i5-8400

Forum discussion tagged with i5-8400.
  1. S

    [SOLVED] Hyper 212 Evo on i5-8400

    Hi, quick few questions about replacing my stock cooler. I have an i5-8400 with stock cooler that makes a lot of noise under load. I want to replace it with a better but affordable cooler, e.g. Hyper 212 Evo or Hyper TX3 Evo. Here are a few questions: Do both of these coolers work with...
  2. JojoErik

    [SOLVED] 3060ti and i5-8400?

    Does 3060ti and i5-8400 good ?? and what bottleneck % will be? ( How much w psu i need?)
  3. daviduck123

    [SOLVED] I5-8400 running at 95-100% when I playing Conquerors Blade ?

    I am using I5-8400 and running a game (Conqueror's Blade) at 95-100%. I also applied thermal paste yesterday, using thermal paste ID-Cooling (its been like 3 years). Image What I don't understand is, when playing that game only, I got high CPU, is there a problem with my CPU ? I read some...
  4. Michael_NR

    [SOLVED] 0% GPU Usage in task manager for just cause 4/3. Help :(

    This is just cause 4 from epic games, it was on a free sale, and It randomly keeps crashing after about 10mins. Around about 30 fps. I've tried lowing the graphics settings to get this higher but there is pretty much no real change. My primary GPU is the NVIDIA one. My drivers are up to date...
  5. pc-hardware

    Question Compare i5-8400 (Turbo) vs i3-8100 (Fixed base Frequency)

    Hi Dear Friends. I have a CPU. The model is i5-8400 and it have 2.8 Ghz base Frequency and in Turbo mode the frequency will Increase to 4.00 Ghz. But i3-8100 have not Tubro mode and it have Fixed base frequency and base Frequency is 3.8 Ghz. I have 3 Questions. 1- does i5-8400 is Faster than...
  6. el bojo loco

    [SOLVED] G-Sync flickering, is there a solution yet?

    I experience g-sync flickering in all 3 games tested so far: League of Legends Battlefield V CS:GO My system: GPU - RTX 2080 Super CPU - i5-8400 Mem - 2x8GB 2400mhz Display: https://www.asus.com/Monitors/TUF-Gaming-VG27AQ/ When G-Sync is enabled in nvidia CP and I play my game in...
  7. el bojo loco

    [SOLVED] CPU bottlenecking RTX 2080S? (ray-tracing, 1440p@165hz)

    Hi, I recently upgraded my GTX 970 to an RTX 2080 Super, with that I also upgraded my main display from 1080p@60hz to 1440p@144hz (165hz OC). My CPU is the i5-8400, with a Dark Rock 4 cooler to support a planned future CPU upgrade. So with my new beefy GPU I decided to try Battlefield V with...
  8. Mr.Stork

    [SOLVED] Can i5-8400 reach 4.0GHz? Mine doesn't

    Specs: http://specr.me/show/8ee My 8400 mostly reaches 3.89GHz. I've never seen it go over 3.90GHz I have it for like a year now. Is something wrong? The image below is of task manager, but also use CPU-Z it's the same. Also, is it possible to go beyond? like overclock? Ik it's not unlocked...
  9. G

    Question Trying to make new PC

    So my 2008 year PC is dead. (What a surprise), time to get something new. Ive got bugdet - 775$ max. Mainly for playing games like pubg, probably witcher, dark souls, i dont think i need maximum ultra setting max perfomance so...(high settings with comfortable FPS will be enough) Also really...
  10. R

    Question Intel turbo boost

    hello, so i recently bought i5 8400 and since Counter strike:Global offensive can only benefit from 2 Cores, i enabled Intel turbo boost in bios, but since then i got 50+ fps increase, but my game became more choppy and stuttery, then i tried leave boost on auto mode it seemed less choppy but...
  11. D

    Question high cpu(i5-8400) usage and low gpu(rx-580) while gaming

    in cs go cpu usage is like 60% gpu even lower it limits fps around 60 on max setting.same thing in other games exept cpu is 100% in apex.reinstalled drivers, scaned pc for malware, benchmarked gpu and cpu, temps are low , everything seems fine only possible reason i think of is that i have 1x8...
  12. M

    [SOLVED] New B360 Business Build: i5-8400+2400mhz or i7-8700+3000mhz

    I see tons of gaming build advice, but can't find any business build advice. Hoping for some insight here. Thanks in advance for your advice. See Back Story below, but here are the recommended "New Build" questions answered first. Approximate Purchase Date: This week Budget Range: n/a (I...