cpu help

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  1. foxnc

    Question CPU thermal throttling.

    I have a i7 14700k and no matter what I do it keeps thermal throttling and downclocking the P cores almost 1ghz. I have a 280mm aio front mount from LF 2. NZXT H510 case which I heard is terrible airflow. I just installed a contact frame on it and it idles a few degrees less which is great but...
  2. Bozo_

    Question My i5-7600k is not cutting it anymore ?

    What cpu should i upgrade too? I am looking to spend no more than 350$. I have a GeForce rtx 2060 and 16gb of ram. I have a Prime z270-k motherboard and am willing to upgrade it if i have to. I want to upgrade to something that has at least 6 cores. My main games are rust, gtav rp (FiveM), and...
  3. luke14567

    [SOLVED] aio not cooling cpu

    Throughout the past week my cpu temperatures have been going extremely high sometimes even up into the 90s after weeks of it being around 30-40 on idle and 60 after gaming for hours. I currently have an arctic II freezer 360 after replacing my lian li gallahad because i had the same issue with...
  4. D0T

    Question CPU overclock not saving!!! Help fast

    So i have a I5-9600k (watercooled) and when i set a frequency and voltage then save and quit the overclock is active until the next restart of my PC, then it just goes to factory settings even though in the BIOS it still shows the frequency and other settings at the values that i have set. Power...
  5. I

    [SOLVED] Should I upgrade my i5-7500?

    I noticed that I'm getting 100% cpu usage playing games like cod Cold War and that I am only getting around 60-90 fps while playing. I recently upgraded to a gtx 1660ti and installed 16gb ram and feel like I should be getting more frames. I do not know a lot about cpus or really a lot of the pc...
  6. KarlKarrlander

    [SOLVED] My PC can't handle video editing, right?

    Hey, Quick question: Looking to film videos on educational topics (sitting at a desk talking into a camera) in either 4k or FHD quality, but I'm unsure that my PC build will handle the editing workload. The programs I might end up using is not determined yet, but I'm interested in...
  7. A

    Question Do I need a new CPU?

    Currently I have an i5-7400 paired with a RX 580 and thinking if I should upgrade my CPU or get an SSD instead. Title says it all. I have about 400 dollars to use and if anyone can recommend some good CPUs that'd be appreciated.
  8. N

    [SOLVED] intel core i5 7400

    So I have an intel core i5 7400 and im looking to upgrade it in order to enhance my pc. With this being said im not entirely sure what cpu I can buy that would be able to fit into my motherboard. If it would help my motherboard is a "G11CD" and im looking to switch to an i7. Just not sure which...
  9. G

    Question GA H110M-S2H supporting Kaby lake?

    Hello, I'm thinking of upgrading my computer. I currently have a GA H110M-S2H and want to upgrade my Pentium to a i5 7400 processor, I'm aware that normally H110's don't support Kaby Lakes unless I do a BIOS update, I've checked the site and it says I need BIOS update F20 and then I checked my...
  10. P

    can 300w graphics work on 450w psu

    I have 450w PSU and I want to work 300w graphics card on it and I have 6 GB RAM and 1 DVD writer and 2 fans and 500 GB HDD
  11. C

    Computer will not turn on when cpu is installed

    When I turn on my computer I get nothing. No fans no post. I uninstalled everything down to cpu and motherboard and still nothing. My power led indicator on the motherboard is lit telling me power is at least going to the board. After uninstalling the cpu the fans kicked on. I installed my hard...
  12. ScarfWizard

    Does this motherboard contain SATA cables?

    I was wondering if the MSI 760GM-P34 includes SATA cables in the box.
  13. G

    How much power does my system need?

    I'm going to build my first PC next summer and everything's going fine except I don't know how much power my system is going to need. So after watching some videos, looking for PSU calculators and tearing my hair off, I've decided to ask help from you guys. This is my build: Motherboard: Asus...