Recent content by UltronXavier

I'd forgotten all about this post! I only managed to fix my issue after doing a fresh install of Windows. When the issue came back, along with random crashes, I discovered I had an issue with my motherboard and had to replace it. Everything has been working perfectly since. I haven't updated...

Hi all! Not sure if this is the right place to post this, please let me know if not. Basically my computer has started severely lagging and/or freezing when I close games sometimes. The games will run completely smoothly and without issue, but as soon as I close it the computer either has a...

Thanks for all the responses. Based on what you've all said I'll leave it and keep monitoring the temps to see if I see any changes or issues develop.

Hi all, not sure if this is the right thread for this question... My question is about thermal paste. Specifically, how often should it be changed and, when changing, can you use an old tube or is it best to buy new paste? I bought Noctua NT-H2 when I built my PC this time last year and...

MoBo: MSI Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon CPU: i5 9600k Cooler: Corsair H100i PSU: Corsair RM1000i (replaced in October due to a boot loop issue) GPU: MSI 1660ti Armor RAM: 16gb Corsair vengeance RGB (3200mhz) Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1tb (boot) Samsung 860 EVO 1tb WD SN750 1tb NVMe (since December)

If you've got the money then a 2060 or 2060 super would be overkill for 1080p but would be able to handle gaming at 1440p if/when you decide to upgrade. I suggest you wait a few months to make you decision, like me - Nvidia Ampere will be announced soon and it will obviously drive prices down of...

Hi! A recently developed issue has arisen where my computer will boot with no display. The word part is that if I force shut down (hold the power button) it will work again without issue. All the fans start spinning and all RGB comes on, as well as the RGB on the keyboard and mouse. The only...

How long should i leave it? It's been doing this loop for a 15 minutes...

Interesting, I didn't know that... So you're saying that if, for whatever reason, my computer won't post (i.e. spins fans and lights up for a few seconds before shutting off and repeating this process) I should just wait it out until it POSTs? I'd gotten into a habit of having to reset the CMOS...

Thanks for the reply. I'll try it out tonight! Do you have any idea what would cause it to stop working like that though, after months of using them both at the same with no apparent issue? Or could that potentially be what killed off my first set of RAM?

I built my first gaming PC in April this year and for the first few months everything was running fine. I turned on the XMP profile for my RAM to run at 3200mhz instead of 2133mhz and "Game Boost" for an automatic CPU overclock. I then had an issue with the RAM and had to get it replaced by...

Mostly repeating what other people have replied already, but it sounds way too risky to me. Why would someone buy such an expensive processor and not get it replaced/repaired by Intel if it was possible? This leads me to believe he has damaged it somehow and is no longer covered by the warranty...

Damn, I didn't think CPU power had that much power on frame rate. I knew that each frame has to be fed into the CPU etc. but I figured I'd be good for a long time and good for some graphics upgrades with my i5 9600k... I'm currently only using a 1660ti, but am looking to upgrade soon. Would...

Just out of curiosity, how much does the CPU hold back FPS? I thought that it was only in games that utilise multi-threading (e.g. Battlefield 5) that you would see a benefit with a better CPU? I have an it 9600k because I thought it was one of the best for gaming. Would I have been much better...

It's much better than I was expecting to be honest, it gives me time to wait for prices to come down on the better GPUs!