling c-states got rid of the noise. Do cpus coil whine ? It really felt like the sound came from the gpu area, maybe the motherboard itself ? Anyways i overclocked the cpu to 4,5ghz and disabled c-states and the...
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    Question [HELP] Noise from GPU even when idle (after upgrade), coil whine ?

    Hi ! Thanks for the reply, Power supply is the CX750M 80 Plus. I'm 80% sure i'ts the gpu, the noise is familiar to the times i got coil whine when running super high frame rates ( main menus etc ) and the noise seems to come from the GPU . Most cables are the same, except i got 2 SATA cables...
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    Question [HELP] Noise from GPU even when idle (after upgrade), coil whine ?

    I just upgraded my motherboard,cpu and got DDR4 Ram today, i5-790k & Gigabyte z390 UD, Corsair 3000mhz ram. After i changed the components there's been a screeching whiny noise from the computer, it's on constantly, even when idle and only stops if windows is loading something, like( chrome...
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    Question Is it worth upgrading my i5 3550 to another lga-1155 cpu ?

    Thanks for the answer. I've made some offers to people selling rigs with them around me, won't go higher than £150 at most.
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    Question Is it worth upgrading my i5 3550 to another lga-1155 cpu ?

    I mainly run into problems when working in a DAW making music, when the project gets big and has many plugins running the computer tends to freeze a couple of secs or work really slow. It's recommended to pick a cpu with a faster single core performance, 4 to 8 physical cores. '' An 8 core CPU...
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    Question Is it worth upgrading my i5 3550 to another lga-1155 cpu ?

    I've got a I5-3550 cpu which is starting to give me issues on certain programs, so i have been looking to upgrade but if i want a newer cpu i need to upgrade my motherboard and ram. I found a decent upgrade for all but the price ended being 800$ which i'd rather not like to spend right now. I...
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    Gtx 970, idle temp gone up after going 4k normal ?

    I noticed that the temp of my gtx 970 palit jetstream has gone up to 50-60 while idle from 40-45 on my old 1080p monitor. Is this normal ?