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Hey, I haven't been on TH forums since I built my PC 9ish years ago... And with that I'm still rocking the 6700k and 4GB R9 380 I put in it back then. I wasn't having a problem running games on *meh* settings at 2k, but I've recently acquired a 4k 160hz panel...... Naturally with the DP1.2...

I have a system with the following Specs: I7-6700k Rtx 3060ti 64GB DDR4 500GB SSD I played rdr 2, shadow of the tomb raider, with no stuttering whatsoever( Both at 60fps).. I also didn't experience any bottlenecks on my PC. But based on the tech specs that Bethesda released on Steam, would...

Main Question: I close most things before launching a game, and I don't multitask during that time. Is there any point in upgrading to 32GB? And which route should I go? I currently have the Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3000 MHz C15 XMP Should I add the same...

Recently installed motherboard w/ cpu into my build, ran fine upon first boot, but after an hour of setup I decided to check temps/benchmark it, only to find that under load core 1 was up to ~35° hotter than every other, bringing up overall cpu temp in HWinfo. In the Bios, idles at 50°, and...

Specs: Z170A Gaming M7 Motherboard with most recent update Intel I7-6700K CPU. G.Skill F4-3600C18-16GVK -DDR4 RAM ST4000DM004-2CV104 -4TB HDD Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 -M.2 NVME SSD in slot M.2_2 Freshly installed windows 10 on the above drive. Nvidia GTX 1080 RM750 -PSU. NZXT Kraken X63 280mm -AIO...

my gaming PC from 2015 seemingly does not have TPM 2 nor 1.2. CPU is 6700K Motherboard is Asus Maximus VIII Hero Alpha with no TPM header There is no option to enable TPM (or PTT or anything related) in bios does Z170 have this chip? can I somehow unhide TPM in bios and enable it? will there...

Hello, Today was just a casual day. I was playing dark souls 3 on my pc. Then my game froze and the screen turned black. My fan started to ram up. I turned off the pc and turned it back on. Then my monitor said 'DP no signal' . I thought maybe my monitor was not working. I tried unplugging the...

Hello! Currently, I am a laptop user, but in the new year I want to buy a PC (or even build it myself). I have a friend, who has a PC, and he is ready to sold it. But the question is the price. He built his PC in the end of 2016, ant it was almost top configuration: i7 6700k, ASUS Maximus Hero...

Hi All, I recently got the NZXT Kraken X63 and installed it. Swapped it out from the Noctua NH-U12. Once installed, I ran some tests under load and realized core 1 has higher temps than core 0,2,3. I cant remember the temps before the swap but I'm hoping you guys might help me out? I even...

I have a gaming build which is close to four years old now (built it in 2016). Specs: CPU - Intel i7 6700k @ 4GHz. Turbo upto 4.2 GHz (no overclocking) GPU - Zotac GTX 970 (no overclocking) CPU Cooler - H100i GTX Motherboard - Asus E3 Pro Gaming v5 BIOS version - 2606 Case - Corsair C70...

I have z170 system that I want to Overclock. My 6700k is still running solid. I was thinking to upgrade to 9700K or Ryzen 3800x. But the increase in gaming performance is minimal so I thought to stick with my current setup for another year. I am absolutely a noob in overclocking. I use...

I recently built a semi-new PC, re-using my old CPU (I didn't research properly) PSU, SSD HD and DDR4 RAM. Upon rebuilding with new Z370 motherboard, it wouldn't boot up...eventually realised the 6700k was incompatible. I bought a temporary basic CPU with an Intel Pentium Gold G5400, which i...

Hello all, Sorry I'm new to this... I was wondering if anyone can help me? So basically I have an issue with really high CPU temps, e.g. if I load a game or application. The temps I am seeing are the following - I'm using "core temp" to monitor the temps Idle in bios - 35/37degrees Idle in...

Specs: OS: Win 10 64bit Mobo: MSI Z170A Krait Gaming CPU: i7 6700k GPU: 980ti Hybrid PSU: 700W be quiet! Power 10 CM 80+ Gold RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3000 (2x8GB) I couldnt find this Problem in the way i have it after hours of googleing so i try to explain it as much detailed as i can...

Hi everybody. Question about voltage and tempratures on my i7 6700K. Help would be very appreciated. Here is the TL;DR for people who don't want to read the entire post: Question 1) Why does every program in Windows show a different temprature, and why does it fluctuate like this? Question 2)...

Okay so, I've been trying to fix this for the last 3 hours, but for some reason, my PC won't go over 270 FPS in the FPS Benchmark map. I see friends with similar specs (newer CPU but worse GPUs, mine is pretty new) getting an average of 500-600. I tried a couple of things other than...

Hello, I am currently thinking about completely overhauling my system, but wanted to get the input of other's before I do so. To start, I have built many gaming rigs myself and know the market very well, but having the input of others I believe is valuable in itself. I am wanting to overhaul my...

I'm overclocking my i7 6700k on a Z170-A mobo. I was using the mobo's "EZ Tuning" feature to get a benchmark for how much I can overclock my CPU on this board before manually setting it. It has essentially 3 different tuning settings and each seemed to give me higher than normal Vcore values...

Hi, first of all, sorry for my English its not my native language. Yesterday I tried to build new pc, i7 6700k, z270 tuf mark 1 motherboard, Corsair 16 gb 8x2 3200Mhz PSU Corsair AX860 Cpu cooler Masterliquid GPU 980ti So, I put everything together, but there was no signal on my monitor...

I'm running 6700k with 2080super gaming oc for gaming in 2k monitor 144hz. Does my Processor bottle neck my GPU in games which usages extensive processor?

My system config is ----------------------------- 6700k 2080super gaming oc 16gb ram aorus Ad27qd(2k monitor) intel600p for boot drive trancend ssd 1tb for game drive. -------------------------------------------- When I play nfs heat, i found sudden hiccup in game in some places. But after...

CPU: i7 6700k Motherboard: Msi z170s SLi plus Ram: 16gb g-skill aegis 3000mhz SSD/HDD: 128gb adata ssd, 1.5tb toshiba HDD GPU: Gtx 1070 PSU: Corsair cx 500 Chassis: Bitfenix Comrade OS: Windows 10 pro I had this issue with my 6600k as well. Cpu-z is recording the correct voltage but the board...

Full specs: CPU: 6700k stock clocks Motherboard: Asus Formula VIII Ram: Team Dark Pro 8x2 3200mhz CL4 SSD/HDD: Team Dark 480gb GPU: 1080ti EVGA Hybrid PSU: Cooler Master 750w gold Chassis: Cooler Master Master Case Maker 5 OS: Windows 10 1909 recent games that run without issues with this...

I'm not sure when, but today when I open the program, all it is showing is the ez update and the version menu, nothing else... View: https://imgur.com/a/eSYcb9G Anyone encounter this problem? and is it normal for it not to show in my task bar?

First time boot, all fans spin, motherboard RGB lights all come on, motherboard power light is on solid green. No POST beeps (but if I fully remove all RAM, I get beeps telling me theres no RAM). Red CPU light flashes and then goes off, Yellow RAM light flashes, stays on for about a second and...

I'm using an Intel Core i7 6700k at 4.3Ghz and a RTX 2080 TI. In some games my CPU usage is around 90 - 100% while my GPU doesn't get hit really. (Battlefield V: CPU 90 - 95% usage, GPU: around 50% usage) Is something wrong with my PC, is my CPU bottlenecking or is it just Battlefield V which...

I have a 6700k(no OC) with a CoolerMaster Hyper 103 cooler. Im getting a new case and stuff and was wondering if i should get new cooler or is there any better cooler option for around $50 max that does a signiificantly better job?(as in more than 2-3C) CPU temps are around 70-75C during more...

Hello everyone i have this weird problem My PC keep freeze if left idle or low usage like browsing , but if im playing a game or some heavy load it keep run fine for many hours ! as im typing this thread i have PUBG running in the backgrounds LOL i tried to: formatted new win 10 new with...

So I just got my I7 6700k today and I immediately started overclocking. I was able to get up to 4.7 on Cinebench r15 with a score of 850. After that I kept going up was stable till 4.9 when it blew screened. That’s when all the problems started, now no matter what I do I only get a score of...

Hi! This might be an easy one. I recently upgraded from a MSI GTX 1070 to a Zotac 2080 Super. When I made the switch, I'm getting what seems to be even worse performance in the form of lag spikes and stuttering. I believe it is a bottle neck on the CPU (Intel 6700k OC'd to 4.4 Ghz) however when...

Hey guys, I’m having CPU cooling problems. I have an intel i7 6700k cooled by an EK-XLC Predator 280 AIO cooler. It has worked flawlessly for the last 3 years however just now my CPU has started to overheat it gets up to about 89-90+ degree range just in desktop. Is there something I can do...

Hey guys, I have an Asus z170-a motherboard 1080 ti 16gb ddr4 3000mhz 860 evo Latest BIOS I have a 6600k that works fine, boots, runs, OC's everything with this configuration. I have a 6700k that will not boot into windows, it just crashes with a memory management BSOD, or sometimes its...

Could use some help with trying to figure out what's broken here. I'm getting 15-20 FPS on a range of games at minimum graphics settings - Battlefield 5, Apex, Minecraft, Mordhau, Insurgency, Fallout 4, etc. Right now I'm wondering if it's my PSU, GPU, or if my router just needs to be replaced...

Hi all, I'm currently running a 1080, 6700K @ 4.5Ghz, 16Gb of ram, and a 650W PSU. I think that's all that's relevant for the moment, but if I'm missing anything, do let me know. I have it in my budget for later this year to upgrade my PC, and would like top achieve the best performance I can...

Hi Is 500w PSU enough? My specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB SSD: HyperX Fury 240GB SSD: Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2400MHz + Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB...

So in the process of setting up my Overclock the voltages that I am setting do not match the voltages being reached during my stress tests. For example when I set the voltage to 1.2 the the voltages will spike to 1.4 during testing, 1.3 reaches 1.5, etc. At first I thought the Intel XTU...

Hi guys, i built my PC about 2 years ago and it was OK since couple of months ago. The problem is every time i turn it on ROG logo Shows for couple of seconds and restarts itself and then ROG logo again and it boots up windows 7. I have tried to set BiOS to boot up with difrrent devices and even...

Hi all, I've had a Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B for a number of years now on an intel 6700k. Initially it was in a mini-ITX case, hence the need for a low profile. For a while now I've been in a tower case & in most usage the limiting factor I am hitting is my CPU in rendering a content...

I have 6700K 4ghz and asus maximus hero VIII Motherboard I OC it to 4.6 ghz & 1.4v. With overclock system never ran more than 72ºC. CPU idle makes system stutter, a single program maxes it out ~100 load & slow games (games that had 144fps now jump from 0-90 fps with any action)/system(cracking...

For about two years I had my 6700K running at 4.6GHz, VCore 1.344 and 84C max temp (with Prime95) with 4 memory sticks running at 3600MHz,16,16,36,2 Today I noticed that my setup is not really stable, so I decided to drop 100MHz Now running at 4.5GHz, VCore 1.28 and 74C max temp with Prime95...