Question Upgrade from i7 4790k

[Flemmard]

Hello,
I bought my i7 4790k in 2014 (5 years, thats a lot computer-wise!).
Everything was fine until recently, i started to play around a lot with Unreal Engine, Maya and such. And it seems i'm getting at the limit of my brave CPU can handle.

I tried overclocking but above 4.5 is unstable as hell (or too hot).
So, i'm thinking of upgrading.
My usages are: as said, messing around quite a lot actually with UE, Maya and such (and programming, so lots of core is nice when compiling, but a good single core perf is nice too ..),
but also gaming (new Triple A and such), at 1440p.

My current config:
32 GB DDR3
2080 Ti OC
Asus Sabertooth MK2
i7 4790k
ASUS ROG PG278Q (1440p 144Hz G-Sync)

I know it'll lead to buying new ram and such (that sucks but meh .. once every 5 year is okay)

Any ideas about a good CPU that could replace the 4790k for the years to come?

Thanks for your answers !
(and sorry for my English, non-native english speaker here!)

Flem

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Depends. Idle numbers aren't the ones to pay attention to. It's the peaks that matter. I would make sure the waterblock on CPU is screwed on tight and fans are spinning. Set fans and pump to 100 in bios and see if your temps change. 100C is not safe and may cause thermal throttling and slower clock speeds.

 

[Flemmard]

Depends. Idle numbers aren't the ones to pay attention to. It's the peaks that matter. I would make sure the waterblock on CPU is screwed on tight and fans are spinning. Set fans and pump to 100 in bios and see if your temps change. 100C is not safe and may cause thermal throttling and slower clock speeds.

Okay will do that tomorrow.
I'll keep updated here.

Thanks again

 

[Flemmard]

Okay will do that tomorrow.
I'll keep updated here.

Thanks again

But yeah fans are spinning and block is tightly screwed in.but maybe paste was scrambled when trying to put the block correctly..

 

[Flemmard]

Okay, I reapplied thermal paste, same 'issue'.
But i noticed that CPU Voltage goes up to 1.456V, is that normal voltages?! Seems a lot

 

[Flemmard]

Well, seeing this: View: https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/9prm9r/list_of_9900k_temps_from_youtubers/
makes me feel "better" lol

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Try manually putting the voltage at 1.35

 

[Flemmard]

yeah I will try to force voltage down and see how it goes.
Thanks

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Its not uncommon for auto voltage to go high and cause this.

 

[Flemmard]

Its not uncommon for auto voltage to go high and cause this.

Okay i'll have a look. Thanks

 

[Flemmard]

Its not uncommon for auto voltage to go high and cause this.

Okay so, i forced voltage @ 1.215, set core limits as stock (50/50/48/48/47/47/47/47), and now it reaches ~ 84C max with Prime95 Small FFT (AVX Disabled).
Seems 'better'.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Thats a lot better. It is still not ideal but for a 9900k, a notorious beast to cool, its not that bad.
I wouldnt try an overclock with it like that and you may want to try a repaste.

 

[Flemmard]

Thats a lot better. It is still not ideal but for a 9900k, a notorious beast to cool, its not that bad.
I wouldnt try an overclock with it like that and you may want to try a repaste.

I already tried a repaste yesterday without luck tho, but i might try later.
But for now, running 'stock' runs fine, changes A LOT from my 4790 (in UE and such)

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Yup, 8 cores is a lot better than 4.

 

[Flemmard]

Yup, 8 cores is a lot better than 4.

Yeah. and more modern CPU helps also ^^

 

[NightHawkRMX]

yea, even though Intel has been stuck on 14nm++++++++++++++++++ for 4+ years.

 

[Flemmard]

Okay so, it seems the TUF Motherboard is not really good for the 9900k, vrms are too weak and shit, that could lead to instabilities ..
So i'll probably swap for a Strix-F.