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    Question Worth upgrading i5 8400 to 8600k ?

    Hello everyone... Is it worth upgrading i5 8400 to 8600k on Asus Z370-p motherboard or should i upgrade my SSD intel 180gb 2.5inch to NVMe m.2 256gb gen3x4 ? Current system i5 8400 Asus Z370-P Vengeance RGB pro SL 3600mhz 16gb Intel 2.5 SSD 180gb
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    Question Battlefield 5 really bad fps with 1080 ti

    I recently got a 1080 ti and upgraded from a rx 480, everything plays way better but battlefield 5, which plays way worse. I've looked at videos with the same specs and they get more than double mine. Even a 1050 ti with a i5 7400 runs better some how. I've tried every setting possible and still...
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade conundrum, insight needed

    Hey folks. I'll get straight to the point. The PC I use is only for gaming and media consumption. At the moment I only play one game regularly - CoD Warzone at 1080p 144hz. Rarely I play the free games that Epic Games store gives out or titles like Among Us, Fall Guys which are fun to play with...
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    Question One or more of my fans keep ramping up and down and I don't know which ones ?

    Ive tried to fix this for a while by my self but i havent found much out on why its doing it, ive looked at HWinfo when they rise up and cant see what one is doing it, ive set custom fan curves in the BIOS, tried my hardest to make sure they were not aggressive. made sure all the fans are...
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    [SOLVED] Fine Tuning 8600K OC

    System CPU: 8600K Cooler: Cryorig H7 Mobo: Gigabyte Z370 HD3 (latest version) GPU: Sapphire RX580 4GB RAM: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory PSU: EVGA BR 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply I seem to have a stable OC at 4.7Ghz @ 1.285Vcore. XMP Profile 1 running as...
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    [SOLVED] How much can I overclock my CPU (i5 8600K)

    Hello, I want to overclock my CPU but I'm not an expert in this field. My case has two fans (one in front and one in back) and I don't want my PC to overheat. My PC specs are : MB : Asus Prime z390-p CPU : Intel i5 8600K CPU Cooler : Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro RAM : G. Skill Rampage V 32GB...
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    Question Abkoncore Spider Spectrum fans

    Hey guys Im planing on buying 10 of the abkoncore spider spectrum fans with the abkoncore 350m case I've heard the fans are bad and the case has bad airflow. I just wanna clear it out, if it's really that bad... My setup will be: Abkoncore 350m 10 abkoncore spider spectrum fans 1080 asus strix...
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    Question Hot 8600k

    i have an 8600k running at 5ghz at 1.23 volts in the bios but using cpuz i can see it jumps to 1.25 under load i know this is low and a good chip however on corsair h150i pro im still hitting mid 70's under full synthetic load and about mid 60's to low 70's under a !00% gaming load with all...
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    Question Ryzen 5 2600, i5 8600K or i5 9600K

    Hello guys, im planning to upgrade my pc, i have a 144Hz 1080p monitor, an MSI GTX 1070 Ti and i want to buy one of these processors: Ryzen 5 2600 i5 8600K i5 9600K I'm considering the 2600 because is cheaper but i don't know if the 2600 is enough for 1080p 144Hz gaming