Recent content by Wislan

Running OCCT large data set (only for a few minutes atm in fairness) loads everything to 100% and 75C-85C, which seems alright to me? It might be worth trying for 5GhZ... Edit: after a few more minutes core 3 crept up to 90C but the rest are still 75-85.

Hello, I am new to overclocking and I am trying to overclock my i7-8700k CPU (cooled with a Noctua NH-D15). I have the core clock speed set to 4.9GhZ and the Vcore at 1.29V (after dropping back from 5.0GhZ and 1.30V which caused a BSOD). When I run Prime95 small FFTs test (set to run 12...

I've got the case fans working by plugging them direclty into the MOBO and not using the case fan controller. Odd that the case controller does not work but I can certainly live with it. CPU fan still does not work. I attached a case fan to the CPU fan input and the case fan ran, so presumably...

Hi all, I recently (alarmingly) realized that most of the fans (CPU fan, case fans, GPU fans appear to be working properly however) are not switching on, leading to swelteringly high CPU temps. I'm unsure how long it's been going on for (I usually have headphones on and don't notice the noise...

I was running the latest version (29.7). I have now downloaded 26.6 and am running that. It's been going for a few mins and cores 0 and 3 are ~73 while 1 and 2 are ~77, I suspect they might get to similar temps as before after running for a while longer. EDIT: 26.6 has been running for half an...

Hey, I have an i7-2600k CPU which I have heard is pretty good at overclocking, so rather than get a new CPU (which would require a new motherboard) I am considering overclocking my current one. Now let me tell you my tale of woe. Before touching the overclock I went to stress test with Prime95...

I've been thinking about the Asrock z370 pro4 since as far as I can tell it does everything I need it to do: compatible with Coffee Lake CPU, PCIe 3.0 x16 for the GPU, plenty of USB ports (no 3.1 but I'm sure I'll manage somehow :p ), enough SATA for my storage drives, space for RAM, and...

Alright, thanks for the advice! As for the storage, those are the drives I have already :p I mostly included them to show what the motherboard had to be able to support. I started ages ago with just the 500GB HDD, then when I decided to get a SSD I foolishly thought only 250GB would be enough...

Hey, I am in the process of upgrading my RAM, CPU, and motherboard. The intended final roster is i5-8600K or i7-8700K (I haven't decided yet :p) At least 16GB DDR4 RAM, would like room to expand this GTX 970 (4GB) 2 250gb ssd 500gb hdd Displays are one 1920x1080 and one 1440x900 but I will be...

Hey, I've decided that I really do need a new motherboard. My current one is super old and has been causing issues lately, and besides I am looking to upgrade other hardware, specifically more storage space and maybe a new processor. This has proven to be much more difficult than I an...

That is a good point, whilst my motherboard is fairly dated, it isn't broken. My current mohter board is a MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (this one https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z68AG43_G3.html#hero-specification) Additionally, the SSD is Samsung which I have heard can have compatibility issues with AMD...

Hey, Over the past few years I have upgraded every part of my PC excpet for the motherboard, so i decided to get a new one. This has proven to be much more difficult than I an anticipated and I am somewhat fearful of all the issues with compatability, longevity etc even after reading the "How...

Ok, thanks for the reply, you always seem very helpful! I shouldn't ever be too far away from the screen so I have allowed 32". I have found 4 options: http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN32EH5000FXZA-specs (I know someone selling this second-hand for within budget. I had a look at it and it...