Recent content by Cyier

The only other thing I can think of that may be causing the issue would be if the power supply is having issues and causing the restart. I would contact the manufacturer to see if they could help get an RMA setup.

I agree that turbo mode was OC's the chip and made it unstable. I would keep it as is but increase fan speeds and redo the stress test a couple of times to make sure no more restarts. I think the temps off the motherboard would be a close indicator of the case temp. Also if your room temp is...

Nice price Syn. I haven't used Gigabyte mobos in a long time, only their GPU.

I've never used Arctic. The last two builds I've used Noctua heatsinks and fans, love them but can be on pricy side. As for the mobo if you plan on ever using crossfire/sli I would go Z97, if not then H97. I've had good luck with Asus, MSI and ASROCK over the past 4 years.

I'm afraid this game will turn into a **** show like Destiny. 6 hrs of story and same ol' grind your balls off end game area for l33t l00tz. *lays down on the couch* It all started when I purchased a PS4 for Destiny. They.....they told me......I mean...Bungie....THEY MADE HALO right, how...

if you know the make and model of your case go to pcpartpicker.com. There you can put in your current build and see which heatsink will work in your case. Double check what the case recommends and the heatsink height with fans to be sure.

H97 if you don't want to crossfire/sli GPU's, Z97 or 87 if you do.

Honestly I would pull the heatsink off and removed the thermal paste from the heatsink and CPU. Reapply thermal paste and spread it, put heatsink back on and tighten the screws down. Retest and get back to us.

I agree with Eden on the heatsink. Throw an extra $30 for a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and enjoy the the awesomeness.

Ehh....then its a toss up really based on price for me. The z97 is newer with a few perks for those who want to OC or tune things. If not the older Z87 will do you fine and save you a few bucks to throw at Steam.

I can tell you right now the i5 will smash the AMD's in performance. Call me an arse but AMD just doesn't do well in the CPU side of things. Short verdict: 100% Intel i5-4590 and don't look back.

You have a 4690k and if you plan on overclocking I would go with the Z97 that chipset clocks a bit better for the unlocked CPU.

If you plan on overclocking then the Z97 chipset works a tad bit better. Profoundnoah is right MSI has some good z97 gaming series mobos.

Sir, Do you know the temp of the case? http://ark.intel.com/products/75123/ Says 72C is the max case temp. With that H90 properly working it should be around that 30-50C mark when testing. Can you make sure the pump and fan for the H90 is properly working? Have you overclocked the CPU...

No Smak you shouldn't replace the power supply. I would also recommend going 8GB+ instead of 4GB for 64-bit OS's to have it operate more smooth.